At the 14th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference, the focus on IP's role in driving high-quality economic growth provided a platform for companies to share practical experiences in developing effective IP strategies.
\nXiaomi Corporation, a prominent player in the global tech industry, for example, has long stressed that building a sustainable, IP-driven economic ecosystem demands collective efforts from all enterprises. To this end, Xiaomi has established a robust IP system that underpins its business expansion and technological innovation.
\nLiu Zhen, vice-president of legal and international government affairs at Xiaomi, emphasized the company's long-term commitment to IP management.
\nTo support its comprehensive "Human x Car x Home" smart ecosystem strategy, Liu said that Xiaomi has integrated IP nodes into the research and development process, involving IP engineers from project initiation to conducting risk assessments and patent portfolio planning.
\nThis approach not only reduces infringement risks but also builds technical barriers through innovative designs, accelerating patent commercialization in core products such as smartphones, smart electric vehicles, and major home appliances to advance ecological synergy.
\nIn emerging sectors such as augmented and virtual reality and clean energy, Xiaomi adopts tailored IP strategies based on factors like technical maturity and R&D plans. Moreover, it balances "rapid tech iteration" and "early IP protection "through refined management.
\n"We use Patent Cooperation Treaty applications to extend review cycles for patents, especially standard-essential patents, in slow-evolving fields, and adjust overseas patent portfolios according to local review timelines, ensuring IP protection keeps pace with tech advancements without hindering innovation speed," Liu said.
\nIn addressing international patent disputes, Xiaomi has developed a multidimensional response system, transitioning from "passive defense" to "proactive risk identification" with a comprehensive early warning system.
\nWhen litigation arises, "we combine technical countermeasures, legal defenses, and business negotiations", Liu explained. This strategy was evident in its multiple successful patent dispute proceedings.
\nBesides, Xiaomi places a strong emphasis on talent development. It has established specialized IP teams covering application, analysis, litigation, licensing and acquisition, supported by a talent gradient system that facilitates role rotation and career advancement. This ensures a closed-loop knowledge system from IP creation to litigation, strengthening the execution of its IP strategy.
\nNotably, Xiaomi's robust IP framework and effective implementation are not overnight achievements, but rather rooted in its continuous investment in R&D. "Since its establishment in 2010, Xiaomi has continuously increased R&D investment in key technology areas," Liu noted.
\nIn 2024 alone, Xiaomi's R&D expenditure surpassed 24 billion yuan ($3.37 billion), with a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent over the past five years. "This has enabled us to build up solid technical capabilities across 12 technological fields and 99 sub-segments," he added.
\nXiaomi plans to invest over 200 billion yuan in R&D in the next five years. "We will continue to strengthen the protection of IP rights and innovation in these key business areas," Liu noted.
\nAdditionally, Xiaomi aims to enhance its influence in global IP rules, particularly in 5G SEPs, where it ranked eighth globally in effective patents in 2024, while continuing to invest heavily in next-generation mobile communication technologies.
\nBy advocating for win-win IP partnerships and technology accessibility, Xiaomi strives to contribute to a sustainable IP ecosystem that drives high-quality economic growth, according to the company.
\nhaonan@chinadaily.com.cn
\nAt the 14th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference, the focus on IP's role in driving high-quality economic growth provided a platform for companies to share practical experiences in developing effective IP strategies.
\nXiaomi Corporation, a prominent player in the global tech industry, for example, has long stressed that building a sustainable, IP-driven economic ecosystem demands collective efforts from all enterprises. To this end, Xiaomi has established a robust IP system that underpins its business expansion and technological innovation.
\nLiu Zhen, vice-president of legal and international government affairs at Xiaomi, emphasized the company's long-term commitment to IP management.
\nTo support its comprehensive "Human x Car x Home" smart ecosystem strategy, Liu said that Xiaomi has integrated IP nodes into the research and development process, involving IP engineers from project initiation to conducting risk assessments and patent portfolio planning.
\nThis approach not only reduces infringement risks but also builds technical barriers through innovative designs, accelerating patent commercialization in core products such as smartphones, smart electric vehicles, and major home appliances to advance ecological synergy.
\nIn emerging sectors such as augmented and virtual reality and clean energy, Xiaomi adopts tailored IP strategies based on factors like technical maturity and R&D plans. Moreover, it balances "rapid tech iteration" and "early IP protection "through refined management.
\n"We use Patent Cooperation Treaty applications to extend review cycles for patents, especially standard-essential patents, in slow-evolving fields, and adjust overseas patent portfolios according to local review timelines, ensuring IP protection keeps pace with tech advancements without hindering innovation speed," Liu said.
\nIn addressing international patent disputes, Xiaomi has developed a multidimensional response system, transitioning from "passive defense" to "proactive risk identification" with a comprehensive early warning system.
\nWhen litigation arises, "we combine technical countermeasures, legal defenses, and business negotiations", Liu explained. This strategy was evident in its multiple successful patent dispute proceedings.
\nBesides, Xiaomi places a strong emphasis on talent development. It has established specialized IP teams covering application, analysis, litigation, licensing and acquisition, supported by a talent gradient system that facilitates role rotation and career advancement. This ensures a closed-loop knowledge system from IP creation to litigation, strengthening the execution of its IP strategy.
\nNotably, Xiaomi's robust IP framework and effective implementation are not overnight achievements, but rather rooted in its continuous investment in R&D. "Since its establishment in 2010, Xiaomi has continuously increased R&D investment in key technology areas," Liu noted.
\nIn 2024 alone, Xiaomi's R&D expenditure surpassed 24 billion yuan ($3.37 billion), with a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent over the past five years. "This has enabled us to build up solid technical capabilities across 12 technological fields and 99 sub-segments," he added.
\nXiaomi plans to invest over 200 billion yuan in R&D in the next five years. "We will continue to strengthen the protection of IP rights and innovation in these key business areas," Liu noted.
\nAdditionally, Xiaomi aims to enhance its influence in global IP rules, particularly in 5G SEPs, where it ranked eighth globally in effective patents in 2024, while continuing to invest heavily in next-generation mobile communication technologies.
\nBy advocating for win-win IP partnerships and technology accessibility, Xiaomi strives to contribute to a sustainable IP ecosystem that drives high-quality economic growth, according to the company.
\nhaonan@chinadaily.com.cn
\nDuring peak lunch hour at a busy restaurant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, four chefs work in perfect unison, deftly churning out multiple dishes as flames leap from the woks. However, their expertise and execution are not only of interest to the customers waiting for the food, but also to over 50,000 viewers watching them live at work on Douyin, China's short-video platform.
\nLuoxiaoyang Home-Style Cuisine, which opened its doors in June, has attracted more than 1.7 million followers on Douyin by livestreaming what goes on in its kitchen.
\nResponding to increasing public concern about food safety, a number of restaurants nationwide have begun livestreaming their kitchen operations — a strategy aimed at both winning diners' trust and boosting visibility through online engagement. The cameras are pointed at the counters where food is prepared, capturing everything from raw ingredients to freshly prepared meals. This move toward greater transparency has garnered considerable praise and positive engagement from online viewers.
\nThe growing interest in "transparent kitchen" livestreams follows a heated online debate sparked by celebrity entrepreneur Luo Yonghao. Last week, Luo criticized domestic restaurant chain Xibei on China's popular social media platform Sina Weibo, alleging that many dishes were premade. His post went viral, prompting public discussion about food safety and kitchen transparency.
\nNow kitchen livestreams are becoming popular, with viewers on social media platforms posting comments like: "This is how Chinese cooking should be done", and "This is what we call true wok hei (the distinct smoky flavor of stir-fried dishes)". The livestreams also appear to be influencing consumer habits.
\nFor example, Han Wen, a university student in Beijing, said the recent online debate has made him more cautious when ordering food online.
\n"I only recently started noticing the 'transparent kitchen' feature on apps," he said. "I now look to see if the kitchen is neat and clean before placing an order."
\nKitchen livestreams are not exactly new. In March, the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a guideline strengthening food safety supervision, urging platforms and merchants to implement "internet plus transparent kitchen "initiatives and enhance oversight on delivery-only restaurants through public monitoring.
\nSun Juanjuan, an associate professor at Hebei Agricultural University and researcher at the Center for Coordination and Innovation of Food Safety Governance, said, "Food safety regulators have actively promoted the 'transparent kitchens' policy in recent years."
\n"It includes both physical transparency — visible kitchen areas — and digital monitoring via livestreams. As customers have begun focusing on how the food is being prepared, restaurants have shifted focus from price wars to hygiene standards," Sun said.
\nIn recent years, several regions have introduced rules requiring online food delivery businesses to livestream their kitchen operations.
\nIn Zhejiang province, takeaway merchants have been legally obligated to display real-time videos of food being prepared on delivery apps since March 2022.
\nShanghai introduced similar regulations in February 2024, encouraging restaurants to adopt "internet plus transparent kitchen" practices and upload footage to their third-party platforms for public oversight, while Changzhou in Jiangsu province followed suit a month later.
\nTo create an immersive viewing experience, some chefs are strapping action cameras to their chests, livestreaming the cooking process from a first-person perspective.
\n"If customers want to see the kitchen, then we'll just show it," said a chef at Xiaochao Dangjia, a restaurant in Wuhan, Hubei province. The restaurant recently joined the kitchen livestreaming club, as the owners believe that this helps build consumers' trust.
\nHowever, some industry insiders worry that the livestreams could become mere "performances".
\nZhong Kai, a food safety expert from the China Food Information Center, said the actual impact of livestreaming on food safety supervision might be more about deterrence than regulation.
\n"Issues such as pesticide residues or cross-contamination are hard to catch via livestreams. Most food safety incidents that have been exposed have been due to snapshots of chefs not wearing masks or hats, or catching glimpses of rats in kitchens," he said.
\nHowever, Sun, from Hebei Agricultural University, said: "Implementing 'transparent kitchen' measures in the mass catering sector has always been a regulatory challenge. Now, with public enthusiasm and demand, it can help accelerate implementation across various regions."
\nzhaoruinan@chinadaily.com.cn
\nChina must accelerate reform measures to reinforce the stable and healthy development of the capital market in the coming five years as a strategic pivot in transforming the country's economic growth model, said leading economists and financial experts.
\nDespite Thursday's market correction, they said the recent rally in Chinese equities, together with the ongoing regulatory initiatives to enhance market stability, still highlights a strategic shift toward positioning the capital market as a central driver of innovation, consumption and domestic economic circulation amid external headwinds.
\nLooking at the new round of capital market reform to be unfolded in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, top priorities should include firmer determination to close regulatory loopholes that leave room for improper profits, ensure market fairness for retail investors, and improve transparency for global investors, they added.
\nProposals for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development will be studied at the fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee, scheduled to be held in Beijing in October.
\nXi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called for giving full play to the pivotal role of the capital market at the Central Financial Work Conference in 2023.
\nAt the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on July 30, which Xi chaired, it was pointed out that the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the domestic capital market should be boosted, in order to consolidate the improving and stabilizing trend of the capital market.
\n"The ongoing rise of A shares reflects that the strategic position of the capital market in China's economic agenda is rising significantly," said Tian Xuan, president of Tsinghua University's National Institute of Financial Research and associate dean of Tsinghua University's PBC School of Finance.
\nIn the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period, high-quality development of the capital market will act not only as a key pathway to address structural economic issues, but also as the "central pivot" for transforming the country's growth model, Tian said.
\nThe bottlenecks faced by traditional growth drivers, the remaining financing difficulties for innovation and intensified global tech competition all demand steady, healthy growth of the capital market to guide long-term capital into core technologies, Tian said. The growing household demand for wealth management also requires the capital market to provide diverse investment channels, he said.
\nHe added that China should further improve fundamental institutions to ensure sustainable market momentum, calling for better management of expectations, greater policy transparency and timely, positive signals to shore up sentiment, as well as stricter information disclosure and an improved delisting mechanism to raise listed companies' quality.
\nChina's A-share market fell on Thursday, as experts cited profit-taking pressure, while the United States Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point interest rate cut on Wednesday fell short of some investors' expectations for a bolder move.
\nDespite a 1.15 percent drop on Thursday, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index has risen by nearly a quarter from the April trough, closing at 3,831.66 points. US investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a report on Thursday that it forecasts an 8 percent upside for the A-share market over the coming 12 months.
\nLiu Jipeng, a senior expert on capital markets and a professor at the Business School of China University of Political Science and Law, said that further closing regulatory gaps to safeguard market fairness and investor interest would hold the key to future capital market reforms and steady market growth.
\n"A slow bull market has taken shape. The goal should be making it steady and long-lasting, so that the capital market can serve as a platform for common prosperity, where the majority of investors can share returns, rather than only a few getting rich overnight," Liu said.
\nWu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, pledged at a recent symposium to accelerate the new round of capital market reform and opening-up to consolidate the improving market trend, stressing that the market is at a crucial stage in its pursuit of high-quality development in the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
\nChina has ramped up capital market reform efforts after it released a high-level guideline in April last year, rolling out nine measures to promote the high-quality development of the capital market.
\nSince then, the country has issued new rules and measures to better regulate holding reductions by major shareholders, raise the dividends for equity shareholders, and encourage the entry of long-term capital while improving mechanisms to anchor market liquidity amid slumps.
\nLiu attributed the recent rally to such reform measures, and said that more must be done to further enhance market fairness, including in areas such as stock issuance review and pricing, quantitative trading and large shareholders' stakes.
\nLuo Zhiheng, chief economist at Yuekai Securities, said that enforcing rules with greater rigor and raising penalties for fraudulent practices are essential to building lasting investor trust.
\nWith the A-share market showing an improving and stabilizing trend, Luo said it can lift household income and offset part of the drag from the housing slowdown, and make people more confident to spend, thus supporting consumption and overall economic vitality.
\nThe A-share rally has also enhanced the attractiveness of Chinese financial markets globally.
\nThomas Fang, head of China global markets at investment bank UBS, said that global investors are showing greater interest in Chinese financial assets as the country's shining economic prospects help them to diversify their allocations from US dollar-denominated assets.
\nFang applauded China's recent opening-up policies that offer global investors more instruments to invest in China, facilitating their risk management and helping them take bigger positions in the country.
\nContact the writers at zhoulanxv@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "China must accelerate reform measures to reinforce the stable and healthy development of the capital market in the coming five years as a strategic pivot in transforming the country's economic growth model, said leading economists and financial experts.
\nDespite Thursday's market correction, they said the recent rally in Chinese equities, together with the ongoing regulatory initiatives to enhance market stability, still highlights a strategic shift toward positioning the capital market as a central driver of innovation, consumption and domestic economic circulation amid external headwinds.
\nLooking at the new round of capital market reform to be unfolded in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period, top priorities should include firmer determination to close regulatory loopholes that leave room for improper profits, ensure market fairness for retail investors, and improve transparency for global investors, they added.
\nProposals for formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development will be studied at the fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee, scheduled to be held in Beijing in October.
\nXi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called for giving full play to the pivotal role of the capital market at the Central Financial Work Conference in 2023.
\nAt the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau meeting on July 30, which Xi chaired, it was pointed out that the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the domestic capital market should be boosted, in order to consolidate the improving and stabilizing trend of the capital market.
\n"The ongoing rise of A shares reflects that the strategic position of the capital market in China's economic agenda is rising significantly," said Tian Xuan, president of Tsinghua University's National Institute of Financial Research and associate dean of Tsinghua University's PBC School of Finance.
\nIn the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period, high-quality development of the capital market will act not only as a key pathway to address structural economic issues, but also as the "central pivot" for transforming the country's growth model, Tian said.
\nThe bottlenecks faced by traditional growth drivers, the remaining financing difficulties for innovation and intensified global tech competition all demand steady, healthy growth of the capital market to guide long-term capital into core technologies, Tian said. The growing household demand for wealth management also requires the capital market to provide diverse investment channels, he said.
\nHe added that China should further improve fundamental institutions to ensure sustainable market momentum, calling for better management of expectations, greater policy transparency and timely, positive signals to shore up sentiment, as well as stricter information disclosure and an improved delisting mechanism to raise listed companies' quality.
\nChina's A-share market fell on Thursday, as experts cited profit-taking pressure, while the United States Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point interest rate cut on Wednesday fell short of some investors' expectations for a bolder move.
\nDespite a 1.15 percent drop on Thursday, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index has risen by nearly a quarter from the April trough, closing at 3,831.66 points. US investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a report on Thursday that it forecasts an 8 percent upside for the A-share market over the coming 12 months.
\nLiu Jipeng, a senior expert on capital markets and a professor at the Business School of China University of Political Science and Law, said that further closing regulatory gaps to safeguard market fairness and investor interest would hold the key to future capital market reforms and steady market growth.
\n"A slow bull market has taken shape. The goal should be making it steady and long-lasting, so that the capital market can serve as a platform for common prosperity, where the majority of investors can share returns, rather than only a few getting rich overnight," Liu said.
\nWu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, pledged at a recent symposium to accelerate the new round of capital market reform and opening-up to consolidate the improving market trend, stressing that the market is at a crucial stage in its pursuit of high-quality development in the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
\nChina has ramped up capital market reform efforts after it released a high-level guideline in April last year, rolling out nine measures to promote the high-quality development of the capital market.
\nSince then, the country has issued new rules and measures to better regulate holding reductions by major shareholders, raise the dividends for equity shareholders, and encourage the entry of long-term capital while improving mechanisms to anchor market liquidity amid slumps.
\nLiu attributed the recent rally to such reform measures, and said that more must be done to further enhance market fairness, including in areas such as stock issuance review and pricing, quantitative trading and large shareholders' stakes.
\nLuo Zhiheng, chief economist at Yuekai Securities, said that enforcing rules with greater rigor and raising penalties for fraudulent practices are essential to building lasting investor trust.
\nWith the A-share market showing an improving and stabilizing trend, Luo said it can lift household income and offset part of the drag from the housing slowdown, and make people more confident to spend, thus supporting consumption and overall economic vitality.
\nThe A-share rally has also enhanced the attractiveness of Chinese financial markets globally.
\nThomas Fang, head of China global markets at investment bank UBS, said that global investors are showing greater interest in Chinese financial assets as the country's shining economic prospects help them to diversify their allocations from US dollar-denominated assets.
\nFang applauded China's recent opening-up policies that offer global investors more instruments to invest in China, facilitating their risk management and helping them take bigger positions in the country.
\nContact the writers at zhoulanxv@chinadaily.com.cn
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A doctor checks medical imaging diagnostic reports with the help of an artificial intelligence assistant at a hospital in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, in February 2024.
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A doctor diagnoses a patient at a village clinic in Lingchuan county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, with help from a medical expert via video link.
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A health worker helps an elderly woman use artificial intelligence-based medical examination equipment in Tianjin's Dongli district in October.
\nXu Ruru, 36, opened a taxi door to help his frail, elderly mother step onto the curb as a Beijing wind howled last winter.
\nIn his hands, he held a thick stack of medical reports. Before the duo loomed the gate of a major hospital and a sign that read — "No entry. Use other gate."
\nA factory worker from Hengshui Hebei province, Xu balanced his mother's arm with one hand and their luggage with the other. With numb fingers, he fumbled for his phone — and pulled off his gloves with his teeth to check an online map of the hospital. The nearest entry gate was a 10-minute walk away.
\nIt was Xu's eighth trip from Hengshui to Beijing in two years. His mother had never fully recovered after a traffic accident, joining a multitude of patients who visit the capita seeking advanced medical care.
\n"I mapped everything in advance," Xu said. "Still, there is always something to break us."
\nOn this visit, his mother needed a CT scan, X-ray and a blood test — each on separate hospital floors. Missing one appointment risked cancellation of the others.
\nIn an online scramble, Zhao seized the 8:30 am CT slot and secured one of four appointment times.
\n"If we'd arrived minutes later after her other tests," he said, "we'd have lost it and needed to come back the next day."
\nInside the hospital, similar scenes continue to unfold almost daily.
\nPatients become frustrated after forfeiting appointments because they have entered the wrong wing, or taken the stairs to the wrong floor.
\nBeijing's top hospitals see hundreds of thousands of patients every day. For locals it can be a challenge, for outsiders like Xu and his mother, a visit to a hospital can be a maze of wrong turns, ticking time and tricky logistics.
\nEasier access
\nWhat some patients accept as "normal" — multiple check-ins, scattered departments, tight scheduling — is what Tsinghua University's Institute for AI Industry Research aimed to address when it launched Agent Hospital 1 on June 30.
\nAgent Hospital 1 is a digital platform that patients can access to act as a personal health assistant, tracking their medical history and helping them locate the most suitable treatment facility or personnel.
\nFor medical professionals, the platform performs as an assistant, providing advice and doing other less-pressing tasks.
\nThe platform has a total of 42 AI "doctor agents" covering 21 specialist areas who can provide users with guidance and information. Agent Hospital 1's claimed purpose is to achieve the "impossible triangle", described by medical professionals as the meeting of "quality, affordability and access".
\n"When using the patient-client services, one will have access to several helpful features designed to improve the healthcare experience," said Liu Yang, executive dean of the institute, which developed the platform, one of the first of its kind in the world.
\n"It helps create and manage patients' personal health records, using past checkup information to analyze health and provide early warnings about potential concerns."
\nWith a patient's permission, the platform's "patient assistant" gathers and organizes basic medical details for doctors ahead of time, making the appointment process more efficient.
\nIf the patient is unsure where to start, the service offers an AI "nurse assistant" that suggests the right hospital department based on the symptoms described.
\nThe assistant automatically collects relevant information from patients, helping them to make the consultation smoother.
\n"We are also building AI assistants to reduce doctors' administrative burden," Liu said.
\nIncreased efficiency
\nThe doctor function of the platform offers physicians several tools to enhance their handling of patients.
\n"It enables intelligent assistant collaboration during consultations, where AI-powered assistants provide real-time dialogue prompts and support parallel patient interactions to boost diagnostic efficiency," Zijing Zhikang, a company that assisted in the development of the program, said in a news release.
\nFor critical decisions, the AI system delivers detailed suggestions, which augment diagnostic accuracy, but preserve the physician's ultimate decision-making authority.
\nAnother feature allows doctors to build digital counterparts after enough interactions.
\n"The platform automates real-time medical record documentation, significantly reducing administrative burdens and allowing doctors to focus fully on patient care," Liu said. The system also assists with post-consultation follow-up reminders, releases appointment slots, and addresses clinical workflows, he added.
\nPowering the platform is the Simulacrum-based Evolutionary Agent Learning, an AI system developed by the Tsinghua institute.
\nUnlike AI trained on real patient data, which risks privacy breaches, SEAL generates synthetic populations that mirror human physiology. Its "digital patients" develop complex conditions from simulated air pollution or genetic mutations, training AI doctors through millions of "crises" no real hospital could ethically stage.
\nBeijing forum
\nHowever, for AI healthcare solutions to be used responsibly and help solve health issues, experts said frameworks for governance, ethical deployment and international collaboration are essential.
\nThese challenges took center stage at a recent China-ASEAN forum, said Zhang Li, chief representative of the Asia-Pacific Medical Technology Association in China.
\nExperts from around Asia — attracted by China's development of the use of AI in public health — gathered in Beijing for the 3rd Forum on China-ASEAN Cooperation in Public Health from July 2 to July 4, aiming to deepen collaboration on AI-driven public health innovations.
\nAI usage in the field of medical care raises a wide range of concerns, the forum heard.
\nMany experts warned expanding the use of AI in healthcare has significant potential risks and ethical issues, such as identifying responsibility when accidents or mistakes happen in the treatment of patients. Misuse of patients' private information is another area that needs scrutiny.
\nKidong Park, director of data, strategy and innovation at the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Regional Office, said the health organization advocates a dual approach in addressing the risks posed by medical AI — governance that focuses on value-based and ethical safeguards is key, working in tandem with regulation, which provides a legal baseline and accountability.
\n"This synergy is vital to harnessing AI's benefits for public health while preventing the exacerbation of health inequities," he said.
\nUnified approach
\nAI also has a pivotal role to play in dealing with the rising global burden of chronic disease and the growing need for drug development.
\nAt the forum, Professor Xu Ming of Peking University addressed AI's impact on international clinical trials, using oncology drug development as an example.
\n"AI optimizes trials through automated participant screening, image analysis, and using real-world data to create synthetic control arms," Xu said.
\nHe also emphasized the need for improvement of regulations to ensure ethical reviews and data security. Low- and middle-income countries should have equitable access to the technology, he added.
\nAcross the Asia-Pacific region, AI applications in medical technology are seeing common challenges in areas such as access, capability and public trust, Su Fen Ong, an expert with the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association's Digital Health & AI Committee, said at the forum.
\nIssues that need to be addressed include reimbursement mechanisms, cultivation of med-tech talent, and fostering cross-border data agreements. A multi-stakeholder governance system is also essential to realize AI's full value in healthcare, she added.
\nA number of experts at the forum recognized AI's huge potential in medical technology. They agreed that AI's healthcare applications are expanding beyond hospital-based tasks like diagnostics and administration, and reaching into areas like home care and chronic disease management.
\nGlobally, consensus is growing on the need for safety, ethics, and regulation of AI medical products.
\nJoint efforts, transnational cooperation, and integrated hardware-software solutions are pathways to achieve a global impact, the experts said.
\nFor patients like Xu's mother, AI healthcare is no longer abstract tech, but a new hope for a more efficient system.
\n"While innovations like Agent Hospital tackle these inefficiencies — coordinating care and freeing doctors — their true power for millions hinges on solving the bigger picture: ensuring ethical, equitable access across divides," Liu from the institute said.
\nweiwangyu@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "A doctor checks medical imaging diagnostic reports with the help of an artificial intelligence assistant at a hospital in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, in February 2024.
\nA doctor diagnoses a patient at a village clinic in Lingchuan county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, with help from a medical expert via video link.
\nA health worker helps an elderly woman use artificial intelligence-based medical examination equipment in Tianjin's Dongli district in October.
\nXu Ruru, 36, opened a taxi door to help his frail, elderly mother step onto the curb as a Beijing wind howled last winter.
\nIn his hands, he held a thick stack of medical reports. Before the duo loomed the gate of a major hospital and a sign that read — "No entry. Use other gate."
\nA factory worker from Hengshui Hebei province, Xu balanced his mother's arm with one hand and their luggage with the other. With numb fingers, he fumbled for his phone — and pulled off his gloves with his teeth to check an online map of the hospital. The nearest entry gate was a 10-minute walk away.
\nIt was Xu's eighth trip from Hengshui to Beijing in two years. His mother had never fully recovered after a traffic accident, joining a multitude of patients who visit the capita seeking advanced medical care.
\n"I mapped everything in advance," Xu said. "Still, there is always something to break us."
\nOn this visit, his mother needed a CT scan, X-ray and a blood test — each on separate hospital floors. Missing one appointment risked cancellation of the others.
\nIn an online scramble, Zhao seized the 8:30 am CT slot and secured one of four appointment times.
\n"If we'd arrived minutes later after her other tests," he said, "we'd have lost it and needed to come back the next day."
\nInside the hospital, similar scenes continue to unfold almost daily.
\nPatients become frustrated after forfeiting appointments because they have entered the wrong wing, or taken the stairs to the wrong floor.
\nBeijing's top hospitals see hundreds of thousands of patients every day. For locals it can be a challenge, for outsiders like Xu and his mother, a visit to a hospital can be a maze of wrong turns, ticking time and tricky logistics.
\nEasier access
\nWhat some patients accept as "normal" — multiple check-ins, scattered departments, tight scheduling — is what Tsinghua University's Institute for AI Industry Research aimed to address when it launched Agent Hospital 1 on June 30.
\nAgent Hospital 1 is a digital platform that patients can access to act as a personal health assistant, tracking their medical history and helping them locate the most suitable treatment facility or personnel.
\nFor medical professionals, the platform performs as an assistant, providing advice and doing other less-pressing tasks.
\nThe platform has a total of 42 AI "doctor agents" covering 21 specialist areas who can provide users with guidance and information. Agent Hospital 1's claimed purpose is to achieve the "impossible triangle", described by medical professionals as the meeting of "quality, affordability and access".
\n"When using the patient-client services, one will have access to several helpful features designed to improve the healthcare experience," said Liu Yang, executive dean of the institute, which developed the platform, one of the first of its kind in the world.
\n"It helps create and manage patients' personal health records, using past checkup information to analyze health and provide early warnings about potential concerns."
\nWith a patient's permission, the platform's "patient assistant" gathers and organizes basic medical details for doctors ahead of time, making the appointment process more efficient.
\nIf the patient is unsure where to start, the service offers an AI "nurse assistant" that suggests the right hospital department based on the symptoms described.
\nThe assistant automatically collects relevant information from patients, helping them to make the consultation smoother.
\n"We are also building AI assistants to reduce doctors' administrative burden," Liu said.
\nIncreased efficiency
\nThe doctor function of the platform offers physicians several tools to enhance their handling of patients.
\n"It enables intelligent assistant collaboration during consultations, where AI-powered assistants provide real-time dialogue prompts and support parallel patient interactions to boost diagnostic efficiency," Zijing Zhikang, a company that assisted in the development of the program, said in a news release.
\nFor critical decisions, the AI system delivers detailed suggestions, which augment diagnostic accuracy, but preserve the physician's ultimate decision-making authority.
\nAnother feature allows doctors to build digital counterparts after enough interactions.
\n"The platform automates real-time medical record documentation, significantly reducing administrative burdens and allowing doctors to focus fully on patient care," Liu said. The system also assists with post-consultation follow-up reminders, releases appointment slots, and addresses clinical workflows, he added.
\nPowering the platform is the Simulacrum-based Evolutionary Agent Learning, an AI system developed by the Tsinghua institute.
\nUnlike AI trained on real patient data, which risks privacy breaches, SEAL generates synthetic populations that mirror human physiology. Its "digital patients" develop complex conditions from simulated air pollution or genetic mutations, training AI doctors through millions of "crises" no real hospital could ethically stage.
\nBeijing forum
\nHowever, for AI healthcare solutions to be used responsibly and help solve health issues, experts said frameworks for governance, ethical deployment and international collaboration are essential.
\nThese challenges took center stage at a recent China-ASEAN forum, said Zhang Li, chief representative of the Asia-Pacific Medical Technology Association in China.
\nExperts from around Asia — attracted by China's development of the use of AI in public health — gathered in Beijing for the 3rd Forum on China-ASEAN Cooperation in Public Health from July 2 to July 4, aiming to deepen collaboration on AI-driven public health innovations.
\nAI usage in the field of medical care raises a wide range of concerns, the forum heard.
\nMany experts warned expanding the use of AI in healthcare has significant potential risks and ethical issues, such as identifying responsibility when accidents or mistakes happen in the treatment of patients. Misuse of patients' private information is another area that needs scrutiny.
\nKidong Park, director of data, strategy and innovation at the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Regional Office, said the health organization advocates a dual approach in addressing the risks posed by medical AI — governance that focuses on value-based and ethical safeguards is key, working in tandem with regulation, which provides a legal baseline and accountability.
\n"This synergy is vital to harnessing AI's benefits for public health while preventing the exacerbation of health inequities," he said.
\nUnified approach
\nAI also has a pivotal role to play in dealing with the rising global burden of chronic disease and the growing need for drug development.
\nAt the forum, Professor Xu Ming of Peking University addressed AI's impact on international clinical trials, using oncology drug development as an example.
\n"AI optimizes trials through automated participant screening, image analysis, and using real-world data to create synthetic control arms," Xu said.
\nHe also emphasized the need for improvement of regulations to ensure ethical reviews and data security. Low- and middle-income countries should have equitable access to the technology, he added.
\nAcross the Asia-Pacific region, AI applications in medical technology are seeing common challenges in areas such as access, capability and public trust, Su Fen Ong, an expert with the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association's Digital Health & AI Committee, said at the forum.
\nIssues that need to be addressed include reimbursement mechanisms, cultivation of med-tech talent, and fostering cross-border data agreements. A multi-stakeholder governance system is also essential to realize AI's full value in healthcare, she added.
\nA number of experts at the forum recognized AI's huge potential in medical technology. They agreed that AI's healthcare applications are expanding beyond hospital-based tasks like diagnostics and administration, and reaching into areas like home care and chronic disease management.
\nGlobally, consensus is growing on the need for safety, ethics, and regulation of AI medical products.
\nJoint efforts, transnational cooperation, and integrated hardware-software solutions are pathways to achieve a global impact, the experts said.
\nFor patients like Xu's mother, AI healthcare is no longer abstract tech, but a new hope for a more efficient system.
\n"While innovations like Agent Hospital tackle these inefficiencies — coordinating care and freeing doctors — their true power for millions hinges on solving the bigger picture: ensuring ethical, equitable access across divides," Liu from the institute said.
\nweiwangyu@chinadaily.com.cn
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Student representatives stand at attention in silent tribute during a ceremony to commemorate the September 18 Incident at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on Thursday. Sirens wailed and a bell tolled to mark the 94th anniversary of the start of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).
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A 95-year-old veteran who fought in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression attends the ceremony in Shenyang on Thursday. See more, page 4
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\nA 95-year-old veteran who fought in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression attends the ceremony in Shenyang on Thursday. See more, page 4
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Guests engage in discussions during the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Thursday. The forum, which runs through Friday, has brought together more than 1,800 official representatives, scholars and observers from over 100 countries, regions and international organizations.
\nMinister of National Defense Dong Jun told his counterparts from around the world on Thursday that the lessons of World War II must be remembered, and all forms of "repackaged" hegemonism and bullying must be firmly opposed to safeguard peace and justice.
\nThe minister made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, noting that so-called military strategies of deterrence based on strength are essentially zero-sum confrontations, which he said will "only deepen hostility and will eventually backfire".
\nHe said that while the smoke of WWII dissipated 80 years ago, it left behind indelible lessons.
\n"The catastrophe of World War II left the international community with profound pain. People have remained highly vigilant against the pathogens of war, such as hegemonic expansion, racial superiority, and overriding of the international order," Dong said at the high-end global security conference, which began on Wednesday and runs through Friday.
\nHe warned that although peace and development remain the themes of the times, Cold War mentality, hegemonism and protectionism linger, even with attempts to turn the history of WWII into a tool of geopolitical competition.
\nThe victory in the World Anti-Fascist War was the result of "the unity of justice that transcended differences in social systems, ideologies and cultures", the defense chief said.
\nDong highlighted that multipolarity is the inevitable trend as the world undergoes profound changes unseen in a century, but he cautioned against "blindly emphasizing absolute military superiority and equating strength with power", which, he said, would inevitably lead to a disorderly, jungle-like multipolarity.
\n"On international affairs, we believe issues should be handled through consultation," he said. "Global governance should be jointly built and shared by all countries, for common prosperity. This is what a multipolar world should look like."
\nIn China's eyes, whether in state-to-state relations or in resolving international disputes, coercion and force must be avoided, he said. "Dialogue and consultation should be used to manage differences, bridge divides and eliminate the root causes of conflict.
\n"People who have endured aggression and oppression despise seeing armed forces become accomplices of hegemonism or tools of abuse," Dong emphasized. "They expect militaries to play a greater role in deterring wars and preventing conflicts."
\nAs the Chinese military is a force for peace, the stronger it grows, the greater its power to curb wars will become, and the more that world peace and development will be assured, he said.
\n"We stand ready to work with all peace-loving forces to firmly defend the victory of WWII and the postwar international order, help militaries of all countries enhance their capacity to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, and jointly shoulder the historic responsibility of maintaining world peace," Dong said.
\nDuring the forum's plenary sessions on Thursday, leaders from multiple countries and international organizations also emphasized the urgency of adhering to international law and strengthening dialogue in the current international and regional contexts.
\nChan Chun Sing, Singapore's minister for defense, called on all countries to continue to promote and reinforce the integrated economic and security order underpinned by international law and sovereign equality.
\n"This system has allowed all countries, big and small, to have a fair chance to compete and contribute constructively to the global order," he said.
\n"The alternative, where trust and dialogue are absent, will see both sides assume the worst of each other. Under the law of the jungle, the mighty will do what they wish, and the weak will suffer what they must. We must avoid this at all costs," he said.
\nIn addition, he called on major countries to manage their differences and tackle global challenges together, "from climate change to global health", pointing out that between major powers, competition and cooperation are not mutually exclusive.
\nKao Kim Hourn, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, warned that the international order that enabled relative peace and prosperity is now under siege from resurgent power politics, erosion of trust and a disregard for widely accepted norms and values.
\nHe highlighted that communication, confidence-building and cooperation can help strengthen both regional and global security governance.
\n"Practical collaboration reinforces dialogue, builds further confidence and demonstrates the positive-sum logic of multilateralism. By working together, states can pursue common interests without succumbing to zero-sum thinking," he said.
\nDejan Stojkovic, strategic planning head at the Serbian Ministry of Defence's Defence Policy Sector, said the United Nations must be preserved as the last universal platform that brings all countries together, and he called for reform efforts to reinforce the UN's capability to remain the cornerstone of peace and security.
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\nMinister of National Defense Dong Jun told his counterparts from around the world on Thursday that the lessons of World War II must be remembered, and all forms of "repackaged" hegemonism and bullying must be firmly opposed to safeguard peace and justice.
\nThe minister made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, noting that so-called military strategies of deterrence based on strength are essentially zero-sum confrontations, which he said will "only deepen hostility and will eventually backfire".
\nHe said that while the smoke of WWII dissipated 80 years ago, it left behind indelible lessons.
\n"The catastrophe of World War II left the international community with profound pain. People have remained highly vigilant against the pathogens of war, such as hegemonic expansion, racial superiority, and overriding of the international order," Dong said at the high-end global security conference, which began on Wednesday and runs through Friday.
\nHe warned that although peace and development remain the themes of the times, Cold War mentality, hegemonism and protectionism linger, even with attempts to turn the history of WWII into a tool of geopolitical competition.
\nThe victory in the World Anti-Fascist War was the result of "the unity of justice that transcended differences in social systems, ideologies and cultures", the defense chief said.
\nDong highlighted that multipolarity is the inevitable trend as the world undergoes profound changes unseen in a century, but he cautioned against "blindly emphasizing absolute military superiority and equating strength with power", which, he said, would inevitably lead to a disorderly, jungle-like multipolarity.
\n"On international affairs, we believe issues should be handled through consultation," he said. "Global governance should be jointly built and shared by all countries, for common prosperity. This is what a multipolar world should look like."
\nIn China's eyes, whether in state-to-state relations or in resolving international disputes, coercion and force must be avoided, he said. "Dialogue and consultation should be used to manage differences, bridge divides and eliminate the root causes of conflict.
\n"People who have endured aggression and oppression despise seeing armed forces become accomplices of hegemonism or tools of abuse," Dong emphasized. "They expect militaries to play a greater role in deterring wars and preventing conflicts."
\nAs the Chinese military is a force for peace, the stronger it grows, the greater its power to curb wars will become, and the more that world peace and development will be assured, he said.
\n"We stand ready to work with all peace-loving forces to firmly defend the victory of WWII and the postwar international order, help militaries of all countries enhance their capacity to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, and jointly shoulder the historic responsibility of maintaining world peace," Dong said.
\nDuring the forum's plenary sessions on Thursday, leaders from multiple countries and international organizations also emphasized the urgency of adhering to international law and strengthening dialogue in the current international and regional contexts.
\nChan Chun Sing, Singapore's minister for defense, called on all countries to continue to promote and reinforce the integrated economic and security order underpinned by international law and sovereign equality.
\n"This system has allowed all countries, big and small, to have a fair chance to compete and contribute constructively to the global order," he said.
\n"The alternative, where trust and dialogue are absent, will see both sides assume the worst of each other. Under the law of the jungle, the mighty will do what they wish, and the weak will suffer what they must. We must avoid this at all costs," he said.
\nIn addition, he called on major countries to manage their differences and tackle global challenges together, "from climate change to global health", pointing out that between major powers, competition and cooperation are not mutually exclusive.
\nKao Kim Hourn, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, warned that the international order that enabled relative peace and prosperity is now under siege from resurgent power politics, erosion of trust and a disregard for widely accepted norms and values.
\nHe highlighted that communication, confidence-building and cooperation can help strengthen both regional and global security governance.
\n"Practical collaboration reinforces dialogue, builds further confidence and demonstrates the positive-sum logic of multilateralism. By working together, states can pursue common interests without succumbing to zero-sum thinking," he said.
\nDejan Stojkovic, strategic planning head at the Serbian Ministry of Defence's Defence Policy Sector, said the United Nations must be preserved as the last universal platform that brings all countries together, and he called for reform efforts to reinforce the UN's capability to remain the cornerstone of peace and security.
\njiangchenglong@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nAccording to the United States-based lodging and short-term vacation rental provider Airbnb, the number of Chinese users searching for outbound stays with check-in dates between Sept 27 and Oct 8 has registered a nearly twofold increase year-on-year.
\nThe most popular overseas destinations during the Golden Week holiday are Japan, Italy, France, Spain, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia, the US and the United Kingdom, Airbnb said.
\nChinese travelers are driving a structural shift in outbound tourism by turning their attention from traditional hot spots to emerging overseas destinations, it noted.
\nKong Zhiqiu, head of Airbnb China, said: "The Golden Week holiday has become a powerful catalyst reigniting enthusiasm for outbound travel. Chinese travelers are showing unprecedented curiosity about local cultures and unique experiences."
\nDriven by their interests and preferences when traveling abroad, young professionals ages 25 to 29 are treating travel as a lifestyle choice and seeking immersive experiences, Kong said, adding that Japan remains the top outbound destination among Chinese travelers during the holiday, with searches surging over twofold year-on-year.
\nOnline searches for cities such as Fukuoka and Takamatsu in Japan increased threefold from a year earlier, he noted. European destinations also saw strong growth as searches for Italy, Spain and France all more than doubled.
\nChinese travelers are also seeking natural beauty for the upcoming holiday. Searches for Okinawa's tropical beaches in Japan and Phu Quoc island in Vietnam witnessed over twofold and sevenfold year-on-year growth, respectively, according to Airbnb.
\nSome niche destinations are increasingly being sought out by Chinese travelers, Kong said, adding that tourists want more immersive experiences when traveling abroad in destinations that provide perfect settings for their photos.
\nFor example, Wang Siyu, a Beijing white-collar worker, has booked a 10-day trip to Italy during the upcoming holiday. "I want to stay away from the hustle and bustle of cities. I will visit Lake Como in Italy as its distinctive lake and mountain scenery is captivating, and offers a fantastic opportunity for photography," he said.
\nData from online travel agency Trip.com Group shows that Russia is expected to become one of the most popular long-haul outbound destinations for Chinese tourists during the extended holiday this year.
\nThe search volumes for Moscow increased 3.3-fold month-on-month during the first week of September, and nearly fourfold year-on-year, while booking numbers on the platform rose 20 percent month-on-month and 80 percent year-on-year.
\nChina started a one-year trial period on Monday for a policy allowing Russian holders of ordinary passports to enter the country without a visa. Moscow has said it will introduce a reciprocal measure in response to Beijing's move.
\nAccording to travel platform Tongcheng Travel, searches for international flight tickets for the Golden Week holiday increased more than 60 percent year-on-year, with short-haul destinations in East Asia and Southeast Asia emerging as favorites for Chinese tourists.
\nIndustry experts said that China's outbound trip segment is expected to see steady growth this year, thanks to simplified visa application processes and more international flight options.
\nDai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, said that Chinese tourists don't mind paying for good hotels and fine dining, as well as high-quality cultural performances, during their outbound trips, which helps to inject vitality into international destinations.
\nLai Zhen, an analyst at market research company iResearch, said, "Chinese travelers are placing great emphasis on the quality of travel and personalized needs, and aspiring to immerse themselves in local lifestyles in overseas destinations."
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\nAccording to the United States-based lodging and short-term vacation rental provider Airbnb, the number of Chinese users searching for outbound stays with check-in dates between Sept 27 and Oct 8 has registered a nearly twofold increase year-on-year.
\nThe most popular overseas destinations during the Golden Week holiday are Japan, Italy, France, Spain, New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia, the US and the United Kingdom, Airbnb said.
\nChinese travelers are driving a structural shift in outbound tourism by turning their attention from traditional hot spots to emerging overseas destinations, it noted.
\nKong Zhiqiu, head of Airbnb China, said: "The Golden Week holiday has become a powerful catalyst reigniting enthusiasm for outbound travel. Chinese travelers are showing unprecedented curiosity about local cultures and unique experiences."
\nDriven by their interests and preferences when traveling abroad, young professionals ages 25 to 29 are treating travel as a lifestyle choice and seeking immersive experiences, Kong said, adding that Japan remains the top outbound destination among Chinese travelers during the holiday, with searches surging over twofold year-on-year.
\nOnline searches for cities such as Fukuoka and Takamatsu in Japan increased threefold from a year earlier, he noted. European destinations also saw strong growth as searches for Italy, Spain and France all more than doubled.
\nChinese travelers are also seeking natural beauty for the upcoming holiday. Searches for Okinawa's tropical beaches in Japan and Phu Quoc island in Vietnam witnessed over twofold and sevenfold year-on-year growth, respectively, according to Airbnb.
\nSome niche destinations are increasingly being sought out by Chinese travelers, Kong said, adding that tourists want more immersive experiences when traveling abroad in destinations that provide perfect settings for their photos.
\nFor example, Wang Siyu, a Beijing white-collar worker, has booked a 10-day trip to Italy during the upcoming holiday. "I want to stay away from the hustle and bustle of cities. I will visit Lake Como in Italy as its distinctive lake and mountain scenery is captivating, and offers a fantastic opportunity for photography," he said.
\nData from online travel agency Trip.com Group shows that Russia is expected to become one of the most popular long-haul outbound destinations for Chinese tourists during the extended holiday this year.
\nThe search volumes for Moscow increased 3.3-fold month-on-month during the first week of September, and nearly fourfold year-on-year, while booking numbers on the platform rose 20 percent month-on-month and 80 percent year-on-year.
\nChina started a one-year trial period on Monday for a policy allowing Russian holders of ordinary passports to enter the country without a visa. Moscow has said it will introduce a reciprocal measure in response to Beijing's move.
\nAccording to travel platform Tongcheng Travel, searches for international flight tickets for the Golden Week holiday increased more than 60 percent year-on-year, with short-haul destinations in East Asia and Southeast Asia emerging as favorites for Chinese tourists.
\nIndustry experts said that China's outbound trip segment is expected to see steady growth this year, thanks to simplified visa application processes and more international flight options.
\nDai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, said that Chinese tourists don't mind paying for good hotels and fine dining, as well as high-quality cultural performances, during their outbound trips, which helps to inject vitality into international destinations.
\nLai Zhen, an analyst at market research company iResearch, said, "Chinese travelers are placing great emphasis on the quality of travel and personalized needs, and aspiring to immerse themselves in local lifestyles in overseas destinations."
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\nThe collection, titled Forced Recruitment and Enslavement of Chinese Laborers by the Japanese Army during the Invasion of China, was made public on Thursday to mark the 94th anniversary of the Sept 18 Incident, which launched Japan's bloody invasion of China in 1931. Historians note that the conflict foreshadowed World War II and made China the first country to resist fascism.
\nOn March 1, 1932, Japanese forces established the puppet regime of "Manchukuo" in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, and part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
\nTo sustain its war economy and colonial rule, Japanese forces enslaved and exploited large numbers of Chinese laborers under the guise of "supplying laborers" for road construction, logging, transportation, mining and military engineering.
\nRecruitment was carried out under strict administrative orders. Labor associations were instructed to provide workers within set time limits, effectively turning "supply" into forced conscription.
\nThe documents, which date to the 14-year nominal rule of the Japanese invaders, serve as evidence of coercive labor practices, according to the archives. They cover policies of labor control, planning and execution of exploitation, as well as the inhumane treatment and resistance of workers.
\nAmong the records are files on supplying laborers to Japan's notorious Unit 731 and forcing prisoners of war to build fortifications, directly exposing war crimes committed by Japanese forces.
\nThe documents show Japan legalized labor recruitment through the so-called "Military Supply Requisition Law," issued by the "Manchukuo" government, granting the army sweeping requisition rights and empowering it to suppress resistance.
\nChinese laborers endured grueling conditions — longer hours, intensified workloads, chronic food shortages, lack of warm clothing and unsafe living quarters.
\nMany attempted to escape, but arrests, collective punishment and even killings were common responses from Japanese troops and the puppet regime.
\nOne report quoting returned laborers said: "Food is the hardest problem to solve. We do earthwork from morning till night, which requires strength, but our stomachs are never full." Another account read: "We worked in the mud during the day and had no warm beds at night. Our bodies remained wet all night, and many fell ill from the damp cold."
\nWages were often withheld, and prisoners of war were treated with particular brutality. Captured Chinese soldiers in North and East China were reclassified as "special laborers" and sent to Northeast China for dangerous military construction work, in direct violation of the Geneva Conventions.
\n"The documents are not only crucial for historical research but also serve as a powerful rebuttal to Japanese right-wing forces that deny aggression and glorify crimes," said Nie Boxin, director of the archives arrangement department. "The release aims to help people remember the painful history, defend human justice, and cherish peace and oppose war."
\nzhouhuiying@chinadaily.com.cn
\nThe Heilongjiang Provincial Archives released a collection of 62 historical documents detailing the forced recruitment and enslavement of Chinese laborers by the Japanese army during its occupation of Northeast China.
\nThe collection, titled Forced Recruitment and Enslavement of Chinese Laborers by the Japanese Army during the Invasion of China, was made public on Thursday to mark the 94th anniversary of the Sept 18 Incident, which launched Japan's bloody invasion of China in 1931. Historians note that the conflict foreshadowed World War II and made China the first country to resist fascism.
\nOn March 1, 1932, Japanese forces established the puppet regime of "Manchukuo" in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, and part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.
\nTo sustain its war economy and colonial rule, Japanese forces enslaved and exploited large numbers of Chinese laborers under the guise of "supplying laborers" for road construction, logging, transportation, mining and military engineering.
\nRecruitment was carried out under strict administrative orders. Labor associations were instructed to provide workers within set time limits, effectively turning "supply" into forced conscription.
\nThe documents, which date to the 14-year nominal rule of the Japanese invaders, serve as evidence of coercive labor practices, according to the archives. They cover policies of labor control, planning and execution of exploitation, as well as the inhumane treatment and resistance of workers.
\nAmong the records are files on supplying laborers to Japan's notorious Unit 731 and forcing prisoners of war to build fortifications, directly exposing war crimes committed by Japanese forces.
\nThe documents show Japan legalized labor recruitment through the so-called "Military Supply Requisition Law," issued by the "Manchukuo" government, granting the army sweeping requisition rights and empowering it to suppress resistance.
\nChinese laborers endured grueling conditions — longer hours, intensified workloads, chronic food shortages, lack of warm clothing and unsafe living quarters.
\nMany attempted to escape, but arrests, collective punishment and even killings were common responses from Japanese troops and the puppet regime.
\nOne report quoting returned laborers said: "Food is the hardest problem to solve. We do earthwork from morning till night, which requires strength, but our stomachs are never full." Another account read: "We worked in the mud during the day and had no warm beds at night. Our bodies remained wet all night, and many fell ill from the damp cold."
\nWages were often withheld, and prisoners of war were treated with particular brutality. Captured Chinese soldiers in North and East China were reclassified as "special laborers" and sent to Northeast China for dangerous military construction work, in direct violation of the Geneva Conventions.
\n"The documents are not only crucial for historical research but also serve as a powerful rebuttal to Japanese right-wing forces that deny aggression and glorify crimes," said Nie Boxin, director of the archives arrangement department. "The release aims to help people remember the painful history, defend human justice, and cherish peace and oppose war."
\nzhouhuiying@chinadaily.com.cn
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Employment seekers inquire about available positions at a job fair in Beijing's Xicheng district on Wednesday. Over 3,000 positions are being offered to graduates from universities across the country. The event runs until the end of September.
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China's first domestic commuter train that is designed according to Chinese standards debuts in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Thursday. This marks a significant breakthrough in the field of urban rail transit equipment. The train, independently developed by CRRC, can reach speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour.
\nCutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, are forming new drivers of economic growth in China, a senior official said on Thursday.
\nMinister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun told a news conference held by the State Council Information Office that the country has developed multiple world-class general-purpose artificial intelligence models, some with accuracy rates exceeding 95 percent.
\nOver 100 exemplary application scenarios for artificial intelligence were created, Yin said.
\nBreakthroughs in humanoid robotics technology have accelerated their use in industries such as automotive manufacturing, logistics, and power inspection.
\n"It lays a foundation for a future trillion-renminbi industry," Yin said.
\nBrain-machine interface technology has enabled paraplegic patients to stand and walk and helped blind individuals regain light perception. The brain pacemaker made in China is now fully commercialized, with implants conducted in 400 hospitals across eight countries. The pacemaker improves motor functions for about 30,000 patients with Parkinson's disease, he said.
\n"This has become a new driver for high-quality development in healthcare," Yin said.
\n"China will promote the combination of technological and industrial innovations to drive high-quality growth," he added.
\nArtificial intelligence, the internet of things, and big data technologies are empowering the transition from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing, Yin said.
\nFor example, the development of a large-scale open-pit mine robotic transport and loading system provides a Chinese solution for global mining industry intelligent upgrades.
\nThe innovation capabilities of Chinese enterprises have significantly improved, according to Yin.
\nIn 2024, the number of high-tech enterprises surpassed 500,000, an 83 percent increase from recorded figures in 2020.
\nChina has achieved significant original breakthroughs in quantum technology, life sciences, material sciences, and space sciences over the past five years, Yin said.
\nThe country's comprehensive innovation capability ranking rose from 14th place in 2020 to 10th place in 2024, he said.
\nFor five consecutive years, China has led the world in the number of high-level international journal publications and international patent applications, he added.
\nLast year, China's R&D investment across society exceeded 3.6 trillion yuan ($506 billion), marking a 48 percent increase compared to 2020. The investment intensity reached 2.68 percent, surpassing the average level of European Union countries. The number of people engaged in R&D ranked first in the world, he said.
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\nCutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, are forming new drivers of economic growth in China, a senior official said on Thursday.
\nMinister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun told a news conference held by the State Council Information Office that the country has developed multiple world-class general-purpose artificial intelligence models, some with accuracy rates exceeding 95 percent.
\nOver 100 exemplary application scenarios for artificial intelligence were created, Yin said.
\nBreakthroughs in humanoid robotics technology have accelerated their use in industries such as automotive manufacturing, logistics, and power inspection.
\n"It lays a foundation for a future trillion-renminbi industry," Yin said.
\nBrain-machine interface technology has enabled paraplegic patients to stand and walk and helped blind individuals regain light perception. The brain pacemaker made in China is now fully commercialized, with implants conducted in 400 hospitals across eight countries. The pacemaker improves motor functions for about 30,000 patients with Parkinson's disease, he said.
\n"This has become a new driver for high-quality development in healthcare," Yin said.
\n"China will promote the combination of technological and industrial innovations to drive high-quality growth," he added.
\nArtificial intelligence, the internet of things, and big data technologies are empowering the transition from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing, Yin said.
\nFor example, the development of a large-scale open-pit mine robotic transport and loading system provides a Chinese solution for global mining industry intelligent upgrades.
\nThe innovation capabilities of Chinese enterprises have significantly improved, according to Yin.
\nIn 2024, the number of high-tech enterprises surpassed 500,000, an 83 percent increase from recorded figures in 2020.
\nChina has achieved significant original breakthroughs in quantum technology, life sciences, material sciences, and space sciences over the past five years, Yin said.
\nThe country's comprehensive innovation capability ranking rose from 14th place in 2020 to 10th place in 2024, he said.
\nFor five consecutive years, China has led the world in the number of high-level international journal publications and international patent applications, he added.
\nLast year, China's R&D investment across society exceeded 3.6 trillion yuan ($506 billion), marking a 48 percent increase compared to 2020. The investment intensity reached 2.68 percent, surpassing the average level of European Union countries. The number of people engaged in R&D ranked first in the world, he said.
\nlihongyang@chinadaily.com.cn
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Wu Shuhua recounts her drilling stories during a visit to the Karamay city museum in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
\nEven after seven decades, 88-year-old Wu Shuhua still remembers the day the first well of the Karamay oilfield was discovered in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
\nOn Oct 29, 1955, the first well in Karamay gushed industrial oil, marking the official discovery of New China's first large oilfield. At the time, the country's annual crude oil output was only 435,000 metric tons, meeting barely one-third of domestic demand, with consumption largely reliant on imports.
\nWhen news of the Karamay oilfield spread nationwide, it inspired millions of people, including Wu, a then bank employee in Urumqi. She later became the political instructor of the March 8 Women Drilling Team of the Xinjiang Petroleum Administration Bureau.
\n"At that time, I worked for a bank in Urumqi," Wu said during a recent visit to a Karamay city museum. "When I got the news, my excitement was indescribable."
\nIn 1958, Wu and her husband applied to work in Karamay, responding to the country's call for large-scale development of the newly founded oil city. Wu was appointed as a political instructor of China's first female drilling team.
\nAs an industrial city, whose economy was centered around oil, Karamay faced harsh conditions — with extreme aridity and sparse vegetation.
\n"The biggest challenge was overcoming the harsh natural environment," Wu said. "The drilling team was stationed at the Gobi Desert, where the summer heat was unbearable and drinking water was scarce. A team member once suffered frostbite on her ears while trying to listen in on a machine's operation during a bitterly cold winter."
\nThe female drilling team had 42 members from eight ethnic groups, including Han, Uygur and Kazak. The oldest was 29 and the youngest only 16.
\n"Another big challenge was that none of them knew the techniques," Wu said. "Most of them had never even seen a drilling operation before."
\nFor their first task, they spent about 10 days studying to master the basics of drilling and the operating procedures — connecting drill rods and pulling up and lowering the drill. After just 17 days, the team finished drilling its first well on Aug 17, 1958.
\nFrom 1958 to 1961, Wu's team drilled more than 80 development and exploratory wells in Karamay.
\nFor Wu, the spirit of oil workers comes from the belief of never giving up until oil is found, and the determination to sacrifice for and bring honor to the country.
\n"At that time, the country was short of oil," she said. "It was the mission bestowed upon us by history."
\nFor seven decades, the Karamay oilfield has delivered 460 million tons of crude oil and more than 110 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the country, making significant contributions to national energy security.
\nIn 2002, its annual crude oil production exceeded 10 million tons, making it the first 10-million-ton oilfield in West China.
\nBy 2025, which marks the 70th anniversary of Xinjiang's oil exploration and development, and the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the oilfield aims to reach 20 million tons of oil and gas equivalent, according to the local government.
\n"Xinjiang is developing so well now, and the oilfield is moving toward modernization," Wu said. "Young people must be brave enough to take on responsibilities and pass on our oil spirit."
\nCong Biao, born in 1968, is the chairman of PetroChina's Karamay Petrochemical, which was established in 1959 and now has an annual oil processing capacity of 6 million tons.
\n"As a descendant of an old oilman, I have been exposed to oil since childhood, and I have developed a deep affection for the western region where I have taken root," Cong said.
\n"Our company has grown into a world base for naphthenic products, the largest high-grade white oil production base in China, and an important base for PetroChina's heavy oil processing, high-grade lubricants and asphalt production," he said. "Each achievement is a vivid testament to the new generation of Karamay petrochemical workers taking over the baton from the older generation, continuing the story of striving with new practices and achievements."
\nChen Qiliang, 52, has worked for 31 years in the fifth oil extraction operation area of the second oil extraction plant of Xinjiang Oilfield Co. He was awarded the title of "National Model Worker" in April this year.
\nOver the years, Chen has drawn more than 1,000 well site process flow diagrams and written work notes totaling more than 100,000 words. His work has helped increase oil production by more than 1,000 tons and saved over 100 million yuan in costs.
\nIn 2008, the company established a "Chen Qiliang Team" of 22 workers.
\n"I will continue to root myself in the front line and train more skilled talents," Chen said. "I will pass on the spirit of oil, leading more young people to achieve more innovative results."
\nContact the writers at zhouhuiying@chinadaily.com.cn
\n\nWu Shuhua recounts her drilling stories during a visit to the Karamay city museum in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
\nEven after seven decades, 88-year-old Wu Shuhua still remembers the day the first well of the Karamay oilfield was discovered in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
\nOn Oct 29, 1955, the first well in Karamay gushed industrial oil, marking the official discovery of New China's first large oilfield. At the time, the country's annual crude oil output was only 435,000 metric tons, meeting barely one-third of domestic demand, with consumption largely reliant on imports.
\nWhen news of the Karamay oilfield spread nationwide, it inspired millions of people, including Wu, a then bank employee in Urumqi. She later became the political instructor of the March 8 Women Drilling Team of the Xinjiang Petroleum Administration Bureau.
\n"At that time, I worked for a bank in Urumqi," Wu said during a recent visit to a Karamay city museum. "When I got the news, my excitement was indescribable."
\nIn 1958, Wu and her husband applied to work in Karamay, responding to the country's call for large-scale development of the newly founded oil city. Wu was appointed as a political instructor of China's first female drilling team.
\nAs an industrial city, whose economy was centered around oil, Karamay faced harsh conditions — with extreme aridity and sparse vegetation.
\n"The biggest challenge was overcoming the harsh natural environment," Wu said. "The drilling team was stationed at the Gobi Desert, where the summer heat was unbearable and drinking water was scarce. A team member once suffered frostbite on her ears while trying to listen in on a machine's operation during a bitterly cold winter."
\nThe female drilling team had 42 members from eight ethnic groups, including Han, Uygur and Kazak. The oldest was 29 and the youngest only 16.
\n"Another big challenge was that none of them knew the techniques," Wu said. "Most of them had never even seen a drilling operation before."
\nFor their first task, they spent about 10 days studying to master the basics of drilling and the operating procedures — connecting drill rods and pulling up and lowering the drill. After just 17 days, the team finished drilling its first well on Aug 17, 1958.
\nFrom 1958 to 1961, Wu's team drilled more than 80 development and exploratory wells in Karamay.
\nFor Wu, the spirit of oil workers comes from the belief of never giving up until oil is found, and the determination to sacrifice for and bring honor to the country.
\n"At that time, the country was short of oil," she said. "It was the mission bestowed upon us by history."
\nFor seven decades, the Karamay oilfield has delivered 460 million tons of crude oil and more than 110 billion cubic meters of natural gas to the country, making significant contributions to national energy security.
\nIn 2002, its annual crude oil production exceeded 10 million tons, making it the first 10-million-ton oilfield in West China.
\nBy 2025, which marks the 70th anniversary of Xinjiang's oil exploration and development, and the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the oilfield aims to reach 20 million tons of oil and gas equivalent, according to the local government.
\n"Xinjiang is developing so well now, and the oilfield is moving toward modernization," Wu said. "Young people must be brave enough to take on responsibilities and pass on our oil spirit."
\nCong Biao, born in 1968, is the chairman of PetroChina's Karamay Petrochemical, which was established in 1959 and now has an annual oil processing capacity of 6 million tons.
\n"As a descendant of an old oilman, I have been exposed to oil since childhood, and I have developed a deep affection for the western region where I have taken root," Cong said.
\n"Our company has grown into a world base for naphthenic products, the largest high-grade white oil production base in China, and an important base for PetroChina's heavy oil processing, high-grade lubricants and asphalt production," he said. "Each achievement is a vivid testament to the new generation of Karamay petrochemical workers taking over the baton from the older generation, continuing the story of striving with new practices and achievements."
\nChen Qiliang, 52, has worked for 31 years in the fifth oil extraction operation area of the second oil extraction plant of Xinjiang Oilfield Co. He was awarded the title of "National Model Worker" in April this year.
\nOver the years, Chen has drawn more than 1,000 well site process flow diagrams and written work notes totaling more than 100,000 words. His work has helped increase oil production by more than 1,000 tons and saved over 100 million yuan in costs.
\nIn 2008, the company established a "Chen Qiliang Team" of 22 workers.
\n"I will continue to root myself in the front line and train more skilled talents," Chen said. "I will pass on the spirit of oil, leading more young people to achieve more innovative results."
\nContact the writers at zhouhuiying@chinadaily.com.cn
\nChina and Australia vowed on Thursday to boost trade ties and expand cooperation on climate action and global challenges during a high-level dialogue, marking fresh momentum in stabilizing and advancing bilateral relations.
\nNearly 40 representatives from government, business, academia, media and cultural sectors gathered in Beijing for the ninth meeting of the China-Australia High-Level Dialogue, co-hosted by the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations. The dialogue is the only track 1.5 mechanism between the two countries.
\nLi Zhaoxing, head of the Chinese delegation and honorary president of CPIFA, said the two countries should continue to view each other as partners, ensure that cooperation remains "the mainstay of the relationship," and manage differences appropriately.
\nCiting the principle of mutual benefit, Li noted that China has been Australia's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, with Australia's cumulative trade surplus with China surpassing $600 billion between 2014 and 2024 — its largest with any country.
\nAt a time of growing global uncertainty, he said, China is committed to promoting global governance based on consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and stands ready to work with Australia to build a fairer and more equitable international order.
\nThe dialogue was the first major engagement between senior figures from both countries since Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China in July.
\n"Direct engagement between Australia and China is fundamental to a constructive relationship. It enables opportunities to be harnessed and differences to be addressed and managed," said Craig Emerson, head of the Australian delegation and a former trade minister.
\nMarking the 10th anniversary of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, he highlighted the complementarity of the two economies, noting that since 2015, Australia's exports of goods and services to China have more than doubled, while Chinese exports to Australia have risen by 80 percent.
\n"By talking candidly, directly and regularly, we continue the stabilization of the Australia-China relationship. This matters obviously not just to Australia and China, but to the region as a whole," Emerson said.
\n"Today's meeting is an example of what we should be doing. Despite different geographies, cultures and political systems, China and Australia remain core trading partners committed to bringing prosperity to our peoples," said Warwick Smith, a former Australian federal minister.
\n"China's economy is very resilient, and Australia's economy is strongly complementary to it. Our cooperation has long focused on coal, iron ore, liquefied natural gas, education and tourism, which will continue. But future growth will increasingly come from services, advanced technologies, aged care and other sectors of the service economy," he said, underscoring the vast potential for bilateral cooperation.
\nLong Guoqiang, vice-president of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said China's pursuit of high-quality development will generate new opportunities for Australia and the world.
\n"The upgrading of China's consumption and industrial structures will offer a larger and more advanced market, while further opening-up will create new investment opportunities," Long said.
\nDavid Shankey, CEO of Australia's Net Zero Economy Agency, noted that climate action was an area of shared interest, where both countries can exchange technologies and expertise.
\nIn July, Beijing and Canberra agreed to establish a new policy dialogue on steel decarbonization. Green iron, Shankey said, represents one of the most complementary areas given that Australia is a major iron ore supplier to China. Strengthening cooperation in this technology, he said, would further support the bilateral relationship.
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\nNearly 40 representatives from government, business, academia, media and cultural sectors gathered in Beijing for the ninth meeting of the China-Australia High-Level Dialogue, co-hosted by the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations. The dialogue is the only track 1.5 mechanism between the two countries.
\nLi Zhaoxing, head of the Chinese delegation and honorary president of CPIFA, said the two countries should continue to view each other as partners, ensure that cooperation remains "the mainstay of the relationship," and manage differences appropriately.
\nCiting the principle of mutual benefit, Li noted that China has been Australia's largest trading partner for 16 consecutive years, with Australia's cumulative trade surplus with China surpassing $600 billion between 2014 and 2024 — its largest with any country.
\nAt a time of growing global uncertainty, he said, China is committed to promoting global governance based on consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, and stands ready to work with Australia to build a fairer and more equitable international order.
\nThe dialogue was the first major engagement between senior figures from both countries since Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China in July.
\n"Direct engagement between Australia and China is fundamental to a constructive relationship. It enables opportunities to be harnessed and differences to be addressed and managed," said Craig Emerson, head of the Australian delegation and a former trade minister.
\nMarking the 10th anniversary of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, he highlighted the complementarity of the two economies, noting that since 2015, Australia's exports of goods and services to China have more than doubled, while Chinese exports to Australia have risen by 80 percent.
\n"By talking candidly, directly and regularly, we continue the stabilization of the Australia-China relationship. This matters obviously not just to Australia and China, but to the region as a whole," Emerson said.
\n"Today's meeting is an example of what we should be doing. Despite different geographies, cultures and political systems, China and Australia remain core trading partners committed to bringing prosperity to our peoples," said Warwick Smith, a former Australian federal minister.
\n"China's economy is very resilient, and Australia's economy is strongly complementary to it. Our cooperation has long focused on coal, iron ore, liquefied natural gas, education and tourism, which will continue. But future growth will increasingly come from services, advanced technologies, aged care and other sectors of the service economy," he said, underscoring the vast potential for bilateral cooperation.
\nLong Guoqiang, vice-president of the Development Research Center of the State Council, said China's pursuit of high-quality development will generate new opportunities for Australia and the world.
\n"The upgrading of China's consumption and industrial structures will offer a larger and more advanced market, while further opening-up will create new investment opportunities," Long said.
\nDavid Shankey, CEO of Australia's Net Zero Economy Agency, noted that climate action was an area of shared interest, where both countries can exchange technologies and expertise.
\nIn July, Beijing and Canberra agreed to establish a new policy dialogue on steel decarbonization. Green iron, Shankey said, represents one of the most complementary areas given that Australia is a major iron ore supplier to China. Strengthening cooperation in this technology, he said, would further support the bilateral relationship.
\nzhaojia@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nYancheng, the first city in China to hold both the prestigious titles of a Natural World Heritage city and an international wetland city, is leveraging high-standard ecological protection to connect its Natural World Heritage Sites, picturesque fishing ports, and unique resources.
\nThe city is dedicated to building a world-class coastal ecological tourism corridor, positioning itself not only as a guardian of wetland ecosystems but as a pioneer in transforming ecological advantages into sustainable development momentum and tangible benefits.
\nLocal communities are actively participating in conservation and tourism initiatives, underscoring the city's commitment to environmental stewardship.
\nAlong Yancheng's 582-kilometer coastline, ecological restoration projects are turning areas once plagued by Spartina alterniflora, a coastal cordgrass native to the United States, into multilayered ecological barriers.
\nThis invasive species has long posed serious threats, such as slowing ocean currents, clogging tidal creeks, causing large-scale die-offs of wetland plants, and reducing habitats for birds to forage and nest.
\nKey protection move
\nAs China's main battlefield for Spartina alterniflora control, Yancheng has prioritized this work as a key measure to protect wetland biodiversity and coastal ecosystem security. The city follows the principle of "minimal intervention for maximum effectiveness", exploring replicable solutions for national management that balance human needs with ecological health.
\nThis initiative is just one part of Yancheng's broader ecological restoration and enhancement efforts aimed at reshaping its coastal wetland landscape.
\nBy adopting innovative nature-based solutions (NbS), Yancheng has implemented systematic protection and restoration projects.
\nSince 2022, coastal areas in Dongtai and Sheyang have applied NbS to carry out projects like the ecological transformation of seawalls, coastal line improvement, and wetland system restoration.
\nOver two years, these projects have restored 1,550 hectares of coasts, improved 22.9 km of shorelines, built 9.5 km of ecological seawalls, and controlled 495 hectares of invasive species, resulting in a three-level ecological barrier consisting of intertidal zones, salt marsh wetlands, and terrestrial buffer zones.
\nIn June, Yancheng's marine ecological protection and restoration project — Let Nature Work: NbS Answers for World Heritage — was selected as one of 15 national typical cases, making it the only project from Jiangsu to receive this honor.
\nBiodiversity stronghold
\nFrom a satellite perspective, Yancheng's Yellow Sea Wetland, spanning more than 4,550 square kilometers, unfolds like a fan and holds immense ecological significance in Asia and globally.
\nThis vital ecosystem serves as a key resting stop for migratory birds traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres.
\nIn 2019, the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I), located in the Yellow Sea Wetland, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nDongtai's Tiaozini Wetland, one of the core areas of this heritage site, has implemented nature-based ecological restoration, setting a global example for coastal wetland protection.
\nTo better safeguard the wetlands, Yancheng initiated ecological restoration projects. In the Tiaozini Wetland, Dongtai converted 48 hectares of land closest to birds' foraging areas into a high-tide bird habitat through micro-topography modification, wetland restoration, and environmental improvements.
\n"Ecological engineers have also designed a multilevel water regulation system to simulate natural tidal rhythms, preserving shallow water areas for plovers and sandpipers," said Jia Yifei, an associate professor from the School of Ecology and Nature Conservation at Beijing Forestry University, noting that this design has significantly boosted local bird populations.
\nThe effectiveness of Yancheng's efforts is evident in the growing number of rare birds flocking to the area. In recent years, the Tiaozini Wetland has recorded as many as 224 spoon-billed sandpipers, one of the world's most endangered bird species.
\nThe scientific community widely agrees that if an area is recognized by spoon-billed sandpipers — a species highly sensitive to ecological conditions — it means the environment is suitable for more than 140 bird species worldwide. Today, rare birds such as oriental storks, Saunders's gulls, and dunlins frequently visit the Tiaozini Wetland.
\nBird-watching economy
\nWith the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, biodiversity in Yancheng has flourished, fueling the rise of the bird-watching economy and driving the accelerated development of wetland ecotourism.
\n"The Tiaozini Wetland used to attract only a handful of birdwatching enthusiasts. Now, more and more people are coming, and ecotourism products such as study tours and family trips, centered on wetland bird-watching and connecting with nature, are becoming increasingly popular," said Ding Jianming, a bird-watching enthusiast who is now a professional guide at the wetland.
\nMany international bird-watchers also travel long distances to visit, making the site one of the key inbound tourism destinations in the Yangtze River Delta, he added.
\nYancheng is now accelerating the launch of distinctive tourism products, including bird-watching, tide-pooling, and health-and-wellness experiences, with tailored routes for groups such as families and photographers.
\nIt has also highlighted the "three treasures of wetlands" — milu deer, red-crowned cranes, and spoon-billed sandpipers — to strengthen its tourism brand.
\nWith an industrial mindset for developing global cultural and tourism offerings, the city is integrating scenic areas such as Tiaozini Wetland Park, Huanghai National Forest Park, and China Milu Park into a unified tourism chain, transforming the natural beauty of green mountains and clear waters into the economic value of "gold and silver mountains "while ensuring sustainable development.
\nAs Yancheng continues to refine its ecological protection measures and enrich its tourism offerings, it not only consolidates its reputation as a global eco-tourism destination but also contributes valuable lessons to the world's pursuit of sustainable development.
\nIn the future, this coastal city will undoubtedly shine brighter as a pearl on China's coasts, where nature thrives, tourists enjoy, and harmony between humans and the environment becomes a lasting reality, experts say.
\nhaonan@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "\nYancheng, the first city in China to hold both the prestigious titles of a Natural World Heritage city and an international wetland city, is leveraging high-standard ecological protection to connect its Natural World Heritage Sites, picturesque fishing ports, and unique resources.
\nThe city is dedicated to building a world-class coastal ecological tourism corridor, positioning itself not only as a guardian of wetland ecosystems but as a pioneer in transforming ecological advantages into sustainable development momentum and tangible benefits.
\nLocal communities are actively participating in conservation and tourism initiatives, underscoring the city's commitment to environmental stewardship.
\nAlong Yancheng's 582-kilometer coastline, ecological restoration projects are turning areas once plagued by Spartina alterniflora, a coastal cordgrass native to the United States, into multilayered ecological barriers.
\nThis invasive species has long posed serious threats, such as slowing ocean currents, clogging tidal creeks, causing large-scale die-offs of wetland plants, and reducing habitats for birds to forage and nest.
\nKey protection move
\nAs China's main battlefield for Spartina alterniflora control, Yancheng has prioritized this work as a key measure to protect wetland biodiversity and coastal ecosystem security. The city follows the principle of "minimal intervention for maximum effectiveness", exploring replicable solutions for national management that balance human needs with ecological health.
\nThis initiative is just one part of Yancheng's broader ecological restoration and enhancement efforts aimed at reshaping its coastal wetland landscape.
\nBy adopting innovative nature-based solutions (NbS), Yancheng has implemented systematic protection and restoration projects.
\nSince 2022, coastal areas in Dongtai and Sheyang have applied NbS to carry out projects like the ecological transformation of seawalls, coastal line improvement, and wetland system restoration.
\nOver two years, these projects have restored 1,550 hectares of coasts, improved 22.9 km of shorelines, built 9.5 km of ecological seawalls, and controlled 495 hectares of invasive species, resulting in a three-level ecological barrier consisting of intertidal zones, salt marsh wetlands, and terrestrial buffer zones.
\nIn June, Yancheng's marine ecological protection and restoration project — Let Nature Work: NbS Answers for World Heritage — was selected as one of 15 national typical cases, making it the only project from Jiangsu to receive this honor.
\nBiodiversity stronghold
\nFrom a satellite perspective, Yancheng's Yellow Sea Wetland, spanning more than 4,550 square kilometers, unfolds like a fan and holds immense ecological significance in Asia and globally.
\nThis vital ecosystem serves as a key resting stop for migratory birds traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres.
\nIn 2019, the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I), located in the Yellow Sea Wetland, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nDongtai's Tiaozini Wetland, one of the core areas of this heritage site, has implemented nature-based ecological restoration, setting a global example for coastal wetland protection.
\nTo better safeguard the wetlands, Yancheng initiated ecological restoration projects. In the Tiaozini Wetland, Dongtai converted 48 hectares of land closest to birds' foraging areas into a high-tide bird habitat through micro-topography modification, wetland restoration, and environmental improvements.
\n"Ecological engineers have also designed a multilevel water regulation system to simulate natural tidal rhythms, preserving shallow water areas for plovers and sandpipers," said Jia Yifei, an associate professor from the School of Ecology and Nature Conservation at Beijing Forestry University, noting that this design has significantly boosted local bird populations.
\nThe effectiveness of Yancheng's efforts is evident in the growing number of rare birds flocking to the area. In recent years, the Tiaozini Wetland has recorded as many as 224 spoon-billed sandpipers, one of the world's most endangered bird species.
\nThe scientific community widely agrees that if an area is recognized by spoon-billed sandpipers — a species highly sensitive to ecological conditions — it means the environment is suitable for more than 140 bird species worldwide. Today, rare birds such as oriental storks, Saunders's gulls, and dunlins frequently visit the Tiaozini Wetland.
\nBird-watching economy
\nWith the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, biodiversity in Yancheng has flourished, fueling the rise of the bird-watching economy and driving the accelerated development of wetland ecotourism.
\n"The Tiaozini Wetland used to attract only a handful of birdwatching enthusiasts. Now, more and more people are coming, and ecotourism products such as study tours and family trips, centered on wetland bird-watching and connecting with nature, are becoming increasingly popular," said Ding Jianming, a bird-watching enthusiast who is now a professional guide at the wetland.
\nMany international bird-watchers also travel long distances to visit, making the site one of the key inbound tourism destinations in the Yangtze River Delta, he added.
\nYancheng is now accelerating the launch of distinctive tourism products, including bird-watching, tide-pooling, and health-and-wellness experiences, with tailored routes for groups such as families and photographers.
\nIt has also highlighted the "three treasures of wetlands" — milu deer, red-crowned cranes, and spoon-billed sandpipers — to strengthen its tourism brand.
\nWith an industrial mindset for developing global cultural and tourism offerings, the city is integrating scenic areas such as Tiaozini Wetland Park, Huanghai National Forest Park, and China Milu Park into a unified tourism chain, transforming the natural beauty of green mountains and clear waters into the economic value of "gold and silver mountains "while ensuring sustainable development.
\nAs Yancheng continues to refine its ecological protection measures and enrich its tourism offerings, it not only consolidates its reputation as a global eco-tourism destination but also contributes valuable lessons to the world's pursuit of sustainable development.
\nIn the future, this coastal city will undoubtedly shine brighter as a pearl on China's coasts, where nature thrives, tourists enjoy, and harmony between humans and the environment becomes a lasting reality, experts say.
\nhaonan@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nThe World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\nThemed "Beautiful Coasts: Ecological Priority and Green Development", and hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the conference aims to foster joint consultation, co-construction, and sharing of ecological protection and sustainable development.
\nThe two-day event is to hold an opening ceremony, three parallel forums, three special activities, six thematic seminars and four workshops.
\nOn the event's agenda, there is also to be the Jiangsu Yancheng (1st) International Bird-Watching Carnival at Tiaozini Wetland in Dongtai, a city under the administration of Yancheng. The host wetland is one of the core areas of China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nIn addition, two field trips focused on ecological protection and restoration, and green and low-carbon development, respectively, are also lined up for the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference.
\nThe meetings and side events are designed to assist exchanges and discussions around three key topics: conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems, sustainable development of coastal areas, and global dialogue on coastal Natural World Heritage, organizers said.
\nThe WCF 2025 is expected to attract hundreds of participants from home and abroad, including government officials, foreign diplomats, experts and scholars.
\nAmong those expected to attend are representatives from the business community; youth organizations; international organizations; sister cities, provinces and states; nature reserves and natural sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
\nCoastal zones represent globally critical areas with rich biodiversity, economic prosperity, and ecological sensitivity. Since 2017, multiple international organizations including the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature have called for establishing a Global Coastal Forum with multiple stakeholders.
\nBuilding upon the four Yellow (Bohai) Sea Wetland International Symposiums held in Yancheng since 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Jiangsu provincial government organized the World Coastal Forum in Yancheng in January 2022 to promote ecological conservation and sustainable development in coastal regions worldwide.
\nIn November 2022, China announced its support for the World Coastal Forum Conference at the COP14 to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
\nThe World Coastal Forum 2023 Conference released the Partnership Initiative and launched flagship knowledge products including the Global Coastal Ecosystem Status Report Outline, the Spartina alterniflora Control and Saline Marsh Restoration Toolkit, and International Case Studies on Collaborative Coastal Ecological Disaster Reduction.
\nCurrently, the World Coastal Forum has 25 partner organizations.
\n", + "content": "\nThe World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\nThemed "Beautiful Coasts: Ecological Priority and Green Development", and hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the conference aims to foster joint consultation, co-construction, and sharing of ecological protection and sustainable development.
\nThe two-day event is to hold an opening ceremony, three parallel forums, three special activities, six thematic seminars and four workshops.
\nOn the event's agenda, there is also to be the Jiangsu Yancheng (1st) International Bird-Watching Carnival at Tiaozini Wetland in Dongtai, a city under the administration of Yancheng. The host wetland is one of the core areas of China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nIn addition, two field trips focused on ecological protection and restoration, and green and low-carbon development, respectively, are also lined up for the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference.
\nThe meetings and side events are designed to assist exchanges and discussions around three key topics: conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems, sustainable development of coastal areas, and global dialogue on coastal Natural World Heritage, organizers said.
\nThe WCF 2025 is expected to attract hundreds of participants from home and abroad, including government officials, foreign diplomats, experts and scholars.
\nAmong those expected to attend are representatives from the business community; youth organizations; international organizations; sister cities, provinces and states; nature reserves and natural sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
\nCoastal zones represent globally critical areas with rich biodiversity, economic prosperity, and ecological sensitivity. Since 2017, multiple international organizations including the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature have called for establishing a Global Coastal Forum with multiple stakeholders.
\nBuilding upon the four Yellow (Bohai) Sea Wetland International Symposiums held in Yancheng since 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Jiangsu provincial government organized the World Coastal Forum in Yancheng in January 2022 to promote ecological conservation and sustainable development in coastal regions worldwide.
\nIn November 2022, China announced its support for the World Coastal Forum Conference at the COP14 to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
\nThe World Coastal Forum 2023 Conference released the Partnership Initiative and launched flagship knowledge products including the Global Coastal Ecosystem Status Report Outline, the Spartina alterniflora Control and Saline Marsh Restoration Toolkit, and International Case Studies on Collaborative Coastal Ecological Disaster Reduction.
\nCurrently, the World Coastal Forum has 25 partner organizations.
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Wind turbines on the wetland of Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/006/20250919_006_01_23.png\")
Yancheng Green Energy Port, developed by China National Offshore Oil Corporation at the Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, is China's largest liquefied natural gas energy hub.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/006/20250919_006_01_68.png\")
Taowan No 1 marine ranch in Yancheng is Jiangsu province's first deep-sea aquaculture platform.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/006/20250919_006_01_19.png\")
\nAs the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is approaching, the host city, Yancheng in Jiangsu province, is in the spotlight.
\nThe city, which is known for its marked progress in green and low-carbon development, is offering an innovative "Yancheng model" of Chinese modernization in which ecological conservation and technological innovation are closely intertwined.
\nZero-carbon industrial parks play an instrumental role in the city's green development drive. One of them is Dafeng Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park where solar panels glisten in the sunlight and the blades of wind turbines cut through the air, presenting a vivid picture of green development.
\nAs a pilot zone for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality in the province, the park has established a multi-energy complementary system comprising wind power, photovoltaics and hydrogen energy.
\nThe park features the country's first full-process green electricity traceability system, which allows every kilowatt-hour of electricity to be "traceable in origin and destination".
\nBy introducing advanced low-carbon technologies and meeting the carbon reduction needs of local businesses, the park provides practical application scenarios for low-carbon technologies while promoting the implementation and promotion of more carbon reduction technologies, said Gu Xiaofeng, an expert on low-carbon operations at the park.
\nAt Dafeng Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, industries such as steel manufacturing and papermaking are traditionally high-energy consumers.
\nLianxin Iron and Steel plans to upgrade its 70-metric-ton-capacity electric arc furnace in the park to a 100-ton-capacity green energy-efficient electric furnace.
\n"The upgrade of the furnace alone will consume 500 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity and reduce carbon emissions by over 260,000 tons," Gu said.
\nAfter a batch of hydrogen production, storage, and usage projects come into operation in 2028, they will also provide green hydrogen to businesses in the park, lowering the carbon footprint of products and enhancing the ability of enterprises to cope with various international "green barriers".
\nWang Kan, director of the peak carbon and carbon neutral policy research division at the National Energy Conservation Center, said: "Establishing a batch of zero-carbon parks can effectively guide traditional industries in exploring new deep decarbonization paths, promote their green transformation, and support the healthy and sustainable development of the once high-energy-consuming industries."
\nDeveloping intelligent models will help emerging industries reduce their carbon footprints, enhance competitiveness, and lead the green development of emerging industries from a high starting point, Wang said.
\nThe park's carbon valley management center is setting a shining example. A large screen showing the Energy-Carbon Intelligent Management Platform updates various energy and carbon data of the park in real time.
\nThe park established a company dedicated to developing and operating the platform, through which the park can provide customized carbon management services based on the export destinations of enterprises within the park, including carbon emissions verification, green electricity and green certificate acquisition, and carbon offsetting, said Wu Huilu, deputy director of the Administrative Committee of Dafeng Port Economic Development Zone.
\nThe park will explore real-time prediction and scheduling of carbon emissions using artificial intelligence technology, enhancing the intelligent management level of the park, Wu added.
\nThe Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park is another highlight of Yancheng's low-carbon industrial landscape.
\nIn pursuit of clean energy, green industries, low-carbon facilities, intelligent management and international certification, the park is exploring a green development path. Currently, it has an installed capacity of 1.85 million kilowatts of new energy, with an annual grid electricity generation of 4.47 billion kWh, including 4.29 billion kWh from wind power and 180 million kWh from photovoltaic power.
\nChinese green tech company Envision Group has invested heavily on a coastal wind power and energy storage integrated industrial base at the industrial park.
\nAs a part of Envision's strategic move for its expansion of large megawatt offshore turbine models, the project, once fully operational, will be capable of producing 200 offshore wind turbine units and 2 gigawatt-hours of lithium iron phosphate energy storage products annually.
\nThe Binhai industrial park also builds on the largest liquefied natural gas reserve base in the country — China National Offshore Oil Corporation's Yancheng Green Energy Port project.
\nThe world's largest single-tank capacity LNG tanks are located in the Green Energy Port, with a total storage capacity of 2.5 million cubic meters across 10 tanks.
\nOnce it is fully operational, its annual LNG processing capacity will reach 6 million tons. During the vaporization process, LNG releases a great deal of cold energy, and the industrial park promotes the comprehensive utilization of this unique resource.
\nThe LNG Cold Energy Exchange Center project, the first of its kind in the country, is currently under construction. The first phase involves a total investment of 500 million yuan ($70.21 million) and covers an area of nearly 2.3 hectares.
\nBy recovering and utilizing LNG cold energy, the exchange center, which aims to implement the gradient development of the cold energy released during the gasification process of LNG, is designed to achieve efficient energy conversion and use, supplying cold energy to freeze-dried food factories, quick-freezing cold storage, and cold chain logistics, while providing services for ice and snow amusement parks, data centers, and cold water aquaculture, among other sites that require low-temperature environments.
\nThe Sheyang Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park also boasts rich wind and solar power resources, which provide the park with a natural advantage for developing eco-friendly industries.
\nSheyang's annual green electricity production capacity has reached 3.7 billion kWh, injecting tremendous momentum into the industrial park.
\nThe zero-carbon concept is extending from production lines to everyday life.
\nIn a 5-hectare zero-carbon residential community, photovoltaic panels can automatically track sunlight, and the solar storage and charging carports generate 2,700 kWh of electricity daily.
\nThe photovoltaic curtain wall of the community's service center supplies 110,000 kWh of electricity annually, with its environmental benefit equivalent to planting 110,000 trees each year.
\nThe 30-meter-long zero-carbon bus runs intelligently along a predetermined virtual track, powered by rooftop solar panels and charged with green electricity.
\nThis "tech innovation parks plus scenario application" model is driving technological achievements from the laboratory to the production line.
\nData show that in 2024, Yancheng attracted more than 5,000 national-level small and medium-sized enterprises, and added 504 national high-tech businesses and 502 provincial innovative and specialized companies. The high-tech industry contributed 53 percent of the city's total industrial output value of businesses above designated size.
\n", + "content": "Wind turbines on the wetland of Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\nYancheng Green Energy Port, developed by China National Offshore Oil Corporation at the Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, is China's largest liquefied natural gas energy hub.
\nTaowan No 1 marine ranch in Yancheng is Jiangsu province's first deep-sea aquaculture platform.
\n\nAs the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is approaching, the host city, Yancheng in Jiangsu province, is in the spotlight.
\nThe city, which is known for its marked progress in green and low-carbon development, is offering an innovative "Yancheng model" of Chinese modernization in which ecological conservation and technological innovation are closely intertwined.
\nZero-carbon industrial parks play an instrumental role in the city's green development drive. One of them is Dafeng Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park where solar panels glisten in the sunlight and the blades of wind turbines cut through the air, presenting a vivid picture of green development.
\nAs a pilot zone for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality in the province, the park has established a multi-energy complementary system comprising wind power, photovoltaics and hydrogen energy.
\nThe park features the country's first full-process green electricity traceability system, which allows every kilowatt-hour of electricity to be "traceable in origin and destination".
\nBy introducing advanced low-carbon technologies and meeting the carbon reduction needs of local businesses, the park provides practical application scenarios for low-carbon technologies while promoting the implementation and promotion of more carbon reduction technologies, said Gu Xiaofeng, an expert on low-carbon operations at the park.
\nAt Dafeng Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, industries such as steel manufacturing and papermaking are traditionally high-energy consumers.
\nLianxin Iron and Steel plans to upgrade its 70-metric-ton-capacity electric arc furnace in the park to a 100-ton-capacity green energy-efficient electric furnace.
\n"The upgrade of the furnace alone will consume 500 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity and reduce carbon emissions by over 260,000 tons," Gu said.
\nAfter a batch of hydrogen production, storage, and usage projects come into operation in 2028, they will also provide green hydrogen to businesses in the park, lowering the carbon footprint of products and enhancing the ability of enterprises to cope with various international "green barriers".
\nWang Kan, director of the peak carbon and carbon neutral policy research division at the National Energy Conservation Center, said: "Establishing a batch of zero-carbon parks can effectively guide traditional industries in exploring new deep decarbonization paths, promote their green transformation, and support the healthy and sustainable development of the once high-energy-consuming industries."
\nDeveloping intelligent models will help emerging industries reduce their carbon footprints, enhance competitiveness, and lead the green development of emerging industries from a high starting point, Wang said.
\nThe park's carbon valley management center is setting a shining example. A large screen showing the Energy-Carbon Intelligent Management Platform updates various energy and carbon data of the park in real time.
\nThe park established a company dedicated to developing and operating the platform, through which the park can provide customized carbon management services based on the export destinations of enterprises within the park, including carbon emissions verification, green electricity and green certificate acquisition, and carbon offsetting, said Wu Huilu, deputy director of the Administrative Committee of Dafeng Port Economic Development Zone.
\nThe park will explore real-time prediction and scheduling of carbon emissions using artificial intelligence technology, enhancing the intelligent management level of the park, Wu added.
\nThe Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park is another highlight of Yancheng's low-carbon industrial landscape.
\nIn pursuit of clean energy, green industries, low-carbon facilities, intelligent management and international certification, the park is exploring a green development path. Currently, it has an installed capacity of 1.85 million kilowatts of new energy, with an annual grid electricity generation of 4.47 billion kWh, including 4.29 billion kWh from wind power and 180 million kWh from photovoltaic power.
\nChinese green tech company Envision Group has invested heavily on a coastal wind power and energy storage integrated industrial base at the industrial park.
\nAs a part of Envision's strategic move for its expansion of large megawatt offshore turbine models, the project, once fully operational, will be capable of producing 200 offshore wind turbine units and 2 gigawatt-hours of lithium iron phosphate energy storage products annually.
\nThe Binhai industrial park also builds on the largest liquefied natural gas reserve base in the country — China National Offshore Oil Corporation's Yancheng Green Energy Port project.
\nThe world's largest single-tank capacity LNG tanks are located in the Green Energy Port, with a total storage capacity of 2.5 million cubic meters across 10 tanks.
\nOnce it is fully operational, its annual LNG processing capacity will reach 6 million tons. During the vaporization process, LNG releases a great deal of cold energy, and the industrial park promotes the comprehensive utilization of this unique resource.
\nThe LNG Cold Energy Exchange Center project, the first of its kind in the country, is currently under construction. The first phase involves a total investment of 500 million yuan ($70.21 million) and covers an area of nearly 2.3 hectares.
\nBy recovering and utilizing LNG cold energy, the exchange center, which aims to implement the gradient development of the cold energy released during the gasification process of LNG, is designed to achieve efficient energy conversion and use, supplying cold energy to freeze-dried food factories, quick-freezing cold storage, and cold chain logistics, while providing services for ice and snow amusement parks, data centers, and cold water aquaculture, among other sites that require low-temperature environments.
\nThe Sheyang Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park also boasts rich wind and solar power resources, which provide the park with a natural advantage for developing eco-friendly industries.
\nSheyang's annual green electricity production capacity has reached 3.7 billion kWh, injecting tremendous momentum into the industrial park.
\nThe zero-carbon concept is extending from production lines to everyday life.
\nIn a 5-hectare zero-carbon residential community, photovoltaic panels can automatically track sunlight, and the solar storage and charging carports generate 2,700 kWh of electricity daily.
\nThe photovoltaic curtain wall of the community's service center supplies 110,000 kWh of electricity annually, with its environmental benefit equivalent to planting 110,000 trees each year.
\nThe 30-meter-long zero-carbon bus runs intelligently along a predetermined virtual track, powered by rooftop solar panels and charged with green electricity.
\nThis "tech innovation parks plus scenario application" model is driving technological achievements from the laboratory to the production line.
\nData show that in 2024, Yancheng attracted more than 5,000 national-level small and medium-sized enterprises, and added 504 national high-tech businesses and 502 provincial innovative and specialized companies. The high-tech industry contributed 53 percent of the city's total industrial output value of businesses above designated size.
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The sun rises behind offshore wind turbines in Yancheng.
\nYancheng in Jiangsu province is making marked progress in its multiple wind farm projects, injecting fresh impetus into the city's green development.
\nFollowing the success of integrating the first batch of units of the Guoxin Dafeng 850,000-kilowatt offshore wind power project into the grid for power generation in late June, Three Gorges Group announced in July that the first batch of units of its 800-megawatt offshore wind power project had also been connected to the grid.
\nThe group reported the farthest point in its 800 MW project is 85.5 kilometers offshore, setting a new record for offshore wind farm construction in China.
\nThe project is expected to achieve full-capacity grid connection by the end of this year, with an annual power generation capacity sufficient to meet the yearly electricity needs of approximately 1.1 million households.
\nLocated on the coast of the Yellow Sea, Yancheng boasts a 582-km coastline, the longest in Jiangsu province, and is rich in wind and solar power resources. The stable and strong sea winds continuously power offshore wind turbines, making Yancheng a hot spot for the offshore wind power industry.
\nData from the city government show that Yancheng's offshore wind power capacity accounts for nearly half of Jiangsu's total and one-eighth of the country's total.
\nIn recent years, the wind power industry has experienced robust growth in Yancheng, forming a comprehensive industry chain that encompasses research and development, design, equipment manufacturing, resource development and operation and maintenance services.
\nThe city has attracted more than 40 wind power equipment enterprises above designated size, including renowned wind turbine manufacturers and industry-leading component companies.
\n"The majority of the large components can basically be sourced in Dafeng district, and suppliers for most of the key components can be found in Yancheng," said an official from the Yancheng development and reform commission.
\nA wind turbine comprises components such as the nacelle, rotor, blades and tower, requiring more than 10,000 parts in total.
\nYancheng is expanding its offshore wind power development landscape, with wind power equipment manufacturing enterprises flourishing throughout the city, the official said.
\nThe city's offshore wind turbine production capacity accounts for more than 40 percent of the national total, while about 20 percent of the country's blade production capacity is from the city. It has become one of the largest comprehensive production hubs for offshore wind power equipment in the world.
\nThe city stays ahead of the curve when it comes to developing offshore wind power. As a first mover, Yancheng has developed a great number of wind farms and formed an industry chain.
\nGoldwind, as a complete turbine supplier, has invested in building a testing center in Dafeng, which houses the only national-local joint engineering laboratory in the domestic wind power industry. One of the world's largest wind power testing platforms is also located in Yancheng, which was put into operation at Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group's Binhai Site in June 2024.
\nFocusing on industrial development needs, Yancheng has deepened its innovative collaboration with renowned research and higher-education institutions, supporting the establishment of key national laboratories, major scientific infrastructure, and national technology innovation centers in the city.
\nThe sun rises behind offshore wind turbines in Yancheng.
\nYancheng in Jiangsu province is making marked progress in its multiple wind farm projects, injecting fresh impetus into the city's green development.
\nFollowing the success of integrating the first batch of units of the Guoxin Dafeng 850,000-kilowatt offshore wind power project into the grid for power generation in late June, Three Gorges Group announced in July that the first batch of units of its 800-megawatt offshore wind power project had also been connected to the grid.
\nThe group reported the farthest point in its 800 MW project is 85.5 kilometers offshore, setting a new record for offshore wind farm construction in China.
\nThe project is expected to achieve full-capacity grid connection by the end of this year, with an annual power generation capacity sufficient to meet the yearly electricity needs of approximately 1.1 million households.
\nLocated on the coast of the Yellow Sea, Yancheng boasts a 582-km coastline, the longest in Jiangsu province, and is rich in wind and solar power resources. The stable and strong sea winds continuously power offshore wind turbines, making Yancheng a hot spot for the offshore wind power industry.
\nData from the city government show that Yancheng's offshore wind power capacity accounts for nearly half of Jiangsu's total and one-eighth of the country's total.
\nIn recent years, the wind power industry has experienced robust growth in Yancheng, forming a comprehensive industry chain that encompasses research and development, design, equipment manufacturing, resource development and operation and maintenance services.
\nThe city has attracted more than 40 wind power equipment enterprises above designated size, including renowned wind turbine manufacturers and industry-leading component companies.
\n"The majority of the large components can basically be sourced in Dafeng district, and suppliers for most of the key components can be found in Yancheng," said an official from the Yancheng development and reform commission.
\nA wind turbine comprises components such as the nacelle, rotor, blades and tower, requiring more than 10,000 parts in total.
\nYancheng is expanding its offshore wind power development landscape, with wind power equipment manufacturing enterprises flourishing throughout the city, the official said.
\nThe city's offshore wind turbine production capacity accounts for more than 40 percent of the national total, while about 20 percent of the country's blade production capacity is from the city. It has become one of the largest comprehensive production hubs for offshore wind power equipment in the world.
\nThe city stays ahead of the curve when it comes to developing offshore wind power. As a first mover, Yancheng has developed a great number of wind farms and formed an industry chain.
\nGoldwind, as a complete turbine supplier, has invested in building a testing center in Dafeng, which houses the only national-local joint engineering laboratory in the domestic wind power industry. One of the world's largest wind power testing platforms is also located in Yancheng, which was put into operation at Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group's Binhai Site in June 2024.
\nFocusing on industrial development needs, Yancheng has deepened its innovative collaboration with renowned research and higher-education institutions, supporting the establishment of key national laboratories, major scientific infrastructure, and national technology innovation centers in the city.
\nYancheng is riding the wave of new energy vehicles that are reshaping the automotive industry landscape. From intelligent manufacturing to technological innovations, the city's automobile industry is gaining robust momentum, aided by the city's business-friendly environment.
\nAt a smart plant of Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, industrial robots can assemble a vehicle frame in just 51 seconds ready for painting.
\nYueda Kia is reportedly investing 180 million yuan ($25.28 million) in technological and equipment upgrades to its Yancheng production premises, in a bid to optimize its production procedures and improve product quality.
\nElectrification has helped the Yancheng-headquartered joint venture continue its growth momentum in both sales and output.
\nThe company registered sales of more than 165,000 vehicles from January to August, an increase of 7 percent year-on-year, and its output of vehicles reached 163,270 units during the first eight months of this year, up 9.5 percent.
\nOf those, 20,974 units were sold in August, marking the sixth month in a row that the company has sold more than 20,000 units.
\nAnother prominent industrial player in the development zone, the Yancheng branch of automaker FAW Group is ramping up construction of its second phase project, which involves stamping and painting production lines. The project is scheduled to be completed in October.
\nAs a key move in FAW's strategic layout of its NEV industry chain and the main production base for its Bestune brand, FAW Yancheng Branch is advancing production line upgrades and the introduction of new models.
\nFAW's first micro pure electric vehicle, the Bestune Pony, officially rolled off the production line at the Yancheng facility in May 2024, bringing distinctive vitality to the development of the city's NEV industry.
\nYancheng considers automobiles and NEVs, as well as their components, to be a key driver for the growth of the local economy. The Yancheng government is advancing an initiative to promote high-quality development of the NEV and component industry.
\nThe city is now home to hundreds of auto component manufacturers above designated size.
\nOne of the representative enterprises in Yancheng's NEV components sector is Fangxing, a high-end brake pad supplier for various passenger vehicles.
\nSince commencing production in early August 2024, the company has increased its market share with its high-tech, precise and advanced products.
\n"We have invested heavily in production, research and development, as well as experimental testing equipment, and have offered high salaries to attract top-tier R&D talent, comprehensively enhancing our production and research capabilities," Fangxing Chairman Huan Chuanfang said. This dedication to innovation and quality is the key to the rapid development of Yancheng's NEV components manufacturers.
\nJiangsu Dayang Precision Forging specializes in producing high-precision forged driveshafts for mid-to-high-end automobiles.
\nIn response to industry changes and technological advancements, the company is committed to a path of specialization and innovation, accelerating the intelligent transformation of its production lines, and striving to expand into the new energy vehicle components market.
\n"Yancheng's solid industrial foundation in the NEV sector provides strong support for the development and implementation of intelligent equipment and supporting systems," said a representative of the High-Throughput Computing Institution at Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute. "Meanwhile, the robust growth of enterprises will, in turn, enhance the overall innovation capacity of the regional industry."
\nThe city government has rolled out a series of favorable policies to improve the local business environment, adding to its appeal to NEV and component manufacturers.
\nChen Jianwu, an executive in charge of a smart circuit breaker project, is impressed by Yancheng's business environment and said that when the project faced difficulties, local government officials proactively offered crucial support to help solve the problems.
\nOfficials at all levels in Yancheng treat enterprises like family, making him feel that the city has "industrial clusters, assured support, market-ready products, warm services, and promising development prospects", which has further strengthened his confidence in investing in Yancheng.
\n", + "content": "Yancheng is riding the wave of new energy vehicles that are reshaping the automotive industry landscape. From intelligent manufacturing to technological innovations, the city's automobile industry is gaining robust momentum, aided by the city's business-friendly environment.
\nAt a smart plant of Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, industrial robots can assemble a vehicle frame in just 51 seconds ready for painting.
\nYueda Kia is reportedly investing 180 million yuan ($25.28 million) in technological and equipment upgrades to its Yancheng production premises, in a bid to optimize its production procedures and improve product quality.
\nElectrification has helped the Yancheng-headquartered joint venture continue its growth momentum in both sales and output.
\nThe company registered sales of more than 165,000 vehicles from January to August, an increase of 7 percent year-on-year, and its output of vehicles reached 163,270 units during the first eight months of this year, up 9.5 percent.
\nOf those, 20,974 units were sold in August, marking the sixth month in a row that the company has sold more than 20,000 units.
\nAnother prominent industrial player in the development zone, the Yancheng branch of automaker FAW Group is ramping up construction of its second phase project, which involves stamping and painting production lines. The project is scheduled to be completed in October.
\nAs a key move in FAW's strategic layout of its NEV industry chain and the main production base for its Bestune brand, FAW Yancheng Branch is advancing production line upgrades and the introduction of new models.
\nFAW's first micro pure electric vehicle, the Bestune Pony, officially rolled off the production line at the Yancheng facility in May 2024, bringing distinctive vitality to the development of the city's NEV industry.
\nYancheng considers automobiles and NEVs, as well as their components, to be a key driver for the growth of the local economy. The Yancheng government is advancing an initiative to promote high-quality development of the NEV and component industry.
\nThe city is now home to hundreds of auto component manufacturers above designated size.
\nOne of the representative enterprises in Yancheng's NEV components sector is Fangxing, a high-end brake pad supplier for various passenger vehicles.
\nSince commencing production in early August 2024, the company has increased its market share with its high-tech, precise and advanced products.
\n"We have invested heavily in production, research and development, as well as experimental testing equipment, and have offered high salaries to attract top-tier R&D talent, comprehensively enhancing our production and research capabilities," Fangxing Chairman Huan Chuanfang said. This dedication to innovation and quality is the key to the rapid development of Yancheng's NEV components manufacturers.
\nJiangsu Dayang Precision Forging specializes in producing high-precision forged driveshafts for mid-to-high-end automobiles.
\nIn response to industry changes and technological advancements, the company is committed to a path of specialization and innovation, accelerating the intelligent transformation of its production lines, and striving to expand into the new energy vehicle components market.
\n"Yancheng's solid industrial foundation in the NEV sector provides strong support for the development and implementation of intelligent equipment and supporting systems," said a representative of the High-Throughput Computing Institution at Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute. "Meanwhile, the robust growth of enterprises will, in turn, enhance the overall innovation capacity of the regional industry."
\nThe city government has rolled out a series of favorable policies to improve the local business environment, adding to its appeal to NEV and component manufacturers.
\nChen Jianwu, an executive in charge of a smart circuit breaker project, is impressed by Yancheng's business environment and said that when the project faced difficulties, local government officials proactively offered crucial support to help solve the problems.
\nOfficials at all levels in Yancheng treat enterprises like family, making him feel that the city has "industrial clusters, assured support, market-ready products, warm services, and promising development prospects", which has further strengthened his confidence in investing in Yancheng.
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Photovoltaic panels are arranged neatly in Yancheng.
\nA 150-megawatt fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power project in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, has recently achieved full-capacity grid connection, adding luster to the city's green development.
\nThe project, situated in the city's Xiangshui county, was developed by three Yancheng-headquartered companies — Yueda Group, Yancheng Haixing Holding Group, and Jiangsu Xinghai Holding Group. It involves a total investment of about 440 million yuan ($61.81 million) and covers an area of approximately 200 hectares.
\nFeaturing the "fishery-solar hybrid" model, the project makes full use of land resources and combines aquaculture with clean energy production. It is expected to generate 216.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving approximately 68,300 metric tons of standard coal each year, reducing 187,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 30.24 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, and conserving a large amount of freshwater resources.
\nThat will have a significant effect on promoting energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improving the ecological environment, local media reported.
\nRich in solar energy resources, Yancheng boasts an annual total solar radiation of 1,400-1,600 kWh per square meter. The average annual sunshine duration is around 2,280 hours, and the annual utilization time for power generation is approximately 1,200 hours. This natural endowment provides a strong foundation for Yancheng's photovoltaic power generation industry.
\nYancheng plays an active role in developing the integrated "wind-solar-fishery" power station model. On the coastal beaches, dense wind turbines are erected, beneath which photovoltaic panels can be installed, and under the panels, aquaculture can be developed. This integration maximizes the utilization of vast coastal mudflats.
\nAs one of the first batch of pilot cities for carbon peaking in the country, Yancheng's 20.34-gigawatt new energy grid-connected capacity comprises 48.6 percent wind power and 51.4 percent photovoltaic power. From January to August, the city's new energy power generation reached 24.55 billion kWh.
\nBehind these impressive achievements is the cluster of industry-leading enterprises in Yancheng.
\nIn 2012, Trina Solar signed a memorandum with Yancheng to utilize the city's vast coastal tidal flats to develop an MW-level solar power station while investing in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone to build the first local module plant.
\nThen, Yancheng's photovoltaic industry was still in its infancy, but the vast coastal tidal flat resources and the government's forward-looking thinking laid the groundwork for explosive growth in the photovoltaic industry.
\nAfter more than a decade of rapid development, Yancheng has become one of the cities that house Trina Solar's extensive investment projects. Following Trina Solar, seven of the top 10 enterprises in China's photovoltaic industry, including Canadian Solar, GCL, Tongwei, and JA Solar have established a presence in the city.
\nA large number of supporting businesses have also flocked in, covering key areas of equipment manufacturing such as silicon wafers, cells, modules, auxiliary materials, and intelligent equipment, forming a complete industry chain.
\nYancheng leverages its policy advantages to develop crystalline silicon photovoltaics as a landmark industry chain, encouraging financial resources to move toward the photovoltaic industry, and promoting rapid development across the entire industry.
\n", + "content": "Photovoltaic panels are arranged neatly in Yancheng.
\nA 150-megawatt fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power project in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, has recently achieved full-capacity grid connection, adding luster to the city's green development.
\nThe project, situated in the city's Xiangshui county, was developed by three Yancheng-headquartered companies — Yueda Group, Yancheng Haixing Holding Group, and Jiangsu Xinghai Holding Group. It involves a total investment of about 440 million yuan ($61.81 million) and covers an area of approximately 200 hectares.
\nFeaturing the "fishery-solar hybrid" model, the project makes full use of land resources and combines aquaculture with clean energy production. It is expected to generate 216.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving approximately 68,300 metric tons of standard coal each year, reducing 187,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 30.24 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, and conserving a large amount of freshwater resources.
\nThat will have a significant effect on promoting energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improving the ecological environment, local media reported.
\nRich in solar energy resources, Yancheng boasts an annual total solar radiation of 1,400-1,600 kWh per square meter. The average annual sunshine duration is around 2,280 hours, and the annual utilization time for power generation is approximately 1,200 hours. This natural endowment provides a strong foundation for Yancheng's photovoltaic power generation industry.
\nYancheng plays an active role in developing the integrated "wind-solar-fishery" power station model. On the coastal beaches, dense wind turbines are erected, beneath which photovoltaic panels can be installed, and under the panels, aquaculture can be developed. This integration maximizes the utilization of vast coastal mudflats.
\nAs one of the first batch of pilot cities for carbon peaking in the country, Yancheng's 20.34-gigawatt new energy grid-connected capacity comprises 48.6 percent wind power and 51.4 percent photovoltaic power. From January to August, the city's new energy power generation reached 24.55 billion kWh.
\nBehind these impressive achievements is the cluster of industry-leading enterprises in Yancheng.
\nIn 2012, Trina Solar signed a memorandum with Yancheng to utilize the city's vast coastal tidal flats to develop an MW-level solar power station while investing in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone to build the first local module plant.
\nThen, Yancheng's photovoltaic industry was still in its infancy, but the vast coastal tidal flat resources and the government's forward-looking thinking laid the groundwork for explosive growth in the photovoltaic industry.
\nAfter more than a decade of rapid development, Yancheng has become one of the cities that house Trina Solar's extensive investment projects. Following Trina Solar, seven of the top 10 enterprises in China's photovoltaic industry, including Canadian Solar, GCL, Tongwei, and JA Solar have established a presence in the city.
\nA large number of supporting businesses have also flocked in, covering key areas of equipment manufacturing such as silicon wafers, cells, modules, auxiliary materials, and intelligent equipment, forming a complete industry chain.
\nYancheng leverages its policy advantages to develop crystalline silicon photovoltaics as a landmark industry chain, encouraging financial resources to move toward the photovoltaic industry, and promoting rapid development across the entire industry.
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Wind turbines on the wetland of Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/007/20250919_006_01_23.png\")
Yancheng Green Energy Port, developed by China National Offshore Oil Corporation at the Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, is China's largest liquefied natural gas energy hub.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/007/20250919_006_01_68.png\")
Taowan No 1 marine ranch in Yancheng is Jiangsu province's first deep-sea aquaculture platform.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/007/20250919_006_01_19.png\")
\nAs the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is approaching, the host city, Yancheng in Jiangsu province, is in the spotlight.
\nThe city, which is known for its marked progress in green and low-carbon development, is offering an innovative "Yancheng model" of Chinese modernization in which ecological conservation and technological innovation are closely intertwined.
\nZero-carbon industrial parks play an instrumental role in the city's green development drive. One of them is Dafeng Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park where solar panels glisten in the sunlight and the blades of wind turbines cut through the air, presenting a vivid picture of green development.
\nAs a pilot zone for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality in the province, the park has established a multi-energy complementary system comprising wind power, photovoltaics and hydrogen energy.
\nThe park features the country's first full-process green electricity traceability system, which allows every kilowatt-hour of electricity to be "traceable in origin and destination".
\nBy introducing advanced low-carbon technologies and meeting the carbon reduction needs of local businesses, the park provides practical application scenarios for low-carbon technologies while promoting the implementation and promotion of more carbon reduction technologies, said Gu Xiaofeng, an expert on low-carbon operations at the park.
\nAt Dafeng Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, industries such as steel manufacturing and papermaking are traditionally high-energy consumers.
\nLianxin Iron and Steel plans to upgrade its 70-metric-ton-capacity electric arc furnace in the park to a 100-ton-capacity green energy-efficient electric furnace.
\n"The upgrade of the furnace alone will consume 500 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity and reduce carbon emissions by over 260,000 tons," Gu said.
\nAfter a batch of hydrogen production, storage, and usage projects come into operation in 2028, they will also provide green hydrogen to businesses in the park, lowering the carbon footprint of products and enhancing the ability of enterprises to cope with various international "green barriers".
\nWang Kan, director of the peak carbon and carbon neutral policy research division at the National Energy Conservation Center, said: "Establishing a batch of zero-carbon parks can effectively guide traditional industries in exploring new deep decarbonization paths, promote their green transformation, and support the healthy and sustainable development of the once high-energy-consuming industries."
\nDeveloping intelligent models will help emerging industries reduce their carbon footprints, enhance competitiveness, and lead the green development of emerging industries from a high starting point, Wang said.
\nThe park's carbon valley management center is setting a shining example. A large screen showing the Energy-Carbon Intelligent Management Platform updates various energy and carbon data of the park in real time.
\nThe park established a company dedicated to developing and operating the platform, through which the park can provide customized carbon management services based on the export destinations of enterprises within the park, including carbon emissions verification, green electricity and green certificate acquisition, and carbon offsetting, said Wu Huilu, deputy director of the Administrative Committee of Dafeng Port Economic Development Zone.
\nThe park will explore real-time prediction and scheduling of carbon emissions using artificial intelligence technology, enhancing the intelligent management level of the park, Wu added.
\nThe Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park is another highlight of Yancheng's low-carbon industrial landscape.
\nIn pursuit of clean energy, green industries, low-carbon facilities, intelligent management and international certification, the park is exploring a green development path. Currently, it has an installed capacity of 1.85 million kilowatts of new energy, with an annual grid electricity generation of 4.47 billion kWh, including 4.29 billion kWh from wind power and 180 million kWh from photovoltaic power.
\nChinese green tech company Envision Group has invested heavily on a coastal wind power and energy storage integrated industrial base at the industrial park.
\nAs a part of Envision's strategic move for its expansion of large megawatt offshore turbine models, the project, once fully operational, will be capable of producing 200 offshore wind turbine units and 2 gigawatt-hours of lithium iron phosphate energy storage products annually.
\nThe Binhai industrial park also builds on the largest liquefied natural gas reserve base in the country — China National Offshore Oil Corporation's Yancheng Green Energy Port project.
\nThe world's largest single-tank capacity LNG tanks are located in the Green Energy Port, with a total storage capacity of 2.5 million cubic meters across 10 tanks.
\nOnce it is fully operational, its annual LNG processing capacity will reach 6 million tons. During the vaporization process, LNG releases a great deal of cold energy, and the industrial park promotes the comprehensive utilization of this unique resource.
\nThe LNG Cold Energy Exchange Center project, the first of its kind in the country, is currently under construction. The first phase involves a total investment of 500 million yuan ($70.21 million) and covers an area of nearly 2.3 hectares.
\nBy recovering and utilizing LNG cold energy, the exchange center, which aims to implement the gradient development of the cold energy released during the gasification process of LNG, is designed to achieve efficient energy conversion and use, supplying cold energy to freeze-dried food factories, quick-freezing cold storage, and cold chain logistics, while providing services for ice and snow amusement parks, data centers, and cold water aquaculture, among other sites that require low-temperature environments.
\nThe Sheyang Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park also boasts rich wind and solar power resources, which provide the park with a natural advantage for developing eco-friendly industries.
\nSheyang's annual green electricity production capacity has reached 3.7 billion kWh, injecting tremendous momentum into the industrial park.
\nThe zero-carbon concept is extending from production lines to everyday life.
\nIn a 5-hectare zero-carbon residential community, photovoltaic panels can automatically track sunlight, and the solar storage and charging carports generate 2,700 kWh of electricity daily.
\nThe photovoltaic curtain wall of the community's service center supplies 110,000 kWh of electricity annually, with its environmental benefit equivalent to planting 110,000 trees each year.
\nThe 30-meter-long zero-carbon bus runs intelligently along a predetermined virtual track, powered by rooftop solar panels and charged with green electricity.
\nThis "tech innovation parks plus scenario application" model is driving technological achievements from the laboratory to the production line.
\nData show that in 2024, Yancheng attracted more than 5,000 national-level small and medium-sized enterprises, and added 504 national high-tech businesses and 502 provincial innovative and specialized companies. The high-tech industry contributed 53 percent of the city's total industrial output value of businesses above designated size.
\n", + "content": "Wind turbines on the wetland of Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\nYancheng Green Energy Port, developed by China National Offshore Oil Corporation at the Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, is China's largest liquefied natural gas energy hub.
\nTaowan No 1 marine ranch in Yancheng is Jiangsu province's first deep-sea aquaculture platform.
\n\nAs the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is approaching, the host city, Yancheng in Jiangsu province, is in the spotlight.
\nThe city, which is known for its marked progress in green and low-carbon development, is offering an innovative "Yancheng model" of Chinese modernization in which ecological conservation and technological innovation are closely intertwined.
\nZero-carbon industrial parks play an instrumental role in the city's green development drive. One of them is Dafeng Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park where solar panels glisten in the sunlight and the blades of wind turbines cut through the air, presenting a vivid picture of green development.
\nAs a pilot zone for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality in the province, the park has established a multi-energy complementary system comprising wind power, photovoltaics and hydrogen energy.
\nThe park features the country's first full-process green electricity traceability system, which allows every kilowatt-hour of electricity to be "traceable in origin and destination".
\nBy introducing advanced low-carbon technologies and meeting the carbon reduction needs of local businesses, the park provides practical application scenarios for low-carbon technologies while promoting the implementation and promotion of more carbon reduction technologies, said Gu Xiaofeng, an expert on low-carbon operations at the park.
\nAt Dafeng Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park, industries such as steel manufacturing and papermaking are traditionally high-energy consumers.
\nLianxin Iron and Steel plans to upgrade its 70-metric-ton-capacity electric arc furnace in the park to a 100-ton-capacity green energy-efficient electric furnace.
\n"The upgrade of the furnace alone will consume 500 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity and reduce carbon emissions by over 260,000 tons," Gu said.
\nAfter a batch of hydrogen production, storage, and usage projects come into operation in 2028, they will also provide green hydrogen to businesses in the park, lowering the carbon footprint of products and enhancing the ability of enterprises to cope with various international "green barriers".
\nWang Kan, director of the peak carbon and carbon neutral policy research division at the National Energy Conservation Center, said: "Establishing a batch of zero-carbon parks can effectively guide traditional industries in exploring new deep decarbonization paths, promote their green transformation, and support the healthy and sustainable development of the once high-energy-consuming industries."
\nDeveloping intelligent models will help emerging industries reduce their carbon footprints, enhance competitiveness, and lead the green development of emerging industries from a high starting point, Wang said.
\nThe park's carbon valley management center is setting a shining example. A large screen showing the Energy-Carbon Intelligent Management Platform updates various energy and carbon data of the park in real time.
\nThe park established a company dedicated to developing and operating the platform, through which the park can provide customized carbon management services based on the export destinations of enterprises within the park, including carbon emissions verification, green electricity and green certificate acquisition, and carbon offsetting, said Wu Huilu, deputy director of the Administrative Committee of Dafeng Port Economic Development Zone.
\nThe park will explore real-time prediction and scheduling of carbon emissions using artificial intelligence technology, enhancing the intelligent management level of the park, Wu added.
\nThe Binhai Port Zero Carbon Industrial Park is another highlight of Yancheng's low-carbon industrial landscape.
\nIn pursuit of clean energy, green industries, low-carbon facilities, intelligent management and international certification, the park is exploring a green development path. Currently, it has an installed capacity of 1.85 million kilowatts of new energy, with an annual grid electricity generation of 4.47 billion kWh, including 4.29 billion kWh from wind power and 180 million kWh from photovoltaic power.
\nChinese green tech company Envision Group has invested heavily on a coastal wind power and energy storage integrated industrial base at the industrial park.
\nAs a part of Envision's strategic move for its expansion of large megawatt offshore turbine models, the project, once fully operational, will be capable of producing 200 offshore wind turbine units and 2 gigawatt-hours of lithium iron phosphate energy storage products annually.
\nThe Binhai industrial park also builds on the largest liquefied natural gas reserve base in the country — China National Offshore Oil Corporation's Yancheng Green Energy Port project.
\nThe world's largest single-tank capacity LNG tanks are located in the Green Energy Port, with a total storage capacity of 2.5 million cubic meters across 10 tanks.
\nOnce it is fully operational, its annual LNG processing capacity will reach 6 million tons. During the vaporization process, LNG releases a great deal of cold energy, and the industrial park promotes the comprehensive utilization of this unique resource.
\nThe LNG Cold Energy Exchange Center project, the first of its kind in the country, is currently under construction. The first phase involves a total investment of 500 million yuan ($70.21 million) and covers an area of nearly 2.3 hectares.
\nBy recovering and utilizing LNG cold energy, the exchange center, which aims to implement the gradient development of the cold energy released during the gasification process of LNG, is designed to achieve efficient energy conversion and use, supplying cold energy to freeze-dried food factories, quick-freezing cold storage, and cold chain logistics, while providing services for ice and snow amusement parks, data centers, and cold water aquaculture, among other sites that require low-temperature environments.
\nThe Sheyang Port Zero-Carbon Industrial Park also boasts rich wind and solar power resources, which provide the park with a natural advantage for developing eco-friendly industries.
\nSheyang's annual green electricity production capacity has reached 3.7 billion kWh, injecting tremendous momentum into the industrial park.
\nThe zero-carbon concept is extending from production lines to everyday life.
\nIn a 5-hectare zero-carbon residential community, photovoltaic panels can automatically track sunlight, and the solar storage and charging carports generate 2,700 kWh of electricity daily.
\nThe photovoltaic curtain wall of the community's service center supplies 110,000 kWh of electricity annually, with its environmental benefit equivalent to planting 110,000 trees each year.
\nThe 30-meter-long zero-carbon bus runs intelligently along a predetermined virtual track, powered by rooftop solar panels and charged with green electricity.
\nThis "tech innovation parks plus scenario application" model is driving technological achievements from the laboratory to the production line.
\nData show that in 2024, Yancheng attracted more than 5,000 national-level small and medium-sized enterprises, and added 504 national high-tech businesses and 502 provincial innovative and specialized companies. The high-tech industry contributed 53 percent of the city's total industrial output value of businesses above designated size.
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The sun rises behind offshore wind turbines in Yancheng.
\nYancheng in Jiangsu province is making marked progress in its multiple wind farm projects, injecting fresh impetus into the city's green development.
\nFollowing the success of integrating the first batch of units of the Guoxin Dafeng 850,000-kilowatt offshore wind power project into the grid for power generation in late June, Three Gorges Group announced in July that the first batch of units of its 800-megawatt offshore wind power project had also been connected to the grid.
\nThe group reported the farthest point in its 800 MW project is 85.5 kilometers offshore, setting a new record for offshore wind farm construction in China.
\nThe project is expected to achieve full-capacity grid connection by the end of this year, with an annual power generation capacity sufficient to meet the yearly electricity needs of approximately 1.1 million households.
\nLocated on the coast of the Yellow Sea, Yancheng boasts a 582-km coastline, the longest in Jiangsu province, and is rich in wind and solar power resources. The stable and strong sea winds continuously power offshore wind turbines, making Yancheng a hot spot for the offshore wind power industry.
\nData from the city government show that Yancheng's offshore wind power capacity accounts for nearly half of Jiangsu's total and one-eighth of the country's total.
\nIn recent years, the wind power industry has experienced robust growth in Yancheng, forming a comprehensive industry chain that encompasses research and development, design, equipment manufacturing, resource development and operation and maintenance services.
\nThe city has attracted more than 40 wind power equipment enterprises above designated size, including renowned wind turbine manufacturers and industry-leading component companies.
\n"The majority of the large components can basically be sourced in Dafeng district, and suppliers for most of the key components can be found in Yancheng," said an official from the Yancheng development and reform commission.
\nA wind turbine comprises components such as the nacelle, rotor, blades and tower, requiring more than 10,000 parts in total.
\nYancheng is expanding its offshore wind power development landscape, with wind power equipment manufacturing enterprises flourishing throughout the city, the official said.
\nThe city's offshore wind turbine production capacity accounts for more than 40 percent of the national total, while about 20 percent of the country's blade production capacity is from the city. It has become one of the largest comprehensive production hubs for offshore wind power equipment in the world.
\nThe city stays ahead of the curve when it comes to developing offshore wind power. As a first mover, Yancheng has developed a great number of wind farms and formed an industry chain.
\nGoldwind, as a complete turbine supplier, has invested in building a testing center in Dafeng, which houses the only national-local joint engineering laboratory in the domestic wind power industry. One of the world's largest wind power testing platforms is also located in Yancheng, which was put into operation at Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group's Binhai Site in June 2024.
\nFocusing on industrial development needs, Yancheng has deepened its innovative collaboration with renowned research and higher-education institutions, supporting the establishment of key national laboratories, major scientific infrastructure, and national technology innovation centers in the city.
\n", + "content": "The sun rises behind offshore wind turbines in Yancheng.
\nYancheng in Jiangsu province is making marked progress in its multiple wind farm projects, injecting fresh impetus into the city's green development.
\nFollowing the success of integrating the first batch of units of the Guoxin Dafeng 850,000-kilowatt offshore wind power project into the grid for power generation in late June, Three Gorges Group announced in July that the first batch of units of its 800-megawatt offshore wind power project had also been connected to the grid.
\nThe group reported the farthest point in its 800 MW project is 85.5 kilometers offshore, setting a new record for offshore wind farm construction in China.
\nThe project is expected to achieve full-capacity grid connection by the end of this year, with an annual power generation capacity sufficient to meet the yearly electricity needs of approximately 1.1 million households.
\nLocated on the coast of the Yellow Sea, Yancheng boasts a 582-km coastline, the longest in Jiangsu province, and is rich in wind and solar power resources. The stable and strong sea winds continuously power offshore wind turbines, making Yancheng a hot spot for the offshore wind power industry.
\nData from the city government show that Yancheng's offshore wind power capacity accounts for nearly half of Jiangsu's total and one-eighth of the country's total.
\nIn recent years, the wind power industry has experienced robust growth in Yancheng, forming a comprehensive industry chain that encompasses research and development, design, equipment manufacturing, resource development and operation and maintenance services.
\nThe city has attracted more than 40 wind power equipment enterprises above designated size, including renowned wind turbine manufacturers and industry-leading component companies.
\n"The majority of the large components can basically be sourced in Dafeng district, and suppliers for most of the key components can be found in Yancheng," said an official from the Yancheng development and reform commission.
\nA wind turbine comprises components such as the nacelle, rotor, blades and tower, requiring more than 10,000 parts in total.
\nYancheng is expanding its offshore wind power development landscape, with wind power equipment manufacturing enterprises flourishing throughout the city, the official said.
\nThe city's offshore wind turbine production capacity accounts for more than 40 percent of the national total, while about 20 percent of the country's blade production capacity is from the city. It has become one of the largest comprehensive production hubs for offshore wind power equipment in the world.
\nThe city stays ahead of the curve when it comes to developing offshore wind power. As a first mover, Yancheng has developed a great number of wind farms and formed an industry chain.
\nGoldwind, as a complete turbine supplier, has invested in building a testing center in Dafeng, which houses the only national-local joint engineering laboratory in the domestic wind power industry. One of the world's largest wind power testing platforms is also located in Yancheng, which was put into operation at Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group's Binhai Site in June 2024.
\nFocusing on industrial development needs, Yancheng has deepened its innovative collaboration with renowned research and higher-education institutions, supporting the establishment of key national laboratories, major scientific infrastructure, and national technology innovation centers in the city.
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\nAt a smart plant of Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, industrial robots can assemble a vehicle frame in just 51 seconds ready for painting.
\nYueda Kia is reportedly investing 180 million yuan ($25.28 million) in technological and equipment upgrades to its Yancheng production premises, in a bid to optimize its production procedures and improve product quality.
\nElectrification has helped the Yancheng-headquartered joint venture continue its growth momentum in both sales and output.
\nThe company registered sales of more than 165,000 vehicles from January to August, an increase of 7 percent year-on-year, and its output of vehicles reached 163,270 units during the first eight months of this year, up 9.5 percent.
\nOf those, 20,974 units were sold in August, marking the sixth month in a row that the company has sold more than 20,000 units.
\nAnother prominent industrial player in the development zone, the Yancheng branch of automaker FAW Group is ramping up construction of its second phase project, which involves stamping and painting production lines. The project is scheduled to be completed in October.
\nAs a key move in FAW's strategic layout of its NEV industry chain and the main production base for its Bestune brand, FAW Yancheng Branch is advancing production line upgrades and the introduction of new models.
\nFAW's first micro pure electric vehicle, the Bestune Pony, officially rolled off the production line at the Yancheng facility in May 2024, bringing distinctive vitality to the development of the city's NEV industry.
\nYancheng considers automobiles and NEVs, as well as their components, to be a key driver for the growth of the local economy. The Yancheng government is advancing an initiative to promote high-quality development of the NEV and component industry.
\nThe city is now home to hundreds of auto component manufacturers above designated size.
\nOne of the representative enterprises in Yancheng's NEV components sector is Fangxing, a high-end brake pad supplier for various passenger vehicles.
\nSince commencing production in early August 2024, the company has increased its market share with its high-tech, precise and advanced products.
\n"We have invested heavily in production, research and development, as well as experimental testing equipment, and have offered high salaries to attract top-tier R&D talent, comprehensively enhancing our production and research capabilities," Fangxing Chairman Huan Chuanfang said. This dedication to innovation and quality is the key to the rapid development of Yancheng's NEV components manufacturers.
\nJiangsu Dayang Precision Forging specializes in producing high-precision forged driveshafts for mid-to-high-end automobiles.
\nIn response to industry changes and technological advancements, the company is committed to a path of specialization and innovation, accelerating the intelligent transformation of its production lines, and striving to expand into the new energy vehicle components market.
\n"Yancheng's solid industrial foundation in the NEV sector provides strong support for the development and implementation of intelligent equipment and supporting systems," said a representative of the High-Throughput Computing Institution at Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute. "Meanwhile, the robust growth of enterprises will, in turn, enhance the overall innovation capacity of the regional industry."
\nThe city government has rolled out a series of favorable policies to improve the local business environment, adding to its appeal to NEV and component manufacturers.
\nChen Jianwu, an executive in charge of a smart circuit breaker project, is impressed by Yancheng's business environment and said that when the project faced difficulties, local government officials proactively offered crucial support to help solve the problems.
\nOfficials at all levels in Yancheng treat enterprises like family, making him feel that the city has "industrial clusters, assured support, market-ready products, warm services, and promising development prospects", which has further strengthened his confidence in investing in Yancheng.
\n", + "content": "Yancheng is riding the wave of new energy vehicles that are reshaping the automotive industry landscape. From intelligent manufacturing to technological innovations, the city's automobile industry is gaining robust momentum, aided by the city's business-friendly environment.
\nAt a smart plant of Jiangsu Yueda Kia Motors in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone, industrial robots can assemble a vehicle frame in just 51 seconds ready for painting.
\nYueda Kia is reportedly investing 180 million yuan ($25.28 million) in technological and equipment upgrades to its Yancheng production premises, in a bid to optimize its production procedures and improve product quality.
\nElectrification has helped the Yancheng-headquartered joint venture continue its growth momentum in both sales and output.
\nThe company registered sales of more than 165,000 vehicles from January to August, an increase of 7 percent year-on-year, and its output of vehicles reached 163,270 units during the first eight months of this year, up 9.5 percent.
\nOf those, 20,974 units were sold in August, marking the sixth month in a row that the company has sold more than 20,000 units.
\nAnother prominent industrial player in the development zone, the Yancheng branch of automaker FAW Group is ramping up construction of its second phase project, which involves stamping and painting production lines. The project is scheduled to be completed in October.
\nAs a key move in FAW's strategic layout of its NEV industry chain and the main production base for its Bestune brand, FAW Yancheng Branch is advancing production line upgrades and the introduction of new models.
\nFAW's first micro pure electric vehicle, the Bestune Pony, officially rolled off the production line at the Yancheng facility in May 2024, bringing distinctive vitality to the development of the city's NEV industry.
\nYancheng considers automobiles and NEVs, as well as their components, to be a key driver for the growth of the local economy. The Yancheng government is advancing an initiative to promote high-quality development of the NEV and component industry.
\nThe city is now home to hundreds of auto component manufacturers above designated size.
\nOne of the representative enterprises in Yancheng's NEV components sector is Fangxing, a high-end brake pad supplier for various passenger vehicles.
\nSince commencing production in early August 2024, the company has increased its market share with its high-tech, precise and advanced products.
\n"We have invested heavily in production, research and development, as well as experimental testing equipment, and have offered high salaries to attract top-tier R&D talent, comprehensively enhancing our production and research capabilities," Fangxing Chairman Huan Chuanfang said. This dedication to innovation and quality is the key to the rapid development of Yancheng's NEV components manufacturers.
\nJiangsu Dayang Precision Forging specializes in producing high-precision forged driveshafts for mid-to-high-end automobiles.
\nIn response to industry changes and technological advancements, the company is committed to a path of specialization and innovation, accelerating the intelligent transformation of its production lines, and striving to expand into the new energy vehicle components market.
\n"Yancheng's solid industrial foundation in the NEV sector provides strong support for the development and implementation of intelligent equipment and supporting systems," said a representative of the High-Throughput Computing Institution at Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute. "Meanwhile, the robust growth of enterprises will, in turn, enhance the overall innovation capacity of the regional industry."
\nThe city government has rolled out a series of favorable policies to improve the local business environment, adding to its appeal to NEV and component manufacturers.
\nChen Jianwu, an executive in charge of a smart circuit breaker project, is impressed by Yancheng's business environment and said that when the project faced difficulties, local government officials proactively offered crucial support to help solve the problems.
\nOfficials at all levels in Yancheng treat enterprises like family, making him feel that the city has "industrial clusters, assured support, market-ready products, warm services, and promising development prospects", which has further strengthened his confidence in investing in Yancheng.
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Photovoltaic panels are arranged neatly in Yancheng.
\nA 150-megawatt fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power project in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, has recently achieved full-capacity grid connection, adding luster to the city's green development.
\nThe project, situated in the city's Xiangshui county, was developed by three Yancheng-headquartered companies — Yueda Group, Yancheng Haixing Holding Group, and Jiangsu Xinghai Holding Group. It involves a total investment of about 440 million yuan ($61.81 million) and covers an area of approximately 200 hectares.
\nFeaturing the "fishery-solar hybrid" model, the project makes full use of land resources and combines aquaculture with clean energy production. It is expected to generate 216.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving approximately 68,300 metric tons of standard coal each year, reducing 187,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 30.24 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, and conserving a large amount of freshwater resources.
\nThat will have a significant effect on promoting energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improving the ecological environment, local media reported.
\nRich in solar energy resources, Yancheng boasts an annual total solar radiation of 1,400-1,600 kWh per square meter. The average annual sunshine duration is around 2,280 hours, and the annual utilization time for power generation is approximately 1,200 hours. This natural endowment provides a strong foundation for Yancheng's photovoltaic power generation industry.
\nYancheng plays an active role in developing the integrated "wind-solar-fishery" power station model. On the coastal beaches, dense wind turbines are erected, beneath which photovoltaic panels can be installed, and under the panels, aquaculture can be developed. This integration maximizes the utilization of vast coastal mudflats.
\nAs one of the first batch of pilot cities for carbon peaking in the country, Yancheng's 20.34-gigawatt new energy grid-connected capacity comprises 48.6 percent wind power and 51.4 percent photovoltaic power. From January to August, the city's new energy power generation reached 24.55 billion kWh.
\nBehind these impressive achievements is the cluster of industry-leading enterprises in Yancheng.
\nIn 2012, Trina Solar signed a memorandum with Yancheng to utilize the city's vast coastal tidal flats to develop an MW-level solar power station while investing in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone to build the first local module plant.
\nThen, Yancheng's photovoltaic industry was still in its infancy, but the vast coastal tidal flat resources and the government's forward-looking thinking laid the groundwork for explosive growth in the photovoltaic industry.
\nAfter more than a decade of rapid development, Yancheng has become one of the cities that house Trina Solar's extensive investment projects. Following Trina Solar, seven of the top 10 enterprises in China's photovoltaic industry, including Canadian Solar, GCL, Tongwei, and JA Solar have established a presence in the city.
\nA large number of supporting businesses have also flocked in, covering key areas of equipment manufacturing such as silicon wafers, cells, modules, auxiliary materials, and intelligent equipment, forming a complete industry chain.
\nYancheng leverages its policy advantages to develop crystalline silicon photovoltaics as a landmark industry chain, encouraging financial resources to move toward the photovoltaic industry, and promoting rapid development across the entire industry.
\n", + "content": "Photovoltaic panels are arranged neatly in Yancheng.
\nA 150-megawatt fishery-solar hybrid photovoltaic power project in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, has recently achieved full-capacity grid connection, adding luster to the city's green development.
\nThe project, situated in the city's Xiangshui county, was developed by three Yancheng-headquartered companies — Yueda Group, Yancheng Haixing Holding Group, and Jiangsu Xinghai Holding Group. It involves a total investment of about 440 million yuan ($61.81 million) and covers an area of approximately 200 hectares.
\nFeaturing the "fishery-solar hybrid" model, the project makes full use of land resources and combines aquaculture with clean energy production. It is expected to generate 216.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, saving approximately 68,300 metric tons of standard coal each year, reducing 187,300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions and 30.24 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, and conserving a large amount of freshwater resources.
\nThat will have a significant effect on promoting energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and improving the ecological environment, local media reported.
\nRich in solar energy resources, Yancheng boasts an annual total solar radiation of 1,400-1,600 kWh per square meter. The average annual sunshine duration is around 2,280 hours, and the annual utilization time for power generation is approximately 1,200 hours. This natural endowment provides a strong foundation for Yancheng's photovoltaic power generation industry.
\nYancheng plays an active role in developing the integrated "wind-solar-fishery" power station model. On the coastal beaches, dense wind turbines are erected, beneath which photovoltaic panels can be installed, and under the panels, aquaculture can be developed. This integration maximizes the utilization of vast coastal mudflats.
\nAs one of the first batch of pilot cities for carbon peaking in the country, Yancheng's 20.34-gigawatt new energy grid-connected capacity comprises 48.6 percent wind power and 51.4 percent photovoltaic power. From January to August, the city's new energy power generation reached 24.55 billion kWh.
\nBehind these impressive achievements is the cluster of industry-leading enterprises in Yancheng.
\nIn 2012, Trina Solar signed a memorandum with Yancheng to utilize the city's vast coastal tidal flats to develop an MW-level solar power station while investing in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone to build the first local module plant.
\nThen, Yancheng's photovoltaic industry was still in its infancy, but the vast coastal tidal flat resources and the government's forward-looking thinking laid the groundwork for explosive growth in the photovoltaic industry.
\nAfter more than a decade of rapid development, Yancheng has become one of the cities that house Trina Solar's extensive investment projects. Following Trina Solar, seven of the top 10 enterprises in China's photovoltaic industry, including Canadian Solar, GCL, Tongwei, and JA Solar have established a presence in the city.
\nA large number of supporting businesses have also flocked in, covering key areas of equipment manufacturing such as silicon wafers, cells, modules, auxiliary materials, and intelligent equipment, forming a complete industry chain.
\nYancheng leverages its policy advantages to develop crystalline silicon photovoltaics as a landmark industry chain, encouraging financial resources to move toward the photovoltaic industry, and promoting rapid development across the entire industry.
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\nYancheng, the first city in China to hold both the prestigious titles of a Natural World Heritage city and an international wetland city, is leveraging high-standard ecological protection to connect its Natural World Heritage Sites, picturesque fishing ports, and unique resources.
\nThe city is dedicated to building a world-class coastal ecological tourism corridor, positioning itself not only as a guardian of wetland ecosystems but as a pioneer in transforming ecological advantages into sustainable development momentum and tangible benefits.
\nLocal communities are actively participating in conservation and tourism initiatives, underscoring the city's commitment to environmental stewardship.
\nAlong Yancheng's 582-kilometer coastline, ecological restoration projects are turning areas once plagued by Spartina alterniflora, a coastal cordgrass native to the United States, into multilayered ecological barriers.
\nThis invasive species has long posed serious threats, such as slowing ocean currents, clogging tidal creeks, causing large-scale die-offs of wetland plants, and reducing habitats for birds to forage and nest.
\nKey protection move
\nAs China's main battlefield for Spartina alterniflora control, Yancheng has prioritized this work as a key measure to protect wetland biodiversity and coastal ecosystem security. The city follows the principle of "minimal intervention for maximum effectiveness", exploring replicable solutions for national management that balance human needs with ecological health.
\nThis initiative is just one part of Yancheng's broader ecological restoration and enhancement efforts aimed at reshaping its coastal wetland landscape.
\nBy adopting innovative nature-based solutions (NbS), Yancheng has implemented systematic protection and restoration projects.
\nSince 2022, coastal areas in Dongtai and Sheyang have applied NbS to carry out projects like the ecological transformation of seawalls, coastal line improvement, and wetland system restoration.
\nOver two years, these projects have restored 1,550 hectares of coasts, improved 22.9 km of shorelines, built 9.5 km of ecological seawalls, and controlled 495 hectares of invasive species, resulting in a three-level ecological barrier consisting of intertidal zones, salt marsh wetlands, and terrestrial buffer zones.
\nIn June, Yancheng's marine ecological protection and restoration project — Let Nature Work: NbS Answers for World Heritage — was selected as one of 15 national typical cases, making it the only project from Jiangsu to receive this honor.
\nBiodiversity stronghold
\nFrom a satellite perspective, Yancheng's Yellow Sea Wetland, spanning more than 4,550 square kilometers, unfolds like a fan and holds immense ecological significance in Asia and globally.
\nThis vital ecosystem serves as a key resting stop for migratory birds traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres.
\nIn 2019, the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I), located in the Yellow Sea Wetland, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nDongtai's Tiaozini Wetland, one of the core areas of this heritage site, has implemented nature-based ecological restoration, setting a global example for coastal wetland protection.
\nTo better safeguard the wetlands, Yancheng initiated ecological restoration projects. In the Tiaozini Wetland, Dongtai converted 48 hectares of land closest to birds' foraging areas into a high-tide bird habitat through micro-topography modification, wetland restoration, and environmental improvements.
\n"Ecological engineers have also designed a multilevel water regulation system to simulate natural tidal rhythms, preserving shallow water areas for plovers and sandpipers," said Jia Yifei, an associate professor from the School of Ecology and Nature Conservation at Beijing Forestry University, noting that this design has significantly boosted local bird populations.
\nThe effectiveness of Yancheng's efforts is evident in the growing number of rare birds flocking to the area. In recent years, the Tiaozini Wetland has recorded as many as 224 spoon-billed sandpipers, one of the world's most endangered bird species.
\nThe scientific community widely agrees that if an area is recognized by spoon-billed sandpipers — a species highly sensitive to ecological conditions — it means the environment is suitable for more than 140 bird species worldwide. Today, rare birds such as oriental storks, Saunders's gulls, and dunlins frequently visit the Tiaozini Wetland.
\nBird-watching economy
\nWith the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, biodiversity in Yancheng has flourished, fueling the rise of the bird-watching economy and driving the accelerated development of wetland ecotourism.
\n"The Tiaozini Wetland used to attract only a handful of birdwatching enthusiasts. Now, more and more people are coming, and ecotourism products such as study tours and family trips, centered on wetland bird-watching and connecting with nature, are becoming increasingly popular," said Ding Jianming, a bird-watching enthusiast who is now a professional guide at the wetland.
\nMany international bird-watchers also travel long distances to visit, making the site one of the key inbound tourism destinations in the Yangtze River Delta, he added.
\nYancheng is now accelerating the launch of distinctive tourism products, including bird-watching, tide-pooling, and health-and-wellness experiences, with tailored routes for groups such as families and photographers.
\nIt has also highlighted the "three treasures of wetlands" — milu deer, red-crowned cranes, and spoon-billed sandpipers — to strengthen its tourism brand.
\nWith an industrial mindset for developing global cultural and tourism offerings, the city is integrating scenic areas such as Tiaozini Wetland Park, Huanghai National Forest Park, and China Milu Park into a unified tourism chain, transforming the natural beauty of green mountains and clear waters into the economic value of "gold and silver mountains "while ensuring sustainable development.
\nAs Yancheng continues to refine its ecological protection measures and enrich its tourism offerings, it not only consolidates its reputation as a global eco-tourism destination but also contributes valuable lessons to the world's pursuit of sustainable development.
\nIn the future, this coastal city will undoubtedly shine brighter as a pearl on China's coasts, where nature thrives, tourists enjoy, and harmony between humans and the environment becomes a lasting reality, experts say.
\nhaonan@chinadaily.com.cn
\n\nYancheng, the first city in China to hold both the prestigious titles of a Natural World Heritage city and an international wetland city, is leveraging high-standard ecological protection to connect its Natural World Heritage Sites, picturesque fishing ports, and unique resources.
\nThe city is dedicated to building a world-class coastal ecological tourism corridor, positioning itself not only as a guardian of wetland ecosystems but as a pioneer in transforming ecological advantages into sustainable development momentum and tangible benefits.
\nLocal communities are actively participating in conservation and tourism initiatives, underscoring the city's commitment to environmental stewardship.
\nAlong Yancheng's 582-kilometer coastline, ecological restoration projects are turning areas once plagued by Spartina alterniflora, a coastal cordgrass native to the United States, into multilayered ecological barriers.
\nThis invasive species has long posed serious threats, such as slowing ocean currents, clogging tidal creeks, causing large-scale die-offs of wetland plants, and reducing habitats for birds to forage and nest.
\nKey protection move
\nAs China's main battlefield for Spartina alterniflora control, Yancheng has prioritized this work as a key measure to protect wetland biodiversity and coastal ecosystem security. The city follows the principle of "minimal intervention for maximum effectiveness", exploring replicable solutions for national management that balance human needs with ecological health.
\nThis initiative is just one part of Yancheng's broader ecological restoration and enhancement efforts aimed at reshaping its coastal wetland landscape.
\nBy adopting innovative nature-based solutions (NbS), Yancheng has implemented systematic protection and restoration projects.
\nSince 2022, coastal areas in Dongtai and Sheyang have applied NbS to carry out projects like the ecological transformation of seawalls, coastal line improvement, and wetland system restoration.
\nOver two years, these projects have restored 1,550 hectares of coasts, improved 22.9 km of shorelines, built 9.5 km of ecological seawalls, and controlled 495 hectares of invasive species, resulting in a three-level ecological barrier consisting of intertidal zones, salt marsh wetlands, and terrestrial buffer zones.
\nIn June, Yancheng's marine ecological protection and restoration project — Let Nature Work: NbS Answers for World Heritage — was selected as one of 15 national typical cases, making it the only project from Jiangsu to receive this honor.
\nBiodiversity stronghold
\nFrom a satellite perspective, Yancheng's Yellow Sea Wetland, spanning more than 4,550 square kilometers, unfolds like a fan and holds immense ecological significance in Asia and globally.
\nThis vital ecosystem serves as a key resting stop for migratory birds traveling between the northern and southern hemispheres.
\nIn 2019, the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I), located in the Yellow Sea Wetland, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nDongtai's Tiaozini Wetland, one of the core areas of this heritage site, has implemented nature-based ecological restoration, setting a global example for coastal wetland protection.
\nTo better safeguard the wetlands, Yancheng initiated ecological restoration projects. In the Tiaozini Wetland, Dongtai converted 48 hectares of land closest to birds' foraging areas into a high-tide bird habitat through micro-topography modification, wetland restoration, and environmental improvements.
\n"Ecological engineers have also designed a multilevel water regulation system to simulate natural tidal rhythms, preserving shallow water areas for plovers and sandpipers," said Jia Yifei, an associate professor from the School of Ecology and Nature Conservation at Beijing Forestry University, noting that this design has significantly boosted local bird populations.
\nThe effectiveness of Yancheng's efforts is evident in the growing number of rare birds flocking to the area. In recent years, the Tiaozini Wetland has recorded as many as 224 spoon-billed sandpipers, one of the world's most endangered bird species.
\nThe scientific community widely agrees that if an area is recognized by spoon-billed sandpipers — a species highly sensitive to ecological conditions — it means the environment is suitable for more than 140 bird species worldwide. Today, rare birds such as oriental storks, Saunders's gulls, and dunlins frequently visit the Tiaozini Wetland.
\nBird-watching economy
\nWith the continuous improvement of the ecological environment, biodiversity in Yancheng has flourished, fueling the rise of the bird-watching economy and driving the accelerated development of wetland ecotourism.
\n"The Tiaozini Wetland used to attract only a handful of birdwatching enthusiasts. Now, more and more people are coming, and ecotourism products such as study tours and family trips, centered on wetland bird-watching and connecting with nature, are becoming increasingly popular," said Ding Jianming, a bird-watching enthusiast who is now a professional guide at the wetland.
\nMany international bird-watchers also travel long distances to visit, making the site one of the key inbound tourism destinations in the Yangtze River Delta, he added.
\nYancheng is now accelerating the launch of distinctive tourism products, including bird-watching, tide-pooling, and health-and-wellness experiences, with tailored routes for groups such as families and photographers.
\nIt has also highlighted the "three treasures of wetlands" — milu deer, red-crowned cranes, and spoon-billed sandpipers — to strengthen its tourism brand.
\nWith an industrial mindset for developing global cultural and tourism offerings, the city is integrating scenic areas such as Tiaozini Wetland Park, Huanghai National Forest Park, and China Milu Park into a unified tourism chain, transforming the natural beauty of green mountains and clear waters into the economic value of "gold and silver mountains "while ensuring sustainable development.
\nAs Yancheng continues to refine its ecological protection measures and enrich its tourism offerings, it not only consolidates its reputation as a global eco-tourism destination but also contributes valuable lessons to the world's pursuit of sustainable development.
\nIn the future, this coastal city will undoubtedly shine brighter as a pearl on China's coasts, where nature thrives, tourists enjoy, and harmony between humans and the environment becomes a lasting reality, experts say.
\nhaonan@chinadaily.com.cn
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/008/20250919_005_02_19100.png\")
\nThe World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\nThemed "Beautiful Coasts: Ecological Priority and Green Development", and hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the conference aims to foster joint consultation, co-construction, and sharing of ecological protection and sustainable development.
\nThe two-day event is to hold an opening ceremony, three parallel forums, three special activities, six thematic seminars and four workshops.
\nOn the event's agenda, there is also to be the Jiangsu Yancheng (1st) International Bird-Watching Carnival at Tiaozini Wetland in Dongtai, a city under the administration of Yancheng. The host wetland is one of the core areas of China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nIn addition, two field trips focused on ecological protection and restoration, and green and low-carbon development, respectively, are also lined up for the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference.
\nThe meetings and side events are designed to assist exchanges and discussions around three key topics: conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems, sustainable development of coastal areas, and global dialogue on coastal Natural World Heritage, organizers said.
\nThe WCF 2025 is expected to attract hundreds of participants from home and abroad, including government officials, foreign diplomats, experts and scholars.
\nAmong those expected to attend are representatives from the business community; youth organizations; international organizations; sister cities, provinces and states; nature reserves and natural sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
\nCoastal zones represent globally critical areas with rich biodiversity, economic prosperity, and ecological sensitivity. Since 2017, multiple international organizations including the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature have called for establishing a Global Coastal Forum with multiple stakeholders.
\nBuilding upon the four Yellow (Bohai) Sea Wetland International Symposiums held in Yancheng since 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Jiangsu provincial government organized the World Coastal Forum in Yancheng in January 2022 to promote ecological conservation and sustainable development in coastal regions worldwide.
\nIn November 2022, China announced its support for the World Coastal Forum Conference at the COP14 to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
\nThe World Coastal Forum 2023 Conference released the Partnership Initiative and launched flagship knowledge products including the Global Coastal Ecosystem Status Report Outline, the Spartina alterniflora Control and Saline Marsh Restoration Toolkit, and International Case Studies on Collaborative Coastal Ecological Disaster Reduction.
\nCurrently, the World Coastal Forum has 25 partner organizations.
\n", + "content": "\nThe World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference is scheduled to be held on Wednesday and Thursday in Yancheng, Jiangsu province.
\nThemed "Beautiful Coasts: Ecological Priority and Green Development", and hosted by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the conference aims to foster joint consultation, co-construction, and sharing of ecological protection and sustainable development.
\nThe two-day event is to hold an opening ceremony, three parallel forums, three special activities, six thematic seminars and four workshops.
\nOn the event's agenda, there is also to be the Jiangsu Yancheng (1st) International Bird-Watching Carnival at Tiaozini Wetland in Dongtai, a city under the administration of Yancheng. The host wetland is one of the core areas of China's first coastal wetland-type Natural World Heritage Site.
\nIn addition, two field trips focused on ecological protection and restoration, and green and low-carbon development, respectively, are also lined up for the World Coastal Forum 2025 Conference.
\nThe meetings and side events are designed to assist exchanges and discussions around three key topics: conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems, sustainable development of coastal areas, and global dialogue on coastal Natural World Heritage, organizers said.
\nThe WCF 2025 is expected to attract hundreds of participants from home and abroad, including government officials, foreign diplomats, experts and scholars.
\nAmong those expected to attend are representatives from the business community; youth organizations; international organizations; sister cities, provinces and states; nature reserves and natural sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
\nCoastal zones represent globally critical areas with rich biodiversity, economic prosperity, and ecological sensitivity. Since 2017, multiple international organizations including the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature have called for establishing a Global Coastal Forum with multiple stakeholders.
\nBuilding upon the four Yellow (Bohai) Sea Wetland International Symposiums held in Yancheng since 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Jiangsu provincial government organized the World Coastal Forum in Yancheng in January 2022 to promote ecological conservation and sustainable development in coastal regions worldwide.
\nIn November 2022, China announced its support for the World Coastal Forum Conference at the COP14 to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
\nThe World Coastal Forum 2023 Conference released the Partnership Initiative and launched flagship knowledge products including the Global Coastal Ecosystem Status Report Outline, the Spartina alterniflora Control and Saline Marsh Restoration Toolkit, and International Case Studies on Collaborative Coastal Ecological Disaster Reduction.
\nCurrently, the World Coastal Forum has 25 partner organizations.
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\nThe decision could not have been an easy one to make. With the US administration's high tariffs fueling inflation risks and the US job market weakening, the US' principal monetary policymaking body faced competing pressures. The Fed typically holds rates at higher levels to rein in inflation — which remains stubbornly elevated in the US and is expected to end the year at 3 percent, well above the Fed's 2 percent target — yet to support the labor market it also has to slash rates.
\nSo the Fed faced a dilemma: cutting rates too aggressively could trigger an inflation rebound, while cutting too slowly may fail to effectively support the job market. The situation leaves it with little room for maneuver. In Fed Chair Jerome Powell's words, the Fed now is in a "meeting-by-meeting situation" when it comes to further rate reductions.
\nThat the US economy has moderated markedly and needs to be propped up is obvious, with the Fed forecasting 1.6 percent growth for 2025, as compared with a 2.8 percent pace achieved last year.
\nMoreover, hiring has ground almost to a halt in recent months, with the unemployment rate reaching a four year high of 4.3 percent in August. "It's really the risks that we're seeing to the labor market that were the focus of today's decision," Powell said at a news conference after the Fed announced the cut.
\nThe ramifications of the Fed's move warrant careful examination by Chinese policymakers, as its consequences are likely to be felt across the global economy, including in China.
\nWhile the motivation behind the Fed's decision is to stimulate the US economy by encouraging borrowing and investment, the broader implications are multifaceted and complex.
\nOne of the most significant consequences of the Fed's rate cut is its impact on the US dollar. Lower interest rates tend to weaken the currency.
\nFor China, this presents both opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, a weaker dollar could lead to increased consumption and demand in the US, potentially boosting China's exports sector even if the Chinese exports become more expensive in the US market. On the other hand, a depreciating dollar may exert downward pressure on the renminbi, complicating China's monetary policy and exchange rate management.
\nMoreover, the Fed's decision could trigger a wave of competitive rate cuts by other central banks, as countries strive to maintain their export competitiveness. This could lead to a global environment of low interest rates, which might inflate asset bubbles and increase financial instability.
\nAnother area of concern is the impact on global capital flows. Lower US interest rates may drive investors to seek higher returns in emerging markets, including China. While this influx of capital can stimulate economic growth, it also poses risks of overheating and increased volatility in financial markets. Chinese policymakers will need to pay more attention to maintaining a balance between supporting growth and preventing financial risks. This makes it imperative for them to continue boosting domestic consumption and investing in technology, which will help reduce China's reliance on exports and thus mitigate the impact of a stronger currency on the economy.
\nThe ripple effects of the Fed's decision will undoubtedly be felt globally. Given the potential spillover effects of the Fed's decision and the interconnected nature of global economies, international coordination among policymakers also needs to take the effects of the decision on board. As China plays an important role in the global economic landscape, its active participation in dialogue with international counterparts can help foster coordinated efforts to mitigate potential risks and enhance regional and global economic stability.
\nFor China, the challenge lies in navigating the many-faceted consequences of the Fed's decision with a balanced approach that supports growth while safeguarding financial stability. As the world watches the unfolding economic dynamics, it is clear that global cooperation and prudent policymaking will be key to ensuring stability.
\nAs was widely expected, the US Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday citing concerns over rising unemployment, and indicated it would do so twice more this year. This is the de facto US central bank's first rate cut since December 2024. It lowers its short-term rate to a range between 4.0 percent and 4.25 percent.
\nThe decision could not have been an easy one to make. With the US administration's high tariffs fueling inflation risks and the US job market weakening, the US' principal monetary policymaking body faced competing pressures. The Fed typically holds rates at higher levels to rein in inflation — which remains stubbornly elevated in the US and is expected to end the year at 3 percent, well above the Fed's 2 percent target — yet to support the labor market it also has to slash rates.
\nSo the Fed faced a dilemma: cutting rates too aggressively could trigger an inflation rebound, while cutting too slowly may fail to effectively support the job market. The situation leaves it with little room for maneuver. In Fed Chair Jerome Powell's words, the Fed now is in a "meeting-by-meeting situation" when it comes to further rate reductions.
\nThat the US economy has moderated markedly and needs to be propped up is obvious, with the Fed forecasting 1.6 percent growth for 2025, as compared with a 2.8 percent pace achieved last year.
\nMoreover, hiring has ground almost to a halt in recent months, with the unemployment rate reaching a four year high of 4.3 percent in August. "It's really the risks that we're seeing to the labor market that were the focus of today's decision," Powell said at a news conference after the Fed announced the cut.
\nThe ramifications of the Fed's move warrant careful examination by Chinese policymakers, as its consequences are likely to be felt across the global economy, including in China.
\nWhile the motivation behind the Fed's decision is to stimulate the US economy by encouraging borrowing and investment, the broader implications are multifaceted and complex.
\nOne of the most significant consequences of the Fed's rate cut is its impact on the US dollar. Lower interest rates tend to weaken the currency.
\nFor China, this presents both opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, a weaker dollar could lead to increased consumption and demand in the US, potentially boosting China's exports sector even if the Chinese exports become more expensive in the US market. On the other hand, a depreciating dollar may exert downward pressure on the renminbi, complicating China's monetary policy and exchange rate management.
\nMoreover, the Fed's decision could trigger a wave of competitive rate cuts by other central banks, as countries strive to maintain their export competitiveness. This could lead to a global environment of low interest rates, which might inflate asset bubbles and increase financial instability.
\nAnother area of concern is the impact on global capital flows. Lower US interest rates may drive investors to seek higher returns in emerging markets, including China. While this influx of capital can stimulate economic growth, it also poses risks of overheating and increased volatility in financial markets. Chinese policymakers will need to pay more attention to maintaining a balance between supporting growth and preventing financial risks. This makes it imperative for them to continue boosting domestic consumption and investing in technology, which will help reduce China's reliance on exports and thus mitigate the impact of a stronger currency on the economy.
\nThe ripple effects of the Fed's decision will undoubtedly be felt globally. Given the potential spillover effects of the Fed's decision and the interconnected nature of global economies, international coordination among policymakers also needs to take the effects of the decision on board. As China plays an important role in the global economic landscape, its active participation in dialogue with international counterparts can help foster coordinated efforts to mitigate potential risks and enhance regional and global economic stability.
\nFor China, the challenge lies in navigating the many-faceted consequences of the Fed's decision with a balanced approach that supports growth while safeguarding financial stability. As the world watches the unfolding economic dynamics, it is clear that global cooperation and prudent policymaking will be key to ensuring stability.
\nThe ongoing 22nd edition of the China-ASEAN Expo, which opened on Wednesday in Nanning in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, marks not just another milestone in the long-standing partnership between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but also a renewed pledge to promote shared prosperity in the region.
\nIn his keynote address at the opening ceremony, Vice-President Han Zheng highlighted the vitality and resilience of China-ASEAN cooperation, underscoring the complementarity between their economies, and their cultural bonds and common commitment to multilateralism and free trade. This complementarity is not static but has evolved in step with global changes and the domestic development of both sides.
\nAs Han emphasized, China-ASEAN trade has grown not only in scale but also in quality. What once revolved around raw materials, agricultural products and daily necessities has steadily shifted toward high-tech, green and digital products. China's industrial base and technological prowess align with ASEAN's consumer markets, resources and labor force. This reflects both sides' determination to embrace innovation-driven growth and sustainable development. The expansion of trade categories also demonstrates the confidence that China and ASEAN have in each other's markets and development trajectories. In this sense, China-ASEAN economic relations are not just transactional — they are transformational.
\nMoreover, connectivity has emerged as a defining feature of this cooperation. Projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, coupled with ASEAN's own connectivity master plan, have knitted together roads, railways and ports, enabling the smooth flow of goods and ideas. At the same time, institutional connectivity — ranging from trade facilitation measures to standards harmonization — has created a more enabling environment for businesses and investors. These combined efforts are laying the groundwork for the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0, which heralds higher levels of openness, inclusivity and mutual benefit.
\nThis partnership is not merely a matter of economics; it reflects a shared longing for peace, stability and development. As close neighbors with intertwined histories and cultures, China and ASEAN understand the stakes in maintaining regional harmony. Their cooperation provides a strong counterforce to the increasing duress of protectionism and geopolitical rivalry from elsewhere. Both sides uphold free trade, defend the international rules-based order and advocate multilateralism as an effective way to resolve disputes and advance global development.
\nASEAN is a priority in China's neighborhood diplomacy. As Vice-President Han underscored, the country regards it as a key partner in building a community with a shared future for humanity. This is backed up by its concrete actions to promote trade, investment and cultural exchanges, as well as the two sides' joint efforts to tackle pressing challenges such as climate change and digital transformation.
\nIndeed, the transformation of China-ASEAN economic cooperation over the past decades has created the necessary conditions for a high-quality free trade arrangement. The proposed Free Trade Area 3.0 will not only lower tariffs and reduce barriers but also expand cooperation into emerging fields such as the green economy, digital economy and supply chain resilience. This reflects the forward-looking nature of the China-ASEAN economic partnership, which seeks not only to adapt to the times but to build together a future defined by openness and inclusivity.
\nThe expo demonstrates once again that China-ASEAN cooperation is built on the foundations of trust, complementarity and shared aspirations. It also serves as a reminder that the vitality of this partnership comes from its ability to grow with the times — expanding from goods to services, from physical to digital connectivity, and from bilateral initiatives to broader regional integration.
\nIn a world increasingly beset by uncertainties, the China-ASEAN partnership stands as a reference for how neighbors can join hands for common development while safeguarding regional peace. It is this spirit of cooperation, as Vice-President Han stressed, that will propel the China-ASEAN relationship to a brighter future, bringing tangible benefits not only to the two sides but to the wider international community.
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\nIn his keynote address at the opening ceremony, Vice-President Han Zheng highlighted the vitality and resilience of China-ASEAN cooperation, underscoring the complementarity between their economies, and their cultural bonds and common commitment to multilateralism and free trade. This complementarity is not static but has evolved in step with global changes and the domestic development of both sides.
\nAs Han emphasized, China-ASEAN trade has grown not only in scale but also in quality. What once revolved around raw materials, agricultural products and daily necessities has steadily shifted toward high-tech, green and digital products. China's industrial base and technological prowess align with ASEAN's consumer markets, resources and labor force. This reflects both sides' determination to embrace innovation-driven growth and sustainable development. The expansion of trade categories also demonstrates the confidence that China and ASEAN have in each other's markets and development trajectories. In this sense, China-ASEAN economic relations are not just transactional — they are transformational.
\nMoreover, connectivity has emerged as a defining feature of this cooperation. Projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, coupled with ASEAN's own connectivity master plan, have knitted together roads, railways and ports, enabling the smooth flow of goods and ideas. At the same time, institutional connectivity — ranging from trade facilitation measures to standards harmonization — has created a more enabling environment for businesses and investors. These combined efforts are laying the groundwork for the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0, which heralds higher levels of openness, inclusivity and mutual benefit.
\nThis partnership is not merely a matter of economics; it reflects a shared longing for peace, stability and development. As close neighbors with intertwined histories and cultures, China and ASEAN understand the stakes in maintaining regional harmony. Their cooperation provides a strong counterforce to the increasing duress of protectionism and geopolitical rivalry from elsewhere. Both sides uphold free trade, defend the international rules-based order and advocate multilateralism as an effective way to resolve disputes and advance global development.
\nASEAN is a priority in China's neighborhood diplomacy. As Vice-President Han underscored, the country regards it as a key partner in building a community with a shared future for humanity. This is backed up by its concrete actions to promote trade, investment and cultural exchanges, as well as the two sides' joint efforts to tackle pressing challenges such as climate change and digital transformation.
\nIndeed, the transformation of China-ASEAN economic cooperation over the past decades has created the necessary conditions for a high-quality free trade arrangement. The proposed Free Trade Area 3.0 will not only lower tariffs and reduce barriers but also expand cooperation into emerging fields such as the green economy, digital economy and supply chain resilience. This reflects the forward-looking nature of the China-ASEAN economic partnership, which seeks not only to adapt to the times but to build together a future defined by openness and inclusivity.
\nThe expo demonstrates once again that China-ASEAN cooperation is built on the foundations of trust, complementarity and shared aspirations. It also serves as a reminder that the vitality of this partnership comes from its ability to grow with the times — expanding from goods to services, from physical to digital connectivity, and from bilateral initiatives to broader regional integration.
\nIn a world increasingly beset by uncertainties, the China-ASEAN partnership stands as a reference for how neighbors can join hands for common development while safeguarding regional peace. It is this spirit of cooperation, as Vice-President Han stressed, that will propel the China-ASEAN relationship to a brighter future, bringing tangible benefits not only to the two sides but to the wider international community.
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+ "title": "009COMMENT - Israel's 'isolation' is not caused by others, but of its own making",
+ "description": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently claimed that countries such as China and Qatar are "investing in artificial intelligence technologies" and using social media to enforce an "information blockade "against Israel. Such remarks are just a ploy to deflect attention from the real reasons behind Israel's growing international isolation — its actions in Gaza and its long-standing disregard for a just settlement of the Palestinian question.
\nThe Chinese embassy in Israel has firmly denied Netanyahu's accusations. China's position on the Palestine-Israel conflict is clear — it advocates dialogue, reconciliation and a comprehensive political solution rather than confrontation or disinformation. To accuse China of orchestrating some "information blockade" not only misrepresents facts, but also risks further distracting the international community from the urgent task of ending the Gaza conflict.
\nWhat Israel today describes as "isolation" is in fact the outcome of its own policies. For months, the world has seen mounting civilian casualties and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is the relentless images of devastated communities, hospitals running out of supplies, and children bearing the brunt of violence that have sparked worldwide outrage not "AI technologies" or "social media manipulation".
\nChina's stance on the Palestinian question has been consistent and constructive. As China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong has stressed, the "two-state solution" remains the only viable way to resolve the conflict. Without the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, there can be no lasting peace or security in the Middle East. China calls for resumption of negotiations, practical measures to de-escalate the crisis, and an end to the cycle of violence.
\nIsrael's rejection of this path, coupled with its unilateral actions, continues to erode trust and undermine the prospects for coexistence. Worse still, Israel has expanded the conflict by launching attacks on Qatar, a country that has played a crucial role in mediating ceasefire efforts. As China's representative to the UN in Geneva, Chen Xu, pointed out at the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, Israel's attack constituted a flagrant violation of Qatar's sovereignty, international law and the UN Charter. Such actions expose its disregard for the basic norms of international relations.
\nWhat is urgently needed now is for all major countries — especially those with special influence on Israel, such as the United States — to act responsibly. Unfortunately, instead of pressing for an immediate ceasefire and supporting the two-state framework, the US has often provided Israel with diplomatic cover in multilateral fora. This not only prolongs the suffering of civilians in Gaza, but also risks spilling the conflict across the region.
\nChina, for its part, continues to work with all like-minded parties to promote dialogue, humanitarian assistance and de-escalation. It supports the UN in playing a central role, advocates fairness and justice, and calls on the international community to keep the Palestinian question high on the global agenda. No side's legitimate security concerns can be safeguarded at the expense of another people's right to survival and dignity.
\nNetanyahu's attempt to shift the blame onto external parties does not change the reality that Israel stands at a crossroads of its own making. The European Commission's proposal to suspend trade preferences for Israel, and sanction Israeli entities, and the growing solidarity among Islamic and Arab nations in the Middle East should alert Tel Aviv that it is only isolating itself by continuing to ignore international law.
\nLasting peace can never be secured through force or distortion, but only through justice, dialogue and respect for a shared humanity. The sooner Israel and its supporters recognize this, the sooner the Middle East can step back from the flames of war and begin the long journey toward reconciliation.
\n", + "content": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently claimed that countries such as China and Qatar are "investing in artificial intelligence technologies" and using social media to enforce an "information blockade "against Israel. Such remarks are just a ploy to deflect attention from the real reasons behind Israel's growing international isolation — its actions in Gaza and its long-standing disregard for a just settlement of the Palestinian question.
\nThe Chinese embassy in Israel has firmly denied Netanyahu's accusations. China's position on the Palestine-Israel conflict is clear — it advocates dialogue, reconciliation and a comprehensive political solution rather than confrontation or disinformation. To accuse China of orchestrating some "information blockade" not only misrepresents facts, but also risks further distracting the international community from the urgent task of ending the Gaza conflict.
\nWhat Israel today describes as "isolation" is in fact the outcome of its own policies. For months, the world has seen mounting civilian casualties and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is the relentless images of devastated communities, hospitals running out of supplies, and children bearing the brunt of violence that have sparked worldwide outrage not "AI technologies" or "social media manipulation".
\nChina's stance on the Palestinian question has been consistent and constructive. As China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong has stressed, the "two-state solution" remains the only viable way to resolve the conflict. Without the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, there can be no lasting peace or security in the Middle East. China calls for resumption of negotiations, practical measures to de-escalate the crisis, and an end to the cycle of violence.
\nIsrael's rejection of this path, coupled with its unilateral actions, continues to erode trust and undermine the prospects for coexistence. Worse still, Israel has expanded the conflict by launching attacks on Qatar, a country that has played a crucial role in mediating ceasefire efforts. As China's representative to the UN in Geneva, Chen Xu, pointed out at the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, Israel's attack constituted a flagrant violation of Qatar's sovereignty, international law and the UN Charter. Such actions expose its disregard for the basic norms of international relations.
\nWhat is urgently needed now is for all major countries — especially those with special influence on Israel, such as the United States — to act responsibly. Unfortunately, instead of pressing for an immediate ceasefire and supporting the two-state framework, the US has often provided Israel with diplomatic cover in multilateral fora. This not only prolongs the suffering of civilians in Gaza, but also risks spilling the conflict across the region.
\nChina, for its part, continues to work with all like-minded parties to promote dialogue, humanitarian assistance and de-escalation. It supports the UN in playing a central role, advocates fairness and justice, and calls on the international community to keep the Palestinian question high on the global agenda. No side's legitimate security concerns can be safeguarded at the expense of another people's right to survival and dignity.
\nNetanyahu's attempt to shift the blame onto external parties does not change the reality that Israel stands at a crossroads of its own making. The European Commission's proposal to suspend trade preferences for Israel, and sanction Israeli entities, and the growing solidarity among Islamic and Arab nations in the Middle East should alert Tel Aviv that it is only isolating itself by continuing to ignore international law.
\nLasting peace can never be secured through force or distortion, but only through justice, dialogue and respect for a shared humanity. The sooner Israel and its supporters recognize this, the sooner the Middle East can step back from the flames of war and begin the long journey toward reconciliation.
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\nThe most distinctive feature of the eight-point resolution on improving Party and government conduct is the principle of leading by example. The word "lead" is key because leaders must set an example that others follow. Backed by institutional safeguards, self-discipline and unity of purpose, this approach has delivered remarkable progress since the resolution was adopted.
\nThe Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has taken the lead and strictly implemented the eight-point resolution. Every year, it conducts review meetings where criticism and self-criticism are practiced, setting a clear example for the entire Party. Despite facing complex situations, the Party has managed to implement rigorous self-governance in the organization. With strong enforcement and sustained efforts, many long-standing improper practices have been curbed and some deep-seated problems have been addressed. As a result of these remedial steps, the Party, government and social conduct have improved.
\nAccording to a 2024 survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, 94.9 percent of the respondents agreed that the implementation of the eight-point resolution had improved Party and government conduct, demonstrating how it has been supported by Party members as well as the public, while also improving Party-people relations.
\nThe CPC is determined to advance rigorous self-governance in the Party. At the same time, turning the immediate results of correcting misconduct into a long-term mechanism requires time. It may take many years to develop an ecosystem of fine conduct.
\nBy strengthening the Party spirit and building long-term mechanisms, fine conduct can be internalized as a habit of all Party members and civil servants. Five key measures can help implement the eight-point resolution.
\nFirst, the principle of leading by example needs to be followed at all levels. Leaders must take the lead, but grassroots levels need clear standards to follow. Without detailed implementation measures, leading by example will not be possible.
\nSecond, alignment with the Party is essential. All those subject to the resolution must consciously align with the CPC Central Committee. Without such an alignment, leading by example risks becoming an empty slogan.
\nThird, institutional safeguards are critical. The Political Bureau's annual meeting, where Party work is assessed in detail, has become a model that is followed across Party organizations. Along with inspection and supervision by disciplinary bodies, this ensures that the Party conduct and discipline are coordinated.
\nFourth, self-discipline is also necessary. Leaders and officials alike must practice self-restraint, managing themselves, their families and their staff with integrity. Only when external constraints combine with inner self-discipline can there be a strong resistance against misconduct.
\nFifth, there should be unity of purpose. As a Marxist political party imbued with faith and discipline, the CPC is uniquely positioned to achieve unity of purpose. History has shown that only when the entire Party works with one heart and one mind can it overcome difficulties, manage risks and stay resilient, even in the face of daunting challenges on the path forward.
\n", + "content": "Editor's note: The landmark eight-point resolution on improving Party and government conduct, which was approved by the Communist Party of China Central Committee in 2012, has led to outstanding results. As the country enters the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period with the goal of advancing Chinese modernization, how can these achievements be transformed into long-term progress? Li Junru, former vice-president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee, spoke to the People's Tribune on this issue. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
\nThe most distinctive feature of the eight-point resolution on improving Party and government conduct is the principle of leading by example. The word "lead" is key because leaders must set an example that others follow. Backed by institutional safeguards, self-discipline and unity of purpose, this approach has delivered remarkable progress since the resolution was adopted.
\nThe Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has taken the lead and strictly implemented the eight-point resolution. Every year, it conducts review meetings where criticism and self-criticism are practiced, setting a clear example for the entire Party. Despite facing complex situations, the Party has managed to implement rigorous self-governance in the organization. With strong enforcement and sustained efforts, many long-standing improper practices have been curbed and some deep-seated problems have been addressed. As a result of these remedial steps, the Party, government and social conduct have improved.
\nAccording to a 2024 survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, 94.9 percent of the respondents agreed that the implementation of the eight-point resolution had improved Party and government conduct, demonstrating how it has been supported by Party members as well as the public, while also improving Party-people relations.
\nThe CPC is determined to advance rigorous self-governance in the Party. At the same time, turning the immediate results of correcting misconduct into a long-term mechanism requires time. It may take many years to develop an ecosystem of fine conduct.
\nBy strengthening the Party spirit and building long-term mechanisms, fine conduct can be internalized as a habit of all Party members and civil servants. Five key measures can help implement the eight-point resolution.
\nFirst, the principle of leading by example needs to be followed at all levels. Leaders must take the lead, but grassroots levels need clear standards to follow. Without detailed implementation measures, leading by example will not be possible.
\nSecond, alignment with the Party is essential. All those subject to the resolution must consciously align with the CPC Central Committee. Without such an alignment, leading by example risks becoming an empty slogan.
\nThird, institutional safeguards are critical. The Political Bureau's annual meeting, where Party work is assessed in detail, has become a model that is followed across Party organizations. Along with inspection and supervision by disciplinary bodies, this ensures that the Party conduct and discipline are coordinated.
\nFourth, self-discipline is also necessary. Leaders and officials alike must practice self-restraint, managing themselves, their families and their staff with integrity. Only when external constraints combine with inner self-discipline can there be a strong resistance against misconduct.
\nFifth, there should be unity of purpose. As a Marxist political party imbued with faith and discipline, the CPC is uniquely positioned to achieve unity of purpose. History has shown that only when the entire Party works with one heart and one mind can it overcome difficulties, manage risks and stay resilient, even in the face of daunting challenges on the path forward.
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\nMy connection with China goes beyond the official domain. It is rooted in the respect I have for the history, culture and global role of China.
\nRomania and China have had diplomatic relations for more than 75 years, which have strengthened the bond between the two countries. As president of the Romania-China Friendship Group in the Parliament of Romania, I know Sino-Romanian relations are not limited to diplomatic protocols; they also form a bridge of mutual trust, allowing the two sides to collaborate on various issues regardless of the geopolitical context.
\nFor me, the bond with China has developed naturally, because I believe Romania must diversify its strategic partnership with China, including its key regions such as the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to achieve substantial mutual benefit.
\nI have followed every statement and initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, especially because his "people-centric approach "to economic development is very close to my heart. As a matter of fact, I have promoted these initiatives while working with people from across the world. His Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative and Global Governance Initiative, along with his efforts and determination to help build a community with a shared future for humanity are ideas that deserve special attention. These initiatives demonstrate his long-term vision for a fairer, equitable and more representative world order.
\nFor Romania, President Xi's vision is an opportunity to strengthen its position in the Black Sea region, as well as engage in strategic projects with China and the European Union. His vision of making the world a better place for all is the result of China's 5,000-year-old civilization. To understand the philosophy behind this vision, one has to have a good knowledge of China, for which one needs to visit China and interact with the Chinese people.
\nI have visited China multiple times, and each visit has helped me better understand the vast and populous country. While China's major cities boast state-of-the-art infrastructure, many rural areas are pre-servatories of tradition, and while cutting-edge technology blends smoothly with efficiency in factories, natural landscapes in Xinjiang and other regions seem to have been lifted out of another world. What has impressed me most is the way the Chinese central government is pursuing modernization while maintaining social stability and ethnic unity.
\nMoreover, beyond Western narratives, the reality of Xinjiang is that it's a region on the fast track of development, a region where communities benefit from growing investment in infrastructure, education and environmental protection.
\nWhat I wish to share with the Romanian people is the real image of China — the image of a modern, pragmatic and cooperative China. I've seen China turning challenges into opportunities, and fulfilling the responsibilities of a real partner of Romania and the European Union.
\nOne incident that left a strong impression on me was meeting young Chinese people engaged in green technology and digitalization projects. Their enthusiasm and commitment to building a better future made me realize that Romania can greatly benefit from exchange of experiences and joint projects in these fields.
\nAs an expert in diplomacy and foreign policy, I have, during my visits to China, learned experiences in vision and perspective, and better understood how to apply research results to industry, and efficiently implement government policies. Also, I am impressed by the way China has safeguarded and promoted ethnic languages and cultures, protected the environment and preserved biodiversity, and how it is shifting from fossil fuels to clean energy.
\nFor Romania, this translates into clear opportunities which my country should seize — while the two sides should build upon their 75-year-old partnership by pursuing joint projects in green energy, environmental protection and education sectors.
\nChina's relationship with Romania is based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation, a relationship that encourages both sides to jointly seek solutions to global problems. As president of the Romania-China Friendship Group in the Parliament of Romania, I strongly support the expansion of Sino-Romanian collaboration, because it is not only about trade and diplomatic exchanges, but also about investing in the shared future of the Chinese and Romanian peoples.
\nChina and Romania, linked by friendship and collaboration, have the opportunity to prove that dialogue and cooperation can yield more tangible and lasting benefits.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
\n", + "content": "\nMy connection with China goes beyond the official domain. It is rooted in the respect I have for the history, culture and global role of China.
\nRomania and China have had diplomatic relations for more than 75 years, which have strengthened the bond between the two countries. As president of the Romania-China Friendship Group in the Parliament of Romania, I know Sino-Romanian relations are not limited to diplomatic protocols; they also form a bridge of mutual trust, allowing the two sides to collaborate on various issues regardless of the geopolitical context.
\nFor me, the bond with China has developed naturally, because I believe Romania must diversify its strategic partnership with China, including its key regions such as the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to achieve substantial mutual benefit.
\nI have followed every statement and initiative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, especially because his "people-centric approach "to economic development is very close to my heart. As a matter of fact, I have promoted these initiatives while working with people from across the world. His Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative and Global Governance Initiative, along with his efforts and determination to help build a community with a shared future for humanity are ideas that deserve special attention. These initiatives demonstrate his long-term vision for a fairer, equitable and more representative world order.
\nFor Romania, President Xi's vision is an opportunity to strengthen its position in the Black Sea region, as well as engage in strategic projects with China and the European Union. His vision of making the world a better place for all is the result of China's 5,000-year-old civilization. To understand the philosophy behind this vision, one has to have a good knowledge of China, for which one needs to visit China and interact with the Chinese people.
\nI have visited China multiple times, and each visit has helped me better understand the vast and populous country. While China's major cities boast state-of-the-art infrastructure, many rural areas are pre-servatories of tradition, and while cutting-edge technology blends smoothly with efficiency in factories, natural landscapes in Xinjiang and other regions seem to have been lifted out of another world. What has impressed me most is the way the Chinese central government is pursuing modernization while maintaining social stability and ethnic unity.
\nMoreover, beyond Western narratives, the reality of Xinjiang is that it's a region on the fast track of development, a region where communities benefit from growing investment in infrastructure, education and environmental protection.
\nWhat I wish to share with the Romanian people is the real image of China — the image of a modern, pragmatic and cooperative China. I've seen China turning challenges into opportunities, and fulfilling the responsibilities of a real partner of Romania and the European Union.
\nOne incident that left a strong impression on me was meeting young Chinese people engaged in green technology and digitalization projects. Their enthusiasm and commitment to building a better future made me realize that Romania can greatly benefit from exchange of experiences and joint projects in these fields.
\nAs an expert in diplomacy and foreign policy, I have, during my visits to China, learned experiences in vision and perspective, and better understood how to apply research results to industry, and efficiently implement government policies. Also, I am impressed by the way China has safeguarded and promoted ethnic languages and cultures, protected the environment and preserved biodiversity, and how it is shifting from fossil fuels to clean energy.
\nFor Romania, this translates into clear opportunities which my country should seize — while the two sides should build upon their 75-year-old partnership by pursuing joint projects in green energy, environmental protection and education sectors.
\nChina's relationship with Romania is based on mutual respect and win-win cooperation, a relationship that encourages both sides to jointly seek solutions to global problems. As president of the Romania-China Friendship Group in the Parliament of Romania, I strongly support the expansion of Sino-Romanian collaboration, because it is not only about trade and diplomatic exchanges, but also about investing in the shared future of the Chinese and Romanian peoples.
\nChina and Romania, linked by friendship and collaboration, have the opportunity to prove that dialogue and cooperation can yield more tangible and lasting benefits.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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\nA breakthrough has been achieved in the high-profile TikTok issue. On Sept 14-15, Chinese and US economic delegations, led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, held talks on economic and trade issues in Madrid, and agreed to jointly resolve the TikTok and other issues.
\nThe Madrid talks opened a window of opportunity to address the issues preventing the normalization of Sino-US relations and resolution of the disputes on advanced technology.
\nThe trajectory of the dispute over TikTok shows the United States is in a structural predicament over its technology policy toward China: its strategy of putting excessive pressure on China is significantly constrained by domestic political, economic and social factors.
\nThe US administration, for some years now, has been using "national security" as a pretext to justify its unilateral policies, but its failure to provide evidence to justify its actions has prompted many international observers to view its moves as a form of protectionism, which undermines the very market principles the US purports to champion.
\nBy exerting political pressure on TikTok and damaging the global company, the US has raised widespread concern over its business environment. This also conflicts with the US' aim of attracting more capital and maintaining its status as a financial and technological center.
\nBesides, the first half of this year was witness to an unprecedented phenomenon: the emergence of "TikTok refugees" — a large number of young Americans who, fearing a ban on TikTok, "migrated "to the Chinese social media platform, Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, where they interacted with local Chinese users. The "migration" also reveals a broader trend toward mutual understanding and cultural exchanges.
\nWhile domestic complexities and pressure were reflected in the US policymakers' arguments, the Chinese delegation's strategic approach was nuanced yet clear, an approach that balanced "adherence to core principles" with "openness and flexibility". Speaking of principles, Vice-Premier He stated unequivocally that China will resolutely defend its national interests and the legitimate rights of Chinese enterprises operating overseas.
\nIn TikTok's case, this means the Chinese government will handle technology export approvals in accordance with its laws and regulations. The companies involved conduct negotiations with their partners based on market principles and equality.
\nThis adherence to principles and flexibility highlights Beijing's political acumen in complex negotiations. Its ideological underpinnings can be traced to China's civilizational philosophy of "harmony in diversity" and "seeking common ground while reserving differences". In modern diplomatic parlance, this translates into a strategy of principled negotiation: identifying non-negotiable core interests while seeking mutually beneficial solutions in other areas.
\nThis approach is in stark contrast to the zero-sum ultimatums of Western governments. For China, maintaining flexibility and openness while adhering to the core principles is not a reluctant compromise but a proactive strategic choice: to maximize the potential for cooperation and dialogue while safeguarding its core interests.
\nYet the fact that the two sides could reach a "basic framework consensus" on a contentious issue like TikTok shows that Sino-US relations cannot be defined by confrontation alone. It is far more complex and multidimensional.
\nIn an era of economic and technological globalization, the two countries are connected through countless threads of multinational corporations, cultural products and people-to-people exchanges. This multi-layered and multi-domain interdependence makes the cost and risk of any "decoupling" prohibitively high. This also explains the stark contrast between Washington's "decoupling" rhetoric and the "voting with their feet" reality of US companies.
\nArtificial intelligence, arguably the most intense area of competition between China and the US for now, offers a compelling example: open-source large AI models from China, such as DeepSeek and Qwen, are being adopted by an increasing number of US and Japanese start-ups due to their superior performance and cost-effectiveness. As Martin Casado, a partner at the top Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, said, there's an 80 percent chance that startups pitching to his firm are using Chinese open-source AI models. In the face of this deeply integrated technological ecosystem, the US' decoupling narrative seems detached from reality.
\nThe Madrid talks are a silver lining. Looking ahead, the normalization of Sino-US tech exchange — and the broader bilateral relationship — hinges on whether the US will stop politicizing and weaponizing economic and technological issues.
\nFor the US, the key is to work with China to forge a new type of major-country relationship based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation. In the final analysis, this is not only about the interests of two countries, but also about fostering an open, innovation-oriented and collaborative global technology ecosystem for the shared future of humanity.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
\n", + "content": "\n\nA breakthrough has been achieved in the high-profile TikTok issue. On Sept 14-15, Chinese and US economic delegations, led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, held talks on economic and trade issues in Madrid, and agreed to jointly resolve the TikTok and other issues.
\nThe Madrid talks opened a window of opportunity to address the issues preventing the normalization of Sino-US relations and resolution of the disputes on advanced technology.
\nThe trajectory of the dispute over TikTok shows the United States is in a structural predicament over its technology policy toward China: its strategy of putting excessive pressure on China is significantly constrained by domestic political, economic and social factors.
\nThe US administration, for some years now, has been using "national security" as a pretext to justify its unilateral policies, but its failure to provide evidence to justify its actions has prompted many international observers to view its moves as a form of protectionism, which undermines the very market principles the US purports to champion.
\nBy exerting political pressure on TikTok and damaging the global company, the US has raised widespread concern over its business environment. This also conflicts with the US' aim of attracting more capital and maintaining its status as a financial and technological center.
\nBesides, the first half of this year was witness to an unprecedented phenomenon: the emergence of "TikTok refugees" — a large number of young Americans who, fearing a ban on TikTok, "migrated "to the Chinese social media platform, Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, where they interacted with local Chinese users. The "migration" also reveals a broader trend toward mutual understanding and cultural exchanges.
\nWhile domestic complexities and pressure were reflected in the US policymakers' arguments, the Chinese delegation's strategic approach was nuanced yet clear, an approach that balanced "adherence to core principles" with "openness and flexibility". Speaking of principles, Vice-Premier He stated unequivocally that China will resolutely defend its national interests and the legitimate rights of Chinese enterprises operating overseas.
\nIn TikTok's case, this means the Chinese government will handle technology export approvals in accordance with its laws and regulations. The companies involved conduct negotiations with their partners based on market principles and equality.
\nThis adherence to principles and flexibility highlights Beijing's political acumen in complex negotiations. Its ideological underpinnings can be traced to China's civilizational philosophy of "harmony in diversity" and "seeking common ground while reserving differences". In modern diplomatic parlance, this translates into a strategy of principled negotiation: identifying non-negotiable core interests while seeking mutually beneficial solutions in other areas.
\nThis approach is in stark contrast to the zero-sum ultimatums of Western governments. For China, maintaining flexibility and openness while adhering to the core principles is not a reluctant compromise but a proactive strategic choice: to maximize the potential for cooperation and dialogue while safeguarding its core interests.
\nYet the fact that the two sides could reach a "basic framework consensus" on a contentious issue like TikTok shows that Sino-US relations cannot be defined by confrontation alone. It is far more complex and multidimensional.
\nIn an era of economic and technological globalization, the two countries are connected through countless threads of multinational corporations, cultural products and people-to-people exchanges. This multi-layered and multi-domain interdependence makes the cost and risk of any "decoupling" prohibitively high. This also explains the stark contrast between Washington's "decoupling" rhetoric and the "voting with their feet" reality of US companies.
\nArtificial intelligence, arguably the most intense area of competition between China and the US for now, offers a compelling example: open-source large AI models from China, such as DeepSeek and Qwen, are being adopted by an increasing number of US and Japanese start-ups due to their superior performance and cost-effectiveness. As Martin Casado, a partner at the top Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, said, there's an 80 percent chance that startups pitching to his firm are using Chinese open-source AI models. In the face of this deeply integrated technological ecosystem, the US' decoupling narrative seems detached from reality.
\nThe Madrid talks are a silver lining. Looking ahead, the normalization of Sino-US tech exchange — and the broader bilateral relationship — hinges on whether the US will stop politicizing and weaponizing economic and technological issues.
\nFor the US, the key is to work with China to forge a new type of major-country relationship based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation. In the final analysis, this is not only about the interests of two countries, but also about fostering an open, innovation-oriented and collaborative global technology ecosystem for the shared future of humanity.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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\nThe situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia has been changing at a fast pace.
\nTherefore, China and the Republic of Korea, as two of the most important countries in the region, should deepen cooperation to achieve win-win results. And yet there are certain factors that need greater attention.
\nTo begin with, what really is the Lee Jae-myung government's China policy?
\nSince Lee Jae-myung took office, his China policy has not been clear. On the one hand, the ROK president has said multiple times that he highly values his country's relations with China, and adopted a cautious attitude toward the Taiwan question. On the other hand, during his visit to the United States earlier this year, Lee said the ROK can't continue the current foreign policy, which is based on two key factors: the ROK's security relies on the US, and its economy on China.
\nHe also said that the ROK will deal with both security and economic issues under the framework of the US-ROK alliance, and even defined the current relationship with China as one that needs to be properly managed.
\nSo it is not clear what Lee is really thinking. If he wants to manage the ROK's relations with China under the framework of the US-ROK alliance, China-ROK ties cannot develop smoothly.
\nSecond, the APEC meeting is scheduled for late October in the ROK, and China attaches great importance to that meeting. Given China's increasing importance for the global economy, including the ROK's economy, and its growing global influence, the ROK would want to seize the opportunity to improve China-ROK ties.
\nThird, what is the situation and development trend on the Korean Peninsula, and whether Beijing and Seoul can deepen practical cooperation to address the peninsula issue?
\nThis year has seen some important developments in relation to the Korean Peninsula. Lee became the ROK's president in June, following the impeachment of previous president Yoon Suk-yeol, whose abrupt declaration of martial law in late 2024 plunged the country into political turmoil. On his part, US President Donald Trump has been reiterating that he wants to have direct talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un, ostensibly to resolve the peninsula issue. And Kim Jong-un visited China to attend the Sept 3 military parade, held to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
\nAlso, after taking office, Lee emphasized that improving relations with the DPRK is his top priority. But despite sending positive signals to the DPRK, he is yet to receive a proper response. Many observers have said that given the current situation on the peninsula, Lee could seek the US' help to defuse tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul. In fact, during his visit to the White House, Lee even told Trump that he is the only person who can address the Korean Peninsula issue.
\nBut Trump's involvement in Pyongyang-Seoul relations will not lead the talks, if they are held, anywhere, because the US and the DPRK lack mutual trust and communication channels.
\nNevertheless, it is likely that the situation on the Korean Peninsula will develop rapidly in the near future.
\nBut then, following Kim Jong-un's visit to China, relations between Beijing and Pyongyang are developing steadily. As such, Lee, instead of involving the US to resolve the Pyongyang-Seoul issues, should make concerted efforts on his own and strengthen cooperation with China to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
\n", + "content": "\nThe situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia has been changing at a fast pace.
\nTherefore, China and the Republic of Korea, as two of the most important countries in the region, should deepen cooperation to achieve win-win results. And yet there are certain factors that need greater attention.
\nTo begin with, what really is the Lee Jae-myung government's China policy?
\nSince Lee Jae-myung took office, his China policy has not been clear. On the one hand, the ROK president has said multiple times that he highly values his country's relations with China, and adopted a cautious attitude toward the Taiwan question. On the other hand, during his visit to the United States earlier this year, Lee said the ROK can't continue the current foreign policy, which is based on two key factors: the ROK's security relies on the US, and its economy on China.
\nHe also said that the ROK will deal with both security and economic issues under the framework of the US-ROK alliance, and even defined the current relationship with China as one that needs to be properly managed.
\nSo it is not clear what Lee is really thinking. If he wants to manage the ROK's relations with China under the framework of the US-ROK alliance, China-ROK ties cannot develop smoothly.
\nSecond, the APEC meeting is scheduled for late October in the ROK, and China attaches great importance to that meeting. Given China's increasing importance for the global economy, including the ROK's economy, and its growing global influence, the ROK would want to seize the opportunity to improve China-ROK ties.
\nThird, what is the situation and development trend on the Korean Peninsula, and whether Beijing and Seoul can deepen practical cooperation to address the peninsula issue?
\nThis year has seen some important developments in relation to the Korean Peninsula. Lee became the ROK's president in June, following the impeachment of previous president Yoon Suk-yeol, whose abrupt declaration of martial law in late 2024 plunged the country into political turmoil. On his part, US President Donald Trump has been reiterating that he wants to have direct talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un, ostensibly to resolve the peninsula issue. And Kim Jong-un visited China to attend the Sept 3 military parade, held to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
\nAlso, after taking office, Lee emphasized that improving relations with the DPRK is his top priority. But despite sending positive signals to the DPRK, he is yet to receive a proper response. Many observers have said that given the current situation on the peninsula, Lee could seek the US' help to defuse tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul. In fact, during his visit to the White House, Lee even told Trump that he is the only person who can address the Korean Peninsula issue.
\nBut Trump's involvement in Pyongyang-Seoul relations will not lead the talks, if they are held, anywhere, because the US and the DPRK lack mutual trust and communication channels.
\nNevertheless, it is likely that the situation on the Korean Peninsula will develop rapidly in the near future.
\nBut then, following Kim Jong-un's visit to China, relations between Beijing and Pyongyang are developing steadily. As such, Lee, instead of involving the US to resolve the Pyongyang-Seoul issues, should make concerted efforts on his own and strengthen cooperation with China to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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Doctors Without Borders' medical aid workers, and supporters gather in front of the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday to call on world leaders to take action and end the conflict in Gaza.
\nSaudi Arabia and Pakistan on Wednesday signed a new strategic defense pact that regards any attack on either nation as aggression on both. It was the first firm defense decision made by an Arab country since Israel's attack in Qatar last week that sparked concerns across Gulf states that have long depended on the United States for their security.
\nThe deal, signed by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh, "aims to develop aspects of defense cooperation between the two countries and strengthen joint deterrence against any aggression", read a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency.
\n"Any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both," it added.
\n"This agreement is a culmination of years of discussions. This is not a response to specific countries or specific events but an institutionalization of long-standing and deep cooperation between our two countries," a senior Saudi official told Reuters when asked about its timing.
\nMedia reports said the timing appeared to be a signal to Israel which attempted to kill Hamas leaders with airstrikes on Sept 9 in Doha, infuriating Arab countries.
\nAsked whether Pakistan would be obliged to provide Saudi Arabia with a nuclear umbrella under the pact, the Saudi official said: "This is a comprehensive defensive agreement that encompasses all military means."
\nA statement from Sharif's office said, "This agreement reflects the shared commitment of both nations to enhance their security and to achieve security and peace in the region and the world, aims to develop aspects of defense cooperation between the two countries, and strengthen joint deterrence against any aggression."
\nMeanwhile, Israel pressed its US-backed ground offensive in Gaza City with local authorities saying on Wednesday that more than 65,000 people have been killed since October 2023.
\nThe offensive has sparked outrage among the international community, with the Palestinian territory already devastated by nearly two years of conflict and the Gaza City area gripped by a United Nations-declared famine.
\nA huge number of Palestinians were fleeing Gaza City by any means as the Israeli army on Wednesday ordered people to leave Gaza City within the next 48 hours and move south along a temporary passageway.
\nDire conditions
\nHowever, many are reluctant to follow Israel's orders because of dangers along the way, dire conditions, lack of food in the southern area and fear of permanent displacement.
\n"Even if we want to leave Gaza City, is there any guarantee we would be able to come back? Will the war ever end? That's why I prefer to die here, in Sabra, my neighborhood," said a schoolteacher who only gave his name as Ahmed by phone.
\nThe latest Israeli operation also pushed any ceasefire farther out of reach. The Israeli forces, which vowed to "destroy Hamas' military infrastructure", have not given a timeline for the offensive, but indicated it could take months.
\nIsraeli political scientist Menachem Klein told Al Jazeera that Israel's actions in Gaza showed that its priority is not recovering Israeli captives held by Hamas, but to render the territory "unlivable".
\nHaving devastated Gaza, said the senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, Israel's aim is to "move the population to a concentration zone" and then "push them outside".
\nMeanwhile, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday described the destruction of Gaza as a "demolition phase" and part of an 'urban renewal plan', saying there's a "business plan" to turn Gaza into a "real estate bonanza "and he was discussing with the Trump administration how to share the proceeds.
\nUS Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday described Israel's assault on Gaza as a genocide, renewing his call for ending Washington's "complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people".
\nAgencies contributed to this story.
\ncuihaipei@chinadaily.com.cn
\nDoctors Without Borders' medical aid workers, and supporters gather in front of the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday to call on world leaders to take action and end the conflict in Gaza.
\nSaudi Arabia and Pakistan on Wednesday signed a new strategic defense pact that regards any attack on either nation as aggression on both. It was the first firm defense decision made by an Arab country since Israel's attack in Qatar last week that sparked concerns across Gulf states that have long depended on the United States for their security.
\nThe deal, signed by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh, "aims to develop aspects of defense cooperation between the two countries and strengthen joint deterrence against any aggression", read a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency.
\n"Any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both," it added.
\n"This agreement is a culmination of years of discussions. This is not a response to specific countries or specific events but an institutionalization of long-standing and deep cooperation between our two countries," a senior Saudi official told Reuters when asked about its timing.
\nMedia reports said the timing appeared to be a signal to Israel which attempted to kill Hamas leaders with airstrikes on Sept 9 in Doha, infuriating Arab countries.
\nAsked whether Pakistan would be obliged to provide Saudi Arabia with a nuclear umbrella under the pact, the Saudi official said: "This is a comprehensive defensive agreement that encompasses all military means."
\nA statement from Sharif's office said, "This agreement reflects the shared commitment of both nations to enhance their security and to achieve security and peace in the region and the world, aims to develop aspects of defense cooperation between the two countries, and strengthen joint deterrence against any aggression."
\nMeanwhile, Israel pressed its US-backed ground offensive in Gaza City with local authorities saying on Wednesday that more than 65,000 people have been killed since October 2023.
\nThe offensive has sparked outrage among the international community, with the Palestinian territory already devastated by nearly two years of conflict and the Gaza City area gripped by a United Nations-declared famine.
\nA huge number of Palestinians were fleeing Gaza City by any means as the Israeli army on Wednesday ordered people to leave Gaza City within the next 48 hours and move south along a temporary passageway.
\nDire conditions
\nHowever, many are reluctant to follow Israel's orders because of dangers along the way, dire conditions, lack of food in the southern area and fear of permanent displacement.
\n"Even if we want to leave Gaza City, is there any guarantee we would be able to come back? Will the war ever end? That's why I prefer to die here, in Sabra, my neighborhood," said a schoolteacher who only gave his name as Ahmed by phone.
\nThe latest Israeli operation also pushed any ceasefire farther out of reach. The Israeli forces, which vowed to "destroy Hamas' military infrastructure", have not given a timeline for the offensive, but indicated it could take months.
\nIsraeli political scientist Menachem Klein told Al Jazeera that Israel's actions in Gaza showed that its priority is not recovering Israeli captives held by Hamas, but to render the territory "unlivable".
\nHaving devastated Gaza, said the senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, Israel's aim is to "move the population to a concentration zone" and then "push them outside".
\nMeanwhile, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday described the destruction of Gaza as a "demolition phase" and part of an 'urban renewal plan', saying there's a "business plan" to turn Gaza into a "real estate bonanza "and he was discussing with the Trump administration how to share the proceeds.
\nUS Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday described Israel's assault on Gaza as a genocide, renewing his call for ending Washington's "complicity in the slaughter of the Palestinian people".
\nAgencies contributed to this story.
\ncuihaipei@chinadaily.com.cn
\nThe Chinese embassy in Israel refuted the Israeli leader's recent remarks that China is using social media to impose a "media blockade "against Israel as groundless and detrimental to bilateral relations.
\nAccording to local media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with a delegation of state legislators from the United States on Monday, claimed that some countries, including China and Qatar, are using social media to carry out a "media blockade" against Israel.
\nIn a statement released on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Israel said that China is shocked by the remarks made by the Israeli leader, which are completely groundless and detrimental to China-Israel relations. China strongly opposes and expresses grave concerns over such remarks, the spokesperson said.
\nBy blaming social media and then China for the criticism it is facing, Israel is making a misguided move that targets the wrong party and offers the wrong solution, the embassy stated.
\nThe spokesperson said the international community has been highly concerned about the situation in Gaza and broadly supports an early ceasefire and an end to the conflict — a move that would also help ensure the safe and prompt return of Israeli hostages. Within Israel, there have been growing reflective voices emphasizing that what the country needs is not a prolonged conflict, but a lasting solution for peace, the spokesperson said.
\nFurthermore, the lopsided results of numerous votes on Palestinian issues at the United Nations and other multilateral forums clearly reflect the position of the majority of the international community, the spokesperson pointed out.
\nEmphasizing that unilateral security is unsustainable, the spokesperson called for shared security as the only viable path to lasting peace. Israel's legitimate security concerns must be respected, just as Palestine's right to exist, to statehood, and to development must be fulfilled, the statement read.
\n"We call on Israel to heed the strong voice of the international community, immediately halt military operations in Gaza, and secure a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire as soon as possible," the spokesperson said.
\nyangran1@chinadaily.com.cn
\nThe Chinese embassy in Israel refuted the Israeli leader's recent remarks that China is using social media to impose a "media blockade "against Israel as groundless and detrimental to bilateral relations.
\nAccording to local media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with a delegation of state legislators from the United States on Monday, claimed that some countries, including China and Qatar, are using social media to carry out a "media blockade" against Israel.
\nIn a statement released on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Israel said that China is shocked by the remarks made by the Israeli leader, which are completely groundless and detrimental to China-Israel relations. China strongly opposes and expresses grave concerns over such remarks, the spokesperson said.
\nBy blaming social media and then China for the criticism it is facing, Israel is making a misguided move that targets the wrong party and offers the wrong solution, the embassy stated.
\nThe spokesperson said the international community has been highly concerned about the situation in Gaza and broadly supports an early ceasefire and an end to the conflict — a move that would also help ensure the safe and prompt return of Israeli hostages. Within Israel, there have been growing reflective voices emphasizing that what the country needs is not a prolonged conflict, but a lasting solution for peace, the spokesperson said.
\nFurthermore, the lopsided results of numerous votes on Palestinian issues at the United Nations and other multilateral forums clearly reflect the position of the majority of the international community, the spokesperson pointed out.
\nEmphasizing that unilateral security is unsustainable, the spokesperson called for shared security as the only viable path to lasting peace. Israel's legitimate security concerns must be respected, just as Palestine's right to exist, to statehood, and to development must be fulfilled, the statement read.
\n"We call on Israel to heed the strong voice of the international community, immediately halt military operations in Gaza, and secure a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire as soon as possible," the spokesperson said.
\nyangran1@chinadaily.com.cn
\nThe United Kingdom has secured a total of 150 billion pounds ($205 billion) in investment from the United States to coincide with US President Donald Trump's state visit.
\nThe record-breaking investment package, which includes previously announced major commitments from tech giants Microsoft and Google, as well as private equity group Blackstone, is expected to create 7,600 "high-quality" jobs across the UK, according to a government news release.
\nBlackstone alone has pledged 90 billion pounds in new investment, adding to its existing commitment of 10 billion pounds for data center development.
\nOther notable commitments include Palantir's investment of 1.5 billion pounds that promises 350 new jobs, while Prologis pledged 3.9 billion pounds to expand its Cambridge Biomedical Campus operations.
\nThe total package marks the largest investment commitment ever secured during a UK state visit, according to the government.
\nBroader talks
\nUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Trump were scheduled to meet with British and US investors at the prime minister's countryside retreat of Chequers on Thursday to discuss strengthening economic partnerships as part of broader talks, with tech investment, steel tariffs and potentially tricky talks over Ukraine and Gaza on the agenda.
\nThe full package announcement comes at a crucial time for the UK government, following recent decisions by major pharmaceutical companies to redirect their investments from the UK to the US, reported the BBC.
\nPharmaceutical giant GSK is investing 22 billion pounds in US research, development, and manufacturing facilities over the next five years.
\nAmong other reciprocal investments, energy company BP is set to invest 3.6 billion pounds annually in US operations through 2028, expanding on its existing $160 billion investment that currently supports 30,000 US jobs.
\nThe Financial Times reported on Wednesday that the UK's efforts to seek a reduction in US steel tariffs from 25 percent to zero have been suspended, despite earlier agreements this year.
\njonathan@mail.chinadailyuk.com
\nThe United Kingdom has secured a total of 150 billion pounds ($205 billion) in investment from the United States to coincide with US President Donald Trump's state visit.
\nThe record-breaking investment package, which includes previously announced major commitments from tech giants Microsoft and Google, as well as private equity group Blackstone, is expected to create 7,600 "high-quality" jobs across the UK, according to a government news release.
\nBlackstone alone has pledged 90 billion pounds in new investment, adding to its existing commitment of 10 billion pounds for data center development.
\nOther notable commitments include Palantir's investment of 1.5 billion pounds that promises 350 new jobs, while Prologis pledged 3.9 billion pounds to expand its Cambridge Biomedical Campus operations.
\nThe total package marks the largest investment commitment ever secured during a UK state visit, according to the government.
\nBroader talks
\nUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Trump were scheduled to meet with British and US investors at the prime minister's countryside retreat of Chequers on Thursday to discuss strengthening economic partnerships as part of broader talks, with tech investment, steel tariffs and potentially tricky talks over Ukraine and Gaza on the agenda.
\nThe full package announcement comes at a crucial time for the UK government, following recent decisions by major pharmaceutical companies to redirect their investments from the UK to the US, reported the BBC.
\nPharmaceutical giant GSK is investing 22 billion pounds in US research, development, and manufacturing facilities over the next five years.
\nAmong other reciprocal investments, energy company BP is set to invest 3.6 billion pounds annually in US operations through 2028, expanding on its existing $160 billion investment that currently supports 30,000 US jobs.
\nThe Financial Times reported on Wednesday that the UK's efforts to seek a reduction in US steel tariffs from 25 percent to zero have been suspended, despite earlier agreements this year.
\njonathan@mail.chinadailyuk.com
\nUNITED STATES
\nHouse OKs stopgap bill to avert shutdown
\nThe US House of Representatives cleared the way on Wednesday for a vote later this week on a stopgap funding measure to avert a partial federal government shutdown in two weeks. Lawmakers voted 216-210 to approve a measure allowing the House to open debate on the stopgap legislation, which would provide funding for federal agencies through Nov 21, giving the House and Senate additional time to reach agreement on full-scale appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026, which begins on Oct 1.
\nFRANCE
\nGold worth $700,000 stolen from museum
\nThieves have broken into Paris' National Museum of Natural History making off with gold samples worth 600,000 euros ($700,000) in the latest of a series of robberies from cultural institutions, according to the museum. Famed for its dinosaur skeletons and taxidermy, the museum also houses a geology and mineralogy gallery. A police source said that the museum's alarm and surveillance systems had been disabled by a cyber attack in July, but it was unclear if they were working when the theft took place.
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\nHouse OKs stopgap bill to avert shutdown
\nThe US House of Representatives cleared the way on Wednesday for a vote later this week on a stopgap funding measure to avert a partial federal government shutdown in two weeks. Lawmakers voted 216-210 to approve a measure allowing the House to open debate on the stopgap legislation, which would provide funding for federal agencies through Nov 21, giving the House and Senate additional time to reach agreement on full-scale appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026, which begins on Oct 1.
\nFRANCE
\nGold worth $700,000 stolen from museum
\nThieves have broken into Paris' National Museum of Natural History making off with gold samples worth 600,000 euros ($700,000) in the latest of a series of robberies from cultural institutions, according to the museum. Famed for its dinosaur skeletons and taxidermy, the museum also houses a geology and mineralogy gallery. A police source said that the museum's alarm and surveillance systems had been disabled by a cyber attack in July, but it was unclear if they were working when the theft took place.
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A visitor shakes hands with a humanoid robot during the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Wednesday.
\nChina and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are committed to deepening cooperation in artificial intelligence and advancing common prosperity across the region, officials said.
\nThey spoke at the 2025 China-ASEAN Ministerial Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence held on Thursday in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, during the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.
\nThe event was co-hosted by China's National Development and Reform Commission and the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which was attended by officials from both China and ASEAN countries.
\nDuring the meeting, the China-ASEAN Countries Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center was inaugurated to strengthen the foundation for AI development and offer open-source services.
\nParticipants also proposed the launch of a China-ASEAN "AI +"action, the establishment of a China-ASEAN ministerial cooperation mechanism on AI, and released a series of key cooperation outcomes.
\nWang Changlin, deputy head of the NDRC, said that China-ASEAN cooperation in AI carries tremendous potential, with both sides expected to advance AI technology as a driving force for regional economic growth, improved livelihoods, and the building of a China-ASEAN community with a shared future.
\nAs the trade volume between China and ASEAN countries has been growing in recent years, "abundant data resources and diverse application scenarios have created favorable conditions for AI to empower economic and social development," he said.
\nThis year's expo focuses on AI empowerment and innovation, and the roundtable aligns with ASEAN countries' key objective of strengthening international cooperation in AI, further building consensus, and accelerating practical collaboration between China and ASEAN, Wang said.
\nAccording to the World Trade Report 2025 released by the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, AI could boost global trade by 34 to 37 percent and raise global GDP by 12 to 13 percent by 2040, under scenarios where the digital infrastructure gap is narrowed and supportive policies are enacted.
\nParulian George Andreas Silalahi, deputy chief of mission of the embassy of Indonesia in China, said that China and ASEAN countries share great opportunities in AI collaborations to support regional economic growth.
\n"Taking into account China as a leading player in AI development and innovation, and ASEAN as the fertile ground for AI development and innovation, as it continues to emerge as the key driver for the region's digital and AI transformation," he said.
\nHe said the Indonesian government has launched its National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence 2020-45, which outlines the focus and priorities in AI development, including the health sector, bureaucratic reform, education, smart city development, and food security.
\n"To realize this vision, Indonesia must also tackle pressing challenges, including the need to develop robust digital and AI infrastructure that demands adequate funding and investment, as well as the growing requirement for a skilled workforce in the digital and AI sectors," he added.
\n"Therefore, cooperation among ASEAN members and China is the key to addressing those challenges," the Indonesian official said.
\nSimilar views were shared by Low Yen Ling, senior minister of state for Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of Singapore. She said that cooperation between China and ASEAN will help boost AI empowerment in this region.
\nBy leveraging the institutional strengths of the China-ASEAN Expo, China's expertise in AI-driven digital economic transformation can be translated into tangible cooperative projects.
\nSok Puthyvuth, secretary of state of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia, said that China's expertise in AI presents valuable opportunities for ASEAN countries to accelerate progress.
\n"Cambodia has placed digital transformation at the heart of its national development agenda, and we are now entering a new phase by integrating artificial intelligence into our digital transformation journey," he said.
\nContact the writers at liujianqiao@chinadaily.com.cn.
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\nChina and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are committed to deepening cooperation in artificial intelligence and advancing common prosperity across the region, officials said.
\nThey spoke at the 2025 China-ASEAN Ministerial Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence held on Thursday in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, during the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo.
\nThe event was co-hosted by China's National Development and Reform Commission and the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which was attended by officials from both China and ASEAN countries.
\nDuring the meeting, the China-ASEAN Countries Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center was inaugurated to strengthen the foundation for AI development and offer open-source services.
\nParticipants also proposed the launch of a China-ASEAN "AI +"action, the establishment of a China-ASEAN ministerial cooperation mechanism on AI, and released a series of key cooperation outcomes.
\nWang Changlin, deputy head of the NDRC, said that China-ASEAN cooperation in AI carries tremendous potential, with both sides expected to advance AI technology as a driving force for regional economic growth, improved livelihoods, and the building of a China-ASEAN community with a shared future.
\nAs the trade volume between China and ASEAN countries has been growing in recent years, "abundant data resources and diverse application scenarios have created favorable conditions for AI to empower economic and social development," he said.
\nThis year's expo focuses on AI empowerment and innovation, and the roundtable aligns with ASEAN countries' key objective of strengthening international cooperation in AI, further building consensus, and accelerating practical collaboration between China and ASEAN, Wang said.
\nAccording to the World Trade Report 2025 released by the World Trade Organization on Wednesday, AI could boost global trade by 34 to 37 percent and raise global GDP by 12 to 13 percent by 2040, under scenarios where the digital infrastructure gap is narrowed and supportive policies are enacted.
\nParulian George Andreas Silalahi, deputy chief of mission of the embassy of Indonesia in China, said that China and ASEAN countries share great opportunities in AI collaborations to support regional economic growth.
\n"Taking into account China as a leading player in AI development and innovation, and ASEAN as the fertile ground for AI development and innovation, as it continues to emerge as the key driver for the region's digital and AI transformation," he said.
\nHe said the Indonesian government has launched its National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence 2020-45, which outlines the focus and priorities in AI development, including the health sector, bureaucratic reform, education, smart city development, and food security.
\n"To realize this vision, Indonesia must also tackle pressing challenges, including the need to develop robust digital and AI infrastructure that demands adequate funding and investment, as well as the growing requirement for a skilled workforce in the digital and AI sectors," he added.
\n"Therefore, cooperation among ASEAN members and China is the key to addressing those challenges," the Indonesian official said.
\nSimilar views were shared by Low Yen Ling, senior minister of state for Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of Singapore. She said that cooperation between China and ASEAN will help boost AI empowerment in this region.
\nBy leveraging the institutional strengths of the China-ASEAN Expo, China's expertise in AI-driven digital economic transformation can be translated into tangible cooperative projects.
\nSok Puthyvuth, secretary of state of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia, said that China's expertise in AI presents valuable opportunities for ASEAN countries to accelerate progress.
\n"Cambodia has placed digital transformation at the heart of its national development agenda, and we are now entering a new phase by integrating artificial intelligence into our digital transformation journey," he said.
\nContact the writers at liujianqiao@chinadaily.com.cn.
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An employee of Bank of Beijing operates a humanoid robot during a recent expo in Beijing.
\nChina's listed banks are ramping up the adoption of artificial intelligence, accelerating deployments in the first half as they seek to boost efficiency, enhance customer experience and unlock new growth, with experts saying large AI models are shifting from tools of productivity to engines of value creation.
\nDuring its 2025 interim results briefing on Aug 29, Han Jing, executive vice-president of China Construction Bank, said: "We use technology and data-driven approaches, especially AI, to empower precise customer identification, targeted marketing and accurate profiling. This is reflected in both our corporate and retail business segments. By gaining insights into customer characteristics, we can precisely tailor our products and services."
\nIn corporate banking, CCB managed long-tail clients through robotic tools, adding over 130 billion yuan ($18.3 billion) in new corporate deposits in the first half. In retail banking, its intelligent management helped achieve a nearly 95 percent renewal rate for maturing deposits, said Han.
\nIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China introduced over 100 new AI-powered application scenarios across key business areas such as personal finance, financial markets and corporate lending, including an AI wealth assistant and an intelligent investment research assistant.
\nPostal Savings Bank of China has developed more than 230 large-model application scenarios. Its interbank ecosystem platform has deployed bill-transaction robots, achieving full-process intelligent management across all bill types. Its investment banking transaction robots enable intelligent inquiry and response for bond underwriting, boosting inquiry efficiency by more than 95 percent. The lender's intelligent loan review assistants support over 30,000 loan approval cases daily by effectively identifying, extracting and classifying more than 10 types of images, thereby further improving loan review efficiency.
\nWhile large State-owned banks maintain leadership in applying digital technologies, joint-stock commercial lenders are also striving to catch up.
\nIn the first half, China Everbright Bank launched a large-model intelligent policy assistant, building a knowledge base of over 1,700 policy documents and an intelligent policy search and analysis agent. By linking policy documents with business scenarios, it has improved compliance execution and built end-to-end policy service capabilities.
\nBank of Beijing, embracing an "All in AI" strategy, is accelerating its transformation into an AI-driven commercial bank. It has established an AI system built on an integrated computing power infrastructure and developed two major model development and operating platforms.
\nHuo Xuewen, chairman at Bank of Beijing, said the integrated computing power base allows unified management of enterprise-level AI resources, significantly improving operational efficiency and enhancing data linkage and analytical capabilities. The two platforms, driven by both large and small models, empower product innovation, customer service and risk management. The bank has developed a core AI capability system with over 100 AI functions, rolled out a suite of practical AI tools and built more than 300 application scenarios.
\nPing An Bank's interim report showed that in the first half, the lender built a large-model capability system, refining models through supervised fine-tuning, autonomous large-model planning and intelligent agents to enhance application capabilities in key scenarios. As of the end of June, it had deployed over 330 large-model application scenarios.
\nBeyond business applications, digital finance is also playing an increasingly important role in risk management and compliance. For example, in corporate risk management, Ping An Bank has deepened its exploration of intelligent risk control protocols powered by large models, building a knowledge base of risk experts and leveraging intelligent systems to improve the efficiency of risk-control processes and broaden the applicability of large models.
\nIn retail loan approvals and collections, the bank relies on large-model capabilities to extract and identify risk characteristics from unstructured data and other elements.
\nIndustry experts point out that the use of large AI models in risk management remains at an exploratory stage. Looking ahead, in order to better ensure security, AI large models are expected to gradually unlock greater value in forward-looking risk identification, accuracy of risk assessment, speed of risk monitoring and breadth of risk management.
\njiangxueqing@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "An employee of Bank of Beijing operates a humanoid robot during a recent expo in Beijing.
\nChina's listed banks are ramping up the adoption of artificial intelligence, accelerating deployments in the first half as they seek to boost efficiency, enhance customer experience and unlock new growth, with experts saying large AI models are shifting from tools of productivity to engines of value creation.
\nDuring its 2025 interim results briefing on Aug 29, Han Jing, executive vice-president of China Construction Bank, said: "We use technology and data-driven approaches, especially AI, to empower precise customer identification, targeted marketing and accurate profiling. This is reflected in both our corporate and retail business segments. By gaining insights into customer characteristics, we can precisely tailor our products and services."
\nIn corporate banking, CCB managed long-tail clients through robotic tools, adding over 130 billion yuan ($18.3 billion) in new corporate deposits in the first half. In retail banking, its intelligent management helped achieve a nearly 95 percent renewal rate for maturing deposits, said Han.
\nIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China introduced over 100 new AI-powered application scenarios across key business areas such as personal finance, financial markets and corporate lending, including an AI wealth assistant and an intelligent investment research assistant.
\nPostal Savings Bank of China has developed more than 230 large-model application scenarios. Its interbank ecosystem platform has deployed bill-transaction robots, achieving full-process intelligent management across all bill types. Its investment banking transaction robots enable intelligent inquiry and response for bond underwriting, boosting inquiry efficiency by more than 95 percent. The lender's intelligent loan review assistants support over 30,000 loan approval cases daily by effectively identifying, extracting and classifying more than 10 types of images, thereby further improving loan review efficiency.
\nWhile large State-owned banks maintain leadership in applying digital technologies, joint-stock commercial lenders are also striving to catch up.
\nIn the first half, China Everbright Bank launched a large-model intelligent policy assistant, building a knowledge base of over 1,700 policy documents and an intelligent policy search and analysis agent. By linking policy documents with business scenarios, it has improved compliance execution and built end-to-end policy service capabilities.
\nBank of Beijing, embracing an "All in AI" strategy, is accelerating its transformation into an AI-driven commercial bank. It has established an AI system built on an integrated computing power infrastructure and developed two major model development and operating platforms.
\nHuo Xuewen, chairman at Bank of Beijing, said the integrated computing power base allows unified management of enterprise-level AI resources, significantly improving operational efficiency and enhancing data linkage and analytical capabilities. The two platforms, driven by both large and small models, empower product innovation, customer service and risk management. The bank has developed a core AI capability system with over 100 AI functions, rolled out a suite of practical AI tools and built more than 300 application scenarios.
\nPing An Bank's interim report showed that in the first half, the lender built a large-model capability system, refining models through supervised fine-tuning, autonomous large-model planning and intelligent agents to enhance application capabilities in key scenarios. As of the end of June, it had deployed over 330 large-model application scenarios.
\nBeyond business applications, digital finance is also playing an increasingly important role in risk management and compliance. For example, in corporate risk management, Ping An Bank has deepened its exploration of intelligent risk control protocols powered by large models, building a knowledge base of risk experts and leveraging intelligent systems to improve the efficiency of risk-control processes and broaden the applicability of large models.
\nIn retail loan approvals and collections, the bank relies on large-model capabilities to extract and identify risk characteristics from unstructured data and other elements.
\nIndustry experts point out that the use of large AI models in risk management remains at an exploratory stage. Looking ahead, in order to better ensure security, AI large models are expected to gradually unlock greater value in forward-looking risk identification, accuracy of risk assessment, speed of risk monitoring and breadth of risk management.
\njiangxueqing@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nSingapore saw more than 3 million visits from the Chinese mainland last year, according to Singapore Tourism Board. China has become the city-state's largest source of international tourists. During the carrier's financial year from April 2024 to March 2025, it transported more than 3.7 million passenger trips between Singapore and the Chinese mainland.
\nChinese travelers have shown strong demand for trips to Singapore, with the country ranking among the top 10 most popular overseas destinations for the upcoming National Day holiday, based on hotel booking volumes, according to Qunar, a Beijing-based online travel agency.
\n"China stands as a top strategic priority of Singapore Airlines. Over the next 10 to 20 years, we aim to continuously expand our route network in China by adding more destinations," said Dai Haoyu, Singapore Airlines' senior vice-president of marketing planning.
\nThis year marks the 40th anniversary of the carrier's first flight launch in the Chinese mainland in 1985.
\nThe airline has since continued to increase the frequency of flights linking the two countries.
\nCurrently, Singapore Airlines operates flights connecting Singapore with major Chinese mainland cities, which include Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong province.
\n"We have seen rising travel demand from Chinese mainland cities, especially second-tier cities such as Chengdu, Sichuan province. To meet this growing demand, we have switched from narrow-body aircraft to wide-body aircraft to operate the Chengdu route," Dai said.
\nHe added that the number of travelers from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to China has also been growing rapidly.
\nIn addition, Singapore Airlines said it aims to further strengthen cooperation with domestic carriers in China. Currently, the airline has code-sharing agreements with Air China and Shenzhen Airlines to further increase the number of flight options for customers.
\nAdditionally, the carrier plans to gradually upgrade its fleet of 41 A350 aircraft with enhanced cabin products, a move set to cost 1.1 billion Singapore dollars ($860 million).
\nSome of these upgraded jets will be deployed on Singapore-China routes.
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\n", + "content": "Singapore Airlines said passenger demand on routes connecting Singapore and China has been growing steadily since the two countries introduced reciprocal visa-free policies early last year, and that the Chinese market had strong potential for significant growth in the years ahead.
\nSingapore saw more than 3 million visits from the Chinese mainland last year, according to Singapore Tourism Board. China has become the city-state's largest source of international tourists. During the carrier's financial year from April 2024 to March 2025, it transported more than 3.7 million passenger trips between Singapore and the Chinese mainland.
\nChinese travelers have shown strong demand for trips to Singapore, with the country ranking among the top 10 most popular overseas destinations for the upcoming National Day holiday, based on hotel booking volumes, according to Qunar, a Beijing-based online travel agency.
\n"China stands as a top strategic priority of Singapore Airlines. Over the next 10 to 20 years, we aim to continuously expand our route network in China by adding more destinations," said Dai Haoyu, Singapore Airlines' senior vice-president of marketing planning.
\nThis year marks the 40th anniversary of the carrier's first flight launch in the Chinese mainland in 1985.
\nThe airline has since continued to increase the frequency of flights linking the two countries.
\nCurrently, Singapore Airlines operates flights connecting Singapore with major Chinese mainland cities, which include Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong province.
\n"We have seen rising travel demand from Chinese mainland cities, especially second-tier cities such as Chengdu, Sichuan province. To meet this growing demand, we have switched from narrow-body aircraft to wide-body aircraft to operate the Chengdu route," Dai said.
\nHe added that the number of travelers from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia to China has also been growing rapidly.
\nIn addition, Singapore Airlines said it aims to further strengthen cooperation with domestic carriers in China. Currently, the airline has code-sharing agreements with Air China and Shenzhen Airlines to further increase the number of flight options for customers.
\nAdditionally, the carrier plans to gradually upgrade its fleet of 41 A350 aircraft with enhanced cabin products, a move set to cost 1.1 billion Singapore dollars ($860 million).
\nSome of these upgraded jets will be deployed on Singapore-China routes.
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\n"China's EV industry has indeed been a driving force behind the broader transformation of the automotive sector toward electrification and digitalization," said He Yadong, a spokesman for the ministry, at a news conference.
\n"European manufacturers now have every capability to not just adapt to market competition, but also be part and parcel of this industry-wide revolution," said He.
\nAs the European Union intensifies efforts to bolster its new energy vehicle sector — highlighted by Volkswagen's recent unveiling of its 20,000-euro ($23,683) model and new energy strategy rollouts from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Renault at the 2025 Munich Motor Show — it continues to enforce countervailing duties on Chinese EVs.
\nHe noted that the EU has groundlessly labeled Chinese automakers as "subsidized" simply due to their high cost-effectiveness, and has abused countervailing measures under the pretext of an unfounded "threat of damage".
\nIn essence, this constitutes a market barrier and interference with free competition. Practice has proven that protectionism cannot withstand the powerful forces of the market, nor can it block the rational choices of EU consumers, the spokesman said.
\n"We hope that the European side will refrain from weaponizing tariffs, eliminate market barriers, encourage fair competition and follow the broader trend of industrial collaboration. Together, we can create a fair, nondiscriminatory and predictable market environment for industrial development, and make positive contributions to addressing global climate change and achieving a green transition."
\nCooperation is the only way forward. China welcomes EVs from European companies into the Chinese market and is particularly eager to promote collaboration in this sector, said He.
\nBrussels had increased tariffs on Chinese-built EVs to as much as 45.3 percent in October last year. But Beijing and Brussels have floated the idea of lifting the tariffs through possible commitments to minimum prices, known as price undertakings for imported cars, earlier this year.
\nChina's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on June 7 that negotiations on a price commitment for EVs between China and the EU have "entered the final stage", though further efforts are still required from both sides.
\n"China and the EU exhibit strong economic complementarity, driven by China's robust manufacturing capacity and vast domestic market, alongside Europe's expertise in high-end manufacturing, services and technological innovation," said Liu Ying, a researcher at Renmin University of China's Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies.
\nLiu said the shared commitment of both sides to green transition offers significant opportunities to deepen cooperation, particularly in green development and the digital economy.
\nwangkeju@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "Beijing has called on Brussels to abandon the weaponization of tariffs and provide a truly level playing field for Chinese electric vehicle makers, while also welcoming European automakers into China, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
\n"China's EV industry has indeed been a driving force behind the broader transformation of the automotive sector toward electrification and digitalization," said He Yadong, a spokesman for the ministry, at a news conference.
\n"European manufacturers now have every capability to not just adapt to market competition, but also be part and parcel of this industry-wide revolution," said He.
\nAs the European Union intensifies efforts to bolster its new energy vehicle sector — highlighted by Volkswagen's recent unveiling of its 20,000-euro ($23,683) model and new energy strategy rollouts from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Renault at the 2025 Munich Motor Show — it continues to enforce countervailing duties on Chinese EVs.
\nHe noted that the EU has groundlessly labeled Chinese automakers as "subsidized" simply due to their high cost-effectiveness, and has abused countervailing measures under the pretext of an unfounded "threat of damage".
\nIn essence, this constitutes a market barrier and interference with free competition. Practice has proven that protectionism cannot withstand the powerful forces of the market, nor can it block the rational choices of EU consumers, the spokesman said.
\n"We hope that the European side will refrain from weaponizing tariffs, eliminate market barriers, encourage fair competition and follow the broader trend of industrial collaboration. Together, we can create a fair, nondiscriminatory and predictable market environment for industrial development, and make positive contributions to addressing global climate change and achieving a green transition."
\nCooperation is the only way forward. China welcomes EVs from European companies into the Chinese market and is particularly eager to promote collaboration in this sector, said He.
\nBrussels had increased tariffs on Chinese-built EVs to as much as 45.3 percent in October last year. But Beijing and Brussels have floated the idea of lifting the tariffs through possible commitments to minimum prices, known as price undertakings for imported cars, earlier this year.
\nChina's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on June 7 that negotiations on a price commitment for EVs between China and the EU have "entered the final stage", though further efforts are still required from both sides.
\n"China and the EU exhibit strong economic complementarity, driven by China's robust manufacturing capacity and vast domestic market, alongside Europe's expertise in high-end manufacturing, services and technological innovation," said Liu Ying, a researcher at Renmin University of China's Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies.
\nLiu said the shared commitment of both sides to green transition offers significant opportunities to deepen cooperation, particularly in green development and the digital economy.
\nwangkeju@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nAt the launch event in Beijing on Tuesday, cofounder and CEO Chris Lai compared the breakthrough to aerospace engineering. "NanoForge is like the SpaceX of drug delivery. It is both the rocket that delivers drugs precisely and the satellite that speeds up new drug development. This could solve one of the toughest problems in medicine, which is to get treatments exactly where they need to go, without harming healthy tissue," Lai said.
\nDrug delivery has long been one of the industry's hardest puzzles. The rollout of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 2020 showed the promise of lipid nanoparticle systems. These microscopic fat droplets can shield fragile molecules like mRNA and ferry them through the body. But applying them across multiple organs and scaling them for broader drug innovation have remained elusive.
\nLai explained that traditional drug delivery research relies heavily on trial and error, a slow and costly process with low success rates. For example, scientists may have to sift through tens of thousands of lipid combinations to identify a single viable LNP formula.
\nNanoForge uses a generative AI model called PhatGPT, which designs new lipid molecules atom by atom, much like ChatGPT generates text word by word. It evaluates multiple parameters at once to optimize performance, then validates results through automated lab experiments. "For nucleic acid drugs, NanoForge significantly improves mRNA encapsulation and targeting. What once required screening tens of thousands of formulas can now be achieved in weeks," said Zhang Xiaoju, head of RNA innovation at METiS.
\nMETiS has developed three core solutions: AiLNP for nucleic acid delivery, AiRNA for mRNA sequence design and AiTEM for small-molecule drug formulation.
\nSo far, the company says Nano-Forge has produced more than 10 million lipid structures and collected around 100,000 data points to train its models. The platform has already shown targeted delivery in eight types of human organs and tissues, including the liver, lungs, tumors and the central nervous system.
\nTo secure its edge, METiS has filed or obtained more than 100 patents.
\nIts drug pipeline includes more than 10 advanced programs. Seven have been validated in preclinical studies, while four are already in clinical trials. The lead candidate, an oncology therapy, has reached the pre-NDA stage, that is the final step before applying for regulatory approval.
\nDrug development usually drags on for more than a decade and can cost upward of $1 billion. Founded in 2020, METiS seems to have broken that cycle, moving more than 10 programs into advanced stages within five years by combining AI with nanotechnology.
\nStill, experts urge caution. "The ultimate goal of innovative drug development is to address unmet clinical needs, deliver strong efficacy and safety data in trials, and secure regulatory approval," said Fang Yang, executive director for healthcare and biotech at CEC Capital. "From that perspective, AI-driven drug platforms still need time and clinical validation."
\nLai acknowledged that METiS is in a "critical stage, moving from pre-commercial to commercial", with the focus now on ensuring both the platform and its pipeline generate sustained value.
\nThe business case appears compelling. According to consulting company Frost & Sullivan, the global market for intelligent drug-delivery solutions exceeded $18 billion in 2023 and will reach $52 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual rate of 17.2 percent. Nano-delivery technologies are expected to make up 42 percent of that market by 2025, or roughly $7.8 billion, underscoring its growing importance in the field.
\nInvestor interest has followed. In August, METiS closed a 400 million yuan ($55.6 million) Series D financing round. The fresh capital will support upgrades for NanoForge, pipeline expansion, global partnerships and new talent recruitment.
\nlijing2009@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "Beijing-based biotech unicorn METiS TechBio has rolled out what it calls the world's first AI-powered nano-delivery platform, NanoForge, which could reshape the way medicines are developed and delivered, paving the way for reprogrammable drugs.
\nAt the launch event in Beijing on Tuesday, cofounder and CEO Chris Lai compared the breakthrough to aerospace engineering. "NanoForge is like the SpaceX of drug delivery. It is both the rocket that delivers drugs precisely and the satellite that speeds up new drug development. This could solve one of the toughest problems in medicine, which is to get treatments exactly where they need to go, without harming healthy tissue," Lai said.
\nDrug delivery has long been one of the industry's hardest puzzles. The rollout of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 2020 showed the promise of lipid nanoparticle systems. These microscopic fat droplets can shield fragile molecules like mRNA and ferry them through the body. But applying them across multiple organs and scaling them for broader drug innovation have remained elusive.
\nLai explained that traditional drug delivery research relies heavily on trial and error, a slow and costly process with low success rates. For example, scientists may have to sift through tens of thousands of lipid combinations to identify a single viable LNP formula.
\nNanoForge uses a generative AI model called PhatGPT, which designs new lipid molecules atom by atom, much like ChatGPT generates text word by word. It evaluates multiple parameters at once to optimize performance, then validates results through automated lab experiments. "For nucleic acid drugs, NanoForge significantly improves mRNA encapsulation and targeting. What once required screening tens of thousands of formulas can now be achieved in weeks," said Zhang Xiaoju, head of RNA innovation at METiS.
\nMETiS has developed three core solutions: AiLNP for nucleic acid delivery, AiRNA for mRNA sequence design and AiTEM for small-molecule drug formulation.
\nSo far, the company says Nano-Forge has produced more than 10 million lipid structures and collected around 100,000 data points to train its models. The platform has already shown targeted delivery in eight types of human organs and tissues, including the liver, lungs, tumors and the central nervous system.
\nTo secure its edge, METiS has filed or obtained more than 100 patents.
\nIts drug pipeline includes more than 10 advanced programs. Seven have been validated in preclinical studies, while four are already in clinical trials. The lead candidate, an oncology therapy, has reached the pre-NDA stage, that is the final step before applying for regulatory approval.
\nDrug development usually drags on for more than a decade and can cost upward of $1 billion. Founded in 2020, METiS seems to have broken that cycle, moving more than 10 programs into advanced stages within five years by combining AI with nanotechnology.
\nStill, experts urge caution. "The ultimate goal of innovative drug development is to address unmet clinical needs, deliver strong efficacy and safety data in trials, and secure regulatory approval," said Fang Yang, executive director for healthcare and biotech at CEC Capital. "From that perspective, AI-driven drug platforms still need time and clinical validation."
\nLai acknowledged that METiS is in a "critical stage, moving from pre-commercial to commercial", with the focus now on ensuring both the platform and its pipeline generate sustained value.
\nThe business case appears compelling. According to consulting company Frost & Sullivan, the global market for intelligent drug-delivery solutions exceeded $18 billion in 2023 and will reach $52 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual rate of 17.2 percent. Nano-delivery technologies are expected to make up 42 percent of that market by 2025, or roughly $7.8 billion, underscoring its growing importance in the field.
\nInvestor interest has followed. In August, METiS closed a 400 million yuan ($55.6 million) Series D financing round. The fresh capital will support upgrades for NanoForge, pipeline expansion, global partnerships and new talent recruitment.
\nlijing2009@chinadaily.com.cn
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Staff members of State Grid Changji in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region interact with visitors at Tingzhou Eco-Valley, a top rated scenic area in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture. The State Grid employees inspected power facilities in 12 campgrounds at the popular camping spot and urged operators to replace weatherworn signage so as to ensure the safety of visitors.
\n", + "content": "Staff members of State Grid Changji in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region interact with visitors at Tingzhou Eco-Valley, a top rated scenic area in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture. The State Grid employees inspected power facilities in 12 campgrounds at the popular camping spot and urged operators to replace weatherworn signage so as to ensure the safety of visitors.
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\nChina's fiscal revenue edged up 0.3 percent year-on-year to 14.82 trillion yuan ($2.09 trillion) in the first eight months, said the Ministry of Finance. The central government collected about 6.43 trillion yuan in fiscal revenue during the period, down 1.7 percent, while local governments collected 8.39 trillion yuan, up 1.8 percent.
\nIntensive maintenance ensures safe transport
\nChinese railway operators have taken preventive measures to ensure rail transport safety. China Railway Taiyuan Group launched intensive maintenance on the Beijing-Baotou line to boost track stability and guarantee long-term safe transport. Its Datong Train Service Depot organized the work by simultaneously carrying out sleeper replacements, ballast cleaning, tamping and switch refurbishment at eight stations to raise the quality of track equipment. To minimize the impact on train operations, it enforced high-standard safety management, breaking down 78 safety requirements across 12 categories, and compiled a construction safety handbook, building a safety shield during the periods when trains were not running.
\n", + "content": "Fiscal revenue up 0.3%in first 8 months
\nChina's fiscal revenue edged up 0.3 percent year-on-year to 14.82 trillion yuan ($2.09 trillion) in the first eight months, said the Ministry of Finance. The central government collected about 6.43 trillion yuan in fiscal revenue during the period, down 1.7 percent, while local governments collected 8.39 trillion yuan, up 1.8 percent.
\nIntensive maintenance ensures safe transport
\nChinese railway operators have taken preventive measures to ensure rail transport safety. China Railway Taiyuan Group launched intensive maintenance on the Beijing-Baotou line to boost track stability and guarantee long-term safe transport. Its Datong Train Service Depot organized the work by simultaneously carrying out sleeper replacements, ballast cleaning, tamping and switch refurbishment at eight stations to raise the quality of track equipment. To minimize the impact on train operations, it enforced high-standard safety management, breaking down 78 safety requirements across 12 categories, and compiled a construction safety handbook, building a safety shield during the periods when trains were not running.
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A technician supervises the operation of a robotaxi in service in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in March.
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\nChina is stepping up efforts to ensure the safe and steady rollout of driver assistance technologies by introducing new national standards, in a bid to guide innovation with regulation and ensure the steady, secure growth of its automobile industry, said industry experts.
\nThe Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Wednesday released a draft of the mandatory national standard on safety requirements for combined driver assistance systems, or Level 2 systems, aiming to fill key regulatory gaps for product safety in the field.
\nThe highlight of the new standard is its clear requirements on operational conditions and driver monitoring, while further strengthening safety obligations for both automakers and their products, said an MIIT official.
\nAccording to the draft, L2 systems are not autonomous driving systems, as drivers must remain continuously engaged in dynamic driving tasks.
\nAutomakers must specify the conditions under which such systems can be used — such as applicable speeds and road types — and are prohibited from activating the function outside these parameters.
\nThe measure is intended to prevent misuse or abuse of the technology, the official said.
\nStandardized use is also highlighted as a key priority. The draft requires L2 systems to include both hands-off and gaze-off detection.
\nTo further ensure proper use, the draft stipulates that when the system triggers risk mitigation due to driver disengagement, or if hands-off or gaze-off occurs repeatedly, the system must be disabled for at least 30 minutes before being reactivated, the draft said.
\nWhile remaining aligned with international standards, the new rules also take into account China's unique traffic environment and industry development needs, making adaptive adjustments to key technical requirements with a strong focus on safety performance and risk control, said Gong Jinfeng, deputy general manager of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center.
\nFor example, compared with the UN Regulation No 171 adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in 2024, the draft provides more detailed road test requirements and introduces locally relevant scenarios. It also adds in-vehicle data recording requirements to ensure accurate documentation of critical operating information and support accident investigation.
\n"This provides comprehensive safeguards for road safety as well as the life and property safety of the people," Gong said.
\n"It will also guide enterprises to increase investment in safety-related research and development and shift from pursuing diversified functions to prioritizing safety and reliability," Gong added.
\nLi Chuanhai, vice-president of Geely Auto Group and president of Geely's research institute, put forth a similar viewpoint.
\nLi noted that in the short term, automakers and suppliers must accelerate compliance upgrades to ensure that system naming, performance indicators and safety mechanisms meet national standards.
\n"In the longer term, the rules will help unify technical approaches, boost public trust and pave the way for L3 and higher-level driving automation systems," Li said.
\nThe senior executive emphasized that the draft comes at a critical moment, as driver assistance technologies are gaining rapid traction in the country.
\nAccording to MIIT data, from January to July, China sold 7.76 million new passenger vehicles equipped with combined driver assistance systems, up 21.3 percent year-on-year, with a penetration rate of 62.6 percent.
\n"Given the fast pace of technological iteration and the complexity of application scenarios, a mechanism of continuous updates and phased tightening should be established under the current framework," Li added.
\n"Establishing baseline standards first, followed by phased tightening, will allow enterprises to transition smoothly while driving steady progress toward higher safety levels," he added.
\nTaking into account different product forms and technical routes, the draft categorizes L2 systems into three types and provides relevant standards: basic single-lane combined assistance, basic multilane combined assistance, and navigation-based combined assistance.
\nAs the draft standard is currently open for public comment, its technical provisions will be further refined based on feedback from industry players, technical institutions, and experts, the MIIT said.
\nlijiaying@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "A technician supervises the operation of a robotaxi in service in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in March.
\n\nChina is stepping up efforts to ensure the safe and steady rollout of driver assistance technologies by introducing new national standards, in a bid to guide innovation with regulation and ensure the steady, secure growth of its automobile industry, said industry experts.
\nThe Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Wednesday released a draft of the mandatory national standard on safety requirements for combined driver assistance systems, or Level 2 systems, aiming to fill key regulatory gaps for product safety in the field.
\nThe highlight of the new standard is its clear requirements on operational conditions and driver monitoring, while further strengthening safety obligations for both automakers and their products, said an MIIT official.
\nAccording to the draft, L2 systems are not autonomous driving systems, as drivers must remain continuously engaged in dynamic driving tasks.
\nAutomakers must specify the conditions under which such systems can be used — such as applicable speeds and road types — and are prohibited from activating the function outside these parameters.
\nThe measure is intended to prevent misuse or abuse of the technology, the official said.
\nStandardized use is also highlighted as a key priority. The draft requires L2 systems to include both hands-off and gaze-off detection.
\nTo further ensure proper use, the draft stipulates that when the system triggers risk mitigation due to driver disengagement, or if hands-off or gaze-off occurs repeatedly, the system must be disabled for at least 30 minutes before being reactivated, the draft said.
\nWhile remaining aligned with international standards, the new rules also take into account China's unique traffic environment and industry development needs, making adaptive adjustments to key technical requirements with a strong focus on safety performance and risk control, said Gong Jinfeng, deputy general manager of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center.
\nFor example, compared with the UN Regulation No 171 adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in 2024, the draft provides more detailed road test requirements and introduces locally relevant scenarios. It also adds in-vehicle data recording requirements to ensure accurate documentation of critical operating information and support accident investigation.
\n"This provides comprehensive safeguards for road safety as well as the life and property safety of the people," Gong said.
\n"It will also guide enterprises to increase investment in safety-related research and development and shift from pursuing diversified functions to prioritizing safety and reliability," Gong added.
\nLi Chuanhai, vice-president of Geely Auto Group and president of Geely's research institute, put forth a similar viewpoint.
\nLi noted that in the short term, automakers and suppliers must accelerate compliance upgrades to ensure that system naming, performance indicators and safety mechanisms meet national standards.
\n"In the longer term, the rules will help unify technical approaches, boost public trust and pave the way for L3 and higher-level driving automation systems," Li said.
\nThe senior executive emphasized that the draft comes at a critical moment, as driver assistance technologies are gaining rapid traction in the country.
\nAccording to MIIT data, from January to July, China sold 7.76 million new passenger vehicles equipped with combined driver assistance systems, up 21.3 percent year-on-year, with a penetration rate of 62.6 percent.
\n"Given the fast pace of technological iteration and the complexity of application scenarios, a mechanism of continuous updates and phased tightening should be established under the current framework," Li added.
\n"Establishing baseline standards first, followed by phased tightening, will allow enterprises to transition smoothly while driving steady progress toward higher safety levels," he added.
\nTaking into account different product forms and technical routes, the draft categorizes L2 systems into three types and provides relevant standards: basic single-lane combined assistance, basic multilane combined assistance, and navigation-based combined assistance.
\nAs the draft standard is currently open for public comment, its technical provisions will be further refined based on feedback from industry players, technical institutions, and experts, the MIIT said.
\nlijiaying@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nChina is intensifying its shale gas development efforts as a cornerstone of its strategy to enhance energy security and facilitate a transition toward cleaner energy sources, with recent breakthroughs underscoring the nation's advancements in unlocking unconventional gas reserves.
\nChina's largest shale gas production base in the southern Sichuan Basin, Southwest China's Sichuan province, has achieved a cumulative output exceeding 100 billion cubic meters, PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gasfield Co, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp, said on Wednesday.
\nThis milestone marks the first time a Chinese shale gas field has surpassed this production level, solidifying its position as a critical contributor to the nation's energy mix, it said.
\nAdding to the momentum, China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, also known as Sinopec, announced on the same day that test production at two evaluation wells in its Ziyang shale gas field, also located in Sichuan province, had exceeded one million cubic meters.
\nThe Ziye 2-501HF well, in particular, demonstrated exceptional performance, producing 1.407 million cubic meters per day during testing, setting a new national benchmark for shale gas well productivity, said the company, the world's largest refiner.
\nThe results demonstrate the potential for efficient development of ultra-deep shale gas in the Sichuan Basin, which is strategically important for China's energy security, it said.
\nChina, rich in coal resources but lacking in gas, has long been a major importer of oil and gas. The exploration and development of shale gas is of strategic importance for China's energy landscape, Sinopec said.
\nAccording to BloombergNEF, shale gas has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of China's energy security, supporting the nation's shift toward cleaner, more resilient energy systems.
\nShale gas is playing a key role in boosting unconventional gas production, whose growth is on track to outpace conventional gas, it said.
\nThe success in the Sichuan Basin is particularly noteworthy given the complex geological challenges inherent in the region, including deep burial depths, thin shale layers and intricate fault systems, which historically have hindered efficient gas extraction.
\nChinese oil and gas companies, however, have overcome these obstacles through the development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies.
\nKey technological advances, including sophisticated 3D geological modeling, which provides a detailed understanding of subsurface formations, optimized drilling techniques and precision fracturing methods, have enabled efficient extraction from previously inaccessible and challenging reserves.
\nThis substantial resource base and extensive infrastructure solidify the region's role as a cornerstone of China's energy security and a major driver of future gas supply growth.
\nThe exploration and development of shale gas is therefore of strategic importance for China's energy landscape, which is relatively rich in coal resources but has limited conventional oil and gas reserves, enabling the country to diversify its energy sources, reduce its reliance on imports and enhance its overall energy security, said industry experts.
\nFurthermore, shale gas, which is primarily composed of methane, is considered a cleaner-burning fuel than coal, making it a valuable component of China's energy transition strategy.
\n"China's drive for energy independence hinges on boosting domestic oil and gas production through technological advances. This is strengthening the world's second-largest economy's energy security," said Lu Ruquan, head of the CNPC Economics and Technology Research Institute.
\nChinese oil and gas companies are aggressively investing in both conventional and unconventional energy to expand reserves and improve efficiency, he said.
\nLu highlighted that the three major players — CNPC, China National Offshore Oil Corp and Sinopec — have all increased exploration and development investment in recent years, leading to significant discoveries.
\nThese efforts demonstrably reduced China's reliance on crude oil imports in 2024, with the sector showing considerable strength by leveraging advanced technologies to increase domestic production and reduce dependence on foreign sources, he added.
\nFigures released by the institute reveal that China's total oil and gas output surpassed 400 million metric tons of oil equivalent last year, while total power generation exceeded 10 trillion kilowatt-hours, marking a 5.7 percent increase over the previous year.
\nzhengxin@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "\nChina is intensifying its shale gas development efforts as a cornerstone of its strategy to enhance energy security and facilitate a transition toward cleaner energy sources, with recent breakthroughs underscoring the nation's advancements in unlocking unconventional gas reserves.
\nChina's largest shale gas production base in the southern Sichuan Basin, Southwest China's Sichuan province, has achieved a cumulative output exceeding 100 billion cubic meters, PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gasfield Co, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corp, said on Wednesday.
\nThis milestone marks the first time a Chinese shale gas field has surpassed this production level, solidifying its position as a critical contributor to the nation's energy mix, it said.
\nAdding to the momentum, China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, also known as Sinopec, announced on the same day that test production at two evaluation wells in its Ziyang shale gas field, also located in Sichuan province, had exceeded one million cubic meters.
\nThe Ziye 2-501HF well, in particular, demonstrated exceptional performance, producing 1.407 million cubic meters per day during testing, setting a new national benchmark for shale gas well productivity, said the company, the world's largest refiner.
\nThe results demonstrate the potential for efficient development of ultra-deep shale gas in the Sichuan Basin, which is strategically important for China's energy security, it said.
\nChina, rich in coal resources but lacking in gas, has long been a major importer of oil and gas. The exploration and development of shale gas is of strategic importance for China's energy landscape, Sinopec said.
\nAccording to BloombergNEF, shale gas has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of China's energy security, supporting the nation's shift toward cleaner, more resilient energy systems.
\nShale gas is playing a key role in boosting unconventional gas production, whose growth is on track to outpace conventional gas, it said.
\nThe success in the Sichuan Basin is particularly noteworthy given the complex geological challenges inherent in the region, including deep burial depths, thin shale layers and intricate fault systems, which historically have hindered efficient gas extraction.
\nChinese oil and gas companies, however, have overcome these obstacles through the development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies.
\nKey technological advances, including sophisticated 3D geological modeling, which provides a detailed understanding of subsurface formations, optimized drilling techniques and precision fracturing methods, have enabled efficient extraction from previously inaccessible and challenging reserves.
\nThis substantial resource base and extensive infrastructure solidify the region's role as a cornerstone of China's energy security and a major driver of future gas supply growth.
\nThe exploration and development of shale gas is therefore of strategic importance for China's energy landscape, which is relatively rich in coal resources but has limited conventional oil and gas reserves, enabling the country to diversify its energy sources, reduce its reliance on imports and enhance its overall energy security, said industry experts.
\nFurthermore, shale gas, which is primarily composed of methane, is considered a cleaner-burning fuel than coal, making it a valuable component of China's energy transition strategy.
\n"China's drive for energy independence hinges on boosting domestic oil and gas production through technological advances. This is strengthening the world's second-largest economy's energy security," said Lu Ruquan, head of the CNPC Economics and Technology Research Institute.
\nChinese oil and gas companies are aggressively investing in both conventional and unconventional energy to expand reserves and improve efficiency, he said.
\nLu highlighted that the three major players — CNPC, China National Offshore Oil Corp and Sinopec — have all increased exploration and development investment in recent years, leading to significant discoveries.
\nThese efforts demonstrably reduced China's reliance on crude oil imports in 2024, with the sector showing considerable strength by leveraging advanced technologies to increase domestic production and reduce dependence on foreign sources, he added.
\nFigures released by the institute reveal that China's total oil and gas output surpassed 400 million metric tons of oil equivalent last year, while total power generation exceeded 10 trillion kilowatt-hours, marking a 5.7 percent increase over the previous year.
\nzhengxin@chinadaily.com.cn
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Visitors gather at the Tencent booth during an expo in Shanghai in July.
\nAfter going through three years of decline, Chinese brands saw a robust spike in their value this year, with the combined value of the top 100 domestic brands surging 25 percent to $1.21 trillion, according to a recent report.
\nThe finding was part of the 2025 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Chinese Brands Report released by market consultancy Kantar on Tuesday. It is the 15th consecutive year that the firm has compiled the report.
\nAmong the top 100 Chinese brands list, 68 have seen their value rise this year, double the tally of a year ago.
\nTencent crowned this year's list with its brand value surging 53 percent year-on-year to $198 billion. It is the fifth consecutive year that the tech giant has taken the top position, which can be largely attributable to its business expansion in video, music, games, advertisements and artificial intelligence, said Kantar experts.
\nTechnology behemoth Alibaba dislodged liquor brand Kweichow Moutai to seize second place this year, while the latter came in third. The fourth and fifth positions were taken by short-video platform Douyin and tech heavyweight Huawei.
\nCompared to the previous version, this year's list saw seven new faces, among which three have entered the list for the very first time, while the other four are returnees.
\nFast food brands stood out as newcomers to the elite roll call. Beverage chain Mixue led the new entrants, coming in at 51st with a brand value of $4 billion. Its cost-effective supply chain and strong brand cachet vaulted it onto the list. Tea beverage chain Chagee rose to 88th, with a brand value of $1.8 billion. Extending social function and underscoring Chinese traditional culture via tea-based drinks are the major reasons for Chagee to enjoy an increase in its brand value, said Kantar analysts.
\nTech firm Xiaomi reported the most significant brand value increase of 154 percent this year, helping it to rise to No 11 on this year's list, up from 20th the previous year.
\nAmong the 20 industries monitored for the list, media and entertainment took up the biggest portion — 27 percent — of total brand value, up from 24 percent last year. Financial services providers came in second at 16 percent. Consumer tech and service platforms jumped to third place this year, up from fifth in 2024.
\nIt should be noted that the value of the Kantar BrandZ China top 100 stock portfolio, including all the 100 top-value Chinese brands, spiked 146.9 percent between July 2010 and June 2025. The value of the benchmark MSCI China Index gained 27.7 percent during the same period.
\nContinued consumption growth was further fueled by various government subsidies such as trade-in programs, as well as the stock market rally led by the robust rebound of Chinese tech companies, and the accelerated overseas forays made by Chinese manufacturers — all of which have led the rise of Chinese brand value, offsetting the headwinds related to uncertainties in geopolitical relations or economic slowdowns, said Doreen Wang, CEO for Kantar Greater China.
\nWang said Chinese brands should become more emotionally resonant, functionally superior and culturally relevant to secure sustainable growth both at home and abroad. This means investing in AI-powered consumer insights, embracing co-creation with users and providing high-quality experiences beyond expectations. Brands that thrive are those that connect deeply with people's lives, she said.
\nDayo Liu, Kantar Live commercial lead and senior consultant at Kantar China, said AI has already played a significant role in Chinese brands' strategies, providing them with more precise consumer insights and planning.
\nThe tool is also of great help to Chinese brands' overseas expansion, which is not only about translation, but more importantly about helping brands better understand cultural differences, Liu said.
\nshijing@chinadaily.com.cn
\n\nVisitors gather at the Tencent booth during an expo in Shanghai in July.
\nAfter going through three years of decline, Chinese brands saw a robust spike in their value this year, with the combined value of the top 100 domestic brands surging 25 percent to $1.21 trillion, according to a recent report.
\nThe finding was part of the 2025 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Chinese Brands Report released by market consultancy Kantar on Tuesday. It is the 15th consecutive year that the firm has compiled the report.
\nAmong the top 100 Chinese brands list, 68 have seen their value rise this year, double the tally of a year ago.
\nTencent crowned this year's list with its brand value surging 53 percent year-on-year to $198 billion. It is the fifth consecutive year that the tech giant has taken the top position, which can be largely attributable to its business expansion in video, music, games, advertisements and artificial intelligence, said Kantar experts.
\nTechnology behemoth Alibaba dislodged liquor brand Kweichow Moutai to seize second place this year, while the latter came in third. The fourth and fifth positions were taken by short-video platform Douyin and tech heavyweight Huawei.
\nCompared to the previous version, this year's list saw seven new faces, among which three have entered the list for the very first time, while the other four are returnees.
\nFast food brands stood out as newcomers to the elite roll call. Beverage chain Mixue led the new entrants, coming in at 51st with a brand value of $4 billion. Its cost-effective supply chain and strong brand cachet vaulted it onto the list. Tea beverage chain Chagee rose to 88th, with a brand value of $1.8 billion. Extending social function and underscoring Chinese traditional culture via tea-based drinks are the major reasons for Chagee to enjoy an increase in its brand value, said Kantar analysts.
\nTech firm Xiaomi reported the most significant brand value increase of 154 percent this year, helping it to rise to No 11 on this year's list, up from 20th the previous year.
\nAmong the 20 industries monitored for the list, media and entertainment took up the biggest portion — 27 percent — of total brand value, up from 24 percent last year. Financial services providers came in second at 16 percent. Consumer tech and service platforms jumped to third place this year, up from fifth in 2024.
\nIt should be noted that the value of the Kantar BrandZ China top 100 stock portfolio, including all the 100 top-value Chinese brands, spiked 146.9 percent between July 2010 and June 2025. The value of the benchmark MSCI China Index gained 27.7 percent during the same period.
\nContinued consumption growth was further fueled by various government subsidies such as trade-in programs, as well as the stock market rally led by the robust rebound of Chinese tech companies, and the accelerated overseas forays made by Chinese manufacturers — all of which have led the rise of Chinese brand value, offsetting the headwinds related to uncertainties in geopolitical relations or economic slowdowns, said Doreen Wang, CEO for Kantar Greater China.
\nWang said Chinese brands should become more emotionally resonant, functionally superior and culturally relevant to secure sustainable growth both at home and abroad. This means investing in AI-powered consumer insights, embracing co-creation with users and providing high-quality experiences beyond expectations. Brands that thrive are those that connect deeply with people's lives, she said.
\nDayo Liu, Kantar Live commercial lead and senior consultant at Kantar China, said AI has already played a significant role in Chinese brands' strategies, providing them with more precise consumer insights and planning.
\nThe tool is also of great help to Chinese brands' overseas expansion, which is not only about translation, but more importantly about helping brands better understand cultural differences, Liu said.
\nshijing@chinadaily.com.cn
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A view of MAEXTRO's super factory co-developed by JAC Group and Huawei Technologies in Hefei, Anhui province.
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What's now possible in an Anhui minute?
\nInside a sprawling plant in Hefei, Anhui province, rows of robotic arms swing in unison, sparks flash as metal panels fuse into the skeletal frame of a car. On a nearby screen, a digital twin recreates every motion in real time, generating millions of data points each minute.
\nIt is here, at MAEXTRO's super factory — a brand co-developed by JAC Group and Huawei Technologies — that the East China province is making its pitch as the beating heart of the nation's next-generation of manufacturing.
\n"One second here means 300,000 pieces of data captured, analyzed and fed back to improve quality," said Wei Dawei, head of the plant. "That's 18 million insights every minute."
\nFor Anhui, a landlocked province once better known for coal mines and farmland, a minute has become a powerful metaphor for manufacturing.
\nIt takes just 60 seconds for at least one vehicle to roll off an assembly line; for a robot to shuttle semiconductor wafers worth millions of yuan; and for millions of sunflower seeds to be processed and shipped to consumers around the world — demonstrating that the province's rapid automation is not limited to manufactured products, but also agricultural commodity processing.
\nIn the first half, Anhui produced 1.5 million vehicles, of which 730,000 were NEVs — both ranking first in the country. Auto giants like BYD, Chery and Nio operate there, but the local government has also promoted ambitious partnerships.
\nThe MAEXTRO S800, co-branded by JAC and Huawei, is the flagship model produced at the factory. Within 87 days of its launch, more than 12,000 such vehicles have been sold.
\nThey are built entirely at the Hefei super factory, a 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) investment that combines over 1,800 robots with a 5G-enabled digital platform. It is also the first Anhui car to utilize Huawei's intelligent driving system.
\nEach step of its production process demonstrates Anhui's shift toward new quality productive forces, a policy priority emphasized by the country to spur new economic growth.
\nFrom one-piece hot stamping of ultra-strong steel to AI-powered dual-tone paintwork with sub-millimeter precision, the factory is designed not just for speed, but also for resilience in the luxury EV market long dominated by foreign firms.
\n"The MAEXTRO S800 is about breaking the monopoly," Wei said. "For decades, million-yuan luxury cars came from abroad. Now we can do it here."
\nIf cars embody Anhui's industrial muscle, robots show its technological finesse. At a cleanroom facility in Hefei, Youibot Robotics deploys autonomous mobile robots capable of handling fragile wafers just 0.2 millimeter thick.
\nThe same robots starred in the sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth. In reality, they are entrusted with carrying semiconductor wafers between production stages in fabrication plants run by China's largest chipmakers.
\n"In one minute, our robots can safely move a wafer that would cost over a million yuan to replace," said Wu Shaoping, Youibot's head of technology. "It's precision and efficiency rolled into one."
\nThe firm also makes inspection robots for power plants. One model, nicknamed "Big-Small Eye", can run 12 checks per minute in high-risk substations, sparing workers from dangerous, repetitive labor.
\nThese incremental minutes matter. China's chip sector faces global headwinds, from US export controls to rising competition. By automating wafer logistics and inspections, Anhui is embedding its robotics into the global semiconductor supply chain.
\n"Every safe, precise movement of a robot here is another brick in the wall of China's semiconductor security," Wu said.
\nFounded in 2017, Youibot applies autonomous mobile robots and integrated solutions across industrial logistics and inspection operations, building what it calls "stable, continuous and efficient productivity". Its products serve sectors from semiconductors to lithium batteries, power plants and data centers.
\nThe company's footprint is expanding rapidly. Globally, it has exported to more than 30 countries and regions including Japan, Germany, Italy and Singapore.
\nYouibot's global headquarters opened in Hefei in late 2024, with a 7,000-square-meter base that integrates R&D, intelligent manufacturing and an embodied intelligence innovation hub.
\nContact the writers at chengyu@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "A view of MAEXTRO's super factory co-developed by JAC Group and Huawei Technologies in Hefei, Anhui province.
\n\nWhat's now possible in an Anhui minute?
\nInside a sprawling plant in Hefei, Anhui province, rows of robotic arms swing in unison, sparks flash as metal panels fuse into the skeletal frame of a car. On a nearby screen, a digital twin recreates every motion in real time, generating millions of data points each minute.
\nIt is here, at MAEXTRO's super factory — a brand co-developed by JAC Group and Huawei Technologies — that the East China province is making its pitch as the beating heart of the nation's next-generation of manufacturing.
\n"One second here means 300,000 pieces of data captured, analyzed and fed back to improve quality," said Wei Dawei, head of the plant. "That's 18 million insights every minute."
\nFor Anhui, a landlocked province once better known for coal mines and farmland, a minute has become a powerful metaphor for manufacturing.
\nIt takes just 60 seconds for at least one vehicle to roll off an assembly line; for a robot to shuttle semiconductor wafers worth millions of yuan; and for millions of sunflower seeds to be processed and shipped to consumers around the world — demonstrating that the province's rapid automation is not limited to manufactured products, but also agricultural commodity processing.
\nIn the first half, Anhui produced 1.5 million vehicles, of which 730,000 were NEVs — both ranking first in the country. Auto giants like BYD, Chery and Nio operate there, but the local government has also promoted ambitious partnerships.
\nThe MAEXTRO S800, co-branded by JAC and Huawei, is the flagship model produced at the factory. Within 87 days of its launch, more than 12,000 such vehicles have been sold.
\nThey are built entirely at the Hefei super factory, a 10 billion yuan ($1.41 billion) investment that combines over 1,800 robots with a 5G-enabled digital platform. It is also the first Anhui car to utilize Huawei's intelligent driving system.
\nEach step of its production process demonstrates Anhui's shift toward new quality productive forces, a policy priority emphasized by the country to spur new economic growth.
\nFrom one-piece hot stamping of ultra-strong steel to AI-powered dual-tone paintwork with sub-millimeter precision, the factory is designed not just for speed, but also for resilience in the luxury EV market long dominated by foreign firms.
\n"The MAEXTRO S800 is about breaking the monopoly," Wei said. "For decades, million-yuan luxury cars came from abroad. Now we can do it here."
\nIf cars embody Anhui's industrial muscle, robots show its technological finesse. At a cleanroom facility in Hefei, Youibot Robotics deploys autonomous mobile robots capable of handling fragile wafers just 0.2 millimeter thick.
\nThe same robots starred in the sci-fi blockbuster The Wandering Earth. In reality, they are entrusted with carrying semiconductor wafers between production stages in fabrication plants run by China's largest chipmakers.
\n"In one minute, our robots can safely move a wafer that would cost over a million yuan to replace," said Wu Shaoping, Youibot's head of technology. "It's precision and efficiency rolled into one."
\nThe firm also makes inspection robots for power plants. One model, nicknamed "Big-Small Eye", can run 12 checks per minute in high-risk substations, sparing workers from dangerous, repetitive labor.
\nThese incremental minutes matter. China's chip sector faces global headwinds, from US export controls to rising competition. By automating wafer logistics and inspections, Anhui is embedding its robotics into the global semiconductor supply chain.
\n"Every safe, precise movement of a robot here is another brick in the wall of China's semiconductor security," Wu said.
\nFounded in 2017, Youibot applies autonomous mobile robots and integrated solutions across industrial logistics and inspection operations, building what it calls "stable, continuous and efficient productivity". Its products serve sectors from semiconductors to lithium batteries, power plants and data centers.
\nThe company's footprint is expanding rapidly. Globally, it has exported to more than 30 countries and regions including Japan, Germany, Italy and Singapore.
\nYouibot's global headquarters opened in Hefei in late 2024, with a 7,000-square-meter base that integrates R&D, intelligent manufacturing and an embodied intelligence innovation hub.
\nContact the writers at chengyu@chinadaily.com.cn
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An intelligent robot of Youibot Robotics carries out inspection work at a park in Hefei, Anhui province.
\nChina will open the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention on Saturday in Hefei, capital of Anhui province, positioning the inland manufacturing hub as a window for global investment and industrial cooperation.
\nThe four-day event, running from Saturday to Tuesday, is co-hosted by the Anhui provincial government and several industry associations. It will feature opening addresses, keynote speeches, project signings and exhibitions highlighting achievements in China's industrial upgrading.
\nSince its launch in 2018, the WMC has grown into one of China's flagship international gatherings for industry. More than 40,000 guests from dozens of countries and regions have attended seven previous editions, leading to 4,326 signed projects worth 1.2 trillion yuan ($165 billion), according to official data.
\nChina's top leadership also sent a congratulatory letter to the convention in 2019, urging it to build international influence and promote higher-level openness in China's industrial sector.
\nOrganizers said the 2025 edition, will welcome foreign political leaders, ministerial-level officials, diplomats, executives from world-leading companies, and representatives of international organizations and business associations.
\nA packed agenda includes supply chain matchmaking, forums on the digital transformation of manufacturing, cooperation meetings for small and medium-sized enterprises, and sessions on frontier industries such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy and advanced photovoltaics.
\nThe convention will also release the 2025 China Top 500 Manufacturing Enterprises list and other industry rankings and reports, alongside the signing of major investment projects with State-owned enterprises, private firms and foreign companies.
\n"The WMC has become an important bridge connecting Chinese manufacturing with the world," said Chang Yejun, deputy secretary-general of the Anhui provincial government, adding that this year's convention would "deepen international exchanges and expand opportunities for cooperation in emerging sectors".
\nFor Anhui, hosting the WMC is also about presenting its transformation from a province once known for coal and agriculture into one of China's fastest-rising industrial and innovation clusters.
\nThe province's economy grew 5.8 percent in 2024 to 5.06 trillion yuan, with industrial output up 9 percent and exports up 7.4 percent. In the first half of 2025, exports surged another 15.2 percent year-on-year, driven by automobiles and high-tech goods.
\nHefei, the host city, is home to the University of Science and Technology of China and over a dozen national-level scientific facilities, ranging from quantum communication networks to experimental nuclear fusion reactors. The city has also become a hub for electric vehicles, semiconductors and robotics.
\nThe WMC's exhibitions will showcase Chinese manufacturing under the country's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), from large-scale equipment and green manufacturing to international cooperation projects. An immersive online exhibition will run in parallel, offering a cloud-based viewing experience.
\nSpecialized events will also focus on topics such as digital transformation, intellectual property protection in manufacturing, and collaboration with German SMEs. A low-altitude economy forum will highlight China's push into drones and air mobility.
\nAn intelligent robot of Youibot Robotics carries out inspection work at a park in Hefei, Anhui province.
\nChina will open the 2025 World Manufacturing Convention on Saturday in Hefei, capital of Anhui province, positioning the inland manufacturing hub as a window for global investment and industrial cooperation.
\nThe four-day event, running from Saturday to Tuesday, is co-hosted by the Anhui provincial government and several industry associations. It will feature opening addresses, keynote speeches, project signings and exhibitions highlighting achievements in China's industrial upgrading.
\nSince its launch in 2018, the WMC has grown into one of China's flagship international gatherings for industry. More than 40,000 guests from dozens of countries and regions have attended seven previous editions, leading to 4,326 signed projects worth 1.2 trillion yuan ($165 billion), according to official data.
\nChina's top leadership also sent a congratulatory letter to the convention in 2019, urging it to build international influence and promote higher-level openness in China's industrial sector.
\nOrganizers said the 2025 edition, will welcome foreign political leaders, ministerial-level officials, diplomats, executives from world-leading companies, and representatives of international organizations and business associations.
\nA packed agenda includes supply chain matchmaking, forums on the digital transformation of manufacturing, cooperation meetings for small and medium-sized enterprises, and sessions on frontier industries such as artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy and advanced photovoltaics.
\nThe convention will also release the 2025 China Top 500 Manufacturing Enterprises list and other industry rankings and reports, alongside the signing of major investment projects with State-owned enterprises, private firms and foreign companies.
\n"The WMC has become an important bridge connecting Chinese manufacturing with the world," said Chang Yejun, deputy secretary-general of the Anhui provincial government, adding that this year's convention would "deepen international exchanges and expand opportunities for cooperation in emerging sectors".
\nFor Anhui, hosting the WMC is also about presenting its transformation from a province once known for coal and agriculture into one of China's fastest-rising industrial and innovation clusters.
\nThe province's economy grew 5.8 percent in 2024 to 5.06 trillion yuan, with industrial output up 9 percent and exports up 7.4 percent. In the first half of 2025, exports surged another 15.2 percent year-on-year, driven by automobiles and high-tech goods.
\nHefei, the host city, is home to the University of Science and Technology of China and over a dozen national-level scientific facilities, ranging from quantum communication networks to experimental nuclear fusion reactors. The city has also become a hub for electric vehicles, semiconductors and robotics.
\nThe WMC's exhibitions will showcase Chinese manufacturing under the country's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), from large-scale equipment and green manufacturing to international cooperation projects. An immersive online exhibition will run in parallel, offering a cloud-based viewing experience.
\nSpecialized events will also focus on topics such as digital transformation, intellectual property protection in manufacturing, and collaboration with German SMEs. A low-altitude economy forum will highlight China's push into drones and air mobility.
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The eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo will hold its opening ceremony at the international convention and exhibition center of Dunhuang.
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\nGansu province in Northwest China once again stands on an important stage as the eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is to be held in Dunhuang city from Saturday to Monday. As a comprehensive international expo themed around cultural exchange and cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative, the event has facilitated BRI co-development, promoted Dunhuang culture and increased Chinese cultural influence.
\nHe Xiaozu, director of the Gansu provincial culture and tourism department, said: "Gansu has successively held seven sessions of the Dunhuang cultural expo. Nearly 10,000 guests from more than 120 countries and regions have participated in the event, which featured a series of cultural exchange activities such as forums, exhibitions, and performances. It has played an important role in promoting cultural integration, thought exchange and emotional connection among people of the countries and regions involved in the BRI, and also in telling China's stories well and expanding the influence of Chinese traditional culture."
\nThis year's expo has invited more than 1,000 domestic and foreign guests to participate and will organize 17 activities across seven categories, such as meetings and talks, cultural exhibitions, art performances and investment promotions. The 2025 Dunhuang Forum will take place concurrently, comprising six types of forums and 12 thematic activities.
\nThe exhibition at this year's expo will cover a total area of about 24,000 square meters, showcasing the latest achievements in world cultural heritage preservation and Dunhuang studies. It will also feature arts, intangible cultural heritage innovations and local customs from countries involved in the BRI, while highlighting the results of Gansu's efforts in intangible cultural heritage protection and new cultural and creative products.
\nHistorical heritage
\nGansu has a rich historical and cultural heritage and places emphasis on the protection of it. The province supports Dunhuang Academy in becoming a model for world cultural heritage protection and a leading center for Dunhuang studies. The province also promotes the deep integration of culture and tourism, aiming to develop the cultural tourism industry into a pillar sector.
\nIn the vast land of Gansu, there are UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as Mogao Grottoes, one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries recognized by Archaeology magazine in the US in 2019, a total of 16,895 immovable relics, and three national archaeological site parks. It also boasts 8,809 representative items and 13,049 representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage at different levels.
\nIt has always given priorities to the protection of cultural heritage and advanced the utilization and inheritance of such heritage.
\nThe fifth batch of 285 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects was announced in late 2024. A brick-carving workshop in the Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture was recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration center in March 2024.
\nThe province has continuously implemented a training plan for inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, with 16 people selected for the sixth batch of national-level inheritors and nine included in the first national list for "youth intangible cultural heritage video creation".
\nThese remarkable achievements collectively depict a vibrant picture of the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in Gansu, showcasing the region's unique charm.
\nThe province has used eight cultural brands as a tool to craft a cultural matrix that enhances the influence of Gansu's culture. Among the brands are the ceremony of worshiping Fuxi, one of China's legendary ancestors, the Dunhuang cultural expo, Siku Quanshu (Complete Library in Four Sections), the magazine Duzhe (Readers), a dance drama named Flower Rain on the Silk Road and a documentary called Hexi Corridor.
\nThe 2025 ceremony in tribute to Fuxi captured the attention of Chinese people at home and abroad. People gathered in Tianshui city, commemorating the cultural ancestor in a solemn atmosphere, and strengthened their cultural identity.
\nThe Wensu Pavilion duplicate of Siku Quanshu, a comprehensive collection of Chinese traditional culture, has been preserved intact after centuries. Now, the second phase of its digital photocopying publication project has completed, obtaining data files that meet the standards for photocopying and database construction and can be developed and utilized in multiple forms.
\nYoung people are a critical baton in the "relay race" of cultural inheritance. A subsidiary of Duzhe Publishing and Media Corp published a children's story and several books for young students' urban study tours, which conveyed traditional culture and contributed to the development of Gansu into a culturally strong province.
\nA new version of the classic dance drama Flower Rain on the Silk Road was staged recently. The creative team integrated more modern artistic expressions while retaining those ingrained classic elements, offering the audience a new visual feast.
\nThe launch of the 4K ultrahigh-definition version of Hexi Corridor has again brought this documentary into the spotlight, allowing more people to fall in love with this magical land. With solid steps in cultural relic protection, the continuous inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and the development of cultural brands, Gansu's cultural development is advancing toward new heights and writing a chapter of inheritance and innovation in the new era.
\nThe province has boosted cultural relics survey work, gaining a thorough understanding of its cultural resources. It completed a field investigation of the fourth national cultural relics survey, discovering 4,576 new cultural relic clues. Additionally, the construction of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route, the Jiayu Pass Great Wall national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration area, and some national archaeological site parks are steadily progressing.
\nThis series of work is making the network of cultural heritage protection in Gansu increasingly dense, which allows ancient cultures to have enduring vitality in the new era.
\nArt blooms
\nIn recent years, Gansu's artistic stage has seen many excellent works, laying a foundation for the development of a culturally strong province through quality creations.
\nThe new play, whose name can be translated as The Light of Hadapu, is set when the Red Army's Long March passed through Hadapu, Gansu in 1935, showcasing the spirit of the Long March through a blend of characters and historical moments.
\nSince its premiere, it has received enthusiastic audience responses and helped promote the Red culture. It was selected as a participating play in the ongoing 19th China Theatre Festival, showcasing the charm of Gansu's Red culture on a national stage.
\nThe large-scale historical documentary, whose name can be translated as Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang, is another masterpiece. It is centered on the 1870s historical event in which Zuo Zongtang led the army of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to recover Xinjiang and consolidate the northwestern borderland. The documentary artistically recreates the heroic deeds of Qing Dynasty soldiers who fought to defend national territorial integrity in challenging conditions through different scenes.
\nMeanwhile, key productions including an acrobatic drama, a musical, and a play are being created and rehearsed, continuing to interpret regional charm and the spirit of the times, enriching the artistic matrix of Gansu.
\nThe inheritance and revival of classic dramas has also helped develop Gansu into a culturally strong province. A Long Opera piece, based on the story of a fisherwoman who avenges her father's death in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), showcases the unique artistic charm of Long Opera through classic scenes.
\nSince its premiere in 1959, it has been performed more than 3,000 times, with 10 million audience views. Since its inclusion in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's key traditional (classic) drama revival plan in 2024, young actors and actresses, under the guidance of influential artists Lei Tongxia and Dou Fengxia, have honed their singing and choreography, making the classic more in line with modern aesthetic needs while preserving the essence of the original play.
\nAlso, the "Sightseeing Gansu with the Pace of Art" series of activities has benefited local people and helped develop a culturally strong province. An intangible cultural heritage costume display event, together with a model contest featuring Tibetan costumes, was held in a scenic area in the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in July.
\nAt the Mars Base 1 in Jinchang city, music carnival activities provided the audience with a show that blended rock and rap in August. The banks of the Yellow River were equally lively recently, with 13 cultural performances held, offering art forms such as song and dance as well as acrobatics.
\nFrom quality creations and classic inheritance to art exhibitions, performances and cultural activities that benefit the public, Gansu uses art as a brush to paint a picture of itself building into a culturally strong province, allowing the charm of its culture to bloom in the new era.
\nPublic services
\nGansu has built 104 public libraries, 106 cultural halls, 59 art galleries, 1,354 comprehensive cultural stations in towns (subdistricts), and 17,114 comprehensive cultural service centers in villages (communities). It has created three national public cultural service system demonstration zones and built 262 museums.
\nThis series of cultural facilities covering urban and rural areas, quality services, and a nationally leading museum density helps showcase Gansu's profound cultural background.
\nThis summer, the Gansu Provincial Museum offered visitors temporary exhibitions such as European knight armor and culture and an immersive experience of cave art. At the memorial hall of the Eighth Route Army's Lanzhou office, a thematic exhibition on the northwestern international transportation line during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) attracted numerous visitors, revisiting the arduous years through precious relics and detailed historical materials.
\nFrom cities to villages, public cultural services are continuously expanding, allowing members of the public to access quality cultural resources.
\nIn the first half of 2025, Gansu launched 11,136 cultural activities, including performances, live broadcasts and lectures. Among them were 3,442 Spring Festival-themed public cultural activities, 5,898 sessions that brought opera to the countryside and 1,032 events on public reading.
\nWhile promoting cultural benefits for the people, Gansu also focuses on high-quality cultural tourism development, building a domestically and internationally influential tourist destination and creating a nationally important cultural protection and inheritance center.
\nIt advances key tasks such as the construction of the Yellow River cultural tourism belt; the creation of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route; the protection, inheritance and use of cultural and natural heritage; and the revitalization and utilization of historical and cultural heritage in traditional villages. Gansu hopes to accelerate its transformation from a province rich in cultural and tourism resources to a strong cultural and tourism province, continuously converting cultural superiority into development advantages.
\nCulture is a bond that connects people. Gansu uses cultural services to deepen exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups, making it an important vehicle for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
\nThis year, Gansu organized song and dance performances and opera beloved by the public to convey a message of national unity. In 11 A-level scenic areas, there are 24 "check-in" points featuring Chinese cultural symbols.
\n\nThe eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo will hold its opening ceremony at the international convention and exhibition center of Dunhuang.
\n\n\n\nGansu province in Northwest China once again stands on an important stage as the eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is to be held in Dunhuang city from Saturday to Monday. As a comprehensive international expo themed around cultural exchange and cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative, the event has facilitated BRI co-development, promoted Dunhuang culture and increased Chinese cultural influence.
\nHe Xiaozu, director of the Gansu provincial culture and tourism department, said: "Gansu has successively held seven sessions of the Dunhuang cultural expo. Nearly 10,000 guests from more than 120 countries and regions have participated in the event, which featured a series of cultural exchange activities such as forums, exhibitions, and performances. It has played an important role in promoting cultural integration, thought exchange and emotional connection among people of the countries and regions involved in the BRI, and also in telling China's stories well and expanding the influence of Chinese traditional culture."
\nThis year's expo has invited more than 1,000 domestic and foreign guests to participate and will organize 17 activities across seven categories, such as meetings and talks, cultural exhibitions, art performances and investment promotions. The 2025 Dunhuang Forum will take place concurrently, comprising six types of forums and 12 thematic activities.
\nThe exhibition at this year's expo will cover a total area of about 24,000 square meters, showcasing the latest achievements in world cultural heritage preservation and Dunhuang studies. It will also feature arts, intangible cultural heritage innovations and local customs from countries involved in the BRI, while highlighting the results of Gansu's efforts in intangible cultural heritage protection and new cultural and creative products.
\nHistorical heritage
\nGansu has a rich historical and cultural heritage and places emphasis on the protection of it. The province supports Dunhuang Academy in becoming a model for world cultural heritage protection and a leading center for Dunhuang studies. The province also promotes the deep integration of culture and tourism, aiming to develop the cultural tourism industry into a pillar sector.
\nIn the vast land of Gansu, there are UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as Mogao Grottoes, one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries recognized by Archaeology magazine in the US in 2019, a total of 16,895 immovable relics, and three national archaeological site parks. It also boasts 8,809 representative items and 13,049 representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage at different levels.
\nIt has always given priorities to the protection of cultural heritage and advanced the utilization and inheritance of such heritage.
\nThe fifth batch of 285 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects was announced in late 2024. A brick-carving workshop in the Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture was recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration center in March 2024.
\nThe province has continuously implemented a training plan for inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, with 16 people selected for the sixth batch of national-level inheritors and nine included in the first national list for "youth intangible cultural heritage video creation".
\nThese remarkable achievements collectively depict a vibrant picture of the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in Gansu, showcasing the region's unique charm.
\nThe province has used eight cultural brands as a tool to craft a cultural matrix that enhances the influence of Gansu's culture. Among the brands are the ceremony of worshiping Fuxi, one of China's legendary ancestors, the Dunhuang cultural expo, Siku Quanshu (Complete Library in Four Sections), the magazine Duzhe (Readers), a dance drama named Flower Rain on the Silk Road and a documentary called Hexi Corridor.
\nThe 2025 ceremony in tribute to Fuxi captured the attention of Chinese people at home and abroad. People gathered in Tianshui city, commemorating the cultural ancestor in a solemn atmosphere, and strengthened their cultural identity.
\nThe Wensu Pavilion duplicate of Siku Quanshu, a comprehensive collection of Chinese traditional culture, has been preserved intact after centuries. Now, the second phase of its digital photocopying publication project has completed, obtaining data files that meet the standards for photocopying and database construction and can be developed and utilized in multiple forms.
\nYoung people are a critical baton in the "relay race" of cultural inheritance. A subsidiary of Duzhe Publishing and Media Corp published a children's story and several books for young students' urban study tours, which conveyed traditional culture and contributed to the development of Gansu into a culturally strong province.
\nA new version of the classic dance drama Flower Rain on the Silk Road was staged recently. The creative team integrated more modern artistic expressions while retaining those ingrained classic elements, offering the audience a new visual feast.
\nThe launch of the 4K ultrahigh-definition version of Hexi Corridor has again brought this documentary into the spotlight, allowing more people to fall in love with this magical land. With solid steps in cultural relic protection, the continuous inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and the development of cultural brands, Gansu's cultural development is advancing toward new heights and writing a chapter of inheritance and innovation in the new era.
\nThe province has boosted cultural relics survey work, gaining a thorough understanding of its cultural resources. It completed a field investigation of the fourth national cultural relics survey, discovering 4,576 new cultural relic clues. Additionally, the construction of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route, the Jiayu Pass Great Wall national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration area, and some national archaeological site parks are steadily progressing.
\nThis series of work is making the network of cultural heritage protection in Gansu increasingly dense, which allows ancient cultures to have enduring vitality in the new era.
\nArt blooms
\nIn recent years, Gansu's artistic stage has seen many excellent works, laying a foundation for the development of a culturally strong province through quality creations.
\nThe new play, whose name can be translated as The Light of Hadapu, is set when the Red Army's Long March passed through Hadapu, Gansu in 1935, showcasing the spirit of the Long March through a blend of characters and historical moments.
\nSince its premiere, it has received enthusiastic audience responses and helped promote the Red culture. It was selected as a participating play in the ongoing 19th China Theatre Festival, showcasing the charm of Gansu's Red culture on a national stage.
\nThe large-scale historical documentary, whose name can be translated as Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang, is another masterpiece. It is centered on the 1870s historical event in which Zuo Zongtang led the army of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to recover Xinjiang and consolidate the northwestern borderland. The documentary artistically recreates the heroic deeds of Qing Dynasty soldiers who fought to defend national territorial integrity in challenging conditions through different scenes.
\nMeanwhile, key productions including an acrobatic drama, a musical, and a play are being created and rehearsed, continuing to interpret regional charm and the spirit of the times, enriching the artistic matrix of Gansu.
\nThe inheritance and revival of classic dramas has also helped develop Gansu into a culturally strong province. A Long Opera piece, based on the story of a fisherwoman who avenges her father's death in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), showcases the unique artistic charm of Long Opera through classic scenes.
\nSince its premiere in 1959, it has been performed more than 3,000 times, with 10 million audience views. Since its inclusion in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's key traditional (classic) drama revival plan in 2024, young actors and actresses, under the guidance of influential artists Lei Tongxia and Dou Fengxia, have honed their singing and choreography, making the classic more in line with modern aesthetic needs while preserving the essence of the original play.
\nAlso, the "Sightseeing Gansu with the Pace of Art" series of activities has benefited local people and helped develop a culturally strong province. An intangible cultural heritage costume display event, together with a model contest featuring Tibetan costumes, was held in a scenic area in the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in July.
\nAt the Mars Base 1 in Jinchang city, music carnival activities provided the audience with a show that blended rock and rap in August. The banks of the Yellow River were equally lively recently, with 13 cultural performances held, offering art forms such as song and dance as well as acrobatics.
\nFrom quality creations and classic inheritance to art exhibitions, performances and cultural activities that benefit the public, Gansu uses art as a brush to paint a picture of itself building into a culturally strong province, allowing the charm of its culture to bloom in the new era.
\nPublic services
\nGansu has built 104 public libraries, 106 cultural halls, 59 art galleries, 1,354 comprehensive cultural stations in towns (subdistricts), and 17,114 comprehensive cultural service centers in villages (communities). It has created three national public cultural service system demonstration zones and built 262 museums.
\nThis series of cultural facilities covering urban and rural areas, quality services, and a nationally leading museum density helps showcase Gansu's profound cultural background.
\nThis summer, the Gansu Provincial Museum offered visitors temporary exhibitions such as European knight armor and culture and an immersive experience of cave art. At the memorial hall of the Eighth Route Army's Lanzhou office, a thematic exhibition on the northwestern international transportation line during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) attracted numerous visitors, revisiting the arduous years through precious relics and detailed historical materials.
\nFrom cities to villages, public cultural services are continuously expanding, allowing members of the public to access quality cultural resources.
\nIn the first half of 2025, Gansu launched 11,136 cultural activities, including performances, live broadcasts and lectures. Among them were 3,442 Spring Festival-themed public cultural activities, 5,898 sessions that brought opera to the countryside and 1,032 events on public reading.
\nWhile promoting cultural benefits for the people, Gansu also focuses on high-quality cultural tourism development, building a domestically and internationally influential tourist destination and creating a nationally important cultural protection and inheritance center.
\nIt advances key tasks such as the construction of the Yellow River cultural tourism belt; the creation of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route; the protection, inheritance and use of cultural and natural heritage; and the revitalization and utilization of historical and cultural heritage in traditional villages. Gansu hopes to accelerate its transformation from a province rich in cultural and tourism resources to a strong cultural and tourism province, continuously converting cultural superiority into development advantages.
\nCulture is a bond that connects people. Gansu uses cultural services to deepen exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups, making it an important vehicle for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
\nThis year, Gansu organized song and dance performances and opera beloved by the public to convey a message of national unity. In 11 A-level scenic areas, there are 24 "check-in" points featuring Chinese cultural symbols.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/016/20250919_016_02_33085.png\")
\nAt the seventh Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, Gansu province revealed a restored version of Cave 57 from the Mogao Grottoes, brought to life through advanced three-dimensional reconstruction technology.
\nThe restoration is so precise that it replicates the caves' original structure and size, mural colors and textures, and the artistic charm of its sculptures, making it almost indistinguishable from the original.
\nAlso, the province's Digital Dunhuang initiative has made significant strides. The Digital Library Cave database platform now includes more than 74,000 entries — featuring a vast array of documents, sutras and images — reuniting Dunhuang cultural relics that are dispersed overseas.
\nFrom digitally restoring lost cultural relics to establishing a globally accessible digital resource library and from fostering international dialogues on grotto protection to preserving academic traditions, these efforts have breathed new life into Dunhuang culture.
\nThey also exemplify Gansu's dedication to the preservation and inheritance of its local cultural relics and heritage. This year, the province has allocated 103 million yuan ($14.47 million) for cultural relic protection and rolled out more than 60 projects focused on the protection, use and exhibition of grottoes.
\nNotably, Gansu has made sustained efforts to develop the Dunhuang Academy into a leading hub for cultural heritage protection. As a cultural gem on the Silk Road, the academy has pursued its mission to explore innovative approaches in cultural relic protection, digital preservation, academic research and international collaboration.
\nIt oversees three UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, and Bingling Temple Grottoes, spanning more than 1,500 kilometers, making it the largest cultural institution and museum in China in terms of both the number of heritage sites managed and geographical scope.
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\nThe restoration is so precise that it replicates the caves' original structure and size, mural colors and textures, and the artistic charm of its sculptures, making it almost indistinguishable from the original.
\nAlso, the province's Digital Dunhuang initiative has made significant strides. The Digital Library Cave database platform now includes more than 74,000 entries — featuring a vast array of documents, sutras and images — reuniting Dunhuang cultural relics that are dispersed overseas.
\nFrom digitally restoring lost cultural relics to establishing a globally accessible digital resource library and from fostering international dialogues on grotto protection to preserving academic traditions, these efforts have breathed new life into Dunhuang culture.
\nThey also exemplify Gansu's dedication to the preservation and inheritance of its local cultural relics and heritage. This year, the province has allocated 103 million yuan ($14.47 million) for cultural relic protection and rolled out more than 60 projects focused on the protection, use and exhibition of grottoes.
\nNotably, Gansu has made sustained efforts to develop the Dunhuang Academy into a leading hub for cultural heritage protection. As a cultural gem on the Silk Road, the academy has pursued its mission to explore innovative approaches in cultural relic protection, digital preservation, academic research and international collaboration.
\nIt oversees three UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, and Bingling Temple Grottoes, spanning more than 1,500 kilometers, making it the largest cultural institution and museum in China in terms of both the number of heritage sites managed and geographical scope.
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The eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo will hold its opening ceremony at the international convention and exhibition center of Dunhuang.
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\nGansu province in Northwest China once again stands on an important stage as the eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is to be held in Dunhuang city from Saturday to Monday. As a comprehensive international expo themed around cultural exchange and cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative, the event has facilitated BRI co-development, promoted Dunhuang culture and increased Chinese cultural influence.
\nHe Xiaozu, director of the Gansu provincial culture and tourism department, said: "Gansu has successively held seven sessions of the Dunhuang cultural expo. Nearly 10,000 guests from more than 120 countries and regions have participated in the event, which featured a series of cultural exchange activities such as forums, exhibitions, and performances. It has played an important role in promoting cultural integration, thought exchange and emotional connection among people of the countries and regions involved in the BRI, and also in telling China's stories well and expanding the influence of Chinese traditional culture."
\nThis year's expo has invited more than 1,000 domestic and foreign guests to participate and will organize 17 activities across seven categories, such as meetings and talks, cultural exhibitions, art performances and investment promotions. The 2025 Dunhuang Forum will take place concurrently, comprising six types of forums and 12 thematic activities.
\nThe exhibition at this year's expo will cover a total area of about 24,000 square meters, showcasing the latest achievements in world cultural heritage preservation and Dunhuang studies. It will also feature arts, intangible cultural heritage innovations and local customs from countries involved in the BRI, while highlighting the results of Gansu's efforts in intangible cultural heritage protection and new cultural and creative products.
\nHistorical heritage
\nGansu has a rich historical and cultural heritage and places emphasis on the protection of it. The province supports Dunhuang Academy in becoming a model for world cultural heritage protection and a leading center for Dunhuang studies. The province also promotes the deep integration of culture and tourism, aiming to develop the cultural tourism industry into a pillar sector.
\nIn the vast land of Gansu, there are UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as Mogao Grottoes, one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries recognized by Archaeology magazine in the US in 2019, a total of 16,895 immovable relics, and three national archaeological site parks. It also boasts 8,809 representative items and 13,049 representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage at different levels.
\nIt has always given priorities to the protection of cultural heritage and advanced the utilization and inheritance of such heritage.
\nThe fifth batch of 285 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects was announced in late 2024. A brick-carving workshop in the Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture was recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration center in March 2024.
\nThe province has continuously implemented a training plan for inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, with 16 people selected for the sixth batch of national-level inheritors and nine included in the first national list for "youth intangible cultural heritage video creation".
\nThese remarkable achievements collectively depict a vibrant picture of the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in Gansu, showcasing the region's unique charm.
\nThe province has used eight cultural brands as a tool to craft a cultural matrix that enhances the influence of Gansu's culture. Among the brands are the ceremony of worshiping Fuxi, one of China's legendary ancestors, the Dunhuang cultural expo, Siku Quanshu (Complete Library in Four Sections), the magazine Duzhe (Readers), a dance drama named Flower Rain on the Silk Road and a documentary called Hexi Corridor.
\nThe 2025 ceremony in tribute to Fuxi captured the attention of Chinese people at home and abroad. People gathered in Tianshui city, commemorating the cultural ancestor in a solemn atmosphere, and strengthened their cultural identity.
\nThe Wensu Pavilion duplicate of Siku Quanshu, a comprehensive collection of Chinese traditional culture, has been preserved intact after centuries. Now, the second phase of its digital photocopying publication project has completed, obtaining data files that meet the standards for photocopying and database construction and can be developed and utilized in multiple forms.
\nYoung people are a critical baton in the "relay race" of cultural inheritance. A subsidiary of Duzhe Publishing and Media Corp published a children's story and several books for young students' urban study tours, which conveyed traditional culture and contributed to the development of Gansu into a culturally strong province.
\nA new version of the classic dance drama Flower Rain on the Silk Road was staged recently. The creative team integrated more modern artistic expressions while retaining those ingrained classic elements, offering the audience a new visual feast.
\nThe launch of the 4K ultrahigh-definition version of Hexi Corridor has again brought this documentary into the spotlight, allowing more people to fall in love with this magical land. With solid steps in cultural relic protection, the continuous inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and the development of cultural brands, Gansu's cultural development is advancing toward new heights and writing a chapter of inheritance and innovation in the new era.
\nThe province has boosted cultural relics survey work, gaining a thorough understanding of its cultural resources. It completed a field investigation of the fourth national cultural relics survey, discovering 4,576 new cultural relic clues. Additionally, the construction of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route, the Jiayu Pass Great Wall national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration area, and some national archaeological site parks are steadily progressing.
\nThis series of work is making the network of cultural heritage protection in Gansu increasingly dense, which allows ancient cultures to have enduring vitality in the new era.
\nArt blooms
\nIn recent years, Gansu's artistic stage has seen many excellent works, laying a foundation for the development of a culturally strong province through quality creations.
\nThe new play, whose name can be translated as The Light of Hadapu, is set when the Red Army's Long March passed through Hadapu, Gansu in 1935, showcasing the spirit of the Long March through a blend of characters and historical moments.
\nSince its premiere, it has received enthusiastic audience responses and helped promote the Red culture. It was selected as a participating play in the ongoing 19th China Theatre Festival, showcasing the charm of Gansu's Red culture on a national stage.
\nThe large-scale historical documentary, whose name can be translated as Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang, is another masterpiece. It is centered on the 1870s historical event in which Zuo Zongtang led the army of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to recover Xinjiang and consolidate the northwestern borderland. The documentary artistically recreates the heroic deeds of Qing Dynasty soldiers who fought to defend national territorial integrity in challenging conditions through different scenes.
\nMeanwhile, key productions including an acrobatic drama, a musical, and a play are being created and rehearsed, continuing to interpret regional charm and the spirit of the times, enriching the artistic matrix of Gansu.
\nThe inheritance and revival of classic dramas has also helped develop Gansu into a culturally strong province. A Long Opera piece, based on the story of a fisherwoman who avenges her father's death in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), showcases the unique artistic charm of Long Opera through classic scenes.
\nSince its premiere in 1959, it has been performed more than 3,000 times, with 10 million audience views. Since its inclusion in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's key traditional (classic) drama revival plan in 2024, young actors and actresses, under the guidance of influential artists Lei Tongxia and Dou Fengxia, have honed their singing and choreography, making the classic more in line with modern aesthetic needs while preserving the essence of the original play.
\nAlso, the "Sightseeing Gansu with the Pace of Art" series of activities has benefited local people and helped develop a culturally strong province. An intangible cultural heritage costume display event, together with a model contest featuring Tibetan costumes, was held in a scenic area in the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in July.
\nAt the Mars Base 1 in Jinchang city, music carnival activities provided the audience with a show that blended rock and rap in August. The banks of the Yellow River were equally lively recently, with 13 cultural performances held, offering art forms such as song and dance as well as acrobatics.
\nFrom quality creations and classic inheritance to art exhibitions, performances and cultural activities that benefit the public, Gansu uses art as a brush to paint a picture of itself building into a culturally strong province, allowing the charm of its culture to bloom in the new era.
\nPublic services
\nGansu has built 104 public libraries, 106 cultural halls, 59 art galleries, 1,354 comprehensive cultural stations in towns (subdistricts), and 17,114 comprehensive cultural service centers in villages (communities). It has created three national public cultural service system demonstration zones and built 262 museums.
\nThis series of cultural facilities covering urban and rural areas, quality services, and a nationally leading museum density helps showcase Gansu's profound cultural background.
\nThis summer, the Gansu Provincial Museum offered visitors temporary exhibitions such as European knight armor and culture and an immersive experience of cave art. At the memorial hall of the Eighth Route Army's Lanzhou office, a thematic exhibition on the northwestern international transportation line during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) attracted numerous visitors, revisiting the arduous years through precious relics and detailed historical materials.
\nFrom cities to villages, public cultural services are continuously expanding, allowing members of the public to access quality cultural resources.
\nIn the first half of 2025, Gansu launched 11,136 cultural activities, including performances, live broadcasts and lectures. Among them were 3,442 Spring Festival-themed public cultural activities, 5,898 sessions that brought opera to the countryside and 1,032 events on public reading.
\nWhile promoting cultural benefits for the people, Gansu also focuses on high-quality cultural tourism development, building a domestically and internationally influential tourist destination and creating a nationally important cultural protection and inheritance center.
\nIt advances key tasks such as the construction of the Yellow River cultural tourism belt; the creation of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route; the protection, inheritance and use of cultural and natural heritage; and the revitalization and utilization of historical and cultural heritage in traditional villages. Gansu hopes to accelerate its transformation from a province rich in cultural and tourism resources to a strong cultural and tourism province, continuously converting cultural superiority into development advantages.
\nCulture is a bond that connects people. Gansu uses cultural services to deepen exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups, making it an important vehicle for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
\nThis year, Gansu organized song and dance performances and opera beloved by the public to convey a message of national unity. In 11 A-level scenic areas, there are 24 "check-in" points featuring Chinese cultural symbols.
\n", + "content": "\nThe eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo will hold its opening ceremony at the international convention and exhibition center of Dunhuang.
\n\n\n\nGansu province in Northwest China once again stands on an important stage as the eighth Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo is to be held in Dunhuang city from Saturday to Monday. As a comprehensive international expo themed around cultural exchange and cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative, the event has facilitated BRI co-development, promoted Dunhuang culture and increased Chinese cultural influence.
\nHe Xiaozu, director of the Gansu provincial culture and tourism department, said: "Gansu has successively held seven sessions of the Dunhuang cultural expo. Nearly 10,000 guests from more than 120 countries and regions have participated in the event, which featured a series of cultural exchange activities such as forums, exhibitions, and performances. It has played an important role in promoting cultural integration, thought exchange and emotional connection among people of the countries and regions involved in the BRI, and also in telling China's stories well and expanding the influence of Chinese traditional culture."
\nThis year's expo has invited more than 1,000 domestic and foreign guests to participate and will organize 17 activities across seven categories, such as meetings and talks, cultural exhibitions, art performances and investment promotions. The 2025 Dunhuang Forum will take place concurrently, comprising six types of forums and 12 thematic activities.
\nThe exhibition at this year's expo will cover a total area of about 24,000 square meters, showcasing the latest achievements in world cultural heritage preservation and Dunhuang studies. It will also feature arts, intangible cultural heritage innovations and local customs from countries involved in the BRI, while highlighting the results of Gansu's efforts in intangible cultural heritage protection and new cultural and creative products.
\nHistorical heritage
\nGansu has a rich historical and cultural heritage and places emphasis on the protection of it. The province supports Dunhuang Academy in becoming a model for world cultural heritage protection and a leading center for Dunhuang studies. The province also promotes the deep integration of culture and tourism, aiming to develop the cultural tourism industry into a pillar sector.
\nIn the vast land of Gansu, there are UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as Mogao Grottoes, one of the top 10 archaeological discoveries recognized by Archaeology magazine in the US in 2019, a total of 16,895 immovable relics, and three national archaeological site parks. It also boasts 8,809 representative items and 13,049 representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage at different levels.
\nIt has always given priorities to the protection of cultural heritage and advanced the utilization and inheritance of such heritage.
\nThe fifth batch of 285 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects was announced in late 2024. A brick-carving workshop in the Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture was recognized as a national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration center in March 2024.
\nThe province has continuously implemented a training plan for inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, with 16 people selected for the sixth batch of national-level inheritors and nine included in the first national list for "youth intangible cultural heritage video creation".
\nThese remarkable achievements collectively depict a vibrant picture of the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage in Gansu, showcasing the region's unique charm.
\nThe province has used eight cultural brands as a tool to craft a cultural matrix that enhances the influence of Gansu's culture. Among the brands are the ceremony of worshiping Fuxi, one of China's legendary ancestors, the Dunhuang cultural expo, Siku Quanshu (Complete Library in Four Sections), the magazine Duzhe (Readers), a dance drama named Flower Rain on the Silk Road and a documentary called Hexi Corridor.
\nThe 2025 ceremony in tribute to Fuxi captured the attention of Chinese people at home and abroad. People gathered in Tianshui city, commemorating the cultural ancestor in a solemn atmosphere, and strengthened their cultural identity.
\nThe Wensu Pavilion duplicate of Siku Quanshu, a comprehensive collection of Chinese traditional culture, has been preserved intact after centuries. Now, the second phase of its digital photocopying publication project has completed, obtaining data files that meet the standards for photocopying and database construction and can be developed and utilized in multiple forms.
\nYoung people are a critical baton in the "relay race" of cultural inheritance. A subsidiary of Duzhe Publishing and Media Corp published a children's story and several books for young students' urban study tours, which conveyed traditional culture and contributed to the development of Gansu into a culturally strong province.
\nA new version of the classic dance drama Flower Rain on the Silk Road was staged recently. The creative team integrated more modern artistic expressions while retaining those ingrained classic elements, offering the audience a new visual feast.
\nThe launch of the 4K ultrahigh-definition version of Hexi Corridor has again brought this documentary into the spotlight, allowing more people to fall in love with this magical land. With solid steps in cultural relic protection, the continuous inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, and the development of cultural brands, Gansu's cultural development is advancing toward new heights and writing a chapter of inheritance and innovation in the new era.
\nThe province has boosted cultural relics survey work, gaining a thorough understanding of its cultural resources. It completed a field investigation of the fourth national cultural relics survey, discovering 4,576 new cultural relic clues. Additionally, the construction of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route, the Jiayu Pass Great Wall national cultural relics protection and utilization demonstration area, and some national archaeological site parks are steadily progressing.
\nThis series of work is making the network of cultural heritage protection in Gansu increasingly dense, which allows ancient cultures to have enduring vitality in the new era.
\nArt blooms
\nIn recent years, Gansu's artistic stage has seen many excellent works, laying a foundation for the development of a culturally strong province through quality creations.
\nThe new play, whose name can be translated as The Light of Hadapu, is set when the Red Army's Long March passed through Hadapu, Gansu in 1935, showcasing the spirit of the Long March through a blend of characters and historical moments.
\nSince its premiere, it has received enthusiastic audience responses and helped promote the Red culture. It was selected as a participating play in the ongoing 19th China Theatre Festival, showcasing the charm of Gansu's Red culture on a national stage.
\nThe large-scale historical documentary, whose name can be translated as Zuo Zongtang Recovers Xinjiang, is another masterpiece. It is centered on the 1870s historical event in which Zuo Zongtang led the army of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) to recover Xinjiang and consolidate the northwestern borderland. The documentary artistically recreates the heroic deeds of Qing Dynasty soldiers who fought to defend national territorial integrity in challenging conditions through different scenes.
\nMeanwhile, key productions including an acrobatic drama, a musical, and a play are being created and rehearsed, continuing to interpret regional charm and the spirit of the times, enriching the artistic matrix of Gansu.
\nThe inheritance and revival of classic dramas has also helped develop Gansu into a culturally strong province. A Long Opera piece, based on the story of a fisherwoman who avenges her father's death in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), showcases the unique artistic charm of Long Opera through classic scenes.
\nSince its premiere in 1959, it has been performed more than 3,000 times, with 10 million audience views. Since its inclusion in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's key traditional (classic) drama revival plan in 2024, young actors and actresses, under the guidance of influential artists Lei Tongxia and Dou Fengxia, have honed their singing and choreography, making the classic more in line with modern aesthetic needs while preserving the essence of the original play.
\nAlso, the "Sightseeing Gansu with the Pace of Art" series of activities has benefited local people and helped develop a culturally strong province. An intangible cultural heritage costume display event, together with a model contest featuring Tibetan costumes, was held in a scenic area in the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in July.
\nAt the Mars Base 1 in Jinchang city, music carnival activities provided the audience with a show that blended rock and rap in August. The banks of the Yellow River were equally lively recently, with 13 cultural performances held, offering art forms such as song and dance as well as acrobatics.
\nFrom quality creations and classic inheritance to art exhibitions, performances and cultural activities that benefit the public, Gansu uses art as a brush to paint a picture of itself building into a culturally strong province, allowing the charm of its culture to bloom in the new era.
\nPublic services
\nGansu has built 104 public libraries, 106 cultural halls, 59 art galleries, 1,354 comprehensive cultural stations in towns (subdistricts), and 17,114 comprehensive cultural service centers in villages (communities). It has created three national public cultural service system demonstration zones and built 262 museums.
\nThis series of cultural facilities covering urban and rural areas, quality services, and a nationally leading museum density helps showcase Gansu's profound cultural background.
\nThis summer, the Gansu Provincial Museum offered visitors temporary exhibitions such as European knight armor and culture and an immersive experience of cave art. At the memorial hall of the Eighth Route Army's Lanzhou office, a thematic exhibition on the northwestern international transportation line during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) attracted numerous visitors, revisiting the arduous years through precious relics and detailed historical materials.
\nFrom cities to villages, public cultural services are continuously expanding, allowing members of the public to access quality cultural resources.
\nIn the first half of 2025, Gansu launched 11,136 cultural activities, including performances, live broadcasts and lectures. Among them were 3,442 Spring Festival-themed public cultural activities, 5,898 sessions that brought opera to the countryside and 1,032 events on public reading.
\nWhile promoting cultural benefits for the people, Gansu also focuses on high-quality cultural tourism development, building a domestically and internationally influential tourist destination and creating a nationally important cultural protection and inheritance center.
\nIt advances key tasks such as the construction of the Yellow River cultural tourism belt; the creation of the Hexi Corridor national heritage route; the protection, inheritance and use of cultural and natural heritage; and the revitalization and utilization of historical and cultural heritage in traditional villages. Gansu hopes to accelerate its transformation from a province rich in cultural and tourism resources to a strong cultural and tourism province, continuously converting cultural superiority into development advantages.
\nCulture is a bond that connects people. Gansu uses cultural services to deepen exchanges and integration among various ethnic groups, making it an important vehicle for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation.
\nThis year, Gansu organized song and dance performances and opera beloved by the public to convey a message of national unity. In 11 A-level scenic areas, there are 24 "check-in" points featuring Chinese cultural symbols.
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\nAt the seventh Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, Gansu province revealed a restored version of Cave 57 from the Mogao Grottoes, brought to life through advanced three-dimensional reconstruction technology.
\nThe restoration is so precise that it replicates the caves' original structure and size, mural colors and textures, and the artistic charm of its sculptures, making it almost indistinguishable from the original.
\nAlso, the province's Digital Dunhuang initiative has made significant strides. The Digital Library Cave database platform now includes more than 74,000 entries — featuring a vast array of documents, sutras and images — reuniting Dunhuang cultural relics that are dispersed overseas.
\nFrom digitally restoring lost cultural relics to establishing a globally accessible digital resource library and from fostering international dialogues on grotto protection to preserving academic traditions, these efforts have breathed new life into Dunhuang culture.
\nThey also exemplify Gansu's dedication to the preservation and inheritance of its local cultural relics and heritage. This year, the province has allocated 103 million yuan ($14.47 million) for cultural relic protection and rolled out more than 60 projects focused on the protection, use and exhibition of grottoes.
\nNotably, Gansu has made sustained efforts to develop the Dunhuang Academy into a leading hub for cultural heritage protection. As a cultural gem on the Silk Road, the academy has pursued its mission to explore innovative approaches in cultural relic protection, digital preservation, academic research and international collaboration.
\nIt oversees three UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, and Bingling Temple Grottoes, spanning more than 1,500 kilometers, making it the largest cultural institution and museum in China in terms of both the number of heritage sites managed and geographical scope.
\n\nAt the seventh Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo, Gansu province revealed a restored version of Cave 57 from the Mogao Grottoes, brought to life through advanced three-dimensional reconstruction technology.
\nThe restoration is so precise that it replicates the caves' original structure and size, mural colors and textures, and the artistic charm of its sculptures, making it almost indistinguishable from the original.
\nAlso, the province's Digital Dunhuang initiative has made significant strides. The Digital Library Cave database platform now includes more than 74,000 entries — featuring a vast array of documents, sutras and images — reuniting Dunhuang cultural relics that are dispersed overseas.
\nFrom digitally restoring lost cultural relics to establishing a globally accessible digital resource library and from fostering international dialogues on grotto protection to preserving academic traditions, these efforts have breathed new life into Dunhuang culture.
\nThey also exemplify Gansu's dedication to the preservation and inheritance of its local cultural relics and heritage. This year, the province has allocated 103 million yuan ($14.47 million) for cultural relic protection and rolled out more than 60 projects focused on the protection, use and exhibition of grottoes.
\nNotably, Gansu has made sustained efforts to develop the Dunhuang Academy into a leading hub for cultural heritage protection. As a cultural gem on the Silk Road, the academy has pursued its mission to explore innovative approaches in cultural relic protection, digital preservation, academic research and international collaboration.
\nIt oversees three UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Mogao Grottoes, Maijishan Grottoes, and Bingling Temple Grottoes, spanning more than 1,500 kilometers, making it the largest cultural institution and museum in China in terms of both the number of heritage sites managed and geographical scope.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/018/20250919_018_01_34132.png\")
Left: A humanoid robot interacts with audiences at the 2025 China Culture and Tourism Industries Expo in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province. Right: A child wears a headset for an immersive virtual reality experience.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/018/20250919_018_01_29132.png\")
Top: A staff member introduces the National Museum of China's phoenix crown refrigerator magnets via a livestream at the expo. Above: Plush toys modeled after Wuhan's local snacks and an iconic bird.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/018/20250919_018_01_79132.png\")
\nHumanoid robots in traditional costumes perform synchronized dances alongside human performers against a backdrop of dynamic large-screen visuals, attracting big crowds.
\nElsewhere, a robot plays the drums to classical Chinese songs, robotic baristas make coffee and robotic dogs take a stroll, creating a futuristic atmosphere.
\nThese innovations took center stage at the 2025 China Culture and Tourism Industries Expo, where technology met culture to reimagine the future of tourism.
\nThe event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism from Sept 12 to last Sunday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, carried the theme "deepening integration of culture and tourism, enjoying a better life".
\nThe expo attracted over 225,000 visits, with more than 2,000 domestic exhibitors, including tourism bureaus and scenic areas.
\nStatistics show that half of the visitors were from outside Wuhan. According to travel agency Trip.com Group, hotel bookings in the city grew by 43.5 percent year-on-year during the three-day event, with booking values rising by 42.9 percent.
\nBusiness was brisk. Five cultural and tourism industry negotiation events facilitated cooperative deals worth 810 million yuan ($113.78 million), while a centralized signing ceremony for cultural and tourism projects secured investments totaling 23.28 billion yuan. A total of 26 pairs of overseas and domestic travel agencies signed contracts on-site, with a transaction volume of 82 million yuan. On-site transactions of cultural products and tourism commodities at the expo reached 170 million yuan.
\n"The expo presents the diverse achievements of the culture and tourism industries and serves as a vivid example of their integrated development in the new era," says Duan Qiang, president of the China Tourism Association.
\nHe adds that the association is committed to working with technology companies and cultural tourism institutions on innovative applications such as digital museums and AI-guided tours.
\nRobotics was a star attraction. Ren Yutong, executive president of the Guangdong Robotics Association, shared the applications of robots in his speech at the expo's forums.
\n"Robots are playing important roles in stage shows, immersive exhibitions and theme parks. They can adapt their interactions to the circumstances, giving tourists personalized experiences," Ren says.
\nRobots, he explains, could also ease staff shortages in scenic areas by handling interpretation services and information inquiries. Tourists can also use robotic exoskeletons powered by artificial intelligence to climb mountains.
\nVirtual reality also offers new ways to explore. Wearing headsets, visitors could experience rowing on Tianjin's Haihe River or strolling on Wudang Mountain in Shiyan, Hubei.
\nHe estimates that various interactive robot experiences and themed activities will serve as a catalyst for more varied cultural and tourism consumption. Robots can act as tour guides and provide customized travel services in the future, while also providing essential accessibility support to travelers with physical challenges.
\nAlongside the technological displays, audiences watched colorful performances, joined intangible cultural heritage workshops, sampled delicious regional snacks, and bought cultural and creative products, making for an enriching experience.
\nThe best-selling items — such as a refrigerator magnet shaped like a phoenix coronet, a popular piece from the National Museum of China's collection — proved especially popular.
\n"The crown magnet is a classic example of the explicit expression of traditional Chinese aesthetics in the contemporary era. Its viral popularity may seem accidental, but it is an inevitable outcome of the public's booming interest in museums, cultural heritage and traditional culture," says Liao Fei, who's in charge of the museum's cultural and creative products.
\nHe points out that nowadays, visitors' consumption behavior is more about seeking emotional appeal and satisfying spiritual needs.
\n"The research and development of cultural and creative products is exploring the connection between ancient and modern cultures, and integrating traditional aesthetics with contemporary aesthetic demands for innovative design," he says.
\nOther best-sellers included plush toys modeled after regional snacks and cultural artifacts. A toy shaped like nang, a traditional flatbread from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, became a hit among young visitors eager to attach it to their bags. Stock quickly ran out despite repeated restocking.
\nDomestic brands also showcased "China-chic" products. Shenzhen Art Toys Research Co and its partner, Dongguan-based brand Piececool, displayed miniature models of phoenix crowns and bridal sedan chairs.
\nMade of thin etched metal plates, the pieces are assembled like a blend of paper-cutting and building blocks. "Many visitors told us these toys feel both distinctive and trendy," says Rao Zhengang, design director of the Shenzhen company. "Some items sold out on the spot."
\nThe expo also highlighted China's growing low-altitude economy. Wuhan Fosenix General Aviation Co, based in the capital city of Hubei, unveiled its Sparrow-X2 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. It has a passenger capacity of six people, a maximum range of 1,200 kilometers and a cruising speed of 200 to 300 km/h.
\n"Low-altitude aviation can boost accessibility between scenic spots, attract more tourists, and provide emergency services for remote areas," says Chen Zhaoyan, founder of the aviation company.
\nThe expo's 40,000-square-meter outdoor zone showcased 20 themed floats, including those representing cities across the province. Crowds gathered to watch operas and traditional dances, snapping photos with the floats.
\nPerformers from Universal Beijing Resort added to the excitement with popular characters such as the Minions.
\nNearly 1,000 domestic and international performers will join the 20 floats to parade through Wuhan during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, an event expected to further boost the city's tourism sector.
\nContact the writer at xulin@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nTop: A staff member introduces the National Museum of China's phoenix crown refrigerator magnets via a livestream at the expo. Above: Plush toys modeled after Wuhan's local snacks and an iconic bird.
\n\nHumanoid robots in traditional costumes perform synchronized dances alongside human performers against a backdrop of dynamic large-screen visuals, attracting big crowds.
\nElsewhere, a robot plays the drums to classical Chinese songs, robotic baristas make coffee and robotic dogs take a stroll, creating a futuristic atmosphere.
\nThese innovations took center stage at the 2025 China Culture and Tourism Industries Expo, where technology met culture to reimagine the future of tourism.
\nThe event, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism from Sept 12 to last Sunday in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, carried the theme "deepening integration of culture and tourism, enjoying a better life".
\nThe expo attracted over 225,000 visits, with more than 2,000 domestic exhibitors, including tourism bureaus and scenic areas.
\nStatistics show that half of the visitors were from outside Wuhan. According to travel agency Trip.com Group, hotel bookings in the city grew by 43.5 percent year-on-year during the three-day event, with booking values rising by 42.9 percent.
\nBusiness was brisk. Five cultural and tourism industry negotiation events facilitated cooperative deals worth 810 million yuan ($113.78 million), while a centralized signing ceremony for cultural and tourism projects secured investments totaling 23.28 billion yuan. A total of 26 pairs of overseas and domestic travel agencies signed contracts on-site, with a transaction volume of 82 million yuan. On-site transactions of cultural products and tourism commodities at the expo reached 170 million yuan.
\n"The expo presents the diverse achievements of the culture and tourism industries and serves as a vivid example of their integrated development in the new era," says Duan Qiang, president of the China Tourism Association.
\nHe adds that the association is committed to working with technology companies and cultural tourism institutions on innovative applications such as digital museums and AI-guided tours.
\nRobotics was a star attraction. Ren Yutong, executive president of the Guangdong Robotics Association, shared the applications of robots in his speech at the expo's forums.
\n"Robots are playing important roles in stage shows, immersive exhibitions and theme parks. They can adapt their interactions to the circumstances, giving tourists personalized experiences," Ren says.
\nRobots, he explains, could also ease staff shortages in scenic areas by handling interpretation services and information inquiries. Tourists can also use robotic exoskeletons powered by artificial intelligence to climb mountains.
\nVirtual reality also offers new ways to explore. Wearing headsets, visitors could experience rowing on Tianjin's Haihe River or strolling on Wudang Mountain in Shiyan, Hubei.
\nHe estimates that various interactive robot experiences and themed activities will serve as a catalyst for more varied cultural and tourism consumption. Robots can act as tour guides and provide customized travel services in the future, while also providing essential accessibility support to travelers with physical challenges.
\nAlongside the technological displays, audiences watched colorful performances, joined intangible cultural heritage workshops, sampled delicious regional snacks, and bought cultural and creative products, making for an enriching experience.
\nThe best-selling items — such as a refrigerator magnet shaped like a phoenix coronet, a popular piece from the National Museum of China's collection — proved especially popular.
\n"The crown magnet is a classic example of the explicit expression of traditional Chinese aesthetics in the contemporary era. Its viral popularity may seem accidental, but it is an inevitable outcome of the public's booming interest in museums, cultural heritage and traditional culture," says Liao Fei, who's in charge of the museum's cultural and creative products.
\nHe points out that nowadays, visitors' consumption behavior is more about seeking emotional appeal and satisfying spiritual needs.
\n"The research and development of cultural and creative products is exploring the connection between ancient and modern cultures, and integrating traditional aesthetics with contemporary aesthetic demands for innovative design," he says.
\nOther best-sellers included plush toys modeled after regional snacks and cultural artifacts. A toy shaped like nang, a traditional flatbread from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, became a hit among young visitors eager to attach it to their bags. Stock quickly ran out despite repeated restocking.
\nDomestic brands also showcased "China-chic" products. Shenzhen Art Toys Research Co and its partner, Dongguan-based brand Piececool, displayed miniature models of phoenix crowns and bridal sedan chairs.
\nMade of thin etched metal plates, the pieces are assembled like a blend of paper-cutting and building blocks. "Many visitors told us these toys feel both distinctive and trendy," says Rao Zhengang, design director of the Shenzhen company. "Some items sold out on the spot."
\nThe expo also highlighted China's growing low-altitude economy. Wuhan Fosenix General Aviation Co, based in the capital city of Hubei, unveiled its Sparrow-X2 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. It has a passenger capacity of six people, a maximum range of 1,200 kilometers and a cruising speed of 200 to 300 km/h.
\n"Low-altitude aviation can boost accessibility between scenic spots, attract more tourists, and provide emergency services for remote areas," says Chen Zhaoyan, founder of the aviation company.
\nThe expo's 40,000-square-meter outdoor zone showcased 20 themed floats, including those representing cities across the province. Crowds gathered to watch operas and traditional dances, snapping photos with the floats.
\nPerformers from Universal Beijing Resort added to the excitement with popular characters such as the Minions.
\nNearly 1,000 domestic and international performers will join the 20 floats to parade through Wuhan during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, an event expected to further boost the city's tourism sector.
\nContact the writer at xulin@chinadaily.com.cn
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Visitors admire items at the exhibition, Carrying Forward China-Mongolia Friendship, Promoting Win-Win Cooperation, held in Ulaanbaatar, on Tuesday.
\nA series of cultural events showcasing northern China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region kicked off in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
\nThe 13th "Feel China" Inner Mongolia Culture Week, which started on Tuesday, aims to deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges, enhance mutual understanding, further strengthen the traditional friendship between China and Mongolia, and contribute to building a China-Mongolia community with a shared future.
\nRunning until this Friday, the culture week was co-organized by the Chinese embassy in Mongolia, Mongolia's Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth, and the Information Office of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia.
\nThe program features 18 activities across eight categories, including exhibitions, cultural performances, book and publishing exchanges, a Chinese song contest, traditional Mongolian medicine consultations, audiovisual showcases, and screenings of Chinese films on Mongolian television and in cinemas.
\nIn addition to the opening ceremony for the culture week, a comprehensive exhibition, Carrying Forward China-Mongolia Friendship, Promoting Win-Win Cooperation, was held on Tuesday.
\nOver 300 representatives of government agencies, cultural organizations, universities, media, enterprises, and various social sectors in both countries attended the opening. G. Ochirbat, a member of the State Great Khural of Mongolia, was present, and Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan delivered a speech.
\nFollowing the ceremony, guests from both countries visited the comprehensive exhibition, which highlights themes of friendship and cooperation.
\nThe exhibition blends culture, art and history, and is divided into seven sections — a China-Mongolia friendship history exhibition, a Chinese book display, calligraphy works, a photography showcase and a Mongolian medicine exchange. It revisits shared memories and vividly presents the richness of Chinese culture, fostering mutual appreciation and cultural exchange.
\n", + "content": "Visitors admire items at the exhibition, Carrying Forward China-Mongolia Friendship, Promoting Win-Win Cooperation, held in Ulaanbaatar, on Tuesday.
\nA series of cultural events showcasing northern China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region kicked off in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
\nThe 13th "Feel China" Inner Mongolia Culture Week, which started on Tuesday, aims to deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges, enhance mutual understanding, further strengthen the traditional friendship between China and Mongolia, and contribute to building a China-Mongolia community with a shared future.
\nRunning until this Friday, the culture week was co-organized by the Chinese embassy in Mongolia, Mongolia's Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth, and the Information Office of the People's Government of Inner Mongolia.
\nThe program features 18 activities across eight categories, including exhibitions, cultural performances, book and publishing exchanges, a Chinese song contest, traditional Mongolian medicine consultations, audiovisual showcases, and screenings of Chinese films on Mongolian television and in cinemas.
\nIn addition to the opening ceremony for the culture week, a comprehensive exhibition, Carrying Forward China-Mongolia Friendship, Promoting Win-Win Cooperation, was held on Tuesday.
\nOver 300 representatives of government agencies, cultural organizations, universities, media, enterprises, and various social sectors in both countries attended the opening. G. Ochirbat, a member of the State Great Khural of Mongolia, was present, and Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Shen Minjuan delivered a speech.
\nFollowing the ceremony, guests from both countries visited the comprehensive exhibition, which highlights themes of friendship and cooperation.
\nThe exhibition blends culture, art and history, and is divided into seven sections — a China-Mongolia friendship history exhibition, a Chinese book display, calligraphy works, a photography showcase and a Mongolian medicine exchange. It revisits shared memories and vividly presents the richness of Chinese culture, fostering mutual appreciation and cultural exchange.
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The Dinosaur National Geological Park in Jiayin county, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
\nHARBIN — In this remote northeastern Chinese county bordering Russia, dinosaurs have taken over the streets. From building signs featuring roaring dinosaurs to market stalls adorned with prehistoric pals, Jiayin in Heilongjiang province lives and breathes the legacy of the creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
\nThe fascination with dinosaurs traces back to a landmark 1902 discovery when paleontologists unearthed the Mandschurosaurus amurensis, a large hadrosaurid dinosaur that marked one of China's earliest major dinosaur fossil excavations. This earned Jiayin the title of the "hometown of dinosaurs", with experts asserting that the area holds one of Asia's most significant dinosaur burial grounds.
\n"So far, 13 complete hadrosaur fossil skeletons have been excavated from Longgu Mountain," says Sun Kexin, a docent at the Jiayin Shenzhou Dinosaur Museum. "Experts believe this area represents a massive dinosaur cemetery containing at least 100 more complete fossils waiting to be discovered."
\nThe county's dedication to paleontology culminated in the 2001 establishment of the Dinosaur National Geological Park, spanning 38.44 square kilometers with a clearly demarcated core, a buffer, and experimental zones. The park serves multiple functions, including scientific research, public education, and tourism.
\nWithin the park, the Shenzhou Dinosaur Museum stands as a testament to both natural history and human curiosity, housing specimens that offer invaluable insights into dinosaur evolution and geological changes. Visitors can stroll through exhibits filled with impressively preserved fossils and lifelike displays that make it feel like they've stepped right out of a time machine.
\n"One larger hadrosaur raises its head high, as if it had discovered the approaching disaster but couldn't escape, using its last bit of strength to roar and warn its companions," describes Sun, during a tour. "It gazes at a smaller hadrosaur beside it, believed to be its offspring — a moment that captures their deep bond."
\nThe county recently drew global attention for hosting the Fourth Jiayin Forum on Fossil Protection and the Symposium on Tourism Geoscience, attracting experts from China, Russia, Japan, France and Thailand.
\nAmong them was Professor Abdul Rahman Ashraf of the University of Bonn in Germany, a veteran collaborator.
\n"I've visited Jiayin 25 times. China is my second hometown," the 83-year-old scholar says. "Over nearly four decades, I've collaborated with numerous Chinese professors, establishing excellent cooperative relationships."
\nThe international appeal extends beyond individual researchers. Harufumi Nishida, president of the International Organization of Palaeobotany, notes: "Since my first invitation in 2003, I've witnessed extraordinary progress. Chinese colleagues have revealed dinosaurs and their ecosystems through international cooperation."
\nWang Jun, chairman of the Palaeontological Society of China, emphasizes Jiayin's unique position: "Its geographical location makes it not only an important fossil site but also a bridge for international exchange. Paleontology knows no borders — it requires dialogue, cooperation, and mutual advancement."
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\nHARBIN — In this remote northeastern Chinese county bordering Russia, dinosaurs have taken over the streets. From building signs featuring roaring dinosaurs to market stalls adorned with prehistoric pals, Jiayin in Heilongjiang province lives and breathes the legacy of the creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago.
\nThe fascination with dinosaurs traces back to a landmark 1902 discovery when paleontologists unearthed the Mandschurosaurus amurensis, a large hadrosaurid dinosaur that marked one of China's earliest major dinosaur fossil excavations. This earned Jiayin the title of the "hometown of dinosaurs", with experts asserting that the area holds one of Asia's most significant dinosaur burial grounds.
\n"So far, 13 complete hadrosaur fossil skeletons have been excavated from Longgu Mountain," says Sun Kexin, a docent at the Jiayin Shenzhou Dinosaur Museum. "Experts believe this area represents a massive dinosaur cemetery containing at least 100 more complete fossils waiting to be discovered."
\nThe county's dedication to paleontology culminated in the 2001 establishment of the Dinosaur National Geological Park, spanning 38.44 square kilometers with a clearly demarcated core, a buffer, and experimental zones. The park serves multiple functions, including scientific research, public education, and tourism.
\nWithin the park, the Shenzhou Dinosaur Museum stands as a testament to both natural history and human curiosity, housing specimens that offer invaluable insights into dinosaur evolution and geological changes. Visitors can stroll through exhibits filled with impressively preserved fossils and lifelike displays that make it feel like they've stepped right out of a time machine.
\n"One larger hadrosaur raises its head high, as if it had discovered the approaching disaster but couldn't escape, using its last bit of strength to roar and warn its companions," describes Sun, during a tour. "It gazes at a smaller hadrosaur beside it, believed to be its offspring — a moment that captures their deep bond."
\nThe county recently drew global attention for hosting the Fourth Jiayin Forum on Fossil Protection and the Symposium on Tourism Geoscience, attracting experts from China, Russia, Japan, France and Thailand.
\nAmong them was Professor Abdul Rahman Ashraf of the University of Bonn in Germany, a veteran collaborator.
\n"I've visited Jiayin 25 times. China is my second hometown," the 83-year-old scholar says. "Over nearly four decades, I've collaborated with numerous Chinese professors, establishing excellent cooperative relationships."
\nThe international appeal extends beyond individual researchers. Harufumi Nishida, president of the International Organization of Palaeobotany, notes: "Since my first invitation in 2003, I've witnessed extraordinary progress. Chinese colleagues have revealed dinosaurs and their ecosystems through international cooperation."
\nWang Jun, chairman of the Palaeontological Society of China, emphasizes Jiayin's unique position: "Its geographical location makes it not only an important fossil site but also a bridge for international exchange. Paleontology knows no borders — it requires dialogue, cooperation, and mutual advancement."
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Yao Miao high-fives fans as she approaches the finish line of the Tsaigu Trail 50km race in November last year. Yao was the first woman to cross the finish line, and 8th overall.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/020/20250919_020_01_19007.png\")
In August, Yao Miao made history by becoming the first Asian athlete to win three Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc finals in different event categories.
\nGrowing up as the youngest of six children in a home perched halfway up a mountainside in Liupanshui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Yao Miao spent much of her childhood carrying a bamboo basket into the highlands.
\nShe dug for potatoes, foraged for wild vegetables and picked corn to help feed her family. In those days, her deepest wish was to leave those mountains behind and embrace a wider world.
\nToday, she runs toward the mountains as a professional trail runner — no longer to escape them, but to let them define and crown her.
\nIn late August, Yao claimed the women's title in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) Orsieres-Champex-Chamonix (OCC) — a 61-kilometer race around Mont Blanc. It meant that, along with her women's victory in the 100.1km Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix race (CCC) in 2018 and her women's OCC title in 2024, she made history by becoming the first and only Asian athlete of any gender to win three UTMB titles in different event categories.
\nAt 16, Yao enrolled in a sports school in Liupanshui, training to compete in the 5,000m and 10,000m. However, in Guizhou, often referred to as the "cradle of China's endurance athletes", she faced a hugely talented field and, ultimately, failed to make for Guizhou provincial track and field team.
\nAfter graduating in 2016, Yao went to Jiangxi province to live with one of her sisters and attempted to make a living as a makeup artist. Reluctant to give up her sporting dream, though, she insisted on getting up at 5 am every day to run.
\nThat year marked a period of rapid growth for trail running competitions across China.
\nIn pursuit of prize money, at the end of 2016, Yao borrowed 1,000 yuan ($141) from a friend and took a 33-hour hard-seat train ride from Jiangxi to Zhangye, Gansu province, to participate in her first 100km trail race. Exhaustion from the journey and altitude sickness forced her to withdraw midway through.
\nUnwilling to accept the failure, she resolved to challenge another 100km high-altitude race around Gongga Mountain in Sichuan province just three weeks later. Unexpectedly, Yao secured her first women's championship title with an overwhelming lead — 90 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher.
\n"That remains my most unforgettable race to this day. After winning that race, I gained more confidence and became even more determined to dedicate myself to trail running," Yao recalled.
\nOver the following year, she dominated China's trail running scene, competing in races ranging from 20km to 120km. She claimed victory in all but two short-distance vertical races, where she finished as runner-up.
\nPursuing glory overseas
\nIn 2018, Yao, already known as "China's Queen of Trail Running", began competing at regional and international events.
\nIn January that year, she won the Hong Kong 100 Ultra Marathon, breaking the course record by 40 minutes. In August, the then 21-year-old Yao not only won her first UTMB CCC race, but also set a new course record, becoming the first Asian female runner to win a UTMB event.
\nYao's dominant performances revealed her innate talent for the sport.
\n"Trail running requires runners to judge changes in terrain and quickly adjust their pace and route. I feel that my reactions on the course are faster than most people I train with, and I can adapt to different mountain environments, both domestic and international, in a very short time," she reflected.
\nHowever, frequent high-intensity competitions, a strong eagerness to win and a lack of scientific nutritional support led to her experiencing a slump in 2019, during which she often had to withdraw from races due to various unexpected issues or injuries, mainly vision problems.
\n"During that period, I actually had very little confidence. I was quite beaten down. I didn't really want to run trail races anymore, but I still wanted to run," she recalled.
\nYao then accepted an invitation from the provincial track and field team of Hubei to switch to marathon running.
\nAlthough her relentless training allowed her to make a name for herself in the marathon scene, even standing on the podium at some domestic marathon events, trail running remained her true passion.
\n"Compared to road running, I enjoy trail running more because along the way you can see many different landscapes, and the changing terrain brings me more excitement. Marathon races, on the other hand, mostly require you to maintain a steady pace and rhythm," Yao added.
\nShen Ni, Yao's teammate on the Hubei provincial team, said that, after finishing a trail race, Yao seemed to glow.
\n"Even after running over a hundred kilometers, it was hard to see fatigue in her eyes. But at the end of a marathon, as soon as she crossed the finish line, she would lower her head, raise her wrist, and the first thing she would do was checking her watch to see her finishing time," Shen observed.
\nDriven by her passion, Yao returned to the trail running stage in 2022, participating in the Tsaigu Trail held in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, and won the 115km division championship.
\nIt wasn't long before she regained her dominance, and, with China's trail running market thriving, it has given Yao a bigger platform, as well as more opportunities to sign endorsement deals.
\nThanks to her impressive results and growing reach among followers of the sport, the once injury-plagued Yao signed a cooperation with sports nutrition brand M-Action, owned by China's leading dairy company Mengniu, in 2023.
\nIt has been assisting Yao in her training, competitions and recovery with its professional sports nutrition products, a scientific support team comprising sports nutritionists and rehabilitation experts, thus solving many of the issues she faced.
\n"After experiencing the injury layoff, my mindset changed a bit," Yao said. "I have learned to approach nutritional supplementation more scientifically. I think winning is important, but so is enjoying the process of the race."
\nxingwen@chinadaily.com.cn
\nYao Miao high-fives fans as she approaches the finish line of the Tsaigu Trail 50km race in November last year. Yao was the first woman to cross the finish line, and 8th overall.
\nIn August, Yao Miao made history by becoming the first Asian athlete to win three Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc finals in different event categories.
\nGrowing up as the youngest of six children in a home perched halfway up a mountainside in Liupanshui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Yao Miao spent much of her childhood carrying a bamboo basket into the highlands.
\nShe dug for potatoes, foraged for wild vegetables and picked corn to help feed her family. In those days, her deepest wish was to leave those mountains behind and embrace a wider world.
\nToday, she runs toward the mountains as a professional trail runner — no longer to escape them, but to let them define and crown her.
\nIn late August, Yao claimed the women's title in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) Orsieres-Champex-Chamonix (OCC) — a 61-kilometer race around Mont Blanc. It meant that, along with her women's victory in the 100.1km Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix race (CCC) in 2018 and her women's OCC title in 2024, she made history by becoming the first and only Asian athlete of any gender to win three UTMB titles in different event categories.
\nAt 16, Yao enrolled in a sports school in Liupanshui, training to compete in the 5,000m and 10,000m. However, in Guizhou, often referred to as the "cradle of China's endurance athletes", she faced a hugely talented field and, ultimately, failed to make for Guizhou provincial track and field team.
\nAfter graduating in 2016, Yao went to Jiangxi province to live with one of her sisters and attempted to make a living as a makeup artist. Reluctant to give up her sporting dream, though, she insisted on getting up at 5 am every day to run.
\nThat year marked a period of rapid growth for trail running competitions across China.
\nIn pursuit of prize money, at the end of 2016, Yao borrowed 1,000 yuan ($141) from a friend and took a 33-hour hard-seat train ride from Jiangxi to Zhangye, Gansu province, to participate in her first 100km trail race. Exhaustion from the journey and altitude sickness forced her to withdraw midway through.
\nUnwilling to accept the failure, she resolved to challenge another 100km high-altitude race around Gongga Mountain in Sichuan province just three weeks later. Unexpectedly, Yao secured her first women's championship title with an overwhelming lead — 90 minutes ahead of the second-place finisher.
\n"That remains my most unforgettable race to this day. After winning that race, I gained more confidence and became even more determined to dedicate myself to trail running," Yao recalled.
\nOver the following year, she dominated China's trail running scene, competing in races ranging from 20km to 120km. She claimed victory in all but two short-distance vertical races, where she finished as runner-up.
\nPursuing glory overseas
\nIn 2018, Yao, already known as "China's Queen of Trail Running", began competing at regional and international events.
\nIn January that year, she won the Hong Kong 100 Ultra Marathon, breaking the course record by 40 minutes. In August, the then 21-year-old Yao not only won her first UTMB CCC race, but also set a new course record, becoming the first Asian female runner to win a UTMB event.
\nYao's dominant performances revealed her innate talent for the sport.
\n"Trail running requires runners to judge changes in terrain and quickly adjust their pace and route. I feel that my reactions on the course are faster than most people I train with, and I can adapt to different mountain environments, both domestic and international, in a very short time," she reflected.
\nHowever, frequent high-intensity competitions, a strong eagerness to win and a lack of scientific nutritional support led to her experiencing a slump in 2019, during which she often had to withdraw from races due to various unexpected issues or injuries, mainly vision problems.
\n"During that period, I actually had very little confidence. I was quite beaten down. I didn't really want to run trail races anymore, but I still wanted to run," she recalled.
\nYao then accepted an invitation from the provincial track and field team of Hubei to switch to marathon running.
\nAlthough her relentless training allowed her to make a name for herself in the marathon scene, even standing on the podium at some domestic marathon events, trail running remained her true passion.
\n"Compared to road running, I enjoy trail running more because along the way you can see many different landscapes, and the changing terrain brings me more excitement. Marathon races, on the other hand, mostly require you to maintain a steady pace and rhythm," Yao added.
\nShen Ni, Yao's teammate on the Hubei provincial team, said that, after finishing a trail race, Yao seemed to glow.
\n"Even after running over a hundred kilometers, it was hard to see fatigue in her eyes. But at the end of a marathon, as soon as she crossed the finish line, she would lower her head, raise her wrist, and the first thing she would do was checking her watch to see her finishing time," Shen observed.
\nDriven by her passion, Yao returned to the trail running stage in 2022, participating in the Tsaigu Trail held in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, and won the 115km division championship.
\nIt wasn't long before she regained her dominance, and, with China's trail running market thriving, it has given Yao a bigger platform, as well as more opportunities to sign endorsement deals.
\nThanks to her impressive results and growing reach among followers of the sport, the once injury-plagued Yao signed a cooperation with sports nutrition brand M-Action, owned by China's leading dairy company Mengniu, in 2023.
\nIt has been assisting Yao in her training, competitions and recovery with its professional sports nutrition products, a scientific support team comprising sports nutritionists and rehabilitation experts, thus solving many of the issues she faced.
\n"After experiencing the injury layoff, my mindset changed a bit," Yao said. "I have learned to approach nutritional supplementation more scientifically. I think winning is important, but so is enjoying the process of the race."
\nxingwen@chinadaily.com.cn
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-09-19/020/20250919_020_02_47007.png\")
China's Wu Yibing reacts during his Hangzhou Open first-round win.
\nThree strikes in a row and plenty more to come — Chinese tennis has swung off its anticipated home series in style, with a triumphant opening night on the men's circuit setting a victorious tone.
\nThe annual "China Swing" on the professional tennis calendar got off to a flying start for local fans on Wednesday after three Chinese men, led by the country's first ATP title winner Wu Yibing, each pulled off a tough three-set win at two ATP 250 tournaments held concurrently in the country, to underline their collective continuous rise on the men's circuit.
\nWrapping up a memorable night for the Chinese men was former junior world No 1 Wu, who proved once again that, if he stays fit, he belongs among the elites at the senior level by stunning sixth-seeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 7-6 (5),7-5 in front of a boisterous home crowd on a rainy night at the Hangzhou Open.
\nA native of the Zhejiang provincial capital, an emotional Wu addressed his hometown fans after securing a first win in his third match at the venue, following a tough third-round loss to Coleman Wong of Hong Kong, China, at the 2023 Asian Games and his injury-enforced retirement, also against Wong, in the first round at the tournament's inaugural edition last year.
\nFor the talented ball striker, who'd made his name as early as eight years ago by winning the 2017 US Open boys' title, the long-awaited home win came a bit late, yet right at the time he needs it the most.
\n"My first win here in three years," the tearful 25-year-old said, before taking a long pause to compose himself during his post-match interview.
\n"Normally, I am a good speaker, but tonight I feel I am a bit off doing this, because I am just so happy to finally win for the first time at home after experiencing so many setbacks due to injuries.
\n"To come back home with a win, and having all my family, friends and fans supporting me, I really couldn't ask for more. It's all worthwhile," said Wu, who won Chinese men's first Tour-level title at the ATP 250 Dallas Open in Texas in 2023 and reached a career-high ranking of No 54.
\nBoasting an aggressive style of play and early exposure to the pro circuit, Wu has long been touted as a flagbearer of the Chinese men's surge, yet a series of injuries on his shoulder, foot and back have slowed him down, dragging him into a mire of surgeries and subsequent rehabs over the past five years.
\nNow that he's returned to the top-200, all the way from below No 500 a year ago, Wu said he doesn't mind undertaking the climb again, knowing he has what it takes to jostle with the world's best.
\n"I've always believed in my game, drawing confidence from the work I put into training on daily basis, and the drills I had against elite players," said Wu, currently ranked 196th this week.
\n"Hopefully, I can win more matches during the home run this year, leaving more beautiful stories to tell on my journey (back to the top)."
\nA few hours earlier, in China's southwestern Sichuan province, Wu's younger compatriot Shang Juncheng, another surging talent on the men's tour, opened his title defense at the ATP 250 Chengdu Open with a commanding 6-1, 5-7,6-4 win over Belgian Zizou Bergs to announce his return from a long injury layoff that had sidelined him for six months this year.
\nRecovered from a foot surgery he underwent in March, the 20-year-old Shang, who made his country proud last year by winning his maiden ATP title in Chengdu, dug deep to hold off the world No 46 and register his first win at, perhaps, the most important tournament since returning to action in July.
\n"It's never easy coming back from surgery — your body feels completely different, and the rehab was really tough," said Shang, who held a career-high ranking of No 47 in October last year.
\n"If I had to choose the timing for my comeback and to feel fully healthy again, I'd pick this tournament. Chengdu means a lot to me, and I just love being back in a home environment where I feel so supported."
\nShang's victorious opener made it a double delight for the center court fans in Chengdu, following a surprising first-round win by another 20-year-old talent, Zhou Yi, who upset British fifth seed Cameron Norrie 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2) over two hours and 44 minutes.
\nIt marked a first victory over a top-50 opponent for No 304-ranked Zhou, as well as his first Tour-level win this season.
\nsunxiaochen@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", + "content": "China's Wu Yibing reacts during his Hangzhou Open first-round win.
\nThree strikes in a row and plenty more to come — Chinese tennis has swung off its anticipated home series in style, with a triumphant opening night on the men's circuit setting a victorious tone.
\nThe annual "China Swing" on the professional tennis calendar got off to a flying start for local fans on Wednesday after three Chinese men, led by the country's first ATP title winner Wu Yibing, each pulled off a tough three-set win at two ATP 250 tournaments held concurrently in the country, to underline their collective continuous rise on the men's circuit.
\nWrapping up a memorable night for the Chinese men was former junior world No 1 Wu, who proved once again that, if he stays fit, he belongs among the elites at the senior level by stunning sixth-seeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 7-6 (5),7-5 in front of a boisterous home crowd on a rainy night at the Hangzhou Open.
\nA native of the Zhejiang provincial capital, an emotional Wu addressed his hometown fans after securing a first win in his third match at the venue, following a tough third-round loss to Coleman Wong of Hong Kong, China, at the 2023 Asian Games and his injury-enforced retirement, also against Wong, in the first round at the tournament's inaugural edition last year.
\nFor the talented ball striker, who'd made his name as early as eight years ago by winning the 2017 US Open boys' title, the long-awaited home win came a bit late, yet right at the time he needs it the most.
\n"My first win here in three years," the tearful 25-year-old said, before taking a long pause to compose himself during his post-match interview.
\n"Normally, I am a good speaker, but tonight I feel I am a bit off doing this, because I am just so happy to finally win for the first time at home after experiencing so many setbacks due to injuries.
\n"To come back home with a win, and having all my family, friends and fans supporting me, I really couldn't ask for more. It's all worthwhile," said Wu, who won Chinese men's first Tour-level title at the ATP 250 Dallas Open in Texas in 2023 and reached a career-high ranking of No 54.
\nBoasting an aggressive style of play and early exposure to the pro circuit, Wu has long been touted as a flagbearer of the Chinese men's surge, yet a series of injuries on his shoulder, foot and back have slowed him down, dragging him into a mire of surgeries and subsequent rehabs over the past five years.
\nNow that he's returned to the top-200, all the way from below No 500 a year ago, Wu said he doesn't mind undertaking the climb again, knowing he has what it takes to jostle with the world's best.
\n"I've always believed in my game, drawing confidence from the work I put into training on daily basis, and the drills I had against elite players," said Wu, currently ranked 196th this week.
\n"Hopefully, I can win more matches during the home run this year, leaving more beautiful stories to tell on my journey (back to the top)."
\nA few hours earlier, in China's southwestern Sichuan province, Wu's younger compatriot Shang Juncheng, another surging talent on the men's tour, opened his title defense at the ATP 250 Chengdu Open with a commanding 6-1, 5-7,6-4 win over Belgian Zizou Bergs to announce his return from a long injury layoff that had sidelined him for six months this year.
\nRecovered from a foot surgery he underwent in March, the 20-year-old Shang, who made his country proud last year by winning his maiden ATP title in Chengdu, dug deep to hold off the world No 46 and register his first win at, perhaps, the most important tournament since returning to action in July.
\n"It's never easy coming back from surgery — your body feels completely different, and the rehab was really tough," said Shang, who held a career-high ranking of No 47 in October last year.
\n"If I had to choose the timing for my comeback and to feel fully healthy again, I'd pick this tournament. Chengdu means a lot to me, and I just love being back in a home environment where I feel so supported."
\nShang's victorious opener made it a double delight for the center court fans in Chengdu, following a surprising first-round win by another 20-year-old talent, Zhou Yi, who upset British fifth seed Cameron Norrie 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2) over two hours and 44 minutes.
\nIt marked a first victory over a top-50 opponent for No 304-ranked Zhou, as well as his first Tour-level win this season.
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\nXi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while delivering an address at a recent meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
\nHe delivered the speech after hearing a report summarizing activities on commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War, during the Party leadership meeting.
\nAs Japan officially surrendered on Sept 2, 1945, by signing the Instrument of Surrender, China designated Sept 3 as its V-Day.
\nThis year it held a massive military parade on Sept 3 at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing as part of its commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory.
\nIn his speech, Xi emphasized that the commemorations were solemn, grand, inspiring and motivating, further promoting the great spirit of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, further boosting the confidence in advancing the great cause of national rejuvenation, and further demonstrating China's commitment to building a community with a shared future for humanity.
\nHe pointed out that the leading group for the commemorative activities and the relevant institutions involved in the task force resolutely implemented the decisions and deployments of the CPC Central Committee, adhered to high standards and strict requirements, and fulfilled the political task assigned by the CPC Central Committee with a pragmatic and meticulous approach.
\nXi stressed the need to harness the positive energy generated by the commemorative activities, and use them as a vivid tool for patriotic education. He called for injecting the confidence, pride, enthusiasm and vitality they inspired into efforts to implement the CPC Central Committee's decisions and deployments and address various risks and challenges, and into mighty forces to promote reform, drive development and ensure stability.
\nWhile emphasizing the importance of maintaining a correct historical perspective on the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression as well as on World War II, he called for drawing wisdom and strength from the great victory in the whole nation's resistance against Japanese aggression led by the CPC.
\nIt is important to stand firm on the right side of history, and forge a brighter future by learning from history, he said.
\nXi urged the effective telling of the story of China's peaceful development, demonstrating to the world that China is a staunch defender of the postwar international order, and presenting China's image as a responsible major country committed to building a community with a shared future for humanity.
\nIt is important to thoroughly summarize the experiences and practices of organizing the commemorative activities, and to continuously enrich and improve the ceremonial system of a great Party and a great nation, he said.
\nOn Wednesday, Xi met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with representatives from various sectors involved in organizing the commemorative activities. He expressed gratitude and greetings to them, highly praised their hard work and outstanding achievements, and encouraged them to strive for new success.
\nAfter the meeting, a symposium was held to summarize the commemorative activities.
\nCai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the leading group for the commemorative activities, attended the meeting and the symposium.
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