Summary: The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee was held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, 2026, presided over by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, with General Secretary Xi Jinping delivering an important speech. The session deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Constancy in Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party," and fully affirmed the work of the Political Bureau since the Fourth Plenary Session. It reviewed the Party's historical struggle, spoke highly of the achievements of full and rigorous self-governance in the new era, and formed Xi Jinping's thought on Party building as a major theoretical achievement. The plenary made systematic arrangements for advancing full and rigorous self-governance, including enhancing Party spirit, implementing democratic centralism, forging a high-caliber cadre contingent, and advancing anti-corruption efforts. It also decided that the 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing in the second half of 2027, and confirmed the expulsion of numerous officials for serious violations of discipline and law.
Summary: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will hold a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on October 30 to introduce and interpret the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party. China Media Group, along with People's Daily Online, Xinhua Net, China.org.cn, and others, will provide live coverage of the press conference.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to King Felipe VI of Spain over the high-speed train rear-end collision and derailment accident in Spain. Xi expressed shock at the accident in Toledo Province, which caused heavy casualties, and conveyed deep condolences to the victims and sincere sympathy to their families on behalf of the Chinese government and people, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. On the same day, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council sent a message of condolence to Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez.
Summary: The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held from October 26 to 29, hearing a work report by General Secretary Xi Jinping and adopting a "Decision" on persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. The session emphasized that Party building bears on the Party's future and the success of the Party and state's cause, framing the Decision as a programmatic document for the new era's great new project of Party building. It highlighted the achievements since the 18th National Congress under the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, crediting the Two Establishments and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as fundamentally decisive. The editorial stressed the need to prepare for danger in times of peace, uphold the Party's leadership, and implement the Decision's strategic tasks to ensure the Party remains a vibrant Marxist governing party. It concluded by calling for unity around the Party Central Committee to build the Party better and stronger on the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country.
Summary: The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee held a televised and telephone conference in Beijing on October 29 to study, publicize, and implement the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, with Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department, attending and delivering a speech. The meeting described the plenary session as a very important meeting held at a critical juncture in basically realizing socialist modernization, and characterized its reviewed and adopted "Decision" as a programmatic document for advancing Party building, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The meeting emphasized that thoroughly studying and implementing the plenary session's spirit is a major political task for the entire Party, requiring the propaganda, ideological, and cultural front to deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, strengthen the Four Consciousnesses, firm up the Four Confidences, and achieve the Two Upholds. It called for solid and pragmatic work in publicizing, lecturing on, researching, interpreting, and implementing the plenary session's spirit, making every possible effort to promote a wave of study and implementation across the country.
Summary: Comrade Zhang Shengmin, born in August 1958 in Wugong, Shaanxi, enlisted in February 1978 and joined the Communist Party of China in July 1979, holds a graduate degree from the Central Party School. He currently serves as a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and holds the rank of General of the Rocket Force. The article is a resume announcement from Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, dated October 29.
Summary: The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee was held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, 2026, presided over by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, with General Secretary Xi Jinping delivering an important speech. The session deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Constancy in Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party," and fully affirmed the work of the Political Bureau since the Fourth Plenary Session. It reviewed the Party's historical struggle, spoke highly of the achievements of full and rigorous self-governance in the new era, and formed Xi Jinping's thought on Party building as a major theoretical achievement. The plenary made systematic arrangements for advancing full and rigorous self-governance, including enhancing Party spirit, implementing democratic centralism, forging a high-caliber cadre contingent, and advancing anti-corruption efforts. It also decided that the 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing in the second half of 2027, and confirmed the expulsion of numerous officials for serious violations of discipline and law.
Summary: The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee adopted a "Decision" on persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, with attending officials unanimously praising it as a major strategic arrangement demonstrating the Party Central Committee's historical initiative. Yu Hongqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said the session made new arrangements for Party building and profoundly elaborated the logic that governing the Party must be strict and only when the Party prospers can the country become strong. Wang Hao, Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, called the "Decision" a Marxist programmatic document reflecting General Secretary Xi Jinping's profound foresight and the century-old Party's firm confidence. Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, noted that some countries have stated "the valuable experience of the Chinese Communist Party is worth learning from" and that "the power of truth transcends national borders." The officials pledged to implement the plenary session's spirit, uphold the Two Establishments, achieve the Two Upholds, and persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance to guarantee high-quality development in their respective regions and fields.
Summary: China's consumer market expanded steadily in the first three quarters, with the consumption structure of residents continuing to optimize, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The contribution rate of final consumption expenditure to economic growth reached 46.7%, up 0.7 percentage points from the first half of the year, driving GDP growth by 2.1 percentage points and maintaining its role as the primary driver of economic growth. Consumption of both goods and services developed in tandem, with total retail sales of consumer goods rebounding and fundamentals of goods consumption remaining sound. Demand for green, smart, and healthy consumption was robust, with trends showing positive and improving directions.
Summary: The China-Europe Railway Express has cumulatively operated more than 140,000 trips, shipping goods valued at over US$560 billion, with a loaded-container rate remaining at 100% for 49 consecutive months as of September 2026. Domestically, it has formed three major corridors—western, central, and eastern—with 96 scheduled lines connecting 132 cities. Internationally, it operates through northern, central, and southern routes, reaching 237 cities in 26 European countries and over 100 cities in 12 Asian countries.
Summary: The Ministry of Transport and two other departments issued the "Action Plan for the Promotion and Application of New-Energy Inland Waterway Vessels (2026–2030)" to accelerate the large-scale development of new-energy vessels. The Plan aims to double the number of new-energy inland waterway vessels in service by 2028 and realize large-scale application by 2030, focusing on electric and methanol-powered vessels. It proposes building a "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor through the systematic upgrading of vessels, ports, and refueling or charging facilities. Liu Xin, president of the Transport Planning and Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, and Feng Yue, vice president of the Waterborne Transport Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, noted that the Plan supports the entire industrial chain to achieve energy and technology self-reliance.
Summary: The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and adopted the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party with Sustained Effort. International figures, including Hassan Daja, Luisvelis González, Ahmed Derbik, Marta Montoro, Cavins Adhill, Hanan Ali Abbasi, Sami Kamhawi, and Gerald Mbanda, commented on the session and the Party's governance. These observers noted that the Party's advancement of full and rigorous self-governance and the guidance of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building serve as guarantees for China's development and Chinese modernization. They further suggested that the Communist Party of China's experience in strengthening discipline-building and anti-corruption efforts provides an important reference and inspiration for political parties worldwide.
Summary: The article, written by the Chinese Ambassador to Senegal, marks the upcoming 4th Youth Olympic Games in Dakar as the first on African soil, coinciding with the "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year." It highlights President Xi Jinping's framing of China and Senegal as fellow travelers and good brothers, with Senegal supporting China on core interests and joining initiatives like the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization. The piece details win-win cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, including infrastructure projects and the 2025 Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership for Common Development. It also cites people-to-people ties such as Chinese medical teams, cataract surgeries, and the "Ark of Peace" hospital ship visit, alongside the debut of wushu as an official Youth Olympic event. The ambassador concludes that the Games will deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and open a new chapter in building a high-level China-Senegal community with a shared future.
Summary: Kazakhstan Institute of Social Policy Research deputy director Orazbek Abishev, in an exclusive interview at the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an), said the existing global governance mechanisms have failed to respond effectively to threats such as hotspot conflicts and trade frictions, and that President Xi Jinping's Global Governance Initiative, upholding five core concepts, provides important guidance for building a more just and equitable system. He emphasized that the collective rise of the Global South enhances the representativeness and effectiveness of global governance, and that the initiative's value lies in uniting countries through common principles to improve well-being and expand development opportunities. Abishev also called for the United Nations to uphold its Charter and advance reforms, while urging international cooperation to ensure technological safety and avoid widening the digital divide. Impressed by the new energy vehicles in Xiong'an, he praised China's green transformation and its contributions to addressing global ecological challenges. He stated that green development is becoming an important direction of Kazakhstan-China cooperation, with Kazakhstan's wind and solar potential complementing China's mature clean energy technology and experience.
Summary: The Ninth China-Latin America and the Caribbean Civilization Dialogue Forum was held in Mexico City, bringing together over one hundred political figures, experts, scholars, and media representatives from 12 countries and 2 international organizations to discuss governance experience exchange, digital cooperation, and educational cooperation. Leonardo Attuch, editor-in-chief of Brazil's 247 News Network, stated that China's development journey offers valuable experience and confidence to Latin American countries exploring modernization paths suited to their national conditions. Li Yafang, deputy editor-in-chief of the China International Communications Group and president of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, said the Academy is committed to promoting collaboration among Chinese and Latin American and Caribbean think tanks, media, and educational institutions. The forum released the second batch of joint research topics under the "Global Civilization Dialogue Academic Partnership Network" and launched the Chinese and Spanish editions of the book *The Five Major Projects: A New Paradigm for China-Latin America and the Caribbean Cooperation*. Zhu Jian, minister of the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, stated that China and Latin America and the Caribbean will be guided by the five major projects to promote civilization exchange and practical cooperation, enriching the substance of building a China-Latin America and the Caribbean community with a shared future.
Summary: Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held talks in Beijing with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnarsdóttir. Wang Yi noted that this year marks the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and that President Xi Jinping's meeting with President Thomasdóttir last year injected momentum into bilateral ties. He expressed appreciation for Iceland's adherence to the One-China policy and willingness to share development opportunities, calling for strengthened coordination to build a more just and equitable global governance system. Wang Yi also briefed on the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Gunnarsdóttir said China's success is significant to the world and that Xi Jinping's governance ideas are inspiring, affirming Iceland's commitment to strengthening coordination with China.
Summary: German students from Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences visited Heping Primary School in Hefei, Anhui Province, on October 29 for cultural exchange activities. They experienced traditional culture courses and felt the charm of Chinese culture. The photo shows students from the two schools learning calligraphy together. The image was captured by Xiong Wei (China Images).
Summary: He Wei, Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, met with Friedrich, former Vice President of the German Bundestag, in Beijing on October 29. The two sides exchanged views on further promoting the development of China-Germany and China-EU relations.
Summary: China's "Blue Bay Initiative," organized under the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Finance, was awarded the 2026 United Nations "World Restoration Flagship" on October 29. This marks the second nationwide ecological initiative to receive the honor, following the 2022 recognition of China's Shan-Shui Initiative, making China the first country to win flagship status twice for nationwide efforts. The award was announced by the United Nations Environment Programme at a "Restoration Day" event in Yerevan, Armenia, during the COP17 meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The initiative, part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, was praised for improving marine ecological environments and enhancing local community well-being, with projects from countries including the United States also recognized.
Summary: The three-day 2026 Africa TV Festival opened on October 28 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa, where the "China Joint Pavilion" and related themed activities made a splendid appearance with diversified Chinese audiovisual content and cultural exchange activities. The pavilion was guided by the Information Office of the State Council and the National Radio and Television Administration, organized under the leadership of Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation, with 16 institutions showcasing more than 50 high-quality Chinese audiovisual programs. Yang Yong, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation of the National Radio and Television Administration, said at the China Audiovisual Content Promotion Conference that China-Africa cooperation in the audiovisual field covers joint content creation, distribution channel development, technology sharing, and talent cultivation, expressing hope for more co-produced works and letting the voice of the Global South be heard. Carol Weaving, Managing Director of Reed Exhibitions (Africa), said Chinese audiovisual content brings rich narratives and professional production experience to the African market. Martin Hiller, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Africa TV Festival, expressed hope that Africa and China can work together more closely to create high-quality content for both markets and global audiences.
Summary: The People's Bank of China and the Central Bank of Chile renewed their bilateral local currency swap agreement, with the scale unchanged at 500 billion yuan / 60 trillion Chilean pesos and a five-year validity. The People's Bank of China stated that the renewal will help deepen monetary and financial cooperation between the two countries, promote trade and investment facilitation, and safeguard financial market stability.
Summary: The article reports on earthquake recovery efforts at Baqing County No. 2 Middle School in Nagqu City, Tibet, where temporary tent classrooms with computers have been set up for live-streamed lessons. Wangdui, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Baqing County Education Bureau, said building assessments take time but children's studies cannot wait, so online classes will start first. Teachers evacuated all 1,945 students in four minutes with no injuries, and principal Qiongsha Zhaxi said future emergency drills will continue. The article notes that repeated drills also enabled over 1,500 students at Baqing County No. 1 Middle School to evacuate in under two minutes, and all 217 boarding students at Maru Township Primary School were safe. Student Cirenji expressed hope to return to school and study with teachers and classmates, as the live-streamed class schedule has been arranged.
Summary: The article describes relief efforts after an earthquake struck Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet, highlighting volunteers and workers who came to assist affected residents. Buza, an employee of China Life Property & Casualty Insurance, left his planned hospitalization to help, noting residents' needs and delivering supplies to remote families like the Gajiu household. Kang Houchao, emergency rescue leader of the Fifth Company of China Railway Second Bureau, led workers building prefabricated houses at a resettlement site, working through cold nights voluntarily. Driver Zhanduo made daily round trips to deliver water and liquefied gas, while student Jiacuolamu joined a cooking assistance team to express gratitude. The piece concludes that no one was required to come, with volunteers saying "We are one family" and showing strength in unity warmer than sunlight.
Summary: A process engineer at the Lanzhou Qilihe Anning Sewage Treatment Plant of CITIC Environment Lanzhou Xinhuan Water Co., Ltd. describes her work treating sewage and returning clean water to the Yellow River. She recounts how the plant was renovated and expanded in 2017 into a fully underground facility with a park above ground, after residents worried about the old plant's stench. The company organized resident representatives to visit the Jingxi Water Purification Plant in Guangzhou, which shifted attitudes and built trust. The new plant now treats 300,000 tons of sewage daily, serving about 800,000 residents, with effluent quality steadily reaching Class II standards. She expresses pride that the rate of excellent water quality at national- and provincial-controlled monitoring sections of the Yellow River in the Lanzhou section has remained at 100 percent.
Summary: The article reflects on the visible clarity of the Yellow River, achieved through the long-term, repeated duty of workers 18 meters underground at a sewage treatment plant, as observed during a tour with Zhang Wenhao. It frames the underground water plant's transformation as a manifestation of the ecological protection and high-quality development strategy for the Yellow River basin in urban daily life. The shift from passersby covering their noses to citizens enjoying a ground-level park is presented as the most tangible answer sheet of ecological governance. The piece emphasizes that governing the river and protecting water is not merely technical but requires patiently responding to people's concerns, with water workers staying rooted at the front line to dispel doubts and win recognition through communication. It concludes that purifying every drop of sewage gathers strength into the great river's tranquility, ensuring the Mother River's clear flow benefits households on both banks.
Summary: The article reports that Huainan City, Anhui Province, has been building a green agricultural product production, processing, and supply base in the Yangtze River Delta, introducing modern technologies like intelligent greenhouses and automated planting systems. Through standardized demonstration planting, it has driven the common development of surrounding farmers, family farms, and vegetable planting cooperatives. The photo, taken by Chen Bin (People's Vision) on October 28, shows vegetable growers tending to vegetables inside the Fengtai Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park.
Summary: The article reports on Nanchuan District, Chongqing's establishment of tidal stall areas, which has achieved a "triple win" for public order, vegetable farmers' livelihoods, and residents' grocery shopping. Yao Tao, director of the Nanchuan District Urban Management Bureau, said the approach combines "opening up and controlling measures" to balance public order with farmers' livelihoods, rather than simply dispersing vendors. The district has introduced digital tools, including drones with AI algorithms and a "one-stop" online service platform, to manage violations and streamline stall applications. As of September this year, 31 tidal stall areas provide over 2,100 stalls, driving agricultural product sales revenue of over 35 million yuan and helping more than 3,000 people achieve employment. Yao Tao added that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the district plans to upgrade the areas to attract more young people and release more benefits for people's livelihoods.
Summary: The article discusses how Nanchuan District of Chongqing has set up tidal stall areas with restricted business hours in designated zones, resolving the dual challenge of livelihood needs and urban management. These areas neither impede traffic nor conflict with residents' grocery shopping times, while providing flexible workers like Gong Xiaoyan with income opportunities, achieving multiple benefits at once. The piece calls for more refined governance practices to take root, so cities possess both the beauty of order and the warmth of everyday life.
Summary: The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee adopted a "Decision" on persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, with attending officials unanimously praising it as a major strategic arrangement demonstrating the Party Central Committee's historical initiative. Yu Hongqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said the session made new arrangements for Party building and profoundly elaborated the logic that governing the Party must be strict and only when the Party prospers can the country become strong. Wang Hao, Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, called the "Decision" a Marxist programmatic document reflecting General Secretary Xi Jinping's profound foresight and the century-old Party's firm confidence. Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, noted that some countries have stated "the valuable experience of the Chinese Communist Party is worth learning from" and that "the power of truth transcends national borders." The officials pledged to implement the plenary session's spirit, uphold the Two Establishments, achieve the Two Upholds, and persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance to guarantee high-quality development in their respective regions and fields.
Summary: The Ministry of Transport and two other departments issued the "Action Plan for the Promotion and Application of New-Energy Inland Waterway Vessels (2026–2030)" to accelerate the large-scale development of new-energy vessels. The Plan aims to double the number of new-energy inland waterway vessels in service by 2028 and realize large-scale application by 2030, focusing on electric and methanol-powered vessels. It proposes building a "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor through the systematic upgrading of vessels, ports, and refueling or charging facilities. Liu Xin, president of the Transport Planning and Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, and Feng Yue, vice president of the Waterborne Transport Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport, noted that the Plan supports the entire industrial chain to achieve energy and technology self-reliance.
Summary: The article praises the Canton Fair as a symbol of China's modernization, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the 140th session, which highlighted the fair as a platform for high-standard opening up and an open world economy. It traces the fair's 70-year history to illustrate China's industrial transformation, from low-price manufacturing to innovation in areas like new-energy vehicles and green products. The piece also emphasizes urban development and cultural richness, noting how the fair has revitalized Guangzhou and other cities while showcasing Chinese cultural products and soft power. It concludes that China's industrial system, cities, and culture contribute certainty and stability to the world economy, framing Chinese modernization as a global opportunity.
Summary: The article, part of a "Readers' Forum" series, presents three submissions on improving grassroots work. Xia Mingwei of Hunan stresses the need to "run through, run deep, and run thorough" in urban renewal, citing Xi Jinping's guidance that such effort builds officials' abilities and requires eliminating formalism. Luo Jing of Xinjiang advocates learning to "play the ten-finger piano," using a village's living-environment rectification to illustrate the need for a systems perspective that coordinates all factors and distinguishes priorities. Wen Guoyun of Sichuan compares grassroots governance to "peeling bamboo shoots," urging patient, layer-by-layer problem-solving to avoid both passive drift and hasty fixes. The pieces collectively emphasize grasping the crux of complex issues, as Xi Jinping has said, to achieve governance efficiency and public satisfaction.
Summary: The article reports on autumn land preparation in Beidahuang as the "opening move" of the agricultural production cycle, aimed at improving soil fertility, water retention, and reducing pests and diseases. Production units are seizing the window before the ground freezes, breaking with the traditional sequence of harvesting first and preparing land afterward, and planning rush harvesting and land preparation as an integrated whole. The effort uses high-standard autumn land preparation to protect the black soil, building up soil fertility and consolidating the foundation for a bumper grain harvest in the coming year. The report includes a poem describing farm machinery on the ridges, grain safely stored, and fertile fields awaiting the spring sun.
Summary: The article refutes the narrative that "China's AI has gone off track," arguing that comparisons of token consumption between China and the U.S. are arbitrary and ignore differences in total volume and statistical caliber. It asserts that cultural and entertainment uses are only one track of China's AI development, citing policy documents, investment in computing infrastructure, and scientific research achievements as evidence of alignment with national strategic needs. The commentary emphasizes China's application-oriented approach, which empowers industries such as factories, farmland, medical care, and cultural tourism, and highlights emerging "Chinese solutions" that are replicable and scalable. It acknowledges challenges, including high-end chips, but insists China has never deviated from its path. The piece concludes that AI competition is a marathon, urging confidence and coordinated breakthroughs in both underlying technology and application scenarios.
Summary: The author, an online fiction writer and junior college graduate, recounts their journey from writing popular genres like fantasy to incorporating realistic themes such as poverty alleviation and volunteer teaching. They describe initial struggles with rejections and low royalties, then a turning point through systematic study of craft, leading to commercial success and awards. The writer emphasizes that realistic themes, grounded in observing real people and rural life, gave their words greater weight and vitality, while also improving their fantasy writing. They address the challenge of AI writing, asserting that emotions born from life and expressions rooted in the land cannot be replaced by AI. The piece concludes that online literature serves as a vehicle for telling China's story and recording the changes of the times, with the land itself as an inexhaustible source.
Summary: Ding Yihui, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and first director of the National Climate Center, has devoted over six decades to meteorological research, shifting his focus according to national needs—from rainstorm studies after the 1975 Henan disaster to leading the development of China's short-term climate prediction system, which was officially applied in 1998 and won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2003. He led the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment in 1998, the first large-scale international monsoon experiment headed by Chinese scientists, and served as vice-chair of IPCC Working Group I, receiving the World Meteorological Organization's Outstanding Achievement Award in 2005. Over more than 50 years, he has trained over 70 graduate students, emphasizing basic knowledge and strict academic standards, while teaching "Advanced Synoptic Meteorology" for over 40 years. He believes scientific research has no shortcuts and that breakthroughs require persistence, teamwork, and grounding in real problems tied to national needs and people's livelihoods. Looking ahead, he expects short-term climate prediction breakthroughs to take at least another 10 to 20 years, and he will continue focusing on monsoon forecasting while nurturing younger researchers.
Summary: The Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued a notice on further improving the level of trade liberalization and facilitation of the Hainan Free Trade Port. The notice puts forward 16 measures centered on promoting the optimization and upgrading of trade in goods, promoting the liberalization and facilitation of trade in services, and innovating new business forms and models of trade. In terms of trade in goods, focusing on key industries such as automobiles, petrochemicals, and new materials, it proposes support measures such as optimizing bonded supervision, bonded delivery, and R&D testing, strengthening the integrated development of trade and industry, and helping to strengthen, supplement, and extend the industrial chain. In terms of trade in services, it further expands independent opening-up in service industry fields such as medical care, insurance, and professional qualification recognition, improves the level of facilitation for foreign nationals entering the country and practicing their professions, and promotes the innovative development of leading industries such as tourism and modern services.
Summary: Wuhan Metro Line 12, the longest metro loop line in China as confirmed by the China Association of Metros, fully opened for operation on October 29. The line runs through seven central urban districts including Qiaokou, Jianghan, and Jiang'an, connecting Hankou Station and Wuchang Station, with a total length of approximately 59.9 kilometers and a full journey time of about 96 minutes. Opened in two phases, with the first phase having been put into service on May 1 this year, the second phase's opening achieved closed-loop operation for the entire line. This closed-loop operation has greatly improved travel efficiency for residents. The line has 13 interchange stations, enabling efficient transfers with 18 existing and planned lines.
Summary: The HKSAR government released the independent commission's report on the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court fire, with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and relevant officials holding a press conference to announce accountability and reform measures. Lee apologized to the public, stating the government will pursue criminal accountability against involved persons and companies, investigate civil servant shortcomings, and hold principal officials politically responsible. He announced comprehensive reforms based on the report, including combating bid-rigging in building maintenance, establishing a cross-departmental task force, creating a Building Maintenance Support and Services Bureau, reforming the regulatory system, and setting up a steering committee chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration. Lee said the government will learn from past mistakes, strengthen its leadership role, and prevent similar incidents from recurring.
Summary: Zhejiang has advanced smart dam pilot construction across four projects—Jingling Reservoir, Qingshan Reservoir, Tantou Hydropower Station, and Jingning Pumped Storage Power Station—following the Ministry of Water Resources' February 2025 launch of pilot work, with the province sorting through national standards and normative documents to clarify direction. The pilots are divided into new dams under construction, exploring full-life-cycle intelligent construction, and existing old dams, tackling digital transformation in operation management. Zhejiang promotes the work through a three-level coordination mechanism—monthly departmental scheduling, weekly divisional consultation, and weekly pilot-level advancement—and has formed a "1+1+N" provincial-level standardized guidance system covering 5 major systems, 41 categories, and 163 items. The province has also built a three-dimensional innovation system of "appointing leaders to take charge of specific tasks + integration of industry, academia, and research + collection of industrial technologies," collecting 17 scientific research topics and absorbing 87 achievements from enterprises, institutes, and universities. Next, Zhejiang will continue advancing the four pilots, iterate the institutional system, and expand smart dam construction to more new and mature large and medium-sized water conservancy projects based on 15th Five-Year Plan water security needs.
Summary: The Central Agricultural Radio and Television School's "2026 National High-Quality Farmer Development Research Report" shows localities cultivated 613,600 high-quality farmers last year, while continuing training for rural talent leaders and the "Leading Goose" project. The report highlights that 71.25% of high-quality farmers drive surrounding households through technical guidance and unified sales, and 18.06% serve as village cadres. Training content is adapting to new industries like smart agriculture and live-streaming e-commerce, with 68.1% of surveyed farmers prioritizing key production technologies. Training concepts are shifting from one-time skill supply to sustained capacity building, as exemplified by Guizhou's e-commerce programs connecting trainees to markets and export channels. The newly revised Agriculture Law emphasizes the role of agricultural radio and television schools in improving farmers' cultural and technical quality.
Summary: The 33rd China Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Achievements Fair and the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo are held from October 25 to 29, with the theme "New Quality Productive Forces · New Future for Agriculture" and "Deepening Practical Cooperation · Jointly Drawing a Blueprint for Development," respectively. All 27 SCO member states are exhibiting, with 51 countries and regions and more than 2,200 enterprises gathering in the Yangling Demonstration Zone of Shaanxi Province. Over more than 30 years, the fair has promoted the application of 12,000 scientific and technological achievements and technologies to the fields, with cumulative investment and transaction volume exceeding one trillion yuan. This year's fair adopts a dual-track model combining centralized exhibition with year-round demonstration, and the SCO Agricultural Expo has set up its own dedicated hall for the first time. A relevant official of the Yangling Demonstration Zone says the next step is to consolidate the three major functions of technology exchange, talent training, and field demonstration, and contribute agricultural technology strength to building the SCO community with a shared future.
Summary: The article recounts Baiyangdian Lake's ecological recovery, framed as a practice of Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization. The author, Zhang Xuenong, chairman of the Baiyangdian Photographers Association of Anxin County, describes how the lake faced an unprecedented ecological crisis from the 1980s onward due to wastewater and pollution. After Xiong'an New Area's establishment in 2017, systematic governance shut down "scattered, disorderly, and polluted" enterprises, leading to stable Class III water quality for five consecutive years. Zhang, who has lived by the lake since childhood, documents this green transformation through photography, calling it a "splendid answer sheet" for the new area's nine years of ecological priority and green development.
Summary: The London Metal Exchange officially launched a futures contract benchmarked to the settlement price of hot-rolled coil futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange on October 27, marking the first time a Chinese metal futures price has been applied to a contract on an established overseas exchange. This listing expands the application scenarios of the renminbi in international bulk commodity trade and reflects recognition by mature international markets of futures products with Chinese characteristics. The Shanghai Futures Exchange's hot-rolled coil market has large size and good liquidity, with its price becoming an important pricing reference for overseas imports of Chinese steel plates. The exchange's internationalization has accelerated, with 11 specific products open to overseas traders and 47 products open to qualified foreign investors.
Summary: Zhaoxin highlighted its ZX86 processor as an independent yet open, compatible yet self-reliant core for new applications, covering the full "cloud-edge-end" full-stack computing platform including servers, workstations, AIPC, desktops, laptops, and embedded computing platforms. The company emphasized its role in safeguarding industrial information security and empowering innovative digital-intelligent development across industries.
Summary: The article argues that the Party Constitution must serve as the fundamental basis for advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis on its role as the Party's fundamental law and general guideline. It outlines the internal logic of this approach, drawing on Marxist party-building theory and the Party's historical experience, and stresses the need to use the Constitution as the yardstick for political, ideological, organizational, and disciplinary construction. The piece calls for deepening the normalization of Party Constitution study, improving the system of intra-Party laws and regulations, and strengthening supervision and inspection mechanisms to ensure implementation. It concludes that upholding the Party Constitution is a long-term strategy to maintain the Party's advanced nature and purity, providing a strong political guarantee for Chinese modernization and national rejuvenation. The author is identified as a specially invited researcher at the Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
Summary: The article argues that grassroots work requires seeking solutions from the masses, citing Xi Jinping's exposition that "the answer comes from the masses." It notes that relying solely on office work often fails to resolve concrete problems, whereas good methods emerge from the people's practice. The piece criticizes cadres who are unwilling, unable, or neglectful in applying mass-derived methods, attributing this to a weak concept of the masses. It emphasizes sincerity, timing, and practicality in gathering and implementing public suggestions, such as holding discussions in markets or under grape trellises. Finally, it stresses testing methods among the masses, building feedback loops, and combining cadre policy knowledge with mass familiarity with reality to earn trust and improve governance.
Summary: The article discusses accelerating the construction of complete communities as part of China's urban renewal transition from large-scale expansion to quality improvement, citing General Secretary Xi Jinping's emphasis on enhancing residents' sense of gain, happiness, and security. It outlines the definition and requirements of complete communities per the 2021 Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development guidelines, including filling gaps in facilities, improving service quality, and strengthening governance mechanisms. The piece highlights the value of complete communities in improving livelihoods, driving development, optimizing grassroots governance, and fostering cultural public spirit. It recommends measures such as planning-led systematic coordination, all-age-friendly renovations, smart platform deployment, and multi-stakeholder collaborative governance, citing examples from Beijing and Chongqing. The authors are affiliated with the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Tsinghua University's School of Social Sciences.
Summary: The article reports on China's "AI+" action, citing Xi Jinping's call for a fair global AI governance system and noting that China's AI core industry exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan in 2025. It outlines a Chinese AI pathway emphasizing talent cultivation, self-reliant technology, application-driven development, and coordinated development and security. The piece includes three case studies: an AI digital assistant for community governance in Chongqing, a time-series large model improving safety and efficiency at an asphalt plant, and China's "Mazu" weather early warning solution deployed in developing countries. The article stresses openness and win-win cooperation, framing AI as an international public good to bridge the digital and intelligence divides.
Summary: The article reports that on October 31, the "Scientific and Technological Innovation · Industrial Collaboration" 2026 Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Urban Collaborative Innovation Day event will be held in Shanghai, where innovation consortia, industrial maps, and industry-finance matching results will be released. The Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt links nine cities, creating nearly 12 percent of China's GDP on less than 0.6 percent of the country's land area, and has been written into the *Yangtze River Delta Territorial Spatial Plan (2023–2035)*. Shanghai's Putuo District has established a special work team and regular liaison mechanisms with cities such as Nanjing and Wuxi, while Hefei, Chuzhou, Ma'anshan, and Yancheng have voluntarily joined the collaborative innovation effort. The article highlights cross-regional cooperation examples, including a satellite heat dissipation industrial chain involving Putuo, Taizhou, and Zhenjiang, and the establishment of the "Microwave Photonic Concept Verification Center" led by the Shanghai Research Institute of Aerospace Electric Appliances. Hu Guangjie, Secretary of the Putuo District Party Committee, said Putuo is accelerating the building of a "collaborative innovation vitality zone" and deepening work in advanced manufacturing, new energy, and other fields to promote the deep integration of innovation, industrial, capital, and talent chains.
Summary: The article reports on cultural and tourism exchange activities along the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, centered on a "Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek Show" series in Changfeng Xincun Subdistrict, Putuo District, Shanghai. Zhang Zhihua, a staff member of the subdistrict's Service Office, said the events introduce Jiangnan cultural works from other cities to Shanghai, helping young people understand the Jiangnan cultural lineage and tapping more cultural and tourism resources. During the National Day holiday, an RV Music Carnival in Putuo set up sub-venues in cities such as Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Suzhou, with key scenic spots receiving over 490,000 visits, a year-on-year increase of 277%. Putuo District also launched high-speed rail tourism products departing from Shanghai West Railway Station, linking eight cities in the belt with intangible cultural heritage experiences and food exploration. A Putuo District Culture and Tourism Bureau official said the activities drive resource sharing and visitor exchange, stimulating regional cultural tourism consumption and promoting the deep integration of culture, commerce, tourism, sports, and exhibitions.
Summary: The article discusses building a "super port" for resource allocation in the Shanghai–Nanjing industrial innovation belt, which faces a structural challenge in coordinating bulk raw material supply for its high-end manufacturing. Putuo District, leveraging its leading nonferrous metal spot trading base, promotes the integration of the bulk trade supply chain with the industrial chain through the digitalized "Xinmaotong" platform. The platform's value lies in data empowering industrial decisions, warehouse receipt interconnection for cross-regional circulation, and futures-spot linkage to stabilize the "Shanghai price." Future efforts require breaking down administrative barriers, refining common rules for the unified national market, and deeply mining data value. The author is deputy director of the Shanghai Zhongchuang Institute of Industrial Innovation Research, with the article compiled by People's Daily reporter Cui Yin.
Summary: Pu Zhengyu, a staff member of the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry seconded to the Putuo District Regional Coordinated Development Office, identifies as a "technology matchmaker" working at the Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Center to connect Shanghai's scientific achievements with industrial needs along the Shanghai-Nanjing industrial innovation belt. He helped promote carbon-13, an isotope developed at his home institute, which previously struggled to find buyers despite hospital demand, and now achieves a virtuous cycle of research in Shanghai, production in Anhui, and nationwide applications. Other successes include a technology transfer deal worth over 8 million yuan between the Shanghai Electrical Apparatus Research Institute and a Jiangsu auto parts company, and joint development projects on hull cleaning robots and integrated wind-solar-thermal-storage-transport systems. The Putuo District office has cultivated a team of technology managers and launched the first batch of 10 innovation consortia covering biomedicine, new energy, and new materials. It also introduced the "Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Marketplace" to integrate policies, carrier spaces, and technology demands, enabling resource sharing and supply-demand matching across the belt.
Summary: The article reports on the development of customized agriculture in Heilongjiang Province, where consumers can adopt paddy fields or order produce tailored to their needs, achieving a precise "handshake" between supply and demand. It highlights examples such as the Jiansanjiang Branch of Beidahuang Group's "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" project, which has attracted about 100,000 members, and smaller entities like Shangguandi Village's cooperative offering high-end organic rice. Officials and experts quoted include Guo Yanchun, Chen Yujia, Peng Bo, and Yan Hua, who emphasize quality control, traceability, certification, and local conditions as key to success. The article notes that Heilongjiang has issued policies and support measures to promote customized agriculture, aiming to expand from rice to 14 categories and integrate agriculture, culture, and tourism. Pang Haitao, director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated the province will accelerate iterative upgrading of the customization model during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
Summary: The article reflects on the development of customized agriculture in Heilongjiang, which leverages its cold-region black soil and green, organic produce to promote high-quality development and turn "good harvests" into "good incomes." It emphasizes playing the "specialty card" according to local conditions, passing the "quality gate" through digital intelligence and whole-process traceability, and taking the "integration path" by innovating models such as "brand + customization" and "cultural tourism + customization." The piece also stresses reciting the "prosperity scripture" by linking interests through mechanisms like "customization entities + farmer cooperatives + farming households" to increase farmers' incomes. The author is the director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the article was compiled from an interview by People's Daily reporter Zhu Dawei.
Summary: The article, authored by an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, discusses how 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is expanding manufacturing possibilities by enabling complex structures with higher efficiency and lower cost. It notes that the global 3D printing market in 2025 is approximately US$24.2 billion, with applications expanding in aerospace, marine engineering, nuclear engineering, electronic information, and biomedicine. The piece highlights frontier developments such as space 3D printing, cell 3D printing, and 4D printing, and mentions that China regards additive manufacturing as an important direction for intelligent manufacturing and building a manufacturing powerhouse. It also references international efforts, including the United States' "Additive Manufacturing Forward" program and Germany's incorporation of additive manufacturing into "Industry 4.0." The authors conclude that 3D printing, though young compared to traditional methods, will drive advanced manufacturing toward intelligent, green, and personalized development.
Summary: A new study by a team at the Gladstone Institutes in the United States, published in the journal *Cell*, systematically mapped whole-brain clearance pathways of brain-derived proteins under physiological conditions, overturning previous understanding. The researchers injected neurotropic viruses into transgenic mice to track protein pathways, finding that brain-derived proteins flow extensively to multiple brain boundary structures rather than relying primarily on a single meningeal lymphatic system. Protein clearance in different brain regions follows the "nearest exit" principle, with the brain's clearance system operating like a zoned "drainage network" rather than a single "sewage pipe." The study found that in acute neuroinflammation, clearance pathways shift abnormally, while in Alzheimer's disease models, overall clearance capacity declines, indicating different mechanisms of abnormality across diseases. The findings suggest that restoring or enhancing the function of the brain's protein clearance pathways could become a direction for future intervention strategies, though the study is currently based mainly on mouse models.
Summary: A research team from North Carolina State University, led by corresponding author Yin Jie, has developed a millimeter-scale soft ring jumping robot that performs over 1,000 consecutive jumps under constant infrared light without manual reset or complex control, relying on the "physical intelligence" of liquid crystal elastomer material and a ring structure. The robot stores torsional elastic energy through light-induced twisting, releases it to launch via a V-shaped rigid tail striking the ground, and automatically resets in the air, with center-of-mass adjustment enabling directional stability. Chen Tao, a researcher at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, noted that this work replaces bending energy storage with torsional storage and encodes reset into the structure, offering a simple pathway for consecutive soft robot jumping. The team also modified the design for amphibious locomotion, allowing the robot to float, paddle, and return to shore. Yin Jie stated that the work demonstrates how a simple millimeter-scale soft robot can achieve sustained autonomous locomotion, providing design ideas for future micro-robots in unstructured environments, with next steps exploring natural light to remove dependence on fixed artificial sources.
Summary: Researchers at the University of Sydney have established a comprehensive Martian soil classification system and mapped its global distribution, led by doctoral student Daniel Owen. Using orbital observation data and models, they classified Martian soil into 10 major categories, 100 combined categories, and 2,000 detailed categories based on texture, mineral composition, acidity and alkalinity, and profile thickness. The team also conducted a preliminary assessment of soil suitability for plant growth, evaluating water-holding capacity, acidity and alkalinity, and gravel content. They emphasized that plants cannot grow directly in Martian soil, as future cultivation would require controlled environments, water, nutrients, and addressing potentially harmful substances. The next step involves planting experiments on Earth using simulated Martian soil, with data from future Mars probes helping to validate the models.
Summary: Germany's "dual system" vocational education, long reliant on a school-enterprise integrated model, faces difficulties from digitalization and artificial intelligence, prompting multiple measures to explore reform. The German government has listed digital competence as a basic literacy and raised trainee allowances, while large enterprises like BMW and Siemens have updated practical training curricula to integrate AI into teaching. Third-party institutions have built shared practical training platforms to help small and medium-sized enterprises reduce training costs. Germany's vocational education is shifting toward adapting to a new environment in which digitalization, green transformation, and economic globalization advance in tandem.
Summary: The article examines how Germany's "dual system" vocational education, a pillar of its manufacturing, is being reformed to meet new demands from AI and digitalization, citing a 2.8% year-on-year decline in new training contracts in 2025 and a shortfall of 54,400 training positions. Structural contradictions include demographic shifts, changing social attitudes toward universities, and lagging technological updates in traditional vocational teaching. The German government has responded by positioning digital competence as "foundational general literacy" and raising the minimum monthly trainee allowance by 6.2% from January 1, 2026, while enterprises like BMW, Audi, and Siemens integrate cutting-edge technologies into curricula. Third-party institutions are filling gaps for small and medium-sized enterprises through "cross-company joint training" and supporting foreign trainees, with Andrew Gerdes of the Eurasia Institute of International Education noting explosive growth in foreign applicants in sectors like nursing. The government's "2026 Vocational Education Report" outlines a "Joint Action for Vocational Education" to enhance the system's appeal and ensure skilled talent supply, reflecting a shift toward adapting to digitalization, green development, and economic globalization while preserving the core link between education and the real economy.
Summary: The 2026 World Science and Technology Development Forum, hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology and the Chongqing Municipal People's Government, concluded in the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone, gathering around 800 experts to discuss "Co-Evolution: Shaping a New Ecosystem for Future Industries." The zone is implementing the "203060" key breakthrough and assault system to support the "416" scientific and technological innovation layout and empower the "33618" modern manufacturing industry cluster system. It has gathered 290 municipal-level and above scientific and technological innovation platforms, including the Jialing River Laboratory and Jinfeng Laboratory, and is advancing fields such as intelligent connected new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence, and integrated circuits. The zone supports early-stage projects through mechanisms like "investment first, equity later" and the Fengqi Angel Fund, and has cultivated more than 400 "accompaniers" to facilitate technology transfer. The forum showcased the zone's "high" and "new" image, with seven research task force groups led by 12 academicians supporting the integration of Chongqing's innovation, industrial, capital, and talent chains.
Summary: The article praises the growing trend of "internet-famous village party secretaries" who use livestreaming to sell agricultural products, citing examples from Hubei, Henan, and Anhui where sales have reached tens of millions of yuan. It commends their service to the people and their "authenticity," while warning against "fake village officials" and calling for regulation of livestream sales as per this year's No. 1 Central Document. The piece urges grassroots cadres to stick to their main duties and governments to provide training, platforms, and logistics support for long-term success. It concludes that the key to rural revitalization lies in people, and that these secretaries should turn online "traffic" into lasting benefits for the countryside.
Summary: The article reports on Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village in Hunan Province, where the Red Army's "Half a Quilt" story originated during the Long March, and how the village has leveraged its red heritage to drive rural revitalization. It details the village's development of red tourism, specialty agriculture like small yellow ginger, and home textile production tied to the "Half a Quilt" IP, with collective income growing from over 200,000 yuan in 2018 to over 1.1 million yuan in 2025. The piece also describes the linked development of the "ten villages and one community" around Shazhou, which has spread the warmth of the story to neighboring villages through shared tourism routes and industries. Zhu Xiangqun, great-grandson of the late Xu Jiexiu and Party branch secretary of Shazhou Village, is quoted extensively, as are other villagers and officials involved in the area's development.
Summary: The article reports on the Second Yantai Village Song Competition, which attracted over 80,000 contestants and featured three tracks, including the "Heavenly Voice Choir" that Mayakou Village won with a crop-protection drone as the prize. Wang Haidong, deputy director of the Yantai Converged Media Center, said the competition collected more than 200 original songs drawn from rural transformation and ordinary people's lives. The piece highlights how choir participation brought villagers together, resolving long-standing disputes between the Yu and Zhao families in Jixian Village and helping shy villager Nie Diwei feel part of "our village's" big family. A responsible comrade in charge of the Publicity Department of the Yantai Municipal Party Committee said aesthetic education integrates fine traditional culture into contemporary life, allowing civility to become conscious thought. To date, more than 500 peasant troupes have taken the stage across the two competitions, with finals live-streamed viewership exceeding 20 million.
Summary: The article contrasts global instability—marked by geopolitical conflicts, energy price fluctuations, and inflation—with China's perceived order and record-high travel during the National Day holiday, attributing this to "Chinese-style sense of security." It acknowledges that global crises have pressured China's economy, with GDP growth slowing in the second quarter, but notes a rebound in the third quarter to 4.6 percent year-on-year growth. The piece credits China's stability to forward-looking strategies in energy and grain security, including record output and green energy expansion, which have kept prices moderate. It also highlights people-centered policies, such as expanded social safety nets and income support, as fostering public confidence. The article concludes that China's governance provides a "stabilizing anchor" and "greatest certainty" for the global economy amid world chaos.
Summary: The article reports on Party building initiatives in China's new economic organizations, citing data that as of May 2025 there were 185 million registered private economic organizations, 96.76 percent of all market entities. It profiles three cases: a cross-border e-commerce industry Party committee in Haishu District, Ningbo, that helps small enterprises solve market problems; Transn Language Networking Technology Co., Ltd., where a Party-member task force developed the "root-original" large model "Rendu"; and Chongqing Rilun Technology Co., Ltd., where Party groups beside production lines have driven cost savings and quality improvements. The article quotes officials including Cai Jingquan, Party committee secretary of the Haishu cross-border e-commerce association, Fu Qiang, Party committee secretary of Transn, and Yu Haipeng, Party branch secretary of Rilun, on how Party building integrates with business operations.
Summary: The Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway, running 76.4 kilometers from Ningbo East Station to Zhoushan Island, features three world-class highway-rail dual-purpose bridges—Xihoumen, Taoyaomen, and Fuchimen—each holding a world record for main span length. All three bridges adopt a highway-rail same-deck design to withstand the typhoon-prone Zhoushan sea area, with high-speed trains in the middle and six-lane expressways on both sides. Xu Yongming, on-site person in charge of the Taoyaomen bridge under China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group, explained its "three-box separated" girder structure, while Wang Dianwei, project head, noted the Fuchimen bridge's "tower passing through the girder" design creates the world's widest cantilevered steel box girder at 56.5 meters. The lifting of the heaviest girder, weighing 467.2 tons, was accomplished by the "CRCC Bridge Crane No. 2" floating crane, which has a 1,300-ton lifting capacity and centimeter-level positioning accuracy, according to technical lead Zhu Linda. Upon completion, the railway will end the Zhoushan Islands' lack of rail service, cutting Ningbo-Zhoushan high-speed rail travel to 26 minutes and Hangzhou-Zhoushan to about 1.5 hours.
Summary: Shandong Province and Chongqing have collaborated to develop the Fengjie navel orange industry, investing 40.9 million yuan in 18 projects and generating cumulative sales of approximately 680 million yuan. The Shandong Province Collaboration Chongqing Cadre Management Group has upgraded infrastructure such as irrigation and smart harvesting, and supported deep processing ventures like navel orange fruit wine production. Market expansion includes the "Ten-Thousand-Ton Fengjie Navel Orange into Shandong" campaign, which was selected as a national consumption assistance case study, and efforts to promote exports via platforms in Zhuhai Hengqin and Khorgos. The collaboration has also fostered talent exchanges, brand building, and e-commerce livestreaming to boost farmer incomes. The group will continue coordinating project implementation, funding, and scientific and technological empowerment to support high-quality industry development.
Summary: Wang Yuanjian, a non-participant in the Long March, pioneered writing about it through fiction, with works like "Three Companions" and "Seven Matches" becoming enduring textbook classics. His decade-long editorial work on "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" immersed him in revolutionary history, inspiring him to retell these stories despite pressure over his lack of firsthand experience. He insisted on "writing truthfully," personally traversing the Long March route and interviewing numerous marshals, generals, and ordinary participants to ensure authentic scenes, plots, and emotions. His fiction, refined artistically through imagery and character portrayal, achieved a "truthful and sublime" aesthetic that highlighted the beauty of revolutionary souls. In 1985, upon seeing American writer Salisbury's work on the Long March serialized, Wang Yuanjian declared he would still write about the Long March even if ten Americans did, reflecting his confidence and sense of mission.
Summary: The author reflects on a decade-long personal journey of drawing bookstores, which began when his three-year-old son asked him to teach drawing, leading to shared doodles that became illustrations for his book on bookstores. He has since produced over 500 bookstore drawings, held exhibitions, and edited a *Bookstore Calendar*, while his bond with bookstores spans 30 years since his time at Fengrensong Bookstore in Beijing. He notes that physical bookstores face survival difficulties but persist due to owners' instinctive love for books, citing examples like Buyu Bookstore in Beijing and Qianmo Bookstore in Jinan adapting through live-streaming and cultural products. He admits his drawing lacks technical skill but values the cherishing and love from gazing, which he contrasts with AI's ability to generate correct proportions without emotional depth. He recalls painter Huang Yongyu's advice to "not learn" from others, which inspires him to continue drawing bookstores in his own way.
Summary: The author, a science and technology journalist and founder of "Junwu Technology" and the "Xinghai Intelligence Bureau," reflects on how to stimulate Chinese children's curiosity by explaining the principles behind machines. He describes his science popularization method of "less piling up of parameters, more structural disassembly," using three-dimensional modeling to show how components like aviation engine compressors and turbines work. The article highlights the book *Illustrated Guide to China's High-End Manufacturing*, which contains over 600 images covering fields such as materials, machinery, and aerospace, with experts invited for review. The goal is to connect textbook knowledge to everyday machines, making science concrete for adolescent readers. The author hopes these books, centered on Chinese technology themes, will inspire future scientists and engineers.
Summary: Zhou Guoping's new book *The Consummate Man Zhuangzi* presents Zhuangzi's philosophy as a "carefree wandering" that avoids both "involution" and "lying flat," summarized as "a free soul, an ordinary heart." The book focuses on Zhuangzi's theory of life and theory of knowledge, with the latter, "equalizing things," shown to anticipate questions later raised by Western philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, Hume, and Kant. The author also highlights the literary quality of the *Zhuangzi*, analyzing its imagery and language to portray Zhuangzi as magnificent, humorous, and deconstructing stale conventions. Zhou aims to strip away historical layers and restore Zhuangzi as a living soul with a childlike heart yet utterly lucid. The book suggests that with carefree wandering in the heart, the world itself becomes the Peach Blossom Spring.
Summary: The article reviews the "National Cultural Park Pictorial Biography Series," a five-volume set compiled under the CPPCC National Committee's Culture, History and Learning Committee and prepared by the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage, covering the Great Wall, Grand Canal, Long March, Yellow River, and Yangtze River. It emphasizes that the series breaks from the traditional text-primary model by making images independent narrative units, achieving a richly illustrated presentation that conveys both tangible landmarks and spiritual connotations of Chinese civilization. The series uses storytelling techniques, such as the travel stories of Zhao Mengfu and Wang Shizhen in the Grand Canal volume and frontier garrison scenes in the Great Wall volume, to make history vivid and lifelike. It also incorporates poetry and painting, citing revolutionary heroism and exploring national spirit through Yellow River poetry. Launched in 2020 and completed in 2026, the series aims to transform distant history into tangible, knowable, and transmissible resources, leading readers to understand the "roots and soul" of Chinese civilization.
The plenary session issued a call for the entire Party to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, strive to improve administration and governance (励精图治, li jing tu zhi - "encourage, spirit, govern, rule") and strive for strength and greatness (奋发图强, fen fa tu qiang - "exert, spirit, strive, strong"), persevere with constancy (持之以恒, chi zhi yi heng - "hold, continue, with, constant") in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, continuously open up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country in unremitting struggle to build a great modern socialist country in all respects and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) Communiqué of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
(Adopted at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on October 29, 2026)
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, 2026.
Attending this plenary session were 162 members of the Central Committee and 117 alternate members of the Central Committee. Members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and leading comrades from relevant departments attended the meeting as non-voting participants. Among the delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Party, some grassroots comrades and experts and scholars also attended the meeting as non-voting participants.
The plenary session was presided over by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. General Secretary of the Central Committee Xi Jinping delivered an important speech.
The plenary session heard and discussed the work report delivered by Xi Jinping on behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Constancy in Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party." Xi Jinping explained the "Decision (Draft)" to the plenary session.
The plenary session fully affirmed the work of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee since the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party. It was unanimously agreed that the Political Bureau of the Central Committee conscientiously implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, adhered to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implemented the new development philosophy, coordinated the advancement of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan, coordinated the advancement of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy, coordinated both domestic and international situations, coordinated development and security, solidly promoted high-quality economic development, advanced the building of socialist democracy and the rule of law, carried out work on publicity, ideology, and culture, attended to the safeguarding of people's livelihoods and the building of ecological civilization, safeguarded national security and social stability, advanced full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in depth, strengthened the modernization of national defense and the armed forces, carried out work related to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, advanced major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, brought the 14th Five-Year Plan to a successful conclusion, made a good start on the 15th Five-Year Plan, and achieved new progress and new results in the cause of the Party and the state. The study and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements was carried out, the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China was solemnly celebrated, and a powerful force for unity and struggle among the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country was further consolidated.
The plenary session reviewed the Party's more than 100 years of struggle and pointed out that the Communist Party of China has been able to advance from victory to victory precisely because it cherishes the lofty ideal of communism, is committed to a great undertaking for generations to come (千秋伟业, qian qiu wei ye - "thousand, autumn, great, undertaking") for the Chinese nation, persists in seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, attaches great importance to governing and managing the Party in every historical period, has the courage to uphold truth and correct errors, and has continuously grown stronger in relying on its own strength and the support of the people to solve its own problems, becoming the strong leading core of the cause of the Party and the people. In revolution, construction, and reform, it successively made Party building a great project and a new great project; since the 18th National Congress of the Party, it has deeply advanced the new great project of Party building in the new era, found the two answers of "letting the people supervise the government" and "self-revolution" to escaping the historical cycle of rise and fall, which are the unique creations of the Communist Party of China and will forever be recorded in the annals of the history of Marxist party building.
The plenary session spoke highly of the great achievements of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era. It was unanimously agreed that the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, with tremendous political courage and a strong sense of responsibility, directly confronted the severe reality in which Party leadership had at one time been weakened, diluted, and marginalized, Party governance and management had not been strict, solid, or forceful, and some problems within the Party were shocking, unswervingly advanced full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, turned the blade inward, applied severe measures to rectify chaos, continuously resolved prominent problems, fundamentally reversed the lax, weak, and soft state of Party governance and management, curbed unhealthy tendencies that had long gone unchecked, rectified chronic and stubborn maladies that had persisted for years, eliminated serious hidden dangers within the Party, the state, and the military, and made the Party stronger and more forceful through revolutionary tempering. Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era has opened up a new realm of self-revolution for the century-old major Party, promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the Party and the state, and enabled the Party and the people to gain the historical initiative in strengthening the Party and the state.
The plenary session pointed out that in the great practice of governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, centering on the major era-specific questions of what kind of long-term governing Marxist party to build and how to build a long-term governing Marxist party, has put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies, forming Xi Jinping's thought on Party building. This thought enriches and develops the Marxist theory of party building, is a major achievement in advancing Party theoretical innovation by adhering to the integration of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and with China's excellent traditional culture, is the crystallization of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the Party and the people, is an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and provides the fundamental guidance and action guide for deeply advancing the new great project of Party building in the new era.
The plenary session emphasized that full and rigorous self-governance of the Party enjoys many favorable conditions while also facing many new situations and new problems. As the conditions of the world, the country, and the Party undergo profound changes, the tasks of the Party uniting and leading the people to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests have become more arduous, the tasks of the Party uniting and leading the people to promote reform and development and maintain social harmony and stability have become more arduous, and the tasks of the Party maintaining its advanced nature and purity have become more arduous. These pose major challenges to the Party's governing capacity, leadership level, quality of its ranks, and resistance to corruption and prevention of degeneration under the new circumstances, and the "four tests" and "four dangers" facing the Party are long-term, complex, and severe. The entire Party must, from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's long-term governing position and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deeply understand the great significance of persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, strengthen confidence, maintain resolve, and with higher standards and more concrete measures, uphold and apply well the valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, rectify and resolve well the prominent problems facing Party building, and consolidate and develop well the sound political situation formed through Party governance and management.
The plenary session pointed out that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party requires upholding Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply studying and implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, centering on realizing the Party's missions and tasks, implementing the general requirements for Party building in the new era, taking the Party Constitution as the foundation, upholding the Party's vanguard nature, upholding the Party's overall leadership and the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, focusing on improving the Party's long-term governing capacity, maintaining the Party's advanced nature and purity, and maintaining the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the masses of the people, adhering unwaveringly to the strict tone, improving the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, taking the Party's political construction as the guide, comprehensively advancing all aspects of Party building, fully stimulating the entire Party's initiative, enthusiasm, and creativity, continuously realizing the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-renewal, and self-enhancement, continuously strengthening the Party's political leadership, ideological guidance, mass organization, and social appeal, and ensuring that the Party always remains a Marxist governing party that is at the forefront of the times, enjoys the heartfelt support of the people, can withstand the tests of various storms, and is full of vigor, and always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The plenary session emphasized that the principles to be followed in persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party are: adhering to serving the missions and tasks, adhering to taking the Party's political construction as the guide, adhering to comprehensive strictness, adhering to a problem-oriented approach, adhering to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, adhering to leading by example from above, and adhering to governing the Party in accordance with regulations.
The plenary session made systematic arrangements for persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, emphasizing the enhancement of the Party spirit of Communists, strictly implementing and carrying out democratic centralism, forging a high-caliber cadre contingent capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation, building a rigorous organizational system that is connected from top to bottom and effective in execution, unremittingly rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline, unswervingly advancing in an integrated manner the efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to be corrupt, adhering to governing the Party through institutions and regulations, improving the Party and state supervision systems, and firmly pressing and consolidating the responsibility for Party governance and management.
The plenary session proposed that enhancing Party spirit is the fundamental task of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to promote all Party members and cadres to uphold the Party's nature and purpose, enhance Party consciousness, Party member consciousness, and vanguard consciousness, take strengthening Party spirit cultivation as a lifelong subject, make efforts in firming up ideals and convictions, forging loyalty to the Party, cultivating deep feelings for the people, adhering to seeking truth from facts, purifying moral character, and maintaining integrity and honesty, achieving loyalty, integrity, and responsibility, and always maintaining the political character of Communists. It is necessary to strengthen education in loyalty to the Party, adhere to using the Party's innovative theories to consolidate the soul and gather hearts, use the Party's fine traditions and China's excellent traditional culture to nourish Party spirit, temper Party spirit in practice, and strengthen the discernment of Party spirit.
The plenary session proposed that democratic centralism is the Party's fundamental organizational principle and leadership system, and implementing and carrying out democratic centralism is an inherent requirement of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to improve and implement the various systems of democratic centralism, fully develop intra-Party democracy, effectively implement correct centralism, and better bring into play the political, organizational, institutional, and work advantages of democratic centralism. It is necessary to uphold and strengthen the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, improve the quality of intra-Party democracy, strictly implement the rules of procedure for decision-making and deliberation of leading bodies, and regulate the performance of duties and exercise of power by "top leaders."
The plenary session proposed that the key to full and rigorous self-governance of the Party lies in strictly governing officials. It is necessary to implement the Party's organizational line in the new era, strictly manage the education, training, selection, appointment, management, and supervision of cadres, and build a high-caliber cadre contingent that is politically sound, highly capable, fine in work style, and strict in discipline. It is necessary to adhere to the correct orientation for selecting and employing people, select and employ people accurately and scientifically, promote cadres to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, enhance cadres' ability to work and start undertakings, improve the quality of selecting and training outstanding young cadres, strengthen the management and supervision of cadres, and cultivate, attract, and make good use of talent in an all-round manner.
The plenary session proposed that Party organizations at all levels are the subjects of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to systematically advance the building of Party organizations at all levels and in all fields, strengthen the political and organizational functions of Party organizations, and ensure that the implementation of the Party's line, principles, and policies and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee is coordinated from top to bottom, precise, and efficient. It is necessary to give play to the exemplary role of Party organizations in central and state organs, strengthen the functions of local Party committees, coordinate the advancement of the building of grassroots Party organizations in all fields, highlight efforts in Party building in emerging fields, strengthen the building of the Party member contingent, and improve the mechanisms for connecting Party organizations at all levels.
The plenary session proposed that rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline are powerful measures for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to adhere to simultaneously addressing Party spirit, conduct, and Party discipline, and to integrate the rectification of conduct, the enforcement of discipline, and the fight against corruption, deepen the application of the experience of advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party by starting with the rectification of work style, continuously improve work style, govern and manage the Party with strict discipline, and rally people's hearts and strength with a good image. It is necessary to follow the Party's mass line in the new era, persevere without giving up (锲而不舍, qie er bu she - "carve, and, not, abandon") in implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee, promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style improvement, strengthen strict discipline enforcement, and comprehensively bring into play the roles of discipline education in restraint and in safeguarding and encouragement.
The plenary session proposed that advancing in an integrated manner the efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to be corrupt is an important strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and the basic policy for the fight against corruption. It is necessary to bear in mind that the Party has no special interests of its own apart from the interests of the working class and the broadest masses of the people, and that the Party is irreconcilable with corruption, firmly follow the path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics, strengthen the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over anti-corruption work, pay more attention to treating both symptoms and root causes (标本兼治, biao ben jian zhi - "mark, root, both, treat") and systematic governance, adhere to severe punishment, precise governance, effective prevention, and integrated handling, and carry the fight against corruption through to the end. It is necessary to maintain a high-pressure posture in punishing corruption, strengthen the restriction and supervision of the exercise of power, consolidate the ideological foundation for advocating integrity and rejecting corruption, and enhance the comprehensive effectiveness of advancing in an integrated manner the efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to be corrupt.
The plenary session proposed that strengthening the building of the system of intra-Party laws and regulations is a long-term and fundamental strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to adhere to taking the Party Constitution as the fundamental code of conduct for the entire Party, deepen the reform of the Party building system, promote the organic integration of law-based governance and governing the Party in accordance with regulations, and provide strong institutional guarantees for persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to improve the system of intra-Party laws and regulations, enhance the enforcement of institutions, and vigorously break down hidden rules.
The plenary session proposed that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party requires further improving the Party and state supervision systems. It is necessary to make solid the comprehensive supervision of Party committees (Party groups), improve the dual leadership system for discipline inspection and supervision work, promote the deep integration and efficient coordination of intra-Party supervision with supervision from all aspects, and give play to the role of inspections as a sharp sword of comprehensive supervision.
The plenary session emphasized that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is the common political responsibility of the entire Party. It is necessary to firmly grasp the "ox nose" of the responsibility system for Party governance and management, improve a responsibility system in which each bears his own responsibility and which is unified and coordinated, optimize the assessment mechanism for the implementation of responsibilities, and seriously pursue accountability and hold to account those who fail to govern and manage the Party effectively or cause serious problems.
The plenary session pointed out that deeply studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session is a major political task for the entire Party at present and for a period to come. It is necessary to deeply study and understand the spirit of the plenary session, strengthen organizational leadership, continue to make efforts in resolving prominent problems, and promote the implementation of the various arrangements of the "Decision."
The plenary session emphasized the need to do well the various tasks at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year. Adhere to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, accelerate the construction of the new development pattern, make good and full use of macro policies, deeply tap the potential of domestic demand, further deepen reform and opening up, promote the sustained development of the economy toward the new, the excellent, and the good, ensure the completion of the main goals and tasks of this year's economic and social development, and achieve a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan. Coordinate development and security, strengthen the construction of people's livelihoods that are inclusive, fundamental, and provide a safety net, and do well the work of work safety, disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, food and drug safety, and social stability. Consolidate and expand the achievements of the study and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and in conjunction with the change of office terms, do well the training of newly appointed members of leading bodies, especially "top leaders," on the view of political achievements, educating and guiding them to consciously adhere to building the Party for the public, benefiting the people, making scientific decisions, and working hard and pragmatically, striving to deliver political achievements for the people and through practical work.
The plenary session decided that the 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing in the second half of 2027. The plenary session held that the 21st National Congress of the Party is a very important congress to be held at a critical period when our Party is basically realizing socialist modernization and on the new journey of marching toward the Second Centenary Goal, and is a major event in the political life of the Party and the state. The entire Party should unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country, uniting all people with one heart (万众一心, wan zhong yi xin - "ten thousand, masses, one, heart") and working together with great effort to advance (勠力进取, lu li jin qu - "exert, strength, advance, strive"), to strive together for the basic realization of socialist modernization, continuously open up new prospects for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, and greet the successful convening of the 21st National Congress of the Party with practical actions.
The plenary session elected by additional vote Zhang Shengmin as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee.
In accordance with the provisions of the Party Constitution, the plenary session decided to fill vacancies by promoting alternate members of the Central Committee Lu Dongliang, Bao Gang, Xing Shanping, Qu Yingpu, Lü Jun, Zhu Tianshu, Zhu Guoxian, Liu Jun, Liu Jie, and Liu Qiang to full membership of the Central Committee.
The plenary session deliberated and approved the review reports of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China on the serious violations of discipline and law by Ma Xingrui, Lan Tianli, Liu Jianchao, Wang Lixia, Jin Zhuanglong, Lei Fanpei, Yi Huiman, Wang Xiangxi, Sun Shaocheng, Li Yunze, Fei Dongbin, Wu Shenghua, Yu Jianfeng, Yuan Jie, Zhang Zhongyang, Wen Gang, Jin Donghan, and Fang Hongwei, deliberated and approved the review reports of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China on the serious violations of discipline and law by Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, Wang Renhua, Liu Qingsong, Huang Ming, Li Qiaoming, Li Wei, Zhang Hongbing, Wang Haijiang, Zhang Lin, Wang Peng, Liu Faqing, Yang Cheng, Zhong Shaojun, Zhao Xiaozhe, and Fang Yongxiang, and confirmed the decisions previously made by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to expel from the Party Ma Xingrui, Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, Lan Tianli, Liu Jianchao, Wang Lixia, Jin Zhuanglong, Lei Fanpei, Yi Huiman, Wang Xiangxi, Sun Shaocheng, Wang Renhua, Liu Qingsong, Huang Ming, Li Qiaoming, Li Wei, Zhang Hongbing, Wang Haijiang, Zhang Lin, Wang Peng, Liu Faqing, Yang Cheng, Zhong Shaojun, Zhao Xiaozhe, Fei Dongbin, Wu Shenghua, Yu Jianfeng, Yuan Jie, Zhang Zhongyang, Wen Gang, Jin Donghan, Fang Hongwei, and Fang Yongxiang, and to remove Li Yunze from his posts within the Party.
The plenary session issued a call for the entire Party to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, strive to improve administration and governance and strive for strength and greatness, persevere with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, continuously open up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country in unremitting struggle to build a great modern socialist country in all respects and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will hold a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on October 30 to introduce and interpret the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Party. China Media Group, along with People's Daily Online, Xinhua Net, China.org.cn, and others, will provide live coverage of the press conference.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) On October 29, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to King Felipe VI of Spain over the high-speed train rear-end collision and derailment accident in Spain.
Xi Jinping stated that he was shocked to learn of the unfortunate high-speed train rear-end collision and derailment accident in Toledo Province, Spain, which caused heavy casualties. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, he expressed deep condolences to the victims and extended sincere sympathy to the families of the victims. He wished the injured a speedy recovery.
On the same day, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council sent a message of condolence to Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez.
Return to TopFrom October 26 to 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was successfully held. Striding forward on the new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, Chinese Communists forever maintain the sober firmness of those taking an examination, powerfully composing yet another glorious chapter in the annals of Marxist party building.
This plenary session was a very important meeting held at the significant juncture of the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and at a critical period for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The plenary session heard and discussed the work report delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping on behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and fully affirmed the new progress and new achievements made in the cause of the Party and the state since the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee. The plenary session profoundly summarized the great achievements and valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, and deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Persistently Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party on Several Major Issues," which is a programmatic document for continuously advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era. The holding of the plenary session will surely powerfully mobilize and inspire the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to strive to create new brilliance on the new Long March.
Party building bears on the future and destiny of the Party and on the rise and fall, success and failure of the cause of the Party and the state. The plenary session focused on studying the issue of persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. This is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee in grasping the historical position of the development of the cause of the Party and the state, focusing on the overall situation of Chinese modernization, acting according to the prevailing situation (审时度势, shen shi du shi - "examine, time, assess, trend") and making comprehensive considerations, fully reflecting our Party's high degree of sobriety and strong will regarding strengthening its own construction. The "Decision" adopted by the plenary session makes strategic arrangements for persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. This is an inevitable requirement for maintaining the Party's advanced nature and purity and consolidating its long-term governing position, an inevitable requirement for consolidating and developing the sound political situation of the entire Party's high unity and solidarity and the high cohesion of Party spirit, military spirit, and popular sentiment, and an inevitable requirement for fulfilling the Party's historical mission and promoting the steady and long-term development of the cause of the Party and the state.
As the chapter on Party building of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building is a major achievement of adhering to the Two Integrations (两个结合) in advancing the Party's theoretical innovation, is the crystallization of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the Party and the people, and provides fundamental guidance and a guide to action for deeply advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era. The "Decision" fully implements Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, centers on the core tasks, serves the overall situation, adheres to a strict tone, highlights a problem-oriented approach, strengthens a systematic perspective, summarizes achievements and experience with seeking truth from facts (实事求是), defines guiding ideology and principles with scientific precision, and proposes policy measures that are pragmatic and feasible, fully reflecting the historical initiative of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to strengthen the Party and strengthen the country. It is of great practical significance and long-term guiding significance for further creating a new situation in governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country to comprehensively advance the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
Cherishing the lofty ideal of communism and determined to achieve the eternal great cause of the Chinese nation, our Party has always adhered to the original aspiration and founding mission of seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, uniting and leading the people to write the most magnificent epic in the several-thousand-year history of the Chinese nation through 105 years of unremitting struggle, continuously growing stronger in relying on its own strength and the support of the people to solve its own problems, and becoming the strong leading core of the cause of the Party and the people. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, with tremendous political courage and a strong sense of responsibility, has unswervingly exercised full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, continuously solved prominent problems, fundamentally reversed the previous lax and weak state of Party governance and management, curbed some unhealthy tendencies that had long gone unchecked, corrected some deep-rooted maladies that had persisted for years, eliminated serious hidden dangers within the Party, the state, and the military, and the Party has become stronger and more powerful through revolutionary tempering. Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era has opened up a new realm of self-revolution for the century-old major Party, promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the Party and the state, and made the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation an unstoppable trend.
The great achievements in governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and the creation of a brand-new situation in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics are fundamentally due to the helm-steering and command of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and to the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully demonstrating that the Two Establishments (两个确立) are of decisive significance to the development of the cause of the Party and the state in the new era and to the historical process of advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. History and practice have fully proven that only by persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and continuously eliminating the viruses that erode the Party's healthy body can we ensure that the Party never changes its nature, its color, or its character, and ensure that the red river and mountains are passed down from generation to generation.
In running China's affairs well, the key lies in the Party, and the key lies in full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. Comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization is an unprecedented pioneering undertaking. As the world situation, national conditions, and Party conditions undergo profound changes, full and rigorous self-governance of the Party also faces many new situations and new problems. The longer the Party is in power, the longer it enjoys peace and prosperity, and the more complex the environment, the more it must strengthen its awareness of potential dangers and prepare for danger in times of peace (居安思危, ju an si wei - "dwell, peace, think, danger"), building the Party well and building it strong. Facing the complex and ever-changing international and domestic situation and the arduous and heavy tasks of reform, development, and stability, to ensure that Chinese modernization makes steady progress to achieve long-term goals (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk, steady, reach, far"), it is necessary to persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. The entire Party must strengthen confidence, maintain strategic resolve, vigorously carry forward the great founding spirit of the Party, always bear in mind the "Three Imperatives," and continuously carry forward the Party's fine qualities, upholding and applying the valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era with higher standards and more concrete measures, rectifying and solving the prominent problems facing Party building, and consolidating and developing the sound political situation formed by governing and managing the Party, so as to provide a strong guarantee for comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization.
The "Decision" clarifies the guiding ideology and major principles for persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, and deploys strategic tasks and major measures. The entire Party must unify its thoughts and actions with the spirit of the plenary session and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Party Building, fully apply the valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, adhere to serving the mission and tasks, adhere to taking the Party's political construction as the guide, adhere to comprehensive and strict governance, adhere to a problem-oriented approach, adhere to uphold fundamental principles and break new ground (守正创新), adhere to leading by example from the top, adhere to governing the Party in accordance with regulations, and continuously enhance the Party's political leadership, thought-guiding power, mass-organizing power, and social appeal, ensuring that the Party always remains a vibrant Marxist governing party that walks at the forefront of the times, enjoys the heartfelt support of the people, and can withstand various trials of wind and waves, and always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
History heralds the future, and struggle achieves great undertakings. From "a scene of decline and withering" to "a scene of flourishing and prosperity" (欣欣向荣, xin xin xiang rong - "flourishing, towards, prosperous, thriving"), the tremendous changes that have taken place on the land of China over more than one hundred years fully prove that the Party has lived up to history and lived up to the people, and is worthy of being the vanguard of the Chinese working class, and worthy of being the vanguard of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. Advancing on the new journey, the great, glorious, and correct Communist Party of China, which has weathered storms without changing its original aspiration and remains steadfast in its goals and courageous in its advance, will surely continue to create an even better future. Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply understand the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, enhance the Four Consciousnesses, strengthen the Four Confidences, and achieve the Two Upholds, striving to improve administration and governance (励精图治, li jing tu zhi - "exert, spirit, plan, govern") and working hard to strengthen the country, firmly shouldering the heavy responsibilities entrusted by history and the people, building our Party better and stronger, and delivering new and even better answers on the new road of taking the examination.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) The Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee held a televised and telephone conference in Beijing on the evening of the 29th on studying, publicizing, and implementing the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
The meeting pointed out that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee was a very important meeting held at a critical juncture in basically realizing socialist modernization. The "Decision" reviewed and adopted at the plenary session, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implements Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, systematically summarizes the great achievements of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, summarizes and applies the valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, deeply analyzes the new situation, new tasks, and new challenges facing Party building, and makes strategic arrangements for unswervingly advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is a programmatic document for continuously advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era, fully reflecting the historical initiative of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to strengthen the Party and the country. It has major practical significance and long-term guiding significance for further creating a new situation in governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and uniting and leading the people of all ethnic groups across the country to comprehensively advance the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
The meeting emphasized that thoroughly studying and implementing the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee is a major political task for the entire Party at present and for a period to come. The propaganda, ideological, and cultural front must deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the Two Establishments (两个确立), strengthen the Four Consciousnesses (四个意识), firm up the Four Confidences (四个自信), and achieve the Two Upholds (两个维护), and do solid and pragmatic work in publicizing and lecturing on, researching and interpreting, and implementing the spirit of the plenary session, making every possible effort (全力以赴, quan li yi fu - "all, strength, give, go") to promote the rise of a wave of studying, publicizing, and implementing the spirit of the plenary session.
Return to TopZhang Shengmin, male, Han ethnicity, born in August 1958, native of Wugong, Shaanxi, enlisted in February 1978, joined the Communist Party of China in July 1979, holds a graduate degree from the Central Party School.
Currently serves as a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and holds the rank of General of the Rocket Force.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29)
Return to TopThe plenary session issued a call for the entire Party to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, strive to improve administration and governance (励精图治, li jing tu zhi - "encourage, spirit, govern, rule") and strive for strength and greatness (奋发图强, fen fa tu qiang - "exert, spirit, strive, strong"), persevere with constancy (持之以恒, chi zhi yi heng - "hold, continue, with, constant") in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, continuously open up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country in unremitting struggle to build a great modern socialist country in all respects and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) Communiqué of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
(Adopted at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on October 29, 2026)
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, 2026.
Attending this plenary session were 162 members of the Central Committee and 117 alternate members of the Central Committee. Members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and leading comrades from relevant departments attended the meeting as non-voting participants. Among the delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Party, some grassroots comrades and experts and scholars also attended the meeting as non-voting participants.
The plenary session was presided over by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. General Secretary of the Central Committee Xi Jinping delivered an important speech.
The plenary session heard and discussed the work report delivered by Xi Jinping on behalf of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Constancy in Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party." Xi Jinping explained the "Decision (Draft)" to the plenary session.
The plenary session fully affirmed the work of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee since the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party. It was unanimously agreed that the Political Bureau of the Central Committee conscientiously implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the plenary sessions of the 20th Central Committee, adhered to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implemented the new development philosophy, coordinated the advancement of the Five-Sphere Integrated Plan, coordinated the advancement of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy, coordinated both domestic and international situations, coordinated development and security, solidly promoted high-quality economic development, advanced the building of socialist democracy and the rule of law, carried out work on publicity, ideology, and culture, attended to the safeguarding of people's livelihoods and the building of ecological civilization, safeguarded national security and social stability, advanced full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in depth, strengthened the modernization of national defense and the armed forces, carried out work related to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, advanced major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, brought the 14th Five-Year Plan to a successful conclusion, made a good start on the 15th Five-Year Plan, and achieved new progress and new results in the cause of the Party and the state. The study and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements was carried out, the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China was solemnly celebrated, and a powerful force for unity and struggle among the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country was further consolidated.
The plenary session reviewed the Party's more than 100 years of struggle and pointed out that the Communist Party of China has been able to advance from victory to victory precisely because it cherishes the lofty ideal of communism, is committed to a great undertaking for generations to come (千秋伟业, qian qiu wei ye - "thousand, autumn, great, undertaking") for the Chinese nation, persists in seeking happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, attaches great importance to governing and managing the Party in every historical period, has the courage to uphold truth and correct errors, and has continuously grown stronger in relying on its own strength and the support of the people to solve its own problems, becoming the strong leading core of the cause of the Party and the people. In revolution, construction, and reform, it successively made Party building a great project and a new great project; since the 18th National Congress of the Party, it has deeply advanced the new great project of Party building in the new era, found the two answers of "letting the people supervise the government" and "self-revolution" to escaping the historical cycle of rise and fall, which are the unique creations of the Communist Party of China and will forever be recorded in the annals of the history of Marxist party building.
The plenary session spoke highly of the great achievements of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era. It was unanimously agreed that the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, with tremendous political courage and a strong sense of responsibility, directly confronted the severe reality in which Party leadership had at one time been weakened, diluted, and marginalized, Party governance and management had not been strict, solid, or forceful, and some problems within the Party were shocking, unswervingly advanced full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, turned the blade inward, applied severe measures to rectify chaos, continuously resolved prominent problems, fundamentally reversed the lax, weak, and soft state of Party governance and management, curbed unhealthy tendencies that had long gone unchecked, rectified chronic and stubborn maladies that had persisted for years, eliminated serious hidden dangers within the Party, the state, and the military, and made the Party stronger and more forceful through revolutionary tempering. Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era has opened up a new realm of self-revolution for the century-old major Party, promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the cause of the Party and the state, and enabled the Party and the people to gain the historical initiative in strengthening the Party and the state.
The plenary session pointed out that in the great practice of governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, centering on the major era-specific questions of what kind of long-term governing Marxist party to build and how to build a long-term governing Marxist party, has put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies, forming Xi Jinping's thought on Party building. This thought enriches and develops the Marxist theory of party building, is a major achievement in advancing Party theoretical innovation by adhering to the integration of the basic principles of Marxism with China's specific realities and with China's excellent traditional culture, is the crystallization of the practical experience and collective wisdom of the Party and the people, is an important component of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and provides the fundamental guidance and action guide for deeply advancing the new great project of Party building in the new era.
The plenary session emphasized that full and rigorous self-governance of the Party enjoys many favorable conditions while also facing many new situations and new problems. As the conditions of the world, the country, and the Party undergo profound changes, the tasks of the Party uniting and leading the people to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests have become more arduous, the tasks of the Party uniting and leading the people to promote reform and development and maintain social harmony and stability have become more arduous, and the tasks of the Party maintaining its advanced nature and purity have become more arduous. These pose major challenges to the Party's governing capacity, leadership level, quality of its ranks, and resistance to corruption and prevention of degeneration under the new circumstances, and the "four tests" and "four dangers" facing the Party are long-term, complex, and severe. The entire Party must, from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's long-term governing position and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deeply understand the great significance of persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, strengthen confidence, maintain resolve, and with higher standards and more concrete measures, uphold and apply well the valuable experience of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, rectify and resolve well the prominent problems facing Party building, and consolidate and develop well the sound political situation formed through Party governance and management.
The plenary session pointed out that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party requires upholding Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, and the Scientific Outlook on Development, fully implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deeply studying and implementing Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, centering on realizing the Party's missions and tasks, implementing the general requirements for Party building in the new era, taking the Party Constitution as the foundation, upholding the Party's vanguard nature, upholding the Party's overall leadership and the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, focusing on improving the Party's long-term governing capacity, maintaining the Party's advanced nature and purity, and maintaining the Party's flesh-and-blood ties with the masses of the people, adhering unwaveringly to the strict tone, improving the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, taking the Party's political construction as the guide, comprehensively advancing all aspects of Party building, fully stimulating the entire Party's initiative, enthusiasm, and creativity, continuously realizing the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-renewal, and self-enhancement, continuously strengthening the Party's political leadership, ideological guidance, mass organization, and social appeal, and ensuring that the Party always remains a Marxist governing party that is at the forefront of the times, enjoys the heartfelt support of the people, can withstand the tests of various storms, and is full of vigor, and always remains the strong leading core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The plenary session emphasized that the principles to be followed in persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party are: adhering to serving the missions and tasks, adhering to taking the Party's political construction as the guide, adhering to comprehensive strictness, adhering to a problem-oriented approach, adhering to upholding fundamental principles and breaking new ground, adhering to leading by example from above, and adhering to governing the Party in accordance with regulations.
The plenary session made systematic arrangements for persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, emphasizing the enhancement of the Party spirit of Communists, strictly implementing and carrying out democratic centralism, forging a high-caliber cadre contingent capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation, building a rigorous organizational system that is connected from top to bottom and effective in execution, unremittingly rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline, unswervingly advancing in an integrated manner the efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to be corrupt, adhering to governing the Party through institutions and regulations, improving the Party and state supervision systems, and firmly pressing and consolidating the responsibility for Party governance and management.
The plenary session proposed that enhancing Party spirit is the fundamental task of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to promote all Party members and cadres to uphold the Party's nature and purpose, enhance Party consciousness, Party member consciousness, and vanguard consciousness, take strengthening Party spirit cultivation as a lifelong subject, make efforts in firming up ideals and convictions, forging loyalty to the Party, cultivating deep feelings for the people, adhering to seeking truth from facts, purifying moral character, and maintaining integrity and honesty, achieving loyalty, integrity, and responsibility, and always maintaining the political character of Communists. It is necessary to strengthen education in loyalty to the Party, adhere to using the Party's innovative theories to consolidate the soul and gather hearts, use the Party's fine traditions and China's excellent traditional culture to nourish Party spirit, temper Party spirit in practice, and strengthen the discernment of Party spirit.
The plenary session proposed that democratic centralism is the Party's fundamental organizational principle and leadership system, and implementing and carrying out democratic centralism is an inherent requirement of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to improve and implement the various systems of democratic centralism, fully develop intra-Party democracy, effectively implement correct centralism, and better bring into play the political, organizational, institutional, and work advantages of democratic centralism. It is necessary to uphold and strengthen the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, improve the quality of intra-Party democracy, strictly implement the rules of procedure for decision-making and deliberation of leading bodies, and regulate the performance of duties and exercise of power by "top leaders."
The plenary session proposed that the key to full and rigorous self-governance of the Party lies in strictly governing officials. It is necessary to implement the Party's organizational line in the new era, strictly manage the education, training, selection, appointment, management, and supervision of cadres, and build a high-caliber cadre contingent that is politically sound, highly capable, fine in work style, and strict in discipline. It is necessary to adhere to the correct orientation for selecting and employing people, select and employ people accurately and scientifically, promote cadres to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, enhance cadres' ability to work and start undertakings, improve the quality of selecting and training outstanding young cadres, strengthen the management and supervision of cadres, and cultivate, attract, and make good use of talent in an all-round manner.
The plenary session proposed that Party organizations at all levels are the subjects of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to systematically advance the building of Party organizations at all levels and in all fields, strengthen the political and organizational functions of Party organizations, and ensure that the implementation of the Party's line, principles, and policies and the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee is coordinated from top to bottom, precise, and efficient. It is necessary to give play to the exemplary role of Party organizations in central and state organs, strengthen the functions of local Party committees, coordinate the advancement of the building of grassroots Party organizations in all fields, highlight efforts in Party building in emerging fields, strengthen the building of the Party member contingent, and improve the mechanisms for connecting Party organizations at all levels.
The plenary session proposed that rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline are powerful measures for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to adhere to simultaneously addressing Party spirit, conduct, and Party discipline, and to integrate the rectification of conduct, the enforcement of discipline, and the fight against corruption, deepen the application of the experience of advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party by starting with the rectification of work style, continuously improve work style, govern and manage the Party with strict discipline, and rally people's hearts and strength with a good image. It is necessary to follow the Party's mass line in the new era, persevere without giving up (锲而不舍, qie er bu she - "carve, and, not, abandon") in implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee, promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style improvement, strengthen strict discipline enforcement, and comprehensively bring into play the roles of discipline education in restraint and in safeguarding and encouragement.
The plenary session proposed that advancing in an integrated manner the efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to be corrupt is an important strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and the basic policy for the fight against corruption. It is necessary to bear in mind that the Party has no special interests of its own apart from the interests of the working class and the broadest masses of the people, and that the Party is irreconcilable with corruption, firmly follow the path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics, strengthen the centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over anti-corruption work, pay more attention to treating both symptoms and root causes (标本兼治, biao ben jian zhi - "mark, root, both, treat") and systematic governance, adhere to severe punishment, precise governance, effective prevention, and integrated handling, and carry the fight against corruption through to the end. It is necessary to maintain a high-pressure posture in punishing corruption, strengthen the restriction and supervision of the exercise of power, consolidate the ideological foundation for advocating integrity and rejecting corruption, and enhance the comprehensive effectiveness of advancing in an integrated manner the efforts to ensure that officials do not have the audacity, opportunity, or desire to be corrupt.
The plenary session proposed that strengthening the building of the system of intra-Party laws and regulations is a long-term and fundamental strategy for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to adhere to taking the Party Constitution as the fundamental code of conduct for the entire Party, deepen the reform of the Party building system, promote the organic integration of law-based governance and governing the Party in accordance with regulations, and provide strong institutional guarantees for persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. It is necessary to improve the system of intra-Party laws and regulations, enhance the enforcement of institutions, and vigorously break down hidden rules.
The plenary session proposed that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party requires further improving the Party and state supervision systems. It is necessary to make solid the comprehensive supervision of Party committees (Party groups), improve the dual leadership system for discipline inspection and supervision work, promote the deep integration and efficient coordination of intra-Party supervision with supervision from all aspects, and give play to the role of inspections as a sharp sword of comprehensive supervision.
The plenary session emphasized that persevering with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is the common political responsibility of the entire Party. It is necessary to firmly grasp the "ox nose" of the responsibility system for Party governance and management, improve a responsibility system in which each bears his own responsibility and which is unified and coordinated, optimize the assessment mechanism for the implementation of responsibilities, and seriously pursue accountability and hold to account those who fail to govern and manage the Party effectively or cause serious problems.
The plenary session pointed out that deeply studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session is a major political task for the entire Party at present and for a period to come. It is necessary to deeply study and understand the spirit of the plenary session, strengthen organizational leadership, continue to make efforts in resolving prominent problems, and promote the implementation of the various arrangements of the "Decision."
The plenary session emphasized the need to do well the various tasks at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year. Adhere to the general principle of pursuing progress while ensuring stability, fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development philosophy, accelerate the construction of the new development pattern, make good and full use of macro policies, deeply tap the potential of domestic demand, further deepen reform and opening up, promote the sustained development of the economy toward the new, the excellent, and the good, ensure the completion of the main goals and tasks of this year's economic and social development, and achieve a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan. Coordinate development and security, strengthen the construction of people's livelihoods that are inclusive, fundamental, and provide a safety net, and do well the work of work safety, disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, food and drug safety, and social stability. Consolidate and expand the achievements of the study and education campaign on establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, and in conjunction with the change of office terms, do well the training of newly appointed members of leading bodies, especially "top leaders," on the view of political achievements, educating and guiding them to consciously adhere to building the Party for the public, benefiting the people, making scientific decisions, and working hard and pragmatically, striving to deliver political achievements for the people and through practical work.
The plenary session decided that the 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing in the second half of 2027. The plenary session held that the 21st National Congress of the Party is a very important congress to be held at a critical period when our Party is basically realizing socialist modernization and on the new journey of marching toward the Second Centenary Goal, and is a major event in the political life of the Party and the state. The entire Party should unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country, uniting all people with one heart (万众一心, wan zhong yi xin - "ten thousand, masses, one, heart") and working together with great effort to advance (勠力进取, lu li jin qu - "exert, strength, advance, strive"), to strive together for the basic realization of socialist modernization, continuously open up new prospects for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization, and greet the successful convening of the 21st National Congress of the Party with practical actions.
The plenary session elected by additional vote Zhang Shengmin as a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee.
In accordance with the provisions of the Party Constitution, the plenary session decided to fill vacancies by promoting alternate members of the Central Committee Lu Dongliang, Bao Gang, Xing Shanping, Qu Yingpu, Lü Jun, Zhu Tianshu, Zhu Guoxian, Liu Jun, Liu Jie, and Liu Qiang to full membership of the Central Committee.
The plenary session deliberated and approved the review reports of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China on the serious violations of discipline and law by Ma Xingrui, Lan Tianli, Liu Jianchao, Wang Lixia, Jin Zhuanglong, Lei Fanpei, Yi Huiman, Wang Xiangxi, Sun Shaocheng, Li Yunze, Fei Dongbin, Wu Shenghua, Yu Jianfeng, Yuan Jie, Zhang Zhongyang, Wen Gang, Jin Donghan, and Fang Hongwei, deliberated and approved the review reports of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China on the serious violations of discipline and law by Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, Wang Renhua, Liu Qingsong, Huang Ming, Li Qiaoming, Li Wei, Zhang Hongbing, Wang Haijiang, Zhang Lin, Wang Peng, Liu Faqing, Yang Cheng, Zhong Shaojun, Zhao Xiaozhe, and Fang Yongxiang, and confirmed the decisions previously made by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee to expel from the Party Ma Xingrui, Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, Lan Tianli, Liu Jianchao, Wang Lixia, Jin Zhuanglong, Lei Fanpei, Yi Huiman, Wang Xiangxi, Sun Shaocheng, Wang Renhua, Liu Qingsong, Huang Ming, Li Qiaoming, Li Wei, Zhang Hongbing, Wang Haijiang, Zhang Lin, Wang Peng, Liu Faqing, Yang Cheng, Zhong Shaojun, Zhao Xiaozhe, Fei Dongbin, Wu Shenghua, Yu Jianfeng, Yuan Jie, Zhang Zhongyang, Wen Gang, Jin Donghan, Fang Hongwei, and Fang Yongxiang, and to remove Li Yunze from his posts within the Party.
The plenary session issued a call for the entire Party to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, strive to improve administration and governance and strive for strength and greatness, persevere with constancy in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, continuously open up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party in the new era, and unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country in unremitting struggle to build a great modern socialist country in all respects and comprehensively advance the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 洋 杨翘楚 何昭宇
From October 26 to 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party was held in Beijing, deliberating and adopting the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Persistently Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party" (hereinafter referred to as the "Decision"). During the session, some comrades attending the meeting accepted interviews with reporters. All expressed unanimously that the plenary session made major strategic arrangements for persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, fully demonstrating the historical initiative of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to strengthen the Party and strengthen the country, and that it will surely guide the entire Party in improving governance and administration (励精图治, li jing tu zhi - "encourage, spirit, govern, rule") and striving to become stronger, continuously opening up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing the Party, and strengthening the Party in the new era.
The key to handling China's affairs well lies in the Party, and the key lies in the Party exercising strict self-governance and full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. The plenary session emphasized that the entire Party must, from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's long-term governing position and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deeply understand the major significance of persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party.
"The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, advancing with the times (与时俱进, yu shi ju jin - "with, time, together, advance"), made new arrangements for Party building, proposed new strategies, and clarified new requirements, profoundly elaborating the political logic, theoretical logic, and practical logic that to govern the country one must first govern the Party, that governing the Party must be strict, and that only when the Party prospers can the country become strong. This demonstrates our Party's confidence and pride in creating century-spanning great undertakings, and heralds the bright prospects of socialism with Chinese characteristics maintaining steady progress to achieve long-term success (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk, steady, reach, far")." Yu Hongqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Deputy Director of the National Commission of Supervision, said.
"The 'Decision' adopted by the plenary session is a Marxist programmatic document with historical penetrating power, political appeal, and strategic guiding force, fully reflecting General Secretary Xi Jinping's profound foresight and insight (远见卓识, yuan jian zhuo shi - "far, see, 卓越, knowledge") and his sense of commitment and responsibility, fully reflecting the firm confidence and great strength of the century-old Party, and will surely lead us to continuously open up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing the Party, and strengthening the Party in the new era, and march toward the bright future of building a strong country and national rejuvenation." Wang Hao, Central Committee member and Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, said.
Liu Wei, Central Committee member, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Transport, said: "General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the plenary session and the 'Decision' adopted by the plenary session reflect that the strict tone of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has been consistent and continuous from beginning to end (一以贯之, yi yi guan zhi - "one, through, connect, continue"), reflect a profound grasp of the laws of the Party's own construction, and are an enrichment and development of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building. The 'Decision' will surely become a programmatic document for continuously advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era, and will surely have major and far-reaching influence on the development of the Party's and the country's undertakings."
"At the critical moment of the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, focusing on the Party's historical mission and the overall situation of Chinese modernization, made major strategic arrangements for persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, fully demonstrating the high historical initiative and strong sense of mission and responsibility of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in governing and managing the Party, revitalizing the Party, and strengthening the Party, and is of milestone significance for continuously advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era." Luo Dongchuan, alternate member of the Central Committee and Secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee, said.
The plenary session reviewed the Party's more than 100 years of struggle and highly evaluated the great achievements of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era. All expressed unanimously that full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era has opened up a new realm of self-revolution for the century-old Party, promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the Party's and the country's undertakings, and enabled the Party and the people to win the historical initiative of strengthening the Party and strengthening the country. The achievement of these great accomplishments is fundamentally due to the navigation and helm of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and to the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
"Since the new era, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the Party's and the country's undertakings, and the century-old Party is full of vitality and in its prime (风华正茂, feng hua zheng mao - "wind, flower, correct, flourishing")." Chen Gang, Central Committee member and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, stated: "'Persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party' is a basic conclusion drawn from deeply summarizing the experience and results of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party since the 18th National Congress of the Party, and is a fundamental requirement for practicing the Party's nature and purpose. Facing the future, we must persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, forge the Party to be stronger and more powerful, and provide a strong guarantee for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation."
"We must deeply understand the great contribution of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building to human political civilization." Liu Haixing, Central Committee member and Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said: "At present, the new problems and new challenges faced by political parties in some countries are emerging incessantly and endlessly (层出不穷, ceng chu bu qiong - "layer, emerge, not, exhausted"), and they hope to find reference paths and reference answers from us. Some countries, when communicating with us, have stated that 'the valuable experience of the Chinese Communist Party is worth learning from and drawing on by all progressive forces in the world' and that 'only by learning from China and learning from the Chinese Communist Party can one achieve great development achievements like China.' Facts have proven that the power of truth transcends national borders."
The plenary session clarified the principles to be followed in persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and made systematic arrangements. All expressed unanimously that we must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, and unswervingly and thoroughly (不折不扣, bu zhe bu kou - "not, break, not, mouth") implement the spirit of the plenary session.
Yu Hongqiu stated: "Discipline inspection and supervision organs are an important force in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. Born for the Party and fighting for the Party, they must take the Party's original aspiration as their own original aspiration and the Party's mission as their own life, firmly uphold the Two Establishments (两个确立) and resolutely achieve the Two Upholds (两个维护), take the lead in implementing the spirit of the plenary session, continuously strengthen political supervision, vigorously rectify conduct and enforce discipline (正风肃纪, zheng feng su ji - "rectify, wind, solemn, discipline"), firmly walk the path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics, and strive to write a new chapter of the times in persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party."
"On the new journey, for our Party to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country to turn the grand blueprint of the 15th Five-Year Plan and the Second Centenary Goal into reality, we must deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, strengthen the Four Consciousnesses (四个意识), firm up the Four Confidences (四个自信), achieve the Two Upholds, persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, strengthen the entire Party's sense of mission and responsibility, forever maintain the progressiveness and purity of the Communist Party, further improve the Party's governing capacity and leadership level, and provide a strong political guarantee for comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization." Liu Haixing said.
Wang Hao stated: "Zhejiang will surely bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, comprehensively study and implement the spirit of the plenary session, deeply practice the 'Eight-Eight Strategy,' unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to consolidate souls and build the Party, continuously promote the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building to go deeper and more practical, accelerate the building of a highland for Party building and a highland for clean governance construction in the new era, and always work in a down-to-earth manner, walk in the forefront, and bravely stand at the forefront of the tide."
"Always advancing in the direction guided by General Secretary Xi Jinping and unswervingly and thoroughly implementing the General Secretary's major requirements are the fundamental basis for doing Qinghai's work well." Luo Dongchuan stated that implementing the spirit of the plenary session should start from the fundamental task of strengthening Party spirit, strengthen education in loyalty to the Party, and study, think about, and practice Xi Jinping's thought on Party building; we must use full and rigorous self-governance of the Party to guarantee the high-quality development of all undertakings in Qinghai, firmly establish and practice a correct view of political achievements; we must adhere to being people-centered, achieve fair use of power, use power for the people, and use power with integrity, and strengthen the Party's governing foundation in ethnic regions; we must persist tirelessly without stopping (驰而不息, chi er bu xi - "gallop, and, not, rest") in rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline, treat the Central Eight-Point Regulation as a long-term iron rule and hard benchmark, always maintain a high-pressure posture in punishing corruption, and consolidate and develop a clean and upright political ecology.
"As a border ethnic region, Guangxi firmly upholds the Two Establishments and resolutely achieves the Two Upholds, and promoting high-quality development with high-quality Party building is the only way." Chen Gang stated that we must unswervingly emancipate the mind, innovate and seek change, strive toward the sea for strength, open up and develop, adhere to putting practical work first and innovation as the soul, let performance speak and let the people evaluate, and make new and greater contributions to realizing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
"We will regard deeply studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session as a major political task for the current and future period, more consciously deepen our understanding of the importance and urgency of persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, more consciously deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, more consciously shoulder the political responsibility of persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, implement all the arrangements of the plenary session in a down-to-earth manner, and promote high-quality development of transportation with high-quality Party building." Liu Wei said.
"As scientific researchers of the Rocket Force, we must deeply study and understand the spirit of the plenary session, bear in mind the special political requirements of absolute loyalty, absolute purity, and absolute reliability, adhere to scientific research serving combat, answer well the question of 'for whom to do scientific research and why to do scientific research,' consciously resist unhealthy tendencies in the field of equipment scientific research, put all our minds and energy on researching warfare and planning warfare, continuously improve scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and contribute wisdom and strength to building a world-class strategic military service." Li Xianyu, alternate member of the Central Committee and researcher of a certain unit of the Rocket Force, said.
"Persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party rectifies conduct and gathers momentum for work. Only with strong and powerful Party leadership can enterprise development be guaranteed." Li Chao, non-voting delegate and chief technician of Anshan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., said: "I will bring the spirit of the plenary session back to the enterprise and explain it to my fellow workers, help the enterprise strengthen Party organization building, lead the team to continue efforts in the directions of green and low-carbon development, intelligent manufacturing, and high-end products, promote the high-quality development of the enterprise, and transform the Party's political advantages and organizational advantages into development advantages."
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, October 29) (Reporter Wang Ke) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce: In the first three quarters, the scale of China's consumer market expanded steadily, and the consumption structure of residents continued to optimize, playing an important role in economic growth.
The "main engine" role of consumption continued to be consolidated, and the advantages of the ultra-large market became increasingly prominent. In the first three quarters, the contribution rate of final consumption expenditure to economic growth was 46.7%, 0.7 percentage points higher than in the first half of the year, driving GDP growth by 2.1 percentage points, and continuing to maintain its position as the primary driver of economic growth.
Consumption of both "goods and services" developed in tandem, maintaining a good growth momentum; the total retail sales of consumer goods rebounded somewhat, and the fundamentals of goods consumption remained sound; demand for green, smart, and healthy consumption was robust, with showing positive and improving trends (向新向好, xiang xin xiang hao - "towards, new, towards, good") being clearly evident.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, October 29) (Reporters Li Xinping, Liu Hongchao) The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.: As of now, the China-Europe Railway Express has cumulatively operated more than 140,000 trips, shipping goods valued at over US$560 billion. As of September 2026, the loaded-container rate of the China-Europe Railway Express has remained at 100% for 49 consecutive months.
At present, the China-Europe Railway Express has formed three major corridors within China — the western, central, and eastern routes — with 96 scheduled lines operating at 120 kilometers per hour within China, connecting 132 domestic cities. Outside China, it has formed a diversified corridor pattern with three parallel lines — the northern, central, and southern routes — reaching 237 cities in 26 European countries and more than 100 cities in 12 Asian countries, with its service scope basically covering the whole of Asia and Europe.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
Recently, the Ministry of Transport and two other departments jointly issued the "Action Plan for the Promotion and Application of New-Energy Inland Waterway Vessels (2026–2030)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), which proposes accelerating application across all scenarios and strengthening support across the entire chain, so that by 2028 the number of new-energy inland waterway vessels in service will double compared with 2025; and by 2030, large-scale application of new-energy vessels will be preliminarily realized. The focus will be on promoting the application of electric and methanol-powered inland waterway vessels. Along the Yangtze River main line, the Xijiang River shipping main line, and elsewhere, a "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor will be gradually formed.
What new highlights does the Plan contain? How will the zero-carbon waterway transport corridor be built? Our reporter interviewed relevant experts.
Inland waterway new-energy vessels are moving from demonstration application toward large-scale development
On the ten-thousand-li Yangtze River, many vessels are competing for dominance in the current (百舸争流, bai ke zheng liu - "hundreds of boats, compete, flow"). In Fuling, Chongqing, the "Jianglong 1605," the first methanol-diesel dual-fuel hazardous-chemicals demonstration vessel on the Yangtze River main line, completed its maiden voyage; in Yichang, Hubei, the "Gezhouba," the world's first 10,000-ton-class all-electric bulk carrier for inland waterways, was successfully launched; in Yancheng, Jiangsu, after the "Chuangxin 19," the country's first methanol single-fuel-powered river-sea direct vessel, set sail, it has been plying between the Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang and ports along the Yangtze River.
Today, the Yangtze River main line has become a green demonstration zone for the large-scale application of new-energy inland waterway vessels. It is expected that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the number of new-energy vessel construction intentions on the Yangtze River main line will reach 1,000.
"For a relatively long period, China's inland waterway new-energy vessels were in the stage of technological research and pilot trials; under the guidance of policy, development has accelerated in recent years," said Liu Xin, president of the Transport Planning and Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport. At present, the country has more than 1,200 new-energy and clean-energy inland waterway vessels, leading the world in overall scale and application level.
"It should also be noted that new-energy and clean-energy vessels account for less than 2 percent of the total number of inland waterway vessels, and the supporting regulations and standards, infrastructure, and key equipment need to be improved," said Feng Yue, vice president of the Waterborne Transport Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport. He believes the Plan will boost China's inland waterway new-energy vessels from demonstration application toward a new stage of large-scale development.
Covering all scenarios. With the goal of "preliminarily realizing demonstration application across all scenarios by 2028," the Plan expands the application scenarios from cargo vessels to more vessel types, including transport vessels, official vessels, and port operation vessels.
In December last year, the first batch of "oil-to-electric" converted official vessels in the country were put into use on the Yangtze River main line. Seven 30-meter-class fuel-powered maritime patrol vessels were converted into intelligent electric maritime patrol vessels featuring "zero emissions, high adaptability, and low cost," with green vessels safeguarding green development.
Running through the entire chain. The green vessel industry covers multiple links, including shipbuilding, energy supply, port supporting facilities, and shipping services, and no single force can achieve a breakthrough alone. The Plan explicitly proposes strengthening support for the entire chain of inland waterway new-energy vessels.
"The Plan takes into overall consideration the entire industrial chain, including fuel preparation, shipbuilding, refueling and charging facilities, operation management, and standards and specifications, and systematically lays out standard systems for safety, technology, environmental protection, and emergency response, striving to create a paradigm of high-standard, high-quality development for new-energy vessels," Liu Xin said.
Methanol and electric vessels will become the main targets for promotion and application
For the application of new-energy vessels, what will be the future focus of promotion? The Plan provides two technical routes for two application scenarios—
In passenger and cargo transport scenarios within 300 kilometers and below 3,000 deadweight tons, accelerate the application of electric vessels; in long-distance, large-tonnage cargo transport scenarios, promote and apply methanol-powered vessels.
There are many alternative energy sources currently available for shipping. Why do methanol and batteries occupy the "promotion slot"?
"From the perspective of achieving energy and technology self-reliance and controllability and green and low-carbon development, methanol and batteries have the greatest development potential," Feng Yue analyzed. Hydrogen and dimethyl ether equipment and technologies still require continued research and development; LNG (liquefied natural gas)-powered vessels, after years of development, have relatively complete regulations and standards, equipment technologies, and supporting facilities, and have preliminarily acquired the capacity for autonomous market development; considering the toxicity and radioactivity of ammonia and nuclear energy, conditions for their application on inland waterways are not yet available in the near and medium term.
Liu Xin said that the differentiated policy of using electricity for short distances and methanol for long distances can both give full play to the technical and economic advantages of various energy sources and effectively reduce the cost of trial and error for enterprises in their transformation.
Taking methanol and electricity as the leading directions does not mean abandoning other technical routes. Taking into comprehensive consideration factors such as safety, technology, economy, and emission reduction, at present and for some time to come, alternative fuels for inland waterway shipping will still present a pattern of diversified coexistence.
"From a global perspective, a unified consensus has not yet been formed on the technical route for shipping industry decarbonization," Liu Xin said. The Plan proposes supporting the development of new energy sources such as electricity and methanol and encouraging the exploration of applications of other new energy sources such as hydrogen in waters where conditions permit, which will promote the formation of a development pattern of complementary multiple energy sources.
Promoting the systematic upgrading of "vessel–port–refueling and charging station"
Reading the Plan closely, "zero carbon" is a high-frequency word, and the "zero-carbon waterway transport corridor" is particularly eye-catching.
According to the Plan, by 2028 a zero-carbon waterway transport corridor of 3,000 kilometers will be comprehensively formed; by 2030, this mileage will continue to increase.
What is a "zero-carbon waterway transport corridor"? The Ministry of Transport's relevant special plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period clarifies: relying on inland waterways and coastal areas, through the systematic promotion of a certain scale of new-energy and clean-energy vessels and the supporting construction of (near-)zero-carbon energy refueling and charging facilities of a certain capacity, (near-)zero carbon emissions in waterway transport will be realized.
This means that this transport corridor is not the greening of a single vessel, but rather the systematic upgrading of "vessel–port–refueling and charging station."
In terms of the layout of refueling and charging facilities, taking the Yangtze River main line as an example, the Plan proposes accelerating the formation of methanol refueling service capacity running through the Yangtze River main line, with methanol refueling facilities to be laid out mainly at major ports or water service areas along the main line, such as Chongqing, Yichang and Wuhan in Hubei, and Nanjing in Jiangsu.
"These nodes connect the east and the west, link the south and the north, and join points into lines, ensuring that methanol-powered vessels can obtain continuous and convenient refueling services on the golden waterway of the Yangtze River," Liu Xin said. He believes this is conducive to solving the problems of having vessels but no fuel, and having fuel but no refueling. More importantly, it will promote the simultaneous planning and simultaneous construction of refueling and charging facilities and water transport infrastructure, guide the formation of a multi-level refueling and charging service network, and improve the overall operational efficiency of inland waterway shipping.
The Plan outlines the spatial pattern of the "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor: the "two horizontal" refer to the Yangtze River main line and the Xijiang River shipping main line, the "one vertical" is the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the "two networks" are the water network areas of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta.
Taking the "Jining–Xuzhou–Nanjing" route in the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal waters mentioned in the Plan as an example, the Jining-to-Xuzhou section will focus on developing electric transport of dry bulk cargo, and the Xuzhou-to-Nanjing section will deploy container electric liner services. In the future, charging and battery-swapping facilities will be provided at ports such as Jining, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Nanjing, and Yangzhou, as well as water service areas along the route. "This will better give play to the role of Jining Port in connecting inland waterways to the open sea (通江达海, tong jiang da hai - "connect, rivers, reach, seas") and continue to consolidate its position as a 100-million-ton major port on northern inland waterways," a relevant person in charge of Jining Port and Shipping in Shandong introduced.
From the technical route of advancing methanol and electric power in parallel, to the spatial layout of the "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor, an ever-renewing inland waterway network is emerging, and the era of green shipping is arriving at an accelerated pace.
Return to TopFrom October 26 to 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing. The plenary session highly commended the great achievements made in full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, made systematic arrangements for advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party with sustained effort, and deliberated and adopted the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party with Sustained Effort." International figures interviewed by our reporter said that the Communist Party of China's sustained advancement of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has demonstrated strong leadership, organizational capacity, and execution capability, which not only serves as an important guarantee for China's tremendous development achievements, but also provides important reference and inspiration for political party governance worldwide.
"Ensure that the results of reform measures and discipline-building ultimately translate into improvements in the quality of people's lives"
"Continuously advancing the fight against corruption, strictly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation and its implementation rules, improving the working mechanisms and systems for inspections and patrols, strengthening education and management of Party members... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party has advanced full and rigorous self-governance of the Party with higher standards and more concrete measures, and has persisted in normalizing and institutionalizing the improvement of work conduct." Hassan Daja, a professor at the University of Jordan's Hussein bin Talal, said that this plenary session is conducive to broadly consolidating consensus, deepening the foundation of popular support, continuously stimulating the vitality and dynamism of Chinese modernization, and better satisfying the people's aspirations for a better life.
"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party has continuously improved its governance capacity and leadership level, leading the Chinese people to achieve the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. This has not only brought positive impacts to China's social development, but also provided reference for other countries." Luisvelis González, secretary-general of the Latin American, Asian and African Studies Association, said that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made systematic arrangements for advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party with sustained effort, which is of great significance for strengthening the Party's leadership. The Communist Party of China's strengthening of discipline-building helps ensure that various arrangements for national development are implemented and carried out, and promotes China's steady progress toward the goals of basically realizing socialist modernization by 2035 and building a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful by the middle of this century.
"The Communist Party of China's continuous improvement of the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party helps promote the sustained improvement of China's public services, enhance the public's trust in Party and government institutions, and ensure that the results of reform measures and discipline-building ultimately translate into improvements in the quality of people's lives." Ahmed Derbik, an Egyptian expert on Chinese affairs, said that the practices related to full and rigorous self-governance of the Party work in coordination with China's various development policies, jointly promoting the improvement of public service quality, the optimization of administrative processes, and continuously enhancing the people's sense of gain.
Marta Montoro, executive chair of the Spain-based China Knowledge Lecture Hall Foundation, said that the Communist Party of China's anti-corruption efforts have attracted particular attention from all parties. Severely punishing corruption and strengthening discipline enforcement and accountability accountability highlight the value orientation that public interests take precedence over individual private interests, which is crucial for strictly enforcing institutional rules and winning public trust.
"China's achievements vividly illustrate the practical power of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building"
Governing and managing the Party, revitalizing and strengthening the Party, cannot be separated from the guidance of thought. Cavins Adhill, a Kenyan scholar of international relations, said that under the guidance of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, the Communist Party of China has better advanced national governance and led the people along the path of Chinese modernization. The Communist Party of China has always anchored itself to long-term development goals, ensured policy continuity and stability, and effectively avoided short-sighted behavior; relying on an organizational system that is connected from top to bottom and strong in execution, it has implemented top-level design down to urban and rural grassroots levels.
"Facing the complex international situation, China's ability to maintain rapid development cannot be separated from the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, nor from the ideological guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping." González said that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to Party building, proposed continuously strengthening and improving the Party's leadership, and emphasized continuously improving the Party's governance capacity and leadership level. In this process, the Communist Party of China has continuously advanced theoretical and practical innovation, innovating the concepts and methods that guide economic and social development.
"Whether a political party can govern for the long term depends on whether it always stands with the people." Hanan Ali Abbasi, chair of Pakistan's National Youth Parliament, has visited China multiple times as a representative of Pakistani youth political parties for study and research. He said that the Communist Party of China's commitment to staying true to the Party's original aspiration and founding mission left a deep impression on him. "The Communist Party of China clearly regards improving people's well-being as the fundamental purpose of development. In eliminating absolute poverty, improving the ecological environment, and perfecting the social security system, the achievements the Communist Party of China has led China to make vividly illustrate the practical power of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building."
"Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has brought direct and positive changes to the daily lives of the Chinese people. These changes are not only tangible to the Chinese people themselves, but are also witnessed by international figures visiting China." Sami Kamhawi, deputy editor-in-chief of Egypt's Al-Ahram newspaper, said that the efficiency and quality of China's public service provision have continued to improve, and social fairness and justice have been better safeguarded. "These changes have further enhanced the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security, giving people greater confidence in the country's stability and long-term development."
"Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is a long-term strategic choice for advancing Chinese modernization"
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has attracted broad attention from the international community. International figures believe that this important meeting provides an important window for the world to explore the success code of "China's governance."
"Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is an important experience for the Communist Party of China to improve its long-term governance capacity." Gerald Mbanda, founder of Rwanda's "China-Africa Review" website and senior media professional, said that over the years, the Communist Party of China has continuously intensified its anti-corruption efforts, strengthened Party conduct and integrity building, and firmly safeguarded the Party's advanced nature and purity. This helps enhance the people's trust in the government and provides an important guarantee for the country's long-term stable development. "China's development practices show that a political party's governance capacity and leadership level are reflected not only in setting development goals, but also in effectively implementing policies and responding to people's concerns. The Communist Party of China's experience in persisting in self-improvement and emphasizing long-term planning is worthy of study and reference by political parties in various countries in light of their own national conditions."
"For Pakistan, how to maintain the continuity and stability of the national development strategy is a difficult problem." Abbasi said that the Communist Party of China's strengthening of Party building provides a strong guarantee for Chinese modernization, consolidates strong capacity for action, and maintains long-term policy stability. "Chinese modernization is a grand undertaking benefiting more than 1.4 billion people, and advancing Chinese modernization cannot be separated from a ruling party that is well-organized, strictly disciplined, and rooted at the grassroots level." Abbasi said that the Communist Party of China's experience in full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has provided extremely valuable institutional reference and ideological inspiration for political parties worldwide.
"China's governance practices are worthy of study and reference." Hassan Daja said that China is able to integrate and accumulate governance experience, break down long-term goals into actionable implementation plans, always stabilize the overall direction of development, and maintain policy continuity and stability. "Looking to the future, full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is a long-term strategic choice for advancing Chinese modernization. It will help China enhance its ability to resist risks and promote development in a direction that meets the expectations of the people."
(People's Daily, Beijing, Dubai, Mexico City, Cairo, Madrid, Nairobi, Islamabad, Johannesburg, October 29 — reporters Zhou Chuan, Jiao Xiang, Wang Xiaobo, Shen Xiaoxiao, Yan Huan, Huang Weixin, Zhao Yipu, Dai Kairan)
Return to TopBy: 李志刚
The 4th Youth Olympic Games will open on October 31 in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. This is the first time the Youth Olympic flame has been lit on the African continent. Coinciding with the "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year" and Dakar's "Youth Olympic Year," the spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation is being vividly embodied in the hospitable land of "Teranga."
Sincere friendship, equality, and mutual respect form the unchanging foundation of bilateral relations. China and Senegal are separated by vast oceans, yet the traditional friendship between the two countries has withstood the test of storms. President Xi Jinping has pointed out that China and Senegal are fellow travelers and good brothers on the path of development and revitalization, emphasizing that both sides should firmly support each other in pursuing development paths of their own choice. The Senegalese side has given firm support to China on issues involving China's core interests, actively responded to the four global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping, and was among the first to join the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization and the "Group of Friends for Global Governance." China and Senegal are jointly practicing true multilateralism and strengthening close multilateral coordination, which is conducive to jointly safeguarding international fairness and justice and the common interests of developing countries.
Win-win cooperation and a future-oriented vision are the shared aspirations of bilateral relations. Senegal is the first West African country to sign a cooperation document under the Belt and Road Initiative. China-Senegal cooperation in infrastructure, new energy, smart transportation, and other fields is flourishing. A series of China-Senegal cooperation projects located in Dakar, including the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, the Museum of Black Civilizations, and the National Grand Theatre, have become monuments of China-Senegal friendship circulated by word of mouth (口口相传, kou kou xiang chuan - "mouth, mouth, pass, pass") among the local people. In 2025, China and Senegal signed the Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership for Common Development. With China's zero-tariff measures for Africa taking effect in Senegal, high-quality mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides has been further expanded. The two sides are strengthening the alignment between the 15th Five-Year Plan and Senegal's Vision 2050, which will bring broader opportunities for jointly advancing China-Africa modernization.
People-to-people connectivity and mutual assistance form the solid cornerstone of bilateral relations. Since 1971, China has sent 21 batches of medical teams to Senegal, providing medical services to more than 3.5 million local patients. Under the framework of the "Ten Partnership Actions" of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the Shared Future Foundation has performed cataract surgery to restore sight for more than 3,000 Senegalese patients. The Chinese Navy hospital ship "Ark of Peace" recently made its first visit to Senegal, providing diagnosis and treatment services to more than 6,000 patients. Exchanges between the two countries in education, culture, youth, sports, and other fields have continued to deepen, with the Confucius Institute at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar becoming an increasingly active "China House." Chinese martial arts are not only deeply loved by local people but have also become a medium for local youth to cultivate confidence, respect, and humanistic spirit.
The Youth Olympic Games are a platform for young people around the world to exchange, learn, and pass on friendship. Since the very beginning of Dakar's successful bid to host the Youth Olympic Games, China has given active support to the organizers. It is worth noting that this edition of the Youth Olympic Games features a wushu competition, marking the first time wushu has appeared as an official event at the Youth Olympic Games and the first time it has become an official competition event in the Olympic Games series, serving as a vivid epitome of China-Africa cultural exchange and people-to-people connectivity.
A Senegalese proverb says: "Every person is medicine for another." Chinese and Senegalese, Chinese and African civilizations each have their own unique beauty, and together they share the beauty of all cultures — appreciating the unique beauty of each culture (各美其美, ge mei qi mei - "each, beautiful, its, beautiful") and sharing the beauty of all cultures (美美与共, mei mei yu gong - "beautiful, beautiful, with, share") — and have become a model of different civilizations transcending estrangement through exchange and transcending confrontation through inclusiveness. Taking the Dakar Youth Olympic Games as an opportunity, China and Senegal will continue to anchor the important consensus of the two heads of state, continuously deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and open a new chapter in building a high-level China-Senegal community with a shared future.
(The author is the Chinese Ambassador to Senegal)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 宋亦然
"Under the current international situation, it is difficult to find a topic that better fits the needs of the times than reforming and improving the global governance system." Orazbek Abishev, deputy director of the Kazakhstan Institute of Social Policy Research, who came to China to attend the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an), said in an exclusive interview with this newspaper's reporter that this forum has built an important platform for all parties to engage in stimulating intellectual exchange (激荡思想, ji dang si xiang - "stir, agitate; thought, idea") and seek unity and consensus.
Abishev believes that in the face of threats and challenges such as prolonged conflicts in hotspot regions, frequent economic and trade frictions, and increasingly prominent humanitarian crises and environmental problems, the existing global governance mechanisms have failed to respond in a timely and effective manner. The global governance system urgently needs reform and improvement to enhance operational efficiency and better adapt to changes in the international situation. "Against this backdrop, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Governance Initiative, which clearly upholds the five core concepts of sovereign equality, adherence to international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating a people-centered approach, and emphasizing an action-oriented orientation, providing important guidance for promoting dialogue among all parties, easing international tensions, and building a more just and equitable global governance system," Abishev said.
Abishev stated that the collective rise of the Global South, represented by emerging market economies and developing countries, is playing an increasingly important role in global governance and international affairs. "Listening more broadly to the views of Global South countries helps enhance the representativeness, authority, and effectiveness of the global governance system."
In Abishev's view, the practical significance of the Global Governance Initiative lies in uniting the joint efforts of all countries through common principles. "The value of an international initiative lies in its ability to improve the well-being of people in all countries, expand development opportunities for all countries, and promote international practical cooperation," Abishev said. "This is precisely what the international community expects from the reform and improvement of global governance."
Abishev stated that at present, the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter have not been effectively upheld. The United Nations should continue to play a core role in international affairs while actively advancing reforms to better reflect the political and economic realities of today's world. "Artificial intelligence is profoundly affecting the economy, society, and national governance. The international community needs to jointly explore how to ensure technological safety, especially to avoid the widening of the digital divide, so that the fruits of scientific and technological progress benefit more countries," Abishev said.
The large number of new energy vehicles on the streets of Xiong'an New Area in Hebei Province left a deep impression on Abishev, who was visiting for the first time. "This directly reflects the achievements of China's green transformation," he said. More environmentally friendly modes of transportation have already entered the daily lives of ordinary people, backed by sustained policy promotion, technological innovation, and large-scale investment. "China actively develops renewable energy, new energy vehicles, and energy-saving technologies, combines green development with industrial upgrading and improvement of people's livelihoods, and carries out cooperation with other countries on clean energy and sustainable development, contributing to addressing global ecological challenges," Abishev said.
Abishev stated that green development is becoming an important direction of practical cooperation between Kazakhstan and China. Kazakhstan has favorable conditions for developing wind power and solar photovoltaic energy; China possesses mature technology, industry, and rich practical experience in the clean energy field. Strengthening the alignment of advantages between the two sides will help Kazakhstan accelerate the development and growth of emerging industries and promote the transformation of its energy structure.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 程是颉
The Ninth China-Latin America and the Caribbean Civilization Dialogue Forum was recently held in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. More than one hundred political figures, experts and scholars, and media representatives from 12 countries and 2 international organizations gathered to discuss topics such as governance experience exchange, digital cooperation, and educational cooperation, jointly discussing mutual learning through exchange (交流互鉴, jiaoliu hujian - "exchange, mutually learn") and practical cooperation between China and Latin America and the Caribbean.
"China's development journey is a valuable experience for us, and it also gives us confidence and encouragement." Leonardo Attuch, editor-in-chief of Brazil's 247 News Network, stated that Latin American countries are exploring modernization paths suited to their own national conditions, and cooperation with China has brought opportunities and prosperity. China and Latin America and the Caribbean have jointly launched the five major projects of unity, development, civilization, peace, and people-to-people bonds, providing platforms for cooperation in various fields and bringing tangible benefits to the peoples of both sides.
"The vitality of civilization dialogue lies in continuous exchange, and also in responding to development issues of common concern to the peoples of all countries." Li Yafang, deputy editor-in-chief of the China International Communications Group and president of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies, stated that the Academy is committed to promoting collaboration among Chinese and Latin American and Caribbean think tanks, media, and educational institutions, and to transforming relevant practices into knowledge outcomes that can serve as reference.
The forum released the second batch of joint research topics under the "Global Civilization Dialogue Academic Partnership Network" and held the launch ceremony for the Chinese and Spanish editions of the book The Five Major Projects: A New Paradigm for China-Latin America and the Caribbean Cooperation. Rebeca Lemos, secretary-general of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, stated that the social science communities of Latin America and the Caribbean and China each having their own strengths (各有所长, ge you suo chang - "each, have, what, excels") in areas such as modernization development, regional cooperation, and global governance, and that joint research helps both sides broaden academic horizons and enhance research capabilities.
Xu Peiyuan, associate research fellow at the Development Research Institute of Fudan University, stated: "Chinese and Latin American and Caribbean scholars engage in frank and sincere communication (坦诚交流, tancheng jiaoliu - "frank, sincere, exchange") and share their latest research findings at the forum, which helps both sides better understand each other's concerns and also unlocks new research ideas through the collision of ideas."
"The entry points for reporting on Latin America-China exchanges and cooperation are becoming increasingly rich and vivid." Virgilio Arias, president of the Mexico City Press Club, stated that media from both sides can strengthen journalist exchange visits and joint interviews, and by telling specific stories such as young people pursuing studies and technological cooperation, present the lives and development needs of the peoples of both sides, enhance mutual understanding, and consolidate the popular foundation for Latin America-China friendship.
"Mutual learning through exchange between different civilizations can inject lasting momentum into long-term cooperation." Zhu Jian, minister of the Chinese Embassy in Mexico, stated that looking ahead, China and Latin America and the Caribbean will be guided by the five major projects, based on common interests and respective development needs, promote civilization exchange and practical cooperation, translate consensus from exchanges into long-term cooperation mechanisms and concrete projects, and continuously enrich the substance of building a China-Latin America and the Caribbean community with a shared future.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) (Reporter Wu Yue) Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held talks in Beijing on the 29th with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gunnarsdóttir.
Wang Yi stated that this year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Iceland. Last year, President Xi Jinping met with President Thomasdóttir, injecting important momentum into the development of bilateral relations. China appreciates that Iceland has consistently adhered to the One-China policy and is willing to share development opportunities with Iceland. The two sides should strengthen coordination and work together to build a more just and equitable global governance system.
Wang Yi also briefly introduced the situation of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Gunnarsdóttir stated that China's success is of great significance to the world. The ideas in President Xi Jinping's works on governance are deeply inspiring. Iceland attaches great importance to Iceland-China relations and is willing to strengthen coordination with China.
Return to TopOn October 29, students from Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences in Germany visited Heping Primary School in Hefei, Anhui Province, to take part in cultural exchange activities, experience traditional culture courses, and feel the charm of Chinese culture. The photo shows students from the two schools learning calligraphy together.
Photo by Xiong Wei (China Images)
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) He Wei, Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, met with Friedrich, former Vice President of the German Bundestag, in Beijing on October 29. The two sides exchanged views on further promoting the development of China-Germany and China-EU relations.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Beijing, October 29) (Reporter Liu Shiyao) The China Blue Bay Restoration Initiative (abbreviated as the "Blue Bay Initiative"), organized and implemented under the leadership of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Finance, was on October 29 awarded the 2026 United Nations "World Restoration Flagship" initiative.
A reporter learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources that the United Nations Environment Programme announced this news on the same day at the "Restoration Day" event of the Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Yerevan, Armenia. This is the second nationwide ecological protection and restoration initiative to be awarded flagship status, following the 2022 recognition of China's Shan-Shui Initiative as one of the first batch of global flagship projects. China is the first country to have been awarded flagship status twice on the strength of nationwide initiatives.
The "World Restoration Flagship" initiative, jointly launched by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is an important global action under the framework of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, aimed at selecting large-scale ecosystem restoration initiatives from around the world that are representative, exemplary, and influential. Projects from countries including Colombia, Ethiopia, Italy, and the United States were also recognized at the same time.
The United Nations Environment Programme commented that China's Blue Bay Restoration Initiative is one of the large-scale ecological restoration cases with the greatest development potential, ambitious goals, and exemplary and inspirational significance globally, having improved the marine ecological environment and enhanced the long-term well-being of local communities.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Cape Town, October 29) (Reporters Wang Lei, Wang Xiaomei) The three-day 2026 Africa TV Festival opened on the 28th at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa. The "China Joint Pavilion" and related themed activities made a splendid appearance, drawing receiving much attention (备受瞩目, bei shou zhu mu - "receive, be, eye, look") at the festival with diversified Chinese audiovisual content and rich cultural exchange activities.
The "China Joint Pavilion" and related themed activities were guided by the Information Office of the State Council and the National Radio and Television Administration, and organized under the leadership of Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation, which selected 16 institutions to set up booths, covering multiple fields such as radio and television institutions, film and television production, animation creation, and cultural media, collectively showcasing and promoting more than 50 high-quality Chinese audiovisual programs and the latest audiovisual technologies. As one of its important activities, the China Audiovisual Content Promotion Conference was held on the afternoon of the 28th.
Yang Yong, Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation of the National Radio and Television Administration, said at the China Audiovisual Content Promotion Conference that cooperation between China and Africa in the audiovisual field covers multiple levels, including joint content creation, distribution channel development, technology sharing, and talent cultivation. He expressed the hope that China and Africa will join hands to create more high-quality co-produced works, tell the story of China-Africa friendship well, and let the voice of the Global South be heard on the world stage.
Carol Weaving, Managing Director of Reed Exhibitions (Africa), the organizer of the Africa TV Festival, said at the promotion conference that Chinese audiovisual content brings rich narratives, professional production experience, and innovative achievements to the African market, and can present more diversified Chinese content to African audiences while discovering stories that resonate with African audiences.
Martin Hiller, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Africa TV Festival, said that the "China Joint Pavilion" not only brings rich audiovisual content to the Africa TV Festival, but also brings professional experience. He expressed the hope that Africa and China can work together more closely to jointly create high-quality content that suits both the African and Chinese markets and can also face global audiences.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) (Reporters Ren Jun, Wu Yu) A reporter learned from the People's Bank of China on October 29 that recently the People's Bank of China and the Central Bank of Chile renewed their bilateral local currency swap agreement, with the swap scale remaining unchanged at 500 billion yuan / 60 trillion Chilean pesos, and the agreement valid for five years.
The People's Bank of China stated that the two sides' renewal of the bilateral local currency swap agreement will help further deepen monetary and financial cooperation between the two countries, promote the facilitation of bilateral trade and investment, and safeguard financial market stability.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 徐驭尧
On October 29, two empty tents were set up on the playground, with electrical wires being run in one by one. Several computers were already placed on tables, their screens lit up. These are temporary classrooms prepared by Baqing County No. 2 Middle School in Nagqu City, Tibet, for resuming classes, where teachers will conduct live-streamed lessons for students.
"Building assessment and appraisal takes time, but the children's studies cannot wait," said Wangdui, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Baqing County Education Bureau. "Whatever can be resumed online, we will start live-streamed classes first."
Over the past few days, the county has organized online teaching training for teachers, and the middle school is about to resume classes online. For schools in the more severely affected townships such as Maru and Gangqie, the preliminary plan is to resume schooling in Lhasa in a different location; kindergartens and others will deliver teaching to students' doorsteps in the form of prefabricated houses and tents.
In the earthquake, no one at Baqing County No. 2 Middle School was injured. This largest boarding school in the county houses 1,945 students, and together with teachers, the number exceeds 2,000.
At the moment of the earthquake, the teachers' first reaction was all "Are the students safe?" Without hesitation, the teachers immediately rushed toward the dormitory buildings.
The lights in the dormitory building swayed violently, and chaotic footsteps sounded in the corridors. "It took only 4 minutes for all students to evacuate to the playground," recalled Yuzhen, a teacher of the first-year junior class. They lined up and took roll call; homeroom teachers and class monitors stood in front of the lines, counting one by one. Some teachers had no phone signal, so they borrowed phones from one another to report safety to parents.
In the darkness, many children had run out in such a hurry that they had not dressed properly or put on shoes. Some were barefoot, shrinking their bodies in the wind. The teachers then turned back to the dormitory buildings, carrying out quilts and blankets one by one, and covered the children with them.
By the edge of the playground, the first-year junior girls huddled together, trembling with fear. Yuzhen crouched down and comforted them: "It's all right, the teachers are here."
"At present, all teachers and students in the county's schools are safe, and no student was injured at school," Wangdui said.
Such calm and orderly behavior (镇定有序, zhen ding you xu - "calm, orderly; have, order") is something that has been drilled. When the alarm sounds, hide under the desk, then bend down and protect the head, and evacuate to the playground along the designated route — the students have long been familiar with this procedure. Qiongsha Zhaxi, principal of Baqing County No. 2 Middle School, said: "In the future, we will continue to conduct various emergency drills so that more children can benefit from them."
Thanks to the repeated drills in normal times, at Baqing County No. 1 Middle School, more than 50 kilometers from the epicenter, more than 1,500 students were all evacuated in less than 2 minutes, with no one injured; at Maru Township Primary School at the epicenter, all 217 boarding students were safe.
Over the past few days, teachers have been inspecting the campus and checking for aftershock hazards on the one hand, while learning about students' current situations through home visits and other means on the other. "We confirm every day whether students are safe," Qiongsha Zhaxi said. "At the same time, we are also surveying the family situations of children in the hardest-hit areas, hoping to provide them with more help."
"Over the past few days, teachers have often been concerned about our situation," Cirenji, a student at Baqing No. 1 Middle School, told reporters at the resettlement site. "I look forward to returning to school and attending classes and studying together with my teachers and classmates."
In the tent, the online live-streamed class schedule has already been arranged. Soon, in this special classroom, new lessons will begin.
Return to TopBy: 人民网记者 李海霞
After an earthquake struck Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet, many unfamiliar faces came to the area — some lit cooking stoves, some set up power lines, some carried heaters into the tents of the affected residents. Large trucks made trip after trip delivering supplies, also bringing the concern of people across the country.
Buza is an employee of the Nagqu City Central Sub-branch of China Life Property & Casualty Insurance. When the earthquake occurred, he was on leave, and because of an eye injury, he had planned to be hospitalized for treatment.
But upon learning that an earthquake had struck Baqing County, Buza came without a second thought (二话没说, er hua mei shuo - "two words, not say"), saying, "I know the pastoral areas well, and I work with the masses year-round. Coming here, I can at least help out a bit." After arriving in the quake zone, he and other volunteers went from village to village and household to household, noting down what the residents lacked and needed, and doing their best to address it. In the thirteenth village of Maru Township, they met the Gajiu family. Because they lived relatively remotely and supplies were inconvenient to deliver, Buza and his colleagues brought them food and daily necessities. "We are truly, deeply grateful to you!" Gajiu said, holding his hand and thanking him repeatedly.
In recent days, at the resettlement site of the second village of Maru Township, Kang Houchao, the emergency rescue leader of the Fifth Company of China Railway Second Bureau, has been leading workers to build prefabricated houses for the residents. Every night the temperature drops sharply, yet the construction site remains brightly lit (灯火通明, deng huo tong ming - "lamp, fire, completely, bright"). "We all came volunteering for a task (主动请缨, zhu dong qing ying - "actively, accept commission")." Kang Houchao said this without pausing his work. They know that for the affected residents, moving into warmer shelter is a matter of great urgency.
On the supply transport route, driver Zhanduo makes trip after trip back and forth, delivering the two most urgently needed items — water and liquefied gas. "The weather is too cold, and people need hot water and hot meals, so the gas supply has to keep up, and the water supply too." Making two round trips a day, he barely has time to rest. "So many people have come; I want to contribute my share as well," Zhanduo said.
Those who give love receive love in return. The residents of the disaster area see it all and keep it in their hearts. At the resettlement site of the second village of Maru Township, Jiacuolamu, a second-year middle school student, took the initiative to join the cooking assistance team, washing vegetables, washing dishes, and cleaning up trash together with her peers. "We also want to do something to thank the people who are helping us." Though young, they express their gratitude through actions within their power.
Tents have become prefabricated houses, and unfamiliar faces have become familiar friends. No one was required to come — Buza came despite his injury, Kang Houchao worked through the night without rest, Zhanduo skipped meals — "We all came voluntarily," "We are one family" ... Their words from the heart are the most plain yet the most resolute.
The cold wind continues, but here there are hearts with strength in unity (众志成城, zhong zhi cheng cheng - "mass, will, form, city") warmer than the sunlight.
Return to TopBy: 讲述人：中信环境兰州信环水务有限公司工艺工程师 张文浩
Every day before starting work, I first walk through a park surrounded by flowers and plants beside the North Riverside West Road in Lanzhou. Some people exercise along the walking path in the morning, others stretch their limbs under the trees, and further ahead is the Yellow River. Many residents strolling here do not know that 18 meters beneath their feet, a sewage treatment plant is "hidden." My post is right there.
I am a process engineer at the Lanzhou Qilihe Anning Sewage Treatment Plant of CITIC Environment Lanzhou Xinhuan Water Co., Ltd. To put it plainly, my job is to work together with my colleagues to treat the sewage sent into the plant until it is clean, then return it to the Yellow River.
When I first came to work here, I deliberately walked along the riverbank outside the plant. On both banks of the Yellow River, high-rises, streets, and alleys stretch into one continuous expanse. People use Yellow River water every day for washing clothes, cooking, and other needs. Gazing at the Yellow River, I felt that this post is very close to people's daily lives, and the burden on my shoulders is by no means light.
Longtime Lanzhou residents all remember that in the past, this sewage treatment plant had its tanks exposed in the open, and in summer the stench drifted outward, so citizens passing by would take a detour around it. As the urban population grew and water consumption increased, the old plant's treatment capacity gradually fell behind. In 2017, Lanzhou launched a renovation and expansion project for the old plant, ultimately settling on a fully underground "park above ground, water plant below ground" scheme: placing the sewage treatment facilities underground and returning the surface space to the citizens.
But nearby residents still had concerns. Everyone had a vivid and fresh memory (记忆犹新, ji yi you xin - "memory, still, exists, new") of the old plant's stench, and upon hearing that the sewage treatment plant was to be expanded, many worried: "The plant is going to get bigger again — will we still be able to open our windows in the future?"
We understood the residents' worries. The company organized employees to go into residential communities and set up information booths, holding design drawings and explaining in detail the sewage treatment process, the odor collection system, and the ground-level park plan. But some people still had doubts: "No matter how well the drawings are drawn, can they really be delivered once construction is finished?"
Seeing something for oneself is better than hearing about it a hundred times (百闻不如一见, bai wen bu ru yi jian - "hundred, hear, not, as, one, see"). We organized resident representatives to go to Guangzhou to visit on site the Jingxi Water Purification Plant, which had been renovated and put into operation. Everyone saw that the former plant area had become green space and walking trails, with no exposed sewage tanks at all, and their attitudes gradually shifted as they began to look forward to the future scene. This communication made me realize that doing environmental engineering well requires not only treating sewage properly, but also fully considering the concerns of the masses. No matter how ingenious the plan, in the end the people must see tangible changes.
After the new plant was completed, the ground-level park was opened to citizens free of charge. Once, as I was passing through the park after work, I heard an elderly man say: "Before, I wanted to hurry past this spot; now I can sit down and rest here." I felt deeply gratified.
At present, the new plant's daily sewage treatment capacity has reached 300,000 tons, and can reach 400,000 tons in the long term, serving about 800,000 surrounding residents. Of the treated water, part is used for the ground-level park, and the rest is discharged into the Yellow River. The ground-level park incorporates Silk Road cultural elements and aquatic ecology science popularization displays, becoming an open cultural space, and schools often organize students to come here for study tours.
Over the years, the rate of excellent water quality at national- and provincial-controlled monitoring sections of the Yellow River in the Lanzhou section has remained at 100 percent, and the effluent water quality has steadily reached Class II standards. I feel very proud that in sending a river of clean water downstream, there is a share of my effort. Every day, guarding the equipment as it operates 18 meters underground, watching the clear water merge into the Yellow River, I feel at ease. Guarding the Yellow River and doing environmental protection work, "washing" every drop of water clean and returning it to the Yellow River — this is something I will keep doing for the rest of my life.
(Compiled and edited by People's Daily reporters Zeng Yichen and Ge Mengchao)
Return to TopBy: 曾亦辰
Standing on the bank of the Yellow River, watching the purified clear water slowly merge into the great river, the moment of their convergence is especially moving. Only after touring the sewage treatment plant with Zhang Wenhao did I come to understand that this visible clarity lies hidden in continuously and repeatedly over a long period (日复一日, ri fu yi ri - "day, repeat, one, day") of duty 18 meters underground.
The transformation of an underground water plant is a manifestation of the ecological protection and high-quality development strategy for the Yellow River basin in the daily life of cities. From passersby covering their noses and taking detours, to citizens sitting at leisure and studying in the ground-level park, the shift in what the masses feel is precisely the most tangible answer sheet of ecological governance. Governing the river and protecting the water has never been merely a technical challenge; it also requires patiently responding to the concerns of the people. One water worker after another stays rooted at the front line, dispelling doubts and winning recognition through communication, purifying every drop of sewage with care, and gathering the strength of every trickle into the tranquility of the great river, so that the Mother River may forever sustain its clear flow, benefiting the ten thousand households on both banks.
Return to TopIn recent years, Huainan City, Anhui Province, centering on the construction of a green agricultural product production, processing, and supply base in the Yangtze River Delta, has actively introduced modern agricultural technologies such as intelligent greenhouses and automated planting systems. Through standardized demonstration planting, it has driven the common development of surrounding farmers, family farms, and vegetable planting cooperatives. The photo shows vegetable growers tending to vegetables inside the Fengtai Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Demonstration Park in Huainan City on October 28.
Photo by Chen Bin (People's Vision)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王欣悦
Improving urban management mechanisms and the operation and management service platform, advancing the intelligent and refined governance of cities.
— Excerpted from the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan
In Nanchuan District, Chongqing, the establishment of tidal stall areas has achieved a "triple win" for public order, vegetable farmers' livelihoods, and residents' grocery shopping.
At 7 a.m., at the tidal stall area of Boxiang Yufeng residential community on Xicheng Street in Nanchuan District, 38-year-old Gong Xiaoyan is arranging the vegetables on her stall.
Customers come by to make purchases from time to time. "Before, I had to take a roundabout route to the vegetable market to buy groceries. Now I can come downstairs and buy such fresh vegetables — it's so much more convenient!" said resident Zhang Yi. "The tidal stall area is managed in perfect order (井井有条, jing jing you tiao - "well, well, have, order"), it doesn't affect traffic, and it adds a lively, everyday atmosphere to the community."
Five years ago, Gong Xiaoyan resigned to stay in Nanchuan District to care for her two young children, while her husband works in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. To supplement the family income, every morning she picks vegetables from her own plot in her hometown on the urban fringe and brings them into the city by cart to sell. "Before, I could only try to find a corner of the community to sell vegetables, and sometimes I would occupy the pedestrian walkway, which made me feel very embarrassed," Gong Xiaoyan said.
Mobile vendors occupying the road with their stalls and affecting traffic is a difficult point in urban governance. If law enforcement departments rely only on methods such as dispersal, fines, and confiscation of tools, it is hard to fundamentally solve the problem.
Yao Tao, director of the Nanchuan District Urban Management Bureau, realized during his field visits that solving this problem must balance public order with vegetable farmers' livelihoods. On the one hand, arbitrary occupation of the road harms residents' right to traffic and must be regulated; on the other hand, some peri-urban vegetable farmers have meager incomes — they want stable stall locations but cannot afford the rental fees for stalls in the farmers' market.
"We cannot simply keep dispersing them," Yao Tao said. "Only by combining both opening up and controlling measures (疏堵结合, shu du jie he - "dredge, block, combine"), and demarcating compliant business space for farmers, can we resolve the conflict at its root — both returning the roads to the public (还路于民, huan lu yu min - "return, road, to, people") and protecting the vegetable farmers' livelihoods."
The change came in 2023. After more than 10 on-site surveys and extensive consultation, Nanchuan District explored scientifically demarcating tidal stall areas in public spaces with concentrated resident demand, such as around residential communities and parks. The so-called "tidal" pattern means that within designated areas during two specific time periods — 6:00 to 10:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 — residents may set up stalls free of charge.
Upon learning the news, Gong Xiaoyan immediately submitted a stall application and completed real-name registration for the record. After moving into the tidal stall area, she found the neighbors especially harmonious: "Whoever comes first sets up first — no one ever fights over spots, and sometimes we even watch each other's stalls." Now, she earns 200 to 300 yuan a day selling vegetables at the tidal stall area.
As the tidal stall areas have gotten on track, how can governance methods be further improved? Targeting the friction-prone aspects such as operating beyond the marked lines, exceeding the time limit, and selling goods outside the permitted categories, Nanchuan District has tried introducing digital tools to crack the problem.
Above the tidal stall areas, drones conduct regular patrols, combined with artificial intelligence algorithms that automatically identify violations. "If a vendor crosses the line or exceeds the time limit, the drone issues an electronic voice reminder," Yao Tao explained.
Remote inspection not only reduces friction and disputes but also allows law enforcement personnel to grasp the on-site situation at the first moment and provide timely assistance, making management more humane.
"We also launched a 'one-stop' online service platform in 2024," Yao Tao said. In the past, farmers applying for a stall had to run to village committees and sub-district offices to get stamps and file records; now they can submit applications on their phones, and the approval time has been cut from two days to five minutes. The platform has also opened a feedback channel, where stall owners and residents can submit opinions and suggestions at any time.
As of September this year, Nanchuan District has set up 31 tidal stall areas, providing more than 2,100 stalls, driving agricultural product sales revenue of over 35 million yuan, and helping more than 3,000 people achieve employment at their doorstep. "During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, we plan to upgrade the tidal stall areas, introducing culture and specialty agricultural products to attract more young people here, so that urban public space can release more benefits for people's livelihoods," Yao Tao said.
Return to TopBy: 张雪妍
Urban public space resources are limited, and different groups of residents have different priorities in their demands. How to balance the interests of all parties and reconcile various conflicts is an important topic in refined governance.
From 6:00 to 10:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, Nanchuan District of Chongqing has set up tidal stall areas in designated zones, cleverly resolving the dual challenge of livelihood needs and urban management, and finding a balance between the two. With restricted business hours and orderly, standardized management, the tidal stall areas neither impede urban traffic flow nor conflict with residents' morning and evening grocery shopping times, and they also provide flexible workers like Gong Xiaoyan with opportunities to supplement their household income, achieving multiple benefits at once (一举多得, yi ju duo de - "one move, gain many") in terms of convenience, affordability, and benefit for the people.
We look forward to more refined governance practices taking root and becoming firmly established (落地生根, luo di sheng gen - "land, fall, grow, root"), so that cities possess both the beauty of order and the warmth of everyday life, truly delivering the well-being of the people to their hearts.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 洋 杨翘楚 何昭宇
From October 26 to 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party was held in Beijing, deliberating and adopting the "Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Several Major Issues Concerning Persistently Advancing Full and Rigorous Self-Governance of the Party" (hereinafter referred to as the "Decision"). During the session, some comrades attending the meeting accepted interviews with reporters. All expressed unanimously that the plenary session made major strategic arrangements for persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, fully demonstrating the historical initiative of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core to strengthen the Party and strengthen the country, and that it will surely guide the entire Party in improving governance and administration (励精图治, li jing tu zhi - "encourage, spirit, govern, rule") and striving to become stronger, continuously opening up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing the Party, and strengthening the Party in the new era.
The key to handling China's affairs well lies in the Party, and the key lies in the Party exercising strict self-governance and full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. The plenary session emphasized that the entire Party must, from the strategic height of consolidating the Party's long-term governing position and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deeply understand the major significance of persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party.
"The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, advancing with the times (与时俱进, yu shi ju jin - "with, time, together, advance"), made new arrangements for Party building, proposed new strategies, and clarified new requirements, profoundly elaborating the political logic, theoretical logic, and practical logic that to govern the country one must first govern the Party, that governing the Party must be strict, and that only when the Party prospers can the country become strong. This demonstrates our Party's confidence and pride in creating century-spanning great undertakings, and heralds the bright prospects of socialism with Chinese characteristics maintaining steady progress to achieve long-term success (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk, steady, reach, far")." Yu Hongqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Deputy Director of the National Commission of Supervision, said.
"The 'Decision' adopted by the plenary session is a Marxist programmatic document with historical penetrating power, political appeal, and strategic guiding force, fully reflecting General Secretary Xi Jinping's profound foresight and insight (远见卓识, yuan jian zhuo shi - "far, see, 卓越, knowledge") and his sense of commitment and responsibility, fully reflecting the firm confidence and great strength of the century-old Party, and will surely lead us to continuously open up new prospects for governing and managing the Party, revitalizing the Party, and strengthening the Party in the new era, and march toward the bright future of building a strong country and national rejuvenation." Wang Hao, Central Committee member and Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, said.
Liu Wei, Central Committee member, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Transport, said: "General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the plenary session and the 'Decision' adopted by the plenary session reflect that the strict tone of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has been consistent and continuous from beginning to end (一以贯之, yi yi guan zhi - "one, through, connect, continue"), reflect a profound grasp of the laws of the Party's own construction, and are an enrichment and development of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building. The 'Decision' will surely become a programmatic document for continuously advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era, and will surely have major and far-reaching influence on the development of the Party's and the country's undertakings."
"At the critical moment of the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party, focusing on the Party's historical mission and the overall situation of Chinese modernization, made major strategic arrangements for persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, fully demonstrating the high historical initiative and strong sense of mission and responsibility of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in governing and managing the Party, revitalizing the Party, and strengthening the Party, and is of milestone significance for continuously advancing the great new project of Party building in the new era." Luo Dongchuan, alternate member of the Central Committee and Secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee, said.
The plenary session reviewed the Party's more than 100 years of struggle and highly evaluated the great achievements of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era. All expressed unanimously that full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era has opened up a new realm of self-revolution for the century-old Party, promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the Party's and the country's undertakings, and enabled the Party and the people to win the historical initiative of strengthening the Party and strengthening the country. The achievement of these great accomplishments is fundamentally due to the navigation and helm of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and to the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
"Since the new era, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has promoted historic achievements and historic changes in the Party's and the country's undertakings, and the century-old Party is full of vitality and in its prime (风华正茂, feng hua zheng mao - "wind, flower, correct, flourishing")." Chen Gang, Central Committee member and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, stated: "'Persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party' is a basic conclusion drawn from deeply summarizing the experience and results of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party since the 18th National Congress of the Party, and is a fundamental requirement for practicing the Party's nature and purpose. Facing the future, we must persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, forge the Party to be stronger and more powerful, and provide a strong guarantee for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation."
"We must deeply understand the great contribution of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building to human political civilization." Liu Haixing, Central Committee member and Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said: "At present, the new problems and new challenges faced by political parties in some countries are emerging incessantly and endlessly (层出不穷, ceng chu bu qiong - "layer, emerge, not, exhausted"), and they hope to find reference paths and reference answers from us. Some countries, when communicating with us, have stated that 'the valuable experience of the Chinese Communist Party is worth learning from and drawing on by all progressive forces in the world' and that 'only by learning from China and learning from the Chinese Communist Party can one achieve great development achievements like China.' Facts have proven that the power of truth transcends national borders."
The plenary session clarified the principles to be followed in persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party and made systematic arrangements. All expressed unanimously that we must unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, and unswervingly and thoroughly (不折不扣, bu zhe bu kou - "not, break, not, mouth") implement the spirit of the plenary session.
Yu Hongqiu stated: "Discipline inspection and supervision organs are an important force in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. Born for the Party and fighting for the Party, they must take the Party's original aspiration as their own original aspiration and the Party's mission as their own life, firmly uphold the Two Establishments (两个确立) and resolutely achieve the Two Upholds (两个维护), take the lead in implementing the spirit of the plenary session, continuously strengthen political supervision, vigorously rectify conduct and enforce discipline (正风肃纪, zheng feng su ji - "rectify, wind, solemn, discipline"), firmly walk the path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics, and strive to write a new chapter of the times in persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party."
"On the new journey, for our Party to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country to turn the grand blueprint of the 15th Five-Year Plan and the Second Centenary Goal into reality, we must deeply comprehend the decisive significance of the Two Establishments, strengthen the Four Consciousnesses (四个意识), firm up the Four Confidences (四个自信), achieve the Two Upholds, persistently advance full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, strengthen the entire Party's sense of mission and responsibility, forever maintain the progressiveness and purity of the Communist Party, further improve the Party's governing capacity and leadership level, and provide a strong political guarantee for comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization." Liu Haixing said.
Wang Hao stated: "Zhejiang will surely bear in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, comprehensively study and implement the spirit of the plenary session, deeply practice the 'Eight-Eight Strategy,' unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to consolidate souls and build the Party, continuously promote the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's thought on Party building to go deeper and more practical, accelerate the building of a highland for Party building and a highland for clean governance construction in the new era, and always work in a down-to-earth manner, walk in the forefront, and bravely stand at the forefront of the tide."
"Always advancing in the direction guided by General Secretary Xi Jinping and unswervingly and thoroughly implementing the General Secretary's major requirements are the fundamental basis for doing Qinghai's work well." Luo Dongchuan stated that implementing the spirit of the plenary session should start from the fundamental task of strengthening Party spirit, strengthen education in loyalty to the Party, and study, think about, and practice Xi Jinping's thought on Party building; we must use full and rigorous self-governance of the Party to guarantee the high-quality development of all undertakings in Qinghai, firmly establish and practice a correct view of political achievements; we must adhere to being people-centered, achieve fair use of power, use power for the people, and use power with integrity, and strengthen the Party's governing foundation in ethnic regions; we must persist tirelessly without stopping (驰而不息, chi er bu xi - "gallop, and, not, rest") in rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline, treat the Central Eight-Point Regulation as a long-term iron rule and hard benchmark, always maintain a high-pressure posture in punishing corruption, and consolidate and develop a clean and upright political ecology.
"As a border ethnic region, Guangxi firmly upholds the Two Establishments and resolutely achieves the Two Upholds, and promoting high-quality development with high-quality Party building is the only way." Chen Gang stated that we must unswervingly emancipate the mind, innovate and seek change, strive toward the sea for strength, open up and develop, adhere to putting practical work first and innovation as the soul, let performance speak and let the people evaluate, and make new and greater contributions to realizing the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
"We will regard deeply studying and implementing the spirit of the plenary session as a major political task for the current and future period, more consciously deepen our understanding of the importance and urgency of persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, more consciously deeply study and implement Xi Jinping's thought on Party building, more consciously shoulder the political responsibility of persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, implement all the arrangements of the plenary session in a down-to-earth manner, and promote high-quality development of transportation with high-quality Party building." Liu Wei said.
"As scientific researchers of the Rocket Force, we must deeply study and understand the spirit of the plenary session, bear in mind the special political requirements of absolute loyalty, absolute purity, and absolute reliability, adhere to scientific research serving combat, answer well the question of 'for whom to do scientific research and why to do scientific research,' consciously resist unhealthy tendencies in the field of equipment scientific research, put all our minds and energy on researching warfare and planning warfare, continuously improve scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and contribute wisdom and strength to building a world-class strategic military service." Li Xianyu, alternate member of the Central Committee and researcher of a certain unit of the Rocket Force, said.
"Persistently advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party rectifies conduct and gathers momentum for work. Only with strong and powerful Party leadership can enterprise development be guaranteed." Li Chao, non-voting delegate and chief technician of Anshan Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd., said: "I will bring the spirit of the plenary session back to the enterprise and explain it to my fellow workers, help the enterprise strengthen Party organization building, lead the team to continue efforts in the directions of green and low-carbon development, intelligent manufacturing, and high-end products, promote the high-quality development of the enterprise, and transform the Party's political advantages and organizational advantages into development advantages."
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Recently, the Ministry of Transport and two other departments jointly issued the "Action Plan for the Promotion and Application of New-Energy Inland Waterway Vessels (2026–2030)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), which proposes accelerating application across all scenarios and strengthening support across the entire chain, so that by 2028 the number of new-energy inland waterway vessels in service will double compared with 2025; and by 2030, large-scale application of new-energy vessels will be preliminarily realized. The focus will be on promoting the application of electric and methanol-powered inland waterway vessels. Along the Yangtze River main line, the Xijiang River shipping main line, and elsewhere, a "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor will be gradually formed.
What new highlights does the Plan contain? How will the zero-carbon waterway transport corridor be built? Our reporter interviewed relevant experts.
Inland waterway new-energy vessels are moving from demonstration application toward large-scale development
On the ten-thousand-li Yangtze River, many vessels are competing for dominance in the current (百舸争流, bai ke zheng liu - "hundreds of boats, compete, flow"). In Fuling, Chongqing, the "Jianglong 1605," the first methanol-diesel dual-fuel hazardous-chemicals demonstration vessel on the Yangtze River main line, completed its maiden voyage; in Yichang, Hubei, the "Gezhouba," the world's first 10,000-ton-class all-electric bulk carrier for inland waterways, was successfully launched; in Yancheng, Jiangsu, after the "Chuangxin 19," the country's first methanol single-fuel-powered river-sea direct vessel, set sail, it has been plying between the Ningbo Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang and ports along the Yangtze River.
Today, the Yangtze River main line has become a green demonstration zone for the large-scale application of new-energy inland waterway vessels. It is expected that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the number of new-energy vessel construction intentions on the Yangtze River main line will reach 1,000.
"For a relatively long period, China's inland waterway new-energy vessels were in the stage of technological research and pilot trials; under the guidance of policy, development has accelerated in recent years," said Liu Xin, president of the Transport Planning and Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport. At present, the country has more than 1,200 new-energy and clean-energy inland waterway vessels, leading the world in overall scale and application level.
"It should also be noted that new-energy and clean-energy vessels account for less than 2 percent of the total number of inland waterway vessels, and the supporting regulations and standards, infrastructure, and key equipment need to be improved," said Feng Yue, vice president of the Waterborne Transport Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport. He believes the Plan will boost China's inland waterway new-energy vessels from demonstration application toward a new stage of large-scale development.
Covering all scenarios. With the goal of "preliminarily realizing demonstration application across all scenarios by 2028," the Plan expands the application scenarios from cargo vessels to more vessel types, including transport vessels, official vessels, and port operation vessels.
In December last year, the first batch of "oil-to-electric" converted official vessels in the country were put into use on the Yangtze River main line. Seven 30-meter-class fuel-powered maritime patrol vessels were converted into intelligent electric maritime patrol vessels featuring "zero emissions, high adaptability, and low cost," with green vessels safeguarding green development.
Running through the entire chain. The green vessel industry covers multiple links, including shipbuilding, energy supply, port supporting facilities, and shipping services, and no single force can achieve a breakthrough alone. The Plan explicitly proposes strengthening support for the entire chain of inland waterway new-energy vessels.
"The Plan takes into overall consideration the entire industrial chain, including fuel preparation, shipbuilding, refueling and charging facilities, operation management, and standards and specifications, and systematically lays out standard systems for safety, technology, environmental protection, and emergency response, striving to create a paradigm of high-standard, high-quality development for new-energy vessels," Liu Xin said.
Methanol and electric vessels will become the main targets for promotion and application
For the application of new-energy vessels, what will be the future focus of promotion? The Plan provides two technical routes for two application scenarios—
In passenger and cargo transport scenarios within 300 kilometers and below 3,000 deadweight tons, accelerate the application of electric vessels; in long-distance, large-tonnage cargo transport scenarios, promote and apply methanol-powered vessels.
There are many alternative energy sources currently available for shipping. Why do methanol and batteries occupy the "promotion slot"?
"From the perspective of achieving energy and technology self-reliance and controllability and green and low-carbon development, methanol and batteries have the greatest development potential," Feng Yue analyzed. Hydrogen and dimethyl ether equipment and technologies still require continued research and development; LNG (liquefied natural gas)-powered vessels, after years of development, have relatively complete regulations and standards, equipment technologies, and supporting facilities, and have preliminarily acquired the capacity for autonomous market development; considering the toxicity and radioactivity of ammonia and nuclear energy, conditions for their application on inland waterways are not yet available in the near and medium term.
Liu Xin said that the differentiated policy of using electricity for short distances and methanol for long distances can both give full play to the technical and economic advantages of various energy sources and effectively reduce the cost of trial and error for enterprises in their transformation.
Taking methanol and electricity as the leading directions does not mean abandoning other technical routes. Taking into comprehensive consideration factors such as safety, technology, economy, and emission reduction, at present and for some time to come, alternative fuels for inland waterway shipping will still present a pattern of diversified coexistence.
"From a global perspective, a unified consensus has not yet been formed on the technical route for shipping industry decarbonization," Liu Xin said. The Plan proposes supporting the development of new energy sources such as electricity and methanol and encouraging the exploration of applications of other new energy sources such as hydrogen in waters where conditions permit, which will promote the formation of a development pattern of complementary multiple energy sources.
Promoting the systematic upgrading of "vessel–port–refueling and charging station"
Reading the Plan closely, "zero carbon" is a high-frequency word, and the "zero-carbon waterway transport corridor" is particularly eye-catching.
According to the Plan, by 2028 a zero-carbon waterway transport corridor of 3,000 kilometers will be comprehensively formed; by 2030, this mileage will continue to increase.
What is a "zero-carbon waterway transport corridor"? The Ministry of Transport's relevant special plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan period clarifies: relying on inland waterways and coastal areas, through the systematic promotion of a certain scale of new-energy and clean-energy vessels and the supporting construction of (near-)zero-carbon energy refueling and charging facilities of a certain capacity, (near-)zero carbon emissions in waterway transport will be realized.
This means that this transport corridor is not the greening of a single vessel, but rather the systematic upgrading of "vessel–port–refueling and charging station."
In terms of the layout of refueling and charging facilities, taking the Yangtze River main line as an example, the Plan proposes accelerating the formation of methanol refueling service capacity running through the Yangtze River main line, with methanol refueling facilities to be laid out mainly at major ports or water service areas along the main line, such as Chongqing, Yichang and Wuhan in Hubei, and Nanjing in Jiangsu.
"These nodes connect the east and the west, link the south and the north, and join points into lines, ensuring that methanol-powered vessels can obtain continuous and convenient refueling services on the golden waterway of the Yangtze River," Liu Xin said. He believes this is conducive to solving the problems of having vessels but no fuel, and having fuel but no refueling. More importantly, it will promote the simultaneous planning and simultaneous construction of refueling and charging facilities and water transport infrastructure, guide the formation of a multi-level refueling and charging service network, and improve the overall operational efficiency of inland waterway shipping.
The Plan outlines the spatial pattern of the "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor: the "two horizontal" refer to the Yangtze River main line and the Xijiang River shipping main line, the "one vertical" is the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the "two networks" are the water network areas of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta.
Taking the "Jining–Xuzhou–Nanjing" route in the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal waters mentioned in the Plan as an example, the Jining-to-Xuzhou section will focus on developing electric transport of dry bulk cargo, and the Xuzhou-to-Nanjing section will deploy container electric liner services. In the future, charging and battery-swapping facilities will be provided at ports such as Jining, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Nanjing, and Yangzhou, as well as water service areas along the route. "This will better give play to the role of Jining Port in connecting inland waterways to the open sea (通江达海, tong jiang da hai - "connect, rivers, reach, seas") and continue to consolidate its position as a 100-million-ton major port on northern inland waterways," a relevant person in charge of Jining Port and Shipping in Shandong introduced.
From the technical route of advancing methanol and electric power in parallel, to the spatial layout of the "two horizontal, one vertical, two network" zero-carbon waterway transport corridor, an ever-renewing inland waterway network is emerging, and the era of green shipping is arriving at an accelerated pace.
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Not long ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), pointing out that the Canton Fair "has become an effective platform for China to expand high-standard opening up and promote the building of an open world economy," and declaring that China will continue to "advance an inclusive and beneficial economic globalization, continuously injecting new momentum into world development and prosperity."
The Canton Fair, 70 years, 140 sessions, never once interrupted. In the history of world exhibitions, this is a legend; in the course of Chinese modernization, this is a window.
Looking through this window, observing the transformation of industry, the rise of cities, and the light of civilization, we can better understand the backbone, original aspiration, and breadth of vision of Chinese modernization, and grasp what is meant by a global vision and Chinese flair.
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Industry is the backbone of the economy, and a modern industrial system is the material and technological foundation of a modern country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "We must focus the efforts of economic development on the real economy, providing solid material support for the realization of the Second Centenary Goal."
A single lamp reveals the backbone.
In 2000, 50 flashlight enterprises from Xidian Town, Ninghai, Zhejiang, squeezed into the 88th Canton Fair. Without fixed booths, they displayed their wares on the move; with insufficient marketing funds, several pooled money to print brochures. Their "first pot of gold" relied on low prices.
More than 20 years later, the shadow-soft low-position desk lamp jointly created by Foshan Lighting and Tsinghua University, which "shows light but not the lamp," won the Canton Fair Design Innovation Award's Supreme Gold Prize.
The transformation of the lamp reflects the transformation of industry.
Behind a single lamp lie chips, optics, algorithms, manufacturing, and operations and maintenance;
behind a new-energy vehicle lie batteries, motors, software, ports, and finance;
behind a single order lie supply chains, logistics, standards, and services...
Today's exhibition booths no longer display merely a single product, but rather the supply capacity of the entire industrial chain, the innovation vitality of China's modern industrial system.
At this session of the Canton Fair, 64 percent of exhibiting enterprises applied new technologies such as industrial internet and artificial intelligence; the share of new products and green products both set historical records.
"The real economy cannot be abandoned, and the traditional industries within the real economy cannot be abandoned; transformation and upgrading must be achieved through scientific and technological innovation."
From agricultural specialty products to the "old three items," and then to the "new three items," from paper catalogs to "concluding transactions on sample inspection," and then to "whole-chain solutions" — a history of the Canton Fair is a history of the evolution of Chinese manufacturing.
Surpassing "original equipment manufacturing" with "brand creation," replacing "low-price competition" with "value innovation," the code to the leap in industrial capability lies in the steps of "promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation."
This march toward the new benefits the world and empowers the globe.
Chinese new-energy equipment going global helps developing countries build their own industrial foundations; Chinese algorithms and Chinese models being deployed bridge the global digital divide... China's industrial system, advancing toward the new and the green, injects greater certainty into the world economy.
"Thank goodness for China" — this is the sentiment of many business visitors; "to walk with China is to walk with opportunity" — this is the consensus of even more investors.
"During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the development of new quality productive forces must be placed in a more prominent strategic position."
Actively promoting breakthroughs in frontier technologies and the development of future industries, striving to build emerging pillar industries, and continuously promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries — the potential for high-quality development is immense and its vitality is abundant.
With the pulse of innovation strengthening the bones of industry, Chinese modernization achieves success for oneself and for others.
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Cities are the carriers of modernization and important spaces for the people's happy lives.
"To blaze a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics" — General Secretary Xi Jinping is constantly keeping this in mind (念兹在兹, nian zi zai zi - "think, this, always, exists") in the building of people's cities.
In Chinese modernization, the people's livelihood comes first. Placing the people's livability and housing first, leaving the best resources to the people — this is the value yardstick for doing urban work well.
The Canton Fair's iterative upgrading measures the original aspiration.
When it moved to Qiaoguang Road, "foreign-related services" added new "jobs"; when it moved to Qiyi Road, Haizhu Square became a commercial core, adding new charm to the "Eight Sights of Guangzhou"; when it moved to Liuhua Road, hotels, theaters, and a railway station rose on suburban wasteland; when it settled in Pazhou, the city's center of gravity expanded eastward across the river, a new growth pole gathered momentum, and villagers and citizens alike shared the dividends.
In the new era, the Canton Fair has taken root in Pazhou, its quality ever fresh. Sea-air intermodal transport unblocks logistics, contactless customs clearance facilitates business visitors, riverside green belts improve the environment, and low-carbon exhibitions and digital-intelligent empowerment showcase innovation vitality... The world's largest exhibition complex displays a new posture of high-standard opening up.
What moves is the exhibition hall; what prospers is industry; what beautifies is the city; what warms is people's hearts.
Today, the Canton Fair is not only a "deal-matching venue" but also a "reception hall of the Greater Bay Area." Relying on the unified national market, Guangzhou's "capacity to allocate high-end global production factors" has been continuously strengthened, and it has been rated a "most livable city" for many consecutive years.
"Host one fair well, invigorate an entire city" — this is the governance wisdom of the Chinese Communists.
Shenzhen, Guangdong, uses the ICIF as a medium to activate the cultural industry, link cultural and tourism consumption, and integrate "scenery within the exhibition" into "everyday scenery."
The SCO Summit was held in Qingdao, Shandong, brightening the coastline, improving park greenways, enriching sports event scenarios, and turning the summit's dividends into quality of life.
The exhibition economy adds value to industry, and even more to the city.
"Striving to build vibrant innovative cities" — this is the necessary path to promoting high-quality urban development.
Beijing uses the CIFTIS as a bridge to accelerate the formation of new quality productive forces such as artificial intelligence and sci-fi cultural creativity, and the venue Shougang Park has achieved industrial renewal, transforming into a "city showground."
Shanghai uses the CIIE as a stage to strengthen the debut economy, gather innovation resources, and turn international exhibitors into investors in China, opening new space for high-level opening up.
Chinese cities are vibrant, warm, and internationally sophisticated.
"Take the realization of the people's aspirations for a better life as the starting point and ultimate goal of urban work, strive to build modern people's cities, solidly advance common prosperity for all the people, and promote the well-rounded development of the people."
Forging ahead on the new journey, what is renewed is the livable, business-friendly, and tourist-friendly face of cities; what remains unchanged is the original aspiration and founding mission of benefiting the people and serving the people.
"People's cities are built by the people and serve the people" — this reflects the most distinctive value foundation of Chinese modernization and gathers surging strength to overcome various risks and challenges on the road ahead.
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Chinese modernization is not only material abundance, but also cultural richness.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "To meet common challenges and move toward a better future, we need not only economic, scientific, and technological strength, but also cultural and civilizational strength."
A Canton Fair exhibitor badge is also a cultural invitation.
Inside the exhibition, Suzhou Zhixing Robot's "tactile-sensing data collection hand" makes lacquer fans, staging a "water-ink show" full of Eastern charm; Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital's AI pulse-diagnosis device amazes foreign merchants, showcasing the charm of traditional Chinese medicine... Integrating cultural stories into product design, activating cultural life with scientific and technological innovation, new products win favor.
Outside the exhibition, Guangzhou issued 20 million yuan in catering consumption vouchers, held a Canton Fair food carnival, created a "Canton Fair" cruise ship, and customized exclusive free one-day tours for overseas buyers... To do business, first make friends; to attend the exhibition is also to experience life.
The power of culture runs deep and still.
Foshan fish lanterns have become desk lamps, pendants, and dolls, with intangible cultural heritage going global; Chaozhou-Shantou inlaid porcelain patterns have been integrated into trendy bags, with Chinese-style design attracting global attention. Chinese style and Chinese flavor permeate quietly through commodity trade.
From "China Travel" to "China Shopping," and then to "Chinamaxxing" (extreme Sinicization) going viral on overseas social platforms, Chinese web novels, web dramas, and online games continue to enhance cultural soft power.
"Cultural confidence is the most fundamental, deepest, and most enduring force in the development of a country and a nation."
What moves the world about China is no longer merely goods and services, but also the vivid and approachable culture, and the civilizational concepts behind that culture.
The CIIE, the Canton Fair, the CIFTIS, the Consumer Expo, the Chain Expo... In the face of a turbulent international situation and a difficult global economic recovery, what China's national-level "exhibition matrix" conveys is precisely the value pursuit of harmonious coexistence, helping each other through difficulties (同舟共济, tong zhou gong ji - "same, boat, together, cross"), and achieving mutual benefits and win-win outcomes (互利共赢, hu li gong ying - "mutual, benefit, together, win").
"Coming to the exhibition feels like coming home" and "China is a safe haven for trade" — the sentiments of foreign merchants are an affirmation of China's opportunities and, even more, an endorsement of Chinese wisdom.
From promoting the implementation of the four global initiatives to proposing the Global AI Open and Inclusive Initiative; from jointly building economic and trade cooperation platforms to sharing development experience with Global South countries — what China contributes to the world is not only certainty and stability, but also profound reflection on "what constitutes a good life" and "how to open up the future of humanity."
Today's China has created a new form of human civilization; it is not only China of China, but also China of the world.
With a modern industrial system providing the source of power, modern cities serving as growth poles, and cultural and civilizational strength guarding the roots and soul, the broad road of Chinese modernization grows ever wider, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is an unstoppable force or trend (势不可挡, shi bu ke dang - "momentum, not, can, block").
(Written by: Peng Fei, Li Zheng)
Return to TopGrassroots work is complex, intricate, and highly varied. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized, "The more complex the work, the more it must be grasped at the crux." In this installment of "Readers' Forum," we have selected three submissions to join our broad readership in reflecting on how to better carry out work to a satisfactory standard.
—Ed.
Run Through, Run Deep, Run Thorough
Xia Mingwei, Anhua County, Hunan
Urban renewal faces no shortage of difficulties, such as dilapidated and unmanaged residential buildings and unauthorized construction by residents on their own homes. Putting in the "painstaking effort" — walking the streets and alleys, entering buildings, identifying problems, and listening to suggestions — and then forming a checklist ledger after systematic analysis can both lay a foundation for subsequent work and help improve the capabilities of officials.
Comrade Xi Jinping pointed out while working in Zhejiang, "When grassroots work is run through, run deep, and run thoroughly, our abilities will grow." Only when there is mud on your feet will you have a clear picture in your mind and find solutions when problems arise.
Running through requires both hard effort and keen eyesight. This means looking not only at "tall buildings and grand mansions" but also at "shady alleys." Adding elevators to old residential communities, renovating dilapidated housing, upgrading streets and alleys... Only by understanding reality at multiple levels, from multiple angles, and through multiple channels can we ascertain problems and situations as accurately as possible.
Running deep tests the relationship between officials and the masses. Climbing only one floor of a building will not reveal the views of most residents; listening only to surface-level opinions will not uncover the crux of a problem. To run deep, one must resolutely eliminate formalism and guard against a superficial inspection or cursory glance (走马观花, zou ma guan hua - "walk, horse, look, flower"), entering reality with one's "physical presence" and reaching the masses with one's "heart," so as to sort out problems and gain a deep understanding of the situation.
Running thorough emphasizes results and tests responsibility. Conflicts at the grassroots level have diverse causes and complex backgrounds, and some involve the interests of multiple parties. To solve difficult problems, one must dig deep into the roots of contradictions and dissect the crux of the issues, seeking the "key" from the Party's innovative theories and formulating policies based on the actual conditions of each locality.
Grassroots work reveals true competence. By running diligently and thoroughly, one can achieve greater governance efficiency and higher public satisfaction.
Learning to "Play the Ten-Finger Piano"
Luo Jing, Baicheng County, Xinjiang
During a visit to a village, I heard the village Party branch secretary talk about improving the living environment. At first, clearing away debris and demolishing illegal structures progressed quickly, but the villagers were very unhappy. It turned out that the small vegetable plots at residents' doorsteps and the old stone tables used for cooling off at the alley entrances had been cleared away as well. Later, the village officials changed their approach: while tidying up public spaces, they also designated small convenience vegetable gardens for farming households, took the opportunity of cleaning ditches to unclog the drainage pipe network, and added leisure seating in unused corners. He concluded: "Work cannot be approached one-sidedly; one must learn to 'play the ten-finger piano.'"
"Playing the ten-finger piano" embodies a systems perspective. Grassroots work has many points and long lines, with each link connected to the next. If one looks at problems in isolation and focuses all effort on a single matter, it is inevitable that one ends up solving one problem only to have another arise (按下葫芦浮起瓢, an xia hu lu fu qi biao - "press, gourd, float, up, ladle"). Rectification cannot focus only on appearances while neglecting substance; projects cannot prioritize growth rates while ignoring people's livelihoods; good deeds cannot chase speed while disregarding needs. Only by planning all work within the overall framework, taking all factors into account and coordinating them (统筹兼顾, tong chu jian gu - "coordinate, take into account, balance, consider"), and advancing in a coordinated manner can we avoid leaving behind lingering problems.
Playing the piano has its priorities and rhythms, and doing work also requires distinguishing primary from secondary and urgent from less urgent. Grassroots work often involves urgent and difficult matters intertwined and overlapping. If one is trying to deal with everything at once without distinction (眉毛胡子一把抓, mei mao hu zi yi ba zhua - "eyebrow, beard, one handful, grab"), on the surface one appears busy with feet barely touching the ground, but in reality one only ends up achieving little result with twice the effort (事倍功半, shi bei gong ban - "matter, double, merit, half"). To achieve real results, one must distinguish priorities and discern what is urgent.
By learning to "play the ten-finger piano," busyness can be directed at the right points, and work can be done with high efficiency.
Understanding Governance Through "Peeling Bamboo Shoots"
Wen Guoyun, Zizhong County, Sichuan
Recently, winter bamboo shoots have come to market. To enjoy this fresh delicacy, one must put in considerable effort. The shoot core is wrapped layer upon layer in husks. If one uses brute force, it is easy to damage the appearance and cause waste. Only by peeling from the outside inward, layer by layer, can one savor the flavor. This brings to mind that doing grassroots governance work well also requires the patience and meticulousness of peeling bamboo shoots.
Peeling bamboo shoots layer by layer is an attitude of prudent truth-seeking and also a method of making steady progress in an orderly fashion (循序渐进, xun xu jian jin - "follow, sequence, gradually, advance"). Grassroots governance is prone to two deviations: one is passively responding to contradictions and problems, allowing small problems to drag into major difficulties and minor disputes to accumulate into major conflicts; the other is being impatient for quick success, seeking only rapid resolution without pursuing governance effectiveness, which easily leaves hidden dangers. With steady steps and solid methods, moving forward in small strides and accumulating small things to form something great (聚沙成塔, ju sha cheng ta - "gather, sand, become, pagoda"), can we continuously improve governance effectiveness.
Solving problems cannot stop at the surface; one must, like peeling bamboo shoots, go from the outside to the inside and delve deeper layer by layer. What are the underlying causes behind neighborhood disputes? What is the full context of land disputes? By seeing through phenomena to grasp the essence, clarifying the crux, identifying the key points, and implementing targeted measures, problems will solve a problem easily and smoothly (迎刃而解, ying ren er jie - "meet, blade, and, solve").
Return to TopAutumn land preparation is the "opening move" of the year-round agricultural production cycle, helping to improve soil fertility and water-retention and moisture-conservation capacity, and to reduce pests and diseases in the coming year. In Beidahuang, multiple production units are seizing the golden operational window before the ground freezes, breaking with the traditional sequence of harvesting first and preparing land afterward, planning rush harvesting and land preparation as an integrated whole, and using high-standard autumn land preparation to protect the black soil, building up soil fertility and consolidating the foundation for a bumper grain harvest in the coming year.
This is precisely:
On the ridges, farm machinery sounds,
A bumper harvest with all grain stored safely (颗粒尽归仓, ke li jin gui cang - "grain, all, return, granary").
Do not slacken in banking up the soil,
The fertile fields await the spring sun.
Liao Yuanwen
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Regarding the development of artificial intelligence in China and the United States, a set of comparisons has recently circulated online: 55% of China's token consumption flows to AI short dramas and video generation, while 58% of the United States' consumption goes to programming, research and development, and enterprise automation. On this basis, the conclusion is drawn that China has once again turned "gunpowder" into "fireworks," and that "AI development has gone off track."
Setting aside whether the data sources are reliable and authoritative, ignoring differences in total volume, statistical caliber, and sample size, and drawing conclusions from simple mechanical numerical comparisons is inevitably arbitrary.
Moreover, although the direction of token consumption can, to a certain extent, reflect the market's "consumer spending flow," it is not the "master account" of a country's AI industry resource investment, nor can it be equated with the direction of technological research and development.
In fact, the cultural and entertainment industry is only one track of China's AI development. A large amount of "gunpowder" is being used for the "guns and cannons" that tackle major difficult problems.
Looking at policy, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council recently issued the Opinions on Developing New Quality Productive Forces, which clearly states "to lead the transformation of scientific research paradigms with artificial intelligence." The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan proposes "strengthening the integration of artificial intelligence with scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, cultural development, livelihood security, and social governance." In August 2025, the State Council issued the Opinions on Deeply Implementing the "AI+" Action, listing "'AI+' science and technology" as the first key action.
Looking at investment, the "computing power network" has been incorporated into the "six networks," and the country's first 100,000-card-class super-intelligent integrated computing resource pool has been officially launched; laying out foundational research, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has coordinated the creation of the "Panshi·Scientific Foundation Large Model 2.0," and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has released the "AGI4S Mount Everest Plan" aimed at major scientific research breakthroughs...
Looking at results, AI runs through the entire research and development chain of the "artificial sun," the China Space Station has adopted AI large models, and AI has greatly shortened the preclinical research and development cycle of new drugs...
China's AI development has always been anchored to national strategic needs and the people's needs for a better life, using resources where they are most needed (将好钢用在刀刃上, jiang hao gang yong zai dao ren shang - "take good steel, use on, blade, on"). The so-called "off-track theory" itself has gone off track.
Broadening our horizons, China, relying on its super-large market and complete industrial system, has brought AI into production and life scenarios such as factories, farmland, medical care, and cultural tourism. This development model that highlights an application-oriented approach embodies "letting artificial intelligence empower a thousand industries and ten thousand businesses." This is precisely where China's advantage lies, and it is also the soil that nurtures disruptive innovation.
From smart equipment in a Xuzhou factory completing a production line "transformation" in 10 minutes, to an AI veterinary system pushing the pig farming industry into the intelligent stage; from China's meteorological intelligent early warning solution "Mazu" being implemented in 8 countries and applied "on the cloud" in more than 50 countries, to smart mining solutions serving multiple countries and regions... actionable, replicable, and scalable "Chinese solutions" continue to emerge, helping oneself while also helping others (立己达人, li ji da ren - "establish, self, reach, others") and benefiting all people under heaven (兼济天下, jian ji tian xia - "universally, benefit, all, under, heaven").
While strengthening the hard-core foundation support, we are also activating the vast application market, advancing steadily and simultaneously (齐头并进, qi tou bing jin - "equal, head, together, advance"). Of course, China's AI development also faces challenges, but we have always been making efforts to tackle basic science and core technologies, overcoming difficulties in fields such as high-end chips, and have never "gone off track."
AI competition is a marathon, and viewing AI also requires a long-termist perspective. There is no need for worshipping foreign things and disparaging one's own (崇洋媚外, chong yang mei wai - "worship, foreign, flirt, foreign") or undermining oneself through false modesty (妄自菲薄, wang zi fei bo - "presumptuously, self, extremely, thin"). With firm confidence and coordinated breakthroughs in underlying technology and innovation in application scenarios, the prospects for China's AI are bright.
(Excerpted from the "People's Commentary" WeChat public account)
Return to TopBy: 孙 涛
I am a graduate of a junior college and also an online fiction writer. I write "popular genres" such as fantasy and urban fiction, and I also write realistic themes such as poverty alleviation and volunteer teaching.
Many people have had a "writer's dream." During college, I read a lot of online fiction, and a thought arose in my mind: could I write too? Once I decided to do it, I went for it—attending classes during the day and working hard late into the night (挑灯码字, tiao deng ma zi - "pick up, lamp, code, characters") in the evening. The first draft was rejected, the second draft was rejected, and on the third attempt I finally signed a "revenue-sharing contract." In nine months, I finished my first book, earning a royalty of over 4,000 yuan, and my great ambition (万丈雄心, wan zhang xiong xin - "ten thousand, long, heroic, heart") was more than half deflated.
Writing is not something built up by word count. After writing over a million words, I truly came to understand this truth. I could feel that I loved writing from the bottom of my heart. At that time, in the eyes of many people, online writers were not even considered a legitimate profession. If I did not change careers, I could only let my work speak for itself—write until people read it, write until I could support myself, write until my parents no longer worried about me.
I downloaded a pile of reading applications, settled down, systematically dissected the writing methods of good works, delved into the comment sections to study readers' points of excitement, and studied the rules of online fiction creation. Narrative logic, character building, pacing control—I pondered each one item by item. When I picked up the pen again, a turning point finally came: the reading data on the contracted platform rose steadily, and my works were even adapted into comics and audio novels, and the royalties finally became enough to cover living expenses. More importantly, the words I wrote gained weight.
Themes such as fantasy, alternate worlds, and time travel are having a very imaginative or creative mind (脑洞大开, nao dong da kai - "brain, hole, big, open"), fast-paced, and full of gratification, making them popular subjects in online fiction. Relying on mature formulas, I achieved good data. But after writing for several years, staying stuck in these themes, I unconsciously began to repeat myself. At that time, works on these themes were also gradually flooding the market. Formulas might bring short-term data, but I knew clearly that this was not a path for the long term.
Chasing popularity also requires opening new chapters. I tried a dual-track creation model: on one track, I diligently polished popular themes to secure my creative income; on the other, I tested the waters with realistic themes to broaden my perspective. The challenge of realistic themes lies in the fact that they must be true and cannot be detached. Only by understanding and comprehending real people can the characters you create stand firm. This was a completely different writing experience. I stepped out of my home, observing and thinking with the eyes of a creator; I went to the homes of villagers and listened to them tell stories about poverty-alleviation cadres... Fortunately, two of my realistic works gained considerable popularity, won awards, and even attracted foreign readers.
Indeed, online literature has a huge readership—how could everyone possibly have the same taste? Fantasy themes can satisfy people's imaginative reveries, but the stories of ordinary people on the land beneath our feet can also move the soul. Turning one's gaze toward reality, writing gains an inexhaustible source (取之不尽, qu zhi bu jin - "take, from, not, exhausted"), and words gain more enduring vitality. Looking out over the land of Shaanxi, the green waters and lush mountains, the intangible cultural heritage and local delicacies—all became themes of my writing. At this point, I no longer merely pursued the gratification of plot, but rather became more of a recorder, weaving the changes of the countryside and local customs and folkways into the lines of my text. Because of these writing experiences, when I once again took up fantasy themes, I was better able to break free from the shackles of traffic-driven storytelling and construct story logic. To put it plainly, whether fantasy or reality, both point in the same direction—using words to reach people's hearts.
In recent years, the wave of AI writing has swept in, and related discussions have increased. Although AI writing still struggles to meet the demands of high-quality creation at present, as creators we cannot help but think: as AI becomes more and more "capable," where do our unique advantages lie, and what is our foundation for standing firm? I think there is at least one point: the emotions born from the depths of life and the expressions that grow from the earth beneath our feet are things AI cannot replace.
Writing tales of righteous vengeance and leveling up and fighting monsters, while also recording the fireworks of the times and the warmth and cold of life, in ten years I completed more than ten online novels, totaling over ten million words. Looking back, I caught the great era of the flourishing development of online literature. Looking ahead, I am even more convinced that online literature is not merely reading material for mass entertainment, but also an important vehicle for telling China's story well and recording the changes of the times; and I am even more steadfast that this vast land will always be worth writing about, and can never be written to the end.
(The author is the online fiction writer "Jingzhe Luoyue")
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 蒋雪鸿
Profile
Ding Yihui, born in July 1938 in Cao County, Shandong Province, is a weather and climate scientist, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the first director of the National Climate Center. He has achieved many important research results in the fields of climate change, the Asian monsoon, and China's disastrous weather. He has received numerous honors, including the first and second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the second prize of the National Natural Science Award, the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award, and the World Meteorological Organization's Outstanding Achievement Award. He has been deeply engaged in graduate education for more than 40 years, training more than 70 master's and doctoral students, and cultivating a large number of outstanding talents for the field.
"The team successfully forecast that major flood, and I feel very gratified." Years later, when talking about a key forecasting effort, Ding Yihui, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, still finds it hard to contain his excitement.
In the summer of 1998, an extraordinary flood disaster occurred in the Yangtze River basin, and the flood situation in the Songhua River and Nen River basins was equally severe. As early as several months before the flood season arrived, the National Climate Center used numerical forecast models to make precise climate predictions. The forecast conclusions matched the subsequent actual flood situation, providing scientific predictive support for the disaster prevention and mitigation work for that major flood disaster.
From a time when meteorological forecasting technology was weak and the monitoring system lagged behind, to independently building a short-term climate prediction system that is precise, efficient, and safeguards the safety of countless households, Ding Yihui has devoted more than six decades to deep exploration in his quest to grasp the "pulse" of the Earth's weather.
Starting from scratch, "grinding out" a short-term climate prediction system
Ding Yihui's connection with meteorology originated from a physical examination. Before taking the college entrance examination in 1957, Ding Yihui was found to have red-green color weakness and could not apply for the physics major he loved, so he ended up studying meteorology instead. "From then on, I began a long quest in this mysterious and vast world," Ding Yihui said.
Counting from his undergraduate studies at Peking University, Ding Yihui has been deeply engaged in meteorological research for more than six decades. His research directions have shifted from stratospheric research in atmospheric physics, to upper-air wind analysis, monsoon experiments, ocean forecasting, and then to mesoscale and small-scale meteorology and even climate change... Each shift was because the motherland needed it and the people needed it.
In August 1975, localized cumulative rainfall in Zhumadian, Henan, caused reservoir dam failures and railway interruptions. Ding Yihui went to the disaster area with an investigation team from the Central Meteorological Bureau (the predecessor of the China Meteorological Administration). The scene after the disaster deeply pained him. This disaster completely changed his research direction.
In the following four years, he devoted himself to rainstorm research, summarizing the synoptic models, formation mechanisms, and dynamic and thermodynamic conditions of major rainstorms in China, and proposing a parameterization scheme to describe the role of mesoscale and small-scale cumulus cloud clusters. To study rainstorms in the Yellow River basin, he went to the Yellow River Conservancy Commission seven times for research. Ultimately, under the guidance of the renowned weather scientist and his mentor, Mr. Tao Shiyan, the team completed China's first monograph on rainstorm research, which won the first prize of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Natural Science Award.
Ding Yihui did not stop at clarifying the mechanisms of rainstorms; what he wanted to do was make warnings more precise.
In the mid-1980s, China's climate prediction was still mainly based on empirical statistics. Under the promotion of Mr. Zou Jingmeng, then president of the World Meteorological Organization, Ding Yihui led the development of an objective, quantitative short-term climate prediction system. In 1994, the National Climate Center was established, with Ding Yihui as its first director. In the following five years, he led the national key project of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, "Research on China's Short-Term Climate Prediction System." During the final assembly and tackling stage, he and his colleagues worked day and night and ultimately succeeded. From 1998, climate predictions produced by numerical forecast models were officially put into application. In 2003, the project won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.
"At the moment of winning the award, I had a mix of many emotions (百感交集, bai gan jiao ji - "hundred, feelings, intersect, join"). This achievement embodies the countless days and nights of arduous struggle of more than 700 scientists!" Years later, Ding Yihui still has a very vivid memory (记忆犹新, ji yi you xin - "memory, still, fresh, new") of that moment.
On the world stage, winning a voice for China
In 1979, Ding Yihui was dispatched by the World Meteorological Organization to India to participate in the monsoon experiment. This was his first step onto the stage of international cooperation. "Every morning, I rushed to the experiment base's briefing room to analyze weather charts and observation data, often working busily until late at night," Ding Yihui said.
In 1998, Ding Yihui took the lead in carrying out the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment, the first large-scale international monsoon experiment project led by Chinese scientists. Scientists from more than ten countries participated in the experiment, and six survey vessels worked at sea. "I maintained contact with domestic and foreign researchers around the clock," Ding Yihui recalled. The pressure during the experiment was enormous, but he always held his post until the experiment concluded.
The 1995 Rome plenary session remains vivid in his memory. Ding Yihui was then vice-chair of Working Group I of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and a member of the IPCC Bureau. "As the main speaker, I had to listen attentively to all viewpoints and then organize responses, which consumed enormous energy." In 2005, the World Meteorological Organization awarded Ding Yihui the "Outstanding Achievement Award."
Passing on the torch from one generation to the next (薪火相传, xin huo xiang chuan - "firewood, fire, mutually, pass"), training every student well
Over more than 50 years, Ding Yihui has trained more than 70 graduate students. He places particular emphasis on basic knowledge education, requiring students to read more than 50 English-language papers, and strictly enforcing the "three gates" of admission, thesis proposal, and thesis writing. "The graduate study period is related to a student's lifelong development. We must train every student well and must not mislead or harm students through poor teaching (误人子弟, wu ren zi di - "mistake, people, children, disciple")," Ding Yihui said.
He has taught the "Advanced Synoptic Meteorology" course for more than 40 years, preparing and updating the course materials every year as if teaching a new course. "The lecture's line of thinking and the key issues to highlight must first be played through in my mind like a movie," Ding Yihui said.
After more than six decades of exploration, Ding Yihui has distilled a unique approach to scholarship through repeated tackling of key problems and breakthroughs. In his view, there is never a shortcut on the road of scientific research; persisting in something with constancy (持之以恒, chi zhi yi heng - "hold, it, with, perseverance") in deep research is the key to scientific breakthroughs. Meteorological research is always attached to national needs and connected to the safety of people's livelihoods, so it must be grounded in reality and solve real problems. At the same time, he has always firmly believed that scientific research cannot do without a broad mind and teamwork. "An individual's abilities can only be brought into full play with the cooperation and support of the collective," Ding Yihui said.
Looking to the future, he believes that achieving breakthrough progress in short-term climate prediction will require at least another 10 to 20 years, but he firmly believes this difficult problem will eventually be overcome. "Short-term climate prediction, like all scientific research, has no shortcut." For the rest of his life, he will continue to deepen climate prediction research focused on monsoon forecasting, while also carefully nurturing the younger generation and leading young researchers to keep advancing toward new heights.
"There is no smooth broad road in science. Only those who fear no hardship and climb vigorously on the rugged paths can reach the summit of science," Ding Yihui said.
(Zeng Shenze participated in the writing)
■Reporter's Notes
A lifetime of scholarship, diligence above all
In interviewing Academician Ding Yihui, the most moving thing was not the many honors he has received, but the sincerity and perseverance of an old scientist spanning more than six decades. A lifetime of scholarship, diligence above all — Ding Yihui has been deeply engaged in meteorological research, always anchored to national needs. From tackling satellite meteorology and conquering the difficult problem of rainstorm forecasting, to building China's short-term climate prediction system, every adjustment of his research direction was an active commitment to serving the country, truly interpreting the original aspiration of serving the people through science and dedicating himself to the country with firm resolve.
Deeply engaged on the front line of scientific research, he won international voice with solid research results. From making his mark on his first appearance on the international stage, to leading major international research projects and arguing his case on the basis of reason in international climate negotiations, he broke down barriers and bridged gaps with professional strength, letting the voice of Chinese meteorological researchers resound internationally. Choosing one pursuit and devoting a lifetime to it, Academician Ding Yihui proved with his lifelong exploration that true scientific dedication begins with feelings for one's country, is achieved through solid work in tackling difficulties, and endures through pure love — and he has also set an example for scientific researchers in the new era.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 29) (Reporters Xie Xiyao, Wang Yuhao) A reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce on the 29th that the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued a notice on further improving the level of trade liberalization and facilitation of the Hainan Free Trade Port. The notice puts forward 16 measures centered on promoting the optimization and upgrading of trade in goods, promoting the liberalization and facilitation of trade in services, and innovating new business forms and models of trade.
In terms of trade in goods, focusing on key industries such as automobiles, petrochemicals, and new materials, it proposes support measures such as optimizing bonded supervision, bonded delivery, and R&D testing, strengthening the integrated development of trade and industry, and helping to strengthen, supplement, and extend the industrial chain. In terms of trade in services, it further expands independent opening-up in service industry fields such as medical care, insurance, and professional qualification recognition, improves the level of facilitation for foreign nationals entering the country and practicing their professions, and promotes the innovative development of leading industries such as tourism and modern services.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Wuhan, October 29) (Reporter Qiang Yuwen) On the 29th, the entire Line 12 of the Wuhan Metro in Hubei Province was opened for operation. As confirmed by the China Association of Metros, this is currently the longest metro loop line in China.
Wuhan Metro Line 12 runs through seven central urban districts including Qiaokou, Jianghan, and Jiang'an, connecting two major railway hubs, Hankou Station and Wuchang Station, with a total length of approximately 59.9 kilometers and a full journey time of about 96 minutes. The line was opened in two phases according to the construction schedule, with the first phase having been put into service on May 1 this year. With the opening of this second phase, the entire line has achieved closed-loop operation. With this closed-loop operation, travel efficiency for residents has been greatly improved. The entire line has a total of 13 interchange stations, enabling efficient transfers with 18 existing and planned lines.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, October 29) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on the 29th released the report submitted by the independent commission on the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Chief Executive of the HKSAR John Lee Ka-chiu, together with relevant government officials, held a press conference that afternoon to announce accountability matters and reform measures.
At the press conference, Lee Ka-chiu, together with relevant HKSAR government officials, apologized to the public for the Wang Fuk Court fire, stating that the HKSAR government will pursue criminal accountability against the persons involved and related companies in accordance with the law, investigate the shortcomings and failures of relevant civil servants, and decide that relevant principal officials bear political responsibility.
Lee Ka-chiu stated that the HKSAR government will carry out comprehensive reform on the basis of the independent commission's report, including prohibiting and combating bid-rigging in building maintenance works, establishing a cross-departmental task force to combat the crime of bid-rigging in building maintenance works, establishing a Building Maintenance Support and Services Bureau, reforming the operation and regulatory system for building maintenance, establishing a central data system and reforming the complaint mechanism, and setting up a steering committee chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR government.
Lee Ka-chiu stated that the HKSAR government will learn from past mistakes (汲取教训, ji qu jiao xun - "absorb, take, lesson"), strengthen its leadership role and sense of responsibility. He will lead the HKSAR government with full effort to solve problems and carry out comprehensive reform, and will not allow similar incidents to occur again.
Return to TopZhejiang is a major province in terms of reservoirs. As of the end of 2025, it had built 4,253 reservoirs of various types, with a total storage capacity of 45.2 billion cubic meters. In February 2025, the Ministry of Water Resources launched pilot work on the construction of smart dams, and four projects in Zhejiang Province — the Jingling Reservoir, Qingshan Reservoir, Tantou Hydropower Station, and Jingning Pumped Storage Power Station — were included in the scope of the pilot construction. Over the past year or more, Zhejiang has systematically sorted through national industry standards for water conservancy, electric power, energy, and other fields, the requirements of normative documents of the Ministry of Water Resources, and the pioneering exploration experience of major national water conservancy and hydropower projects, thereby clarifying the direction and consolidating the foundation for smart dam construction.
Taking the lead through pilot projects (试点先行, shi dian xian xing - "test, pilot; first, lead"), with scenario classification advancing in tandem
At the Jingling Reservoir construction site, an exploration of building a smart dam is underway: the concrete pouring of the dam is advancing in an orderly manner, workers hold intelligent vibrating rods, and the backend monitors in real time whether each vibration compaction is in place. In the past, insufficient vibration compaction would leave holes and honeycombing in the dam body, and could even cause cracks; today, every vibration compaction can be monitored in real time, turning vibration compaction into a quantifiable action. This national key water conservancy project aims at intelligent construction throughout the full life cycle of a concrete gravity dam, achieving "thorough perception, intelligent prediction, and precise control" of the dam from design and construction to operation. The practice of the Jingling Reservoir answers the question of how dams currently under construction can achieve intelligent construction, and also provides a reference for the renovation and upgrading of reservoir dams across the country.
In the path of advancing smart dam construction, Zhejiang insists on taking the lead through pilot projects, dividing the four pilot projects into two types of scenarios: new dams and existing old dams. On the one hand, there are projects under construction represented by the Jingling Reservoir and the Jingning Pumped Storage Power Station, which explore the path of intelligent construction and operation management throughout the full life cycle; on the other hand, there are completed projects represented by the Qingshan Reservoir and the Tantou Hydropower Station, which tackle the difficulties of digital transformation in operation management.
Establishing rules and systems, with three-level coordination and implementation at every level
Smart dam construction covers the entire life cycle of design, construction, operation, and management, and is a systematic project. Zhejiang promotes it in an integrated manner through institutional innovation. At the departmental level, scheduling is conducted monthly to understand pilot progress and coordinate on difficult issues in advancement, specifically tackling the "hard bones" of key special problems; at the division level, consultation is held weekly to jointly discuss the overall approach, practical paths, and application scenarios; at the pilot level, advancement is promoted weekly, coordinating all parties involved in construction and uniting them into one force, so that work implements measures to achieve tangible results (落地见效, luo di jian xiao - "land, ground; see, effect") and delivers outcome summaries on schedule. With three-level coordination and advancing step by step through successive levels (层层递进, ceng ceng di jin - "layer, layer; advance, progress"), the pilot construction has both a "baton" for overall scheduling and a "construction drawing" for coordinated tackling of difficulties.
Relying on the tiered and coordinated advancement mechanism, Zhejiang promotes project legal persons and main participating entities to pool collective wisdom and efforts (群策群力, qun ce qun li - "group, gather; group, exert strength") and jointly tackle difficulties, running the requirements of smart dam construction through the entire project process.
Institutions follow the project, and standards are set according to the scenario. Zhejiang has gradually formed a "1+1+N" provincial-level standardized guidance system: the "Notice of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Water Resources on Promoting the Construction of Smart Dams" clarifies the overall requirements, the "Work Plan for the Construction of Safe Dams, Ecological Dams, and Smart Dams" turns planning and design into an implementation framework, and the N special guidelines serve as specific operation manuals for different scenarios.
On this basis, Zhejiang has sorted out construction content covering 5 major systems — physical engineering, monitoring and perception, analysis and diagnosis, decision-making and control, and information networks — comprising 41 categories and 163 items, as well as more than 400 monitoring and perception, computational model, and information network service scenarios. The architecture of smart dam construction has moved from vague to clear, and has gradually acquired the conditions for expanding from point-based practice to area-based promotion.
Empowering through science and technology, appointing leaders to take charge of specific tasks (揭榜挂帅, jie bang gua shuai - "remove, list; hang, commander") to pool joint efforts
The "intelligence" of smart dams comes from the "core" of science and technology. Zhejiang has built a three-dimensional innovation system of "appointing leaders to take charge of specific tasks + integration of industry, academia, and research + collection of industrial technologies," gathering high-quality scientific and technological innovation resources at the front line.
Relying on the "engineering driving scientific research" model, Zhejiang has collected 17 scientific research topics around key fields such as intelligent design, construction, perception, decision-making, and operation and maintenance, and is tackling them with targeted efforts, of which 6 key topics have been successfully established as projects. At the same time, it has absorbed 87 high-quality achievements from 15 high-tech enterprises, research institutes, and universities from across society, opening up the innovation chain of "collection — project establishment — tackling of difficulties — implementation," so that scientific and technological achievements truly achieve successful results (开花结果, kai hua jie guo - "open, flower; tie, fruit") at the dam front line.
At present, Zhejiang's smart dam construction is still in the stage of exploration and practice. Next, Zhejiang will continue to advance the construction of the four pilot projects, further iterate the institutional system, and refine the experience and paths of intelligent construction of new reservoirs and digital and intelligent transformation of existing dams. Based on the actual needs of water security work during the period of the 15th Five-Year Plan, Zhejiang will further expand smart dam construction to more new and mature large and medium-sized water conservancy projects under construction.
Data source: Zhejiang Provincial Department of Water Resources
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郁静娴
Talent is lighting up villages one after another. The "2026 National High-Quality Farmer Development Research Report" recently released by the Central Agricultural Radio and Television School shows that in recent years, localities have promoted the implementation of the high-quality farmer cultivation plan, cultivating 613,600 high-quality farmers last year. At the same time, they have continued to advance training for leaders of practical rural talents and the "Leading Goose" project for cultivating leaders of rural industry revitalization, carried out comprehensive pilot programs integrating learning and application, and cultivated various types of local talents at multiple levels.
During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, adhering to the close integration of investment in things and investment in people, localities have accelerated adaptation to the laws of rural development and the characteristics of industrial transformation, continuously strengthened the building of rural talent teams, and led the bright future of comprehensive rural revitalization.
Notable Training Results
Leveraging the Driving Role of Rural Development Leaders
Provence, Ningfan 754... In the greenhouses of Yingfeng Plant Protection Professional Cooperative in Pingluo County, Ningxia, one or two varieties of tomatoes are launched on the market every month. Through methods such as wide-row dense planting and earthworm biotechnology intercropping and interbreeding, the plants have good light transmission and ventilation, and pests and diseases have also decreased.
The cooperative not only grows on its own but also drives more than 3,000 farmer households in 9 townships of the county to develop summer tomato cultivation. "We have developed more than 80 customers, and the annual scale of vegetable sales outside the region reaches 30,000 mu." Jiang Hongbo, chairman of the cooperative, said.
More than 10 years ago, however, the tomato market price experienced a cliff-like decline, and the cooperative suddenly lost more than 4 million yuan. Jiang Hongbo could not sleep all night: "Relying only on old experience to farm, how much further can we go?"
At a time of confusion, the high-quality farmer cultivation project extended an olive branch to him. Water-saving irrigation, formula fertilization, integration of water and fertilizer, IoT monitoring systems... The training courses targeted the shortcomings of local industries, provided follow-up services for trainees, and built platforms for external learning and exchange.
Today, the cooperative is not only a production base but also a national shared farmer field school, carrying out more than 20 training sessions each year and training more than 3,000 farmer households cumulatively. Having worked at the cooperative for 7 years, Shao Bo, a villager from Xinqiao Village, Qukou Township, Pingluo County, has grown from an ordinary farmer into a field instructor. "I hope to use the skills I have learned to help more fellow villagers." Shao Bo said.
"Rural talent cultivation should focus on development leaders." An industry expert introduced that rural development leaders still face a persistent supply gap. For example, among the 1.03 million rural collective economic organizations nationwide, based on differentiated calculations by village type in academia, the demand for rural collective economic managers is approximately 280,000 people, with supporting operational talent of approximately 1.14 million people; among the nearly 500,000 administrative villages nationwide, calculated on the basis of 1-2 governance backbone personnel per village, the potential demand for rural governance talent is 500,000 to 1 million people, and there is a significant gap between the scale of talent supply and actual demand.
The "2026 National High-Quality Farmer Development Research Report" shows that the demonstration and driving effect of high-quality farmers continues to strengthen, with 71.25% of high-quality farmers driving surrounding farmer households through methods such as providing agricultural technical guidance and unified sales of agricultural products, an increase of 0.78 percentage points over the previous year. 18.06% of high-quality farmers serve as village cadres, continuing to play a leading role in rural governance.
Iteration of Training Content
Adapting to the Development Needs of New Industries and New Business Forms
In recent years, new industries and new business forms such as smart agriculture, live-streaming e-commerce, and the integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism have risen rapidly, and profound changes have taken place in agricultural production and management methods. In a countryside changing with each passing day (日新月异, ri xin yue yi - "day, new; month, new"), workers' demand for upgrading knowledge and skill structures has become increasingly urgent.
What do farmers most want to learn? Technical skills remain the "basic foundation" of farmer education and training. This year, the Central Agricultural Radio and Television School carried out a national survey of farmer training needs, covering 118,000 farmers in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The results show that 68.1% of farmers most hope to learn key production technologies.
"The machine can be driven, but I cannot understand the know-how behind it." In Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Wei Zhihui of the Xin Nongmin Specialty Agricultural Professional Cooperative is an "old hand" at agricultural machinery. However, whenever repeated sowing or missed sowing occurs due to navigation signal drift or machine parameter deviation, he is at his wits' end (束手无策, shu shou wu ce - "bind, hands; no, strategy").
Smart agricultural machinery is different from traditional machinery, integrating multiple technologies such as BeiDou navigation, autonomous driving, and precise variable-rate operations. Carrying the confusion from production, Wei Zhihui participated in the high-quality farmer machinery operator skills improvement training class. Today, faced with plots of varying sizes and crops of different types, he can independently adjust operating parameters in combination with local soil and agronomic requirements, and can independently troubleshoot and handle simple faults. This year, Wei Zhihui completed more than 100,000 mu of intelligent operations cumulatively, covering more than 2,100 farmer households in 7 surrounding townships.
It is not only frontline agricultural production; farmers' demand for improving composite development capabilities such as policy interpretation and operational management is also a case of the rising tide lifting all boats (水涨船高, shui zhang chuan gao - "water, rise; boat, high"). In 2024, the added value of agriculture and related industries nationwide reached 20.6 trillion yuan, of which the secondary and tertiary industries accounted for 55.5%. "Local culture is upgrading into a modern production tool that can be empowered, disseminated, and operated, providing a new path for promoting industrial development, good rural governance, and common prosperity for farmers." Yu Rongjun, deputy secretary-general of the Rural Culture Revitalization Working Committee of the China Rural Development Association, said that transforming local resources into productive forces requires cultivating more professional cultural talent based on the endowments of each locality.
In Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, trainee Yilaga, who returned after completing studies at the Inner Mongolia Agricultural Radio and Television School, integrated traditional folk patterns with modern aesthetics, and the cultural and creative products she designed are not only sold across the country but also exported overseas.
"We have simultaneously integrated professional teaching staff from universities and research institutes such as Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, absorbed folk artists, intangible cultural heritage inheritors, social sports instructors, and wealth-building leaders to form a composite teaching staff pool, and cultivated a large number of local literary and artistic backbone personnel, rural sports talents, and local rural livestreamers, driving more than 500,000 farming and herding households to steadily increase their income by relying on a single skill." Shi Yunfeng, principal of the Inner Mongolia Agricultural Radio and Television School, introduced.
In recent years, the high-quality farmer cultivation plan has actively adapted to the development needs of the integration of primary, secondary, and tertiary industries in rural areas and new rural industries and new business forms, carried out comprehensive pilot programs integrating learning and application, implemented the cultivation project for leaders of new rural industries and new business forms, and continuously expanded the fields of farmer education and cultivation. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, a cumulative total of 500,000 people were trained around new rural industries and new business forms.
Upgrading of Training Concepts
Greater Attention to Capacity Building and Sustained Growth
To advance comprehensive rural revitalization, talent cultivation is a "slow variable," and the key lies in sustained, long-term effort.
In Guizhou, to promote "Guizhou products going out of the mountains," e-commerce talent cultivation is one of the work priorities. In practice, Zeng Yiru, deputy general manager of Guizhou Provincial Talent Training Center Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guizhou Provincial Agricultural Development Group, found that many trainees had built up their accounts, but problems followed one after another: logistics costs were on the high side; traffic came quickly and left quickly, making it difficult to sustain account popularity...
"To achieve a seamless connection from the classroom to the market, it is necessary to go the extra mile to ensure success (扶上马还要再送一程, fu shang ma hai yao zai song yi cheng - "help, mount horse; still, need, again, send, one, journey")." Zeng Yiru said that the training center proactively connected with major platforms, listed more than 20 types of Guizhou agricultural specialty products, and linked up with the "Rural Guardians" plan to broaden growth channels for local rural livestreamers. At the same time, it carried out series of activities such as "Guizhou Cuisine Direct Express" and "Guizhou Products Going Global," opening up export channels to Southeast Asia and other places, giving priority to including the products of outstanding trainees in "Guizhou Products" certification, and connecting them to group meal distribution and cold-chain supply chains. At present, more than 2,000 trainees in Guizhou have carried out order cooperation with Guizhou Provincial Agricultural Development Group, benefiting more than 70,000 farmer households.
The newly revised Agriculture Law this year proposes "giving play to the role of agricultural radio and television schools in improving farmers' cultural and technical quality and production and management skills." Agricultural radio and television schools at all levels, as "schools without walls," have cultivated a large number of agricultural and rural talents for China at different stages.
"Industrial forms and talent needs are changing, and the concepts and methods of education must inevitably change accordingly. Farmer education and training cannot stop at one-time supply of 'filling whatever is lacking,' but must pay more attention to capacity building and sustained growth." A person in charge of the relevant department of the Central Agricultural Radio and Television School believes that in terms of the orientation of education, the shift must be from "teaching a skill" to "promoting the improvement of comprehensive capabilities"; in terms of the mechanism of education, the shift must be from "one-time training" to "continuous empowerment for growth"; in terms of the method of education, the shift must be from "teaching-centered" to "farmer growth-centered." By continuously giving play to the advantages of the system, grasping the characteristics of farmers "learning by doing and doing by learning," further studying the laws of farmer growth, innovating educational methods, and pooling educational resources, farmers' sustained growth will be supported.
Data source: "2026 National High-Quality Farmer Development Research Report"
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Another year of fine autumn weather arrives, and the 33rd China Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Achievements Fair and the 2026 SCO Agricultural Expo are held from October 25 to 29.
The theme of this year's Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair is "New Quality Productive Forces · New Future for Agriculture," while the concurrently held SCO Agricultural Expo is themed "Deepening Practical Cooperation · Jointly Drawing a Blueprint for Development." All 27 SCO member states are exhibiting, with 51 countries and regions and more than 2,200 enterprises gathering in the Yangling Demonstration Zone of Shaanxi Province. Cutting-edge technologies including core germplasm resources, digital-intelligent agriculture, intelligent agricultural machinery, facility agriculture, and green breeding and cultivation are showcased together, jointly answering the "call of technology" for new quality productive forces in agriculture.
New technologies are making breakthroughs
Equipment steps out of the exhibition hall, technology boosts income
At 8 a.m., a long queue forms at the entrance of the Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair exhibition halls. The spots in the halls displaying "iron fellows" are usually the liveliest.
A strawberry-picking robot precisely moves its mechanical arm, a laser weeding machine uses light beams to remove weeds, and rows of crop-protection drones stand in formation awaiting takeoff... At the booth of Yangling Chongyu Agriculture, Forestry, Water Conservancy and Water Resources Technology Group, several Central Asian merchants lean over to study a rainwater harvesting and supplementary irrigation schematic, from time to time asking questions about irrigation methods for arid regions.
"This rain-harvesting and supplementary irrigation system for dryland farmland intercepts and stores rainwater on site and collects water from slopes, relying on photovoltaic power to lift and store water, and then delivering precise drip irrigation as needed during the dry season," says Li Teng, a staff member of Chongyu Group. "At present, the team has already reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Egyptian clients."
For agricultural business entities, the Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair is a routine resource-docking hub. The fair brings together domestic and international agricultural business entities, opens up the upstream and downstream chains, and project negotiations, production-marketing matchmaking, and investment attraction land one after another, with cumulative investment and transaction volume exceeding one trillion yuan. Many start-up agricultural enterprises obtain their first orders and find their first batch of partners here.
Whether a technology can solve problems in the fields — the people who farm the land have the most say.
Zhang Yiping, a livestock farmer from Zhouzhi County, Xi'an, comes to the Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair every year. At the fair's expert lectures, he was exposed to the idea of digitalized breeding, and boldly tried renovating his chicken houses.
"In the past, raising chickens kept six people busy from morning to night. Now one person manages 100,000 chickens. The burden of breeding is lighter, but the returns are much better," says Zhang Yiping. "The technologies learned here and the breeds brought back all ultimately translate into higher yields and greater income."
Over more than 30 years, the Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair has cumulatively displayed more than 190,000 items of the latest agricultural scientific and technological achievements, applicable technologies, and projects, attracting more than 33 million visits from farmers across the country to "seek experience," and promoting the application of 12,000 scientific and technological achievements and technologies to the fields.
New scenarios are expanding
Building a real examination ground, with effects covering the whole year
The mechanical arm rises and falls, and a bunch of ripe grapes steadily lands in the harvest basket. At the Shenzhen exhibition area located in Hall D of this year's Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair, Kuang Haozheng, a designer at Meinong Robot Co., Ltd., lightly taps a tablet computer to demonstrate the operation process of the grape-picking robot.
"This equipment can harvest 4,800 kilograms of grapes in eight hours, effectively alleviating the difficulties of labor shortages and rising labor costs during the harvest season," Kuang Haozheng explains. "Our core advantage lies in AI visual recognition, integrating deep learning and multi-sensor collaborative technology, which can automatically distinguish fruit ripeness, berry size, and skin color, achieving higher picking precision."
The Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair builds application scenarios, making the fields a real examination ground for testing equipment and verifying solutions. The main venue sets up 23 demonstration sites, synchronized with exhibition displays across 10 cities in Shaanxi. Large agricultural machinery from brands such as John Deere, YTO Group, and Weichai Lovol drives into the test fields, with unmanned seeders moving at a steady pace along preset routes; in the smart greenhouses, soilless-cultivated vegetables grow fresh and tender; in the standardized beef cattle barns, plump and sturdy beef cattle feed quietly.
At the Yangling International Kiwifruit Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park, on the intelligent sorting and grading production line, washing, visual recognition, grading, and packing are done in one continuous motion (一气呵成, yi qi he cheng - "one, breath, complete, achieve"). Chao Yue, the park's manager, says: "From variety breeding and field management to post-harvest sorting and cold-chain sales, the entire chain — the industrial solution can be implemented as soon as it is taken up."
The effect of field demonstrations is not limited to the five-day fair period. This year's Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair innovatively adopts a dual-track model combining centralized exhibition with year-round demonstration. After the fair concludes, it will continue to organize field training sessions and agricultural technology lectures in line with the farming calendar, remaining open year-round to researchers, family farms, and grassroots agricultural technicians.
The Yangling Demonstration Zone showcases an integrated model of coordinated support combining good farmland, good seeds, good machinery, and good methods, with more than 1,600 varieties, technologies, standards, and breeding and cultivation models replicated and promoted on a large scale nationwide. The zone has successively established more than 350 science and technology demonstration sites across 23 provinces, helping form five national advantageous industrial clusters in apples, kiwifruit, dairy goats, fresh-eating jujubes, and Sichuan pepper. Agricultural technologies born here achieve an annual promotion area exceeding 120 million mu, with cumulative promotion benefits reaching 237 billion yuan.
New cooperation is taking root
Docking with overseas demand, contributing agricultural technology strength
This year, the SCO Agricultural Expo has set up its own dedicated hall for the first time. Entering Hall C of the exhibition area, a feast for the eyes (琳琅满目, lin lang man mu - "forest, forest, full, eye") of assorted dried fruits, spices, and handicrafts greets visitors, with Chinese, Russian, Kyrgyz, Arabic, and other languages interweaving in the air.
New friends who have come from afar bring cooperation demands. Germany's century-old agricultural enterprise Neudorff makes its first appearance at this year's Yangling Agricultural High-Tech Fair. "We hope to carry out adaptive research and development jointly with domestic agricultural and forestry universities and colleges, adapting to domestic soil and planting habits," says Wang Zhijun, head of the enterprise's exhibition area.
Old friends who have cultivated the relationship for years head to a win-win appointment. "We have participated in the fair for many consecutive years, and this time we have brought nearly 30 food-type agricultural products," says Qi Shiming, a staff member at the Russian booth. The negotiation targets include both domestic distributors and purchasers from other countries, with everyone either discussing agency sales channels or planning regional joint development.
Since the SCO Agricultural Technology Exchange, Training and Demonstration Base began its planning in 2019 and was officially inaugurated in 2020, the base has successively dispatched 73 groups and more than 190 experts abroad to conduct experiments, carrying out evaluation and identification of 115 varieties across 13 major categories including wheat, corn, and soybeans. A number of mature technologies such as dwarf rootstock dense planting for apples and drought-resistant cultivation have been demonstrated and implemented in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Data show that adapted wheat varieties can increase yields by up to 60 percent compared with local original varieties; the intelligent water-fertilizer integration system saves 50 percent of water compared with traditional irrigation; and the dwarf rootstock intensive apple cultivation model can increase yield by 300 kilograms per mu.
A number of demonstration projects are reaping tangible harvests this year.
In Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan, the China-Kyrgyzstan Apple Improved Variety Demonstration Garden has borne fruit for the first time. Wang Zhigao, director of the Park Service Center of Yangling Modern Agriculture International Cooperation Group Co., Ltd., explains: "Saplings can take shape in the first year after planting and bear fruit in the second year, entering the full-yield period two years earlier than local traditional cultivation models. With the supporting intelligent water-fertilizer system, water resource utilization efficiency has increased by 70 percent."
"In the next step, we will consolidate the three major functions of technology exchange, talent training, and field demonstration, steadily promote the export of improved varieties, agricultural machinery and equipment, and agricultural technology services, and contribute agricultural technology strength to building the SCO community with a shared future," says a relevant official of the Yangling Demonstration Zone.
Return to TopGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "The ecological environment governance and protection of Baiyangdian Lake, benefiting both the present and future generations (功在当代、利在千秋, gong zai dang dai, li zai qian qiu - "merit, in, current, era; benefit, in, thousand, autumns"), must be planned as a whole and steadily advanced." As the "kidney of North China" and the "lake of life" for Xiong'an New Area, Baiyangdian Lake carries important functions such as safeguarding the ecological security of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, protecting biodiversity, and supporting the high-quality development of Xiong'an New Area.
I have lived in Guangdian Village by Baiyangdian Lake since childhood. In my childhood memories, the water of Baiyangdian Lake was very clear, and one could see fish swimming to and fro in the water at a glance. From the 1980s to the beginning of this century, with the discharge of upstream wastewater and surrounding sewage, coupled with non-point source pollution, Baiyangdian Lake faced an unprecedented (前所未有, qian suo wei you - "before, what, not, have") ecological crisis.
After the establishment of Xiong'an New Area in 2017, Baiyangdian Lake ushered in the largest-scale systematic ecological governance in its history. Enterprises with "scattered, disorderly, and polluted" operations within the basin were shut down, and a defense line against external pollution sources was firmly built across the entire basin. Today, this largest freshwater wetland ecosystem on the North China Plain has achieved a historic leap in ecological improvement, with the water quality of the lake area remaining stably at Class III for five consecutive years.
As a photographer, I have used the camera in my hands to record the changes of Baiyangdian Lake over these years. In the past, I had to search everywhere with my camera; now, a casual shot captures beautiful scenery. The green transformation of Baiyangdian Lake is a vivid practice of Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization and also a splendid answer sheet of ecological priority and green development since the establishment of Xiong'an New Area nine years ago.
(The author of the text and photos is Zhang Xuenong, chairman of the Baiyangdian Photographers Association of Anxin County, Xiong'an New Area, Hebei; compiled and organized by People's Daily reporter Shao Yuzi)
Return to Top(People's Daily, Shanghai, October 29) (Reporter Wang Yinxin) The reporter learned from the Shanghai Futures Exchange: On October 27, the London Metal Exchange officially launched a futures contract benchmarked to the settlement price of hot-rolled coil futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. This is the first time that a Chinese metal futures price has been applied, through a settlement-price licensing arrangement, to a futures contract listed on an established overseas futures exchange. This listing effectively expands the application scenarios of the renminbi in international trade in bulk commodities and reflects the recognition by mature international markets of futures products with Chinese characteristics.
According to the introduction, the hot-rolled coil futures market on the Shanghai Futures Exchange has a large market size and good liquidity, and its price has gradually become an important pricing reference for overseas imports of Chinese steel plates. In recent years, the internationalization process of the Shanghai Futures Exchange has continued to accelerate. At present, a total of 11 specific products are open to overseas traders, and 47 products are open to qualified foreign investors.
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The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party proposed: "We must uphold the Party Constitution as the fundamental code of conduct for the entire Party." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The Party Constitution is the fundamental law of the Party, the general basis and general guideline for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, and also the general rule and general guideline for the words and deeds of all Party members." The Party Constitution centrally embodies the Party's nature, purpose, and important propositions, stipulates the Party's important systems and institutional mechanisms, and is the fundamental code of conduct that the entire Party must jointly observe. The most solid guarantee for ensuring that the Party always remains a vibrant Marxist governing party that stays at the forefront of the times, enjoys the heartfelt support of the people, and can withstand various trials of wind and waves lies in the entire Party studying the Party Constitution, abiding by the Party Constitution, implementing the Party Constitution, and upholding the Party Constitution. On the new journey, to advance full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in depth, we must firmly establish Party Constitution awareness, implement the various provisions of the Party Constitution throughout the entire process and all areas of Party governance, and, taking the Party Constitution as the foundation, persist in doing so continuously (持之以恒, chizhiyiheng - "hold, with, to, long") in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, so as to provide a strong political guarantee for comprehensively advancing the building of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
Deeply understand the internal logic of taking the Party Constitution as the foundation to persist in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "We must uphold and strengthen the Party's leadership in all respects, persist in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, strengthen the entire Party's sense of mission and will to strive, consolidate the Party's unity and solidarity, maintain the purity of the Party's ranks, and improve the Party's governing capacity and leadership level." When laws and regulations are clear, governance is accomplished; when the foundation is solid, branches and leaves flourish. As the highest law for governing the Party, the Party Constitution is the cornerstone for the entire Party to establish rules and clarify discipline. Taking the Party Constitution as the foundation to persist in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party vividly embodies the inner essence of Marxist party-building theory, condenses the valuable experience of the Communist Party of China's more than one hundred years of struggle, especially the full and rigorous self-governance of the Party in the new era, and contains far-reaching considerations regarding the original aspiration of Party building and the laws of Party governance.
The Party Constitution is the continuous source of fresh inspiration or resources (源头活水, yuan tou huo shui - "source, head, living, water") for the foundation of a Marxist party's establishment, the rules for its governance, and the law for its administration. The Party Constitution is the political charter jointly upheld by all Party members and the fundamental norm for the Party to achieve organization and combat effectiveness. Marxist classical writers have always attached great importance to the regulatory role of constitutions in the construction of proletarian parties. When Marx and Engels drafted the constitution for the Communist League, they stipulated that members must "obey all resolutions of the League," laying the foundation for proletarian parties to establish rules and govern the Party in accordance with their constitutions. From its very birth, the Communist Party of China inherited and developed this Marxist principle of party building. From the adoption of the "Program of the Communist Party of China" at the First National Congress, to the formulation of the Party's first "Constitution of the Communist Party of China" at the Second National Congress, and then to the revised "Constitution of the Communist Party of China" at the 20th National Congress, the formulation and improvement of the Party Constitution reflects the leap of our Party from its initial organizational founding to its vigorous growth. For more than one hundred years, the Party Constitution has always occupied an important position in the Party's development and is the political declaration for the entire Party to unify thinking and gather strength. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping's important expositions on the Party Constitution have further deepened the understanding of the laws governing the construction of a Marxist governing party. He pointed out: "The Party Constitution is the general charter for our Party's establishment, governance, and administration, and is the most basic, most important, and most comprehensive code of conduct for the entire Party." This makes the function of the Party Constitution in Party building in the new era clearer, namely, through fundamental norms to safeguard the Party's nature and purpose, unify the entire Party's thinking, will, and actions, and regulate intra-Party political life, so that the Party's self-construction always advances in the correct direction.
Respecting and upholding the Party Constitution is valuable historical experience in exploring and advancing the Party's revolutionary forging. Strictly implementing the Party Constitution is important experience for safeguarding the Party's unity and solidarity, maintaining organizational discipline, and ensuring the smooth development of the Party's cause. History shows that the more the Party's cause is at a major turning point or under severe trials, the more it is necessary to unify thinking, regulate organizations, and enforce strict discipline through a rigorous Party Constitution. Comrade Mao Zedong emphasized that "the Party is a combination of the outstanding elements of the people, who are all voluntarily willing to accept restraint, that is, to recognize the Party program and Party Constitution, obey the Party's resolutions, and be willing to make self-sacrifice," clarifying the political requirement that Party members must consciously accept the constraints of the Party Constitution. Comrade Deng Xiaoping pointed out that "a country must have national laws, and a party must have party rules and party laws. The Party Constitution is the most fundamental party rule and party law. Without party rules and party laws, national laws are difficult to guarantee," incisively revealing the lofty status of the Party Constitution and the relationship between party rules and party laws and national laws. Since the 18th National Congress of the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has incorporated full and rigorous self-governance of the Party into the strategic layout of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy, started the breakthrough by formulating and implementing the Central Eight-Point Regulation, made comprehensive efforts by establishing rules and clarifying discipline, and in particular carried out the learning and education activity of "studying the Party Constitution and Party regulations, studying a series of speeches, and being qualified Party members," so that the requirements of respecting the Party Constitution and practicing the Party Constitution extend to every branch and reach every Party member. At the same time, the Party Central Committee has on many occasions written the Party's major theoretical innovation achievements, practical innovation achievements, and institutional innovation achievements into the Party Constitution, enabling the Party Constitution to be continuously enriched and improved with the development of the times and demonstrating a strong vitality of keeping pace with the times. In a certain sense, the history of the Communist Party of China is the history of the Party Constitution keeping pace with the times, being continuously revised and improved, and becoming increasingly mature and finalized. Only by making good use of the Party Constitution and implementing it thoroughly can our Party always maintain a healthy body and escape the historical cycle of rise and fall, order and chaos.
Taking the Party Constitution as the foundation is an inherent requirement for improving the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party. Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is a complex systematic project that must be supported by a scientific and complete system. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "To improve this system, we need to adhere to governing the Party with institutions and regulations, and more prominently promote the organic connection, integrated aggregation, and coordinated cooperation of all aspects of Party building." Improving the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party lies at its core in promoting full coverage of content, full coverage of objects, a complete chain of responsibilities, and full connectivity of institutions in Party governance. The Party Constitution occupies an important position in this system of overseeing the overall situation and grasping the key points. The Party Constitution stipulates the Party's nature, purpose, line, principles, and basic policies, stipulates the duties and authority of Party organizations at all levels, stipulates the rights and obligations of Party members, and stipulates the Party's disciplinary sanctions and operational systems. All other laws and regulations within the Party, whether they are norms, regulations, measures, or detailed rules, derive their basis and spiritual essence from the Party Constitution and must not conflict with it. Taking the Party Constitution as the foundation means making all institutional designs, strategic deployments, and practical measures of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party align with and benchmark against the Party Constitution, ensuring that the system for full and rigorous self-governance of the Party does not deviate in political direction, does not disconnect in functional architecture, and does not become obstructed in operational mechanisms, truly forming a party governance structure with the Party Constitution at its core that is complete, scientific, standardized, and efficient.
Accurately grasp the important position of the Party Constitution in persisting in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Adhere to using the Party Constitution to guide and regulate all work of Party building, and comprehensively improve the scientific level of Party building." The Party Constitution occupies an important position in the overall layout of Party building and has an original guiding and regulating role. Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party has at its core the strengthening of the Party's leadership, with comprehensiveness as its foundation, strictness as its key, and governance as its crux. The Party Constitution provides the most concentrated and authoritative principled regulations for all aspects of Party building, clarifies the core purpose, institutional arrangements, and value standards of all aspects of building, and is the action benchmark for all areas of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party to work in the same direction and advance together.
Use the Party Constitution as the yardstick to consolidate political construction and resolutely achieve the Two Upholds. The Party's political construction is the Party's fundamental construction and determines the direction and effectiveness of Party building. The Party Constitution establishes upholding the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership as the highest political principle of the entire Party, and determines from a legal perspective the political positioning, political stance, and political resolve that Party members and leading cadres must possess. The 20th National Congress of the Party solemnly wrote the achievement of the Two Upholds into the Party Constitution, so that resolutely upholding General Secretary Xi Jinping's core position in the Party Central Committee and the entire Party, and resolutely upholding the authority of the Party Central Committee and its centralized, unified leadership, were formally elevated from major political practice to the fundamental legal will that the entire Party must obey. The "Four Obediences" principle explicitly stipulated in the Party Constitution has at its core the entire Party obeying the Central Committee, and the Two Upholds are precisely the concentrated embodiment and institutionalized crystallization of this core principle in the new era. Specifically, the Party Constitution not only requires all Party comrades, especially leading cadres, to constantly examine their political words and deeds against the Party Constitution at all times and in all places, always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, and never deviate or stray in political stance, political direction, political principles, or political path; it also writes the implementation of the Party's basic theory, basic line, and basic strategy into it, determining the political direction for serious intra-Party political life and the development of a positive and healthy intra-Party political culture, ensuring that Party organizations at all levels remain as solid as a rock (坚如磐石, jian ru pan shi - "firm, like, rock, stone") and act in unison in the face of any wind or waves.
Use the Party Constitution as the benchmark to strengthen ideological arming and build a solid foundation for ideals and convictions. Building the Party ideologically and strengthening the Party theoretically is a fine tradition of Marxist parties. The Party Constitution is the most authoritative, most vivid, and most direct ideological textbook of the entire Party. The Party Constitution establishes Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of the Three Represents, the Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the Party's guide to action, and systematically elaborates the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Taking the Party Constitution as the foundation to persist in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party lies at its key in using the Party Constitution to build a solid ideological dam against corruption and change. At present, some Party members and cadres have experienced a decline in their ideals and convictions and spiritual slackness, and the ideological root cause lies in their forgetting the provisions of the Party Constitution and the solemn commitments in their oath of admission to the Party. Among the eight obligations of Party members stipulated in the Party Constitution, the first is to seriously study the Party's guiding ideology, study the Party's line, principles, policies, and resolutions, study the Party's basic knowledge and Party history, and study scientific, cultural, legal, and professional knowledge. Using the Party Constitution as a guide to strengthen ideological construction means guiding the broad masses of Party members and cadres to tighten the "master switch" of their worldview, outlook on life, and values from the depths of their souls, elevating their study, thinking, practice, and understanding of the Party Constitution into lofty beliefs, and achieving devotion and persistence, and deep and sincere conviction.
Use the Party Constitution as the norm to improve the organizational system and forge strong fighting fortresses. The Party's strength comes from organization. A rigorous organizational system is the advantage and strength of a Marxist party, a powerful advantage that no other political party in the world possesses. The Party Constitution puts forward comprehensive and systematic requirements for the Party's organizational system, organizational principles, organizational institutions, and cadre ranks, and is the overall basis for building a rigorous organizational system that is connected from top to bottom and effective in execution. The principle of democratic centralism stipulated in the Party Constitution is the Party's fundamental organizational principle and constitutes the core institutional mechanism for scientifically allocating organizational power and maintaining the organic operation of the entire Party. The Party Constitution clearly defines the respective boundaries of authority and functional positioning of the Party's central organizations, local organizations, and primary-level organizations, emphasizes that local Party committees must implement the resolutions and directives of the Central Committee, endows primary-level Party organizations with the positioning of fighting fortresses, provides legal support for preventing organizational laxity and achieving organizational coverage that extends vertically to the bottom and horizontally to the edges, and promotes the extension of the requirements of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party to the primary level. At the same time, the Party Constitution also completely structures the Party's cadre standards and selection principles, building complete basic conditions for cadre appointment from political literacy, moral character to ability and work style, setting qualification standards for forging a high-quality cadre contingent that is loyal, clean, and responsible, and ensuring that leadership at all levels is firmly held in the hands of loyal, clean, and responsible Marxists.
Use the Party Constitution as the ruler to strictly enforce work style and discipline, and integratively advance the efforts to ensure that officials do not dare to be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt. The Party Constitution is not only the general charter regulating organizational operations, but also the hard rule regulating the behavior of Party members and cadres. The Party Constitution makes the most authoritative definition and elaboration of the Party's mass line, fine work style, and disciplinary requirements, forcefully demonstrating that the Party's work style and the relationship between the Party and the masses are issues concerning the survival or demise of the Party, and solemnly requires the entire Party to adhere to the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, adhere to building the Party for the public and governing for the people, and carry forward the work style of integrating theory with practice, maintaining close ties with the masses, and conducting criticism and self-criticism. Using the Party Constitution as the ruler to advance Party governance requires persisting in the strict tone, strict measures, and strict atmosphere for the long term. In terms of work style construction, the Party Constitution stipulates resolute opposition to formalism, bureaucratism, hedonism, and extravagance, and opposition to privileged thinking and privileged phenomena. In terms of discipline construction, the Party Constitution systematically summarizes the six disciplines of political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, mass discipline, work discipline, and life discipline, establishing a rigorous defense line for the entire Party. In the fight against corruption, using the Party Constitution as a weapon, punishing corruption with a zero-tolerance attitude, integratively advancing the efforts to ensure that officials do not dare to be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt, adhering to no restricted zones, full coverage, and zero tolerance, and thoroughly eliminating the stock of corruption and curbing the increment of corruption, can we ensure that the Party never changes its nature, never changes its color, and never changes its flavor.
On the new journey, take the Party Constitution as the foundation to promote the in-depth development of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Seriously studying the Party Constitution and strictly abiding by the Party Constitution is a basic and routine task for strengthening Party building, and is also the due obligation and solemn responsibility of all Party comrades." The vitality of institutions lies in implementation, and the authority of laws and regulations lies in their enforcement. Taking the Party Constitution as the foundation to persist in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party must never remain at the level of verbal statements and paper provisions; it must be transformed into concrete and substantive institutional arrangements, normalized and long-term effective operational mechanisms, and enforcement practices that confront real problems head-on, opening up the practical pathway from textual norms to governance effectiveness in the entire process and at every link.
Deepen the normalization of Party Constitution learning and education, and guide Party members and cadres to establish and practice a correct view of political achievements. To promote the implementation of the various provisions of the Party Constitution, the primary task lies in strengthening theoretical arming and ideological tempering, and promoting Party members and cadres to internalize the requirements of the Party Constitution into ideological identification and conscious action. It is necessary to make the study of the Party Constitution a basic and lifelong course in cadre education and training, incorporate it into the main class content of teaching and training at Party schools (schools of administration) at all levels, integrate it into the study and discussion of theoretical learning center groups, the "three meetings and one lesson" of Party branches, and Party member activity days and other intra-Party organizational life, educate and guide the broad masses of Party members and cadres to comprehensively and accurately grasp the framework system, core essence, and principled requirements of the Party Constitution, improve the mechanisms for Party spirit analysis and daily self-examination, and use the purpose requirements framed by the Party Constitution as the rigid yardstick for measuring the words and deeds of Party members and testing the political achievements of cadres. Educate and guide leading cadres at all levels to deeply grasp the important requirements of "for whom are political achievements established, what kind of political achievements to establish, and by what means to establish political achievements," regularly compare and reflect on themselves in serious and standardized intra-Party political life, consciously overcome cognitive deviations such as seeking quick success and instant benefits and being divorced from reality, consciously regard benefiting the people as the greatest political achievement, temper their loyal character in major struggle tests and daily performance of duties, so that adhering to the Party Constitution and abiding by rules truly manifests as a vigorous, pragmatic, and down-to-earth practice of governance, and consolidate the solid dam of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party from the ideological source.
Improve the system of intra-Party laws and regulations, and promote the transformation of the various requirements of the Party Constitution into rigorous institutional arrangements. The Party Constitution plays a leading role in Party governance and must rely on a complete, scientific, standardized, and effective system of laws and regulations as its carrier and support. It is necessary to focus on the spiritual essence of the Party Constitution, coordinate the formulation, revision, and abolition of relevant intra-Party laws and regulations, promptly fill institutional gaps in key areas and emerging scenarios, improve supporting systems covering Party leadership, self-construction, supervision and restriction, and other aspects, and promote the further specification, proceduralization, and operationalization of the provisions of the Party Constitution. Strictly implement the mechanisms for pre-review, filing review, and regular cleanup of intra-Party laws and regulations, promote the logical connection and functional complementarity of upper and lower-level regulations, and ensure that all rules and regulations maintain a high degree of consistency with the provisions of the Party Constitution in value orientation and normative requirements. Pay attention to improving the refinement and scientific level of the construction of laws and regulations, further clarify the boundaries of rights and responsibilities, optimize operational processes, tighten the supervision chain, resolutely guarantee the unity of the intra-Party laws and regulations system, completely eliminate ambiguous space in institutional implementation, and ensure that all work of Party governance operates in an orderly manner and interacts efficiently on a strict and standardized institutional track.
Improve the whole-process supervision and inspection mechanism to safeguard the implementation and effectiveness of various tasks of Party governance. The authority and vitality of the Party Constitution depend on its strict implementation and forceful execution in intra-Party life and practical work. It is necessary to incorporate the observance and implementation of the Party Constitution into the key scope of daily supervision, political supervision, and inspection tours, give full play to the specialized supervision role of discipline inspection and supervision organs, do solid work in supervising and inspecting the implementation of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments and the implementation of democratic centralism by Party organizations at all levels and Party members and cadres, and promptly discover and correct all budding and tendentious problems that deviate from the principles of the Party Constitution and undermine the political ecosystem. Improve the responsibility pattern for Party governance in which all parties bear their respective responsibilities and coordinate uniformly, firmly press and consolidate the primary responsibility of Party committees (Party groups), the supervision responsibility of discipline inspection commissions, and the responsibility of the first responsible person of the main leading comrades of Party organizations, forming a closed-loop responsibility system with equal rights and responsibilities and layer-by-layer responsibility. Improve the scientific and precise assessment, evaluation, and accountability mechanisms, adhere to seeking truth from facts and acting in accordance with regulations and discipline, seriously pursue accountability and question responsibility for those who fail to practice the Party Constitution and fail to fulfill their responsibilities for Party governance, resolutely eliminate privileged thinking and extra-legal privileges, use strict disciplinary constraints to force the layer-by-layer implementation of responsibilities, promote the implementation and effectiveness of the various deployments of full and rigorous self-governance of the Party, and form sustained and stable governance effectiveness.
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Full and rigorous self-governance of the Party must first respect the Party Constitution." On the road of the new era's examination, facing the complex environment of high winds and rough waves and the arduous and heavy historical mission, taking the Party Constitution as the foundation to persist in advancing full and rigorous self-governance of the Party is not only a long-term strategy for our Party to seriously regulate intra-Party political life and purify the intra-Party political ecosystem, but also the institutional cornerstone for ensuring that the entire Party moves in the same direction. Only by always harboring a heart of respect and always maintaining a sense of awe, internalizing the Party Constitution in the heart and externalizing it in action, can all Party comrades forever maintain the advanced nature and purity of a Marxist party, ensure that the Party always remains the most reliable backbone of all the people when storms come, and lead the cause of the Party and the country to steady and long-term progress with a high-spirited historical initiative.
(The author is a specially invited researcher at the Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era)
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Where do good measures and good methods come from? In Zhijiang Xinyu (Zhejiang New Words), there is an article titled "Methods Lie Among the Masses," in which Comrade Xi Jinping points out that "the answer comes from the masses." This important exposition identifies the key method for doing grassroots work well: when encountering problems, seek methods from the masses. Grassroots work involves a vast array of complex matters (千头万绪, qian tou wan xu - "thousand, heads, ten thousand, threads"), and the contradictions faced are concrete and subtle; relying solely on sitting in the office to find methods and devise measures often proves unable to think things through or make them take root. Good methods always emerge from the vibrant practice of the people. Many matters that leave Party members and cadres exerting every possible effort to think through a problem (绞尽脑汁, jiao jin nao zhi - "twist, exhaust, brain, end") and still unable to resolve well often yield a line of thinking once one goes among the masses to ask and chat.
Seeking methods from the masses is easier said than done. For example, in some places advancing the renovation of dilapidated rural housing, although there are clear blueprints and unified standards, the only thing not considered is "where to build the stove and where to put the farm tools." Once the houses are built, the masses do not feel comfortable living in them and have to spend time and effort reworking them; some Party members and cadres feel the masses are "uncooperative," yet fail to realize that to do a good thing well, one should communicate and consult more with the masses. In real work, some Party members and cadres feel that heavy work tasks leave no time to seek methods; some feel that the methods sought are impractical and cannot be implemented; and still others obtain good methods but leave them unused or shelved (束之高阁, shu zhi gao ge - "bind, at, high, shelf"), failing to actually apply them. Looking deeper, being unwilling to seek, unable to seek, or seeking but not using is essentially a matter of failing to firmly establish the concept of the masses and using the wrong working methods, ultimately reflected in a discounted sense of responsibility for benefiting the people.
Seeking methods values "sincerity" above all and emphasizes "good faith." Seeking methods requires the right attitude. Only by setting aside one's airs and getting down among the people, going at times convenient for the masses and to places familiar to them, going to the field ridges during the busy farming season and into farmhouses during leisure time, will the masses be more likely to open up. Seeking methods requires choosing the right moment. Some places move villagers' deliberation meetings to the market, set out benches under grape trellises, and discuss thorny matters such as road construction, land acquisition, and neighborhood disputes on the spot, finding solutions recognized by all amid the exchange of words — this is often far more effective than meeting in a conference room across a long table. Many Party members and cadres at the grassroots level have deeply felt that when they do things for the masses with genuine feeling and help solve their practical problems, the masses will naturally treat Party members and cadres as family and be more willing to open their hearts and offer suggestions.
The key to putting methods to good use lies in "practicality." Obtaining methods is only the first step. The opinions of the masses are often fragmentary and sometimes even contradictory. For example, when building an irrigation canal, many people want the canal route to bypass their own contracted land, yet they also worry that water will not reach their fields when irrigation begins. This requires Party members and cadres to listen attentively, sort through things repeatedly, bring the masses together for joint consultation, and transform a cacophony of many people talking at once (七嘴八舌, qi zui ba she - "seven, mouths, eight, tongues") into actionable measures, so that implementation tends to go more smoothly. Much of the work in grassroots governance is like this: if it is merely "cadres do, masses watch," the work easily falls into a passive position; by respecting the masses' pioneering spirit, fully absorbing their suggestions, and having cadres lead the masses in working together, the work easily opens up new prospects.
Whether methods work must be tested among the masses. Continue to track and follow up on results: after a method has been used for a period of time, ask the masses whether the problem has been solved — only when the masses are satisfied is it truly effective. Strengthen institutional backing so that collection, analysis, handling, and feedback form a closed loop, ensuring that the wisdom of the masses is heard and answered, and seeking methods becomes a regular practice rather than a one-off move. Of course, seeking methods does not mean accepting everything wholesale. The wisdom that should be absorbed must be processed and transformed well; what can be done should be stated on the spot and handled promptly; the safety bottom lines and policy red lines that must be upheld should be explained clearly to the masses; and for what cannot be done, the policies should be explained thoroughly and the difficulties stated plainly. Once the masses have confidence in their hearts, they will naturally be more willing to offer methods.
Many difficulties in grassroots work, in the final analysis, stem from situations not being accurately grasped and methods not being correctly found. Party members and cadres are familiar with policies, while the masses are close to reality — when the two come together, a line of thinking emerges. The masses' "earthy methods" often contain the "golden ideas" for solving problems. Only when Party members and cadres make more trips and ask more questions can work be done at the critical points and into the hearts of the masses. Seeking methods from the masses yields practical and effective measures and wins the trust of the masses — and this is precisely the solid foundation of confidence for doing grassroots work well.
Return to TopBy: 肖 林 郑 路
During his inspection tour of Shanghai in July this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: "Do deep, detailed, and solid work in all aspects of urban renewal, and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security." At present, China's urban development is transitioning from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage centered on improving quality and efficiency of the existing stock. Advancing high-quality urban renewal and accelerating the construction of complete communities are inevitable requirements for satisfying the people's aspirations for a better life. The "Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting High-Quality Urban Development" states: "Accelerate the construction of complete communities, improve embedded service facilities in urban communities, and build a convenient living circle for urban residents." The "15th Five-Year Plan for Urban Renewal" makes arrangements for "accelerating the construction of complete communities." Complete communities are an important carrier of a better urban life. Building complete communities is a concentrated embodiment of high-quality development at the community level and an inevitable requirement for practicing the people-centered city concept. Through a series of measures such as filling gaps in supporting facilities, improving the quality of public spaces, optimizing various community services, and promoting joint contribution, joint governance, and shared benefits, complete communities should become happy homes where the people share the fruits of high-quality urban development.
Building complete communities is a systematic project involving spatial reshaping, service upgrading, governance innovation, and institutional reform. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The community is the 'last kilometer' through which the Party and the government connect with and serve residents. It is necessary to improve community management and service systems, integrate various resources, and enhance community public service capacity." This provides scientific guidance for building complete communities. According to the "Guidelines for the Construction of Complete Residential Communities" issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2021, a complete residential community refers to a residential community that, within a reasonable walking distance for residents, has complete basic public service facilities, sound commercial service facilities for daily convenience, complete municipal supporting infrastructure, ample public activity space, full-coverage property management, and sound community management mechanisms, and where residents have a relatively strong sense of belonging and identity. Its specific requirements include three aspects: first, solving the problem of "having" — filling gaps in public services, convenience services, the living environment, and supporting infrastructure; second, solving the problem of "excellence" — improving the quality of public services and achieving precise, convenient, diversified, and intelligent services; third, solving the problem of "governance" — improving investment and operation mechanisms, perfecting management and service mechanisms, and strengthening residents' sense of identity and belonging. These three dimensions are closely interconnected and linked together (环环相扣, huan huan xiang kou - "ring, ring, interlock; link"), constituting a progressive logic from "completeness of spatial facilities" to "completeness of service functions" and then to "completeness of governance systems."
Building complete communities has important value in improving people's livelihoods, promoting development, optimizing social governance, and advancing cultural development. The primary significance of building complete communities is to safeguard and improve people's livelihoods. Rationally laying out urban supporting service facilities in accordance with the principles of spatial balance and community accessibility, and implementing childcare for the young, education for the school-age, medical care for the sick, and support for the elderly at the doorsteps of residents, helps solve the urgent, difficult, and anxious problems in residents' daily lives and translates urban development goals into tangible and perceptible happiness for residents. Complete communities inject new momentum into high-quality development, both by driving community consumption and employment through embedded services and convenient commercial layouts, and by revitalizing idle community assets and innovating operation models to shift urban renewal from "fiscal transfusion" to "self-hematopoiesis." Complete communities are an important lever for deepening grassroots governance, helping to shift the focus of urban governance downward and sink resources to the grassroots, adhere to multi-stakeholder collaborative governance under the leadership of Party building, smooth channels for orderly public participation, build platforms for democratic consultation and deliberation, and create a social governance pattern of joint contribution, joint governance, and shared benefits. Complete communities also have a cultural effect of cultivating community public spirit, capable of driving residents to care about and participate in public affairs around them, helping to promote the establishment of trust and cooperation among residents, cultivating residents' governance awareness of active participation, equal consultation, and respect for rules, and consolidating community consensus.
Build complete communities in a multi-dimensional and comprehensive manner, and promote the formation of a social governance pattern of joint contribution, joint governance, and shared benefits. Strengthen the leading role of planning and promote the transformation of community construction from fragmented repair to systematic coordination. The construction model of "physical examination first, planning guidance, checklist implementation, resource revitalization, and contiguous coordination" can be adopted to break down departmental and administrative barriers and efficiently integrate and utilize community spatial resources. Focus on the needs of all age groups, deepen age-friendly and child-friendly renovations, and advance the construction of all-age-friendly communities. Implement supporting facilities such as elderly care, community medical services, and childcare and after-school care, taking into account the diverse needs of different groups. For example, Tongzhou District of Beijing revitalizes existing community buildings to create an "all-age-friendly" home center, introducing diverse business formats such as convenience canteens, children's after-school care, and health consultations to fill gaps in public services. Optimize investment, construction, operation, and management models to achieve a transformation from emphasizing construction to emphasizing operation, and build a solid foundation for long-term community development. Accelerate the deployment of intelligent sensing facilities, build smart management and service platforms, and expand application scenarios for artificial intelligence. For example, the Minzhu Village community in Jiulongpo District of Chongqing builds a digital management and service platform that connects residents, property management, the community, volunteers, and merchants, enhancing community governance efficiency. Strengthen multi-stakeholder collaborative governance and enhance governance effectiveness by relying on professional forces. Improve the grassroots deliberation and consultation system led by Party building, perfect community democratic consultation mechanisms, introduce community planners, community builders, professional social workers, and other forces to participate in community construction, and promote coordinated action among grassroots organizations, professional forces, residents, and social forces to jointly build beautiful complete communities.
(The authors' affiliations are, respectively, the Institute of Sociology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the School of Social Sciences of Tsinghua University.)
Return to TopBy: 本期主讲人：北京通用人工智能研究院院长 朱松纯
At the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "All countries should uphold the principle of putting people first and pursuing goodness and progress, making artificial intelligence an important source of power for promoting shared prosperity and safeguarding common security, and working together to build a fair and reasonable global AI governance system."
As a strategic technology leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, artificial intelligence is penetrating all fields of economy and society at an unprecedented speed, breadth, and depth. In 2025, the core industry scale of China's artificial intelligence exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan, with more than 6,200 enterprises, and the comprehensive strength of the industry remained firmly in the world's first tier. The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan clearly proposes the full implementation of the "AI+" action. This important deployment will promote leapfrog development in technological innovation, deepen the advancement of integrated applications, and drive profound changes in production methods and a revolutionary leap in productive forces.
Facing this historic transformation, we should draw wisdom from China's excellent traditional culture, explore Chinese technological pathways, focus on Chinese application scenarios, promote Chinese cultural values, and firmly follow the Chinese development path, shaping a new form of intelligent economy and intelligent society featuring human-machine collaboration, cross-domain integration, and co-creation and sharing.
Consolidating the talent foundation, securing the foundation of development through the transformation of educational paradigms
Talent is the key support for the innovative development of artificial intelligence. The rapid iteration of artificial intelligence has placed new demands on the quantity, quality, and structure of talent. As artificial intelligence continues to improve its capabilities in knowledge acquisition and skill application, the focus of education must shift from knowledge assessment to quality cultivation, and from specialist training to generalist cultivation. Advancing into the 15th Five-Year Plan period, the integrated reform of the systems and mechanisms for education, science and technology, and talent should be further deepened, building a cultivation system that integrates humanities and sciences and connects ancient and modern learning, so as to cultivate generalists capable of shouldering historic responsibilities and leading the development of an intelligent society.
In terms of the cultivation system, the cultivation philosophy of building foundations through general education, empowering through general intelligence, and practicing through general application should be integrated throughout the AI education system spanning all stages of learning and all sectors of society, comprehensively enhancing the AI literacy of the entire population. In terms of organizational models, we should build industry-education integration innovation consortia that connect the "discipline chain—innovation chain—industry chain—talent chain." In terms of regional layout, we should promote the inclusive coverage of high-quality AI educational resources to the central and western regions, explore new models of school operation that "rely on existing resources, create new increments, and activate variables," and bridge the educational divide. In terms of educational philosophy, we should uphold the fundamental task of cultivating virtue and nurturing people (立德树人, lide shuren - "establish, virtue; cultivate, people"), cultivate the capacity for value judgment, and guide students to achieve an elevation of values and cognition and form sound personalities through deep connection with society.
Upholding self-reliance and self-strengthening, following a Chinese AI technology pathway characterized by intellectual independence and original leadership
General artificial intelligence is an important frontier direction for AI development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period and a commanding height of global scientific and technological competition. China should fully leverage the advantages of the new system for mobilizing resources nationwide, focus on disruptive innovation in general AI architecture, and forge a Chinese AI technology pathway characterized by intellectual independence and original leadership.
The key to achieving general artificial intelligence lies in "establishing the mind" for machines, that is, building a complete cognitive architecture and value system for general intelligent agents, enabling them to autonomously generate goals, dynamically plan tasks, and have their behavior guided and constrained by value norms. The profound philosophical reflections accumulated over thousands of years of Chinese civilization, such as "the mind is principle," provide guidance for building value-driven general artificial intelligence: only by unifying the "mind" (cognitive architecture and value system) with "principle" (physical laws and social norms) can intelligent agents truly understand the world, make value judgments, and achieve communication, mutual trust, and collaborative coexistence with humans.
Artificial intelligence is moving from the digital world to the physical world and into human society. Whether intelligent agents can understand the basic categories of social relations such as responsibility, rights, and interests, and whether they can reach contracts, establish trust, and build consensus in complex social networks, determines whether they can truly integrate into human society. This requires us to find the common denominator of society in a computable way, providing theoretical and technological support for building a beneficial, safe, and fair intelligent society.
Highlighting application-driven development, creating a better life for the people through inclusive applications
The development of artificial intelligence should always center on serving humanity and enhancing well-being. To deeply advance the "AI+" action, we should make coordinated efforts at the three levels of government use, commercial use, and civilian use, leveraging China's advantages in deep coverage of digital social governance, globally leading manufacturing scale, and broad market application scenarios, and exploring an innovation and development paradigm driven by application traction and scenario orientation.
At the government use level, use artificial intelligence to support the modernization of national governance. Use artificial intelligence to accurately perceive social needs, efficiently allocate public resources, and promptly respond to the concerns of the masses. Integrate artificial intelligence into the full chain of emergency management of "monitoring and early warning—consultation and deliberation—emergency response—review and optimization," promote the comprehensive upgrade of "human defense + technical defense + intelligent defense," and effectively enhance social resilience and public safety.
At the commercial use level, use artificial intelligence to empower industrial transformation and upgrading. Promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, accelerate the intelligent upgrading of all factors of production in traditional industries, develop intelligent native new products and new business forms, and focus on developing innovative products close to consumer terminals such as intelligent cockpits, smart homes, and intelligent terminals. Build an intelligent agent evolution mechanism of "using AI to produce AI," enabling general R&D intelligent agents to autonomously and efficiently evolve into industry-specific business intelligent agents that empower a thousand industries. Build common technology platforms for industry applications, create low-cost intelligent industry application solutions, and enable small and medium-sized enterprises to catch the fast train of the intelligent era.
At the civilian use level, use artificial intelligence to promote employment and improve people's livelihoods. Build public service platforms for innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship, provide AI creation tools, open up channels for labor income from creativity to monetization, enable ordinary workers to participate in the development of the AI economy, and strengthen the employment creation effect of artificial intelligence. Prioritize lowering the threshold for AI application in livelihood fields such as education, healthcare, and elderly care, and orderly promote the inclusive application of digital intelligence technologies in scenarios such as assisted diagnosis, precision medicine, health management, and elderly care and disability assistance.
Coordinating development and security, building an intelligent governance system that is intrinsically safe, standardized, and orderly
AI security is not a patch applied after the fact. We should attach equal importance to intrinsic security and external governance, build defense lines at the architectural level, regulate development through institutional systems, firmly grasp the initiative in development and governance, and ensure that artificial intelligence is safe, reliable, and controllable.
The key to AI security lies in intrinsic security and built-in values. We should establish two defense lines for intelligent agents at the cognitive architecture level: first, actively intercept non-compliant intentions and goals through the value system; second, ensure that intelligent agents can actively identify samples that do not conform to basic human value norms and legal boundaries.
On the basis of architectural security, strengthen the construction of governance systems, institutional norms, and evaluation systems. Implement tiered and classified governance according to application scenarios and risk levels, comprehensively apply governance tools such as "sandbox regulation," pilot demonstrations, and dynamic assessment, and improve a full-lifecycle risk prevention and control system covering security monitoring, risk early warning, and emergency response. Build an independent, autonomous, and application-oriented AI evaluation system that provides quantifiable and verifiable evaluation benchmarks and tools for the capabilities, values, security, and ethics of intelligent agents based on China's actual application scenarios, achieving the organic unity of encouraging innovation and regulating development.
Upholding openness and win-win cooperation, leading a new form of global intelligent civilization with cultural confidence
We should lead the evolution of human-machine society in the intelligent era with advanced culture and values. The cultural genes of Chinese civilization of appreciating and sharing beauty with others (美美与共, meimei yu gong - "beauty, beauty; with, together") and do not do to others what you would not have them do to you (己所不欲，勿施于人, ji suo bu yu, wu shi yu ren - "self, what not desire; do not, inflict, on, others") have laid the foundation of China's artificial intelligence. China's development of artificial intelligence is not for a few enterprises to pursue high profits, nor is it to replace high-value jobs with artificial intelligence, but rather to uphold the principle of benefiting the people, transforming intelligent technology into development dividends that are tangible, usable, and accessible to all the people.
Facing global AI development, competition, cooperation, and governance, China insists on making artificial intelligence an international public good that benefits humanity through technology open-sourcing, knowledge sharing, and capacity co-building, helping developing countries improve their AI development levels, bridging the digital divide and the intelligence divide, and promoting the formation of a global governance framework and standards and norms with broad consensus.
Facing the risks and challenges that technological development may bring, China's answer is a constructive human-machine coexistence solution. Artificial intelligence is not a cold tool, nor should it be regarded as a competitor of humanity, but rather a partner with emotion, conscience, trustworthiness, and the ability to help people improve work efficiency. As the leap in productive forces liberates people from repetitive labor, support and guidance need to be provided at the educational, cultural, and institutional levels to help people redefine work, rebuild the meaning of life, and achieve free and comprehensive development. The future intelligent society should be a society of mutual trust between humans and machines, with each playing to their own strengths (各展所长, ge zhan suo chang - "each, display, what, excels") and collaborative creation.
The "AI+" action is a profound transformation involving technological pathways, social forms, and civilizational values. In this transformation, we must uphold fundamental principles and break new ground, maintaining both the sharpness of scientific and technological innovation and the original aspiration of putting people first and pursuing goodness in intelligence; both promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and steadily advancing the pace of independent development, contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the progress of human civilization.
Case One
AI digital assistants on duty, livelihood services never closed
Narrator: Li Weijun, Party Secretary of the Fulihaiyang Community, Guanyinqiao Subdistrict, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing
For the masses, even the smallest matter is a major matter. Our community is a typical mixed commercial-residential community. Close to the square, with businesses right below the residential buildings, the hustle and bustle is lively, but the noise is also real. For one matter, going to the site, holding talks, coordinating, and following up — ten days to half a month is the norm. Just as one phone call ends, the next one rings.
There are also some needs that no one proactively voices. For example, an elderly person can't reach to change a light bulb, standing on a stool with trembling legs — a fall would be a major incident. These needs that are difficult to report proactively through traditional channels are exactly what we community workers need to proactively discover and handle in advance.
I always thought, with more than 10,000 people in the community, relying on just a few of us staff members to provide services, it would be great if we had a helper.
Now, this idea has truly come true. The "Peace of Mind Project · People's Livelihood Intelligent Agent" has created an exclusive "AI digital assistant" for our community workers. It can not only understand the direct demands of residents, but also analyze data to identify the potential needs of the masses, discovering in advance which issues need priority handling and which conflicts may escalate.
With this 24-hour online intelligent helper, everyone's demands can be seen earlier and responded to more promptly, and we can also free up more time to go to the residents' side and make services more detailed and more solid. As long as everyone has needs, "I" am here at any time!
Chongqing is a megacity that integrates a large city, a large countryside, large mountainous areas, and large reservoir areas. In recent years, Chongqing has actively explored new paths for the modern governance of megacities, systematically advancing the "1361" construction of Digital Chongqing and accelerating the two-way empowerment of AI and Digital Chongqing.
The People's Livelihood Intelligent Agent relies on the AI intelligent agent creation, training, and evolution capabilities of the "Mingjing" platform, and based on the multi-dimensional data accumulated and deposited by "Yukuaiban," reflects the demands of citizens, further discerns group-level needs, and empowers the government to achieve more precise services and more refined governance.
(Compiled by People's Daily Online reporter Zhao Zhuqing)
Case Two
AI enters the factory to empower, unleashing new vitality on the production line
Narrator: Zhao Peihui, Lean Control Engineer at an Asphalt Plant
Safe production is the "lifeline" of chemical enterprises. Every area must maintain real-time monitoring; a small parameter deviation could be the seed of a major accident.
In the past, we were on edge every day, most afraid of hearing the device alarm sound. On site, everything relied on veteran workers' "listening, touching, looking, and smelling," but by the time abnormalities were detected, the optimal handling window had often already passed.
Now, a "new master" has arrived at the factory — the time-series large model TPT, which has lightened our burden considerably.
"Technical work" is more precise. The raw material replacement step is the most troublesome. It's like cooking — every time the rice and flour given are different, yet the same taste must be achieved. In the past, every time I had to formulate a "Production Guidance Manual," simulate and calculate the material replacement process, and adjust and modify data entirely based on experience.
The large model is like a more precise and reliable "brain," automatically adjusting production parameters to optimal values, predicting indicator changes, and automatically handling abnormalities when they occur.
"Physical work" is more efficient. The large model is like our "eyes" and "hands," reducing the frequency of manual operations in the central control room by 80% and reducing the workload on the production line by more than one-third.
This "new master" has enabled the factory to find a new path of safe production, cost reduction, and efficiency improvement. Production device alarms have dropped from more than 3 times per hour to once every ten-plus hours. Saving fuel gas alone can save more than one million yuan a year; the output ratio of high-value products has also increased, with an expected annual revenue increase of more than 4 million yuan.
In the past, "people revolved around the devices"; now, "AI leads the devices." Intelligent upgrading has freed up our energy to do more valuable things. Recently, I have been conducting a research project on cost reduction and efficiency improvement, and I am also participating in a scientific and technological research task. The experience and capabilities of "veteran workers" now have greater room to be put to use.
(Compiled by People's Daily Online reporter Wang Zhen)
Case Three
AI crosses mountains and seas, weather early warning benefits the world
Narrator: Zhang Tianhang, Senior Engineer at the World Meteorological Center (Beijing), China Meteorological Administration
I am a member of the team behind China's intelligent weather early warning solution "Mazu" (MAZU). We have built the "Wind" series of AI forecast model family — "Fenglei" focuses on short-term severe convection, "Fengqing" covers short- and medium-term global forecasting, and "Fengshun" predicts medium- and long-term climate trends. Taking "Fengqing" as an example, it generates 0 to 15-day global forecasts within 3 minutes. This is not simply speeding up; it is changing from "chasing after the weather" to "waiting for it in advance."
The dividends brought by artificial intelligence are not within everyone's reach. Especially in some small developing countries, they face multiple problems such as weak infrastructure, insufficient funds, and a shortage of talent.
MAZU, whose four letters respectively represent Multi-hazard, Alert, Zero-gap, and Universal, has a very clear goal: to bring early warning to the places that need it most but do not yet have it.
Since 2024, we have trained nearly a thousand meteorological backbone personnel for more than 100 developing countries. "Mazu" has been used in the cloud in more than 50 countries and customized and implemented in 8 countries.
Sri Lanka began using the customized "Mazu" solution in April this year. Its Acting Deputy Director General of Meteorology stated during training that the platform is very easy to use and expressed hope that more accurate forecasts can reduce losses from disasters such as landslides and floods during the rainy season.
A trainee from Trinidad and Tobago said that the "Mazu" solution can achieve more precise and more localized weather early warning, which is exactly what they need.
In the next five years, the customized "Mazu" solution will be implemented in 30 countries. At a time when global scientific and technological competition is increasingly fierce, we have chosen a different path — not keeping the technology in our own hands, but helping others build it together and teaching everyone to use it together.
(Compiled by People's Daily Online reporter Yang Xi)
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On October 31, the "Scientific and Technological Innovation · Industrial Collaboration" 2026 Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Urban Collaborative Innovation Day event will be held in Shanghai. During the event, a batch of innovation consortia, industrial maps, and industry-finance matching results will be released successively.
As one of the economic corridors in the Yangtze River Delta with the highest innovation density and the strongest development vitality, the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt links together nine cities — Shanghai and Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, and Taizhou in Jiangsu — creating nearly 12 percent of China's GDP on less than 0.6 percent of the country's land area.
The Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt has been written into the Yangtze River Delta Territorial Spatial Plan (2023–2035) and is an important carrying zone for scientific and technological innovation and industrial collaboration in the Yangtze River Delta. Shanghai's Putuo District has anchored itself to the functional positioning of "gravitational field, source of wisdom, incubator, and service center," transforming locational advantages into advantages for collaborative innovation, and has blazed a new path from geographical adjacency toward industrial integration.
Complementary collaboration activates innovation resources along the corridor
Shanghai develops chips and intelligent connected vehicles, Jiangsu supplies power batteries, Zhejiang completes integrated die-casting, and Anhui assembles the finished vehicles — this is the broad division of labor in the familiar "4-hour industrial circle" for new energy vehicles in the Yangtze River Delta. The locational advantage of adjacency and connectivity has laid a solid foundation for industrial collaboration.
Today, industrial iteration is accelerating across the board. When automakers define new models, chip design and module manufacturing enterprises enter the scene simultaneously, and the R&D stage is linked throughout the entire process. "In the past, it was more like a division of labor — everyone did their own part, and it was fine if we never met. Now we have to meet frequently; whenever someone calls a meeting, we have to come right away and discuss things together," explained Cheng Baozhong, founder of Shanghai Xinche Wuxian Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. The industrial chain has upgraded from linear division of labor to networked collaboration. Geographical adjacency alone is far from sufficient; cross-regional cooperation must break through multiple barriers to enable efficient linkage of factors.
This is precisely the direction the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt is striving to explore. Located at the starting station of the Shanghai-Nanjing axis, Putuo District, relying on its locational advantage at Shanghai's "western gateway," has become a "transfer station" for allocating resources on the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, and aims to be the "engine" of collaborative innovation for the entire corridor.
Since 2025, Putuo District has taken the initiative to serve the construction of the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, established a special work team for Along-Shanghai-Nanjing collaborative innovation, and worked with cities such as Nanjing and Wuxi to establish a regular liaison mechanism for the "eight cities and one district," sorting out the "three lists" of resources, needs, and cooperation, so that collaboration moves from "concept" to "action." As cross-regional cooperation continues to deepen and solidify, the innovation "circle of friends" keeps expanding, and Hefei, Chuzhou, and Ma'anshan in Anhui, as well as Yancheng in Jiangsu and other places, have also voluntarily joined Along-Shanghai-Nanjing collaborative innovation.
Through industrial collaboration, the strengths of each locality are pieced together into a complete industrial chain, focusing more practice on original innovation from "0 to 1" and on tackling key technologies that are "bottlenecks." A ceramic substrate the size of a fingernail is a key component for spacecraft to cope with extreme temperature differences in space. "When it operates on a satellite, it is the 'Chinese base' for satellite optical transmission cooling," introduced Xiao Shunqun, a senior expert at the Shanghai Research Institute of Aerospace Electric Appliances. This industrial chain is like an assembly line: Putuo completes frontier material formula R&D and slurry preparation; the Taizhou base leverages its precision manufacturing advantages to undertake ceramic substrate processing; and finally it is transferred to Zhenjiang for precision packaging. Multiple parties relay to open up the entire chain from powder materials to finished devices, jointly tackling the technical challenge of satellite heat dissipation.
Cross-city resource complementarity has tangibly reduced enterprise costs. Early this year, Zhang Xiaowei, a Nantong seconded cadre working at a Putuo office station, picked up a piece of information: Shanghai Ruisiqi Information Technology Service Co., Ltd., an intelligent driving testing enterprise, was worried about not being able to find an open testing site. He immediately connected with the Nantong High-tech Zone, and a few days later, the Ruisiqi team stood on a newly built but not yet opened road section in Nantong. The road is 18 meters wide and can accommodate six lanes, meeting testing needs for automatic parking, 100-meter acceleration, and active safety. Zhao Yi, co-founder of Ruisiqi, took a liking to the road section at first sight, filling the gap in the enterprise's intelligent connected testing scenarios. The project drove the upgrading of upstream and downstream supporting industries, achieving a win-win outcome.
Breaking through barriers to deliver tangible results for service platforms
No matter how good the industrial blueprint, the practical problems of "who to contact for coordination and how to land projects" must still be solved. The Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Center has created service brands such as "resource steward," "technology matchmaker," and "partner parks" to put cross-regional cooperation into concrete practice.
The Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Center, located within Putuo Xintai Center, is a physical hub platform for regional collaboration. Cadres stationed from Suzhou, Taizhou, and other places work in the same building, and cross-regional industrial demands are placed directly on the same desk. The bottlenecks in cross-regional enterprise coordination have driven the center to continuously upgrade: it regularly holds Along-Shanghai-Nanjing city industrial salons and project roadshows, and has established academician and expert workstations and overseas service stations to provide enterprises with technical guidance and professional services.
Wang Minyi, a cadre from Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, stationed at the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Center, is a "resource steward." Putuo is focusing on the silver economy and cultivating the elderly care technology industry. An enterprise planned to connect with a Zhangjiagang stair-climbing machine manufacturer to solve the problem of elderly people going up and down stairs in old residential communities. The Zhangjiagang factory was initially worried about cross-region communication and differing standards and was reluctant to take the order. Wang Minyi realized: "Shanghai's elderly care innovation model is highly compatible with the market demand for elderly care services in Zhangjiagang — this is no small order." She proactively stepped forward, took the enterprise into the production workshop, connected with the local civil affairs department, explained the aging situation and market prospects thoroughly, dispelled concerns, and facilitated the cooperation, landing industrial collaboration on practical livelihood matters.
"If a single research institute works in isolation without external consultation, new technologies will find it hard to leave the laboratory," introduced Dr. Liu Xiaodong of the Shanghai Research Institute of Aerospace Electric Appliances. From laboratory samples to aerospace-grade products, star-borne microwave photonic chips face multiple thresholds in between, including process consistency and reliability verification.
The chip can significantly reduce satellite payload weight, and the corresponding track's market growth rate exceeds 26 percent. In June 2026, as the chain-leading enterprise, the Shanghai Research Institute of Aerospace Electric Appliances took the lead, together with the Shanghai International Optoelectronic Technology Innovation Center and relevant universities and research institutes, to establish the "Microwave Photonic Concept Verification Center," which opens and shares experimental equipment with universities, research institutes, and small and medium-sized enterprises, filling the gap in pilot-scale testing of results and reducing the cost of the leap from prototype to engineering. Relying on this platform, multiple universities, research institutes, and enterprises from Shanghai, Wuxi, and other places formed an innovation consortium, creating a chain-based division of labor and accelerating the engineering application of aerospace technology.
Facing the increasingly urgent demand for collaborative innovation and the need to break the information asymmetry in cross-regional scientific and technological resources and supply-demand information along the Shanghai-Nanjing corridor, Putuo has taken the lead in building the "Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Marketplace Comprehensive Digital Platform," constructing an integrated science and technology innovation service system of "online digital marketplace + offline professional services" and creating an all-weather online innovation matchmaking hub. The platform aggregates five categories of resources — universities and research institutes, research platforms, large instruments, building carriers, and science and technology service institutions — and connects to the science and technology innovation cloud platforms of the "eight cities and one district"; it dynamically compiles the "three lists" of openable research equipment, transferable technological achievements, and cooperative expert teams, and has already put online 1,837 sets (units) of research instruments with a total value exceeding 2.5 billion yuan, aggregating 1,319 items of achievement and demand; it supports enterprises in "posting" demands and achievements and one-click "claiming" for matching, and has already landed 34 cooperation projects with technology transactions exceeding 117 million yuan, continuously breaking down cross-regional information barriers.
At the same time, 328 technology managers have transformed into "technology matchmakers," breaking through the industry language barrier between research institutes and manufacturing factories. Through the matchmaking efforts of the "technology matchmakers," the language of laboratory results is translated into process language and business solutions that enterprises can understand and accept.
At present, 14 pairs of partner parks have been signed along the Shanghai-Nanjing corridor, and regular mechanisms for talent services, financial empowerment, and joint project promotion have been established.
Reshaping the division of labor to build a two-way circular ecosystem
The most profound change in the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt is the evolution of concepts, breaking out of the traditional model of "Shanghai exports, localities receive." Putuo leverages the driving advantages of chain-leading enterprises to export resources such as R&D, capital, and standards outward; meanwhile, real-world test data from the production front line and bottlenecks encountered in industrialization flow back to the major institutes and universities concentrated in Putuo, forcing frontier research to iterate.
"Putuo is actively serving the construction of the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, continuously deepening the leadership of scientific and technological innovation over industrial innovation, and accelerating the building of a 'collaborative innovation vitality zone.' Seizing strategic opportunities such as the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the construction of the Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, relying on resource sharing and complementary advantages, focusing on innovation origination, industrial integration, and factor flow, and deepening work in advanced manufacturing, new energy, and other fields, we will continuously broaden the scope of cooperation and raise the level of cooperation, promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain, and truly move in the same direction, resonate at the same frequency, and achieve win-win cooperation in implementing national strategies," said Hu Guangjie, Secretary of the Putuo District Party Committee.
Since the beginning of this year, the Putuo District Party and government delegation has successively visited 17 counties, cities, and districts along the Shanghai-Nanjing corridor, establishing regular liaison mechanisms around industrial chain complementarity and innovation chain collaboration, and extending cooperation to the front line of counties.
The constantly updated supply-demand lists and the "resource stewards" and "technology matchmakers" shuttling back and forth have built an invisible "innovation expressway," and cities along the corridor are joining forces to build the Along-Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt into an important carrier for collaborative innovation and the linkage of domestic and international circulation in the Yangtze River Delta.
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Not long ago, a "Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek Show · Wind Rises Along the Shanghai-Nanjing Corridor" urban culture youth market event was held in Changfeng Xincun Subdistrict, Putuo District, Shanghai. At the event site, in addition to more than 30 cultural and creative and cultural exhibition stalls from different cities along the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, a national orchestral concert full of Jiangnan charm also attracted many Shanghai citizens to stop and watch.
As of the end of October, the "Half-Marathon Suzhou Creek Show" series of activities in Changfeng Xincun Subdistrict had been held 63 times in total. "By introducing cultural resources from other cities along the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, we bring distinctive Jiangnan cultural works to Shanghai, enabling more young people to gain a deeper understanding of the Jiangnan cultural lineage, and also tapping more cultural and tourism resources," said Zhang Zhihua, a staff member of the Service Office of Changfeng Xincun Subdistrict.
The "eight cities and one district" of the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt are geographically connected and have close and friendly social relations (人缘相亲, ren yuan xiang qin - "people, connection, mutually, close"), with deep historical origins in their cultural lineages. In recent years, as the construction of the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt has continued to advance in depth, cultural and people-to-people exchanges among the cities have become increasingly close, promoting the integrated development of culture, commerce, tourism, sports, and exhibitions.
During this year's National Day holiday, the TOP Central Park RV Music Carnival was held in Putuo District. This urban micro-vacation scene integrating RVs, music, and markets, through the linked innovative model of "one ticket stub for a discounted tour of Putuo," converted on-site instantaneous traffic into full-cycle regional consumption "retention." This RV Music Carnival broke down geographical boundaries, setting up sub-venues in cities such as Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Suzhou, and launching "music festival + cultural tourism" packages, achieving real-time linkage and mutual traffic diversion between the main venue and sub-venues.
The Shanghai-Nanjing Supply and Marketing Good Products Zone gathered specialty agricultural products and authentic local cuisine from Shanghai, Suzhou, Taizhou, and other places, with direct supply from places of origin, effectively activating regional consumption potential. From October 1 to 7, key scenic spots across Putuo District received a cumulative total of more than 490,000 tourist visits, a year-on-year increase of 277%; relying on cultural tourism empowerment to promote consumption, key commercial districts drove a year-on-year increase of 6% in foot traffic and a year-on-year increase of 8% in sales revenue; the average room occupancy rate of hotels and guesthouses in the district exceeded 65%.
In September last year, Putuo District officially launched the "Departing from Shanghai West Railway Station — Traveling Along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway" series of high-speed rail tourism products. Five routes take Shanghai West Railway Station as the starting point, linking renowned cultural tourism and vacation destinations in the "eight cities" of the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt, including Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, and Taizhou, incorporating distinctive content such as intangible cultural heritage experiences, food exploration, and parent-child interaction, to create a Shanghai-Nanjing corridor tourism IP with Putuo District as the starting point. "This year, we also launched self-guided tour products to make the tourism product content richer," introduced the relevant person in charge of Shangtie International Travel Service Company.
From the Taizhou "Spring Appreciation of Blossoms" promotion event landing at the Putuo District Cultural Center, to Jiangsu blanched dried tofu shreds and intangible cultural heritage crab roe buns being served on the lawn by the Suzhou Creek; from the "Celebrating the New Year Together" Jiangnan Spring Festival folk customs exhibition to cities on the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt jointly launching a cooperation initiative in the field of cultural heritage with Shanghai's cultural venues and university cultural heritage departments, cross-city cultural tourism promotion and exchange activities along the Shanghai-Nanjing Industrial Innovation Belt have become increasingly frequent.
"Effectively driving resource sharing and visitor exchange among cities along the corridor, fully stimulating the vitality of regional cultural tourism consumption, and promoting the deep integration of culture, commerce, tourism, sports, and exhibitions," introduced the relevant person in charge of the Putuo District Culture and Tourism Bureau. With the Jiangnan cultural lineage as a common bond, through two-way exchanges of "inviting in" and "going out," the cities draw closer to one another through frequent interaction and achieve common development through learning from and drawing inspiration from one another (互学互鉴, hu xue hu jian - "each other, learn, each other, examine").
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The Shanghai–Nanjing industrial innovation belt is the "backbone" of the Yangtze River Delta's world-class industrial clusters, bringing together six trillion-yuan-level cities. Of the 80 advanced manufacturing clusters nationwide, 26 are located in the Yangtze River Delta, of which 17 are laid out along this belt, making it the industrial corridor with the highest manufacturing density and the most complete industrial chain supporting facilities in China.
But this industrial highland also faces a prominent structural challenge: the capacity for coordinated allocation of bulk raw materials across regions still lags behind the supply-guarantee demand generated by the sustained growth of high-end manufacturing. High-end manufacturing cannot do without the underpinning of basic raw materials, and nonferrous metals can be called the "industrial grain" of industrial development. Advanced manufacturing tracks such as large aircraft, ships and marine engineering, next-generation information technology, new-energy vehicles, and smart grids have all formed stable and enormous demand for nonferrous metals such as copper, aluminum, nickel, and titanium.
Taking new-energy vehicles as an example, a smart electric vehicle uses about 80 kilograms of copper and about 200 kilograms of aluminum; in 2025, the Yangtze River Delta's new-energy vehicle output was about 5.91 million units, accounting for 35.5 percent of the national total, and the corresponding consumption is equivalent to about 3 percent of the national refined copper consumption and 2.5 percent of the national electrolytic aluminum consumption. This set of data directly shows that behind industrial agglomeration, the real pressure of regional material supply guarantee and price stabilization objectively exists. Therefore, smoothing the bulk raw material supply chain is the key to making up for the coordination shortcomings of this corridor and consolidating its security foundation.
Putuo District possesses a domestically leading foundation for nonferrous metal spot trading. The Materials Trade Building brings together more than 400 nonferrous metal trading enterprises, with an annual transaction volume exceeding 700 billion yuan, and the Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Exchange Center has ranked first among the national top 100 commodity trading markets for many consecutive years. Relying on this endowment, Putuo District promotes the "integration of the two chains" between the bulk trade supply chain and the Shanghai–Nanjing industrial chain, lays out the digitalized trusted infrastructure platform "Xinmaotong" (信贸通), and integrates functions such as data on-chain, deposit and evidence traceability, and financing credit enhancement, providing a realistic carrier for building a resource allocation hub and exploring the construction of a collaborative "super terminal" for the industrial belt.
The value of the platform lies first in data empowering industrial decision-making and creating an "instrument panel" for industrial decisions. Relying on the blockchain foundation, it connects trading, warehousing, processing, and logistics entities along the route, strictly adheres to the bottom line that data ownership belongs to enterprises and that data can only be invoked with authorization, and desensitized industrial data can provide support for cities along the route to optimize their industrial layouts.
Second, through warehouse receipt interconnection, it weaves a "single network" for cross-regional circulation. Bulk trade along the Shanghai–Nanjing route presents a pattern of "trading concentrated in Shanghai, warehousing laid out in Suzhou and Wuxi, and production distributed along the route." Through the platform's implementation of centralized registration of electronic warehouse receipts and unified trusted data standards, it promotes data interoperability and mutual recognition among warehouses in different locations, which in essence breaks down the trust barrier of warehouse receipts.
Third, through the linkage of futures and spot markets, it makes the "Shanghai price" a "stabilizer" for manufacturing. A large number of small and medium-sized enterprises lack professional hedging capabilities. Relying on the "futures-spot linkage service station" jointly built with the Shanghai Futures Exchange, it pushes hedging services down to the front line of the industrial chain.
At the same time, electronic warehouse receipts are on-chain throughout the entire process, and inbound and outbound warehouse operations leave traces, providing credible evidence for financial risk control and promoting the conversion of trusted data on the chain into enterprise credit lines. The platform also uses real orders to guide research and development, connects with universities and research institutes along the route, jointly builds joint laboratories and sci-tech innovation enclaves, and promotes the transformation of trading enterprises from "selling raw materials" to "selling solutions."
In the future, building a "super terminal" still requires deep-level exploration and cannot stop at the implementation of functions.
First, break down administrative barriers and build a "master gate" for cross-regional factor allocation. Cross-city coverage cannot only be about online data connectivity; only by clearing institutional bottlenecks such as the alignment of local regulatory standards and the cross-regional validity of warehouse receipts can we coordinate efforts to act in unison for a common goal (下好一盘棋, xia hao yi pan qi - "play, well, one, board, game").
Second, refine common rules and use the platform's "small sample" to serve the construction of the unified national market nationwide. The value of the platform lies not only in transaction scale but also in institutional supply. It is necessary to distill and upgrade mature warehouse receipt, risk control, and verification rules, form cross-regional universal standards, and create a "Shanghai–Nanjing sample" for the institutional construction of the national bulk commodity market.
Third, deeply mine the value of data and turn demand data into a "navigation map" for the industrial innovation belt. The orders accumulated on the platform are a barometer of industrial prosperity, but data development must hold the bottom line of rights confirmation, desensitization, and security. On this basis, draw an industrial chain map, form a pattern of Shanghai originating, Suzhou–Wuxi–Changzhou transforming, and Nanjing–Yangzhou–Zhenjiang–Nantong–Taizhou applying, and guide scientific research to follow data in finding demand and capital to follow the map in making layouts.
Using a digitalized bulk commodity platform to lead the deep integration of the supply chain, industrial chain, innovation chain, and capital chain, and building a "super terminal" for resource allocation in the Shanghai–Nanjing industrial innovation belt, provides an observable and improvable practical path for consolidating the security foundation of the industrial chain and supply chain and serving the unified national market nationwide.
(The author is deputy director of the Shanghai Zhongchuang Institute of Industrial Innovation Research, compiled and organized by People's Daily reporter Cui Yin)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王崟欣
Pu Zhengyu's electronic business card lists two titles: one is staff member of the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, and the other is seconded cadre of the Regional Coordinated Development Office of Putuo District, Shanghai. However, he prefers to be called a "technology matchmaker."
Located at the entrance to the G2 and G42 expressways into Shanghai, on the 42nd floor of Xintai Center in Putuo District, the Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Center is established here. In the open space, cadres from cities along the Shanghai-Nanjing industrial innovation belt, such as Suzhou and Nantong in Jiangsu, work in the same area.
When the reporter met Pu Zhengyu, he was helping an eyewear company from Danyang, Jiangsu, connect with artificial intelligence technology in Shanghai. "'Technology matchmaker' — the professional term is technology manager — is a working mechanism of Shanghai-Nanjing collaborative innovation," Pu Zhengyu said. "Shanghai has technology but lacks application scenarios; cities along the Shanghai-Nanjing industrial innovation belt have demand but lack technology. Efficiently matching Shanghai's scientific and technological achievements with the industrial needs along the Shanghai-Nanjing belt is my most important job as a 'technology matchmaker.'"
Carbon-13, an isotope that emerged from Pu Zhengyu's "home base," the Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, and achieved domestic substitution, once faced the dilemma of having the technology but finding it difficult to promote.
"Even good things may go unnoticed without proper promotion (酒香也怕巷子深, jiu xiang ye pa xiang zi shen - "wine fragrance, also, fear, alley, deep"). Hospitals have demand, and we wanted to promote it, but in the past, without the Shanghai-Nanjing industrial innovation belt platform, we could not knock on, and dared not knock on, the doors of so many hospitals," Pu Zhengyu said. It is precisely by virtue of their status as technology managers on the Shanghai-Nanjing industrial innovation belt that they entered more cities. Today, carbon-13 has achieved a beneficial cycle or virtuous circle (良性循环, liang xing xun huan - "good, positive, cycle") of research and development in Putuo District, Shanghai, production in Anhui, and applications expanding from the Yangtze River Delta to the whole country.
More achievements are emerging with the help of "technology matchmakers" —
The Shanghai Electrical Apparatus Research Institute reached a technology transfer cooperation intention of more than 8 million yuan with an auto parts company in Jiangsu through the platform; Shanghai Haihuan Technology Co., Ltd. is carrying out research and development and business expansion cooperation on hull cleaning robots with a special equipment company in Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu; East China Electric Power Design Institute and Nanjing Tech University are jointly developing the integrated "wind, solar, thermal, storage, and transport" project, and are currently seeking more connections with Shanghai-Nanjing belt enterprises and research institutes in photovoltaic power generation...
A relevant person in charge of the Putuo District Regional Coordinated Development Office introduced that the cultivated "technology matchmaker" team is one of the most distinctive innovation initiatives in the transformation of achievements along the Shanghai-Nanjing belt. Putuo District promotes enterprises, universities, and research institutes along the Shanghai-Nanjing belt to jointly build innovation consortia, and organizes a team of technology managers covering universities, research institutes, parks, and key enterprises along the route. The first batch of 10 consortia covers frontier tracks such as biomedicine, new energy, and new materials.
To make connections more efficient, Putuo District simultaneously launched the "Shanghai-Nanjing Collaborative Innovation Marketplace," comprehensively integrating resources such as science and technology innovation policies, carrier spaces, and technology demands of cities along the Shanghai-Nanjing industrial innovation belt, enabling various innovation entities to break through geographical restrictions, achieve resource sharing, information exchange, and supply-demand matching, and accelerate the facilitation of various cooperations.
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Prologue
"With a tap on the phone, fresh rice is delivered to your door." Every March, Mou Qiwen, a resident of Qingdao, Shandong Province, adopts one mu of paddy field in the "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" project of the Jiansanjiang Branch of Beidahuang Agricultural Reclamation Group Co., Ltd. Although the paddy field is as far away as Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province, she can view every stage of rice growth in real time through 24-hour field monitoring from sowing to harvest — "what you see is what you get, and you can eat with peace of mind."
Consumer demand is precisely met, and the price of 8 to over 30 yuan per jin of rice from the adopted Jiansanjiang Branch paddy fields has also improved agricultural production efficiency. Both ends of supply and demand have tasted the "sweetness," thanks to the development of customized agriculture — a new business format that has gradually emerged with the advancement of internet and information technology, whose essence is a new type of agricultural operation centered on the personalized needs of consumer entities, producing according to sales.
When General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Dezhou, Shandong Province in June this year, he emphasized that "agricultural and rural modernization bears on the overall situation and quality of Chinese modernization, and solid measures should be taken to do all work well, with efforts focused on enhancing comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality and efficiency." The "15th Five-Year Plan for Accelerating Agricultural and Rural Modernization" issued by the State Council in May this year proposed "cultivating and developing new rural industries and new business formats" and "promoting precise linkage between production, supply, and marketing of agricultural products."
Since 2024, the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee Rural Work Conference has deployed efforts to promote the development of customized agriculture for three consecutive years. In the first half of 2026, Heilongjiang had 445 customized agriculture entities, with customized base planting area reaching 1.799 million mu, achieving contracted sales of 5.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 85%.
From "grow whatever and sell whatever" to "grow whatever is demanded," how does customized agriculture achieve a precise "handshake" between supply and demand? A reporter recently conducted research in Heilongjiang.
Matching
Precise alignment of supply and demand, achieving good quality at good prices
Wanting her family to eat safely and satisfactorily, Mou Qiwen is especially particular about rice quality. She not only wants to know the rice variety, but also whether it is fresh and whether the taste is good. "Every time I go to the supermarket, I hesitate for a long time."
Buying rice is not easy, and selling rice is also difficult.
"In the past, many villagers believed that the only way to increase income was to produce more grain. With quantity prioritized over quality, prices could not be raised." Chen Yujia, Party branch secretary of Shangguandi Village, Bohai Town, Ning'an City, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, said frankly.
Some farmers have also taken the initiative to work on quality. Chu Lijuan, a villager of Shangguandi Village, took the lead in establishing a cooperative to grow organic rice. "Our rice grows on volcanic lava slate land, with high quality and good taste," Chu Lijuan said. "However, once the rice is grown, we do not control the sales channels and can only deal with grain brokers, so we still cannot sell at a good price."
Cooperatives and farmers have their worries, and large enterprises are no exception.
The japonica rice annual output of the Jiansanjiang Branch of Beidahuang Group accounts for 20% of the province's total output. "In the past, the brand was not established, sales channels were single, and profits were very thin." Guo Yanchun, head of the "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" customized agriculture project of the Jiansanjiang Branch, believes that if production entities work hard to grow grain well but still sell it at the price of ordinary grain, failing to reflect good quality at good prices, they will naturally lack the motivation to continuously improve quality.
Guo Yanchun analyzed that on the one hand, consumers' demand for agricultural product quality and personalization is growing day by day; on the other hand, problems such as "emphasizing quantity over quality" and "emphasizing production over market" are prominent, leading to mismatches between supply and demand for some agricultural products or high-quality agricultural products failing to sell at good prices. Against this background, customized agriculture emerged as the times required.
In 2022, the Jiansanjiang Branch of Beidahuang Group launched the "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" project to explore full-process standardized customized services. Opening the "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" WeChat mini-program, the agreed terms and adoption process are immediately obvious (一目了然, yi mu le ran - "one, eye, clear").
From March to September each year, consumers can adopt paddy fields. According to rice quality, adopting 0.1 mu costs 388 to 1,188 yuan, with an expected yield of 30 to 40 jin of rice; adopting 1 mu costs 3,500 to 9,988 yuan, with an expected yield of 300 to 400 jin of rice. After the rice is harvested in October, the company stores the paddy using fresh-keeping technology. From October to September of the following year, consumers place orders through the mini-program to reserve freshly milled rice, which is delivered to their door with postage paid.
"'Jiansanjiang Rice' is a national geographical indication product, and the quality is reassuring. Members can also enjoy benefits such as customized packaging and gifting to relatives and friends." Mou Qiwen said with satisfaction that when the new rice arrives, one-on-one dedicated online customer service is also delivered simultaneously. "The customer service reminded me that new rice has high moisture content, so I should add a little less water when cooking." To date, the "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" project has attracted about 100,000 members.
In Shangguandi Village, Chen Yujia joined the cooperative in 2016 and set up a livestreaming room, initially selling only rice. In 2019, she tried to promote the "adopt-a-field farming" model. "Customized agriculture upgrades the previously loose, one-off buying and selling relationship into a deep, long-term service and companionship relationship." Chen Yujia sees this clearly.
"'Orders first' can resolve from the source the risk of unsalable inventory caused by the past practice of everyone rushing to plant a certain crop at once, while also promoting the flow of quality products to the high-end market, achieving good quality at good prices." Peng Bo, a staff member of the customized agriculture special task force of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said.
Not long ago, the planting cooperative in Shangguandi Village launched a high-end customized package, with adoption of one mu of field costing nearly 20,000 yuan, agreeing to produce 365 jin of rice, equivalent to more than 50 yuan per jin. The price is not low, and some people wonder: is customized agriculture just raising prices to sell rice under a different name?
The cooperative has calculated this account carefully. "For green planting, one mu of field requires at least 4,000 yuan in investment, plus other costs such as customer service, warehousing, and logistics. The most critical thing is quality — with lower yield per mu and more refined management, good rice is the foundation for good prices." Chen Yujia said, "Customized agriculture faces consumers directly, reduces intermediate links, and both production and consumption ends can benefit." Today, the cooperative grows 1,800 mu of rice, of which 200 mu is for high-end organic planting; in 2026, the village's total high-end customized orders exceeded 5 million yuan.
Consumers are also doing the math. Mou Qiwen chose the 3,500 yuan per mu per year tier in the "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" project, receiving 400 jin of rice for the year, with her family consuming about 20 jin per month and the rest given to relatives and friends. "The price is more expensive than ordinary rice, but I can eat good fresh rice every month, so the money is well spent." Mou Qiwen said.
Developing customized agriculture cannot be separated from policy support. In 2025, the General Office of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting High-Quality Development of Customized Agriculture Across the Province (2025–2027)," requiring agricultural and rural departments to play a coordinating and driving role, coordinating with local finance, development and reform, commerce and other departments and units to establish a long-term effective working mechanism and jointly promote the development of customized agriculture.
"Heilongjiang's province-wide promotion of high-quality development of customized agriculture has opened a new track for improving agricultural quality and efficiency and accelerated the formation of new growth points in the agricultural economy." Peng Bo said that in 2025 the province achieved the goal of 4.5 billion yuan in total output value of customized agriculture, and plans to initially form a high-end customized agricultural industry cluster by 2027.
Quality
Strict quality control throughout the entire chain, technology empowerment for quality improvement
When she first adopted the paddy field, Mou Qiwen also had doubts: across the screen, across mountains and rivers, how could she know whether it was grown well?
"The core competitiveness of customized agriculture lies in quality. Only with stable quality and safety and reliability can consumer trust be won." Guo Yanchun said.
In November 2025, the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a work guide for customized agriculture, proposing that all localities should guide customized agriculture entities to use intelligent equipment such as sensors, cameras, and GPS to gradually achieve full-process visibility and traceability of agricultural production and processing, allowing consumer entities to fully understand information such as the production environment, production process, and use of agricultural inputs of customized agricultural products, and improving the transparency of production management processes.
Today, rows of surveillance cameras stand on more than 20,000 mu of customized land at the Jiansanjiang Branch of Beihuang Group. In her spare time, Mou Qiwen opens her phone to look at the planting base of the Jiansanjiang Branch. "Watching the rice grow, I feel at ease." She said with a smile.
In the "I Have a Mu of Field in Sanjiang" mini-program, in addition to viewing the growth of the rice in real time, one can also see a detailed farming calendar. When plowing begins, what depth plowing and rotary tillage must reach... all are clearly recorded, and the entire production process is traceable.
In recent years, Heilongjiang has encouraged customized agriculture entities to proactively connect to the provincial agricultural product quality and safety traceability management information platform, uniformly entering information such as plots, farming records, and testing reports. At present, all 79 customized agriculture entities in Jiamusi City have joined the platform, achieving full coverage of traceability management.
Can traceability precisely locate a customized field plot?
After the rice is delivered home, Mou Qiwen takes out her phone and scans the QR code on the packaging bag for traceability. "At present, although it cannot be precise to a specific field, it can confirm that it comes from the organic planting base of the Jiansanjiang Branch of Beihuang Group."
"Unlike ear-tag traceability in livestock farming, and also different from direct supply from small vegetable gardens, rice customization is based on large-scale production, and traceability corresponds to a relatively large planting area. Enterprises generally cannot fix one mu of field for one customer and carry out exclusive planting, harvesting, and processing for that customer." Guo Yanchun said frankly.
At the same time, because customized agriculture is highly dependent on technologies such as optical fiber and the Internet of Things, to achieve refined and personalized production and management, some small and medium-sized cooperatives and growers face greater pressure in early-stage investment and construction. Interviewees suggested increasing special support, exploring methods such as industrial investment funds and awards instead of subsidies, to alleviate the funding pressure on growers.
Certification is also an important part of quality assurance. At Heilongjiang Dajinnong Agricultural Development Co., Ltd., circular agriculture forms a closed loop between planting and breeding: organic grain is used to feed chickens, chicken manure is made into organic fertilizer, which is then used for greenhouse planting of fruits, vegetables, and other crops. More than 80 kinds of organic fruits and vegetables are produced continuously throughout the year, providing customized products for consumers.
Tang Jiuhui, deputy general manager of Dajinnong Agricultural Company, introduced that the fruit and vegetable greenhouses undergo 9 tests per year, involving more than 100 indicators, with testing and certification costs reaching more than 100,000 yuan. "Good products must be proven by data and certification. We can provide certification and testing reports to customers."
Quality assurance also extends to the logistics link. Compared with rice, fruits and vegetables have higher requirements for transportation conditions. Dajinnong Agricultural Company has deployed cold-chain logistics in multiple locations across Heilongjiang to provide delivery services for customized customers. "Adhering to self-operation in all links ensures that product quality is controllable." Tang Jiuhui introduced that among the company's more than 2,700 members, about 70% make repeat purchases because of the transparency of the company's product quality; in the first half of 2026, the company's customized agriculture output value reached 45 million yuan.
Traceability, certification, and cold chain build one line of defense after another for quality assurance, but what supports reputation and sales volume must ultimately be that the product itself is good enough.
The 200 mu of high-end organic paddy fields in Shangguandi Village are fertilized with soybean cake, sprayed with probiotics and ganoderma lucidum extract via drones, and also use methods such as rice-duck co-cultivation and manual weeding to minimize the use of chemical inputs. Chen Yujia told reporters that under the guidance of Meng Xianghai, an expert from the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the village conducted a comprehensive test of soil quality and formulated a soil fertility improvement plan. In recent years, the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences has carried out a "science and technology pairing" action, organizing researchers to focus on the leading and characteristic industries of various localities and provide multi-point, full-cycle technical services to support the development of customized agriculture.
"Working together with the villagers to improve the taste value of rice." Meng Xianghai is full of confidence in transforming the natural advantages of Shangguandi Village into product advantages. In 2022, the "Slate Rice" of Shangguandi Village became one of the first authorized products of "Heitu Youpin" (Black Soil Premium Products), a provincial-level quality agricultural brand in Heilongjiang.
Agricultural production depends on the weather. If natural disasters occur, production reductions bring difficulties in fulfilling contracts — what to do?
"Rice output is generally slightly higher than the order quantity to resist the risk of small-area production reductions." Chen Yujia added, "But in extreme situations, the cooperative will negotiate refunds with customers according to the agreed terms."
Large enterprises have more confidence in resisting risks. "In the face of extreme disasters, we will negotiate refunds with customers or allocate rice of equivalent quality from other bases." Guo Yanchun said that the cooperating farmers have also purchased agricultural insurance, providing a safety net.
"From the current situation, in terms of quality assurance, brand building, after-sales service, and risk resistance, leading agricultural industrialization enterprises have more advantages in developing customized agriculture." Peng Bo introduced that Heilongjiang has arranged special funds for two consecutive years to promote the layout of customized agriculture in advantageous main production areas, concentration in large-scale operating entities, and a leap toward high-end brand leadership.
Characteristics
Customization in light of local conditions, expanding value-added space
"Customized agriculture was born out of 'demand.'" Yan Hua, director of the Modern Agricultural Development Research Center of Northeast Agricultural University, believes that the development of customized agriculture should revolve around consumer demand, providing more humanized, convenient, precise, and emotional services, achieving a transformation from "production-oriented" to "service-oriented."
In terms of categories, Heilongjiang's customized agriculture has expanded from single rice customization to 14 categories including fruits and vegetables and dairy products. "The company has agricultural products such as fruits, vegetables, and poultry. Based on the taste preferences and needs of member families, we deliver once every five days, with nutritionally tailored recipes and dishes." Tang Jiuhui said.
In terms of scale, from agricultural enterprises to cooperatives and family farms, and then to courtyard-style "small vegetable gardens," different operating entities have explored various customization methods such as field adoption, membership ordering, and agricultural trusteeship. In Yan Hua's view, "different operating scales mean different levels of refinement that customized agriculture can achieve."
On the vast Sanjiang Plain, the Yucheng Modern Agricultural Machinery Professional Cooperative in Huachuan County, Jiamusi City has built 3,000 mu of paddy fields into a fully visualized customized agriculture base. "One mu of land is too small; large agricultural machinery cannot plant a single variety for one customer alone." Li Yucheng, chairman of the cooperative, introduced, "We mainly provide customized services to more than 100 group companies. One company orders dozens of mu of land, which fits with the cooperative's large-scale operation. On this basis, we then meet consumer entities' personalized needs for rice varieties, planting methods, and so on."
Shangguandi Village has two to three mu of arable land per capita, providing conditions for refined cultivation. "The 200 mu of high-end organic paddy fields can be planted in a personalized manner according to consumers' customized needs." Chen Yujia gave an example: in different one-mu fields, either "Daohuaxiang" or "Changli Xiang" rice is planted, and rice field crabs, rice field ducks, and the like can also be raised as gifts to consumers.
At the Jinkexin Family Farm in Fumin Village, Tieling Town, Yangming District, Mudanjiang City, Sun Yumei and her father operate about 10,000 square meters of sunlight greenhouses. Inside the greenhouses, plots of more than 30 square meters each grow different kinds of vegetables, providing customized services to more than 5,000 members in the urban area. "Consumers have diverse needs for vegetable categories, which change with the seasons." Sun Yumei said that small plots adapt to diverse needs, and the greenhouses can produce more than 40 kinds of high-quality vegetables per year.
From the 3,000-mu base, to the 200-mu organic fields, to vegetable plots of more than 30 square meters, different operating scales are matched with different customization methods. Qian Chunrong, a researcher at the Cultivation and Tillage Research Institute of the Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, believes that customized agriculture entities should assess factors such as local resources, target customer groups, and their own organizational capabilities, screen sustainable and implementable demands in light of local conditions, and provide targeted characteristic services to enhance market competitiveness.
High quality requires high investment and also brings high premiums, which in turn raises the consumption threshold, resulting in a relatively limited consumer base for customized agriculture. For smaller customized agriculture entities, although they can provide more personalized services, the pressure of how to open up markets and sell good products is considerable.
Starting from online livestreaming, Chen Yujia actively integrated into Heilongjiang Province's customized agriculture promotion campaign. In the past two years, Heilongjiang, in conjunction with the "Heitu Youpin" first-tier city brand promotion activities, has organized high-quality customized agriculture entities to go deep into major sales-area cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area regions for publicity and promotion. Across the province, more than 200 marketing activities themed on customized agriculture have been carried out cumulatively, and Chen Yujia has actively participated, broadening sales channels and enhancing the reputation of the rice produced by the village.
The Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has developed the "Longjiang Nong Dingzhi" WeChat mini-program, with more than 100 customized agriculture entities currently registered. In Chen Yujia's view, with such a channel, small-scale entities also have the opportunity to connect with the big market.
Yan Hua observed that providing services such as rural tourism and agricultural experience, and promoting the integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism, has become a development trend of customized agriculture. Some places in Heilongjiang have integrated agricultural research study tours, paddy field sightseeing, and the like into customized services, allowing consumers to enter the fields and experience farming while adopting agricultural products, enriching service forms and expanding value-added space.
This year, Shangguandi Village has deepened cooperation with cultural tourism enterprises to jointly build a rural agriculture-culture-tourism integrated pastoral complex of "customized agriculture + cultural tourism." "During the harvest season, consumers who have adopted field plots can come to the fields to experience rice harvesting." Chen Yujia introduced.
This summer, at the Yanjiagang Farm of Beidahuang Group, located on the outskirts of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, rice field paintings using the fields as "paper" and rice as "ink" attracted many tourists. Here, projects such as viewing rice field art and enjoying specialty dining have become part of the customized services. On October 11, as the grain was fully harvested and stored, the operating season of the Yanjiagang Farm rice field art scenic area came to an end, and a set of data was freshly released: in 2026, the farm received a cumulative total of 1.023 million tourists, with revenue exceeding 13.5 million yuan, driving employment for more than 500 surrounding villagers.
"The farm will continue to take customized agriculture as the starting point to build a model of agriculture-culture-tourism integration that combines sightseeing, experience, vacation, and consumption." Gao Shuifeng, Party secretary of Yanjiagang Farm, said with full confidence.
In September this year, the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Department of Finance issued support policies for high-quality development of customized agriculture, increasing policy support around the construction of standardized bases for customized agriculture, the development of small vegetable garden customized villages, and the cultivation of county-level pilot zones for customized agriculture. Pang Haitao, director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, stated: "During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, Heilongjiang will accelerate the iterative upgrading of the customization model, promote the extension of agricultural production from 'selling products' to 'selling services, selling experiences, and selling culture,' and strive to blaze a new path for high-quality development of modern agriculture."
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On the vast land of Heilongjiang, a new picture of customized agriculture is slowly unfolding: consumers thousands of miles away tap their phones to check the growth of crops in rice paddies they have adopted; farmers arrange production around the needs of consumer entities and provide exclusive services.
In recent years, Heilongjiang has leveraged its unique advantages of cold-region black soil and green, organic produce to promote the high-quality development of customized agriculture. The distance between production and sales has shortened, agricultural products have gained more added value, and "good harvests" have become "good incomes."
In light of local conditions, producing according to demand, developing customized agriculture requires playing the "specialty card" well. Our country has a vast expanse of territory (幅员辽阔, fu yuan liao kuo - "territory, expanse, vast, wide"), with different regions varying in resource endowments, climatic conditions, and cultural heritage, making it difficult for customized agriculture to follow a single universal model. From transforming scattered courtyards into urban "small vegetable gardens" for adoption and customization, to deepening high-end rice customization by relying on unique ecological environments, to batch customization of large-scale contiguous fertile farmland, the practices of various places in Heilongjiang prove that only by taking market demand as the orientation, focusing on categories with greater potential, distinctive features, and competitiveness, exploring suitable customization models, and turning regional characteristics into product selling points, can customized agriculture go further.
Empowering with digital intelligence, tracing the whole process, developing customized agriculture requires passing the "quality gate." Quality is the lifeline of customized agriculture development. Customized agriculture is essentially a trust economy; personalized demand and premium pricing for high-end products must be supported by standardized production and whole-chain supervision. At present, some business entities still lack strong awareness of standardized production, product quality traceability mechanisms are not yet sound, and weak links remain in whole-process supervision. Only by running quality control through the entire chain of customized agriculture, relying on intelligent equipment to make the production process visible, traceable, and verifiable, can consumers see clearly and eat with confidence.
Innovating models, developing the whole chain, developing customized agriculture requires taking the "integration path." Today's consumers are buying not only agricultural products, but also a healthy, reassuring lifestyle. Launching multiple models such as "brand + customization," "cultural tourism + customization," "creativity + customization," and "wellness + customization" promotes the expansion of customized agriculture from simply "selling products" to "selling services, selling experiences, selling culture." The integration of multiple business forms can not only meet consumers' personalized needs, but also further extend the industrial chain of customized agriculture.
Linking interests, sharing results, developing customized agriculture requires reciting the "prosperity scripture" well. Increasing farmers' incomes is the starting point and ultimate goal of developing customized agriculture. Establishing a close interest-linkage mechanism of "customization entities + farmer cooperatives + farming households" allows farmers to be not only participants in the production process, but also sharers of value-added income. Unified training, unified seed supply, unified standards, coupled with technical guidance, help enhance farmers' ability to produce customized agricultural products and enable more farmers to board the fast train of customized agriculture development.
From "growing well" to "selling well," making every mu of farmland yield higher returns, customized agriculture is opening up new space for agricultural value addition.
(The author is the director of the Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; compiled from an interview by People's Daily reporter Zhu Dawei)
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Recently, the British journal Nature published an article introducing the innovative applications of 3D printing in the field of scientific experimentation: botanical sample pre-treatment tools, acoustic skull models, chemical flow reactors, catalytic stirring beads, and neuroscience animal suspension systems — all such scientific research instruments can be rapidly custom-fabricated. The article likens 3D printing to a "hiking stick" for researchers climbing the heights of science — it can rapidly transform innovative ideas into physical objects, with clear advantages over traditional manufacturing in both time and cost.
From laboratory tools to key industrial processes, from ground-based manufacturing to "in-situ production" in space, from printing parts to "printing life," 3D printing is constantly rewriting people's understanding of "manufacturing." As this technology iterates toward greater simplicity and intelligence, complex structures and forms that are difficult to achieve with traditional manufacturing processes are being produced. It is both a powerful tool for scientific and technological innovation and opens new possibilities for profound changes in human production and ways of life.
Manufacturing complex internal structures with higher efficiency and lower cost gives rise to more agile, distributed new modes of production
The "formal name" of 3D printing is additive manufacturing. Unlike traditional "subtractive manufacturing" — which cuts and removes excess material from a solid block — additive manufacturing builds up raw materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, glass, or composite materials, layer by layer, from discrete forms such as liquids, powders, or filaments, to produce three-dimensional solid objects. Its outstanding advantage lies in its ability to manufacture complex internal structures such as honeycomb structures and lattice structures with higher efficiency and lower cost, reducing weight while ensuring strength, and enhancing the specific strength and specific stiffness of components.
Since its birth in the 1980s, additive manufacturing has developed from a single process into multiple technical routes, including vat photopolymerization, binder jetting, and directed energy deposition, forming a technology field of cross-disciplinary integration. In 2012, the British Economist regarded it as a landmark technology of the "Third Industrial Revolution," proposing that the combination of computers and 3D printing might give rise to more agile, distributed new modes of production.
From toys and jewelry to food and houses, and then to automobiles, aircraft, and rockets, 3D printing has now moved from the laboratory into industrial production and daily life, with increasingly rich results. Relevant data show that the global 3D printing market size in 2025 is approximately US$24.2 billion. In the industrial-grade market, applications in aerospace, medical, automotive, construction, and other fields continue to expand; in the consumer-grade market, technologies such as AI modeling, intelligent slicing, and automatic calibration have significantly lowered the threshold for use, and scenarios such as home personalization and customization, trendy toys and cultural creative products, and digital education continue to emerge.
At the same time, additive manufacturing is also constantly innovating traditional modes of production organization. Boeing produces aircraft parts through global 3D printing centers located near points of use, reducing transportation costs. German companies such as EOS are exploring a "pay-per-use" model for parts, where companies can access a global printing network without purchasing equipment. At the same time, the maker model is being promoted to flourish and grow rapidly (蓬勃发展, peng bo fa zhan - "lush, vigorous, develop"), with creators able to achieve "design-to-production" through cloud platforms, forming a flexible supply chain of "online collaborative design, offline local manufacturing."
Accelerating application development in aerospace, marine engineering, nuclear engineering, electronic information, biomedicine, and other fields
In recent years, additive manufacturing has demonstrated broad application prospects in frontier fields such as aerospace, marine engineering, nuclear engineering, electronic information, and biomedicine.
In the aerospace field, 3D printing has become an important process for key components such as drones, rocket engines, and satellite brackets. AVIC Maite Company uses self-developed titanium alloy powder, drawing on the structures of bird bones and insect wings to perform topology optimization on parts, integrally forming high-performance wing support components that are 40% lighter in weight with a 26% increase in endurance. The United States' SpaceX Raptor series engines rely on 3D printing technology to reduce hundreds of components to just a few, significantly lowering manufacturing costs.
In the marine engineering field, 3D printing can be used to manufacture complex components such as ship propellers and hull structures, shortening the shipbuilding cycle. The Chongqing Innovation Center of Beijing Institute of Technology uses wire arc additive manufacturing technology to manufacture ship propellers, shortening the delivery cycle from approximately three months under traditional casting methods to ten days. In 2025, the UAE launched the world's first fully 3D-printed catamaran yacht, printed using recycled ocean plastic waste, with a construction period of just over six days and a cost of one-third that of a traditional yacht.
In the nuclear engineering field, 3D printing can manufacture nuclear reactor core components, fuel elements, and heat exchangers with complex internal structures, enhancing the safety of nuclear reactors. The American nuclear energy startup Ampera has used 3D printing technology to manufacture the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor module, including a silicon carbide reactor core and pressure vessel, which requires no mid-cycle fuel replacement or frequent maintenance and is expected to operate continuously for 30 years.
In the electronic information field, 3D printing is driving smart wearable devices toward miniaturization and multifunctionality. In April this year, Rice University in the United States developed a new microwave 3D printing process that can perform localized "on-demand heating" curing of conductive inks at room temperature, providing a new path for the manufacture of flexible electronics and biomedical devices.
In the biomedical field, 3D printing is moving from "substitute processing" to "reshaping treatment." In vitro diagnostic models and surgical guides improve surgical precision; rehabilitation assistive devices extend patients' physical functions; bone implants, tracheal stents, vascular stents, and others have entered the clinical trial stage. The individualized 3D-printed degradable breast scaffold developed by Xi'an Jiaotong University, through biomimetic microstructure fabrication, makes the scaffold's mechanical properties closer to those of breast tissue, can guide autologous tissue growth and healing in the human body, and promotes the development of breast disease treatment toward precision and individualization.
Frontier technologies such as space 3D printing, cell 3D printing, and 4D printing are constantly expanding the boundaries of "manufacturing"
Additive manufacturing is constantly expanding the boundaries of "manufacturing": it moves from the ground to space, from industrial components to the construction of living organisms, and from static structures to intelligent forms that can change with the environment, presenting a development trend that spans space, disciplines, and dimensions.
Space 3D printing is driving manufacturing from "made on Earth, used in space" toward "made in space, used in space." It no longer relies on transporting complete components from Earth, but instead sends raw materials into space, or uses space resources to manufacture directly. The Xi'an Jiaotong University team has carried out research on lunar-based manufacturing, advancing metal wire direct-write processes suitable for space environments, non-metallic material verification, and simulated lunar soil brick printing. Since the beginning of this year, China has for the first time successfully fabricated complete metal components in a suborbital microgravity environment, and subsequently completed demonstration and verification of space metal additive manufacturing in a 600-kilometer orbit, preliminarily possessing systematic verification capability for relevant key technologies. The International Space Station has also carried out space metal 3D printing experiments. This technology is expected to serve in-orbit manufacturing and repair, spare parts manufacturing for space facilities, and autonomous support for deep-space missions, providing support for long-term space habitation and deep-space exploration.
Cell 3D printing is dedicated to recreating "human tissues and organs." It uses "bio-ink" containing living cells, biomaterials, and growth factors, depositing it layer by layer according to three-dimensional models of human tissue, which then continues to grow and fuse during in vitro culture or after implantation in the body. Its greatest challenge lies not only in precise shaping, but also in handling the complex interactions among living cells, biomaterials, and the microenvironment. The goal is not merely "similar in form," but more critically "similar in spirit" — that is, enabling the printed tissue to perform corresponding physiological functions in the body. At present, simple tissues such as skin, cornea, and cartilage have entered the stage of clinical application exploration, and structures such as blood vessels and heart valves are also being advanced, but full-size functional organ transplantation still faces challenges such as vascularization, cell survival, and immune compatibility, which require continued research efforts.
4D printing, in turn, endows objects with "dynamic functions." Traditional 3D printing produces static structures, but when combined with smart materials, the structures can deform or respond functionally under external stimuli such as temperature, light, electromagnetic fields, and humidity, achieving adaptive, changeable intelligent characteristics. This manufacturing method with a time dimension is gradually developing into 4D printing technology. Its technical core is enabling printed structures to autonomously change their shape, properties, and functions under external excitation, meeting the application requirements of "deformation — property change — function change." The application of 4D printing in fields such as biomedicine is developing rapidly. For example, expandable vascular stents can expand according to a preset shape after implantation, reducing surgical complexity; adaptive drug release systems can precisely control drug release timing based on the in vivo environment, optimizing patient treatment processes.
In the future, 4D printing is also expected to gradually land in directions such as tissue engineering scaffolds, adaptive wings, and magnetically controlled soft robots. On this basis, one can further look ahead to 5D printing: printed structures gradually transform into biological tissue in biochemical environments, and may even "grow" into biological organs. At present, research such as vascularized bone regeneration is being advanced, which is expected to open new paths for artificial organ manufacturing.
At present, 3D printing is becoming an important force affecting industrial competitiveness, supply chain resilience, and scientific and technological innovation capability. The United States has launched the "Additive Manufacturing Forward" program, and Germany has incorporated additive manufacturing as a key pillar of "Industry 4.0." China regards additive manufacturing as an important direction for intelligent manufacturing and building a manufacturing powerhouse, has established the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center to provide key common technologies for aerospace, high-end equipment, and new quality productive forces, and is currently carrying out research on lightweighting of major aerospace, maritime, and space equipment.
Compared with forming manufacturing technologies such as casting, forging, and welding, which have thousands of years of history, and subtractive manufacturing technologies such as turning, milling, planing, and grinding, which have hundreds of years of history, 3D printing has only a history of more than 40 years — it is a young manufacturing technology. One of its major future development directions is the integrated manufacturing of multi-material functional structures, which requires further research on the laws governing how materials, processes, and equipment affect the precision and performance of manufactured parts. As technologies such as artificial intelligence, new materials, biomanufacturing, and space manufacturing continue to expand, 3D printing will be further integrated into production and daily life, continuously driving advanced manufacturing toward intelligent, green, and personalized development.
(The authors are respectively an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, a professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, and director of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center; and a professor at the State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering of Xi'an Jiaotong University and deputy chairman of the Additive Manufacturing Sub-committee of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society)
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How does the brain clear its own waste? As one of the most metabolically active organs in the human body, the nearly one hundred billion neurons in the brain, while continuously transmitting and processing information at high intensity, also constantly produce metabolic byproducts such as damaged proteins and peptides. If these "metabolic residues" cannot be cleared in a timely manner, they may, like a blocked urban drainage system, impair cognitive function and even be closely related to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
For a long time, the scientific community's understanding of the pathways for protein clearance in the brain has been incomplete. Recently, a team at the Gladstone Institutes in the United States published a new study in the journal Cell that systematically mapped the whole-brain clearance pathways of brain-derived proteins (proteins produced by the brain itself) under physiological conditions (the natural state of the body when it is healthy and functioning normally, without illness, injury, or external disturbance). This finding overturns previous understanding and provides an important basis for understanding how this "invisible cleaning system" of the brain operates.
Previous studies mostly relied on injecting exogenous fluorescent tracers into the cerebrospinal fluid (the colorless, transparent liquid surrounding the brain and spinal cord) and inferring the outflow direction of brain proteins by observing the tracers' diffusion trajectories. This approach is somewhat like pouring dye into a calm river and then observing the changes in the water flow; although one can see "where the color goes," it may not truly reflect the natural flow path of the river itself. This time, the research team took a different approach: finding a new way to approach a problem (另辟蹊径, ling bi qi jing - "another, open, path, way"). They injected neurotropic viruses into the brains of transgenic mice, causing neurons to express a protein that emits green fluorescence. This protein acts like a "positioning light" installed on neurons, emitting green light under a fluorescence microscope and helping researchers see the distribution and connections of neurons. The researchers could thereby track the complete pathway of proteins from production, release, to eventual clearance, thus depicting the brain's protein clearance network under conditions closer to physiological states.
The study results show that brain-derived proteins do not primarily rely, as traditionally understood, on a single meningeal lymphatic system converging into deep cervical lymph nodes for clearance, but rather flow extensively to multiple brain boundary structures, including the dura mater, skull bone marrow, and nasal-associated pathways. More importantly, protein clearance in different brain regions also follows the "nearest exit" principle: proteins produced in the forebrain region tend to be cleared through the nasal cavity and anterior meninges, while deep brain regions more often choose the skull base and dorsal dura mater pathways. This indicates that the brain's clearance system is not a single "sewage pipe" but more like a "drainage network" managed by zones, with each region discharging nearby to reduce transport distance and improve clearance efficiency. In addition, immune cells at the meningeal boundaries also "monitor" the protein clearance process and promote immune tolerance responses, preventing the immune system from mistakenly attacking the brain's own tissues.
Under normal physiological conditions, this multi-pathway clearance system maintains a dynamic balance with protein production. However, under disease conditions, this balance may be disrupted. In acute neuroinflammation, the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (the barrier that protects the brain and restricts harmful substances from entering brain tissue) increases, and clearance pathways undergo abnormal shifts, making brain-derived proteins more likely to "spill over" into the blood circulation, much like sewage leaking through cracks after the main drainage pipe is damaged; whereas in Alzheimer's disease models, overall clearance capacity declines, and proteins gradually accumulate in the brain, closer to a state of "slowed drainage due to overall blockage of the drainage system." These results suggest that the mechanisms by which protein clearance systems become abnormal differ across different diseases.
This study is the first to map the brain's self-cleaning pathways in a near-physiological manner, providing new ideas for understanding the maintenance of brain homeostasis and the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. In the past, related treatments mostly focused on reducing abnormal protein production or promoting their degradation; but if the clearance pathways themselves have structural or functional impairments, merely reducing the "production end" may find it difficult to fundamentally improve the disease course—this is like only reducing garbage generation without unclogging the already blocked pipes; the system still finds it difficult to return to normal operation.
Against this backdrop, restoring or enhancing the function of the brain's protein clearance pathways has become a direction worth attention. In the future, it may be possible, by further elucidating the molecular and cellular mechanisms of impaired protein clearance, to develop intervention strategies targeting the regulation of the meningeal lymphatic system and brain boundary functions, achieving disease prevention and treatment effects through "optimized clearance." Of course, this study is currently based mainly on mouse models; whether the human brain has exactly the same clearance organizational principles still requires further verification. The road from basic research findings to clinical therapeutic translation may be long, but identifying the right direction is often the most critical step.
(The author is an associate researcher at the Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China)
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Move, leap, flip, land, leap again... Under constant infrared light, a millimeter-scale soft robot is autonomously completing consecutive jumps. Recently, a research team from North Carolina State University in the United States published findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, proposing a new type of self-resetting soft ring jumping robot. This teardrop-shaped "little" robot athlete requires no manual reset and no complex control system; relying solely on the "physical intelligence" of the material and structure itself, it can perform more than 1,000 consecutive jumps under constant illumination, with vertical jump heights reaching up to 80 times its own height and horizontal jump distances exceeding 3 times its own length. "The key to this work is not relying on complex mechanical mechanisms or electronic control to achieve consecutive jumping, but rather combining liquid crystal elastomer smart material with a ring structure to 'write' the entire motion cycle of energy storage, energy release, takeoff, and reset into the robot itself," Yin Jie, corresponding author of the study and professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at North Carolina State University, said in an interview with our reporter.
Consecutive jumping is an effective mode of locomotion for traversing complex, unstructured environments. But for soft robots, achieving autonomous consecutive jumping is not easy: it requires recyclable energy storage and release, automatic reset after landing, maintaining a stable posture in the air, and adapting to different terrains. Many previous soft jumping robots could only complete a single jump; to jump consecutively, they often required manual reset or continuous switching of external stimuli. Due to their complex structures, they are also susceptible to disturbance during takeoff and landing, making it difficult to stably recover a posture suitable for the next jump.
In response, the research team started from structural design and offered a simple solution. The soft ring body is made of liquid crystal elastomer material, bent into a ring shape with the two ends connected by an aluminum tube, forming a closed-loop structure with a V-shaped rigid tail. Liquid crystal elastomer is a smart material that can convert light or heat stimuli into shape changes. Under constant infrared illumination, the material contracts upon heating; because of the temperature difference between the illuminated side and the shaded side, the soft ring spontaneously twists, storing elastic energy like winding a spring.
As the twisting accumulates, the V-shaped rigid tail gradually bends and lifts. When a critical state is reached, the structure suddenly becomes unstable, the stored elastic energy is rapidly released, and the tail strikes the ground at high speed, launching the soft ring into the air. After leaving the ground, the twisted soft ring automatically untwists in the air and returns to its original shape; upon landing, it can store energy again and jump again. The entire process requires no onboard sensors, no electronic controllers, and no repeated manual intervention.
"The ring structure solves the problem of 'whether it can jump consecutively,' while center-of-mass adjustment helps solve the problem of 'whether it can jump steadily toward a target direction,'" Yin Jie said. The so-called center-of-mass adjustment refers to adding a small amount of counterweight to the head of the ring body, shifting the robot's mass distribution forward, thereby suppressing large flips and improving directional stability during consecutive jumping. By adjusting the tail angle, counterweight ratio, and light intensity, the robot can switch among crawling, directional jumping, and vertical jumping.
Chen Tao, a researcher at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Key Laboratory of Marine Key Materials, told our reporter that previously, soft robots required manual reset or external modulation after each jump because, under constant external stimulation, achieving a recyclable "energy storage—release—reset" closed loop is extremely difficult, requiring simultaneous realization of energy recovery, in-air posture stability, and landing energy replenishment. This work replaces bending and stretching energy storage with torsional energy storage and "encodes" reset into the structure itself through geometric constraints, providing an extremely simple pathway for consecutive soft robot jumping.
This structure is not limited to terrestrial jumping. The research team further modified the material and tail design so that the soft ring can float, paddle, and return to shore, achieving amphibious locomotion of "jump—swim—jump again." On the water surface, the tail shifts from "striking the ground to take off" to "striking the water to propel forward"; when reaching a sloped shore, the thrust generated by the tail's bouncing can also help it overcome the water's surface tension and return to land.
In terms of application prospects, Yin Jie believes that this type of millimeter-scale soft robot, being small in size, light in weight, and compliant in structure, is suitable for entering complex environments such as grasslands, gravel, mud and sand, shallow water, and land-water interfaces to carry out environmental perception, target search, and localized monitoring. In the future, if multi-robot coordination is achieved, it could also expand to swarm-based environmental exploration and large-scale distributed monitoring.
There is still a gap between the laboratory and practical application. In the next step, the research team hopes to explore the use of natural light to free the robot from dependence on fixed artificial light sources. Yin Jie stated that the significance of this work lies not in producing a mature outdoor robot product, but in demonstrating that a very simple millimeter-scale soft robot can also obtain sustained, adaptive autonomous locomotion capability by relying on the physical intelligence of the material and structure itself, providing new design ideas for future micro-robots entering real unstructured environments.
Return to Top(Xinhua News Agency, Sydney) (Reporters Xue Yanwen, Li Huizi) Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia recently announced the establishment of a comprehensive Martian soil classification system and the mapping of a global distribution chart, providing a new framework for studying soil characteristics in different regions of Mars and exploring conditions for plant cultivation.
According to a press release recently issued by the University of Sydney, the study was led by Daniel Owen, a doctoral student at the university. Using orbital observation data and models, the researchers classified Martian soil into 10 major categories, 100 combined categories, and 2,000 detailed categories based on characteristics such as soil texture, mineral composition, acidity and alkalinity, and profile thickness, and mapped the global distribution. The research team also conducted a preliminary assessment of the suitability of different soil categories for plant growth, with evaluation indicators including water-holding capacity, acidity and alkalinity, and gravel content.
The researchers emphasized that this does not mean plants can grow directly in Martian soil. In the future, if crops are to be grown on Mars, it will still be necessary to build controlled environments, provide water and nutrients, and address potentially harmful substances that may be present in the soil.
The researchers stated that the next step could involve conducting planting experiments on Earth using simulated Martian soil to compare plant growth under different soil conditions. Data and samples collected by future Mars probes will also help validate the relevant models.
Return to TopGermany's "dual system" vocational education has long relied on a school-enterprise integrated model to supply skilled talent to the manufacturing sector, stabilizing youth employment and supporting enterprise development. Now, under the impact of the waves of digitalization and artificial intelligence, this system faces multiple difficulties and is taking multiple measures simultaneously (多措并举, duo cuo bing ju - "many, measures, together, act") to explore reform. To resolve the contradiction between supply and demand, the German government has listed digital competence as a basic literacy and raised trainee allowances; large enterprises such as BMW and Siemens have updated their practical training curricula, integrating artificial intelligence into teaching across all trades; third-party institutions have built shared practical training platforms to help small and medium-sized enterprises reduce training costs. Germany's vocational education is now shifting toward adapting to a new environment in which digitalization, green transformation, and economic globalization advance in tandem.
Return to TopBy: 肖 晶
As an important pillar of German manufacturing, the "dual system" vocational education system has over decades built up a skilled talent pipeline of high-quality workers. This model deeply connects classroom theoretical learning with hands-on practice at enterprises, allowing companies to tailor scarce skilled talent to their needs, and enabling trainees to enter directly into matching jobs upon completing systematic training.
However, with the accelerated application of artificial intelligence and the deepening digital transformation of manufacturing, this mature system is now facing unprecedented real-world tests. According to a statistical report released by Germany's Federal Statistical Office in the first half of 2026, the number of newly signed "dual system" vocational education training contracts in Germany in 2025 was approximately 461,800, down 2.8% year on year, marking a second consecutive year of decline. Data published by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce also show that in 2025, German companies had a shortfall of 54,400 training positions, with many traditional trades widely facing recruitment shortages. Multiple structural contradictions are now impacting this system: demographic changes have reduced the overall pool of young workers, shifting social attitudes are steering more young people toward comprehensive universities, the teaching of certain cutting-edge high-tech skills has long been confined within the university system, and the pace of technological updating in traditional vocational education is clearly lagging behind.
Even greater pressure comes from technological iteration on the industrial side. With the proliferation of the Industrial Internet of Things and AI applications in production scenarios, a large number of positions now demand rapidly rising capabilities in data processing and complex human-machine collaboration. Many trainees who complete traditional training find, upon leaving school, that there is a clear gap between what they have learned and the actual needs of digitalized workshops. A report by the German Economic Institute points out that Germany's talent shortage in the digital field is particularly acute: by 2027, nearly two-thirds of all relevant core positions nationwide may go unfilled for lack of suitable applicants — precisely the positions that underpin Germany's industrial digital transformation.
Faced with structural contradictions on both the supply and demand sides, the German government has first moved from the top down in policy design. On the one hand, the national vocational education plan explicitly positions digital competence as a "foundational general literacy" on par with reading, writing, and arithmetic, requiring trainees in all trades to master the basic tool skills suited to intelligent production; on the other hand, it is enhancing the appeal of vocational education by strengthening the economic safety net. In accordance with statutory government standards, effective January 1, 2026, the minimum monthly allowance for trainees signing new "dual system" training contracts has been raised by 6.2%, continuing the upward trend of recent years.
On the industrial side, leading enterprises have become the "vanguard" of frontier teaching and research reform. Major automakers such as BMW and Audi have systematically incorporated cutting-edge technologies such as intelligent connected vehicles and autonomous driving into their daily practical training curricula. Moritz Kippenberger, head of human resources strategy and digitalization at BMW Group, said that as the company undergoes a comprehensive transition toward electrification and digitalization, practical training programs must keep pace with the times (与时俱进, yu shi ju jin - "with, time, keep up, advance"). The transformation at industrial manufacturing giant Siemens is even more representative: starting in 2026, it has comprehensively adjusted the training programs across its 18 training centers, deeply embedding artificial intelligence into the learning and practical components of all vocational trades, rather than merely setting it up as an isolated specialty. Bettina Wechsel, global head of vocational education at Siemens, said the company aims to systematically integrate AI into all learning processes, enabling young people not only to keep up with the pace of technological change but also to participate in shaping that change.
To address the pain point that small and medium-sized enterprises, which make up the vast majority of German manufacturing, cannot afford the high cost of cutting-edge practical training equipment, third-party professional institutions have filled the market gap with an intensive "cross-company joint training" model. Oliver Sikora, head of the Berlin-Brandenburg Continuing Education and Vocational Training Center in Germany, said that third-party institutions are playing an irreplaceable bridging role between industry and education, pooling superior resources to build shared digital practical training bases, helping SMEs carry out high-quality vocational training at lower cost, while providing trainees with cross-position qualification certification and clear career planning.
In addition, in the face of the shortfall in domestic trainees, immigrants and international students have become an important supplementary source of German skilled workers, but language barriers and cultural estrangement often substantially raise companies' acceptance costs. Andrew Gerdes, president of the Eurasia Institute of International Education in Berlin, Germany, explained: "Some of Germany's livelihood-related industries face sizable labor shortages. Taking the nursing sector as an example, positions long went unfilled before the introduction of foreign trainees, yet over the past five years the number of applicants has seen explosive growth, with the vast majority coming from foreign applicants." Through systematic, targeted professional German-language training, vocational preparatory courses, and cultural integration coaching, third-party professional institutions have substantially lowered the employment threshold for foreign workers, effectively resolving for hiring companies the upfront costs of communication and adjustment.
In its "2026 Vocational Education Report," the German government makes clear that the core goal of future vocational education reform is to enhance the social appeal of the "dual system" vocational education while ensuring the supply of skilled talent to enterprises. To this end, the government, enterprises, and industry associations will jointly launch a "Joint Action for Vocational Education" to effectively reduce the burden of talent cultivation on companies, accelerate the updating of national occupational standards, and promote the building of a lifelong learning mechanism.
On the whole, the profound adjustment that Germany's "dual system" vocational education is undergoing is a proactive response rooted in its deep industrial soil and its direct confrontation with technological change. It is shifting from the past model of cultivating talent through stable, long skill cycles toward adapting to a new environment in which digitalization, green development, and economic globalization advance in tandem — yet the core of this system has never changed: that is, the deep interlocking and mutual flourishing of educational practice and the real economy.
Return to TopOn October 23, the 2026 World Science and Technology Development Forum, hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology and the Chongqing Municipal People's Government, concluded successfully in the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone. Over the three-day session, approximately 800 academicians, experts, heads of international science and technology organizations, leaders of high-tech enterprises, and young scientific and technological talents gathered in the mountain city to exchange views around the theme "Co-Evolution: Shaping a New Ecosystem for Future Industries."
The hosting of a high-level forum in the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone will powerfully drive "high"-level platforms to grow "new" industries. This year, the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee proposed using the "203060" key breakthrough and assault system to support and underpin the "416" scientific and technological innovation layout, empowering the shaping of new advantages for the "33618" modern manufacturing industry cluster system. Today, this system has formed a "construction blueprint," guiding the orderly progress of all work, using "20+" platforms to lead the system layout, "30+" directions to lead platform construction, and "60+" achievements to lead the focus of key research, with layer-by-layer leadership and layer-by-layer focus, striving to achieve a single small change that affects the entire situation (牵一发而动全身, qian yi fa er dong quan shen - "pull, one, hair, then, move, whole, body") and one move that activates the entire game (一子落而满盘活, yi zi luo er man pan huo - "one, piece, fall, then, full, board, live").
Inside the venue, ideas surged; outside the venue, operations proceeded according to the mapped plan. How is this "map" to be implemented? The Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone writes the answer in one laboratory after another and on one production line after another.
The "high" positioning, the "new" coordinates: platforms that stand firm, foundations that are solidly laid
Entering the Jialing River Laboratory, the "Jialing River No. 1" humanoid robot attracts visitors to stop and watch. At the beginning of 2026, it made a stunning debut with a "human-machine dance." This Chongqing laboratory, established in April 2025, hosted by the Management Committee of the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone and entrusted to Chongqing University for operation, focuses on the main direction of "digital intelligence + equipment," relying on the resources of 4 faculties and 11 schools of Chongqing University, building a digital intelligence equipment research platform cluster centered on concept validation and R&D testing, gathering 285 personnel, of whom 257 are scientific researchers, and establishing 10 research centers.
The Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone has gathered a number of high-level scientific research platforms. Ten kilometers away, the Jinfeng Laboratory has been selected for the first national batch of high-quality dataset construction pilot work list, with its remote pathology diagnosis platform covering 43 hospitals. The Germplasm Innovation Megascience Center has formed a team led by more than 20 national-level talents, involving over 180 key research personnel and more than 500 master's and doctoral students, developing the citrus liquid-phase breeding chip "Orange Core No. 1," creating new tilapia germplasm, and filling a domestic technological gap with its potato pathogen detection kit. Major scientific facilities such as the ultra-transient experimental device are accelerating construction, and an extreme ultraviolet lithography validation platform is being built relying on the ultra-transient experimental device to support the R&D of sensing and storage chips.
Today, the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone has gathered 290 municipal-level and above scientific and technological innovation platforms and bases, with 37 key scientific and technological innovation platforms gathering more than 2,800 full-time personnel and obtaining more than 1,800 intellectual property authorizations, and has cumulatively transformed and incubated 296 technology-based enterprises.
The "high" direction, the "new" tracks: innovation that keeps up, industries that run fast
Topics discussed at the 2026 World Science and Technology Development Forum, such as "intelligent perception, embodied intelligence, new energy vehicles, and intelligent materials," can all find their landing points on the industrial map of the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone.
The Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone has a solid industrial foundation; it hosts the "microelectronics" themed park, the Chongqing Xiyong Microelectronics Industrial Park, gathering more than 50 key integrated circuit enterprises including CETC Chips, China Resources Microelectronics, United Microelectronics, and SK Hynix; the Aosong Semiconductor 8-inch MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) chip IDM (Integrated Device Manufacturer) base will mass-produce MEMS sensors to serve new energy vehicles and digital cities; and the European Academy of Sciences China Center, signed and settled this year, focuses on biosensing, intelligent terminals, and basic materials, promoting China-Europe technological cooperation and knowledge sharing.
The Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone anchors the "30+" directions, focusing on fields such as intelligent connected new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence, and integrated circuits, forming a closed loop of "technological breakthrough—scenario validation—industrial application"; it carries out technological exploration for future industries such as embodied intelligence, biomanufacturing, and brain-computer interfaces, accelerating the path to market through "scenario opening + first use, first trial."
The city and district have coordinated to deploy and implement an enterprise joint research plan, with 27 enterprises and 35 projects approved for 78 school-enterprise joint talent cultivation and scientific research recruitment plans; 7 new municipal-level industrial innovation complexes have been approved for construction, of which 5 are enterprise-led; and 248 new technology-based enterprises have been recognized. From being dominated by mid-to-low-end models of traditional fuel vehicle joint venture brands to being dominated by mid-to-high-end models of independent brands of intelligent connected new energy vehicles, Chongqing, this "automobile city," has achieved a splendid transformation.
"High"-level services, "new"-style accompaniment: assistance in the early stage, results that can be transferred out
In response to the early stage of scientific and technological achievement transformation, when social capital dares not invest and banks dare not lend, the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone effectively leverages the role of policy tools, injecting fiscal funds in forms such as "investment first, equity later," turning "gratuitous grants" into "shared risks," making the government a "partner," and cumulatively helping 143 early-stage projects leverage 350 million yuan in social capital. Fudimai Digital, focused on the field of digital diagnosis and treatment in surgery, received "investment first, equity later" support in 2024, and subsequently obtained a 5 million yuan credit line from a bank using its data assets as collateral. Beitai Zhenhuan, relying on its technological path and team strength, received investment from the Fengqi Angel Fund established by the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone and from financial institutions.
How to invest and how much to invest are clearly defined in 4 tiers: below 1 million yuan is "seed exploration," below 2 million yuan is "start-up continuation," below 10 million yuan is "angel investment in excellence," and above 10 million yuan is "market relay." The Fengqi Angel Fund, with a total scale of 500 million yuan, focuses on early-stage hard technology projects; Chongqing's pioneering "technology enterprise gradient loan" can provide credit of up to 20 million yuan, making the creditworthiness of technology itself visible.
On the transformation chain, there is also a group of "accompaniers." The Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone has explored the creation of an "innovation and entrepreneurship accompaniment" mechanism, cultivating more than 400 "accompaniers," facilitating the transformation of 350 scientific and technological achievements, and winning the bronze award of the Chongqing Municipal Reform and Innovation Award; it has also supported the operation of the first degree-granting institution for technology transfer professional education in Southwest China—the Chongqing Technology Transfer Institute; and at the Western (Chongqing) Science City International Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Service Port, the "Accompaniers in Action" exchange and matchmaking salon has been carried out on a regular basis.
Since 2022, the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone has undertaken 50 municipal-level major science and technology plan projects, producing a number of leading achievements such as the domestically produced scientific computing software "Beitai Tianyuan" and the electric-field time-grating displacement sensor "nano time grating" that achieves precision measurement.
The "high" environment, the "new" rainforest: elements that gather together, enterprises that grow fast
The "203060" key breakthrough and assault system emphasizes integrated, full-cycle allocation of innovation resources, providing customized support through "one enterprise, one policy," promoting concentrated resource allocation, concentrated policy force, and concentrated efforts on key tasks. Science and technology finance continues to "drip irrigate," with 6 new cooperative banks signed for the "dual-innovation leading innovation pass," promoting the expansion and increased volume of the "technology enterprise gradient loan," angel funds, and "investment first, equity later."
Engineering-style advancement makes tasks land with tangible results. The Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone is led by the "three lists" of demands, tasks, and achievements, supported by the "six systems" of platforms, key research, talent, coordination, policy, and think tanks, and guaranteed by the "three mechanisms" of overall coordination, special task force advancement, and supervision and evaluation, operating according to the mapped plan and advancing on schedule. It iteratively improves talent policies such as Jinfeng and Qingfeng, broadens the recognition channel for young technical talents in the automotive field, encourages young teams to devote themselves to key technology research through "posting challenges and accepting commissions," and stimulates the strength of youth.
Source innovation from the mathematics discipline of Peking University has taken root in the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone through a collaborative paradigm. The Peking University Chongqing Big Data Research Institute, established in 2021, has incubated 14 technology-based enterprises in 5 years and gathered more than 200 scientific researchers; its developed Beida Feiyi new-generation CAE algorithm engine achieves a solution efficiency reaching the world's leading level; and "Beitai Tianyuan," as the first domestic scientific computing software with completely independent intellectual property rights, has entered more than 170 universities and colleges, with over 43,000 users.
Other reform pilots have landed one after another: the "exploration of an industry-demand-oriented integrated development model for university city and science city" was selected as a typical case of national independent innovation demonstration zone reform; the Torch Center Southwest Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was put into operation, and the Southwest China National High-Tech Zone High-Quality Development Alliance was established; the Chongqing Advanced Research Institute of the Ministry of Education and the Southwest Branch Center for Drug and Medical Device Evaluation and Inspection of the National Medical Products Administration have successively landed, so that matters in the evaluation, review, and certification links can be handled nearby.
Figures can vividly illustrate the reform achievements of the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone: the intensity of R&D investment in the whole society reaches 5.4%, and more than 700 high-tech enterprises and more than 3,500 technology-based enterprises have been cultivated.
This forum showcased the "high" and "new" image of the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone to the world. Seven research task force groups led by 12 academicians provide support for the deep integration of Chongqing's innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain. Global wisdom converged in the mountain city, innovation seeds landed in the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone, and the "circle of friends" for open cooperation is growing ever larger.
Seizing the opportunity of hosting this forum, the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone is accelerating its integration into the global innovation network. With "20+" strategies leading innovation platforms to consolidate the foundation, "30+" key breakthrough directions anchoring key research, and "60+" major landmark achievements testing actual performance, with layer-by-layer leadership and layer-by-layer focus, the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone enables "high"-level platforms to grow "new" industries and enables "new" industries to feed back into "high"-level platforms.
Data source: Management Committee of the Western Science City Chongqing High-Tech Zone
Return to TopBy: 常 钦
Mobile phones have become new farm tools, and traffic has become new agricultural capital. Today, walking through the vast fields and villages, more and more village party secretaries are setting aside their airs, picking up their phones, and entering livestream rooms to endorse local specialty agricultural products and promote rural scenery. In Hubei, the "dimple secretary" livestreamed to help villagers sell over 30 million yuan worth of agricultural products; in Henan, the "latiao (spicy strip) secretary" boosted a village's profile with a single video; in Feixi County, Anhui, the "Three Secretaries in Action" livestream matrix of Shishugang Township has cumulatively exceeded 100 million yuan in sales, becoming a local gold-standard brand for agricultural assistance. This is not only a vibrant new scene of the digital countryside, but also a vivid microcosm of grassroots cadres in the new era proactively seeking change and personally getting involved in a situation (躬身入局, gong shen ru ju - "bend, body, enter, game"). It deserves a thumbs-up, and it deserves deeper reflection.
The thumbs-up is for the original aspiration of serving the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping has emphasized the need to adhere to making the increase of farmers' income the central task of work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers (三农), and to make every possible effort to broaden channels for increasing farmers' income and achieving prosperity. This year's No. 1 Central Document has made arrangements for implementing the high-quality development project for rural e-commerce and the high-quality development action for the digital countryside. These young party members and cadres, building on their own work, proactively embrace the internet, carefully plan activities, explore scenarios, and innovate scripts with heart and feeling — this is precisely a pragmatic move focused on solving the difficulties in the production and marketing of agricultural products and addressing the masses' demands for increasing income. He Jiaolong once said: "Don't get carried away just because you've become popular online. I also constantly remind myself of this, to remember that I am a public official, and my traffic is meant to serve the people." Using traffic for enriching the people — that is where an "internet celebrity" should truly shine.
The thumbs-up for "internet-famous village secretaries" is for the character of "authenticity." Why are netizens willing to place orders in the village secretary's livestream room? What they value is not only the authenticity of the mountain products, but also the weighty credibility of grassroots party organizations behind the three characters "village secretary" — it is trust in and support for cadres who personally assist farmers. It is worth noting that some unscrupulous organizations, sensing the code to internet traffic, are mass-producing "fake village officials," impersonating village secretaries to sell goods through borderline nicknames and disguised scenes. In response, market regulatory authorities have investigated and punished such cases strictly according to law. The arrangement in this year's No. 1 Central Document to "regulate livestream sales of agricultural products" must be implemented with force.
More and more "internet-famous village secretaries" sell the reassuring grain and fruit from villagers' fields, earn honest money that strengthens the village collective economy, and uphold the close bond between the party, the cadres, and the masses. Their local-accented promotions in front of the camera are a hard endorsement of the quality of agricultural products; their sweat behind the camera — running through the fields, controlling quality, and expanding sales channels — is the real skill that no traffic gimmick can replicate.
Beyond the thumbs-up, it must also be recognized that making "internet-famous village secretaries" popular for the long term requires joint efforts from multiple parties. Some localities are keen on staged photo shoots and gimmicks, and some products "become popular as soon as they are broadcast, and become chaotic as soon as they become popular," draining the credibility of the countryside and the trustworthiness of cadres. For grassroots cadres, it is necessary to stick to their main duties, draw clear boundaries, clarify the collective nature of their accounts, and make livestreaming a window for policy publicity and a platform for convenient services. For grassroots governments, it is advisable to show more patience and provide more space, act proactively, and build platforms: carry out regular e-commerce skills training to fill the talent gap; optimize division of labor and assessment mechanisms to reduce the burden on village cadres; coordinate platform logistics channels, provide subsidies for equipment purchases and cold-chain facilities, and clear the bottlenecks for agricultural products leaving the village. Anhui's coordinated effort to build "Beautiful Countryside Livestream Rooms" is a vivid exploration of systematic guidance. The quality of "internet-famous village secretaries" must ultimately be tested by the level of rural industry development, the level of rural construction, and the level of rural governance.
Ultimately or in the final analysis (归根结底, gui gen jie di - "return, root, knot, bottom"), content is king, and practical work is essential. What truly moves people has never been flashy formats, but the local customs and human warmth behind specialty agricultural products and the stories of struggle of new farmers. By not being a "one-time streamer" and not doing "one-shot deals," by cultivating with great care and attention to detail (精耕细作, jing geng xi zuo - "fine, plow, detailed, work") in the track one is good at, and by continuing to exert effort where the masses need it, can the digital dividend truly benefit the vast countryside.
To promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, the key lies in people. The three characters "village secretary" carry weight in the "village" and responsibility in the "secretary." Let us give a thumbs-up to the "internet-famous village secretaries" who dare to embrace the internet and are good at assisting farmers, and let us also look forward to their upholding the original aspiration of serving the people, turning the "traffic" on the screen into the "retention" in the fields, and into the developmental depth of comprehensive rural revitalization.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙 超
At the southern foot of the Luoxiao Mountains, the Chushui River flows quietly through Shazhou Yao Ethnic Village, Wenming Yao Ethnic Township, Rucheng County, Hunan Province. Along the riverbank, dwellings with blue bricks and black tiles are well-arranged and orderly (错落有致, cuo luo you zhi - "scattered, orderly; arranged"), while rice paddies and orchards spread gently along the shore.
In the "Warmth of Half a Quilt" special exhibition hall, docent Li Jialei is recounting events from more than 90 years ago to more than 70 students from Xiangnan University who have come for study tours. When she tells of the female Red Army soldiers cutting the quilt with scissors, tears glisten in many young eyes.
Shazhou Village is where the story of "Half a Quilt" took place during the Red Army's Long March. In recent years, the village has made good use of its red resources, protected its green homeland, and developed distinctive industries, while also driving neighboring villages forward hand in hand. The warmth of "Half a Quilt" is being passed on more deeply and more widely, merging into the Long March road of the new era.
One story becomes the foundation of development
Stepping into Xu Jiexiu's former residence, the side room is cramped and the wooden bed is crude.
Time returns to November 1934. When the Central Red Army passed through Rucheng on the Long March, the Red Army's General Health Department was once stationed in Shazhou Village. Three female Red Army soldiers lodged at Xu Jiexiu's home. At night, they squeezed onto one bed, sharing a single marching quilt.
When the troops were about to leave, the three female Red Army soldiers insisted on leaving behind the only quilt they had. Amid the back-and-forth of refusal, one female Red Army soldier took out scissors, cut the quilt in two, and pressed half of it into Xu Jiexiu's hands, promising to come see her again after the revolution was victorious.
From then on, Xu Jiexiu kept waiting for the three Red Army women to return. "Grandmother often said in her lifetime, what is the Communist Party? The Communist Party is people who, even if they have only one quilt, will cut half of it to give to the common folk," said Zhu Xiaohong, a Shazhou Village villager and grandson of the late Xu Jiexiu.
As the deeply moving and touching (感人至深, gan ren zhi shen - "feel, person, reach, deep") story spread, wave after wave of people seeking their original aspiration came in. The local area upgraded and enhanced the "Warmth of Half a Quilt" special exhibition hall, built and expanded dozens of red tourism sites and scenic areas, and restored multiple Red Army heritage sites. The restored exhibition of the Red Army organs' headquarters, the "Where Is the Way Out" red culture experience hall, and other facilities were completed one after another. "Shazhou Village has created an ideological and political lesson for every scenic spot, and in light of local conditions, has developed red cultural tourism projects tailored to each spot's features," said Zhu Xiangqun, great-grandson of the late Xu Jiexiu and Party branch secretary of Shazhou Village.
"In the past five years, the village's red heritage has grown deeper. Our commentary script has also grown from a dozen or so pages to more than 100 pages," Li Jialei said. "Previously, commentary was confined to the exhibition hall; now the scenic area has expanded, venues have increased, and the routes have lengthened."
Since last year, drawing on the red resources around Shazhou, the local area has built the "My Shazhou Journey" red study tour brand, and the original red musical "Waiting for You in Shazhou" has also been staged in Shazhou Village. In the first half of this year, the Shazhou scenic area received more than 37,000 study tour teachers and students. "From listening to the deep bond between the military and the people at the 'Half a Quilt' former site, to touching history at the 'Where Is the Way Out' red culture experience hall, we have come to understand the original aspiration and mission behind it all," wrote Wang Yifan, a student from Lutang Central School in Beihu District, Chenzhou City, in a letter.
One village paints a picture of revitalization
"Look at this new ginger — how sturdy. Last year's harvest was over 200,000 jin, and this year is also a bumper harvest!" said Zhang Youfa, a large-scale grower, holding up a plant of small yellow ginger at the Shazhou Modern Agriculture and Tourism Demonstration Base.
Small yellow ginger is a specialty agricultural product that Shazhou Village has grown for many years, but traditional planting methods easily triggered ginger blast disease, which once troubled ginger farmers greatly. The local area coordinated with experts from the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hunan Agricultural University, and other research institutions to carry out scientific and technological research, enabling small yellow ginger to overcome the disease problem while doubling its yield.
In recent years, Zhang Youfa has led a fruit and vegetable farmers' professional cooperative that has absorbed and developed more than 110 members, driven farmers to plant more than 1,000 mu of fruits and vegetables, and spends nearly one million yuan annually on labor costs alone.
Small changes in the fields reflect the village's great transformation.
"In the past, Shazhou Village had difficult roads and weak industries," Zhu Xiangqun recalled. When he returned to the village from elsewhere in 2014, the village was mostly narrow winding paths — dusty all over on sunny days, mud up to the calves on rainy days. Of the village's 142 households, 30 were registered and documented poor households.
Change began with the Party organization leading the masses to work. The village adopted a "Party branch + cooperative + farmers" model, guiding villagers to open homestays, run restaurants, work as docents, and sell specialty products; a tourism road was built to the village entrance, former residences and exhibition halls were restored, and yellow peaches and nai plums were planted on barren hillsides. In 2018, Shazhou Village was lifted out of poverty in its entirety.
Today, Shazhou Village grows 780 mu of specialty fruits and vegetables including nai plums, crystal pears, and small yellow ginger, and has planned and built 135 stalls in a unified manner. Logistics companies have set up points in the village, the township has built a postal fruit shipping center, and express special lines directly to Changsha and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have been opened. Fresh fruit picked in the fields reaches distant markets faster.
The "Half a Quilt" IP (intellectual property) has also attracted a large home textile company to the village. In Shazhou Village, the home textile workshop hums with the sound of machinery, CNC quilting equipment is arrayed in a row, and quilts are shipped to all parts of the country. The factory produces about 100,000 quilts a year, creating jobs at villagers' doorsteps and also increasing village collective income annually through trademark usage fees.
Growing fruit, running stalls, sewing quilts... Shazhou Village's distinctive industries are flourishing on multiple fronts, with more than 80 percent of villagers employed at their doorsteps. Village collective economic income grew from over 200,000 yuan in 2018 to over 1.1 million yuan in 2025, and per capita villager income grew from over 8,000 yuan in 2018 to over 26,000 yuan in 2025.
With thriving industries, the ecological foundation has also become brighter. The Shazhou section of the Chushui River has undergone comprehensive treatment including dredging, obstacle removal, and ecological slope and bank protection, enhancing flood control capacity and restoring lush green grass (绿草如茵, lv cao ru yin - "green, grass, like, lush") along the riverbanks. Village construction adheres to protection first, with ancient dwellings and ancient lanes restored and supporting facilities such as sewage treatment continuously improved. Red culture, green ecology, and ancient village features complement one another, giving agriculture-tourism integration lasting support.
The fruits of development have become tangible changes felt by the masses. The elderly receive monthly pension subsidies, and part of residents' medical insurance costs is subsidized by the village; the new houses in the Happy New Village are neat and beautiful, with basketball courts and fitness equipment installed at doorsteps. The village office has built a "one-stop" convenience service center so villagers can get things done without leaving the village; the village clinic has added various new equipment, making medical services more complete.
One region linked together, passing the warmth farther
Zhu Lizhi is a Party member and emergency affairs specialist in the village. Those who know his story call him "Brother Inspirational."
More than ten years ago, he was still a poor household, and both his mother and wife suffered from illness. At their most straitened moment, after seeing a doctor in Changsha, they did not even have money for the fare home.
After Zhu Lizhi returned to his hometown, the village helped him apply for a post as an ecological forest ranger. With worries behind him, Zhu Lizhi's drive grew stronger and stronger. He and his wife set up a small stall in the village square selling local specialties, and planted fruit trees on the hillsides... Over several years, he gradually emerged from hardship and, through his efforts, became a Communist Party member.
One who has been warmed is now passing on warmth.
Now a village cadre, Zhu Lizhi is at the front line of serving the masses. During village demolition, he carefully verifies the data. At project construction sites, there is always his busy figure. "I was warmed before; now I must warm others too!" Zhu Lizhi said.
This warmth is also felt by an entire area surrounding Shazhou Village.
In neighboring Wenshi Village, on the gable wall of the Yao stockade, the slogan "Waiting for You in Shazhou" catches the eye.
How did Shazhou's name end up in Wenshi?
"Now, we don't distinguish between yours and mine — everyone says 'Greater Shazhou'!" replied Luo Kaiming, a village cadre of Wenshi Village, with a smile.
Shazhou Village has good industries and strong popularity, but its village size is limited; surrounding villages have ample development space, but lack industrial foundations and popularity. The idea of complementary advantages and joint development emerged naturally.
Since 2023, the local area has coordinated the linked development of the "ten villages and one community" around Shazhou, formulated the "Action Plan for Rural Revitalization and Common Prosperity in the Shazhou Surrounding Area," and built a demonstration zone for rural revitalization and common prosperity around Shazhou. Shazhou's popularity has begun to transform into development confidence for surrounding villages.
In the Wenshi Yao stockade, steam rises from firewood-heated iron woks, and the aroma of oil tofu made by traditional techniques wafts through the air. Zhang Xianhua, inheritor of "Wenming Tofu," said that in the past it was a family workshop that hired not a single helper. Now oil tofu is increasingly in short supply, and the new factory he just started has expanded its workforce to more than 40 people.
"We are considering moving the handmade tofu workshop into the Yao stockade and the red scenic area, so visitors can both experience the process and buy on the spot," said Chen Min, general manager of Hunan Tourism Development Co., Ltd. stationed at the Shazhou Red Tourism Scenic Area. "When things are linked together, there is a chemical reaction, and new scenarios and new business forms emerge."
Wuyi Village has also benefited. In the past two years, Wuyi Village has been included in the "My Shazhou Journey" red study tour route, receiving more than 20,000 visitors annually.
At the termite mushroom base newly built in the village this year, more than 50 villagers are busy slicing and packaging. "We sent out more than 40 packages this morning, each 30 jin, with the farm-gate price reaching 28 yuan per jin," said Huang Chenglin, the base's person in charge. He decided to invest in Wuyi Village for two reasons: first, he was drawn by Shazhou Village's continuously spilling-over popularity; second, he was attracted by the area's supportive policies on electricity fees, rent, and labor subsidies.
During this year's National Day holiday, the "Planting the Red Flag on Baizhang Ridge" immersive red experience project launched by the Shazhou scenic area in Wuyi Village became a hit. "In seven days, four shows a day, with more than 15,000 participants — far exceeding our expectations," Chen Min said. Over the past three years, every village in Shazhou's "ten villages and one community" has its own features and attractions, and the entire area has attracted more than 4.3 million visitors.
The average collective economic income of the villages in Shazhou's "ten villages and one community" grew from 104,000 yuan in 2020 to 298,000 yuan in 2025, and per capita net income in the area also grew from 14,000 yuan in 2020 to 23,000 yuan in 2025.
"Let one person drive more people, and one village drive more villages. Let the 'Half a Quilt' grow ever larger and ever warmer." Zhu Xiangqun paused. "This must surely also have been the dream of those three female Red Army soldiers back then."
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In Mayakou Village, Heluo Township, Laiyang City, Yantai, Shandong, villager Zhou Zhonghai gripped a plastic telescopic umbrella handle and stood before the choir, acting with a certain manner or style (有模有样, you mu you yang - "have, pattern, have, pattern") as he conducted. In this troupe there were fruit growers, bricklayers, and delivery couriers. Everyone worked when busy and practiced singing when free, their voices merging together and drifting through the alleyways.
On September 28, the Mayakou Village choir's song "Blossoming Happiness in Mayakou" won first prize in the "Heavenly Voice Choir" track of the Second Yantai Village Song Competition, earning an agricultural crop-protection drone.
The journey from the village cultural square to the citywide stage grew out of a competition organization mechanism that extends to the grassroots. In 2025, the First Yantai Village Song Competition was held, giving songs from the villages a grand stage. This year, the second competition covered and attracted more than 80,000 contestants from across the city. The competition was divided into village-residence special sessions, town and street preliminary auditions, district and city qualifying rounds, regional competitions, and the finals, with stages built all the way from village entrances to the whole city. Those who love writing songs joined the "Rural Charm Originals" track; those with good voices signed up for the "Village Café Fine Voice" track; those willing to take the stage together joined the "Heavenly Voice Choir" — three tracks, building a stage for different hobbies to be displayed.
With the stage ready, what to sing? "This competition collected more than 200 original songs. Rural transformation, bumper harvests in industry, and the lives of ordinary people became the material for mass creation. Villagers are both witnesses to life's changes and narrators of their hometown's stories, singing their feelings for this land to more people," said Wang Haidong, deputy director of the Yantai Converged Media Center.
To sing a song in unison, one must first bring people together. In the past, some villagers in Mayakou Village had little contact with one another, most able-bodied young adults went out to work elsewhere, and participation in village public affairs was low. When word came that they could form a team to compete, the village party branch secretary issued a call, and villagers signed up one after another — including people in their 70s and college students who had returned to the village for the holidays.
With no sound equipment, the villagers spontaneously pooled money to buy it; during rehearsals, when some could not keep up with the movements, veteran members helped them practice one-on-one. Costumes had to be uniform and movements coordinated; neighbors who had each been busy with their own affairs began making joint preparations for the same performance. Choir leader Zhou Liping said, "When word came that there was a rehearsal, one phone call and everyone came over! When the people were all together, the song came together, and hearts drew closer and closer."
In jointly preparing a performance, former "adversaries" became "teammates" singing shoulder to shoulder.
Jixian Village, Menlou Subdistrict, Fushan District, is a large village of more than 2,400 people, where the Yu and Zhao families had long been at odds. Last June, at the Menlou Subdistrict preliminary round, the Jixian Village choir took the stage to sing "I Am a Small River" and "The Most Beautiful Song Sung for Mother," their vocal parts tightly interlocked, while below the stage members of the Yu and Zhao families held up light boards, cheering in unison for "our village." After more than ten consecutive days of intensive rehearsal, laughter increased and estrangement diminished, and years of disputes quietly dissolved in the singing.
For the sake of singing the same song well, neighbors grew familiar with one another, and there was more warmth of human feeling.
Nie Diwei of Guangshan Village, Tuanwang Town, Laiyang City, is shy by nature. After joining the choir, her interactions with fellow villagers gradually increased. "After participating in activities, sometimes I run into people at the market and greet them, and when we get closer, we make plans to go shopping together," she said with a smile. "Before, I only recognized my own small family; now I've become part of 'our village's' big family." The change in address is belonging growing bit by bit.
In Yantai, behind the window of village songs lies a systematic project of aesthetic education for the whole people. In 2025, Yantai issued the "Yantai Three-Year Action Plan for Implementing the Whole-People Aesthetic Education Project (2025–2027)," and the Village Song Competition is one of the practices through which this system takes root in the countryside. "When local accents come together, people's hearts gather. Aesthetic education, influencing others subtly and imperceptibly (润物无声, run wu wu sheng - "moisten, things, without, sound"), integrates fine traditional culture into contemporary life, allowing civility to be internalized from regulated behavior into conscious thought," said the responsible comrade in charge of the Publicity Department of the Yantai Municipal Party Committee. To date, more than 500 peasant troupes have taken the stage across the two competitions, and on the night of this year's finals, live-streamed viewership across the internet exceeded 20 million.
Less than a week after Mayakou Village won its award, the choir was making arrangements for rehearsal again. Singing together has become a part of the villagers' daily lives that they hold dear.
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This autumn, the world and China present two strikingly different "pictures":
Looking at the world, geopolitical conflicts drag on without end, energy prices continue to fluctuate sharply, and many countries face high inflation, social fragmentation, and frequent unrest;
Looking at China, the public calmly plans their travel and settles their daily lives with ease. During the just-concluded National Day holiday, an average of over 300 million person-trips were made per day, setting a new record high for the same period in history.
One in chaos, the other in order — like "parallel universes" within the same world. Some overseas netizens have posed a soul-searching question: While the world is in a mess, Chinese people are planning trips. Why is the world's chaos unrelated to China?
Is it really unrelated? Far from it.
In the era of globalization, the economies of all countries are closely interconnected, sharing the same fate and interests (休戚与共, xiu qi yu gong - "rest, worry, and, together"). Since the beginning of this year, affected by the energy crisis, China's energy supply once faced a huge gap, and the risk of imported inflation rose; under the conflict in the Middle East, the stability of supply chains was disrupted, and logistics costs rose... With multiple factors overlapping, China's economy has come under greater pressure, and GDP (gross domestic product) growth in the second quarter fell compared with the first quarter.
Under the "wind and waves," where does people's felt sense of "unrelatedness" come from?
It comes from the abundant supply on the dining table, from the profusion of gorgeous things (琳琅满目, lin lang man mu - "precious, jade, fill, eyes") on the shelves, from the generally stable electricity bills and fuel costs. Society operates in an orderly manner, and people's lives are living in peace and working happily (安居乐业, an ju le ye - "peacefully, settle, happily, work"), forming what people call a "Chinese-style sense of security."
This calmness and composure are mutually corroborated by macroeconomic data. Industrial production grows, the consumer market expands, CPI (consumer price index) rises moderately, and the unemployment rate declines somewhat... China's economic "third-quarter report" shows that GDP grew 4.6 percent year on year in the first three quarters, and the growth rate in the third quarter rebounded from the second quarter. China's economy is pressing forward under pressure, moving toward innovation and improvement.
Seen from this perspective, it is not that the wind and waves have bypassed China, but rather that the stability of China's development has become a "shock absorber" for daily life.
Against the backdrop of an era of "world chaos," this stability is all the more rare and precious because it is hard to achieve (难能可贵, nan neng ke gui - "difficult, can, can, precious"), and it increasingly highlights the unique advantages of "China's governance" —
The advantage is shown in the high degree of unity between foresight and execution.
Prices are connected on one end to the macroeconomy and on the other to millions of households; they are the common cornerstone of economic operation and people's well-being.
Under the energy crisis, China's prices have rebounded moderately, forming a sharp contrast with the significantly increased global inflationary pressure and the sharp price rises in major economies. How has price stability been achieved? Analyzing the two major drivers of short-term CPI fluctuations gives a clear understanding.
First, look at energy. In the first three quarters, the output of crude oil and natural gas at industrial enterprises above the designated size reached 165 million tons and 196.7 billion cubic meters respectively, both setting new records for the same period in history; in September, nuclear power, wind power, and solar power generation all achieved double-digit growth; as of the end of August, installed photovoltaic capacity historically surpassed coal power, becoming China's largest source of electricity... By accelerating the green transformation of energy, implementing a market diversification strategy, and expanding independent supply capacity, China has effectively withstood risks, hedged against fluctuations, and stabilized expectations.
Given its resource conditions of being "rich in coal, poor in oil, and short on gas," how has China, as the world's largest energy consumer and importer, been able to hold steady its "energy rice bowl"?
From proposing a new energy security strategy to planning the construction of a new energy system, a series of forward-looking arrangements have been translated into more than a decade of deep cultivation and hard tackling. "Only with a certain strategy can there be certain achievements." A nationwide energy network and the world's largest and most complete new energy industry chain constitute the "ballast stone" of energy security, effectively smoothing out energy price fluctuations.
The same is true for energy as for grain. The total output of summer grain broke the 300 billion jin mark for the first time, autumn grain is being harvesting all the grain into the granary (颗粒归仓, ke li gui cang - "grain, particle, return, granary"), and the year's grain harvest is expected to be another bumper one... In response to geopolitical conflicts and extreme weather, good news from grain production has come frequently, and grain prices remained stable in the first three quarters.
"The pattern of a tight balance between grain supply and demand in China will not change for a long time" and "China's rice bowl must be filled with Chinese grain"... With a scientific grasp of supply and demand and making preparations in advance for potential difficulties (未雨绸缪, wei yu chou mou - "before, rain, repair, window"), no matter how fierce the fierce wind and a sudden downpour (疾风骤雨, ji feng jou yu - "fast, wind, sudden, rain") from the outside, we always have "grain in hand and no panic in heart."
The advantage is embodied in the development purpose of being people-centered.
The "Chinese-style sense of security" includes not only the stability of the immediate daily necessities of life (柴米油盐, chai mi you yan - "firewood, rice, oil, salt"), but, looking deeper, also trust in long-term livelihood security.
The world's largest education, social security, and medical and health systems constitute a comprehensive safety net; since the beginning of this year, policies benefiting the people in employment, elderly care, and childcare have been introduced intensively, and in the first three quarters, per capita net transfer income of national residents grew 5.7 percent nominally year on year... The people-centered development philosophy has enabled the dividends of development to truly benefit the people. With stable lives, sufficient safeguards, and no worries about the future, a sense of "relaxation" naturally arises spontaneously or naturally (油然而生, you ran er sheng - "naturally, thus, arise").
"Everything for the people, everything relying on the people" is both the value foundation of "China's governance" and the source of strength of China's stability, becoming the solid confidence with which hundreds of millions of Chinese people live their lives as usual and travel freely in a turbulent world.
In a world interwoven with change and chaos, people are surprised to find that this seemingly ordinary and being used to something through habit (习以为常, xi yi wei chang - "practice, as, take, usual") "sense of security" is constantly being transformed into a "safe haven" for investment and business, a "gym" for innovative development, a "stabilizing anchor" in a turbulent world, and the "greatest certainty" for the global economy.
Settling the wind and waves in silence, and holding fast to the original aspiration amid changes. Fully leveraging the enormous advantages of "China's system" and unleashing the powerful efficacy of "China's governance," a China that advances steadily and fears no wind or waves is calm and confident, and worthy of the world's trust and reliance.
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In the tide of economic development in the new era, from leading internet enterprises to specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative "little giants," from upstream and downstream supporting enterprises in industrial chains to science-and-innovation entities in industrial parks, new economic organizations have been emerging rapidly like bamboo shoots after rain (如雨后春笋, ru yu hou chun sun - "as, rain, after, spring, bamboo shoots"), becoming an important force driving China's economic and social development.
Data show that as of the end of May 2025, the country had 185 million registered private economic organizations, accounting for 96.76 percent of the total number of market entities, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 percent. From January to August this year, 15.502 million new market entities were established nationwide. Among them, there were 6.001 million enterprises, 9.474 million individually owned businesses, and 27,000 farmers' professional cooperatives. As new economic organizations grow day by day, Party building needs to be strengthened.
Party building unites industry strength to jointly solve industrial challenges
In Haishu District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, in the meeting room of the cross-border e-commerce industrial park, the monthly regular meeting of the district's cross-border e-commerce industry Party committee was lively, with owners of more than a dozen small and medium-sized cross-border e-commerce enterprises sitting in a circle, all discussing new progress and new strategies. Shu Chengping, head of Haishu Hongde Tools Co., Ltd., sat among them, listening with particular attentiveness — such meetings, he now never misses a single one.
In the past, when people gathered together, what they mostly talked about were difficulties. Cross-border e-commerce is a typical field where new economic organizations cluster; enterprises are generally small in scale, and a single enterprise facing market competition generally bears great pressure.
Haishu's cross-border e-commerce export share ranks first in Ningbo, and the district's cross-border e-commerce association has gathered more than 350 enterprises. In May 2025, Haishu took the lead in Ningbo in establishing a cross-border e-commerce industry Party committee, with Cai Jingquan, executive president of the association and vice president of Ningbo Jieshi Import and Export Co., Ltd., serving as Party committee secretary, and all seven Party committee members being Party-member investors or heads of leading enterprises. "The leader of Party building must first be a 'knowledgeable person' who understands the market," Cai Jingquan said.
"We did not set up Party branches one enterprise at a time, but rather used Party building to promote industrial governance at the industry level," Cai Jingquan said. The development difficulties faced by individual enterprises are brought to the industry level for discussion and resolution.
The "monthly regular meetings, quarterly consultations, annual summaries" are held without fail. The District Committee's Social Work Department takes the lead, with the District Commerce Bureau providing guidance, formulating a 12-item annual work plan for Party building in the industrial chain, and implementing each item one by one. At the same time, customs, taxation authorities, universities, and platform enterprises are invited into the consultation circle, sitting at the same table with enterprises, with policies explained upfront and problems resolved at the source. Meanwhile, by building a two-way communication mechanism of "enterprise Party organizations—industry Party committees—functional departments," individual demands are handled promptly upon receipt, and common difficult problems are studied specially, ensuring that every matter has a resolution and every issue receives a response.
Shu Chengping has personal experience of this. Previously, a batch of goods from the factory was "stood up" by a foreign buyer, with payment collection hopeless and the warehouse overstocked, and the enterprise on the verge of shutdown. At the critical moment, the association helped connect resources and, with the approach of "changing the product's use," found a new way or a different approach (另辟蹊径, ling pi qi jing - "another, open, path, unexpected"), finding a new buyer for the batch of goods and recovering most of the funds.
After the emergency rescue, the industry Party committee helped "switch tracks" again, making moves on both the product and technology fronts: inviting Shu Chengping to attend the Haishu Manufacturing Going Global matchmaking meeting, meeting face-to-face with more than ten cross-border buyers from North America and Europe, and following market trends to shift the product line toward electric garden tools; inviting him to participate in cross-border e-commerce incubation training, using new analytical tools that can view overseas sales data and target customer profiles in real time, and improving products according to real data; connecting professional filming teams to the factory to shoot promotional short videos for its products free of charge; and, after deliberation by the industry Party committee and recommendation by the association, having him appear at relevant exhibitions, with financial support and reduced booth fees.
In May this year, a large order worth one million yuan came in — a Japanese merchant took a liking to Shu Chengping's electric garden tools at the booth. Relying on multi-party cooperation, together with lightweight, refined, and durable products, the enterprise opened up a new market in one stroke.
Now, relying on leading enterprises, the industry Party committee regularly organizes small and medium-sized member enterprises to visit leading enterprises, observing workshops and learning operations, with large enterprises driving small ones and exchanging experience; at the same time, it held the first cross-border e-commerce incubation class to provide systematic instruction to start-up foreign trade enterprises. To date, the incubation class has covered more than 30 enterprises, with an order rate of 60 percent, helping more than 20 enterprises achieve a breakthrough "from 0 to 1."
Forming Party-member task forces to conquer technical difficulties
Entering Transn Language Networking Technology Co., Ltd., in a prominent position in the exhibition hall, the line "China's first 'root-original' large model — Rendu" is particularly eye-catching. Fu Qiang, the company's Party committee secretary and vice president, introduced: "From the underlying algorithm framework and model architecture to the upper-level applications, everything is independently innovated. Compared with large models of similar performance, training computing power and inference computing power are greatly reduced, effectively lowering deployment costs."
Entering the "Rendu" interface and typing a command in the dialog box — "generate a brick-breaking mini-game" — hundreds of lines of code are automatically generated within dozens of seconds and displayed smoothly. Clicking preview, a complete mini-game immediately runs on the screen. "Previously, producing such a product required at least two people and half a day to complete," Fu Qiang said. Currently, in scenarios such as bid document writing, knowledge base management, multilingual research, and solution simulation, "Rendu" can give usable results in an extremely short time, greatly reducing manpower input and development cycles.
"Rendu" was first developed in 2022. At that time, global large model technology was developing rapidly, and Transn Language Networking, which had long been engaged in research and development of artificial intelligence technologies such as natural language processing, computer vision, and speech processing, also planned to develop a large model. "There were two paths before us: one was to do 'shell grafting,' but the technology would be in others' hands; the other was to develop based on Transn's 'root-original' approach, which was difficult but could achieve independent controllability." Fu Qiang recalled that the company's Party committee held many meetings and solicited Party members' opinions again and again, ultimately choosing the second path.
To accelerate breakthroughs on key core technology bottlenecks, Transn Language Networking formed a Party-member task force — the "Sharpening the Blade Large Model Pioneer Team," of whose 13 members, 9 are Party members. "Party-member backbone members took the lead in signing 'task-force commitment letters,' voluntarily taking on the hardest technical problems, starting from the underlying architecture, typing out original code line by line, and optimizing algorithms again and again," Fu Qiang introduced. After a relatively long period of research and development and version iteration, in 2024, "Rendu" passed relevant evaluations and was officially released and put into application.
Having built the foundational base, Transn Language Networking's Party-member task force continued to build on the momentum, developing products such as the "Transn Suwen Traditional Chinese Medicine Large Model," the Rendu "dual-brain" large model all-in-one machine, and the Transn Qiyuan·WorkOS enterprise intelligent agent platform. "We adhere to the deep integration of Party building work and technological innovation, expanding the front of tackling key problems from general-purpose large models to vertical industry applications, so that large models truly sink into industry scenarios and better solve practical problems," Fu Qiang said.
Transn Language Networking's Party organization was established in 2009 and upgraded to a Party committee in 2018. The Party member team has grown from an initial 7 members to the current 117, forming an organizational structure of "1 Party committee + 5 Party branches," and has successively been awarded honorary titles such as Hubei Province Party Building Demonstration Site and Wuhan City Advanced Primary-Level Party Organization.
"In recent years, the company's Party committee has continuously transformed the Party's political advantages and organizational advantages into the enterprise's innovation advantages and development advantages, continuously deepening the integration of Party building and business, and promoting the enterprise's high-quality development with high-quality Party building," Fu Qiang stated.
Party groups established beside production lines to promote cost reduction and efficiency improvement
In Bishan District, Chongqing, in the R&D workshop of Chongqing Rilun Technology Co., Ltd., a Party-member commando team led technical personnel in surrounding a self-developed X-ray microscope, conducting final tests. On the screen, the internal structure of a chip was revealed layer by layer, with even subtle defects unable to hide.
"This equipment's detection precision can reach up to 500 nanometers, equivalent to 1/300 of the diameter of a human hair. At the same time, it is equipped with three-dimensional CT imaging algorithms, and the product is directly presented as a three-dimensional image, so even air holes and cracks hidden inside can be seen clearly." Zheng Peichen, the company's deputy R&D director and a Party member, introduced while recording data that this algorithm and equipment can be applied in multiple fields such as materials science and life sciences.
In the past, these technologies were long monopolized by foreign enterprises. As a new economic organization in X-ray intelligent inspection equipment, the Party branch of Rilun Technology Co., Ltd. placed the "military order" in the hands of Party members, incorporated task-force assignments into Party-member responsibility zones, cultivated the Party building brand of "Precision Inspection Pioneer · Red Imaging," and innovatively launched the "Three Focuses Work Method," keeping the Party flag always flying on the front line of R&D and production.
The "Three Focuses Work Method" first focuses on the standardization of organizational life. Since the beginning of this year, the "Two New" Work Committee of the Bishan District Committee has guided the company's Party branch in efficiently carrying out 10 sessions of various organizational life activities, conducting committee-member-led study and special discussions around topics such as self-reliance and strength in science and technology and developing new quality productive forces, with political guidance gradually becoming the driving force for tackling technical difficulties.
In addition, it focuses on the professionalization of innovative talent. Through establishing a two-way cultivation mechanism for Party members and backbone personnel, technical experts on the R&D front line, veteran masters in the workshops, and key task-force members on projects have been brought into the cultivation sequence in batches, with Party members accounting for over 70 percent of the company's core management and key technical leadership positions.
"We have set up 'Party-member responsibility zones' and 'Party-member demonstration posts' in major project teams, R&D centers, and key production units. Key positions are guarded by Party members, key processes are monitored by Party members, and the Party's organization and work are integrated into every aspect of enterprise development," said Yu Haipeng, the company's Party branch secretary.
Now, Party-member responsibility zones have extended from the R&D end to the production end, with Party groups established beside production lines. Activities such as "Party members offering suggestions" and "technical micro-innovations" are widely carried out. In optimizing designs, improving processes, and saving materials, Party members have proposed and implemented more than 60 effective suggestions, cumulatively saving costs and increasing benefits by more than 10 million yuan over the past three years. At the latest round of the "zero quality defects" themed Party Day event, Party members took the lead in strictly controlling quality, driving the one-time inspection pass rate of products up to 98 percent.
Focusing on core technology task-force work is the key to the "Three Focuses Work Method." To ensure the delivery of a customized inspection system for a globally renowned enterprise, in 2025, Zheng Peichen led the team in continuous hard work for 20 days and nights, completing the task ahead of schedule with high quality.
Under the leadership of Party building, the enterprise's vitality has burst forth. Since 2025, Party members of the enterprise have taken the lead in completing 38 important patent applications. "In developing X-ray intelligent inspection equipment, there are only three technical essentials: penetration, precision, and visualization. Now, the company's Party building is also penetrating business, making R&D more precise and results more visible," Zheng Peichen said.
Based on the foundation of characteristic industries, Bishan District, focusing on industrial chain clusters such as intelligent connected new energy vehicles, electronic information, and intelligent equipment, has deeply implemented the special action of "Party building joint construction · helping enterprises strengthen chains," establishing three joint industrial chain Party committees, gathering 141 upstream and downstream regulated related enterprises, and leading the high-quality development of "Two New" organizations. In 2025, the district's intelligent connected new energy vehicle industry output value exceeded 60 billion yuan, with three industrial clusters — new energy vehicle electric drive systems, key components, and optoelectronic displays — selected as national characteristic industrial clusters.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李心萍
On the coast of the East China Sea, another world-class project has "come online"—
Recently, with the completion of the erection of the first steel box girder of the Taoyaomen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge on the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway, all bridges along the entire Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway line have entered the girder-erection construction stage.
The Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway runs from Ningbo East Station in Zhejiang in the west to Zhoushan Island in the east, with a main line total length of 76.4 kilometers. Although the line is not long, it boasts three world-class bridges, which from west to east are the Xihoumen, Taoyaomen, and Fuchimen highway-rail dual-purpose bridges, making it a world-class sea-crossing island-connecting project.
Among them, the main span of the Xihoumen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge is 1,488 meters, making it the world's longest-span highway-rail dual-purpose bridge; the main span of the Taoyaomen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge is 666 meters, making it the world's longest-span highway-rail dual-purpose hybrid girder cable-stayed bridge; and the main span of the Fuchimen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge is 388 meters, making it the world's longest-span high-low tower highway-rail same-deck cable-stayed bridge.
The Zhoushan sea area is prone to typhoons and has strong sea winds. To avoid the risk of reduced structural stability caused by the increased windward area of a double-deck bridge deck, all three world-class bridges adopt a highway-rail same-deck design scheme, with high-speed railway trains running in the middle and two-way six-lane expressways on both sides.
On one bridge, high-speed trains and automobiles run on the same deck, which is like a strongman holding a barbell level overhead, requiring the bridge structure to be sufficiently stable.
Let us first look at the Taoyaomen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge. Its box girder adopts a "three-box separated" structure, in which the railway steel box girder in the middle is heavier, while the highway steel box girders on both sides are lighter. "This kind of structure makes the railway and highway load-bearing relatively independent, and when combined, they can jointly bear the axial force, bending moment, and torque transmitted by the cable-stayed system," said Xu Yongming, on-site person in charge of the Taoyaomen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway under China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group.
Different from the Taoyaomen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge, the Fuchimen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge innovatively adopts a "tower passing through the girder" structural design. "This ultra-wide cantilevered steel box girder structure, with a girder body width of 56.5 meters, is currently the world's widest cantilevered steel box girder. It breaks through the structural limitations of traditional cable-stayed bridges and takes into account multiple requirements such as navigation dimensions and highway-rail same-deck passage," said Wang Dianwei, person in charge of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway project under China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group.
The Zhoushan sea area has strong winds, high waves, deep water, and swift currents, and is affected by typhoons year-round, leaving a tight construction window period for offshore operations. The ability to build world-class sea-crossing bridges in this area stems from the upgrading of China's marine engineering equipment.
Take the erection of the steel box girder of the Fuchimen highway-rail dual-purpose bridge as an example. The heaviest steel box girder on the entire bridge is 11.75 meters long and 56.5 meters wide, with a self-weight of 467.2 tons, equivalent to the weight of more than 270 family cars.
The vessel undertaking this lifting task is the "CRCC Bridge Crane No. 2" full-slewing floating crane. With a total length of 130 meters, a molded breadth of 37.2 meters, and a molded depth of 8.8 meters, it has a unique boom lowering system and is capable of both navigating the vast oceans (驰骋深蓝, chi chen shen lan - "gallop, deep, blue") and sailing on rivers.
"The main hook of the 'CRCC Bridge Crane No. 2' has a maximum lifting capacity of 1,300 tons, can withstand Force 12 winds, and achieves centimeter-level positioning accuracy in lifting, ensuring that the 467.2-ton steel box girder was lifted into place accurately in one go," said Zhu Linda, technical person in charge of the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway project under China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group.
As a major project under the national "Mid- and Long-Term Railway Network Plan," upon completion, the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway will completely end the history of the Zhoushan Islands having no railway, filling the last gap in Zhejiang Province's goal of "high-speed rail access to every city." At that time, the fastest travel time from Ningbo to Zhoushan by high-speed rail will be only 26 minutes, and the train travel time from Hangzhou to Zhoushan will be shortened to about one and a half hours.
Return to TopThe Yangtze River surges onward, passing through Qutang Gorge. The river waters nourish the valley slopes on both banks, spreading out a continuous navel orange planting belt in Fengjie County, Chongqing.
In the autumn and winter season, inside the navel orange orchards of Anping Town, Fengjie County, mountain rail transport vehicles loaded with fresh fruit wind their way along the mountain roads, sending the fruit one train after another down to the sorting workshop below. Meanwhile, at the Qingdao Dongfang Dingxin International Agricultural and Sideline Products Trading Center more than a thousand miles away, the "Fengjie Navel Orange" exhibition and sales zone is crowded with people (人头攒动, ren tou zan dong - "person, head, crowd, move"), and fresh fruits carrying the moisture of the Three Gorges make their way from here to countless households across the land of Qilu.
From the banks of the Yangtze to the shore of the Yellow Sea, a small navel orange links a collaboration route spanning a thousand miles. In recent years, Shandong Province and Chongqing have used the navel orange as their medium, making sustained efforts in quality improvement, chain extension, and market expansion, writing the "bond between mountain and sea" into the income ledgers of 300,000 reservoir-area fruit farmers. As of now, Shandong Province has invested 40.9 million yuan in Shandong-Chongqing collaboration funds, implemented 18 navel orange industry projects, and cumulatively sold Fengjie navel oranges totaling approximately 680 million yuan, helping sell over 13,000 tons annually on average.
Addressing shortcomings, tapping potential, and improving quality and efficiency to consolidate the industry's "ballast stone"
The Three Gorges reservoir area features high mountains and deep valleys, with navel orange trees planted across steep slopes. The river surges below, yet irrigation water is difficult to bring up the mountain. In the past, to irrigate one mu of orange orchard, fruit farmers had to carry water on their shoulders and backs while climbing the slopes. Water shortages constrained the quality of the fruit, mountain roads raised harvesting costs, and infrastructure shortcomings caused Fengjie navel orange quality to fluctuate, leaving industrial development facing bottlenecks.
Addressing shortcomings means consolidating the industry's foundation. The Shandong Province Collaboration Chongqing Cadre Management Group, the dispatched Shandong institution responsible for coordinating Shandong-Chongqing industrial collaboration, consumption assistance, and talent exchange, has invested 5.34 million yuan in Shandong-Chongqing collaboration funds to advance the upgrading of infrastructure such as orchard spraying, smart harvesting, and water pumping and storage in core production areas including Baidi Town and Anping Town, improving orchard management and maintenance levels and stabilizing fresh fruit quality.
Supported by a series of practical measures, the mountain orchards that once "relied on the heavens for water" have been fitted with smart "water veins." Water pumping and storage projects lift water up the mountain and store it in ponds, spray irrigation pipe networks spread along the slopes, able to irrigate in drought and drain in flood. The route for fresh fruit to come down the mountain has also been opened up. Smart harvesting rail vehicles pass through the groves and across the slopes, carrying golden navel oranges directly to the roadside, greatly reducing harvesting costs.
Even greater changes are taking place on the sorting line. At the Anping Town ten-thousand-ton Fengjie navel orange direct procurement base for Shandong, golden navel oranges roll along the conveyor belt one by one. Machines automatically weigh and orderly sort them, and each fruit is affixed with a dedicated traceability QR code, giving it a unique "ID card," achieving controllable quality and traceable origin. Relying on this grading and quality traceability system, Fengjie navel oranges are moving toward pricing based on quality (按质论价, an zhi lun jia - "according to, quality, discuss, price"), and the industry's output value is further rising.
The upgrading of hardware facilities has consolidated the development foundation for the navel orange industry. For the industry to achieve making steady progress toward long-term success (行稳致远, xing wen zhi yuan - "walk, steady, reach, far"), it must not only address facility shortcomings but also forge a talent team that stays, understands technology, and excels at management. To this end, Shandong and Chongqing have simultaneously launched two-way talent cultivation. Experts from Shandong have taken root in the orange groves to hold classes, personally teaching fruit tree pruning and green pest control techniques. The Shandong Province Collaboration Chongqing Cadre Management Group has organized more than 30 Fengjie agricultural enterprises to study fruit sorting technology in Shandong, and organized Fengjie large-scale growers, cooperative backbone members, and new farmers to study standardized management, brand operations, and e-commerce livestreaming skills in Shandong... From "sending technology" to "retaining the team," the endogenous momentum for navel orange industry development in the Three Gorges region has grown stronger.
Extending the chain, filling gaps, and expanding value to activate the industry's "new momentum"
Walking into the production workshop of Chongqing Kuifeng Liquor Industry in Anping Town, Fengjie County, washed navel oranges are sent in an orderly manner into the juicing equipment, while peels and non-standard fruits also flow along the production line into fermentation tanks, where after constant-temperature fermentation they are brewed into clear, fragrant navel orange fruit wine... The flesh is juiced, the peel is brewed into wine, and the pomace is further processed to extract essential oils and dietary fiber. From entering the factory to leaving it, a single orange achieves making full use of everything available (能用尽用, neng yong jin yong - "can, use, exhaust, use").
This scene is a vivid microcosm of Shandong-Chongqing collaboration driving the reshaping of the Fengjie navel orange industry chain.
To achieve extension of the Fengjie navel orange industry chain and upgrading of the value chain, Shandong and Chongqing have continuously introduced and cultivated agricultural business entities, implementing a batch of full-industry-chain supporting projects in Fengjie such as navel orange craft brewing and health beverages, breaking the single pattern of "selling only fresh fruit" and building a complete chain of "planting base—sorting and warehousing—deep processing—brand operations."
To lengthen the industry chain, leading enterprises are the ballast stone. The Shandong Province Collaboration Chongqing Cadre Management Group has supported Huiyuan Group, a leading domestic fruit production and processing enterprise founded in Shandong, in developing in Fengjie, advancing the construction of the Fengjie navel orange production and processing full-industry-chain project with a total investment of 3 billion yuan. The project covers a fruit processing base, a fresh fruit and vegetable trading center, and smart cold storage. At the same time, it has actively promoted various fruit enterprises to establish operations in Fengjie, and has built three Shandong-Chongqing collaboration Fengjie navel orange sorting plants in Kangping Township, Kangle Town, and other locations in Fengjie County, achieving refined fruit grading.
Scientific and technological research continues to "add capacity and empowerment" to the industry chain. The Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology has allocated 300,000 yuan in dedicated research funding to jointly carry out with Fengjie research and application of key technologies for the cascade utilization of navel orange peel residue, tackling topics such as navel orange essential oil extraction and functional beverage development, turning navel orange "scrap materials" into "hot commodities." The Shandong Grape Research Institute has cooperated with Chongqing Kuifeng Liquor Industry to develop six products including navel orange brandy and Shicheng fruit wine, with added value increasing by more than 40% and annual output value exceeding 10 million yuan. The research team of Qilu University of Technology has developed five products in the "medicinal and edible ingredients sharing the same source" (药食同源, yao shi tong yuan - "medicine, food, same, origin") series and launched navel orange-related products, achieving sales revenue of 1 million yuan. Through the active introduction of Shandong seconded cadres, the Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Fengjie) Specialized Agricultural Research Institute project has been established in Fengjie, which will empower the development of agricultural industries such as Fengjie navel oranges, meat rabbits, and Chinese medicinal herbs through scientific and technological innovation.
Expanding markets to connect mountain and sea, building a "bridge of hearts" for common prosperity
With quality secured and the chain lengthened, the final step is to ensure sales channels. Shandong and Chongqing have moved beyond the short-term one-off product promotion approach, launching the "Ten-Thousand-Ton Fengjie Navel Orange into Shandong" brand campaign and building a stable production and sales network spanning a thousand miles. The project was successfully selected by the National Development and Reform Commission as a "National Consumption Assistance Case Study for Promoting Rural Revitalization."
A single navel orange fruit links the bond between Shandong and Chongqing and builds a bridge of common prosperity for east-west collaboration. In Binzhou City, Qingdao City, and other locations in Shandong Province, dedicated Shandong-Chongqing consumption collaboration pavilions and zones have been established, along with a "Fengshang Haopin" exhibition and sales center, providing long-term exhibition and sales of Fengjie navel oranges and their products, with cumulative sales exceeding 28 million yuan. Five large domestic wholesale markets have been developed, including the Qingdao Dongfang Dingxin International Agricultural and Sideline Products Trading Center and Hebei Shouheng Gaobeidian International Agricultural Products Trading Center, promoting more than 30 Fengjie navel orange distributors to establish stable supply and marketing relationships in terminal markets in Shandong and surrounding areas. Leveraging Shandong's export channels, Fengjie navel oranges have been organized to make concentrated appearances at international exhibition and sales platforms such as the Haopin Shandong Hengqin Brand Overseas Center in Zhuhai Hengqin and the Khorgos Port base, and overseas promotional activities such as bringing Fengjie navel oranges into Southeast Asia and Central Asia have been carried out, completing sales of nearly 10 million yuan.
Market channels have shifted from "scattered promotion" to "targeted layout," which has also driven the iterative upgrading of production and sales cooperation mechanisms. Relying on the Shandong-Chongqing collaboration docking platform, Shandong purchasers have signed long-term supply agreements with local Fengjie cooperatives and leading enterprises, locking in floor purchase prices in advance. Orders are pushed forward along the industry chain to the fields, and the order-based planting model of producing according to sales gives fruit farmers greater confidence in planting.
While offline outlets and long-term orders consolidate the foundation, online livestreaming rooms have further broken down geographical limits, achieving synchronization between mountain and sea. In Fengjie, livestreaming rooms have entered the orange orchards, with cameras presenting the majestic Qutang Gorge and orange fruits covering the mountains on screen. Consumers across the land of Qilu can stay entirely indoors (足不出户, zu bu chu hu - "foot, not, go out, house") and immersively experience the scenery of the Three Gorges orange country, and with a tap of their fingers can receive fresh navel oranges. Post-90s returning new farmers have moved their livestreaming rooms into the orchards, selling hundreds of thousands of orders of navel oranges a year and driving income growth for more than 200 surrounding households.
The more channels are expanded, the brighter the brand shines. In the process of continuously developing markets, Shandong and Chongqing have simultaneously deepened brand building, excavating the Three Gorges poetry-orange culture and integrating the landscapes of Qutang Gorge and the reservoir area's cultural heritage into the brand narrative. Supporting complete origin cold chain and standardized sorting systems continue to provide a foundation, enabling premium navel oranges to truly achieve high quality at high prices.
The waves of the Qutang Gorge surge ceaselessly, and the orange groves don their gold year after year. From infrastructure renovation of mountain orchard plots to the formation and maturation of the full industry chain; from fruits "raised deep in the mountains unknown to the world" to fragrance wafting across the land of Qilu; from scattered household planting to the coordinated advancement of standardization, branding, and industrialization... A two-way Shandong-Chongqing collaboration has brewed the small navel orange into the solid happiness of the reservoir-area masses.
Standing at a new starting point, the Shandong Province Collaboration Chongqing Cadre Management Group will actively coordinate and dock, strengthen overall planning, and make sustained efforts in project implementation, funding support, and scientific and technological empowerment, making new contributions to accelerating the high-quality development of the Fengjie navel orange industry and helping the masses in mountainous and reservoir areas increase income and achieve prosperity.
Data sources: Chongqing Fengjie County Agriculture and Rural Committee, Shandong-Chongqing Collaboration Binzhou Collaboration Fengjie Work Group
Return to TopBy: 郭 帅
The Long March is a rich literary vein. Looking back at Long March literature, the name "Wang Yuanjian" holds a unique significance. His "Three Companions" and "Seven Matches" are evergreens in language textbooks, etched into the Long March memories of several generations of Chinese people. The films he co-wrote, such as "Sparkling Red Star" and "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times," were well received by audiences. He was the pioneer who wrote about the Long March from the perspective of a non-participant.
The narration of the Long March was first begun by those who experienced it firsthand. From Mao Zedong's poems during the Long March, Chen Yun's "Record of Travels with the Army Westward," and Deng Fa's "Marching Diary Through Snowy Mountains and Grasslands," to the collectively created "Record of the Red Army's Long March" by Red Army officers and soldiers, and then to the early New China plays "The Long March" and "Ten Thousand Rivers and a Thousand Mountains" and the large-scale revolutionary history memoir "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire," a magnificent and reliable body of Long March writing was formed. Who else had more advantage than these participants to narrate the Long March? What narration could be more credible than that of the participants themselves?
However, shortly after the republication of "Record of the First Front Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army's Long March" and the solicitation of materials for "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire: The Long March," the non-participant Wang Yuanjian published his Long March-themed short stories such as "Three Companions" and "Seven Matches."
Wang Yuanjian did not participate in the Long March. He was born in 1929 in Zhucheng, Shandong; when the Long March began, he was only five years old. He joined the army at sixteen, mainly engaged in cultural and propaganda work in the Shandong Military Region, until he was transferred in 1952 to be an editor at "Liberation Army Literature and Art." Starting in 1956, Wang Yuanjian participated in the editorial work of "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire," a period lasting as long as ten years. During those ten years, Wang Yuanjian immersed himself in the history of revolutionary wars, coming into intensive contact with the founders and commanders of the People's Army, and learning face-to-face about their intellectual journeys and true emotions.
The years spent editing "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" also gave Wang Yuanjian a deep understanding of the Long March: "Reading this page of living history of war, saturated with flesh, blood, and emotion, was like entering a world both familiar and strange; I was deeply captivated." It was precisely these stories, tinged with blood and tears and stirring the heart, that enlightened Wang Yuanjian's Long March creation. "Slowly a thought arose in my heart: are there not still many people who have not heard these stories? If I could retell these stories in writing, so that more people could be moved and educated as I was, would that not be better?"
But the pressure stemming from his identity was also real — Wang Yuanjian once submitted a short story depicting a side profile of Zhou Enlai during the Long March to a literary journal, and during the review process it was questioned: "The author did not participate in the Long March; how can he write about the Long March?" His wife, Weng Yani, also admitted after Wang Yuanjian's death that he had been repeatedly reminded "to write about subjects he was familiar with," and that inwardly he was not without anxiety. Yet he could never bring himself to abandon the "Long March." Wang Yuanjian once described the scene of a writer being pulled by a great subject: "These thoughts, feelings, and images keep knocking on the doors and windows of the author's soul, disturbing his peaceful dreams; they are far more powerful than sleeping pills. So he cannot sleep, and has no choice but to sit at his desk, switch on the desk lamp, spread out the manuscript paper, and let ink and tears flow together onto the page."
In the end, Wang Yuanjian, with one short story after another, each one standing on its own, firmly established his creative direction.
Although they were fiction, Wang Yuanjian demanded of himself that he must "write truthfully." To this end, he put in tremendous effort. Over ten years, Wang Yuanjian twice set foot on the Long March route, tracing the footsteps of the Long March. The swampy grasslands in "Seven Matches" and "Three Companions" and the great snowy mountains in "Footprints" and "Night" were all places he had personally traversed. He also continuously visited those who had experienced it firsthand: he interviewed eight of the Ten Marshals, six of the Founding Generals, and one to two hundred other generals; as for ordinary participants, they were too numerous to be counted (难计其数, nan ji qi shu - "difficult, count, its, number"). The scenes had to be true, the plots had to be true, and above all the emotions had to be true. Wang Yuanjian favored the first-person perspective, using it to project his own genuine feelings, "pouring his own experience and emotions into the Long March." Some works were even "written from beginning to end with tears streaming down his face."
Wang Yuanjian did not transplant his material into his fiction unchanged but subjected it to meticulous artistic refinement. He was particularly skilled at distilling imagery. In "Seven Matches," he successfully rendered the seven matches tucked inside the Party membership certificate above the grassland, using small things to illustrate a larger point (以小见大, yi xiao jian da - "use, small, see, big"), reflecting the grand vision of "a single spark can start a prairie fire." In "Three Companions," on the long march, the V-shaped formation of wild geese, "pressed so tightly together, lined up so neatly," symbolizes the solemn marching Long March column, highly evocative in its imagery. "Shoulders," "Footprints," "Grass," and "Road Signs" — even from their titles one can read a strong symbolic meaning. In portraying characters, Wang Yuanjian highlighted the beauty of their souls without reservation. "Party Dues" tells of a Party member who offers a basket of saved pickled vegetables as her Party dues, and who steps forward to protect her comrades in the face of danger. It ends: "Yes, a basket of pickled vegetables can be calculated in numbers, but how can the love of a Communist Party member for the Party be calculated? How can the spirit of a Party member's devotion be calculated?" Such a crystal-clear, pure revolutionary soul is deeply moving.
The beauty of Wang Yuanjian's fiction is not elegance, nor is it the tragic grandeur of blood-colored romance; it is a kind of sublime beauty. This sublimity is not achieved by infinitely elevating characters or fabricating plots, but is rooted in solid historical fact. Walking on the revolutionary mine that is the Long March, Wang Yuanjian said of himself, "What I seek is not history itself, but another kind of thing stored within history. This kind of thing can be called poetry." In order to "seek poetry within history," one must "analyze and understand history from the height of the era." In this way, without departing from reality, he expressed reality on a higher plane, and its pure and clear coloring also compensated for the inadequacy of experience that comes from relying only on second-hand material. "Truthful and sublime" became the aesthetic hallmark of Wang Yuanjian's narration of the Long March, and it also gave full play to the educational function of the Long March as a resource of revolutionary history.
Wang Yuanjian once set the grand aspiration of "writing out the heroic aspirations of all the Red Army soldiers," and even drafted an outline for a trilogy on the Red Army's Long March. In 1985, when he saw the American writer Salisbury's work on the Long March being serialized in "Reference News," Wang Yuanjian felt "greatly shaken," but he then said: "Even if he writes ten books about the Long March, even if ten Americans come to write about the Long March, I will still write about the Long March." These words revealed a writer's confidence and tenacity, as well as a weighty sense of mission.
Looking back over the history of Long March literature, we can see that generation after generation of younger writers have continuously produced new works. The space of revolutionary historical narrative is growing ever broader, and some works show innovation and transcendence in subject selection, scale, and artistic expression. They have carried on the aesthetic form of "truthful and sublime" and have gone further and with greater confidence on the artistic path of "poetry within history."
(Author's affiliation: School of Literature, Southwest University)
Return to TopBy: 绿 茶
Ten years ago, I never imagined I would have any connection with drawing. That year, my child was three years old, exactly at the age of which people often say, "Every child is a born artist." One day, as I was full of enthusiasm (兴致勃勃, xing zhi bo bo - "interest, rise, overflowing, overflowing") reading a picture book together with him, he suddenly said, "Dad, teach me to draw!" That sentence startled me into a cold sweat. From childhood to adulthood, I had never formally drawn anything.
We found pens and paper and began doodling by copying the picture book. From then on, reading picture books together turned into drawing picture books together — one stroke from you, one stroke from me, and then we would color them together in gaudy and flashy (花里胡哨, hua li hu shao - "flower, inside, tiger, colorful") colors. Drawing really was endlessly fun! Gradually, we each found subjects we liked. My son loved drawing airplanes, trains, and cars, while I drew my own study, my friends' studies, and all kinds of bookstores. At the time, I was writing a book about bookstores, and these drawings unabashedly or ostentatiously (而堂皇之地, er tang huang zhi di - "face, hall, emperor, ground") became the illustrations in the book.
In the blink of an eye, my child has already entered middle school and no longer has time to draw with me. Yet I continue year after year (年复一年, nian fu yi nian - "year, repeat, one, year") drawing small pictures related to books, especially bookstores — I must have drawn more than 500 by now. In recent years, I have successively held bookstore illustration exhibitions titled "Pause for a Moment in the Bookstore" at bookstores such as Qianmo Bookstore in Jinan, Guilai Academy in Zhangqiu, and Yingzhao Bookstore in Wuhan. At the same time, I have served as chief editor of the Bookstore Calendar for three consecutive years, pairing each bookstore with a hand-drawn illustration of mine, hoping to create a "bookstore chronicle" in calendar form.
Counting from 1996, when I worked as a young clerk at Fengrensong Bookstore in Beijing, my bond with bookstores has lasted 30 years, and my "bookstore complex" has always remained strong. Today, physical bookstores do face genuine difficulties in surviving. From time to time I see news of closures, but of course I also receive much good news of new bookstores opening. Why do bookstores possess such tenacious vitality? I interviewed several hundred owners, asking what kind of force drove them to open bookstores. Although their answers were a wide variety of things (五花八门, wu hua ba men - "five, flower, eight, gate"), I could sense that deep in their hearts they shared an instinctive love for books. These utterly lovable bookstore practitioners must handle tedious daily affairs and endure the disappointment and helplessness of deserted and lonely with few people (人迹寥寥, ren ji liao liao - "people, traces, sparse, sparse") shops, yet they have never been willing to close that door of the bookstore. Their ideals, perseverance, and patience have deeply moved me. I cannot draw every detail; I can only, from what I see before my eyes, leave behind the most beautiful appearance of the bookstore.
Buyu Bookstore in Beijing, established more than 20 years ago, has moved more than ten times. Every time it moved, I would go and draw it. In its small space, they set up a live-streaming room and broadcast two to three times a day to maintain the bookstore's daily cash flow. Qianmo Bookstore in Jinan has opened more than ten stores in scenic areas, stocking matching books and cultural creative products, creating a vivid and elegant cultural landscape of Jinan... Bookstore people work in different ways to tap their own distinctive features, all for the sake of letting the bookstore survive well and lighting an unextinguished lamp of reading.
In fact, to this day I still cannot draw well — proportion, perspective, layering, and so on are always hard for me to master. But it is precisely this state of not being able to draw that keeps my enthusiasm for drawing alive. Sometimes I spend several days drawing just one bookstore, gazing at it for a long time, and love happens. Nowadays, it seems we find it hard to gaze persistently at any single thing — a short video is swiped away after three to five seconds, and a question worth deep reflection is casually handed over to AI (artificial intelligence). Yet the bookstores under my clumsy pen seem to be something AI looks down upon. AI can indeed generate correct proportions and perspective, but it lacks the cherishing and love that come from gazing.
One year, I went with a few friends to visit the painter Huang Yongyu. Hearing that I was also drawing, the old master Huang looked at the unformed works in my sketchbook and encouraged me, saying, "Very good, just draw like this. Don't learn, absolutely don't learn." Taking advantage of the moment, the old master used my sketchbook to draw a quick sketch for me. I have treasured this sketchbook all along, including that phrase "don't learn," which inspires me to keep drawing bookstores with my own pen.
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Having covered science and technology journalism for over a decade, I have always enjoyed reading "biographies of great figures." One impression I have gained is that curiosity plays a very important role in the growth of creative and innovative figures in science and technology. When Bill Gates was in elementary school, his parents bought him a complete set of the World Book Encyclopedia, which sparked his interest in computers, while Elon Musk read the Encyclopaedia Britannica and a large number of science fiction novels in his childhood. This led me to think: how can we stimulate the curiosity of Chinese children?
Today's Chinese adolescents not only read about the latest foreign science and technology developments in science fiction magazines or encyclopedias; they also travel on high-speed trains, watch live broadcasts of rocket launches, and are surrounded by high-tech products that they can see and touch. The achievements of Chinese manufacturing are worthy of pride, but it would be somewhat regrettable if science popularization work merely told children how advanced a certain technology is and what new record it has broken. Why does a machine operate the way it does? How is a technology realized step by step? The know-how behind it all deserves to be explained clearly.
In 2015, I founded "Junwu Technology," and later founded the "Xinghai Intelligence Bureau," introducing scientific and technological knowledge through new media accounts. During the creative process, I discovered an interesting phenomenon: the exteriors of fighter jets and tanks can attract attention, but when we "open up" the shell and let viewers see how the engines, transmission devices, and components work together, people often watch with greater engagement. This led us to gradually develop a method of science popularization: less piling up of parameters, more structural disassembly; presenting as much as possible of what is hidden inside machines, so that readers can see how technology actually functions.
China possesses a vast industrial world. High-speed trains, automobiles, and tunnel boring machines — which one is not worth taking apart and examining closely? So we began writing Illustrated Guide to China's High-End Manufacturing (published by National Defense Industry Press). These major pieces of equipment appear completely unrelated (毫不相干, hao bu xiang gan - "not at all, related") on the surface, yet behind them lie common scientific principles. The electric motors of new energy vehicles involve electromagnetism; the design of aircraft wings cannot be separated from aerodynamics; the boring of tunnel boring machines requires mechanical, hydraulic, and control technologies. The knowledge children encounter in textbooks is hidden in the machines they see and use every day. Once this connection is explained clearly, scientific knowledge takes on a concrete form.
Our goal is to "take apart" complex machines and then explain the principles clearly. Take the aviation engine, for example: from the outside it is merely a metal cylinder, but inside it contains precision components such as compressors, combustion chambers, and turbines. Where does the air enter, and how does it undergo compression and combustion before finally producing thrust? Relying on textual description alone, it is difficult for readers to build a complete structure in their minds. So we use three-dimensional modeling to show the positions of the various components, explaining the engine's working process step by step along the direction of airflow.
The book contains more than 600 images, covering fields such as materials, machinery, transportation, aerospace, and electronic information. Although there are many images, their production cannot simply be a matter of piling them up. Some internal structures cannot be photographed directly and require consulting professional materials to remodel and redraw; some equipment has numerous components, and drawing all of them would actually make the image unclear — what to retain, what to simplify, and which angle to choose all require repeated discussion. The text must also meet high standards: for adolescent readers, terminology cannot be piled up throughout the pages, and technical principles cannot be explained incorrectly. We invited experts in relevant fields to participate in review and proofreading. Sometimes a single image or a few hundred words requires far more materials to consult and versions to revise than readers ever see.
Reading encyclopedias at a young age is a good beginning for the enlightenment of curiosity. We sincerely hope that science popularization books — meticulously produced by Chinese teams, centered on Chinese science and technology themes, and suited to the reading habits of Chinese adolescents — can accompany children through their childhood and inspire their curiosity. If, many years later, among the children who once read this set of books, some develop an interest in science and technology, and even walk into laboratories, design institutes, and factories to create new technological achievements, that will be the greatest reward for us as the writers.
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In the busy and tense modern society, many people are seeking ways to settle their minds. Philosopher Zhou Guoping, in his new work The Consummate Man Zhuangzi, offers one approach: more than 2,000 years ago, Zhuangzi lived a free and happy life that was neither involutionary nor lying flat — this is "carefree wandering."
The "consummate man" is the highest realm of personhood that Zhuangzi defined and aspired to, and Zhou Guoping calls Zhuangzi himself a "consummate man" — authentic and thoroughly lucid. The Consummate Man Zhuangzi, grounded in the author's more than 80 years of life experience, presents his profound understanding of Zhuangzi in fluent prose, speaking in a gentle and engaging manner (娓娓道来, wei wei dao lai - "softly, slowly, speak, come"), revealing a resonance of thought spanning more than 2,000 years.
This book focuses on Zhuangzi's theory of life and theory of knowledge. Zhuangzi's theory of life is "carefree wandering," and his theory of knowledge is "equalizing things." What is "carefree wandering"? The author summarizes it in a "six-character true teaching": "a free soul, an ordinary heart." Zhuangzi possessed a transcendence of "alone communing with the spirit of heaven and earth," which is the necessary expression of a free soul, and also "not looking down on all things, not disputing right and wrong, so as to dwell with the worldly," which is the expression of an ordinary heart. This seemingly paradoxical existence is precisely the charm of Zhuangzi's life. He was unwilling to wallow in fame and profit, nor was he willing to sever the ties of the mortal world, but rather stood between engagement with the world and withdrawal from it — "wandering through the world," facing life with an attitude detached from worldly conventions. Engagement is permissible, but do not be "involutionary"; withdrawal is also possible, but do not "lie flat." The two chapters "The Nature of Life and Emotion" and "Methods of Conducting Oneself in the World" respectively set out how Zhuangzi realized the free soul and the ordinary heart. The author combs through and summarizes the ideas of such chapters as "Cultivating Nature," "Supreme Joy," and "The Human World," and the methods he proposes are: maintain spiritual fullness, guard the purity of life, do not be dominated by external things, be tactful in social dealings while maintaining inner principles (外圆内方, wai yuan nei fang - "outside, round; inside, square"), go along with others without losing oneself, and be cautious in speech and conceal one's sharpness.
What is "equalizing things"? It is transcending the apparent differences among things and recognizing the essential unity of all things on the dimension of the "Way." This book deeply explains the "forward-looking nature" of Zhuangzi's thought. Did the universe have an initial moment? What is the difference between dreams and wakefulness? Can language precisely express thought and feeling? These questions were only systematically raised and explored in modern times by Western philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, Hume, and Kant, yet Zhuangzi had already touched upon them through such chapters as "On the Equalizing of Things" more than 2,000 years earlier. Although Zhuangzi's thought lacks the rigorous logical system of Western philosophy, his "ideas emerging beyond the dust of the world, strange wonders born from his pen" also left abstract and abstruse Western philosophy feeling overwhelmed by the vastness of something (望洋兴叹, wang yang xing tan - "look, ocean, sigh, lament").
The author's interpretation of the literary quality of the Zhuangzi is especially brilliant. He not only precisely captures this rare genius of talent, but also analyzes with delicate brushwork the beauty of the imagery and language of the Zhuangzi. In the book, the magnificent and expansive rendering of the Kun and Peng's momentum in "Carefree Wandering," and the subtle and profound interpretation of the ten thousand hollows of the earth's piping in "On the Equalizing of Things," are both philosophical analysis and literary appreciation. The author interprets Zhuangzi's immense as the ocean (浩瀚如海, hao han ru hai - "vast, like, sea") imagination and grand and unconstrained writing style (汪洋恣肆, wang yang zi si - "vast, ocean; unrestrained, wanton"), vividly presenting to readers an image of Zhuangzi as magnificent, humorous, and deconstructing stale conventions. As the author reveals, Zhuangzi initiated an "aesthetic outlook on life," and reading this book is itself an aesthetic experience.
The Consummate Man Zhuangzi does not cling to tedious textual criticism and exegesis, but strives to strip away the stale outer garment that history has wrapped around Zhuangzi, restoring him to a living soul with a childlike heart yet utterly lucid. When troubled by the clamor of the mundane world, you can open this book to feel that magnificence of "alone communing with the spirit of heaven and earth," and to practice that composure of "not disputing right and wrong, so as to dwell with the worldly." It tells us that as long as there is carefree wandering in the heart, the world itself is the Peach Blossom Spring.
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"Why the Grand Canal? Why China?"
"The winds and clouds of China's splendor rise; a great nation builds its golden ramparts."
"One vast and mighty river, one chronicle of China's rise and fall."
Opening the "National Cultural Park Pictorial Biography Series" (referred to as the "Pictorial Biography Series"), compiled under the direction of the Culture, History and Learning Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and prepared by the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage, the opening passages, with their magnificent and imposing presence (气势如虹, qi shi ru hong - "air, momentum, like, rainbow"), can hardly fail to leave readers deeply moved and excited (心潮澎湃, xin chao peng pai - "heart, tide, surge, swell"), with thoughts surging forth. The five-volume pictorial biography series establishes biographies for the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the Long March, the Yellow River, and the Yangtze River respectively, extending from magnificent landmarks of mountains and rivers to a spiritual map of the nation, presenting in three dimensions the rich connotations of the spiritual symbols of Chinese civilization.
Building national cultural parks is a major cultural project for promoting cultural prosperity and development. The defining feature of national cultural parks lies in culture. They are by no means merely tangible, physical geographic landmarks such as the Grand Canal and the Great Wall, but also carry spiritual connotations including China's millennia-old cultural lineage, ten-thousand-year culture, and the great spirit of the Long March. In planning and publishing such a series, the difficulty lies in how to achieve connecting one's thoughts to the past through history (思接千载, si jie qian zai - "thought, connect, thousand, years") and having a broad and far-reaching vision (视通万里, shi tong wan li - "vision, pass through, ten thousand, li"), and even more so in how to activate and vividly express the intangible core of the national spirit.
The Pictorial Biography Series takes "biography" as its genre, with "pictures" as its distinguishing feature. This series makes a deliberate effort to break the traditional model in which text is primary and images are supplementary; images are no longer embellishments to the text but independent narrative units that together with the text construct an immersive reading experience, truly achieving a presentation that is richly illustrated with both text and pictures (图文并茂, tu wen bing mao - "picture, text, together, lush"). The "pictures" here are understood in a broad sense, including calligraphy, ancient paintings, maps, historical photographs, and photographs by renowned artists, among a rich variety of types. Taking the Pictorial Biography of the Yellow River as an example, the book contains both photographic works and landscape paintings representing the Yellow River's natural geography, as well as "dragon" cultural relics such as the gilded bronze dragon with an iron core and the winged-beast-shaped handled he vessel that run through the entire work, reflecting upon and deepening one another.
As biographies, achieving literary quality and vividness is a key point. The Pictorial Biography Series has invested considerable effort in both its narrative structure and its storytelling techniques, letting cultural relics speak, letting history speak, and letting culture speak. Each pictorial biography covers the complete thread of "natural geography—historical development—cultural spirit—contemporary value." The Pictorial Biography of the Grand Canal unfolds from six aspects—"nation, engineering, cities and countryside, cultural lineage, figures, and future"—proceeding from the historical background of the Grand Canal's excavation in the Sui Dynasty to the contemporary application for World Heritage status and protection of the Grand Canal; the Pictorial Biography of the Long March both presents the extremely difficult and arduous (艰苦卓绝, jian ku zhuo jue - "hardship, bitter, extraordinary, unsurpassed") nature of the Long March and emphasizes the contemporary value of the great spirit of the Long March.
The three-dimensional and multi-faceted image of national cultural parks is also presented through vivid and lifelike (有血有肉, you xue you rou - "have, blood, have, flesh") and richly detailed stories. For example, using the travel stories of Zhao Mengfu and Wang Shizhen as a point of entry, the Pictorial Biography of the Grand Canal vividly explains why "the Grand Canal is not merely an artificial waterway, but has become integrated into the life experiences and artistic conceptions of these figures." The misty waves of the canal carry the joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of how many emperors and generals, men of letters, and common peddlers and laborers. The Pictorial Biography of the Great Wall continues the style of viewing grand history through small apertures. "In the fourth year of the Longqing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1570), at the foot of the Great Wall in Jizhen. A great battle to construct the Great Wall was in full swing (如火如荼, ru huo ru tu - "like, fire, like, lush plants")..."—drawing readers to revisit in imagination (梦回, meng hui - "dream, return") the camps where bugles sounded, entering the life world of frontier garrison soldiers.
The Pictorial Biography Series also employs a brushwork in which poetry and painting coexist, displaying the poetry of the nation and the poetry of civilization. "One who has not reached the Great Wall is not a true man, counting the journey already twenty thousand li"—the Pictorial Biography of the Great Wall cites the famous work of a great leader, and in a calm and easygoing manner (云淡风轻, yun dan feng qing - "cloud, pale, wind, light"), fully displays revolutionary heroism. The Pictorial Biography of the Yellow River opens a special section on "Poetry, Ci, and Songs of the Yellow River," exploring the national spirit, the features of the times, and social changes found in Yellow River poetry.
From its launch in 2020 to its completion in 2026, the Pictorial Biography Series, refined over more than six years into five substantial works, is not only a vivid presentation of the construction of national cultural parks but also an active practice in carrying forward and transmitting Chinese culture. With its spiritual height, innovative forms, and popular warmth, the series transforms distant history and long-standing cultural lineage into tangible, knowable, and transmissible resources of the present, and from the height of writing the spiritual symbols of the Chinese nation, leads people to understand the "roots and soul" of Chinese civilization and to understand the contemporary brilliance of a millennia-old cultural lineage.
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