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Foreign visitors look at ceramic creations at the 2025 China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Expo in Jingdezhen, known as China's "porcelain capital", in Jiangxi province, on Saturday. The event, which began on Saturday and runs through Wednesday, has attracted more than 1,000 buyers from home and abroad. See story, page 4
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Students of Tsinghua University pay tribute to Yang Chen-Ning in Beijing on Sunday, mourning the passing of the renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, who died on Saturday at the age of 103. Yang, seen as one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, achieved many breakthroughs in particle physics, quantum field theory, statistical physics and condensed matter physics. See story, page 3; comment, page 8
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\nChina intensified efforts to bolster the integration of sci-tech innovation and industrial innovation, with notable strides made in key and core technologies, as part of its broader push to drive the development of new quality productive forces during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25).
\nExperts said the country has sent a clear signal that it is dedicated to implementing the innovation-driven development strategy to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, boosting its core competitiveness globally and injecting strong momentum into high-quality economic growth amid external uncertainties.
\nOver the past five years, China's innovation capacity has steadily improved, and its foundation for becoming a technological powerhouse has been continuously strengthened.
\nThe country's investment in sci-tech has continued to rise, with its research and development expenditure exceeding 3.6 trillion yuan ($505 billion) in an increase of 48 percent compared with 2020, said Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun.
\nR&D intensity reached 2.68 percent, surpassing the average level of European Union countries, while the total number of people engaged in R&D ranked first in the world, Yin said, adding that China's spending on basic research stood at 250.09 billion yuan last year, a rise of more than 70 percent compared with 2020.
\nRise in rankings
\nChina has achieved significant breakthroughs in innovation, including in quantum science, life sciences, material science, and space science, he said. It has topped the world in the number of high-level international journal papers and the volume of global patent applications for five consecutive years.
\nThe ranking of the country's comprehensive innovation capability rose from 14th in 2020 to 10th in 2024, Yin noted. China has established the strategic goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, and accelerated the realization of high-level self-reliance in science and technology.
\nThe integration of China's sci-tech innovation with industrial innovation gathered pace during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25). Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the value-added output of high-tech manufacturing enterprises — each with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan — is up 42 percent compared with the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20).
\nThe added value of new industries, new business formats and new business models, dubbed the "three new" economy, accounted for 18 percent of the country's GDP last year. Tech frontiers such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology are emerging as new drivers for economic growth.
\nThe innovation capabilities of Chinese enterprises have been significantly elevated over the past five years. In 2024, a total of 524 Chinese mainland enterprises ranked among the world's top 2,000 industrial enterprises in terms of R&D investment, accounting for 26.2 percent of the total, which represented an increase of 4.8 percentage points from 2020.
\nThe number of high-tech enterprises exceeded 500,000 last year, an 83 percent increase from 2020.
\nChina has accelerated steps to achieve breakthroughs in key technologies in areas including high-end equipment and advanced manufacturing, and promoted the transformation of traditional industries to higher-end, smarter, and greener ones to build a modern industrial system and nurture new quality productive forces.
\nIt has also made great efforts to boost the development of emerging industries and future-oriented industries, such as new-generation information technology, new energy, artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface technology to gain a competitive edge and build up new growth drivers amid fierce international competition.
\nFor instance, in the rapidly advancing AI domain, China has developed a number of general large language models that have reached an advanced international level, creating more than 100 exemplary application scenarios, Yin said.
\nHe added that technological breakthroughs in humanoid robots have sped up their applications in automobile manufacturing, logistics and power inspection, laying a solid foundation for the development of a trillion-yuan industry.
\nLi Lecheng, minister of industry and information technology, said China has quickened the pace of the industrial upgrade, with the added value of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing sectors rising at an average annual rate of 7.9 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively, from 2020 to 2024.
\nLast year, the country's production of new energy vehicles exceeded 13 million units. China has maintained its position as the world's largest manufacturer and seller of NEVs for 10 consecutive years, Li said, highlighting that the production of photovoltaic and wind power equipment also ranked among the top in the world.
\nBuilding strengths
\nChina has also achieved significant progress in the major technical equipment sector.
\nThe domestically developed C919 aircraft has entered commercial service. China's first domestically built cruise ship is now in operation, and the CR450 high-speed train has rolled off the production line.
\nDuring the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), the real economy accelerated integration with the digital economy. Li said China has built the world's largest and most extensive network infrastructure, with 4.598 million 5G base stations in operation.
\nThe 5G technology has been deployed across various fields such as mining, ports, and factories, while the number of connected devices on major industrial internet platforms exceeds 100 million units, Li said. The country has established more than 60 national advanced manufacturing clusters in emerging industries and 23 national innovation demonstration zones.
\nIt is noteworthy that the number of AI enterprises and the scale of the AI industry in China have continued to grow over the past five years. Domestic large models such as DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen take the lead in the global open-source innovation ecosystem.
\nAI-powered devices such as AI smartphones and AI glasses are rapidly gaining popularity, while industry-specific large models are being applied in various scenarios, according to the MIIT.
\nLi also emphasized that enterprises' dominant position in technological innovation has been reinforced. "Enterprises' spending on R&D now accounts for more than three quarters of the country's total R&D expenditure. The number of invention patent applications filed by industrial enterprises increased from 907,000 at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20) to 1.244 million last year."
\nCritical period
\nHuang Hanquan, head of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, said China's emphasis on nurturing new quality productive forces and its significant achievements in sci-tech innovation are conducive to speeding up the establishment of a modern industrial system, enhancing the stability and resilience of industrial and supply chains, and strengthening the capacity to buffer against external shocks and challenges.
\nHe underscored the importance of giving full play to the role of enterprises, especially small and medium-sized ones, in bolstering sci-tech innovation, accelerating the industrial application of innovation achievements, and strengthening the training of high-level talent.
\n"The key to developing new quality productive forces lies in achieving high-level self-reliance and strength in sci-tech, reinforcing original and disruptive technology innovations, and giving birth to new industries and new growth momentum," said Deng Zhonghan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
\nNoting that China is now in a critical period of innovation-driven development, Deng said it is of vital significance to support growth of tech startups through financial technology tools and step up R&D in emerging industries and future-oriented industries.
\nIn the face of increasingly fierce international competition, technological innovation and self-reliance in sci-tech are crucial for realizing Chinese modernization, said Qi Xiangdong, chairman of Chinese cybersecurity company Qi-Anxin Technology Group, adding that his company will pour more resources into pioneering sci-tech innovation.
\n"China is not only a manufacturing powerhouse, but also a global innovation powerhouse driving trends in digitalization, sustainability and high-tech industries," said Denis Depoux, global managing director of market consultancy Roland Berger. "We have seen China leapfrogging in some new areas such as electric vehicles, energy storage, aerospace, solar photovoltaics and wind energy."
\nChina has emerged as a strong player in the global R&D landscape, and has made rapid progress in the development of AI technology, becoming one of the global leaders, and the pace will further accelerate, Depoux added.
\nfanfeifei@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "\n\n\nChina intensified efforts to bolster the integration of sci-tech innovation and industrial innovation, with notable strides made in key and core technologies, as part of its broader push to drive the development of new quality productive forces during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25).
\nExperts said the country has sent a clear signal that it is dedicated to implementing the innovation-driven development strategy to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, boosting its core competitiveness globally and injecting strong momentum into high-quality economic growth amid external uncertainties.
\nOver the past five years, China's innovation capacity has steadily improved, and its foundation for becoming a technological powerhouse has been continuously strengthened.
\nThe country's investment in sci-tech has continued to rise, with its research and development expenditure exceeding 3.6 trillion yuan ($505 billion) in an increase of 48 percent compared with 2020, said Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun.
\nR&D intensity reached 2.68 percent, surpassing the average level of European Union countries, while the total number of people engaged in R&D ranked first in the world, Yin said, adding that China's spending on basic research stood at 250.09 billion yuan last year, a rise of more than 70 percent compared with 2020.
\nRise in rankings
\nChina has achieved significant breakthroughs in innovation, including in quantum science, life sciences, material science, and space science, he said. It has topped the world in the number of high-level international journal papers and the volume of global patent applications for five consecutive years.
\nThe ranking of the country's comprehensive innovation capability rose from 14th in 2020 to 10th in 2024, Yin noted. China has established the strategic goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, and accelerated the realization of high-level self-reliance in science and technology.
\nThe integration of China's sci-tech innovation with industrial innovation gathered pace during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25). Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the value-added output of high-tech manufacturing enterprises — each with an annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan — is up 42 percent compared with the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20).
\nThe added value of new industries, new business formats and new business models, dubbed the "three new" economy, accounted for 18 percent of the country's GDP last year. Tech frontiers such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology are emerging as new drivers for economic growth.
\nThe innovation capabilities of Chinese enterprises have been significantly elevated over the past five years. In 2024, a total of 524 Chinese mainland enterprises ranked among the world's top 2,000 industrial enterprises in terms of R&D investment, accounting for 26.2 percent of the total, which represented an increase of 4.8 percentage points from 2020.
\nThe number of high-tech enterprises exceeded 500,000 last year, an 83 percent increase from 2020.
\nChina has accelerated steps to achieve breakthroughs in key technologies in areas including high-end equipment and advanced manufacturing, and promoted the transformation of traditional industries to higher-end, smarter, and greener ones to build a modern industrial system and nurture new quality productive forces.
\nIt has also made great efforts to boost the development of emerging industries and future-oriented industries, such as new-generation information technology, new energy, artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface technology to gain a competitive edge and build up new growth drivers amid fierce international competition.
\nFor instance, in the rapidly advancing AI domain, China has developed a number of general large language models that have reached an advanced international level, creating more than 100 exemplary application scenarios, Yin said.
\nHe added that technological breakthroughs in humanoid robots have sped up their applications in automobile manufacturing, logistics and power inspection, laying a solid foundation for the development of a trillion-yuan industry.
\nLi Lecheng, minister of industry and information technology, said China has quickened the pace of the industrial upgrade, with the added value of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing sectors rising at an average annual rate of 7.9 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively, from 2020 to 2024.
\nLast year, the country's production of new energy vehicles exceeded 13 million units. China has maintained its position as the world's largest manufacturer and seller of NEVs for 10 consecutive years, Li said, highlighting that the production of photovoltaic and wind power equipment also ranked among the top in the world.
\nBuilding strengths
\nChina has also achieved significant progress in the major technical equipment sector.
\nThe domestically developed C919 aircraft has entered commercial service. China's first domestically built cruise ship is now in operation, and the CR450 high-speed train has rolled off the production line.
\nDuring the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), the real economy accelerated integration with the digital economy. Li said China has built the world's largest and most extensive network infrastructure, with 4.598 million 5G base stations in operation.
\nThe 5G technology has been deployed across various fields such as mining, ports, and factories, while the number of connected devices on major industrial internet platforms exceeds 100 million units, Li said. The country has established more than 60 national advanced manufacturing clusters in emerging industries and 23 national innovation demonstration zones.
\nIt is noteworthy that the number of AI enterprises and the scale of the AI industry in China have continued to grow over the past five years. Domestic large models such as DeepSeek and Alibaba's Qwen take the lead in the global open-source innovation ecosystem.
\nAI-powered devices such as AI smartphones and AI glasses are rapidly gaining popularity, while industry-specific large models are being applied in various scenarios, according to the MIIT.
\nLi also emphasized that enterprises' dominant position in technological innovation has been reinforced. "Enterprises' spending on R&D now accounts for more than three quarters of the country's total R&D expenditure. The number of invention patent applications filed by industrial enterprises increased from 907,000 at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20) to 1.244 million last year."
\nCritical period
\nHuang Hanquan, head of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, said China's emphasis on nurturing new quality productive forces and its significant achievements in sci-tech innovation are conducive to speeding up the establishment of a modern industrial system, enhancing the stability and resilience of industrial and supply chains, and strengthening the capacity to buffer against external shocks and challenges.
\nHe underscored the importance of giving full play to the role of enterprises, especially small and medium-sized ones, in bolstering sci-tech innovation, accelerating the industrial application of innovation achievements, and strengthening the training of high-level talent.
\n"The key to developing new quality productive forces lies in achieving high-level self-reliance and strength in sci-tech, reinforcing original and disruptive technology innovations, and giving birth to new industries and new growth momentum," said Deng Zhonghan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
\nNoting that China is now in a critical period of innovation-driven development, Deng said it is of vital significance to support growth of tech startups through financial technology tools and step up R&D in emerging industries and future-oriented industries.
\nIn the face of increasingly fierce international competition, technological innovation and self-reliance in sci-tech are crucial for realizing Chinese modernization, said Qi Xiangdong, chairman of Chinese cybersecurity company Qi-Anxin Technology Group, adding that his company will pour more resources into pioneering sci-tech innovation.
\n"China is not only a manufacturing powerhouse, but also a global innovation powerhouse driving trends in digitalization, sustainability and high-tech industries," said Denis Depoux, global managing director of market consultancy Roland Berger. "We have seen China leapfrogging in some new areas such as electric vehicles, energy storage, aerospace, solar photovoltaics and wind energy."
\nChina has emerged as a strong player in the global R&D landscape, and has made rapid progress in the development of AI technology, becoming one of the global leaders, and the pace will further accelerate, Depoux added.
\nfanfeifei@chinadaily.com.cn
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Runners pass the Xi'an Bell Tower as the 2025 Xi'an Marathon kicks off in Shaanxi province on Sunday. The popular event expanded this year to include 38,000 runners who participated in the event's marathon, half-marathon and fun-run.
\n", @@ -12391,28 +12347,6 @@ "hash": "1737912cffbaaf99604eaf245b1485d8", "highlights": [] }, - { - "title": "004CHINA - Ancient Confucian ideas inspire today", - "description": "While attending a conference in East China over the weekend, experts from around the world praised influential Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi, emphasizing his ideas on moral cultivation, ethical leadership and people-oriented governance as vital for global coexistence and harmony amid competition and uncertainty.
\nNearly 200 scholars from 51 countries and regions attended the Conference on Zhu Xi's Philosophy and Dialogue of Global Civilization to explore the contemporary relevance of the 12th-century Neo-Confucian scholar's thought.
\nThe event, also known as the Fourth Kaoting Forum, was co-hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the International Confucian Association and the Fujian provincial government. It took place in Nanping, Fujian province, where Zhu taught in his later years.
\nZhu (1130-1200) was a prominent scholar known for his major contributions to Confucianism during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). He compiled and wrote influential commentaries on the Four Books, which became the core texts for China's imperial civil service examinations for centuries.
\nIn 1171, Zhu established the Wufu Granary, pioneering community-based relief programs to ease the impact of famine on farmers, which influenced China's ancient social security system.
\nFormer vice-premier Sun Chunlan, who is now president of the International Confucian Association, said Zhu's philosophy offers valuable insights into human society and global civilization. She called on scholars to further explore the contemporary value of traditional cultures like Zhu's to foster a harmonious world of diverse civilizations.
\nVincent Meriton, former vice-president of the Seychelles, said he found Zhu's thought inspiring, especially in a world marked by intense competition, mistrust and rivalry, where power has often been exercised with a sense of superiority and disregard for the dignity of others.
\n"Against this backdrop, Zhu Xi's insistence on moral cultivation, ethical leadership and the principle that human nature is essentially good offers a vital corrective — a reminder that governance, diplomacy and global coexistence must be rooted in virtue, respect and a willingness to understand and compromise," he said.
\nWilliam Brown, a professor from the United States working at Xiamen University, said Zhu's concept of "unity while respecting differences" offers powerful guidance for understanding and coexistence, especially for Western countries that have relied on "hard power" in business competition for years.
\nMohammad Saiyedul Islam, a senior lecturer at Sanming University, said Zhu, who established himself as an educator, philosopher and thinker, is inspiring for him as a teacher, and that Zhu's people-oriented philosophy should be shared with the rest of the world.
\nContact the writers at zhangyi1@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "While attending a conference in East China over the weekend, experts from around the world praised influential Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi, emphasizing his ideas on moral cultivation, ethical leadership and people-oriented governance as vital for global coexistence and harmony amid competition and uncertainty.
\nNearly 200 scholars from 51 countries and regions attended the Conference on Zhu Xi's Philosophy and Dialogue of Global Civilization to explore the contemporary relevance of the 12th-century Neo-Confucian scholar's thought.
\nThe event, also known as the Fourth Kaoting Forum, was co-hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the International Confucian Association and the Fujian provincial government. It took place in Nanping, Fujian province, where Zhu taught in his later years.
\nZhu (1130-1200) was a prominent scholar known for his major contributions to Confucianism during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). He compiled and wrote influential commentaries on the Four Books, which became the core texts for China's imperial civil service examinations for centuries.
\nIn 1171, Zhu established the Wufu Granary, pioneering community-based relief programs to ease the impact of famine on farmers, which influenced China's ancient social security system.
\nFormer vice-premier Sun Chunlan, who is now president of the International Confucian Association, said Zhu's philosophy offers valuable insights into human society and global civilization. She called on scholars to further explore the contemporary value of traditional cultures like Zhu's to foster a harmonious world of diverse civilizations.
\nVincent Meriton, former vice-president of the Seychelles, said he found Zhu's thought inspiring, especially in a world marked by intense competition, mistrust and rivalry, where power has often been exercised with a sense of superiority and disregard for the dignity of others.
\n"Against this backdrop, Zhu Xi's insistence on moral cultivation, ethical leadership and the principle that human nature is essentially good offers a vital corrective — a reminder that governance, diplomacy and global coexistence must be rooted in virtue, respect and a willingness to understand and compromise," he said.
\nWilliam Brown, a professor from the United States working at Xiamen University, said Zhu's concept of "unity while respecting differences" offers powerful guidance for understanding and coexistence, especially for Western countries that have relied on "hard power" in business competition for years.
\nMohammad Saiyedul Islam, a senior lecturer at Sanming University, said Zhu, who established himself as an educator, philosopher and thinker, is inspiring for him as a teacher, and that Zhu's people-oriented philosophy should be shared with the rest of the world.
\nContact the writers at zhangyi1@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nSuch attacks could jeopardize the secure and stable operation of Beijing Time, potentially causing network communication failures, financial system disruptions, power outages, transportation paralysis and even space launch failures, according to the latest investigations.
\nLocated in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, the center provides high-precision time services crucial for national communications, finance, electricity, transportation, mapping and defense sectors. Besides causing severe disruptions in China, such cyberattacks could lead to international time chaos with incalculable consequences, the agency said in a post on its official WeChat account.
\nWei Dong, deputy director of the general office at the center, said a time discrepancy of just one millisecond can disrupt the sequencing of power substations, leading to widespread blackouts. A difference of one microsecond could result in fluctuations worth billions in international stock markets.
\n"Furthermore, a nanosecond discrepancy, which is one-billionth of a second, can reduce the positioning accuracy of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System by 30 centimeters and impact everyday communications. And a one-trillionth of a second could cause several kilometers of deviation in the positioning of lunar soil collection vehicles and the Chang'e spacecraft, potentially preventing it from returning successfully," Wei told China Central Television.
\nOn March 25, 2022, the US NSA began exploiting a vulnerability in a foreign cellphone brand's messaging service to covertly control the mobile devices of several center workers, stealing sensitive information stored on those phones.
\nIn addition, on April 18, 2023, the agency started using stolen login credentials to infiltrate the center's computer systems and probe its network infrastructure, according to the investigations.
\nChinese authorities managed to resolve both infiltrations.
\nBetween August 2023 and June 2024, the NSA deployed a new cyberwarfare platform, using 42 specialized cyberattack tools to launch high-intensity attacks on the center's multiple internal network systems, attempting to infiltrate the High-Precision Ground-Based Timing System.
\nFurthermore, the Chinese national security agency found that the NSA often initiated attacks during Beijing's late-night to early-morning hours, using virtual private servers in the US, Europe and Asia to obscure the origins of the attacks. The attackers also forged digital certificates to bypass antivirus software and used strong encryption algorithms to erase traces of the attacks, the investigations found.
\nLi Jianhua, a cybersecurity expert and professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, said the attacks are typical of an advanced persistent threat carried out by a state or state-sponsored group.
\n"The move aims to remotely monitor or even sabotage key infrastructure and information systems. It poses a grave threat to targeted countries in the era of globalization," Li told CCTV.
\nAfter the national security agency discovered and collected evidence of the cyberattacks from the US, it guided the center to upgrade preventive measures and eliminate potential hazards, the post said.
\nIn recent years, the US has aggressively pursued cyber hegemony, repeatedly violating international cyberspace norms, the post said. Led by the NSA, US intelligence agencies have recklessly conducted cyberattacks against China, Southeast Asia, Europe and South America.
\nThey have infiltrated critical infrastructure, stolen vital intelligence and eavesdropped on key individuals, flagrantly infringing on other nations' cyber sovereignty and personal privacy, posing a severe threat to global cybersecurity. The US also frequently uses its technical bases in Taiwan and countries such as the Philippines and Japan to launch cyberattacks, aiming to conceal its identity and shift blame onto others.
\nMeanwhile, the US hypocritically hypes the "China cyber threat theory", the post said, adding that the undeniable facts prove the US has become the true "hacker empire "and the greatest source of instability in cyberspace.
\ncuijia@chinadaily.com.cn
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Elderly attendees engage with a humanoid robot at the inaugural Shanghai Exhibition of Courses for the Senior on Saturday. The three-day event, which began Saturday, is themed "Boundless Learning, Ageless Living", with over 120 organizations gathered to provide courses tailored for the silver-haired community.
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\nInitiated in accordance with Chinese laws, the investigation will assess the impact on the safety and development of China's shipping, shipbuilding and related industries. The move aims to protect the stability and growth of these sectors, Liu said in his keynote speech at the 2025 North Bund Forum, which opened in Shanghai on Sunday.
\nIn April, the US Trade Representative announced a Section 301 investigation into China's maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors and began imposing additional port fees on Chinese ships on Oct 14.
\n"The US' actions disregard the facts, fully exposing their unilateral and protectionist nature. They seriously harm the legitimate interests of China's shipping industry, disrupt global supply chain stability, and undermine international trade and economic relations," Liu said.
\nIn line with Chinese regulations, the Ministry of Transport released a document on Oct 14 detailing measures to impose special port fees on vessels owned or operated by US enterprises, organizations and individuals.
\nOn the sidelines of the forum, Eugene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, highlighted the importance of trade between the US and China, noting that China represents 40 percent of all business at his port, which has the largest container business in the Western Hemisphere.
\n"Last year, at the Port of Los Angeles, about one in five ships — more than 20 percent — were either built in China or managed by Chinese companies, accounting for a significant share of our business. This past week, however, only one China-built ship called at the Port of Los Angeles," Seroka said.
\n"What we know is that companies around the world, the major shipping lines, are doing their best to adjust and support their customers and partners. But I cannot emphasize enough how vital the trading relationship is between the world's two largest economies," he added.
\nJens Meier, president of the International Association of Ports and Harbors, said it is important to keep global trade running smoothly. While some tariffs between countries are normal, he said the uncertainty surrounding such measures may deter investment.
\n"Global shipping peers should work together to promote a fair, open and just environment, protecting the shared interests of international trade and economic development," Liu said.
\nLiu added that advancing the sector's green transformation requires active international cooperation. China will continue to follow the principles of consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, collaborating with other nations to address challenges, drive sustainable development in shipping, and ensure stable global supply chains — fostering trade prosperity and contributing to a community with a shared future for humanity.
\nAccording to Chen Jining, Party secretary of Shanghai, the city has made more progress in developing itself as an international shipping center in recent years.
\nThe Port of Shanghai, the world's busiest container port, handled 51.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2024. It became the world's first port to surpass the 50 million TEUs mark in annual container throughput, maintaining its position as the busiest container port globally for 15 consecutive years.
\nThemed "Collaborating for Sustainable Global Shipping & Aviation", this year marks the fifth edition of the North Bund Forum. As many as 4,000 participants from more than 50 countries and regions are attending the three-day event in person.
\nwang_ying@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nThe Geneva talks helped reopen stalled working channels; the London and Stockholm discussions saw both sides exchange lists of practical cooperation areas; and the Madrid meeting, despite tensions, helped preserve communication at a critical juncture, producing a tariff truce that brought duties down from triple-digit levels for each country. However, the Madrid agreement expires on Nov 10.
\nTo maintain the momentum, Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng had a video call on Saturday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in which the two sides agreed to hold a new round of consultations "as soon as possible".
\nIt is widely presumed that these forthcoming talks will focus on core differences such as export controls as well as tariff measures. The meeting is also being widely interpreted as a buffer against the recent escalation of trade frictions and aimed at creating conditions conducive to higher-level talks.
\nUnfortunately, the US administration's recent actions risk fouling the nest for talks. In the short span of weeks since the Madrid consultations, the US has rolled out a string of new restrictive measures targeting China — from adding Chinese entities to its Entity List and threatening to impose 100 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, to introducing unilateral port fees on Chinese vessels. These actions have not only undermined the good-faith foundation for dialogue but also violated basic principles of the World Trade Organization and bilateral agreements.
\nChina's counteractions, such as its newly refined export control measures on rare earths and related items, are a legitimate response. It is disingenuous for some in Washington to describe China's actions as "China versus the world". What truly goes against the global good is the US' abuse of export controls and tariffs, as well as its scrapping of the "de minimis" rules that extend its unilateral jurisdiction far beyond its borders. The US Commerce Control List covers more than 3,000 items, over three times that of China's. Such measures not only distort markets but also destabilize the global supply chains that all countries rely on.
\nChina remains ready and willing to manage the trade and economic differences that have come to the fore through equal-footed consultations. The US, however, must abandon its wishful thinking that China will yield to its trade bullying. Constructive engagement will only be possible when Washington respects China's right to development and treats bilateral trade as a two-way street rather than a geopolitical tool of coercion.
\nThat requires the US to meet China halfway. Bilateral economic ties over the past months indicate whenever the US side reverts to threats, sanctions, or tariff blackmail, the atmosphere for dialogue quickly deteriorates, even jeopardizing previously achieved results.
\nThe planned talks will take place at an important moment. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee, to be held in Beijing from Monday to Thursday, will draft the framework of China's next five-year plan — a road map that will further enhance the country's high-quality development and governance capacity.
\nThat China's total goods imports and exports in the first nine months of 2025 are up 4 percent year-on-year, with goods exports leading the overall expansion during the period, surging 7.1 percent year-on-year, demonstrates the vitality of the Chinese economy.
\nThe resilience of the economy means China has both the capacity and the confidence to engage in calm and principled dialogue. If the US is able and willing to do the same and genuinely work with China to address the differences between the two sides — refraining from imposing unilateral pressure — real progress can be expected. If not, even the process of dialogue itself will meet obstacles, and the fruits of past progress may easily be undone.
\nCooperation serves both sides' interests and global stability. Only when the US walks its talk in the same direction as China can the two largest economies in the world truly turn dialogue into durable progress, preventing their otherwise cooperative economic ties being downgraded to a who-blinks-first game.
\n", - "content": "China and the United States have held trade talks in Geneva, London, Stockholm and Madrid since May. Each round of talks has served to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state that the world's two largest economies must manage their differences through dialogue and cooperation, not confrontation and coercion.
\nThe Geneva talks helped reopen stalled working channels; the London and Stockholm discussions saw both sides exchange lists of practical cooperation areas; and the Madrid meeting, despite tensions, helped preserve communication at a critical juncture, producing a tariff truce that brought duties down from triple-digit levels for each country. However, the Madrid agreement expires on Nov 10.
\nTo maintain the momentum, Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng had a video call on Saturday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in which the two sides agreed to hold a new round of consultations "as soon as possible".
\nIt is widely presumed that these forthcoming talks will focus on core differences such as export controls as well as tariff measures. The meeting is also being widely interpreted as a buffer against the recent escalation of trade frictions and aimed at creating conditions conducive to higher-level talks.
\nUnfortunately, the US administration's recent actions risk fouling the nest for talks. In the short span of weeks since the Madrid consultations, the US has rolled out a string of new restrictive measures targeting China — from adding Chinese entities to its Entity List and threatening to impose 100 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, to introducing unilateral port fees on Chinese vessels. These actions have not only undermined the good-faith foundation for dialogue but also violated basic principles of the World Trade Organization and bilateral agreements.
\nChina's counteractions, such as its newly refined export control measures on rare earths and related items, are a legitimate response. It is disingenuous for some in Washington to describe China's actions as "China versus the world". What truly goes against the global good is the US' abuse of export controls and tariffs, as well as its scrapping of the "de minimis" rules that extend its unilateral jurisdiction far beyond its borders. The US Commerce Control List covers more than 3,000 items, over three times that of China's. Such measures not only distort markets but also destabilize the global supply chains that all countries rely on.
\nChina remains ready and willing to manage the trade and economic differences that have come to the fore through equal-footed consultations. The US, however, must abandon its wishful thinking that China will yield to its trade bullying. Constructive engagement will only be possible when Washington respects China's right to development and treats bilateral trade as a two-way street rather than a geopolitical tool of coercion.
\nThat requires the US to meet China halfway. Bilateral economic ties over the past months indicate whenever the US side reverts to threats, sanctions, or tariff blackmail, the atmosphere for dialogue quickly deteriorates, even jeopardizing previously achieved results.
\nThe planned talks will take place at an important moment. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee, to be held in Beijing from Monday to Thursday, will draft the framework of China's next five-year plan — a road map that will further enhance the country's high-quality development and governance capacity.
\nThat China's total goods imports and exports in the first nine months of 2025 are up 4 percent year-on-year, with goods exports leading the overall expansion during the period, surging 7.1 percent year-on-year, demonstrates the vitality of the Chinese economy.
\nThe resilience of the economy means China has both the capacity and the confidence to engage in calm and principled dialogue. If the US is able and willing to do the same and genuinely work with China to address the differences between the two sides — refraining from imposing unilateral pressure — real progress can be expected. If not, even the process of dialogue itself will meet obstacles, and the fruits of past progress may easily be undone.
\nCooperation serves both sides' interests and global stability. Only when the US walks its talk in the same direction as China can the two largest economies in the world truly turn dialogue into durable progress, preventing their otherwise cooperative economic ties being downgraded to a who-blinks-first game.
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- "description": "Editor's note: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday congratulated Cheng Li-wun on her election as chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party the day before. China Daily spoke to Yu Laiming, director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies, Wuhan University, about Cheng's election victory and what influence it might have on the cross-Strait situation. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
\nCheng's election campaign stance — peace and development, "I am Chinese", and her support for the one-China principle — earned her broader support among the KMT members. Indeed, the call for "peace over war" resonates with the core aspirations of Taiwan compatriots as it has become a consensus in Taiwan society, transcending party lines and political affiliations. For the 23 million residents of the Chinese island, the pursuit of peace represents the greatest common ground.
\nAs chairperson, Cheng faces multiple challenges, including the need to unite the various factions of the KMT. Next year's "nine-in-one elections" on the island will be heavily influenced by regional dynamics, so the KMT needs to balance local interests when nominating candidates. Building intraparty consensus remains a major challenge, which is why Cheng has called for party unity following her victory.
\nThe KMT will also have to leverage its strengths to gain an advantage in the elections. Elections are highly resource-intensive, and the KMT lacks both personnel and financial resources. It falls upon Cheng to consolidate party resources and promote KMT members to crucial positions in the competition against the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
\nCheng also articulated her stance on cross-Strait relations during the election campaign. On the one hand, she will seek to solidify the consensus on the one-China principle within the KMT. On the other, she hopes to attract younger voters, as the KMT is widely perceived to be a party with a limited appeal among the youth. How she integrates these two approaches is key to the KMT gaining traction.
\nIt is hoped that Cheng will promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations based on the 1992 Consensus and help return interactions to a stage of harmonious exchanges and normal cooperation.
\nThis is crucial to safeguard peace across the Taiwan Strait.
\nMoreover, in the context of the China-United States dynamics, the mainland also expects Taiwan to move away from the negative influences currently exerted by the DPP authorities. Achieving the complete reunification of the nation requires strengthening the shared recognition of one Chinese family among the younger generations on both sides of the Strait.
\nTo some extent, Cheng's outreach to the younger generation might resemble the methods employed by the DPP, but with a different political narrative.
\nThat people on both sides of the Strait are moving toward each other is a historical inevitability. As Cheng noted in her reply to Xi's congratulations, people across the Strait are members of the same Chinese nation and the Communist Party of China and KMT should strengthen exchanges and cooperation to promote cross-Strait peace and stability and strive for the greatest benefits of people on both sides.
\n", - "content": "Editor's note: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday congratulated Cheng Li-wun on her election as chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party the day before. China Daily spoke to Yu Laiming, director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies, Wuhan University, about Cheng's election victory and what influence it might have on the cross-Strait situation. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
\nCheng's election campaign stance — peace and development, "I am Chinese", and her support for the one-China principle — earned her broader support among the KMT members. Indeed, the call for "peace over war" resonates with the core aspirations of Taiwan compatriots as it has become a consensus in Taiwan society, transcending party lines and political affiliations. For the 23 million residents of the Chinese island, the pursuit of peace represents the greatest common ground.
\nAs chairperson, Cheng faces multiple challenges, including the need to unite the various factions of the KMT. Next year's "nine-in-one elections" on the island will be heavily influenced by regional dynamics, so the KMT needs to balance local interests when nominating candidates. Building intraparty consensus remains a major challenge, which is why Cheng has called for party unity following her victory.
\nThe KMT will also have to leverage its strengths to gain an advantage in the elections. Elections are highly resource-intensive, and the KMT lacks both personnel and financial resources. It falls upon Cheng to consolidate party resources and promote KMT members to crucial positions in the competition against the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
\nCheng also articulated her stance on cross-Strait relations during the election campaign. On the one hand, she will seek to solidify the consensus on the one-China principle within the KMT. On the other, she hopes to attract younger voters, as the KMT is widely perceived to be a party with a limited appeal among the youth. How she integrates these two approaches is key to the KMT gaining traction.
\nIt is hoped that Cheng will promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations based on the 1992 Consensus and help return interactions to a stage of harmonious exchanges and normal cooperation.
\nThis is crucial to safeguard peace across the Taiwan Strait.
\nMoreover, in the context of the China-United States dynamics, the mainland also expects Taiwan to move away from the negative influences currently exerted by the DPP authorities. Achieving the complete reunification of the nation requires strengthening the shared recognition of one Chinese family among the younger generations on both sides of the Strait.
\nTo some extent, Cheng's outreach to the younger generation might resemble the methods employed by the DPP, but with a different political narrative.
\nThat people on both sides of the Strait are moving toward each other is a historical inevitability. As Cheng noted in her reply to Xi's congratulations, people across the Strait are members of the same Chinese nation and the Communist Party of China and KMT should strengthen exchanges and cooperation to promote cross-Strait peace and stability and strive for the greatest benefits of people on both sides.
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The author is a professor of economics at the Party School of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
\nThe fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, to be held from Oct 20 to 23, will outline suggestions for the overall plan for China's economic and social development during the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) period.
\nThe 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period was the first five years in the new journey to achieve the second centenary goal of developing China into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful, and realize the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation by advancing Chinese modernization.
\nIn the past five years, the world has undergone unprecedented changes. Domestically, China faced arduous and complex challenges in promoting reform and development. In the face of such challenges, the CPC Central Committee took charge of the situation, uniting and leading the entire Party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to forge ahead with determination.
\nIn terms of economic scale, China's total GDP surpassed 134 trillion yuan ($18.39 trillion) in 2024, with its economy growing by more than 35 trillion yuan during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. Also, China's per capita GDP increased to $13,445 in 2024, making it an upper-middle-income country. For an economy of China's size, such steady overall growth is an outstanding achievement, especially given the complicated global challenges it faces.
\nRegionally, major national and coordinated development strategies have progressed well. Integrated development regions, including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta region, continued to drive growth, while the central and western regions gained momentum thanks to their latecomer advantage. In fact, the combined share of the central and western regions in China's total GDP rose to 42.9 percent.
\nThe Xizang and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions, in particular, made some remarkable economic achievements. This year also marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which has undergone tremendous changes over the past seven decades. Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Xinjiang has made solid progress in advancing Chinese modernization. The region's GDP grew by 6.1 percent year-on-year to more than 2 trillion yuan in 2024, with the growth in its major economic indexes being among the highest in the country.
\nOn the other hand, Xizang, designated as an autonomous region 60 years ago, has maintained social stability and realized healthy economic progress, with the region's GDP rising to 276.5 billion yuan in 2024, representing a 155-times growth over 1965 levels, measured in constant prices terms.
\nOn the industrial front, China has revitalized and upgraded its traditional industries, while ensuring the rapid growth of its emerging sectors, thereby building a more optimized manufacturing structure. Between 2021 and 2024, the added value of high-tech manufacturing industries above designated size grew by an average of 9.2 percent a year, while investment to boost technological transformation in manufacturing increased by 8.4 percent a year. The new emerging sectors, comprising new industries, new business formats and new business models, have become a strong engine for high-quality growth, with their share of GDP rising to 18.01 percent in 2024.
\nMoreover, China has built the world's largest and most extensive telecommunications network. By the end of July, the country had built 4.59 million 5G base stations, with more than 100 million devices connected to major industrial internet platforms, facilitating the application of digital and smart technologies. It has also been applying more and more high-value patents in the advanced, smart and green sectors.
\nChina has made all these remarkable achievements because of the Party's leadership, which shows that the CPC Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership is the fundamental guarantee for sound, high-quality economic development.
\nBut how does the Party lead China's economic work? First, by strengthening the institutional framework of the Party's leadership in economic affairs. The CPC Central Committee has established a system of quarterly meetings to analyze and assess the economic situation, regularly discuss and plan major strategic issues, design top-level plans, coordinate overall development, implement plans and ensure unity of action across sectors, while the annual Central Economic Work Conference provides major strategies and policy priorities.
\nSecond, the Party has established organizational mechanisms. The Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission and its office provide key policy recommendations and ensure the implementation of major decisions. And corresponding commissions and departments have been set up in local Party committees, forming a sound organizational network to guarantee the implementation of national economic policies.
\nAnd third, the Party has set up a comprehensive national economic planning system. Every five years, it holds a plenary session to deliberate on suggestions for a new five-year plan for national, economic and social development, with each plan defining major strategies, projects and policies to ensure economic work advances in the right direction and helps realize long-term goals.
\nThe fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee will therefore be a very important meeting on how to strengthen and improve the Party's leadership over economic work, and facilitate high-quality development.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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A woman displays a "No Kings" sign during a protest outside the US embassy in Berlin on Saturday.
\nWASHINGTON — Huge crowds took to the streets in all 50 US states at "No Kings" protests on Saturday, venting anger over President Donald Trump's hard-line policies, while Republicans ridiculed them as "Hate America" rallies.
\nOrganizers said 7 million people marched in protests spanning New York to Los Angeles, with demonstrations popping up in small cities across the United States heartland and even near Trump's home in Florida.
\n"This is what democracy looks like!" chanted thousands in Washington near the US Capitol, where the federal government was shut down for a third week because of a legislative deadlock.
\nColorful signs called on people to "protect democracy", while others demanded the country abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at the center of Trump's anti-immigrant crackdown.
\nDemonstrators slammed what they called the Republican president's strong-arm tactics, including attacks on the media, political opponents and undocumented immigrants.
\n"I never thought I would live to see the death of my country as a democracy," 69-year-old retiree Colleen Hoffman told Agence France-Presse as she marched down Broadway in New York.
\n"We are in a crisis — the cruelty of this regime, the authoritarianism. I just feel like I cannot sit home and do nothing."
\nIn Los Angeles, protesters floated a giant balloon of Trump in a diaper.
\n"Fight ignorance not migrants", read one sign at a protest in Houston, where nearly one-fourth of the population is made up of immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
\nWhile animated, the protests were largely peaceful.
\nTear gas fired
\nHowever, in downtown Los Angeles, police fired nonlethal rounds and tear gas on Saturday to disperse crowds that included "No Kings" protesters, the Los Angeles Times reported.
\n"After thousands of people gathered to express their constitutional First Amendment rights peacefully earlier in the day, nearly 100 agitators marched over to Aliso and Alameda", where they used lasers and industrial-size flashing lights, the Los Angeles Police Department Central Division said on X.
\n"A Dispersal Order was issued and the demonstrators were dispersed from the area," it added, without specifying if any arrests were made.
\nTrump's response to Saturday's events was typically aggressive, with the president posting a series of AI-generated videos to his Truth Social platform depicting him as a king.
\nIn one, he is shown wearing a crown and piloting a fighter jet that drops what appears to be feces on anti-Trump protesters.
\nHouse Speaker Mike Johnson derided the rallies as being "Hate America" protests.
\n"You're going to bring together the Marxists, the Socialists, the Antifa advocates, the anarchists and the pro-Hamas wing of the far-left Democrat Party," he told reporters.
\nProtesters treated that claim with ridicule.
\n"Look around! If this is hate, then someone should go back to grade school," said Paolo, 63, as the crowd chanted and sang around him in Washington.
\nOthers underlined the deep polarization tearing apart United States politics.
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\nWASHINGTON — Huge crowds took to the streets in all 50 US states at "No Kings" protests on Saturday, venting anger over President Donald Trump's hard-line policies, while Republicans ridiculed them as "Hate America" rallies.
\nOrganizers said 7 million people marched in protests spanning New York to Los Angeles, with demonstrations popping up in small cities across the United States heartland and even near Trump's home in Florida.
\n"This is what democracy looks like!" chanted thousands in Washington near the US Capitol, where the federal government was shut down for a third week because of a legislative deadlock.
\nColorful signs called on people to "protect democracy", while others demanded the country abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at the center of Trump's anti-immigrant crackdown.
\nDemonstrators slammed what they called the Republican president's strong-arm tactics, including attacks on the media, political opponents and undocumented immigrants.
\n"I never thought I would live to see the death of my country as a democracy," 69-year-old retiree Colleen Hoffman told Agence France-Presse as she marched down Broadway in New York.
\n"We are in a crisis — the cruelty of this regime, the authoritarianism. I just feel like I cannot sit home and do nothing."
\nIn Los Angeles, protesters floated a giant balloon of Trump in a diaper.
\n"Fight ignorance not migrants", read one sign at a protest in Houston, where nearly one-fourth of the population is made up of immigrants, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
\nWhile animated, the protests were largely peaceful.
\nTear gas fired
\nHowever, in downtown Los Angeles, police fired nonlethal rounds and tear gas on Saturday to disperse crowds that included "No Kings" protesters, the Los Angeles Times reported.
\n"After thousands of people gathered to express their constitutional First Amendment rights peacefully earlier in the day, nearly 100 agitators marched over to Aliso and Alameda", where they used lasers and industrial-size flashing lights, the Los Angeles Police Department Central Division said on X.
\n"A Dispersal Order was issued and the demonstrators were dispersed from the area," it added, without specifying if any arrests were made.
\nTrump's response to Saturday's events was typically aggressive, with the president posting a series of AI-generated videos to his Truth Social platform depicting him as a king.
\nIn one, he is shown wearing a crown and piloting a fighter jet that drops what appears to be feces on anti-Trump protesters.
\nHouse Speaker Mike Johnson derided the rallies as being "Hate America" protests.
\n"You're going to bring together the Marxists, the Socialists, the Antifa advocates, the anarchists and the pro-Hamas wing of the far-left Democrat Party," he told reporters.
\nProtesters treated that claim with ridicule.
\n"Look around! If this is hate, then someone should go back to grade school," said Paolo, 63, as the crowd chanted and sang around him in Washington.
\nOthers underlined the deep polarization tearing apart United States politics.
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\nAustralians bought 72,758 EVs in the first half of this year, up 24.4 percent from the corresponding period last year, with EVs accounting for 12.1 percent of all new car sales and Chinese models making up most of the top-selling vehicles, according to the State of EVs 2025 report released by Australia's Electric Vehicle Council on Tuesday.
\nJune saw a new monthly high with EVs making up almost 16 percent of new vehicle sales. As of last month, Australia had more than 410,000 EVs in the national vehicle fleet, more than double the number two years ago, said the council, which positions itself as the peak national body representing the industry in Australia.
\nThe growth has been driven by increased infrastructure investment and new industry standards.
\nA new vehicle efficiency standard has helped deliver more EV models, with 153 models now available, up from 123 in June last year, while expanded charging infrastructure nationwide includes 1,272 major fast-charging locations — representing a 20 percent year-on-year growth — and at least 4,192 high-power public charging plugs, a 22 percent year-on-year rise, as per the report.
\n"The car manufacturers that are embracing electric cars are playing it smart and thinking ahead," said Aman Gaur, head of legal, policy and advocacy at the council.
\n"Electric vehicles are charging ahead in Australia with year-on-year growth, and are winning over more Australians because they are cleaner, cheaper to run, and support lifestyles," Gaur said.
\n"Chinese automakers are bringing in EVs that are popular in Australia, and the statistics back this," he said, adding that automakers are "providing Australia with EVs that are increasingly affordable, high-quality, have attractive features and give consumers choice with a diverse range of models and vehicle types".
\nTotal new vehicle sales in Australia hit 101,992 last month, bringing the year-to-date figure to 914,439 — 5.1 percent higher than the corresponding month last year, said the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
\n"China's rise as a source of new cars continued in September, becoming the second-largest country of origin," the chamber, which is the peak body for Australia's motor vehicle sector, said in a statement. "In addition, China accounts for 77.5 percent of all battery-electric vehicle sales this year."
\nThe chamber's chief executive, Tony Weber, said the results showed encouraging signs, but what is needed now is "a stronger focus on encouraging demand, in particular public recharging infrastructure".
\nDespite the segment's strong growth, EVs currently account for only 2 percent of all cars on Australian roads, according to the Electric Vehicle Council.
\nQuality products
\nChinese automakers' major share in the EV market underscored "how much of Australia's electric car uptake is being driven by China", according to a statement from the Australian Automotive Dealer Association, which represents franchised new car and truck dealers.
\nThe association's CEO James Voortman said: "Australians are responding positively to the quality products with competitive price points that Chinese automakers are importing into Australia, which has been reflected in an increase in sales across the country.
\n"This momentum has given increased confidence to the Australian dealership network to continue to invest in quality showrooms to showcase the vehicles Australians are now asking for."
\nMeanwhile, Voortman noted some challenges, such as competition between brands, that can adversely affect dealers and automakers.
\nIn addition, the rapid growth in sales will need to be matched with the supply of parts and training of technicians to service and repair vehicles, he said.
\n"Support from locally based experienced dealers will be critical in navigating these challenges, and truly independent dealer councils should be developed to assist in consulting and negotiating with Chinese automakers."
\nAustralian accountant Shawn Williams, who recently bought an EV to replace his gasoline-powered sedan, said that choosing a Chinese brand is an increasingly obvious choice for many local motorists.
\n"The price point and utility offered by these EV manufacturers are very attractive, especially with rising costs such a major consideration for many households now," he said.
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\nUS imports of container goods saw a big decline in September, as the effects of US-initiated tariffs on foreign nations began to bite, analysts said.
\nUS container cargo imports in September slumped 8.4 percent year-on-year, according to the Global Shipping Report published recently by Descartes, a supply chain technology and data provider. It included a significant 22.9 percent fall in cargo from China.
\nDavid A. Gantz, an economist at the Baker Institute at Rice University, told China Daily that the US administration's tariffs on "goods imports from virtually all US trading partners will have a negative impact".
\nBut, even amid the slowdown, US ports still handled 2.31 million 20-foot equivalent units of container cargo last month, the third-highest September volume on record, according to Descartes.
\nThe steepest decline in imports was mainly toys and sporting goods, footwear and apparel, aluminum and electric machinery, Descartes found.
\nIt stood in contrast to the high number of goods sent in July and August as retailers got stock ahead of the US holiday seasons of Thanksgiving and later Christmas.
\nNational Retail Federation's Vice-President of Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold told China Daily that it was because "retailers have been working to mitigate the impact of tariffs for some time", including front-loading cargo when possible… as "the uncertainty around the tariffs is challenging for businesses".
\nThe number of monthly import cargo volumes at the US' major container ports is projected to drop below the 2 million TEU mark for the rest of the year, the federation said.
\nGold said the peak season occurred much earlier in the year, as businesses tried to avoid being hit by tariffs. Other analysts also expect the end of the year's imports to slow further.
\n"Ongoing volatility in US tariff policy is creating significant economic uncertainty, with trade volumes expected to see unpredictable shifts over the next four to six months," said Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates, a maritime research firm, in a statement.
\n"Many large companies preemptively imported goods to build up inventories, but as those stockpiles are depleted, the full inflationary impact of the tariffs will become apparent," he added.
\nChina's share of total US imports fell to 33 percent in September from 34.5 percent in August, Descartes added.
\nThe slowing of imports year-over-year was also seen at one of the busiest ports in the US last month.
\nIn California, the Port of Los Angeles reported that it had processed around 883,000 container units in September. At least 460,000 of those TEUs were loaded with imports, an 8 percent decline from the same time last year.
\nShort of expectations
\nPort of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka told reporters on Oct 15: "We're past peak season and expect to see cargo volume soften over the last three months of the year. And of course, ongoing turbulent negotiations with our largest trading partner could intensify that decline."
\nWashington said on Oct 10 that it would put an additional 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods on top of existing levies, starting on Nov 1, after Beijing's announcement that it would place new export controls on rare earth minerals.
\nChina's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian said that the US was creating "misunderstanding" and "panic" over China's restrictions on rare earth minerals.
\nChina announced on Oct 9 export control measures on items related to superhard materials, rare earth equipment and materials, and batteries.
\nThe Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He later said it was but a normal effort to improve the country's export control system in accordance with laws and regulations, and was not targeted at any specific country or region. Those measures constituted a legitimate practice designed to prevent the illegal use of rare earths, such as use in weapons of mass destruction, thereby safeguarding China's national security and global common security, she added.
\nThe spokesperson also criticized Washington for taking moves to jeopardize bilateral trade relations after the Madrid economic and trade talks between the two sides last month. Since then, the US has introduced 20 measures to suppress China in just over 20 days, seriously damaging China's interests, she said.
\nData show that trade between the two nations has been impacted due to the tariffs.
\nChina's exports to the US fell 27 percent year-on-year in September, despite its global exports hitting a six-month high, according to Chinese customs data. Overall, China's exports to the US have fallen for six months straight.
\nTrade wars have no winners, China's Ministry of Commerce has repeatedly cautioned.
\nbelindarobinson@chinadailyusa.com
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\nUS container cargo imports in September slumped 8.4 percent year-on-year, according to the Global Shipping Report published recently by Descartes, a supply chain technology and data provider. It included a significant 22.9 percent fall in cargo from China.
\nDavid A. Gantz, an economist at the Baker Institute at Rice University, told China Daily that the US administration's tariffs on "goods imports from virtually all US trading partners will have a negative impact".
\nBut, even amid the slowdown, US ports still handled 2.31 million 20-foot equivalent units of container cargo last month, the third-highest September volume on record, according to Descartes.
\nThe steepest decline in imports was mainly toys and sporting goods, footwear and apparel, aluminum and electric machinery, Descartes found.
\nIt stood in contrast to the high number of goods sent in July and August as retailers got stock ahead of the US holiday seasons of Thanksgiving and later Christmas.
\nNational Retail Federation's Vice-President of Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold told China Daily that it was because "retailers have been working to mitigate the impact of tariffs for some time", including front-loading cargo when possible… as "the uncertainty around the tariffs is challenging for businesses".
\nThe number of monthly import cargo volumes at the US' major container ports is projected to drop below the 2 million TEU mark for the rest of the year, the federation said.
\nGold said the peak season occurred much earlier in the year, as businesses tried to avoid being hit by tariffs. Other analysts also expect the end of the year's imports to slow further.
\n"Ongoing volatility in US tariff policy is creating significant economic uncertainty, with trade volumes expected to see unpredictable shifts over the next four to six months," said Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates, a maritime research firm, in a statement.
\n"Many large companies preemptively imported goods to build up inventories, but as those stockpiles are depleted, the full inflationary impact of the tariffs will become apparent," he added.
\nChina's share of total US imports fell to 33 percent in September from 34.5 percent in August, Descartes added.
\nThe slowing of imports year-over-year was also seen at one of the busiest ports in the US last month.
\nIn California, the Port of Los Angeles reported that it had processed around 883,000 container units in September. At least 460,000 of those TEUs were loaded with imports, an 8 percent decline from the same time last year.
\nShort of expectations
\nPort of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka told reporters on Oct 15: "We're past peak season and expect to see cargo volume soften over the last three months of the year. And of course, ongoing turbulent negotiations with our largest trading partner could intensify that decline."
\nWashington said on Oct 10 that it would put an additional 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods on top of existing levies, starting on Nov 1, after Beijing's announcement that it would place new export controls on rare earth minerals.
\nChina's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian said that the US was creating "misunderstanding" and "panic" over China's restrictions on rare earth minerals.
\nChina announced on Oct 9 export control measures on items related to superhard materials, rare earth equipment and materials, and batteries.
\nThe Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He later said it was but a normal effort to improve the country's export control system in accordance with laws and regulations, and was not targeted at any specific country or region. Those measures constituted a legitimate practice designed to prevent the illegal use of rare earths, such as use in weapons of mass destruction, thereby safeguarding China's national security and global common security, she added.
\nThe spokesperson also criticized Washington for taking moves to jeopardize bilateral trade relations after the Madrid economic and trade talks between the two sides last month. Since then, the US has introduced 20 measures to suppress China in just over 20 days, seriously damaging China's interests, she said.
\nData show that trade between the two nations has been impacted due to the tariffs.
\nChina's exports to the US fell 27 percent year-on-year in September, despite its global exports hitting a six-month high, according to Chinese customs data. Overall, China's exports to the US have fallen for six months straight.
\nTrade wars have no winners, China's Ministry of Commerce has repeatedly cautioned.
\nbelindarobinson@chinadailyusa.com
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\nThis shift is fueling resilient growth through greater technological self-reliance and a strengthened domestic demand base, noted experts at a recent Washington, DC, event.
\n"The overarching political guidance for China's economy now is to quote 'coordinate development and security'," said Yeling Tan, a professor of public policy at the University of Oxford and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
\nTan shared this insight during a virtual panel on Oct 8 hosted by the PIIE, where experts explored China's evolving development approach. The event was held against the backdrop of Beijing's intensified support for growth, with recent developments signaling strength.
\nThe International Monetary Fund noted in a briefing last week that China's economy has shown robustness despite trade pressures, buoyed by fiscal measures in early 2025. The World Bank, on Oct 7, upgraded its 2025 forecast for China to 4.8 percent. Reuters reported in early October that China's "new economy "sectors are performing strongly.
\nPanelists highlighted how this approach, which Tan called the "economic security growth model", moves beyond export- or investment-driven labels. It centers on coordinating development and security through pillars of strategies and measures such as dual circulation, self-reliant high-tech innovation, and a toolkit for addressing foreign economic coercion.
\nDual circulation takes the domestic market as the mainstay while letting internal and external markets boost each other.
\n"Trade statistics show that direct trade between China and the US and other advanced economies is plateauing," Tan said. "Trade with the rest of the world continues to increase."
\nThe second pillar restructures toward self-reliant innovation insulated from geopolitical risks, involving a "whole-of-nation" push to fund science and technology domestically, link labs and universities, and unleash "new quality productive forces".
\nFiscal allocations have risen steadily for education, science and technology from 2023 to the projected 2025, Tan said. "Education approvals for science and engineering programs reached nearly three-quarters by 2024, from about half in 2020. China's industrial robot adoption far exceeds global rates," Tan said, pointing out that different systems are moving in a clear direction: promising innovation-led growth.
\nThe third pillar establishes export controls and regulations, enabling responses to "coercion".
\nChina's AI strides also exemplify the approach's potential, closing gaps despite US curbs and fostering global benefits.
\nMartin Chorzempa, a senior fellow at PIIE, said US export controls on advanced AI chips failed to restrain Chinese computational power "as much as the US would have hoped".
\nUS firms hold eight of the top 10 and 13 of the top 20 models, according to Artificial Analysis. But China secures six top-20 spots. "China is actually completely dominating the most capable models that are open," Chorzempa said. Companies like DeepSeek, Alibaba, Kimi and Zhipu AI garner massive downloads, including in Silicon Valley, where US firms use them for security or privacy, observers note.
\nThe competition, to some extent, advantages the world. "The rest of the world then will be able to play the two off of each other and make sure that they have access to highly capable AI systems they can apply in their country," Chorzempa said.
\nStanford's 2025 AI Index this month said China is narrowing performance gaps. The World Economic Forum in June deemed China's advances expected, given coordinated systems. SoftCircles blog spotlighted innovations like the DeepSeek-R1 AI model and Huawei's Ascend 910C chip.
\nChorzempa said diffusion decides winners. "The real winners from those technologies are not who develops it first or who has the most capable technology at the very beginning, it's who actually diffuses and uses that throughout the economy," he said, mentioning that AI spreads faster than any prior technology.
\nyifanxu@chinadailyusa.com
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\nIn an era where digital connectivity defines the pace of global progress, China is marking big strides in satellite communication.
\nBacked by robust government policies, State-owned enterprises, and a growing number of private companies, the country is determined to carve out a significant presence in this nascent yet strategically vital industry.
\nThe satellite communication sector, once a niche domain, is now at the forefront of China's digital transformation, promising to bridge the digital divide and secure its position as a global leader in telecommunications.
\nTo seize the critical opportunity for high-quality development of the satellite communication industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued a guideline that outlines goals to achieve large-scale application of new models and formats such as direct smartphone-satellite connectivity by 2030, with satellite communication users exceeding 10 million.
\nThe comprehensive document also outlines 19 specific measures across six key areas, aiming to optimize the licensing process for satellite communication services, regulate the opening of these services and propel the industry toward sustained growth.
\nThe MIIT officially awarded China Unicom and China Mobile licenses to operate satellite mobile communication services last month, in a signal that the country is optimizing market access to promote the development of the satellite communication industry. China Telecom, the other Big Three telecom operator in the country, already has such a license.
\nThe MIIT document also underscores the importance of satellite communication in ensuring national space security and advancing the development of 6G technology, where the integration of space and terrestrial networks (known as "space-terrestrial fusion") is a defining feature.
\nDeng Wei, director of the space-terrestrial fusion technology research institute at the China Mobile Research Institute, said the move by the MIIT represents a forward-looking strategy to align China's satellite communication sector with global trends. It also serves as a strategic blueprint for the future of the industry, offering clear guidance for stakeholders aiming to build integrated space-terrestrial networks.
\nThe document proposes several transformative measures to stimulate the growth of the satellite communication industry. These include supporting telecom operators in developing terminal devices that can directly connect to satellites, leveraging high and low Earth orbit, or LEO, satellite resources through shared infrastructure, and accelerating the transition of satellite communication applications from specialized to mass-market use. Additionally, the MIIT calls for the creation of new types of satellite communication services and further opening up opportunities for private enterprises.
\nExperts have lauded these measures, noting that the "State-owned +private-owned" partnership model reflects China's commitment to fostering a dynamic and inclusive industrial ecosystem. By encouraging collaboration between State-owned enterprises and private companies, the guideline aims to unlock innovation and drive the sector's expansion.
\nLi Xiayu, an engineer at the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, said the document will catalyze innovation in the satellite communication industry. By supporting the development of satellite internet, satellite-connected smartphones, and satellite internet of things, the MIIT will enhance infrastructure, improve service capabilities, and ensure comprehensive coverage across the country.
\nThe importance of satellite communication is not limited to China; it is a global imperative.
\nAccording to data from the International Telecommunication Union, nearly 2.6 billion people worldwide — about one-third of the global population — remained unconnected to the internet as of end-2024.
\nRemote mountainous regions, oceans and deserts continue to suffer from inadequate or nonexistent connectivity, often referred to as "signal deserts".
\nSatellite communication, particularly LEO satellite internet, offers a solution to this challenge by providing low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity that can seamlessly cover these underserved areas. It is poised to address the "last mile "problem and bridge the digital divide, serving as a critical enabler of global connectivity.
\nThe global satellite communication landscape is evolving rapidly, with countries and companies investing heavily in satellite constellations. In the United States, SpaceX has launched over 9,100 Starlink satellites, with approximately 8,200-8,300 satellites actively in orbit. By March 2025, Starlink had surpassed 6 million users across more than 120 countries and regions.
\nThe UK's OneWeb has deployed 648 LEO satellites, establishing the world's second-largest LEO constellation. Meanwhile, Canada's Telesat is developing the Lightspeed constellation, comprising 198 satellites, to deliver a hybrid network that balances local coverage with global reach.
\nChina, though a late entrant, is rapidly catching up.
\nIn 2021, the country established China Satellite Network Group Co Ltd, an initiative focused on building an LEO satellite constellation. Companies like China Satellite Network Group Co Ltd and Spacesail are driving this ambitious project forward. However, the gap between China and global leaders remains significant, underscoring the need for accelerated development, experts said.
\nThe satellite communication market in China is experiencing rapid growth. According to a report by AskCI Consulting, the market size reached 35.3 billion yuan ($495.6 million) in 2024 and is projected to grow to 37.6 billion yuan this year.
\nLi from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology attributes this growth to the convergence of favorable policies, technological advancements and expanding applications, which are collectively propelling the sector into a phase of rapid development.
\nChina Satellite Network Group Co Ltd achieved a major milestone in December 2024 with the successful launch of its first batch of LEO satellites, which entered their designated orbits seamlessly. Since July, the company has accelerated its satellite deployment, launching satellites in rapid succession and setting a record for high-density satellite constellation construction in China.
\nChinese telecom operators are at the forefront of this transformation.
\nChina Telecom, for instance, made history in September 2023 by launching the world's first satellite-direct smartphone service. In April 2024, it pioneered satellite-direct connectivity for vehicles. By May, China Telecom had expanded its satellite-direct smartphone service to Laos, marking its entry into the international market.
\nChina Mobile is also actively advancing its satellite communication initiatives, undertaking national projects and leading the development of global standards. The company has established a cutting-edge space-terrestrial network integration system and collaborated with China Satellite Network Group Co Ltd to launch the Beidou messaging service. As of now, the service has attracted over 490,000 users, with more than 16 million terminals connected.
\nDuring severe floods in Beijing earlier this summer, China Mobile provided free Beidou messaging services, enabling users to send location-based distress calls even in areas without traditional network coverage.
\nDeng from China Mobile said that the company will continue to pursue a "terrestrial empowerment, space-terrestrial fusion" development strategy. By expanding its satellite-based fixed broadband and smartphone-satellite connectivity services, the company aims to support the nation's efforts to build an integrated "space-terrestrial" digital infrastructure.
\n"This strategy will ensure China's leadership in 6G, building on its existing advantages in 4G and 5G technologies," Deng said.
\nThe MIIT document also lowers barriers for private enterprises, encouraging them to utilize existing satellite resources through leasing, value-added services, and distribution partnerships. This inclusive approach is expected to invigorate the satellite communication market by diversifying services and increasing competition.
\nLi from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology said that these measures will significantly boost the share of private enterprises in the satellite communication sector, driving high-quality development in the industry. Moreover, the entry of more private players will stimulate the commercialization of satellite internet and provide a strong impetus for the growth of the commercial space industry.
\nWang Peng, an official at the MIIT, stressed the importance of leveraging satellite communication in traditional areas such as emergency response and digital inclusion. He also highlighted the need to integrate satellite communication with next-generation information infrastructure, enabling direct satellite connectivity for devices like smartphones, vehicles and aircraft.
\nLocal governments in China are also moving rapidly.
\nFor instance, Hainan province is intensifying efforts to build a comprehensive aerospace industrial cluster at Wenchang international aerospace city, focusing on satellite launches, satellite manufacturing and data chain development, with an ambitious goal to generate 10 billion yuan in revenue from the facility by 2027.
\nCao Shuyu, mayor of Wenchang, said the city will accelerate the development of a full commercial aerospace chain.
\nThe satellite super factory, a key supporting project of the aerospace city, is expected to be completed by the end of October. Once operational, the facility will provide significant momentum for Hainan's space sector and national space internet infrastructure development, experts said.
\nIn August, the Hainan provincial government issued a three-year plan (2025-27) to develop a modern industrial system with local characteristics and advantages. The plan highlights aerospace as a key sector, outlining measures to foster a full commercial aerospace industry chain and establish Wenchang as a major scientific innovation base for aerospace.
\nTo enhance launch capabilities, Hainan is upgrading its launch site for commercial aerospace and accelerating second-phase construction and supporting facilities. The second phase of the Hainan commercial aerospace launch site began construction in January of this year.
\nMinsheng Securities said Launch Pads 1 and 2 at the Wenchang launch site will have a combined annual launch capacity of 32 liquid-propellant rocket missions, marking a significant improvement over traditional launch facilities. The analysis also suggests that 2025 and 2026 will be critical years for the debut and validation of new-generation reusable rockets, both from private and State-owned enterprises, potentially marking a true turning point for commercial rocket development.
\nA survey by Orient Securities indicated that several big private aerospace companies currently have an average annual satellite production capacity of about 300 units, which is expected to expand to 500-600 units in the near future.
\nContact the writers at masi@chinadaily.com.cn
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A visitor checks out a city safety risk monitoring and warning platform supported by Beidou Navigation Satellite System during the 4th International Summit on BDS Applications in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Sept 24.
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\nChina Satellite Network Group Co Ltd is accelerating efforts to drive the coordinated development of satellite internet and the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, highlighting it as both the responsibility and strength of the company.
\nLiang Baojun, general manager of China Satellite Network Group, said the company is actively advancing the development of satellite internet while focusing on long-term technological evolution.
\nIn May, the company achieved a global first by successfully conducting a broadband video call using a 5G non-terrestrial network standard, or 5G NTN standard, via a new technology test satellite, effectively validating the space-terrestrial integrated network system, Liang said.
\nA 5G NTN standard enables the integration of satellites and other non-terrestrial platforms into the global 5G ecosystem, providing ubiquitous, high-speed wireless connectivity to underserved areas and expanding existing mobile services to the skies, seas and remote locations.
\n"Looking ahead, the company plans to integrate technological innovation with industrial development, deepen the synergy between satellite internet and the Beidou system, and accelerate the emergence of new quality productive forces," Liang said.
\nIn April, 2024, China Satellite Network Group, in collaboration with the China North Industries Group Corp Ltd and China Mobile, established China Time and Space Information Group.
\nOver the past year, the newly formed group has focused on its core mission, integrating business resources and systematically developing Beidou short messaging and high-precision infrastructure. A unified spacetime basic data network has been established, and the company has built a national spacetime information operation service platform, enhancing end-to-end operational capabilities, Liang said.
\nAdditionally, China Time and Space Information Group has launched application demonstrations in collaboration with provinces and regions such as Hebei, Chongqing, and Hunan conducting commercial trials of Beidou short messaging services for the public, with significant progress in large-scale applications.
\nAccording to Liang, innovation is a defining feature of the Beidou system and should remain a central theme in its applications. China Time and Space Information Group will strengthen its strategic core technology capabilities, enhance self-reliant innovation, and intensify research in high-precision positioning, secure spacetime information services, multi-source data fusion, and smart technologies.
\nMeanwhile, the purpose and value of Beidou lie in its applications. Focusing on key industries, China Time and Space Information Group will explore emerging applications, develop innovative solutions and create landmark demonstrations. In key regions, it will leverage local advantages and co-create typical application scenarios, demonstrating Beidou's comprehensive applications and empowering local economic and social development, Liang added.
\nThe company said it will also expand Beidou's international presence, focusing on countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to develop overseas pilot projects and explore global markets.
\nFrom unmanned vessels to mountaineering suits, shared bikes, robots and drones, Beidou satellite navigation technology has been deeply integrated into cutting-edge fields as well as everyday life, empowering various industries and benefiting people worldwide.
\nAt the 4th International Summit on Beidou Navigation Satellite System Applications, held in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, in September, thousands of application scenarios were on display, showcasing solutions in sectors such as energy, transportation, agriculture, communications and emergency response.
\nIn Zhuzhou, the host city of the event, 5,000 shared electric bikes equipped with Beidou navigation devices were deployed this year. This initiative, the first in China to use BDS spatiotemporal intelligence on shared electric bikes, significantly enhanced the positioning accuracy of the vehicles from within 10 meters to 30 centimeters.
\nThe technology makes it easier to locate or accurately park a bicycle, offering an effective approach to refined urban management, said Chen Jinpei, CEO of Qianxun Spatial Intelligence Inc, the service provider.
\n"We have established more than 6,000 ground-based BDS augmentation stations worldwide, offering services with precision up to millimeter and nanometer levels, uncovering new possibilities for various industries," Chen said.
\nAccording to a report released at the summit, the value of China's Beidou industry reached 575.8 billion yuan ($80.74 billion) in 2024, a growth of 7.39 percent year-on-year.
\nmasi@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "A visitor checks out a city safety risk monitoring and warning platform supported by Beidou Navigation Satellite System during the 4th International Summit on BDS Applications in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Sept 24.
\n\nChina Satellite Network Group Co Ltd is accelerating efforts to drive the coordinated development of satellite internet and the Beidou Navigation Satellite System, highlighting it as both the responsibility and strength of the company.
\nLiang Baojun, general manager of China Satellite Network Group, said the company is actively advancing the development of satellite internet while focusing on long-term technological evolution.
\nIn May, the company achieved a global first by successfully conducting a broadband video call using a 5G non-terrestrial network standard, or 5G NTN standard, via a new technology test satellite, effectively validating the space-terrestrial integrated network system, Liang said.
\nA 5G NTN standard enables the integration of satellites and other non-terrestrial platforms into the global 5G ecosystem, providing ubiquitous, high-speed wireless connectivity to underserved areas and expanding existing mobile services to the skies, seas and remote locations.
\n"Looking ahead, the company plans to integrate technological innovation with industrial development, deepen the synergy between satellite internet and the Beidou system, and accelerate the emergence of new quality productive forces," Liang said.
\nIn April, 2024, China Satellite Network Group, in collaboration with the China North Industries Group Corp Ltd and China Mobile, established China Time and Space Information Group.
\nOver the past year, the newly formed group has focused on its core mission, integrating business resources and systematically developing Beidou short messaging and high-precision infrastructure. A unified spacetime basic data network has been established, and the company has built a national spacetime information operation service platform, enhancing end-to-end operational capabilities, Liang said.
\nAdditionally, China Time and Space Information Group has launched application demonstrations in collaboration with provinces and regions such as Hebei, Chongqing, and Hunan conducting commercial trials of Beidou short messaging services for the public, with significant progress in large-scale applications.
\nAccording to Liang, innovation is a defining feature of the Beidou system and should remain a central theme in its applications. China Time and Space Information Group will strengthen its strategic core technology capabilities, enhance self-reliant innovation, and intensify research in high-precision positioning, secure spacetime information services, multi-source data fusion, and smart technologies.
\nMeanwhile, the purpose and value of Beidou lie in its applications. Focusing on key industries, China Time and Space Information Group will explore emerging applications, develop innovative solutions and create landmark demonstrations. In key regions, it will leverage local advantages and co-create typical application scenarios, demonstrating Beidou's comprehensive applications and empowering local economic and social development, Liang added.
\nThe company said it will also expand Beidou's international presence, focusing on countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to develop overseas pilot projects and explore global markets.
\nFrom unmanned vessels to mountaineering suits, shared bikes, robots and drones, Beidou satellite navigation technology has been deeply integrated into cutting-edge fields as well as everyday life, empowering various industries and benefiting people worldwide.
\nAt the 4th International Summit on Beidou Navigation Satellite System Applications, held in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, in September, thousands of application scenarios were on display, showcasing solutions in sectors such as energy, transportation, agriculture, communications and emergency response.
\nIn Zhuzhou, the host city of the event, 5,000 shared electric bikes equipped with Beidou navigation devices were deployed this year. This initiative, the first in China to use BDS spatiotemporal intelligence on shared electric bikes, significantly enhanced the positioning accuracy of the vehicles from within 10 meters to 30 centimeters.
\nThe technology makes it easier to locate or accurately park a bicycle, offering an effective approach to refined urban management, said Chen Jinpei, CEO of Qianxun Spatial Intelligence Inc, the service provider.
\n"We have established more than 6,000 ground-based BDS augmentation stations worldwide, offering services with precision up to millimeter and nanometer levels, uncovering new possibilities for various industries," Chen said.
\nAccording to a report released at the summit, the value of China's Beidou industry reached 575.8 billion yuan ($80.74 billion) in 2024, a growth of 7.39 percent year-on-year.
\nmasi@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nChina is reinforcing its strategic drive into the smart connected-vehicle industry, with senior officials signaling a new phase of policy acceleration as global automakers and Chinese tech companies work to define the future of mobility.
\nIntelligent and connected vehicles have become a "strategic direction" for the transformation of the automotive sector, said Xin Guobin, vice-minister of industry and information technology, at the 2025 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference.
\nThe three-day event, which concluded on Saturday, was organized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport, and the Beijing municipal government.
\nXin announced that MIIT will formulate a new development plan for the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-30), covering intelligent connected and new energy vehicles.
\n"We will support technological innovation, promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence and the automotive industry, and accelerate breakthroughs in next-generation architectures and high-performance chips," Xin said. "We will also push forward standard-setting for combined driver-assist and autonomous driving systems, improve vehicle production access, and regulate market competition."
\nChina has already built a comprehensive ecosystem spanning smart cockpits, autonomous driving, and cloud connectivity, with more than 60 percent of new passenger cars now equipped with combined driver-assist functions.
\nPilot projects for vehicle-road-cloud integration are currently underway in around 20 cities, featuring more than 35,000 kilometers of test roads and over 11,000 roadside intelligent units.
\nThe Ministry of Transport is also preparing implementation guidelines under its "AI + Transport" initiative, emphasizing that smart connected vehicles and autonomous-driving technologies will play a central role in building a scalable and replicable intelligent transport network.
\nMinister Liu Wei said the future lies in an "intelligent, multilayered transport system driven by technological innovation", underscoring that progress depends on cultivating locally developed "new quality productive forces".
\nThe policy push goes beyond innovation and deployment — it also focuses on regulatory refinement and safety assurance.
\nXin said MIIT will accelerate the drafting of standards for combined driver-assist and autonomous vehicles, optimize production licensing procedures, and promote fair competition.
\nChina's urgency on this front follows growing safety concerns.
\nAccording to the State Administration for Market Regulation, in 2024 alone, 2.56 million vehicles were recalled due to driver-assist system issues, accounting for 23 percent of total recalls that year.
\nA draft notice jointly prepared by the SAMR and the MIIT aims to strengthen recall consistency management for smart NEVs, while curbing exaggerated marketing and unfair competition practices.
\nThe industrial developments are being closely watched by global automakers and technology companies.
\nJochen Goller, a member of BMW Group's board of management, said the transition toward intelligence, electrification and decarbonization is reshaping the global auto industry and creating new opportunities for international collaboration in China.
\nHe said China is not only BMW's largest single market worldwide, but also a frontier for technological innovation and a key driving force for industrial transformation.
\nGoller said BMW will continue to pursue a dual-driven strategy of independent innovation and open collaboration, integrating more deeply into China's innovation ecosystem.
\nLi Shufu, chairman of Geely Holding Group, said that the industry has moved beyond conceptual exploration into an era of real technological breakthroughs and practical application.
\n"Software now defines the automobile," he said, adding that AI has become the new engine of growth, and Geely is advancing the concept of ubiquitous AI across its value chain — from architecture and powertrain to the cockpit.
\nZhu Huarong, chairman of China Changan Automobile Group, described intelligent connected vehicles as the "true future of mobility", predicting that next-generation digital vehicles will evolve into fully automated automotive robots.
\nCao Xudong, CEO of Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta, said the industry has entered a phase of reflection and regulatory consolidation after years of rapid expansion.
\nHe sees the establishment of mandatory national standards as a milestone for achieving high-quality, mature development.
\n"In the future, assisted-driving systems will handle the vast majority of driving mileage — up to L3 and L4 levels that enable hands-off, eyes-off operation," Cao said, predicting that such capabilities could spread rapidly after 2030.
\nWilliam Li, founder of Chinese NEV maker Nio, argued that the mission of autonomous driving should focus on safety first.
\n"The priority should be to reduce accidents. Only on that foundation can we achieve the goal of freeing human attention," he said.
\nlifusheng@chinadaily.com.cn
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Experts share insights on auto safety evaluation issues at the 2025 NCAP World Congress, which was held in Shanghai from Wednesday to Friday.
\nIn light of the ongoing electrification and intelligent transformation of the automotive industry, experts at the 2025 NCAP World Congress emphasized the need for a more collaborative global auto evaluation system to foster technological innovation and facilitate real-world data sharing.
\nNCAP, or the New Car Assessment Program, is a globally recognized auto safety evaluation system with 11 regional institutions covering Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Over the past 50 years, it has guided consumer choices and driven automakers to make safety technologies standard rather than optional.
\nIain Cameron, chairman of Global NCAP, said that as technology is "moving faster than ever", the NCAP community and its partners must collaborate closely to ensure that technological progress benefits all road users and strengthen road safety safeguards. This collaboration aims to achieve the United Nations' goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by the end of this decade.
\nHe made the remarks at the conference in Shanghai last week, which was attended by representatives of NCAP groups.
\nEmerging issues such as battery safety, autonomous driving ethics, and data security have become increasingly prominent amid the electrification and intelligent transformation of the industry, making it urgent to build a global auto safety community with a broader perspective, said An Tiecheng, chairman of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, which oversees China NCAP.
\nNCAP serves as a crucial supporting force in this process, while mandatory safety regulations in various countries define the bottom line for auto safety, An said.
\nMichiel van Ratingen, secretary-general of Euro NCAP, said that despite the rapid development and proven lifesaving benefits of advanced driver assistance systems, the core challenge is ensuring their stable performance in complex real-world scenarios. Cases of excessive reliance on ADAS by drivers have been reported in both Chinese and European markets.
\nHe added that the 2026 rating update will incorporate multivariable assessments such as weather, lighting, and road conditions. This aims to raise the threshold for high scores and urge automakers to optimize system performance in nonideal scenarios.
\nTo streamline efforts among global NCAP groups, joint teams have standardized test parameters, such as the collaboration between China NCAP and Euro NCAP on mobile progressive deformable barrier indicators, which helps reduce redundant investments.
\nAdditionally, mutual recognition models and agreements, such as the China-EU carbon footprint evaluation, enable cross-regional data reuse, lowering compliance costs for automakers.
\nAs a core force in China's auto safety evaluation, China NCAP has been providing forward-looking solutions grounded in local conditions and enriched by a global perspective, said Li Xiangrong, director of the CATARC's Car Assessment and Testing Center.
\nHe noted that China NCAP has facilitated the formulation and revision of over 10 mandatory national vehicle safety standards and has incorporated unique Chinese traffic scenarios into its evaluation items, supported by the China In-Depth Accident Study database.
\nFor instance, considering the high density of pedestrians and electric bicycles on Chinese roads, China NCAP has expanded the pedestrian head simulation test area from 2,100 millimeters to 2,300 mm and introduced the advanced Pedestrian Legform Impactor, which better simulates real collision scenarios.
\nThese solutions have been referenced by international counterparts such as Australian NCAP and Latin NCAP, Li said.
\nSince its first vehicle crash test in 2006, China NCAP has undergone six major revisions, developing a high-standard safety testing and evaluation system. According to An, the center has completed around 2,000 crash tests on 580 models from 120 automakers to date.
\ncaoyingying@chinadaily.com.cn
\nExperts share insights on auto safety evaluation issues at the 2025 NCAP World Congress, which was held in Shanghai from Wednesday to Friday.
\nIn light of the ongoing electrification and intelligent transformation of the automotive industry, experts at the 2025 NCAP World Congress emphasized the need for a more collaborative global auto evaluation system to foster technological innovation and facilitate real-world data sharing.
\nNCAP, or the New Car Assessment Program, is a globally recognized auto safety evaluation system with 11 regional institutions covering Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Over the past 50 years, it has guided consumer choices and driven automakers to make safety technologies standard rather than optional.
\nIain Cameron, chairman of Global NCAP, said that as technology is "moving faster than ever", the NCAP community and its partners must collaborate closely to ensure that technological progress benefits all road users and strengthen road safety safeguards. This collaboration aims to achieve the United Nations' goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by the end of this decade.
\nHe made the remarks at the conference in Shanghai last week, which was attended by representatives of NCAP groups.
\nEmerging issues such as battery safety, autonomous driving ethics, and data security have become increasingly prominent amid the electrification and intelligent transformation of the industry, making it urgent to build a global auto safety community with a broader perspective, said An Tiecheng, chairman of the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, which oversees China NCAP.
\nNCAP serves as a crucial supporting force in this process, while mandatory safety regulations in various countries define the bottom line for auto safety, An said.
\nMichiel van Ratingen, secretary-general of Euro NCAP, said that despite the rapid development and proven lifesaving benefits of advanced driver assistance systems, the core challenge is ensuring their stable performance in complex real-world scenarios. Cases of excessive reliance on ADAS by drivers have been reported in both Chinese and European markets.
\nHe added that the 2026 rating update will incorporate multivariable assessments such as weather, lighting, and road conditions. This aims to raise the threshold for high scores and urge automakers to optimize system performance in nonideal scenarios.
\nTo streamline efforts among global NCAP groups, joint teams have standardized test parameters, such as the collaboration between China NCAP and Euro NCAP on mobile progressive deformable barrier indicators, which helps reduce redundant investments.
\nAdditionally, mutual recognition models and agreements, such as the China-EU carbon footprint evaluation, enable cross-regional data reuse, lowering compliance costs for automakers.
\nAs a core force in China's auto safety evaluation, China NCAP has been providing forward-looking solutions grounded in local conditions and enriched by a global perspective, said Li Xiangrong, director of the CATARC's Car Assessment and Testing Center.
\nHe noted that China NCAP has facilitated the formulation and revision of over 10 mandatory national vehicle safety standards and has incorporated unique Chinese traffic scenarios into its evaluation items, supported by the China In-Depth Accident Study database.
\nFor instance, considering the high density of pedestrians and electric bicycles on Chinese roads, China NCAP has expanded the pedestrian head simulation test area from 2,100 millimeters to 2,300 mm and introduced the advanced Pedestrian Legform Impactor, which better simulates real collision scenarios.
\nThese solutions have been referenced by international counterparts such as Australian NCAP and Latin NCAP, Li said.
\nSince its first vehicle crash test in 2006, China NCAP has undergone six major revisions, developing a high-standard safety testing and evaluation system. According to An, the center has completed around 2,000 crash tests on 580 models from 120 automakers to date.
\ncaoyingying@chinadaily.com.cn
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Science fiction writer Yang Ping works in Lenghu Lab in Lenghu town, Mangya city in Northwest China's Qinghai province, a national tourism and science demonstration zone.
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Yang Ping speaks with students at Lenghu Lab.
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Students on a summer study tour learn astronomy at Lenghu Lab in Qinghai this year.
\nLast month, Wang Weilian, 43, won the 21st Baihua Literature Award in the science fiction category for the short story Yige Xiezuo Biaoyanzhe De Zuihou Aiqing (literally, The Last Love of a Writing Performer). He shared the honor with writers Baoshu (Dujia Zhou, or Vacation Week) and Jia Yu (Xiaoshi De Zhenxiang, or Vanishing Truth).
\nIn Wang's imagined future, writing is no longer a spontaneous act of creation but a cultural heritage performance. In this world, humans use technology to remove negative emotions, including those tied to romantic relationships. Yet, one "writer "still longs to experience genuine love untouched by technology.
\nThe work incisively explores the spiritual complexities of the technological age, highlighting that the quest for self-existence and love is the inalienable essence of the human soul, the award jury says.
\nWang explains that the story is actually part of an unfinished novel that he began about 10 years ago when he sensed the changing trend of "our cultural ecology". He sensed changes not only in how literature and art were produced but also in how readers received them.
\n"I initially approached the idea with irony, imagining that future writers would become performers in a cultural heritage museum," Wang says. "Few understood it then, but with advancing AI, it now seems possible."
\nA decade has passed since Wang first conceived the story, during which China's science fiction scene flourished. What was once a niche genre has gained wide recognition, drawing writers from diverse backgrounds and resonating with readers both at home and abroad. Writers from all walks of life create science fiction to reflect on reality and imagine the possibilities of the future based on the present.
\nBaoshu (real name Li Jun), 45, attributes this shift to several factors.
\nOne influence is the popularity of sci-fi works like The Three-Body Problem trilogy.
\n"The trilogy has become very popular, beyond its original circle, becoming a global cultural phenomenon, which has fueled enthusiasm for science fiction," he explains.
\nAnother factor is the impact of advancements in information technology and artificial intelligence.
\nAs technology accelerates, even those who did not previously engage with science fiction now feel the world is becoming increasingly sci-fi-like, which is a deeper reason for its popularity.
\n"It seems that only the term 'science fiction' adequately describes our current reality in the 2020s," he notes.
\n"People will realize that understanding our current reality sometimes requires a sci-fi mindset. Society is no longer stable; it evolves rapidly, with trends hinting at possibilities beyond the present. This brings profound uncertainty, which is perhaps the greatest insight science fiction can offer us," he says.
\nThe genre can also broaden people's understanding by reflecting a deeper, more hidden reality, he says.
\nAt the 21st Baihua Literature Award ceremony in Tianjin this September, Wang expressed joy that science fiction is no longer an isolated niche but a confluence of diverse voices.
\n"Singers, dancers, programmers, delivery workers … more and more people from different backgrounds are picking up the pen. They are all using sci-fi stories to address the existential anxiety of this sci-fi era. Together, we are exploring the future. Each identity is a beam of light reflecting the times. When these beams converge, we can see the signposts leading to tomorrow: How will humans continue to create their own value and meaning in the future?" he said.
\nWang's award-winning story is his radical reflection on literature's value and meaning in the future.
\nHe observes that over the past three decades, literature's traditional roles — as a source of entertainment, knowledge, and information — have been increasingly taken over by various alternatives, such as video games and social media. As a result, literature seems to have become increasingly niche.
\nLiterature is the cultural pulse of Chinese civilization, Wang says, a belief that compels him to ask: under the impact of information technology and artificial intelligence, what remains of literature, and what can it still offer humanity?
\n"For people like myself who are still creating literary works, I have to find answers to these questions, which is the starting point of this story," he says.
\nHe observes that literature must mirror its time, but few works capture today's rapidly changing world, as many still cling to 19th or 20th-century mindsets.
\nAmong the most profound transformations is how people experience and process emotions. With the rise of the internet, a home-centered lifestyle has become prevalent worldwide, altering the ways people address their emotional needs.
\nIn his short story, future societies use medical treatments to eliminate negative emotions. Wang admits that it is actually a rather conservative idea by today's standards, noting that last year, a news report described a severely depressed person receiving a brain implant that, when activated, alleviates negative feelings.
\n"Tremendous changes in social structure have led to increasing depression cases", which is also "a reality we need to face", he says.
\nAccording to Wang, science fiction, unlike other literary genres, can create more radical contexts for readers to explore. For instance, in the short story, he envisions a future where the profession of writing is nearly extinct. The protagonist, who struggles with psychological issues, finds empowerment and meaning by engaging in this cultural heritage.
\n"These radical sci-fi settings can produce realistic and believable effects," he says.
\nAlthough writers have not become extinct as in Wang's story, the creation of science fiction faces its own challenges.
\nReal-world technology often outpaces sci-fi imaginings, making it tough to craft near-future scenarios, says Baoshu.
\n"You have to keep up with rapid technological changes to stay relevant," he notes.
\nHe also notes that technological marvels have lost their power to astonish; innovations like high-speed trains now seem ordinary, making it hard to find new, awe-inspiring concepts, he says.
\nAdditionally, visual media, such as films, offer an immediate impact, diverting attention from literature. Many people now only engage with stories after seeing their adapted versions for the screen, Baoshu adds.
\nThe rise of AI-assisted writing also poses a potential threat, raising concerns about fairness and ethics as some may use AI to produce work faster, leading to increased competition and ethical dilemmas, he says.
\nContact the writer at yangyangs@chinadaily.com.cn
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China's NBA rookie Yang Hansen takes a shot during the Portland Trail Blazers' 129-132 loss to the Utah Jazz in a preseason game in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday.
\nWith all his strengths and weaknesses fully exposed during the preseason tests, China's star rookie Yang Hansen has vowed to quickly pick up his pace to fight for a spot on the Portland Trail Blazers' regular-season roster.
\nDespite the hype surrounding his preseason performances, Yang, Portland's first-round draft pick, has signed off a four-game rehearsal with a sobering reminder of the work that lies ahead — to get stronger, quicker and add more sophistication to his game, as he strives for more regular-season minutes in the paint, where fierce physical battles set the tone in the world's highestlevel league.
\nYang's offensive talent, highlighted in his play-making ability, 3-point shooting and agility that his 7-foot-1(2.16-meter) frame belies, has backed up Portland's decision of selecting him at a higher-than-expected 16th pick, but his lack of speed, strength and conditioning, and defensive awareness, which were already exploited by opponents in his first preseason, have emerged as the 20-year-old's major hurdles if he is to live up to his billing in the NBA as China's next "big thing".
\nThe magnitude of the challenge, under high expectations from fans both at home and in the United States, was laid bare when the always-smiling youngster wept on the bench, after fouling out in Portland's fourth and final preseason game against the Utah Jazz on Thursday.
\n"Yes, there were a few tears, but I am OK," Yang said of the emotional end to his fourth preseason game, where he only managed three points and one assist in 15 minutes of the 129-132 loss to Utah.
\n"I got emotional because I didn't play well enough, while I could still hear fans sitting on my left cheering out loud for me. I'm really grateful, but I feel that I let them down," said Yang, whose minutes were cut short after getting penalized one too many times.
\nAfter also fouling out on his debut — Portland's 123-129 loss to the Golden State Warriors — Yang proved his worth as a high-ranking prospect with a strong comeback in his second preseason outing on Oct 10, scoring 16 points to go with four rebounds, one assist and three blocks to help Portland secure a 124-123 win over the Sacramento Kings, its only preseason victory.
\nThe 20-year-old rookie has averaged eight points, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 40 percent from the 3-point line, 3.5 rebounds, one assist and 1.2 blocks in 18.4 minutes per night across four preseason games for the Trail Blazers, delivering on his promise as a intriguing talent to watch.
\nAt his best, his offensive game, which has drawn comparisons to the versatile "point-center" role of Denver Nuggets' three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic, was already there, but it is his game on the other side of the court that will ultimately define the ceiling of his career in the NBA.
\nHe had to foul 5.3 times per game to try to contain opponents in defense, with his efforts compromised by his slow movement in rotation, poor sense of positioning and habits from the CBA game, which appeared incompatible to NBA officiating.
\n"The learning curve happens, and it will continue to happen. He will be better some nights than others. But I thought it was OK. This is how most of our rookies look," Portland's head coach Chauncey Billups said of Yang's performance after the first preseason game against Golden State.
\n"He cares so much and he just felt like he let the team down, and he didn't. This is all about him getting the experience through some reps and development. There's nothing to be negative about."
\nYang, who's proving to be a fan favorite off the court in Portland, where his jersey is already among the best-selling items at the Trail Blazers' official store, knows clearly where to push for some instant improvements.
\nHarder training in the gym, smarter defensive reads and more English lessons are on his to-do list for the regular season, which tips off on Wednesday for the Trail Blazers when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Moda Center in Portland.
\n"I have a lot of catching-up to do, particularly in physical contests and my experience in defense," said Yang after his final preseason game.
\n"I have some defensive habits that, in the NBA, are illegal and that I need to correct, I need to keep up with the pace of the team and better understand the tactics.
\n"To prepare for the regular season, I will have to eat well, drink well and sleep well, as well as improve my English quicker."
\nWith last season's All-Defensive Team backup center Robert Williams III sidelined by injury, Yang appears poised to step in as Portland's first-choice reserve behind newly minted starting big Donovan Clingan, Portland's overall seventh pick at the 2024 draft.
\nThe competition against Clingan, a 2.18-meter solid stretch five, who apparently rebounds and protects the rim better than Yang does at the moment, is expected to keep the young Chinese prospect on his toes and push him to work hard in every practice and scrimmage — all while trying to prove his value in what will likely be a confined role in the team's crowded front court.
\nThe good news is Yang has strong backing.
\nNBA commissioner Adam Silver, who just returned from a preseason trip to China, said he's been watching Yang and hopes his budding NBA career will inspire some of his compatriots to follow suit.
\n"I had an opportunity to see Yang Hansen play at the Las Vegas Summer League, and he looks like a terrific prospect for the NBA," Silver said on Oct 10 during the 2025 NBA China Games tour in Macao.
\nsunxiaochen@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "China's NBA rookie Yang Hansen takes a shot during the Portland Trail Blazers' 129-132 loss to the Utah Jazz in a preseason game in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Thursday.
\nWith all his strengths and weaknesses fully exposed during the preseason tests, China's star rookie Yang Hansen has vowed to quickly pick up his pace to fight for a spot on the Portland Trail Blazers' regular-season roster.
\nDespite the hype surrounding his preseason performances, Yang, Portland's first-round draft pick, has signed off a four-game rehearsal with a sobering reminder of the work that lies ahead — to get stronger, quicker and add more sophistication to his game, as he strives for more regular-season minutes in the paint, where fierce physical battles set the tone in the world's highestlevel league.
\nYang's offensive talent, highlighted in his play-making ability, 3-point shooting and agility that his 7-foot-1(2.16-meter) frame belies, has backed up Portland's decision of selecting him at a higher-than-expected 16th pick, but his lack of speed, strength and conditioning, and defensive awareness, which were already exploited by opponents in his first preseason, have emerged as the 20-year-old's major hurdles if he is to live up to his billing in the NBA as China's next "big thing".
\nThe magnitude of the challenge, under high expectations from fans both at home and in the United States, was laid bare when the always-smiling youngster wept on the bench, after fouling out in Portland's fourth and final preseason game against the Utah Jazz on Thursday.
\n"Yes, there were a few tears, but I am OK," Yang said of the emotional end to his fourth preseason game, where he only managed three points and one assist in 15 minutes of the 129-132 loss to Utah.
\n"I got emotional because I didn't play well enough, while I could still hear fans sitting on my left cheering out loud for me. I'm really grateful, but I feel that I let them down," said Yang, whose minutes were cut short after getting penalized one too many times.
\nAfter also fouling out on his debut — Portland's 123-129 loss to the Golden State Warriors — Yang proved his worth as a high-ranking prospect with a strong comeback in his second preseason outing on Oct 10, scoring 16 points to go with four rebounds, one assist and three blocks to help Portland secure a 124-123 win over the Sacramento Kings, its only preseason victory.
\nThe 20-year-old rookie has averaged eight points, shooting 46.1 percent from the field and 40 percent from the 3-point line, 3.5 rebounds, one assist and 1.2 blocks in 18.4 minutes per night across four preseason games for the Trail Blazers, delivering on his promise as a intriguing talent to watch.
\nAt his best, his offensive game, which has drawn comparisons to the versatile "point-center" role of Denver Nuggets' three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic, was already there, but it is his game on the other side of the court that will ultimately define the ceiling of his career in the NBA.
\nHe had to foul 5.3 times per game to try to contain opponents in defense, with his efforts compromised by his slow movement in rotation, poor sense of positioning and habits from the CBA game, which appeared incompatible to NBA officiating.
\n"The learning curve happens, and it will continue to happen. He will be better some nights than others. But I thought it was OK. This is how most of our rookies look," Portland's head coach Chauncey Billups said of Yang's performance after the first preseason game against Golden State.
\n"He cares so much and he just felt like he let the team down, and he didn't. This is all about him getting the experience through some reps and development. There's nothing to be negative about."
\nYang, who's proving to be a fan favorite off the court in Portland, where his jersey is already among the best-selling items at the Trail Blazers' official store, knows clearly where to push for some instant improvements.
\nHarder training in the gym, smarter defensive reads and more English lessons are on his to-do list for the regular season, which tips off on Wednesday for the Trail Blazers when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Moda Center in Portland.
\n"I have a lot of catching-up to do, particularly in physical contests and my experience in defense," said Yang after his final preseason game.
\n"I have some defensive habits that, in the NBA, are illegal and that I need to correct, I need to keep up with the pace of the team and better understand the tactics.
\n"To prepare for the regular season, I will have to eat well, drink well and sleep well, as well as improve my English quicker."
\nWith last season's All-Defensive Team backup center Robert Williams III sidelined by injury, Yang appears poised to step in as Portland's first-choice reserve behind newly minted starting big Donovan Clingan, Portland's overall seventh pick at the 2024 draft.
\nThe competition against Clingan, a 2.18-meter solid stretch five, who apparently rebounds and protects the rim better than Yang does at the moment, is expected to keep the young Chinese prospect on his toes and push him to work hard in every practice and scrimmage — all while trying to prove his value in what will likely be a confined role in the team's crowded front court.
\nThe good news is Yang has strong backing.
\nNBA commissioner Adam Silver, who just returned from a preseason trip to China, said he's been watching Yang and hopes his budding NBA career will inspire some of his compatriots to follow suit.
\n"I had an opportunity to see Yang Hansen play at the Las Vegas Summer League, and he looks like a terrific prospect for the NBA," Silver said on Oct 10 during the 2025 NBA China Games tour in Macao.
\nsunxiaochen@chinadaily.com.cn
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Zhu Yuling revels in her role as an associate professor.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-10-20/020/20251020_020_01_14784.png\")
Taking a selfie with Liu Shiwen after winning the women's doubles title for Team China at the 53rd World Table Tennis Championships in 2015.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-10-20/020/20251020_020_01_23784.png\")
In action at the WTT China Smash 2025 in Beijing on Oct 3.
\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-10-20/020/20251020_020_01_34784.png\")
Zhu Yuling, playing for Macao, poses with the WTT 2025 United States Smash women's singles trophy after defeating Team China's Chen Yi 4-2.Zhu decided to represent Macao after acquiring residency in the special administrative region in February last year.
\nAt 30, Zhu Yuling owns many titles — university lecturer, doctoral candidate — and professional table tennis player. In Beijing earlier this month, she added another milestone: her first appearance at the WTT China Smash 2025.
\nFor fans who have followed her since her teenage years, Zhu's return to the international stage feels both familiar, yet surprising. Once the world No 1 in women's singles, recent years saw her quietly fade from the spotlight. Yet, in just one year, she has climbed back from zero ranking points to reach the world's No 6 spot — a comeback that speaks as much to her resilience as to her renewed joy for the game.
\nDuring the tournament, Zhu's matches became must-see events, drawing crowds of reporters and fans who cheered her every point. Whether pushing world-class rivals to the brink, or fighting back from impossible deficits, Zhu played with a freedom and happiness that reminded everyone why they fell in love with her game in the first place.
\n"I burned out — I used up every bit of energy I had," she said after a fierce quarterfinal battle against Chen Xingtong, which she lost 2-4, but finished with a smile. For Zhu, the result no longer defines her. The joy of playing — of feeling her heart race again — is victory enough.
\nZhu's connection with table tennis stretches back 25 years. She picked up her first paddle at the age of five, joined the provincial team at 12, entered the national second team at 14, and in 2010 became the youngest women's singles winner at 15 in the history of the World Junior Championships.
\nSeven years later, she captured her first Women's World Cup title and rose to world No 1 that November — the pinnacle of a career she once thought would lead naturally to the Tokyo Olympics and, perhaps by 2025, a graceful retirement.
\nBut life had other plans. In 2019, while training intensively for the Olympics, Zhu was diagnosed with fibroadenoma, a benign thyroid tumor. Forced to withdraw from competition, she missed the Games and, more painfully, had to step away from the sport that had defined her since childhood.
\nShe still remembers being wheeled into the operating room, whispering to herself: "I can give up all the championships I've ever won — just give me back a healthy body."
\nLater, reflecting on that moment, she said, "No matter how hard a match is, the worst is losing or falling short of expectations. But when you're lying on the operating table, just hoping to live through the day — that's a completely different feeling. In front of the'1' that is life, everything else is just a '0.'"
\nAfter her sudden farewell to table tennis, Zhu began rebuilding her life. In 2022, she enrolled in a PhD program in economics and management at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu, Sichuan province, eager to test her abilities in a different field. Through hard work, she became the only student in her class to defend her thesis in English.
\nIn 2023, she joined Tianjin University as an associate professor and table tennis coach. Surrounded by students, Zhu rediscovered the spark that had once driven her. "My students told me: 'If our teacher ever returns to the arena, what we most want to see is your character shining on the court,'" she recalled.
\nThat encouragement — along with her own unquenchable love for the game — eventually brought Zhu back to the international stage. And this time, she plays not for medals or rankings, but for the simple, powerful joy that started it all.
\nA fresh start
\nIn February 2024, Zhu acquired residency in China's Macao Special Administrative Region through a talent admission program and began representing Macao in international competitions.
\n"Many people asked me why I went to Macao," she said. "My answer is simple — if I win a championship representing Macao, they'll still play the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. I'm still fighting for my country."
\nHer comeback began at the WTT Champions Macao in September 2024. After a strong opening match, she faced Team China second seed Wang Manyu — and lost.
\nBut instead of disappointment, the defeat brought clarity. "I couldn't even see the ball clearly when Manyu hit it," she admitted with a laugh. "At that point, I figured I was maybe around top-50 in the world."
\nFrom that humble recalibration, Zhu began to "gather her strength slowly". It paid off — just months later, she won the WTT United States Smash, a victory rich with symbolism and sweat.
\nOn Sept 9, 2024, exactly three years after her forced retirement, she returned to the circuit with zero ranking points. A year later, she had amassed 3,940 of them, climbed to world No 6, and claimed a major international title — defeating several higher-ranked players, including Wang Manyu herself.
\n"Today is a perfect dream," she posted on social media after that triumph. "It's a dream of bravery, wisdom, and resilience. The meaning of life is to keep moving forward courageously, even after walking alone through joy and sorrow."
\nLooking back, Zhu summed up her comeback year with three words: "surprise, courage, and passion".
\nZhu laughed when reflecting on how far she's come. "After I retired, I never picked up a paddle — I never thought I could get back to this level again. Old friends who see me now say I look in great form, and I just tell them, it's because I trained too hard back then."
\nZhu's rebirth was not without its trials. Her comeback year was also marked by controversy and cyberbullying that tested her in new ways. In July, online rumors falsely accused her of "owing money", thrusting her into a storm of online vitriol.
\n"I'm not someone who likes direct confrontation," she said. "But this incident left me with psychological scars. It drained me emotionally and hit the most fragile part of my heart."
\nZhu had to seek help from a psychologist. "The doctor told me it's normal — people have emotions, and it's a natural response," she said. "So I chose to speak out on social media. I believe the law will clear my name and deliver justice."
\nIt was another lesson in courage — one that extended beyond the table.
\n"As a professional athlete, not being able to compete in the Olympics is my greatest regret," Zhu reflected. "But if you take away that title — as just Zhu Yuling the person — I have no regrets in life."
\nZhu now moves fluidly between her different roles, each revealing a different facet of who she is. "I give my all to every identity," she said. "After seeing the world beyond table tennis, I realized the sport is no longer my only world. As my horizons expanded, table tennis became just one part of a much bigger life."
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\n", @@ -12831,28 +12567,6 @@ "hash": "358915b54fc7e34d5ce1c459dff90c9f", "highlights": [] }, - { - "title": "001FRONT - Cities get new lease on life", - "description": "As China's decade-long property market boom cools, policymakers are steering the world's second-largest economy toward a more sustainable alternative — revitalizing aging cities.
\nBy positioning urban renewal as a key strategy to stimulate domestic demand, Beijing is calibrating growth drivers while addressing deep-seated social needs, experts and executives said.
\nInvestment aimed at breathing new life into dilapidated residential areas, obsolete industrial sites, and underutilized public spaces will translate into substantial demand for various industries, increased values for existing assets and a notable upgrade for the urban environment, they added.
\nTheir comments came after the country's top leadership has elevated urban renewal to a systematic growth pillar during high-level tone-setting meetings, prioritizing maximizing the use of existing facilities over large-scale expansion.
\nPresident Xi Jinping highlighted that China's urbanization is evolving from rapid growth to stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale expansion to one focused on improving the quality and efficiency of existing urban areas, during the Central Urban Work Conference in mid-July.
\nOver the past few decades, China has experienced the largest and fastest urbanization process in human history. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, its urbanization rate, which measures the ratio of permanent urban residents relative to the total population, reached 67 percent last year.
\nTwo weeks later, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, reiterated the need to promote urban renewal in a high-quality manner at a meeting held by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee when mapping out priorities for economic work in the second half of the year.
\nThe Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development pledged in December to try to complete the renovation of aging urban residential communities built before the end of 2000 by the year 2025.
\n"By 2030, over 10 billion square meters of residential buildings will be more than 30 years old, and even if we only renovate 10 percent of that each year, that's still 1 billion square meters," said Zhao Yanjing, a professor specialized in urban economics at Xiamen University.
\nTo put this into perspective, the total new construction area nationwide last year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, was less than 740 million square meters, and even at the peak in 2019, it stood at some 1.67 billion square meters.
\nEven at such a pace, the aging residential buildings would require at least a decade to address, by which time even more properties will come to the stage where reconditioning work is needed, Zhao said.
\n"This means that as the real estate market shifts from a focus on constructing new houses to enhancing existing ones, the overall market size will likely be fairly large," Zhao said. "These renewal projects will generate substantial economic activity, helping to offset the slowdown in the real estate market, while also improving the living conditions of our citizens."
\nFrom 2019 to 2024, China renovated 280,000 aging residential communities, benefiting more than 120 million people, data from the ministry showed.
\nChina's urban renewal initiatives have moved beyond the mere renovation of old residential communities. Abandoned factories become innovation hubs; dormant warehouses are transformed into cultural venues; and urban villages are retrofitted into affordable housing zones.
\n"As the country moves away from a growth model centered on new construction, the ability to extract value from our existing facilities will become increasingly important," said Yang Baojun, president of the Urban Planning Society of China and former chief economist of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
\nIn Wuxi, Jiangsu province, an urban renewal initiative, which began in 2019, has transformed a patchwork of industrial remnants, including a textile factory and an ironworks, into a multifunctional hub blending tech industry, digital culture and community spaces.
\nThe industrial park has so far attracted over 100 enterprises, generating annual tax contributions exceeding 15 million yuan ($2.1 million), according to local authorities.
\n"Urban renewal is no longer about demolition," Yang said. It's about reprogramming urban DNA economically, socially and functionally."
\nChinese cities are sitting on a gold mine of undervalued assets. The key is to find innovative ways to activate and repurpose these existing resources, rather than constantly pursue new development, Yang added.
\nIn April, the Ministry of Finance pledged fiscal support for urban renewal projects in up to 20 cities this year, prioritizing megacities, superlarge cities and key urban centers along the Yellow and Pearl rivers.
\nCentrally administered municipalities and cities in the country's western regions qualify for subsidies of up to 1.2 billion yuan each. Cities in central regions may receive up to 1 billion yuan, while those in eastern regions are eligible for up to 800 million yuan.
\nHowever, experts cautioned that the scale and complexity of these urban renewal projects are such that government funding alone is simply not enough. Attracting private investment will be crucial to the long-term sustainability of such initiatives.
\nDong Yu, executive vice-president of Tsinghua University's China Institute for Development Planning, said: "These projects require substantial up-front investments and can take years to complete. For private enterprises to get involved, there needs to be a viable business model offering reasonable and stable returns."
\nChina issued a guideline in mid-May to increase policy and financial support for urban renewal projects, vowing to establish a sustainable urban renewal model that is government-led, market-driven and publicly engaged.
\nLocalities can explore the "public-private partnership plus concession" approach, in which the government grants private enterprises long-term operating rights over ancillary facilities, such as parking lots and charging stations, in the vicinity of the urban renewal sites, Dong said.
\nIn the Fuli residential community in Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, property management fees and parking fees now serve as a reliable source of income for renewal project developers.
\nThe project has focused on core infrastructure upgrades, such as road paving and utility network renovations, as well as the expansion and enhancement of parking facilities, said Yang Qian, general manager of Boyue Construction and Development Co.
\nThe Jiangxi provincial branch of China Development Bank has been involved from the beginning, providing 10 million yuan in long-term loans to support the project. More importantly, its financing model incorporates user fees as potential revenue sources, Yang said.
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\nBy positioning urban renewal as a key strategy to stimulate domestic demand, Beijing is calibrating growth drivers while addressing deep-seated social needs, experts and executives said.
\nInvestment aimed at breathing new life into dilapidated residential areas, obsolete industrial sites, and underutilized public spaces will translate into substantial demand for various industries, increased values for existing assets and a notable upgrade for the urban environment, they added.
\nTheir comments came after the country's top leadership has elevated urban renewal to a systematic growth pillar during high-level tone-setting meetings, prioritizing maximizing the use of existing facilities over large-scale expansion.
\nPresident Xi Jinping highlighted that China's urbanization is evolving from rapid growth to stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale expansion to one focused on improving the quality and efficiency of existing urban areas, during the Central Urban Work Conference in mid-July.
\nOver the past few decades, China has experienced the largest and fastest urbanization process in human history. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, its urbanization rate, which measures the ratio of permanent urban residents relative to the total population, reached 67 percent last year.
\nTwo weeks later, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, reiterated the need to promote urban renewal in a high-quality manner at a meeting held by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee when mapping out priorities for economic work in the second half of the year.
\nThe Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development pledged in December to try to complete the renovation of aging urban residential communities built before the end of 2000 by the year 2025.
\n"By 2030, over 10 billion square meters of residential buildings will be more than 30 years old, and even if we only renovate 10 percent of that each year, that's still 1 billion square meters," said Zhao Yanjing, a professor specialized in urban economics at Xiamen University.
\nTo put this into perspective, the total new construction area nationwide last year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, was less than 740 million square meters, and even at the peak in 2019, it stood at some 1.67 billion square meters.
\nEven at such a pace, the aging residential buildings would require at least a decade to address, by which time even more properties will come to the stage where reconditioning work is needed, Zhao said.
\n"This means that as the real estate market shifts from a focus on constructing new houses to enhancing existing ones, the overall market size will likely be fairly large," Zhao said. "These renewal projects will generate substantial economic activity, helping to offset the slowdown in the real estate market, while also improving the living conditions of our citizens."
\nFrom 2019 to 2024, China renovated 280,000 aging residential communities, benefiting more than 120 million people, data from the ministry showed.
\nChina's urban renewal initiatives have moved beyond the mere renovation of old residential communities. Abandoned factories become innovation hubs; dormant warehouses are transformed into cultural venues; and urban villages are retrofitted into affordable housing zones.
\n"As the country moves away from a growth model centered on new construction, the ability to extract value from our existing facilities will become increasingly important," said Yang Baojun, president of the Urban Planning Society of China and former chief economist of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
\nIn Wuxi, Jiangsu province, an urban renewal initiative, which began in 2019, has transformed a patchwork of industrial remnants, including a textile factory and an ironworks, into a multifunctional hub blending tech industry, digital culture and community spaces.
\nThe industrial park has so far attracted over 100 enterprises, generating annual tax contributions exceeding 15 million yuan ($2.1 million), according to local authorities.
\n"Urban renewal is no longer about demolition," Yang said. It's about reprogramming urban DNA economically, socially and functionally."
\nChinese cities are sitting on a gold mine of undervalued assets. The key is to find innovative ways to activate and repurpose these existing resources, rather than constantly pursue new development, Yang added.
\nIn April, the Ministry of Finance pledged fiscal support for urban renewal projects in up to 20 cities this year, prioritizing megacities, superlarge cities and key urban centers along the Yellow and Pearl rivers.
\nCentrally administered municipalities and cities in the country's western regions qualify for subsidies of up to 1.2 billion yuan each. Cities in central regions may receive up to 1 billion yuan, while those in eastern regions are eligible for up to 800 million yuan.
\nHowever, experts cautioned that the scale and complexity of these urban renewal projects are such that government funding alone is simply not enough. Attracting private investment will be crucial to the long-term sustainability of such initiatives.
\nDong Yu, executive vice-president of Tsinghua University's China Institute for Development Planning, said: "These projects require substantial up-front investments and can take years to complete. For private enterprises to get involved, there needs to be a viable business model offering reasonable and stable returns."
\nChina issued a guideline in mid-May to increase policy and financial support for urban renewal projects, vowing to establish a sustainable urban renewal model that is government-led, market-driven and publicly engaged.
\nLocalities can explore the "public-private partnership plus concession" approach, in which the government grants private enterprises long-term operating rights over ancillary facilities, such as parking lots and charging stations, in the vicinity of the urban renewal sites, Dong said.
\nIn the Fuli residential community in Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, property management fees and parking fees now serve as a reliable source of income for renewal project developers.
\nThe project has focused on core infrastructure upgrades, such as road paving and utility network renovations, as well as the expansion and enhancement of parking facilities, said Yang Qian, general manager of Boyue Construction and Development Co.
\nThe Jiangxi provincial branch of China Development Bank has been involved from the beginning, providing 10 million yuan in long-term loans to support the project. More importantly, its financing model incorporates user fees as potential revenue sources, Yang said.
\nwangkeju@chinadaily.com.cn
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A child poses for a picture with a stone sculpture of the Communist Party of China undercover agent Wu Shi in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on Sunday.
\nA hit TV series based on the reallife stories of Communist Party of China undercover agents in Taiwan has sparked a wave of remembrance and patriotism across the country.
\nSilent Honor, which aired on CCTV-8, achieved record viewership, with a peak rating of 3.07 percent, making it the drama to most quickly surpass the 3 percent mark in 2025.
\nThe drama depicts underground struggles in Taiwan before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, highlighting the sacrifices made by the brave individuals, including Wu Shi, a military strategist who risked his life to provide crucial intelligence to the CPC.
\nFollowing the series' popularity, Wu's former residence, a wooden structure in Luozhou township in suburban Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, has seen an influx of tourists.
\nSome have left behind photos of China's advanced military equipment, including the DF-5C missile, and a commemorative hat from the aircraft carrier CNS Fujian, as a tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country's reunification.
\nWu Zengying, a tour guide at the site, said, "Visitors left these to tell the martyrs that the motherland is growing stronger, just as they wished."
\nWu Bo, one of the visitors, said, "Wu Shi could have stayed in Fuzhou — choosing to go to Taiwan meant risking his life. Between personal safety and national duty, he made a heroic choice."
\nYang Li, another visitor, added, "My friends are discussing the drama, but many say they can't bear to watch it because the ending is heartbreaking. The general was executed after about a year in Taiwan."
\nWang Ying, a volunteer from the Fujian Provincial Martyr Memorial Facilities Protection Center, distributes biographical materials about Wu at the site to help visitors understand his life and contributions.
\n"The visitors hope for the early reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and it's what brings many here with such anticipation," she said.
\nThe TV series has also caught the attention of Taiwan-based media and political commentators.
\nAround 1949, when the Chiang Kai-shek authorities retreated to Taiwan, the CPC sent about 1,500 members and progressives secretly to the island to work toward its liberation. However, due to informants, more than 1,100 were killed, with many remaining nameless.
\nChen Binhua, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said recently in Beijing that the famous line — "If I shall go there and never return, then let it be," spoken by Wu in the drama, embodies the fearless spirit of Chinese Communists who dedicated themselves without hesitation to the people's liberation and national reunification.
\n"The unwavering loyalty, relentless struggle, and ultimate sacrifice of these martyrs will never be forgotten by the people or by history," he said, which will inspire compatriots across the Taiwan Strait to strive for the complete reunification of the motherland.
\nContact the writers at zhangyi1@chinadaily.com.cn
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Tomiichi Murayama
\nChina has expressed deep condolences over the passing of former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, the first Japanese leader who officially apologized for the country's World War II atrocities, gained trust for Japan and won worldwide acknowledgment.
\nThe 81st prime minister of Japan, also the first from the Japan Socialist Party, died on Friday morning in his hometown city of Oita at 101. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian also extended sincere sympathy to his family, citing Murayama as a statesman with a sense of justice and a long-standing friend of the Chinese people.
\nOfficials and experts emphasized that inheriting and advancing the Murayama Statement, which explicitly acknowledged Japan's colonial rule and aggression in Asia, is especially important in today's increasingly right-leaning Japan.
\nBorn on March 3, 1924, in Oita Prefecture, Murayama became chairman of the Japan Socialist Party in 1993, and served as prime minister from June 1994 through January 1996.
\nOn Aug 15, 1995, Murayama issued the historic cabinet-endorsed statement. The Murayama Statement declared that "Japan, following a mistaken national policy, advanced along the road to war, only to ensnare the Japanese people in a fateful crisis, and, through its colonial rule and aggression, caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly to those of Asian nations." The statement specifically expressed "deep remorse and heartfelt apology".
\nLin said the Murayama Statement represents a solemn declaration and commitment by the Japanese government to the people of victim countries in Asia and the international community, which needs to be honored with good faith.
\nHe added he hoped that Tokyo will work with Beijing in the same direction to build a constructive and stable bilateral relationship that meets the demands of the new era.
\nTakakage Fujita, secretary-general of the Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, told China Daily that the statement, which acknowledges Japan's colonial and aggressive history, holds significant importance.
\nHe said that Murayama's legacy will continue to be upheld, and efforts would be made to further promote the statement throughout Japan.
\nFujita said that he often spoke with Murayama, who was concerned that young Japanese people study history too little and emphasized that schools should teach modern history seriously, especially Japan's invasion of China and colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
\nMizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, wrote on social media that Murayama was her "political father" and that his statement had been "of great political significance". "I feel truly saddened."
\nMurayama had been scheduled to deliver a written address next Tuesday at a symposium titled "Safeguarding Peace and Building the Future Together", commemorating 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.
\nZhou Yongsheng, a professor at the Institute of International Relations at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, said that when Murayama became Japan's prime minister as head of the Japan Socialist Party, he did bring changes to the political landscape.
\n"Murayama served as a voice for peace, acting as a crucial bulwark against the drift toward remilitarization. Now, as Japan's politics continue to shift to the right, Japanese politicians need to revisit Murayama's legacy, to face history squarely and hold fast to the principles of peace," Zhou said.
\nThe Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Japan to face up to and reflect on the history of aggression, act prudently on historical issues such as the issue of the Yasukuni Shrine and make a clean break with militarism.
\nLin, the ministry's spokesman, made the remarks after outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi sent ritual offerings to the shrine on Friday, which honors 14 convicted Class-A Japanese war criminals from World War II.
\nContact the writers at houjunjie@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nChina has expressed deep condolences over the passing of former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama, the first Japanese leader who officially apologized for the country's World War II atrocities, gained trust for Japan and won worldwide acknowledgment.
\nThe 81st prime minister of Japan, also the first from the Japan Socialist Party, died on Friday morning in his hometown city of Oita at 101. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian also extended sincere sympathy to his family, citing Murayama as a statesman with a sense of justice and a long-standing friend of the Chinese people.
\nOfficials and experts emphasized that inheriting and advancing the Murayama Statement, which explicitly acknowledged Japan's colonial rule and aggression in Asia, is especially important in today's increasingly right-leaning Japan.
\nBorn on March 3, 1924, in Oita Prefecture, Murayama became chairman of the Japan Socialist Party in 1993, and served as prime minister from June 1994 through January 1996.
\nOn Aug 15, 1995, Murayama issued the historic cabinet-endorsed statement. The Murayama Statement declared that "Japan, following a mistaken national policy, advanced along the road to war, only to ensnare the Japanese people in a fateful crisis, and, through its colonial rule and aggression, caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly to those of Asian nations." The statement specifically expressed "deep remorse and heartfelt apology".
\nLin said the Murayama Statement represents a solemn declaration and commitment by the Japanese government to the people of victim countries in Asia and the international community, which needs to be honored with good faith.
\nHe added he hoped that Tokyo will work with Beijing in the same direction to build a constructive and stable bilateral relationship that meets the demands of the new era.
\nTakakage Fujita, secretary-general of the Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, told China Daily that the statement, which acknowledges Japan's colonial and aggressive history, holds significant importance.
\nHe said that Murayama's legacy will continue to be upheld, and efforts would be made to further promote the statement throughout Japan.
\nFujita said that he often spoke with Murayama, who was concerned that young Japanese people study history too little and emphasized that schools should teach modern history seriously, especially Japan's invasion of China and colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
\nMizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, wrote on social media that Murayama was her "political father" and that his statement had been "of great political significance". "I feel truly saddened."
\nMurayama had been scheduled to deliver a written address next Tuesday at a symposium titled "Safeguarding Peace and Building the Future Together", commemorating 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.
\nZhou Yongsheng, a professor at the Institute of International Relations at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, said that when Murayama became Japan's prime minister as head of the Japan Socialist Party, he did bring changes to the political landscape.
\n"Murayama served as a voice for peace, acting as a crucial bulwark against the drift toward remilitarization. Now, as Japan's politics continue to shift to the right, Japanese politicians need to revisit Murayama's legacy, to face history squarely and hold fast to the principles of peace," Zhou said.
\nThe Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Japan to face up to and reflect on the history of aggression, act prudently on historical issues such as the issue of the Yasukuni Shrine and make a clean break with militarism.
\nLin, the ministry's spokesman, made the remarks after outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and head of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi sent ritual offerings to the shrine on Friday, which honors 14 convicted Class-A Japanese war criminals from World War II.
\nContact the writers at houjunjie@chinadaily.com.cn
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Employees from State Grid Changji in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region erect a railway-crossing frame for a 220-kilovolt transmission project in Qitai county, aiming to boost power supply in the area.
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An exhibitor introduces Ethiopian coffee beans to delegates visiting the 3rd Hainan International Tropical Food Supply Chain Expo held in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, from Thursday to Saturday.
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\n", - "category": "", - "link": "https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/html5/2025-10/18/content_002_68f2bb64ed50ccabe151b5a8.htm#002BUSINESS", - "creator": "", - "pubDate": "Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:21:08 +0000", - "enclosure": "", - "enclosureType": "", - "image": "", - "id": "", - "language": "", - "folder": "双语", - "feed": "ChinaDaily", - "read": false, - "favorite": false, - "created": false, - "tags": [], - "hash": "1b78099f35c6b29fe79c4b2ca27107da", - "highlights": [] - }, { "title": "002BUSINESS - Central SOEs playing bigger roles", "description": "![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-10-18/002/20251018_002_06_82.png\")
\nChina's centrally administered State-owned enterprises are increasingly seen as not only pioneers in going global but also anchors of industrial security and rule-shaping, with their push into higher-value exports and overseas green-energy investment bolstering resilience across supply chains, experts said.
\nWith the rapid advancement of China's economy and industrialization, more Chinese enterprises are seeking overseas markets.
\nAccording to the Planning and Development Bureau of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, SOEs now have a presence in more than 180 countries, with over 10,000 projects and institutions.
\nIn parallel, SOEs are going global in collaboration with enterprises under diverse ownership structures, partnering with local State-owned and private firms in industrial parks, energy and power, and communications and information.
\nBeyond scale, experts noted that the international competitiveness of Chinese products and the resilience of supply chains provide a favorable backdrop for the overseas operations of SOEs. This competitiveness, they said, can support the stability and smooth functioning of global industrial and supply chains amid rising protectionism and unilateralism.
\nAs one of the earliest enterprises to venture abroad since China's reform and opening-up, China Information and Communication Technologies Group has focused on three pillars: strengthening technology innovation for global markets, building localized marketing capabilities, and advancing localized overseas production and manufacturing.
\nIts international competitiveness and influence have steadily grown. Reviewing CICT's internationalization, He Shuping, president of CICT, said the company must keep refining its products to bolster differentiated advantages.
\nHe added that CICT regards standards development and patent portfolio building as key to competitiveness, having led the formulation and revision of 65 ITU (International Telecommunication Union) standards. Today, CICT ranks among the global top five by market share for core product lines, including optical fiber and cable, optical components, and optical access.
\nAgainst a complex external environment, experts also observe an export structure upgrading toward new and higher-quality products. Exports of electromechanical goods and the "new trio" — electric vehicles, solar batteries and lithium-ion batteries — as well as green equipment such as electric locomotives, have maintained solid growth, indicating sustained momentum for industrial upgrading and demand for green, digital infrastructure.
\nAt the same time, policy and market headwinds persist.
\nAccording to Lyu Daliang, spokesperson and director of the Department of Statistics and Analysis of the General Administration of Customs, abuses of tariffs by certain countries have undermined the multilateral trading system and disrupted normal production and trade. Even so, China remains committed to supporting and upholding multilateralism and promoting the stability and smooth flow of global industrial and supply chains, Lyu said.
\nApart from high-quality exports, China has in recent years emphasized green energy investment and the sustainable development of overseas markets, said Xie Laihui, executive director of the division of Belt and Road studies at the National Institute of International Strategy under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
\nSince declaring in 2021 that it would no longer build new coal-fired power projects abroad, China has progressively shifted its overseas energy investment focus toward supporting developing countries in their green energy transitions.
\nIn Xie's view, Chinese SOEs' overseas green-energy push has distinct features. First, complete supply and industrial chains with a full range of technologies enable end-to-end solutions from production to consumption for partner countries. Second, projects are tailored to local conditions — choosing among solar, wind, and hydropower based on each country's resource endowment — while cooperation structures offer strong price advantages suited to developing countries' fiscal capacity, accelerating technology diffusion.
\nXie said both China's traditional and new energy companies, under the Green Silk Road framework, are expanding overseas and using investment to spur energy transitions in Belt and Road partner countries, advancing clean-energy uptake and emission cuts while, to a degree, strengthening energy security.
\nSuch a model offers developing countries cost-controlled, locally tailored pathways for energy development, helping foster a virtuous cycle toward energy transition, energy security, and carbon neutrality, Xie said.
\nrenqi@chinadaily.com.cn
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\n'The peoples of China are at their most critical time, Everybody must roar his defiance." These words, immortalized in China's national anthem, capture not just a moment in history but a perennial truth about humanity's struggle against fascism and oppression. On 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, the spirit of that defiance continues to shape the world order — and can still call us to action.
\nChairman Mao Zedong reminded the world in 1939 that our enemy is a world enemy, and the war of resistance is a world war. Indeed, China was the first country to raise the banner of armed resistance against fascism. Its 14-year war of resistance was the longest in the World Anti-Fascist War and inflicted the heaviest losses on the Japanese army, which made China the main battlefield of the global war against fascism in the East.
\nThe war was not only a national fight for survival but a valuable contribution to world peace. From the guerrilla campaigns that denied Japan control over China's heartland to the sacrifices of ordinary farmers who rescued US pilots, Chinese people sustained the fight that stopped the advance of fascist forces in Asia.
\nThe significance of China's resistance extends beyond military triumph, because it challenged global inequality that had long subordinated the East to the West, and the countryside to the city.
\nBritish historian Rana Mitter has argued that the Chinese people's war of resistance overturned the bourgeois notion that the countryside must bow to the city. By defeating the Japanese forces, which claimed to represent "civilization" and treated China as a backward country, the Chinese people awakened the spirit of national self-reliance. And by preventing the colonization of the Chinese nation and civilization, the Chinese people ensured the continuity of the world's only unbroken cultural tradition.
\nIn this sense, the war of resistance marked a turning point for China: from humiliation toward national rejuvenation, from backwardness toward modernization. The victory in the war of resistance was the first complete victory of the Chinese people against foreign invaders in modern times, reestablishing China as a major global power.
\nThe global significance of this history lies in its enduring lessons. World War II was not just a contest between armies but an existential battle for humanity itself. Auschwitz and Nanjing are searing reminders of fascism's cruelty. Victory against fascism was achieved through solidarity — through John Rabe in Nanjing, through Norman Bethune on China's front lines — and the united front of peoples across nations and ideologies.
\nThe world has once again reached a crossroads.
\nIn today's age of interdependence, no country alone can secure peace. The only path forward is solidarity and mutual respect — what China calls building a community with a shared future for humanity.
\nThe war of resistance embodied this idea long before the term existed. By linking national liberation with global survival, it demonstrated that the fate of nations is inseparable. It forged a spirit of sacrifice and resilience that continues to inspire people to resist imperialism, colonialism, and hegemony even today.
\nCommemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression and World War II is not about nursing nostalgia, but about keeping the spirit of resistance against injustice and fascism alive. The rise of new forms of extremism, terrorism and xenophobia shows that the poison of fascism remains a threat. Hence, the world must once again use its strongest weapon — unity — against injustice.
\nAs Marx and Engels noted, history becomes "world history" only when the destinies of nations interconnect. Our interconnected age demands that we move beyond cycles of dominance and conflict toward lasting peace and shared prosperity.
\nThe cry of "world unity" that resounded in the 1940s must echo again — not as a distant memory but as a living mission. The victory of the Chinese people against fascism laid the foundation of China's modernization and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. More important, it left humanity a legacy: that by remaining united, people can defeat the darkest forces, and that only through cooperation can we safeguard civilization's future.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
\n", - "content": "\n'The peoples of China are at their most critical time, Everybody must roar his defiance." These words, immortalized in China's national anthem, capture not just a moment in history but a perennial truth about humanity's struggle against fascism and oppression. On 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, the spirit of that defiance continues to shape the world order — and can still call us to action.
\nChairman Mao Zedong reminded the world in 1939 that our enemy is a world enemy, and the war of resistance is a world war. Indeed, China was the first country to raise the banner of armed resistance against fascism. Its 14-year war of resistance was the longest in the World Anti-Fascist War and inflicted the heaviest losses on the Japanese army, which made China the main battlefield of the global war against fascism in the East.
\nThe war was not only a national fight for survival but a valuable contribution to world peace. From the guerrilla campaigns that denied Japan control over China's heartland to the sacrifices of ordinary farmers who rescued US pilots, Chinese people sustained the fight that stopped the advance of fascist forces in Asia.
\nThe significance of China's resistance extends beyond military triumph, because it challenged global inequality that had long subordinated the East to the West, and the countryside to the city.
\nBritish historian Rana Mitter has argued that the Chinese people's war of resistance overturned the bourgeois notion that the countryside must bow to the city. By defeating the Japanese forces, which claimed to represent "civilization" and treated China as a backward country, the Chinese people awakened the spirit of national self-reliance. And by preventing the colonization of the Chinese nation and civilization, the Chinese people ensured the continuity of the world's only unbroken cultural tradition.
\nIn this sense, the war of resistance marked a turning point for China: from humiliation toward national rejuvenation, from backwardness toward modernization. The victory in the war of resistance was the first complete victory of the Chinese people against foreign invaders in modern times, reestablishing China as a major global power.
\nThe global significance of this history lies in its enduring lessons. World War II was not just a contest between armies but an existential battle for humanity itself. Auschwitz and Nanjing are searing reminders of fascism's cruelty. Victory against fascism was achieved through solidarity — through John Rabe in Nanjing, through Norman Bethune on China's front lines — and the united front of peoples across nations and ideologies.
\nThe world has once again reached a crossroads.
\nIn today's age of interdependence, no country alone can secure peace. The only path forward is solidarity and mutual respect — what China calls building a community with a shared future for humanity.
\nThe war of resistance embodied this idea long before the term existed. By linking national liberation with global survival, it demonstrated that the fate of nations is inseparable. It forged a spirit of sacrifice and resilience that continues to inspire people to resist imperialism, colonialism, and hegemony even today.
\nCommemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression and World War II is not about nursing nostalgia, but about keeping the spirit of resistance against injustice and fascism alive. The rise of new forms of extremism, terrorism and xenophobia shows that the poison of fascism remains a threat. Hence, the world must once again use its strongest weapon — unity — against injustice.
\nAs Marx and Engels noted, history becomes "world history" only when the destinies of nations interconnect. Our interconnected age demands that we move beyond cycles of dominance and conflict toward lasting peace and shared prosperity.
\nThe cry of "world unity" that resounded in the 1940s must echo again — not as a distant memory but as a living mission. The victory of the Chinese people against fascism laid the foundation of China's modernization and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. More important, it left humanity a legacy: that by remaining united, people can defeat the darkest forces, and that only through cooperation can we safeguard civilization's future.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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\n'Different strokes for different folks" applies as much to dining as to anything else. Food preferences are not just about flavors; they are also about where the ingredients come from, how they are processed, and what cooking methods are used. Which of these details should be disclosed to consumers is not only a marketing decision for many restaurants but also a regulatory question. Left unchecked, incomplete or misleading information could spark disputes, damage trust and even raise food safety concerns.
\nThe controversy over "pre-made" dishes in China shows just how divisive this issue has become. Some diners welcome convenience, while others reject the lack of wok hei (the smoky freshness of stir-fry). Yet whichever side people are on, one thing is clear: they prefer to be kept "well-informed".
\nHowever, there is a sharp perception gap between what consumers seek and what restaurant operators offer. Equally important, legislation on food product labeling has not kept pace with the fast-paced changes in the food and agricultural industries; there isn't even a consensus on what exactly counts as a pre-made dish.
\nThe rising sales of premade dishes in China can be attributed to the rapid industrialization of the dining sector. To meet the demand for speedy service, and a wide variety and scale of dishes, restaurants nowadays increasingly rely on semi-finished dishes sourced from their "central kitchens". These dishes are stored, shipped and reheated in branch outlets. The same model powers meal delivery platforms, where standardized packs dominate. Frozen and/or shelf-stable pre-prepared meals have entered households across the country.
\nBut despite the growing efficiency of the industry, consumer concerns have increased. In practice, restaurateurs tend not to see their offerings as pre-made. But consumers often do, because they focus on how the food is sourced and prepared.
\nThis clash of perspectives matters. A dish that comes out of the kitchen is a "restaurant meal", regardless of whether its sauce was mixed and packaged in a factory. Yet outsourcing preparatory work changes the essence of the meal. It affects price, freshness, and even the cultural meaning of a dish. Globally, food law has increasingly tilted toward this process-oriented approach, demanding transparency in areas from irradiated and genetically modified foods to organic labels.
\nHow, then, should pre-made dishes be regulated? The answer depends on whether we treat them as a product or a process. If they are treated as products, legislators could adopt a "menu-style" approach while drafting regulations, and setting specific rules for each type of pre-made dish. But given the diversity of Chinese cuisine, it would be impractical and stifling. Instead, broad rules on additives, hygiene and labeling, already applied to packaged foods, would be more realistic.
\nIf the focus is on the process, consumers would want to know whether the dishes they ordered were made from scratch or prepared industrially, not because one is inherently safer, but because it reflects values such as sustainability, tradition, taste and price sensitivity. And process transparency allows consumers to make meaningful choices, much like organic or fair-trade labels do.
\nBoth approaches have to follow a common principle: the labels must not be misleading. The government recognizes the importance of pre-made food as an industry. The 2023 "No. 1 central document" explicitly encouraged its growth, and the government is working to set national standards. With the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30) to be implemented next year, some local governments, too, are building industrial bases to boost the production of pre-made dishes. For policymakers, the challenge is to nurture this economic opportunity while safeguarding consumer trust.
\nTo do that, however, the companies need to adhere to the principle of transparency. Voluntary labeling by businesses can help even niche consumer groups, which have higher expectations, make informed choices, and could even allow restaurants to position themselves as different from others.
\nBut bridging the gap between public perception and professional definition requires more than just rules. It calls for sustained communication about what is pre-made food and what is not. Done right, regulations can ensure consumer choice and trust, industrial innovation and cultural confidence all grow together.
\nThe views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
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\n![](\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-10-18/005/20251018_005_02_14.png\")
A view of the severe destruction in a Gaza neighborhood on Thursday following the Israeli army's withdrawal from Gaza City.
\nThe Palestinian prime minister has unveiled a three-phase recovery and reconstruction plan for Gaza, estimated to cost $67 billion and span five years. But both Israel and Hamas are blaming each other for breaking the United States-backed truce, which has raised hopes of ending the conflict and relieving the famine there.
\nSpeaking at a meeting with international partners on Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Mohammad Mustafa said the government has put in place a unified framework for Gaza recovery and reconstruction. This program builds directly on the Gaza Recovery, Reconstruction & Development Plan, adopted by the Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo in March 2025, and is in line with UN relevant resolutions and the New York Declaration.
\nHe outlined that the first phase, focused on meeting urgent humanitarian and infrastructure needs, will last six months at a cost of $3.5 billion, according to WAFA News Agency. The second phase, lasting three years, will require $30 billion, while the final phase will focus on completing reconstruction and long-term recovery.
\nMustafa said: "Our message to the international community is clear: Gaza's reconstruction must be Palestinian-led, Arab-backed, and internationally supported, ensuring not only the rebuilding of Gaza but also the restoration of hope, dignity, and stability for its people."
\nIsrael, however, opposes any role for the Palestinian Authority or Palestinian military group Hamas in governing Gaza after the two-year conflict, which has left 68,000 Palestinians dead, more than 170,000 others injured and most Gaza neighborhoods unlivable in rubble.
\nUnder the Israel-Hamas deal, which took effect on Oct 10, the first phase of the ceasefire includes Israeli troop withdrawals from Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Younis and the north, the exchange of hostages and prisoners, and the opening of five crossings for aid. Since last week, Hamas has released 20 Israeli captives alive and handed over 10 hostages' bodies, while Israel has freed around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
\nBut Israel still stations troops in about half of Gaza territory, and has tied the return of deceased hostages to the desperately needed humanitarian aid. It demanded that Hamas return the bodies of the 19 deceased hostages it had not handed over. The group said it has handed over all bodies it could recover. The handover of more bodies would require the entry of heavy machinery and excavating equipment into the enclave, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops in southern Gaza, where the hostages died.
\nAlso on Thursday, a senior Hamas official accused Israel of flouting the deal by killing at least 24 people since Oct 10, and said a list of such violations was handed over to mediators. "The occupying state is working day and night to undermine the agreement through its violations on the ground," he told Al Jazeera.
\nRelated parties are expected to negotiate on the second phase of the ceasefire within days, with Hamas demanding a complete end to the conflict and a full Israeli withdrawal. Israel said the next phase of the 20-point blueprint proposed by US President Donald Trump calls for Hamas to disarm and cede power, which it has so far refused to do.
\nTrump on Thursday threatened to "go in and kill" Hamas members after a video surfaced showing gunmen allegedly linked to the group carrying out a public execution of Israeli-backed militants in Gaza.
\n"If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them," Trump wrote on social media.
\nMeanwhile, trucks carrying aid for Gaza were again kept waiting to enter from Egypt on Thursday, with Israel remaining vague on when the Rafah crossing might open.
\nIsraeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said only that Rafah would be open "in the future" and that aid was entering Gaza via other routes. Defense Minister Israel Katz went as far as to warn that Israel would resume fighting in Gaza if its demands are not met.
\nXinhua and agencies contributed to this story.
\ncuihaipei@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "\nA view of the severe destruction in a Gaza neighborhood on Thursday following the Israeli army's withdrawal from Gaza City.
\nThe Palestinian prime minister has unveiled a three-phase recovery and reconstruction plan for Gaza, estimated to cost $67 billion and span five years. But both Israel and Hamas are blaming each other for breaking the United States-backed truce, which has raised hopes of ending the conflict and relieving the famine there.
\nSpeaking at a meeting with international partners on Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Mohammad Mustafa said the government has put in place a unified framework for Gaza recovery and reconstruction. This program builds directly on the Gaza Recovery, Reconstruction & Development Plan, adopted by the Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo in March 2025, and is in line with UN relevant resolutions and the New York Declaration.
\nHe outlined that the first phase, focused on meeting urgent humanitarian and infrastructure needs, will last six months at a cost of $3.5 billion, according to WAFA News Agency. The second phase, lasting three years, will require $30 billion, while the final phase will focus on completing reconstruction and long-term recovery.
\nMustafa said: "Our message to the international community is clear: Gaza's reconstruction must be Palestinian-led, Arab-backed, and internationally supported, ensuring not only the rebuilding of Gaza but also the restoration of hope, dignity, and stability for its people."
\nIsrael, however, opposes any role for the Palestinian Authority or Palestinian military group Hamas in governing Gaza after the two-year conflict, which has left 68,000 Palestinians dead, more than 170,000 others injured and most Gaza neighborhoods unlivable in rubble.
\nUnder the Israel-Hamas deal, which took effect on Oct 10, the first phase of the ceasefire includes Israeli troop withdrawals from Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Younis and the north, the exchange of hostages and prisoners, and the opening of five crossings for aid. Since last week, Hamas has released 20 Israeli captives alive and handed over 10 hostages' bodies, while Israel has freed around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
\nBut Israel still stations troops in about half of Gaza territory, and has tied the return of deceased hostages to the desperately needed humanitarian aid. It demanded that Hamas return the bodies of the 19 deceased hostages it had not handed over. The group said it has handed over all bodies it could recover. The handover of more bodies would require the entry of heavy machinery and excavating equipment into the enclave, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops in southern Gaza, where the hostages died.
\nAlso on Thursday, a senior Hamas official accused Israel of flouting the deal by killing at least 24 people since Oct 10, and said a list of such violations was handed over to mediators. "The occupying state is working day and night to undermine the agreement through its violations on the ground," he told Al Jazeera.
\nRelated parties are expected to negotiate on the second phase of the ceasefire within days, with Hamas demanding a complete end to the conflict and a full Israeli withdrawal. Israel said the next phase of the 20-point blueprint proposed by US President Donald Trump calls for Hamas to disarm and cede power, which it has so far refused to do.
\nTrump on Thursday threatened to "go in and kill" Hamas members after a video surfaced showing gunmen allegedly linked to the group carrying out a public execution of Israeli-backed militants in Gaza.
\n"If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them," Trump wrote on social media.
\nMeanwhile, trucks carrying aid for Gaza were again kept waiting to enter from Egypt on Thursday, with Israel remaining vague on when the Rafah crossing might open.
\nIsraeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said only that Rafah would be open "in the future" and that aid was entering Gaza via other routes. Defense Minister Israel Katz went as far as to warn that Israel would resume fighting in Gaza if its demands are not met.
\nXinhua and agencies contributed to this story.
\ncuihaipei@chinadaily.com.cn
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\nParliament agrees on next leader vote
\nJapan's lower house scheduling committee board has agreed to hold a parliamentary vote to select the next prime minister on Oct 21, a senior committee member told Reuters on Friday. While the Liberal Democratic Party, led by its new leader Sanae Takaichi, proposed the date, opposition parties objected to the schedule, citing ongoing coalition talks. The LDP has approached the right-leaning opposition Japan Innovation Party in a bid to secure a majority vote and expand its coalition, which would enable Takaichi to become Japan's first female prime minister. A number of diplomatic events await the new prime minister toward the end of the month, from summits in Malaysia and South Korea to US President Donald Trump's expected visit to Japan.
\nYEMEN
\nHouthis say military chief killed in attack
\nAn Israeli attack has killed the military chief of Houthi militants, the group said on Thursday, threatening revenge. Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari died in "honorable battle against the Israeli enemy", a statement said, without giving further details. Ghamari died alongside "companions" and his 13-year-old son, the Houthi statement said, without giving the date of the attack. The general staff headquarters was among the targets of the last major Israeli airstrike on Yemen in late September, Israel said at the time. But Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted on X on Thursday that Ghamari "died of his wounds" after a strike in August.
\nMADAGASCAR
\nRandrianirina sworn in as president
\nColonel Michael Randrianirina, a military officer, was sworn in on Friday as the president of Madagascar in the capital, Antananarivo. Randrianirina said earlier that the military had taken power and dissolved all institutions except the lower house of parliament. He also said that a committee led by the military would rule for up to two years alongside a transitional government.
\nPAKISTAN
\nSuicide attack kills 7 soldiers near border
\nSeven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani security officials said, amid a fragile ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul that paused days of intense fighting between the former allies this month. The neighbors engaged in fierce ground fighting, and Pakistan also launched airstrikes across their contested frontier, killing dozens and wounding hundreds, before they reached a 48-hour truce that ended at 13:00 local time on Friday.
\n", - "content": "JAPAN
\nParliament agrees on next leader vote
\nJapan's lower house scheduling committee board has agreed to hold a parliamentary vote to select the next prime minister on Oct 21, a senior committee member told Reuters on Friday. While the Liberal Democratic Party, led by its new leader Sanae Takaichi, proposed the date, opposition parties objected to the schedule, citing ongoing coalition talks. The LDP has approached the right-leaning opposition Japan Innovation Party in a bid to secure a majority vote and expand its coalition, which would enable Takaichi to become Japan's first female prime minister. A number of diplomatic events await the new prime minister toward the end of the month, from summits in Malaysia and South Korea to US President Donald Trump's expected visit to Japan.
\nYEMEN
\nHouthis say military chief killed in attack
\nAn Israeli attack has killed the military chief of Houthi militants, the group said on Thursday, threatening revenge. Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari died in "honorable battle against the Israeli enemy", a statement said, without giving further details. Ghamari died alongside "companions" and his 13-year-old son, the Houthi statement said, without giving the date of the attack. The general staff headquarters was among the targets of the last major Israeli airstrike on Yemen in late September, Israel said at the time. But Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted on X on Thursday that Ghamari "died of his wounds" after a strike in August.
\nMADAGASCAR
\nRandrianirina sworn in as president
\nColonel Michael Randrianirina, a military officer, was sworn in on Friday as the president of Madagascar in the capital, Antananarivo. Randrianirina said earlier that the military had taken power and dissolved all institutions except the lower house of parliament. He also said that a committee led by the military would rule for up to two years alongside a transitional government.
\nPAKISTAN
\nSuicide attack kills 7 soldiers near border
\nSeven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani security officials said, amid a fragile ceasefire between Islamabad and Kabul that paused days of intense fighting between the former allies this month. The neighbors engaged in fierce ground fighting, and Pakistan also launched airstrikes across their contested frontier, killing dozens and wounding hundreds, before they reached a 48-hour truce that ended at 13:00 local time on Friday.
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Visitors view a photo exhibition titled National Exhibition of Outstanding Works of Photography as part of the 14th China Art Festival at the Sichuan Art Museum in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Thursday. The exhibition features nearly 300 outstanding photographs. Various other art festivals, including the 24th China Shanghai International Arts Festival, are also being held currently.
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Attendees exchange ideas during the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development in Beijing on Thursday.
\nGlobal experts have acknowledged China's efforts, commitment and vision for a green transition and building an eco-friendly economy. At the two-day 2025 Annual General Meeting of the CCICED in Beijing, they called on the country to contribute its wisdom and assume responsibility in leading global environmental governance.
\nChinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said that since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), China has treated the promotion of harmony between humanity and nature as an inherent requirement of the Chinese path to modernization. The country has consistently maintained a strategic resolve in building an ecological civilization and has made significant strides toward realizing a "Beautiful China". It has also proactively shouldered its responsibilities and demonstrated the commitments of a major nation, further enhancing its leading role in global environmental governance.
\nHe made the remarks on Thursday at the closing ceremony of the meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, which gathered around 400 scholars and experts from home and abroad.
\nDing emphasized that China will further accelerate the green transformation of its development model and is willing to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with all parties to build a clean and beautiful world.
\nHe said China is committed to following the path of green and low-carbon development, tailoring green productivity initiatives to local conditions. The country will also uphold multilateralism by fully implementing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. By doing so, China aims to collaborate with the international community to address environmental challenges and climate crises, as well as deepen cooperation in areas such as biodiversity conservation and plastic pollution control.
\nThe Chinese government will continue to vigorously support the growth and development of the CCICED, contributing more wisdom to strengthening China's ecological civilization and advancing global sustainable development, Ding added.
\nKristin Halvorsen, director of the CICERO Center for International Climate Research in Norway, said this year's draft policy recommendations put forward at the meeting were "both comprehensive and concrete on actions needed for fulfilling the NDC commitments, biodiversity conservation and on instruments for green market developments".
\nHalvorsen spoke highly of China's new Nationally Determined Contribution commitments for 2035 announced last month, which "show that the green transition is happening right here, based on renewable energy, electric transportation and other low-emission technologies".
\n"It is a very clear signal that the future is green and there is no return," she said. "The United States is now leaving the Paris Agreement, and we value even more the steady course of China."
\nAchim Steiner, former administrator of the UN Development Programme, said China is using its everyday decisions to answer what a green transition and future economic pathway look like.
\nSteiner praised China's green financial system, stressing the importance of practical actions and supporting measures alongside institutional establishment.
\n"We need to find new platforms through which to demonstrate the shared interest in advancing together on the green transitions — whether it is the vision that China has articulated of ecological civilization or a circular economy," he said.
\nInger Andersen, undersecretary-general of the UN and executive director of the UN Environment Programme, expressed appreciation for China's continued commitment to advancing talks of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution.
\nAndersen highlighted China's strong leadership in nature and biodiversity conservation, noting the ambitious targets set in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework proposed at COP15 under the Chinese presidency.
\nShe recommended that China consider exploring targets for reducing coal, fossil fuels and methane emissions in its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). She added that such moves "could truly help accelerate the green transition, strengthen energy security and drive economic growth, setting a pace that the world can follow".
\n"We cannot underestimate China's role in multilateral fora, as well as the ongoing work in South-South cooperation that China is leading," Andersen said.
\nlimenghan@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "Attendees exchange ideas during the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development in Beijing on Thursday.
\nGlobal experts have acknowledged China's efforts, commitment and vision for a green transition and building an eco-friendly economy. At the two-day 2025 Annual General Meeting of the CCICED in Beijing, they called on the country to contribute its wisdom and assume responsibility in leading global environmental governance.
\nChinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang said that since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), China has treated the promotion of harmony between humanity and nature as an inherent requirement of the Chinese path to modernization. The country has consistently maintained a strategic resolve in building an ecological civilization and has made significant strides toward realizing a "Beautiful China". It has also proactively shouldered its responsibilities and demonstrated the commitments of a major nation, further enhancing its leading role in global environmental governance.
\nHe made the remarks on Thursday at the closing ceremony of the meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, which gathered around 400 scholars and experts from home and abroad.
\nDing emphasized that China will further accelerate the green transformation of its development model and is willing to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with all parties to build a clean and beautiful world.
\nHe said China is committed to following the path of green and low-carbon development, tailoring green productivity initiatives to local conditions. The country will also uphold multilateralism by fully implementing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. By doing so, China aims to collaborate with the international community to address environmental challenges and climate crises, as well as deepen cooperation in areas such as biodiversity conservation and plastic pollution control.
\nThe Chinese government will continue to vigorously support the growth and development of the CCICED, contributing more wisdom to strengthening China's ecological civilization and advancing global sustainable development, Ding added.
\nKristin Halvorsen, director of the CICERO Center for International Climate Research in Norway, said this year's draft policy recommendations put forward at the meeting were "both comprehensive and concrete on actions needed for fulfilling the NDC commitments, biodiversity conservation and on instruments for green market developments".
\nHalvorsen spoke highly of China's new Nationally Determined Contribution commitments for 2035 announced last month, which "show that the green transition is happening right here, based on renewable energy, electric transportation and other low-emission technologies".
\n"It is a very clear signal that the future is green and there is no return," she said. "The United States is now leaving the Paris Agreement, and we value even more the steady course of China."
\nAchim Steiner, former administrator of the UN Development Programme, said China is using its everyday decisions to answer what a green transition and future economic pathway look like.
\nSteiner praised China's green financial system, stressing the importance of practical actions and supporting measures alongside institutional establishment.
\n"We need to find new platforms through which to demonstrate the shared interest in advancing together on the green transitions — whether it is the vision that China has articulated of ecological civilization or a circular economy," he said.
\nInger Andersen, undersecretary-general of the UN and executive director of the UN Environment Programme, expressed appreciation for China's continued commitment to advancing talks of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution.
\nAndersen highlighted China's strong leadership in nature and biodiversity conservation, noting the ambitious targets set in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework proposed at COP15 under the Chinese presidency.
\nShe recommended that China consider exploring targets for reducing coal, fossil fuels and methane emissions in its 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30). She added that such moves "could truly help accelerate the green transition, strengthen energy security and drive economic growth, setting a pace that the world can follow".
\n"We cannot underestimate China's role in multilateral fora, as well as the ongoing work in South-South cooperation that China is leading," Andersen said.
\nlimenghan@chinadaily.com.cn
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A mountain's inverted reflection ripples across a lake at the Siguniang Mountains in Aba Tibetan and Qiang prefecture, Sichuan province.
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A visitor plays a grand piano during a drizzle in a primitive forest in the geopark.
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Rivers wrap the valleys like ribbons that flutter beneath the peaks.
\nPandas and poets. Adventurers and ape men. Soldiers and snow leopards. A mountain god reborn as four supernatural sisters. This cast of characters, literal and legendary, stars in the saga unfolding on the undulating stone stage of the Siguniang Mountains.
\nPlanetary forces authored an extravagant geology that, in turn, scripted an epic spanning epochs in today's Aba Tibetan and Qiang prefecture, Sichuan province.
\nEvery valley cradles a true tale. Every peak embraces a legend.
\nThe range's very names reiterate the lore of this land. First is the ancient Gyalrong Tibetan name, Skula Rouda — which hails the god of life, birthdays and birthplace — and later, the lyrical transliteration to standard Chinese, Siguniang — which means "four sisters", a reference to its four premier peaks. This wasn't merely a reconsideration of names but a reincarnation of identity.
\nThis penchant for personification extends across the vast range.
\nThe highest peak, at 6,247.8 meters above sea level, Yaomei, is likened to the youngest sister of the quartet and "queen" of the superordinate Qionglai range, whereas the 5,033-meter-high Mount Abi merges with neighboring peaks to sculpt the natural effigy of a humble granny.
\nAnother peak uncannily resembles the grim gaze of the yeren, an apelike cryptid often compared to Bigfoot's Chinese cousin, who is said to stalk the wilds of Shennongjia in Central China's Hubei province.
\nThe 5,271-meter-tall Yueya Mountain's name is inspired by its crescent moon shape, while Potala Peak received its moniker from its resemblance to the palace that crowns Lhasa.
\nGeologists describe these snaggle-tooth serrations at the Sichuan Basin's edge as a "crocodile's jaw". Geographers venerate the range as the "Heavenly Gate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau". And climatologists compare Siguniang to a massive meteorological wall that seals out wetter westerly winds fromparching the plateau, high and dry.
\nIt's an eave of the "roof of the world", a boundary delineating the domains of farmer and herder, and an intersection of Han and Tibetan culture.
\nLuminary poet Du Fu penned prose exalting these eminences 1,300 years ago. Over a millennium later, in our time, novelist Alai, author of Red Poppies: A Novel of Tibet, elevated their stature to even greater heights. Countless other writers have profiled these giants' contours with their words, ensuring these mountains are as much a feature of literary imagination as physical reality.
\nThis cultural landscape is inspired by one of the planet's most idiosyncratic geological terrains. Accordingly, Siguniang is vying for a UNESCO Geopark title to complement its World Heritage site designation.
\nOver a hundred of Siguniang's thousands of rock stilettos stab more than 5 kilometers into the diluted air, shredding the skyline and siring the world's mostcomprehensive vertical spectrum of biodiversity. A single spectacular view swoops from forest to shrub-land, from desert to snowcaps.
\nOver 2,000 higher plants — including the world's largest wild Chinese sea buckthorn forests — cling to these slopes that teem with more than 300 vertebrates.
\nThese extreme precipices form a citadel safeguarding elusive yet iconic creatures.
\nGiant and red pandas waddle through bristling bamboo. Sichuan takins tiptoe up sheer cliff sides. Golden snub-nosed monkeys bounce through leafy canopies. Snow leopards slink across carpets of frost.
\nThe Siguniang Mountains create a natural fortress that shelters these protected organisms. It towers over the limits of imagination, harboring a living paradox of fragility and strength.
\nThis poetic geology is engraved in the stony scar tissue where Earth's crust fights itself from below, and erosive forces assault its surface from above. It's a lyrical diary of this land's grueling growing pains, as it comes of age over successive eras.
\nIts mutating anatomy is forged by fire and ice, magma and ocean. All conceivable expressions of stone and water have tormented its rocky flesh, which is wrinkled and disjointed by superlatively slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates that regularly rip through the globe's connective tissue.
\nConflicting crustal forces shoved and yanked the land skyward hundreds of millions of years ago. Around 350 million years ago, these formations were washed over and partly dissolved by ancient oceans. A hundred million years later, the wounds where the crust was punctured bled magma when a super-scale outbreak of submarine volcanoes burst from its hide like blisters, leaving scabs and welts on the earth's skin.
\nThen, 65 million years ago, the Himalayan orogeny jolted the landscape upward with a new ferocity, as the Indian and Eurasian plates crashed together. Around 6.5 million years ago, this collision's skyward propulsion accelerated with even greater umph.
\nAbout 1.7 million years ago, an ice age scraped and sliced the landforms above 3,000 meters, gradually receding until the glacial sheaths were reduced to elevations exceeding 5,000 meters.
\nBygone glacier bite marks linger as an unparalleled compendium of aretes, horns, U-valleys, cirques, ice kilns, hanging valleys, and moraines.
\nThe Minjiang and Dadu Rivers originate and pour forth from the persevering snowcaps' chilly veins. Smaller streams and waterfalls wrap the landscape like ribbons, and glacial lakes bejewel the topography like sequins, shining as iridescent mirrors that reflect the clouds that swim through the air above.
\nThese forces have also tattooed the rocks with a subdued palette. Gray-white sandstone, purple-red slate and light-green basalt streak the mountainsides with what has been nicknamed an "inverted rainbow".
\nOther colorful appellations include the Red Stone Array, where Changping Valley's mouth gulps scarlet boulders rendered by ruddy algae that daub the rocks, and the "Flaming Corridor", where Sichuan redwoods burn bright like the gods' torches in autumn.
\nThey blaze vibrantly and stand in stark contrast to the bleached skeletons of trees whose dead branches stretch from watery graves, like bony fingers clawing at thin air, in Changping Valley's Withered Tree River Beach. Alluvial spills choked streams, drowning thickets of sea buckthorns and conifers, leaving their gnarled carcasses twisting and writhing in the rippling waves of newborn lakes.
\nA similar graveyard commemorating another bygone botanical dominion is hidden in Shuangqiao Valley, where trees mummified by calcification form a ghostly sculpture garden.
\nUltimately, to ascend Siguniang is to feel time itself rising up from our world — the lethargic tempo of a tectonic pileup and the fleeting flash of a snow leopard's shadow. It reminds us that, beyond books, the most epic stories are engraved into the very body of the Earth.
\nAnd so, this stone saga continues to unfold. The sleepless terrestrial forces that have wrenched these peaks skyward also pull at our inner thoughts and push the outer bounds of our imaginations.
\nThe Siguniang Mountains beckon us to tread with deliberation, to eavesdrop on the legends whispered by the winds, and to behold a part of our planet where earth, ice and fire inscribe a chronicle of life and lore.
\nContact the writer at erik_nilsson@chinadaily.com.cn
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Pang Zheng, a postgraduate from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, joins the reality show Exciting Offer 7 as an intern, vying for a hosting position on Dragon TV.
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Veteran host Chen Luyu acts as a mentor for the interns.
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Zhang Shiwen, a postgraduate student of the Communication University of China, is also among the interns on the show.
\nFor 25-year-old Pang Zheng from Hunan province, a cherished childhood memory is dining with her parents while watching News and Science, a program on Hunan Satellite TV that verifies and interprets phenomena through experiments and data.
\nInspired by its presenters, Pang decided to pursue the same path. In 2018, she enrolled in the broadcasting and hosting major at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, determined to one day appear on-screen as a professional TV host. Her journey seemed firmly on track when she interned at Hunan Satellite TV and even recorded several episodes for News and Science, the very show she grew up watching.
\nIn 2022, she topped the postgraduate program entrance exams at her university. A career as a TV host seemed within reach.
\nBut her life was soon upended when her father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Her mother left her job to care for him full-time.
\nPang, then a postgraduate student, chose to shoulder the responsibility of supporting her family as the breadwinner.
\nShe turned to the booming e-commerce sector, taking up part-time livestreaming work to sell products online.
\n"I accepted every job I could fit into my schedule," Pang recalls, often working until 3 am.
\nWhile this work supported her family, it also made her feel that her dream of becoming a TV host was "slipping further away".
\nAs months passed, she grew increasingly unsure about her future — whether she could still enter the television industry, or if she was even suited for the job anymore.
\nA turning point arrived in July with the recruitment call for the reality show Exciting Offer 7, which gathers aspiring young hosts to compete for a position at Dragon TV through an intensive internship.
\n"I saw it as a now-or-never moment to chase my dream," Pang says.
\nThe workplace reality show, currently streaming on Tencent Video, offers viewers an insider's view of the hosting profession.
\nSince its launch in 2019, the show has featured various professionals in fields such as law, medicine and architecture.
\nRegarding this year's focus on hosting, director Wu Haoyu explains: "In today's media landscape where everyone can access and participate in content creation, the public is already familiar with news programs, interviews and variety shows. Choosing this profession naturally sparks widespread discussion while showcasing the professional competence and charm of hosts."
\nIn the current season, guided by established hosts such as Chen Luyu and Bai Xuxu, the contestants face challenges that test every dimension of professional skill: live reporting, in-depth interviews, and realtime coverage of major events.
\nTo replicate the unpredictability of the newsroom, the production team often introduces unexpected hurdles — a failed teleprompter or a last-minute script change.
\nYet, for Pang, who was selected as one of the 10 interns, this high-pressure crucible of diverse challenges gave her a newfound certainty that she was well-suited to the hosting profession.
\nShe discovered that the experience and skills she had honed as an e-commerce livestream host proved invaluable for the challenges on the show.
\nThat preparation was put to the test during a live relay broadcast at a major expo, when the next reporting team failed to arrive on time. Remaining calm before the cameras, Pang filled the airtime with poised, insightful commentary until relief arrived.
\nShe recalls her early e-commerce days speaking to empty virtual rooms for hours, and says: "That experience was invaluable.
\n"For a period of time, I had no viewers, no sales, not even any comments. I had to keep talking to a silent screen."
\nThat very experience prepared her perfectly for the expo broadcast emergency.
\nPang says that after each challenge, veteran mentors offered scores and detailed feedback, which gave her clear insight into both her strengths and areas for improvement. Pang consistently ranked first in the program's initial three rounds.
\n"The consistent, positive feedback I received on the show helped me develop genuine self-acceptance," she says.
\nOver time, her focus shifted from chasing the final job offer to valuing the recognition itself. "What truly matters," she reflects, "is that I have been seen."
\nEmboldened by this new clarity, she is now planning a podcast series featuring interviews with women from diverse professional fields.
\nBut for 23-year-old Zhang Shiwen, a graduate student at the Communication University of China, the program brought mixed feedback. Her debut challenge showed her as organized, resilient and leadership-oriented, but her second task as team leader revealed different qualities.
\n"Initially, audiences seemed to project an idealized image onto me — they saw an ambitious, highly capable young woman," Zhang reflects.
\n"But when they discovered I'm also sensitive and sometimes prone to overthinking, their perception shifted."
\nCritical and even abusive direct messages began to flood her social media accounts, which Zhang believes stem from misunderstandings about who she truly is.
\n"I'm becoming more aware that I need to accept these different voices," she reflects. "I feel my inner self growing stronger."
\nThe seed of Zhang's media career was sown a decade ago at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, where she — then a middle school student with a passion for history — was taking notes in front of the exhibits.
\nA man, who she later learned was a Xinhua News Agency journalist, approached to see what she had written and remarked that she had the makings of a reporter.
\nThat casual compliment sparked her career aspirations.
\n"I wanted to become a witness and recorder of history as a media professional," she recalls.
\nOn the show, Zhang struggled with shifting between different on-screen personas.
\n"News anchors need authority, interview hosts require calm strength, and variety hosts must entertain," she explains.
\nComparing herself with other contestants — some warm and bubbly, others soft-spoken and charming — a "nerdy" Zhang worried she might lack the easy relatability audiences expect.
\nThat was when mentor Chen Luyu offered pivotal advice: "Find your own voice."
\nChen, a seasoned broadcaster herself, understands the insecurities of newcomers.
\n"Many young people entering this profession, being constantly evaluated from the outset, easily lose their anchor point and confidence," she notes.
\nShe says she aims to "provide improvement guidance when they feel they are doing well and offer reassurance when they doubt themselves", conducting multi-hour feedback sessions for the interns.
\nEncouraged by Chen, Zhang began focusing less on her shortcomings and more on leveraging her strengths, such as her knowledge of history, interest in military affairs and logical thinking capabilities.
\n"I need to keep exploring," Zhang says. "Through this process, I will definitely find my own voice."
\nContact the writer at xingwen@chinadaily.com.cn
\n", - "content": "Pang Zheng, a postgraduate from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, joins the reality show Exciting Offer 7 as an intern, vying for a hosting position on Dragon TV.
\nVeteran host Chen Luyu acts as a mentor for the interns.
\nZhang Shiwen, a postgraduate student of the Communication University of China, is also among the interns on the show.
\nFor 25-year-old Pang Zheng from Hunan province, a cherished childhood memory is dining with her parents while watching News and Science, a program on Hunan Satellite TV that verifies and interprets phenomena through experiments and data.
\nInspired by its presenters, Pang decided to pursue the same path. In 2018, she enrolled in the broadcasting and hosting major at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, determined to one day appear on-screen as a professional TV host. Her journey seemed firmly on track when she interned at Hunan Satellite TV and even recorded several episodes for News and Science, the very show she grew up watching.
\nIn 2022, she topped the postgraduate program entrance exams at her university. A career as a TV host seemed within reach.
\nBut her life was soon upended when her father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Her mother left her job to care for him full-time.
\nPang, then a postgraduate student, chose to shoulder the responsibility of supporting her family as the breadwinner.
\nShe turned to the booming e-commerce sector, taking up part-time livestreaming work to sell products online.
\n"I accepted every job I could fit into my schedule," Pang recalls, often working until 3 am.
\nWhile this work supported her family, it also made her feel that her dream of becoming a TV host was "slipping further away".
\nAs months passed, she grew increasingly unsure about her future — whether she could still enter the television industry, or if she was even suited for the job anymore.
\nA turning point arrived in July with the recruitment call for the reality show Exciting Offer 7, which gathers aspiring young hosts to compete for a position at Dragon TV through an intensive internship.
\n"I saw it as a now-or-never moment to chase my dream," Pang says.
\nThe workplace reality show, currently streaming on Tencent Video, offers viewers an insider's view of the hosting profession.
\nSince its launch in 2019, the show has featured various professionals in fields such as law, medicine and architecture.
\nRegarding this year's focus on hosting, director Wu Haoyu explains: "In today's media landscape where everyone can access and participate in content creation, the public is already familiar with news programs, interviews and variety shows. Choosing this profession naturally sparks widespread discussion while showcasing the professional competence and charm of hosts."
\nIn the current season, guided by established hosts such as Chen Luyu and Bai Xuxu, the contestants face challenges that test every dimension of professional skill: live reporting, in-depth interviews, and realtime coverage of major events.
\nTo replicate the unpredictability of the newsroom, the production team often introduces unexpected hurdles — a failed teleprompter or a last-minute script change.
\nYet, for Pang, who was selected as one of the 10 interns, this high-pressure crucible of diverse challenges gave her a newfound certainty that she was well-suited to the hosting profession.
\nShe discovered that the experience and skills she had honed as an e-commerce livestream host proved invaluable for the challenges on the show.
\nThat preparation was put to the test during a live relay broadcast at a major expo, when the next reporting team failed to arrive on time. Remaining calm before the cameras, Pang filled the airtime with poised, insightful commentary until relief arrived.
\nShe recalls her early e-commerce days speaking to empty virtual rooms for hours, and says: "That experience was invaluable.
\n"For a period of time, I had no viewers, no sales, not even any comments. I had to keep talking to a silent screen."
\nThat very experience prepared her perfectly for the expo broadcast emergency.
\nPang says that after each challenge, veteran mentors offered scores and detailed feedback, which gave her clear insight into both her strengths and areas for improvement. Pang consistently ranked first in the program's initial three rounds.
\n"The consistent, positive feedback I received on the show helped me develop genuine self-acceptance," she says.
\nOver time, her focus shifted from chasing the final job offer to valuing the recognition itself. "What truly matters," she reflects, "is that I have been seen."
\nEmboldened by this new clarity, she is now planning a podcast series featuring interviews with women from diverse professional fields.
\nBut for 23-year-old Zhang Shiwen, a graduate student at the Communication University of China, the program brought mixed feedback. Her debut challenge showed her as organized, resilient and leadership-oriented, but her second task as team leader revealed different qualities.
\n"Initially, audiences seemed to project an idealized image onto me — they saw an ambitious, highly capable young woman," Zhang reflects.
\n"But when they discovered I'm also sensitive and sometimes prone to overthinking, their perception shifted."
\nCritical and even abusive direct messages began to flood her social media accounts, which Zhang believes stem from misunderstandings about who she truly is.
\n"I'm becoming more aware that I need to accept these different voices," she reflects. "I feel my inner self growing stronger."
\nThe seed of Zhang's media career was sown a decade ago at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, where she — then a middle school student with a passion for history — was taking notes in front of the exhibits.
\nA man, who she later learned was a Xinhua News Agency journalist, approached to see what she had written and remarked that she had the makings of a reporter.
\nThat casual compliment sparked her career aspirations.
\n"I wanted to become a witness and recorder of history as a media professional," she recalls.
\nOn the show, Zhang struggled with shifting between different on-screen personas.
\n"News anchors need authority, interview hosts require calm strength, and variety hosts must entertain," she explains.
\nComparing herself with other contestants — some warm and bubbly, others soft-spoken and charming — a "nerdy" Zhang worried she might lack the easy relatability audiences expect.
\nThat was when mentor Chen Luyu offered pivotal advice: "Find your own voice."
\nChen, a seasoned broadcaster herself, understands the insecurities of newcomers.
\n"Many young people entering this profession, being constantly evaluated from the outset, easily lose their anchor point and confidence," she notes.
\nShe says she aims to "provide improvement guidance when they feel they are doing well and offer reassurance when they doubt themselves", conducting multi-hour feedback sessions for the interns.
\nEncouraged by Chen, Zhang began focusing less on her shortcomings and more on leveraging her strengths, such as her knowledge of history, interest in military affairs and logical thinking capabilities.
\n"I need to keep exploring," Zhang says. "Through this process, I will definitely find my own voice."
\nContact the writer at xingwen@chinadaily.com.cn
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Zaxee Walnut Tree Winery, located in Dechen county, Yunnan province.
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Staff members of Songtsam Cizhong Winery harvest grapes.
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Vineyards in Cizhong village in Dechen county.
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An employee from Songtsam Cizhong Winery shows off grapes after a successful harvest.
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The grape pickers are all local villagers.
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Every vine is now cultivated using professional viticultural techniques.
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Bertrand Cristau, owner of Xiaoling Estate.
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Oak barrels inside Xiaoling Estate.
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Vines in Dechen county, Yunnan province.
\nIn the sun-drenched vineyards of Rizui village, nestled along the banks of the Lancang River in Dechen county, five young women move briskly between rows of ripened grapes. The harvest season has arrived, marking the culmination of a year's worth of labor and care.
\nAmong them is Kangzhu, who, together with her four teammates, joined Songtsam Cizhong Winery just over a year ago. Once farmers tending vines in their backyards, they are now professionals cultivating a new livelihood — and a new identity — through winemaking.
\nSongtsam Cizhong Winery is a young but ambitious addition to the growing Shangri-La wine region. Completed at the end of last year, it is releasing its first vintage — a Chardonnay dry white — later this year.
\nThe winery sits in Cizhong village, a place steeped in more than a century of grape-growing heritage. From the late 19th to early 20th century, French missionaries built the Cizhong Catholic Church here and planted vineyards around it, introducing winemaking to this remote valley.
\nToday, Songtsam carries that legacy forward with a renewed sense of purpose. "Our goal in making wine is to protect the land beneath our feet," says staff member Zhang Lanxun.
\n"Here in the valley, people cultivate grapes instead of overgrazing or hunting. Everything grows in balance, the land rests and renews, and together we share in the beauty of our home."
\nBeyond offering stable livelihoods to villagers like Kangzhu, the winery has expanded its vision to embrace sustainable creativity and experiential tourism. Inside the winery, visitors encounter far more than barrels and bottles. Candleholders made from recycled glass, handmade paper crafted from grape leaves, and sensory workshops that guide guests through the aromas of wine all contribute to an immersive journey.
\nThe winery is housed within Songtsam Cizhong Lodge, which integrates hospitality with agricultural life. "Guests can enjoy lunch right in the vineyard — it's something truly special," Zhang says.
\n"We don't use pesticides, and the grass between the vines is cut and fed to our cattle and sheep. Visitors often spend hours walking among the vines, and at night we organize stargazing sessions. Next year, we even plan to host nighttime insect-watching events."
\nEach season brings a different kind of beauty, Zhang adds — from the delicate blossoms of spring to the vivid hues of ripening grapes.
\nFor her, the connection to this land is deeply personal. Born and raised in Yunnan, she grew up hearing stories of the French missionaries who brought grape cultivation to the region. The lan in her name comes from the Lancang River — the same river that flows past the winery today. Standing among the vines, she feels a quiet sense of destiny, as though her life, the river, and the valley's history have all converged in this shared journey of renewal.
\nThe story of Songtsam is also part of a broader transformation sweeping across the Shangri-La region — now one of China's most promising wine-producing areas. With its high-altitude climate, abundant water and diverse soils, Yunnan's vineyards are yielding wines with distinctive character, drawing growing attention from critics and consumers alike.
\nThat evolution is being closely watched by professionals like Liu Ding from the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards, who visited several Shangri-La wineries this year. Some of their wines have already earned recognition at the awards, and Liu wanted to see firsthand how these mountain wineries operate.
\nTo her, Shangri-La's terroir is unlike any other — "one mountain has four seasons, and the weather changes every 10 miles". Each vineyard, she says, expresses its own voice.
\n"The roads here are steep and winding, but it's precisely this remoteness and high cost of production that drive winemakers to focus on crafting premium wines that can stand out through quality. The diversity of terroir gives Shangri-La immense potential. While most still work with traditional grape varieties, as technology advances and understanding of the land deepens, innovation in styles and varieties will surely follow."
\nFor Liu, the region's promise lies not only in its landscapes but also in its spirit. "Shangri-La is more than a distant frontier — it represents possibility," she says. "It's becoming one of the most exciting highlights in China's wine landscape."
\nShe is particularly impressed by Songtsam's vision that blends winemaking with culture and tourism. "Songtsam is not only making wine; it's using wine as a bridge to promote Tibetan cultural tourism and to share a deep sense of local pride," she says. "That resonates with our mission at Wynn — we both believe that wine is not just a product, but a form of cultural expression and confidence."
\nAnother winery that left a lasting impression on Liu was Zaxee Walnut Tree Winery, founded by Quan Shiping in 2017 in Benzilan township, Dechen county.
\nQuan's journey into wine began far from Yunnan, in the mountains of Gansu province, where he grew up. In 2006, he entered Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University to study viticulture and enology. After graduation, he moved to Guangzhou in Guangdong province to work in wine sales, but in 2015 he returned to the mountains — this time to Garze county in Sichuan — to become a winemaker. Over time, the highland landscape, culture, and people captured his heart.
\nBefore arriving in Garze, Quan had studied other wine regions across China, but this one struck him as truly unique. "The combination of high altitude, low latitude, local terroir, and deep-rooted beliefs makes this region unlike any other," he says. What began as curiosity turned into connection — and eventually, belonging. Garze became his second home.
\nTwo years later, at the age of 30, he founded Zaxee Walnut Tree Winery — a name rich with meaning. Zaxee (similar to the Tibetan word tashi) was the first Tibetan word he learned after arriving: zaxee delek — a greeting filled with warmth and goodwill. "When you walk into a Tibetan home, elders greet you with tashi delek. When sharing a meal or pouring wine, people say tashi delek. When you leave, they wave and say tashi delek. Each time I heard it, I felt at home," Quan says.
\nIn Tibetan, zaxee means good fortune and auspiciousness. The walnut tree in the winery's name comes from a 500-year-old tree standing proudly at its entrance. "I hope our wines can convey the same pure blessings of the Tibetan plateau," Quan says. "And that our winery, like the walnut tree, will take root here and grow for generations."
\nTo Quan, winemaking is a form of translation — an act of giving voice to the land. "If wine is expressed correctly, if it's translated truthfully, consumers will understand the region behind it," he explains. "In the past, people would say a wine has a Bordeaux style or a Burgundy style. But here in China, in the highlands, we are developing a style of our own."
\nLiu agrees. "Zaxee Walnut Tree represents the rise of a new generation of Chinese winemakers," she says. "They don't rely on foreign expertise. Instead, with scientific rigor and local wisdom, they're crafting wines that are authentically Chinese."
\nTogether, the stories of Songtsam and Zaxee reflect the quiet confidence of a region coming into its own. In the high valleys of Shangri-La, winemaking is no longer just an imported craft — it is becoming an expression of place, people and pride. Here, amid snow peaks and vineyards, China's new frontier of wine is taking root — one that speaks with a voice unmistakably its own.
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