Summary: The article reports on President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States in September 2026, the first by a Chinese head of state in 11 years, lasting approximately 43 hours. President Trump characterized the visit as a "state visit plus," personally welcoming Xi at Andrews Air Force Base and accompanying him at nearly every event. The two sides reached an eight-point consensus, including building a "China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," establishing an AI dialogue, and agreeing on a reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement. Xi emphasized that China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals, that the "Thucydides Trap" can be transcended, and that the two great dreams can proceed in parallel without conflict. He also announced China will invite 100,000 American youths to China for exchange and study over the next five years.
Summary: The article reports on Fujian's efforts to boost high-quality development through new cultural tourism scenarios, services, and customer groups, citing 2025 figures of 718 million tourist visits and 940.65 billion yuan in revenue. It highlights examples such as Quanzhou's "Minchao" sports events, Zhangzhou's narcissus industry, and Ningde's large yellow croaker processing, linking them to General Secretary Xi Jinping's October 2024 call to promote deep cultural-tourism integration. New scenarios include integrated formats like the Wuyishan themed train and renovated earthen buildings, while new services feature technological aids and upgraded facilities like the Pingtan Taiwan Town. New customer groups encompass digital nomads, "silver-haired" long-stay visitors, and inbound tourists, with visa-free transit and tax refund policies supporting growth. The piece concludes by framing Fujian's transition from a resource-rich province to a cultural tourism economic powerhouse.
Summary: The article highlights nationwide efforts to strengthen national defense education during the "National Defense Education Month for All the People," centered on the theme "Carrying Forward the Great Long March Spirit, Jointly Building a Strong National Defense with One Heart." It cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's call to enhance the whole people's concept of national defense and make caring for, loving, building, and defending national defense a common societal consensus. Activities include "Retracing the Long March Road" for youth in Zunyi, "Red Children" volunteer docents in Ruijin, VR immersive experiences in Tianjin, and a "Youth Battle Position Talk" livestream that drew over 9.4 million views. The piece also notes innovations like Hangzhou's "Defense Rabbit" brand and emphasizes youth education and cadre training as key priorities. It concludes by referencing the 2024 revised National Defense Education Law as a legal guarantee for deepening such education in the new era.
Summary: Vice President Han Zheng attended and addressed the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, noting that global challenges are constantly emerging and that President Xi Jinping's initiatives provide strategic guidance for building a community with a shared future for mankind. He put forward four suggestions: upholding the postwar international order through common security, promoting common prosperity through openness and cooperation, rebuilding solidarity through civilization exchanges, and defending fairness and justice through multilateralism. Han Zheng highlighted China's role over the past 55 years as a stabilizing force, a backbone for common development, and a progressive force in an era of change, reaffirming China's commitment to peaceful development and multilateralism. During his stay, he met with the presidents of Bulgaria, Serbia, Cyprus, Ghana, and Kiribati, who praised Xi Jinping's initiatives, admired China's achievements, reaffirmed the one-China principle, and expressed readiness to deepen cooperation with China.
Summary: The article explains how China's photovoltaic installed capacity surpassed coal power for the first time by the end of July, becoming the largest power source category in installed capacity. It contrasts this with the industry's slump around 2012, when reliance on imported raw materials, equipment, and foreign markets, along with low-level duplication, led to severe losses and bankruptcies. The turnaround is attributed to policy support since the 18th National Congress, including domestic market activation, the "Leader" plan, and large-scale bases in deserts, Gobi, and barren lands, alongside strengthened technological self-reliance. Today, China's polysilicon, silicon wafer, and cell production capacity accounts for over 90 percent of the global total, and photovoltaic installed capacity share has risen from less than 0.2 percent in 2011 to 31.5 percent. The article concludes that unswerving promotion of high-quality development and the new development philosophy enabled the industry to turn crisis into opportunity.
Summary: The article discusses the theoretical connotations and global significance of BRICS countries "boldly acting as pioneers of the times," emphasizing their role in shaping a new international order. It also covers the ninth edition of a publication focused on this theme, alongside coverage of the WorldSkills Competition, where participants are described as refining skills and learning from each other and drawing lessons from one another. The piece highlights the importance of mutual learning and cooperation among nations in the context of global skill development.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to a high-level dialogue meeting marking the fifth anniversary of the Global Development Initiative, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 25. Foreign guests and experts said the letter demonstrated Xi's high attention to and firm support for the global development cause, reflecting China's responsibility as a major country in sharing opportunities and promoting common development. They noted that the Initiative has mobilized over $23 billion in funds and carried out more than 2,000 cooperation projects across over 120 countries, with examples cited in Africa, Brazil, and Mongolia. Xi emphasized that China, as the largest developing country and a member of the Global South, is willing to work with all parties to deepen and solidify the Initiative and contribute to building a community with a shared future for mankind. The article highlights the Initiative's role in improving global governance and achieving win-win cooperation, particularly benefiting Global South countries.
Summary: The article argues that President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States and the face-to-face meeting between the two heads of state are of great significance for guiding bilateral relations and establishing an overall framework for cooperation. It highlights that the two sides should build on restored communication across diplomatic, law enforcement, and military levels to implement outcomes and consensus, including on economic and trade mechanisms and a new artificial intelligence dialogue. The piece notes that economic and trade cooperation remains a key pillar, with agreements such as a reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement, while AI is identified as an important future area for cooperation that can also inform global governance. It asserts that the U.S. "decoupling" policy has not achieved its intended effect and that both sides should seek a stable balance between competition and cooperation. Finally, it emphasizes the need for youth exchanges and people-to-people contacts to deepen mutual understanding.
Summary: Jim Sutter, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, said in an interview with People's Daily that U.S.-China agricultural needs are complementary and cooperation is a win-win move, citing soybean trade as an example. He noted that agricultural trade is a stabilizing factor in bilateral relations and that recent head-of-state meetings help provide a predictable environment for planning. Sutter emphasized that a stable and predictable U.S.-China relationship consolidates investment and reduces volatility in global food supply chains. He also highlighted broad space for cooperation in agricultural scientific research, which can alleviate global supply pressure. Sutter stressed the importance of people-to-people exchanges and looked forward to stronger trade delegation exchanges and two-way scientific research and student exchanges.
Summary: Vice President Han Zheng attended and addressed the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, noting that global challenges are constantly emerging and that President Xi Jinping's initiatives provide strategic guidance for building a community with a shared future for mankind. He put forward four suggestions: upholding the postwar international order through common security, promoting common prosperity through openness and cooperation, rebuilding solidarity through civilization exchanges, and defending fairness and justice through multilateralism. Han Zheng highlighted China's role over the past 55 years as a stabilizing force, a backbone for common development, and a progressive force in an era of change, reaffirming China's commitment to peaceful development and multilateralism. During his stay, he met with the presidents of Bulgaria, Serbia, Cyprus, Ghana, and Kiribati, who praised Xi Jinping's initiatives, admired China's achievements, reaffirmed the one-China principle, and expressed readiness to deepen cooperation with China.
Summary: Giant pandas "Ping Ping" and "Fu Shuang" arrived at Atlanta International Airport on September 27 aboard a chartered flight, beginning a 10-year stay at Zoo Atlanta under arrangements by the Chinese and U.S. sides. The male panda "Ping Ping" was born on March 17, 2020, and the female "Fu Shuang" on October 18, 2020. Chinese veterinarians and keepers traveled ahead to prepare, and will remain at the zoo through quarantine, stress adaptation, and behavioral training. Zoo Atlanta deputy director Gina Ferle welcomed the pandas, noting upgraded facilities and full preparations, with the pandas expected to meet visitors after a more than one-month adaptation period.
Summary: The article reports on the completion and handover of a 1,200-unit social housing project in Mauritius undertaken by Beijing Construction Engineering Group, the first and largest delivered project under Mauritius's 8,000-unit social housing plan. Residents such as Boudoua and Marie Sylvette praise the housing quality, solar energy systems, and rainwater collection, noting reduced electricity bills and improved living conditions. Project manager Sun Jianbing explains the dual-model system of technical and quality standards, local production of building materials, and use of China's industrial chain to ensure quality and progress. Owner's representative Duvash Ramdé calls the project "a model of modern community construction," while former Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth says it demonstrates the development direction of modern social housing and is an important achievement of Mauritius-China practical cooperation.
Summary: A photo exhibition titled "The Chinese Nation Is One Family" was held on September 25 in Moscow, featuring 39 Xinhua News Agency photographs that depict the intermingling and coexistence of China's various ethnic groups. Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said the exhibition tells the vivid story of the Chinese nation's unity and endeavor, and noted its significance for promoting good-neighborly friendship and the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era. Andrei Denisov, First Deputy Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council and former Russian Ambassador to China, said both countries attach great importance to the common development of all ethnic groups and can strengthen exchanges of experience. The exhibition was held during a reception celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 77th anniversary of China-Russia diplomatic relations, with over 1,000 representatives attending. It was co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Russia and Xinhua News Agency.
Summary: A presentation event titled "Different Paths to Modernization: China's Experience" was held on September 26 at the Cultural Center of the National University of San Marcos in Peru, with over 100 representatives from think tanks, universities, publishing, media, and other fields in China and Peru attending. Jeri Ramón, Rector of the National University of San Marcos, said research on China's governance experience helps broaden Peru's thinking on national governance, public policy, and sustainable development, and that dialogue can inspire Peru's own path. Juan Carlos Capuñay, former Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat and former Peruvian Ambassador to China, said China's Global Security Initiative helps create a stable environment for economic operations, while the Global Development Initiative promotes inclusive and sustainable development, and countries should strengthen cooperation and establish connectivity mechanisms. The event was hosted by the Americas Communication Center of the China International Communications Group, aiming to introduce China's path of Chinese modernization and its philosophy of governing the country and managing state affairs to Peruvian universities and society, enhancing mutual understanding and people-to-people bonds between China and Peru.
Summary: The 48th WorldSkills Competition concluded successfully in Shanghai on September 27, with Chen Jining, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee, and State Councilor Shen Yiqin attending the closing ceremony. The Chinese delegation competed in all 64 categories, winning 41 gold medals, 11 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, and 6 Medallions for Excellence, ranking first in the gold medal table, overall medal table, and total team score, setting a new national record. Chinese competitor He Xiaoman achieved the highest score in the Rail Vehicle Technology category and received the Albert Vidal Award. Zhu Zhongming, executive director of the Organizing Committee and acting mayor of Shanghai, and Uhan, president of WorldSkills International, delivered speeches, and the handover ceremony confirmed that the 49th WorldSkills Competition will be held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 2028. The event's theme was "Skills Change the World, Skills Light Up the Future," co-organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government.
Summary: Private enterprises are playing a role across every stage of major water conservancy projects, with private capital introduced in nationwide water conservancy construction from January to August reaching 13.43 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 80.1%. The article highlights Guangdong Qinglong Pipe Industry Co., Ltd., a private enterprise supplying custom-made large-diameter jacking pipes for the Beibu Gulf Ring Water Resources Allocation Project in Guangdong, a backbone project of the national water network. Zhang Xianwei, deputy general manager, and Yuan Shuai, general manager, explained the manufacturing process, including embedded chips that give each pipe an "ID card" for traceability. Wang Zhanhu, marketing general manager of the Qinglong Pipe Industry Group, noted the company has established nearly 30 specialized production bases to follow major project construction. Yuan Shuai expressed confidence in future development, citing the investment scale of major projects as driving coordinated growth across upstream and downstream industrial chains.
Summary: The People's Bank of China's Monetary Policy Committee held its third-quarter 2026 meeting, reporting that monetary policy has maintained a moderately loose stance with strengthened counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments, keeping social financing costs at a historically low level and the RMB exchange rate basically stable. The meeting proposed continuing a moderately loose monetary policy, strengthening counter-cyclical adjustment, and better leveraging the dual aggregate and structural functions of monetary policy tools. It called for enhancing the forward-looking, flexible, and targeted nature of policy and grasping the intensity, pace, and timing of implementation based on domestic and international economic and financial conditions. The committee also emphasized maintaining ample liquidity, promoting low overall social financing costs, observing the bond market from a macro-prudential perspective, and smoothing the monetary policy transmission mechanism.
Summary: The article reports on President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States in September 2026, the first by a Chinese head of state in 11 years, lasting approximately 43 hours. President Trump characterized the visit as a "state visit plus," personally welcoming Xi at Andrews Air Force Base and accompanying him at nearly every event. The two sides reached an eight-point consensus, including building a "China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," establishing an AI dialogue, and agreeing on a reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement. Xi emphasized that China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals, that the "Thucydides Trap" can be transcended, and that the two great dreams can proceed in parallel without conflict. He also announced China will invite 100,000 American youths to China for exchange and study over the next five years.
Summary: The article reports on the development of red tourism in Shigu Town, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan, as a means to boost local incomes, framed within the Long March spirit. Curator Yang Zhijian explained the historical background of the Red Army's forced crossing of the Jinsha River, while stories like "tailors rushing to make army uniforms" are presented as animations at the former site of the Red Army's Lijiang Command Headquarters. It recounts how the Red Army's strict discipline, such as not taking a single needle or thread from the masses, won over locals like old boatman He Wanyu, who helped ferry troops across the river. The article highlights that red tourism has driven rural revitalization, with Zhuyuan Village earning over 3 million yuan in tourism revenue last year and Shigu Town receiving over 170,000 tourists in 2025, generating nearly 18 million yuan. It also notes ongoing efforts, including the Central Yunnan Water Diversion Project and financial support from China Construction Bank, to further increase villagers' incomes.
Summary: The article outlines China's transportation achievements during the 14th Five-Year Plan period and plans for the 15th, emphasizing the sector's role in supporting high-quality development and national security. It reports that in 2026, freight volumes, port throughput, and passenger movement increased, with high-speed railway mileage exceeding 50,000 kilometers and expressways nearing 200,000 kilometers. Technical advances include the CR450 high-speed train's final testing, C919 aircraft deliveries, and leading automated port efficiency, while green initiatives like new energy heavy-duty truck sales rose over 70%. International cooperation is deepening through projects like the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway and the China-Europe Railway Express, which grew from 1,700 to 20,000 annual departures. The piece details future goals for 2030, including 95% completion of the national transport network framework, enhanced safety monitoring, and 25,000 kilometers of digital-intelligent corridors, while acknowledging challenges from regional population shifts and international turbulence.
Summary: The article highlights how university libraries across China serve as cultural spaces that nurture youth through exhibitions, volunteer work, and reading activities. At Peking University's Dazhao Reading Room, doctoral student Qian Weinan gives tours honoring Li Dazhao's legacy, while Beijing Institute of Technology and Renmin University showcase red resources like the Long March exhibition. Minzu University and Tsinghua display tributes to distinguished teachers such as Fei Xiaotong and Yang Jiang, inspiring students like Suaila Shawuerding and Yang Hemin. Students also engage in book-sharing, volunteer services, and outreach, such as Ge Yinuo bringing reading classes to rural Shanxi. The piece concludes with new students receiving donated books at Peking University, emphasizing the enduring power of reading to guide youth on their journeys.
Summary: The article reports on Fujian's efforts to boost high-quality development through new cultural tourism scenarios, services, and customer groups, citing 2025 figures of 718 million tourist visits and 940.65 billion yuan in revenue. It highlights examples such as Quanzhou's "Minchao" sports events, Zhangzhou's narcissus industry, and Ningde's large yellow croaker processing, linking them to General Secretary Xi Jinping's October 2024 call to promote deep cultural-tourism integration. New scenarios include integrated formats like the Wuyishan themed train and renovated earthen buildings, while new services feature technological aids and upgraded facilities like the Pingtan Taiwan Town. New customer groups encompass digital nomads, "silver-haired" long-stay visitors, and inbound tourists, with visa-free transit and tax refund policies supporting growth. The piece concludes by framing Fujian's transition from a resource-rich province to a cultural tourism economic powerhouse.
Summary: The article highlights nationwide efforts to strengthen national defense education during the "National Defense Education Month for All the People," centered on the theme "Carrying Forward the Great Long March Spirit, Jointly Building a Strong National Defense with One Heart." It cites General Secretary Xi Jinping's call to enhance the whole people's concept of national defense and make caring for, loving, building, and defending national defense a common societal consensus. Activities include "Retracing the Long March Road" for youth in Zunyi, "Red Children" volunteer docents in Ruijin, VR immersive experiences in Tianjin, and a "Youth Battle Position Talk" livestream that drew over 9.4 million views. The piece also notes innovations like Hangzhou's "Defense Rabbit" brand and emphasizes youth education and cadre training as key priorities. It concludes by referencing the 2024 revised National Defense Education Law as a legal guarantee for deepening such education in the new era.
Summary: The article argues that innovative breakthroughs often emerge from reexamining commonplace problems and breaking free from habitual thinking. It cites examples such as a village in Yingtan, Jiangxi, building a free open-air swimming pool beside an irrigation canal to safely satisfy children's desire to play in water, and Quzhou, Zhejiang, establishing a "One O'Clock Canteen" for delivery riders and other new-form workers. The commentary also highlights Jiangsu's measures to ensure cadres hand over unfinished work and major risks when leaving posts, addressing the chronic issue of "new officials ignoring previous commitments." It concludes that good governance involves adapting to changing circumstances, creating viable choices, and narrowing the distance between policy and people's hearts.
Summary: The article argues that digital-intelligent transformation offers traditional industries and niche sectors new development opportunities, citing examples like paper publications becoming digital assets and Chinese-made pet products gaining overseas popularity. It acknowledges challenges for small enterprises, such as misinterpreting transformation as mere system installation, chasing trends, or overreaching, and advocates a pragmatic, results-oriented approach based on reality. The piece highlights Jiangxi Jingdong Industrial Co., Ltd., which upgraded existing dyeing equipment with intelligent modules and a 5G platform for over 6 million yuan, cutting operating costs by 30% and boosting annual output value past 200 million yuan. It emphasizes that transformation is both technological and a renewal of thinking, with cases like Tibetan weaving and Cao County hanfu firms exploring embodied intelligence, and concludes that such efforts support China's economic growth through balanced innovation and stock optimization. The article quotes General Secretary Xi Jinping on developing the real economy comprehensively, framing digital-intelligent empowerment as vital for China's super-large-scale economy to achieve coordinated progress.
Summary: The article discusses grassroots burden reduction in China, highlighting how excessive form-filling has turned cadres into "people who only know book learning and lack practical experience." It cites a grid worker in Qiongshan District, Haikou City, Hainan, who complained about repetitive data reporting, and notes that the State Council issued "Work Guidelines for 'Report Once Only' for Grassroots Report Data" in December 2024. Hainan piloted the "One Form for All" system, reducing monthly forms per township from 96 to 26, freeing time for household visits and governance tasks. The piece also mentions similar reforms in Chongqing and Inner Mongolia, and argues that reducing burdens should optimize governance, not dissolve responsibility. It concludes by calling for standardized data systems and long-term supervision to prevent hidden burdens from reappearing.
Summary: The article reports that a State Council executive meeting approved four nuclear power projects, including the Phase I project in Zhuanghe, Liaoning, marking the first approval of nuclear power projects in 2026 and the first batch approved during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. It states that nuclear power is an important lever for safeguarding energy security and advancing the "dual carbon" transition. The approval is described as significant for attracting private capital participation and effectively driving investment in the industrial chain. The article includes a verse emphasizing simultaneous improvement in both quantity and quality, with safety as a priority on the low-carbon path.
Summary: The Shaanxi Provincial Library's ancient-text revitalization project "A City Walk Across 900 Years" was selected for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions PressReader International Marketing Award's global top ten, using Zhang Li's Northern Song Dynasty *A Record of a Journey South of the City* as its blueprint. The project invites readers to retrace Zhang Li's route south of Chang'an's city wall, walking while reading and shooting short videos, transforming rarely consulted ancient texts into public cultural products. The library has innovated by turning readers from passive viewers into active experiencers through themed walks, study tours, and content creation, forming a positive cycle of "dissemination—experience—re-dissemination." The locality is building the brand "Follow Ancient Texts to Tour Shaanxi," linking libraries and collection institutions across the province's cities and counties for joint study tour activities. The article concludes that revitalization has no fixed rule, and the key is finding an interface with contemporary life based on local resources so ancient texts can enter people's lives.
Summary: The article argues that balancing speed and patience in governance requires a correct view of political achievements, using the Three Gorges ship lock's long preparatory phase before construction as an example. It emphasizes that foundational work, scientific planning, and ecological and geological considerations must precede major projects, while urgent public needs demand decisive action. The piece contrasts rushed efforts with slow, inefficient progress, citing Xiong'an New Area and Zhijiang Village as models of coordinating rapid remediation with long-term nurturing. It concludes that officials must establish both "temporal depth" for current tasks and "temporal constraints" for long-term plans, unifying immediate results with enduring benefits for the people.
Summary: The article reports on Ordos, Inner Mongolia's coordinated efforts in desertification control, industrial transformation, and income growth for farmers and herders, highlighting the Kubuqi Desert's shift from "desert advances, people retreat" to "green advances, desert retreats." It details the construction of desert-crossing highways, photovoltaic desert control projects, and the use of green electricity in industrial parks, such as the zero-carbon park in the Mengsu Economic Development Zone. The piece also covers mine restoration, the development of modern coal chemical and biomass industries, and the economic benefits for local herdsmen and villages. Liu Tianyun, deputy director of the Ordos Forestry and Grassland Bureau, said the city will consolidate its "four lines of defense" and continue raising the desertification control rate of the Kubuqi Desert. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights Yaoli Ancient Town in Fuliang County, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, as a birthplace of porcelain and tea culture, citing Xi Jinping's remarks that ceramics are a treasure of China and a calling card of Chinese civilization. It details preservation efforts, including the "Digital Heritage Guardian" mini-program and patrols by officials like Feng Ruqin and Chen Weidong, alongside the inheritance of traditional skills by inheritors such as Zhan He'an and Pan Jinping. The piece also covers cultural integration, with tourists like Zheng Chenchen experiencing tea-making and pottery, and mentions creative districts like Taoxichuan attracting entrepreneurs such as Chen Xiaojie.
Summary: Yunnan Province has strengthened education on a sense of community for the Chinese nation, integrating it into cadre, Party member, school, and social publicity education, with 304 demonstration schools and full coverage of the nationally compiled textbook in colleges and universities. The province has deepened interactions, exchanges, and integration among ethnic groups through integrated settlement and tourism initiatives, including the "Ten Entries" program and demonstration villages, while hosting the 12th National Traditional Ethnic Minority Sports Games. In promoting high-quality development, Yunnan has implemented income-increase actions and a three-year action for education and health, with 890,000 monitored individuals stably eliminating poverty risk and coffee and fresh-cut flower exports ranking first nationally. The construction of happy border villages has advanced, with per capita disposable income in 374 border administrative villages reaching 24,573 yuan by the end of 2025. Yunnan will continue building demonstration zones for national unity and progress, transforming a sense of community for the Chinese nation into governance results and development achievements.
Summary: The article warns of "quick recruitment" franchise scams in China, where companies use false advertising, contract fraud, and arbitrary fees to lure merchants, often by piggybacking on major brands or impersonating them. It details cases of merchants like Mr. Ping, Ms. Wu, Mr. Liu, and Ms. Li who suffered financial losses after signing contracts based on exaggerated claims about store counts, profitability, and brand affiliations. The piece notes that some "quick recruitment companies" lack legal franchise qualifications, evade regulations by splitting contracts or using shell companies, and may even engage in pyramid scheme-like rebate models. In response, the Supreme People's Court released typical cases in August to guide regulation, while experts suggest strengthening information disclosure, increasing penalties, and establishing industry bans and credit punishment systems. Merchants are advised to verify qualifications, scrutinize contracts, and conduct on-site inspections before franchising.
Summary: Residents of the Huayuan Community on Jiefang Road in Jinzhou District, Dalian, Liaoning Province, reported that after the demolition of old houses and a market, the cement cover slabs of an underground sewage drainage ditch were crushed and collapsed, leaving the ditch exposed. The site emits a pervasive, overwhelming stench, breeds mosquitoes and flies, and poses a safety hazard, while piles of construction waste remain uncleared. The residents asked relevant departments to seal the drainage ditch cover slabs as soon as possible and remove the construction waste. The complaint was posted by a netizen on the "Leadership Message Board" on People's Daily Online.
Summary: The article compiles reader submissions on three issues. A Shandong employee suggests enterprises conduct regular "physical examinations" of labor protection equipment, such as checking insulating gloves and safety helmets for damage and expiration. A Shanxi reader calls for stricter replacement and disinfection of hospital ward bedding, citing hygiene risks and proposing "one patient, one change; one use, one disinfection" standards. A People's Daily Online netizen criticizes shared service platforms for deposit refund chaos, recommending that market supervision departments issue implementation rules clarifying refund time limits and paths. The netizen also proposes publicizing violators and smoothing reporting channels to address the "small-amount infringement, collective silence" dilemma.
Summary: Industrial robotic arms introduced in scenic areas for passenger rides, performances, and photography raise safety concerns, as tourists report thrilling experiences but question their safety. Qi Lizhe, a researcher at the Intelligent Robot Institute of Fudan University, warns that these traditional industrial arms, designed for factory isolation, pose risks like hardware failure, motion overload, and lack of dynamic obstacle perception, potentially causing injuries. Luo Jingfeng, associate professor at Huaqiao University, notes that regulation depends on speed and height thresholds, with passenger-carrying arms falling under large amusement facilities or cultural tourism devices, requiring coordinated oversight by market regulation, cultural tourism, and emergency management departments. Qi Lizhe recommends prohibiting direct conversion of industrial arms without passenger-carrying verification and prioritizing low-load collaborative robots. The article suggests that while robots may become a scenic area trend, special standards and testing for robot-type amusement equipment are needed to ensure human-machine symbiosis.
Summary: The People's Daily "Readers' Letters" section and People's Daily Online's "Message Board for Leaders" are jointly soliciting reports on the pressing problems and needs of the masses, and readers are welcome to provide leads and suggestions on issues. Submissions can be made via email at rmrbdzlx@126.com, the "Exposure Platform" on the People's Daily client, or the "Message Board for Leaders" client on People's Daily Online.
Summary: The 48th WorldSkills Competition was held in Shanghai from September 22 to 27, featuring 64 categories and 1,385 competitors from 68 countries and regions, setting new records. The Chinese delegation competed in all categories, winning 41 gold, 11 silver, and 4 bronze medals plus 6 medallions of excellence, ranking first in the gold medal table, overall medal table, and total team score. Concurrent WorldSkills Conference and Expo events facilitated exchanges on skills development prospects and cooperation. The competition categories were closely aligned with emerging industries such as the digital economy and intelligent manufacturing, promoting the synchronized development of talent cultivation and industrial development. The article encourages skilled workers to hone their craft and write extraordinary chapters of striving for success in ordinary positions.
Summary: President Xi Jinping attended the first plenary session of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Meeting in New Delhi, India, on September 12 and delivered an important speech titled "Shouldering the Responsibilities of the Times and Striving to Be the Vanguard Force," calling on BRICS countries to "strive to be the vanguard of the times" in promoting innovative development, safeguarding peace and stability, promoting mutual learning among civilizations, and reforming and improving global governance. The article elaborates on the theoretical connotations and global significance of these "Four Vanguards," arguing that they provide an action program for opening the third "Golden Decade" of BRICS cooperation and for the high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation." It states that the "Four Vanguards" resonate with the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, and are a concrete extension of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind on the BRICS platform. The article emphasizes that being a vanguard does not mean acting as a "leader of a bloc" or engaging in bloc confrontation, but rather adhering to frankness, sincerity, and seeking common ground while reserving differences. It concludes that the "Four Vanguards" aggregate the Global South onto the institutional track of supplying global public goods and provide constructive solutions for a turbulent world, with China set to host the 19th BRICS Leaders' Meeting in 2027.
Summary: The article reflects on President Xi Jinping's use of the parables "blind men touching an elephant" and "Cao Chong weighing the elephant" to advocate for a systematic outlook and precise thinking in governance. It emphasizes that individual, isolated cognition is limited, while a broad view combined with meticulous execution is essential for high-quality development. Examples such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development and Zhejiang's rural revitalization illustrate these methods in practice. The piece warns against opposing system and precision, noting that overemphasis on either leads to pitfalls like neglecting soft governance or hollow implementation. Ultimately, it calls for integrating both approaches to navigate challenges like industrial upgrading and the "dual carbon" goals.
Summary: The article, excerpted from *Study Times*, discusses how Party members and officials must be adept at analyzing and solving problems from a political perspective, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's guidance on this approach. It outlines five focus areas: keeping the overall political situation in mind, grasping political factors, implementing political requirements, achieving political results, and guarding against political risks. The piece elaborates on each focus, emphasizing alignment with the Party Central Committee's concerns, detecting political significance in ordinary affairs, and embodying Xi Jinping's instructions in major work. It stresses maintaining political vigilance and preparing for worst-case scenarios to prevent trouble before it occurs. The author is Zhou Feng, and the original title is "Being Adept at Analyzing and Solving Problems from a Political Perspective."
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the High-level Dialogue on the Fifth Anniversary of the Global Development Initiative, stating that development is the eternal theme of human society and that China is willing to work with all parties to promote the initiative's deeper and more practical implementation. The article emphasizes aligning with key areas such as poverty reduction, food security, climate change, and green development, while also highlighting innovation-driven and sustainable cooperation models. It calls for pooling development consensus, expanding the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative," and building a global development partnership. The authors, from the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, stress combining "hard infrastructure" with "soft assistance" to enhance developing countries' autonomous development capacity.
Summary: The article highlights the strong performance of Chinese athletes born after 2005 at the Asian Games, emphasizing youth as a defining characteristic of the delegation. It profiles several young medalists, including 15-year-old skateboarder Zhu Yuanling, sprinter Chen Yujie, swimmer Zhang Zhanshuo, and 13-year-old Yu Zidi, detailing their record-breaking achievements. Weightlifter Yang Yuemei is noted for overcoming a mid-competition setback to break a world record, while 12-year-old Cao Shiqi's fourth-place finish is framed as a learning experience. The piece concludes that these young athletes are writing the youthful chapter of Chinese sports and offering more possibilities for the future.
Summary: On September 27, the Chinese sports delegation won 12 gold medals, bringing their total to 205 medals (119 gold, 48 silver, 38 bronze) and ranking first in both the gold and overall medal tables at the Asian Games. In athletics, Yan Ziyi set an Asian Games record in the women's javelin, Chen Yuanjiang won the men's 110-meter hurdles, and Huang Yingying and Tan Mengyi took gold and bronze in the women's long jump. Chen Yiwen/Chen Jia and Yang Hao/Lian Junjie secured seventh consecutive Asian Games titles in synchronized diving events. In table tennis, Huang Youzheng/Lin Shidong beat a Japanese pair for men's doubles gold, and Wang Manyu defeated Sun Yingsha for women's singles gold. Additional golds came from Sun Sibei in freestyle BMX, Zhu Yuanling in skateboarding, He Renxiu in weightlifting, and Xu Huiyan/Lin Yanjun in artistic swimming.
Summary: At the Asian Games in Nagoya, 18-year-old Yan Ziyi won the women's javelin final with a first-attempt throw of 70.46 meters, surpassing Paris Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi and smashing the Asian Games record. Earlier this year, she set the Asian record with 71.74 meters at the Diamond League stop in Xiamen and went on to win the Diamond League annual championship. At the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Kitaguchi overtook her with 68.92 meters, while Yan Ziyi, hampered by injury, abandoned her remaining throws. Fifteen days later, Yan Ziyi reclaimed victory on the Asian Games track, stating she was happy to see the national flag raised and hear the national anthem played. The report was filed by People's Daily reporters Liu Shuoyang, Tao Xiang'an, Liu Yao, and Wang Meihua.
Summary: The ICBC Shanghai Branch youth volunteer service team supported the 48th WorldSkills Competition held in Shanghai from September 22 to 27, deploying 50 volunteers across competition service, digital RMB service, and booth roles. Volunteers assisted the Shanghai Executive Bureau with visitor services, multilingual reception, and emergency coordination, while digital RMB volunteers distributed co-branded hard wallets at hotels and guided guests through "tap-to-pay" experiences. The article highlights how the team's "Clover Promise" continued from the China International Import Expo to WorldSkills, showcasing ICBC's image, Shanghai's warmth, and youth vitality. It emphasizes the integration of digital finance into urban scenarios and the volunteers' role in demonstrating China's digital finance convenience. The piece concludes by framing volunteer service as a "two-way endeavor" with international events, supporting Shanghai's construction as an international financial center and the building of a financial powerhouse.
Summary: The State Council has promulgated the revised Regulations for the Implementation of the Audit Law of the People's Republic of China, which will come into force on December 1, 2026. The Regulations stipulate that audit work shall uphold the Party's leadership and strengthen coordination with various types of supervision, including disciplinary inspection and judicial supervision. They detail the duties and powers of audit institutions, audit procedures, and legal liability, including provisions on recusal, registration of interference, and penalties for non-compliance. The Regulations also specify that audited units bear primary responsibility for audit rectification and outline channels for adjudication or administrative reconsideration of audit decisions.
Summary: Guoyuan Securities, a state-owned financial institution under Anhui Province, has rooted itself in the Jianghuai region for 25 years, serving the real economy through professional services and long-term companionship with local enterprises. The company has sponsored over 100 of Anhui's 191 A-share listed companies and participated in major capital operations for firms such as iFlytek and ChangXin Memory Technologies. It has built a "Three-Investment Linkage" model—industrial investment research, industrial investment, and industrial investment banking—to deepen industrial understanding and support emerging sectors like quantum technology, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence. Through its "Scientist Companionship Plan," Guoyuan Securities provides full-life-cycle services to technology-based enterprises, while also engaging in rural revitalization and public welfare initiatives. The firm aims to be a financial service expert that understands local industries and empowers the real economy with financial strength.
Summary: The 2026 IAA Transportation exhibition in Germany drew nearly 1,600 exhibitors, with over 300 Chinese enterprises participating, the largest national contingent, showcasing products from complete vehicles to charging infrastructure. German automotive industry leaders and Chinese officials, including VDA President Hildegard Müller and CCPIT Automotive Sub-Council President Wang Xia, emphasized cooperation over "decoupling" and protectionism, with Müller stating the German industry advocates solving problems through dialogue and fair competition. Chinese firms like Sinotruk, Chery Commercial Vehicle, and Skyworth Automobile unveiled innovations such as pure electric tractors, battery-swapping systems, and L4-level autonomous driving trucks, while signing new partnerships including a CATL-DHL memorandum of understanding. Daimler Truck's Senior Vice President Von Wolfeld said Europe and China should abandon zero-sum thinking and deepen cross-border cooperation to jointly promote the global transition of road transport toward zero emissions.
Summary: The article reflects on how human rights manifest in the daily lives of ordinary people, based on the author's reporting experiences across Latin America. At the Third China-Latin America Human Rights Roundtable in Lima, Peru, speakers including Southern Common Market parliamentarian Victoria Anahí Donda Pérez emphasized that multilateral human rights governance must improve lives through public policy and uphold human dignity. The author highlights China-Latin America practical cooperation—such as ports, roads, and projects—as translating the Chinese concept of "protecting human rights through security, promoting human rights through development, and advancing human rights through cooperation" into tangible changes. Fernando Ayala of the National Autonomous University of Mexico said this cooperation provides an entirely different and richer perspective that breaks the single dominant narrative in international human rights discussions. The piece concludes that human rights rest on concrete individuals and a more equal international cooperation system, as symbolized by the busy shipping lanes at Chancay Port.
Summary: The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, a major cooperation project between the Chinese and Singaporean governments, marked its 18th anniversary of development and construction, having transformed former saline-alkali wasteland into a green city. At the 2026 Sino-Singapore Green Development Forum, the Eco-City Management Committee signed cooperation agreements with the Management Committee of Xiong'an New Area and Enterprise Singapore, while also advancing projects in renewable resource recycling, new energy vehicles, and the digital economy. The Eco-City has developed leading industries such as green low-carbon innovation, life and health, and marine cultural tourism, and is building a circular economy centered on the China Resource Recycling Group. It has also achieved environmental milestones, including green electricity accounting for over 80 percent of total social electricity consumption and a total value of ecological products reaching 11.5 billion yuan in 2025. The Eco-City will continue guided by the upgraded version of its national green development demonstration zone construction, aiming to build upgraded versions of a green ecological city, green industrial city, smart innovation city, open cooperation city, and vibrant happy city.
Summary: The article describes the Grassland Sky Road on the Bashang plateau of Zhangjiakou, a scenic corridor spanning over 320 kilometers that cuts across the ecological barrier supporting Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development. It highlights ecological restoration efforts, including wetland recovery at Chahannao'er and relict gull conservation at Kangbanuo'er, alongside Zhangjiakou's renewable energy expansion and data center growth powering AI training. The piece also covers cultural tourism developments, such as the Fourth National Roast Lamb Competition and year-round ski resort activities, as well as agricultural transformation through quinoa cultivation. It concludes that the road's various openings all demonstrate that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."
Summary: The article features an interview with Wang Xiaowen, director of the Liaoning Provincial Museum, about the jade pig-dragon, a more than 5,000-year-old artifact that serves as the museum's logo. Wang explains that the artifact was chosen as the logo after leading a nationwide public vote in 2006 and receiving expert approval, as it embodies the root lineage of Liaoning's regional civilization. He notes that the jade pig-dragon pushes the origin of dragon-shaped jades back more than 2,000 years from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, providing material evidence that dragon culture was born in the Liao River basin. Wang describes academic views on its function, including as a shamanic ritual implement for communicating with the spirit world and as an ornament symbolizing status and rank, reflecting a mature Hongshan jade ritual system. He also details conservation efforts, including digital archiving, 3D scanning, and the development of over 500 cultural and creative products.
Summary: The article highlights Jiangjin, a historic ferry town in Chongqing, as a cultural and culinary destination. It notes the town's five nationally renowned historic towns and its authentic ancient town of Zhongshan, which preserves traditional market life. The piece also emphasizes Jiangjin as the hometown of Sichuan pepper, producing nearly one-sixth of national output, and details local initiatives like the "Sichuan Pepper BA" basketball tournament and new pepper-based products. The article quotes local officials, including curator Yan Mingyou and district commerce director Zhou Jian, on cultural heritage and rural revitalization efforts. It concludes with suggested one-day and three-day travel itineraries for visitors.
Summary: The 2026 World Manufacturing Convention was held in Hefei, Anhui from September 20 to 23, with participants discussing the impact of technological revolution on global manufacturing and emphasizing open cooperation and mutually beneficial win-win partnerships. Foreign guests, including Carlos Magariños of the Global Alliance of SMEs and British Ambassador Peter Wilson, praised China's and Anhui's manufacturing progress, with the UK serving as Guest Country of Honor for a second time. Chinese experts like Zhou Ji and Guo Guangcan highlighted intelligent manufacturing's role in industrial upgrading and quantum technology's transformative potential. The convention released a report on manufacturing digital-intelligent transformation, noting Anhui's integration level reached 68.2, and signed 790 projects totaling 363.41 billion yuan in investment.
Summary: The article highlights Anhui's growing international cooperation, citing Chery Group's sales surge across Europe and its shift from exporting products to exporting its entire system. It notes foreign enterprises like France's U-TAC Company establishing bases in Anhui, with over 5,000 foreign-funded firms now present. The World Manufacturing Convention, held since 2018, has become a key platform for opening up, featuring matchmaking events on industrial internet, AI, and green manufacturing, as well as China-France and SME-focused sessions. The 2026 convention promoted cooperation upgrading to a model of joint technology research, complementary industries, capital connectivity, and talent exchange. Since 2018, the nine editions have signed over 5,800 projects with total investment of approximately 4 trillion yuan.
Summary: Anhui Yingliu Group has independently developed over 20 types of blades for C919 and C929 engines, with Lu'an City embedding itself into the Yangtze River Delta's advanced manufacturing cluster through a "Shanghai R&D + Lu'an manufacturing" model. Anhui is cultivating industrial clusters across quantum technology, fusion energy, and robotics, with more than 100 enterprises gathered in each sector and notable firms like QuantumCTek listed. Traditional industries are also upgrading, as seen in Huainan City's tunnel boring and intelligent mine rope-replacement equipment, which cut workers by 60% and tripled efficiency. From January to July, high-tech manufacturing added value rose 48.3% year-on-year, and strategic emerging industries' share of output value above designated size reached 46.1%. Looking to the 15th Five-Year Plan, Anhui will build a "1188" modern industrial system to accelerate new quality productive forces tailored to local conditions.
Summary: The article highlights Anhui's power infrastructure improvements supporting manufacturing, exemplified by a visualized repair platform showcased at the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention that enables real-time, transparent fault handling. It notes that from 2021 to 2025, Anhui's social electricity consumption grew at an average annual rate of 9.0%, with the 2025 total exceeding 370 billion kilowatt-hours. The Shaanxi–Anhui ±800 kV ultra-high-voltage direct current transmission project, operational since June 30, delivers over 36 billion kilowatt-hours annually, more than half green electricity, forming an "two AC and two DC lines" grid pattern. To address fluctuating green energy, Anhui has built 28 grid-side and 145 user-side energy storage power stations, enabling second-level response via virtual power plant platforms. The piece concludes that stable power sources and smart services drive Anhui's manufacturing toward high-end, intelligent, and green transformation.
Summary: The article highlights Anhui's integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, citing examples like Guoyi Quantum and Aichuang Microelectronics. Ma'anshan City has cultivated 39 national-level "specialized and sophisticated enterprises" "little giant" enterprises, among others, while transforming its traditional industries. Financial institutions, including the Anhui Branch of the Bank of China and the Agricultural Bank of China's Xuancheng Branch, are embedding financial services into industrial chains to support enterprises like Gotion High-Tech and Anhui Sanduo Bearing. Anhui is advancing a "government-industry-academia-research-finance-application" mechanism to deepen the fusion of tech and industrial innovation.
Summary: The 2026 China International Confucius Cultural Festival and Nishan Forum on World Civilizations will be held at Nishan, the birthplace of Confucius, to promote global dialogue among civilizations. The event aims to achieve "great harmony and unity" (和合大同, he he da tong - "harmony, union, great, same").
Summary: The article, an "Innovation Talk" commentary, discusses the National Science Popularization Month as a key opportunity to foster a social atmosphere of loving and learning science, aiming to "plant" science into more people's hearts. It highlights that in 2025, the proportion of Chinese citizens with scientific literacy reached 16.74%, laying a human resources foundation for China's innovative development, with scientific and technological innovation and science popularization described as "two sides developing in tandem." The piece calls for promoting the sinking of science popularization resources to grassroots and less developed regions, mobilizing whole-society participation, and innovating content production and dissemination methods, including the use of AI. It also emphasizes the need to strengthen science education in schools, address the shortage of professional science teachers, and enhance museum-school cooperation. The commentary concludes by referencing the 15th Five-Year Plan's call to strengthen science popularization and cultivate a culture of innovation.
Summary: China's satellite internet industry is accelerating, with six rocket launches in a single week sending over 30 satellites into orbit, supporting low-orbit constellation networking and technology verification. The article highlights that satellite internet, as part of the "six networks" deployment in the 15th Five-Year Plan, aims to achieve full-domain coverage of an integrated space-air-ground network, bridging the "digital divide" in remote areas. Industry experts emphasize the need for low-cost, high-efficiency batch production of satellites, with companies like GalaxySpace, Hongqing Technology, and MinoSpace advancing standardized assembly lines. The future of satellite internet includes layering navigation, remote sensing, and space computing power, with direct satellite-to-phone connection becoming a global competitive focus. Experts call for accelerating commercialization, promoting "construction through use," and embracing internationalization to forge a distinctive development path.
Summary: The article, written by a deputy director of the Polymer Materials Recycling Research Institute of Jiangxi Green Cycle, describes the technical battle against impurities in recycled plastic. The author details how their team developed source sorting, refined washing and sorting technologies, and optimized process flows to reduce impurities by over 70 percent, enabling supply to leading home appliance brands. Over more than 10 years, the team processed about 250,000 tons of waste household appliances annually, cumulatively consuming over 250,000 tons of waste washing machine plastic and reducing carbon emissions by more than 400,000 tons. The author emphasizes that the breakthrough point for industrial development lies in overlooked details, such as trace impurities. The article concludes by noting the team is accelerating cross-sector circularity "from home appliances, to automobiles" amid the global trend of increasing recycled material shares in manufacturing.
Summary: The article highlights how patient capital has supported technology enterprises like Enflame Technology, with 102 A-share IPOs in the first eight months, over 90 percent in strategic emerging industries. It argues that patient capital, guided by long-term value, helps firms traverse industry cycles, citing Shanghai Guofang's 630 million yuan investment that leveraged over 2 billion yuan in financing during a 2023 trough. The piece calls for expanding patient capital as outlined in the 15th Five-Year Plan, emphasizing the need for market reforms and institutional innovation, such as the National Venture Capital Guidance Fund's patient fund principles. It stresses balancing market freedom with regulatory guidance to avoid short-termism, and fostering a patient institutional environment for long-term investment. The article concludes that cultivating patient capital is key to high-quality development and future competitiveness.
Summary: The article reports that 5,218 listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges disclosed their 2026 semi-annual reports by the end of August, achieving total profits of 3.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.5%, with both profit scale and growth rate hitting recent highs. It highlights that artificial intelligence, robotics, and innovative drugs are leading performance growth, with AI-driven industries such as electronics and computers seeing profit growth of 195.4% and 58.3% respectively, while the STAR Market and ChiNext Board also showed strong gains. The piece emphasizes that manufacturing's full industrial chain advantages are driving high prosperity in high-end equipment and high-tech manufacturing, with sectors like shipbuilding and batteries posting significant profit increases. It also notes that overseas business revenue of physical listed companies grew 23.6% year-on-year, with high-tech industries such as communications and electronics achieving overseas revenue growth of 68.2% and 43.1% respectively. Experts cited, including Tian Lihui, a finance professor at Nankai University, attribute the performance recovery to technological innovation, manufacturing advantages, overseas growth, rising resource prices, and active financial markets, while expressing confidence in the sustainability of profit recovery through institutional signals like interim dividends and share buybacks.
Summary: The article argues that AI governance must balance safety with innovation, requiring precise, scenario-specific, and tiered management rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. It cites General Secretary Xi Jinping on anchoring AI development toward beneficial goals while improving regulatory measures. Governance should adapt to technological iteration, provide clear and stable rules to boost enterprise confidence, and leave room for open and collaborative innovation, including open-source models. The piece references the 15th Five-Year Plan's proposals for tiered technology application management and a whole-life-cycle AI risk management system. The author, a professor at Renmin University's School of Economics, concludes that differentiated, dynamic, and inclusive governance is essential to fostering a vibrant yet well-regulated AI innovation ecosystem.
Summary: At HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Changan Automobile and Huawei released a test planning ontology solution on September 17, using "ontology + Agent" technology to structurally reorganize R&D expertise and enable AI to move from general-purpose Q&A toward professional R&D operations. The solution is a practice of Changan's "one body, two wings" AI development strategy, extending AI capabilities into R&D test planning, with current application in fields such as automotive crash safety. It automatically completes test objective decomposition, condition screening, and resource planning, achieving output accuracy exceeding 95 percent, compressing the test planning cycle from 2-3 weeks to 0.5-1 hour, and improving test resource optimization by over 10 percent. Changan and Huawei will expand the solution from crash safety to the entire domain of complete vehicle test planning, promoting digital deposition of R&D knowledge and business rules. The release provides a new path for automotive R&D intelligentization, pushing AI from "being able to converse" toward "being able to do work."
Summary: The author reflects on a visit to Shanghai, where they noticed an oleander on East China Normal University's Putuo campus with a sign hung by a silver spring instead of wire, which they admired as a caring design. Later, walking along Baiyu Road, they saw a sapling bound to a cement post with a black rubber strap cut from an old tire, unlike the wooden stakes common in their own city. The author praises these methods as "elasticity" in urban governance, showing foresight for the trees' growth and tenderness toward fragile life. They argue such details reveal a city's civility more than skyscrapers or economic output, suggesting Shanghai's gardeners treat trees with deliberate thoughtfulness. The piece concludes that a city willing to accommodate a tree's future will likely treat people with similar compassion.
Summary: The author recounts buying seven small porcelain soup spoons after discovering only three remained at home, deciding to purchase all seven rather than leave one lonely on the shelf. During a lecture at an elementary school, he asks students whether they share his sentimental thought, with more than half raising their hands. His daughter later suggests a fairy-tale ending where the spoon refuses to move toward his mouth to avoid scalding him, illustrating repayment of kindness. The author concludes that sentiment—a kind, compassionate, pitying heart and a heart of discovery—is essential for imagination and literary creation, while acknowledging that purely material thinking, as in science, is also valid.
Summary: The article is a personal essay about the author's father, a Huizhou native and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and his deep bond with Huizhou inksticks. The father, a skilled calligrapher, was particular about ink sticks and favored the Qing-dynasty maker Cao Sugong, whose ink he found elegant and suited to his temperament. The essay recounts the history of Huizhou ink, tracing its origins to the Tang dynasty and the migration of ink-making families to Shezhou, later renamed Huizhou. It describes the father's annual ritual of writing Spring Festival couplets, during which the author ground ink and learned the importance of a calm mind and proper technique. The narrative emphasizes the cultural significance of calligraphy and ink in Huizhou, where poor handwriting was considered shameful.
Summary: The article is a photo report featuring the oil painting *Sail Shadows* by Zhang Chongqing. No further details or commentary are provided.
Summary: The article is a poem titled "Impression of Kokdala," evoking imagery of the city's history, landscape, and transformation. It references the tragic entry of the father's generation, the restoration of fertile land from barren wilderness, and the enduring spirit of the Gobi. The poem depicts sheep flocks, red willows, and the river's sorrow fading into the distance. It also portrays city beauticians and the filtration deep at the riverbed, with smiles lifted gently between the riverbanks.
Summary: The article recounts a family trip to Guanfang Township to celebrate the elder brother-in-law's 70th birthday, where they revisit his old workplace and eat persimmon buns and drink persimmon soup. The narrative weaves personal memories with the region's revolutionary history, including the Red Army's establishment of the Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi revolutionary base area and the slogan "Long live the victory of the new Soviet China" at the former site of the 223rd Regiment's Political Department. The author reflects on his own past as a young reporter retracing the "Long March route" and tasting persimmon buns, which the common folk gave to Red Army soldiers. The trip concludes with visits to the old Red Army house and Hutouyan, and the return car carries persimmon buns, persimmon soup, and photographs of a Red Army leaflet. The article ends with the author's old doggerel poem about the persimmon bun, tying together themes of memory, sacrifice, and sweetness.
Summary: The article is a reflective essay on ascending Mount Tai, focusing on the story of Zhang Yaonan, who led afforestation efforts on the mountain from 1959 until his death in 1974, planting trees that have since grown lush. The author draws parallels between Zhang's concrete labor and his father's habit of pulling weeds before working, emphasizing the value of starting with small, tangible tasks. The essay reflects on Mount Tai's geological formation through faulting, portraying it as a symbol of resilience and steadfastness that endures through difficulties. The author admires the stone inscription "Indeed" at the summit and concludes that every person carries an unchanging Mount Tai within, representing resilience and steadfastness amid a changing era. The piece ends with the author bringing a stone from Mount Tai to his desk, viewing it as a connection to the mountain's enduring solidity.
By: 本报记者 杜尚泽 胡泽曦 新华社记者 杨依军 郝薇薇
Observing these three days and two nights in the autumn of 2026 is also a way of observing the "changes unseen in a century" through the interactions of major powers.
"Written into the annals of history," "not the arm-wrestling people imagined, but handshakes, smiling handshake after smiling handshake," "the logic of win-win has replaced zero-sum game"... Global media and think tanks have vied to voice their impressions of these closely watched days.
On the streets of Washington, the national flags of China and the United States fluttered in the autumn wind. From approximately 5:40 p.m. local time on September 23, when President Xi Jinping arrived at Andrews Air Force Base aboard his special plane, until 1:00 p.m. on the 25th, when the special plane once again soared into the sky from here. To be precise, this state visit to the United States by China's head of state, the first in 11 years, lasted approximately 43 hours.
During the tea conversation on the morning of the 25th, President Trump asked with concern about President Xi Jinping's return flight itinerary.
Crossing continents, traversing oceans, tens of thousands of miles away yet arriving in a morning's departure and an evening's arrival. President Xi Jinping responded with a smile: "This is a relatively close route."
The interactions between China and the United States are something that no Pacific, however vast and boundless, can stop.
President Trump characterized this visit as a "state visit plus." At nearly every event, the presidential couple personally attended or accompanied, and, in an extremely rare gesture, personally went to the airport to welcome President Xi Jinping and his wife.
The extraordinary protocol was but one window into major-power diplomacy.
Another dimension of observation can be drawn from the details of the interactions between the two heads of state, the wording of their speeches, the consensus of outcomes, and even the implementation actions, to interpret whether the two countries are "rivals or partners."
The eight-point consensus on outcomes was released, and the most eye-catching item among them was the further enrichment of the connotation of the bilateral relationship positioning on the basis of the Beijing meeting in May of this year: "agreeing to build a China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity."
Looking back at the journey of braving wind and rain to complete a task (风雨兼程, feng yu jian cheng - "wind, rain, endure, journey"), in the lens of time, one can see change and also read persistence. The transformation in the way China and the United States relate to each other highlights the new atmosphere and new shaping that this Eastern major power, as it strides step by step toward great rejuvenation, brings to the world. What remains unchanged is her historical initiative in shouldering the responsibilities of a major power.
"I am willing to work with President Trump, with the courage and sense of responsibility to be accountable to history, to jointly write a resplendent chapter in the history of China-U.S. relations." President Xi Jinping, having a far-sighted and strategic vision (高瞻远瞩, gao zhan yuan zhu - "high, look, far, see"), hopes to blaze a new path for major powers to get along correctly.
The road is right under our feet. The "China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity" — this new path that tests responsibility and bears witness to courage — is also a new civilizational exploration that transcends the "Thucydides Trap."
The Protocol of Two Ceremonies
Respect, Written in the Details
Starting from the evening of September 23, following the timeline, we open the magnificent and grand in scale (波澜壮阔, bo lan zhuang kuo - "waves, vast, magnificent, wide") annals of diplomacy.
At Andrews Air Force Base, around 5:00 p.m. that day, President Trump and his wife landed by helicopter.
More than 40 minutes later, under the azure sky, President Xi Jinping's special plane flew into view.
The plane taxied, the gangway was set up, the red carpet was laid out, and honor guards stood in formation on both sides.
President Trump and his wife came to the foot of the gangway and waited quietly.
At around 6:00 p.m., President Xi Jinping and his wife stepped out of the cabin, and they first waved to President Trump and his wife at the foot of the gangway.
Every scene is a new writing, and every stroke of the pen is connected to a longer history.
The Busan meeting in October of the previous year was interpreted as breaking the "ice," and the Beijing meeting in May of this year jointly established a new positioning for China-U.S. relations. This time, unprecedented in history (史无前例, shi wu qian li - "history, no, before, example"), a mutual state visit between the Chinese and American heads of state was achieved within half a year. The world, analyzing from the frequency of meetings and the high-level protocol, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At the foot of the gangway, the two heads of state and their spouses shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, the atmosphere warm and filled with smiles.
The depth of field of history and the ethos of the times overlapped on this tarmac.
Andrews Air Force Base is a coordinate in the history of China-U.S. relations. In 1972, President Nixon boarded his special plane from here to fly to Beijing, opening the "week that changed the world." Seven years later, Comrade Deng Xiaoping's special plane also landed here, and the "whirlwind nine days" rewrote the course of China-U.S. relations.
At this moment, at the foot of the gangway, two American children presented flowers to the distinguished Chinese guests. The two heads of state and their spouses walked side by side along the red carpet, chatting cordially from time to time.
"This is a visit that has captured worldwide attention," President Trump said joyfully. "President Xi Jinping is a great leader, and this is a great moment."
The national anthems were played, and the salute cannons fired. Fighter jets flew over in tribute, breaking through clouds and mist (穿云破雾, chuan yun po wu - "pierce, clouds, break, mist").
The welcome ceremony lasted only ten minutes, yet it was enough to shake the world.
After all, the U.S. president personally going to the airport is an extremely special honor. International media interpreted it intensively, believing that "this shows America's view of the real power structure of the world."
President Trump's wife, Melania, had earlier explained the reason behind it: "The two leaders have a good relationship. President Xi Jinping is going to set foot on our soil, and we must welcome him with the greatest respect."
In his written remarks at the airport, President Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly:
"The two countries should be partners rather than rivals. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can fully coexist without contradiction or conflict (并行不悖, bing xing bu bei - "parallel, walk, not, conflict"), achieve mutual success, and benefit the world."
At the other end of the red carpet, President Trump saw President Xi Jinping into the car and waved goodbye with a smile.
Early the next morning, President Trump posted on social media in advance: "Today will be a very big day with China's President Xi."
The autumn sun was clear and bright, and the white doors of the White House's South Portico opened for the distinguished Chinese guests. The welcome ceremony for this state visit lasted nearly an hour and a half. In the run-up, foreign media reported in detail on how the White House's exterior walls had been carefully renovated, how the honor guards had undergone high-intensity training, and many other details.
Every carefully arranged detail was redefining the distance between each other:
Along both sides of the South Drive, the highest honor guard of the U.S. Armed Forces stood in formation to welcome, extending all the way to the display area of the two countries' national flags at the South Portico;
On the State Floor of the White House, the Marine Corps Band, renowned as "the President's Own," played the national anthems of the two countries — this band, founded in 1798, is the oldest professional musical organization in the United States;
On the South Lawn, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon presented a drill performance. Throughout, not a single command was spoken, yet the rifle drill was perfectly synchronized. President Xi Jinping gave a thumbs-up in appreciation, and President Trump responded joyfully;
In the Rose Garden, the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps of the Army, dressed in Revolutionary War-era uniforms, and the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, known as "the Commandant's Own," made a splendid appearance;
Above the White House, a formation of military aircraft presented a flight performance, saluting the two heads of state and their spouses;
In the midst of animated conversation, President Trump invited President Xi Jinping to walk to the newly built helipad and board his helicopter.
Foreign media exclaimed repeatedly: "This arrangement by the U.S. side is completely different from anything seen before" and "the grand welcome ceremony sends a signal: an important moment of global significance is about to arrive."
President Trump has always cherished the memory of the splendor of the May visit to Beijing; this time, with President Xi Jinping coming from afar, the host reciprocated with equal warmth. From the White House corridors to the Oval Office, President Trump personally explained things to President Xi Jinping.
On the photo wall on the first floor, two group photos stood out. One was the photo of the Chinese and American heads of state taken at the Busan meeting in South Korea last year, and the other was taken in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in May of this year. President Trump said candidly to President Xi Jinping: "We have great respect for you."
Today, this respect displayed in the White House's protocol arrangements is not merely the reciprocal courtesy of head-of-state diplomacy; it also marks the yardstick of development and reflects the new historical juncture at which China-U.S. relations stand today.
The Weight of Two Talks
Consensus, Contained in Candor
From the morning to noon of the 24th, the White House.
In the Oval Office, small-group exchanges; in the Cabinet Room, expanded talks.
The clock ticked. The media's "long guns and short cannons" were aimed at the closed doors. Every minute, every second inside the room was profoundly influencing the direction of the two major powers and the entire world.
After a long wait, the doors opened. This time, President Trump also saw President Xi Jinping into the car. Hearing the on-site media ask about the progress, he waved toward President Xi Jinping's motorcade and answered with a smile: "A great meeting!"
Immediately afterward, the key points of the talks were announced one after another. The world was delighted to discover that, beyond the protocol, the Washington meeting produced far more consensus and more abundant outcomes than expected.
The biggest consensus, without a doubt, was the further consolidation of the new positioning and the further enrichment of the connotation of bilateral relations.
In May of this year, the approximately nine hours of interaction between the Chinese and American heads of state historically established a new positioning for this most important bilateral relationship in today's world — a constructive strategic stable relationship.
This autumn's Washington appointment was also finalized during that meeting. Before leaving Beijing, President Trump had already stated publicly that he "warmly looks forward to hosting President Xi Jinping in Washington." Over the past more than four months, he repeatedly mentioned this visit and repeatedly expressed his anticipation.
The inertia of history, changes in the landscape, and the entanglements of interests determine that the development of China-U.S. relations will not be smooth sailing all the way. Precisely because this is a path no one has walked before, every choice at every step carries greater weight: we must neither let the direction drift nor let opportunities slip away.
Arriving in Washington as promised, carrying profound thoughts about the future. The new positioning "reflects the reality of China-U.S. relations and also embodies expectations for the future, and is an important step toward the correct way for the two countries to get along." On this basis, how should the two sides further move toward each other, accumulate confidence, and add momentum?
Under the joint planning of the two heads of state, building a "China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity" came about naturally.
President Xi Jinping spoke with deep deliberation: "China and the United States should and fully can achieve mutual benefit and win-win results in practical cooperation, achieve mutual success in healthy competition, properly handle differences by seeking common ground while reserving differences (求同存异, qiu tong cun yi - "seek, same, keep, different"), and build peace by accumulating mutual trust, so that the China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship can better benefit the people of both countries and the people of all countries in the world."
President Trump was full of confidence: "The U.S. and China are both major powers. President Xi and I are good friends and maintain in-depth and close communication. Under our leadership, the U.S.-China relationship will surely be handled well."
During the talks, one phrase used by President Xi Jinping drew widespread attention — "driving in nails."
His remarks were imbued with philosophy: "Building a China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship is neither an expedient measure nor an achievement of a single day," and it is necessary to "implement the consensus reached by both sides with the spirit of driving in nails."
The past more than four months have recorded the solid steps taken by both sides toward the goal of building a constructive strategic stable relationship.
Clearly visible is the change in appearance. In trade and economy, diplomacy, the two militaries, counternarcotics, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, people-to-people and cultural exchanges... the multi-level, multi-track network of dialogue and cooperation between the two sides has been woven ever denser, building an institutional bulwark for candid communication, resolving differences, and managing crises.
The deeper change is the change in mentality and expectations. Some observers have pointed out that the discourse on China-U.S. relations in Washington is undergoing a new round of paradigm shift, with terms such as "stability," "managing competition and differences," and "intersection of interests" increasingly entering the mainstream agenda. Is this shift not also the harbinger of a new paradigm for major-power relations?
Direction determines the future, and only steadfast action can lead to distant goals. "Do not fail to do good because it is small; do not do evil because it is small," President Xi Jinping's guidance and planning for the next steps of interaction between the two sides reveals a distinct action orientation.
The trade and economic field is a vivid example. On the very day President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington, new news emerged from the China-U.S. economic and trade consultations: the two sides reached a new joint arrangement. President Xi Jinping fully affirmed this: "It is good news for the industries, the people, and even the global economy of both countries."
Looking back at the interactions between the two sides in the trade and economic field over the past year or more, from a time when storms rose again to a turn in the road, it has been inseparable from the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, and the two sides' adherence to dialogue and consultation, adherence to seeking common ground while reserving differences, and adherence to win-win cooperation.
"It is necessary both to lengthen the list of cooperation and to shorten the list of problems" — this statement has also been transformed from vision into action. Among the eight-point consensus on outcomes reached by China and the United States, the fifth point drew particular attention from global markets, mentioning "establishing and advancing mechanisms such as a trade council," "reaching a 'US$30 billion' reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement," "extending the outcomes of the Kuala Lumpur economic and trade consultations," and so on.
This is the two major powers moving toward each other. When China and the United States have consensus and action, the gathered mighty force will reshape the agenda and even shake the global economic landscape.
In this round of meetings, artificial intelligence was the focus of the world's attention. As technological development reaches a "critical point," the accompanying risks and challenges have become a governance proposition that the times must confront. As the two leading AI powers at the forefront, China's and the United States' choices carry decisive weight — concerning not only the development of technology but also the future of human civilization.
"There is competition, but there can be even more cooperation; we should each play to our strengths rather than guard against each other," "we can continue the AI dialogue, exchange views on its risks and benefits, and jointly prevent AI from being abused or misused," "we must maintain human control over AI technology and uphold the principles of people-centeredness and striving for goodness" ... China's propositions are full of the wisdom that "one who grasps the greater can encompass the lesser," and at their root reflect the strategic recognition that China and the United States should "be partners and friends," and the development and responsibility outlook of adhering to win-win cooperation.
And this dialogue outcome was also written into the consensus on outcomes: "The two sides agreed to establish a China-U.S. AI dialogue to exchange views on AI-related risks and benefits. The next dialogue will be held in November of this year."
At the negotiating table, there was both pioneering innovation facing the future and firmly defended principles and bottom lines. On the Taiwan question, President Xi Jinping stated in a firm tone: "China's position on safeguarding national unity and territorial integrity is very clear. We hope the U.S. side will adhere to the correct position of opposing 'Taiwan independence,' handle the Taiwan question with prudence, and lay a solid foundation for China-U.S. strategic cooperation and the development of bilateral relations."
The building of a China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship concerns not only the respective development of the two countries but will also profoundly affect the future and destiny of the world. From major international and regional issues such as the situation in the Middle East, the Ukraine crisis, and the Korean Peninsula, to confirming mutual support for hosting the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, the issues on the negotiating table were tied to the effective response to immediate urgent matters and also to the long-term peace and development of the world.
The Resonance of Two Speeches
The People's Hearts, Engraved in Time
Both speeches delivered by President Xi Jinping during the visit were exercises in gaining new insights by reviewing the past (温故而知新, wen gu er zhi xin - "review, old, and, know, new").
These were narratives addressed to the people of the two countries and also to the people of the world. China, the United States, and the world were all observing: how do the largest developing country and the largest developed country draw closer to each other?
On the day of the two speeches, China was ushering in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Before the remarks at the morning welcome ceremony, the U.S. military band played a rendition of "The Moon Represents My Heart," and the familiar melody traveled across the ocean — a warm exchange.
In the toast at the welcome banquet that evening, President Xi Jinping brought the meaning of traditional Chinese culture to the other side of the ocean: "In Chinese tradition, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of reunion. Here, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family happiness!"
Reviewing the past means looking back at the history of trade exchanges from more than 200 years ago, the history of fighting side by side from more than 80 years ago, and the history of breaking the ice through "small ball moving big ball" from more than 50 years ago...
Gaining new insights means clarifying where the future leads, and the steadfast courage to firmly walk the "new path for major powers to get along correctly" even as the winds and waves never cease.
Gaining new insights by reviewing the past, the truths that President Xi Jinping has repeatedly articulated become ever clearer: "The 'Thucydides Trap' can be transcended" and "the two major powers of China and the United States benefit both sides when they cooperate and suffer both sides when they conflict."
The first speech, on the morning of the 24th local time, in the White House's Center Hall.
President Trump took the podium first, and his remarks were warm and enthusiastic: "President Xi and I have built a great friendship, a friendship built on mutual respect and the fundamental interests of the people of both countries."
He enumerated his previous meetings with President Xi Jinping: from Germany to Argentina, from Japan to South Korea, from Palm Beach to Beijing, and now to Washington... "We have spent time together all over the world, but amazingly, this is the first time we have gathered at the White House."
President Xi Jinping calmly walked to the podium and explained the profound meaning of this trip: "I have come to the United States at President Trump's invitation to carry forward friendship, to expand cooperation, and to enhance the well-being of the people of both countries."
In viewing China-U.S. relations, China has always given priority to the responsibility of a major power. This concise speech contained a profound answer to the questions of history, the questions of the world, and the questions of the people:
"Although China-U.S. cooperation cannot solve all the problems in the world, without cooperation between the two countries, many problems in the world will be difficult to solve," "China and the United States need not shy away from competition, but competition should be healthy and bounded; it should be a race of catching up with each other, not a fight of your loss and my win"...
This speech, vividly described by observers as a "handbook for China-U.S. relations," has already delivered to this uncertain world a scarce public good that contributes certainty.
The second speech, on the evening of the 24th local time, in the White House's East Room.
Night fell, and the lights shone brightly. The East Room was dominated by red, a deliberate choice by the White House, for "red has profound connotations in Chinese history and culture." The wine for the toast was also carefully chosen — the "toast of peace" raised by Premier Zhou Enlai and President Nixon in Beijing in 1972 came from the same place of origin.
The banquet hall was a room filled with distinguished guests (高朋满座, gao peng man zuo - "high, guest, full, seat"), with leading figures from the American business and technology communities all in attendance, their fervent hope for U.S.-China exchanges and their cherishing of Chinese opportunities self-evident. President Trump had previously revealed that tickets to this state dinner were "hard to come by."
As host, President Trump raised his glass first as usual. At the podium, he spoke of the warmth and friendliness of the Chinese people during his visit to China in May of this year, of the fact that although the two countries have different systems, the bond between their peoples has become stronger and more resilient over time (历久弥坚, li jiu mi jian - "long, time, increasingly, firm"), and stressed that "we must reawaken the spirit of the first encounter between the U.S. and China."
There was an interlude.
"I'm going to speak off the cuff now." Amid laughter, President Trump enthusiastically introduced the new banquet hall next door: "I hope to invite you all to step over in a moment to see our cleaned-up construction site, to see the magnificent construction site."
Like a friend coming to one's home as a guest, throughout this trip President Trump repeatedly invited President Xi Jinping to see the places where he works and lives. He said many times that they are old friends with many years of deep friendship.
President Xi Jinping's speech was like a chronicle of friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples, and the protagonists of the stories were mostly ordinary people from the depths of time. People are not unfamiliar with this kind of narration. In Seattle, he once used a Chinese character as an analogy: the character "人" (person) is a shape of mutual support. In San Francisco, he recalled the old friends he had made in Iowa: "For me, they are America."
This time, he told the stories of Yin Yuzhen and Cycas.
They were brought together by 50,000 green saplings in the Mu Us Sandy Land. The tenacity of the Chinese people, the kindness of the American people, and the two-way endeavor of the Chinese and American peoples — in this story spanning the ocean, they moved hundreds of millions of people.
President Xi Jinping once said: "For any great undertaking to succeed, it must find its roots among the people, gather strength from the people, and be accomplished by the people together."
Relations between countries are, in the final analysis, relations between peoples. When political noise occasionally arises and the trust deficit is difficult to eradicate in the short term, the simple goodwill of the two peoples toward each other and the sincere desire of all sectors of both countries to draw closer are the constants on which the steady and enduring development of China-U.S. relations can rely.
At the National Museum of Asian Art, the blue-and-white porcelain exhibition in the Peacock Room was also a moving telling of the Chinese story.
Accompanied by Melania, Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, carefully examined the collections from the depths of time. She expressed appreciation for the U.S. side's repeated returns of Chinese cultural relics to China in recent years and expressed the hope that China and the United States will continue to strengthen cooperation in cultural exchanges and cultural heritage protection to enhance the friendship between the two peoples.
"Jasmine Flower" and "Song and Smile" — Chinese songs performed by American youths drew rounds of applause. The two first ladies smiled and encouraged the children, and Peng Liyuan occasionally softly sang along.
The resonance of the singing drew hearts closer.
The shape of China-U.S. relations is determined not only by the games at the negotiating table but also shaped by the aspirations of hundreds of millions of people. Hope lies in the people, and the future lies in the youth. The "50,000 in five years" initiative was completed two and a half years ahead of schedule. As the seasons cycle, an upward force is nurtured, and seeds of change are buried.
On this day, President Xi Jinping announced in his speech, "In the next five years, China will invite 100,000 American youths to China for exchange and study." This is hope left for the future.
The Mutual Radiance of Two Dreams
Opportunity, Carried in the Heart
Dreams are the most profound language for understanding a country.
From the profound exposition that "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can proceed in parallel without conflict," to the heartfelt expectation that "these two goals are both grand and can fully achieve mutual success," during this visit President Xi Jinping repeatedly spoke of how the two great dreams of China and the United States grow separately and illuminate each other, demonstrating the breadth of civilization and heralding the trend of the times.
On the morning of the 25th, the Hongqi limousine once again arrived at the South Gate of the White House, where President Trump and his wife were already waiting. "The sun is bright and beautiful," President Xi Jinping said with a smile. The two heads of state and their spouses entered the Red Room for a tea conversation.
Reviewing these days, President Trump remarked with emotion, "This historic state visit has brought together two very remarkable figures and achieved great success, and the U.S.-China relationship has also made great progress." He further added, "Many positive things have already happened. The American people are happy, and the Chinese people are happy too. It can be said that our two countries are moving toward a better direction."
President Xi Jinping, looking toward a longer-term depth, also spoke from the heart: "The future of China-U.S. relations is bright; this is the historical trend. At the same time, the road to brightness is often winding, and there will always be various difficulties and challenges, which also conforms to the laws of the development of things. I am willing to work with President Trump, with the courage and sense of responsibility to be accountable to history, to jointly write a resplendent chapter in the history of China-U.S. relations."
During the tea conversation, President Xi Jinping expressed gratitude for the other side's "highest protocol and most thoughtful arrangements" and issued an invitation on the spot: "We welcome the President and Mrs. Trump to visit China."
President Trump readily responded: "Thank you very much, we will. I look forward to meeting with the President more often. We do have many opportunities to meet this year."
This agreement was soon written into the consensus of this visit: "The two sides agreed to mutually support each other in hosting the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit. The two heads of state intend to attend the meetings hosted by the other side."
The world's two largest economies, with vastly different social systems and at different stages of development, need wisdom, breadth of vision, foresight, and a sense of responsibility to find the correct way to get along.
Dreams are rooted in the depths of history and grow in the fertile soil of civilization.
In 2017, in front of the Baoyun Tower in the Forbidden City, President Xi Jinping explained the concept of "harmony" in Chinese civilization to President Trump on his first visit. In May of this year, in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven, the two heads of state together experienced the Eastern philosophy of "round heaven and square earth" in the mortise-and-tenon joints and bracket arches.
On the morning of the 25th, for the last event of the visit, President Trump and his wife invited President Xi Jinping and his wife to visit the U.S. National Archives.
On the exterior wall of the Archives' hall, two huge curtains adorned with the flags of China and the United States hung down. In the central rotunda, three documents — the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights — were engraved on the marble wall, with the originals quietly displayed in glass cases directly below the engravings.
The docent explained, "The mural you see is the scene of the signing of the Constitution."
The two heads of state and their spouses examined them carefully, occasionally exchanging soft words.
The United States has 250 years of history, and China has five thousand years of civilization. President Trump told accompanying reporters about this topic of discussion during the tour: "We were just comparing. There is some gap between the two, but we are also very proud of our 250 years of history."
President Xi Jinping's narration led the topic deeper: "For 250 years, the American people have pursued the American Dream, building a prosperous and strong country and a beautiful homeland on the North American continent. The Chinese people, inheriting the five-thousand-year cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, have continuously achieved new accomplishments on the new journey of realizing the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
The Eastern wisdom of seeking common ground while reserving differences was once again vividly articulated: "China and the United States are two countries with their own distinct characteristics. Although the two countries differ in history, culture, social systems, and development paths, the aspirations of the two peoples for a better life are the same. By acknowledging and respecting each other's differences, understanding and learning from each other, finding the greatest common denominator, lengthening the list of cooperation, and properly managing differences, the relationship between the two countries can achieve steady and enduring development."
The two great dreams — one connected to the continuation of five thousand years of civilization, the other connected to 250 years of founding ideals — must both be realized brick by brick by the people of their respective countries. Coexisting without contradiction establishes the bottom line of getting along; achieving mutual success speaks to the realm of cooperation. Acknowledging the other's right to pursue dreams, respecting each other's path to realizing dreams, and jointly creating a future of hand-in-hand dream fulfillment — this is precisely the proper meaning of "based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," and also the solid foundation of the way major powers get along.
After the tour, the two heads of state and their spouses bid farewell cordially and agreed on their next meeting. President Trump, still savoring the moment, immediately posted on social media:
"This meeting was a meeting of friendship, strength, and success for both China and the United States." "We have already achieved many results, and we will achieve even more in the future. I look forward to our next meeting!"
President Xi Jinping's motorcade headed to Andrews Air Force Base, embarking on the long journey across mountains and seas. This historic visit to "open the correct way for major powers to get along" has now been written into the annals of history, but the voyage toward the future has only just begun.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱 磊 施 钰 张艺开
In the golden autumn season, the land of Fujian is blessed with pleasant scenery, and cultural and tourism resources across mountains and seas continue to activate the consumer market. When the charm of Fujian encounters the new trends of the times, how can it spark the fire of high-quality development? Walking through Fujian, our reporters felt that new vitality is bursting with vitality (蓬勃迸发, peng bo beng fa - "lush, burst forth"):
In Quanzhou, a single "Minchao" (Fujian Super League) ticket stubs link together watching matches, enjoying food, and sightseeing, with 5 matches driving 250 million yuan in sports, cultural, business, and tourism consumption;
In Zhangzhou, a pot of narcissus flowers has been cultivated into a major industry, with diverse potted plant shapes and flower seas worth visiting, driving the development of the surrounding industrial chain, with a comprehensive annual output value exceeding 1 billion yuan;
In Ningde, a single large yellow croaker can be made into over a hundred dishes, processed into nearly a hundred products, bringing over 20 billion yuan in full-chain output value...
In October 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during an inspection tour in Fujian: "Promote the deep integrated development of culture and tourism, and cultivate the cultural tourism industry into a pillar industry."
With new scenarios, new services, and new customer groups mutually promoting and integrating, in 2025, Fujian received 718 million tourist visits, achieving total tourism revenue of 940.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.6% and 12.6% respectively.
Where does the "newness" come from? With culture and tourism coexisting and co-prospering, and supply and demand moving toward each other, Fujian continues to polish the "Fresh Fujian · Fujian-style Living" cultural tourism brand, building a full-chain, immersive, high-quality cultural tourism system.
New scenarios——
Integrated business formats, revitalized spaces
On the emerald green tea base, freshly picked jasmine flowers from the afternoon are scattered, the bamboo sieve gently shakes, and the fragrance of flowers interweaves with the aroma of tea, wafting to the nose.
"You can smell the fragrance but not see the flowers, and everyone can try it hands-on." In the Shangxiahang Historical and Cultural Block in Fuzhou, inside the Fuzhou Jasmine Tea Aesthetics Museum, Wang Dexing, a national-level intangible cultural heritage representative inheritor of jasmine tea making techniques, is explaining the scenting process to a study tour group.
Walking through the streets and alleys of Fuzhou, one can encounter a variety of "jasmine" elements—jasmine tea drinks, pastries, fragrances, skincare products, cultural and creative goods... "Just the locally created original IP 'Mo Xiaoli' alone has already developed nearly 40 products," introduced Chen Lili, operations manager of the "Fuzhou Youli" cultural and creative goods supermarket.
Continuously upgraded brands and ever-extending industrial chains have allowed a single jasmine flower to grow into an industrial "sea of flowers": As of the end of 2025, the full industrial chain output value of Fuzhou jasmine tea is approximately 11.8 billion yuan, with the industry directly driving income increases for 26,000 flower-growing households and 42,000 tea-growing households.
Making a big story out of the jasmine flower is a vivid microcosm of Fujian's efforts to create new consumption scenarios——
In the new scenarios, there is both "integration" and "segmentation."
As the train travels through the green mountains of northern Fujian, tourists in the having an antique charm (古色古香, gu se gu xiang - "ancient, color, ancient, fragrance") carriages enjoy the mountains and tea, watch intangible cultural heritage exhibitions and dance performances... On July 29 this year, the "Wuyishan National Park" themed sightseeing train officially began operation, with its 8 carriages divided into 5 types of themed spaces.
"Ecological science popularization, ancient charm culture, and local specialties are all integrated into one journey. Family trips, business travel, gatherings of friends... different segmented customer groups and needs each have their own space," introduced Sun Minghao, the train's operations manager.
In the new scenarios, there is both "preservation" and "transformation."
In Yongding District, Longyan City, amidst the mountains, thousands of earthen buildings (tulou) have stood for centuries, yet once encountered the development bottleneck of aging, damage, and "a thousand buildings looking the same."
How to break through? Differentiated utilization through "one building, one theme; one building, one characteristic." Chengqi Lou has villagers living in it, so the authentic living scenes are preserved, allowing tourists to feel the warmth of everyday life; Huanxing Lou has large spaces, so it collaborates with game IPs to create a martial arts-themed homestay... "What we preserve is the bottom line of cultural relic safety; what we transform is technology and concepts," said Jiang Xinjin, director of the Yongding District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.
In the new scenarios, there is "flow" and even more "retention."
"When I came 5 years ago, I only strolled for an hour. Now that I'm back, I can't miss the night of the ancient city." At nightfall, Yang Xuejie's family from Shantou, Guangdong, after watching the performance project "Return to Southern Fujian," prepared to spend the weekend in Zhangzhou Ancient City.
Strolling through the ancient city at night, the scenery changes with every step. On the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Street," workshops for Babao ink paste, Zhangzhou embroidery, and others are brilliantly lit (灯火通明, deng huo tong ming - "lamp, fire, pass through, bright"), with the "front factory" demonstrating skills and the "back shop" receiving consumption; on the small stage, Gezai opera and glove puppetry performances take turns... The change in scenarios lengthens the consumption chain. In 2025, Zhangzhou Ancient City held over 1,180 cultural activities such as intangible cultural heritage markets, attracting over 37.3 million tourist visits, a year-on-year increase of 31.12%.
From Yantai Mountain in Fuzhou to Quanzhou Ancient City, new consumption scenarios are strung together like beads, continuously expanding new consumption space.
New services——
Enhanced experience, increased value
"Is there a discount with a movie ticket?" This year, in front of many shops in Fuzhou, people are used to asking this extra question. Fuzhou is one of the first batch of national "Movie+" consumption comprehensive pilot cities. Citizens can upload a movie ticket via their mobile phones to draw a discount coupon package, usable for scenic area tickets, time-honored brand restaurants, small theater performances, fitness venues...
New services allow tourists not only to feel the increase in value but also to experience more new ways to play.
Stepping into Quanzhou's "Encounter World · Because of Citong" drama blind box space, one draws a token from a brocade pouch, follows the personnel of the Maritime Trade Office through the foreign quarter, and randomly collides with an unknown plot:
Setting sail with Zheng He, heading to the Western Seas; inviting Li Shutong for a life debate; touring the "Number One Eastern Port" with Marco Polo... In costume detective dramas, Liyuan operas, and Chinese-style dance dramas, Quanzhou's thousand-year elegance interweaves and integrates with cutting-edge technologies such as holographic technology and architectural projection.
Moving from "having or not having" to "being good or not," new momentum for service consumption is being rapidly activated, and new tracks are being rapidly cultivated. "The province has improved the '1+N' policy framework and departmental coordination mechanism for service consumption, creating consumption IPs such as 'Wonderful Life Carnival,' 'Follow Minchao to Consume,' and 'Fujian Has Good Food,'" introduced Hang Dong, deputy director of the Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce.
Among the new services, there is technological assistance.
At Wuyishan Scenic Area, renting an exoskeleton robot to assist with mountain climbing makes people exclaim "my legs feel lighter"; at Xiamen's Jinsha Academy, through naked-eye 3D technology, one can step onto the ancient trade routes depicted on the nearly 500-year-old "Map of Ancient and Modern Geography"...
Among the new services, new potential is being tapped.
The Pingtan Taiwan Town, opened in 2014, is the second small-commodity trading market for Taiwan on the mainland. In February this year, after a comprehensive renovation and upgrade, the town took on a completely new look. "Before, it was just good for shopping; now it's also good for eating, strolling, and having fun!" Previously, Fuzhou tourist Lin Liang'en only came occasionally to shop, but now, he and his relatives and friends check in at trendy food spots along the street and experience cultural tourism projects, non-stop.
"Leverage Fujian's geographical advantages to let tourists immersively experience a lifestyle with unique flavor," introduced Lin Yan, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone Cultural Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd. The town has added innovative business formats and services such as a botanical garden, story café, and hotpot cinema, creating a cultural, commercial, and tourism complex. From mid-February to mid-September, the town received a cumulative total of approximately 673,000 tourist visits, a year-on-year increase of 203%.
New customer groups——
Evolving demands, expanding market
"The homestays, cafés, and restaurants in the village have all become event venues, and people are everywhere." In Longtan Village, Xiling Township, Pingnan County, Ningde City, Wu Tong from Henan participated in the second Pingnan Digital Nomad Life Week at the Longtan Digital Nomad Base. In early August, over 300 digital nomads came to this ancient mountain village.
"When I participated in the first event, I was attracted by the beautiful scenery and lifestyle here, so I chose to stay, making music while also participating in the base's operations," said Wu Tong. According to statistics, over 130 digital nomads like him, who work remotely using the internet, have come to live long-term in Longtan Village, deeply integrating into rural life. Yang Lin, Party secretary of Xiling Township, introduced that to better serve digital nomads, the locality has launched a one-stop registration service for "one-person companies" and provides computing power support for artificial intelligence startup projects.
From "viewing scenery" to "enjoying life," using "small but beautiful" as a lever to drive consumption growth among segmented customer groups... In the first half of this year, Fujian received over 70 million tourist visits for "county-hopping tourism," with "rural tourism" spending exceeding 30 billion yuan.
Among the long-stay groups, there are young digital nomads and also the "silver-haired generation" seeking quality elderly care.
"The air here is good, and it's not so hot in summer either." After retirement, Fuzhou tourist Yu Junxing has chosen to stay long-term in Ziyun Village, Puyuan Town, Zhouning County, Ningde City, for two consecutive years.
Ziyun Village is at an altitude of 1,200 meters, with a forest coverage rate exceeding 90%, and an average summer temperature of just over 20 degrees Celsius. Leveraging its cool resources, the village has developed a summer retreat and long-stay industry, opening over 10 homestays, with many tourists coming for summer vacations and long-term rentals. According to incomplete statistics, from June to August this year, approximately 120,000 "silver-haired" long-stay visitors came to Zhouning County to escape the heat, a year-on-year increase of about 20%.
Zhouning's "24℃ Wellness Space," Wuyi Hundred Villages... Fujian has created the "Fujian-style Living · Mountain and Sea Long-stay" brand and formulated long-stay construction standards and guidelines, with more and more niche long-stay destinations favored by the "silver-haired generation."
New consumption customer groups come not only from within the country.
The hotpot broth boils, and the place is boisterous with the sound of many voices (人声鼎沸, ren sheng ding fei - "human, voice, tripod, boil"). At a seafood hotpot restaurant in Xiamen, 65 tourists from Vietnam, having just gotten off the train, came to taste the local specialty cuisine. "The itinerary can be customized according to our preferences and needs, which is very convenient," said Vietnamese tourist Wu Yinnan. In the following days, they will visit attractions such as Hulishan Fortress and Gulangyu Island.
"Targeting the needs of overseas tourists, the company has customized and launched new services, as well as inbound tourism products with themes such as intangible cultural heritage, wellness and recuperation, and study tours," introduced Yan Zhiqi, inbound product manager of Xiamen Airlines International Travel Service Co., Ltd.
Fujian continues to upgrade the full-chain warm services for inbound tourism, with 6 ports implementing the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, adding dedicated channels for temporary entry permits to reduce waiting time; promoting the "buy now, refund now" departure tax refund and cross-province mutual recognition convenience pilot, and building a one-stop tax refund service platform. In the first half of the year, Fujian's inbound tourist numbers and tourism spending increased by 23.6% and 22.9% year-on-year, respectively.
Adhering to shaping tourism with culture and promoting culture through tourism, Fujian is promoting the transformation from a major province of cultural tourism resources to a strong province of cultural tourism economy, so that the beauty of mountains and seas and the charm of humanity can better add luster to development and create well-being for the people.
(People's Daily reporter Liu Xiaoyu participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 任彤彤
A nation cannot stand without defense, and its people cannot live in peace without defense. National defense education for all the people is the foundation for building and consolidating national defense, an important means of carrying forward the spirit of patriotism and enhancing national cohesion, and an important pathway for improving the quality of the people as a whole and cultivating new generations for the era.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed: "Strengthen defense education, enhance the whole people's concept of national defense, and make caring for national defense, loving national defense, building national defense, and defending national defense a common ideological consensus and conscious action of the whole society."
Recently, the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and 11 other departments jointly issued a notice, requiring that activities for the "National Defense Education Month for All the People" be organized and carried out in a concentrated manner in September. Over the past several days, various localities and departments have meticulously organized and broadly mobilized, closely centering on the theme of "Carrying Forward the Great Long March Spirit, Jointly Building a Strong National Defense with One Heart," and have pushed mass national defense education to go deeper and be more substantive. From former revolutionary sites to border defense posts, from government organs and schools to factory workshops, from community streets and alleys to rural fields... one after another, national defense education activities with warmth, depth, and strength have been carried out in depth.
Continuing the Red bloodline, drawing strength for endeavor
The peaceful years have not come easily, and we should remember the road we have traveled. From September 9 to 11, the third "Retracing the Long March Road" activity for young people of the new era was held in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province. Young representatives climbed Mount Loushan, and the majestic poem "Recalling Qin'e · Mount Loushan" from their textbooks was at that moment unfolded before their eyes as a real scene.
"Looking at the precipitous mountain ridges, I could almost see how the Red Army soldiers, in such arduous conditions back then, completed one thrilling battle after another," said young representative Liu Keru. "This kind of being immersed in a scene (身临其境, shen lin qi jing - "body, enter, its, environment") experience has deeply shaken me. We must hold fast to our original aspiration and unswerving and steadfast (坚定不移, jian ding bu yi - "firm, steady, not, move") walk the Long March road of the new era well."
The river of time surges on without cease, and the Long March spirit is becoming more vibrant with the passage of time (历久弥新, li jiu mi xin - "long time, even more, new").
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Various localities have deeply tapped Red resources, promoted military-local co-construction, extensively carried out educational practice, drawn strength for endeavor while looking back at history, and consolidated the foundation of national defense while inheriting the spirit.
On the northern frontier of the motherland, many localities in Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, have formed lecture groups whose members include old soldiers, old experts, old teachers, and others. They go into communities, villages, and campuses to tell the stories of the Red Army and carry forward the Long March spirit. At a lecture activity in Jin'an Community of Tiexi Subdistrict, lecturer Han Jianchun led everyone to review the glorious course of the Red Army's Long March and vividly recounted that magnificent and grand in scale (波澜壮阔, bo lan zhuang kuo - "wave, surge, magnificent, vast") revolutionary era.
The Long March spirit is an immortal monument that transcends time and space, and it is also a living teaching material for national defense education for all the people.
In early September, at the Hongjing (Red Well) former revolutionary site complex in Shazhouba, Ruijin City, Jiangxi Province, a group of children wearing red vests stood out conspicuously among the crowd. They are the "Red Children" volunteer docents here.
"My hometown Ruijin is the Red capital, and I want to tell these Red stories to more people, so that everyone can know the history of my hometown," said Zeng Yijia, a student of Jindu Primary School in Ruijin City, who was delivering a speech with great passion and emotion (声情并茂, sheng qing bing mao - "voice, emotion, together, lush") telling visitors about those eventful years. Since the first grade, she has often come here during holidays to give volunteer explanations.
In recent years, Ruijin has cumulatively trained several thousand "Red Children" volunteer docents. At local former revolutionary sites and Red venues, they use their young voices to tell Red stories and inherit the revolutionary spirit.
One former site after another, one cultural relic after another, one story after another... The Red resources of various localities are generous gifts of history, and they turn the two characters "national defense" into a perceptible responsibility and glory.
Innovating methods and approaches, enhancing the effectiveness of education
In a themed classroom, several middle school students put on VR (virtual reality) devices, and the scene before their eyes instantly switched to the head of the Luding Bridge. They saw the iron chains swaying in the wind, the Dadu River surging and roaring, and Red Army soldiers charging toward the opposite bank through enemy fire.
It is precisely the "National Defense Education Month for All the People," and a wonderful practical national defense education class was vividly held at the Tianjin International Youth Exchange Center, where the VR immersive experience became a major highlight.
"Diverse forms such as display board exhibitions, video playback, and VR immersive experiences effectively lower the threshold of understanding for Party history study, and can more directly strike a chord with young people and evoke emotional resonance," said Chen Xi, a teacher in the research and study department of the International Youth Exchange Center.
Along with technological empowerment and formal innovation, the coverage of national defense education continues to expand, and new fronts continue to be developed.
On this year's Army Day (August 1), the Army, relying on the unit where Yang Gensi served during his lifetime, organized an open camp activity and simultaneously launched the "Youth Battle Position Talk" national defense education situational livestream class. On that day, the total number of views of the livestream exceeded 9.4 million. Through on-site demonstrations, immersive experiences, and other diverse forms, the livestream took netizens into Army barracks, allowing them to feel up close the splendor of a strong military.
The extensive application of new platforms and new technologies makes national defense education "visible," while the spiritual nourishment that quietly and subtly influences others (润物无声, run wu wu sheng - "moisten, things, without, sound") enables the concept of national defense to "take root."
In recent years, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, has innovated the model of national defense education, painstakingly building the distinctive "Defense Rabbit" brand, embedding its image into scenes such as animation festival exhibitions, buses and subways, and cultural and creative merchandise, and integrating national defense education into every bit of daily life.
During the "National Defense Education Month for All the People," the converged media special program "Building National Defense with One Heart" was officially launched. The program connects history and reality, and through segments such as the situational sound-poem-painting "If We Do Not Go to War," the drama "Standing Fast," the short film "Beneath My Feet Is the Border Line," and the situational recitation "A Letter from Home Left on the Pamir Plateau," it strings together national defense memories from the era of beacon fires to the years of peace, bringing the audience a vivid open class on national defense education.
From display boards to screens, from classrooms to livestream rooms, from books to immersive venues, national defense education for all the people is being integrated into daily life with more vivid expressions and reaching people's hearts with warmer strength.
Pooling the consensus of the whole people, consolidating the foundation of national defense
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the work of national defense education for all the people, made a series of important decisions and arrangements, promoted the reform of the leadership and institutional mechanisms for national defense education for all the people in the new era, established Martyrs' Memorial Day and the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, established the system of national and Party honors and awards, and planned and held a series of major celebration and commemoration activities, greatly boosting the morale of the Party, the military, and the people, and continuously strengthening the whole people's awareness of national defense.
Deepening national defense education for all the people requires both mobilizing the enthusiasm of all sectors of society and promoting broad participation by the whole society, and also giving prominence to key targets, implementing policies by category and making precise efforts. Young people are the hope and future of the motherland, and national defense education in schools is the top priority of national defense education for all the people.
At the beginning of September, the vast number of young students welcomed the "First Lesson of the School Term," and many localities innovated forms and carriers, integrating national defense education into the back-to-school season, bringing national defense education into the classroom and letting it soak into their hearts.
In the early morning, on the playground of Shengfu Road Primary School in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, a five-star red flag slowly rose against the morning sun. This flag came from the border defense company of Ali in Tibet and had once fluttered in the wind on the snow-covered plateau at an altitude of several thousand meters.
On that day, Qin Guofu, a first-class combat hero, came to the scene and, in plain language and with sincere emotion, told the teachers and students present about his military service experience and battle stories. In his words, the soldier's sincere commitment of being willing to sacrifice one's life (舍生忘死, she sheng wang si - "abandon, life, forget, death") to defend the country moved people to the core, and the teachers and students below the stage were deeply touched.
Effectively grasping the "key minority" of leading cadres is also an important part of pushing national defense education for all the people to go deeper and be more substantive. Recently, cadre refresher courses in many localities have carried out national defense education through means such as watching themed educational films and organizing formation training, guiding participating cadres to strengthen their awareness of potential dangers and to care about, support, and participate in national defense construction.
The normalization and long-term effectiveness of national defense education for all the people cannot be achieved without the strong support of relevant policies.
The National Defense Education Law of the People's Republic of China, revised in 2024, strengthens top-level planning and design at the national level, further clarifies the basic content, methods and means, and related safeguards of national defense education for all the people in the new era, and provides a strong legal guarantee for strengthening national defense education for all the people in the new era.
When caring for national defense, loving national defense, building national defense, and defending national defense become the common ideological consensus and conscious action of the whole society, the feelings for family and country will be like seeds falling into the heart, taking root and sprouting in the spring breeze and rain, growing luxuriant in generation after generation of relay, and guarding the mountains and rivers for ten thousand li.
Return to Top(People's Daily, United Nations, September 26) (Reporter Li Zhiwei) On September 26, 2026, local time, Vice President Han Zheng attended the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York and delivered a speech.
Han Zheng noted that the current international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and change, with geopolitical conflicts dragging on without end, the development gap continuing to widen, and global challenges constantly emerging new things (层出不穷, ceng chu bu qiong - "layer, emerge, not, exhausted"). President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Development Initiative at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, and subsequently put forward the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, providing strategic guidance for building a community with a shared future for mankind. A growing number of countries are willing to join hands, shoulder the historical mission, address difficulties and challenges, and enhance the common well-being of mankind.
Han Zheng put forward four suggestions. First, uphold the postwar international order and build lasting peace through common security. It is necessary to practice the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security, reject Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation, insist on resolving differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation, and oppose unilateral military actions that violate the UN Charter or bypass the authorization of the UN Security Council.
Second, confront the global development predicament head-on and promote common prosperity through openness and cooperation. Development should always be placed at the center of the international agenda, and a global development partnership that is united, equal, balanced, and inclusive should be jointly built. It is necessary to focus on key areas such as poverty reduction, food security, and energy transition, and further increase resource input and support for Global South countries. It is necessary to uphold the people-centered and upward-and-toward-good philosophy and strive to narrow the digital divide. It is necessary to firmly uphold the multilateral trading system, persist in building an open world economy, and promote inclusive and beneficial economic globalization.
Third, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and rebuild solidarity and mutual trust through communication and dialogue. It is necessary to build on the UN platform to strengthen international people-to-people and cultural exchanges, promote developing mutual understanding and friendship (相知相亲, xiang zhi xiang qin - "mutually, know, mutually, be close") among the peoples of all countries, and advance the common progress of diverse civilizations. It is necessary to discard ideological prejudice, respect the development paths and social systems independently chosen by the peoples of all countries, deepen exchanges on governance experience, and jointly explore ways to resolve the difficult issues of our times.
Fourth, hold high the banner of multilateralism and defend fairness and justice with concrete actions. China maintains that all countries, regardless of size, are equal members of the international community; matters of the world should be discussed and handled by all, jointly upholding international rule of law and fairness and justice. All countries should unite and act, uphold the United Nations, and strengthen the United Nations. China supports the reform and improvement of the United Nations and its effective response to global challenges such as climate change and public health security.
Han Zheng noted that in 1971, the People's Republic of China restored its lawful seat in the United Nations, which has major and far-reaching significance for both China and the world. Over the past 55 years, China has always been a stabilizing force in a turbulent world, unswervingly following the path of peaceful development, and is the major country with the best record of peace and security. China has always been a backbone force for common development, creating the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, with its contribution to world economic growth remaining at around 30 percent for a long time. China has always been a progressive force in an era of change, insisting on safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries and continuously promoting the development of the global governance system in a more just and reasonable direction. No matter how the international situation changes, China's pursuit of peace and development remains unwavering, its defense of fairness and justice remains unshakable, and its commitment to multilateralism remains consistent. China is willing to walk hand in hand with all countries and, in the great practice of building a community with a shared future for mankind, jointly create a better future for humanity.
During his stay in New York, Han Zheng met respectively with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Ghanaian President John Mahama, and Kiribati President Taneti Maamau. The foreign leaders spoke highly of the series of major concepts and initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping, expressed admiration for China's development achievements, reaffirmed that their governments firmly adhere to the one-China principle, and expressed readiness to further enhance strategic mutual trust with China, deepen practical cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, and make greater contributions to the well-being of the people and global sustainable development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘志强
By the end of July this year, installed photovoltaic power generation capacity surpassed coal power for the first time, becoming the largest power source category in China in terms of installed capacity. More than 10 years ago, the photovoltaic industry was still mired in a slump — how has it achieved such results today?
— From a netizen on People's Daily Online
Indeed, as this netizen noted, the photovoltaic industry, which now tops China's "installed power generation ranking," was still mired in difficulty more than 10 years ago.
That was around 2012, when the photovoltaic equipment manufacturing industry, after years of rapid growth, encountered a harsh winter. A number of small and medium-sized enterprises were struggling hard (苦苦挣扎, kǔ kǔ zhēng zhá - "bitterly, struggle"), and even some leading enterprises suffered severe losses, went bankrupt, and shut their doors.
This forms a sharp contrast (鲜明对比, xiān míng duì bǐ - "fresh, bright; contrast") with the impressive achievements of China's photovoltaic industry today. Today, not only has China's installed photovoltaic power generation capacity ranked first in the world for many consecutive years, but the photovoltaic industry chain is also the most complete and most competitive globally.
In just over 10 years, how did this change come about?
One must start with the first decade of this century. At that time, China's photovoltaic industry in its infancy welcomed rapid development: the national photovoltaic cell output climbed to 8,000 megawatts by the end of 2010, accounting for about half of the global total.
However, high growth did not mean high quality, and hidden concerns always remained. First, raw materials, equipment, and markets were "three things dependent on the outside": more than 90 percent of polysilicon relied on imports, more than 70 percent of products were exported to Europe and America, and the production lines were full of "foreign brands." Second, there was "lingering at a low level": dominated by imitation and replication and processing with supplied materials, with excessive duplicate construction and low technological levels. Starting in 2011, some Western countries launched "double reverse" investigations, dealing a huge blow to China's photovoltaic industry. For a time, the market shrank and the industry "entered winter."
"Three things dependent on the outside" led to low autonomy, and "lingering at a low level" led to weak competitiveness — these were precisely the crux of the difficulties China's photovoltaic industry encountered.
Where was the way out? Suiting the remedy to the disease and adopting comprehensive measures, "persisting in placing the development of the country and the nation on the basis of our own strength." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, anchoring on building a new energy system, relevant departments have successively issued a series of policies on product manufacturing, market application, fiscal and taxation, and more, pushing the photovoltaic industry to welcome a "new spring" —
On the demand side, the domestic market was activated, providing a place where one can fully exercise one's skills (用武之地, yòng wǔ zhī dì - "use, martial, know; place, land") for the huge production capacity. In 2013, the "Several Opinions of the State Council on Promoting the Healthy Development of the Photovoltaic Industry" was issued, deploying the promotion of distributed photovoltaics and the construction of photovoltaic power stations; starting in 2015, the "Leader" plan for photovoltaic power generation was implemented, accelerating the transformation and promotion of technological achievements; starting in 2021, the construction of large-scale bases in "deserts, Gobi, and barren lands" was launched, building blue "photovoltaic seas" in the vast deserts... Promoting the green transformation and tapping the potential of domestic demand, photovoltaic power stations are widely distributed like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (星罗棋布, xīng luó qí bù - "stars, array; chess, cloth"), and photovoltaic equipment benefits as the rising tide lifts all boats (水涨船高, shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo - "water, rise; boat, high"). Looking at overseas markets, Chinese enterprises are no longer advancing alone without support (单兵突进, dān bīng tū jìn - "single, soldier; advance, push"). From Europe and America to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, from simply exporting products to providing production, management, branding, and services, the "circle of friends" keeps expanding.
On the supply side, self-reliance and strength in science and technology were strengthened, so that production is no longer controlled by others. Module manufacturing technology is developing in many different areas simultaneously (多点开花, duō diǎn kāi huā - "many, points, bloom, flower"); the conversion efficiency of crystalline silicon cells has repeatedly broken world records; research and development of next-generation technologies such as perovskite cells is accelerating; new energy storage, ultra-high voltage, and other technologies are gradually maturing, making up for the shortcomings of photovoltaic power generation with its intermittency and volatility... Industry, academia, research, and application work together to drive the continuous upgrading of China's photovoltaic products and power generation technology.
Broadening markets and opening up scenarios; improving supporting facilities and accelerating application; iterating technology and reducing costs; perfecting mechanisms and optimizing the environment... Relying on a complete industrial system and massive application scenarios, the positive interaction between supply and demand has forcefully reversed the "three things dependent on the outside," and the competitiveness of the photovoltaic industry has grown day by day. Today, China's polysilicon, silicon wafer, and cell production capacity accounts for more than 90 percent of the global total, module production capacity accounts for more than 80 percent of the global total, and domestically made equipment has become the "main force" on production lines; the average cost per kilowatt-hour of photovoltaic power generation projects has dropped significantly. Clean, cost-effective, and reliable — based on "hard-core strength," the share of installed photovoltaic power generation capacity has risen from less than 0.2 percent in 2011 to 31.5 percent at present.
Looking back on the development course of the photovoltaic industry, one can see the scientific path and successful secret to cultivating and strengthening emerging industries. When the photovoltaic industry "entered winter" back then, there were pessimists and also those who wavered. Yet the national top-level design never "swayed," clearly proposing to "unswervingly promote the sustained and healthy development of the photovoltaic industry." It is precisely by unswervingly promoting high-quality development, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implementing the new development philosophy, and accelerating the construction of the new development pattern that China's photovoltaic industry was able to turn a crisis into an opportunity (转危为机, zhuǎn wēi wéi jī - "turn, danger, become, opportunity") and accumulate much to release it gradually and powerfully (厚积薄发, hòu jī bó fā - "thick, accumulate; thin, emit").
This brings to mind the current transition between old and new growth drivers and the upgrading of the industrial structure, where some industries and enterprises face new situations and new problems. The challenges facing industrial development are precisely the precious opportunities for adjustment and upgrading. Moving toward the new and the excellent, one can always traverse the cycle and press forward under pressure.
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Return to TopOn September 25, a high-level dialogue meeting marking the fifth anniversary of the Global Development Initiative was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, and President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the meeting. Foreign guests attending the meeting and foreign experts and scholars interviewed by our reporter said that the congratulatory letter demonstrated President Xi Jinping's high attention to and firm support for the global development cause. China, working with all parties to deepen and solidify the Global Development Initiative and let the fruits of development benefit the people of all countries, will make new and greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
"It reflects China's responsibility as a major country in insisting on sharing opportunities with all countries and promoting common development"
President Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter that five years ago, I proposed the Global Development Initiative at the United Nations General Assembly, precisely in order to promote international development cooperation, revitalize the global development cause, and help accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Nepalese Foreign Minister Shishir Kanal expressed heartfelt gratitude in his speech for President Xi Jinping's proposal of the Global Development Initiative and for China's transformation of this vision into practical cooperation, holding that the Initiative has already become an important platform for developing countries to carry out partnership collaboration, mobilize resources, share knowledge, and advance practical cooperation.
"The Global Development Initiative fully embodies President Xi Jinping's strategic wisdom in perceiving changes in the world, is rooted in China's own development practice of eliminating absolute poverty, and is imbued with the broad sentiment of 'leaving no country behind.'" Dennis Munene, executive director of the China-Africa Center at the Africa Policy Institute of Kenya, said, "President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter fully reflects China's responsibility as a major country in insisting on sharing opportunities with all countries and promoting common development."
Oleg Timofeev, associate professor at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia and an expert on international affairs, said that President Xi Jinping's proposal of the Global Development Initiative matches the aspirations of people of all countries for a better life and has contributed valuable Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to solving global development challenges. He said, "Over the past five years, the Global Development Initiative has received positive response and participation from the international community, continuously injecting momentum into revitalizing the global development cause."
"President Xi Jinping's proposal of the Global Development Initiative focuses on eight key areas and responds to the common concerns of Global South countries. More importantly, China has continuously pushed the Initiative to transform from concept into concrete action." Raihan Ronodipuro, researcher at the ASEAN-China Research Center of the University of Indonesia, said that based on the concept of inclusive development and practical action, the Global Development Initiative continuously promotes the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and promotes common global development.
Yasir Habib Khan, president of the Pakistan Association of International Relations and Media Studies, said that the proposal and the deepening and solidifying of the Global Development Initiative reflect China's sense of responsibility, as the largest developing country, for promoting the common development of all countries. China continuously promotes the implementation of the Global Development Initiative and creates new opportunities for world development through its own development.
Sengi, a columnist for The National newspaper of Papua New Guinea, said that the Global Development Initiative advocates adhering to development as a priority, adhering to a people-centered approach, adhering to universal benefit and inclusiveness, adhering to innovation-driven development, adhering to harmony between humanity and nature, and adhering to an action-oriented approach, so that development is not limited to economic growth but is closely linked to sustainability and the well-being of the people, providing more path choices and development opportunities for the sustainable development of Pacific island countries.
"Landing as tangible and concrete practical results one by one"
President Xi Jinping emphasized in his congratulatory letter that over the past five years, with the joint efforts of all parties, the Global Development Initiative has been widely practiced, and Initiative cooperation projects have taken root and flourished in more than 120 countries, writing a new chapter of jointly promoting development and win-win cooperation.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono said in his speech that over the past five years, the Global Development Initiative has helped mobilize resources and build partnerships, advancing sustainable development and practical cooperation, and will make greater contributions to promoting the common prosperity of all humanity in the future.
Anthony Munsami, chief director of the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance in South Africa, said that President Xi Jinping's proposal of the Global Development Initiative demonstrates strategic foresight that transcends short-term interests and looks to the common future of humanity. President Xi Jinping, with long-term practice from local governance to national governance, deeply understands the real difficulties facing developing countries, and the Initiative he proposed has a people-centered profound sentiment and a pragmatic foundation.
The Global Development Initiative has mobilized more than $23 billion in funds and carried out more than 2,000 cooperation projects. "This figure shows that the Global Development Initiative has not only achieved remarkable results but also has broad prospects." Theo Schuck, executive secretary of the Rio Metropolitan Institute of Brazil, cited cooperation between Brazil and China as an example, saying that the Brazil-China agricultural mechanization cooperation demonstration farm has carried out adaptive adjustment of small agricultural machinery and environmental monitoring in Brazil's semi-arid regions, improving production efficiency and increasing the income of local farmers, which is an example of the Global Development Initiative benefiting the people.
"China's implementation of zero-tariff measures for all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations has helped Kenya's avocados, tea, coffee and other specialty agricultural products enter the Chinese consumer market, driving up farmers' incomes. The Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, with the operation and maintenance support of Chinese enterprises, has continued to operate stably, creating a large number of jobs and training a large number of local technical personnel. These achievements confirm that the Global Development Initiative has landed as tangible and concrete practical results one by one, benefiting ordinary people." Dennis Munene said.
Ruslan Kenzhayev, deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Word newspaper of Uzbekistan, said that as cooperation among all parties continues to deepen and expand into fields such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, green energy, and talent cultivation, the Global Development Initiative will provide developing countries with more opportunities to attract investment, master new technologies, and participate in the international development agenda.
Chuluunbaatar, founding director of the Belt and Road Common Development Research Center of Mongolia, said that over the past five years, the Global Development Initiative has taken root and flourished, achieving abundant practical results, and the delivery and commissioning of the Ulaanbaatar Central Wastewater Treatment Plant is a concrete example. He looks forward to strengthened cooperation between Mongolia and China under the framework of the Initiative, helping Mongolia's development in areas such as poverty reduction, clean energy, and artificial intelligence.
"Providing important impetus for improving global governance and achieving win-win cooperation"
President Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter that as the largest developing country and a member of the Global South, China is willing to work with all parties, uphold the people-centered development philosophy, jointly promote the deepening and solidifying of the Global Development Initiative, transform the beautiful vision of the Sustainable Development Goals into a tangible and accessible reality, and make new and greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Jantsek said in his speech that he admires President Xi Jinping's leading role in promoting the Global Development Initiative, and will continue to actively participate in the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, walking hand in hand with China and all countries toward a multipolar world.
"President Xi Jinping's proposal of the Global Development Initiative is of great significance for promoting Global South countries to strengthen the exchange and sharing of experience and technology, enhance their capacity for independent development, and let the fruits of development benefit all countries." Felix Paz, president of the Andina News Agency of Peru, said.
Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez said in his speech that the Global Development Initiative continuously practices the path of sustainable development, matching the legitimate interests and development aspirations of Global South countries and matching the practical need to build a more just and reasonable international order.
Baru Demissie, senior advisor at the Policy Studies Institute of Ethiopia, said that China insists on placing development at the center of the international agenda, promoting the growth of the Global South and improving global governance, representing a more just, reasonable, fair, and inclusive direction of development.
Yasir Habib Khan said that the Global Development Initiative has already won popular support. "The Global Development Initiative has not only established a large number of 'small yet beautiful' projects, but also made forward-looking arrangements in emerging fields such as innovative technologies, opening new paths for promoting the universal sharing of technology, helping to solve problems facing developing countries such as funding shortages and insufficient voice in development, and providing important impetus for improving global governance and achieving win-win cooperation." he said.
Wichian Pichawongphadit, director of the Asia-Pacific Think Tank of Thailand, said that the Global Development Initiative transforms important experience formed in China's own development practice into a development philosophy oriented toward the Global South, which is highly instructive. Promoting the deepening and solidifying of the Global Development Initiative, enabling more countries to master advanced technology and develop advanced productive forces, will continuously promote the Global South to jointly move toward modernization.
(People's Daily reporters Che Bin, Li Zhiwei, Huang Weixin, Zhao Yipu, Xiao Xinxin, Cao Shiyun, Zheng Xiang, Shi Yuanhao, Xie Yahong, Zhang Penghui, Zhang Jinruo)
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By steering the direction through head-of-state diplomacy, consolidating the foundation through economic and trade exchanges, seeking new growth through cooperation in new fields such as artificial intelligence, and deepening understanding through people-to-people and cultural exchanges, the two sides jointly push the great ship of U.S.-China relations to sail forward more steadily.
President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States at invitation is of great significance. The face-to-face meeting between the two heads of state not only guides the development of bilateral relations but also establishes an overall framework for bilateral cooperation. The two countries should take this opportunity to consolidate and deepen communication at different levels, creating conditions for the great ship of U.S.-China relations to maintain a steady course.
In May this year, the two heads of state held a meeting in Beijing. In the months that followed, the two sides maintained fairly extensive contacts, with communication at various levels—from diplomatic departments to law enforcement agencies, and then to military-level exchanges—being restored and advanced. These interactions have provided a foundation for stabilizing bilateral relations. In the future, no matter what differences arise, the U.S. and China should, on the basis of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, continue to build an interdependent trade and investment relationship that is a win-win situation for all parties (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit; common, win"), and seek more space for cooperation in areas such as global governance. Taking the Washington meeting between the two heads of state as an opportunity, the U.S. and China should further implement the outcomes and consensus, open up new cooperation in fields such as artificial intelligence and two-way investment, and continue to promote the stable development of bilateral relations.
Economic and trade cooperation has always been an important pillar of U.S.-China relations. At this Washington meeting, the two heads of state recognized the positive role of the U.S.-China economic and trade consultation mechanism and the outcomes of the consultations by the two sides' economic and trade teams, including the establishment and advancement of mechanisms such as a trade council, the reaching of a "US$30 billion" reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement, and the extension of the outcomes of the Kuala Lumpur economic and trade consultations. A stable economic and trade relationship is not only beneficial to the enterprises of both countries but also helps enhance market confidence in bilateral relations.
Artificial intelligence will also become an important area of future U.S.-China cooperation. The two sides agreed to establish an artificial intelligence dialogue to exchange views on the risks and benefits related to artificial intelligence, and agreed to establish communication channels on artificial intelligence incidents. Artificial intelligence has global impact. The ability of the U.S. and China to cooperate in this field is not only conducive to bilateral relations but can also provide experience for the building of international rules in the field of artificial intelligence. The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit will be held successively in China and the United States. The consensus formed by the U.S. and Chinese heads of state on artificial intelligence will be further consolidated through multilateral platforms, helping to improve global governance of artificial intelligence.
Facts have proven that the so-called "decoupling" policy promoted by the United States in the past has not achieved, and will not achieve, its intended effect. China holds an important position in the global production and supply chains. Forcibly excluding China's supply of intermediate goods would be extremely costly for the United States. The two sides need to face this reality and establish a more stable balance between competition and cooperation. The U.S. and China should, while safeguarding their respective national interests, seek areas where they can coexist and cooperate.
Youth exchanges and broader people-to-people contacts are equally indispensable. Due to differences in the political systems and social environments of the two countries, coupled with China's rising international influence in recent years, American society's perception of China has become more complex. In the face of different voices, rather than remaining at the level of mutual interpretation through media and public opinion, it is better to create more opportunities for direct contact. Sports, education, culture, and youth exchanges can give young people, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and other groups from both countries the opportunity to learn about the other country directly.
The U.S. and China steer the direction through head-of-state diplomacy, consolidate the foundation through economic and trade exchanges, seek new growth through cooperation in new fields such as artificial intelligence, and deepen understanding through people-to-people and cultural exchanges, jointly pushing the great ship of U.S.-China relations to sail forward more steadily.
(The author is a senior research fellow at the Center for China and Globalization in the United States.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟
"In the agricultural sector, the needs of the United States and China are complementary, and cooperation between the two sides can achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual benefit, win-win")." Jim Sutter, chief executive officer of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, said in a recent interview with a People's Daily reporter, "The exchange of visits between the leaders of the two countries within half a year shows that both sides agree to continue dialogue."
Sutter said that agricultural trade is one of the stabilizing factors in U.S.-China bilateral relations. The meeting between the two heads of state helps provide a predictable environment for the two sides to carry out planning in the agricultural field. "What our farmers and customers want most is predictability. If trade policies change without warning, neither side can efficiently conduct trade and cooperation."
"Strengthening agricultural cooperation between the United States and China is a win-win move. Take soybeans as an example: China is the world's largest soybean importer, and the United States is one of the few countries with sufficient planting area and with yield levels, quality, and logistics capacity that can meet such large-scale demand," Sutter said.
The U.S. Soybean Export Council has established a cooperative relationship with China spanning more than 40 years. In Sutter's view, this relationship has been able to withstand many tests because it is built on mutual need. "China needs a reliable, large-scale, and high-quality source of protein. American farmers regard China as their largest market." Sutter said that a stable bilateral relationship helps enhance business confidence. "A stable and predictable U.S.-China relationship helps consolidate investment in the agricultural sector."
Sutter said that the meeting between the U.S. and Chinese heads of state helps the two sides build a broader and more solid cooperative relationship. He said that the United States and China both occupy important positions in global agricultural production, consumption, and trade, and that strengthened coordination and cooperation between the two sides can reduce volatility in the global food supply chain and lessen the impact of rising food prices on vulnerable economies.
In the field of agricultural scientific research, Sutter believes that the United States and China also have broad space for cooperation. "The results of cooperation can quickly produce cumulative effects, because technological progress that raises soybean production capacity helps alleviate pressure on global supply." He stressed that in recent years, global soybean stocks have continued to tighten, and the margin for error in the soybean supply system has narrowed. "In such an environment, cooperation between the United States and China around raising production capacity and ensuring smooth trade is an important means of safeguarding global food security, and it can also reduce the layer-by-layer transmission of localized shocks through the global food supply chain."
For most of his career, Sutter has been connecting Chinese customers with American farms, and he has also led American farmers on visits to Chinese enterprises on many occasions. In his view, strengthening people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China is very necessary. "The deep ties that the U.S. Soybean Export Council has established with China have stood the test of time. The insights and cooperation brought by people-to-people exchanges are the key to our shared success." Sutter said he looks forward to the two countries further strengthening the exchange of trade delegations and advancing two-way scientific research and student exchanges in the next stage.
Return to Top(People's Daily, United Nations, September 26) (Reporter Li Zhiwei) On September 26, 2026, local time, Vice President Han Zheng attended the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York and delivered a speech.
Han Zheng noted that the current international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and change, with geopolitical conflicts dragging on without end, the development gap continuing to widen, and global challenges constantly emerging new things (层出不穷, ceng chu bu qiong - "layer, emerge, not, exhausted"). President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Development Initiative at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, and subsequently put forward the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, providing strategic guidance for building a community with a shared future for mankind. A growing number of countries are willing to join hands, shoulder the historical mission, address difficulties and challenges, and enhance the common well-being of mankind.
Han Zheng put forward four suggestions. First, uphold the postwar international order and build lasting peace through common security. It is necessary to practice the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security, reject Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation, insist on resolving differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation, and oppose unilateral military actions that violate the UN Charter or bypass the authorization of the UN Security Council.
Second, confront the global development predicament head-on and promote common prosperity through openness and cooperation. Development should always be placed at the center of the international agenda, and a global development partnership that is united, equal, balanced, and inclusive should be jointly built. It is necessary to focus on key areas such as poverty reduction, food security, and energy transition, and further increase resource input and support for Global South countries. It is necessary to uphold the people-centered and upward-and-toward-good philosophy and strive to narrow the digital divide. It is necessary to firmly uphold the multilateral trading system, persist in building an open world economy, and promote inclusive and beneficial economic globalization.
Third, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and rebuild solidarity and mutual trust through communication and dialogue. It is necessary to build on the UN platform to strengthen international people-to-people and cultural exchanges, promote developing mutual understanding and friendship (相知相亲, xiang zhi xiang qin - "mutually, know, mutually, be close") among the peoples of all countries, and advance the common progress of diverse civilizations. It is necessary to discard ideological prejudice, respect the development paths and social systems independently chosen by the peoples of all countries, deepen exchanges on governance experience, and jointly explore ways to resolve the difficult issues of our times.
Fourth, hold high the banner of multilateralism and defend fairness and justice with concrete actions. China maintains that all countries, regardless of size, are equal members of the international community; matters of the world should be discussed and handled by all, jointly upholding international rule of law and fairness and justice. All countries should unite and act, uphold the United Nations, and strengthen the United Nations. China supports the reform and improvement of the United Nations and its effective response to global challenges such as climate change and public health security.
Han Zheng noted that in 1971, the People's Republic of China restored its lawful seat in the United Nations, which has major and far-reaching significance for both China and the world. Over the past 55 years, China has always been a stabilizing force in a turbulent world, unswervingly following the path of peaceful development, and is the major country with the best record of peace and security. China has always been a backbone force for common development, creating the two miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability, with its contribution to world economic growth remaining at around 30 percent for a long time. China has always been a progressive force in an era of change, insisting on safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries and continuously promoting the development of the global governance system in a more just and reasonable direction. No matter how the international situation changes, China's pursuit of peace and development remains unwavering, its defense of fairness and justice remains unshakable, and its commitment to multilateralism remains consistent. China is willing to walk hand in hand with all countries and, in the great practice of building a community with a shared future for mankind, jointly create a better future for humanity.
During his stay in New York, Han Zheng met respectively with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Ghanaian President John Mahama, and Kiribati President Taneti Maamau. The foreign leaders spoke highly of the series of major concepts and initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping, expressed admiration for China's development achievements, reaffirmed that their governments firmly adhere to the one-China principle, and expressed readiness to further enhance strategic mutual trust with China, deepen practical cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, and make greater contributions to the well-being of the people and global sustainable development.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Atlanta, United States, September 27) (Reporters Liu Yanan, Xie E) On the morning of September 27 Eastern Time, Chinese giant pandas "Ping Ping" and "Fu Shuang" arrived at Atlanta International Airport in the United States aboard a chartered flight. Under the arrangement of the Chinese and U.S. sides, the pair of giant pandas will begin a 10-year stay at Zoo Atlanta.
Giant panda "Ping Ping" is male, born on March 17, 2020; "Fu Shuang" is female, born on October 18, 2020.
The Chinese side has arranged for two groups of veterinarians and keepers to travel to Zoo Atlanta in advance to make all preparations. Chinese personnel will remain at the zoo to care for the two giant pandas through the quarantine and inspection period, carry out stress adaptation and behavioral training, and help them adapt to the new environment as soon as possible.
Gina Ferle, deputy director of Zoo Atlanta, said in an interview with Xinhua reporters that the zoo warmly welcomes the arrival of the giant pandas, has upgraded the facilities and made all preparations, and looks forward to the pandas meeting visitors officially after a more than one-month adaptation period.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 邹 松
The afternoon sunlight filled the living room. A bookshelf, flower pots, small kitchen utensils, and other items just purchased were piled on the floor, and the mistress of the house, Boudoua, was busy tidying up. "We just moved in a while ago and haven't fully gotten everything in order yet." She told reporters happily, "I never imagined we could live in such a good house."
In seven cities across three major regions of Mauritius, including the Moka district, the 1,200-unit social housing project undertaken by Beijing Construction Engineering Group was fully completed and handed over at the end of last year. This is the first and largest completed and delivered project under Mauritius's 8,000-unit social housing plan.
Boudoua's new home is located in the city of Valette in the Moka district, with two bedrooms and one living room. The living room connects to an open kitchen, with doors and windows on both sides opening outward. "The air circulates naturally, and it's comfortable even without a fan." Boudoua said, "We also use solar energy, and the sewage treatment system is very advanced. The community environment and facilities are all excellent."
Mauritius is warm and humid year-round. By optimizing building orientation, door and window layout, and roof design, the project maximizes the use of natural wind for cooling, reducing energy consumption. The solar systems installed on the roofs make full use of Mauritius's abundant sunshine resources, helping low-income families save on expenses.
"Since moving in, at least 60 percent of our electricity comes from solar energy, and our electricity bills have dropped considerably compared to before." Boudoua told reporters, "The money we save each month is very important to us. We can buy school supplies for the children, and we're also planning to save up enough to open a small shop here."
In the city of Hoya, not far from Valette, 57-year-old Marie Sylvette has also acquired her own new home. Every evening, she sits in the small garden at her doorstep, watching neighbors take walks and children play, experiencing the convenience and peace of mind that modern community life brings.
Sylvette and her daughter once lived in an old, dilapidated house. Every rainy season, leaking roofs, damp walls, and water pooling at the doorstep were something that happens very frequently (家常便饭, jia chang bian fan - "home, usual, change, meal"). "Before, I couldn't sleep soundly whenever there was heavy rain. Now I have no such worries at all." Sylvette told reporters that the community has installed a rainwater collection system, with dedicated pipes on every household's roof to collect rainwater for use in landscaping maintenance and vehicle washing, ensuring that precious water resources are put to rational use.
Sun Jianbing, manager of Beijing Construction Engineering Group's Mauritius branch, explained that to address the risk of waterlogging caused by extreme rainfall, each social housing community has also specially built water storage ditches and channels, preventing flooding in the communities while easing the pressure on river flood discharge. Facing multiple challenges such as scattered project sites, a long rainy season, and insufficient supply chains, the project team innovatively established a "technical model + quality model" dual-model system — first building model buildings to verify the design and construction techniques, then ensuring consistent quality across all residences through standardized management. At the same time, the team built a concrete batching plant and a brick factory locally, achieving self-supply of major building materials, and introduced high-quality building materials by leveraging China's mature industrial chain, effectively guaranteeing project quality and construction progress.
"This is not just a social housing project, but a model of modern community construction." Duvash Ramdé, the project owner's representative, said that whether in terms of housing quality, community environment, or supporting facilities, the social housing project built by the Chinese enterprise has brought local social housing construction to a new level.
The social housing units, each building containing four households on two floors, decorated in red, blue, yellow, and green, stand in connected clusters and are especially eye-catching (see photo, taken by Cao Xia), and have already become a new calling card for the city's social housing construction. Former Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth said at the project handover ceremony that this project has not only improved the housing conditions of low-income families, but also demonstrated the development direction of modern social housing construction, and is an important achievement of Mauritius-China practical cooperation.
(People's Daily, Port Louis)
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, September 26) (Reporter Huang He) A photo exhibition titled "The Chinese Nation Is One Family" was held on September 25 in Moscow, the capital of Russia. The exhibition selected 39 Xinhua News Agency photographs, vividly presenting the living picture of the intermingling and coexistence of China's various ethnic groups and the united development of the Chinese nation.
Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said while viewing the exhibition that the photo exhibition depicts the vivid scene of people of all ethnic groups in China helping each other (互帮互助, hu bang hu zhu - "mutually, help, mutually, assist") and living together in harmony, and tells the vivid story of the Chinese nation's unity and endeavor. The Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress officially came into effect in July this year, and Russia has also declared 2026 as the "Year of Ethnic Unity." The holding of this photo exhibition is thus well-timed and of great significance for promoting good-neighborly friendship between the Chinese and Russian peoples and for advancing the development of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era.
Andrei Denisov, First Deputy Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council (upper house of parliament) of Russia and former Russian Ambassador to China, told reporters after viewing the exhibition that both Russia and China are multi-ethnic countries, and both countries attach great importance to the common development of all ethnic groups. In recent years, China has made tremendous achievements in the harmonious development of all ethnic groups and in eradicating poverty, and Russia and China can strengthen exchanges of experience in promoting the common progress of all ethnic groups.
The photo exhibition was held during a reception hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Russia to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 77th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, with more than 1,000 representatives from various sectors of China and Russia participating in the event and viewing the exhibition. The photo exhibition was co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Russia and Xinhua News Agency.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Lima, September 26) (Reporters Wang Zhiying, Liao Siwei) A presentation event titled "Different Paths to Modernization: China's Experience" was held on the 26th at the Cultural Center of the National University of San Marcos in Peru, with more than 100 representatives from think tanks, universities, publishing, media, and other fields in China and Peru attending the event.
Jeri Ramón, Rector of the National University of San Marcos in Peru, said in his address that research on China's governance experience helps broaden Peru's thinking on national governance, public policy, sustainable development, and building a more just, fair, and prosperous society. "Through dialogue, we can draw lessons from it that inspire our own path and find better routes for national development."
Juan Carlos Capuñay, former Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat and former Peruvian Ambassador to China, said that the Global Security Initiative proposed by China helps create a stable environment for economic operations and interactions between countries, while the Global Development Initiative is committed to promoting more inclusive, broad-based, and sustainable development for all countries. He said that China attaches great importance to linking its own development with world development, and that countries should strengthen cooperation and establish mechanisms that promote connectivity.
The presentation event was hosted by the Americas Communication Center of the China International Communications Group, with the aim of further introducing to Peruvian universities and all sectors of society China's path of Chinese modernization and its philosophy of governing the country and managing state affairs (治国理政, zhi guo li zheng - "govern, country; manage, politics"), enhancing mutual understanding between China and Peru, and promoting people-to-people bonds and friendly cooperation.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, September 27) (Reporters An Bei, Zhang Xiaojie) The grand event forged friendship, and skills showcased excellence. The 48th WorldSkills Competition concluded successfully in Shanghai on the evening of the 27th. Chen Jining, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee, and State Councilor Shen Yiqin attended the closing ceremony.
At the closing ceremony, the gold, silver, and bronze medal winners and winners of the Medallion for Excellence in the 64 competition categories, as well as the Best of Nation winners from 68 delegations, were announced one by one. Chinese competitor He Xiaoman,凭借 her outstanding performance in the Rail Vehicle Technology category, achieved the highest score of the entire competition and received the Albert Vidal Award. The Chinese delegation participated in all 64 categories, winning 41 gold medals, 11 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, and 6 Medallions for Excellence, ranking first in the gold medal table, the overall medal table, and total team score, setting a new best record for China since it began participating in the WorldSkills Competition.
Under the night sky, the Shanghai Expo Cultural Center was filled with an atmosphere of youth and joy.
As the opening performance "The Sound of Skills" began, the band played melodies on instruments derived from skill tools, and the venue was filled with singing and dancing with great spirit (歌舞飞扬, ge wu fei yang - "song, dance, fly, soar") and full of intense passion (激情澎湃, ji qing peng pai - "passion, surge, swell").
Starting at approximately 19:09, to the sound of cheerful music, the gold, silver, and bronze medal winners in each category, the Best of Nation winners from each delegation, and the winner of the Albert Vidal Award came on stage to receive their awards, and audiences both inside and outside the venue offered warm applause in congratulations.
During the award ceremony, the skills showcase "Skills Without Limits" was performed. The Chinese mythological figure Sun Wukong soared into the air, and a fusion performance of intangible cultural heritage skills, traditional opera stunts, and China-chic street dance ignited the atmosphere of the entire venue.
Zhu Zhongming, executive director of the Organizing Committee of the 48th WorldSkills Competition and acting mayor of Shanghai, and Uhan, president of WorldSkills International, delivered speeches.
At the closing ceremony, the handover ceremony of the WorldSkills International flag was held. The 49th WorldSkills Competition will be held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 2028.
On the screens surrounding the stage, one moving moment after another led people to review the competitors' skill journeys of hard struggle and chasing their dreams bathed in light during this competition. As the song "The Skills Pact" rang out, it sang of the unity, struggle, aspiration, and friendship of skilled youth around the world, demonstrating how the light of skills illuminates the path forward for a community with a shared future for mankind. The competitors bid each other a reluctant farewell, promising to meet again.
The theme of the 48th WorldSkills Competition was "Skills Change the World, Skills Light Up the Future." It was hosted by WorldSkills International and co-organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The WorldSkills Conference and the WorldSkills Expo were held concurrently during the competition.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺林平
80.1%
From January to August, nationwide water conservancy construction secured 312.81 billion yuan in local government special bonds, bank loans, and social capital, of which 13.43 billion yuan was private capital introduced, a year-on-year increase of 80.1%.
In Mazhang District, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, the four-lane, two-way Leihu Expressway bustles with traffic. More than 7 meters beneath the road surface, a pipeline crosses through, quietly and without making a noise (不声不响, bu sheng bu xiang - "not, sound, not, sound"), having been connected through in silence.
Following the direction indicated by a sign along the roadside reading "Beibu Gulf Ring Water Resources Allocation Project in Guangdong (Construction Lot D2)," a huge working shaft comes into view. Climbing onto the chest-high shaft rim and then descending a narrow iron ladder to the bottom, one finds oneself inside a spacious circular "opening" — there is more than sufficient or plenty of room (绰绰有余, chuo chuo you yu - "ample, more than enough") for three or four people to walk side by side. Looking into the "tunnel," it is pitch black, with the occasional "humming" echo of construction work and voices from the working shaft on the opposite side.
"Actually, we're not in a tunnel right now, but inside a pipe. This is a large-diameter jacking pipe custom-made for our engineering project," said Zhang Xianwei, deputy general manager of Guangdong Qinglong Pipe Industry Co., Ltd., gesturing with his hands as he explained. "Concrete pipes, one pushed against another, tightly connected, clearing a path for the project's water conveyance pipeline to travel underground."
The Beibu Gulf Ring Water Resources Allocation Project in Guangdong is a backbone project of the national water network, with a large investment scale, a long water conveyance route, and complex construction conditions. As a private enterprise, Qinglong Pipe Industry participated in the project's construction.
More than 50 kilometers east of the construction section, at the Huangpo Industrial Park in Wuchuan City, Zhanjiang, equipment roars inside Qinglong Pipe Industry's production workshop. "This is a vibrator at work, pouring concrete into welded steel drums," introduced Yuan Shuai, general manager of Qinglong Pipe Industry.
Looking further down the production line, a poured cylindrical large pipe is slowly rotating inside a machine, allowing an extended mechanical claw to circle around its 4-meter-diameter "large waistline." "This is a wire-winding machine, wrapping steel wire around the outside of the concrete; after wrapping, another layer of concrete is poured," Yuan Shuai told reporters. Such large pipes weighing dozens of tons can be produced on this production line in just a few hours.
"Jacking pipes are buried deep underground, suited for high-flow, long-distance tunnel water conveyance scenarios, bearing both internal and external pressure, with high requirements for compression resistance and corrosion resistance," Yuan Shuai explained. The entire manufacturing process and material parameters are specially designed according to construction standards and environmental conditions. "The concrete strength grade, the angle, quantity, and spacing of U-shaped bars welded onto the steel ring — none of these can be treated with the slightest carelessness."
This production base specializes in manufacturing PCCP (prestressed concrete cylinder pipe), plastic pipes, steel pipes, and more, having supplied over 200 kilometers of pipe materials for multiple engineering projects. In the PCCP custom-made for the Beibu Gulf Ring Water Resources Allocation Project in Guangdong, chips have also been specially embedded. The production parameters and inspection information of each pipe can be queried with a tap of a finger. "The pipes now have ID cards, and even buried deep underground, everything is clear at a glance," Zhang Xianwei said.
Wang Zhanhu, marketing general manager of the Qinglong Pipe Industry Group, introduced that closely following major water conservancy project construction, the group has established nearly 30 specialized production bases in relevant regions.
As the construction of the national water network accelerates across the board, industry demand is being released in a concentrated manner, and the vast number of private enterprises, including Qinglong Pipe Industry, are embracing development opportunities. Taking the Beibu Gulf Ring Water Resources Allocation Project in Guangdong as an example, on the pipe material supply side there are private enterprises from Shandong, and on the engineering service side, a private enterprise from Shanghai participates in construction supervision... "From pipe material supply to supervision and testing, from land use guarantees to digital empowerment, private enterprises each leverage their strengths and resonate in unison across the entire chain of major projects," said a relevant person in charge of Guangdong Yuehai Yuexi Water Supply Co., Ltd.
"As water network construction continues to advance, market opportunities are increasing. As a private enterprise, we truly feel the development opportunities brought by the nation's major water conservancy projects," Yuan Shuai believes. Major project investments are substantial in scale, driving the coordinated development of upstream and downstream industrial chains and bringing enterprises tangible room for growth. "We are very confident about future development and will continue to strengthen technological research and development and market expansion, further solidify product quality and supply delivery capabilities, and integrate our own enterprise development into the broader picture of the nation's water conservancy construction," Yuan Shuai said.
This issue's coordination: Qi Jiarun
Extended Reading
Multi-channel Financing Provides Strong Guarantees
Boring through mountains and tunnels, connecting rivers and lakes — since the beginning of this year, the construction of a modern water network has accelerated. While localities continue to strive for increased fiscal investment, they are also fully leveraging the role of market mechanisms to secure water conservancy construction funds through multiple channels.
Water conservancy infrastructure is characterized by wide coverage, long industrial chains, and the creation of numerous employment opportunities. The Ministry of Water Resources coordinates "hard investment" and "soft construction," continuously deepening water conservancy investment and financing reform, guiding localities to fully tap the comprehensive benefits of water conservancy projects, and flexibly applying various models such as franchising and equity cooperation to attract all types of social capital to participate in water conservancy construction and operation. At the same time, it actively utilizes funding channels such as local government special bonds, bank loans, and new policy-based financial instruments to continuously optimize the water conservancy investment and financing structure.
In the future, water conservancy departments will fully leverage the combined force of multiple policy tools, innovate diversified investment and financing models, and raise construction funds through multiple channels, providing strong financial guarantees for the construction of the national water network.
(People's Daily reporter Wang Hao)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, September 27) (Reporter Wu Qiuyu) The reporter recently learned from the third-quarter 2026 meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China: since the beginning of this year, macro policy has been more proactive and effective, monetary policy has maintained a moderately loose stance, counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments have been strengthened, and a variety of monetary policy tools have been comprehensively applied, creating an appropriate monetary and financial environment for the sustained improvement and optimization of the economy. The effectiveness of the reform of the loan prime rate has continued to be released, the market-based adjustment mechanism for deposit rates has played an effective role, the efficiency of monetary policy transmission has increased, the cost of social financing is at a historically low level, supply and demand in the foreign exchange market are basically balanced, the RMB exchange rate fluctuates in both directions and remains basically stable at a reasonable and balanced level, and the overall operation of the financial markets has been stable.
The meeting proposed that a moderately loose monetary policy should continue to be implemented, counter-cyclical adjustment should be strengthened, the dual functions of monetary policy tools in both aggregate and structural terms should be better brought into play, coordination between monetary and fiscal policy should be strengthened, and stable economic growth and a reasonable recovery in prices should be promoted. In the next stage, it was suggested that the combined effect of incremental policies and existing policies should be brought into play, the forward-looking, flexible, and targeted nature of policy should be enhanced, and the intensity, pace, and timing of policy implementation should be grasped in light of domestic and international economic and financial conditions and the operation of the financial markets. A variety of monetary policy tools should be comprehensively applied and adjusted in a timely manner to maintain ample liquidity, so that the growth of social financing scale and money supply matches the expected targets for economic growth and the overall price level. The reform and improvement of the monetary policy operational framework should be promoted. Credit market business conduct should be regulated, intermediate financing costs should be reduced, and the overall social financing cost should be promoted to operate at a low level. The operation of the bond market should be observed and assessed from a macro-prudential perspective, and changes in long-term yields should be monitored. The monetary policy transmission mechanism should be smoothed, and the efficiency of fund utilization should be improved.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杜尚泽 胡泽曦 新华社记者 杨依军 郝薇薇
Observing these three days and two nights in the autumn of 2026 is also a way of observing the "changes unseen in a century" through the interactions of major powers.
"Written into the annals of history," "not the arm-wrestling people imagined, but handshakes, smiling handshake after smiling handshake," "the logic of win-win has replaced zero-sum game"... Global media and think tanks have vied to voice their impressions of these closely watched days.
On the streets of Washington, the national flags of China and the United States fluttered in the autumn wind. From approximately 5:40 p.m. local time on September 23, when President Xi Jinping arrived at Andrews Air Force Base aboard his special plane, until 1:00 p.m. on the 25th, when the special plane once again soared into the sky from here. To be precise, this state visit to the United States by China's head of state, the first in 11 years, lasted approximately 43 hours.
During the tea conversation on the morning of the 25th, President Trump asked with concern about President Xi Jinping's return flight itinerary.
Crossing continents, traversing oceans, tens of thousands of miles away yet arriving in a morning's departure and an evening's arrival. President Xi Jinping responded with a smile: "This is a relatively close route."
The interactions between China and the United States are something that no Pacific, however vast and boundless, can stop.
President Trump characterized this visit as a "state visit plus." At nearly every event, the presidential couple personally attended or accompanied, and, in an extremely rare gesture, personally went to the airport to welcome President Xi Jinping and his wife.
The extraordinary protocol was but one window into major-power diplomacy.
Another dimension of observation can be drawn from the details of the interactions between the two heads of state, the wording of their speeches, the consensus of outcomes, and even the implementation actions, to interpret whether the two countries are "rivals or partners."
The eight-point consensus on outcomes was released, and the most eye-catching item among them was the further enrichment of the connotation of the bilateral relationship positioning on the basis of the Beijing meeting in May of this year: "agreeing to build a China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity."
Looking back at the journey of braving wind and rain to complete a task (风雨兼程, feng yu jian cheng - "wind, rain, endure, journey"), in the lens of time, one can see change and also read persistence. The transformation in the way China and the United States relate to each other highlights the new atmosphere and new shaping that this Eastern major power, as it strides step by step toward great rejuvenation, brings to the world. What remains unchanged is her historical initiative in shouldering the responsibilities of a major power.
"I am willing to work with President Trump, with the courage and sense of responsibility to be accountable to history, to jointly write a resplendent chapter in the history of China-U.S. relations." President Xi Jinping, having a far-sighted and strategic vision (高瞻远瞩, gao zhan yuan zhu - "high, look, far, see"), hopes to blaze a new path for major powers to get along correctly.
The road is right under our feet. The "China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity" — this new path that tests responsibility and bears witness to courage — is also a new civilizational exploration that transcends the "Thucydides Trap."
The Protocol of Two Ceremonies
Respect, Written in the Details
Starting from the evening of September 23, following the timeline, we open the magnificent and grand in scale (波澜壮阔, bo lan zhuang kuo - "waves, vast, magnificent, wide") annals of diplomacy.
At Andrews Air Force Base, around 5:00 p.m. that day, President Trump and his wife landed by helicopter.
More than 40 minutes later, under the azure sky, President Xi Jinping's special plane flew into view.
The plane taxied, the gangway was set up, the red carpet was laid out, and honor guards stood in formation on both sides.
President Trump and his wife came to the foot of the gangway and waited quietly.
At around 6:00 p.m., President Xi Jinping and his wife stepped out of the cabin, and they first waved to President Trump and his wife at the foot of the gangway.
Every scene is a new writing, and every stroke of the pen is connected to a longer history.
The Busan meeting in October of the previous year was interpreted as breaking the "ice," and the Beijing meeting in May of this year jointly established a new positioning for China-U.S. relations. This time, unprecedented in history (史无前例, shi wu qian li - "history, no, before, example"), a mutual state visit between the Chinese and American heads of state was achieved within half a year. The world, analyzing from the frequency of meetings and the high-level protocol, could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At the foot of the gangway, the two heads of state and their spouses shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, the atmosphere warm and filled with smiles.
The depth of field of history and the ethos of the times overlapped on this tarmac.
Andrews Air Force Base is a coordinate in the history of China-U.S. relations. In 1972, President Nixon boarded his special plane from here to fly to Beijing, opening the "week that changed the world." Seven years later, Comrade Deng Xiaoping's special plane also landed here, and the "whirlwind nine days" rewrote the course of China-U.S. relations.
At this moment, at the foot of the gangway, two American children presented flowers to the distinguished Chinese guests. The two heads of state and their spouses walked side by side along the red carpet, chatting cordially from time to time.
"This is a visit that has captured worldwide attention," President Trump said joyfully. "President Xi Jinping is a great leader, and this is a great moment."
The national anthems were played, and the salute cannons fired. Fighter jets flew over in tribute, breaking through clouds and mist (穿云破雾, chuan yun po wu - "pierce, clouds, break, mist").
The welcome ceremony lasted only ten minutes, yet it was enough to shake the world.
After all, the U.S. president personally going to the airport is an extremely special honor. International media interpreted it intensively, believing that "this shows America's view of the real power structure of the world."
President Trump's wife, Melania, had earlier explained the reason behind it: "The two leaders have a good relationship. President Xi Jinping is going to set foot on our soil, and we must welcome him with the greatest respect."
In his written remarks at the airport, President Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly:
"The two countries should be partners rather than rivals. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can fully coexist without contradiction or conflict (并行不悖, bing xing bu bei - "parallel, walk, not, conflict"), achieve mutual success, and benefit the world."
At the other end of the red carpet, President Trump saw President Xi Jinping into the car and waved goodbye with a smile.
Early the next morning, President Trump posted on social media in advance: "Today will be a very big day with China's President Xi."
The autumn sun was clear and bright, and the white doors of the White House's South Portico opened for the distinguished Chinese guests. The welcome ceremony for this state visit lasted nearly an hour and a half. In the run-up, foreign media reported in detail on how the White House's exterior walls had been carefully renovated, how the honor guards had undergone high-intensity training, and many other details.
Every carefully arranged detail was redefining the distance between each other:
Along both sides of the South Drive, the highest honor guard of the U.S. Armed Forces stood in formation to welcome, extending all the way to the display area of the two countries' national flags at the South Portico;
On the State Floor of the White House, the Marine Corps Band, renowned as "the President's Own," played the national anthems of the two countries — this band, founded in 1798, is the oldest professional musical organization in the United States;
On the South Lawn, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon presented a drill performance. Throughout, not a single command was spoken, yet the rifle drill was perfectly synchronized. President Xi Jinping gave a thumbs-up in appreciation, and President Trump responded joyfully;
In the Rose Garden, the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps of the Army, dressed in Revolutionary War-era uniforms, and the Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, known as "the Commandant's Own," made a splendid appearance;
Above the White House, a formation of military aircraft presented a flight performance, saluting the two heads of state and their spouses;
In the midst of animated conversation, President Trump invited President Xi Jinping to walk to the newly built helipad and board his helicopter.
Foreign media exclaimed repeatedly: "This arrangement by the U.S. side is completely different from anything seen before" and "the grand welcome ceremony sends a signal: an important moment of global significance is about to arrive."
President Trump has always cherished the memory of the splendor of the May visit to Beijing; this time, with President Xi Jinping coming from afar, the host reciprocated with equal warmth. From the White House corridors to the Oval Office, President Trump personally explained things to President Xi Jinping.
On the photo wall on the first floor, two group photos stood out. One was the photo of the Chinese and American heads of state taken at the Busan meeting in South Korea last year, and the other was taken in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in May of this year. President Trump said candidly to President Xi Jinping: "We have great respect for you."
Today, this respect displayed in the White House's protocol arrangements is not merely the reciprocal courtesy of head-of-state diplomacy; it also marks the yardstick of development and reflects the new historical juncture at which China-U.S. relations stand today.
The Weight of Two Talks
Consensus, Contained in Candor
From the morning to noon of the 24th, the White House.
In the Oval Office, small-group exchanges; in the Cabinet Room, expanded talks.
The clock ticked. The media's "long guns and short cannons" were aimed at the closed doors. Every minute, every second inside the room was profoundly influencing the direction of the two major powers and the entire world.
After a long wait, the doors opened. This time, President Trump also saw President Xi Jinping into the car. Hearing the on-site media ask about the progress, he waved toward President Xi Jinping's motorcade and answered with a smile: "A great meeting!"
Immediately afterward, the key points of the talks were announced one after another. The world was delighted to discover that, beyond the protocol, the Washington meeting produced far more consensus and more abundant outcomes than expected.
The biggest consensus, without a doubt, was the further consolidation of the new positioning and the further enrichment of the connotation of bilateral relations.
In May of this year, the approximately nine hours of interaction between the Chinese and American heads of state historically established a new positioning for this most important bilateral relationship in today's world — a constructive strategic stable relationship.
This autumn's Washington appointment was also finalized during that meeting. Before leaving Beijing, President Trump had already stated publicly that he "warmly looks forward to hosting President Xi Jinping in Washington." Over the past more than four months, he repeatedly mentioned this visit and repeatedly expressed his anticipation.
The inertia of history, changes in the landscape, and the entanglements of interests determine that the development of China-U.S. relations will not be smooth sailing all the way. Precisely because this is a path no one has walked before, every choice at every step carries greater weight: we must neither let the direction drift nor let opportunities slip away.
Arriving in Washington as promised, carrying profound thoughts about the future. The new positioning "reflects the reality of China-U.S. relations and also embodies expectations for the future, and is an important step toward the correct way for the two countries to get along." On this basis, how should the two sides further move toward each other, accumulate confidence, and add momentum?
Under the joint planning of the two heads of state, building a "China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity" came about naturally.
President Xi Jinping spoke with deep deliberation: "China and the United States should and fully can achieve mutual benefit and win-win results in practical cooperation, achieve mutual success in healthy competition, properly handle differences by seeking common ground while reserving differences (求同存异, qiu tong cun yi - "seek, same, keep, different"), and build peace by accumulating mutual trust, so that the China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship can better benefit the people of both countries and the people of all countries in the world."
President Trump was full of confidence: "The U.S. and China are both major powers. President Xi and I are good friends and maintain in-depth and close communication. Under our leadership, the U.S.-China relationship will surely be handled well."
During the talks, one phrase used by President Xi Jinping drew widespread attention — "driving in nails."
His remarks were imbued with philosophy: "Building a China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship is neither an expedient measure nor an achievement of a single day," and it is necessary to "implement the consensus reached by both sides with the spirit of driving in nails."
The past more than four months have recorded the solid steps taken by both sides toward the goal of building a constructive strategic stable relationship.
Clearly visible is the change in appearance. In trade and economy, diplomacy, the two militaries, counternarcotics, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, people-to-people and cultural exchanges... the multi-level, multi-track network of dialogue and cooperation between the two sides has been woven ever denser, building an institutional bulwark for candid communication, resolving differences, and managing crises.
The deeper change is the change in mentality and expectations. Some observers have pointed out that the discourse on China-U.S. relations in Washington is undergoing a new round of paradigm shift, with terms such as "stability," "managing competition and differences," and "intersection of interests" increasingly entering the mainstream agenda. Is this shift not also the harbinger of a new paradigm for major-power relations?
Direction determines the future, and only steadfast action can lead to distant goals. "Do not fail to do good because it is small; do not do evil because it is small," President Xi Jinping's guidance and planning for the next steps of interaction between the two sides reveals a distinct action orientation.
The trade and economic field is a vivid example. On the very day President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington, new news emerged from the China-U.S. economic and trade consultations: the two sides reached a new joint arrangement. President Xi Jinping fully affirmed this: "It is good news for the industries, the people, and even the global economy of both countries."
Looking back at the interactions between the two sides in the trade and economic field over the past year or more, from a time when storms rose again to a turn in the road, it has been inseparable from the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, and the two sides' adherence to dialogue and consultation, adherence to seeking common ground while reserving differences, and adherence to win-win cooperation.
"It is necessary both to lengthen the list of cooperation and to shorten the list of problems" — this statement has also been transformed from vision into action. Among the eight-point consensus on outcomes reached by China and the United States, the fifth point drew particular attention from global markets, mentioning "establishing and advancing mechanisms such as a trade council," "reaching a 'US$30 billion' reciprocal tariff reduction arrangement," "extending the outcomes of the Kuala Lumpur economic and trade consultations," and so on.
This is the two major powers moving toward each other. When China and the United States have consensus and action, the gathered mighty force will reshape the agenda and even shake the global economic landscape.
In this round of meetings, artificial intelligence was the focus of the world's attention. As technological development reaches a "critical point," the accompanying risks and challenges have become a governance proposition that the times must confront. As the two leading AI powers at the forefront, China's and the United States' choices carry decisive weight — concerning not only the development of technology but also the future of human civilization.
"There is competition, but there can be even more cooperation; we should each play to our strengths rather than guard against each other," "we can continue the AI dialogue, exchange views on its risks and benefits, and jointly prevent AI from being abused or misused," "we must maintain human control over AI technology and uphold the principles of people-centeredness and striving for goodness" ... China's propositions are full of the wisdom that "one who grasps the greater can encompass the lesser," and at their root reflect the strategic recognition that China and the United States should "be partners and friends," and the development and responsibility outlook of adhering to win-win cooperation.
And this dialogue outcome was also written into the consensus on outcomes: "The two sides agreed to establish a China-U.S. AI dialogue to exchange views on AI-related risks and benefits. The next dialogue will be held in November of this year."
At the negotiating table, there was both pioneering innovation facing the future and firmly defended principles and bottom lines. On the Taiwan question, President Xi Jinping stated in a firm tone: "China's position on safeguarding national unity and territorial integrity is very clear. We hope the U.S. side will adhere to the correct position of opposing 'Taiwan independence,' handle the Taiwan question with prudence, and lay a solid foundation for China-U.S. strategic cooperation and the development of bilateral relations."
The building of a China-U.S. constructive strategic stable relationship concerns not only the respective development of the two countries but will also profoundly affect the future and destiny of the world. From major international and regional issues such as the situation in the Middle East, the Ukraine crisis, and the Korean Peninsula, to confirming mutual support for hosting the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, the issues on the negotiating table were tied to the effective response to immediate urgent matters and also to the long-term peace and development of the world.
The Resonance of Two Speeches
The People's Hearts, Engraved in Time
Both speeches delivered by President Xi Jinping during the visit were exercises in gaining new insights by reviewing the past (温故而知新, wen gu er zhi xin - "review, old, and, know, new").
These were narratives addressed to the people of the two countries and also to the people of the world. China, the United States, and the world were all observing: how do the largest developing country and the largest developed country draw closer to each other?
On the day of the two speeches, China was ushering in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Before the remarks at the morning welcome ceremony, the U.S. military band played a rendition of "The Moon Represents My Heart," and the familiar melody traveled across the ocean — a warm exchange.
In the toast at the welcome banquet that evening, President Xi Jinping brought the meaning of traditional Chinese culture to the other side of the ocean: "In Chinese tradition, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of reunion. Here, I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family happiness!"
Reviewing the past means looking back at the history of trade exchanges from more than 200 years ago, the history of fighting side by side from more than 80 years ago, and the history of breaking the ice through "small ball moving big ball" from more than 50 years ago...
Gaining new insights means clarifying where the future leads, and the steadfast courage to firmly walk the "new path for major powers to get along correctly" even as the winds and waves never cease.
Gaining new insights by reviewing the past, the truths that President Xi Jinping has repeatedly articulated become ever clearer: "The 'Thucydides Trap' can be transcended" and "the two major powers of China and the United States benefit both sides when they cooperate and suffer both sides when they conflict."
The first speech, on the morning of the 24th local time, in the White House's Center Hall.
President Trump took the podium first, and his remarks were warm and enthusiastic: "President Xi and I have built a great friendship, a friendship built on mutual respect and the fundamental interests of the people of both countries."
He enumerated his previous meetings with President Xi Jinping: from Germany to Argentina, from Japan to South Korea, from Palm Beach to Beijing, and now to Washington... "We have spent time together all over the world, but amazingly, this is the first time we have gathered at the White House."
President Xi Jinping calmly walked to the podium and explained the profound meaning of this trip: "I have come to the United States at President Trump's invitation to carry forward friendship, to expand cooperation, and to enhance the well-being of the people of both countries."
In viewing China-U.S. relations, China has always given priority to the responsibility of a major power. This concise speech contained a profound answer to the questions of history, the questions of the world, and the questions of the people:
"Although China-U.S. cooperation cannot solve all the problems in the world, without cooperation between the two countries, many problems in the world will be difficult to solve," "China and the United States need not shy away from competition, but competition should be healthy and bounded; it should be a race of catching up with each other, not a fight of your loss and my win"...
This speech, vividly described by observers as a "handbook for China-U.S. relations," has already delivered to this uncertain world a scarce public good that contributes certainty.
The second speech, on the evening of the 24th local time, in the White House's East Room.
Night fell, and the lights shone brightly. The East Room was dominated by red, a deliberate choice by the White House, for "red has profound connotations in Chinese history and culture." The wine for the toast was also carefully chosen — the "toast of peace" raised by Premier Zhou Enlai and President Nixon in Beijing in 1972 came from the same place of origin.
The banquet hall was a room filled with distinguished guests (高朋满座, gao peng man zuo - "high, guest, full, seat"), with leading figures from the American business and technology communities all in attendance, their fervent hope for U.S.-China exchanges and their cherishing of Chinese opportunities self-evident. President Trump had previously revealed that tickets to this state dinner were "hard to come by."
As host, President Trump raised his glass first as usual. At the podium, he spoke of the warmth and friendliness of the Chinese people during his visit to China in May of this year, of the fact that although the two countries have different systems, the bond between their peoples has become stronger and more resilient over time (历久弥坚, li jiu mi jian - "long, time, increasingly, firm"), and stressed that "we must reawaken the spirit of the first encounter between the U.S. and China."
There was an interlude.
"I'm going to speak off the cuff now." Amid laughter, President Trump enthusiastically introduced the new banquet hall next door: "I hope to invite you all to step over in a moment to see our cleaned-up construction site, to see the magnificent construction site."
Like a friend coming to one's home as a guest, throughout this trip President Trump repeatedly invited President Xi Jinping to see the places where he works and lives. He said many times that they are old friends with many years of deep friendship.
President Xi Jinping's speech was like a chronicle of friendly exchanges between the Chinese and American peoples, and the protagonists of the stories were mostly ordinary people from the depths of time. People are not unfamiliar with this kind of narration. In Seattle, he once used a Chinese character as an analogy: the character "人" (person) is a shape of mutual support. In San Francisco, he recalled the old friends he had made in Iowa: "For me, they are America."
This time, he told the stories of Yin Yuzhen and Cycas.
They were brought together by 50,000 green saplings in the Mu Us Sandy Land. The tenacity of the Chinese people, the kindness of the American people, and the two-way endeavor of the Chinese and American peoples — in this story spanning the ocean, they moved hundreds of millions of people.
President Xi Jinping once said: "For any great undertaking to succeed, it must find its roots among the people, gather strength from the people, and be accomplished by the people together."
Relations between countries are, in the final analysis, relations between peoples. When political noise occasionally arises and the trust deficit is difficult to eradicate in the short term, the simple goodwill of the two peoples toward each other and the sincere desire of all sectors of both countries to draw closer are the constants on which the steady and enduring development of China-U.S. relations can rely.
At the National Museum of Asian Art, the blue-and-white porcelain exhibition in the Peacock Room was also a moving telling of the Chinese story.
Accompanied by Melania, Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, carefully examined the collections from the depths of time. She expressed appreciation for the U.S. side's repeated returns of Chinese cultural relics to China in recent years and expressed the hope that China and the United States will continue to strengthen cooperation in cultural exchanges and cultural heritage protection to enhance the friendship between the two peoples.
"Jasmine Flower" and "Song and Smile" — Chinese songs performed by American youths drew rounds of applause. The two first ladies smiled and encouraged the children, and Peng Liyuan occasionally softly sang along.
The resonance of the singing drew hearts closer.
The shape of China-U.S. relations is determined not only by the games at the negotiating table but also shaped by the aspirations of hundreds of millions of people. Hope lies in the people, and the future lies in the youth. The "50,000 in five years" initiative was completed two and a half years ahead of schedule. As the seasons cycle, an upward force is nurtured, and seeds of change are buried.
On this day, President Xi Jinping announced in his speech, "In the next five years, China will invite 100,000 American youths to China for exchange and study." This is hope left for the future.
The Mutual Radiance of Two Dreams
Opportunity, Carried in the Heart
Dreams are the most profound language for understanding a country.
From the profound exposition that "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and making America great again can proceed in parallel without conflict," to the heartfelt expectation that "these two goals are both grand and can fully achieve mutual success," during this visit President Xi Jinping repeatedly spoke of how the two great dreams of China and the United States grow separately and illuminate each other, demonstrating the breadth of civilization and heralding the trend of the times.
On the morning of the 25th, the Hongqi limousine once again arrived at the South Gate of the White House, where President Trump and his wife were already waiting. "The sun is bright and beautiful," President Xi Jinping said with a smile. The two heads of state and their spouses entered the Red Room for a tea conversation.
Reviewing these days, President Trump remarked with emotion, "This historic state visit has brought together two very remarkable figures and achieved great success, and the U.S.-China relationship has also made great progress." He further added, "Many positive things have already happened. The American people are happy, and the Chinese people are happy too. It can be said that our two countries are moving toward a better direction."
President Xi Jinping, looking toward a longer-term depth, also spoke from the heart: "The future of China-U.S. relations is bright; this is the historical trend. At the same time, the road to brightness is often winding, and there will always be various difficulties and challenges, which also conforms to the laws of the development of things. I am willing to work with President Trump, with the courage and sense of responsibility to be accountable to history, to jointly write a resplendent chapter in the history of China-U.S. relations."
During the tea conversation, President Xi Jinping expressed gratitude for the other side's "highest protocol and most thoughtful arrangements" and issued an invitation on the spot: "We welcome the President and Mrs. Trump to visit China."
President Trump readily responded: "Thank you very much, we will. I look forward to meeting with the President more often. We do have many opportunities to meet this year."
This agreement was soon written into the consensus of this visit: "The two sides agreed to mutually support each other in hosting the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit. The two heads of state intend to attend the meetings hosted by the other side."
The world's two largest economies, with vastly different social systems and at different stages of development, need wisdom, breadth of vision, foresight, and a sense of responsibility to find the correct way to get along.
Dreams are rooted in the depths of history and grow in the fertile soil of civilization.
In 2017, in front of the Baoyun Tower in the Forbidden City, President Xi Jinping explained the concept of "harmony" in Chinese civilization to President Trump on his first visit. In May of this year, in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven, the two heads of state together experienced the Eastern philosophy of "round heaven and square earth" in the mortise-and-tenon joints and bracket arches.
On the morning of the 25th, for the last event of the visit, President Trump and his wife invited President Xi Jinping and his wife to visit the U.S. National Archives.
On the exterior wall of the Archives' hall, two huge curtains adorned with the flags of China and the United States hung down. In the central rotunda, three documents — the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights — were engraved on the marble wall, with the originals quietly displayed in glass cases directly below the engravings.
The docent explained, "The mural you see is the scene of the signing of the Constitution."
The two heads of state and their spouses examined them carefully, occasionally exchanging soft words.
The United States has 250 years of history, and China has five thousand years of civilization. President Trump told accompanying reporters about this topic of discussion during the tour: "We were just comparing. There is some gap between the two, but we are also very proud of our 250 years of history."
President Xi Jinping's narration led the topic deeper: "For 250 years, the American people have pursued the American Dream, building a prosperous and strong country and a beautiful homeland on the North American continent. The Chinese people, inheriting the five-thousand-year cultural tradition of the Chinese nation, have continuously achieved new accomplishments on the new journey of realizing the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
The Eastern wisdom of seeking common ground while reserving differences was once again vividly articulated: "China and the United States are two countries with their own distinct characteristics. Although the two countries differ in history, culture, social systems, and development paths, the aspirations of the two peoples for a better life are the same. By acknowledging and respecting each other's differences, understanding and learning from each other, finding the greatest common denominator, lengthening the list of cooperation, and properly managing differences, the relationship between the two countries can achieve steady and enduring development."
The two great dreams — one connected to the continuation of five thousand years of civilization, the other connected to 250 years of founding ideals — must both be realized brick by brick by the people of their respective countries. Coexisting without contradiction establishes the bottom line of getting along; achieving mutual success speaks to the realm of cooperation. Acknowledging the other's right to pursue dreams, respecting each other's path to realizing dreams, and jointly creating a future of hand-in-hand dream fulfillment — this is precisely the proper meaning of "based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," and also the solid foundation of the way major powers get along.
After the tour, the two heads of state and their spouses bid farewell cordially and agreed on their next meeting. President Trump, still savoring the moment, immediately posted on social media:
"This meeting was a meeting of friendship, strength, and success for both China and the United States." "We have already achieved many results, and we will achieve even more in the future. I look forward to our next meeting!"
President Xi Jinping's motorcade headed to Andrews Air Force Base, embarking on the long journey across mountains and seas. This historic visit to "open the correct way for major powers to get along" has now been written into the annals of history, but the voyage toward the future has only just begun.
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By the banks of the Jinsha River, the autumn scenery is picturesque. In Shigu Town, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan, the Memorial Hall of the Red Army's Long March through Lijiang is crowded with visitors.
"In 1936, the Second and Sixth Army Groups of the Red Army wheeled around the Wumeng Mountains, threatened Kunming, burst into central Yunnan, and swept across western Yunnan, but the pursuing enemies were not entirely shaken off. Blocked at the crossing in Chuxiong and with the bridge across the river in Dali dismantled, the troops then turned to fight in Lijiang, awaiting an opportunity to head north." Yang Zhijian, curator of the memorial hall, spoke in a concise and pithy manner (言简意赅, yan jian yi gao - "speech, brief, meaning, concise"), explaining the historical background of the forced crossing of the Jinsha River.
At the former site of the Red Army's Lijiang Command Headquarters, stories such as "tailors rushing to make army uniforms" have been made into animations, attracting many children to watch. During the Red Army's Long March back then, some masses held up banners reading "Welcome the Righteous Army," while others hid and watched from a distance. Although the Red Army soldiers' clothes were tattered, their military discipline was strict—they did not take a single needle or thread from the masses. This dispelled the masses' doubts, and they one after another helped the Red Army rush to make caps, clothes, and grain sacks, and supplied liquor and chili peppers, making preparations for the Red Army's advance.
He Wanyu, an old boatman at the Muguazhai Ferry, initially sank his boat to the bottom of the river, but later, seeing that the Red Army did not take a single thing from the people (秋毫无犯, qiu hao wu fan - "autumn, hair, none, violate"), pulled it back up. "Grandpa felt that the Red Army soldiers were all good people," said He Yanzhen, He Wanyu's granddaughter-in-law. The old man also brought out timber he had saved up to build a house for his son and hurriedly made a wooden raft. The boatmen at the various ferries toiled for many days, relying on wooden boats and rafts to assist the Red Army in crossing the river northward.
The red spirit is passed on from generation to generation (薪火相传, xin huo xiang chuan - "firewood, flame, mutually, pass"). The Shigu Water Source Project of the Central Yunnan Water Diversion Project is right beside the Muguazhai Ferry. Chen Xiaoguang, deputy manager of the Shigu Water Source Project Department of Sinohydro Bureau 14 Co., Ltd. for the Central Yunnan Water Diversion Project, spent the Spring Festival at the construction site twice in order to seize the construction window period during the dry season.
With more and more people coming for study tours, Shigu Town seized the opportunity and made red tourism a focal point for the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas: Zhuyuan Village developed its village collective economy, with tourists stepping into farmhouse courtyards to hear red stories, eat Red Army meals, and learn straw-weaving crafts. Zhao Zhihe, the village Party branch secretary, said that last year the village's tourism revenue exceeded 3 million yuan. He Longjiang, a young man from Tongxin Village, returned to his hometown to open a farm resort, making a living from tourism—besides visiting red heritage sites, tourists can also enjoy river views and experience rural activities in the village. In 2025, Shigu Town received over 170,000 tourists, with comprehensive red tourism revenue reaching nearly 18 million yuan.
The picture of comprehensive rural revitalization is unfolding. Daxin Village in Shigu Town leveraged the advantage of the river valley's "warmth" to develop the corn industry. Village cadres led the masses in doing the work, and technicians shuttled through the fields, significantly raising per-mu returns. Chen Guoxu, a customer manager in the Personal Finance Department of China Construction Bank's Lijiang Branch, said: "We will also do a good job in financial support for agriculture and do our part to help our fellow villagers increase their incomes and get rich."
Back then, the Jinsha River was a natural chasm; today, many bridges span the Jinsha River. On this land, people do not forget the road they have traveled, and stride forward with big steps.
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Transportation is the vanguard of Chinese modernization, a foundational, pioneering, and strategic industry that supports economic and social development and safeguards national security, and an important guarantee for building a modernized industrial system. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to transportation development and has personally planned and deployed the building of a country with strong transportation networks. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China's transportation industry achieved historic accomplishments, with the five years seeing the largest scale of investment and the fastest pace of construction and development, strongly supporting high-quality development and high-level security. Striving forward in the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the construction of a modern comprehensive transportation system is being carried out in succession, and the building of a country with strong transportation networks is advancing steadily, paving a "fast track" for high-quality economic and social development.
This year, transportation operations have shown a positive trend
In 2026, transportation operations have been generally stable overall, with steady improvements in development quality and efficiency, presenting a positive trend of an optimizing structure and improving development.
In the first half of the year, commercial freight volume, port cargo throughput, and the scale of cross-regional passenger movement continued to increase. On May 1, railway passenger volume and on May 2, railway loading volume each set new single-day historical records. From January to July, fixed-asset investment in national transportation completed 1.82 trillion yuan, continuing to remain at a relatively high historical level. A number of major projects such as the Sichuan-Tibet Railway and the new waterway channel of the Three Gorges are being built with high quality, and the modern comprehensive transportation system is being accelerated and improved.
The corridor network continues to improve, and transportation services warm people's hearts. Approximately 84% of the main "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway corridors have been completed and put into operation, with the operating mileage of high-speed railways exceeding 50,000 kilometers. High-speed EMU trains arrive the same day after departure (朝发夕至, chao fa xi zhi - "morning, depart; evening, arrive") across the north and south of the country, while slow trains have become "market-going trains" for people in mountainous areas. Between the fast and the slow lies the commitment that "people's transportation serves the people." The operating mileage of expressways is nearly 200,000 kilometers, with charging facilities covering more than 98% of service areas, effectively alleviating the "range anxiety" of new energy vehicles, making the modern life of "enjoying convenient travel" more tangible.
Technical equipment is accelerating breakthroughs, and the green and smart qualities are becoming more pronounced. The research, development, and testing of the CR450 high-speed train has entered the final sprint stage, the C919 large passenger aircraft has cumulatively delivered 42 units and achieved normalized commercial operation, and domestically produced transportation equipment continues to be "refreshed." The fastest single-machine operating efficiency at the automated terminals of Shanghai Port and Qingdao Port exceeds 60 natural containers per hour, with technology levels leading globally. In the first half of the year, the volume of railway-water intermodal transport on national railways was 9.12 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 11%. The railway access rate for key port areas in coastal ports exceeds 75%, and the railway access rate for major ports along the Yangtze River trunk line is approximately 90%, so cargo does not need to be transshipped multiple times, further reducing logistics costs. New energy and clean energy vehicles and vessels are being promoted at an accelerated pace. In the first eight months of this year, sales of new energy heavy-duty trucks increased by more than 70% year-on-year.
Foreign cooperation is advancing in depth, and brand value continues to rise. The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway and the first phase of the China-Thailand Railway is making rapid but steady progress (蹄疾步稳, ti ji bu wen - "hooves, fast; steps, steady"). The China-Europe Railway Express has significantly improved in terms of scale of operation, reach, service quality, and radiating benefits, with annual departures growing from 1,700 trains in 2016 to 20,000 trains in 2025, an average annual growth rate of 31.5%, driving the expansion of new business forms such as "train + cross-border e-commerce" and "train + industrial parks," and becoming an international public logistics product widely recognized by countries along the routes. The "Air Silk Road" is becoming increasingly dense, with international routes reaching 177 cities in 80 countries across five continents. Connectivity among countries jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative is deepening and solidifying, and the transportation "circle of friends" is expanding ever wider.
China's transportation development has a solid foundation, broad prospects, and enormous potential
Since the founding of New China, China's transportation has achieved a historic leap from "bottleneck constraints" to "initial alleviation" and then to "basically adapting" to the needs of economic and social development. The focus of development has gradually shifted from mainly incremental construction to placing equal emphasis on optimizing increments and improving the quality of existing stock, no longer purely pursuing the scale of facilities and length of mileage, but placing greater emphasis on service quality, comprehensive benefits, and safety resilience.
Looking to the future, China's transportation development has a solid foundation, broad prospects, and enormous potential.
China possesses a super-large-scale transportation facility network and a complete and systematic transportation industry chain, having basically achieved self-reliance and control across the entire chain from planning and design, engineering construction, to equipment manufacturing and digital operation and maintenance, with a large number of technical talents and construction teams providing solid support.
The domestic super-large market continues to release vitality, with passenger and freight transport maintaining strong demand. New technologies in fields such as big data, artificial intelligence, and new energy are deeply empowering the digital-intelligent upgrading and green transformation of transportation.
At the same time, China's transportation development still faces many challenges. Population increases and decreases across regions are reshaping the demand for transportation infrastructure layout, and continued turbulence in the international situation directly affects the security of China's international transport corridors. The layout and structure of transportation still need optimization, safety and security capabilities urgently need strengthening, and pressure for carbon emission reduction is relatively high.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, major breakthroughs should be made in accelerating the building of a country with strong transportation networks
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will anchor the overall goal of basically completing a modern comprehensive transportation system by 2030, adhere to being moderately ahead of demand without overreaching, take promoting high-quality transportation development as the theme, take reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, firmly hold the bottom line of safety, strive to promote integrated integration, safety enhancement, digital-intelligent upgrading, and green transformation, optimize layout and structure, promote integration and convergence, and push for major breakthroughs in accelerating the building of a country with strong transportation networks.
Advance network supplementation, chain strengthening, and quality improvement. Adhere to a unified national approach to coordination and management (全国一盘棋, quan guo yi pan qi - "entire, nation; one, chess game"), advance the construction of cross-regional and cross-basin major corridors, connect coastal, border, and riverside corridors, build the corridors entering Xinjiang and Tibet with high quality, accelerate the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the western region, improve the layout of cross-river, cross-sea, and cross-bay corridors, and fill gaps in the road network in western, border, and rural areas. Strive to achieve a completion rate of 95% for the main framework of the national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network by 2030. Improve a diversified and resilient international transport corridor system, and deepen cooperation on important economic corridors and strategic pivot points.
Improve the quality of transportation services. Advance the renewal and quality improvement of aging facilities, the capacity expansion and intelligence enhancement of facilities under capacity pressure, and the improvement of the comprehensive efficiency of hub stations. Advance the construction and renovation of barrier-free facilities to achieve "wheels never leaving the ground" for passenger travel. Create a number of high-quality self-driving tour routes. Strive to achieve by 2030 a coverage rate of 75% for the population with 1-hour commuting conditions in major metropolitan areas, and a 90% rate for 1-hour transshipment in multimodal transport at key comprehensive freight hubs.
Enhance safety and security capabilities. Improve safety redundancy and disaster prevention and resistance design, implement quality engineering for a century of safety, strengthen monitoring, early warning, and emergency rescue capability building, and improve the ability to adapt to and handle extreme weather, emergencies, and natural disasters. Implement special projects to enhance railway monitoring, early warning, and response capabilities and highway safety resilience improvement projects, striving to achieve full coverage of monitoring and early warning facilities for key risk road sections and bridges by 2030.
Accelerate smart and green transformation. Accelerate the construction of large models and intelligent agents for comprehensive transportation, promote the large-scale application of intelligent transportation vehicles, and innovate application scenarios such as low-altitude logistics, unmanned transport, unmanned loading and unloading, and smart warehousing. Create a number of demonstration sections of zero-carbon transport corridors, promote the clean energy renovation of transportation infrastructure, and promote the large-scale application of new energy heavy-duty trucks. Strive to achieve by 2030 the construction of 25,000 kilometers of digital-intelligent transport corridors and 35,000 kilometers of zero-carbon transport corridors.
Deepen institutional and mechanism reform. Improve market access and exit mechanisms in key areas of transportation, and support private enterprises in fairly participating in the construction of major transportation projects. Deepen railway system reform, improve more standardized and transparent entrusted transport management and transport revenue settlement rules, and establish a more flexible pricing system. Promote the optimization of toll road policies and improve policies for the maintenance funding of ordinary highways. Strengthen the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of passenger and freight drivers.
Standing at a new historical starting point, we must adhere to carrying out the blueprint to the end, and with the posture of braving difficulties to take decisive action (中流击水, zhong liu ji shui - "midstream, strike; current, water") and riding the wind and waves to achieve great things (长风破浪, chang feng po lang - "long, wind; break, waves"), transform the blueprint of the 15th Five-Year Plan into tangible development results, and with a modernized transportation network and services, boost high-quality economic and social development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 月
A desk, a desk lamp, a bookshelf... In the Dazhao Reading Room of Peking University Library, the office scene of Li Dazhao has been restored. Here, readers often stop and gaze.
University libraries are not only places for collecting and reading books, but also fields that carry the spirit and nourish growth. Recently, reporters visited several university libraries, exploring the various activities and stories unfolding amidst the fragrance of books, witnessing the powerful force of this cultural space in nourishing the growth of youth.
Supporting Practice, Deepening Understanding
"The material we are now seeing is 'Youth' (Qingchun), published by Mr. Li Dazhao in 1916 in the second volume, first issue of New Youth." Qian Weinan, a doctoral student at Peking University's School of Computer Science, explained to visitors touring the Dazhao Reading Room.
After entering undergraduate studies, Qian Weinan devoted himself to volunteer service activities in the reading room, organizing books and giving voluntary explanations, continuing for several years. "Through my explanations, I truly felt Mr. Li Dazhao's lofty faith of bearing the nation in his heart and pursuing truth."
Many university libraries harbor rich red resources. In exhibition after exhibition, activity after activity, young students inherit the red gene and establish aspirations to serve the country. Xu Qingbai, a librarian at the Special Collections Center of Peking University Library, introduced that the Dazhao Reading Room integrates reading, exhibition, and collection functions, and its exhibition area frequently hosts ideological and political education activities.
In the hall of the Xu Teli Library at Beijing Institute of Technology's Liangxiang Campus, many teachers and students stopped to pay tribute before the bronze statue of Xu Teli, the former president of the Yan'an Academy of Natural Sciences, the predecessor of the university. Yan Zhijun, the university's library director, said the school revitalizes its venue spaces and collection resources to fully bring out their educational function. Zhang Haoyu, an undergraduate in the university's Xu Teli College and a student docent for the "Xu Teli Memorial Exhibition," stated: "I hope that through my explanations, I can pass on Mr. Xu's spirit to more people."
In the Renmin University of China Library, a red documents exhibition commemorating the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March is currently underway, with documents such as Red Star Over China and Memoirs of the Long March prominently on display. Gong Shile, a master's student at the university's School of CPC History and Party Building, deepened her understanding of the great Long March spirit through participating in summer practice and reading library resources: "We young students must walk the Long March road of the new era well, strengthen our ideals and convictions, and strive and struggle with dedication."
Honoring Predecessors, Inheriting Aspirations
Suaila Shawuerding, a doctoral student at the School of Ethnology and Sociology of Minzu University of China, often enters the library to borrow books and engage in "dialogue across time" with scholars of previous generations.
On this day, Suaila Shawuerding came to the first-floor hall of the university library to view the "The Masters Are Still Beside Us" memorial exhibition of distinguished Minzu University teachers. Looking at the photographs and handwritten works of Fei Xiaotong on the display boards, she felt especially close to him—during her undergraduate years, she had studied in the school's "Xiaotong Class," and now she is deeply studying the professional knowledge of ethnology.
"Back then, our predecessors conducted field investigations under difficult conditions and left behind precious materials. Today, when we read these materials in the library, we are inheriting the power of knowledge," Suaila Shawuerding said.
In the view of Yang Weiyu, deputy director of the Minzu University of China Library, exhibiting the deeds of distinguished teachers in the library is precisely a way of integrating education into daily life: "The predecessors' feelings for the nation and their scholarly traditions are vividly appearing before one's eyes (历历在目, lili zaimu - "distinct, clear; in, eyes")."
In the old building of Tsinghua University Library, which has a history of more than a hundred years, young students visit the "Master's Study" and read books that their predecessors once read. In the "Qian Yang Study," the bookshelves display the works and collections of Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang, and on the desk are placed the stationery Yang Jiang used for practicing calligraphy.
"Among all of Tsinghua University, I love the Tsinghua Library most." The affection written by Yang Jiang is continuing among young people. Yang Hemin, an undergraduate at Tsinghua University's Rixin College, said: "The scholarship fund established by Ms. Yang Jiang is precisely what inspires us students."
The China University of Political Science and Law Library has launched an activity titled "There Is a Path in the Mountain of Books, Guided by the Leading Masters," inviting distinguished scholars to recommend reading lists for students. Not long ago, Zhang Jinfan, recipient of the national honorary title "People's Educator," compiled a reading list for young students including Records of the Grand Historian and Chinese Law and Chinese Society. Reflecting on the list, Jin Bohan, a doctoral student at the university's Law School, remarked with emotion: "I feel the master's scholarly spirit of acting resolutely without flagging (笃行不怠, duxing budai - "resolute, action; not, slack"), and his scholarly character of seeking the truth by exploring origins (探源求真, tanyuan qiuzhen - "search, source; seek, truth"). As students of law, we too must be diligent in reading and strive to cultivate an academic vision connecting the past and the present (贯通古今, guantong gujin - "connect, through; ancient, now")."
Drawing Strength, Embarking on a New Journey
The rich reading promotion and book-sharing activities in libraries bring book-loving hearts together to grow alongside one another.
Some students exchange their thoughts and reflections in the library. As a "Book Fragrance Ambassador" of the school, Bai Yansong, a master's student at the Faculty of Geographical Science of Beijing Normal University, has participated in many reading promotion activities. "Everyone shared sincerely and discussed in depth. Once, an activity originally scheduled for one and a half hours ultimately lasted more than three hours."
Some students carry out volunteer services in the library. Liu Yijia, an undergraduate at the School of Chinese Language and Literature of Minzu University of China, is a member of the school library's volunteer service team. In the exhibition hall of the "Ancient Texts Exhibition for Forging a Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation," she combined what she had learned to explain knowledge about ancient texts to her fellow students in detail.
Still other students set out from the library to pass the fragrance of books to more distant places. Ge Yinuo, a member of the Book Fragrance Ambassador Association at Beijing Institute of Technology, not only organizes on-campus book clubs but also used her summer vacation to travel to Fangshan County, Lüliang City, Shanxi Province, bringing wonderful reading classes to local primary school students. "In this process, we ourselves are also being shaped," Ge Yinuo said. "Young people take the reflections gained from reading into society, and through practice truly learn to take on responsibility."
In the new enrollment season, another cohort of university students has entered the library. Peking University Library carried out a book-drifting activity, in which new students received donated books from graduates, passing on the enthusiasm for knowledge. In the exhibition hall nearby, an exhibition of graduates' achievements attracted many new students to stop and look. Someone wrote a reflection: "I will always remember the days of walking between the stacks and the reading rooms—they were quiet and trivial, yet they made me walk more steadfastly on the path of seeking."
As time flows on, the fragrance of books never ceases. Generation after generation of young people open the pages of books in the library, draw strength, and embark on a new journey.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 朱 磊 施 钰 张艺开
In the golden autumn season, the land of Fujian is blessed with pleasant scenery, and cultural and tourism resources across mountains and seas continue to activate the consumer market. When the charm of Fujian encounters the new trends of the times, how can it spark the fire of high-quality development? Walking through Fujian, our reporters felt that new vitality is bursting with vitality (蓬勃迸发, peng bo beng fa - "lush, burst forth"):
In Quanzhou, a single "Minchao" (Fujian Super League) ticket stubs link together watching matches, enjoying food, and sightseeing, with 5 matches driving 250 million yuan in sports, cultural, business, and tourism consumption;
In Zhangzhou, a pot of narcissus flowers has been cultivated into a major industry, with diverse potted plant shapes and flower seas worth visiting, driving the development of the surrounding industrial chain, with a comprehensive annual output value exceeding 1 billion yuan;
In Ningde, a single large yellow croaker can be made into over a hundred dishes, processed into nearly a hundred products, bringing over 20 billion yuan in full-chain output value...
In October 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during an inspection tour in Fujian: "Promote the deep integrated development of culture and tourism, and cultivate the cultural tourism industry into a pillar industry."
With new scenarios, new services, and new customer groups mutually promoting and integrating, in 2025, Fujian received 718 million tourist visits, achieving total tourism revenue of 940.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.6% and 12.6% respectively.
Where does the "newness" come from? With culture and tourism coexisting and co-prospering, and supply and demand moving toward each other, Fujian continues to polish the "Fresh Fujian · Fujian-style Living" cultural tourism brand, building a full-chain, immersive, high-quality cultural tourism system.
New scenarios——
Integrated business formats, revitalized spaces
On the emerald green tea base, freshly picked jasmine flowers from the afternoon are scattered, the bamboo sieve gently shakes, and the fragrance of flowers interweaves with the aroma of tea, wafting to the nose.
"You can smell the fragrance but not see the flowers, and everyone can try it hands-on." In the Shangxiahang Historical and Cultural Block in Fuzhou, inside the Fuzhou Jasmine Tea Aesthetics Museum, Wang Dexing, a national-level intangible cultural heritage representative inheritor of jasmine tea making techniques, is explaining the scenting process to a study tour group.
Walking through the streets and alleys of Fuzhou, one can encounter a variety of "jasmine" elements—jasmine tea drinks, pastries, fragrances, skincare products, cultural and creative goods... "Just the locally created original IP 'Mo Xiaoli' alone has already developed nearly 40 products," introduced Chen Lili, operations manager of the "Fuzhou Youli" cultural and creative goods supermarket.
Continuously upgraded brands and ever-extending industrial chains have allowed a single jasmine flower to grow into an industrial "sea of flowers": As of the end of 2025, the full industrial chain output value of Fuzhou jasmine tea is approximately 11.8 billion yuan, with the industry directly driving income increases for 26,000 flower-growing households and 42,000 tea-growing households.
Making a big story out of the jasmine flower is a vivid microcosm of Fujian's efforts to create new consumption scenarios——
In the new scenarios, there is both "integration" and "segmentation."
As the train travels through the green mountains of northern Fujian, tourists in the having an antique charm (古色古香, gu se gu xiang - "ancient, color, ancient, fragrance") carriages enjoy the mountains and tea, watch intangible cultural heritage exhibitions and dance performances... On July 29 this year, the "Wuyishan National Park" themed sightseeing train officially began operation, with its 8 carriages divided into 5 types of themed spaces.
"Ecological science popularization, ancient charm culture, and local specialties are all integrated into one journey. Family trips, business travel, gatherings of friends... different segmented customer groups and needs each have their own space," introduced Sun Minghao, the train's operations manager.
In the new scenarios, there is both "preservation" and "transformation."
In Yongding District, Longyan City, amidst the mountains, thousands of earthen buildings (tulou) have stood for centuries, yet once encountered the development bottleneck of aging, damage, and "a thousand buildings looking the same."
How to break through? Differentiated utilization through "one building, one theme; one building, one characteristic." Chengqi Lou has villagers living in it, so the authentic living scenes are preserved, allowing tourists to feel the warmth of everyday life; Huanxing Lou has large spaces, so it collaborates with game IPs to create a martial arts-themed homestay... "What we preserve is the bottom line of cultural relic safety; what we transform is technology and concepts," said Jiang Xinjin, director of the Yongding District Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.
In the new scenarios, there is "flow" and even more "retention."
"When I came 5 years ago, I only strolled for an hour. Now that I'm back, I can't miss the night of the ancient city." At nightfall, Yang Xuejie's family from Shantou, Guangdong, after watching the performance project "Return to Southern Fujian," prepared to spend the weekend in Zhangzhou Ancient City.
Strolling through the ancient city at night, the scenery changes with every step. On the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Street," workshops for Babao ink paste, Zhangzhou embroidery, and others are brilliantly lit (灯火通明, deng huo tong ming - "lamp, fire, pass through, bright"), with the "front factory" demonstrating skills and the "back shop" receiving consumption; on the small stage, Gezai opera and glove puppetry performances take turns... The change in scenarios lengthens the consumption chain. In 2025, Zhangzhou Ancient City held over 1,180 cultural activities such as intangible cultural heritage markets, attracting over 37.3 million tourist visits, a year-on-year increase of 31.12%.
From Yantai Mountain in Fuzhou to Quanzhou Ancient City, new consumption scenarios are strung together like beads, continuously expanding new consumption space.
New services——
Enhanced experience, increased value
"Is there a discount with a movie ticket?" This year, in front of many shops in Fuzhou, people are used to asking this extra question. Fuzhou is one of the first batch of national "Movie+" consumption comprehensive pilot cities. Citizens can upload a movie ticket via their mobile phones to draw a discount coupon package, usable for scenic area tickets, time-honored brand restaurants, small theater performances, fitness venues...
New services allow tourists not only to feel the increase in value but also to experience more new ways to play.
Stepping into Quanzhou's "Encounter World · Because of Citong" drama blind box space, one draws a token from a brocade pouch, follows the personnel of the Maritime Trade Office through the foreign quarter, and randomly collides with an unknown plot:
Setting sail with Zheng He, heading to the Western Seas; inviting Li Shutong for a life debate; touring the "Number One Eastern Port" with Marco Polo... In costume detective dramas, Liyuan operas, and Chinese-style dance dramas, Quanzhou's thousand-year elegance interweaves and integrates with cutting-edge technologies such as holographic technology and architectural projection.
Moving from "having or not having" to "being good or not," new momentum for service consumption is being rapidly activated, and new tracks are being rapidly cultivated. "The province has improved the '1+N' policy framework and departmental coordination mechanism for service consumption, creating consumption IPs such as 'Wonderful Life Carnival,' 'Follow Minchao to Consume,' and 'Fujian Has Good Food,'" introduced Hang Dong, deputy director of the Fujian Provincial Department of Commerce.
Among the new services, there is technological assistance.
At Wuyishan Scenic Area, renting an exoskeleton robot to assist with mountain climbing makes people exclaim "my legs feel lighter"; at Xiamen's Jinsha Academy, through naked-eye 3D technology, one can step onto the ancient trade routes depicted on the nearly 500-year-old "Map of Ancient and Modern Geography"...
Among the new services, new potential is being tapped.
The Pingtan Taiwan Town, opened in 2014, is the second small-commodity trading market for Taiwan on the mainland. In February this year, after a comprehensive renovation and upgrade, the town took on a completely new look. "Before, it was just good for shopping; now it's also good for eating, strolling, and having fun!" Previously, Fuzhou tourist Lin Liang'en only came occasionally to shop, but now, he and his relatives and friends check in at trendy food spots along the street and experience cultural tourism projects, non-stop.
"Leverage Fujian's geographical advantages to let tourists immersively experience a lifestyle with unique flavor," introduced Lin Yan, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone Cultural Tourism Development Group Co., Ltd. The town has added innovative business formats and services such as a botanical garden, story café, and hotpot cinema, creating a cultural, commercial, and tourism complex. From mid-February to mid-September, the town received a cumulative total of approximately 673,000 tourist visits, a year-on-year increase of 203%.
New customer groups——
Evolving demands, expanding market
"The homestays, cafés, and restaurants in the village have all become event venues, and people are everywhere." In Longtan Village, Xiling Township, Pingnan County, Ningde City, Wu Tong from Henan participated in the second Pingnan Digital Nomad Life Week at the Longtan Digital Nomad Base. In early August, over 300 digital nomads came to this ancient mountain village.
"When I participated in the first event, I was attracted by the beautiful scenery and lifestyle here, so I chose to stay, making music while also participating in the base's operations," said Wu Tong. According to statistics, over 130 digital nomads like him, who work remotely using the internet, have come to live long-term in Longtan Village, deeply integrating into rural life. Yang Lin, Party secretary of Xiling Township, introduced that to better serve digital nomads, the locality has launched a one-stop registration service for "one-person companies" and provides computing power support for artificial intelligence startup projects.
From "viewing scenery" to "enjoying life," using "small but beautiful" as a lever to drive consumption growth among segmented customer groups... In the first half of this year, Fujian received over 70 million tourist visits for "county-hopping tourism," with "rural tourism" spending exceeding 30 billion yuan.
Among the long-stay groups, there are young digital nomads and also the "silver-haired generation" seeking quality elderly care.
"The air here is good, and it's not so hot in summer either." After retirement, Fuzhou tourist Yu Junxing has chosen to stay long-term in Ziyun Village, Puyuan Town, Zhouning County, Ningde City, for two consecutive years.
Ziyun Village is at an altitude of 1,200 meters, with a forest coverage rate exceeding 90%, and an average summer temperature of just over 20 degrees Celsius. Leveraging its cool resources, the village has developed a summer retreat and long-stay industry, opening over 10 homestays, with many tourists coming for summer vacations and long-term rentals. According to incomplete statistics, from June to August this year, approximately 120,000 "silver-haired" long-stay visitors came to Zhouning County to escape the heat, a year-on-year increase of about 20%.
Zhouning's "24℃ Wellness Space," Wuyi Hundred Villages... Fujian has created the "Fujian-style Living · Mountain and Sea Long-stay" brand and formulated long-stay construction standards and guidelines, with more and more niche long-stay destinations favored by the "silver-haired generation."
New consumption customer groups come not only from within the country.
The hotpot broth boils, and the place is boisterous with the sound of many voices (人声鼎沸, ren sheng ding fei - "human, voice, tripod, boil"). At a seafood hotpot restaurant in Xiamen, 65 tourists from Vietnam, having just gotten off the train, came to taste the local specialty cuisine. "The itinerary can be customized according to our preferences and needs, which is very convenient," said Vietnamese tourist Wu Yinnan. In the following days, they will visit attractions such as Hulishan Fortress and Gulangyu Island.
"Targeting the needs of overseas tourists, the company has customized and launched new services, as well as inbound tourism products with themes such as intangible cultural heritage, wellness and recuperation, and study tours," introduced Yan Zhiqi, inbound product manager of Xiamen Airlines International Travel Service Co., Ltd.
Fujian continues to upgrade the full-chain warm services for inbound tourism, with 6 ports implementing the 240-hour visa-free transit policy, adding dedicated channels for temporary entry permits to reduce waiting time; promoting the "buy now, refund now" departure tax refund and cross-province mutual recognition convenience pilot, and building a one-stop tax refund service platform. In the first half of the year, Fujian's inbound tourist numbers and tourism spending increased by 23.6% and 22.9% year-on-year, respectively.
Adhering to shaping tourism with culture and promoting culture through tourism, Fujian is promoting the transformation from a major province of cultural tourism resources to a strong province of cultural tourism economy, so that the beauty of mountains and seas and the charm of humanity can better add luster to development and create well-being for the people.
(People's Daily reporter Liu Xiaoyu participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 任彤彤
A nation cannot stand without defense, and its people cannot live in peace without defense. National defense education for all the people is the foundation for building and consolidating national defense, an important means of carrying forward the spirit of patriotism and enhancing national cohesion, and an important pathway for improving the quality of the people as a whole and cultivating new generations for the era.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed: "Strengthen defense education, enhance the whole people's concept of national defense, and make caring for national defense, loving national defense, building national defense, and defending national defense a common ideological consensus and conscious action of the whole society."
Recently, the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and 11 other departments jointly issued a notice, requiring that activities for the "National Defense Education Month for All the People" be organized and carried out in a concentrated manner in September. Over the past several days, various localities and departments have meticulously organized and broadly mobilized, closely centering on the theme of "Carrying Forward the Great Long March Spirit, Jointly Building a Strong National Defense with One Heart," and have pushed mass national defense education to go deeper and be more substantive. From former revolutionary sites to border defense posts, from government organs and schools to factory workshops, from community streets and alleys to rural fields... one after another, national defense education activities with warmth, depth, and strength have been carried out in depth.
Continuing the Red bloodline, drawing strength for endeavor
The peaceful years have not come easily, and we should remember the road we have traveled. From September 9 to 11, the third "Retracing the Long March Road" activity for young people of the new era was held in Zunyi City, Guizhou Province. Young representatives climbed Mount Loushan, and the majestic poem "Recalling Qin'e · Mount Loushan" from their textbooks was at that moment unfolded before their eyes as a real scene.
"Looking at the precipitous mountain ridges, I could almost see how the Red Army soldiers, in such arduous conditions back then, completed one thrilling battle after another," said young representative Liu Keru. "This kind of being immersed in a scene (身临其境, shen lin qi jing - "body, enter, its, environment") experience has deeply shaken me. We must hold fast to our original aspiration and unswerving and steadfast (坚定不移, jian ding bu yi - "firm, steady, not, move") walk the Long March road of the new era well."
The river of time surges on without cease, and the Long March spirit is becoming more vibrant with the passage of time (历久弥新, li jiu mi xin - "long time, even more, new").
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Various localities have deeply tapped Red resources, promoted military-local co-construction, extensively carried out educational practice, drawn strength for endeavor while looking back at history, and consolidated the foundation of national defense while inheriting the spirit.
On the northern frontier of the motherland, many localities in Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, have formed lecture groups whose members include old soldiers, old experts, old teachers, and others. They go into communities, villages, and campuses to tell the stories of the Red Army and carry forward the Long March spirit. At a lecture activity in Jin'an Community of Tiexi Subdistrict, lecturer Han Jianchun led everyone to review the glorious course of the Red Army's Long March and vividly recounted that magnificent and grand in scale (波澜壮阔, bo lan zhuang kuo - "wave, surge, magnificent, vast") revolutionary era.
The Long March spirit is an immortal monument that transcends time and space, and it is also a living teaching material for national defense education for all the people.
In early September, at the Hongjing (Red Well) former revolutionary site complex in Shazhouba, Ruijin City, Jiangxi Province, a group of children wearing red vests stood out conspicuously among the crowd. They are the "Red Children" volunteer docents here.
"My hometown Ruijin is the Red capital, and I want to tell these Red stories to more people, so that everyone can know the history of my hometown," said Zeng Yijia, a student of Jindu Primary School in Ruijin City, who was delivering a speech with great passion and emotion (声情并茂, sheng qing bing mao - "voice, emotion, together, lush") telling visitors about those eventful years. Since the first grade, she has often come here during holidays to give volunteer explanations.
In recent years, Ruijin has cumulatively trained several thousand "Red Children" volunteer docents. At local former revolutionary sites and Red venues, they use their young voices to tell Red stories and inherit the revolutionary spirit.
One former site after another, one cultural relic after another, one story after another... The Red resources of various localities are generous gifts of history, and they turn the two characters "national defense" into a perceptible responsibility and glory.
Innovating methods and approaches, enhancing the effectiveness of education
In a themed classroom, several middle school students put on VR (virtual reality) devices, and the scene before their eyes instantly switched to the head of the Luding Bridge. They saw the iron chains swaying in the wind, the Dadu River surging and roaring, and Red Army soldiers charging toward the opposite bank through enemy fire.
It is precisely the "National Defense Education Month for All the People," and a wonderful practical national defense education class was vividly held at the Tianjin International Youth Exchange Center, where the VR immersive experience became a major highlight.
"Diverse forms such as display board exhibitions, video playback, and VR immersive experiences effectively lower the threshold of understanding for Party history study, and can more directly strike a chord with young people and evoke emotional resonance," said Chen Xi, a teacher in the research and study department of the International Youth Exchange Center.
Along with technological empowerment and formal innovation, the coverage of national defense education continues to expand, and new fronts continue to be developed.
On this year's Army Day (August 1), the Army, relying on the unit where Yang Gensi served during his lifetime, organized an open camp activity and simultaneously launched the "Youth Battle Position Talk" national defense education situational livestream class. On that day, the total number of views of the livestream exceeded 9.4 million. Through on-site demonstrations, immersive experiences, and other diverse forms, the livestream took netizens into Army barracks, allowing them to feel up close the splendor of a strong military.
The extensive application of new platforms and new technologies makes national defense education "visible," while the spiritual nourishment that quietly and subtly influences others (润物无声, run wu wu sheng - "moisten, things, without, sound") enables the concept of national defense to "take root."
In recent years, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, has innovated the model of national defense education, painstakingly building the distinctive "Defense Rabbit" brand, embedding its image into scenes such as animation festival exhibitions, buses and subways, and cultural and creative merchandise, and integrating national defense education into every bit of daily life.
During the "National Defense Education Month for All the People," the converged media special program "Building National Defense with One Heart" was officially launched. The program connects history and reality, and through segments such as the situational sound-poem-painting "If We Do Not Go to War," the drama "Standing Fast," the short film "Beneath My Feet Is the Border Line," and the situational recitation "A Letter from Home Left on the Pamir Plateau," it strings together national defense memories from the era of beacon fires to the years of peace, bringing the audience a vivid open class on national defense education.
From display boards to screens, from classrooms to livestream rooms, from books to immersive venues, national defense education for all the people is being integrated into daily life with more vivid expressions and reaching people's hearts with warmer strength.
Pooling the consensus of the whole people, consolidating the foundation of national defense
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has attached great importance to the work of national defense education for all the people, made a series of important decisions and arrangements, promoted the reform of the leadership and institutional mechanisms for national defense education for all the people in the new era, established Martyrs' Memorial Day and the National Memorial Day for the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, established the system of national and Party honors and awards, and planned and held a series of major celebration and commemoration activities, greatly boosting the morale of the Party, the military, and the people, and continuously strengthening the whole people's awareness of national defense.
Deepening national defense education for all the people requires both mobilizing the enthusiasm of all sectors of society and promoting broad participation by the whole society, and also giving prominence to key targets, implementing policies by category and making precise efforts. Young people are the hope and future of the motherland, and national defense education in schools is the top priority of national defense education for all the people.
At the beginning of September, the vast number of young students welcomed the "First Lesson of the School Term," and many localities innovated forms and carriers, integrating national defense education into the back-to-school season, bringing national defense education into the classroom and letting it soak into their hearts.
In the early morning, on the playground of Shengfu Road Primary School in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, a five-star red flag slowly rose against the morning sun. This flag came from the border defense company of Ali in Tibet and had once fluttered in the wind on the snow-covered plateau at an altitude of several thousand meters.
On that day, Qin Guofu, a first-class combat hero, came to the scene and, in plain language and with sincere emotion, told the teachers and students present about his military service experience and battle stories. In his words, the soldier's sincere commitment of being willing to sacrifice one's life (舍生忘死, she sheng wang si - "abandon, life, forget, death") to defend the country moved people to the core, and the teachers and students below the stage were deeply touched.
Effectively grasping the "key minority" of leading cadres is also an important part of pushing national defense education for all the people to go deeper and be more substantive. Recently, cadre refresher courses in many localities have carried out national defense education through means such as watching themed educational films and organizing formation training, guiding participating cadres to strengthen their awareness of potential dangers and to care about, support, and participate in national defense construction.
The normalization and long-term effectiveness of national defense education for all the people cannot be achieved without the strong support of relevant policies.
The National Defense Education Law of the People's Republic of China, revised in 2024, strengthens top-level planning and design at the national level, further clarifies the basic content, methods and means, and related safeguards of national defense education for all the people in the new era, and provides a strong legal guarantee for strengthening national defense education for all the people in the new era.
When caring for national defense, loving national defense, building national defense, and defending national defense become the common ideological consensus and conscious action of the whole society, the feelings for family and country will be like seeds falling into the heart, taking root and sprouting in the spring breeze and rain, growing luxuriant in generation after generation of relay, and guarding the mountains and rivers for ten thousand li.
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Breaking free from the mindset that "things have always been this way," stepping out of fixed work routines, seeing the problems that have been pushed aside, and catching the needs that have been overlooked—often this is where innovative breakthroughs can be found in common scenarios.
Where should the focus of optimizing governance be found? Sometimes it lies in phenomena that are something that is commonplace or ordinary (司空见惯, si kong jian guan - "private, see, common, usual").
Every summer, many children love playing in the water, yet no one can bear the consequences of drowning accidents. In many places, the simplest and most common approach is—forbidding children from playing in the water.
Not long ago, in Haoling Village, Longhushan Town, Yingtan, Jiangxi, a different solution to this difficult problem went viral online. The local area built an open-air swimming pool beside an irrigation canal, drawing canal water into the pool, and the discharged water irrigates the farmland—not a single drop wasted. The pool is open free of charge during fixed afternoon hours each day, with village cadres and Party member volunteers serving as safety officers on rotating shifts. This approach breaks out of the habitual thinking of "banning it outright," with costs that are not particularly high and a mechanism that is not complicated. It both holds the safety bottom line and fulfills the children's wish to enjoy water in the summer.
This offers inspiration: as the environment changes and conditions improve, breaking free from the mindset that "things have always been this way," stepping out of fixed work routines, seeing the problems that have been pushed aside, and catching the needs that have been overlooked—often this is where innovative breakthroughs can be found in common scenarios.
For example, with the diversification of service provision, especially the rise of food delivery, people's "needs at the tip of the tongue" are better satisfied. But couriers and delivery riders walking through the streets and alleys basically have no proper mealtimes and can only grab a few bites casually.
Quzhou, Zhejiang, saw this service blind spot and specially built a "One O'Clock Canteen" for delivery riders, couriers, and ride-hailing drivers—during the window when they have time to sit down and eat, in their high-frequency activity areas, with the locations chosen by the workers themselves, providing them with affordable meals at staggered times. The first batch of 62 service points covers 6 counties (cities, districts), all of which have been put on map navigation. These workers in new forms of employment can eat nearby according to their work routes, without detours or lost work time.
Staying keenly attuned to commonplace problems is a valuable form of governance initiative. Good governance is never about using rigid rules to control people or cover up problems, but rather about doing everything possible to find a way (想方设法, xiang fang she fa - "think, way, set, method") to broaden the paths for resolving conflicts and creating more viable choices.
This is a governance wisdom of adapting to changing circumstances (因时而变, yin shi er bian - "according to, time, and, change") and innovating with the times. Some problems, whether limited by existing perceptions or constrained by practical realities, could not be solved under past conditions; some areas lie in a gray zone from a management perspective, with no one taking the lead to address them... Thus, some hard bones that are difficult to chew are brushed aside with a casual "this has always been the case," and some emerging cross-cutting areas are obscured by a phrase like "not yet clearly defined." This kind of commonplace that seems acceptable to make do with is precisely what deserves to be re-examined—wherever there are widespread pain points and bottlenecks, there often lies the opportunity to break new ground.
For example, new officials ignoring previous commitments or debts (新官不理旧账, xin guan bu li jiu zhang - "new, official, not, manage, old, account") is a chronic ailment that flares up from time to time, and it is also an important issue concerning the business environment. In order to put an end to phenomena such as "when the person leaves, the work stops" and "changing direction when changing lanes," Jiangsu has explored and introduced implementation measures for the handover of responsibilities when cadres leave their posts, clarifying what is handed over and how, with a focus on handing over major matters during the term of office, key work not yet completed, and major risks and hidden dangers. At present, full coverage has been achieved for the handover of changes in provincial-level principal officials. One list, one handover—it both explains the considerations behind it, achieving a full disclosure and mutual understanding, and clarifies the boundaries of responsibility, promoting the passing of the baton and the continuation of the relay. It effectively ensures that work in all regions and fields does not lapse and projects do not stall. In seemingly "unclear" gray areas, it is actually possible to sort out item by item the requirements that are operable, traceable, and accountable, opening up new space for solving problems.
The warmth of governance lies in narrowing the distance between policy and people's hearts. As the times move forward, people's living conditions and environments are constantly changing. Old methods need new adjustments, and new needs should be seen in a timely manner. Not taking the commonplace for granted, not avoiding those long-standing difficult problems, and doing everything possible under existing conditions to create new possibilities—cheering on everyone's running and adding color to everyone's life—this is precisely the simple yet profound value foundation of social governance.
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Changing one's approach and moving toward the new, the traditional may also become trendy, and what was once niche also has the opportunity to step onto the big stage
Relying on digital technology, paper publications stored in warehouses and displayed on bookshelves become digital assets, single book products are transformed into rich knowledge services, and the "publishing brain" can also significantly improve publishing efficiency.
Making intelligence a selling point, Chinese-made pet products such as pet dryers and automatic feeders meet diverse needs, are widely favored by overseas consumers, and have become synonymous with value for quality and price.
Traditional industries and niche tracks, now supported by digital-intelligent technology, are able to open up new space for development.
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes "promoting digital-intelligent technology empowerment in all aspects." Conforming to the trend and advancing digital-intelligent transformation has become a consensus. However, unlike emerging industries that are born with "digital-intelligent genes," some traditional industries and small and micro enterprises, constrained by technology, talent, capital, and other factors, face the difficulties of "cannot afford to transform, do not know how to transform, and cannot transform well."
For example, some enterprises simply understand digital-intelligent transformation as installing systems and equipment, focusing on construction while neglecting operations (重建设轻运营, zhong jian she qing yun ying - "heavy, build; light, operate"); some enterprises blindly chasing temporary trends (盲目赶风口, mang mu gan feng kou - "blindly, catch; wind, mouth") and chasing hot topics, detached from actual business realities; some enterprises seek achieving something completely in a single step (一步到位, yi bu dao wei - "one, step; arrive, position"), which instead exceeds their capacity to bear and increases their operational burden.
Digital-intelligent transformation is a required question. It should be recognized that digital-intelligent technology is not a gimmick for making something look good on the surface without substance (装点门面, zhuang dian men mian - "decorate, door; face") nor a panacea that claims to cure all ills (包治百病, bao zhi bai bing - "all, cure; hundred, sickness"), but rather a tool for solving practical problems. How exactly should it be used? How should transformation proceed? The key is to base oneself in reality and focus on practical results.
The essence of digital-intelligent transformation lies in finding a development path suited to oneself. Jiangxi Jingdong Industrial Co., Ltd., which is deeply engaged in textile dyeing and finishing, was once at a loss: replacing 182 old dyeing machines would cost 60 million yuan, yet the company's annual output value was only 150 million yuan — was it worth it? In the end, following the "small, fast, light, precise" approach, the enterprise did not engage in large-scale demolition and construction (大拆大建, da chai da jian - "big, demolish; big, build"), but instead installed intelligent modules and a 5G management platform to upgrade the existing equipment. With a total investment of just over 6 million yuan, it helped reduce operating costs by 30% and pushed annual output value past 200 million yuan.
"Cannot afford to wait, nor can it be rushed" is a methodology for seeking development and promoting reform, and also a dialectic of transformation and upgrading. The more extremely urgent or imminent (迫在眉睫, po zai mei jie - "pressing, at; eyebrows, eyelashes") and important critical work is, the more one must seek truth from facts, respect laws, take steady and cautious steps, and strive for practical results.
It is technology empowerment, and even more so a renewal of thinking. Tibetan weaving and cross-stitch embroidery, relying on digital technology and IP authorization, have been upgraded from small handicrafts and ornaments into exquisite patterns on fashionable items and widely popular digital collectibles. Hanfu enterprises in Cao County, Shandong, seizing the development opportunity of embodied intelligence, are exploring the new track of robot apparel. Taking the initiative to innovate and actively seeking change, seizing the high ground of value and tapping market space, traditional industries can also bloom new flowers, and niche tracks can also become hot spots.
The disruptive nature of digital-intelligent technology lies not only in the technology itself, but even more in the infinite possibilities it creates. Changing one's approach and moving toward the new, the traditional may also become trendy, and what was once niche also has the opportunity to step onto the big stage.
Looking at a deeper level, it is precisely through the benign interaction between the new and the old, the fast and the slow, the large and the small, and increments and existing stock that the Chinese economy achieves accumulating extensively to achieve a powerful breakthrough (厚积薄发, hou ji bo fa - "thick, accumulate; thin, release") and moving steadily to achieve long-term success (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk, steady; reach, far"). While continuously making new breakthroughs in high-tech and frontier industry fields, it also uses new technologies and new drivers to drive the iteration of traditional industries and the renewal of small and micro enterprises — climbing upward and rooting downward support each other and advance in coordination.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "China is so big that we must develop the real economy, and no aspect or field can be left out." As a super-large-scale economy, China cannot achieve an overall leap through the rapid improvement of individual industries alone. It must maintain a balance between creating increments and optimizing existing stock, transform and upgrade traditional industries while cultivating new ones, and take care of the "body of the ox" while grasping the "nose of the ox."
Looking to the future, as a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation represented by artificial intelligence deeply interweaves with the world's largest and most complete industrial system, a pioneering, enterprising, and ever-renewing China will surely paint an even more magnificent picture of development.
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Population mobility, social security enrollment, rental housing registration... in a single quarter, several systems, more than a dozen forms. "We filled in a lot of this data last month, and now another department is pressing us for it again," a grid worker in Qiongshan District, Haikou City, Hainan, admitted in an interview, adding that "sometimes it feels like I'm almost a full-time form-filler, squeezing in my actual work when I can."
This remark stings because it precisely hits a chronic problem at the grassroots level: grassroots cadres who should be out on the streets and in the fields are being buried under paperwork and turned into people who only know book learning and lack practical experience (案头秀才, an tou xiu cai - "desk, scholar"). Filling out the same forms repeatedly, reporting to multiple departments, and meeting tight deadlines consumes a huge amount of their time and energy.
Wherever problems exist, reform should be advanced there. In December 2024, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Work Guidelines for 'Report Once Only' for Grassroots Report Data." Hainan launched a pilot in Qiongshan District, Haikou City, streamlining 3,163 report forms from 58 townships, sub-districts, and departments down to 152. In July 2025, relying on the "Haizhengtong" government affairs platform, the "One Form for All" system was rolled out across the entire province. Since the beginning of this year, the average monthly number of forms filled out by townships and sub-districts in Hainan has dropped from 96 to 26.
What has been reduced is paperwork; what has increased is legwork. Where did the saved time go? Action is the best answer: visiting households to listen to their concerns, investigating hidden risks to people's livelihoods, following up on agricultural benefit projects, mediating neighborhood disputes, and proactively reaching out to address the urgent difficulties and concerns of the masses. "Previously, manually compiling reports took half a day; now the time saved allows us to visit several more households!" a community worker on Fengxiang Sub-district in Qiongshan District offered a striking comparison. Grassroots cadres lifting their heads and getting out on their feet, returning to the places where they should be rooted — this is the most tangible result of the reform.
The value of reducing burdens is not just about cutting the number of forms; it is more about improving governance effectiveness. Rising from "filling in fewer forms" to "governing with precision" is the key to solving the problem.
For example, Tunchang County had long relied on manual ledgers to distribute old-age allowances, and cases of missed payments, erroneous payments, and payments continuing after death occurred from time to time, making post-hoc investigations both time-consuming and laborious. Now, the "One Form for All" system connects data from civil affairs, health, and public security departments, and the lists of those who should have been paid but were not, and those who should have had payments stopped but did not, are clearly displayed — both precise and efficient. With fewer forms and more data sharing, breaking down departmental fragmentation and system barriers has noticeably improved governance effectiveness.
Reducing burdens at the grassroots is an important aspect of optimizing governance, and optimizing governance is the ultimate value of reducing grassroots burdens — advancing the two together ultimately creates tangible results that benefit the people.
This reform logic — from reducing burdens at the grassroots to empowering governance — is not confined to Hainan. In Chongqing, the "One Form for All" system aggregates various types of data, interfaces with the "141" grassroots smart governance platform, and develops typical application scenarios. Arong Banner in Inner Mongolia has aggregated nearly 400,000 data entries, eliminating the need for repeated surveys, and achieving 100% service coverage for key population groups.
The value of these explorations lies in the fact that from the very beginning, "sharing" and "reuse" were set as reform goals, so that data is not only "reported less" but can also be "used more." Taking the initiative and moving forward proactively is precisely the key to a single move that revitalizes the entire situation (一子落而满盘活, yi zi luo er man pan huo - "one piece, fall, and, whole, board, lively") in reform.
Looking ahead along this line of thinking, the future of "One Form for All" holds even greater room for imagination. On the one hand, system construction should advance in tandem with long-term supervision, so that the results of burden reduction do not become a passing fad. At present, although some localities have already built their systems, departments still privately send "forms outside the forms" via WeChat and work groups, with hidden burdens wearing a "new disguise." On the other hand, the current "One Form for All" systems in various localities are still at the stage of separate provincial-level and municipal-level exploration, and objective obstacles remain in the form of inconsistent statistical indicator standards across regions and difficulties in cross-level, cross-regional data coordination. By continuing to deepen reform, steadily promoting the standardization and unification of data, and clearing away institutional bottlenecks, it is believed that with the formation of relatively unified data standards, grassroots governance capacity will be further elevated.
Reducing burdens is not about dissolving responsibility, but about optimizing the way responsibility is borne; it is not about making the grassroots "idle," but about making the grassroots "busy where it counts." When forms no longer tie people's hands and feet, and data truly serves people, grassroots cadres will be able to achieve solid results in the places closest to the masses.
(The author is a reporter for the Hainan Branch of this newspaper.)
Return to TopNuclear power is an important lever for safeguarding energy security and advancing the "dual carbon" transition. Not long ago, a State Council executive meeting decided to approve four nuclear power projects, including the Phase I project in Zhuanghe, Liaoning. This is the first approval of nuclear power projects in 2026 and also the first batch of nuclear power projects approved during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, which is of great significance for attracting private capital participation and effectively driving investment in the industrial chain.
Here is a verse:
Nuclear power construction opens a new chapter,
Clean energy supply demonstrates responsibility.
With simultaneous improvement in both quantity and quality (量质齐升, liang zhi qi sheng - "quantity, quality, together, rise"), safety comes first,
On the low-carbon road, steps ring out with vigor.
Yang Yuwen
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Recently, the ancient-text revitalization project "A City Walk Across 900 Years" submitted by the Shaanxi Provincial Library was selected for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions PressReader International Marketing Award's global top ten. This project takes as its blueprint A Record of a Journey South of the City (《游城南记》) written by Zhang Li of the Northern Song Dynasty, inviting readers to retrace the route Zhang Li took more than 900 years ago when he left the south gate of Chang'an's city wall to visit historic sites and seek out the traces of antiquity, walking while reading, shooting short videos, and conducting study tours. Ancient texts that were once rarely consulted have now gained countless fans.
Only by choosing the right text can the revitalization of ancient texts have a foundation. A Record of a Journey South of the City is not a classic of the classics and histories that involves picking out fragments out of context (寻章摘句, xun zhang zhai ju - "seek, chapter, pluck, sentence"), but rather a field record of a journey along the way. The route south of Chang'an city recorded in the book not only passes through today's bustling urban districts of Xi'an but also links together many historic sites that have survived to the present. This superimposition of time and space gives ancient texts a natural interface with contemporary urban life and also provides an opportunity to transform ancient texts into public cultural products that can be experienced, replicated, and shared. Readers need only walk the route once in person to open the same passage of text before the same site, measuring history with their footsteps and feeling culture with their hearts.
Only by innovating mechanisms can the dissemination of ancient texts "break out of the circle." In some places, efforts to revitalize ancient texts remain stuck on common paths such as text scanning, database construction, and thematic exhibitions. The Shaanxi Provincial Library has explored transforming readers from passive viewers into active experiencers: inviting creators and readers to carry out themed walks, study tours, and the creation of illustrated articles and videos. Online dissemination attracts traffic, offline experiences receive the traffic, and participants spontaneously produce new content, forming a positive cycle of "dissemination—experience—re-dissemination."
Successful practice is certainly gratifying, but what matters more is transforming breakthroughs at single points into economies of scale. The locality is making efforts to build the brand "Follow Ancient Texts to Tour Shaanxi," linking public libraries and other ancient-text collection institutions across the province's cities and counties to jointly carry out distinctive ancient-text study tour activities. This is a rare opportunity to allow the stories in ancient texts to "come alive" and "heat up" on a larger scale.
The protection of ancient texts must ultimately be realized through revitalization and utilization. At present, there are still a great many sleeping ancient texts awaiting awakening. However, there is no fixed rule for the revitalization of ancient texts; not every ancient text is suited to "walking." The key is to find an interface with contemporary life based on local resources, so that reading promotion has a handle and cultural-tourism integration has a vehicle. Only in this way can ancient texts truly enter people's lives and be understood and loved by more people.
(Excerpted and adapted from Shaanxi Daily, original title: "How Did an Ancient Text Walk Out of the High Pavilion and onto the Street?")
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The Three Gorges ship lock is the inland waterway ship lock with the most continuous stages and the most complex technology in the world. In recent years, China's water transport has grown by leaps and bounds, and the Three Gorges ship lock has long been operating under overload conditions. However, the preliminary research work for the new Three Gorges water transport channel project began in 2013, yet formal construction only started this year. Why did such a long time pass in between?
Ecological protection must be taken into account, geological hazards must be eliminated, engineering difficulties must be tackled, and organizational coordination and rules and standards must be upgraded... Only by first making these preparatory and foundational efforts solid and in place can planning and construction proceed happening naturally without any obstacle (顺理成章, shun li cheng zhang - "follow, logic, become, rule"). Even though the situation does not wait for people and opportunities do not wait for people, one must not blindly rush ahead or engage in spoiling things through excessive haste (拔苗助长, ba miao zhu zhang - "pull, seedling, assist, grow"). Only by adhering to scientific planning and scientific deployment can one seize development opportunities and take advantage of a favorable trend (乘势而上, cheng shi er shang - "ride, momentum, and, ascend"), planting every step forward firmly and steadily.
How can one balance improving work efficiency and preventing the waste of time with maintaining work patience and avoiding impatience? Taking the correct view of political achievements as the guide is extremely critical. Those matters that lay the groundwork and benefit the long term must be pursued gradually; one must not be hasty or impatient. But for matters that are clearly understood and urgently needed by the masses, one must demonstrate the spirit of striving, the drive of daring, and the work style of pragmatism to achieve tangible results. For example, in Xiong'an New Area in Hebei, after planning every inch of land clearly, large-scale construction began, and in just a few years more than 5,000 buildings have risen from the ground.
A frantic sprint lacking endurance is destined not to last; a slow shuffle that disregards efficiency easily leads to idle consumption and spinning in place. Acting quickly and working patiently are not two things that are completely incompatible (水火不容, shui huo bu rong - "water, fire, not, tolerate"), but rather complement each other. Zhijiang Village in Jiande, Zhejiang, was once so overrun with livestock farms that the stench was overwhelming. The village's two committees first spent two years rapidly reversing the dirty and chaotic situation, then leveraged the beautiful natural scenery to gradually open up broad space for revitalization and development. Precisely because it coordinated "rapid remediation" with "slow nurturing," the village where "the stench was once the road sign" has become a well-known internet-famous photography village.
The landing of a project depends not only on short-term dividend attraction, but also on the improvement of industrial supporting facilities and the support of the business environment; the restoration of an ecosystem requires not only acting with bold and decisive measures (大刀阔斧, da dao kuo fu - "big, knife, wide, axe") in rectification, but also persistent daily incremental efforts. It is not difficult to see that stage-by-stage speed serves long-term stability; long-term stability in turn guarantees the progress of the overall trend. Only by balancing speed and patience and combining stability with progress can one maintain a proper rhythm of action and rest (张弛有度, zhang chi you du - "stretch, relax, have, degree") in the pace of work, and ensure that patient perseverance ultimately bears fruit.
From the breakthrough of major national equipment to the rise of century-spanning projects, and then to the continuous improvement of livelihood matters, decomposing grand blueprints into executable and assessable stage-by-stage tasks, creating tangible results in a short time with the urgency of seizing every moment with urgency (只争朝夕, zhi zheng zhao xi - "only, compete, morning, evening"), and achieving accomplishments year after year with the patience of persisting in an endeavor with constancy (持之以恒, chi zhi yi heng - "hold, that, with, perseverance") — this is the Chinese people's practical philosophy and the code of transformation for the mountains and rivers of China.
From this perspective, how should one seek political achievements from time? It requires both establishing a "temporal depth" for the work at hand, examining and planning it within the long river of history and long-term practice, and discarding the shortsighted thinking of seeking quick results and immediate benefits (急功近利, ji gong jin li - "hurry, merit, near, profit"); and also setting "temporal constraints" for long-term plans, making responsibilities quantifiable, progress visible, and results verifiable, avoiding the reality of "dragging one's feet" in the name of sustained, long-term effort.
"Each person's working time is limited, but serving the people wholeheartedly is unlimited." Coordinating efficiency and patience means spending time on the right things. The acting with great speed and decisiveness (雷厉风行, lei li feng xing - "thunder, fierce, wind, walk") of "ten thousand years are too long; seize the day, seize the hour" and the historical patience of "planning for descendants, planning for a thousand years" are unified in the simple pursuit of "always keeping the people in mind." Whether it is quick results that show immediate effects or long-term undertakings that nourish silently, as long as they are conducive to enhancing the well-being of the people, they should all be treated with care and pursued with full effort.
"Establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements is a long-term task." Undertaking work and creating achievements is always on the road, and benefiting the people has no point of completion. By tackling the present with the vigor of acting with great speed and decisiveness, and accumulating achievements for the long term with the power of dripping water wearing through stone, one will surely win the people's sincere recognition and lasting applause.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 勇 赵景锋
Walking through Ordos, Inner Mongolia, a gentle breeze carries the fresh scent of grass and trees. Deep in the hinterland of the Kubuqi Desert, a desert-crossing highway cuts straight through the vast yellow sands like a black silk ribbon; on both sides of the road, grid sand barriers woven from Salix psammophila firmly lock down the shifting sand, while shrubs such as Caragana korshinskii and Hedysarum leave grow vigorously in the wind; looking further into the distance, large expanses of photovoltaic panels spread out, shining brightly (熠熠生辉, yì yì shēng huī - "shining, emitting, life; bright, glowing") under the sunlight...
Ordos is one of the important regions in China for desertification control and the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Program. How can ecological protection, industrial transformation, and increasing farmers' and herders' incomes be coordinated? The answer is written in the boundless sea of sand, and also in the mines, the industrial parks, and the ordinary days of daily life.
Ecological Green: From "Desert Advances, People Retreat" to "Green Advances, Desert Retreats"
Between Zhaojun Town and Engbe Town in Dalad Banner, Ordos, a desert-crossing highway was completed and opened to traffic in May 2025. The 16.81-kilometer road splits the hinterland of the Kubuqi Desert in two. On both sides of the road, sand barriers have stabilized 1,270 mu of sand, 660,000 seedlings of various types have been planted, and more than 4,000 kilograms of grass seed have been sown.
Ordos has advanced desert control and road construction simultaneously, organically integrating highway transportation layout with key ecological projects. To date, the city has cumulatively built a total of 4,247 kilometers of desert-crossing highways, driving ecological desertification control over an area of approximately 4.33 million mu.
"Desert control is like eating a watermelon—you have to cut it into small pieces before you can take a bite." Yang Dong, director of the Dalad Banner Forestry and Grassland Bureau, pointed out the logic of "controlling desert through roads": breaking the giant sand area into independent, controllable management units, and "delivering" desert-control personnel, materials, and agricultural and livestock products deep into the desert.
There are not only roads, but also light.
On the northern edge of the Kubuqi Desert, a "photovoltaic Great Wall" is rapidly extending. Taking new energy power generation as a starting point, Ordos has deeply implemented the integrated project of desertification prevention and control combined with wind and solar power generation, simultaneously advancing ecological governance beneath the photovoltaic panels. To date, 12.84 million kilowatts of photovoltaic installed capacity have been completed, achieving photovoltaic desert control over 800,000 mu, with the cumulative total expected to exceed 1 million mu by the end of the year. Projects under construction total 26.95 million kilowatts, and two planned "desert, Gobi, and barren land" large-scale bases have been approved for a planned photovoltaic installed capacity of 16 million kilowatts; once all are completed, photovoltaic desert control over 2 million mu can be achieved.
Desert control is the coordinated effort of multiple approaches, including engineering sand fixation, aerial seeding afforestation, closing sandy land for afforestation and grass cultivation, mechanized desert control, and photovoltaic desert control. Since 2023, Ordos has cumulatively built more than 370 kilometers of new edge-sealing forests, barrier belts, and sand-blocking belts, and the Kubuqi Desert has gained more than 3.2 million mu of newly treated area. The former "desert advances, people retreat" is gradually turning into "green advances, desert retreats."
Thriving Industry: Green Electricity Enters the Workshop, "New Industries" Grow on the Sandy Land
The ecology is turning green, and industry is also turning green.
In the zero-carbon industrial park of the Mengsu Economic Development Zone in Ordos, the Envision Power battery production workshop is running at full speed, with robotic arms moving up and down, and battery cells coming off the line one after another through multiple processes. The battery manufacturing here uses 100% green electricity.
"The park has now completed a 408,000-kilowatt wind-solar-storage integrated project, generating 1 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity annually," said Xu Jiangang, deputy director of the Management Committee of the Mengsu Economic Development Zone. Currently, green electricity accounts for 68% of the park's electricity consumption, and the carbon emission intensity per unit of energy consumption has dropped from 2.66 tons in 2022 to 1 ton in 2025.
Where does the green electricity come from? Right in the desert.
In the Kubuqi Desert, tens of thousands of photovoltaic panels are neatly arranged, with blue arrays stretching out in an unbroken expanse. In 2025, Ordos added 6.55 million kilowatts of newly grid-connected new energy installed capacity, bringing the city's total grid-connected renewable energy installed capacity to 27.79 million kilowatts, of which photovoltaic installed capacity is 20.43 million kilowatts and wind power installed capacity is 6.6 million kilowatts, with renewable energy installed capacity accounting for 42% of total power installed capacity.
Water is also "circulating to generate value." In the central control room of the park's water resource recycling project, the wastewater treatment process jumps across the screen: turbid wastewater passes through pretreatment, biological treatment, and membrane treatment before becoming clear recycled water.
The industrial chain is also continuously being extended and broadened. In the workshop of the Inner Mongolia Baofeng 3-million-ton olefin project in Uxin Banner, Ordos, coal is converted through gasification, methanol synthesis, olefin separation, and other processes into polyethylene and polypropylene pellets, which are further processed into products such as packaging materials, automotive parts, and medical supplies. From "burning coal and selling coal" to "using coal to make materials," Ordos is pushing modern coal chemical industry toward high-end, diversified, and low-carbon development.
Mine restoration is also releasing green potential. At the Heidaigou open-pit coal mine in Jungar Banner, Ordos, giant electric shovels swing their steel arms while mining trucks shuttle back and forth; on the other side, on reclaimed land, apricot trees and crabapple trees spread their branches and leaves, while alfalfa and erect milkvetch cover the slopes. The Heidaigou mining area adheres to the principle of "mining, reclaiming, and restoring simultaneously," and over the years has achieved a reclaimed and greened area of 100,100 mu.
Green restoration is beginning to yield economic returns. In the reclamation area of the Shigetu coal mine in Narisong Town, Jungar Banner, mine pits that have been backfilled and remediated have been turned into high-quality agricultural land, with Chinese medicinal herbs spreading out in large patches. Gao Fuyin, Party branch secretary of Aolaobula Village, said that last year the village's collective economic income exceeded 5 million yuan, and many villagers now have two sources of income—land transfer rent and work at the base.
From green electricity in the desert, to green plants in the mines, to recycling in the industrial parks, Ordos is transforming ecological advantages into industrial advantages, turning "green content" into "gold content."
Prosperous People: Panning for Gold in the Sea of Sand, Life Grows Ever More Promising
Ecological improvement and industrial upgrading ultimately come down to changes in people's lives.
At the Qixing Lake scenic area in the Kubuqi Desert, herdsman Mengkedalai is busy tending to his homestay. In 2006, 36 herdsman households moved here from deep in the desert to live together and began developing family tourism.
Today, Mengkedalai's family net income is stable at 150,000 to 200,000 yuan per year, with tourism, catering, and homestay income accounting for more than half, and with licorice cultivation and animal husbandry on top of that, life is growing ever more promising. He has also joined with 27 herdsman households to establish a tourism cooperative, operating speedboats, jet skis, and other attractions at Qixing Lake.
In Guanjing Village, Zhonghexi Town, Dalad Banner, herdsman Zhou Zhizhong has found a new livelihood in the Salix psammophila forests.
Starting in 2007, he began planting trees, and more than a decade later, nearly 5,000 mu of Salix psammophila forest has grown into a green home. Now, he earns more than 200,000 yuan a year from selling Salix psammophila seedlings. As for the branches cut back in the stubble-removal process, those suitable are used as seedlings, while the rest become raw material for sand barriers to prevent and fix sand.
To date, Ordos has developed more than 500 household forest and grassland farms, with a total ecological coverage area of more than 2 million mu, and every household has "ecological income."
An even bigger change is that a batch of new industries and new jobs has kept people in the area. Ecological resources such as Caragana korshinskii and Salix psammophila have increased year by year, driving the development of industries such as biomass green methanol and Caragana korshinskii forage processing. In 2025, the city's total output value of the forestry and grassland industry reached 8.5 billion yuan, with more than 50,000 tons of Caragana korshinskii and Salix psammophila processed and utilized annually.
Deserts, mines, and industrial parks—together they constitute the living scene of Ordos's green transformation, and they also support a life in which the people have a greater sense of fulfillment.
Liu Tianyun, deputy director of the Ordos Forestry and Grassland Bureau, said that Ordos will continue to consolidate the "four lines of defense"—edge-sealing forests, photovoltaic desert-control belts, greening belts, and check dams—adhere to the coordinated management of all elements of desert control, water management, and mountain management, and continue to raise the desertification control rate of the Kubuqi Desert.
Deep in the desert, the green is still extending; on the road of transformation, development is still accelerating.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 义 曹怡晴 陈圆圆 周 欢
The mountain tea gardens layer their green, and the water-powered stamping mills for porcelain stone sound their rhythmic beat. The Yao River meanders gently, passing the kiln fires of the Southern Song Dynasty and the trade banners of the Ming and Qing dynasties, flowing to Yaoli Ancient Town in Fuliang County, Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province.
Yaoli, known in ancient times as "Yaoli" (Kiln Village), got its name because kiln factories for the porcelain industry were spread throughout the area during the Tang and Song dynasties. Later, because of its green mountains and clear waters, resembling the celestial Jasper Lake, it was elegantly renamed "Yaoli" (Jasper Village), and it is one of the birthplaces of Jingdezhen's porcelain and tea culture.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that China's fine traditional culture has never been interrupted from ancient times to the present, and that ceramics are a treasure of China and an important calling card of Chinese civilization.
Guarding the cultural lineage of porcelain and tea, and revitalizing intangible cultural heritage skills. Today's Yaoli, through creative transformation and innovative development, is singing a new song of the porcelain source and tea homeland amid its mountains and waters.
Guarding
As early as the 17th century, the Dongbu Ancient Wharf in Yaoli Ancient Town became an important distribution center for porcelain-making raw materials in Jingdezhen, where merchants packed porcelain stone, kaolin, and glaze frit for loading onto boats for transport...
The remains of porcelain clay mines on Gaoling Mountain, the old kiln sites in the dense forests... Fuliang County carries 85.3% of Jingdezhen's porcelain industry heritage areas, and Yaoli is the central hinterland of this heritage treasure trove.
With a huge number of heritage sites scattered across many points, how can they be guarded?
"This mine shaft is blocked by tree branches!" At the Gaoling National Mine Park, Su Yue, a tourist from Guangdong, spotted the problem and immediately logged into the "Digital Heritage Guardian" mini-program, taking photos and uploading the on-site situation. After receiving the feedback, the back-office staff went to the site to inspect it at the first opportunity and promptly removed the branches.
In February this year, the Jingdezhen Municipal Porcelain Industry Cultural Heritage Protection Center launched the "Digital Heritage Guardian" mini-program, which includes information on 45 heritage element sites across five major heritage areas. Citizens and tourists only need to touch their phones to navigate with one click to visit porcelain industry sites, participate in online inspections, and report problems.
Heritage protection requires the participation of citizens and tourists, and even more so a professional monitoring and protection system. Feng Ruqin, director of the Fuliang County Cultural Heritage Protection Center, said that taking the World Heritage application as an opportunity, Yaoli is promoting the construction of a new pattern of heritage protection that is comprehensive, refined, and intelligent.
First, take stock of the baseline — the town's existing Changling Porcelain Stone Mine Site and Gaoling Clay Mine Site comprise a total of 7 heritage element sites, which are surveyed, registered, and documented one by one.
Then, clarify the routes — relying on technological equipment such as drone aerial photography, artificial intelligence recognition, and hydrological sensors, a three-dimensional "sky-earth-air" security system is being built.
Alongside technological empowerment, there is also a normalized manual patrol and protection mechanism. "Some washing pools and old mine shafts are in hidden locations, and intelligent monitoring equipment cannot identify them precisely, so we can only inspect each site on foot." Just as dawn was breaking, Chen Weidong, a patrol officer for the Gaoling area of the Fuliang County Cultural Heritage Protection Center, went into the mountains for patrol. In the first half of this year, more than 3,000 person-times of patrols were carried out, effectively ensuring the safety of the area's heritage.
Inheritance
"Dong, dong, dong..." In Raonan Village, Yaoli Town, by the Yao River, a waterwheel drives the stamping rod, continuously pounding the porcelain stone in the stamping mortar, producing a deep, heavy sound.
Scooping up the porcelain stone powder from the stamping mortar and pouring it into the washing pool in the adjacent workshop, sprinkling in lime, Master Zhan He'an and his apprentice Zhang Feng began taking turns stirring and washing. As a national-level representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage skill of water-powered stamping mill construction, Zhan He'an has already trained more than 10 apprentices.
In Jingdezhen's handmade porcelain-making techniques, relying on water-powered stamping mills to process porcelain-making raw materials is an important process step. Site selection, canal construction, determining the form of the stamping mill, designing the workshop, drafting plans, building... Zhang Feng alone spent 3 years learning just the construction of water-powered stamping mills.
Although industrial porcelain-making is now the mainstream, Yaoli still completely preserves traditional handmade porcelain-making techniques such as porcelain clay mining, porcelain stone processing, water-powered stamping and pounding, and kiln firing.
The porcelain lineage continues forever, and the tea fragrance endures. "Picking requires tenderness, uniformity, and cleanliness; processing seeks stability, precision, and care; withering observes the weather; rolling follows the nature of the tea; fermentation examines the color; baking maintains the heat..." In Changming Village, Yaoli Town, Pan Jinping, the representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage skill of Fuliang black tea making, recited the tea-making formula aloud; beside him, trainees listened and took notes.
Traditional tea-making relied mostly on the oral transmission of craftsmen's experience; the old tea masters of Yaoli have systematically sorted out the origins and techniques of tea-making since the Tang and Song dynasties, organized a thousand years of tea-making formulas, compiled standardized technique manuals, and recorded teaching videos, transforming scattered experience into a systematic and standardized technical system.
In Yaoli, cultural popularization activities such as public classes on porcelain and tea intangible cultural heritage and craftsmanship experience camps are now carried out on a regular basis, and the thousand-year porcelain and tea culture is taking root and flourishing (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "land, fall, grow, root") and taking deep hold in people's hearts.
Integration
Tall chimneys, red buildings, old kiln sites... In Jingdezhen's Taoxichuan Cultural and Creative District, various creative ceramic stalls line the streets, and tourists jostle shoulder to shoulder. Chen Xiaojie, a "Jing piao" (Jingdezhen drifter) from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, has been rooted in Jingdezhen starting a business for more than 10 years. "In Jingdezhen, both dreams and life have a place to settle."
Seasoning, dipping the brush, outlining, and water separation... At the Ming and Qing kiln workshop cluster in Taoyangli, Sun Lixin, the provincial-level representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage skill of traditional blue-and-white porcelain making, demonstrated the technique of painting on porcelain on site. In no time, a peony appeared vividly on the greenware body, and tourists gathered around to watch quietly.
From Taoxichuan to Taoyangli, tracing the porcelain and tea cultural lineage of Jingdezhen, large numbers of outside potters and tea merchants have gathered and settled here.
"Dear family members, take a look at this color glaze — it pairs perfectly with our black tea!" Wen Shan, a tea livestream host from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, made a special trip to Jingdezhen to "hunt for treasures." Nowadays, many tea bloggers like her frequently travel back and forth between tea mountains across the country and Jingdezhen.
Half a city of kiln fire, half a city of tea. One Yao River drives the rotation of the water-powered stamping mills and also nourishes the tea gardens on both banks.
Digging deep into the cultural roots of the integration and symbiosis of porcelain and tea, Yaoli insists on using culture to enhance tourism and using tourism to promote culture, preserving the ancient town's landscape pattern and the texture of its ancient buildings, and introducing porcelain and tea business formats such as ceramic study workshops and leisure tea houses.
Kneading, baking... Inside a tea-making workshop, Zheng Chenchen, a tourist from Zhejiang, experienced the ancient method of making Fuliang black tea. Shortly after, Zheng Chenchen went to a pottery workshop across the river, threw a lump of porcelain clay onto the spinning wheel of the potter's wheel, held the clay with both hands, and gently pushed with her fingertips, experiencing the charm of porcelain-making craftsmanship.
The Yao River flows slowly on, mountain songs are passed down from generation to generation, and the story of porcelain and tea changes with each passing day...
Return to TopYunnan Province is a microcosm of China's unified multi-ethnic family, where 26 indigenous ethnic groups have coexisted for generations, and a 4,060-kilometer border line links 8 border prefectures (cities). Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Yunnan has adhered to making a sense of community for the Chinese nation the main thread running through all work, promoting ethnic work and economic-social development to advance in tandem.
Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, the average annual economic growth rate of ethnic autonomous areas in Yunnan Province and the growth rate of per capita disposable income of rural permanent residents have both remained at relatively high levels; 89 demonstration units for national unity and progress have been established, and 48 model collectives and individuals for national unity and progress have been commended by the Party Central Committee and the State Council, ranking among the top in the country; in 2025, the province's comprehensive public security satisfaction rate reached 97.39%, and the satisfaction rate with rule-of-law construction has exceeded 97% for 6 consecutive years.
Consolidating the ideological foundation in building a shared spiritual home
Yunnan has strengthened education on a sense of community for the Chinese nation, running it through the entire process of cadre education, Party member education, school education, and social publicity education. Cadres and people of all ethnic groups have consciously established the community concept of "four commonalities," 304 demonstration schools for education on a sense of community for the Chinese nation and 20 educational practice bases have taken root and flourished, and the nationally compiled textbook Introduction to the Community of the Chinese Nation has achieved full coverage in colleges and universities; the province's level of popularization of the national common language and script has continued to improve.
The "Culture Revitalizes Yunnan" initiative has been deeply implemented, with 1,239 projects for the inheritance and development of fine traditional Chinese culture and cultural excellence projects implemented successively. The Compilation of Historical Materials on Interactions, Exchanges, and Integration Among Ethnic Groups in China·Yunnan Volume has been completed, and the Yunnan Ethnic Culture Palace regularly holds the "Yunnan Practice Exhibition on Forging a Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation." The themed practice of "The Party's radiance shines upon the borderlands, and borderland people's hearts turn to the Party" has spread to villages throughout the region. A number of fine literary and artistic works, including the dramas The Lancang River Flows Long and Teacher Guimei, have brought the stories of the Oath Monument for Ethnic Unity, Zhang Guimei, Dulongjiang Township, and the Wa ethnic village of Simola onto the stage, allowing people of all ethnic groups—by the fireside, in theaters, and in textbooks—to deeply feel that "we are all one family."
Deepening integrated settlement in promoting interactions, exchanges, and integration
Yunnan has incorporated the "Three Plans" for interactions, exchanges, and integration among all ethnic groups into the provincial development plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period, and issued the Yunnan Province Guidelines for Building "Harmonious and Beautiful One-Family" Integrated Community Work, deepening five-dimensional integration in space, culture, economy, society, and psychology.
In 2025, the number of people "residing in Yunnan" exceeded 5.5 million, with 1,000 demonstration villages for tourism upgrading in ethnic villages and 30 demonstration villages for border tourism serving as carriers shared by hosts and guests, creating the cultural tourism brand "There Is a Kind of Life Called Yunnan" and promoting national unity and progress. The "Ten Entries" initiative for deepening the creation of national unity and progress has been advanced, and the "Ten Counties, Hundred Townships, Thousand Villages, Ten-Thousand Households" demonstration-led construction project for national unity and progress has been continuously implemented, with 50 demonstration counties, 533 demonstration townships, and 6,508 demonstration villages (communities) already built. At the 12th National Traditional Ethnic Minority Sports Games, the Yunnan delegation ranked first in the country in total medals. Yunnan uses sports events as a bridge, gathering the strength of national unity and progress amid the cheers.
Cultivating the foundation for prospering the border and enriching the people in promoting high-quality development
"In advancing Chinese modernization and achieving common prosperity, not a single ethnic group can be left behind." Yunnan regards development as the "master key" to promoting national unity and progress, successively implementing income-increase actions for the population lifted out of poverty and a three-year action for high-quality development of education and health, with 890,000 monitored individuals stably eliminating the risk of falling back into poverty, and per capita disposable income of rural residents in formerly impoverished areas maintaining relatively rapid growth.
The resource economy, park economy, and port economy have been expanded, and the "three new industries" of green aluminum, silicon photovoltaics, and new energy batteries have risen strongly and accumulated momentum, with coffee and fresh-cut flower export values ranking first in the country. The construction of happy border villages has continued to advance. By the end of 2025, the per capita disposable income of rural permanent residents in 374 border administrative villages reached 24,573 yuan, and "prosperous border residents, beautiful border passes, stable border areas, and solid border defenses" has been transformed from a vision into reality.
On the land of Yunnan, a sense of community for the Chinese nation is being transformed from an ideological concept into tangible governance results, development achievements, and emotional identification. Yunnan will continue to take the construction of demonstration zones for national unity and progress as its starting point, shouldering responsibility and making practical contributions in advancing the building of the community of the Chinese nation.
Data source: Yunnan Provincial Ethnic Affairs Commission
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵 兵
"More than 500 franchised stores nationwide, with a store survival rate exceeding 95%" "No franchise fee, full supply chain support" "You are not opening a store alone; it is an entire team supporting you from behind"... In recent years, the promotional slogans of some franchise recruitment campaigns sound quite tempting, and many merchants believe that with the experience guidance and supply guarantees of the chain headquarters, and some even backed by "major brands," they participate in these "quick recruitment" (rapid franchise recruitment) schemes as franchisees. However, after the franchised stores begin operations, some merchants discover that the reality is not as the earlier publicity claimed, with problems such as false advertising, contract fraud, and arbitrary fee collection surfacing one after another.
"Quick recruitment companies" piggyback on major brands, exaggerating company strength and profitability to lure merchants into franchising
Nowadays, many commercial brands operate through a franchise chain model, particularly common in fields such as catering, retail, hotels, and beauty salons. This approach of brand sharing, unified management, and scaled operations effectively reduces market transaction costs and also lowers the operational risks for franchisees.
However, the advantages of franchise chains have also become leverage for some people to deceive merchants. Using well-known brands as a facade, they make exaggerating or using hyperbolic language (夸大其词, kuā dà qí cí - "exaggerate, its, words") claims about company strength and the profitability of franchised stores, causing merchants to be defrauded.
In April this year, Mr. Ping from Shaanxi happened to see an advertisement for a tea beverage brand online and developed the idea of starting his own business as a boss, so he called the brand side for consultation. After an introduction from the other party, Mr. Ping decided to travel to the brand's headquarters for an on-site inspection.
After Mr. Ping arrived at the headquarters, the other party first introduced the brand's strength. "We are a sub-brand under a famous state-owned dairy brand" "We have more than 200 stores nationwide" "Our product selection is guaranteed, with gross profit margins reaching 60%"... Under such a publicity offensive, Mr. Ping quickly made up his mind.
But after signing the contract and paying the 49,000 yuan franchise fee, Mr. Ping began to vaguely sense that something was wrong. Some parts of the contract were speaking in a vague or ambiguous manner (含糊其词, hán hu - "vague, its, words"), such as "making a gift package." The brand's staff told Mr. Ping that it included the raw materials and machines essential for making tea beverages, plus several dozen jin of milk as a gift. In the end, he only received the machines, and the raw materials required an additional expenditure of more than 20,000 yuan to purchase from the headquarters.
"I later started investigating the relationship between this tea beverage brand and the state-owned dairy brand and found that it was not a sub-brand at all—the former merely purchased raw materials from the latter. I also checked the stores; there were not more than 200 at all, only 34." Mr. Ping said that it had all been false advertising, but his store, in which he had invested 150,000 yuan, was already open, and its operating results were far below expectations.
Some "quick recruitment companies" directly impersonate well-known brands or use the pretext of franchising under famous catering brands to attract traffic.
In September 2025, Ms. Wu from Hebei attempted to consult about franchising a well-known tea beverage brand through a WeChat public account channel and inadvertently leaked her phone number during the process. Soon, someone claiming to be staff of the well-known tea beverage brand called her, telling her that the tea beverage brand had already reached market saturation, and instead introduced another brand, claiming it was a sub-brand under the tea beverage brand.
Seeing that the other party's Moments feed was full of franchise recruitment content related to the well-known tea beverage brand, and that they had their own employee ID number, Ms. Wu believed this staff member. The staff member told Ms. Wu that the recommended sub-brand was not only the tea beverage company's main promoted brand with the same supply chain, but also, as a new-style Chinese tea beverage, had broad prospects and could achieve "opening a thousand stores in one year" with a six-month payback period. The brand side also kept pressuring Ms. Wu, saying that if she did not sign that day, she would not be able to become an agent.
Believing she had the endorsement of a major brand, Ms. Wu quickly completed the signing. After the store opened and faced many operational problems, Ms. Wu tried to seek help from the brand, only to find that the staff members would periodically lose contact, and in terms of timing, they kept repeatedly delaying or procrastinating (一拖再拖, yī tuō zài tuō - "one, drag, again, drag"). Later, she discovered that the brand she had franchised had no relationship with the well-known tea beverage brand she had originally wanted to franchise. When pressed repeatedly, the "quick recruitment company" argued that the promises made by third-party staff had nothing to do with the brand.
False "promises" that cannot be fulfilled leave merchants trapped in "franchise traps" that are difficult to sustain or maintain (难以为继, nán yǐ wéi jì - "difficult, can, maintain, continue")
Some merchants believe that the reason franchise chains can gain market favor is precisely due to their stable supply chains, replicable and promotable experience, and the reputational guarantee of brand commitments. However, when all of these become mere marketing rhetoric that cannot be fulfilled, they become tools for some "quick recruitment companies" to commit fraud and "harvest the leeks."
Mr. Liu from Henan saw that in recent years, snack collection stores had sparked a franchise craze with their advantages of wide product variety and low unit prices, and he also developed the idea of opening a store. But not only did such well-known brands charge hefty franchise fees, they also imposed extremely strict qualification reviews on franchisees. After consulting multiple parties, a snack collection store brand proactively approached Mr. Liu and extended an invitation to him.
The other party claimed that its brand also had the advantages of complete product selection and low prices, with comprehensive profit margins reaching 40 to 45 percent. Faced with such tempting promises, Mr. Liu ultimately decided to franchise. But after the store opened, when he tried to place orders at the low prices advertised in the promotion, the brand side repeatedly imposed restrictions with reasons such as "purchase limits" and "incomplete stock." For example, the low-priced iced black tea at 2.8 yuan per unit was limited to 5 bottles per purchase, and the 0.6 yuan mineral water was limited to 10 bottles per purchase. As a result, the so-called low-cost advantage could never be realized, and profitability was not even worth mentioning or impossible to discuss (无从谈起, wú cóng tán qǐ - "no, from, talk, start").
What troubled Mr. Liu even more was that the brand side also forcibly collected fees at multiple stages. At signing, it promised a 65,000 yuan cash register system with "lifetime free use," but subsequently kept adding charges under items such as maintenance fees and upgrade fees, and Mr. Liu paid more than 100,000 yuan more. Under this heavy burden, Mr. Liu's store was forced to close after only six months of operation due to dismal business.
In July this year, Mr. Liu discovered on a short-video platform that many netizens also claimed to have been deceived by the brand. Only then did he realize that he was not an isolated case but part of a scam.
Franchise chains, from a legal perspective, constitute commercial franchising, which refers to business activities in which an enterprise possessing operating resources such as registered trademarks, enterprise marks, patents, and proprietary technology licenses those operating resources to other operators for use in contractual form, and the franchisee conducts operations under a unified business model and pays fees.
However, in market behavior, some "quick recruitment companies" do not possess franchise qualifications at all. Through false advertising, evading franchise responsibilities, and other means, they recruit large numbers of franchisees in an extremely short period, collect high franchise fees, and then provide low-quality franchise services or services that cannot sustain operations at all.
Mr. Huang from Shandong saw on a short-video platform that a catering enterprise, by inviting celebrities and "internet influencers" to appear on stage, used advertisements such as franchise fee rebates, guaranteed minimum store revenue, and one-stop operational support to guide entrepreneurs into franchising. Moved by the advertisements, Mr. Huang paid a 16,800 yuan franchise fee and a 9,000 yuan agency fee, but none of the store operations, technical support, or site selection guidance promised in the advertisements was delivered, and he was also forced to purchase raw materials at prices far above market rates.
Sensing that this might be a "franchise trap," Mr. Huang conducted an in-depth investigation and found that this company did not possess the "two stores, one year" (owning at least 2 directly operated stores, each operating for more than 1 year) qualification required by the Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchises, nor had it filed for franchise recordation with the competent commerce authorities. It was not qualified for franchise recruitment at all. Its core profit model was not the operation of physical stores but rather the collection of high franchise fees and the subsequent forced purchase of high-premium raw materials by franchisees.
"This 'quick recruitment company' has many tricks, such as avoiding the terminology of franchising, not signing franchise agreements but instead using service agreements and consulting agreements as substitutes, having the signing entity and the fee collection account belong to two separate enterprises, and registering more than a dozen shell companies. Once it encounters complaints or lawsuits, it changes the company name and brand name and continues its 'quick recruitment' fraud." Mr. Huang said that he had contacted more than 10 victims, all of whom had experienced exactly the same tricks from this company, and he had already submitted relevant materials to the relevant authorities.
It is worth noting that some readers have also reported that some "quick recruitment companies" encourage franchisees to develop downline members for rebates, which is suspected of being a pyramid scheme scam.
Ms. Li franchised a health management brand in 2024. The brand's flagship weight-loss product, "fruit and vegetable drink," was sold at 158 yuan per unit and advertised as having 9 effects including regulating the intestines and beautifying the skin. But customers reported that the effects were not obvious. Ms. Li personally went to inspect the source factory and discovered that the "fruit and vegetable drink" cost only 2 yuan to produce and contained no effective ingredients whatsoever. Subsequently, Ms. Li discovered that the brand had launched a "pull people in" rebate model: inviting 1 franchisee earned a 6,000 yuan rebate, and inviting 3 franchisees made one a partner, with an additional 4,000 yuan bonus. It also used brainwashing-style rhetoric such as "obey, follow instructions, and get results" to deceive new franchisees. At present, Ms. Li has submitted complaint materials to the market regulatory authorities.
Severely crack down on illegal activities in the franchising field, regulate market order, and protect the rights and interests of franchisees
With the development of the franchise chain model, disputes arising from "quick recruitment" scams are increasing day by day. Because such cases are distributed across regions, involve scattered chains of wrongdoing, and feature concealed asset transfers, they increase the difficulty of investigation, slow the progress of recovering stolen goods and losses, and make it difficult for victims to defend their rights.
In August this year, the Supreme People's Court released 7 typical cases concerning commercial franchising, aiming to leverage the demonstrative and guiding role of typical cases, guide and regulate business entities to operate with integrity and compliance, and promote the healthy and orderly development of franchising.
In these cases, some "quick recruitment companies," in order to evade the constraints of the Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchises, split franchise contracts into several contracts or packaged them as other types of contracts to evade legal liability; some were individual industrial and commercial households rather than enterprise entities, lacking the legal qualifications of a franchisor and conducting franchise activities as unqualified entities in violation of regulations; and others engaged in illegal activities such as pyramid schemes, fraud, and irregular marketing, luring merchants into signing franchise contracts and defrauding them of franchise fees.
In this regard, Cui Xibin, a lawyer at Beijing Lantai Law Firm, believes that the typical cases released by the Supreme People's Court help improve the accurate identification of illegal conduct, clarify the laws applicable to such conduct, and clarify the rights and obligations of all parties. "On the one hand, by penetrating the external form of contracts, they accurately determine the legal relationship of franchising, providing clear guidance for determining the nature of franchise contracts. On the other hand, in franchise activities, there is information asymmetry between franchisor and franchisee, and unequal contracting capacity; the franchisee is in a relatively weak position and is prone to imbalances in rights and obligations." Cui Xibin said that the court cases further clarify the legal protection of franchisees' lawful rights and interests, and also help urge franchisors to fully perform their statutory obligations, effectively regulating "trick franchising" conduct.
At the same time, some local procuratorial organs have summarized several major characteristics of "quick recruitment" scams when handling cases.
For example, the locations where "quick recruitment" scams occur are mostly concentrated in economically developed regions, where the consumer market is more active and the investment environment is more mature, making it easier for franchise headquarters established there to gain the trust of victims. Franchising certain well-known brands requires relatively high franchise fees, while "quick recruitment" franchise fees are relatively low, resulting in victims being predominantly small and medium-sized investors.
Another example is that "quick recruitment companies" exhibit professional and conglomerate characteristics, with large scale and numerous employees. Internally, their teams for advertising placement, telemarketing, offline training, and material supply have clear division of labor, appearing "mature and standardized." Additionally, their methods combine the real and the fake, providing training, site selection, publicity, materials, and other services to varying degrees, but without providing substantive franchise operational guidance, technical support, or business training services.
How can supervision be further strengthened and the order of the franchise chain market be regulated? Wan Fang, deputy dean of the Law School at Beijing Foreign Studies University, suggests strengthening information disclosure by establishing a nationally unified public information platform for franchise disclosure, with dynamic publication of recordation status, number of directly operated stores, years of operation, historical store closure rates, administrative penalty records, major litigation situations, and other information.
Increase the severity of punishment for "quick recruitment companies." "The biggest characteristic of 'quick recruitment companies' is moving quickly from one target to another to avoid detection (打一枪换一个地方, dǎ yī qiāng huàn yī gè dì fāng - "hit, one, gun, change, one, place")—when one company is deregistered, another company is established to continue recruitment. It is suggested that the range of fines be increased, a mechanism for calculating fines based on illegal gains or the scale of illegal operations be established, and heavier punishment be imposed for repeat violations and continuous cross-regional recruitment." Wan Fang said.
"An industry ban and credit punishment system could also be established. For seriously illegal business entities, restrict them by law from engaging in franchise activities again within a certain period; for the directly responsible legal representatives, actual controllers, and principal persons in charge, explore establishing corresponding employment restriction mechanisms to prevent repeated 'quick recruitment' fraud through changing enterprise names or establishing affiliated companies." Wan Fang said.
In addition, Cui Xibin reminded that merchants should raise their awareness of prevention before franchising, carefully verifying the other party's business license, trademark registration certificate, authorization letter, and other qualification certification materials; remain vigilant against tempting promises such as "low investment, high returns" and "quick payback," avoiding unrealistic expectations; conduct on-site inspections of multiple stores, paying attention to distinguishing "model stores" from ordinary franchised stores; carefully review contract terms, especially those concerning material procurement and refund conditions; and promptly consult or report to relevant authorities when encountering suspicious situations.
(Li Qingyue participated in the reporting and writing)
Return to TopWe are residents of the Huayuan Community on Jiefang Road, Jinzhou District, Dalian, Liaoning Province. To the west of Building 20 in the community, there was previously an area of old houses and a market, which was later demolished. However, after the demolition, the cement cover slabs of the underground sewage drainage ditch were crushed and collapsed, leaving the sewage ditch exposed (see photo). The site is filled with a pervasive, overwhelming stench (臭气弥漫, chou qi mi man - "stink, gas, fill, overflow"), and mosquitoes and flies breed there, making it impossible for nearby residents to open their windows for ventilation, seriously disrupting daily life. At the same time, the ditch has no cover and no protection, posing a significant safety hazard. There are also piles of construction waste accumulated here that no one has cleared away. We ask the relevant departments to pay attention to this issue, seal the drainage ditch cover slabs as soon as possible, and remove the construction waste.
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Return to TopLabor protection equipment
Needs regular "physical examinations"
Not long ago, when an employee of our unit was conducting an electrical circuit inspection, he found cracks on an insulating glove, which affected its insulating performance, and he reported this to the project department. The project department immediately set up a special inspection team to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the labor protection equipment worn by workers, and stipulated that such a "physical examination" be carried out once every quarter to eliminate hidden dangers in a timely manner.
In daily safety inspections, people often only focus on equipment and devices, on-site safety, and employee operations, and easily overlook labor protection equipment. In fact, whether a safety helmet has exceeded its service life, whether the chin strap can be fastened tightly, and whether insulating gloves have any damage... these details are directly related to operational safety. Once labor protection equipment fails, it is equivalent to exposing workers to danger.
It is suggested that enterprises incorporate the inspection of labor protection equipment into the scope of safety inspections, clarify the inspection cycle and responsible persons, focus on checking for external damage, functional failure, shelf life, and other issues, and promptly replace unqualified equipment. Workers should also develop the habit of self-inspection before starting work, and promptly report problems such as damage and expiration discovered, rather than using equipment at risk.
Shandong Linyi County Liu Huanrong
Hospital ward bedding
Should be replaced and disinfected in a timely manner
Some time ago, I accompanied my family members to several hospitals for medical treatment and found that the bedding in the inpatient wards of these hospitals had problems such as obvious stains, a pungent odor (异味刺鼻, yi wei ci bi - "different smell, sting nose"), dampness, and stiffness, and some bedding looked very worn, as if it had not been replaced for many years. Some drug-resistant bacteria can survive in fabrics for several weeks, and some can even be inhaled with dust particles, causing lung infections.
It is suggested to further clarify the principle of "one patient, one change; one use, one disinfection" for inpatient bedding, and do a good job of regularly disinfecting and replacing patient bedding; further strengthen inspections by incorporating bedding cleanliness into the mandatory inspection items of hospital grade reviews and special inspections; promptly replace bedding that has exceeded a certain number of years or that has problems such as stains that cannot be washed clean or being worn out; publicize bedding management standards, encourage patient supervision, and have the hospital actively respond to and handle complaints. In short, clean hospital beds not only involve health and safety, but also symbolize care and respect for patients.
Shanxi Yuanping City Zhang Runli
Strictly regulate shared service deposits
Refund chaos
Recently, in the course of use, I discovered that some mini-program services such as shared power banks and smart storage lockers have problems after users finish using them, such as deposits being "accepted for refund but not returned," "refunded but with a changed amount," and "refunded but contact lost." For example, a certain brand's power bank mini-program displays "refund application accepted," but the money does not arrive within 72 hours, and the system automatically converts the funds into "platform balance" without clear notification or a cancellation option; another storage locker platform, citing "technology upgrades," unilaterally converted overdue unreturned deposits into consumption vouchers transferred to cooperative merchants, and users must complete a complex redemption process before they can use them.
Looking closely at the crux of the problem, on the one hand, although relevant laws and regulations clarify that "deposits should be returned in accordance with the law," they do not clarify the implementation standard of "original route, immediate, and verifiable"; on the other hand, individual deposits are mostly small amounts of tens of yuan, while consumer complaints, evidence collection, and litigation often take weeks, creating a governance dilemma of "small-amount infringement, collective silence." It is suggested that the market supervision department take the lead, and multiple departments jointly issue implementation rules for the management of shared service deposits, mandating that all mini-programs with deposit functions must implement deposit refund rules in accordance with the detailed rules, clarifying refund time limits, refund paths, and so on. At the same time, smooth the channels for supervision and reporting, and promptly intervene to rectify merchants with concentrated reports from the public on deposit refund problems. Regularly notify and expose merchants with serious problems of not refunding deposits, reminding consumers to be cautious while also forcing merchants to do a good job of deposit refund services.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚嵘峥
In recent years, some scenic areas, in order to attract visitors, have introduced industrial robotic arms for passenger-carrying rides, passenger-carrying performances, and travel photography. Many tourists have said after experiencing them that they are thrilling and fun, but some have also raised questions: are these robotic arms safe?
Ms. Li, a tourist from Beijing, recently took her elementary school child to Hebei for a trip and experienced a scenic area's robotic arm passenger-carrying ride. According to the official website of the scenic area Ms. Li visited, this facility, named "Super Robot," was converted from an industrial robotic arm. The end effector of the robotic arm, originally hand-like, was modified into a seat for tourists to ride and experience rotation near water. "A big hand grabs you and circles you in the air, giving you the thrill of a water coaster, an unprecedented event or situation (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, not, yet, have") of excitement and shock..." the scenic area's official website describes it this way.
At a scenic area in Guizhou, a camera is mounted on the end of a robotic arm to turn it into a travel photography robot, shooting "cinematic masterpieces" for tourists. From videos posted by multiple tourists on social platforms, it can be seen that there is no physical barrier between the travel photography robot and the tourists being photographed. The robotic arm not only moves left and right but also rapidly moves toward the tourists to better "produce shots."
Some scenic areas also use robotic arms for passenger-carrying performances. Performers typically wear loose ancient-style costumes and either stand or hang on the end of the robotic arm, being lifted high into the air or flipped and suspended midair as the arm moves.
"Converting industrial robotic arms for use in scenic area passenger-carrying rides, passenger-carrying performances, travel photography, and other scenarios poses significant safety hazards." Qi Lizhe, a researcher at the Intelligent Robot Institute of Fudan University who has long worked on robotics research, believes that the robotic arms in the aforementioned scenic areas are all traditional industrial robotic arms, whose original design is oriented toward industrial operations, and industrial usage standards require the installation of isolation and protective devices, prohibiting direct contact with people under unprotected conditions.
Qi Lizhe said that passenger-carrying ride robotic arms carry risks such as hardware structural failure and motion posture overload. These robotic arms are all equipped with six motion joints and can adjust the occupant's posture arbitrarily within the working space. "If the motion acceleration or posture changes exceed the limits of human physiological tolerance, it can easily cause bodily injury."
"In passenger-carrying performance scenarios, because human-machine movements are highly coupled under performance conditions, the robotic arm's trajectory and speed are preset programs. Once there is a program timing anomaly, trajectory deviation, or the performer's movements cannot follow the robotic arm's movements well, it can easily cause injury to the occupant," Qi Lizhe said. As for travel photography robotic arms, the core risk is that if the robotic arm lacks dynamic obstacle perception capability, and a tourist accidentally enters its working space, the robotic arm cannot identify in real time and actively decelerate or stop, which could directly cause a collision injury accident.
Luo Jingfeng, associate professor at the College of Tourism of Huaqiao University, believes that because tourists have insufficient awareness of the risks of robotic arms and weak safety consciousness, minors are prone to sudden behaviors such as entering or touching the robotic arm while it is operating in scenic areas. In addition, the scenic areas' implementation of daily operation and maintenance, mandatory inspection and testing, risk warnings, special emergency plans, and professional qualifications of on-site staff for the robotic arms remains open to question.
"This also exposes the problem of a misaligned standards system." Qi Lizhe believes that industrial robotic arms are designed according to factory isolation operation standards and have not undergone special verification for scenic area open environments, passenger-carrying conditions, and human safety, making them unable to adapt to scenic area amusement scenarios.
So, what nature do robotic arms in scenic areas have, and how are they regulated? The Special Equipment Safety Law clearly stipulates that large amusement facilities are special equipment. Luo Jingfeng introduced that according to regulations such as the "Safety Technical Regulations for Large Amusement Facilities," the criteria for determining a large amusement facility are "business purpose, passenger-carrying, speed ≥2m/s or height ≥2m."
"If a passenger-carrying ride robotic arm reaches the speed or height threshold, it falls under large amusement facilities, but the 'Special Equipment Catalog' has no independent category for robotic arms; by function and motion form, they can be classified under observation wheel or gyro-type management," Luo Jingfeng said. If it does not reach the speed or height threshold, it should be classified as a cultural tourism experience device; if the robotic arm is used only for performer performances, it falls under stage performance equipment.
Therefore, "robotic arms in scenic areas require coordinated supervision by market regulation, cultural tourism, emergency management, and other departments." Luo Jingfeng believes that for passenger-carrying robotic arms that reach the parameter thresholds, market regulation departments need to assume special equipment supervision responsibilities, guide scenic areas to complete registration and inspection, and carry out product quality supervision over non-special-equipment robotic arms used for travel photography and performances; cultural tourism departments should urge scenic areas to implement their primary responsibility for safety, conduct industry safety supervision, and regulate robotic arm performance activities; emergency management departments should coordinate hidden danger investigation and accident investigation.
Qi Lizhe suggested that the direct conversion of traditional industrial robotic arms without special passenger-carrying verification for passenger-carrying rides should be strictly prohibited. If human-machine interaction applications are to be carried out in scenic areas, low-load collaborative robots should be given priority.
From the perspective of scenic area development and robotics research progress, robots entering scenic areas may become a trend in the future. Qi Lizhe proposed that to make robots truly good "playmates" for humans, it is still necessary to solve problems in cognition, technology, infrastructure, and other aspects. At the industry level, he suggested accelerating research and formulation of special standards and testing and evaluation specifications for robot-type amusement equipment to fill gaps in existing standards. "Robots in scenic area application scenarios are human-machine collaborative robots. Developers should follow relevant standards, and human-machine symbiosis also requires prioritizing the development of intelligent collaborative robots with interaction capabilities and low loads."
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Return to TopFrom September 22 to 27, the 48th WorldSkills Competition was held in Shanghai. The WorldSkills Competition is the international vocational skills event with the highest level, largest scale, and broadest influence globally. This edition of the competition featured 64 competition categories, with 1,385 competitors from 68 countries and regions competing on the same stage — both the number of participating countries and regions and the number of competitors setting new records for all previous editions. The Chinese delegation participated in all 64 categories, winning 41 gold medals, 11 silver medals, 4 bronze medals, and 6 medallions of excellence, ranking first in the gold medal table, the overall medal table, and total team score, setting a new best result for China's participation in the WorldSkills Competition.
During the competition, the WorldSkills Conference and WorldSkills Expo were held concurrently. Participants exchanged views on the prospects for skills development, promoted cooperation in the skills field, learned about the stories of skilled talent striving for excellence, and experienced the vibrant landscape of skills development.
The competition categories of this edition were closely aligned with emerging industries such as the digital economy and intelligent manufacturing, promoting the developing in synchronization with one another (同频共振, tong pin gong zhen - "same, frequency, together, vibrate") of talent cultivation and industrial development, continuously providing talent support for high-quality development, and also contributing more Chinese wisdom to the development of the world skills movement. Transforming the momentum of the competition into institutional warmth, integrating competition standards into every stage and link of skilled talent cultivation, and encouraging and guiding more workers, especially young people, to pursue the path of achieving success through skills.
Learning skills and using skills is an important path to realizing the value of one's life. May skilled workers diligently hone their craft, continuously "recharge," and write extraordinary chapters of striving for success and being proactive (奋发有为, fen fa you wei - "exert effort, have achievement") in ordinary positions.
(People's Daily reporters Qiu Chaoyi & He Yuche)
Return to TopBy: 胡仕胜
On September 12, President Xi Jinping attended the first plenary session of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Meeting in New Delhi, India, and delivered an important speech titled "Shouldering the Responsibilities of the Times and Striving to Be the Vanguard Force," emphasizing: "BRICS countries must firmly stand on the right side of history, strive to be the vanguard of the times, lead the international order toward a more just and reasonable direction, and work together to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind." President Xi Jinping put forward his profound expectations for BRICS countries to strive to be the vanguard of the times: "strive to be the vanguard in promoting innovative development," "strive to be the vanguard in safeguarding peace and stability," "strive to be the vanguard in promoting mutual learning among civilizations," and "strive to be the vanguard in reforming and improving global governance." These important statements, grounded in the historical juncture of the 20th anniversary of the BRICS cooperation mechanism and its entry into a new stage of high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation," point the way forward for opening the third "Golden Decade" of BRICS cooperation from the four dimensions of development, security, civilization, and governance.
The Era Value of the "Four Vanguards"
In today's era, the Global South is rising prominently, and world multipolarity is unstoppable. At the same time, unilateralism and power politics are surging against the current, and the "four deficits" of peace, development, security, and governance are growing rather than diminishing. Looking at the BRICS cooperation mechanism, BRICS countries have jointly traversed 20 years of self-reliance and self-improvement, sharing trials and tribulations (风雨同舟, feng yu tong zhou - "wind, rain, same, boat"), and achieving fruitful results (成果丰硕, cheng guo feng shuo - "result, abundant, fruitful"), and the BRICS cooperation mechanism has become the most influential cooperation platform for emerging markets and developing countries in today's world. The "Four Vanguards" are both a profound summary of historical experience and an action program for the new journey, indicating the direction, goals, and focal points of high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation." The "Four Vanguards" constitute a tightly structured and logically self-consistent action framework, providing action guidance for the high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation" and the joint self-strengthening of the Global South, while also injecting more certainty, stability, and positive energy into world peace and development.
The changes of a century call for responsible forces to step forward and shoulder responsibility. The changes of a century are accelerating, and the Global South is rising collectively, but the peace deficit, development deficit, security deficit, and governance deficit have not only failed to be resolved but continue to accumulate. Wars and conflicts drag on unresolved, the North-South development gap continues to widen, and new challenges such as climate change, public health, and artificial intelligence keep emerging. Enhancing the representativeness, inclusiveness, and universality of the global governance system is the trend of the times. President Xi Jinping's proposals of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative are precisely aimed at resolving these deficits and promoting the building of a better world. As the leading echelon of the Global South, BRICS countries must strive to be the leaders and doers in resolving the "four deficits." Answering the question of the times—"where is humanity heading"—with the "Four Vanguards" reflects a profound concern for the future and destiny of humanity and a practical consciousness of translating ideas and propositions into joint action.
BRICS development calls for a change in mission and a change in path. President Xi Jinping summarized the course of BRICS development with three keywords: "self-reliance and self-improvement, sharing trials and tribulations, and achieving fruitful results." Over the past 20 years, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has grown from four countries to 11 member states and 10 partner countries. On the basis of the "three-pillar-driven" framework, the "BRICS Plus" cooperation model has continued to expand, and the representativeness and influence of the BRICS cooperation mechanism have continued to rise. After expansion, the main task of BRICS has shifted from "great expansion" to "great development." Mechanism expansion addresses the question of "who participates," while deepening development must address the question of "forming consensus, coordinating action, and producing results." The proposal of the "Four Vanguards" comes at the right time, aiming to promote "Greater BRICS Cooperation" from growing bigger to growing stronger and achieving high-quality development at a new starting point.
The thread of thought runs through BRICS practice and global initiatives. From the 2017 BRICS Leaders' Meeting in Xiamen, which creatively proposed the "BRICS Plus" cooperation model and promoted the expansion of BRICS from a dialogue platform to a broader cooperation network, to the 2024 Kazan Summit, which proposed the important concept of high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation," advocated building a "peaceful BRICS," "innovative BRICS," "green BRICS," "just BRICS," and "people-to-people BRICS," and made clear that BRICS should be built into the main channel for promoting solidarity and cooperation among the Global South and a vanguard force for promoting global governance reform, President Xi Jinping has continuously pointed out clear development directions for BRICS cooperation. At this New Delhi summit, President Xi Jinping provided a more specific fourfold characterization of the "vanguard force"—innovative development, peace and stability, mutual learning among civilizations, and global governance—making the action orientation clearer. Most importantly, the "Four Vanguards" resonate internally with the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, giving BRICS cooperation a more complete system of goals across the four dimensions of development, security, civilization, and governance. Being a vanguard does not mean acting as a "leader of a bloc," nor does it mean engaging in bloc confrontation, but rather "adhering to treating each other with frankness and sincerity (坦诚相待, tan cheng xiang dai - "frank, sincere, toward, treat") and seeking common ground while reserving differences (求同存异, qiu tong cun yi - "seek, same, exist, different"), and respecting each other's core concerns." President Xi Jinping's solemn statement in New Delhi defines the methods and boundaries of being a vanguard. It can be said that the "Four Vanguards" are a concrete extension of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind on the BRICS platform and an important international public good that China contributes to BRICS cooperation.
The Specific Requirements of the Concept of Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind in the BRICS Cause
Facing the question of the times—"where is humanity heading"—President Xi Jinping creatively proposed the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, promoted the implementation of the four major global initiatives, and pointed out the correct path for addressing global challenges. The "Four Vanguards" are the specific requirements of the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind in the BRICS cause, each corresponding to a major issue of the times: promoting innovative development corresponds to the question of momentum, safeguarding peace and stability corresponds to the question of security, promoting mutual learning among civilizations corresponds to the question of perception, and reforming and improving global governance corresponds to the question of institutions. The four questions share the same origin, and the four answers share the same direction, jointly answering the major question of "what kind of BRICS to build and how to build it."
Strive to be the vanguard in promoting innovative development, grasp the initiative in the scientific and technological revolution, and reshape the source of momentum for common development. The new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, represented by artificial intelligence, is accelerating breakthroughs and profoundly affecting the world's development landscape. BRICS countries must firmly grasp the initiative, strengthen cooperation on artificial intelligence, encourage open-source, open, cooperative, and shared approaches, and promote practical cooperation to move toward the new and climb to the high. President Xi Jinping proposed the BRICS initiative on AI-enabled new industrialization, welcomed BRICS countries to actively participate in the World AI Cooperation Organization, and expressed readiness to work with all parties to create more research and development and application outcomes and deepen cooperation on industrial and supply chains. This proposition has a clear path and reflects a distinct orientation of countering closed and exclusive approaches with openness and sharing. Striving to be the vanguard in promoting innovative development means not only catching up on existing technological tracks but also requiring the Global South to unite and jointly grasp the initiative in development. BRICS countries have different technological gradients—some excel in basic research, some are good at applied innovation, and some have vast markets—and can form organic complementarity, with cooperation space far greater than zero-sum competition. Transforming innovation dividends into momentum for the common development of all countries is the ultimate goal of the mission of "striving to be the vanguard in promoting innovative development."
Strive to be the vanguard in safeguarding peace and stability, counter bloc confrontation with a common security concept, and provide an anchor of stability for a turbulent world. During the 2014 Fortaleza Summit, President Xi Jinping stated: "For BRICS countries to achieve national prosperity and security, we must walk on two legs—attaching importance to both economic cooperation and political coordination, and serving as both an anchor of world economic stability and a shield of international peace." Over the past decade or more, this role of BRICS countries has continued to elevate: from anchor of stability and shield of peace to vanguard in safeguarding peace and stability. BRICS countries uphold the common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, oppose Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation, oppose violations of other countries' sovereignty and interference in other countries' internal affairs, constructively participate in resolving hotspot issues, and make unique BRICS contributions to seeking treating both symptoms and root causes simultaneously (标本兼治, biao ben jian zhi - "mark, root, both, treat").
Strive to be the vanguard in promoting mutual learning among civilizations, transcend the clash of civilizations with harmony and coexistence, and consolidate the social foundation of inter-state relations. Surpassing civilizational estrangement through civilizational exchange, surpassing civilizational conflict through civilizational mutual learning, and surpassing civilizational superiority through civilizational coexistence constitute the spiritual core of the vanguard in promoting mutual learning among civilizations. BRICS countries inherit ancient civilizations, nurture diverse cultures, and have different political systems and development paths; they should become a garden of diverse civilizations coexisting inclusively. People-to-people exchanges are the social foundation of strategic mutual trust. At the practical level, the BRICS People-to-People Exchange Forum is moving toward institutionalization, governance experience is being deeply shared, cooperation in culture, tourism, education, and other fields is continuously strengthened, youth exchanges continue to expand, and the foundation of people-to-people exchanges is being continuously consolidated. BRICS countries should promote the common values of all humanity, advocate civilizational exchange, mutual learning, harmony, and coexistence, and gather more positive energy for the stable development of inter-state relations.
Strive to be the vanguard in reforming and improving global governance, enhance the voice of the Global South, and promote the evolution of the international order toward a just and reasonable direction. The essence of the global governance deficit is that the representativeness and inclusiveness of international institutions lag seriously behind reality. For BRICS countries to be the vanguard in reforming and improving global governance means leading the Global South to participate in the reform of the global governance system in a timely and in-depth manner. This vanguard role is manifested in: firmly upholding the authority of the United Nations and opposing withdrawal from organizations and treaties and starting anew; supporting the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core and opposing the arbitrary imposition of tariffs and resisting protectionism; reforming and improving the international financial architecture and enhancing the representativeness and voice of developing countries; and enhancing the voice of the Global South in global governance of new frontiers. The New Development Bank is a landmark achievement of BRICS cooperation, an important public good through which BRICS countries lead the common development of the Global South, and an example of BRICS countries reforming and improving global governance. Continuously supplying Global South solutions and shifting the rules from "written by a few countries" to "jointly written by all countries" are key drivers of the reform of the global governance system and a practical path to enhancing the voice of the Global South and promoting the building of a more just and reasonable international order.
The Internal Logic of the Interconnection of the "Four Vanguards"
Promoting innovative development, safeguarding peace and stability, promoting mutual learning among civilizations, and reforming and improving global governance constitute an organic whole that is interconnected and interlinked and closely connected (环环相扣, huan huan xiang kou - "ring, ring, interlock, buckle"). To grasp the "Four Vanguards," one must see both their distinct aspects and their unity.
Problem orientation and goal orientation are aligned. The "four deficits" are a problem list, and the "Four Vanguards" are a task list and responsibility list for resolving the "four deficits." Promoting innovative development resolves the development deficit, safeguarding peace and stability resolves the peace deficit and security deficit, promoting mutual learning among civilizations bridges the cognitive gap, and reforming and improving global governance resolves the governance deficit. Between the "four deficits" and the "Four Vanguards," there is an internal resonance and logical connection between "problems" and "solutions," demonstrating the distinct problem consciousness and strong sense of mission of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy. The vitality of theory lies in guiding practice, and the value of the "Four Vanguards" lies precisely in translating major scientific judgments into action guidelines that can be advanced by comparison.
Four in one, mutually supporting. Development is the foundation—without development, nothing else can be discussed; security is the prerequisite—in a turbulent environment, development achievements can be destroyed at any time; civilization is the bond—without mutual understanding and perception, international cooperation is difficult; governance is the guarantee—if institutional arrangements are unjust and unreasonable, both development and security are difficult to sustain. Development, security, civilization, and governance are all indispensable, reflecting a systematic concept and dialectical thinking and constituting a complete action framework. This framework is internally connected with the "three-pillar-driven" framework of BRICS political security, economic trade and finance, and people-to-people exchanges: economic trade and finance support innovative development, political security supports peace and stability, and people-to-people exchanges support mutual learning among civilizations, with all three jointly pointing toward reforming and improving global governance.
The BRICS spirit and the common values of all humanity are internally connected. The BRICS spirit of "openness, inclusiveness, cooperation, and win-win" is internally connected with the common values of all humanity of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom. Non-alignment, non-confrontation, and not targeting any third party, seeking harmony without uniformity (和而不同, he er bu tong - "harmony, and, not, different"), and harmony and coexistence are both the practical principles of the BRICS spirit and the concrete expression of the common values of all humanity in international cooperation. It is precisely this value connection that enables the "Four Vanguards" to transcend regional and cultural boundaries and win broad recognition.
China's sense of responsibility and the common will of the Global South are unified. At the critical juncture of BRICS cooperation and development, China's propositions are clearly perceptible, but China's role has always been to lead rather than to do everything, to contribute solutions rather than to export models. Based on this logic, the "Four Vanguards" embody both Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions and also consolidate the common will of the Global South. They are not an agenda set for BRICS countries from the outside, but a common direction distilled from BRICS practice.
The Major Significance of the "Four Vanguards" for BRICS Countries, the Global South, and the World Landscape
What the "Four Vanguards" must answer is not only the development path of BRICS countries for the next decade, but also the posture with which the Global South enters the deep-water zone of international order restructuring. The question of the times and the question of the world converge here.
Establishing an action program for opening the third "Golden Decade" of BRICS cooperation. For the BRICS cooperation mechanism, expansion addresses "who is present," while the vanguard clarifies "where to go." The more members there are and the more diverse the interests, the more a banner is needed to consolidate the agenda and prevent fragmentation of issues. The vanguard is both the direction of BRICS development and the standard for practical testing, meaning a leap from the expansion of scale to executable common tasks at the four levels of development, security, civilization, and governance. In 2027, China will serve as BRICS chair for the fourth time and host the 19th BRICS Leaders' Meeting, and the "Four Vanguards" set the coordinates for this.
Aggregating the rising Global South onto the institutional track of supplying global public goods. The collective rise of the Global South is a historical variable that changes the international landscape of the 21st century. BRICS countries are the leading echelon of the Global South, accounting for nearly half of the world's population, about 30 percent of the world's economic aggregate, and one-fifth of world trade. In the current international system, the strength of the Global South is growing rapidly, but the institutional supply capable of carrying the demands of the Global South and converting its consensus is clearly lagging behind, and the Global South has long been in a state of "having strength but lacking a platform, having consensus but lacking a lever." The "Four Vanguards" aggregate the scattered demands of the South in the fields of development, security, civilization, and governance into a single agenda and supply global public goods according to a common mission, so that joint self-strengthening no longer remains at the level of will but enters a cooperation path that can be participated in, compared against, and tested. The Global South thus moves from the awakening of strength to institutionalized unity, providing a multilateral practical path for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Providing constructive solutions for a turbulent and intertwined world. The "Four Vanguards" provide Chinese solutions and BRICS solutions for a turbulent and intertwined world: responding to changes with solidarity rather than confrontation, addressing imbalances with reform rather than subversion, and bridging rifts with cooperation rather than decoupling. Moving forward along this direction, BRICS countries contribute the strength of the Global South to advancing an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization. The BRICS agenda has moved from "BRICS concerns" to "global concerns," and BRICS countries have moved from active participants in the system to suppliers of global public goods. The more turbulent and intertwined the international situation, the more such constructive forces are needed; the more intense the competition over international rules, the more such supply of certainty is needed.
(The author is Deputy Secretary-General of the Academic Committee of the China Institute of International Studies)
Return to TopBy: 李洪兴
Correct methods are an important guarantee for doing work well, and mastering correct methods often enables one to achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Earlier this year, when President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 18 ambassadors accredited to China, he recounted the parable of "blind men touching an elephant": "One touches a leg and says the elephant is a pillar; another touches the belly and says the elephant is a wall. But in reality that is not the complete elephant." Using this as an analogy, he stressed the need to "understand a real China comprehensively." In Zhijiang Xinyu, when discussing the mastery of correct working methods, Comrade Xi Jinping required learning from "Cao Chong weighing the elephant," proposing that one should take a broad view, "be adept at placing the 'elephant' of one's own region's or department's work" on the "great ship" of the overall situation "for positioning and planning, and put forward forward-looking working ideas."
Today, as we advance high-quality development, these important statements profoundly reveal the scientific methodology contained in "touching the elephant" and "weighing the elephant."
"Blind men touching an elephant" serves as a warning that individual, isolated cognition has inherent limitations—it often sees only the part without recognizing the whole, thereby distorting the essence of things—and therefore one must form a systematic outlook. "Cao Chong weighing the elephant" shows that taking a broad view is a matter of vision, and precise execution is a matter of wisdom—expanding breadth while attending to minute details—and from this one should cultivate precise thinking.
"Touching the elephant" and "weighing the elephant," to a certain extent, summarize the twin wings of method for undertaking work and building careers. A systematic outlook is like a "telescope," helping us penetrate the fog and see the overall situation clearly; precise thinking is like a "microscope," prompting us to anchor on the key points and activate the "vital move" on the chessboard.
To establish a systematic outlook, one must cultivate the self-awareness of grasping the wholeness, interconnectedness, and dynamism of development. In the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the barriers of acting independently without coordination have been broken down: non-capital functions have been relocated, green ecological barriers have been built, and scientific and technological innovation has been integrated with industrial development—the three localities have transformed acting in isolation without cooperation into uniting individual strengths into a cohesive force. In the development of the Yangtze Economic Belt, "shared" is the watchword: protecting the ecological environment, establishing a unified market, and accelerating the transformation of growth models and structural adjustment, with the upper, middle, and lower reaches jointly building and managing, upgrading the "golden waterway" into the "artery of a major power." Practicing a systematic outlook does not mean exerting equal effort in trying to attend to every single detail, but rather exercising overall coordination through a well-organized plan that brings everything into place; it is not a mechanical superimposition of uniformity and strict consistency, but an organic synergy in which each person displays their own unique strengths.
To temper precise thinking, one must have the eye to lock onto the "ox nose," the breakthrough point, and the focal point that leads the overall situation. The Thousand-Village Demonstration and Ten-Thousand-Village Improvement Project in Zhejiang has become a successful model for comprehensive rural revitalization precisely because it rejected a "one-size-fits-all" approach. Some villages develop specialty crop cultivation and rural tourism, some focus on ecological wellness and under-forest economy, and some build fishery culture experiences and marine industries... The precision of "one village, one policy" allows countless villages to each showcase their own beauty and share beauty together. In practice, some localities, regardless of their own conditions, blindly follow trends and chase fads—either projects stall due to insufficient industrial support, or homogeneous competition leads to resource waste. This is precisely the result of lacking precise thinking and being divorced from reality.
Looking further, a systematic outlook and precise thinking are two sides of the same coin and are not mutually exclusive; the two must not be opposed to or separated from each other. To speak of precision divorced from system easily falls into the trap of technology. For example, some localities are keen on smart governance but neglect soft governance means such as community mediation and public participation, resulting in "seeing the technology but failing to manage people's hearts." To speak of system divorced from precision easily falls into the predicament of empty operation. For example, some departments and localities make overall plans for industrial development but ignore implementation elements such as task lists, responsible entities, and effectiveness evaluation, often resulting in the awkward situation of "plans that are full-bodied but implementation that is skeletal." Only by letting a systematic outlook navigate for precise thinking and enabling precise measures to empower systemic operation can one both "set the direction" and "grasp the key points."
Advancing high-quality development faces many internal and external challenges. Balancing industrial upgrading and ecological protection, coordinating regional coordination and local pioneering, and balancing short-term growth and long-term development all test governance wisdom. This requires both using a systematic outlook to "climb high and look far," seeing the overall situation clearly and grasping the direction, and using precise thinking to "bend down and work meticulously," finding the right entry point and seizing the key. For example, to achieve the "dual carbon" goals, one must both grasp the general trend of human society moving from industrial civilization to ecological civilization and pay attention to precise, targeted efforts in areas such as energy structure transformation and the greening of production and lifestyle. Some comrades have reflected: in the past it was "treating the head when the head hurts, treating the foot when the foot hurts," but now one must learn to "run examinations and prescribe prescriptions"—systematic diagnosis and precise treatment.
To promote reform and pursue development, one must be wary of seeing only the trees without seeing the forest, and must also reject making a great clamor and exerting blind effort. By coordinating well "touching the elephant" and "weighing the elephant," planning the overall situation without deviating from the direction, and investigating the actual situation with meticulous attention, can we promote high-quality development to advance steadily and far.
Return to TopGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping has pointed out, "An important aspect of improving political capability is being adept at analyzing and solving problems from a political perspective. Only by analyzing problems from a political perspective can one see their essence clearly, and only by solving problems from a political perspective can one grasp the fundamentals." Our Party is a Marxist political party, and political attribute is the Party's fundamental attribute, which determines that Party members and officials must be clear and outspoken in stance (旗帜鲜明, qi zhi xian ming - "flag, bright") in speaking about politics, and first and foremost analyze and solve problems from a political perspective. Being adept at analyzing and solving problems from a political perspective requires keeping the overall political situation in mind, grasping political factors, implementing political requirements, achieving political results, and guarding against political risks. Keeping the overall political situation in mind means judging the situation and trends (审时度势, shen shi du shi - "examine time, measure trend") from the height of the overall situation and strategy, always paying attention to what the Party Central Committee is concerned about and emphasizing, deeply understanding what the most important interests of the Party and the state are and what positions most need to be firmly upheld, and consciously thinking about problems and carrying out work within the overall framework of the work of the Party and the state. Grasping political factors means discovering political problems from ordinary affairs, detecting political clues from budding and tendency-type problems, grasping political logic from intricate and complicated (错综复杂, cuo zong fu za - "intertwined, complex") relations of contradictions, clearly recognizing the political significance, political value, and political impact contained therein, accurately identifying the times and trends, dangers and opportunities, and advantages and disadvantages, and seizing the political initiative. Implementing political requirements means fully, accurately, and comprehensively studying and understanding the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and important instructions and directives, embodying the implementation of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and arrangements in the practice of planning major strategies, formulating major policies, deploying major tasks, and advancing major work, frequently benchmarking against standards, and promptly correcting deviations. Achieving political results means ensuring that the ultimate effectiveness of all work is reflected in fundamental aspects bearing on the future and destiny of the Party and the state, such as upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, safeguarding national political security, maintaining the Party's close ties with the people, preserving the Party's advanced nature and purity, and consolidating the Party's long-term governing position. Guarding against political risks means always maintaining a high degree of political vigilance and political acuity, studying and handling various types of risk issues with a holistic, interconnected, and developmental perspective, persisting in preparing for the worst, making the greatest efforts, and striving for the best results, so as to take precautions to prevent trouble before it occurs (防患于未然, fang huan yu wei ran - "prevent trouble, at not yet").
— Excerpted from the August 17, 2026 issue of Study Times, author: Zhou Feng, original title: "Being Adept at Analyzing and Solving Problems from a Political Perspective"
Return to TopBy: 郭 语 程 慧
On September 25, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the High-level Dialogue on the Fifth Anniversary of the Global Development Initiative, pointing out: "Development is the eternal theme of human society and the key to realizing the happiness of the people. Five years ago, I proposed the Global Development Initiative at the United Nations General Assembly, precisely in order to promote international development cooperation, revitalize the global development cause, and help accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development." Since the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was put forward, China has actively promoted the achievement of substantial progress on multiple goals, has completed its poverty reduction goals ahead of schedule, and is steadily approaching or achieving other 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
President Xi Jinping pointed out: "As the largest developing country and a member of the Global South, China is willing to work with all parties, uphold the people-centered development philosophy, jointly promote the Global Development Initiative to making something more profound and practical (走深走实, zou shen zou shi - "walk deep, walk solid"), and transform the beautiful vision of the Sustainable Development Goals into a tangible and accessible reality, making new and greater contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind." We must deeply study and implement the important spirit of President Xi Jinping's speech, better practice the Global Development Initiative, and promote the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Align with key areas and pool development resources. First, adhere to development as a priority and focus on cooperation in key areas. The Global Development Initiative places development at the center of the international agenda, starts from solving the most urgent problems facing developing countries, proposes cooperation in eight key areas, and comprehensively aligns with the 17 goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We can fully leverage the resource-pooling role of the Global Development Project Pool, focusing on China's advantageous areas such as poverty reduction, food security, climate change, and green development, which both meet the needs of developing countries and align with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Second, adhere to a people-oriented approach and attach importance to social and livelihood projects. Coordinate the implementation of the four major global initiatives including the Global Development Initiative and the joint building of the Belt and Road Initiative, and make overall plans for advancing major landmark projects and "small yet beautiful" livelihood projects. Strengthen public health cooperation and jointly implement malaria elimination demonstration projects. Increase emergency humanitarian assistance and food aid, share experience and practices in disaster prevention and reduction and disaster rescue, and help other developing countries improve their emergency response capabilities. Third, adhere to innovation-driven development and promote technology-empowered development. Coordinate traditional cooperation areas such as railways, highways, and electric power with emerging cooperation areas such as digital connectivity, and expand innovative tracks for global development cooperation. Strengthen digital economy cooperation and build the "Digital South" brand of the Global Development Project Pool. Promote artificial intelligence and big data technologies to empower agricultural and medical development in the vast number of developing countries, support their enterprises in expanding exports through channels such as e-commerce platforms, and promote local employment and economic development. Finally, adhere to sustainable development and strengthen cooperation on green transformation. Carry out practical cooperation with the vast number of developing countries in areas such as ecological environment protection, climate resilience, and new energy vehicles, and share opportunities for green development. For example, the "Mazu (MAZU)" Chinese solution for early warning for all transforms China's experience in disaster prevention and reduction into a global public good, arousing broad international resonance, with more than 40 countries using meteorological early warning products independently developed by our country.
Innovate cooperation models and enhance development capacity. On the one hand, we must make good use of resources such as the "Special Fund for Digital Capacity Building" under the Global Development Fund Pool, strengthen institutional dialogue with international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and fully leverage the role of mechanism platforms such as the Innovation Training Base of the Global Development Promotion Center and the Global Women's Capacity Building Center. On the other hand, actively carry out trilateral cooperation, continuously innovate cooperation models, focus on trilateral cooperation between China, Europe, and developing countries, as well as between China, international organizations, and developing countries, and effectively leverage the platform effectiveness of the China-Africa (Ethiopia)-United Nations (Industrial Development Organization) Cooperation Demonstration Center. In the process of cooperation, attention should be paid to combining "hard infrastructure" with "soft measures." While continuing to provide "hard assistance" in infrastructure such as roads, bridges, hospitals, and schools, we should further strengthen "soft assistance" such as capacity building, experience transfer, knowledge sharing, and technology transfer, comprehensively realize blood-forming assistance, and enhance the autonomous development capacity of the vast number of developing countries.
Pool development consensus and build a cooperation network. At present, the once-in-a-century transformation is accelerating, the global development deficit is intensifying, and the North-South development gap continues to widen. To further implement the Global Development Initiative and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must support the United Nations in better playing its core role in international affairs, adhere to true multilateralism, pool development consensus, build a cooperation network, strengthen global governance, and respond to global risks and challenges. First, promote the building of a global development partnership. Uphold the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities," and maintain a global development cooperation pattern with North-South cooperation as the main channel and South-South cooperation as a supplement. Second, continuously expand the "circle of friends" of development cooperation. Expand the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative," strengthen cooperation in human resources development, promote the improvement of quality and efficiency of foreign aid training, deepen people-to-people and cultural exchanges, promote people-to-people bonds, and promote the joint march of Global South countries toward modernization. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa. We can actively promote aid to Africa and development cooperation around the implementation of the "Ten Partnership Actions." Third, build a network of experts in the development field. Experts are the link connecting policy and practice, and are also producers, practitioners, and disseminators of knowledge. We should further leverage the unique role of experts in basic research, policy innovation, and technical cooperation, tell China's development story well through experts, and enhance the effectiveness of international communication.
(The authors are respectively the chief editor of the International Economic Cooperation journal of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, and the director of the Institute of Trade and Investment Security of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙龙飞 陈晨曦 刘 峣
The takeoff was crisp, the landing steady, the entire motion done in one continuous motion (一气呵成, yi qi he cheng - "one, breath, complete, succeed"). "I'm really amazing, so cool!" said Zhu Yuanling, a 15-year-old rising star of the Chinese skateboarding team, with confidence. Thanks to her outstanding performance, she claimed the gold medal in the women's street skateboarding final on September 27.
Youth is a defining characteristic of the Chinese sports delegation at this Asian Games. Of the 815 athletes, 548 are competing in the Asian Games for the first time. A group of young athletes born after 2005, confident, sunny, daring to fight and eager to compete, are standing out from the crowd (脱颖而出, tuo ying er chu - "remove, tip, emerge, out") in one competition after another, writing the youthful chapter of Chinese sports.
Showing full strength on the track, lively and carefree off it... Women's sprinter Chen Yujie is both talented and straightforward, earning the nickname "Sister Kid" from netizens. On the evening of September 25, in the women's 100-meter "flyer battle" final, Chen Yujie crossed the line first in 11.06 seconds, breaking the Asian Games record with flying speed while improving her own Asian junior record by 0.02 seconds. The gold medal and the record are her birthday gifts to herself as she approaches her 18th birthday.
On the Chinese track and field team, there are many athletes who, like her, are growing rapidly and shouldering major responsibilities: in the men's half marathon race walk at the Asian Games, 19-year-old Shi Shengji overpowered the world record holder to take the title; young athletes such as Yan Ziyi and Zhang Jiale have all broken Asian records this season. Looking to the future, they are the hope and confidence of Chinese track and field.
In the pool, 19-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo competed in 8 events and won 7 gold medals, becoming the Chinese athlete with the most gold medals at a single Asian Games. After the 400-meter freestyle final, Zhang Zhanshuo sat on the lane line, facing the entire audience, counting from 1 to 7 with his fingers to express his joy at winning 7 gold medals. Carrying the belief "I want to win, and even more, I don't want to lose," Zhang Zhanshuo successfully completed his competition tasks, letting the world remember this young Chinese face.
Thirteen-year-old Yu Zidi is the youngest athlete on the Chinese swimming team at this Asian Games, still with a hint of childishness, but full of energy. She competed in 3 events and won gold in all of them, also rewriting one Asian record and two Games records. The outside world has labeled Yu Zidi a "genius," but she says: "Results are accumulating bit by bit over time (日积月累, ri ji yue lei - "day, accumulate, month, pile up") through training." Asked about her next goal, she replied: "Break through myself."
On September 25, Yang Yuemei surpassed herself in the women's 61kg weightlifting final, completing an upgrade in mentality. In the snatch, she twice broke world records; but in the clean and jerk, she failed her second attempt at 139 kilograms, and her total was overtaken. On the final attempt of the entire competition, Yang Yuemei set aside all distractions and lifted 139 kilograms high overhead, simultaneously breaking the world record for the total. Facing the turbulent waves or great difficulties (惊涛骇浪, jing tao hai lang - "frighten, wave, terrify, wave") of competition, "focusing on doing myself well" is her secret.
The arena is not only about competing for gold; regret is also part of growth. Skateboarding young talent Cao Shiqi just celebrated her 12th birthday last month. Finishing fourth in her Asian Games debut, Cao Shiqi's tears held unwillingness, but the experience and gains from the big stage matter more than the result. "Let's go back and train hard; we'll definitely surpass them in the future!" The comfort from Chinese team coach Xiao Yao rekindled hope in Cao Shiqi.
With the Asian Games past the halfway point, the Chinese team's athletes born after 2005 are interpreting the unique charm and diverse values of competitive sports with vibrant vitality, and more possibilities for Chinese sports are worth anticipating.
(People's Daily reporters Liu Shuoyang and Li Shuo, and People's Daily Online reporter Hu Xuerong contributed to this report)
Return to TopOn September 27, the eighth competition day after the opening ceremony of this Asian Games, Chinese team athletes performed outstandingly, winning a total of 12 gold medals. As of the end of competition on the 27th, the Chinese sports delegation had won 119 gold, 48 silver, and 38 bronze medals, totaling 205 medals, ranking first in both the gold medal table and the overall medal table.
On the track and field arena, the Chinese team harvested 3 gold medals. Eighteen-year-old Yan Ziyi threw 70.46 meters in the women's javelin final, setting a new Asian Games record and winning the gold medal. Chen Yuanjiang ran 13.15 seconds in the men's 110-meter hurdles final to claim the championship. In the women's long jump final, Huang Yingying and Tan Mengyi took the gold and bronze medals respectively. Seventeen-year-old rising star Chen Yujie, after previously winning the women's 100-meter championship, also secured a silver medal in the women's 200-meter final.
In the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard final, Chen Yiwen/Chen Jia won the championship with 328.56 points. Yang Hao/Lian Junjie successfully defending a championship title (成功卫冕, cheng gong wei mian - "success, defend title") in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform final. The Chinese team achieved a seventh consecutive Asian Games title in both of these events.
Two gold medals were produced on the table tennis arena that day. In the men's doubles final, the Chinese team pair Huang Youzheng/Lin Shidong, competing in their first Asian Games, defeated the Japanese pair Tomokazu Harimoto/Hiroto Shinozuka 4-2 to win the gold medal, while Wen Ruibo/Xiang Peng took the bronze. In the women's singles final, Wang Manyu defeated teammate Sun Yingsha 4-2 to claim the gold medal.
In the women's park final of freestyle BMX, Chinese team athlete Sun Sibei claimed the first Asian Games gold medal in this event, while teammate Sun Jiaqi took the bronze. In the men's park event, Sha Xiaolong won the bronze medal. In the women's street final of skateboarding, Zhu Yuanling won the championship with 166.57 points, while defending champion Cui Chenxi took the bronze.
On the weightlifting arena, He Renxiu won the gold medal in the women's 77-kilogram category with a snatch of 118 kilograms, a clean and jerk of 140 kilograms, and a total of 258 kilograms. In artistic swimming, the Chinese team pair Xu Huiyan/Lin Yanjun claimed the gold medal in the duet event. In the men's individual trampoline event, Yan Langyu and Wang Zisai swept the gold and silver medals.
(People's Daily reporters Liu Yao, Liu Shuoyang, Chen Chenxi, Sun Longfei, Li Shuo, Tao Xiang'an, Gao Ji, Sun Yahui, Wang Meihua, and People's Daily Online reporter Hu Xuerong)
Return to Top70.46 meters! On the evening of September 27, above the track at Nagoya Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium, 18-year-old Yan Ziyi "drew" her own perfect arc. In the women's javelin final, she produced a throw of 70.46 meters on her first attempt, surpassing a competitor with great strength (力压, li ya - "exert power, press down") the Paris Olympic champion and host-nation star Haruka Kitaguchi to claim the title, while also smashing the Asian Games record by a wide margin.
In May this year, Yan Ziyi threw 71.74 meters at the World Athletics Diamond League stop in Xiamen, the second-best women's javelin mark in world history. Not only did she claim the Asian record for herself, she also embarked on a five-meet winning streak in the Diamond League, and in early September lifted the Diamond League annual championship trophy with a throw of 68.42 meters.
A week later, at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, Yan Ziyi threw 68.05 meters on her first attempt. Just as everyone thought this would be a "one-throw-and-done" competition, Paris Olympic champion Haruka Kitaguchi threw 68.92 meters to turn the contest around. Yan Ziyi, hampered by injury, abandoned her remaining throws and failed to win the title for the first time this season.
Kitaguchi, who had won after changing coaches, was riding a wave of momentum, while outside praise for Yan Ziyi had turned into concern over her injury and doubt about her form. Fifteen days later, when the two met again on the Asian Games track, Yan Ziyi needed less than a minute to make those brief doubts disappear completely and rapidly (烟消云散, yan xiao yun san - "smoke, vanish, cloud, disperse").
"I am very happy to see the national flag raised and hear the national anthem played at the Asian Games. I did not let everyone down." Braving difficulties to move forward (迎难而上, ying nan er shang - "face, difficulty, and, go up"), Yan Ziyi delivered a perfect answer.
(People's Daily reporters Liu Shuoyang, Tao Xiang'an, Liu Yao, Wang Meihua)
Return to TopIn the golden September of autumn, the light of skills shines upon Shanghai. From September 22 to 27, the 48th WorldSkills Competition (hereinafter referred to as "WorldSkills") was held in Shanghai. As the international vocational skills competition of the highest level, the largest scale, and the broadest influence globally, WorldSkills came to Shanghai, China, drawing the attention of the world. Inside and outside the competition venues, the youth volunteer service team of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Shanghai Branch (hereinafter referred to as "ICBC Shanghai Branch") was active at service points including the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), WorldSkills-themed outlets, and hotels housing the participants. Building on their experience serving large-scale events, the young volunteers safeguarded WorldSkills with professional service, showcasing to the world the image of ICBC, the warmth of Shanghai, and the vitality of youth.
Answering the Call of Youth, Demonstrating Responsibility on the WorldSkills Stage
WorldSkills is an arena for skill competition and also a stage that tests service. ICBC Shanghai Branch selected 50 young people from 21 branches and departments under its jurisdiction to form a WorldSkills youth volunteer service team, divided by role into competition service volunteers, digital RMB service volunteers, and booth volunteers. Among the service team were business backbone personnel with fluent English, young people with proficiency in less-commonly-used languages, and veterans who had served at multiple large-scale international events. Before the competition, ICBC Shanghai Branch organized special training for WorldSkills volunteers, covering competition knowledge, digital RMB business, business English, and volunteer service etiquette.
During the competition period, 20 ICBC "Little Orange" volunteers served as competition service volunteers, undertaking visitor service tasks. From visitor support services at the preparation week meetings to on-site execution work at various visitor centers, they assisted the Shanghai Executive Bureau of the 48th WorldSkills Competition in coordinating information consultation, route guidance, multilingual reception, and emergency coordination. Ten booth volunteers undertook tasks of welcoming and seeing off guests, booth guidance, and content explanation at ICBC booth-related activities, enabling visitors from all directions (八方来客, ba fang lai ke - "eight, directions, come, guest") to experience the professionalism and warmth of Shanghai's event services.
Innovation Adds Color, Financial Services Connect the World
Digital RMB service was a highlight of ICBC's service to WorldSkills. During the competition period, 20 digital RMB service volunteers were dispatched to 8 hotels housing participants to assist with personnel information registration and distribute ICBC WorldSkills co-branded hard wallets. In hotel lobbies, volunteers used fluent English to introduce foreign guests to the "tap-to-pay" usage of the hard wallet and guided them hand-in-hand through the experience of the digital RMB payment process.
At the ICBC WorldSkills-themed outlet of the Shanghai East Nanjing Road Sub-branch, volunteers combined the "check-in for gifts" activity to guide citizens and guests in experiencing digital RMB hard wallet payments and receiving limited-edition hard wallets, integrating digital finance into urban scenarios. At the ICBC booth at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), booth volunteers provided digital RMB consultation and experience services to on-site guests, coordinating with interactive displays to let guests from various countries personally experience the convenience of "tap-to-pay." From hotels housing participants, to outlets in urban commercial districts, to the ICBC booth at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), digital RMB services extended both inside and outside the competition venues, with volunteer service accompanying every step of the way. Finance meets the competition, service and innovation blend together, and the young volunteers of ICBC Shanghai Branch, with professionalism and enthusiasm, showcased to the world the convenience and vitality of China's digital finance.
Volunteer Service, Youth Relay Toward the Future
The "Clover Promise" of the ICBC Shanghai Branch youth volunteer service team has continued from the China International Import Expo to WorldSkills. What changed was the venue; what remained unchanged was the responsibility of the volunteers. Through one major event after another, and one urban service after another, the ICBC Shanghai Branch youth volunteer service team has passed the baton in practice, with volunteer service enabling the growth of youth to resonate with urban development and to achieve a "two-way endeavor" with international events. ICBC Shanghai Branch continues to polish the youth volunteer service brand, further promoting the ICBC "Little Leaf" volunteer service philosophy of "dedication, innovation, mutual assistance, and inheritance," guiding young people to hone their skills and demonstrate responsibility in serving national strategies, urban development, and major events. On this basis, the youth of ICBC Shanghai Branch continue to devote themselves to various social welfare activities, carrying out diverse forms of volunteer service in areas such as care for the elderly, assistance for persons with disabilities, and green and low-carbon public welfare, ensuring that the ICBC "Little Leaf" volunteer service philosophy is passed down from generation to generation.
WorldSkills has its time limit, but youth is boundless. The youth of ICBC Shanghai Branch safeguarded WorldSkills with professionalism, demonstrated responsibility through service, wrote their youth answer sheets in serving national strategies and urban development, and injected a continuous stream of youthful momentum into accelerating the construction of Shanghai as an international financial center and advancing the building of a financial powerhouse.
Data source: Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Shanghai Branch
Return to TopDecree of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
No. 847
The Regulations for the Implementation of the Audit Law of the People's Republic of China, as revised and adopted at the 95th executive meeting of the State Council on August 31, 2026, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of December 1, 2026.
Premier Li Qiang
September 19, 2026
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the Audit Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Audit Law).
Article 2 Audit work shall uphold the Party's leadership and comprehensively implement the Party's line, principles, and policies and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee.
Article 3 Audit, as referred to in the Audit Law, means the act by which audit institutions, independently and in accordance with the law, inspect the accounting vouchers, accounting books, financial accounting reports, and other materials and assets related to fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures of the audited units, and supervise the truthfulness, lawfulness, and efficiency of fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures.
Audited units, as referred to in the Audit Law, mean units that shall, in accordance with the law, accept audit supervision by audit institutions.
Article 4 Fiscal revenues and expenditures, as referred to in the Audit Law, mean the various revenues and expenditures that shall be incorporated into the budgets of governments at all levels in accordance with the Budget Law of the People's Republic of China and other relevant provisions of the State.
Article 5 Financial revenues and expenditures, as referred to in the Audit Law, mean the various revenues and expenditures of state-owned financial institutions, enterprises, public institutions and organizations, and other units that shall, in accordance with the law, accept audit supervision by audit institutions, for which accounting shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the unified national accounting system.
Article 6 Audit institutions shall conduct audit supervision in accordance with the duties, powers, and procedures prescribed by the Audit Law, these Regulations, and other relevant laws and regulations.
Audit institutions shall conduct audit evaluation in accordance with the laws and regulations concerning fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures, as well as the provisions of relevant state policies, standards, project objectives, and other matters, and shall, within the scope of their statutory functions and powers, make decisions on handling and punishment with respect to acts of the audited units that violate state provisions on fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures.
Article 7 In carrying out audit supervision, audit institutions shall strengthen coordination and integration with various types of supervision, including disciplinary inspection and supervision, inspection and patrol supervision, organizational and personnel supervision, people's congress supervision, democratic supervision, administrative supervision, judicial supervision, financial and accounting supervision, statistical supervision, and supervision by investors, and shall improve the working mechanisms for information communication, transfer of leads, coordination of measures, and sharing of results.
Article 8 The State shall strengthen the development of audit informatization, encourage the use of modern information technology means such as big data, and improve the quality and efficiency of audit supervision.
Article 9 Any unit or individual has the right to report to audit institutions acts of audited units that violate state provisions on fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures. Upon receiving a report, an audit institution shall handle it in a timely manner in accordance with the law.
Chapter II Audit Institutions and Audit Personnel
Article 10 The National Audit Office shall, under the leadership of the Premier of the State Council, take charge of audit work nationwide and perform the duties prescribed by the Audit Law and the State Council.
Local audit institutions at all levels shall, under the leadership of the chief administrative officer of the people's government at the corresponding level and the audit institution at the next higher level, be responsible for audit work within their respective administrative regions and perform the duties prescribed by laws, regulations, and the people's government at the corresponding level.
Article 11 Where the people's government of a province or autonomous region has established a dispatched office, the audit institution of the dispatched office shall be responsible to and report on its work to the dispatched office and the audit institution of the people's government of the province or autonomous region, with audit operations mainly under the leadership of the audit institution of the people's government of the province or autonomous region.
Article 12 Dispatch agencies of audit institutions shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws, regulations, and audit institutions, carry out audit work within the scope of authorization of the audit institutions, and shall not be subject to interference by other administrative organs, social organizations, or individuals.
Article 13 The basis for audit institutions to compile draft annual budget plans for expenditures mainly includes:
(1) laws and regulations;
(2) the decisions and requirements of the people's government at the corresponding level;
(3) the annual audit work plans of the audit institutions;
(4) staffing and expenditure quota standards;
(5) the implementation of the previous year's budget and the factors of change in the current year.
Article 14 Audit personnel shall implement the system of professional technical qualifications for auditing, and the specific provisions shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.
Audit institutions may, as needed for work, engage personnel with relevant professional knowledge related to audit matters to participate in audit work. Personnel engaged to participate in audit work shall comply with the provisions of the State concerning audit work.
Article 15 Where any of the following circumstances exists when audit personnel handle audit matters, they shall apply for recusal, and the audited unit also has the right to apply for the recusal of audit personnel:
(1) having a spousal relationship, a direct blood relationship, a collateral blood relationship within three generations, or a close affinal relationship with the person in charge of the audited unit or the relevant person in charge;
(2) having an economic interest relationship with the audited unit or the audit matter;
(3) having other interests with the audited unit, the audit matter, the person in charge of the audited unit, or the relevant person in charge that may affect the impartial performance of official duties.
The recusal of audit personnel shall be decided by the person in charge of the audit institution; the recusal of the person in charge of an audit institution when handling audit matters shall be decided by the people's government at the corresponding level or the person in charge of the audit institution at the next higher level.
Article 16 Audit institutions shall implement a registration and reporting system for acts of inquiring into or interfering with audit matters. Where audit personnel encounter acts of inquiring into or interfering with audit matters, they shall register and report in accordance with the provisions. The specific measures shall be formulated by the National Audit Office.
Article 17 The appointment and removal of the principal and deputy principal persons in charge of local audit institutions at all levels shall solicit the opinions of the audit institution at the next higher level in advance.
Article 18 The person in charge of an audit institution shall not be removed or replaced at will during his or her term of office unless any of the following circumstances exists:
(1) being investigated for criminal liability due to a crime;
(2) having been subjected to disciplinary action for serious violation of law or dereliction of duty, and being unsuitable to continue to serve as the person in charge of the audit institution;
(3) being unable to perform duties for more than one year due to health reasons;
(4) failing to meet other conditions for holding office as prescribed by the State.
Chapter III Duties of Audit Institutions
Article 19 Audit institutions shall, in accordance with the law, conduct audit supervision over the specific organization by the finance department of the people's government at the corresponding level of the implementation of the budget at the corresponding level and the draft final accounts compiled thereby, the collection of budget revenues by the departments and units responsible for collecting budget revenues at the corresponding level, the implementation of budgets and final accounts of departments and units that have a direct relationship with the finance department of the people's government at the corresponding level for budget payments and appropriations, the implementation of budgets and final accounts of people's governments at lower levels, and other fiscal revenues and expenditures. With the approval of the people's government at the corresponding level, audit institutions shall, in accordance with the law, conduct audit supervision over the truthfulness, lawfulness, and efficiency of the receipt and use of fiscal funds by other units and projects that obtain fiscal funds.
Article 20 The contents of audit supervision conducted by audit institutions over the implementation of budget revenues and expenditures at the corresponding level, draft final accounts, and other fiscal revenues and expenditures include:
(1) the situation of the finance department approving budgets to the various departments at the corresponding level (including units directly under them) in accordance with the budget at the corresponding level approved by the people's congress at the corresponding level, the specific organization of the implementation of the budget at the corresponding level and the compilation of draft final accounts, and the situation of adjustments during the implementation of the budget at the corresponding level and changes in budget revenues and expenditures;
(2) the situation of collection of budget revenues by the departments and units responsible for collecting budget revenues in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and other relevant provisions of the State;
(3) the situation of the finance department, in accordance with the approved annual budget and fund use plans, dispatching and appropriating budget funds, and the use of budget revolving funds and budget stabilization and adjustment funds;
(4) the situation of the finance department, in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and the fiscal management system, appropriating and managing intergovernmental fiscal transfer payment funds, the situation of tax rebates from higher-level governments to the government at the corresponding level and from the government at the corresponding level to lower-level governments, and the handling of settlements and carry-overs;
(5) the situation of the finance department managing the borrowing, expenditure, and repayment of government debt;
(6) the situation of the state treasury, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, handling the receipt, division, retention, and refund of budget revenues and the appropriation of budget expenditure funds;
(7) the implementation of annual budgets and final accounts of the various departments at the corresponding level (including units directly under them);
(8) the situation of revenues and expenditures of budget funds subject to special management in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State;
(9) comprehensive government financial reports and departmental financial reports;
(10) other situations related to budget implementation, final accounts, and other fiscal revenues and expenditures as prescribed by laws and regulations.
Article 21 The audit results report referred to in Article 19 of the Audit Law shall include the following contents:
(1) the basic situation of the implementation of the budget at the corresponding level, draft final accounts, and other fiscal revenues and expenditures, as well as the management and use of state-owned resources and state-owned assets;
(2) the audit evaluation made by the audit institution on the implementation of the budget at the corresponding level, draft final accounts, and other fiscal revenues and expenditures, as well as the management and use of state-owned resources and state-owned assets;
(3) the problems existing in the implementation of the budget at the corresponding level, draft final accounts, and other fiscal revenues and expenditures, as well as the management and use of state-owned resources and state-owned assets, and the measures taken by the audit institution in accordance with the law;
(4) the suggestions put forward by the audit institution for improving the implementation of the budget at the corresponding level, draft final accounts, and other fiscal revenues and expenditures, as well as the management and use of state-owned resources and state-owned assets;
(5) other situations required to be reported by the people's government at the corresponding level.
Article 22 The National Audit Office shall, in accordance with the law, conduct audit supervision over the various financial revenues and expenditures arising from the performance of duties by the central bank and its branches.
The audit results report submitted by the National Audit Office to the Premier of the State Council shall include the audit situation of the financial revenues and expenditures of the central bank.
Article 23 Enterprises and financial institutions in which state-owned capital holds a controlling position or a dominant position, as referred to in Article 22 of the Audit Law, include:
(1) those in which the proportion of state-owned capital in the total capital (share capital) of the enterprise or financial institution exceeds 50%;
(2) those in which the proportion of state-owned capital in the total capital (share capital) of the enterprise or financial institution is below 50%, but the state-owned capital investment entity has actual control.
Article 24 Government-invested construction projects and construction projects mainly with government investment, as referred to in Article 23 of the Audit Law, include:
(1) those using entirely funds arranged in the budget;
(2) those not using entirely funds arranged in the budget, where the proportion of funds arranged in the budget in the total investment of the project exceeds 50%, or where the proportion is below 50% but the government has actual control over the construction and operation of the project.
Audit institutions shall, in accordance with the law, conduct audit supervision over the implementation of the total budget or budgetary estimate, the implementation of annual budgets and annual final accounts, project settlement, and completion final accounts of the construction projects specified in the preceding paragraph; when auditing the construction projects specified in the preceding paragraph, they may investigate the truthfulness and lawfulness of the receipt of construction project funds by relevant design, construction, and supply units.
Article 25 Other major public works projects that concern the interests of the State and the public interest, as referred to in Article 23 of the Audit Law, include:
(1) major public works projects using entirely or mainly public funds managed by government departments or entrusted by the government to be managed;
(2) major public works projects in which the government cooperates with social capital using state-owned resources and state-owned assets;
(3) major public works projects invested in by state-owned enterprises, state-owned financial institutions, and enterprises and financial institutions in which state-owned capital holds a controlling position or a dominant position;
(4) other major public works projects in fields such as infrastructure and public utilities that concern the interests of the State and the public interest.
Article 26 Social insurance funds and the National Social Security Fund, as referred to in Article 24 of the Audit Law, mean the social insurance funds and the National Social Security Fund prescribed by the Social Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China; social donation funds, as referred to therein, include donations in various forms originating from both domestic and foreign sources, such as currency, securities, and physical objects.
Article 27 Projects with assistance and loans from international organizations and foreign governments, as referred to in Article 25 of the Audit Law, include:
(1) loan projects provided by international organizations, foreign governments, and their agencies to the Chinese government and its agencies;
(2) loan projects provided by international organizations, foreign governments, and their agencies to Chinese enterprises, public institutions and organizations, and other organizations, with guarantees provided by the Chinese government and its agencies;
(3) assistance and grant projects provided by international organizations, foreign governments, and their agencies to the Chinese government and its agencies;
(4) assistance and grant projects provided by international organizations, foreign governments, and their agencies to units entrusted by the Chinese government to manage relevant funds and monies;
(5) other projects with assistance and loans provided by international organizations, foreign governments, and their agencies.
Article 28 Audit institutions have the right, in accordance with the audit procedures and methods prescribed by the Audit Law and these Regulations and other relevant provisions of the State, to conduct special audit investigations into specific matters related to state fiscal revenues and expenditures, such as budget management or the management and use of state-owned resources and state-owned assets, with respect to relevant localities, departments, and units.
Article 29 Audit institutions shall determine the scope of audit jurisdiction based on the fiscal and financial subordination relationships of the audited units; where the scope of audit jurisdiction cannot be determined based on fiscal and financial subordination relationships, it shall be determined based on the supervisory and management relationships over state-owned resources and state-owned assets.
For financial institutions, enterprises, public institutions and organizations, and construction projects invested in by two or more state-owned capital investment entities, audit supervision shall be conducted by the audit institution that has audit jurisdiction over the principal investment entity.
Article 30 Audit institutions at all levels shall conduct audit supervision in accordance with the determined scope of audit jurisdiction.
Article 31 The internal audit work of audited units shall accept the professional guidance and supervision of audit institutions.
Audited units may, as needed for internal audit work, participate in internal audit self-regulatory organizations established in accordance with the law. Audit institutions may, through internal audit self-regulatory organizations, strengthen professional guidance and supervision over internal audit work.
Article 32 When conducting audits or special audit investigations, audit institutions have the right to verify the relevant audit reports issued by social audit institutions.
When verifying the relevant audit reports issued by social audit institutions, if audit institutions find that the social audit institutions have violated laws, regulations, or professional standards, they shall transfer the matter to the relevant competent authorities to investigate liability in accordance with the law.
Chapter IV Powers of Audit Institutions
Article 33 Audited units shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article 34 of the Audit Law, provide financial and accounting materials and materials related to fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures, including business and management materials, as required by audit institutions, including electronic data and relevant documents. The person in charge of an audited unit shall be responsible for the timeliness, truthfulness, and completeness of the materials provided by the unit and shall make a written commitment.
Article 34 Finance, taxation, and other departments at all levels (including units directly under them) shall submit the following materials to the audit institutions at the corresponding level:
(1) the budget at the corresponding level approved by the people's congress at the corresponding level and the budgets approved by the finance department of the people's government at the corresponding level to the various departments at the corresponding level (including units directly under them), the annual revenue expectation targets of the departments and units responsible for collecting budget revenues, and the budgets approved by the various departments at the corresponding level (including units directly under them) to the units subordinate to them;
(2) monthly and annual reports on the implementation of budget revenues and expenditures at the corresponding level and the completion of revenue expectation targets by the departments and units responsible for collecting budget revenues, as well as the situation of final accounts;
(3) comprehensive annual statistical reports and situation bulletins on fiscal and taxation work, and rules and regulations on finance, budgets, state-owned resources, state-owned assets, taxation, financial affairs, and accounting;
(4) the draft final accounts of the various departments at the corresponding level (including units directly under them) compiled on a consolidated basis.
Article 35 Where audit institutions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 37 of the Audit Law, inquire into the accounts of audited units at financial institutions, the person in charge of the audit institution of the people's government at or above the county level shall issue a notice of assistance in inquiring into the accounts of the unit; where inquiring into deposits of other units or individuals at financial institutions related to audit matters, the principal person in charge of the audit institution of the people's government at or above the county level shall issue a notice of assistance in inquiring into the deposits of the unit or individual. When making inquiries, there shall be no fewer than two audit personnel, who shall present their work credentials and the notice of assistance in inquiry.
The relevant financial institutions shall provide assistance, promptly provide evidentiary materials, and shall not divulge relevant information. Audit institutions and audit personnel bear the obligation of confidentiality.
Article 36 Assets obtained in violation of state provisions, as referred to in Article 38 of the Audit Law, include:
(1) fiscal appropriations, physical objects, and loans from financial institutions obtained through engaging in fraud or deception (弄虚作假, nong xu zuo jia - "make false, do fake");
(2) assets obtained in violation of state provisions by enjoying preferential policies such as state subsidies, allowances, discounted interest, interest-free loans, tax reductions, tax exemptions, and tax refunds;
(3) payments, securities, and physical objects collected from others in violation of state provisions;
(4) proceeds obtained from disposing of state-owned assets in violation of state provisions;
(5) other assets obtained in violation of state provisions.
Article 37 Where audit institutions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of the Audit Law, seal up relevant materials of audited units and assets obtained in violation of state provisions, they shall hold the sealing-up notice issued by the person in charge of the audit institution of the people's government at or above the county level, and shall lift the sealing after lawfully collecting evidentiary materials related to the audit matter or taking other measures. The period of sealing shall be within 7 days; where extension is needed due to special circumstances, with the approval of the person in charge of the audit institution of the people's government at or above the county level, it may be appropriately extended, but the extended period shall not exceed 7 days.
With respect to the sealed materials and assets, audit institutions may designate the audited unit to be responsible for their custody, and the audited unit shall not damage or transfer them without authorization.
Article 38 Audit institutions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 40 of the Audit Law, may notify the relevant government departments of, or make public to the society, the results of audits and special audit investigations of audited units on relevant audit matters.
After consultation with the relevant competent authorities, audit institutions may, in the audit and special audit investigation results made public to the society, also publish the results of the verification of the relevant audit reports of social audit institutions.
Where audit institutions intend to make public to the society the results of audits and special audit investigations of listed companies, they shall inform the listed companies of the content to be made public 5 days in advance.
Article 39 Where audit institutions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 41 of the Audit Law, request the relevant authorities to provide assistance, they shall specify the matters requiring assistance and the relevant work requirements. The relevant authorities shall, in accordance with the requirements of the audit institutions, lawfully assist in taking relevant measures, providing relevant materials and professional technical support, and cooperating in carrying out audit work, and shall not divulge relevant information.
Chapter V Audit Procedures
Article 40 Audit institutions shall, in accordance with laws, regulations, and other relevant provisions of the State, and in accordance with the requirements of the people's government at the corresponding level and the audit institution at the next higher level, determine the priorities of annual audit work, compile annual audit project plans, and submit them for approval in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
Where audit institutions determine in the annual audit project plans to audit enterprises and financial institutions in which state-owned capital holds a controlling position or a dominant position, they shall, within 7 days from the date of such determination, inform the enterprises and financial institutions included in the annual audit project plans.
Article 41 Audit institutions shall, in accordance with the annual audit project plans, form audit teams, investigate and understand the relevant situation of the audited units, compile audit plans, and deliver audit notices to the audited units 3 days before implementing the audit.
Article 42 Special circumstances, as referred to in Article 42 of the Audit Law, include:
(1) handling urgent matters;
(2) the audited unit being suspected of serious violations of laws and regulations;
(3) other special circumstances.
Article 43 When audit personnel implement an audit, they shall handle the matter in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) implementing the audit through methods such as inspection, inquiry, supervised inventory, and written confirmation by correspondence;
(2) obtaining evidentiary materials through methods such as collecting originals, original objects, or making copies or photographs;
(3) making records of the contents of meetings and conversations related to the audit matter, or requiring the audited unit to provide meeting record materials;
(4) recording the process of implementing the audit and the results of verification.
Article 44 Evidentiary materials obtained by audit personnel through investigation from relevant units and individuals shall bear the signature or seal of the provider; where the signature or seal of the provider cannot be obtained, audit personnel shall state the reasons.
Article 45 Before the audit team submits the audit report to the audit institution, it shall solicit the opinions of the audited unit in writing. The audited unit shall, within 10 days from the date of receiving the audit report of the audit team, submit written opinions; where no written opinions are submitted within 10 days, it shall be deemed that there are no objections.
The audit team shall, in response to the written opinions submitted by the audited unit, further verify the situation, make necessary revisions to the audit report of the audit team, and submit it to the audit institution together with the written opinions of the audited unit and the situation of their adoption.
Article 46 After the relevant operational organs and specialized organs or personnel of the audit institution have reviewed and examined the audit report of the audit team and the relevant audit matters, the audit institution shall handle the matter in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) issuing the audit report of the audit institution, the main contents of which include: the basic situation of the audited unit, the audit evaluation of the audit matter, the problems found in the audit and the rectification requirements proposed by category, and suggestions for improving the management of fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures;
(2) making audit decisions on handling and punishment, within the scope of statutory functions and powers, for acts that violate state provisions on fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures and for which handling and punishment shall be given in accordance with the law;
(3) transferring, in accordance with the law, matters that need to be transferred to supervisory organs, judicial organs, and relevant competent authorities and units for handling and punishment.
Article 47 Where audit institutions discover matters that harm the interests of the State and the public interest during audits, but the basis for handling and punishment is not clear, they shall report to the people's government at the corresponding level and the audit institution at the next higher level.
Article 48 Audited units bear the primary responsibility for audit rectification, shall implement the rectification requirements and audit decisions within the time limits prescribed by the audit institutions, and shall report in writing on the rectification situation in accordance with the provisions. For amounts that shall be turned over, audited units shall pay them into the state treasury or fiscal special accounts in accordance with the fiscal management system and the relevant provisions of the State.
The various departments of the State Council, local people's governments at all levels, and the relevant competent authorities and units shall strengthen overall coordination, supervise and urge audited units to rectify the problems found in audits; for universal, tendentious, and incipient problems, they shall promptly correct them and establish and improve relevant systems.
Audit institutions shall conduct follow-up inspections of the rectification situation of audited units and promptly review and confirm it.
Article 49 Audit institutions at higher levels shall, in accordance with the law, supervise the audit operations of audit institutions at lower levels.
Where audit decisions made by audit institutions at lower levels violate the relevant provisions of the State, audit institutions at higher levels may instruct the audit institutions at lower levels to modify or revoke them, or may directly make decisions to modify or revoke them; where a new audit decision needs to be made after the audit decision is revoked, the audit institution at the higher level may instruct the audit institution at the lower level to make a new audit decision within the prescribed time limit, or may directly make the audit decision.
Where an audit institution at a lower level should have made an audit decision but did not, the audit institution at the higher level may instruct the audit institution at the lower level to make an audit decision within the prescribed time limit, or may directly make the audit decision.
Article 50 When conducting special audit investigations, audit institutions shall present the written notice of the special audit investigation to the localities, departments, and units under investigation and explain the relevant situation; the relevant localities, departments, and units shall accept the investigation, truthfully reflect the situation, and provide relevant materials.
In special audit investigations, where audited units have acts that violate state provisions on fiscal revenues and expenditures and financial revenues and expenditures or other illegal or non-compliant acts, audit institutions may, in accordance with the provisions of the Audit Law and these Regulations, issue audit reports, make audit decisions, or transfer the matter to supervisory organs, judicial organs, and relevant competent authorities and units for handling and punishment, and investigate liability in accordance with the law.
Article 51 Audit institutions shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State, establish and improve the audit archives system.
Article 52 Audit documents delivered by audit institutions may be delivered directly, by mail, or by other means. Where delivered directly, the date of delivery shall be the date of receipt noted by the audited unit on the delivery receipt or the date of receipt certified by a witness; where delivered by mail, the date of delivery shall be the date of receipt noted on the postal receipt; where delivered by other means, the date of delivery shall be the date of signing or receipt.
The types, contents, and formats of audit documents of audit institutions shall be prescribed by the National Audit Office.
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Article 53 Where audited units, in violation of the provisions of the Audit Law and these Regulations, refuse or delay providing materials related to the audit matter, or provide untrue or incomplete materials, or refuse or obstruct inspection, investigation, or verification of the relevant situation, the audit institution shall order them to make corrections, may circulate a notice of criticism, and give a warning; where they refuse to make corrections, the audited unit may be fined not more than 50,000 yuan, and the directly responsible persons in charge and other directly responsible persons may be fined not more than 20,000 yuan; where the audit institution considers that disciplinary action shall be given in accordance with the law, it shall put forward handling suggestions to the audited unit, or transfer the matter to supervisory organs and relevant competent authorities and units.
Where other units and individuals related to the audit matter refuse to cooperate with the audit or obstruct audit personnel from performing their duties in accordance with the law, the audit institution shall order them to make corrections.
Where the acts specified in the preceding two paragraphs constitute acts violating public security administration, the public security organs shall impose public security administration penalties in accordance with the law; where a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Article 54 With respect to acts of the various departments at the corresponding level (including units directly under them) and people's governments at lower levels that violate the budget or other acts that violate state provisions on fiscal revenues and expenditures, audit institutions shall, within the scope of their statutory functions and powers and in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations, take the handling measures prescribed in Article 49 of the Audit Law, distinguishing the circumstances.
Article 55 With respect to acts of audited units that violate state provisions on financial revenues and expenditures, audit institutions shall, within the scope of their statutory functions and powers, take the handling measures prescribed in Article 49 of the Audit Law, distinguishing the circumstances, and may circulate a notice of criticism and give a warning; where there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated and a fine of not less than one time but not more than five times the illegal gains shall be imposed; where there are no illegal gains, a fine of not more than 50,000 yuan may be imposed; the directly responsible persons in charge and other directly responsible persons may be fined not more than 20,000 yuan; where the audit institution considers that disciplinary action shall be given in accordance with the law, it shall put forward handling suggestions to the audited unit, or transfer the matter to supervisory organs and relevant competent authorities and units; where a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Where laws and administrative regulations have other provisions on the handling and punishment of acts of audited units that violate state provisions on financial revenues and expenditures, those provisions shall prevail.
Article 56 Before making a punishment decision involving a relatively large fine or confiscation of a relatively large amount of illegal gains, audit institutions shall inform the audited units and relevant personnel of their right to request a hearing. The specific standards for relatively large fines and relatively large amounts of illegal gains shall be prescribed by the National Audit Office.
Article 57 With respect to the handling suggestions put forward by audit institutions and the matters transferred, the relevant competent authorities and units shall make decisions in a timely manner in accordance with the law.
Article 58 Where audited units are dissatisfied with the audit decisions made by audit institutions in conducting audit supervision in accordance with the provisions of Articles 18 and 19 of the Audit Law and Article 19 of these Regulations, they may, within 60 days from the date of delivery of the audit decision, request the people's government at the corresponding level of the audit institution to make an adjudication, and the adjudication of the people's government at the corresponding level shall be final.
Audit institutions shall inform audited units of the channels and time limits for requesting adjudication in the audit decision.
During the period of adjudication, the execution of the audit decision shall not be suspended. However, where any of the following circumstances exists, execution may be suspended:
(1) the audit institution considers that execution needs to be suspended;
(2) the people's government accepting the adjudication considers that execution needs to be suspended;
(3) the audited unit applies for suspension of execution, and the people's government accepting the adjudication considers its request reasonable and decides to suspend execution.
The adjudication shall be handled by the legal affairs department of the people's government at the corresponding level. The adjudication decision shall be made within 60 days from the date of receiving the request; where extension is needed due to special circumstances, with the approval of the person in charge of the legal affairs department of the government, it may be appropriately extended, and the audit institution and the audited unit requesting the adjudication shall be informed, but the extended period shall not exceed 30 days.
Article 59 Except for the audit decisions for which adjudication may be requested as prescribed in Article 58 of these Regulations, where audited units are dissatisfied with other audit decisions made by audit institutions, they may apply for administrative reconsideration or initiate administrative litigation in accordance with the law.
Audit institutions shall inform audited units of the channels and time limits for applying for administrative reconsideration or initiating administrative litigation in the audit decision.
Article 60 Where audited units refuse to rectify the problems found in audits, fail to rectify them in place as required, or make false rectifications, the audit institution shall order them to make corrections, may circulate a notice of criticism, and give a warning; with respect to the directly responsible persons in charge and other directly responsible persons, where the audit institution considers that disciplinary action shall be given in accordance with the law, it shall put forward handling suggestions to the audited unit, or transfer the matter to supervisory organs and relevant competent authorities and units; where a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Where audited units do not execute audit decisions, the audit institution shall order them to execute within a time limit; where they still do not execute after the time limit expires, the audit institution may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution.
Article 61 Where audit personnel abuse their powers, engage in acting corruptly for personal gain (徇私舞弊, xun si wu bi - "follow private interest, dance with fraud"), commit dereliction of duty (玩忽职守, wan hu zhi shou - "play with neglect, fulfill duty"), or divulge or illegally provide to others state secrets, work secrets, commercial secrets, personal privacy, or personal information known to them, they shall be given disciplinary action in accordance with the law; where a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Property obtained by audit personnel through illegal or disciplinary violations shall be recovered, confiscated, or ordered to be returned or compensated in accordance with the law.
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Article 62 The terms "not less than" and "not more than" used in these Regulations include the number itself.
Where the last day of the period prescribed in Article 58 of these Regulations falls on a statutory holiday, the first working day after the holiday shall be deemed the day on which the period expires. Other periods prescribed in the Audit Law and these Regulations shall be calculated in working days, excluding statutory holidays.
Article 63 Economic responsibility audits of leading cadres and audits of departure from office for natural resources assets shall be implemented in accordance with the Audit Law, these Regulations, and relevant provisions.
Article 64 These Regulations shall come into force as of December 1, 2026.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 24)
Return to TopFinance is the lifeblood of the national economy and an important component of national core competitiveness. As a state-owned financial institution under Anhui Province, Guoyuan Securities Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Guoyuan Securities") has always regarded serving the real economy as its foundation, remained rooted in the local region, committed to understanding industries, and provided long-term companionship, continuously exploring replicable financial service pathways to contribute to the development of the high-quality development of the real economy through the power of finance.
Rooted in the Local Region, Building a Foundation of Trust through Professional Services
The depth of financial services is rooted in the depth of understanding of those served; deeply grasping the financial needs of a region and its enterprises requires the accumulation of time.
The roots of Guoyuan Securities are planted in the land of Jianghuai. The company was formally established in 2001 with the former Anhui International Trust and the former Anhui Trust and Investment Company as its main sponsors, and was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2007, making it the fifth financial listed company in the country and the first in Anhui Province. Years of industry accumulation have given Guoyuan Securities a profound understanding of Anhui's industrial transformation and the patterns of corporate growth.
Since its establishment, Guoyuan Securities has adhered to taking regional development and enterprise operational needs as its foothold, continuously expanding the breadth and depth of its services and building a foundation of trust. In 2008, iFlytek was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, with Guoyuan Securities actively serving as its listing sponsor. Over the past 18 years, from refinancing to mergers and acquisitions, Guoyuan Securities has participated in 8 capital operations of iFlytek, providing cumulative financing of over 14 billion yuan, along with the professional services and patient companionship of a "long-distance runner" partner. Over the past 20-plus years, from Sungrow Power to QuantumCTek, from Gotion High-tech to Euclid Vision, from Gongda Hi-Tech to Hengshuo, an increasing number of enterprises have entrusted their important capital operations to Guoyuan Securities.
Currently, among Anhui's 191 A-share listed companies, Guoyuan Securities has served over 100, accounting for more than half. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Anhui added 57 listed companies, of which Guoyuan Securities sponsored 20, accounting for over 1/3; 14 new main board listed companies were added, of which Guoyuan Securities sponsored 5, accounting for over 1/3; 16 new STAR Market listed companies were added, of which Guoyuan Securities sponsored 6, accounting for over 1/3; 9 new Beijing Stock Exchange listed companies were added, of which Guoyuan Securities sponsored 5, accounting for over 1/2; 74 new refinancing and merger and acquisition projects were added, of which Guoyuan Securities served 25, accounting for over 1/3.
In July 2026, ChangXin Memory Technologies was listed on the STAR Market, with Guoyuan Securities participating deeply in three roles: the only joint lead underwriter headquartered in Anhui, an investor, and the only securities-firm-affiliated limited partner of ChangXin Industrial Investment, a subsidiary of ChangXin Memory Technologies. Behind this lies Guoyuan Securities' deep grasp of the needs of local enterprises, rooted in Jianghuai and accompanying the industry over the long term.
Long-term rooting and companionship have enabled Guoyuan Securities to consolidate its foundation of trust and strengthen its cooperative ties in Anhui. From start-ups to trillion-yuan-level hard-tech leaders, enterprises are willing to entrust important capital operations to Guoyuan Securities; from industrial planning to policy consultation, local governments are willing to bring Guoyuan Securities into relevant strategic decision-making consultations; from early-stage investment to long-term allocation, investors are also willing to entrust their funds to Guoyuan Securities. Based on trust, Guoyuan Securities strives to "understand industries" and practices "long-term companionship."
Understanding Industries, Forging Service Capabilities through the "Three-Investment Linkage"
Only by seeing clearly can one invest accurately; only by investing accurately can one accompany for the long term. Guoyuan Securities has built a complete closed loop of "understanding policy—comprehending industry—discovering enterprises—matching capital—organizing resources—accompanying growth," and has integrated this into the "Three-Investment Linkage" model, namely industrial investment research, industrial investment, and industrial investment banking, with the three mutually supporting and closely interlocking each other.
Penetrating the fabric of industry through in-depth research. Guoyuan Securities continues to build a distinctive brand research report system, deepening industrial understanding through in-depth research. The "Deep Cultivation of Anhui" series of special reports is the main vehicle of Guoyuan Securities' research brand, having successively released special reports on overview, automobiles, smart home appliances, and high-end equipment manufacturing. Based on industrial maps, these reports break down industrial chains, identify key nodes, and assess the competitive landscape of industries, forming a complete research system covering Anhui's ten emerging industries. On this basis, Guoyuan Securities has cooperated with multiple local governments and institutions to jointly build think tank platforms, with research results continuously providing references for local industrial planning and policy formulation.
Seeding the future of industry with patient capital. Guoyuan Securities upholds the industrial investment positioning of a "hard-tech investment tree planter," insisting on investing early, investing small, investing for the long term, and investing in hard technology.
In 2021, Hefei Afna Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established, focusing on mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) drug development. In the early days of the company, Guoyuan Equity and Guoyuan Innovation took the lead in investing 15 million yuan, and assisted in connecting multiple resources, facilitating 70 million yuan in financing. Today, Afna has obtained clinical trial approvals for 5 Class I innovative drugs, and in March of this year, its team published a paper in Science, becoming a first-tier technology company in the domestic mRNA field.
Hengsheng Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd., established in 2023, is positioned as a platform for the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements of the Hefei National Laboratory, with deep strategic layout in the three frontier fields of quantum communication, quantum computing, and quantum precision measurement, and has formed a batch of original innovation achievements.Guoyuan Securities initiated the establishment of a quantum industry fund to help enterprises accelerate the industrialization of their scientific research achievements in the quantum field.
Guoyuan Securities has built a fund system with a total scale of over 20 billion yuan, including the Four Board Ascension Fund, the Beijing Stock Exchange Theme Fund, thematic industry funds, and merger and acquisition funds. Centering on emerging industries and future industry tracks, it has made moves along the industrial chain one by one, continuously making forward-looking layouts.In the quantum technology field, it focuses on QuantumCTek and Hengsheng Technology; in the semiconductor field, it focuses on Xinkaile, Hongxinyu, and Xiandaojixing; in the artificial intelligence field, it focuses on Mianbi Intelligence, StepFun, and Xingdong Era; in the commercial aerospace field, it focuses on GalaxySpace and Tengdun UAV... Using the industrial chain as a coordinate, more than 10 invested enterprises have entered the IPO reporting or Hong Kong stock exchange filing stage. In the 2025 National Science and Technology Award selection, two achievements supported by Guoyuan Equity investment respectively won the First Prize of the National Natural Science Award and the First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, demonstrating a state-owned securities firm's clear awareness and conscious action regarding "what the country needs."
Connecting key nodes of industry with professional services. Guoyuan Securities takes sci-tech investment banking as its main business line, insisting on intervening in services at the early stage of enterprise establishment, accompanying enterprise growth with professional services.
Currently, Guoyuan Securities serves a number of leading enterprises in their industries: iFlytek in the artificial intelligence field, QuantumCTek in the quantum communication field, Sungrow Power in the photovoltaic inverter field, and JAC Motors, which jointly built the "Zunjie" high-end intelligent electric platform with Huawei. From artificial intelligence to quantum technology, from photovoltaic inverters to intelligent vehicles, Guoyuan Securities' investment banking services cover a group of leading industrial enterprises with outstanding competitiveness.
Mergers and acquisitions are another main business line. Under the guidance of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Anhui Province, Guoyuan Securities took the lead in establishing and operating the Anhui Merger and Acquisition Federation, building a provincial-level M&A service platform. It has provided professional services to over 150 enterprises and participated in the design of 28 major M&A transaction plans through dedicated teams. In 2025, Guoyuan Securities facilitated 9 cases of Anhui state-owned capital acquiring listed companies. In the field of state-owned enterprise reform, Guoyuan Securities assisted Anhui state-owned enterprises such as Huaibei Mining and Tongling Nonferrous Metals in exploring the "six models" of mixed-ownership reform, exploring replicable paths for industrial transformation and upgrading.
From understanding a single enterprise, to understanding an entire industrial chain, to understanding the economic pulse of a region, Guoyuan Securities uses the "Three-Investment Linkage" to deepen its understanding of industries and solidify its companionship with enterprises.
Long-term Companionship, Demonstrating Financial Mission through the Warmth of Service
From a paper in the laboratory to the bell-ringing on the capital market, there lies a long transformation cycle and extremely high risk of failure in between, and the entire process requires the support and companionship of financial institutions.
Guoyuan Securities has launched the "Scientist Companionship Plan," targeting the common pain points faced by scientists in entrepreneurship, such as unclear technology directions, lack of financing channels, weak corporate governance, and insufficient experience in capital operations. It divides the service cycle into four stages—germination, start-up, growth, and maturity—providing technology-based enterprises with companionship-style services covering the full life cycle. In the germination stage, it provides feasibility analysis, industry research, and equity structure design; in the start-up stage, it assists in formulating capital plans, writing business plans, and connecting financing resources; in the growth stage, it connects bank sci-tech loans and industrial capital, and provides M&A matching services; in the maturity stage, it helps enterprises land on the capital market.
To date, the "Scientist Companionship Plan" has served over 70 technology-based enterprises, including 10 enterprises led by academician teams and 16 enterprises under the "Thousand Talents Plan" and "Ten Thousand Talents Plan"; through platforms such as Guoyuan Equity and Guoyuan Innovation, it has directly invested in 26 technology-based enterprises, with a total investment of over 1.5 billion yuan. At the same time, the "Scientist Companionship Plan" has established cooperation with universities such as the University of Science and Technology of China, Tsinghua University, and Fudan University, promoting the industrialization of more than 20 frontier technologies including synthetic biology; it has connected with chain-leading enterprises such as Chery Automobile and ChangXin Memory Technologies, helping enterprises effectively expand their markets.
The warmth of long-term companionship is reflected not only in innovative measures to empower sci-tech innovation, but also in the livelihood practices of serving rural comprehensive revitalization and public welfare assistance. Anhui's first special bond for rural industry integration was issued in Susong County, Anqing City, with 1 billion yuan invested in areas such as specialty agriculture, cold-chain logistics, and the living environment, covering 19 villages that had been lifted out of poverty and driving income increases for nearly 6,000 people. Through paired assistance, Guoyuan Securities helped three counties and districts—Taihu County in Anqing City, Shou County in Huainan City, and Yu'an District in Lu'an City—shake off poverty, and the scope of subsequent assistance has gradually expanded to include Susong County, Yuexi County, and Lingbi County in Anqing City, among others. The "Snow Lotus Love Fund," voluntarily established by Guoyuan Securities employees, has funded impoverished students every year since 2009, with cumulative funding exceeding 10 million yuan, forming a simple yet powerful interpretation of "finance for the people" by financial practitioners.
Rooted in one region, understanding industries, and providing long-term companionship—on the new journey of serving Chinese modernization, Guoyuan Securities' goal is clear and firm: to be a financial service expert that understands local industries and provides close services to enterprise development, serving national strategy through regional practice, and empowering the real economy with the power of finance.
Data source: Guoyuan Securities Co., Ltd.
"14th Five-Year Plan" Period, Anhui
57 newly added listed companies, 20 sponsored by Guoyuan, accounting for over 1/3
14 newly added main board listed companies, 5 sponsored by Guoyuan, accounting for over 1/3
16 newly added STAR Market listed companies, 6 sponsored by Guoyuan, accounting for over 1/3
9 newly added Beijing Stock Exchange listed companies, 5 sponsored by Guoyuan, accounting for over 1/2
74 newly added refinancing and merger and acquisition projects, 25 served by Guoyuan, accounting for over 1/3
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郭梓云 刘仲华
The 2026 IAA Transportation exhibition was recently held in Germany, attracting nearly 1,600 exhibitors from 46 countries and regions. Among them, more than 300 Chinese enterprises participated, the largest number of any country. From complete vehicles to batteries, electric drive systems, and charging infrastructure, and further to service systems built around actual operations, Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturers brought a variety of new products and innovative technologies, drawing the attention of numerous partners and visitors.
Green and intelligent transformation becomes industry focus
Walking through the exhibition halls, commercial vehicle electrification, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, autonomous driving, and digital technologies were key points of attention. Currently, about 30% of carbon dioxide emissions from road transport in the European Union come from heavy-duty vehicles. Hildegard Müller, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), stated that the commercial vehicle industry is undergoing profound transformation, creating conditions for the logistics industry to move toward climate neutrality and digitalization.
Daimler Truck celebrated the 130th anniversary of the truck's birth with a grand ceremony at its booth, showcasing products including pure electric, hydrogen, efficient fuel technology, intelligent safety, and digital services. In the pure electric field, the company is continuously expanding the application of electric trucks in long-haul and high-volume transport scenarios by deploying products including the eActros 600. Its new-generation hydrogen fuel cell truck, the NextGenH2, made its world premiere at the exhibition, with a range of over 1,000 kilometers on a single hydrogen fill, while also offering the advantage of rapid refueling, making it more suitable for the operational needs of heavy-duty long-haul transport.
At the Bosch booth, the company showcased a product portfolio covering hardware, software, artificial intelligence, and cloud services. Its new-generation multi-function camera and radar sensors, leveraging artificial intelligence technology and significantly enhanced computing performance, can more accurately sense surrounding pedestrians and vehicles; a digital rearview mirror equipped with a built-in camera can analyze driver behavior and issue timely warnings when the driver's attention is distracted, enhancing driving safety and convenience.
Data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) shows that among newly registered heavy trucks in the EU, zero-emission models account for only 2.4%, indicating a severe regional penetration gap. Seven major European commercial vehicle manufacturers recently issued a joint statement, calling on regulators to effectively bridge the gap in infrastructure and policy, clearing obstacles for zero-emission transport to truly move toward large-scale application.
Chinese enterprises showcase numerous innovative products and technologies
From self-developed three-electric systems to hydrogen energy deployment, from global supply chains to integrated transport capacity solutions, and accelerating evolution from simple "product going global" to "ecosystem going global" and "group going global," Chinese commercial vehicle enterprises are providing global customers with multiple green and sustainable solutions.
At the Sinotruk booth (see photo, taken by People's Daily reporter Guo Ziyun), the new-generation Sinotruk SITRAK 4×2 pure electric tractor customized for European long-haul routes attracted many visitors to observe and experience it. This model can charge from 20% to 80% battery in just 23 minutes, with a range exceeding 500 kilometers. Designs such as integrated battery-chassis and stacked cell structures further achieve a balance between lightweighting and range. Sinotruk also brought an integrated wind-solar-storage-charging-swapping energy ecosystem, building a complete station system integrating energy storage, battery swapping, ultra-fast charging, mobile charging, and intelligent energy management, providing customers with one-stop services from power supply and facility construction to operation management.
Chery Commercial Vehicle and United Heavy Truck jointly launched two new models for the international market — the Electric Phoenix pure electric heavy truck and the Cloud Phoenix range-extended heavy truck — and joined forces with Gotion High-Tech and Dianlala to showcase an integrated vehicle-solar-storage-charging-swapping solution. Morocco's Green Energy company signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese enterprises on site to jointly build a Morocco-France green transport corridor. Jenkins, CEO of the Moroccan green energy company, stated, "We are very proud to be an early adopter of Dianlala's battery swapping system, and we believe this is a highly practical solution for European heavy truck transport, especially suitable for long-haul corridor operations. We look forward to working with Dianlala, Gotion High-Tech, and Chery Commercial Vehicle to advance this project to success and jointly build a greener logistics network."
Skyworth Automobile, under the Kawo Group, attracted considerable attention at its first participation in the exhibition with its stylish models and cutting-edge autonomous driving technology. Among them, the globally debuted L4-level autonomous driving pure electric heavy truck Z9, developed jointly with Zhiyu Weike, is designed for scenarios such as ports, steel mills, railway marshalling yards, and logistics corridors. Liu Qian, Chief Technology Officer of Kawo Group, stated that the deep integration of electrification, intelligent driving, and digital operations contains enormous development potential. In the future, efforts will be made to make these technologies more reliable, economical, and practical in everyday traffic scenarios.
Silver-white pure electric heavy trucks, blue-gray box trucks... Foton Motor Group brought seven core complete vehicles and six self-developed core components to the exhibition. A company technical leader pointed to the precision components on the booth and introduced: "This self-developed electric drive axle abandons the bulky split structure of a central motor plus drive shaft, highly integrating the motor, reduction gearbox, axle, and electronic control, which improves powertrain efficiency while freeing up battery space in the chassis."
At the GAC Leading booth, staff were conducting a battery swapping demonstration of the T9 pure electric heavy truck. "Relying on Aulton New Energy's full-station battery swapping capability, the vehicle can be fully charged and ready to go in just a few minutes, greatly reducing downtime for energy replenishment." Du Peiyuan, Chief Operating Officer of GAC Leading New Energy Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd., introduced that this time GAC Leading, together with Pony.ai and Aulton New Energy, is "going global as a group," showcasing to the international market a highly integrated model of "complete vehicle manufacturing + high-level autonomous driving + efficient energy replenishment," providing new solutions for high-frequency heavy-load scenarios such as corridor logistics and dedicated route transport.
"Chinese complete vehicle, component, and technology enterprises cover multiple segments of the commercial vehicle industry chain, bringing numerous new products and innovative technologies, giving the exhibition more new industrial changes and technological highlights," Müller stated.
Jointly shaping the future of commercial vehicle mobility
During the exhibition, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Automotive Sub-Council jointly hosted a "China Day" event, where Chinese and German government and industry representatives conducted in-depth exchanges on automotive industry cooperation. Müller stated that the German automotive industry firmly advocates solving problems through dialogue rather than "decoupling," through cooperation rather than setting up new barriers and tariffs, and through fair competition rather than protectionism. "We hope Germany and China will continue to deepen exchanges, promote practical cooperation, and jointly shape the future of commercial vehicle mobility."
Zhai Qian, Minister of the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Germany, stated that in the face of a new round of industrial transformation, more and more German automakers are choosing to establish R&D and innovation bases in China to enhance their global competitiveness. He expressed the hope that Chinese and German automakers can turn competition into innovation momentum, differences into complementary advantages, and disagreements into dialogue outcomes, achieving mutually beneficial outcomes (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit; together, win"). Wang Xia, President of the CCPIT Automotive Sub-Council, stated that driven by innovation, China's commercial vehicle industry has made significant progress on the new energy track, with accelerating development in intelligence, connectivity, and green transformation, providing development opportunities for the world.
At the exhibition, multiple Chinese and foreign enterprises successfully established new cooperation, jointly exploring intelligent and green innovative solutions for commercial vehicles. For example, CATL signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany's DHL Group. The two sides will leverage DHL Group's logistics network, operational experience, and actual transport needs, combined with CATL's battery technology and electrification ecosystem, to jointly develop dedicated electric vehicles and carry out pilot implementation.
Wenninger, Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations for the Commercial Vehicle Division of Bosch Intelligent Mobility Group, stated that China is one of the world's largest commercial vehicle markets and a pioneer in technological innovation, and is very important to Bosch. Bosch hopes to leverage its own advantages to help partners maintain competitiveness while providing localized support and experience empowerment for Chinese automakers' in-depth expansion into the European market.
He Mochi, Chief Representative of the Traton Group China Office, stated that China continues to make progress in green technology and is an important force in global sustainable technology development. Both Europe and China bear the responsibility of promoting decarbonization in the transport sector. Through the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and the international road transport system, Europe and China are further connecting road transport links. "The two sides should promote the coordination and alignment of regulatory standards in the transport sector, promote the opening of transport markets, and expand exchanges in technological innovation, which will also help all parties benefit from an open and fair competitive market."
Von Wolfeld, Senior Vice President of Daimler Truck AG, stated that Europe and China each have advantages in different segments of the commercial vehicle industry chain, and European and Chinese enterprises should abandon zero-sum thinking, deepen cross-border cooperation and complement each other's advantages on a fair and transparent basis, and jointly promote the global transition of road transport toward zero emissions.
(People's Daily, Hannover, Germany)
Return to TopBy: 陈一鸣
As a Chinese journalist long stationed in Latin America, over the years my colleagues and I have crossed the Andes Mountains and ventured deep into the Amazon rainforest; we have interviewed builders at ports and docks, and walked into schools in remote areas. The farther we traveled, the more I realized that "human rights," a seemingly grand word, actually lives in the daily lives of ordinary people—it is the smile of a child sitting in a bright classroom, the clean water flowing from a family's tap, or a farmer's sense of certainty about tomorrow when selling his produce to more distant markets.
Recently, at the Third China-Latin America Human Rights Roundtable held in Lima, Peru, as scholars from China and several Latin American countries discussed "multilateralism and human rights," what kept surfacing in my mind were precisely the specific scenes I had encountered across Latin America over these years.
Multilateralism and human rights—both words appear quite grand. How should one understand this topic? Victoria Anahí Donda Pérez, a parliamentarian of the Southern Common Market and chair of its Human Rights Commission, offered a point of entry: "The foundation of multilateral governance of human rights lies in improving people's lives through public policy; the protection of human rights must ultimately be realized in upholding human dignity."
"Being respected" is an important part of human rights. What can multilateral cooperation do to promote human rights? Recalling the scenes of China-Latin America cooperation I have covered in Latin America over the years, the answer gradually becomes clear: a port brings agricultural products to more distant markets faster; a road connects remote areas more closely with the outside world; a project brings employment and development opportunities to local people... China-Latin America practical cooperation is translating the Chinese concept of "protecting human rights through security, promoting human rights through development, and advancing human rights through cooperation" into tangible, perceptible changes. Human rights are not just numbers on statistical tables; they are the increase in a family's income, a worker's confidence in the future, and the improvement of living conditions in a community.
"Being heard" is likewise part of human rights. As director of the People's Daily Latin America Center Bureau, I was invited to participate in the thematic roundtable dialogue on Excerpts from Xi Jinping's Discourses on Respecting and Protecting Human Rights. At the meeting, I felt even more deeply that today's discussion of human rights requires both theoretical exchange and observation drawn from real life. In November 2024, People's Daily conducted joint interviews with several mainstream Peruvian media outlets, and journalists from both countries went together into communities, enterprises, and project sites, jointly witnessing and documenting the development and changes taking place on Latin American soil. During this roundtable, Peruvian colleagues who had participated in the joint interviews also shared with me their reflections on the development of human rights. As we visited, documented, reflected, and exchanged views together, many colleagues arrived at a shared understanding: recording and sharing these "observations" so that the real needs of the people are "heard" is precisely the concrete contribution we in the media can make to advancing the cause of human rights development.
Fernando Ayala, a professor at the Institute of Social Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, offered this assessment: "The interaction and cooperation between China and Latin America provide an entirely different (截然不同, jie ran bu tong - "completely, different") and richer perspective for observation; this new perspective breaks the single dominant narrative and injects more hope and possibility into international relations and the discussion of human rights." The significance of upholding multilateralism lies not only in bringing more countries to sit at the same table, but also in returning human rights issues to the track of equal dialogue and joint governance, so that the experiences and voices of more developing countries can be fully expressed. Human rights have never been a word suspended in the air; they must ultimately rest on concrete individuals, and on a more equal, just, and effective system of international cooperation.
Standing on the brand-new pier of Chancay Port, gazing at the busy shipping lanes of the Pacific, I often think: those giant vessels carry not only cargo but also the shared aspirations of different countries for peace, development, and a better life. Perhaps this is the most simple, most genuine warmth of human rights.
Return to TopThe Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City is a major cooperation project between the governments of China and Singapore, with construction officially commencing on September 28, 2008. In August 2024, with the approval of the State Council, the Eco-City launched the upgraded version of its national green development demonstration zone construction. After eighteen years of dedicated effort, the Eco-City has welcomed its own "coming-of-age ceremony" — the former saline-alkali wasteland has now been transformed into "a city gently placed into nature." Standing at the new starting point of the 18th anniversary of development and construction, the Eco-City is slowly unfolding a moving picture scroll of a new city, a new appearance, and a new vision.
Harmonious coexistence between people and economic activity
Forging a "new engine of industry" that is green, low-carbon, innovative, and dynamic
At the 2026 Sino-Singapore Green Development Forum held on September 15, the Eco-City Management Committee and enterprises within the zone reached cooperation with multiple parties. The Eco-City Management Committee signed a memorandum of understanding with the Management Committee of Xiong'an New Area in Hebei and Enterprise Singapore, jointly expanding space for exchange and cooperation oriented toward Southeast Asia. China Xiong'an Group Co., Ltd., China Resource Recycling Group Co., Ltd., and Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co., Ltd. cooperated to jointly advance the construction of a renewable resource recycling system.
In recent years, the Eco-City has anchored itself to intelligent, green, and integrated development, vigorously developing leading industries such as green low-carbon innovation, the digital economy, life and health, and marine cultural tourism. High-quality projects such as the submarine optical cable business headquarters of HMN Tech and the Xinjing Optoelectronics Industrial Base have landed in rapid succession. Centering on the FAW Toyota new energy plant with an annual production capacity of 200,000 vehicles to strengthen the chain and supplement the chain, projects such as the Jinshunchi Precision Parts Intelligent R&D and Manufacturing Base have been drawn into the chain, and the hundred-billion-yuan new energy vehicle industry is ready to spring into action (蓄势待发, xu shi dai fa - "accumulate, momentum, wait, emit").
The Eco-City is making every effort to develop the circular economy, firmly grasping the headquarters advantage of China Resource Recycling Group, jointly preparing to establish a 500 million yuan science and technology venture capital fund, successively introducing subsidiaries such as the Green Technology Research Institute and the Shared Services Branch Company, and accelerating the implementation and transformation of projects such as the green supply chain. Relying on the Northern Big Data Trading Center, it is promoting data interconnection and interoperability among Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, opening up a new channel of "lexical unit export + computing power collaboration," and gathering more than 1,000 digital ecosystem partners. It is strengthening and expanding the biomedical industry, with the locally cultivated enterprise Dana Bioscience successfully listing, becoming the "first in-vitro diagnostics stock" on the Beijing Stock Exchange.
In addition, based on the Central Fishing Port National Backbone Cold Chain Logistics Base, the Eco-City has established the only deep-cold bonded warehouse in North China, built the international frozen product trading platform of China Agricultural Means of Production Group, constructed the country's first research and evaluation center for technical trade measures on meat, and gathered a number of leading enterprises such as Weixiang Foods and Feixiong Zhenghe, forming a full industrial ecosystem integrating trade, processing, and finance. In 2025, commodity sales exceeded 15 billion yuan, and in 2026, deep-processing output value is expected to exceed 1.5 billion yuan.
Following the principle of "one park, one theme" to promote industrial cluster development, industry-leading enterprises such as China Great Wall Network have settled in the Tianjin Software Park, and projects such as the Sino-Singapore Green Innovation Park Vitality Belt and the Gan'en Technology Data Collection Base are being accelerated in construction, which will provide enterprises with customized industrial space and create a "move in with your bags" development environment. The "new opportunity" of the Eco-City's green innovation industry is arriving head-on.
Harmonious coexistence between people and the environment
Building a "new eco-city district" where blue and green interweave and cityscape and scenery merge
As a "Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains Are Invaluable Assets" practice and innovation base designated by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Eco-City is solidly advancing the implementation and effectiveness of the eco-city indicator system, making the all-domain garden city more substantial in quality and deeper in heritage.
The Eco-City has created the city's first batch of biodiversity experience sites, deepened national pilot demonstrations such as "Beautiful Bay" and "Environmental Health Management," and in July this year, the concentration of negative air oxygen ions exceeded 10,000, making it a "natural oxygen bar" for the city. It is building a smarter and more resilient city, innovatively launching smart platforms for grassroots governance and energy security, and pioneering the country's first "indicator-based" model for safe and resilient city construction. It is cultivating lower-carbon application scenarios, with green electricity accounting for over 80 percent of total social electricity consumption, and projects such as the FAW Toyota new energy plant being rated as national-level "green factories." It has released the city's first local standard for the value of ecological products, with the total value of ecological products reaching 11.5 billion yuan in 2025.
Harmonious coexistence between people and people
Building a "new happy home" that integrates industry and city and is livable and business-friendly
The Eco-City adheres to creating a high quality of life through high-quality development, striving to achieve "attracting people through the environment, retaining people through supporting facilities, and gathering people through industry."
Relying on the Sino-Singapore Joint Coordination Council mechanism, the Eco-City has cumulatively obtained approval for 71 national policies of high value. In cooperation with Singapore, it has built an international intellectual property service platform, which, while attracting high-quality Singaporean projects to settle, provides full-chain services for local enterprises going global.
The Eco-City is carefully creating a quality life, launching good houses, good neighborhoods, and good communities. The Eco-City's Fourth Community was successfully included in the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development's list of replicable experiences and practices for complete community construction. Over the past five years, the average annual growth rate of the permanent population has exceeded 12 percent, and more and more young people are coming to the Eco-City in search of "poetry and the distant place."
The Eco-City is meticulously beautifying the city's appearance. The Tianjin TEDA Aircraft Carrier Theme Park and the National Maritime Museum have become hugely popular, Yongdingzhou Sports Park has become a popular "fitness check-in spot," the "Binhai Eye" Ferris wheel and the Sino-Singapore Hai Bo Junlan Resort Hotel are about to make their debut, and in 2025, the annual tourist reception volume exceeded 15 million person-times. The unique charm of the coastal green city continues to be released, and the vitality of urban development is fully bursting forth.
In the next step, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City will be guided by the construction of the upgraded version of the national green development demonstration zone, sprinting toward the 20th anniversary of development and construction with the spirited posture of "eighteen years of forging ahead with determination, decisive victory on the new journey," and striving to build upgraded versions of a green ecological city, a green industrial city, a smart innovation city, an open cooperation city, and a vibrant happy city, working hard to deliver an excellent answer sheet that withstands the test of history and practice.
Data source: Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Management Committee
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张腾扬
In late summer and early autumn, on the Bashang plateau of Zhangjiakou, the sky is a deep azure blue.
Entering the Grassland Sky Road from Yehuling in Zhangbei County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, the moment the wheels roll over the colorful asphalt pavement, the world outside the window suddenly changes — an endless expanse of green stretches to the horizon; sunlight pours through gaps in the clouds, painting light and dark stripes on the meadow; white wind turbine arrays unfold in succession, their huge blades turning in the wind.
This scenic corridor, starting in the west at the border between Hebei and Inner Mongolia, extending east to Chengde, and spanning more than 320 kilometers in total length, runs across the Bashang plateau.
On the chessboard of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development, Zhangjiakou bears the important responsibility of water conservation for the capital and ecological environment support, and the Grassland Sky Road happens to cut across the core of this ecological barrier.
Behind every "way of opening it up" lies a profound transformation in development.
Opening the ecological scroll —
Seeing the forest wetlands and the paradise of the relict gull
Heading west from Yehuling, covering the mountains and fields (漫山遍野, manshan bianye - "mountain, full, everywhere"), the green rushes toward you — Scots pines and spruce are layered and overlapping (层层叠叠, cengceng diedie - "layer, layer, stack, stack"), with sea buckthorn dotted among them, and a hundred-li forest scroll unfolds slowly outside the window.
Continuing westward, Chahannao'er at the Hebei-Inner Mongolia border comes into view. Thin mist shrouds the newly expanded waters; according to the latest monitoring, the water surface area has reached 88 square kilometers, a record high for the same period in 20 years. The three-story observation deck that was originally on the shore is now surrounded by water, becoming an "isolated island" in the lake. Standing on the newly built boardwalk, you can see waterfowl skimming over the blue waves and reeds swaying in the shallows.
Further north, Kangbanuo'er Wetland presents a different lively scene. Every summer, about 9,000 relict gulls settle here to breed, accounting for about two-thirds of the global total — adult birds circle low in the air with loud calls, while chicks are toddling or walking unsteadily (蹒跚学步, panshan xuebu - "stagger, learn, walk, step") on the sand-and-stone "wedding nests" on the island in the middle of the lake. "Raise your binoculars and you can clearly see fish and shrimp swimming in the lake — that's the relict gull's favorite food," said Song Jingping, a volunteer protecting the relict gulls.
Behind all this green vitality lies 30 years of sustained ecological construction.
In the late 1990s, Hebei launched the "Rebuild Three Saihanba Forest Farms" project, and Zhangbei County planted trees and shrubs on more than 10,000 mu of bare wasteland along the Grassland Sky Road. Today, severely desertified land has basically disappeared across Zhangjiakou, which has shifted from a source area of intensified sandstorms to a blocking area. Through restoring more than 10,000 mu of wetland and sowing more than 40 tons of grass seed, Chahannao'er has completed its transformation from "saline-alkali white" to "blue waves." Kangbanuo'er, after demolishing shantytowns, shutting down polluting enterprises, and dredging and clearing silt, has seen its water quality improve markedly, with the wetland area expanding from 2,745 mu to 5,500 mu, changing from a "scar on the grassland" into a "paradise for relict gulls."
Opening the green momentum —
Seeing wind and solar green power and surging computing power
Turning back eastward, the most classic scene of the Grassland Sky Road appears — the road winds and undulates between hills, flanked on both sides by endless wind turbine units, their white towers piercing the sky; azure photovoltaic panels spread across the fields, reflecting the sky.
This is the source of "Zhangbei's wind lights Beijing's lamps" — to date, Zhangjiakou's cumulative installed capacity of renewable energy has exceeded 45 million kilowatts, accounting for more than 88 percent of total installed power capacity, making it the most important green power supply base in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Even more astonishing is that wind and sunlight are giving rise to another form of intangible momentum — computing power.
In the early morning, the wind turbines on the Bashang plateau turn slowly, and hundreds of kilometers away, an engineer in Beijing's Zhongguancun presses the Enter key; the training instructions for a large model with hundreds of billions of parameters race toward Zhangjiakou's computing center at near-light speed, with end-to-end latency of less than 2 milliseconds.
In the data centers beside the Grassland Sky Road, rows of indicator lights in server rooms twinkle like stars. At present, Zhangjiakou has put 48 data center projects into operation, with total computing power ranking first in the province. Every kilowatt-hour generated by the turning wind turbines both lights up the myriad lights of Beijing's households and drives AI (artificial intelligence) training thousands of miles away.
Opening the new cultural tourism landscape —
Seeing the roast lamb competition and year-round operations
Traveling to Huapiling, the Grassland Sky Road turns into the Guyuan section.
In June this year, the Fourth National Roast Lamb Competition opened with great fanfare at the Kulunnao'er Tourism and Resort Area in Guyuan County, Zhangjiakou, with 120 teams from more than 20 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country competing on the same stage. At night, the large-scale water-surface live performance Gushui Changge (Song of the Gushui River) unfolded on the lake, with sound, light, electricity, and water curtains interweaving, drawing repeated cheers from thousands of spectators.
At the eastern end of the Grassland Sky Road, Chongli received more than 10 million tourist visits in 2025. This summer, more than 600 cultural and sports events were held — almost every day had a competition and every night a performance.
The ski resorts have not been idle in summer either — mountain biking, parent-child fun sports, and lawn concerts take turns on stage. You can sit in the stands of the "Snow Ruyi" ski jump, enjoying the cool air while watching dance and acrobatics performances and gazing at the mountain scenery.
With events booming, supporting facilities are also keeping pace. First-class service stations at Huanghuaping, Huapiling, and Liutiaoba, along with 12 second-class stations, have been completed and put into use, with information services, medical services, and specialty dining having everything one needs (一应俱全, yiying juquan - "one, all, possess, complete"). One road links scattered things together into a whole (串珠成链, chuanzhu cheng lian - "string, beads, become, chain"), and all year round, more people are willing to stop on the Bashang plateau.
Opening the taste of the harvest —
Seeing colorful quinoa and modern agriculture
Continuing eastward along the Guyuan section, the scenery outside the window changes again — large expanses of colorful fields spread out, with red, green, yellow, purple, and white interwoven, like an overturned palette.
Those are fields of quinoa. This is the Guyuan County area, located in the golden planting belt at 41 degrees north latitude, at an altitude of 1,500 meters, with an average of more than 3,000 hours of sunshine per year.
Behind the colorful fields lies an agricultural transformation.
In 2012, when quinoa was first introduced locally, villager Zhang Qingjun planted one mu on a trial basis, his heart full of doubt — "Can this foreign crop survive on the Bashang plateau?" Today, he grows the locally bred "Ba Li No. 2" variety, with thick, wind-resistant stalks and a yield of 275 kilograms per mu, a 30 percent increase over traditional varieties. He has done the math: growing organic quinoa can earn about 1,600 yuan per mu, nearly three times the income from growing ordinary naked oats before.
Through cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guyuan County has established a 50-mu joint breeding base in Daliangdi Village, preserving more than 6,000 quinoa germplasm resources and breeding more than 150 new lines adapted to the Bashang plateau. Today, the county's quinoa planting area has exceeded 100,000 mu, accounting for about one-fifth of the national total, with output exceeding 20,000 tons in 2025 and an annual output value of nearly 200 million yuan, and 36 deep-processed products have been developed.
Every mu of quinoa reflects the transformation of "not competing with staple crops for land, not competing with the ecology for water" — Zhangjiakou has consolidated the results of reducing and retiring more than 600,000 mu of irrigated farmland, using drought-tolerant crops in exchange for the recovery of groundwater levels and the growth of farmers' incomes.
Traveling all the way, the scenery never ends. It is the "green Great Wall" of the ecological barrier, the "wind and solar corridor" of the energy revolution, the "golden corridor" of cultural tourism integration, and the "broad road to prosperity" of rural revitalization.
Every way of opening up the Grassland Sky Road leads to the same answer: lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets.
Return to TopIn Hall 1, "Ancient Liaoning," of the Liaoning Provincial Museum, a jade pig-dragon (see photo, courtesy of the Liaoning Provincial Museum) dating back more than 5,000 years is displayed in a standalone showcase. Its form—a pig's head on a dragon's body—makes it one of the earliest physical prototypes of the Chinese dragon totem, and it also serves as the museum's logo image, embodying the museum's mission of "tracing the Liao River to its source, linking antiquity and the present."
Reporter: How did the jade pig-dragon become the logo image of the Liaoning Provincial Museum?
Wang Xiaowen: This was the result of a convergence of historical value, regional culture, and consensus between the public and experts. In December 2006, the museum launched a nationwide public vote on the "Ten Treasures of the Liaoning Provincial Museum," with candidate artifacts spanning calligraphy and painting, bronzes, jades, ceramics, and other categories, totaling one hundred treasures. The jade pig-dragon led overwhelmingly in audience voting and, after final review by experts from multiple fields, ranked first, laying the foundation for its status as the museum's logo. Subsequently, a nationwide open call for logo design proposals was issued, receiving more than one hundred creative submissions. The final design took the silhouette of the jade pig-dragon as its main element, paired with the museum name in calligraphy, with smooth, simple, and archaic lines. The expert review panel unanimously concluded that no other artifact in the museum's collection could as fully bear the root lineage of Liaoning's regional civilization as the jade pig-dragon. It is both the museum's exclusive cultural calling card and a visual image carrier for disseminating China's ancient civilization.
Reporter: What position does the jade pig-dragon hold in the origins of Chinese civilization? What findings has academia currently made regarding the specific function and historical value of the jade pig-dragon?
Wang Xiaowen: The discovery of the jade pig-dragon pushes the origin of dragon-shaped jades forward by more than 2,000 years from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, providing material evidence that dragon culture was born in the Liao River basin and serving as an important physical testament to the origins of Chinese civilization.
Regarding its function, academia mainly holds two types of views.
The mainstream view holds that it was a shamanic ritual implement for communicating with the spirit world—the Hongshan culture practiced primitive shamanic beliefs, and jade pig-dragons have been unearthed only from high-ranking tombs of tribal chieftains, great shamans, and the like. Some were worn in pairs on the chests of the tomb occupants, serving as a medium through which shamans communicated between humans and the divine when presiding over sacrifices to heaven, prayers for rain, and ancestral rites. The hole on the back was precisely calculated to measure the center of gravity for suspension; when worn, the opening faces downward, subtly embodying the primitive cosmology of harmony between humanity and nature (天人合一, tian ren he yi - "heaven, person, combine").
The other view holds that it was an ornament symbolizing status and rank. The Hongshan culture had already formed a mature system of jade ritual, practicing "burial with jade alone," and the jade pig-dragon served the dual function of being worn in life and buried with the dead after death. The composite totemic image of pig and dragon is the result of the fusion of northern fishing-hunting and agricultural civilizations; its standardized production and hierarchical use indicate that a complex social structure and jade ritual system had already emerged in the Western Liao River basin 5,000 years ago, making it one of the sources of Chinese ritual and music civilization.
Reporter: Compared with other jade pig-dragons, what makes this one special?
Wang Xiaowen: The logo jade pig-dragon is made of serpentine jade produced locally in Liaoning. After more than 5,000 years of underground burial, it has developed an even, warm "chicken-bone white" calcification across its entirety, with dense and fine jade texture. The artifact as a whole assumes a standard jue-shaped coiled posture, 15.7 cm high, 10.4 cm wide, and 4.3 cm thick, with head and tail nearly joined, leaving only a narrow gap; the body is thick and full, without superfluous ornamentation, extremely minimalist and imposing. The head occupies nearly half of the artifact: the pig's head is plump with rounded protruding ears, the eyes outlined with double curved incised lines, the snout protruding forward, the wrinkles of the mouth and nose rendered with short incised strokes, with faintly visible fangs; at the golden-section point on the back, a round hole is drilled from both sides, with a smooth and regular bore, designed specifically for threading a cord for suspension; the large central ring hole is polished round and smooth. The whole achieves a fusion of motion and stillness, combining the pig's stolid honesty with the dragon's spiritual charm, and embodies multiple Hongshan jade-working techniques including round carving, line engraving, drilling, and polishing.
The logo jade pig-dragon was collected from Jianping County, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province. It is the most regularly shaped piece among similar artifacts unearthed in western Liaoning, with well-proportioned pig head and dragon body, and its simple silhouette is well suited to logo design.
Reporter: What achievements have been made in long-term conservation of cultural relics and innovative activation and utilization?
Wang Xiaowen: We have carried out a digital conservation project for the logo jade pig-dragon, employing high-precision 3D scanning and macro photography to collect microscopic data and establish a permanent digital archive, and have collaborated with geology and ancient jade experts to research the causes of the chicken-bone white calcification; the exhibition hall is equipped with a standalone showcase with strict temperature and humidity control, and a digital artifact database has been built to reduce the loan of the original for external exhibitions.
In terms of exhibition, the permanent "Ancient Liaoning" hall takes the jade pig-dragon as its starting point, supplemented by multimedia interpretation and audio guides, with an online cloud exhibition hall enabling 360-degree high-definition viewing, and VR (virtual reality) and holographic projection used to create immersive digital exhibitions. In terms of educational programs, hands-on workshops have been established, organizing primary and secondary school students to recreate jade pig-dragon clay sculptures and jade rubbing, with more than one hundred themed educational activities held annually, reaching tens of millions of visitors, and an AI (artificial intelligence) digital guide has been launched to lower the threshold of understanding. To date, more than 500 cultural and creative products across over 20 series have been developed, with bestsellers such as jade pig-dragon pendants, ice cream, and cute notebooks selling well year-round, while digital collectibles and intangible cultural heritage derivative products make the national treasure tangible and portable.
(Wang Xiaowen is the director of the Liaoning Provincial Museum; this article was compiled by our reporters Hao Yingcan and Hu Jingyi)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜 峰
On the banks of the Yangtze River, Jiangjin in Chongqing is an important "ancient ferry crossing and strategic thoroughfare."
By nature's design, the Yangtze rushes to this point and bends into a large "table"-shaped curve, scouring out a peninsula where Jiangjin's main urban area is surrounded by the river on three sides.Because it sits at the land-and-water crossroads connecting Sichuan, Chongqing, and Guizhou, this place has been prosperous in trade and a gathering of distinguished people and fine culture (人文荟萃, ren wen hui cui - "human, culture, gather, collect") since ancient times.
When the ferry thrives, the town thrives.
Here is a piece of "trivial knowledge": Jiangjin has five nationally renowned historic and cultural towns, among the highest number of any district or county in the country, including Baisha, Tanghe, Zhongshan, Shima, and Wutan.
There is no need to worry about the "a lack of diversity among many towns (千镇一面, qian zhen yi mian - "thousand, town, one, face")" brought on by excessive commercialization: crossing mountains and waters, one arrives at the ancient town of Zhongshan beside Sunxi River. Hidden among the mountains, it was once a necessary stop on the route carrying Sichuan salt into Guizhou, and to this day it retains an authentic and original in flavor or style (原汁原味, yuan zhi yuan wei - "original, juice, original, taste") traditional market-town appearance — a thousand-meter blue-stone old street stretches along the riverbank, the eaves and corridors of column-and-tie-beam stilted buildings link together, and local residents have lived here for generations. Women from nearby mountain villages are accustomed to carrying bamboo baskets on their backs to the old street for market days, where stalls line up in a row, hawking dried sweet potato shreds, fermented chili paste, fermented soybeans, salted cabbage, and mustard tuber... Everywhere one hears the thick accent of the Bayu region, and there are many rustic goods whose names one cannot recognize, all of which taste of simple, earthy flavors of everyday life.
"Lantern Festival celebrations," the Dragon Boat Festival boat races, the Qingyuan Temple fair, the thousand-meter long-table banquet with flowing courses... folk activities passed down over many years are still staged in rotation in the ancient town to this day. People settle by water, cities prosper through commerce, culture accumulates with time, and openness coexists with tradition, endowing this small town with a uniquely diverse character.
The coming and going of boats at the docks has also deposited a profound cultural lineage.
On the north bank of the Yangtze, the cliff-carved statue at the Shimen Great Buddha Temple, a nationally protected cultural heritage site, stands 13.5 meters tall, carved into the mountain's contours. It is the largest extant stone-carved Water-Moon Guanyin statue in China, bearing witness to the flow of shipping and trade. In the city center's Jijiang Subdistrict, ancient buildings such as the Jiang Gong Memorial Hall and the Kuixing Pavilion record a long cultural heritage.
On Dingshan Park behind the urban area stands the Memorial Hall of Marshal Nie Rongzhen. "The collection holds more than 3,000 artifacts and photographs, and through sculpture, oil painting, and audio-visual technology, it vividly recreates the glorious life of this marshal of New China who came from Jiangjin," said Yan Mingyou, curator of the memorial hall, with pride in his voice.
Driving from the urban area and following the river upstream for 40 minutes, one arrives at Baisha Town, a nationally renowned historic and cultural town. During the War of Resistance, Jiangjin's "Baisha Dam" was known together with Chongqing's Shapingba, Beibei's Xiaba, and Chengdu's Huaxi Dam as the "Four Cultural Dams," and was one of the major cultural centers of the rear area. On Black Stone Mountain in Baisha Town stands Jukui Middle School, with a history of more than a hundred years, which has produced distinguished alumni including Zhou Guangzhao, recipient of the "Two Bombs, One Satellite Meritorious Service Medal."
When it comes to food, Jiangjin is even more second to none. Sichuan and Chongqing are the capital of cuisine, and people's first impression is "numbing and spicy." Where does the "numbing" come from? Naturally from Sichuan pepper.
Another piece of "trivial knowledge": Jiangjin is the hometown of Sichuan pepper, with a cultivation history that can be traced back to the ancient Ba state; today its green Sichuan pepper output accounts for nearly one-sixth of the national total, and fresh-preserved Sichuan pepper holds more than 90 percent of the national market share. The integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism is extending local specialty products into a development chain encompassing sightseeing, experiences, cuisine, sports, and study tours.
In Baoping Village, Xianfeng Town, a half-hour drive from the urban area, the "Sichuan Pepper BA" basketball tournament has already been held for four editions, attracting more than 50 teams from multiple districts and counties in Chongqing and from Yibin and Luzhou in Sichuan, with special categories such as a pepper-growers group and a self-media influencer group. "Using the tournament to draw visitors and help Sichuan pepper 'go viral,' so that tourists from all over can have fun and eat well," said Zhu Yu, mayor of Xianfeng Town, with a smile. Sure enough, a "good-products market" has been set up beside the competition venue, selling and livestreaming at the same time, with the most popular item being the fresh-preserved Sichuan pepper that now sells well overseas. In the farmhouse restaurants opened by villagers, the all-pepper feast is a signature offering: Jiangjin pepper chicken, fresh pepper and young ginger rabbit, green Sichuan pepper fish fillets, and assorted pepper-scented braised delicacies — on a journey, faced with such a numbing-and-spicy feast, who would not feel an intense appetite or craving for delicious food (食指大动, shi zhi da dong - "eating, finger, big, move")?
Stepping into the standardized Sichuan pepper base to personally experience picking, creating the "Starry Pepper Wilderness" camping night and the "Flowers and Peppers" music festival... "We are also breaking the 'a fixed and inflexible stereotype (刻板印象, ke ban yin xiang - "carve, board, impression")' by developing new products such as Sichuan pepper beer, Sichuan pepper latte, Sichuan pepper desserts, and Sichuan pepper cultural and creative goods, using local specialties to empower the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas," said Zhou Jian, director of the Jiangjin District Commerce Commission.
A thousand-year-old ferry crossing, a great river thoroughfare, mountains and water intertwined, antiquity and the present converging. "Make a 'pepper' friend — will you come?"
■Travel Tips
One-day tour: Depart from downtown Chongqing, arrive in Jiangjin's urban area in one hour, visit the Memorial Hall of Marshal Nie Rongzhen and the ancient buildings of Kuixing Pavilion and Jiang Gong Memorial Hall, head to Baisha Town to taste flower-field hotpot, stop by Jiangji Distillery and the Shimen Great Buddha Temple cliff carvings, then return.
Three-day tour: On the second day, depart from Jiangjin, head to Xianfeng Town to experience rural tourism, taste delicacies such as the all-pepper feast, then go to Zhongshan Ancient Town to feel the everyday bustle of the old street, and stay overnight in the Simian Mountain scenic area. On the third day, take a deep tour of the landscape sights including Wangxiangtai Waterfall and Tudi Rock Danxia landforms.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩俊杰
In the golden autumn of September, the eyes of global manufacturing converge on Hefei, Anhui.
From September 20 to 23, the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention was held here as scheduled.
Intelligent manufacturing for a better world. The World Manufacturing Convention has become a highland gathering wisdom, a platform for sharing opportunities, and a bridge connecting the world.
Looking across the land of Jianghuai, the wave of manufacturing transformation surges without pause.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Anhui's industrial revenue of enterprises above designated size increased from 3.8 trillion yuan to 5.9 trillion yuan, crossing two trillion-yuan thresholds in succession. In the first half of this year, Anhui ranked first nationwide in four indicators—automobile output, new energy vehicle output, automobile export volume, and automobile export value—with industrial competitiveness continuing to rise. From a traditionally large agricultural province to an emerging manufacturing highland, the World Manufacturing Convention bears witness to the "highlight moments" of Anhui's development process.
At the opening ceremony and keynote speech session, participating guests closely adhered to the convention theme, engaging in in-depth exchanges and intellectual collisions around the profound impact of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation on global manufacturing, focusing on frontier technologies, industrial trends, and transformative achievements.
Based on a global vision and focused on long-term development, participants from all sides sought the greatest common denominator in open cooperation, stimulated new momentum through innovation-driven development, and expanded new space through mutually beneficial and win-win (互利共赢, huli gongying - "mutual, benefit; together, win") cooperation, jointly exploring new trends, new paths, and new opportunities for the high-quality development of global manufacturing.
As Jivka Ovcharova, academician of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering, stated, relying on joint scientific research, industrial cooperation, shared data spaces, and an open innovation ecosystem to achieve capability interoperability will "far exceed what any single technical solution could achieve." This is the broad call and expectation of global manufacturing.
Open cooperation and mutually beneficial and win-win partnerships are of vital importance
Many foreign guests at the convention spoke highly of China's and Anhui's manufacturing industries.
After an interval of two years, Carlos Magariños, Global Chairman of the Global Alliance of SMEs, returned once again to the World Manufacturing Convention.
"I have witnessed the entire process of some Chinese enterprises growing from producing only components to becoming independent brand manufacturers. Now, these enterprises are even more internationalized," Carlos Magariños said. Anhui's emerging industries are expanding rapidly, creating an increasing number of high-end innovative products. He stated that for global manufacturing to achieve high-quality development, open cooperation and mutually beneficial and win-win partnerships are of vital importance. Small and medium-sized enterprises are the most dynamic group and indispensable contributors to the industrial chain.
"The Global Alliance of SMEs will continue to mobilize high-quality global resources, promote the establishment of technology and project cooperation relationships between Chinese and foreign enterprises and institutions, and attract more overseas investment and resources into Anhui. We look forward to working hand in hand to seize industrial transformation opportunities and promote the development of global manufacturing in an inclusive, coordinated, and sustainable direction," Carlos Magariños said.
Solange Amichia, ministerial representative of the Presidency of Côte d'Ivoire, read out the president's congratulatory letter at the opening ceremony: "For Côte d'Ivoire, industrialization is an important strategic task and the core of realizing our development vision. As our partner, China occupies an important position in our country's development process. I am deeply convinced that this event will help expand new space for cooperation between Côte d'Ivoire and China."
After serving as the Guest Country of Honor at the World Manufacturing Convention in 2019, the United Kingdom once again assumed this role this year, becoming the first country to "answer the call a second time" since the Guest Country of Honor mechanism was established.
"The UK is honored to serve as the Guest Country of Honor for this convention, which reflects the high importance we attach to deepening cooperation with Anhui and our commitment to developing a long-term, stable, and strategically significant UK-China partnership." At the opening ceremony, Peter Wilson, British Ambassador to China, won rounds of applause from the audience with his fluent Chinese. "The UK has advantages in aerospace, automotive engineering, advanced materials, life sciences, artificial intelligence, and clean energy; Anhui is helping to shape the future of manufacturing, not only in terms of manufacturing scale but also in its willingness to embrace change, invest in innovation, and expand outward," he said.
"Europe possesses outstanding engineering strength and deep industrial heritage; China has a massive manufacturing base, efficient implementation speed, and a powerful digital and industrial ecosystem. The two sides have complementary advantages that are highly compatible," Jivka Ovcharova said.
Offering advice and suggestions for high-quality manufacturing development
At the keynote speech session, sparks of wisdom continued to burst forth. Domestic and international experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs, each based in their own fields, from technical routes to frontier technologies, from industrial practice to global layout, offered advice and suggestions for the high-quality development of manufacturing.
"Over the past decade, intelligent manufacturing has made tremendous contributions to the transformation and upgrading of China's manufacturing industry," said Zhou Ji, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the National Strategic Advisory Committee for Building a Manufacturing Power. The deep integration of the new generation of artificial intelligence with advanced manufacturing technology has formed a new generation of intelligent manufacturing, becoming the core technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In the next decade, the digital-intelligent transformation and intelligent upgrading of manufacturing must be comprehensively realized.
Speaking on industrial innovation, Guo Guangcan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, believes that the world is steadily entering a new stage of development empowered by quantum technology. "As a disruptive frontier technology, quantum technology is reshaping the information industry system and revolutionizing industrial manufacturing paradigms, and has become an important direction for global technological innovation and future industrial development."
Hefei is an important innovation highland for quantum technology. Over the years, it has continuously deepened the industrialization of quantum technology, built a complete and vibrant innovation ecosystem, and, relying on a quantum computing cloud platform open to the world, its computing services now cover many countries and regions.
"Quantum technology is the common intellectual wealth and innovative achievement of all humanity," Guo Guangcan said. He stated that he will adhere to placing equal emphasis on independent innovation and open cooperation, deepening technological exchanges, scenario cooperation, and joint talent cultivation with research institutions, universities, and innovative enterprises around the world, and continuously consolidating the industrial foundation for the sustainable development of quantum technology.
"Standing in Anhui today to talk about manufacturing, we have confidence in our hearts." Li Zhen, chairman of Gotion High-Tech, shared his entrepreneurial story in Anhui at the convention: 20 years ago, Gotion started from a small workshop in Hefei. "At that time, no one believed that an enterprise from Hefei could produce world-class batteries." Today, Chinese batteries stand at the center of the global industrial chain. From upstream material manufacturing to battery production and then to battery recycling, supporting facilities are available without leaving Anhui, and the mature industrial ecosystem has given Gotion solid confidence in going global. Through introducing strategic investment from Volkswagen and laying out ten overseas production bases, Gotion's overseas business share now exceeds 40 percent. Looking to the future, Li Zhen stated that the company will adhere to intelligent, green, and integrated development, break through the boundaries of the upstream and downstream industrial chain, and foster new business forms and new models.
Precisely connecting industrial resources, deeply linking global momentum
At the opening ceremony and keynote speech session, the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center released the "Manufacturing Digital-Intelligent Transformation Capability Level (2026)." The report noted that as of the first half of this year, the national level of integration of informatization and industrialization development reached 67.1, with the overall industry entering a new stage of coordinated advancement of digitalization, networking, and intelligence.
"The digital foundation continues to be consolidated, networked interconnection is expanding in depth, and intelligent applications are accelerating in popularity—these have become the distinctive features of China's manufacturing digital-intelligent transformation," said Jiang Mingtao, director of the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center. The proportions of enterprises achieving digital adoption in R&D and design, production and manufacturing, and operation and management are 86.3 percent, 69.5 percent, and 81.4 percent respectively; nearly half of enterprises carry out networked collaboration and personalized customization, with new business forms and models such as digital twins, chain-network collaboration, and intelligent production rapidly emerging; the application penetration rate of artificial intelligence technology in key scenarios reached 34.2 percent, an increase of 5.5 percentage points over the previous year, and 10.6 percent of manufacturing enterprises above designated size leverage AI large models to empower business innovation.
The report shows that Anhui's level of integration of informatization and industrialization development has risen to 68.2. The province has basically achieved "full coverage" of digital transformation for enterprises above designated size in key industries and digital application for enterprises below designated size, with the effectiveness of "AI + Manufacturing" becoming prominent.
The Jianghuai tide surges, intelligent manufacturing with craftsmanship—a batch of industry-leading "Anhui Intelligent Manufacturing" products has emerged in response to the trend. The convention also released 10 new technologies and products in Anhui's manufacturing sector that lead domestically and internationally, including quantum diamond chip detectors, memory engineering test equipment, crawling welding robots, wheeled-arm humanoid robots, and solid oxide fuel cells.
It is understood that this convention precisely connected industrial resources, deeply linked global momentum, and successfully signed 790 projects with a total investment of 363.41 billion yuan.
Through the "window" of the World Manufacturing Convention, the world sees Anhui, and Anhui also goes out to the world. Anhui manufacturing is accelerating its integration into the global industrial chain with a posture of innovation, intelligence, and green development, while also sowing the seeds of cooperation and win-win outcomes into an even broader future.
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In the first eight months of this year, Anhui automaker Chery Group sold more than 233,000 vehicles cumulatively across 24 European countries, a year-on-year increase of 193 percent, of which new-energy vehicle sales exceeded 114,000 units, up more than threefold year on year. "Chery is gradually advancing from simply shipping products overseas to exporting its entire system, having built a complete network covering R&D, manufacturing, sales, and operations abroad," said Zhang Guibing, executive vice president of Chery Automobile.
With technology and products sailing far overseas, Anhui manufacturing is actively responding to user demand from around the globe.
In Anhui, a growing number of global companies are choosing to "stay." In January this year, the Huainan High-tech Zone in Anhui signed a vehicle testing center project cooperation agreement with France's U-TAC Company. This is the first comprehensive intelligent connected vehicle service base that U-TAC has built in the Asia-Pacific region.
Many foreign-funded enterprises continue to increase their investment in Anhui and deepen their full industrial chain layout, casting a vote of confidence in the Chinese market. At present, more than 5,000 foreign-funded enterprises have settled in Anhui, of which over 200 were established by Fortune Global 500 companies. Last year, Anhui's actual utilization of foreign capital reached 15.33 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.9 percent.
Since its first edition in 2018, the World Manufacturing Convention has gradually become a landmark, leading, high-level platform for opening up and cooperation for Anhui and even the whole country, with its "international flair" becoming increasingly prominent.
The 2026 World Manufacturing Convention, centered on deepening international industrial exchanges, held a China-Europe Manufacturing International Cooperation Matchmaking Meeting, focusing on frontier fields such as the industrial internet, the integration of artificial intelligence with manufacturing, and green intelligent manufacturing; a China-France Industrial Future Matchmaking Meeting, on trillion-yuan tracks such as quantum technology and biomedicine, promoted cooperation upgrading from simple foreign investment introduction to a three-dimensional model of "joint technology research, complementary industries, capital connectivity, and talent exchange"; and a Matchmaking Meeting for SMEs Going Global and International Industrial Chain Integration helped small and medium-sized enterprises integrate into the global industrial chain and enhance their international competitiveness.
The door of opening up opens wider and wider, the platform for cooperation is built stronger and stronger, and batch after batch of achievements are taking root and flourishing (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "land, fall; root, grow"). According to statistics, from 2018 to 2026, the nine editions of the World Manufacturing Convention have cumulatively signed more than 5,800 projects, with a total investment of approximately 4 trillion yuan.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 田先进
In the workshop of Anhui Yingliu Group, high-temperature alloy blades, produced through precision casting, are about to be installed into domestically developed large aircraft engines. "We have independently developed more than 20 types of blades for use in the engines of the C919 and C929 large aircraft," said a relevant person in charge of Yingliu Group.
With Yingliu Group as the leading enterprise, and with aerospace intelligent manufacturing, 168 Aviation, and other enterprises coordinating their efforts, Lu'an City in Anhui Province has embedded itself into the Yangtze River Delta's advanced manufacturing cluster for large aircraft through a "Shanghai R&D + Lu'an manufacturing" model, having cumulatively developed 80 related products.
Looking toward the frontier of global industrial transformation, Anhui has selected the right tracks, made forward-looking arrangements, and adhered to the cultivation path of "leading enterprise—industrial chain—industrial cluster—industrial ecosystem," continuously advancing the iterative upgrading of the industrial system and the formation of industrial clusters.
Quantum technology is accelerating its industrial application. The province has gathered more than 100 industrial chain enterprises, with companies such as QuantumCTek successfully listed, and "unicorn" enterprises such as Origin Quantum accelerating their growth.
Fusion energy is generating benefits steadily along the way (沿途下蛋, yan tu xia dan - "along, path, lay, egg"). More than 70 industrial chain enterprises have settled in Hefei, Anhui, covering the entire chain from upstream superconducting wire materials, to midstream main engine manufacturing, to downstream design and operation.
The robotics and embodied intelligence industries continue to grow. In Baohu District of Hefei City alone, more than 100 robotics industrial chain enterprises have gathered, covering key segments such as complete machine manufacturing, core components, and intelligent perception.
The transformation and upgrading of traditional industries can also develop new quality productive forces. In Huainan City, Anhui, Tangxing Equipment Technology Company is advancing the upgrading of complete tunnel boring machine equipment and key components, providing customized complete equipment for projects such as the West-to-East Gas Pipeline, the South-to-North Water Diversion, and the Diversion of the Yangtze into the Huai River; Tmax Spike Industrial Technology Company has developed complete sets of intelligent mine rope-replacement robot equipment, reducing the number of workers by 60% and increasing efficiency threefold.
From January to July this year, the added value of Anhui Province's high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 48.3% year-on-year; the output value of strategic emerging industries increased by 17.3% year-on-year, with their share of the output value of industries above designated size rising to 46.1%.
Striving toward the 15th Five-Year Plan, Anhui will build a "1188" modern industrial system, vigorously implement a new round of high-quality development actions for key industrial chains, accelerate the growth of industries with distinctive advantages, promote traditional industries gaining new vitality, emerging industries full of vigor, and future industries seizing the initiative, and take greater strides in developing new quality productive forces in light of local conditions.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李俊杰
"Watching the master worker enter the site to investigate on my phone, I felt reassured." The speaker was Li Hualin, head of a mold processing factory in Luyang District, Hefei, Anhui. Not long ago, a sudden power distribution fault occurred in the workshop, and a text message was immediately sent to his phone. Clicking the link, the repair personnel's location, vehicle travel route, estimated arrival time, and other information were immediately obvious (一目了然, yi mu liang ran - "one, eye, clearly, understand"). The entire repair process was broadcast live on video, with the enterprise, the repair crew, and the power service desk connected in real time on three sides, communicating simultaneously.
What reassured Li Hualin was a visualized repair platform. At the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention, State Grid Hefei Power Supply Company brought it to the venue. Staff member Yang Yuchen introduced that the platform breaks down data barriers across the entire repair chain, "making power services fully visible, traceable, and interactive throughout the process."
An efficient fault-handling operation is precisely a vivid microcosm of Anhui's construction of a new-type power system and its empowerment of manufacturing. Today, power security is deeply embedded in the entire process of industrial development, and reliable, green, and smart power supply lays a solid energy foundation for the high-quality development of manufacturing.
Data show that from 2021 to 2025, Anhui's total social electricity consumption grew at an average annual rate of 9.0%. In 2025, the province's total social electricity consumption exceeded 370 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of more than 130 billion kilowatt-hours over 2020, with the increment being 1.7 times that of the "13th Five-Year Plan" period. With electricity consumption rising rapidly, how does the power grid absorb it?
On June 30 this year, the Shaanxi–Anhui ±800 kV ultra-high-voltage direct current transmission project was officially put into operation. This line, running from Yan'an, Shaanxi to Hefei, Anhui with a total length of 1,055 kilometers, can deliver more than 36 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Anhui each year, of which more than half is green electricity. Zhang Jian, general manager of State Grid Anhui Ultra-High Voltage Company, said that enterprises expanding production and increasing capacity are no longer constrained by local power sources. Anhui's power grid has formed an ultra-high-voltage pattern of "two AC and two DC lines," 220 kV substations have achieved full coverage of all counties, and the province's maximum electricity load has grown to 69.99 million kilowatts.
Today, as the share of green electricity grows ever higher, new problems follow: new energy "depends on the weather," while precision manufacturing cannot do without stable electricity. How can fluctuating green electricity be turned into reliable production power?
Anhui's approach is to build one "super power bank" after another — energy storage power stations. As of August this year, the province has built 28 grid-side energy storage power stations and 145 user-side energy storage power stations, with total installed capacity reaching 2.762 million kilowatts and 1.377 million kilowatts respectively. In manufacturing clusters such as Hefei and Wuhu, energy storage power stations, relying on virtual power plant platforms, achieve second-level charging and discharging response.
From the basic guarantee of ensuring enterprises have access to electricity to the quality-enhancing empowerment of helping industry use electricity well, stable and abundant power sources and intelligent and efficient power services are continuously driving Anhui's manufacturing toward high-end, intelligent, and green transformation, injecting strong momentum into Anhui's high-quality development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 徐 靖
The integrated development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation has become a distinctive feature of Anhui's development. From quantum sensors to scientific instruments, Guoyi Quantum transforms cutting-edge quantum technology into the "measurement foundation" of manufacturing sites, providing support for scientific research innovation, drug development, materials analysis, and industrial quality control. Aichuang Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. conducts research and development in depth within real industrial scenarios, producing automotive-grade and industrial-grade analog chips that already cover application scenarios such as automotive electronics, embodied intelligence, and new-energy marine vessels.
As an old industrial base and resource-based city, Ma'anshan City in Anhui has embarked on a transformation path that places equal emphasis on the renewal of traditional industries and the cultivation of emerging industries. Maitenuo Technology Co., Ltd. holds more than 30 core independent intellectual property rights and 8 invention patents, with a market share of 14.2% in special cables for rail transit; Sunris New Material Co., Ltd. has developed anti-fouling, high-hardness polyester powder coating technology that has broken foreign monopolies, with production and sales of similar products ranking among the forefront nationwide... At present, Ma'anshan City has cumulatively cultivated 39 national-level specialized and sophisticated enterprises (专精特新, zhuan jing te xin - "specialized, refined, characteristic, new") "little giant" enterprises, 14 key "little giant" enterprises, and 7 manufacturing single-item champion enterprises.
In Anhui, the functional positioning of modern finance is not simply the supply of funds, but rather financial infrastructure embedded in the operation of the industrial chain. Financial institutions continuously optimize cross-regional collaborative service models, precisely match the technological transformation financing needs of real enterprises, and empower the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing through high-quality financial services.
Embedding financial innovation into the operation of the industrial chain to promote the industrialization of frontier technologies. The Anhui Branch of the Bank of China, targeting pain points such as raw material price fluctuations and long downstream payment collection cycles for Gotion High-Tech, accelerates the recovery of payments through accounts receivable factoring and bill discounting to stabilize the company's cash flow; jointly with BOC Asset Investment, it implemented a 500 million yuan debt-to-equity swap, providing diversified financial services; as lead underwriter, it coordinated with BOC Wealth Management to issue 800 million yuan in green medium-term notes, providing special credit lines to upstream small and medium-sized suppliers of core enterprises, extending financial services to the entire industrial chain. The Xuancheng Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China, in coordination with the Wenzhou Branch, opened a green channel for the equipment renewal project of Anhui Sanduo Bearing, implemented preferential interest rates, and jointly issued a project loan totaling 635 million yuan with a term of 10 years, resolving the company's capital bottleneck for technological transformation and production expansion.
From "industry-academia-research" to "government-industry-academia-research-finance-application," Anhui continuously explores the construction of a close-knit mechanism driven by government promotion, led by industry, supported by talent, guided by technology, empowered by finance, improved by services, and pulled by application, advancing the in-depth development of the integrated integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation.
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What is it? The birthplace of Confucius.
What does it discuss? Global dialogue among civilizations.
Why? To achieve great harmony and unity (和合大同, he he da tong - "harmony, union, great, same").
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The National Science Popularization Month is not only a period of concentrated delivery of science popularization services, but also an important opportunity to foster a strong social atmosphere of loving science and learning science. We look forward to the wing of science popularization growing ever more powerful, "planting" science into more people's hearts.
Academicians and experts explaining the frontiers of science and technology, the national touring screening of "Light of Scientific Dreams," science master dramas being performed to great acclaim... During the National Science Popularization Month in September, regions across the country carried out a rich variety of activities in diverse forms, allowing people to feel the charm of science, narrowing the distance between the public and scientific and technological innovation, and inspiring more people's enthusiasm for science.
Science popularization is an important means of promoting the improvement of citizens' scientific literacy, and also an important foundational task for achieving innovative development. Data show that in 2025, the proportion of Chinese citizens with scientific literacy reached 16.74%, showing a trend of sustained and rapid growth. The sustained and rapid improvement of citizens' scientific literacy has laid a rich human resources foundation for China's entry into the ranks of innovative countries and its advance toward the forefront. Scientific and technological innovation and science popularization, two sides developing in tandem (两翼齐飞, liang yi qi fei - "two, wings, together, fly"), provide solid support for China's innovative development.
The key to Chinese modernization lies in the modernization of science and technology, and nurturing fertile soil for scientific and technological innovation through high-quality science popularization is in turn an important part of achieving scientific and technological modernization. Only when the "deep squat and run-up" of science popularization is sufficiently powerful can the "leap into the air" of scientific and technological innovation be higher and farther. At present, knowledge updates and iterations are accelerating, and people's demand for science popularization is becoming increasingly diverse and urgent. Only by continuously expanding the depth and breadth of science popularization can we better cultivate a soil for innovation and accumulate momentum for development across society.
Promote the sinking of resources so that science popularization services are more balanced and inclusive. Enabling more people to come into contact with science and understand science is both a path to serving innovative development and an inherent requirement of practicing the people-centered development philosophy. At present, there are still certain shortcomings in China's regions, urban and rural areas, groups, and basic public services, and problems such as insufficient effective supply of science popularization still exist to varying degrees. To address the weak links, it is necessary to guide science popularization resources and services to tilt toward the grassroots and less developed regions, and to improve the level of science popularization services for key groups. For example, during this year's National Science Popularization Month, mobile science museums and science popularization vehicles brought science popularization resources into schools, fields, and urban communities, becoming an important bridge connecting high-quality science popularization resources with the grassroots masses. We still need to work hard to unblock bottlenecks and shore up shortcomings so that the "last mile" of science popularization is smoother.
Mobilize the initiative and enthusiasm of the whole society to participate in science popularization, and meet people's rich and diverse science popularization needs. Science popularization is a common undertaking of the whole society. Whether it is activating the science popularization potential contained in social resources or developing and expanding the science popularization industry, it is necessary to build a new pattern of science popularization in which the whole society participates together. For example, during this year's National Science Popularization Month, the large-scale online exhibition and broadcast event "Light of Science Popularization" gathered and selected high-quality science popularization resources from across society, and through live streaming on more than 200 accounts, achieved "coordinated operations" in science popularization dissemination, yielding good science popularization results. As science popularization work becomes deeply integrated with economic and social development, the "wing of science popularization" will become more powerful and stronger.
Keep pace with the times and innovate the production of science popularization content and the methods of dissemination. Today, AI (artificial intelligence) is profoundly changing the form of science popularization, with greatly improved content production efficiency, personalized science popularization becoming possible, and interactive experiences being upgraded. Making good use of intelligent technological means helps science popularization reach and influence a broader audience. Not long ago, the all-AI science popularization micro-documentary "Science Unexpectedly Pinched" successfully broke out of its circle because it matched the viewing preferences of young people, opening up new imaginative space for science popularization work. Wherever the public's main channels for obtaining scientific and technological information are, science popularization work should cover them. To adapt to the requirements of the intelligent era, it is necessary to further innovate the means and methods of science popularization dissemination, improve the science popularization dissemination matrix, and enhance the precision and effectiveness of science popularization services.
Let science popularization and school education move toward each other in both directions, and stimulate children's interest in science. The cultivation and improvement of scientific literacy lies not only in books, but also in every act of inquiry and practice. Science education helps children form scientific concepts, master scientific methods, and enlighten scientific thinking. At present, there is a relative shortage of professional teachers in China who can undertake science course instruction. On the one hand, it is necessary to improve the overall level of science education by strengthening the training of science teachers and other means; on the other hand, it is possible to make use of the resources of various science and technology venues, and through means such as carrying out museum-school cooperation, do a good job of adding to science education amid the "double reduction" of the burden on students.
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes: "Strengthen the popularization of science and technology, cultivate a culture of innovation, and carry forward the spirit of scientists." The National Science Popularization Month is not only a period of concentrated delivery of science popularization services, but also an important opportunity to foster a strong social atmosphere of loving science and learning science. We look forward to the wing of science popularization growing ever more powerful, "planting" science into more people's hearts.
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Not long ago, within a single week China successfully completed six rocket launches, sending more than 30 satellites into their predetermined orbits, supporting industry demands such as low-orbit constellation networking and cutting-edge technology verification.
From "one launch every few years" to "launches every week," and even multiple launches in a single day, the development of China's satellite internet industry is accelerating across the board, injecting surging momentum into economic and social development.
One of the major deployments in the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan is the planned construction of the "six networks." Within the "new-generation communications network," satellite internet occupies an important role, helping to effectively achieve full-domain coverage of an integrated space-air-ground network.
What development characteristics does China's satellite internet have? Why is space computing power attracting so much attention? How can the healthy development of the industry be promoted?
As a space-ground integrated information infrastructure, satellite internet extends the network to distant seas, deserts, mountainous areas, and the air.
With a click on a phone app, one can connect to a satellite internet network hundreds of kilometers above the Earth: on the open ocean, the network signal remains at full strength, allowing crew members to make video calls with their families; in remote overseas nursing homes, the elderly consult with doctors back in China in real time via video over stable satellite signals... Satellite internet is entering real life.
Along with accelerated constellation deployment and the advancement of commercial operations, intelligent space infrastructure represented by satellite internet will, like water and electricity, become the most basic public resource, providing the public with intelligent services such as communications, sensing, and computing.
China has a vast territory with complex terrain and landforms. In remote mountainous areas, oceans, deserts, and other regions, the construction cost of traditional ground communications networks is relatively high, and coverage capacity is subject to certain limitations. "Satellite internet can break through geographical constraints, complementing each other's strengths (优势互补, you shi hu bu - "advantage, complement; advantage, complement") with ground communications networks, providing broader and more stable information services and bridging the 'digital divide,'" said Shi Shengqing, co-founder of Beijing Guanyu Xinji Technology Co., Ltd.
The value of satellite internet lies not only in expanding the coverage of communications networks, but also in providing information infrastructure support for industries such as intelligent transportation, smart oceans, and energy exploration, promoting the deep integration of digital technology and the real economy. Cao Meng, executive deputy general manager of Shenzhen Mofang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd., said: "The space-ground integrated communications network is an important development direction. Promoting satellite internet construction can drive the development of high-end industries such as the aerospace industry, the communications industry, and the chip industry."
Experts point out that in the face of damage to ground communications networks caused by natural disasters, satellite internet can also quickly restore communications, ensuring emergency disaster relief and rescue operations. Space-based communications infrastructure is freed from the geographical constraints of ground communications networks, strengthening national security assurance capabilities.
"In the future, these groups may be the first to try satellite internet. One category is users in remote areas who want stable network coverage. Another category is users working and living overseas who, if they encounter unstable ground networks abroad, will be willing to prioritize trying satellite networks," speculated Yan Xu, vice president of Hongqing Technology.
As an important track for emerging pillar industries, the satellite internet industry chain covers multiple links including satellite development, rocket launches, ground equipment manufacturing, terminal applications, and operations services. The top priority for development is for satellites to have low-cost, high-efficiency batch production capabilities.
Yan Xu introduced that China's satellite development currently mostly adopts a single-satellite customization model. Different satellites have significantly different design, production, and testing processes, resulting in long manufacturing cycles and high costs, with a considerable gap compared to foreign countries.
In order to achieve "affordable to build, fast to launch, and good to use," domestic commercial satellites are striving to catch up, accelerating their evolution toward standardization, scale, and industrialization.
GalaxySpace's production line, leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as assembly robots and intelligent equipment, features flexible production, automated final assembly, programmed testing, and digital development, with development cycles greatly shortened compared to traditional models;
Introducing the assembly line concept of the automotive industry into satellite manufacturing, Hongqing Technology has built an intelligent satellite batch production line in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei Province, shortening satellite production time to about 30 hours;
MinoSpace's Wuxi commercial satellite intelligent production line focuses on batch development of satellites in the 200-kilogram to 500-kilogram class, capable of an annual production capacity of more than 150 satellites...
To transform satellites from single-piece customized "handicrafts" into standardized, assembly-line-produced "industrial products," greater attention must be paid to breakthroughs in key core technologies. Zhou Xin, deputy general manager of MinoSpace, said that it is necessary to strengthen independent innovation and standardization of key core products, overcome difficulties in core components such as phased array antennas and on-board computing power, and adopt means such as modular design and innovative common platforms to achieve rapid satellite delivery while ensuring consistent performance and controllable quality.
As the "space ladder" that sends satellites into space, rocket capability building must also not be overlooked.
Through the efforts of all parties, the supply chain capability of China's rocket manufacturing has been greatly improved, with more suppliers participating in cost reduction and efficiency enhancement across the industry. With major breakthroughs achieved in both China's maritime and land-based recovery technologies, rocket reuse technology is steadily advancing.
"The domestic rocket industry is competing vigorously with one another (你追我赶, ni zhui wo gan - "you, chase; me, catch") in healthy competition, resulting in a significant year-on-year decline in satellite operators' launch expenditures, with the share of launch costs in the composition of satellite constellation networking costs correspondingly reduced," said Peng Haomin, co-founder of Orienspace.
Satellite internet can not only provide communications, but will also layer on multiple functions such as navigation and remote sensing, and integrate space computing power and artificial intelligence.
The key satellite internet service "direct satellite-to-phone connection" has become a global competitive focus. According to forecasts by foreign institutions, by 2030 the global number of monthly active direct-connection users will reach 411 million. China's exploration of "direct satellite-to-phone connection" applications is active, with notable progress.
The Tiantong service has launched a "direct satellite-to-phone connection" package with a monthly fee of about 10 yuan, with call rates gradually being reduced;
Phone manufacturers such as Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, and OPPO have successively supported satellite calling, allowing users to make satellite calls and send text messages directly through their phones without changing SIM cards or numbers when there is no ground signal;
The constellation networking progress of the "Qianfan" and "Guowang" constellations is accelerating, and direct-connection test satellites are carrying out key technology verification work...
However, communications is only the core function of traditional satellite internet. Experts unanimously agree that future satellite internet will inevitably layer on navigation, remote sensing, and other functions, achieving multi-use per satellite and functional integration.
Ren Jiadong, deputy director of the Satellite Overall Technology Department of GalaxySpace, gave an example: the deep integration of satellite communications and intelligent remote sensing detection can achieve integrated and coordinated operations of remote sensing imaging and on-board intelligent processing. "Suppose there is a fire on the ground. Under the traditional model, the satellite would need to download remote sensing data, generate images, and then conduct analysis. Now, the satellite can directly analyze data in orbit, output fire determination results, calculate the extent of the fire, and quickly transmit them down, without needing to send back raw imagery, greatly reducing satellite data transmission bandwidth usage and data transmission time."
Yan Xu gave an example: satellite communications and satellite navigation can also be organically integrated. "The original positioning accuracy of navigation satellites is 3 to 5 meters. Once integrated with related functions of low-orbit satellites, positioning accuracy is expected to be improved to centimeter level, which is very important for the advancement of intelligent industries such as autonomous driving."
For satellite internet to better realize capabilities such as communications, navigation, and remote sensing, it increasingly cannot do without the empowerment of space computing power and AI (artificial intelligence).
Li Fenghui, founder of Yunyao Aerospace, said that the essence of traditional satellites is data collection and forwarding nodes, with computing heavily dependent on the ground, resulting in slow response and heavy pressure on transmission links. With the empowerment of space computing power and AI, satellites can move from "seeing" to "understanding," from "transmitting data" to "providing answers," evolving into in-orbit intelligent agents with sensing, computing, and decision-making capabilities.
Cao Meng used an analogy: building satellite internet is like "building roads." When the "highway" for data transmission is completed, enabling high-speed, free flow of data between satellites and between satellites and the ground, the next step to solve is the problem of data storage and computing.
Ren Jiadong cited the Pengcheng First Star recently launched by GalaxySpace as an example. "The Pengcheng First Star is China's first technology verification satellite that jointly carries a 5G non-terrestrial network base station, core network, on-board AI intelligent computing, satellite-ground laser, and microwave communications into space," Ren Jiadong said. This satellite can directly move the 5G network "brain" core network, originally deployed in ground computer rooms, to work in space. Ground users only need to access the satellite network to directly view, just like browsing web pages, the various types of information computed and analyzed in real time by this satellite.
Shi Shengqing introduced that space intelligence uses large models to process data collected in space, realizing space-native large models and intelligent agents; full-domain intelligence, through satellite internet, empowers computing power to the entire globe and all domains in a cloud-edge-device collaborative manner; the space-ground collaborative computing network, that is, building a space-ground full-domain distributed computing-energy collaboration, achieves efficient complementarity of space and ground resources. "'Moving' computing power into space has unique development advantages. The efficiency of solar energy collection is 6 to 8 times that on the ground, and the vastness of space also provides unlimited sites for large-scale computing infrastructure."
Around satellite internet, businesses such as space "4S shops" specializing in satellite refueling and maintenance services and orbital transfer vehicles known as "space buses" together constitute the "logistics support system" of the in-orbit economy, determining whether constellations can be efficiently deployed, survive long-term, and continuously create value. They are key infrastructure for satellite internet to move from "usable" to "good and durable."
The ultimate goal of satellite internet construction is not to launch more satellites, but to transform space-based communications into tangible capabilities serving the national economy and people's livelihoods.
At the global level, satellite internet has formed a complete ecosystem of "construction—constellation networking application—operations." How to accelerate the formation of a commercial closed loop for China's satellite internet is currently a relatively thorny development challenge.
"The ultimate goal of satellite internet construction is not to launch more satellites, but to transform space-based communications into tangible capabilities serving the national economy and people's livelihoods." In Cao Meng's view, to make this dream come true, in addition to achieving scaled satellite production and deployment, it is also necessary to break through bottlenecks in multiple links, including ground network and support system construction, space-ground network integration, space traffic management, and data security capabilities.
Zhou Xin believes that satellite internet is related to both manufacturing and services, and in the final analysis must achieve profitability. It is necessary to start from the user end, forming a virtuous cycle in which consumers' real demands drive industry development.
"Promoting construction through use" is becoming the common aspiration of industry practitioners.
"Perhaps we can first quickly build a basically usable satellite internet, forming viable services and revenue streams in rigid-demand scenarios where ground networks cannot cover, such as ocean shipping, aviation internet, and emergency communications. At the same time, promote consumer-grade applications such as 'direct satellite-to-phone connection,' lower terminal costs and tariff thresholds, and cultivate the mass market," Yan Xu suggested.
Experts call for accelerating the in-orbit verification and coordinated development of new satellite materials, new components, and new technologies. For commercial aerospace enterprises, in-orbit testing opportunities are limited and costly, constraining the speed at which new technologies mature. Li Fenghui said that it is necessary to encourage deep collaboration between industry, academia, research, and application, tolerate trial-and-error innovation in commercial aerospace, and rely on the vast number of domestic industry scenarios to conduct business verification. Last year, Hongqing Technology, together with Zhejiang Laboratory and Xiong'an Science Park, jointly launched the "Olive Leaf Plan," proposing to launch 1 to 2 public-interest scientific test satellites each year, providing open payload and verification services, and committing to continuously lowering the threshold for space scientific research and promoting cooperation and sharing.
"It is necessary to accelerate the construction of coastal launch sites and launch pads, plan launch azimuths and trajectories that are relatively safe and controllable in the flight corridor and economically viable, optimize the application and approval processes for frequencies and launch permits, allow more rockets and satellites to fly as they should and test as they should, and raise the level of industrialization of China's aerospace products," Cao Meng said.
"We must also fully embrace internationalization, aim at new broad overseas market opportunities, combine satellite internet construction with emerging demands such as domestic industries going global and ground computing power going global, and forge our own distinctive development path," Shi Shengqing said.
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In the eyes of outsiders, recycled plastic is a low-cost, high-return business of turning waste into treasure (变废为宝, bian fei wei bao - "change, waste, become, treasure"), but in my eyes, it is a technical battle fought repeatedly against impurities.
For a long time, waste plastic has been mixed in composition and heavily polluted, and after recycling, most of it could only be downgraded and processed into daily necessities such as flower pots and clothes hangers. "Low quality, low value" has almost become the industry's default consensus. But I have always believed that what caps the value ceiling of recycled plastic is not the plastic itself, but those tiny impurities that are most easily overlooked. With this conviction, our team plunged headfirst into the development of full-process technology for impurity control.
To crack the impurity problem, we had to first change our approach at the source. In the past, collecting waste plastic was like "opening a blind box" — whatever came in, we processed; plastics of different materials and different levels of soiling were mixed together for dismantling and mixed together for recycling. Impurities were mixed in from the very source, and no matter how much purification was done afterward, it was achieving little result with twice the effort (事倍功半, shi bei gong ban - "matter, double, work, half"). We broke out of conventional thinking and specifically carried out refined dismantling of waste household appliances, sorting the dismantled plastic parts by color, material, and degree of soiling.
With source sorting laying the foundation, the real hard battle was in the washing and sorting stage. At first, we only had a simple cold-water rinsing process — crushing and rinsing at the same time — and the washed plastic still had heavy impurity residue, failing not only the standard for appliance exterior parts but even the standard for ordinary daily necessities. We pondered: with different plastic materials, dirt adheres in vastly different ways in every respect (千差万别, qian cha wan bie - "thousand, difference, ten thousand, distinction"), so how could one standard fit all situations? We accumulated over a hundred comparison samples in the workshop. Hot-water washing, friction brushing, chemical washing — we tested each one repeatedly; density sorting, color sorting, material sorting — we explored each one step by step, and finally refined 5 washing processes and 8 sorting technologies. With this solution, both the size and quantity of impurities were reduced by more than 70 percent. For the first time, our recycled plastic had the confidence to knock on the door of high-end home appliance manufacturing.
With the processes in place, new problems emerged. In the early stage, we were focused entirely on "doing addition," eager to use every process available. But after running for a while, we discovered: the more processes we piled on, the more obvious the problem of over-processing became, with material loss and energy consumption staying stubbornly high. We couldn't just ignore production efficiency and cost, could we? So we turned to "doing subtraction" on the process flow, running tests and calculating costs over and over for different batches of waste plastic, and based on impurity characteristics and material properties, finding the optimal path that was most efficient without compromising key quality, forming thirty to forty process combinations that simultaneously achieved purification, impurity removal, and decontamination. Take washing plastic from washing machines as an example: we integrated the previously separate hot-water washing and friction brushing into a "hot-friction washing" process — steam-heating the water in a specially made tank, paired with a dedicated friction component, using the component's rotation to make hot-water soaking and softening work simultaneously with strong friction, using high temperature to dissolve deep dirt and friction to thoroughly strip impurities, achieving results far beyond what either process could achieve alone, while greatly reducing energy consumption and time.
Tiny impurities are pervading everywhere (无孔不入, wu kong bu ru - "no, hole, not, enter"), and not a single step allows the slightest slack. Melting and extruding the clean plastic flakes into pellets is the final checkpoint for safeguarding quality. As the molten plastic flows through the screw extruder, layers of filter screens with apertures only as fine as a human hair intercept the remaining unmelted impurities. We do not resort to a "one-size-fits-all" approach: for conventional filtration, we use an automatic screen-changing process that runs efficiently with low energy consumption even unattended; for high-precision filtration, we use manual screen changing to guarantee the ultimate impurity-removal effect. This graded, adaptive approach has found the optimal balance between production efficiency and product quality.
With impurities under control, the foundation was solid. We simultaneously followed up with performance optimization, using formula design and performance-repair technology to restore mechanical properties and match the hard indicators of virgin plastic. Today, the quality of our recycled plastic from washing machines ranks at the leading level in the industry's specialized segment, and we supply on a large scale to leading home appliance brands at home and abroad, truly achieving "from washing machine, back to washing machine."
Over more than 10 years, we have dismantled and processed an average of about 250,000 tons of waste household appliances per year, cumulatively "consuming" more than 250,000 tons of waste washing machine plastic. These recycled plastics replace virgin plastics in downstream manufacturing, reducing carbon emissions by more than 400,000 tons — helping downstream enterprises substantially cut raw material costs while delivering real, tangible environmental benefits.
Having done technology research and development for so many years, I have found that the breakthrough point for industrial development is often hidden in details that others overlook. Few people are willing to "grind away" at the trace impurities in plastic pellets, so we settled down to chew on this hard bone — even a 0.1 percent reduction in impurities is confidence for seizing market share.
Today we are still constantly pushing the boundaries of the industry, accelerating the cross-sector circularity of "from home appliances, to automobiles." Amid the global trend of increasing the share of recycled materials in manufacturing, as long as we stay rooted at the front line and keep improving, every piece of waste plastic can achieve a high-quality "rebirth," and this green path is bound to grow ever wider.
(The author is deputy director of the Polymer Materials Recycling Research Institute of Jiangxi Green Cycle, compiled by People's Daily reporter Yang Yanfei)
Return to TopBy: 吴秋余
Shenghe Semiconductor, ChangXin Memory Technologies, Guoyi Quantum, Ultra-Pure Applied Materials, Enflame Technology... Since the beginning of this year, the capital market has been operating steadily, the financing structure has continued to optimize, and more and more technology enterprises are achieving high-quality development through listing. Data show that in the first eight months, 102 companies completed initial public offerings on the A-share market, of which more than 90 percent belong to strategic emerging industries, covering new-generation information technology, new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, and other fields.
Behind the successful listings of numerous hard-technology enterprises lies the quiet, deep cultivation and long-term companionship of patient capital. Taking Enflame Technology, which recently listed on the STAR Market, as an example, the company's shareholder lineup includes the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Phase II, Tencent, Shanghai Guofang, and other well-known state-owned capital and market institutions. Guided by long-term value, this patient capital is deeply bound to enterprises, jointly traversing industry cycles. During the industry trough in 2023, when Enflame Technology needed large-scale capital support to achieve its "critical leap," Shanghai Guofang took strategic, large-scale action, leading a 630 million yuan investment together with funds within its system, leveraging over 2 billion yuan in financing to help the enterprise get through the hardest "climbing period."
Technological innovation is the "key variable" in the century-old transformation of the world and the core element in developing new quality productive forces. However, technological innovation is characterized by large investment and long cycles; from basic research to the transformation and application of results, it requires large, long-term, and stable capital supply, which inevitably demands a financial system that matches it. Because patient capital possesses a long-term vision and strategic resolve, it has become one of the key financial vehicles serving technological innovation. Moreover, by guiding social resources through investment decisions toward the most market-potential technological directions and industrial fields, patient capital can accelerate the growth of innovative enterprises, lead the direction of industrial technology development, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and serve as the definer and leader of future industries.
The more patient the capital, the more enduring the industry. In recent years, various localities have actively explored innovative financial system supply to better serve the full-lifecycle development of technology enterprises. In Shanghai, the Shanghai State-owned Investment Pilot Fund, the Shanghai Future Industry Fund, and the Shanghai State-owned Capital Mother Fund have together invested in 36 biomedical sub-funds, with investment amounts approaching 10 billion yuan, accelerating industrial innovation and agglomeration; in Guangdong, Shenzhen Kunpeng Capital focuses its investment layout on strategic emerging industries and future industries, and through strategic investments in technology enterprises such as China Star Optoelectronics, Honor, and BTR, has built an all-round industrial financial service system, effectively driving the development of related industrial clusters; in Shandong, Luxi Venture Capital has laid out key links including chip design, materials, equipment, wafer manufacturing, and packaging and testing, with enterprises at each link serving as each other's upstream and downstream, coordinating and interacting, continuously giving rise to chain reactions of technological iteration and multiplied value... The growth experiences of more and more technology enterprises tell us that only by making patient capital the "long-distance running" partner of enterprises can we help more enterprises grow from "seedlings" into "towering trees."
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan lists "expanding patient capital" as an important measure for building a financial powerhouse. Expanding patient capital is not only a key measure for optimizing the financial supply structure and smoothing the virtuous cycle of "technology-industry-finance," but also a strategic choice for seizing the initiative in future development, cultivating new quality productive forces, and forging the country's long-term competitiveness. We must seize historical opportunities, innovate development paths, and empower the development of new quality productive forces by expanding patient capital, providing more enduring and powerful momentum for high-quality development of the economy.
Expanding patient capital requires both being willing to "let go" and having a "grip." On the one hand, we must fully respect the laws of the market and the laws of investment, deeply remove market access barriers, and create a fairer, more transparent, and more predictable investment environment for patient capital; on the other hand, the "visible hand" must guide all types of capital to abandon the impetuous mentality of seeking quick benefits without regard for long-term consequences (急功近利, ji gong jin li - "urgent, achieve, near, profit"), fast in and fast out, and making quick money, persist in long-term investment, strategic investment, value investment, and responsible investment, and encourage more patient capital to flow into key areas of economic development through policy support, fiscal and tax support, and other measures, enhancing the effectiveness of patient capital supply.
Expanding patient capital requires a patient institutional environment. It must be recognized that hard-technology investment has long cycles, high risks, and slow returns; encouraging patient capital cannot rely on sentiment alone but must rely on institutional innovation. At the end of last year, the National Venture Capital Guidance Fund was launched, and one important principle is to persist in being a patient fund, providing enterprises with long-cycle capital supply through longer investment periods, and providing enterprises with more development space through more relaxed exit timelines, allowing patient capital to accompany enterprises in their "long-distance run." Not judging success or failure by the outcome of a single project, and placing the assessment focus on overall benefits and post-investment empowerment, such "patience" will undoubtedly yield more and more abundant fruits.
Expanding patient capital tests resolve, examines mechanisms, and looks to the long term. As the 15th Five-Year Plan gets off to a start, we must unremittingly cultivate "patience," make sustained, long-term effort to forge "endurance," and, in the "long-distance run" of high-quality development, continue to use the source of vitality or resources that stimulates growth (一池春水, yi chi chun shui - "one, pool, spring, water") of patient capital to stir the "vast blue waves" of economic development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵展慧
As the "vanguard" of the national economy, listed companies are an important window into the macroeconomy. As of the end of August, 5,218 listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges had disclosed their 2026 semi-annual reports. Overall, the performance of listed companies improved at an accelerating pace, with approximately three-quarters of companies turning a profit, achieving total profits of 3.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.5%, with both the scale of profits and the growth rate hitting new highs in recent years. Opening this semi-annual report "report card," one can clearly see the strong momentum of China's economy moving toward the new, the excellent, and the good, with notable structural highlights in industry, and new drivers of growth having become the main engine behind the new profit highs.
Artificial intelligence, robotics, and innovative drugs lead the way, with scientific and technological innovation becoming the "accelerator" of performance
AI (artificial intelligence) is moving from the "digital world" to the "physical world" — in the first half of the year, Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading storage product company, provided strong confirmation with its impressive result of "net profit up 700 times year-on-year."
At Longsys' Suzhou subsidiary, the newly upgraded production line for on-device AI storage (mSSD) is brightly lit. Rows of mechanical arms flex and extend with ease, workers move among them, and products relying on self-developed integrated packaging technology come off the line in an orderly manner. This new type of storage product, which can be used in on-device AI terminal equipment, has already rapidly ramped up its monthly production capacity to the million-unit level.
AI applications are accelerating their shift from the cloud to terminal devices. Differentiating itself from cloud storage, Longsys has carved out a differentiated development path by focusing on on-device storage scenarios such as mobile phones, computers, and automobiles. "The cloud is about building capabilities and infrastructure, but ultimately, to monetize cloud capabilities, they must land on the device side, reaching every industry and every consumer's hands," said Yan Shuyin, vice president of Longsys and general manager of its enterprise storage business division. The technological revolution brought by AI has opened a second growth curve for the company. This year, with the support of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Longsys completed a 3.7 billion yuan private placement, providing ample support for key businesses such as storage product R&D, core chip design, and high-end packaging and testing manufacturing.
Since the start of this year, the AI industry has continued to grow and develop amid institutional supply and resource aggregation in the capital market, and has already become one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic areas of the A-share market. Driven by this "thousand-li horse" of AI, the domestic ecosystem chain is accelerating its construction. In the first half of the year, profits in the electronics and computer industries achieved high growth of 195.4% and 58.3% respectively, together pulling up the net profit growth of listed companies by 5.9 percentage points. In the upstream hardware sector, production and sales are both booming, with net profits in optical modules, PCB (circuit boards), storage, and other hardware growing by 146.8%, 70.7%, and 7120.6% respectively. In industries involving domestic substitution, such as GPU (graphics processing units) and semiconductor equipment, net profits grew by 98.7% and 71.6% year-on-year respectively. In addition, AI applications continue to surge, with application industries such as software development and gaming growing by 176.8% and 78.2% year-on-year respectively, helping smart services reach every industry and every household.
In the competitive arena of innovation, AI is not the only one standing out. Humanoid robots continue to gain prominence, with net profits of listed companies in the robotics and smart wearable device sectors growing by 11.1% and 52.8% year-on-year respectively in the first half of the year. The pharmaceutical industry is accelerating its "new product launches," with net profits in the innovative drug and medical device industries growing by 41.6% and 7.5% year-on-year respectively.
Stepping outside the sub-sectors to look at the overall innovation quality of listed companies, one can also observe from two angles.
First, look at the innovation boards. The STAR Market, positioned to serve "hard technology," saw its listed companies achieve combined operating revenue of 1.01 trillion yuan and net profit of 144.887 billion yuan in the first half of the year, up 38.6% and 437.6% year-on-year respectively, with net profit exceeding the full-year level of the previous year, further demonstrating its role as the core main front for developing new quality productive forces. The ChiNext Board, which primarily serves growth-oriented innovative entrepreneurial companies, saw combined operating revenue grow 22.34% year-on-year in the first half of the year, with the growth rate up about 13 percentage points from the same period last year; net profit grew 32.73% year-on-year, with the growth rate up more than 20 percentage points from the same period last year. From this, one can see that the stronger the innovation quality, the greater the profit elasticity.
Second, look at R&D investment. The acceleration of innovation cannot be separated from high R&D investment. In the first half of the year, R&D expenses of physical listed companies grew 5.6% year-on-year, with R&D expenses as a share of operating revenue (R&D intensity) reaching 2.4%, continuously laying a solid foundation for the emergence of innovation results.
It is worth noting that the deepening of capital market reform has also added dividends to innovation. According to statistics from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, companies listed under the ChiNext registration system are growing rapidly, with operating revenue up 23.23% year-on-year and net profit up 45.78% year-on-year, both faster than the board's average growth rate. In the first half of the year, the Shanghai Stock Exchange implemented a package of measures to optimize refinancing, accepting 68 refinancing projects with a planned financing amount of 127.2 billion yuan, up 48% and 39% year-on-year respectively, promoting more efficient refinancing for quality listed companies. Reform creates a more inclusive environment, allowing more innovative companies to stand out.
The dividends of the manufacturing industry's full industrial chain continue to be demonstrated, driving listed companies in high-end equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing to sustain their high prosperity
"Thinner than a human hair, yet able to complete thousands of circuit board drilling operations without breaking, it is an indispensable consumable for manufacturing products such as mobile phones, computers, and automobiles." In the production workshop of Guangdong Dingtai High-Tech Co., Ltd.'s Nanyang subsidiary, an experienced worker introduced the drill bits that had just come off the line.
This tiny "industrial embroidery needle" "embroidered" a profit growth rate of more than three times year-on-year in the first half of the year. Seizing the prosperity window of industries such as AI, PCB precision tool company Dingtai High-Tech saw its first-half operating revenue and net profit grow by 114.85% and 325.12% year-on-year respectively.
With equipment processing precision reaching 0.001 millimeters and 95% of drill bit manufacturing equipment being self-developed and self-produced... Dingtai High-Tech's rapid growth stems not only from breaking monopolies and building a technological moat, but also from deep collaboration across the industrial chain. In March this year, Dingtai High-Tech conducted joint R&D with a leading downstream PCB manufacturer, effectively shortening product iteration cycles, driving further penetration of high-value-added products, and further advancing the product structure toward high-end development.
Manufacturing is a solid "ballast stone." Relying on the advantages of full industrial chain manufacturing and with the support of the capital market, high-end equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing are accelerating from single-point breakthroughs to full-chain collaborative innovation, with the self-controllability of the domestic industrial chain continuously strengthening and profitability being realized at an accelerating pace. In the first half of the year, net profits in A-share manufacturing sectors such as power equipment and mechanical equipment grew by 37.5% and 3.6% year-on-year respectively. Among them, the shipbuilding industry saw full order books and delivery cycles maintained at high levels, with net profit growing 235.6% year-on-year; the retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles exceeded 60% for three consecutive months, driving battery industry profit growth of 78.2%; AI's high prosperity further spilled over to related manufacturing equipment, with net profits in sub-sectors such as automation equipment and specialized equipment growing by 38.2% and 5.8% year-on-year respectively.
The new momentum unleashed by the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries should not be underestimated. Chunguang Group, by building digital intelligent factories to support the large-scale shipment of high-end products such as high-performance soft ferrite magnetic powder, achieved operating revenue growth of 36.32% year-on-year in the first half of the year, accelerating its transformation and upgrading toward a high-value-added comprehensive new materials enterprise; Inovance Technology, relying on its self-developed industrial intelligent brain AI platform, continues to expand industrial AI applications in downstream industries such as textiles and hoisting, with first-half operating revenue growing 20.31% year-on-year, continuously consolidating its leading position in industrial automation... Under the empowerment of AI, traditional manufacturing is accelerating the shaping of new competitive advantages.
The steady continuation of dividends for manufacturing listed companies cannot be separated from the support of the overall deployment of the "six networks." According to statistics from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in the first half of the year, investment related to the "six networks" — including communication equipment, transportation, and power grid equipment — among Shanghai-listed companies maintained growth, with year-on-year growth rates of 59%, 56%, and 8% respectively. Pinggao Electric's 800 kV 80 kA circuit breaker achieved engineering application, Sugon built the country's first fully domestic 100,000-card AI supercluster, and COSCO Shipping Holdings signed a four-party cooperation agreement on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor in the first half of the year... The construction of the new power grid is advancing in depth, the computing power network and the new generation communication network are being accelerated, and the modern logistics network is unblocking the channels for factor circulation, laying solid underlying support for manufacturing upgrading.
Going global improves in both quantity and quality, with listed companies with high "innovation content" achieving better overseas performance
On September 21, as the whistle sounded, BYD's "Changsha" roll-on/roll-off vessel, carrying 6,154 domestically produced new energy vehicles, departed from Xiaomo International Logistics Port in the Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone of Guangdong Province, setting a record for the largest single shipment of complete vehicles from Xiaomo Port. Since the start of this year, BYD's "going global fleet" has continued to grow, with overseas business revenue growing 33.9% year-on-year in the first half of the year.
Overseas business has become an important engine of growth for listed companies. In the first half of the year, overseas business revenue of physical listed companies grew 23.6% year-on-year, with overseas business revenue accounting for 17.8% of total operating revenue, up 2.4 percentage points from the same period in 2025. Among them, eight industries including electronics, light industry manufacturing, and power equipment saw overseas business revenue account for more than 20% of total revenue, with combined net profit growing 35.4% year-on-year, significantly faster than all physical companies.
The upgrading of port hub capacity confirms the high prosperity of exports. Leading port enterprises such as Shanghai International Port Group, Ningbo Port, and Qingdao Port grew steadily, with container throughput of 74.65 million TEUs in the first half of the year, up 7% year-on-year, and cargo throughput of 1.3 billion tons, up 2% year-on-year.
While the export advantages of the "new three items" — new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products — remain stable and consolidated, rising stars such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and innovative drugs are expanding the foreign trade landscape with original capabilities and cutting-edge technologies, continuously renewing the "golden business card" of China's foreign trade.
In the AI hardware field, a number of listed companies such as Foxconn Industrial Internet and Quectel Wireless Solutions have leveraged core technological breakthroughs to achieve volume exports of high-end products such as AI servers and smart modules; in the robotics field, related listed companies such as Leaderdrive and Ecovacs are accelerating their global layout by relying on breakthroughs in core components and the export of complete machine solutions; in the innovative drug field, benefiting from the volume growth of out-licensing cooperation, the industry is accelerating from the R&D investment stage to commercial monetization, with multiple companies turning losses into profits.
From product going global to technology going global, the added value of listed companies' goods exports continues to rise. In the first half of the year, overseas business revenue of listed companies in industries with relatively high technological content, such as communications, electronics, and power equipment, grew by 68.2%, 43.1%, and 20.1% year-on-year respectively, higher than the overall level of physical companies.
"In addition to technological innovation, manufacturing advantages, and overseas growth, rising resource product prices and active financial markets are also two major driving forces behind the performance recovery of listed companies. Overall, the first-half performance of listed companies presents the characteristics of impressive aggregate figures and structural divergence," said Tian Lihui, a finance professor at Nankai University. Listed companies' earnings quality is showing systematic improvement, while growth dividends are relatively concentrated in industry leaders and high-prosperity tracks, a characteristic that reflects the deep tension between old and new growth drivers in the optimization of the economic structure.
Can the performance improvement of listed companies continue in the second half of the year? Experts believe that more than 800 listed companies have announced interim dividends, with share buybacks and increases in holdings being stepped up in tandem. The traditional pattern of the A-share market emphasizing financing over returns is being gradually corrected, creating stable market expectations for the improvement of listed company performance. These positive institutional signals reveal the sustainability of profit recovery. To traverse industry cycles and sustain the growth trend, the most fundamental thing is for listed companies to continuously forge core competitiveness through innovation-driven development, making the momentum toward the new, the excellent, and the good even more pronounced.
Return to TopBy: 李 勇
AI governance must both shore up the safety bottom line and leave ample room for innovation. Only by continuously raising the scientific and precise level of governance can we better stimulate innovation vitality and promote the healthy development of the intelligent economy.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The more AI technology develops at an extremely rapid pace, the more firmly the direction of striving upward and toward goodness and benefiting humanity must be anchored, the more precisely the yardstick of regulatory governance must be grasped, and the more promptly measures to prevent loss of control must be improved." At present, AI is being deeply integrated into production, operation, and social life. Faced with rapidly iterating new technologies, the key to governance is no longer just "whether to manage," but rather lies in grasping the timing, degree, and effectiveness of governance. Precise and effective governance is both a necessary means of preventing risks and an important institutional safeguard for protecting innovation vitality and fostering a sound innovation ecosystem.
AI governance must both shore up the safety bottom line and leave ample room for innovation. Only by continuously raising the scientific and precise level of governance can we better stimulate innovation vitality and promote the healthy development of the intelligent economy.
Precise governance requires accurately identifying the differences in risk across different scenarios. AI has a wide range of application fields, and the nature of risks, scope of impact, and possible consequences in different scenarios differ markedly, so one cannot simply adopt a "one-size-fits-all" approach. Take the relatively common "AI (artificial intelligence) hallucination" in the current development and application of large models as an example: when it appears in general conversation, it may mainly affect the user experience; once it enters professional scenarios such as medical diagnosis, financial services, and industrial production, however, it may bring entirely different risk consequences. Therefore, we must neither restrict normal technological innovation and scenario exploration because risks exist, nor neglect the spillover effects that high-risk fields may produce because innovation is emphasized. The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes establishing a tiered management mechanism for technology applications, clarifying the institutional orientation for matching corresponding governance requirements to different application scenarios. Implementing classified and tiered governance according to application field, scope of impact, and degree of risk, allocating more governance resources to fields with higher risks and greater impact, while shoring up the safety bottom line, reduces unnecessary intervention in normal innovation activities.
Precise governance requires that governance methods keep pace with technological iteration. AI development has a strong exploratory character, and for many new products and new business forms, at the very beginning of their emergence, their application boundaries, risk patterns, and even business models are all in constant flux. If governance rules lag behind technological development for a long time, risk hazards are easily left behind; if overly detailed and overly rigid rules are set too early for new technologies still in their infancy, the space for innovation and trial and error may be compressed. The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes promoting the establishment of a whole-life-cycle risk management system for AI and improving a risk prevention and control system covering safety monitoring, risk early warning, and emergency response. This means that governance must be continuously adjusted as technology evolves and risks change, promptly identifying new problems brought by new technologies and new applications, and calibrating governance methods according to practical results.
Precise governance requires enhancing enterprises' confidence in innovation through clear, stable, and predictable rules. AI enterprises, facing uncertainty in technology and the market, also pay close attention to whether the institutional environment is clear and stable. For business entities to make long-term innovation investments, they need to clearly judge which fields can be actively explored, which bottom lines must be strictly observed, as well as the corresponding compliance requirements and liability boundaries. Clear, transparent, stable, and predictable rules can reduce the institutional transaction costs for enterprises in understanding rules and fulfilling compliance requirements, help business entities form reasonable expectations, and channel more resources into technological innovation and value creation.
Precise governance requires leaving ample room for open and collaborative innovation. AI innovation has a distinct character of openness and collaboration. A vibrant innovation ecosystem requires not only a well-regulated and orderly market environment, but also sufficient knowledge flow, technological exchange, and collaborative innovation. In recent years, open-source large models have developed rapidly, lowering the threshold for technology application and secondary development and creating conditions for more enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, to participate in innovation. At the same time, they have also raised new governance requirements for intellectual property protection, technological security, and liability boundaries. Good governance is not simply a choice between "loosening" and "tightening," but rather must both maintain a fair and orderly innovation environment and avoid compressing normal innovation space through excessive constraints, so that business entities of different sizes and types all have the opportunity to participate in innovation and share in development opportunities.
AI is a new engine for world economic growth and an accelerator for the conversion of old and new drivers of growth. To truly translate this technological potential into development momentum, we need both to continuously enhance innovation capacity and to possess governance capacity that matches it. Adhering to equal emphasis on development and security requires adopting differentiated policies according to risk differences, making dynamic adjustments according to technological evolution, stabilizing expectations through clear rules, protecting innovation vitality with inclusive and prudent governance, and promoting the formation of a well-regulated, orderly, yet vibrant AI innovation ecosystem.
(The author is a professor at the School of Economics of Renmin University of China and director of the Center for AI Economics Research.)
Return to TopDuring HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Changan Automobile, together with Huawei, released the test planning ontology solution on September 17. The solution focuses on the professional scenario of automotive R&D test planning. Through "ontology + Agent" technology, it structurally reorganizes the experiential knowledge long accumulated in R&D experts, historical projects, and professional rules. Leveraging the Agent's autonomous orchestration and reasoning capabilities, it pushes artificial intelligence a step further from general-purpose Q&A toward application in professional R&D operations.
This joint innovation is an important practice in which Changan Automobile continues to advance the implementation of its "one body, two wings" AI development strategy and explores AI empowerment of production. It also provides a new path of exploration for the intelligentization of automotive R&D.
At present, Changan Automobile is advancing its "one body, two wings" AI development strategy, with intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit as Wing A, "AI new quality productive forces" as Wing B, and the AI base framework and toolchain, computing power, and base platform as the "one body" of support, pushing AI capabilities to extend from product intelligentization further into R&D, production, supply, marketing, service, and other business segments.
The test planning ontology solution released this time is precisely the concrete practice of Changan Automobile in pushing AI capabilities to extend into the R&D test planning segment.
For automotive R&D, from product design to final mass production, a large number of test validations must be undergone. DVP, namely the Design Verification Plan, is an important link connecting product design and test validation.
Automotive R&D involves a large number of objects such as complete vehicles, systems, components, performance indicators, regulatory requirements, test items, test conditions, and prototype vehicles, and complex interrelationships exist among these objects.
In the past, R&D personnel often had to rely on long-term industry experience to make comprehensive judgments on historical projects, technical specifications, and test rules. A large amount of experience was deposited with individual experts and in historical materials. Although its value is enormous, it is difficult to be rapidly reused.
How to enable AI to truly understand this professional knowledge has become a problem that needs to be solved in the intelligentization of automotive R&D.
The solution jointly developed by Changan Automobile and Huawei this time adopts "ontology + Agent" technology. Among these, the ontology mainly solves the problem of AI understanding industry knowledge. By structurally modeling business objects such as test objectives, vehicle objects, systems, components, performance indicators, test items, test conditions, and test resources, and establishing relationships and business rules among objects, it transforms the originally scattered expert experience into data assets that can be computed, reasoned, and reused. On this basis, the Agent further undertakes business execution tasks, autonomously performing task decomposition, knowledge retrieval, rule reasoning, and solution orchestration according to test objectives, ultimately forming test planning results.
Under the test planning ontology solution, AI no longer only provides answers based on questions, but begins to participate in professional R&D processes, moving further from "auxiliary query" toward "business planning."
In terms of validation in real business scenarios, the test planning ontology solution has currently achieved application in fields such as automotive crash safety.
Through the combination of the ontology knowledge base and the Agent, the test planning ontology solution can automatically complete test objective decomposition, test condition screening and matching, and intelligent planning of test resources.
Data from Changan Automobile's test planning ontology project show that the solution's output accuracy exceeds 95 percent, equivalent to the level of an expert with 10 years of experience; the automotive R&D test planning cycle has been compressed from 2-3 weeks to 0.5-1 hour, and test resource optimization has improved by more than 10 percent.
This means that work that previously required R&D experts to invest large amounts of time in, such as data retrieval, rule matching, solution comparison, and manual confirmation, can now be divided, with AI undertaking more of the basic and repetitive analytical tasks, while R&D experts are able to devote more energy to complex problem judgment and R&D decision-making.
For automotive enterprises, this is not only an improvement in efficiency, but also means that long-accumulated expert experience is beginning to transform from individual capability into a digital capability that can be continuously invoked by the organization.
In the next step, Changan Automobile and Huawei will, based on the existing ontology knowledge base, business rules, and Agent capabilities, further expand from professional fields such as crash safety to the entire domain of complete vehicle test planning, promoting the digital deposition of more R&D knowledge, business rules, and professional experience.
As AI gradually moves from general scenarios deeper into professional fields such as automotive R&D, solving the connection problem among industry knowledge, business rules, and large models has become the key for enterprises to promote the intelligentization of automotive R&D.
The test planning ontology solution released this time provides the industry with a new intelligent development approach: using the ontology to build the foundation for AI to understand business, using the intelligent agent to transform knowledge into executable business capabilities, and then continuously validating and iterating through real business scenarios, pushing artificial intelligence to move further from "being able to converse" toward "being able to do work."
Changan Automobile will deepen joint practice with Huawei, continuously exploring new paths for the intelligentization of automotive R&D. From the deposition of expert experience and the construction of industry knowledge to intelligent decision-making and business application, AI empowerment of automotive R&D is expanding from single-point breakthroughs toward full-chain application.
Data source: Huawei
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This summer, I went to Shanghai to attend a conference, held on the Putuo campus of East China Normal University. During the lunch break, I strolled through the university's beautiful campus with a companion. We walked along the bank of the Liwa River, when we were suddenly drawn to a dense cluster of trees by the riverbank in the distance, covered in white blossoms. I said to my companion, "Those trees should be oleanders." More than ten years ago, when I brought my daughter to the university for her enrollment, I had toured the campus and had a vague impression of them. As we drew closer, I saw what appeared to be a sign hanging on a tree with wire, reading "Oleander." I proudly called my companion's attention to it, but my companion pointed instead at the "wire" binding the sign. I looked closely and realized it was not wire at all, but a section of silver spring. The spring hooked the sign and hung loosely around the oleander, like a beautiful necklace draped around a beauty's neck.
My companion and I stared at that section of spring and could not help but marvel: we had never seen a sign hung with a spring—how much they must love these trees! Indeed, I have seen too many signs on city trees; they are either bound with wire or nailed on with spikes. Over time, the wire cuts deeply into the trunk, and the thick nails become rusted and stained. The trees do not know to cry out in pain, but people who see it feel a pang in their hearts. The oleanders at the university were far luckier—that spring would deform as they grew, and no matter how thick they became, the spring would always leave them a sliver of breathing room. This small design warms the heart, and behind it must lie one or more gardeners who are both caring and ingenious.
That evening, I walked alone along the quiet Baiyu Road, still mulling over the spring from noon. I thought it was probably just a coincidence on campus—after all, gardeners at a university are deeply influenced by campus culture. But what I saw next made me realize this notion of mine was wrong.
On both sides of Baiyu Road grow luxuriant vegetation (郁郁葱葱, yu yu cong cong - "lush, luxuriant, green") trees. Among them, one slightly thinner tree was bound to a cement post about as tall as a person. I thought this must be a newly replanted sapling, reinforced with a cement post to prevent it from toppling. In my city, newly planted trees are usually supported with three wooden stakes, but the gardeners in Shanghai chose a cement post—sturdier, yet more labor-intensive. I approached the tree to take a closer look. To my surprise, what bound the trunk was not wire, but a black rubber strap, apparently cut from an old tire. This is a fastening method of great toughness and elasticity; in this way, even as the sapling keeps growing and thickening its girth, it will not be harmed—the strap will never cut into its bark the way wire would.
For a moment, the spring on the oleander in the university campus also surfaced before my eyes. I thought, if that spring is a "necklace" of whimsical ingenuity, then this black rubber strap is a "rope" of deliberate thoughtfulness. The gardeners did not take the easy way out, casually grabbing a piece of wire to bind the sapling, but instead wisely "recycled" the old tire—not for the sake of frugality, but because their eyes were always fixed on the fragile life of this sapling, seeing not only its present weakness but also foreseeing its future vigor, and reserving space for its ever-thickening girth in advance.
A spring, a piece of tire rubber—these are not high technology, yet they constitute a city's most moving "elasticity." The beauty of this "elasticity" lies not in how many skyscrapers the city has, or how fast its economic output grows, but in whether it is willing to bend down for small, fragile lives, leaving them a dignified sliver of space to survive. I think a city that can replace wire with a spring and iron hoops with tire rubber will surely also treat the elderly, children, and even all kinds of the downcast with tenderness.
Of course, I am merely a hurried passerby in this city, unable to delve into every corner of it for long. Are such details common in Shanghai? Or is this just the good deed of some gardener, which I happened to stumble upon? But whichever the answer, this detail full of "elasticity" deeply moved me. From the way a city treats a single tree, one can glimpse a sincere thoughtfulness and civility.
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I was giving a lecture at an elementary school, and I told a true story...
One day, several friends came to our home as guests. Counting our own family members, nine people sat around the dining table in total.
I set out the dishes and finally brought out a large bowl of soup.
When I was preparing the tableware, I discovered that only three small soup spoons were left in our house. I said very apologetically, "I'm sorry, we've been living too carelessly. There are only three small soup spoons left... Who can drink soup without a spoon?"
Three gentlemen raised their hands and said, "We can drink soup without spoons."
"Then how will you drink it?"
"Just pick up the bowl and drink it with our mouths..."
Everyone laughed. Jokes were jokes, understanding was understanding, but they all blamed me for living too carelessly.
That same afternoon, I went to the small supermarket at the entrance of our neighborhood to buy spoons.
After entering the supermarket, I couldn't find spoons on the shelves, so I asked, "Boss, where are the small porcelain spoons for drinking soup?" The boss came over, moved the pots and pans on the shelf aside, and said, "Right here."
I saw several small porcelain spoons sitting at the back of the shelf, white ones with gold rims. The small porcelain spoons in our house were patterned... So I asked the boss, "Do you have any with other designs?" The boss said, "These are the only ones left..."
I counted them; there were seven spoons in front of me. My original plan was to buy six spoons — six would be enough. I picked up six spoons... But at that very moment, I suddenly thought, there are seven spoons, and if I buy six, leaving one behind, wouldn't it feel very lonely?
When the lecture reached this point, the classroom became very quiet. I asked the students, "If you encountered this situation of mine, would you also have this kind of thought and notion of mine?"
More than half of the students raised their hands.
"Students who don't have this kind of thought, please raise your hands..."
A small portion of the students raised their hands.
I said, "We'll talk a little later about whether the two rounds of raising hands were right or wrong..."
I continued telling the story of buying the spoons.
I said to the boss, "Boss, I originally wanted to buy six spoons, but since there's only one left and I feel it's too lonely, I've decided to buy all seven. Can you make it cheaper — give me a discount?"
The boss laughed: "Sir, a spoon costs only two yuan and forty cents. What discount is there to give?"
I thought to myself, this boss has no sense of humor at all. Whether you give a discount or not, I'm buying all seven spoons anyway.
When I was holding the seven spoons and walking to the cash register to pay, the boss's voice came from behind: "Give that spoon buyer a 20 percent discount..." At that moment, my heart stirred. I felt that human hearts can communicate with one another.
I brought the spoons home and washed off the glue-attached labels on them in the sink. As I washed, I felt grateful — luckily I had bought all the spoons back. If I had remembered now that one was still left on the shelf and had to go buy it again — what a hassle that would be...
At dinner, I told my daughter about this matter, and she said, "Dad, you're making up a fairy tale."
I said, "It's not made up; this is a true thing I encountered this afternoon."
My daughter said, "If you turned it into a literary work, it would just be missing an ending."
"Tell me, how should it continue?"
She said, "One day, when you're drinking soup, you use the newly bought spoon to scoop up a spoonful of soup and bring it toward your mouth, but you discover that the spoon just won't move toward your lips no matter what. Why is this spoon working against me? I feel very puzzled. Later I find out — the soup was too hot, and the spoon was afraid of scalding me..."
I nodded. Ha! At this moment, the spoon even knows how to repay a kindness...
The story of buying the spoons was finished. I needed to summarize this story.
I said to the students, to those who raised their hands the first time, I want to congratulate you. Because I saw your "sentiment." How do we improve our imagination? There are many methods. One of them is what we often call "sentiment."
What is sentiment? In the eyes of people with sentiment, people have life, animals have life, plants have life... Sentiment is a kind-hearted heart, a compassionate heart, a pitying heart; sentiment is also a heart of discovery. With sentiment, you can discover many things you never would have thought of before...
At this point, a student who raised his hand the second time asked, "Teacher, do we have no sentiment then?"
I said, "Whether you raised your hand or not, there's no right or wrong. When we consider purely the material nature of the spoon, of course the spoon can neither cry nor laugh. In science class, when the teacher asks what the spoon is made of, and you answer that the spoon is made of clay and glaze shaped into the form of a spoon, placed in a kiln fire at 1,300 degrees Celsius for three days, and it becomes this spoon, the teacher will certainly give full marks. Different requirements bring different ways of thinking... But when we do not consider purely the material nature of the spoon — for example, when thinking about literary creation — then sentiment is absolutely necessary..."
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My father wrote an excellent hand of brush calligraphy.
He had solid childhood training in it. As a child he studied at the village private school, practicing calligraphy by tracing over red-printed characters day after day. No one knows how many copybooks he worked through, nor how many times his palm was struck with the teacher's ferule. That instruction from his teacher he remembered all his life: brush calligraphy is a person's face.
In ancient Huizhou, "even in a village of ten households, reading and recitation were never abandoned," and the culture of learning flourished. If one's handwriting was sloppy and disorderly, one would be mocked for having "chicken-claw scratchings," which was a matter of "losing great face" (dialect: very shameful).
As a youth, my father went to study under a renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioner of Huizhou. Each day, besides following his teacher in the four diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine (望闻问切, wang wen wen qie - "look, smell, ask, feel"), he copied out prescriptions. At eighteen, he hung up his own shingle and began practicing medicine. I have seen several prescriptions he wrote in those years. The format of the prescriptions was antique and elegant; his characters neither deliberately followed convention nor flaunted a vigorous and flowing calligraphic style (龙飞凤舞, long fei feng wu - "dragon, fly; phoenix, dance"), but were free and easy in brush movement, with an airy, tranquil grace. Ophiopogon, licorice, platycodon... one elegant medicinal name after another, settling into the ink strokes, vivid and warm.
My father never made exacting demands of paper, brush, or inkstone, but he was extremely particular about ink sticks. As a man of Huizhou, he was thoroughly versed in the history of Huizhou ink, the ink makers of successive dynasties, and the techniques of ink making, and could always speak of them in a slow, engaging, and continuous manner (娓娓道来, wei wei dao lai - "chatter, continuously, tell, come").
When tracing the origins of Huizhou ink, he always began with the end of the Tang dynasty. The ink-making family of Xi Chao and his son Xi Tinggui from Yizhou, fleeing chaos, crossed southward, journeying a thousand li to settle in Shezhou, planting the finest imperial ink-making techniques of the north amid the mountains and waters of Xin'an. The peaks of Huizhou rise in layered verdure; the ancient pines are sturdy and luxuriant, their resin full and rich in oil—an excellent raw material for refining the finest soot. The waters of the Xin'an River are clear and bright, suited to washing soot material and blending hide glue. The mild, moist climate of the four seasons here suits the long drying and aging of ink sticks, giving Huizhou ink a firm, moist texture that does not easily crack. In the third year of the Xuanhe reign of the Northern Song (1121), Shezhou was renamed Huizhou, and from then on the fine soot ink produced on this land was formally named "Huizhou ink." A thousand years of ink fragrance, a well-deserved reputation (实至名归, shi zhi ming gui - "reality, arrive, name, return").
Whenever he spoke of this, my father would always sigh with feeling: Huizhou ink was born in Huizhou—it was the fulfillment of favorable timing, favorable geography, and the creation of the mountains and waters.
Huizhou produced famous ink makers in succession. In the Qing dynasty, the four great ink makers Cao Sugong, Wang Jinsheng, Wang Jie'an, and Hu Kaiwen carried on three hundred years of the ink trade. My father favored the house of Cao Sugong most of all. He said that Cao's ink was elegant and restrained, brimming with the air of the scholar, pure and warm in quality, black, lustrous, and solid—well matched to his own tranquil and unassuming temperament.
When I was a child, my father often sent me to the ink shop on the old street to buy ink. The shop's ink pieces came in a rich variety of forms—long rectangular sticks, octagonal, round... The faces of the ink were finely carved with landscapes, dragons and phoenixes, flowers, birds, and auspicious patterns, painted with gold and color, elegant and antique. On the sides of the ink sticks were usually engraved neat inscriptions reading "Cao Sugong of Huizhou and Shexian, made by such-and-such method."
Huizhou ink was sold by the tael. What my father wanted was the classic two-tael ink stick—durable and long-lasting, with a lingering ink resonance.
By middle age, my father had become a renowned local physician. From the time I can remember, in the old, large room of our home, several long benches were often filled with patients waiting to be seen. My father turned no one away and treated them patiently, but he no longer wrote prescriptions himself. He dictated them; the one who copied them was my elder sister. She could not use a brush, but her fountain-pen handwriting was neat and elegant. In those days, under the dim lamplight, the three siblings bent over our copybooks tracing red characters, with my father guiding our hands—and she was the most earnest of us all.
My father's special preference for Huizhou ink (情有独钟, qing you du zhong - "feeling, have, uniquely, favor") was something he could never let go of. After the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, he would always spend half a day cutting paper, grinding ink, and moistening the brush to write Spring Festival couplets. Though he did not burn incense or bathe his hands, the old man's rigor and solemnity sufficed to show the surviving style and bearing of an old Huizhou household. My task was to grind the ink: the inkstone shallow, the water clear, the ink passing over it leaving its sound; back and forth, again and again, gradually turning black and lustrous, giving off a faint fragrance of pine soot. My father admonished me that though this matter was small, when doing it one must keep a mind as calm and tranquil as water (心静如水, xin jing ru shui - "heart, quiet, like, water"), applying strength through the fingertips, and must never stop after a shallow pass or go through the motions carelessly. He then spoke of the quality of ink: into the finest ink were put pearls and musk, as well as gamboge, Chinese honey locust, croton, and other ingredients. Characters written with such ink would not fade even after many years.
My father composed himself, gathered his breath, and set down the brush—completing each character in a single, swift motion (一挥而就, yi hui er jiu - "one, wave, and, immediately")—with his waist, legs, arms, and wrists all in proper posture. The content was mostly of the sort about living a simple life to clarify one's ambitions (淡泊明志, dan bo ming zhi - "indifferent, bright, ambition") and achieving greatness through a calm and peaceful mind (宁静致远, ning jing zhi yuan - "tranquil, reach, far"), with the occasional filial piety, fraternal duty, fortune, longevity, wealth, or blessing. We were like the boy attendants of an old scholar, carrying the finished couplets with both hands, level and steady, to the square table. When all were written, father and sons would paste up the couplets together—I, of course, as the helper. The positions on the door, the spacing above, below, left, and right, my father measured one by one with a ruler, and he was even particular about the thickness of the paste. It was often not until dusk that the work came to an end. The slanting rays of the winter sunset fell across the pasted couplets, casting a few touches of warm gold.
The couplets stayed on the doors through the alternation of spring and autumn, through the changing of the seasons (寒暑易节, han shu yi jie - "cold, heat, change, season"), until the time came to "always replace the old talisman with the new peachwood charm." The ink traces never faded, and leaning in to smell them, there was always still a faint fragrance.
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Printing one blue of the water into history
Filling a city with light music
Composing a scroll of traditional Chinese painting (水墨丹青, shui mo dan qing - "water, ink, cinnabar, blue")
Answering in the past the tragic entry of the father's generation
In the traveling bag there are wind, snow, rain, and frost
Restoring a fertile land out of the wild and barren place
A body of proud bone bearing the vast Gobi
Red willows stretching out like a young girl
Meaning a song that shakes off the stars
Sheep flocks sprinkled with the baptism
Dancing brightly
Now the river's sorrow flows away and fades into the distance
Questioning the crescent moon hanging over the bridge
The time traveler is rushing in at full speed
Displaying the folded pages of the Western Regions narrative
The reflection of the ginkgo tree on this bank hangs suspended in the air
A group of city beauticians
Letting the vines make their appearance in an immortal way
The grand filtration deep at the riverbed
Smiles like clouds
Gently lifted up between the riverbanks
Return to TopBy: 彭 玮
First Heavenly Gate, Second Heavenly Gate, and Hubei Pass—I have passed through them no fewer than a hundred times. The 101st visit was to accompany my elder brother-in-law on a two-day trip to celebrate his 70th birthday. The elder brother is my wife's elder sister's husband.
My wife said that elder brother's birthday was the next day, and suggested we take him for a spin around Guanfang. We agreed that evening, set out early the next morning, three generations traveling together—out of the city, onto the expressway, then the national highway, two cars driving side by side at the same speed (并驾齐驱, bing jia qi qu - "side by side, drive equally") for 150 kilometers, straight to Guanfang Township.
This was the first post where elder brother began his working life. Returning at the age of seventy to revisit the old place, when talk turned to the past, food came first. He could not forget persimmon buns: "The first time I went to the county seat to meet your elder sister, the gift I brought her was ten persimmon buns."
Around noon, we turned into the "internet-famous village" outside Second Heavenly Gate. Along the banks of Xianhe Bay, willows swaying gently in the breeze (杨柳依依, yang liu yi yi - "willow, willow,依依, swaying"), the pastoral landscape of mountains and waters like an oil painting. Stepping into the farmhouse restaurant, elder brother asked at once: "Boss lady, do you have any persimmon buns?"
"Yes, we even have persimmon soup!" The boss lady, a beaming, joyful countenance (满面春风, man mian chun feng - "full, face, spring, wind") on her face, welcomed us into the private room.
Persimmon buns are the "famous buns" of the Hubei-Shaanxi border. The "five-line verses" of the Qin-Chu love songs are sung antiphonally across the mountains: (Male) "Inside and outside the pass persimmons abound, but in the lean season there are none to be found. Brother longs for a persimmon bun, sister when will you make me one? Don't let brother pine away." (Female) "Brother longs for a persimmon bun, but sister has no leisure to make one. At dawn I'll peel your skin thin, at night prick thorns and dry persimmon rounds. When the persimmons turn red, come find me." In the era of hunger, when there was no flour to make buns, the Hubei-Shaanxi border had many persimmon trees. Half-ripe persimmons were peeled and mashed, mixed with coarse flour and kneaded, then either griddled into cakes or steamed into buns. With no grain to brew liquor, people using local resources (就地取材, jiu di qu cai - "at, place, take, material") roasted persimmons to distill wine; the liquor was cloudy and thus named "soup." Persimmon soup has low alcohol content, warmed in a copper pot and sipped slowly—one can drink long without getting drunk, but falls over at the first gust of wind.
Before long, firewood-stoked tofu, cold lotus root slices, pickled cabbage with konjac, small river shrimp, crucian carp from the lotus pond, fermented soybean cured pork, and wild mushroom free-range chicken soup were brought to the table in a flurry. Today being elder brother's birthday, we let him have a couple of cups.
The boss lady pushed the door open and brought in a steamer basket of persimmon buns. Lifting the bamboo lid, steam billowed out. "Fresh out of the steamer, eat them while they're hot." Ten in a basket, shaped like small nest cakes, golden in color, with a few persimmon leaves spread at the bottom. The green leaves set off the gold—just looking at them whetted the appetite. I gently turned the lazy Susan, bringing the steamer to the seat of honor: "Elder brother, the birthday star tastes first."
Elder brother picked up a persimmon bun, took a small bite, chewed, paused, paused, chewed: "Mm, soft and puffy, faintly sweet, not a bit astringent." Setting down the half, he picked up another and placed it on elder sister's plate: "You try one."
"Soft, slightly sweet, with a persimmon flavor." Elder sister gazed at elder brother, lost in thought: "That persimmon bun you gave me back then—what kind was it? Astringent and hard." One sentence set everyone roaring with laughter.
I took a bite of the persimmon bun—soft and sticky in texture, carrying the natural sweetness of persimmon. A sip of persimmon soup brought up a segment of unforgettable memory.
That year, I had been transferred from a township middle school to the county radio station. As a young reporter, I retraced the "Long March route," following the old Yunxian Nanhuatang, Yunxi Xiangkou and Shangjin, Shaanxi Manchuanguan, Yunxi Guanfang and Hubeikou, Shaanxi Maoping, searching all the way for the footprints of the Red Army.
In those years, after the counter-"encirclement and suppression" campaign against the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area failed, the Fourth Front Army of the Red Army and the 25th Army of the Red Army successively fought their way through Yunxi. The Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi revolutionary base area was successfully established, and countless revolutionary soldiers shed their blood on this land. From the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 to the liberation of Yunxi in 1947, the people's army "entered nine times and exited eight," fighting bloody battles for decades. Dozens of leaders of the Party's leadership and famous generals preparing oneself for war or a major task (厉兵秣马, li bing mo ma - "sharpen, weapons, feed, horses") on this red land, fighting bloody battles. More than a thousand people's heroes lie buried here in eternal rest. The film Bloody Battle at Manchuanguan and the TV series Breakout from the Central Plains present in panoramic form the fierce battle scenes of this place. Liu Liying, family member of a Red Army soldier from Hutouyan Village in Hubeikou Hui Township, treasures a red mimeographed leaflet titled What Is the Red Army. At the former site of the "Political Department of the 223rd Regiment of the 25th Army of the Red Army" in Dingjiaping Village, Guanfang Township, the slogan "Long live the victory of the new Soviet China" remains in bold strokes. Folk songs of Hubei Pass also widely spread the stories of the Red Army: "In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic, the Red Army sought not silver or coin. Land was divided and taxes resisted, the workers and peasants laughing and smiling one after another (喜笑连连, xi xiao lian lian - "joy, laugh, continuously, continuously")."
Back then, after the interview I returned to the township for dinner. The propaganda committee member picked up a small "mooncake" and handed it to me: "Try this—the coveted treat of a land fickle or inconsistent in allegiances (朝秦暮楚, chao qin mu chu - "morning, Qin, evening, Chu")—a persimmon bun." Persimmons could be griddled into buns? I had never eaten one. Opening my mouth for a "dog bites the moon," I bit—not crisp; chewed—somewhat hard; my mouth and tongue turned astringent. I set it down casually: "This is a coveted treat?" The propaganda committee member laughed: "A bit astringent, isn't it? Chew slowly, and you'll chew out the sweetness. When the Red Army was establishing the revolutionary base area in this region, persimmon buns were the most precious food. The common folk couldn't bear to eat them themselves—they gave them all to the Red Army soldiers to eat..."
I felt ashamed upon hearing this. I chewed again—the astringency gradually faded, the sweetness gradually deepened. I vaguely remember that that very evening I even wrote four lines of doggerel for the persimmon bun.
Later, I was transferred to the county party committee propaganda department, then entered the municipal TV station. Over 30 years, I cannot count how many times I entered the pass (Guanfang) and exited the pass (Hubei), visiting the old revolutionary base areas, treading through beautiful villages, interviewing Party member models, and also tasting persimmon buns many times and drinking persimmon soup to my heart's content...
After eating longevity noodles, we visited the old Red Army house. Gazing up at the mottled earthen wall, the ten large characters "Long live the victory of the new Soviet China" were ink-black, their color as fresh as when first written, sunk three-tenths of an inch into the wall. Below and behind the slogan, two lines of text were faintly visible: "Political Department of the 223rd Regiment, 75th Division, 25th Red Army." Above and behind was a slogan brushed in lime: "Poor and hired laborers lead, middle peasants participate, consult on matters, all as one family."
Elder brother had once gathered folk materials around the former site and had screened films in front of the gate—Reconnaissance Across the Yangtze and From Victory to Victory. Stepping again into the old Red Army house, he gazed for a long time and several times quietly wiped away tears...
Passing through First Heavenly Gate, we lodged overnight at Hubei Pass, and by day climbed Hutouyan. This was a place where the Red Army once fought. Three families accompanied elder brother on this revisit to old haunts—it was also a retracing of a stretch of the "Long March route."
On the return trip in the afternoon, the car carried three extra precious items: three bags of persimmon buns, three jugs of persimmon soup, and three photographs of the What Is the Red Army leaflet.
Returning home late at night, I eagerly dug out my old interview notebook—red plastic cover, yellowed pages, blue handwriting that had not faded. This is the still-immature doggerel, this is The Persimmon Bun written with a "Hero" fountain pen—
"The Long March was long and perilous at every turn,
Scattering ten thousand seeds along the way.
The yellow star, green and astringent, gestates sweetness,
After autumn, persimmons mirror the mountains red."
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To ascend Mount Tai, there are several routes; we took a cable car straight to the summit. We did not follow the mountain paths to view the stone carvings and steles, but instead looked down from the air at the green trees covering the mountainside, listening to our fellow travelers tell the story of Zhang Yaonan's history of afforestation.
In the 1950s, the forests of Mount Tai suffered from logging, and soil erosion was severe. The year he became director of the Mount Tai Forest Farm, Zhang Yaonan was already 58 years old. Leaning on a cane and carrying a water flask, he walked through every ravine and gully of Mount Tai. He led the masses in digging pits and planting trees on the mountain, and on steep cliffs he bound his waist with ropes, hanging in midair to toss seeds mixed with soil into cracks in the rock. From the time he put down roots at Mount Tai in 1959 until his death from illness in 1974, over more than a decade, the trees Zhang Yaonan led the masses to plant have now all grown lush and luxuriant vegetation (郁郁葱葱, yu yu cong cong - "lush, luxuriant, green").
Facing Mount Tai, Zhang Yaonan, with diligent and arduous labor, devoted himself to one concrete task. Vegetation is concrete, greenness is concrete, growth is concrete, and their existence on Mount Tai is also concrete. In Zhang Yaonan's eyes, vegetation was no longer merely vegetation; vegetation meant everything.
I remember when farming in my hometown, my father, every time he reached the edge of the field, would always first pull up the weeds at the field's edge; if there were no weeds, he would walk further in until he found a few weeds, pull them up, and only then begin the real work. I once thought this was some kind of obsession my father had when going to the fields to work, but later I understood that it was actually a habit: regardless of the weather, regardless of how busy he was, he had to start with the task before his eyes, beginning with a single weed, and do well what he was able to do — it was that simple.
Mount Tai is not tall, but it stretches on and on, an existence of enormous scale. The fellow travelers asked: How many peaks does Mount Tai have? Even the locals did not know. Reaching the summit stirs lofty sentiments — that is most people's feeling.
Weighty as Mount Tai. Steady as Mount Tai. Secure as Mount Tai. Why is Mount Tai so? A mountain that does not seek precipitousness, revealing its extraordinary quality within the ordinary. It was only after undergoing multiple faulting events that the three east-west trending fault zones at Daiqian, Zhongtianmen, and Yunbu Bridge were formed. The power of this mountain was not achieved overnight; it is the product of slow accumulation and release. Mount Tai has witnessed history, and in its own way it tells us that those so-called difficulties and tribulations will ultimately be overcome and surpassed. Mount Tai accepts all people, just as the sea does not reject a single drop of water. Whatever Mount Tai encounters, the mountain remains the same mountain — it has always been, and it is always there. All that it encounters is a kind of forging and fulfillment.
At the very summit of Mount Tai, I especially liked the stone inscription reading "Indeed" (果然). The summit, it is said, is the place on Mount Tai closest to the sky.
In every person's heart there is a Mount Tai — those are the things that do not change: resilience, steadfastness. No matter how circumstances change, it remains remaining steadfast and unmoved (岿然不动, Kui ran bu dong - "towering, unmoving, steady"). I believe that in this era of changing with each passing day (日新月异, ri xin yue yi - "sun, new, moon, change"), every person's heart contains such unchanging things.
I brought back a stone from Mount Tai and placed it on my desk. It is a very ordinary stone, yet it carries the breath of Mount Tai, gathered upon the desktop. The stone seems able to speak. In the deep of night, I gaze at this small stone before me, and thinking of its connection to a mountain or a river, I experience a kind of illusion of all rivers flowing into the sea (百川归海, bai chuan gui hai - "hundred, rivers, return, sea") and of stones gathering to form a mountain; this desktop becomes surging, and also becomes solid and weighty. Before Mount Tai, I am merely a recorder, solemnly recording these things.
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