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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/007/20250822_007_01_17.png\" /><p>Tourists visit the Matian Eighth Route Army Headquarters in Zuoquan county, Shanxi province.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/007/20250822_007_01_24.png\" /><p>An aerial photo shows Matian village, home to the Matian Eighth Route Army Headquarters zone.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/007/20250822_007_01_18.png\" /><p>Visitors admire a statue of Zuo Quan at the Zuoquan County Shiziling Breakout Battle Memorial Park.</p>\n<p> In the heart of the Taihang Mountains in northern China, the memory of General Zuo Quan (1905-42) has remained vivid and been cherished for over 80 years.</p>\n<p> During the full-scale outbreak of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931-45), Zuo served as the deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army, assisting in directing guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines in North China. His grandson, Sha Feng, told China Daily how his strategic brilliance and bravery were instrumental in the fight against the invaders.</p>\n<p> On May 25, 1942, the Japanese launched a massive offensive against the revolutionary base in the Taihang Mountains. Near Matian in Liaoxian county, Shanxi province, Zuo personally led his troops to protect the North Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army during their breakout and retreat. Tragically, in the heat of battle, he was struck by shrapnel from a Japanese artillery shell and died at the age of 37.</p>\n<p> "My grandfather fought for national independence until his last breath," Sha said. "It was just two days before my mother Zuo Taibei's second birthday. She spent only three months with her father."</p>\n<p> To Sha, his grandfather was not only a valiant warrior but also a brilliant military strategist. His writings on ambush and assault tactics were crucial in guiding the Eighth Route Army's operations. The general also dedicated significant effort to the regularization of the army and the establishment of military factories.</p>\n<p> As the 80th anniversary of the victory in the war and World Anti-Fascist War approached, Sha expressed a desire to write a letter across time to his grandfather, telling him about the prosperous New China, a realization of his dreams.</p>\n<p> Shanxi, a major battlefield during the war, was home to the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and several revolutionary bases. Zuo was the highest-ranking commander of the Eighth Route Army to be killed in action. In his honor, Liaoxian county was renamed Zuoquan county in September 1942, forever linking his name to the land he fought to protect.</p>\n<p> Wu Xinyi, an 18-year-old who grew up in Zuoquan and recently graduated from high school, spoke of her pride in her hometown's name. "Every time I leave home and people hear 'Zuoquan', they are curious to learn more about our Red history and current developments," she said.</p>\n<p> Zuoquan, known nationwide as an old revolutionary base, is now home to 269 revolutionary sites, earning it the title of an "open-air museum of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression", said Guo Fenghui, head of the county.</p>\n<p> In the summer of 2024, the Zuoquan County Shiziling Breakout Battle Memorial Park opened, marking the site where Zuo fought and fell, with a memorial pavilion quietly recounting the poignant history.</p>\n<p> Tour guide Yang Zhenyu shares the story of Zuo's sacrifice, emphasizing the importance of passing down this history to younger generations. "There was a group of brave predecessors who bled and sacrificed for our happiness. It's something to be forever proud of," he said.</p>\n<p> In recent years, leveraging its rich Red cultural heritage, Zuoquan has developed key attractions like the Matian Eighth Route Army Headquarters zone and the Tongyu 1941 Town project, establishing itself as a key destination for Red tourism in Shanxi.</p>\n<p> To further preserve and teach this Red culture, a Red Culture Study Base was inaugurated in the county. The base aims to use the area's rich resources as educational tools, providing immersive experiences that allow young people to understand the depth of the revolutionary spirit and the warmth of history.</p>\n<p> As summer unfolds, the historical sites, including the Matian Eighth Route Army Headquarters and Tongyu 1941 Town, bustle with visitors eager to engage in Red-themed activities. Since its premiere on June 1, the interactive Red drama Tongyu Defense Battle has become a hit, allowing visitors to don period costumes and participate in battle reenactments, experiencing firsthand the courage and conviction of the revolutionaries.</p>\n<p> Liu Xiaodong, the 27-yeaLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> The Ministry of Commerce announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports on Tuesday last week, with the provisional rate set at 75.8 percent, which became effective two days later.</p>\n<p> Although some claimed this move serves to escalate the year-long trade dispute between the two countries, which began with Ottawa's arbitrary imposition of a 100 percent tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles last August, China has enough reasons to do so according to the law, and the findings of an antidumping probe launched in September last year.</p>\n<p> China also filed a lawsuit against Canada for its restrictive import measures on steel and other products at the World Trade Organization on Friday last week, which was triggered by the Canadian side's ill-advised trade policies. Canada has disregarded WTO rules by implementing steel tariff-rate quotas and imposing discriminatory tariffs on products containing so-called "Chinese steel content", in spite of the Chinese side's strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition.</p>\n<p> Canada's restrictive trade measures on Chinese-made EVs and products containing "Chinese steel content" constitute a typical example of unilateralism and trade protectionism. Such measures harm China's legitimate rights and interests, hurt the otherwise stable Sino-Canadian trade relations, and disrupt the stability of the global industry and supply chains. That leaves China no choice but to take legitimate and justified means to safeguard its core interests.</p>\n<p> Canada exported almost C$5 billion ($3.64 billion) of its oilseed crop to China in 2024. But the new duty rate set by China effectively closes the Chinese market to Canadian exports of the agriproduct, as Canola Council of Canada President Chris Davison said. Aware of the impacts on Canadian farmers, the Canadian government issued a statement immediately after China announced its preliminary antidumping duties on Canadian canola, declaring that the country "is committed to ensuring fair market access for our canola industry and we remain ready to engage in constructive dialogue with Chinese officials to address our respective trade concerns".</p>\n<p> It is good to hear the Canadian government say that it remains open to dialogue to try and settle the trade disputes. But it should reflect on the root causes of the strained economic ties between the two countries rather than feel "deeply disappointed" with China's decision. It certainly knows clearly what to do on its part to straighten out the trade ties with the world's second-largest economy.</p>\n<p> Some may be waiting for China to back down first, as the world's largest importer of canola has been sourcing nearly all its supplies of the product from Canada and now it will have to secure new supply sources in a short time to satisfy its huge domestic demand.</p>\n<p> But although China faces uncertainties and risks in its trade relations with some economies, such as Canada, its super-large market, stable demand and good credit record in international trade make it popular among most major exporters of staple commodities such as iron ore, oil and gas, soybean and canola.</p>\n<p> Those betting on China putting all its eggs in one basket should realize that China has enough space and has fully prepared to diversify its supply chains of strategic staple commodities. Reportedly, it is seeking to reopen canola trade with Australia after a five-year pause in a bid to secure supplies of the rapeseed crop. Such a diversification strategy is becoming increasingly common among major economies as the adoption of protectionism and unilateralism by some economies is disrupting the global industry and supply chains.</p>\n<p> China's diversification strategy is conducive to not only safeguarding its trade security in strategic items but also strengthening its bargaining position in trade negotiations with related countries. Meanwhile, the ability to switch suppliers, based on price and availability, helps China manage costs and maintain economic efficiency.</p>\n<p> As for Canada, the position it now finds itself in with regard to its canola exports can be attributed to the lack of autonomy in its policy. Its blind toeing of the United States' coercive policy has resulted in it unwarrantedly targeting China. Beijing has sent clear signals to the Mark Carney government since it took office in May that the two countries should work together to put Sino-Canadian ties back on the right track. But the Carney government seems hesitant to act on its claimed willingness to do so.</p>\n<p> Separately, China has also launched an antidumping investigation into Canadian pea starch and imposed provisional duties on imports of halogenated butyl rubber, according to Commerce Ministry statements. Those are acute reminders that Canada shouLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/015/20250822_015_01_9485.png\" /><p>Employees work on the production line of a factory in Ningde, Fujian province, in May.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/015/20250822_015_01_34485.png\" /><p>Workers manufacture spare parts for new energy vehicles at a factory in Nantong, Jiangsu province, in May.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/015/20250822_015_01_51485.png\" />\n<p> BEIJING — China's private companies are spearheading breakthrough innovations across various key sectors, supported by favorable government policies that encourage entrepreneurship and unleash market vitality in technological advancement.</p>\n<p> The latest data show that the private sector has emerged as a key driving force behind China's technological development, with private firms now accounting for over 92 percent of the country's high-tech companies since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), according to the National Development and Reform Commission.</p>\n<p> In recent years, Wuhu Churui Intelligent Technology Co Ltd has dedicated itself to developing high-performance AI computing batteries. The tech company, based in Anhui province — one of China's fastest-rising tech powerhouses — has secured a solid footing in the global power battery supply chain.</p>\n<p> According to Zhang Huai, president of the company, its rapid development results from the deep integration of industry, universities and research institutes. "We have worked with several universities to build joint laboratories, and as an outcome of the collaboration, many of our technologies have reached globally leading levels," Zhang said.</p>\n<p> This success story exemplifies how China's evolving policy framework enables private enterprises to thrive. The enterprise-led collaboration between industry, universities and research institutes represents one of the key policy measures outlined by this year's Government Work Report to help businesses advance technological innovation. Over the past years, the government has implemented multifaceted policies that foster a favorable environment for private firms to flourish.</p>\n<p> A landmark development came in May this year, when China officially put into effect a historic private economy promotion law, which provides legal guarantees for enterprises to promote innovation. Notably, the law stipulates that support should be provided for the private sector to play an active role in advancing science and technological innovation, fostering new quality productive forces and building a modern industrial system.</p>\n<p> Furthermore, eligible private firms should be supported to lead China's major technological breakthroughs, while the country's key scientific and technological infrastructure should be made accessible to private companies, according to the law.</p>\n<p> Beyond legislative support for private companies' growth, the country has rolled out heavyweight policies to alleviate corporate burdens. From 2021 to the first half of 2025, China implemented a total of 9.9 trillion yuan ($1.38 trillion) in tax and fee cuts, with 72.9 percent benefiting taxpayers in the private sector. The government has also enforced a nationwide unified negative list system for market access and continuously reduced the number of items on the list.</p>\n<p> These comprehensive measures are yielding measurable results, with recent indicators showing that China's corporate innovation vitality has strengthened, while new quality productive forces have continued to grow. In July, the purchasing managers' index for the equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing sectors stood at 50.3 percent and 50.6 percent, respectively, with both remaining within the expansion zone. The high-end equipment manufacturing sector also maintained its expansion momentum.</p>\n<p> In recent years, China's financial system has made continued efforts to expand financing access for private companies, including those committed to technological innovation.</p>\n<p> The outcomes have been remarkable, with official data showing that outstanding inclusive loans for small and micro enterprises surged from 15.1 trillion yuan at the end of 2020 to 35.6 trillion yuan by the end of June 2025.</p>\n<p> Building on this foundation, China has introduced innovative financing mechanisms to further diversify funding channels. A key move was the introduction of a sci-tech board in its bond market in May, which aims to better cater to the financing needs of technology firms.</p>\n<p> Since its launch, the new platform has attracted a wide range of participants, with 288 entities issuing approximately 600 billion yuan in technological innovation bonds by the end of June. A prime example is China's leadingLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/018/20250822_018_01_22140.png\" /><p>Left: Issoen, a nursing home that caters specifically to elderly war orphans. Right: Keiko Matsuda (female, center) dines with her family.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/018/20250822_018_01_31140.png\" /><p>War orphan Narihiko Kimura, 80, practices Chinese calligraphy at his home in Tokyo.</p>\n<p> In a modest apartment in Tokyo, 80-year-old Narihiko Kimura dips his brush into black ink and writes graceful characters across a sheet of rice paper. The quiet rhythm of his hand belies the emotion beneath. As he writes, his fluent northeastern Chinese dialect fills the room with memories of a childhood not spent in Japan, but in China's Jilin province, where he was left as a newborn during Japan's wartime occupation.</p>\n<p> "My Chinese mother, Xu Suzhen, lost all her teeth before she turned 40, because she would chew scorching hot sorghum to feed me since she couldn't produce milk when she adopted me," Kimura says, his voice trembling. "I once vowed that when I grew up, I would buy her dentures. But she passed away at just 52. This unfulfilled promise remains my lifelong regret."</p>\n<p> Kimura is one of thousands of Japanese children left behind in China after Japan's surrender in 1945. Their lives and memories now form the heart of a new documentary, Journey Home, produced to mark the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.</p>\n<p> The 60-minute film follows six elderly Japanese war orphans and a child of a war orphan, documenting their complex journey between two countries and cultures.</p>\n<p> Adopted by ordinary Chinese families, they grew up as "Japanese war orphans" in name but lived essentially as Chinese — their habits, accents and emotions rooted in the land that sheltered them.</p>\n<p> "Unlike most productions about the war, which focus on grand historical narratives, we wanted to examine this period through a more intimate, human lens," says Xie Shenzhao, chief director of the documentary. "The war orphans' stories have an inherent international dimension. By focusing on the lives of individual orphans, we can see how ordinary people, regardless of nationality, were shaped by the war in ways that statistics or military accounts can never convey."</p>\n<p> The documentary team traveled extensively across China and Japan, visiting cities including Harbin, Mudanjiang, Changchun, Shenyang and Lingyuan in northeastern China, as well as Tokyo, Saitama, Nagoya, Kumamoto and Osaka in Japan, to track down survivors now in their twilight years.</p>\n<p> They found that while most orphans returned to Japan during repatriation efforts in the 1980s and 90s, their sense of identity and belonging remains unresolved.</p>\n<p> "When we first approached them, we thought we'd be interviewing Japanese people. But their northeastern Chinese dialect was stronger than mine. They were essentially Chinese grandparents," notes Xie, who hails from Northeast China.</p>\n<p> "Often they would slip up and say 'we Chinese' before quickly correcting themselves to 'we Japanese'. This identity displacement is still evident decades later."</p>\n<p> The film captures heartwarming tales of Chinese families who took in and raised Japanese orphans as their own, as well as the struggles many faced after they were eventually repatriated.</p>\n<p> "They were abandoned three times," explains Xie, "first by their birth parents, forced by urgent wartime circumstances in China, then by the Japanese government, which initially set strict conditions for taking them back, and finally, by Japanese society which often treated them as outsiders."</p>\n<p> Kimura himself returned to Japan in 1986. Determined to adapt, he deliberately avoided Chinese-speaking communities so he could master Japanese. Yet, after retirement, he gravitated back to the companionship of other war orphans, many of whom still use Chinese daily. Today, he and his Chinese-born wife speak Chinese at home and watch Chinese television dramas together, finding comfort in the language of his upbringing.</p>\n<p> In Tokyo, a nursing home called Issoen, founded by Hiroshi Sasaki, a descendant of a war orphan, caters specifically to elderly war orphans. The staff speak Chinese, helping residents who never fully adjusted to Japanese society.</p>\n<p> "The Japanese government struggles to address pension issues for these elderly residents who cannot speak Japanese. Their daily habits remain distinctly Chinese," says Sasaki. "But when they step into our nursing home, they feel they have returned home, to China."</p>\n<p> A nonprofit orLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/020/20250822_020_02_22061.png\" /><p>Chinese MMA fighter Shi "the Doctor" Ming is set to make her UFC debut against Bruna Brasil in Shanghai on Friday.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/020/20250822_020_02_9061.png\" /><p>Online Watch the video by scanning the code.</p>\n<p> Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Shi "the Doctor" Ming is set to make her highly anticipated UFC debut against veteran Bruna Brasil in a special main event of the Road to UFC Season 4 semifinals in Shanghai on Friday.</p>\n<p> The bout comes just one day ahead of the highly anticipated return to the Chinese mainland of UFC Fight Night, which will take place at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium on Saturday.</p>\n<p> What makes 30-year-old Shi's journey unique is not only the double life she leads, but the juxtaposed nature of it: By day, she caringly tends to patients in a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, but by night, she swaps the acupuncture needles for a punching bag, honing her fighting skills in the gym.</p>\n<p> Balancing her double life is no easy feat, but Shi has found a way to manage both. She emphasizes that work always comes first, and only after completing her TCM duties does she head to training. "One of the benefits of being both a TCM practitioner and a fighter is that, if I get injured or feel unwell during training, I can use acupuncture to treat myself," she said.</p>\n<p> <b>Weight of expectation</b></p>\n<p> Shi's martial arts journey began at age 10 with taekwondo, followed by sanshou and wrestling. Her clinical one started when she decided to study acupuncture and tuina massage at Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine.</p>\n<p> Shi noted that Yunnan boasts a rich wrestling tradition, where even local villagers, including elders and women, participate in friendly matches. "It's heartening that many children in Yunnan now see me as a role model. I hope this inspires more young people to pursue MMA," she said.</p>\n<p> Last year's knockout victory at the UFC event in Macao marked a turning point in Shi's MMA career. Previously, she saw competitions as a way to enjoy the sport and gain experience. However, her upcoming UFC debut has shifted her mindset significantly. "I'm both nervous and stressed," she admitted. "It's my first UFC fight, and I'm headlining the last match against a heavier, more experienced opponent, which adds mental pressure. The daily encouragement from those around me makes me care more about the outcome than ever before — I don't want to let down those who believe in me."</p>\n<p> Since her victory in Macao, Shi has observed a change in the visitors to her clinic. "Many come not just for treatment, but to chat and see me," she said. Her colleagues and superiors have been supportive of her pursuits. With pre-UFC interviews highlighting her double life, some colleagues are even planning to watch her upcoming fight, Shi added.</p>\n<p> Facing an opponent who has moved down a weight class and has advantages in both bulk and reach, Shi is relying on her strong wrestling background to counter. "Nearly 99.9 percent of my training has focused on wrestling. I'm particularly skilled at escaping clinches and finding opportunities to attack during close-range exchanges," she explained.</p>\n<p> Shanghai holds a special place in Shi's heart. It was in this city a few years ago that she received an invitation to take a test at the UFC Performance Institute, sparking her ambition to pursue a career in professional MMA. Now, returning to Shanghai for her UFC debut, she has a clear goal: "I hope the UFC will consider adding an atomweight division (around 48kg). Asian fighters, especially from countries like Japan and South Korea, have shown great talent in this weight class, and I believe it would lead to more exciting matches."</p>\n<p> When asked if she plans to become a full-time MMA fighter, Shi responds thoughtfully: "Since this is my first UFC fight, I want to test myself to see where my abilities stand in the UFC. I want to see if I can win some UFC fights."</p>\n<p> Her thoughtful response may stem from her training experience with Zhang Weili, China's first-ever UFC champion, in Beijing. "Training with her was eye-opening. She spends long hours training every day and is extremely focused, devoting all her energy to MMA. It made me realize that world champions achieve their success through unwavering dedication and hard work," she said.</p>\n<p> <b>The Tiger and the Eagle</b></p>\n<p> Saturday's UFC Fight Night marks the return of the UFC to the Chinese mainland after a five-year hiatus.</p>\n<p> The UFC has a massive global following, with over 700 million fans worldwide, 410 million Line truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> Gansu province has enacted legislation mandating a female-to-male restroom ratio of no less than 2-to-1 in high-traffic areas, setting a pioneering standard for urban planning in China.</p>\n<p> The law, which took effect on Aug 1, requires governments at all levels in Gansu to consider the special needs of women in the planning and construction of infrastructure and to ensure there are enough public toilets and baby care rooms. The ratio of female to male toilet stalls in urban public toilets should be raised to 3-to-2, and in crowded venues, the ratio should be increased to 2-to-1.</p>\n<p> "It has provided practical and effective legal guarantees for safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of women in Gansu, promoting gender equality, facilitating the all-round development of women, and continuously enhancing the sense of gain, happiness and security of the vast number of women," said Li Yue, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress.</p>\n<p> At the Crescent Spring scenic spot in Dunhuang, the change has been visible.</p>\n<p> "The change reveals public service refinement and gender equality," said Li Xiaoqing, deputy director of the site.</p>\n<p> According to Li, the scenic area converted a restroom that had been shared by both men and women into a restroom exclusively for women. Two mobile restrooms with 20 stalls have been added, and two more with 40 stalls are being purchased. The scenic area now has 16 restrooms, achieving a 2-to-1 ratio for women and men.</p>\n<p> The law has been warmly welcomed by the public. A tourist surnamed Jin from Zhejiang province said she was surprised to find toilets specially provided for women at the scenic area.</p>\n<p> "It's people-oriented service," she said.</p>\n<p> The reform responds to persistent inequities in restroom design, which traditionally favored a 1-to-1 ratio despite women's longer usage times. A 2017 study by Ghent University in Belgium found men take an average of 60 seconds in a toilet while women take 90 seconds.</p>\n<p> Meanwhile, a new regulation on women's rights protection in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will take effect Sept 1. The regulation mandates that governments at or above the county level build mother-and-baby rooms and increase the proportion of female toilet stalls. In places with heavy traffic flow, the female-to-male ratio of stalls should not be less than 2-to-1 when planning and constructing infrastructure, carrying out urban renewal and promoting the development of new towns.</p>\n<p> For employers with a large number of female employees, the regulation requires facilities such as health rooms, restrooms for pregnant women and mother-and-baby rooms to meet employees' needs. It also encourages supermarkets, shopping malls, cinemas and other business premises to provide public toilets and mother-and-baby rooms that meet the needs of women.</p>\n<p> Other cities in China, including Shenzhen in Guangdong province and Chongqing, are testing solutions such as "tidal toilets" and internet-of-things-enabled dynamic allocation systems to optimize the ratio, People's Daily reported on Monday.</p>\n<p> <span>Contact the writers at wangsongsong@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p><br><hr><div>获取更多RSS：<br><a href=\"https://feedx.net\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.net</a> <br><a href=\"https://feedx.site\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.site</a><br></div>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> A research team at Nankai University in Tianjin has made major strides in detecting text generated by artificial intelligence, developing a system that significantly reduces false positives and false negatives, a problem that has plagued many existing tools.</p>\n<p> The team's research paper on the system has been accepted by ACM Multimedia 2025, one of the world's leading computer science conferences. Their detection feature is now integrated into Paper-Mate, an AI research assistant developed by Nankai professors Li Zhongyi and Guo Chunle, and is available free of charge.</p>\n<p> The system has more than 1,000 monthly active users, including teachers and students from several universities such as Peking University, Zhejiang University and Sun Yat-sen University, said team member Fu Jiachen.</p>\n<p> "Many users have provided feedback, indicating that PaperMate outperforms similar tools on the market in terms of false positives and false negatives, offering more accurate and reliable detection results," Fu said.</p>\n<p> "Current AI detection tools for academic papers often falsely accuse authors. For instance, my senior, while writing his thesis, used existing AI detection tools and found that some of his original content was mistakenly flagged as AI-generated," he said.</p>\n<p> Explaining the reasons behind misidentifications by current AI text detection methods, Fu said: "If we liken AI text detection to an exam, the training data of the detector is akin to daily practice questions. Existing detection methods tend to mechanically memorize fixed routines for answering questions, and their accuracy drops significantly when faced with entirely new problems.</p>\n<p> "In theory, to achieve universal detection, we would need to train on data from all major models, which is nearly impossible given the rapid iteration of these models today."</p>\n<p> Enhancing the detection's generalization ability and enabling the detector to apply principles across various scenarios is crucial for improving AI text detection performance.</p>\n<p> The Media Computing Laboratory of Nankai University's School of Computer Science has not only revealed the performance limitations of existing AI detection methods from an evaluation perspective, but has also proposed a "Direct Discrepancy Learning" optimization strategy.</p>\n<p> This strategy teaches AI to discern between human- and machine-generated text, achieving a significant breakthrough in detection performance.</p>\n<p> "In essence, we improve the accuracy of the detection algorithm to reduce the false positive rate," Fu said.</p>\n<p> He also introduced MIRAGE, the team's benchmark dataset.</p>\n<p> "We collected human-written texts and then had AI large models refine these texts, resulting in a set of human-original texts and AI-generated texts. By applying both existing algorithms and our algorithm to these texts, MIRAGE records the detection accuracy," he explained.</p>\n<p> The dataset test results show that the accuracy of existing detectors dropped from 90 percent to around 60 percent, while detectors trained with Direct Discrepancy Learning maintained an accuracy of more than 85 percent. Compared to Stanford University's DetectGPT, performance improved by more than 70 percent, he said.</p>\n<p> Li Zhongyi, who heads the Media Computing Laboratory at Nankai University's School of Computer Science, said the findings highlight fundamental flaws in many current detection systems and offer a practical path forward.</p>\n<p> "With AI-generated content developing so rapidly, we will keep iterating our technology and benchmark to achieve faster, more accurate and cost-effective detection," Li said. "Our goal is to use AI itself to make every piece of work shine."</p>\n<p> <span>yandongjie@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-21/007/20250821_007_01_80.png\" /><p>Mei Meng (left) and a teacher of Qisheng Special Education and Training School help Shang Zhipeng get off the bus in Xiangyang, Hubei province.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-21/007/20250821_007_01_63.png\" /><p>Mei cleans the sign of "compassionate bus stop" in Xiangyang.</p>\n<p> A special "compassionate bus stop" was recently established in Xiangyang, Hubei province, for a boy with cerebral palsy to commute between his home and school despite concerns over costs.</p>\n<p> It's extremely rare to set up a bus stop for a single individual. Behind it is a commitment lasting more than three years, telling a warmhearted story about a city's care for the vulnerable group and the trust between strangers.</p>\n<p> Every day at 7 am, the boy, Shang Zhipeng, 15, and his mother Jiang Feifei wait for bus route 73 at its starting station. Shang gets on, swipes his bus card, and waves goodbye to his mother. With the driver Mei Meng holding his arm, Shang sits down on the seat at the right rear of the driver, so that Mei can keep an eye on him through the mirror. "This child is special. We need to maintain his safety at all times," Mei said.</p>\n<p> One hour later, while all the passengers get off at the route's terminal station, Shang stays back. After five minutes, the bus arrives at the "compassionate bus stop" near Qisheng Special Education and Training School.</p>\n<p> Mei helps him get off and entrusts his care to the boy's teachers.</p>\n<p> "The first time I saw Shang and his mother was in February 2022. I noticed that the child didn't move very smoothly, and the mother always nodded off. I then talked to them, learning that the mother had to work at night and escorted the boy to school and home in the daytime, feeling exhausted," Mei said, adding they had to walk 2 kilometers to the school after alighting at the terminal station.</p>\n<p> Since March 2022, Mei and his colleagues have volunteered to pick up the child at 7 am from the starting station and the school at around 5 pm. Since the special school doesn't have summer and winter vacations, he and his colleagues have completed more than 1,600 trips in more than 800 days. "I understand how difficult life can be for a family with a child with intellectual disabilities. I hope to ease their hardships. I want the child to feel cared for and the family to see the kindness and support of society," Mei said, adding that he has a child of roughly the same age as Shang.</p>\n<p> Mei once visited their home in summer and was struck by the cramped living space. There was no air conditioner, and the stifling heat had turned the mother's face red.</p>\n<p> "Though I couldn't offer much materially, I could at least ensure Shang's safety on his way to school, easing some of his mother's burdens and supporting the family in my own way," he said.</p>\n<p> Jiang said Mei told her they can accompany the boy on the bus so she can take a rest.</p>\n<p> "When Mei offered to help, I was, of course, grateful and happy, but also a little worried. After all, the child's condition is special, and Mei and the others were volunteering out of goodwill. If anything went wrong, it would be hard to explain. But to my surprise, Mei was incredibly responsible," she said.</p>\n<p> Previously, Jiang had to accompany the child on the bus, which disrupted her normal work schedule and sleep. Getting off the bus, they still had to walk about 20 minutes, and rainy days made it even harder.</p>\n<p> She said now she hardly worries about the child's commute. Since the drivers took over, she has quit the night shift job and found daytime work near home. "Life has become much easier," she added.</p>\n<p> "For families like ours, it's nearly impossible to hire someone to escort our child — we can't afford to pay too much, but pay too little, and no one is willing to take the responsibility. So Mei's kindness meant the world to me. He treated my child as his own, often bringing snacks and fruits," she said.</p>\n<p> Jiang remembered a time, just before International Children's Day, when Shang was sick and couldn't go to school. Yet Mei had prepared a gift in advance. When Shang received it, he was overjoyed — hugging him, kissing him, and dancing. "Even though he struggles with expressing emotions, his happiness was unmistakable. That gift was cherished for days," she said.</p>\n<p> Jiang said this experience made her aware that there are good, kindhearted people in society, and it gives her renewed hope for the child's future. "I'm truly grateful," she added.</p>\n<p> Though the 4-km extra route daily for a sLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xizang autonomous region. The visit of a central delegation, led by President Xi Jinping, to the autonomous region, starting on Wednesday, to attend activities in celebration of the anniversary demonstrates the great significance the central authorities attach to the development of Xizang.</p>\n<p> The warm welcome President Xi and the delegation received from people of various ethnic groups in Xizang shows local residents' appreciation for and support of the leadership of the Communist Party of China Central Committee with Xi at its core, which has ushered in a tremendous transformation of the region over the years.</p>\n<p> With development and the casting off of the shackles of serfdom, the living standards of people in Xizang have improved dramatically. The average life expectancy has risen from 35.5 years in 1959 to 72.5 years today.</p>\n<p> And, in 2024, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 55,444 yuan ($7,725) on average, 121 times the figure of 1965. That of rural residents was 21,578 yuan, an increase of 199 times.</p>\n<p> Over the past 60 years, Xizang has achieved many remarkable milestones. Its development has been guided, particularly in the new era, by a comprehensive strategy that focuses on stability, development, ecology and border-area consolidation. The region has made consistent efforts to fulfill the tasks in these four areas that are critical to its development. This has ensured steady progress for the region as well as tangible benefits for local residents.</p>\n<p> The region's gross domestic product reached 276.5 billion yuan in 2024, 155 times that of 1965, with an average annual growth rate of 8.9 percent. That it took the region 50 years to achieve its first 100 billion yuan in GDP and the second 100 billion yuan milestone was reached just six years later speaks volumes about the importance the country's leadership attaches to the development of the region.</p>\n<p> The central authorities have consistently prioritized stability in Xizang. Social harmony and ethnic unity are fundamental to the region's progress. This makes the region a vivid example of the vitality, cohesion and shared prosperity of the Chinese nation.</p>\n<p> Ecological conservation is also a key task. On a plateau more than 4,000 meters above sea level on average, Xizang has a fragile ecosystem, which makes ecological conservation a priority. The region serves as both a national ecological barrier and a key strategic area in the national development layout. About half of the region's territory, 600,000 square kilometers in all, has been placed under strict ecological conservation. Forty-seven nature reserves encompassing a total area of 412,200 square kilometers have been established.</p>\n<p> In 2024, days with good air quality reached 99.7 percent in the region. Water quality of all the rivers and lakes in the region reached or was above the good quality level. Major ecological projects — from afforestation to wetland restoration — have strengthened the foundation for green development while creating jobs and sustainable livelihoods for local communities.</p>\n<p> At the same time, Xizang has strengthened the protection of its rich intangible cultural heritage, from Tibetan opera to thangka art, recognizing them as integral treasures of the broader Chinese culture.</p>\n<p> Religious freedom is fully guaranteed and cultural heritage is carefully safeguarded according to law. The policy on freedom of religious belief is fully implemented, with all religions respected and protected.</p>\n<p> As President Xi stressed in a meeting with local officials in Lhasa on Wednesday, the focus of Xizang's development should always be on the aforementioned four priorities.</p>\n<p> Indeed, Xizang would not have made the achievements it has were it not for the good job it has done on those four matters of crucial significance. President Xi's emphasis on relevant endeavors provides the region with strategic guidance for its development work in the future.</p>\n<p> To that end, as Xi urged, authorities at different levels in the region should fully and faithfully grasp the new development philosophy of the Party, and apply it to all areas throughout the process of economic and social development.</p>\n<p> Doing so is necessitated by the modernization requirement of the autonomous region in its pursuit of high-quality development.</p>\n<p> With the strong support of the central authorities, people in the region are building a modern socialist new Xizang that is united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful.</p>\n<p></p><br><hr><div>获取更多RSS：<br><a href=\"https://feedx.net\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.net</a> <br><a href=\"https://feedx.site\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.site</a>Line truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> Editor's Note: Several rivers in China have run dry and lakes have shrunk due to the combined impact of human activities and climate change. As a result, ecological challenges have become prominent and water security faces new risks. Yu Qiyang, director of the Department of Water Resources Management of the Ministry of Water Resources, spoke to Fengmian News about the initiative launched in 2022 to protect many mother rivers in the country. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.</p>\n<p> The relationship between people, rivers and lakes in China has become increasingly strained in recent years. In some areas, there is an acute lack of understanding of natural and economic laws and not enough consideration for water resources and ecological conditions. Development has not always taken water availability into account, leading to dried up river channels, shrinking lakes and new challenges to water security.</p>\n<p> To address these issues, the Ministry of Water Resources is focusing on major problems such as river interruptions and lake shrinkage. Three years ago it implemented an initiative to protect rivers, which involved targeted policies to resolve the difficult challenges of river and lake ecological management. Among the 88 mother rivers and lakes included in the initiative, 74 rivers had achieved full connectivity by the end of 2024, five rivers saw an extension in both the length and duration of water flow and the water level was effectively maintained in nine lakes.</p>\n<p> Water resources are unevenly distributed in China, with some regions receiving a relatively scarce supply. To strike a balance between ecological restoration and the water demand for economic and social development, there should be harmonized water use for living, production and ecological purposes.</p>\n<p> The ministry has worked to clarify initial water rights, strictly control water exploitation and strengthen water use management to curb wastage. At the same time, efforts are being made to enhance efficiency in the use of water resources. This will ensure that the limited water supply supports both ecological protection and high-quality development.</p>\n<p> Going forward, the Ministry of Water Resources will continue to make ecological protection and governance of rivers and lakes a top priority. It has a four-point strategy to ensure that the initiative to protect mother rivers yields good results.</p>\n<p> The first goal is to revive all 88 designated mother rivers and lakes. The ministry will guide local authorities to implement action plans river by river and lake by lake. This includes strengthening ecological flow management, enhancing unified water resource scheduling, advancing connectivity of river-lake systems, upgrading hydrological monitoring and strengthening the oversight of water resources.</p>\n<p> The second step is to summarize experiences from the initiative and build replicable models of water ecological protection and restoration. Technical standards will be developed, improving the overall standards system for river-lake governance and laying the groundwork for broader implementation.</p>\n<p> Third, institutional and legal safeguards will be strengthened. The ministry will fully leverage mechanisms to enhance unified planning, governance, dispatch and management. The water rights trading system will be further improved, and legislative revisions will be advanced to modernize governance capacity. Remote sensing, big data and other digital technologies will be increasingly applied for scientific evaluation of outcomes.</p>\n<p> The fourth step involves expanding the scope of the initiative nationwide. Local governments at the prefecture level will conduct thorough inspections of river and lake conditions, prepare updated catalogs and design three-year implementation plans. Tailored protection and governance programs will be formulated to scale up the initiative across the country.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> The Ministry of Commerce announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on Canadian canola imports on Tuesday last week, with the provisional rate set at 75.8 percent, which became effective two days later.</p>\n<p> Although some claimed this move serves to escalate the year-long trade dispute between the two countries, which began with Ottawa's arbitrary imposition of a 100 percent tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles last August, China has enough reasons to do so according to the law, and the findings of an antidumping probe launched in September last year.</p>\n<p> China also filed a lawsuit against Canada for its restrictive import measures on steel and other products at the World Trade Organization on Friday last week, which was triggered by the Canadian side's ill-advised trade policies. Canada has disregarded WTO rules by implementing steel tariff-rate quotas and imposing discriminatory tariffs on products containing so-called "Chinese steel content", in spite of the Chinese side's strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition.</p>\n<p> Canada's restrictive trade measures on Chinese-made EVs and products containing "Chinese steel content" constitute a typical example of unilateralism and trade protectionism. Such measures harm China's legitimate rights and interests, hurt the otherwise stable Sino-Canadian trade relations, and disrupt the stability of the global industry and supply chains. That leaves China no choice but to take legitimate and justified means to safeguard its core interests.</p>\n<p> Canada exported almost C$5 billion ($3.64 billion) of its oilseed crop to China in 2024. But the new duty rate set by China effectively closes the Chinese market to Canadian exports of the agriproduct, as Canola Council of Canada President Chris Davison said. Aware of the impacts on Canadian farmers, the Canadian government issued a statement immediately after China announced its preliminary antidumping duties on Canadian canola, declaring that the country "is committed to ensuring fair market access for our canola industry and we remain ready to engage in constructive dialogue with Chinese officials to address our respective trade concerns".</p>\n<p> It is good to hear the Canadian government say that it remains open to dialogue to try and settle the trade disputes. But it should reflect on the root causes of the strained economic ties between the two countries rather than feel "deeply disappointed" with China's decision. It certainly knows clearly what to do on its part to straighten out the trade ties with the world's second-largest economy.</p>\n<p> Some may be waiting for China to back down first, as the world's largest importer of canola has been sourcing nearly all its supplies of the product from Canada and now it will have to secure new supply sources in a short time to satisfy its huge domestic demand.</p>\n<p> But although China faces uncertainties and risks in its trade relations with some economies, such as Canada, its super-large market, stable demand and good credit record in international trade make it popular among most major exporters of staple commodities such as iron ore, oil and gas, soybean and canola.</p>\n<p> Those betting on China putting all its eggs in one basket should realize that China has enough space and has fully prepared to diversify its supply chains of strategic staple commodities. Reportedly, it is seeking to reopen canola trade with Australia after a five-year pause in a bid to secure supplies of the rapeseed crop. Such a diversification strategy is becoming increasingly common among major economies as the adoption of protectionism and unilateralism by some economies is disrupting the global industry and supply chains.</p>\n<p> China's diversification strategy is conducive to not only safeguarding its trade security in strategic items but also strengthening its bargaining position in trade negotiations with related countries. Meanwhile, the ability to switch suppliers, based on price and availability, helps China manage costs and maintain economic efficiency.</p>\n<p> As for Canada, the position it now finds itself in with regard to its canola exports can be attributed to the lack of autonomy in its policy. Its blind toeing of the United States' coercive policy has resulted in it unwarrantedly targeting China. Beijing has sent clear signals to the Mark Carney government since it took office in May that the two countries should work together to put Sino-Canadian ties back on the right track. But the Carney government seems hesitant to act on its claimed willingness to do so.</p>\n<p> Separately, China has also launched an antidumping investigation into Canadian pea starch and imposed provisional duties on imports of halogenated butyl rubber, according to Commerce Ministry statements. Those are acute reminders that Canada shouLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait has kicked off a major environmental cleanup effort as the first unit of an oil lake crude recovery project, led by China's Jereh Group, completed its trial run on Wednesday.</p>\n<p> The project falls under the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program, which aims to tackle oil pollution and environmental damage left by the 1990-1991 Gulf War, when around 700 oil wells were set ablaze, creating vast oil lakes and contaminating large swathes of soil.</p>\n<p> Valued at about 100 million yuan ($14 million), the contract tasks Jereh with delivering an integrated solution and supplying core equipment for the cleanup effort.</p>\n<p> "Representing Chinese energy enterprises, Jereh is actively participating in the development of Kuwait's oil and gas industry and environmental protection, demonstrating the combined strength of Chinese manufacturing and services," said Zhuang Guanghua, president of Jereh Group's Middle East Region. "We will continue to support Kuwait's energy transition and sustainable development with advanced technologies and high-quality solutions."</p>\n<p> Zhang Hongwei, director of Jereh Group's Middle East Region, noted that advanced technologies from Chinese companies have significantly improved the efficiency of oil lake crude recovery, pushing the project toward ecological restoration and vegetation rehabilitation. "This marks an important step for Kuwait in environmental management and sustainable development," he said.</p>\n<p> Liu Xiang, charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Kuwait, said Jereh's successful practice not only contributed Chinese expertise to Kuwait's environmental remediation efforts but also showcased the international competitiveness of Chinese environmental equipment and engineering technology.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/015/20250822_015_01_9485.png\" /><p>Employees work on the production line of a factory in Ningde, Fujian province, in May.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/015/20250822_015_01_34485.png\" /><p>Workers manufacture spare parts for new energy vehicles at a factory in Nantong, Jiangsu province, in May.</p>\n<img src=\"https://mobile.chinadaily.com.cn/cn/resfile/2025-08-22/015/20250822_015_01_51485.png\" />\n<p> BEIJING — China's private companies are spearheading breakthrough innovations across various key sectors, supported by favorable government policies that encourage entrepreneurship and unleash market vitality in technological advancement.</p>\n<p> The latest data show that the private sector has emerged as a key driving force behind China's technological development, with private firms now accounting for over 92 percent of the country's high-tech companies since the beginning of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), according to the National Development and Reform Commission.</p>\n<p> In recent years, Wuhu Churui Intelligent Technology Co Ltd has dedicated itself to developing high-performance AI computing batteries. The tech company, based in Anhui province — one of China's fastest-rising tech powerhouses — has secured a solid footing in the global power battery supply chain.</p>\n<p> According to Zhang Huai, president of the company, its rapid development results from the deep integration of industry, universities and research institutes. "We have worked with several universities to build joint laboratories, and as an outcome of the collaboration, many of our technologies have reached globally leading levels," Zhang said.</p>\n<p> This success story exemplifies how China's evolving policy framework enables private enterprises to thrive. The enterprise-led collaboration between industry, universities and research institutes represents one of the key policy measures outlined by this year's Government Work Report to help businesses advance technological innovation. Over the past years, the government has implemented multifaceted policies that foster a favorable environment for private firms to flourish.</p>\n<p> A landmark development came in May this year, when China officially put into effect a historic private economy promotion law, which provides legal guarantees for enterprises to promote innovation. Notably, the law stipulates that support should be provided for the private sector to play an active role in advancing science and technological innovation, fostering new quality productive forces and building a modern industrial system.</p>\n<p> Furthermore, eligible private firms should be supported to lead China's major technological breakthroughs, while the country's key scientific and technological infrastructure should be made accessible to private companies, according to the law.</p>\n<p> Beyond legislative support for private companies' growth, the country has rolled out heavyweight policies to alleviate corporate burdens. From 2021 to the first half of 2025, China implemented a total of 9.9 trillion yuan ($1.38 trillion) in tax and fee cuts, with 72.9 percent benefiting taxpayers in the private sector. The government has also enforced a nationwide unified negative list system for market access and continuously reduced the number of items on the list.</p>\n<p> These comprehensive measures are yielding measurable results, with recent indicators showing that China's corporate innovation vitality has strengthened, while new quality productive forces have continued to grow. In July, the purchasing managers' index for the equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing sectors stood at 50.3 percent and 50.6 percent, respectively, with both remaining within the expansion zone. The high-end equipment manufacturing sector also maintained its expansion momentum.</p>\n<p> In recent years, China's financial system has made continued efforts to expand financing access for private companies, including those committed to technological innovation.</p>\n<p> The outcomes have been remarkable, with official data showing that outstanding inclusive loans for small and micro enterprises surged from 15.1 trillion yuan at the end of 2020 to 35.6 trillion yuan by the end of June 2025.</p>\n<p> Building on this foundation, China has introduced innovative financing mechanisms to further diversify funding channels. A key move was the introduction of a sci-tech board in its bond market in May, which aims to better cater to the financing needs of technology firms.</p>\n<p> Since its launch, the new platform has attracted a wide range of participants, with 288 entities issuing approximately 600 billion yuan in technological innovation bonds by the end of June. A prime example is China's leadingLine truncated
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"description": "<div></div><p> Editor's Note: Several rivers in China have run dry and lakes have shrunk due to the combined impact of human activities and climate change. As a result, ecological challenges have become prominent and water security faces new risks. Yu Qiyang, director of the Department of Water Resources Management of the Ministry of Water Resources, spoke to Fengmian News about the initiative launched in 2022 to protect many mother rivers in the country. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.</p>\n<p> The relationship between people, rivers and lakes in China has become increasingly strained in recent years. In some areas, there is an acute lack of understanding of natural and economic laws and not enough consideration for water resources and ecological conditions. Development has not always taken water availability into account, leading to dried up river channels, shrinking lakes and new challenges to water security.</p>\n<p> To address these issues, the Ministry of Water Resources is focusing on major problems such as river interruptions and lake shrinkage. Three years ago it implemented an initiative to protect rivers, which involved targeted policies to resolve the difficult challenges of river and lake ecological management. Among the 88 mother rivers and lakes included in the initiative, 74 rivers had achieved full connectivity by the end of 2024, five rivers saw an extension in both the length and duration of water flow and the water level was effectively maintained in nine lakes.</p>\n<p> Water resources are unevenly distributed in China, with some regions receiving a relatively scarce supply. To strike a balance between ecological restoration and the water demand for economic and social development, there should be harmonized water use for living, production and ecological purposes.</p>\n<p> The ministry has worked to clarify initial water rights, strictly control water exploitation and strengthen water use management to curb wastage. At the same time, efforts are being made to enhance efficiency in the use of water resources. This will ensure that the limited water supply supports both ecological protection and high-quality development.</p>\n<p> Going forward, the Ministry of Water Resources will continue to make ecological protection and governance of rivers and lakes a top priority. It has a four-point strategy to ensure that the initiative to protect mother rivers yields good results.</p>\n<p> The first goal is to revive all 88 designated mother rivers and lakes. The ministry will guide local authorities to implement action plans river by river and lake by lake. This includes strengthening ecological flow management, enhancing unified water resource scheduling, advancing connectivity of river-lake systems, upgrading hydrological monitoring and strengthening the oversight of water resources.</p>\n<p> The second step is to summarize experiences from the initiative and build replicable models of water ecological protection and restoration. Technical standards will be developed, improving the overall standards system for river-lake governance and laying the groundwork for broader implementation.</p>\n<p> Third, institutional and legal safeguards will be strengthened. The ministry will fully leverage mechanisms to enhance unified planning, governance, dispatch and management. The water rights trading system will be further improved, and legislative revisions will be advanced to modernize governance capacity. Remote sensing, big data and other digital technologies will be increasingly applied for scientific evaluation of outcomes.</p>\n<p> The fourth step involves expanding the scope of the initiative nationwide. Local governments at the prefecture level will conduct thorough inspections of river and lake conditions, prepare updated catalogs and design three-year implementation plans. Tailored protection and governance programs will be formulated to scale up the initiative across the country.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"description": "<div></div><p> KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait has kicked off a major environmental cleanup effort as the first unit of an oil lake crude recovery project, led by China's Jereh Group, completed its trial run on Wednesday.</p>\n<p> The project falls under the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Program, which aims to tackle oil pollution and environmental damage left by the 1990-1991 Gulf War, when around 700 oil wells were set ablaze, creating vast oil lakes and contaminating large swathes of soil.</p>\n<p> Valued at about 100 million yuan ($14 million), the contract tasks Jereh with delivering an integrated solution and supplying core equipment for the cleanup effort.</p>\n<p> "Representing Chinese energy enterprises, Jereh is actively participating in the development of Kuwait's oil and gas industry and environmental protection, demonstrating the combined strength of Chinese manufacturing and services," said Zhuang Guanghua, president of Jereh Group's Middle East Region. "We will continue to support Kuwait's energy transition and sustainable development with advanced technologies and high-quality solutions."</p>\n<p> Zhang Hongwei, director of Jereh Group's Middle East Region, noted that advanced technologies from Chinese companies have significantly improved the efficiency of oil lake crude recovery, pushing the project toward ecological restoration and vegetation rehabilitation. "This marks an important step for Kuwait in environmental management and sustainable development," he said.</p>\n<p> Liu Xiang, charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy in Kuwait, said Jereh's successful practice not only contributed Chinese expertise to Kuwait's environmental remediation efforts but also showcased the international competitiveness of Chinese environmental equipment and engineering technology.</p>\n<p></p>",
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"title": "005CHINA - Legislation addresses inequity in toilet designs",
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"description": "<div></div><p> Gansu province has enacted legislation mandating a female-to-male restroom ratio of no less than 2-to-1 in high-traffic areas, setting a pioneering standard for urban planning in China.</p>\n<p> The law, which took effect on Aug 1, requires governments at all levels in Gansu to consider the special needs of women in the planning and construction of infrastructure and to ensure there are enough public toilets and baby care rooms. The ratio of female to male toilet stalls in urban public toilets should be raised to 3-to-2, and in crowded venues, the ratio should be increased to 2-to-1.</p>\n<p> "It has provided practical and effective legal guarantees for safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of women in Gansu, promoting gender equality, facilitating the all-round development of women, and continuously enhancing the sense of gain, happiness and security of the vast number of women," said Li Yue, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress.</p>\n<p> At the Crescent Spring scenic spot in Dunhuang, the change has been visible.</p>\n<p> "The change reveals public service refinement and gender equality," said Li Xiaoqing, deputy director of the site.</p>\n<p> According to Li, the scenic area converted a restroom that had been shared by both men and women into a restroom exclusively for women. Two mobile restrooms with 20 stalls have been added, and two more with 40 stalls are being purchased. The scenic area now has 16 restrooms, achieving a 2-to-1 ratio for women and men.</p>\n<p> The law has been warmly welcomed by the public. A tourist surnamed Jin from Zhejiang province said she was surprised to find toilets specially provided for women at the scenic area.</p>\n<p> "It's people-oriented service," she said.</p>\n<p> The reform responds to persistent inequities in restroom design, which traditionally favored a 1-to-1 ratio despite women's longer usage times. A 2017 study by Ghent University in Belgium found men take an average of 60 seconds in a toilet while women take 90 seconds.</p>\n<p> Meanwhile, a new regulation on women's rights protection in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will take effect Sept 1. The regulation mandates that governments at or above the county level build mother-and-baby rooms and increase the proportion of female toilet stalls. In places with heavy traffic flow, the female-to-male ratio of stalls should not be less than 2-to-1 when planning and constructing infrastructure, carrying out urban renewal and promoting the development of new towns.</p>\n<p> For employers with a large number of female employees, the regulation requires facilities such as health rooms, restrooms for pregnant women and mother-and-baby rooms to meet employees' needs. It also encourages supermarkets, shopping malls, cinemas and other business premises to provide public toilets and mother-and-baby rooms that meet the needs of women.</p>\n<p> Other cities in China, including Shenzhen in Guangdong province and Chongqing, are testing solutions such as "tidal toilets" and internet-of-things-enabled dynamic allocation systems to optimize the ratio, People's Daily reported on Monday.</p>\n<p> <span>Contact the writers at wangsongsong@chinadaily.com.cn</span></p>\n<p></p><br><hr><div>获取更多RSS：<br><a href=\"https://feedx.net\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.net</a> <br><a href=\"https://feedx.site\" style=\"color:orange\" target=\"_blank\">https://feedx.site</a><br></div>",
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