From a1ab436e1ee8313d885fd79a54b27acdf8bca5f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CrazyJasonwell Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:11:02 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2025-08-19 09:11:02 --- .obsidian/plugins/cubox-sync/data.json | 2 +- .../obsidian-raindrop-highlights/data.json | 178 +- .obsidian/plugins/rss-reader/data.json | 1820 ++++++++++++----- 3 files changed, 1418 insertions(+), 582 deletions(-) diff --git a/.obsidian/plugins/cubox-sync/data.json b/.obsidian/plugins/cubox-sync/data.json index e3ffadc7..358d430b 100644 --- a/.obsidian/plugins/cubox-sync/data.json +++ b/.obsidian/plugins/cubox-sync/data.json @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ "contentTemplate": "# {{{title}}}\n\n{{{description}}}\n\n{{{article_title}}} //文章内容标题\n{{{content}}} //文章正文\n\n\n[Read in Cubox]({{{cubox_url}}}) \n[Read Original]({{{url}}}) \n\n---\n\n{{#highlights.length}}\n## Annotations \n\n{{#highlights}}\n> {{{text}}} \n\n{{#note}}\n{{{note}}}\n{{/note}}\n[Link️]({{{cubox_url}}}) \n\n{{/highlights}}\n{{/highlights.length}}", "highlightInContent": true, "dateFormat": "yyyy-MM-dd", - 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@嗷嗷叫唤 ：看起来还挺可爱对吧？ 其实它们仨在看杀猪。
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@WZJJ ：多年前，带着二年级的大儿子开车经过一片墓园，孩子有感而发：「爸爸，幸好我还有个弟弟，你这么胖，将来死了，我一个人真搬不动。」
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@AI桐木 ：马聪明但是不听话，驴听话但是笨，所以生出了骡子，又聪明又任劳任怨，但是骡子有个不好的点，它不喜欢生孩子。
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《三体》大家都有看么？

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为了应对 3 个太阳带来的混乱且恶劣的生存环境，三体人进化出了一项特殊技能：当乱纪元来临，人们高喊着脱水，变成「人干」；等到恒纪元来临，再去浸泡恢复生机。

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这种出现在科幻作品中的神奇复苏技能，还真不是凭空捏造。

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现实中就生存着不少会脱水、遇水又复活的三体植物（啊不，复苏植物）。这也是植物们应对极端干旱环境的保命奇招。

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会脱水的复苏植物

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会脱水的植物典型就是卷柏科的卷柏属 Selaginella sp.部分植物，号称现实中的“九死还魂草”。

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比如卷柏（Selaginella tamariscina）、垫状卷柏（Selaginella pulvinata），主要分布于我国的干旱地区，常生长于裸露的石灰岩表面或者石缝中，具有很强的耐旱性。俄罗斯西伯利亚、朝鲜半岛、日本、印度、菲律宾、越南、泰国等各地都有分布。

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正常状态，垫状卷柏长这样：

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但干旱季节时，它就变成了这样：

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等再次遇到湿润的合适环境，卷柏又会重新恢复生机。

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这不就是三体人的地球植物版么～～（除了不能被打包带走）

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之所以能这么扛得住干旱，是因为卷柏体内有一种叫 LEA 蛋白的物质，在受到干旱的胁迫时，这种蛋白会在 12 小时内快速表达达到峰值，它可以在卷柏脱水的过程中，大量填充在细胞之间，起到固定和缓冲的作用。同时因为这种蛋白有很高的亲水性，可以锁住一部分保持最低限度生命活动的水分，让卷柏「虽枯犹活」。环境适宜的时候，LEA 蛋白再次大量吸水，帮助卷柏的细胞恢复正常运转，卷柏就此「还魂」死而复生。

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据说，有位日本学者曾把卷柏晒干后，等了 11 年再放到水里浸泡，卷柏居然又复活了。但我没找到具体的出处，不知道是否确有其事。

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此外传言含生草（学名Anastatica hierochuntica，又称杰⾥科玫瑰 rose of Jericho）也能复苏。这是十字花科含生草属里唯一的一种植物。生长在以色列内盖夫和撒哈拉沙漠中。含生草的高度不超过 15 厘米，开白颜色的小花。

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每年的雨季过后，含生草枯死，茎叶都卷曲起来成为一个紧密的球形，把种子包裹在里面，随风迁徙。

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但实际上，真正复苏的不是它的枝叶，而是被包裹着的种子。真相是，含生草属于「风滚草」，干旱时节它的枝叶会卷曲起来，将种子包裹在其中，形成风滚草的形态，随风迁徙。当雨季再次来临的时候，干燥的枯枝遇水后舒展开来，把里面的种子暴露出来。种子会趁着雨季迅速扎根、发芽。

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海洋中的红树植物

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大家见过在大海的潮水涨落之间，依然郁郁葱葱的真·海上森林么？

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涨潮时，大片的树林被海水淹没。潮水退去，又露出一片绿色。

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这个红树林湿地公园就在我家不远处，潮水涨上来，大片红树林被淹没，只留下特意种的比较高的「我爱中国」造型
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这就是陆地向海洋过渡的一种特殊生态系统，红树林。里面生长的，大多是红树植物。

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红树植物并不红，叶子也都是绿色的。之所以叫「红」树，是因为它们树皮中含有一种叫做单宁的物质，与空气接触后会被氧化为红色。

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海水大家都知道，是咸的，盐度很高，假如手在盐水里泡着，身体里的水分是往外跑的。再加上潮水涨落，连石头都能给你冲刷出一个大洞。这生存环境实在说不上好。

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涨潮时分的红树林｜拍摄于下潭尾湿地公园
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那这些生长在滩涂上、每天被两轮涨潮退潮冲刷的红树植物，是怎么保命的呢？

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为了适应潮涨潮落的半水生环境 + 高盐的水分，红树植物进化出了很多独特的保命技能，包括：

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❤️各种奇特的根系，以对抗沿海地区的台风和潮水的冲刷

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木榄（Bruguiera gymnorhiza）的膝状根

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银叶树（Heritiera littoralis）的板状根，板状根向上拱起，用于支撑和呼吸，以适应台风和潮湿多雨的气候

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无瓣海桑（Sonneratia apetala）的笋状呼吸根：

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❤️让种子在树上先发芽、再掉落的独特「胎生芽」；

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代表植物比如秋茄Kandelia obovata：

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秋茄的胎轴长这样：

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会「胎生」的红树植物还有木榄、桐花树等等。

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这是木榄的胚轴：

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这是桐花树（Aegiceras corniculatum）的胚轴：

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种子萌发需要大量的养分和相对稳定的环境，红树植物为了提高后代的存活率，直接让种子在树上先发芽，之后再掉落，随着潮水漂到各处的滩涂上扎根。

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❤️根系拒绝吸收盐分 / 用叶片析出多余盐分的能力，以应对海水的高盐分

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盐分拒绝者，比如前面提到的秋茄、木榄，它们的根系吸收水分时可以把大部分的盐分过滤掉，过滤效率高达 99%。

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「盐分排泄者」比如白骨壤。

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白骨壤，又叫海榄雌（学名：Avicennia marina(Forsk.) Vierh.），它除了有细棒状的出水呼吸根，帮助其进行气体交换，也具备胎生能力（种子在果实内萌发，形成具有幼苗雏形的胚体），还有一个特殊技能，就是利用叶肉的泌盐细胞，把叶子内的多余盐分排出叶子表面。

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桐花树也会泌盐：

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还有一类植物也很神奇，因为生存环境过于恶劣，每年仅有短短一两个月甚至十来天的适宜环境，所以它们进化出了一种能力，在极短时间内完成萌发、成熟、开花、结果的整个生命周期。

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沙漠中的短命植物

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它们的生命周期有多短呢？

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2～3 个月都算长的，很多只有 1～2 个月。

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植株也通常比较矮小，可能只有 5～6cm 高，甚至只有 2～5cm 就会开花结果。它们的种子也具有极长的寿命，哪怕好几年都没有下雨也可以存活，直到下一次降水来临。

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而且不是说短命植物只有这么短的寿命，当它们处于降水和温度比较合适的环境时，也会像普通的一年生小草一样寿命延长到整个适宜生长的季节。只是在沙漠的特殊环境，它们学会了用快速成长（真·揠苗助长）来繁衍后代。

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在我们国家，这类短命植物主要出现在新疆北部的沙漠地区。比如这些

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还有一些植物能耐极寒，也是妙招频出，比如今年开花、明年结果；利用渗透压调节和抗冻蛋白来抵御寒冷，通过抱团取暖改变局部微环境的气温，靠半透明苞片给自己造一个「温室」等等，晚点再补充～

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《三体》大家都有看么？

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为了应对 3 个太阳带来的混乱且恶劣的生存环境，三体人进化出了一项特殊技能：当乱纪元来临，人们高喊着脱水，变成「人干」；等到恒纪元来临，再去浸泡恢复生机。

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这种出现在科幻作品中的神奇复苏技能，还真不是凭空捏造。

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现实中就生存着不少会脱水、遇水又复活的三体植物（啊不，复苏植物）。这也是植物们应对极端干旱环境的保命奇招。

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会脱水的复苏植物

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会脱水的植物典型就是卷柏科的卷柏属 Selaginella sp.部分植物，号称现实中的“九死还魂草”。

\n

比如卷柏（Selaginella tamariscina）、垫状卷柏（Selaginella pulvinata），主要分布于我国的干旱地区，常生长于裸露的石灰岩表面或者石缝中，具有很强的耐旱性。俄罗斯西伯利亚、朝鲜半岛、日本、印度、菲律宾、越南、泰国等各地都有分布。

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正常状态，垫状卷柏长这样：

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但干旱季节时，它就变成了这样：

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等再次遇到湿润的合适环境，卷柏又会重新恢复生机。

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这不就是三体人的地球植物版么～～（除了不能被打包带走）

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之所以能这么扛得住干旱，是因为卷柏体内有一种叫 LEA 蛋白的物质，在受到干旱的胁迫时，这种蛋白会在 12 小时内快速表达达到峰值，它可以在卷柏脱水的过程中，大量填充在细胞之间，起到固定和缓冲的作用。同时因为这种蛋白有很高的亲水性，可以锁住一部分保持最低限度生命活动的水分，让卷柏「虽枯犹活」。环境适宜的时候，LEA 蛋白再次大量吸水，帮助卷柏的细胞恢复正常运转，卷柏就此「还魂」死而复生。

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据说，有位日本学者曾把卷柏晒干后，等了 11 年再放到水里浸泡，卷柏居然又复活了。但我没找到具体的出处，不知道是否确有其事。

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此外传言含生草（学名Anastatica hierochuntica，又称杰⾥科玫瑰 rose of Jericho）也能复苏。这是十字花科含生草属里唯一的一种植物。生长在以色列内盖夫和撒哈拉沙漠中。含生草的高度不超过 15 厘米，开白颜色的小花。

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每年的雨季过后，含生草枯死，茎叶都卷曲起来成为一个紧密的球形，把种子包裹在里面，随风迁徙。

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但实际上，真正复苏的不是它的枝叶，而是被包裹着的种子。真相是，含生草属于「风滚草」，干旱时节它的枝叶会卷曲起来，将种子包裹在其中，形成风滚草的形态，随风迁徙。当雨季再次来临的时候，干燥的枯枝遇水后舒展开来，把里面的种子暴露出来。种子会趁着雨季迅速扎根、发芽。

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海洋中的红树植物

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大家见过在大海的潮水涨落之间，依然郁郁葱葱的真·海上森林么？

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涨潮时，大片的树林被海水淹没。潮水退去，又露出一片绿色。

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这个红树林湿地公园就在我家不远处，潮水涨上来，大片红树林被淹没，只留下特意种的比较高的「我爱中国」造型
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这就是陆地向海洋过渡的一种特殊生态系统，红树林。里面生长的，大多是红树植物。

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红树植物并不红，叶子也都是绿色的。之所以叫「红」树，是因为它们树皮中含有一种叫做单宁的物质，与空气接触后会被氧化为红色。

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海水大家都知道，是咸的，盐度很高，假如手在盐水里泡着，身体里的水分是往外跑的。再加上潮水涨落，连石头都能给你冲刷出一个大洞。这生存环境实在说不上好。

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涨潮时分的红树林｜拍摄于下潭尾湿地公园
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滩涂上的红树林小苗，看上去弱小、可怜又无助｜拍摄于下潭尾湿地公园
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那这些生长在滩涂上、每天被两轮涨潮退潮冲刷的红树植物，是怎么保命的呢？

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为了适应潮涨潮落的半水生环境 + 高盐的水分，红树植物进化出了很多独特的保命技能，包括：

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❤️各种奇特的根系，以对抗沿海地区的台风和潮水的冲刷

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木榄（Bruguiera gymnorhiza）的膝状根

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银叶树（Heritiera littoralis）的板状根，板状根向上拱起，用于支撑和呼吸，以适应台风和潮湿多雨的气候

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无瓣海桑（Sonneratia apetala）的笋状呼吸根：

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❤️让种子在树上先发芽、再掉落的独特「胎生芽」；

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代表植物比如秋茄Kandelia obovata：

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我在下潭尾湿地公园拍到的秋茄
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秋茄的胎轴长这样：

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会「胎生」的红树植物还有木榄、桐花树等等。

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这是木榄的胚轴：

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这是桐花树（Aegiceras corniculatum）的胚轴：

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种子萌发需要大量的养分和相对稳定的环境，红树植物为了提高后代的存活率，直接让种子在树上先发芽，之后再掉落，随着潮水漂到各处的滩涂上扎根。

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❤️根系拒绝吸收盐分 / 用叶片析出多余盐分的能力，以应对海水的高盐分

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盐分拒绝者，比如前面提到的秋茄、木榄，它们的根系吸收水分时可以把大部分的盐分过滤掉，过滤效率高达 99%。

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「盐分排泄者」比如白骨壤。

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白骨壤，又叫海榄雌（学名：Avicennia marina(Forsk.) Vierh.），它除了有细棒状的出水呼吸根，帮助其进行气体交换，也具备胎生能力（种子在果实内萌发，形成具有幼苗雏形的胚体），还有一个特殊技能，就是利用叶肉的泌盐细胞，把叶子内的多余盐分排出叶子表面。

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白骨壤（A. marina）叶片背面盐腺泌盐现象
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桐花树也会泌盐：

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还有一类植物也很神奇，因为生存环境过于恶劣，每年仅有短短一两个月甚至十来天的适宜环境，所以它们进化出了一种能力，在极短时间内完成萌发、成熟、开花、结果的整个生命周期。

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沙漠中的短命植物

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它们的生命周期有多短呢？

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2～3 个月都算长的，很多只有 1～2 个月。

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植株也通常比较矮小，可能只有 5～6cm 高，甚至只有 2～5cm 就会开花结果。它们的种子也具有极长的寿命，哪怕好几年都没有下雨也可以存活，直到下一次降水来临。

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而且不是说短命植物只有这么短的寿命，当它们处于降水和温度比较合适的环境时，也会像普通的一年生小草一样寿命延长到整个适宜生长的季节。只是在沙漠的特殊环境，它们学会了用快速成长（真·揠苗助长）来繁衍后代。

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在我们国家，这类短命植物主要出现在新疆北部的沙漠地区。比如这些

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还有一些植物能耐极寒，也是妙招频出，比如今年开花、明年结果；利用渗透压调节和抗冻蛋白来抵御寒冷，通过抱团取暖改变局部微环境的气温，靠半透明苞片给自己造一个「温室」等等，晚点再补充～

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你从废墟里醒来，废墟是200 万同类死体的堆叠。

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你的口粮就是这堆废墟。

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你最好祈祷今天去“通风口”的路比较顺畅，要不然掉下来的你，也会成为“废墟”的一部分。

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这不是什么廉价小说开头，这是真实发生过的故事。

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故事的主角就是蚂蚁。

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一、前苏联地堡里的扩散性百万食尸蚁

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那是上个世纪 60 年代，世界还笼罩在美苏冷战的阴影之下，苏联为了应对可能出现的核战，做了大量准备，包括各种军备库和核掩体。

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美国夏延山末日掩体（Cheyenne Mountain Complex，深 600 米）和 俄罗斯“42 号地堡”（Bunker 42，深 65 米）都算是冷战遗产。

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而我们今天故事的主场：3003 号特别设施（下文简称地堡）也是冷战遗产之一。

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当时的波兰是华沙条约组织（Warsaw Pact）的成员国，是苏联在东欧的重要战略盟友和前沿阵地。

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苏联 60 年代在这里建设 3003 号设施作为核弹头存储库，为了防止被轰炸，建在地下的核掩体里。

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当冷战结束，苏联解体以后，这里自然就被废弃了。

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1992 年后这里的主人就是苔藓和蝙蝠了。自然也没人光顾。

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但是 2013 年，波兰的科学家意外发现了非常骇人的事情。

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波兰科学院的沃伊切赫·切霍夫斯基教授（Professor Wojciech Czechowski）带领的研究团队，在靠近坦普莱沃（Templewo）村的这处废弃地堡群中，例行进行冬眠蝙蝠的数量调查。

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然而在其中一座结构中，科学家们意外发现了令人震惊的一幕。

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在一个 2.3 米高的小型地堡室内，一群密密麻麻的木蚁（Formica polyctena）铺满了地板。

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地面上木蚁的窝大概是这样
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这里的温度恒定在 10°C 左右，几近完全黑暗，且没有可见的食物来源。

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这些蚂蚁是哪里来的？

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原来在地面之上，森林中的一座大型木蚁巢穴恰好建在生锈通风管道的上方。蚂蚁在觅食和维护巢穴的过程中，不时有工蚁踩到锈蚀掉的盖板跌入垂直的通风井，直接坠入地堡深处的黑暗之中。

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光滑的混凝土墙面让它们无从逃脱。它们被困住了。

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图中黑色的部分就是厚达几厘米的大约 200 万的尸体蚁毯。

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但是令人惊奇的是，地堡里还存活着大约十几万只木蚁，它们不是同一天掉下来的，而是成年累月生活在这里，甚至在地下都建立了一个小型蚁巢。

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那么问题来了，这些活着的木蚁吃什么？

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吃的就是同类蚂蚁的尸体。

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科学家对“地堡蚁群”展开研究时，他们证实了最初的可怕猜测：超过93%的蚁尸上都带有明显的咬痕和孔洞，主要集中在腹部和胸部。

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这些被困蚂蚁正是靠着系统性地啃食死去同伴来维持生计。

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虽然通常来说，蚂蚁并不吃同类尸体，但是毕竟当时那个环境属于紧急避险，蚂蚁纯粹出于求生的本能。

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因为唯一的食物来源就是地面同类不断如“降雨”般坠落，提供着维持生命所需的能量。

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当然地上的木蚁也不断尝试重新爬回地面的母巢，但是墙面的光滑让它们又不断掉下来，那些力竭的蚂蚁最终都会成为同类的食物。

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二、失序的蚁群

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这个蚁群最让科学家惊讶的还不是同类相食，而是没有蚁后的情况下维持了长达多年的时间。

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因为蚂蚁是高度社会化的昆虫，单个的蚂蚁其实并没有维持生命的生理学基础。

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整个蚁群组合在一起才更像是一个生命体，生物学上叫做“超个体”（Superorganism），即整个蚁群像一个独立的生物一样行动和反应。

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蚁群通常分为蚁后、工蚁和雄蚁三种：

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蚁后（Queen）： 通常是蚁群中体型最大、寿命最长的成员（可活几年到十几年）。她的核心职责是繁殖，是整个蚁群的母亲。一些高等蚂蚁物种中，蚁后也通过释放信息素来调控蚁群的行为。

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雄蚁（Drone）： 体型通常比工蚁大，长有翅膀。它们存在的唯一目的就是与未交配的蚁后进行“婚飞”交配。交配后，雄蚁会很快死去，从不参与巢穴建设、觅食等任何日常工作。

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工蚁（Worker）： 蚁群中数量最多、我们最常见到的蚂蚁。它们是生理上无法正常繁殖的雌性蚂蚁，承担了蚁群中除繁殖外的一切工作。

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地堡里的这群木蚁在没有蚁后释放信息素调控的情况下，自发完成了巢穴的建设工作。

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它们用有限的土壤和碎屑搭建起粗糙的土丘结构，内部甚至有通道和小室，模仿着阳光下的正常蚁巢结构。它们还保留了一个“蚂蚁墓穴”，既安放尸体，也当作食物储藏室。

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说到这里就提一下为什么通常情况下蚂蚁并不同类相食。

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这是蚂蚁的腺体分布（另外，蚂蚁是一种蜂，蜂类是膜翅目昆虫的统称，蚂蚁跟蜜蜂的亲缘关系比跟白蚁更近）。

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蚂蚁虽然不会说话，但是它们能通过信息素进行交流，告诉同穴的其他工蚁关于食物和敌人的一些信息，有食物的时候就释放招募信息素，号召大家过来，有敌人的时候就释放告警信息素，叫大家快跑。

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而死亡或者被真菌感染的蚂蚁会释放一些“坏菜”了的信息素，让同群的蚂蚁产生警觉，一旦工蚁检测到这些信息素，就会把这些坏菜了的蚂蚁扔到垃圾场或者说是蚂蚁墓穴那边去，避免这些死亡或者濒死的蚂蚁身上的传染性疾病感染整个蚁群。

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这在生物学上有专门的名词叫做：运尸行为（Necrophoresis）。

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通常来说，蚂蚁尸体会释放油酸等脂肪酸，触发活着的工蚁出现搬运行为。

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实验显示，涂油酸的活蚁会被同伴当作尸体移走。

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另外，蜜蜂也有这种搬运尸体扔出蜂巢的行为，毕竟蚂蚁也是一种蜂……

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当然，通常公墓只是用来扔尸体的，但是这群地堡木蚁因为没有食物来源，所以公墓也就是食物间……

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三、出埃及记

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在收集够发论文的观察记录后，科学家决定帮这群蚂蚁逃出生天：

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2016 年，科学家对这群蚂蚁进行了一次人为干预。

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他们的目标不仅是研究，更是要看这些蚂蚁是否愿意、并有能力逃出囚笼。

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方法非常简单：他们放置了一块 3 米长的木板，从地板斜搭到通风井的顶部出口，建起了一条“返乡的栈道”。

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结果几乎立竿见影。

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很快就有先锋蚁开始探索木板，然后一队队蚂蚁陆续踏上这条艰难的返途，向光明、温暖以及它们母巢的方向前进。

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当科学家们于 2017 年 2 月再次回访地堡时，内部几乎空无一蚁。

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那座庞大的“食尸蚁城”已经消失，地面上只剩下堆积如山的蚁尸，作为它们多年囚禁生活的唯一见证。它们成功撤离，并无缝回归了地表的母群体。

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最终论文发表在《膜翅目研究期刊》（Journal of Hymenoptera Research）上（见参考文献）。

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以上~

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参考文献：

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1Living beyond the limits of survival: wood ants trapped in a gigantic pitfall

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2Ants trapped for years in an old bunker; survival by cannibalism and eventual escape

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你从废墟里醒来，废墟是200 万同类死体的堆叠。

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你的口粮就是这堆废墟。

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你最好祈祷今天去“通风口”的路比较顺畅，要不然掉下来的你，也会成为“废墟”的一部分。

\n

这不是什么廉价小说开头，这是真实发生过的故事。

\n

故事的主角就是蚂蚁。

\n

一、前苏联地堡里的扩散性百万食尸蚁

\n

那是上个世纪 60 年代，世界还笼罩在美苏冷战的阴影之下，苏联为了应对可能出现的核战，做了大量准备，包括各种军备库和核掩体。

\n

美国夏延山末日掩体（Cheyenne Mountain Complex，深 600 米）和 俄罗斯“42 号地堡”（Bunker 42，深 65 米）都算是冷战遗产。

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而我们今天故事的主场：3003 号特别设施（下文简称地堡）也是冷战遗产之一。

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当时的波兰是华沙条约组织（Warsaw Pact）的成员国，是苏联在东欧的重要战略盟友和前沿阵地。

\n

苏联 60 年代在这里建设 3003 号设施作为核弹头存储库，为了防止被轰炸，建在地下的核掩体里。

\n

当冷战结束，苏联解体以后，这里自然就被废弃了。

\n
\"\"
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1992 年后这里的主人就是苔藓和蝙蝠了。自然也没人光顾。

\n

但是 2013 年，波兰的科学家意外发现了非常骇人的事情。

\n

波兰科学院的沃伊切赫·切霍夫斯基教授（Professor Wojciech Czechowski）带领的研究团队，在靠近坦普莱沃（Templewo）村的这处废弃地堡群中，例行进行冬眠蝙蝠的数量调查。

\n

然而在其中一座结构中，科学家们意外发现了令人震惊的一幕。

\n

在一个 2.3 米高的小型地堡室内，一群密密麻麻的木蚁（Formica polyctena）铺满了地板。

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地面上木蚁的窝大概是这样
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这里的温度恒定在 10°C 左右，几近完全黑暗，且没有可见的食物来源。

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这些蚂蚁是哪里来的？

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原来在地面之上，森林中的一座大型木蚁巢穴恰好建在生锈通风管道的上方。蚂蚁在觅食和维护巢穴的过程中，不时有工蚁踩到锈蚀掉的盖板跌入垂直的通风井，直接坠入地堡深处的黑暗之中。

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光滑的混凝土墙面让它们无从逃脱。它们被困住了。

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图中黑色的部分就是厚达几厘米的大约 200 万的尸体蚁毯。

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但是令人惊奇的是，地堡里还存活着大约十几万只木蚁，它们不是同一天掉下来的，而是成年累月生活在这里，甚至在地下都建立了一个小型蚁巢。

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那么问题来了，这些活着的木蚁吃什么？

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吃的就是同类蚂蚁的尸体。

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科学家对“地堡蚁群”展开研究时，他们证实了最初的可怕猜测：超过93%的蚁尸上都带有明显的咬痕和孔洞，主要集中在腹部和胸部。

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这些被困蚂蚁正是靠着系统性地啃食死去同伴来维持生计。

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虽然通常来说，蚂蚁并不吃同类尸体，但是毕竟当时那个环境属于紧急避险，蚂蚁纯粹出于求生的本能。

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因为唯一的食物来源就是地面同类不断如“降雨”般坠落，提供着维持生命所需的能量。

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当然地上的木蚁也不断尝试重新爬回地面的母巢，但是墙面的光滑让它们又不断掉下来，那些力竭的蚂蚁最终都会成为同类的食物。

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二、失序的蚁群

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这个蚁群最让科学家惊讶的还不是同类相食，而是没有蚁后的情况下维持了长达多年的时间。

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因为蚂蚁是高度社会化的昆虫，单个的蚂蚁其实并没有维持生命的生理学基础。

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整个蚁群组合在一起才更像是一个生命体，生物学上叫做“超个体”（Superorganism），即整个蚁群像一个独立的生物一样行动和反应。

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蚁群通常分为蚁后、工蚁和雄蚁三种：

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蚁后（Queen）： 通常是蚁群中体型最大、寿命最长的成员（可活几年到十几年）。她的核心职责是繁殖，是整个蚁群的母亲。一些高等蚂蚁物种中，蚁后也通过释放信息素来调控蚁群的行为。

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雄蚁（Drone）： 体型通常比工蚁大，长有翅膀。它们存在的唯一目的就是与未交配的蚁后进行“婚飞”交配。交配后，雄蚁会很快死去，从不参与巢穴建设、觅食等任何日常工作。

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工蚁（Worker）： 蚁群中数量最多、我们最常见到的蚂蚁。它们是生理上无法正常繁殖的雌性蚂蚁，承担了蚁群中除繁殖外的一切工作。

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地堡里的这群木蚁在没有蚁后释放信息素调控的情况下，自发完成了巢穴的建设工作。

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它们用有限的土壤和碎屑搭建起粗糙的土丘结构，内部甚至有通道和小室，模仿着阳光下的正常蚁巢结构。它们还保留了一个“蚂蚁墓穴”，既安放尸体，也当作食物储藏室。

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说到这里就提一下为什么通常情况下蚂蚁并不同类相食。

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这是蚂蚁的腺体分布（另外，蚂蚁是一种蜂，蜂类是膜翅目昆虫的统称，蚂蚁跟蜜蜂的亲缘关系比跟白蚁更近）。

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蚂蚁虽然不会说话，但是它们能通过信息素进行交流，告诉同穴的其他工蚁关于食物和敌人的一些信息，有食物的时候就释放招募信息素，号召大家过来，有敌人的时候就释放告警信息素，叫大家快跑。

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而死亡或者被真菌感染的蚂蚁会释放一些“坏菜”了的信息素，让同群的蚂蚁产生警觉，一旦工蚁检测到这些信息素，就会把这些坏菜了的蚂蚁扔到垃圾场或者说是蚂蚁墓穴那边去，避免这些死亡或者濒死的蚂蚁身上的传染性疾病感染整个蚁群。

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这在生物学上有专门的名词叫做：运尸行为（Necrophoresis）。

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通常来说，蚂蚁尸体会释放油酸等脂肪酸，触发活着的工蚁出现搬运行为。

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实验显示，涂油酸的活蚁会被同伴当作尸体移走。

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另外，蜜蜂也有这种搬运尸体扔出蜂巢的行为，毕竟蚂蚁也是一种蜂……

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当然，通常公墓只是用来扔尸体的，但是这群地堡木蚁因为没有食物来源，所以公墓也就是食物间……

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三、出埃及记

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在收集够发论文的观察记录后，科学家决定帮这群蚂蚁逃出生天：

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2016 年，科学家对这群蚂蚁进行了一次人为干预。

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他们的目标不仅是研究，更是要看这些蚂蚁是否愿意、并有能力逃出囚笼。

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方法非常简单：他们放置了一块 3 米长的木板，从地板斜搭到通风井的顶部出口，建起了一条“返乡的栈道”。

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结果几乎立竿见影。

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很快就有先锋蚁开始探索木板，然后一队队蚂蚁陆续踏上这条艰难的返途，向光明、温暖以及它们母巢的方向前进。

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当科学家们于 2017 年 2 月再次回访地堡时，内部几乎空无一蚁。

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那座庞大的“食尸蚁城”已经消失，地面上只剩下堆积如山的蚁尸，作为它们多年囚禁生活的唯一见证。它们成功撤离，并无缝回归了地表的母群体。

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最终论文发表在《膜翅目研究期刊》（Journal of Hymenoptera Research）上（见参考文献）。

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以上~

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参考文献：

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1Living beyond the limits of survival: wood ants trapped in a gigantic pitfall

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2Ants trapped for years in an old bunker; survival by cannibalism and eventual escape

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2001 年，科学家们精心设计了一个科学实验。

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他们给一只名叫 Rosi 的港海豹（海豹科、斑海豹属动物）佩戴了不透光的眼罩和隔音的耳罩，在暂时屏蔽其视觉和听觉信号的情况下，测试它能否跟上一条小型潜艇的轨迹。潜艇由螺旋桨驱动，像一条机械鱼，在水池中以 2 米每秒的速度划出直线，以 1.5 米每秒的速度划出曲线。

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海豹用胡须追踪鱼的轨迹 图片来源：heather beem
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潜艇留下的痕迹只有狭窄的水流通道，并且超过 20 秒后，水流的轨迹就会慢慢消失。这些水流痕迹模仿了鱼类游动留下的涡旋，像隐形的足迹，肉眼无法捕捉。

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潜艇运行固定距离后，停在一个半圆周上，周长 12.57 米，Rosi 的任务是潜入水下，找到它。

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图（a）图中展示了一个水下实验装置。实验者站在平台上，平台下方是水面，水下有一个潜水站，海豹佩戴眼罩和耳机以隔离视觉和听觉干扰。图（b）这一部分展示了海豹追踪运动的序列图像，时间戳从 00.00 秒到 17.13 秒 图（c）展示了海豹追踪时的两种轨迹 图片来源：参考文献[3]
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水池上方，摄像机记录下 Rosi 的每一帧行动画面。Rosi 潜入水池，88 根胡子展开，像天线般微微抖动。接着，它朝水池中心游去，头部轻轻摆动，像是用胡子“嗅”着水流的低语。

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令人难以置信的是，Rosi 在 326 次试验中成功找到潜艇的次数为 298 次，成功率约 91.4%，远超偶然概率的 13 次。并且，它追踪的距离可远达 180 米，不仅能追踪直线痕迹，还能跟着弯曲的涡旋游动。

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海豹的“追踪神器”是什么？

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目标物的轨迹如此狭窄、痕迹停留时间如此短暂，海豹究竟拥有什么样的“追踪神器”呢？

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答案是胡须。海豹胡须的毛囊周围有复杂的血窦（具体来说，它是一组充满血液的腔隙，位于毛囊的基部）和多种机械感受器，能感知微弱的水流信号，将机械信号转为电信号，传递到大脑的体感皮层。而它们的 88 根胡须则像“神经网络”，能够整合信号，绘制出水流的“动态地图”，就像一个精密的水下雷达。

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海豹 图片来源：Earth 网
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然而，水下的环境极为复杂，水下的“背景噪音”极大。想象你在一条喧闹的大街上，想听清朋友低声说话，但周围的车声、人声令你晕眩。同样地，海豹的胡须在水下面临的“背景噪音”就有类似的感觉。

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水下的背景噪音不仅来源于水中悬浮颗粒的碰撞，还有水中的杂乱水流，最重要的是一种叫“涡激振动”（vortex-induced vibrations）的影响。涡激振动是流体力学的一种现象。当水流或空气以一定速度流过物体时，流体会因为物体的阻挡而分裂，形成周期性的涡旋。这些涡旋产生不均匀的压力，推着物体振动。振动的频率（晃动的快慢程度）取决于流速、物体形状和大小。

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理论上，当海豹游动时，水流经过胡须会形成小旋涡，这些旋涡会推着胡须来回晃动，产生的便是涡激振动。这种晃动就像收音机里的杂音，干扰胡须感知鱼类尾流等微弱信号。

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因此，新的谜团浮现了：海豹的胡须是如何捕捉这些微弱信号的？怎么消除周围的干扰获取精准的信号？

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海豹胡须因何能成为高精确度的“水下雷达”？

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2010 年，科学家们对海豹胡须展开了实验。他们搬出了一个旋转流槽，像个巨大的旋转木马，直径 1.24 米，水深 20 厘米。水槽绕中心轴旋转，制造出稳定的水流，速度从 0.323 米每秒到 0.550 米每秒。

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科学家们从自然死亡的幼年海豹和博物馆标本中取来三根港海豹胡须和三根加利福尼亚海狮胡须，长度相近。

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虽然海豹和海狮就像“表兄弟”，生活方式和环境很像，但它们的胡须结构不太一样。海豹的胡须有独特的波浪状结构，每根胡须有 10~12 个波峰波谷，波长 1.5~2 毫米，横截面为椭圆形；而海狮的胡须是平滑的圆柱形，横截面近圆形，直径约 0.4 毫米。

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港海豹（AB）和加利福尼亚海狮胡须（CD）的结构差异 图片来源：文献[2]
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它们的胡须被固定在一个压电传感器上，传感器像个超级灵敏的“地震仪”，能够测量水流对胡须的推力。为了使海豹胡须周围的涡流可视化，科学家在水槽中加入了微小的塑料颗粒，这些颗粒会随着水流而移动。激光照射颗粒，便会形成图案。

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实验水槽 图片来源：伍兹霍尔海洋研究所
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结果发现，在相同水流速度下，港海豹胡须的振动幅度比海狮胡须低 6.2 倍，甚至在所有速度（指实验测试的水流速度范围，从 0.323 米 / 秒到 0.55 米 / 秒不等）下低 9.5 倍。海豹的波浪胡须就像装了“减震器”，几乎不受水流涡旋的干扰。

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这让海豹胡须能清晰捕捉水流速度低至 0.25 毫米每秒的信号，将信噪比（是一个衡量信号质量的指标，定义为有用信号功率与背景噪声功率的比值，通常用分贝（dB）表示。）提高了 2 倍。

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水流经过三种不同形状物体——港海豹胡须、椭圆柱体和圆柱体时形成的涡流差异。波浪状胡须通过打乱涡流群，让涡流形成更远，减少了振动 图片来源：参考文献[3]
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打造仿生海豹胡须，能应用在哪些领域？

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故事并未止步，对海豹胡须的研究还在延伸。

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2015 年，麻省理工学院（MIT）的工程师们用 3D 打印技术复制了海豹胡须的波浪状结构，打造出“人工海豹胡子”传感器。

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人造胡须的形状和海豹胡须相近，但比真的海豹胡须粗 50 倍 图片来源：heather beem
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这些胡须用柔性树脂制成，硬度与海豹胡须的角蛋白相仿，既坚韧又弹性十足。为了对比，他们还打印了平滑的圆柱形胡须，模仿加利福尼亚海狮的胡须。当然，人工海豹胡须不负期待，它们以 60%~80%的振动抑制和 1.8~2.2 倍的信噪比，证明了海豹胡须的工程潜力。

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仿生学通过模仿自然界的精妙设计解决工程难题。海豹胡须的波浪状结构是亿万年进化的结果，兼顾抗振和信号感知。模仿海豹胡须打造出复制品有助于开发出高灵敏、低干扰的传感器，超越传统设备（如声呐）在浑浊水域的局限，有望将其应用于水下机器人、航空甚至医疗领域。

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想象一下，一台水下机器人，装着波浪状的“人工海豹胡子”，在浑浊的港口里穿梭。港口的水像一锅混汤，充满了泥沙和垃圾，传统的声呐“看不清路”。但这些胡须传感器却像海豹一样，灵敏地“嗅”到了一股微弱的水流——那是泄漏的油污在水里扩散的痕迹，速度只有每秒 0.5 毫米，比蜗牛爬还慢。机器人顺着水流，精准定位到漏油点，误差不到 10 厘米，帮工程师迅速封堵污染，保护了海洋生态。

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在医院里，医生们用微型波浪状传感器，模仿胡须的抗振和感知能力，将其装在微流控设备上，可以检测血液或体液的流动变化。这些传感器能捕捉到 1 微米的微小扰动，协助医生发现血液里异常的细微信号，比如早期癌症的线索。它们安静又精准，就像海豹在水下“听”鱼儿的低语，给了患者更早的治疗机会。

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这些应用只是冰山一角。看似科幻，也许在不久的将来就能实现，我们拭目以待。

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参考文献

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[1]Dehnhardt G., Mauck B., Hanke W., Bleckmann H. (2001). Hydrodynamic trail following in harbor seals (Phocavitulina). Science 293, 102-104.[

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2]Hanke W, Witte M, Miersch L, et al. Harbor seal vibrissa morphology suppresses vortex-induced vibrations[J](#). Journal of Experimental Biology, 2010, 213(15): 2665-2672.

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[3]Zheng X, Kamat A M, Cao M, et al. Creating underwater vision through wavy whiskers: A review of the flow-sensing mechanisms and biomimetic potential of seal whiskers[J](#). Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2021, 18(183): 20210629.

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2001 年，科学家们精心设计了一个科学实验。

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他们给一只名叫 Rosi 的港海豹（海豹科、斑海豹属动物）佩戴了不透光的眼罩和隔音的耳罩，在暂时屏蔽其视觉和听觉信号的情况下，测试它能否跟上一条小型潜艇的轨迹。潜艇由螺旋桨驱动，像一条机械鱼，在水池中以 2 米每秒的速度划出直线，以 1.5 米每秒的速度划出曲线。

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海豹用胡须追踪鱼的轨迹 图片来源：heather beem
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潜艇留下的痕迹只有狭窄的水流通道，并且超过 20 秒后，水流的轨迹就会慢慢消失。这些水流痕迹模仿了鱼类游动留下的涡旋，像隐形的足迹，肉眼无法捕捉。

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潜艇运行固定距离后，停在一个半圆周上，周长 12.57 米，Rosi 的任务是潜入水下，找到它。

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图（a）图中展示了一个水下实验装置。实验者站在平台上，平台下方是水面，水下有一个潜水站，海豹佩戴眼罩和耳机以隔离视觉和听觉干扰。图（b）这一部分展示了海豹追踪运动的序列图像，时间戳从 00.00 秒到 17.13 秒 图（c）展示了海豹追踪时的两种轨迹 图片来源：参考文献[3]
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水池上方，摄像机记录下 Rosi 的每一帧行动画面。Rosi 潜入水池，88 根胡子展开，像天线般微微抖动。接着，它朝水池中心游去，头部轻轻摆动，像是用胡子“嗅”着水流的低语。

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令人难以置信的是，Rosi 在 326 次试验中成功找到潜艇的次数为 298 次，成功率约 91.4%，远超偶然概率的 13 次。并且，它追踪的距离可远达 180 米，不仅能追踪直线痕迹，还能跟着弯曲的涡旋游动。

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海豹的“追踪神器”是什么？

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目标物的轨迹如此狭窄、痕迹停留时间如此短暂，海豹究竟拥有什么样的“追踪神器”呢？

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答案是胡须。海豹胡须的毛囊周围有复杂的血窦（具体来说，它是一组充满血液的腔隙，位于毛囊的基部）和多种机械感受器，能感知微弱的水流信号，将机械信号转为电信号，传递到大脑的体感皮层。而它们的 88 根胡须则像“神经网络”，能够整合信号，绘制出水流的“动态地图”，就像一个精密的水下雷达。

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海豹 图片来源：Earth 网
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然而，水下的环境极为复杂，水下的“背景噪音”极大。想象你在一条喧闹的大街上，想听清朋友低声说话，但周围的车声、人声令你晕眩。同样地，海豹的胡须在水下面临的“背景噪音”就有类似的感觉。

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水下的背景噪音不仅来源于水中悬浮颗粒的碰撞，还有水中的杂乱水流，最重要的是一种叫“涡激振动”（vortex-induced vibrations）的影响。涡激振动是流体力学的一种现象。当水流或空气以一定速度流过物体时，流体会因为物体的阻挡而分裂，形成周期性的涡旋。这些涡旋产生不均匀的压力，推着物体振动。振动的频率（晃动的快慢程度）取决于流速、物体形状和大小。

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理论上，当海豹游动时，水流经过胡须会形成小旋涡，这些旋涡会推着胡须来回晃动，产生的便是涡激振动。这种晃动就像收音机里的杂音，干扰胡须感知鱼类尾流等微弱信号。

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因此，新的谜团浮现了：海豹的胡须是如何捕捉这些微弱信号的？怎么消除周围的干扰获取精准的信号？

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海豹胡须因何能成为高精确度的“水下雷达”？

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2010 年，科学家们对海豹胡须展开了实验。他们搬出了一个旋转流槽，像个巨大的旋转木马，直径 1.24 米，水深 20 厘米。水槽绕中心轴旋转，制造出稳定的水流，速度从 0.323 米每秒到 0.550 米每秒。

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科学家们从自然死亡的幼年海豹和博物馆标本中取来三根港海豹胡须和三根加利福尼亚海狮胡须，长度相近。

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虽然海豹和海狮就像“表兄弟”，生活方式和环境很像，但它们的胡须结构不太一样。海豹的胡须有独特的波浪状结构，每根胡须有 10~12 个波峰波谷，波长 1.5~2 毫米，横截面为椭圆形；而海狮的胡须是平滑的圆柱形，横截面近圆形，直径约 0.4 毫米。

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港海豹（AB）和加利福尼亚海狮胡须（CD）的结构差异 图片来源：文献[2]
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它们的胡须被固定在一个压电传感器上，传感器像个超级灵敏的“地震仪”，能够测量水流对胡须的推力。为了使海豹胡须周围的涡流可视化，科学家在水槽中加入了微小的塑料颗粒，这些颗粒会随着水流而移动。激光照射颗粒，便会形成图案。

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实验水槽 图片来源：伍兹霍尔海洋研究所
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结果发现，在相同水流速度下，港海豹胡须的振动幅度比海狮胡须低 6.2 倍，甚至在所有速度（指实验测试的水流速度范围，从 0.323 米 / 秒到 0.55 米 / 秒不等）下低 9.5 倍。海豹的波浪胡须就像装了“减震器”，几乎不受水流涡旋的干扰。

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这让海豹胡须能清晰捕捉水流速度低至 0.25 毫米每秒的信号，将信噪比（是一个衡量信号质量的指标，定义为有用信号功率与背景噪声功率的比值，通常用分贝（dB）表示。）提高了 2 倍。

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水流经过三种不同形状物体——港海豹胡须、椭圆柱体和圆柱体时形成的涡流差异。波浪状胡须通过打乱涡流群，让涡流形成更远，减少了振动 图片来源：参考文献[3]
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打造仿生海豹胡须，能应用在哪些领域？

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故事并未止步，对海豹胡须的研究还在延伸。

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2015 年，麻省理工学院（MIT）的工程师们用 3D 打印技术复制了海豹胡须的波浪状结构，打造出“人工海豹胡子”传感器。

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人造胡须的形状和海豹胡须相近，但比真的海豹胡须粗 50 倍 图片来源：heather beem
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这些胡须用柔性树脂制成，硬度与海豹胡须的角蛋白相仿，既坚韧又弹性十足。为了对比，他们还打印了平滑的圆柱形胡须，模仿加利福尼亚海狮的胡须。当然，人工海豹胡须不负期待，它们以 60%~80%的振动抑制和 1.8~2.2 倍的信噪比，证明了海豹胡须的工程潜力。

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仿生学通过模仿自然界的精妙设计解决工程难题。海豹胡须的波浪状结构是亿万年进化的结果，兼顾抗振和信号感知。模仿海豹胡须打造出复制品有助于开发出高灵敏、低干扰的传感器，超越传统设备（如声呐）在浑浊水域的局限，有望将其应用于水下机器人、航空甚至医疗领域。

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想象一下，一台水下机器人，装着波浪状的“人工海豹胡子”，在浑浊的港口里穿梭。港口的水像一锅混汤，充满了泥沙和垃圾，传统的声呐“看不清路”。但这些胡须传感器却像海豹一样，灵敏地“嗅”到了一股微弱的水流——那是泄漏的油污在水里扩散的痕迹，速度只有每秒 0.5 毫米，比蜗牛爬还慢。机器人顺着水流，精准定位到漏油点，误差不到 10 厘米，帮工程师迅速封堵污染，保护了海洋生态。

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在医院里，医生们用微型波浪状传感器，模仿胡须的抗振和感知能力，将其装在微流控设备上，可以检测血液或体液的流动变化。这些传感器能捕捉到 1 微米的微小扰动，协助医生发现血液里异常的细微信号，比如早期癌症的线索。它们安静又精准，就像海豹在水下“听”鱼儿的低语，给了患者更早的治疗机会。

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这些应用只是冰山一角。看似科幻，也许在不久的将来就能实现，我们拭目以待。

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参考文献

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[1]Dehnhardt G., Mauck B., Hanke W., Bleckmann H. (2001). Hydrodynamic trail following in harbor seals (Phocavitulina). Science 293, 102-104.[

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2]Hanke W, Witte M, Miersch L, et al. Harbor seal vibrissa morphology suppresses vortex-induced vibrations[J](#). Journal of Experimental Biology, 2010, 213(15): 2665-2672.

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[3]Zheng X, Kamat A M, Cao M, et al. Creating underwater vision through wavy whiskers: A review of the flow-sensing mechanisms and biomimetic potential of seal whiskers[J](#). Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2021, 18(183): 20210629.

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简要地说，最主要的原因是为了增强在地面和洞穴中的行动能力。

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与蜜蜂和胡蜂不同，蚂蚁拥有独特的搬运重物的能力，工蚁时常可以携带数百倍于自身体重的物品。而飞虫的承重能力相对来说弱很多，每次只能运输很少的食物，比如两个花粉团或者一块从猎物身上切下的肉块。

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这让它们的觅食模式和生态位产生了根本性的差异：蜂类类似空降兵，锁定一块拥有丰富资源的区域，并且依靠翅膀的便利性快速往返逐步取回；而蚂蚁则进行地毯式搜查，寻找那些分布零散的食物，类似昆虫尸体或种子。由于它们强大的搬运能力，往往仅需一只或几只工蚁就能胜任携带食物的重任。即使遇到无法搬运的大块食物，它们也能迅速留下气味路径回去摇人，让援助精准到达现场，而不像蜜蜂那样依靠无法避免误差的摇摆舞。

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那么，失去翅膀是如何增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的呢？

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我们知道，胸部（在蜂类中，腹部第一节与胸部融合）是昆虫的运动中心，驱动着腿和翅膀，前后连接这头部和腹部。这意味着胸部的空间时常被大量肌肉，尤其是飞行肌填充；而丢弃翅膀并改造胸部结构无疑是增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的最佳选择。

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蚁属物种的蚁后与工蚁对比，可以直观地看到二者胸部的结构差异。图源网络
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具体如下：

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颈部肌肉的改造

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新翅类飞虫的胸部本质上是一个飞行发动机，填充着强壮的肌肉，通过牵拉铰接式的胸甲带动翅膀运动。而膜翅目作为飞行能力很强的类群，飞行肌尤其发达，甚至填满了本就很小的前胸部分，这导致控制头部运动的四块肌肉不得不夹缝求生。

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而对于工蚁，由于没有了飞行肌的约束，颈部肌肉大大加强，直接连接到前胸与中胸的接缝处，而蚁后只到前胸的一半。同时，工蚁具有拱形的胸部，与飞行蜂类平顶的胸部不同，这让颈部肌肉有了更大的附着表面和更好的发力方向。有了颈部肌肉的加强，工蚁便可以轻松叼起重物。

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蚁后（左）与工蚁的颈部肌肉（红橙色）差异，紫色部分为飞行肌。图源网络
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腿部肌肉的增强

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当然，只练脖子不练腿可不行。昆虫的腿的运动由一系列从胸部侧面插入腿部基节的小肌肉群控制，作用较大的是外转节肌，它们的主体位于胸部，通过一条长长的肌腱与转节相连。它们主要的作用是致使腿部内收，抬起身体和蚂蚁所承受的任何负荷。

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在蚁后中，外转节肌很短，因为它们被巨大的飞行肌挤压在胸部底部。而对于工蚁，它们的外转节肌可以直接延伸到背部，尤其是中腿和后腿的部分。这给予了工蚁强大的核心能力，让它们能够在重压下依旧健步如飞。

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结节肌的增大

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蚂蚁的胸部与后腹部通过结节连接，与颈部类似，有四块肌肉通过拮抗作用控制后腹部的动作。由于膜翅目昆虫的后腹部拥有注射 / 喷洒毒液、在行走时稳定身体等诸多作用，所以控制它的肌肉就显得尤为重要。

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工蚁的结节肌几乎填充了整个并胸腹节，隆起的背部也增大了其容量；而蚁后的结节肌只能被挤在飞行肌和外骨骼的狭小缝隙中。有时工蚁的结节肌可以比蚁后多出百分之三十；更低的附着位置也使其更加省力。于是举腹蚁就能灵活地抬起后腹部防御，在沙地上健步如飞的箭蚁也能依靠立起的后腹部稳定身体。

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蚁后（上）与工蚁的胸部部分肌肉对比，紫色为飞行肌，橙色为外转节肌，绿色为结节肌。图源网络
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在为胸部其他肌肉留出空间之外，脆弱的膜质翅膀本身也很容易在洞穴和落叶层中损坏或卡住。退化翅膀可以从这个方面优化行动能力，这也是蚁后交配后就会拔掉自己翅膀的原因。

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在蚂蚁之外，也有一些其他膜翅目昆虫不约而同地退化了翅膀，原因大多雷同：更好的钻洞或行走能力，以及更灵活的后腹部，用于蛰刺或产卵。不过由于不能像蚂蚁那样婚飞，因此它们大多保留了有翅的雄性用于开枝散叶，有些物种干脆缩小了雌性的体型，让雄性带着雌性飞向远方。一些行军蚁往往具有无翅的蚁后，适于长距离迁移。

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一对正在交配的刺臀土蜂（Elidothynnus melleus），可以看到两性见巨大的体型差异，无翅的小型雌性便于钻入土中寻找甲虫幼虫。图源 iNaturalist
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蚁蜂也有类似情况，它们的雌性会在地面搜寻其他膜翅目昆虫的巢穴，并偷偷在里面产卵。图源 iNaturalist
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简要地说，最主要的原因是为了增强在地面和洞穴中的行动能力。

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与蜜蜂和胡蜂不同，蚂蚁拥有独特的搬运重物的能力，工蚁时常可以携带数百倍于自身体重的物品。而飞虫的承重能力相对来说弱很多，每次只能运输很少的食物，比如两个花粉团或者一块从猎物身上切下的肉块。

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这让它们的觅食模式和生态位产生了根本性的差异：蜂类类似空降兵，锁定一块拥有丰富资源的区域，并且依靠翅膀的便利性快速往返逐步取回；而蚂蚁则进行地毯式搜查，寻找那些分布零散的食物，类似昆虫尸体或种子。由于它们强大的搬运能力，往往仅需一只或几只工蚁就能胜任携带食物的重任。即使遇到无法搬运的大块食物，它们也能迅速留下气味路径回去摇人，让援助精准到达现场，而不像蜜蜂那样依靠无法避免误差的摇摆舞。

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那么，失去翅膀是如何增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的呢？

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我们知道，胸部（在蜂类中，腹部第一节与胸部融合）是昆虫的运动中心，驱动着腿和翅膀，前后连接这头部和腹部。这意味着胸部的空间时常被大量肌肉，尤其是飞行肌填充；而丢弃翅膀并改造胸部结构无疑是增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的最佳选择。

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蚁属物种的蚁后与工蚁对比，可以直观地看到二者胸部的结构差异。图源网络
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具体如下：

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颈部肌肉的改造

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新翅类飞虫的胸部本质上是一个飞行发动机，填充着强壮的肌肉，通过牵拉铰接式的胸甲带动翅膀运动。而膜翅目作为飞行能力很强的类群，飞行肌尤其发达，甚至填满了本就很小的前胸部分，这导致控制头部运动的四块肌肉不得不夹缝求生。

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而对于工蚁，由于没有了飞行肌的约束，颈部肌肉大大加强，直接连接到前胸与中胸的接缝处，而蚁后只到前胸的一半。同时，工蚁具有拱形的胸部，与飞行蜂类平顶的胸部不同，这让颈部肌肉有了更大的附着表面和更好的发力方向。有了颈部肌肉的加强，工蚁便可以轻松叼起重物。

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蚁后（左）与工蚁的颈部肌肉（红橙色）差异，紫色部分为飞行肌。图源网络
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腿部肌肉的增强

\n

当然，只练脖子不练腿可不行。昆虫的腿的运动由一系列从胸部侧面插入腿部基节的小肌肉群控制，作用较大的是外转节肌，它们的主体位于胸部，通过一条长长的肌腱与转节相连。它们主要的作用是致使腿部内收，抬起身体和蚂蚁所承受的任何负荷。

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在蚁后中，外转节肌很短，因为它们被巨大的飞行肌挤压在胸部底部。而对于工蚁，它们的外转节肌可以直接延伸到背部，尤其是中腿和后腿的部分。这给予了工蚁强大的核心能力，让它们能够在重压下依旧健步如飞。

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结节肌的增大

\n

蚂蚁的胸部与后腹部通过结节连接，与颈部类似，有四块肌肉通过拮抗作用控制后腹部的动作。由于膜翅目昆虫的后腹部拥有注射 / 喷洒毒液、在行走时稳定身体等诸多作用，所以控制它的肌肉就显得尤为重要。

\n

工蚁的结节肌几乎填充了整个并胸腹节，隆起的背部也增大了其容量；而蚁后的结节肌只能被挤在飞行肌和外骨骼的狭小缝隙中。有时工蚁的结节肌可以比蚁后多出百分之三十；更低的附着位置也使其更加省力。于是举腹蚁就能灵活地抬起后腹部防御，在沙地上健步如飞的箭蚁也能依靠立起的后腹部稳定身体。

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蚁后（上）与工蚁的胸部部分肌肉对比，紫色为飞行肌，橙色为外转节肌，绿色为结节肌。图源网络
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在为胸部其他肌肉留出空间之外，脆弱的膜质翅膀本身也很容易在洞穴和落叶层中损坏或卡住。退化翅膀可以从这个方面优化行动能力，这也是蚁后交配后就会拔掉自己翅膀的原因。

\n

在蚂蚁之外，也有一些其他膜翅目昆虫不约而同地退化了翅膀，原因大多雷同：更好的钻洞或行走能力，以及更灵活的后腹部，用于蛰刺或产卵。不过由于不能像蚂蚁那样婚飞，因此它们大多保留了有翅的雄性用于开枝散叶，有些物种干脆缩小了雌性的体型，让雄性带着雌性飞向远方。一些行军蚁往往具有无翅的蚁后，适于长距离迁移。

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一对正在交配的刺臀土蜂（Elidothynnus melleus），可以看到两性见巨大的体型差异，无翅的小型雌性便于钻入土中寻找甲虫幼虫。图源 iNaturalist
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蚁蜂也有类似情况，它们的雌性会在地面搜寻其他膜翅目昆虫的巢穴，并偷偷在里面产卵。图源 iNaturalist
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简要地说，最主要的原因是为了增强在地面和洞穴中的行动能力。

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与蜜蜂和胡蜂不同，蚂蚁拥有独特的搬运重物的能力，工蚁时常可以携带数百倍于自身体重的物品。而飞虫的承重能力相对来说弱很多，每次只能运输很少的食物，比如两个花粉团或者一块从猎物身上切下的肉块。

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这让它们的觅食模式和生态位产生了根本性的差异：蜂类类似空降兵，锁定一块拥有丰富资源的区域，并且依靠翅膀的便利性快速往返逐步取回；而蚂蚁则进行地毯式搜查，寻找那些分布零散的食物，类似昆虫尸体或种子。由于它们强大的搬运能力，往往仅需一只或几只工蚁就能胜任携带食物的重任。即使遇到无法搬运的大块食物，它们也能迅速留下气味路径回去摇人，让援助精准到达现场，而不像蜜蜂那样依靠无法避免误差的摇摆舞。

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那么，失去翅膀是如何增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的呢？

\n

我们知道，胸部（在蜂类中，腹部第一节与胸部融合）是昆虫的运动中心，驱动着腿和翅膀，前后连接这头部和腹部。这意味着胸部的空间时常被大量肌肉，尤其是飞行肌填充；而丢弃翅膀并改造胸部结构无疑是增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的最佳选择。

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蚁属物种的蚁后与工蚁对比，可以直观地看到二者胸部的结构差异。图源网络
\n

具体如下：

\n

颈部肌肉的改造

\n

新翅类飞虫的胸部本质上是一个飞行发动机，填充着强壮的肌肉，通过牵拉铰接式的胸甲带动翅膀运动。而膜翅目作为飞行能力很强的类群，飞行肌尤其发达，甚至填满了本就很小的前胸部分，这导致控制头部运动的四块肌肉不得不夹缝求生。

\n

而对于工蚁，由于没有了飞行肌的约束，颈部肌肉大大加强，直接连接到前胸与中胸的接缝处，而蚁后只到前胸的一半。同时，工蚁具有拱形的胸部，与飞行蜂类平顶的胸部不同，这让颈部肌肉有了更大的附着表面和更好的发力方向。有了颈部肌肉的加强，工蚁便可以轻松叼起重物。

\n
\"\"
蚁后（左）与工蚁的颈部肌肉（红橙色）差异，紫色部分为飞行肌。图源网络
\n

腿部肌肉的增强

\n

当然，只练脖子不练腿可不行。昆虫的腿的运动由一系列从胸部侧面插入腿部基节的小肌肉群控制，作用较大的是外转节肌，它们的主体位于胸部，通过一条长长的肌腱与转节相连。它们主要的作用是致使腿部内收，抬起身体和蚂蚁所承受的任何负荷。

\n

在蚁后中，外转节肌很短，因为它们被巨大的飞行肌挤压在胸部底部。而对于工蚁，它们的外转节肌可以直接延伸到背部，尤其是中腿和后腿的部分。这给予了工蚁强大的核心能力，让它们能够在重压下依旧健步如飞。

\n

结节肌的增大

\n

蚂蚁的胸部与后腹部通过结节连接，与颈部类似，有四块肌肉通过拮抗作用控制后腹部的动作。由于膜翅目昆虫的后腹部拥有注射 / 喷洒毒液、在行走时稳定身体等诸多作用，所以控制它的肌肉就显得尤为重要。

\n

工蚁的结节肌几乎填充了整个并胸腹节，隆起的背部也增大了其容量；而蚁后的结节肌只能被挤在飞行肌和外骨骼的狭小缝隙中。有时工蚁的结节肌可以比蚁后多出百分之三十；更低的附着位置也使其更加省力。于是举腹蚁就能灵活地抬起后腹部防御，在沙地上健步如飞的箭蚁也能依靠立起的后腹部稳定身体。

\n
\"\"
蚁后（上）与工蚁的胸部部分肌肉对比，紫色为飞行肌，橙色为外转节肌，绿色为结节肌。图源网络
\n

在为胸部其他肌肉留出空间之外，脆弱的膜质翅膀本身也很容易在洞穴和落叶层中损坏或卡住。退化翅膀可以从这个方面优化行动能力，这也是蚁后交配后就会拔掉自己翅膀的原因。

\n

在蚂蚁之外，也有一些其他膜翅目昆虫不约而同地退化了翅膀，原因大多雷同：更好的钻洞或行走能力，以及更灵活的后腹部，用于蛰刺或产卵。不过由于不能像蚂蚁那样婚飞，因此它们大多保留了有翅的雄性用于开枝散叶，有些物种干脆缩小了雌性的体型，让雄性带着雌性飞向远方。一些行军蚁往往具有无翅的蚁后，适于长距离迁移。

\n
\"\"
一对正在交配的刺臀土蜂（Elidothynnus melleus），可以看到两性见巨大的体型差异，无翅的小型雌性便于钻入土中寻找甲虫幼虫。图源 iNaturalist
\n
\"\"
蚁蜂也有类似情况，它们的雌性会在地面搜寻其他膜翅目昆虫的巢穴，并偷偷在里面产卵。图源 iNaturalist
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简要地说，最主要的原因是为了增强在地面和洞穴中的行动能力。

\n

与蜜蜂和胡蜂不同，蚂蚁拥有独特的搬运重物的能力，工蚁时常可以携带数百倍于自身体重的物品。而飞虫的承重能力相对来说弱很多，每次只能运输很少的食物，比如两个花粉团或者一块从猎物身上切下的肉块。

\n

这让它们的觅食模式和生态位产生了根本性的差异：蜂类类似空降兵，锁定一块拥有丰富资源的区域，并且依靠翅膀的便利性快速往返逐步取回；而蚂蚁则进行地毯式搜查，寻找那些分布零散的食物，类似昆虫尸体或种子。由于它们强大的搬运能力，往往仅需一只或几只工蚁就能胜任携带食物的重任。即使遇到无法搬运的大块食物，它们也能迅速留下气味路径回去摇人，让援助精准到达现场，而不像蜜蜂那样依靠无法避免误差的摇摆舞。

\n

那么，失去翅膀是如何增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的呢？

\n

我们知道，胸部（在蜂类中，腹部第一节与胸部融合）是昆虫的运动中心，驱动着腿和翅膀，前后连接这头部和腹部。这意味着胸部的空间时常被大量肌肉，尤其是飞行肌填充；而丢弃翅膀并改造胸部结构无疑是增强蚂蚁地面行动能力的最佳选择。

\n
\"\"
蚁属物种的蚁后与工蚁对比，可以直观地看到二者胸部的结构差异。图源网络
\n

具体如下：

\n

颈部肌肉的改造

\n

新翅类飞虫的胸部本质上是一个飞行发动机，填充着强壮的肌肉，通过牵拉铰接式的胸甲带动翅膀运动。而膜翅目作为飞行能力很强的类群，飞行肌尤其发达，甚至填满了本就很小的前胸部分，这导致控制头部运动的四块肌肉不得不夹缝求生。

\n

而对于工蚁，由于没有了飞行肌的约束，颈部肌肉大大加强，直接连接到前胸与中胸的接缝处，而蚁后只到前胸的一半。同时，工蚁具有拱形的胸部，与飞行蜂类平顶的胸部不同，这让颈部肌肉有了更大的附着表面和更好的发力方向。有了颈部肌肉的加强，工蚁便可以轻松叼起重物。

\n
\"\"
蚁后（左）与工蚁的颈部肌肉（红橙色）差异，紫色部分为飞行肌。图源网络
\n

腿部肌肉的增强

\n

当然，只练脖子不练腿可不行。昆虫的腿的运动由一系列从胸部侧面插入腿部基节的小肌肉群控制，作用较大的是外转节肌，它们的主体位于胸部，通过一条长长的肌腱与转节相连。它们主要的作用是致使腿部内收，抬起身体和蚂蚁所承受的任何负荷。

\n

在蚁后中，外转节肌很短，因为它们被巨大的飞行肌挤压在胸部底部。而对于工蚁，它们的外转节肌可以直接延伸到背部，尤其是中腿和后腿的部分。这给予了工蚁强大的核心能力，让它们能够在重压下依旧健步如飞。

\n

结节肌的增大

\n

蚂蚁的胸部与后腹部通过结节连接，与颈部类似，有四块肌肉通过拮抗作用控制后腹部的动作。由于膜翅目昆虫的后腹部拥有注射 / 喷洒毒液、在行走时稳定身体等诸多作用，所以控制它的肌肉就显得尤为重要。

\n

工蚁的结节肌几乎填充了整个并胸腹节，隆起的背部也增大了其容量；而蚁后的结节肌只能被挤在飞行肌和外骨骼的狭小缝隙中。有时工蚁的结节肌可以比蚁后多出百分之三十；更低的附着位置也使其更加省力。于是举腹蚁就能灵活地抬起后腹部防御，在沙地上健步如飞的箭蚁也能依靠立起的后腹部稳定身体。

\n
\"\"
蚁后（上）与工蚁的胸部部分肌肉对比，紫色为飞行肌，橙色为外转节肌，绿色为结节肌。图源网络
\n

在为胸部其他肌肉留出空间之外，脆弱的膜质翅膀本身也很容易在洞穴和落叶层中损坏或卡住。退化翅膀可以从这个方面优化行动能力，这也是蚁后交配后就会拔掉自己翅膀的原因。

\n

在蚂蚁之外，也有一些其他膜翅目昆虫不约而同地退化了翅膀，原因大多雷同：更好的钻洞或行走能力，以及更灵活的后腹部，用于蛰刺或产卵。不过由于不能像蚂蚁那样婚飞，因此它们大多保留了有翅的雄性用于开枝散叶，有些物种干脆缩小了雌性的体型，让雄性带着雌性飞向远方。一些行军蚁往往具有无翅的蚁后，适于长距离迁移。

\n
\"\"
一对正在交配的刺臀土蜂（Elidothynnus melleus），可以看到两性见巨大的体型差异，无翅的小型雌性便于钻入土中寻找甲虫幼虫。图源 iNaturalist
\n
\"\"
蚁蜂也有类似情况，它们的雌性会在地面搜寻其他膜翅目昆虫的巢穴，并偷偷在里面产卵。图源 iNaturalist
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高维复杂得多，因为可以粘合的方向变多了，没那么好推广。

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莫比乌斯环和克莱因瓶都是二维不可定向流形，一维和三维不存在不可定向流形，所以要思考四维不可定向流形的更高维嵌入，这就烧脑了。

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而且做拓扑的应该都知道，四维是特殊的，哪怕更高维度都没四维复杂。

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所谓不可定向，可以简单理解为绕了一圈，左右手互换了。

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考虑二维平面，其实存在三种粘合方式：

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考虑一条纸带，同向粘合就是圆柱，反向粘合就是莫比乌斯环。

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考虑一个圆柱，同向粘合就是甜甜圈，反向粘合就是克莱因瓶。

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你比较聪明的话就会在这里发现一个 bug，那莫比乌斯环两条边不也可以正向或者反向粘合吗？

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这不还有两类吗？

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Sorry，莫比乌斯环只有一条边，你可以自己粘一个，真的只有一条边，没法再粘合。

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所以才说二维有三种粘合方式。

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总之面对高维空间几何直观已经不够用了，我们必须使用严格的数学语言来推导。

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想象一条无限大的矩形纸带

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，定义操作

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。

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在该变换下我们将所有能通过这个平移操作联系起来的点视为同一个点。

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相当于把纸带卷起来，得到一个无限长的圆柱面，这仍是一个可定向的曲面。

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再规定一个扭曲操作

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，该变换把纵坐标翻转了，这个翻转在代数上等价一个反射操作，正是它向空间中注入了不可定向的性质。

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这种特殊翻转推广到更高维度被称为对径映射（Antipodal Map）。

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想象一个

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维球面

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，它是

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空间中的单位球面。

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对径映射可以把球面上的每一个点

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瞬间移动到它正对面的那个点

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。

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打个比方，地球上的北极点和南极点建了个传送门互通，这就是一种对径映射。

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这个操作可以用一个只有两个元素的群

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来描述，其中

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是单位操作，

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是对径映射。

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现在考虑一个非常抽象的粘合操作，把

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上所有互为对径的点都视为同一个点，这个操作得到的商空间，就是实射影空间

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。

\n
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\n

这玩意儿比克莱因瓶还要抽象一点。

\n

\"\"就是将一维圆环

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合，粘合后得到的还是一个圆。

\n

所以

\n

\"\"

\n

，并且仍然是可定向的。

\n

\"\"

\n

要将二维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合，得到的就是上图的抽象玩意儿，这是一个二维不可定向流形，没有边界。

\n

它和克莱因瓶是同类，都是二维紧致不可定向流形，只是在拓扑上不等同。

\n

\"\"

\n

要将位于四维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

中的三维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合。

\n

这是一个三维流形，奇妙的是这个流形在拓扑上等同于我们熟知的三维旋转群

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

因此它是可定向的。

\n

继续计算高维推广，惠特尼发现实射影空间

\n

\"\"

\n

仅在偶数维度不可定向。

\n

另外惠特尼强嵌入定理还指出，任何一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形，无论是否可定向，总可以被嵌入到

\n

\"\"

\n

中。

\n

所以我们要考虑的推广就是

\n

\"\"

\n

的

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入。

\n
\n

不过四维是被诅咒的维度，这里面水太深了。

\n

二维世界很乖，任何紧致无边界的二维流形，要么是可定向的，要么是不可定向的，可以被完全分类。

\n

三维的世界差不多被探索完了，任何紧致的三维流形都可以通过切割和分解，最终得到由八种标准几何结构中的一种所支配的流形块的连通和。

\n

五维以上的世界也是井然有序，早已被微分拓扑征服。

\n

但是四维空间上流形的分类问题异常困难，而且搞不好是不可判定的。

\n

我随便构造一些妙妙屋。

\n

取一个位于

\n

\"\"

\n

中的四维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，然后将每一对对径点粘合在一起，得到

\n

\"\"

\n

，这东西的嵌入需要

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

但是如果取一个二维不可定向的克莱因瓶

\n

\"\"

\n

和一个二维可定向二维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，想象一个克莱因瓶，每一个点上都“挂”着一个完整的二维球面。

\n

一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形

\n

\"\"

\n

和一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形

\n

\"\"

\n

的乘积

\n

\"\"

\n

可以嵌入到各自嵌入空间的和中。

\n

既然克莱因瓶

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入

\n

\"\"

\n

，而球面

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入

\n

\"\"

\n

，那么

\n

\"\"

\n

可以嵌入到 7 维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

这还没完，在两者身上各自挖掉一个小小的四维球体，在每个流形上下一个三维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

作为伤口，然后将这两个三维球面的边界对齐粘合起来，串成一个高维糖葫芦

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

这东西也是不可定向的，应该需要 8 维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

才能嵌入，长成这样我也不是很确定。

\n

而且还能继续使用类似手段杂交下去。

\n

总之似乎有无限种拓扑不同构的四维不可定向流形，外加一般需要八维空间才能嵌入，克莱因瓶的推广困难重重。

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高维复杂得多，因为可以粘合的方向变多了，没那么好推广。

\n

莫比乌斯环和克莱因瓶都是二维不可定向流形，一维和三维不存在不可定向流形，所以要思考四维不可定向流形的更高维嵌入，这就烧脑了。

\n

而且做拓扑的应该都知道，四维是特殊的，哪怕更高维度都没四维复杂。

\n
\n

所谓不可定向，可以简单理解为绕了一圈，左右手互换了。

\n

考虑二维平面，其实存在三种粘合方式：

\n
\"\"
\n

考虑一条纸带，同向粘合就是圆柱，反向粘合就是莫比乌斯环。

\n

考虑一个圆柱，同向粘合就是甜甜圈，反向粘合就是克莱因瓶。

\n

你比较聪明的话就会在这里发现一个 bug，那莫比乌斯环两条边不也可以正向或者反向粘合吗？

\n

这不还有两类吗？

\n

Sorry，莫比乌斯环只有一条边，你可以自己粘一个，真的只有一条边，没法再粘合。

\n

所以才说二维有三种粘合方式。

\n
\n

总之面对高维空间几何直观已经不够用了，我们必须使用严格的数学语言来推导。

\n

想象一条无限大的矩形纸带

\n

\"\"

\n

，定义操作

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

在该变换下我们将所有能通过这个平移操作联系起来的点视为同一个点。

\n

相当于把纸带卷起来，得到一个无限长的圆柱面，这仍是一个可定向的曲面。

\n

再规定一个扭曲操作

\n

\"\"

\n

，该变换把纵坐标翻转了，这个翻转在代数上等价一个反射操作，正是它向空间中注入了不可定向的性质。

\n

这种特殊翻转推广到更高维度被称为对径映射（Antipodal Map）。

\n
\n

想象一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，它是

\n

\"\"

\n

空间中的单位球面。

\n

对径映射可以把球面上的每一个点

\n

\"\"

\n

瞬间移动到它正对面的那个点

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

打个比方，地球上的北极点和南极点建了个传送门互通，这就是一种对径映射。

\n

这个操作可以用一个只有两个元素的群

\n

\"\"

\n

来描述，其中

\n

\"\"

\n

是单位操作，

\n

\"\"

\n

是对径映射。

\n

现在考虑一个非常抽象的粘合操作，把

\n

\"\"

\n

上所有互为对径的点都视为同一个点，这个操作得到的商空间，就是实射影空间

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n
\"\"
\n

这玩意儿比克莱因瓶还要抽象一点。

\n

\"\"就是将一维圆环

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合，粘合后得到的还是一个圆。

\n

所以

\n

\"\"

\n

，并且仍然是可定向的。

\n

\"\"

\n

要将二维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合，得到的就是上图的抽象玩意儿，这是一个二维不可定向流形，没有边界。

\n

它和克莱因瓶是同类，都是二维紧致不可定向流形，只是在拓扑上不等同。

\n

\"\"

\n

要将位于四维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

中的三维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合。

\n

这是一个三维流形，奇妙的是这个流形在拓扑上等同于我们熟知的三维旋转群

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

因此它是可定向的。

\n

继续计算高维推广，惠特尼发现实射影空间

\n

\"\"

\n

仅在偶数维度不可定向。

\n

另外惠特尼强嵌入定理还指出，任何一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形，无论是否可定向，总可以被嵌入到

\n

\"\"

\n

中。

\n

所以我们要考虑的推广就是

\n

\"\"

\n

的

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入。

\n
\n

不过四维是被诅咒的维度，这里面水太深了。

\n

二维世界很乖，任何紧致无边界的二维流形，要么是可定向的，要么是不可定向的，可以被完全分类。

\n

三维的世界差不多被探索完了，任何紧致的三维流形都可以通过切割和分解，最终得到由八种标准几何结构中的一种所支配的流形块的连通和。

\n

五维以上的世界也是井然有序，早已被微分拓扑征服。

\n

但是四维空间上流形的分类问题异常困难，而且搞不好是不可判定的。

\n

我随便构造一些妙妙屋。

\n

取一个位于

\n

\"\"

\n

中的四维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，然后将每一对对径点粘合在一起，得到

\n

\"\"

\n

，这东西的嵌入需要

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

但是如果取一个二维不可定向的克莱因瓶

\n

\"\"

\n

和一个二维可定向二维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，想象一个克莱因瓶，每一个点上都“挂”着一个完整的二维球面。

\n

一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形

\n

\"\"

\n

和一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形

\n

\"\"

\n

的乘积

\n

\"\"

\n

可以嵌入到各自嵌入空间的和中。

\n

既然克莱因瓶

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入

\n

\"\"

\n

，而球面

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入

\n

\"\"

\n

，那么

\n

\"\"

\n

可以嵌入到 7 维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

这还没完，在两者身上各自挖掉一个小小的四维球体，在每个流形上下一个三维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

作为伤口，然后将这两个三维球面的边界对齐粘合起来，串成一个高维糖葫芦

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

这东西也是不可定向的，应该需要 8 维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

才能嵌入，长成这样我也不是很确定。

\n

而且还能继续使用类似手段杂交下去。

\n

总之似乎有无限种拓扑不同构的四维不可定向流形，外加一般需要八维空间才能嵌入，克莱因瓶的推广困难重重。

\n
\n
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\n\n\n\n
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\n

高维复杂得多，因为可以粘合的方向变多了，没那么好推广。

\n

莫比乌斯环和克莱因瓶都是二维不可定向流形，一维和三维不存在不可定向流形，所以要思考四维不可定向流形的更高维嵌入，这就烧脑了。

\n

而且做拓扑的应该都知道，四维是特殊的，哪怕更高维度都没四维复杂。

\n
\n

所谓不可定向，可以简单理解为绕了一圈，左右手互换了。

\n

考虑二维平面，其实存在三种粘合方式：

\n
\"\"
\n

考虑一条纸带，同向粘合就是圆柱，反向粘合就是莫比乌斯环。

\n

考虑一个圆柱，同向粘合就是甜甜圈，反向粘合就是克莱因瓶。

\n

你比较聪明的话就会在这里发现一个 bug，那莫比乌斯环两条边不也可以正向或者反向粘合吗？

\n

这不还有两类吗？

\n

Sorry，莫比乌斯环只有一条边，你可以自己粘一个，真的只有一条边，没法再粘合。

\n

所以才说二维有三种粘合方式。

\n
\n

总之面对高维空间几何直观已经不够用了，我们必须使用严格的数学语言来推导。

\n

想象一条无限大的矩形纸带

\n

\"\"

\n

，定义操作

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

在该变换下我们将所有能通过这个平移操作联系起来的点视为同一个点。

\n

相当于把纸带卷起来，得到一个无限长的圆柱面，这仍是一个可定向的曲面。

\n

再规定一个扭曲操作

\n

\"\"

\n

，该变换把纵坐标翻转了，这个翻转在代数上等价一个反射操作，正是它向空间中注入了不可定向的性质。

\n

这种特殊翻转推广到更高维度被称为对径映射（Antipodal Map）。

\n
\n

想象一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，它是

\n

\"\"

\n

空间中的单位球面。

\n

对径映射可以把球面上的每一个点

\n

\"\"

\n

瞬间移动到它正对面的那个点

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

打个比方，地球上的北极点和南极点建了个传送门互通，这就是一种对径映射。

\n

这个操作可以用一个只有两个元素的群

\n

\"\"

\n

来描述，其中

\n

\"\"

\n

是单位操作，

\n

\"\"

\n

是对径映射。

\n

现在考虑一个非常抽象的粘合操作，把

\n

\"\"

\n

上所有互为对径的点都视为同一个点，这个操作得到的商空间，就是实射影空间

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n
\"\"
\n

这玩意儿比克莱因瓶还要抽象一点。

\n

\"\"就是将一维圆环

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合，粘合后得到的还是一个圆。

\n

所以

\n

\"\"

\n

，并且仍然是可定向的。

\n

\"\"

\n

要将二维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合，得到的就是上图的抽象玩意儿，这是一个二维不可定向流形，没有边界。

\n

它和克莱因瓶是同类，都是二维紧致不可定向流形，只是在拓扑上不等同。

\n

\"\"

\n

要将位于四维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

中的三维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

的对径点粘合。

\n

这是一个三维流形，奇妙的是这个流形在拓扑上等同于我们熟知的三维旋转群

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

因此它是可定向的。

\n

继续计算高维推广，惠特尼发现实射影空间

\n

\"\"

\n

仅在偶数维度不可定向。

\n

另外惠特尼强嵌入定理还指出，任何一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形，无论是否可定向，总可以被嵌入到

\n

\"\"

\n

中。

\n

所以我们要考虑的推广就是

\n

\"\"

\n

的

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入。

\n
\n

不过四维是被诅咒的维度，这里面水太深了。

\n

二维世界很乖，任何紧致无边界的二维流形，要么是可定向的，要么是不可定向的，可以被完全分类。

\n

三维的世界差不多被探索完了，任何紧致的三维流形都可以通过切割和分解，最终得到由八种标准几何结构中的一种所支配的流形块的连通和。

\n

五维以上的世界也是井然有序，早已被微分拓扑征服。

\n

但是四维空间上流形的分类问题异常困难，而且搞不好是不可判定的。

\n

我随便构造一些妙妙屋。

\n

取一个位于

\n

\"\"

\n

中的四维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，然后将每一对对径点粘合在一起，得到

\n

\"\"

\n

，这东西的嵌入需要

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

但是如果取一个二维不可定向的克莱因瓶

\n

\"\"

\n

和一个二维可定向二维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

，想象一个克莱因瓶，每一个点上都“挂”着一个完整的二维球面。

\n

一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形

\n

\"\"

\n

和一个

\n

\"\"

\n

维流形

\n

\"\"

\n

的乘积

\n

\"\"

\n

可以嵌入到各自嵌入空间的和中。

\n

既然克莱因瓶

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入

\n

\"\"

\n

，而球面

\n

\"\"

\n

嵌入

\n

\"\"

\n

，那么

\n

\"\"

\n

可以嵌入到 7 维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

这还没完，在两者身上各自挖掉一个小小的四维球体，在每个流形上下一个三维球面

\n

\"\"

\n

作为伤口，然后将这两个三维球面的边界对齐粘合起来，串成一个高维糖葫芦

\n

\"\"

\n

。

\n

这东西也是不可定向的，应该需要 8 维空间

\n

\"\"

\n

才能嵌入，长成这样我也不是很确定。

\n

而且还能继续使用类似手段杂交下去。

\n

总之似乎有无限种拓扑不同构的四维不可定向流形，外加一般需要八维空间才能嵌入，克莱因瓶的推广困难重重。

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高维复杂得多，因为可以粘合的方向变多了，没那么好推广。

\n

莫比乌斯环和克莱因瓶都是二维不可定向流形，一维和三维不存在不可定向流形，所以要思考四维不可定向流形的更高维嵌入，这就烧脑了。

\n

而且做拓扑的应该都知道，四维是特殊的，哪怕更高维度都没四维复杂。

\n
\n

所谓不可定向，可以简单理解为绕了一圈，左右手互换了。

\n

考虑二维平面，其实存在三种粘合方式：

\n
\"\"
\n

考虑一条纸带，同向粘合就是圆柱，反向粘合就是莫比乌斯环。

\n

考虑一个圆柱，同向粘合就是甜甜圈，反向粘合就是克莱因瓶。

\n

你比较聪明的话就会在这里发现一个 bug，那莫比乌斯环两条边不也可以正向或者反向粘合吗？

\n

这不还有两类吗？

\n

Sorry，莫比乌斯环只有一条边，你可以自己粘一个，真的只有一条边，没法再粘合。

\n

所以才说二维有三种粘合方式。

\n
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总之面对高维空间几何直观已经不够用了，我们必须使用严格的数学语言来推导。

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想象一条无限大的矩形纸带

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在该变换下我们将所有能通过这个平移操作联系起来的点视为同一个点。

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相当于把纸带卷起来，得到一个无限长的圆柱面，这仍是一个可定向的曲面。

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再规定一个扭曲操作

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这种特殊翻转推广到更高维度被称为对径映射（Antipodal Map）。

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想象一个

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瞬间移动到它正对面的那个点

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打个比方，地球上的北极点和南极点建了个传送门互通，这就是一种对径映射。

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这个操作可以用一个只有两个元素的群

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来描述，其中

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是单位操作，

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是对径映射。

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现在考虑一个非常抽象的粘合操作，把

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上所有互为对径的点都视为同一个点，这个操作得到的商空间，就是实射影空间

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。

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这玩意儿比克莱因瓶还要抽象一点。

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的对径点粘合，粘合后得到的还是一个圆。

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所以

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，并且仍然是可定向的。

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要将二维球面

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的对径点粘合，得到的就是上图的抽象玩意儿，这是一个二维不可定向流形，没有边界。

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它和克莱因瓶是同类，都是二维紧致不可定向流形，只是在拓扑上不等同。

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要将位于四维空间

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中的三维球面

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的对径点粘合。

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这是一个三维流形，奇妙的是这个流形在拓扑上等同于我们熟知的三维旋转群

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。

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因此它是可定向的。

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继续计算高维推广，惠特尼发现实射影空间

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仅在偶数维度不可定向。

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另外惠特尼强嵌入定理还指出，任何一个

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维流形，无论是否可定向，总可以被嵌入到

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中。

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所以我们要考虑的推广就是

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的

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嵌入。

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不过四维是被诅咒的维度，这里面水太深了。

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二维世界很乖，任何紧致无边界的二维流形，要么是可定向的，要么是不可定向的，可以被完全分类。

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三维的世界差不多被探索完了，任何紧致的三维流形都可以通过切割和分解，最终得到由八种标准几何结构中的一种所支配的流形块的连通和。

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五维以上的世界也是井然有序，早已被微分拓扑征服。

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但是四维空间上流形的分类问题异常困难，而且搞不好是不可判定的。

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我随便构造一些妙妙屋。

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取一个位于

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中的四维球面

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，然后将每一对对径点粘合在一起，得到

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，这东西的嵌入需要

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。

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但是如果取一个二维不可定向的克莱因瓶

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和一个二维可定向二维球面

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，想象一个克莱因瓶，每一个点上都“挂”着一个完整的二维球面。

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一个

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维流形

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和一个

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维流形

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的乘积

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可以嵌入到各自嵌入空间的和中。

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既然克莱因瓶

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嵌入

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，而球面

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嵌入

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，那么

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可以嵌入到 7 维空间

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。

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这还没完，在两者身上各自挖掉一个小小的四维球体，在每个流形上下一个三维球面

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作为伤口，然后将这两个三维球面的边界对齐粘合起来，串成一个高维糖葫芦

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。

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这东西也是不可定向的，应该需要 8 维空间

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才能嵌入，长成这样我也不是很确定。

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而且还能继续使用类似手段杂交下去。

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总之似乎有无限种拓扑不同构的四维不可定向流形，外加一般需要八维空间才能嵌入，克莱因瓶的推广困难重重。

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在「同时处理多个任务」对大脑来说难在哪里？中，我解释了关于注意力的基本概念和原理，这一系列的内容可以更简化的解释：

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大脑区域的任务特异化分工

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这一点可能大家多少有所耳闻。比如大脑的有负责听觉的区域，负责视觉的区域[1] 以及 负责嗅觉的区域。通常意义上，这些功能区域内部又构成一定的拓扑结构，越底层的结果功能越单一，处理的信号内容越特异化，而越高层的结构，处理的信号越多样化且复杂，而功能越多样化。

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典型地，基础视觉区域 V1 的功能较为简单，它处理完信号之后按照视觉皮层拓扑结构再传递给更高层级的脑区，以处理更复杂的信号。

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随着视觉信号数据传到更高层级的区域（V4,MT 等），信号本身表现的越来越复杂[2]，同时这些区域自身还能处理非视觉信号。对应地，V1 区域则相对较少处理其他类型的信号。

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大脑的任务特异化和状态固化

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大脑的每个区域都会优先处理各自对应类型的信号，同时都在争夺处理信号的资源（血流、血氧、能量供给等），如果不加控制，大脑内部必然乱作一团。

\n

大脑内部调控资源机制为 执行控制信号(Executive control signals)[3]. 每当大脑决定做一项任务时，执行控制信号会发出，对应的大脑区域被优先分配资源，而其他区域则被压制，这一状态在任务的整个阶段都被执行控制信号维持住。这类似于对计算机编程，配置好之后的人脑为任务做好了准备，并在一定时间内，处理任务的过程中能不断的优化配置，使得对该任务的处理效率不断提高。

\n

在维持过程中，我们可以通过各种设备观察到大脑内部的不同区域构成一个协同处理任务的子网络，并处于活跃状态[4]， 这本质上是注意力控制系统在起作用。

\n

因为任务相关区域的活跃和其他区域的被压制，在可感知的意识范围之内，任务相关的信息占比会大幅度的提高，而其他信息的占比则接近消失。

\n

这在感知上表现为对信息的筛选，实际上是大脑决定做某件事之后自然发生的结果，并非我们自主决定和执行了对信息的“筛选”。相反，如果我们有意识的进行对信息的筛选，会因为这套调控机制而放大想要筛选的信号在认知中的比例而起到相反的效果。

\n

异常状态

\n

在执行控制信号不能有效作用的时候，我们的认知（包括注意力）就会异常。

\n

比如睡眠态，这套系统完全不起作用，大脑内各个区域的信号几乎平等的争夺已经被降低的资源并发出自己的信号。由于注意力调控完全不起作用，这些各种各样的信号会平等的进入到残存的意识从而形成梦境。所以梦境会表现为内容特别丰富，但这些内容又难以形成连续且合乎逻辑的故事，总是被新的内容信号打断而发展到完全意外的路线上。

\n

对于神经系统异常的人，比如抑郁症、多动症，或者过于疲劳等，要么执行控制信号本身就有问题，要么执行控制信号想要控制的对象区域有问题，从而让注意力表现异常，无法有效筛选信息[5]。

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在「同时处理多个任务」对大脑来说难在哪里？中，我解释了关于注意力的基本概念和原理，这一系列的内容可以更简化的解释：

\n

大脑区域的任务特异化分工

\n

这一点可能大家多少有所耳闻。比如大脑的有负责听觉的区域，负责视觉的区域[1] 以及 负责嗅觉的区域。通常意义上，这些功能区域内部又构成一定的拓扑结构，越底层的结果功能越单一，处理的信号内容越特异化，而越高层的结构，处理的信号越多样化且复杂，而功能越多样化。

\n

典型地，基础视觉区域 V1 的功能较为简单，它处理完信号之后按照视觉皮层拓扑结构再传递给更高层级的脑区，以处理更复杂的信号。

\n
\"\"
\n

随着视觉信号数据传到更高层级的区域（V4,MT 等），信号本身表现的越来越复杂[2]，同时这些区域自身还能处理非视觉信号。对应地，V1 区域则相对较少处理其他类型的信号。

\n

大脑的任务特异化和状态固化

\n

大脑的每个区域都会优先处理各自对应类型的信号，同时都在争夺处理信号的资源（血流、血氧、能量供给等），如果不加控制，大脑内部必然乱作一团。

\n

大脑内部调控资源机制为 执行控制信号(Executive control signals)[3]. 每当大脑决定做一项任务时，执行控制信号会发出，对应的大脑区域被优先分配资源，而其他区域则被压制，这一状态在任务的整个阶段都被执行控制信号维持住。这类似于对计算机编程，配置好之后的人脑为任务做好了准备，并在一定时间内，处理任务的过程中能不断的优化配置，使得对该任务的处理效率不断提高。

\n

在维持过程中，我们可以通过各种设备观察到大脑内部的不同区域构成一个协同处理任务的子网络，并处于活跃状态[4]， 这本质上是注意力控制系统在起作用。

\n

因为任务相关区域的活跃和其他区域的被压制，在可感知的意识范围之内，任务相关的信息占比会大幅度的提高，而其他信息的占比则接近消失。

\n

这在感知上表现为对信息的筛选，实际上是大脑决定做某件事之后自然发生的结果，并非我们自主决定和执行了对信息的“筛选”。相反，如果我们有意识的进行对信息的筛选，会因为这套调控机制而放大想要筛选的信号在认知中的比例而起到相反的效果。

\n

异常状态

\n

在执行控制信号不能有效作用的时候，我们的认知（包括注意力）就会异常。

\n

比如睡眠态，这套系统完全不起作用，大脑内各个区域的信号几乎平等的争夺已经被降低的资源并发出自己的信号。由于注意力调控完全不起作用，这些各种各样的信号会平等的进入到残存的意识从而形成梦境。所以梦境会表现为内容特别丰富，但这些内容又难以形成连续且合乎逻辑的故事，总是被新的内容信号打断而发展到完全意外的路线上。

\n

对于神经系统异常的人，比如抑郁症、多动症，或者过于疲劳等，要么执行控制信号本身就有问题，要么执行控制信号想要控制的对象区域有问题，从而让注意力表现异常，无法有效筛选信息[5]。

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在「同时处理多个任务」对大脑来说难在哪里？中，我解释了关于注意力的基本概念和原理，这一系列的内容可以更简化的解释：

\n

大脑区域的任务特异化分工

\n

这一点可能大家多少有所耳闻。比如大脑的有负责听觉的区域，负责视觉的区域[1] 以及 负责嗅觉的区域。通常意义上，这些功能区域内部又构成一定的拓扑结构，越底层的结果功能越单一，处理的信号内容越特异化，而越高层的结构，处理的信号越多样化且复杂，而功能越多样化。

\n

典型地，基础视觉区域 V1 的功能较为简单，它处理完信号之后按照视觉皮层拓扑结构再传递给更高层级的脑区，以处理更复杂的信号。

\n
\"\"
\n

随着视觉信号数据传到更高层级的区域（V4,MT 等），信号本身表现的越来越复杂[2]，同时这些区域自身还能处理非视觉信号。对应地，V1 区域则相对较少处理其他类型的信号。

\n

大脑的任务特异化和状态固化

\n

大脑的每个区域都会优先处理各自对应类型的信号，同时都在争夺处理信号的资源（血流、血氧、能量供给等），如果不加控制，大脑内部必然乱作一团。

\n

大脑内部调控资源机制为 执行控制信号(Executive control signals)[3]. 每当大脑决定做一项任务时，执行控制信号会发出，对应的大脑区域被优先分配资源，而其他区域则被压制，这一状态在任务的整个阶段都被执行控制信号维持住。这类似于对计算机编程，配置好之后的人脑为任务做好了准备，并在一定时间内，处理任务的过程中能不断的优化配置，使得对该任务的处理效率不断提高。

\n

在维持过程中，我们可以通过各种设备观察到大脑内部的不同区域构成一个协同处理任务的子网络，并处于活跃状态[4]， 这本质上是注意力控制系统在起作用。

\n

因为任务相关区域的活跃和其他区域的被压制，在可感知的意识范围之内，任务相关的信息占比会大幅度的提高，而其他信息的占比则接近消失。

\n

这在感知上表现为对信息的筛选，实际上是大脑决定做某件事之后自然发生的结果，并非我们自主决定和执行了对信息的“筛选”。相反，如果我们有意识的进行对信息的筛选，会因为这套调控机制而放大想要筛选的信号在认知中的比例而起到相反的效果。

\n

异常状态

\n

在执行控制信号不能有效作用的时候，我们的认知（包括注意力）就会异常。

\n

比如睡眠态，这套系统完全不起作用，大脑内各个区域的信号几乎平等的争夺已经被降低的资源并发出自己的信号。由于注意力调控完全不起作用，这些各种各样的信号会平等的进入到残存的意识从而形成梦境。所以梦境会表现为内容特别丰富，但这些内容又难以形成连续且合乎逻辑的故事，总是被新的内容信号打断而发展到完全意外的路线上。

\n

对于神经系统异常的人，比如抑郁症、多动症，或者过于疲劳等，要么执行控制信号本身就有问题，要么执行控制信号想要控制的对象区域有问题，从而让注意力表现异常，无法有效筛选信息[5]。

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在「同时处理多个任务」对大脑来说难在哪里？中，我解释了关于注意力的基本概念和原理，这一系列的内容可以更简化的解释：

\n

大脑区域的任务特异化分工

\n

这一点可能大家多少有所耳闻。比如大脑的有负责听觉的区域，负责视觉的区域[1] 以及 负责嗅觉的区域。通常意义上，这些功能区域内部又构成一定的拓扑结构，越底层的结果功能越单一，处理的信号内容越特异化，而越高层的结构，处理的信号越多样化且复杂，而功能越多样化。

\n

典型地，基础视觉区域 V1 的功能较为简单，它处理完信号之后按照视觉皮层拓扑结构再传递给更高层级的脑区，以处理更复杂的信号。

\n
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\n

随着视觉信号数据传到更高层级的区域（V4,MT 等），信号本身表现的越来越复杂[2]，同时这些区域自身还能处理非视觉信号。对应地，V1 区域则相对较少处理其他类型的信号。

\n

大脑的任务特异化和状态固化

\n

大脑的每个区域都会优先处理各自对应类型的信号，同时都在争夺处理信号的资源（血流、血氧、能量供给等），如果不加控制，大脑内部必然乱作一团。

\n

大脑内部调控资源机制为 执行控制信号(Executive control signals)[3]. 每当大脑决定做一项任务时，执行控制信号会发出，对应的大脑区域被优先分配资源，而其他区域则被压制，这一状态在任务的整个阶段都被执行控制信号维持住。这类似于对计算机编程，配置好之后的人脑为任务做好了准备，并在一定时间内，处理任务的过程中能不断的优化配置，使得对该任务的处理效率不断提高。

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在维持过程中，我们可以通过各种设备观察到大脑内部的不同区域构成一个协同处理任务的子网络，并处于活跃状态[4]， 这本质上是注意力控制系统在起作用。

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因为任务相关区域的活跃和其他区域的被压制，在可感知的意识范围之内，任务相关的信息占比会大幅度的提高，而其他信息的占比则接近消失。

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这在感知上表现为对信息的筛选，实际上是大脑决定做某件事之后自然发生的结果，并非我们自主决定和执行了对信息的“筛选”。相反，如果我们有意识的进行对信息的筛选，会因为这套调控机制而放大想要筛选的信号在认知中的比例而起到相反的效果。

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异常状态

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在执行控制信号不能有效作用的时候，我们的认知（包括注意力）就会异常。

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比如睡眠态，这套系统完全不起作用，大脑内各个区域的信号几乎平等的争夺已经被降低的资源并发出自己的信号。由于注意力调控完全不起作用，这些各种各样的信号会平等的进入到残存的意识从而形成梦境。所以梦境会表现为内容特别丰富，但这些内容又难以形成连续且合乎逻辑的故事，总是被新的内容信号打断而发展到完全意外的路线上。

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对于神经系统异常的人，比如抑郁症、多动症，或者过于疲劳等，要么执行控制信号本身就有问题，要么执行控制信号想要控制的对象区域有问题，从而让注意力表现异常，无法有效筛选信息[5]。

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给你们介绍一种因为人类活动而一度“灭绝”，又在与人类意外重逢后，一步步被从诺亚方舟上带回人间的极珍稀动物——豪勋爵岛竹节虫吧

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这是一种如龙虾般巨大的黑色竹节虫，在一百年前曾被认定灭绝。而在二十年前被好不容易重新发现时，也仅剩 24 只随时可能再度覆灭的残存个体

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跨越 80 年的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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这是一个关于毁灭与新生的故事——

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《豪勋爵岛竹节虫：没人知道海浪会带来什么，是毁灭还是新生》

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©犬君拌汪酱

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摄影师：Krissy
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没有人知道海浪会带来什么。

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十五世纪，南美的印第安人用石器耕种土地时，不会知道哥伦布的舰队正乘风而来；十八世纪，东方的巨龙开始闭关锁国时，看不到大洋彼岸的蒸汽冉冉升起。

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而在 1788 年，当大不列颠皇家海军的柏尔舰长，从位于悉尼的博特尼湾，前往诺福克岛流放罪犯时，孤悬于大洋上的那座无人岛尚且无名，岛上的那些竹节虫同样如此。

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而如今，我们称呼它们为豪勋爵岛，以及豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛 摄影师：Dasha
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豪勋爵岛是座诞生于七百万年的火山岛，持续了五十万的地壳活动与海浪，带给它月牙般的形状，并留给它 14.55 平方千米的面积。

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这座大约上海市杨浦区四分之一大的小岛，从未成为过某块大陆的一部分。在它的西边，离它最近的澳大利亚麦克夸利港与它相距 780 千米，相当于青岛到上海；在它的东边，同样孤悬于大洋中的诺福克岛，与它相距 900 千米，接近于上海到厦门。

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红圈里的小岛便是豪勋爵岛 图源：google map
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在过往的千万年里，除了飞鸟与游鱼，没有生灵能够轻易跨越这么遥远的距离。而除了搭乘飞鸟的便车外，只有在狂风与巨浪过后，才会有零星说不上幸运还是不幸的生灵，被卷到这片孤悬的土地，然后挣扎着试图于此扎根。

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这座小岛离其它大陆实在是太远了，以至于大多生物前往这座小岛的船票都只有单程。整座小岛上一半的植物都是特有物种，还有至少 13 种鸟类，除了这座小岛，再也无法在别处找到。

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豪勋爵岛外围的 Blackburn Island 摄影师：Krissy
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1788 年 2 月，当大不列颠的柏尔舰长意外途经此处时，他惊奇地发现连南太平洋的波利尼西亚人都不曾知晓这座小岛。他殷勤地用时任大不列颠海军大臣的豪勋爵命名了这座岛，又在 1788 年 3 月返航途经此处，将小岛东南 23 千米处，一座耸立于海面的火山岩，命名为“柏尔金字塔”。

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然后他宣布，从即刻起，这里便是大不列颠的土地。

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柏尔金字塔 摄影师：Pauline and John Grimshaw
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不过不列颠的女王并没有派出总督统帅岛上的海鸟，而在那之后的一百多年，也只有追逐抹香鲸的捕鲸船，与满载货物的商船会途经此地，将这座小岛当做一个免费的补给点。

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没有人考虑仔细看看这座小岛上有些什么，但即使有人想过，可能也没用。就像彭林夫人号上的船医亚瑟，曾在 1788 年饶有兴致地绘制了豪勋爵岛秧鸡、豪勋爵岛泽鸡、豪勋爵岛鸽这三种岛上特有鸟类的画像，但在他画完后没不久，后两种鸟类便被水手们捕食殆尽了。

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亚瑟绘制的豪勋爵岛泽鸡
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与这些海鸟相比，岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫或许可以说是幸运的。

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它们有着黑色的甲壳，椭圆形的躯体，与粗壮的六肢。它们可以长到 20 厘米长，25 克重，趴在树上的时候，看起来就像是一只只没有钳子的小龙虾——也因此，它们获得了“树龙虾”（tree lobster）的俗名。

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好在即使看起来比一般昆虫要美味不少，水手们依旧倾向于将炙热的子弹射向呆头呆脑的海鸟，而不是将去掉头的竹节虫塞进嘴里。于是当悬崖边的海鸟如稻草般成片倒下的时候，岛上的竹节虫依旧享受了一百多年平静的岁月。

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除了偶有水手决定将它们做成鱼饵丢进海里，并没有多少人在意这种在岛上随处可见的大虫子。

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岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫 摄影师：Beth Chapman
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也因此，直到人类踏足这座小岛六十多年后的 1855 年，神父泽维尔·蒙鲁齐耶才通过标本将这种竹节虫定了种，并将它命名为“豪勋爵岛竹节虫（Dryococelus australis）”。

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然后又过了六十多年，昆虫学者莱亚·亚瑟才第一次通过文献，描述豪勋爵岛竹节虫是种喜欢在白天群聚躲在活树树洞里的夜行性食叶昆虫，它们喜欢天牛幼虫制造的树洞，并在一个树洞里最多同时发现过多达 68 只竹节虫——而这便也是在两百年间，对豪勋爵岛竹节虫生态习性的全部描述。

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叶片上的豪勋爵岛竹节虫 摄影师：Pavel German
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这种巨大的竹节虫曾经是很常见的，至少在豪勋爵岛上，它们曾经很常见。

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虔诚的信徒宣称，上帝创造世界用了七天。那他若是想要毁灭一个物种，又需要多长时间？

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——对于豪勋爵岛上巨大的竹节虫而言，是 9 天零两年。

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1918 年 6 月，马坎博号商船在豪勋爵岛岸边重重撞上了暗礁，这艘满载货物的商船在岛边足足搁浅了 9 天才修理完毕，然后重启追逐财富的远航。

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然而来自远方的商船上满载的并非只有货物，还有躲藏在暗影中的黑家鼠。当马坎博号的水手站在海边抓耳挠腮的时候，来自大洋彼岸的黑家鼠，也小心翼翼地踏上了潮湿的海岸，然后第一次，探索起了这片对于它们而言全新的土地。

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它们惊喜地发现这片土地上到处都是毫无反抗力的鲜美食材，比如产在地面的鸟蛋，比如挂在树上的幼蝠，以及遍布全岛的黑色竹节虫。

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灭世的黑家鼠与被袭击的鸟巢 摄影师：Nga Manu Images NZ
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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与绝大部分竹节虫不一样，它们没有翅膀。它们并不具备飞行的能力，所能依靠的，只有帮助它们在植物上快速爬行的强壮后腿。

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然而强弱是相对的，快慢也是。当一个人描述离弦的弓箭飞得有多快的时候，他选取的参照物一定不会是子弹。

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比起其它竹节虫，豪勋爵岛竹节虫跑得是比较快的。然而在旧大陆身经百战的黑家鼠眼里，豪勋爵岛竹节虫的“快”，无异于回旋寿司下转动的传送履带。它们只要优雅地伸出爪子，便能轻巧地将履带上的树龙虾抓起，而在咬开稍显坚硬的外壳后，紧实脆爽的肌肉会在它们的口腔中炸裂，迸发出富含氨基酸的甘美滋味。

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《黑家鼠》 图源：Biodiversity Heritage Library
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对于黑家鼠而言，偌大的豪勋爵岛不过是个无人打搅的自助餐厅。它们在上面不停地吃，不停地生，再继续不停地吃，然后仅仅花了两年时间，便将整座岛屿上的巨大竹节虫扫荡一空——从 1920 年起，人们便再也没能在豪勋爵岛上发现任何一只树龙虾了。

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不过严格来说，“树龙虾”并非是豪勋爵岛竹节虫独享的别名，至少有四种分布于世界各地的大型竹节虫，都被称作树龙虾。

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这四种树龙虾虽然形态相近，但亲缘关系却并没有很近。它们不过是因为生活在相似的环境中，从而通过趋同演化，进化成了相似的样子。

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四种长相类似的“树龙虾” 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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分子证据显示，早在两千两百万年前左右，豪勋爵岛竹节虫所在的分支，便与其它竹节虫分道扬镳了。

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比起只有七百万年历史的豪勋爵岛，豪勋爵岛竹节虫独立演化的历史要久太多了。我们可以轻易地推论，在来到豪勋爵岛前，它们便曾在某个地方待过漫长的时光。

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或许是巧合，又或许是必然，在豪勋爵岛西北有着一片已被海水淹没的海底山链，这片由于地壳运动而沉入海底的群山，曾几何时也是些岛屿，而其中最年长的那座诺瓦海底山，正好有着大约两千三百万的历史。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与相近种的进化树 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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iNnE6o\"> 那些巨大的黑色竹节虫，或许曾在这些旧日的岛屿上，度过了漫长的时光，直到汹涌的大洪水奔涌而至，无情地吞没了它们的家园。它们艰难地攀上名为浮木的诺亚方舟，在狂风中穿越层层巨浪，直至不知多少日夜之后，终于抵达一片全新的净土，然后重新在此繁衍生息。

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它们在这片净土上度过了百万年计的平静时间，直至两腿直立的巨人，在 9 天时间内引入了灭世的火种。随后末日的火焰越烧越旺，在两年之间，将竹节虫同它们的净土，一并燃烧殆尽。

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1920 年，就像人们擅自宣布这座岛屿属于大不列颠一样，人们又擅自宣布，名为豪勋爵岛竹节虫的昆虫，与过去两百年间那数以百计的物种一样，就此灭绝。

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延续了两千三百万年的冒险戛然而止，关于豪勋爵岛竹节虫的故事自此再无新篇。

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——如果柏尔金字塔不存在的话。

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橡胶榕上的竹节虫 摄影师：Henry Cook
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还有人记得柏尔金字塔吗？就是那块大不列颠的柏尔船长用自己命名的火山岩。

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这块长 1100 米，宽 300 米，高 551 米的火山残骸，距离豪勋爵岛大约 23 千米。整块小山般的火山岩上，甚至连一棵树也没有，除了陡峭的岩壁与少数水鸟外，便只有着零星的几株灌木。

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没有人会真的在意这座火山岩，包括命名它的柏尔船长。高贵的大不列颠皇家海军舰长，才不会在意一座毫无开发价值的渺小火山，能进入他眼的，只有遥远的星辰大海与广阔土地。

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豪勋爵岛东南角的渺小火山 图源：google map
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在被命名后的两百年间，除了无需为填饱肚子烦恼的探险者，会偶尔前来追寻刺激，便再没人会来这块荒芜的火山岩。

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但即使如此，命运的齿轮终究还是被转动了。1964 年，攀岩者大卫·鲁茨在挑战柏尔金字塔的途中，发现了一只死去的豪勋爵岛竹节虫；五年之后，又有两只残缺的竹节虫尸体，在火山岩上被发现。

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得知消息的生态学者对此半信半疑，毕竟这块满是悬崖峭壁的火山岩，在理论上根本无法支撑一个大型树栖竹节虫的种群。但陆陆续续还是有科学家试探性地前往柏尔金字塔，然后不出意外地全部空手而归。

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1965 年，柏尔金字塔裸露的岩壁 摄影师：John Game
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直到 2001 年的 2 月 5 号，澳大利亚科学家大卫·普里德尔，带着一个四人小组重新踏上了这块火山残骸。他们再度确认这座小山上连一棵树也没有，而岛上几乎所有的植被，都分布在海拔大约 120 米处的一片狭窄的阶梯状岩地上。

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在这片岩地上，除了矮小的草本外，只有一种当地特有的白千层，也是岛上唯一的灌木。而这种灌木全部的个体加起来，也不过大约 30 株。

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而在这 30 株白千层中最大的那株下面，他们发现了疑似大型昆虫的粪便。

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岛上特有的一种白千层灌木 摄影师：Tony Rodd
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他们决定在竹节虫活跃的晚上返回，于是在当天晚上 11 点零 7 分，他们在那株最大的白千层树冠边缘，发现了两只愉快地咀嚼着嫩叶的雌性竹节虫个体——这是时隔 80 年后，人类第一次再度见到活着的豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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激动的调查小组甚至舍不得触碰这两只竹节虫，他们对灌木进行了探索，然后又在树冠中，发现了一只 8cm 长的雌性若虫。

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这便是在 2001 年，他们重新发现的全部三只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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跨越时代的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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2002 年 3 月 26 号晚上，调查小组再度回到这座火山残骸。

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他们精心调查了除一处过度陡峭的崖壁外，岩地上全部的白千层。所有的白千层都集中在大约 30 米 *6 米的狭小范围内，也就是大约半个篮球场的大小。随后在这块大约半个篮球场大的地方，12 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫被发现在最大的那株白千层灌木上，另外 12 只零星分布在附近的 5 株小灌木上。

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他们在陡峭的崖壁上艰难地对十只个体进行了性别判断，确认其中有 8 只雌性，2 只雄性。悬殊的性别差异，或许是源于豪勋爵岛竹节虫具备的孤雌生殖能力，也或许正是因为能够孤雌生殖，这个仅有 24 个个体的渺小种群，才能在这块小小的火山岩上，残存至今。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫绿色的若虫 摄影师：San Diego Zoo
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2003 年，新南威尔士国家公园的一个研究团队，小心翼翼地在柏尔金字塔上搜集了两对竹节虫繁殖个体，交给了四位严阵以待的繁育专家。然而即使拼尽全力，送往悉尼的那对繁殖个体，依旧在一个月后死亡；而送往墨尔本动物园的雌性个体，也迅速濒死，直到繁育专家冒险使用了一种未经测试的全新手段，才使得本已濒死的雌性个体转危为安。

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图：San Diego Zoo
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这一年，在墨尔本动物园幸存下来的两只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，顺利完成了繁衍，只是产下的卵孵化率极低。再往后一年，同样如此。

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直到 2006 年，繁育技术逐渐成熟后，墨尔本动物园终于有了 50 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，并顺利收获了数千枚待孵化的卵；然后到了 2008 年，动物园里的豪勋爵岛竹节虫，已经有 700 只个体和 11376 枚卵；而到了 2012 年，墨尔本动物园已经共计繁育了超过 9000 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫的卵 摄影师：John Koens
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曾经一度被宣布灭绝的黑色竹节虫，如今总算从灭绝的深渊中爬回了半边身子。与此同时，一项重引入项目也在持续推进中，只要消灭掉豪勋爵岛上所有的黑家鼠，人们便会将豪勋爵岛竹节虫，重新引回它们昔日的净土。

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——假如人类真能杀光那些黑家鼠的话。

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可即使豪勋爵岛竹节虫能够重回故土，这片土地也已经与它们祖辈的记忆不一样了。

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就像是这座小岛上曾经有过的至少 13 种特有鸟类，其中 9 种已经灭绝，1 种濒危，2 种易危，只剩下豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 1 种鸟类，尚且无危。

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而这座曾遗世独立了数百万年的小岛，也再也找不回昔日的模样了。

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岛上特有的豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 摄影师：Lindell
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潮涨依旧潮落，太平洋依旧一望无际。

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汹涌的海浪依旧不停地冲刷着柏尔金字塔裸露的礁岩，只是没有人能够知道，在海天交汇的尽头，海浪会在明天带来什么。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫不知道。人类同样不知。

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这便是在大洋彼岸，一类小小昆虫，名为生存的冒险故事。

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我是犬君，希望你喜欢这个小小的故事，也希望这个故事能带给你些许感悟。

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给你们介绍一种因为人类活动而一度“灭绝”，又在与人类意外重逢后，一步步被从诺亚方舟上带回人间的极珍稀动物——豪勋爵岛竹节虫吧

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这是一种如龙虾般巨大的黑色竹节虫，在一百年前曾被认定灭绝。而在二十年前被好不容易重新发现时，也仅剩 24 只随时可能再度覆灭的残存个体

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跨越 80 年的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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这是一个关于毁灭与新生的故事——

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《豪勋爵岛竹节虫：没人知道海浪会带来什么，是毁灭还是新生》

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摄影师：Krissy
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没有人知道海浪会带来什么。

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十五世纪，南美的印第安人用石器耕种土地时，不会知道哥伦布的舰队正乘风而来；十八世纪，东方的巨龙开始闭关锁国时，看不到大洋彼岸的蒸汽冉冉升起。

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而在 1788 年，当大不列颠皇家海军的柏尔舰长，从位于悉尼的博特尼湾，前往诺福克岛流放罪犯时，孤悬于大洋上的那座无人岛尚且无名，岛上的那些竹节虫同样如此。

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而如今，我们称呼它们为豪勋爵岛，以及豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛 摄影师：Dasha
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豪勋爵岛是座诞生于七百万年的火山岛，持续了五十万的地壳活动与海浪，带给它月牙般的形状，并留给它 14.55 平方千米的面积。

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这座大约上海市杨浦区四分之一大的小岛，从未成为过某块大陆的一部分。在它的西边，离它最近的澳大利亚麦克夸利港与它相距 780 千米，相当于青岛到上海；在它的东边，同样孤悬于大洋中的诺福克岛，与它相距 900 千米，接近于上海到厦门。

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红圈里的小岛便是豪勋爵岛 图源：google map
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在过往的千万年里，除了飞鸟与游鱼，没有生灵能够轻易跨越这么遥远的距离。而除了搭乘飞鸟的便车外，只有在狂风与巨浪过后，才会有零星说不上幸运还是不幸的生灵，被卷到这片孤悬的土地，然后挣扎着试图于此扎根。

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这座小岛离其它大陆实在是太远了，以至于大多生物前往这座小岛的船票都只有单程。整座小岛上一半的植物都是特有物种，还有至少 13 种鸟类，除了这座小岛，再也无法在别处找到。

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豪勋爵岛外围的 Blackburn Island 摄影师：Krissy
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1788 年 2 月，当大不列颠的柏尔舰长意外途经此处时，他惊奇地发现连南太平洋的波利尼西亚人都不曾知晓这座小岛。他殷勤地用时任大不列颠海军大臣的豪勋爵命名了这座岛，又在 1788 年 3 月返航途经此处，将小岛东南 23 千米处，一座耸立于海面的火山岩，命名为“柏尔金字塔”。

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然后他宣布，从即刻起，这里便是大不列颠的土地。

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柏尔金字塔 摄影师：Pauline and John Grimshaw
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不过不列颠的女王并没有派出总督统帅岛上的海鸟，而在那之后的一百多年，也只有追逐抹香鲸的捕鲸船，与满载货物的商船会途经此地，将这座小岛当做一个免费的补给点。

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没有人考虑仔细看看这座小岛上有些什么，但即使有人想过，可能也没用。就像彭林夫人号上的船医亚瑟，曾在 1788 年饶有兴致地绘制了豪勋爵岛秧鸡、豪勋爵岛泽鸡、豪勋爵岛鸽这三种岛上特有鸟类的画像，但在他画完后没不久，后两种鸟类便被水手们捕食殆尽了。

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亚瑟绘制的豪勋爵岛泽鸡
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与这些海鸟相比，岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫或许可以说是幸运的。

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它们有着黑色的甲壳，椭圆形的躯体，与粗壮的六肢。它们可以长到 20 厘米长，25 克重，趴在树上的时候，看起来就像是一只只没有钳子的小龙虾——也因此，它们获得了“树龙虾”（tree lobster）的俗名。

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好在即使看起来比一般昆虫要美味不少，水手们依旧倾向于将炙热的子弹射向呆头呆脑的海鸟，而不是将去掉头的竹节虫塞进嘴里。于是当悬崖边的海鸟如稻草般成片倒下的时候，岛上的竹节虫依旧享受了一百多年平静的岁月。

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除了偶有水手决定将它们做成鱼饵丢进海里，并没有多少人在意这种在岛上随处可见的大虫子。

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岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫 摄影师：Beth Chapman
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也因此，直到人类踏足这座小岛六十多年后的 1855 年，神父泽维尔·蒙鲁齐耶才通过标本将这种竹节虫定了种，并将它命名为“豪勋爵岛竹节虫（Dryococelus australis）”。

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然后又过了六十多年，昆虫学者莱亚·亚瑟才第一次通过文献，描述豪勋爵岛竹节虫是种喜欢在白天群聚躲在活树树洞里的夜行性食叶昆虫，它们喜欢天牛幼虫制造的树洞，并在一个树洞里最多同时发现过多达 68 只竹节虫——而这便也是在两百年间，对豪勋爵岛竹节虫生态习性的全部描述。

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叶片上的豪勋爵岛竹节虫 摄影师：Pavel German
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这种巨大的竹节虫曾经是很常见的，至少在豪勋爵岛上，它们曾经很常见。

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虔诚的信徒宣称，上帝创造世界用了七天。那他若是想要毁灭一个物种，又需要多长时间？

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——对于豪勋爵岛上巨大的竹节虫而言，是 9 天零两年。

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1918 年 6 月，马坎博号商船在豪勋爵岛岸边重重撞上了暗礁，这艘满载货物的商船在岛边足足搁浅了 9 天才修理完毕，然后重启追逐财富的远航。

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然而来自远方的商船上满载的并非只有货物，还有躲藏在暗影中的黑家鼠。当马坎博号的水手站在海边抓耳挠腮的时候，来自大洋彼岸的黑家鼠，也小心翼翼地踏上了潮湿的海岸，然后第一次，探索起了这片对于它们而言全新的土地。

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它们惊喜地发现这片土地上到处都是毫无反抗力的鲜美食材，比如产在地面的鸟蛋，比如挂在树上的幼蝠，以及遍布全岛的黑色竹节虫。

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灭世的黑家鼠与被袭击的鸟巢 摄影师：Nga Manu Images NZ
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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与绝大部分竹节虫不一样，它们没有翅膀。它们并不具备飞行的能力，所能依靠的，只有帮助它们在植物上快速爬行的强壮后腿。

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然而强弱是相对的，快慢也是。当一个人描述离弦的弓箭飞得有多快的时候，他选取的参照物一定不会是子弹。

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比起其它竹节虫，豪勋爵岛竹节虫跑得是比较快的。然而在旧大陆身经百战的黑家鼠眼里，豪勋爵岛竹节虫的“快”，无异于回旋寿司下转动的传送履带。它们只要优雅地伸出爪子，便能轻巧地将履带上的树龙虾抓起，而在咬开稍显坚硬的外壳后，紧实脆爽的肌肉会在它们的口腔中炸裂，迸发出富含氨基酸的甘美滋味。

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《黑家鼠》 图源：Biodiversity Heritage Library
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对于黑家鼠而言，偌大的豪勋爵岛不过是个无人打搅的自助餐厅。它们在上面不停地吃，不停地生，再继续不停地吃，然后仅仅花了两年时间，便将整座岛屿上的巨大竹节虫扫荡一空——从 1920 年起，人们便再也没能在豪勋爵岛上发现任何一只树龙虾了。

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不过严格来说，“树龙虾”并非是豪勋爵岛竹节虫独享的别名，至少有四种分布于世界各地的大型竹节虫，都被称作树龙虾。

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这四种树龙虾虽然形态相近，但亲缘关系却并没有很近。它们不过是因为生活在相似的环境中，从而通过趋同演化，进化成了相似的样子。

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四种长相类似的“树龙虾” 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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分子证据显示，早在两千两百万年前左右，豪勋爵岛竹节虫所在的分支，便与其它竹节虫分道扬镳了。

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比起只有七百万年历史的豪勋爵岛，豪勋爵岛竹节虫独立演化的历史要久太多了。我们可以轻易地推论，在来到豪勋爵岛前，它们便曾在某个地方待过漫长的时光。

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或许是巧合，又或许是必然，在豪勋爵岛西北有着一片已被海水淹没的海底山链，这片由于地壳运动而沉入海底的群山，曾几何时也是些岛屿，而其中最年长的那座诺瓦海底山，正好有着大约两千三百万的历史。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与相近种的进化树 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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iNnE6o\"> 那些巨大的黑色竹节虫，或许曾在这些旧日的岛屿上，度过了漫长的时光，直到汹涌的大洪水奔涌而至，无情地吞没了它们的家园。它们艰难地攀上名为浮木的诺亚方舟，在狂风中穿越层层巨浪，直至不知多少日夜之后，终于抵达一片全新的净土，然后重新在此繁衍生息。

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它们在这片净土上度过了百万年计的平静时间，直至两腿直立的巨人，在 9 天时间内引入了灭世的火种。随后末日的火焰越烧越旺，在两年之间，将竹节虫同它们的净土，一并燃烧殆尽。

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1920 年，就像人们擅自宣布这座岛屿属于大不列颠一样，人们又擅自宣布，名为豪勋爵岛竹节虫的昆虫，与过去两百年间那数以百计的物种一样，就此灭绝。

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延续了两千三百万年的冒险戛然而止，关于豪勋爵岛竹节虫的故事自此再无新篇。

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——如果柏尔金字塔不存在的话。

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橡胶榕上的竹节虫 摄影师：Henry Cook
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还有人记得柏尔金字塔吗？就是那块大不列颠的柏尔船长用自己命名的火山岩。

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这块长 1100 米，宽 300 米，高 551 米的火山残骸，距离豪勋爵岛大约 23 千米。整块小山般的火山岩上，甚至连一棵树也没有，除了陡峭的岩壁与少数水鸟外，便只有着零星的几株灌木。

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没有人会真的在意这座火山岩，包括命名它的柏尔船长。高贵的大不列颠皇家海军舰长，才不会在意一座毫无开发价值的渺小火山，能进入他眼的，只有遥远的星辰大海与广阔土地。

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豪勋爵岛东南角的渺小火山 图源：google map
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在被命名后的两百年间，除了无需为填饱肚子烦恼的探险者，会偶尔前来追寻刺激，便再没人会来这块荒芜的火山岩。

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但即使如此，命运的齿轮终究还是被转动了。1964 年，攀岩者大卫·鲁茨在挑战柏尔金字塔的途中，发现了一只死去的豪勋爵岛竹节虫；五年之后，又有两只残缺的竹节虫尸体，在火山岩上被发现。

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得知消息的生态学者对此半信半疑，毕竟这块满是悬崖峭壁的火山岩，在理论上根本无法支撑一个大型树栖竹节虫的种群。但陆陆续续还是有科学家试探性地前往柏尔金字塔，然后不出意外地全部空手而归。

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1965 年，柏尔金字塔裸露的岩壁 摄影师：John Game
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直到 2001 年的 2 月 5 号，澳大利亚科学家大卫·普里德尔，带着一个四人小组重新踏上了这块火山残骸。他们再度确认这座小山上连一棵树也没有，而岛上几乎所有的植被，都分布在海拔大约 120 米处的一片狭窄的阶梯状岩地上。

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在这片岩地上，除了矮小的草本外，只有一种当地特有的白千层，也是岛上唯一的灌木。而这种灌木全部的个体加起来，也不过大约 30 株。

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而在这 30 株白千层中最大的那株下面，他们发现了疑似大型昆虫的粪便。

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岛上特有的一种白千层灌木 摄影师：Tony Rodd
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他们决定在竹节虫活跃的晚上返回，于是在当天晚上 11 点零 7 分，他们在那株最大的白千层树冠边缘，发现了两只愉快地咀嚼着嫩叶的雌性竹节虫个体——这是时隔 80 年后，人类第一次再度见到活着的豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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激动的调查小组甚至舍不得触碰这两只竹节虫，他们对灌木进行了探索，然后又在树冠中，发现了一只 8cm 长的雌性若虫。

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这便是在 2001 年，他们重新发现的全部三只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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跨越时代的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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2002 年 3 月 26 号晚上，调查小组再度回到这座火山残骸。

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他们精心调查了除一处过度陡峭的崖壁外，岩地上全部的白千层。所有的白千层都集中在大约 30 米 *6 米的狭小范围内，也就是大约半个篮球场的大小。随后在这块大约半个篮球场大的地方，12 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫被发现在最大的那株白千层灌木上，另外 12 只零星分布在附近的 5 株小灌木上。

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他们在陡峭的崖壁上艰难地对十只个体进行了性别判断，确认其中有 8 只雌性，2 只雄性。悬殊的性别差异，或许是源于豪勋爵岛竹节虫具备的孤雌生殖能力，也或许正是因为能够孤雌生殖，这个仅有 24 个个体的渺小种群，才能在这块小小的火山岩上，残存至今。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫绿色的若虫 摄影师：San Diego Zoo
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2003 年，新南威尔士国家公园的一个研究团队，小心翼翼地在柏尔金字塔上搜集了两对竹节虫繁殖个体，交给了四位严阵以待的繁育专家。然而即使拼尽全力，送往悉尼的那对繁殖个体，依旧在一个月后死亡；而送往墨尔本动物园的雌性个体，也迅速濒死，直到繁育专家冒险使用了一种未经测试的全新手段，才使得本已濒死的雌性个体转危为安。

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图：San Diego Zoo
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这一年，在墨尔本动物园幸存下来的两只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，顺利完成了繁衍，只是产下的卵孵化率极低。再往后一年，同样如此。

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直到 2006 年，繁育技术逐渐成熟后，墨尔本动物园终于有了 50 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，并顺利收获了数千枚待孵化的卵；然后到了 2008 年，动物园里的豪勋爵岛竹节虫，已经有 700 只个体和 11376 枚卵；而到了 2012 年，墨尔本动物园已经共计繁育了超过 9000 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫的卵 摄影师：John Koens
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曾经一度被宣布灭绝的黑色竹节虫，如今总算从灭绝的深渊中爬回了半边身子。与此同时，一项重引入项目也在持续推进中，只要消灭掉豪勋爵岛上所有的黑家鼠，人们便会将豪勋爵岛竹节虫，重新引回它们昔日的净土。

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——假如人类真能杀光那些黑家鼠的话。

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可即使豪勋爵岛竹节虫能够重回故土，这片土地也已经与它们祖辈的记忆不一样了。

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就像是这座小岛上曾经有过的至少 13 种特有鸟类，其中 9 种已经灭绝，1 种濒危，2 种易危，只剩下豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 1 种鸟类，尚且无危。

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而这座曾遗世独立了数百万年的小岛，也再也找不回昔日的模样了。

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岛上特有的豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 摄影师：Lindell
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潮涨依旧潮落，太平洋依旧一望无际。

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汹涌的海浪依旧不停地冲刷着柏尔金字塔裸露的礁岩，只是没有人能够知道，在海天交汇的尽头，海浪会在明天带来什么。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫不知道。人类同样不知。

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摄影师：NettyA
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这便是在大洋彼岸，一类小小昆虫，名为生存的冒险故事。

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我是犬君，希望你喜欢这个小小的故事，也希望这个故事能带给你些许感悟。

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给你们介绍一种因为人类活动而一度“灭绝”，又在与人类意外重逢后，一步步被从诺亚方舟上带回人间的极珍稀动物——豪勋爵岛竹节虫吧

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这是一种如龙虾般巨大的黑色竹节虫，在一百年前曾被认定灭绝。而在二十年前被好不容易重新发现时，也仅剩 24 只随时可能再度覆灭的残存个体

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跨越 80 年的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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这是一个关于毁灭与新生的故事——

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《豪勋爵岛竹节虫：没人知道海浪会带来什么，是毁灭还是新生》

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摄影师：Krissy
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没有人知道海浪会带来什么。

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十五世纪，南美的印第安人用石器耕种土地时，不会知道哥伦布的舰队正乘风而来；十八世纪，东方的巨龙开始闭关锁国时，看不到大洋彼岸的蒸汽冉冉升起。

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而在 1788 年，当大不列颠皇家海军的柏尔舰长，从位于悉尼的博特尼湾，前往诺福克岛流放罪犯时，孤悬于大洋上的那座无人岛尚且无名，岛上的那些竹节虫同样如此。

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而如今，我们称呼它们为豪勋爵岛，以及豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛 摄影师：Dasha
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豪勋爵岛是座诞生于七百万年的火山岛，持续了五十万的地壳活动与海浪，带给它月牙般的形状，并留给它 14.55 平方千米的面积。

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这座大约上海市杨浦区四分之一大的小岛，从未成为过某块大陆的一部分。在它的西边，离它最近的澳大利亚麦克夸利港与它相距 780 千米，相当于青岛到上海；在它的东边，同样孤悬于大洋中的诺福克岛，与它相距 900 千米，接近于上海到厦门。

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红圈里的小岛便是豪勋爵岛 图源：google map
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在过往的千万年里，除了飞鸟与游鱼，没有生灵能够轻易跨越这么遥远的距离。而除了搭乘飞鸟的便车外，只有在狂风与巨浪过后，才会有零星说不上幸运还是不幸的生灵，被卷到这片孤悬的土地，然后挣扎着试图于此扎根。

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这座小岛离其它大陆实在是太远了，以至于大多生物前往这座小岛的船票都只有单程。整座小岛上一半的植物都是特有物种，还有至少 13 种鸟类，除了这座小岛，再也无法在别处找到。

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豪勋爵岛外围的 Blackburn Island 摄影师：Krissy
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1788 年 2 月，当大不列颠的柏尔舰长意外途经此处时，他惊奇地发现连南太平洋的波利尼西亚人都不曾知晓这座小岛。他殷勤地用时任大不列颠海军大臣的豪勋爵命名了这座岛，又在 1788 年 3 月返航途经此处，将小岛东南 23 千米处，一座耸立于海面的火山岩，命名为“柏尔金字塔”。

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然后他宣布，从即刻起，这里便是大不列颠的土地。

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柏尔金字塔 摄影师：Pauline and John Grimshaw
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不过不列颠的女王并没有派出总督统帅岛上的海鸟，而在那之后的一百多年，也只有追逐抹香鲸的捕鲸船，与满载货物的商船会途经此地，将这座小岛当做一个免费的补给点。

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没有人考虑仔细看看这座小岛上有些什么，但即使有人想过，可能也没用。就像彭林夫人号上的船医亚瑟，曾在 1788 年饶有兴致地绘制了豪勋爵岛秧鸡、豪勋爵岛泽鸡、豪勋爵岛鸽这三种岛上特有鸟类的画像，但在他画完后没不久，后两种鸟类便被水手们捕食殆尽了。

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亚瑟绘制的豪勋爵岛泽鸡
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与这些海鸟相比，岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫或许可以说是幸运的。

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它们有着黑色的甲壳，椭圆形的躯体，与粗壮的六肢。它们可以长到 20 厘米长，25 克重，趴在树上的时候，看起来就像是一只只没有钳子的小龙虾——也因此，它们获得了“树龙虾”（tree lobster）的俗名。

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好在即使看起来比一般昆虫要美味不少，水手们依旧倾向于将炙热的子弹射向呆头呆脑的海鸟，而不是将去掉头的竹节虫塞进嘴里。于是当悬崖边的海鸟如稻草般成片倒下的时候，岛上的竹节虫依旧享受了一百多年平静的岁月。

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除了偶有水手决定将它们做成鱼饵丢进海里，并没有多少人在意这种在岛上随处可见的大虫子。

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岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫 摄影师：Beth Chapman
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也因此，直到人类踏足这座小岛六十多年后的 1855 年，神父泽维尔·蒙鲁齐耶才通过标本将这种竹节虫定了种，并将它命名为“豪勋爵岛竹节虫（Dryococelus australis）”。

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然后又过了六十多年，昆虫学者莱亚·亚瑟才第一次通过文献，描述豪勋爵岛竹节虫是种喜欢在白天群聚躲在活树树洞里的夜行性食叶昆虫，它们喜欢天牛幼虫制造的树洞，并在一个树洞里最多同时发现过多达 68 只竹节虫——而这便也是在两百年间，对豪勋爵岛竹节虫生态习性的全部描述。

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叶片上的豪勋爵岛竹节虫 摄影师：Pavel German
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这种巨大的竹节虫曾经是很常见的，至少在豪勋爵岛上，它们曾经很常见。

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虔诚的信徒宣称，上帝创造世界用了七天。那他若是想要毁灭一个物种，又需要多长时间？

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——对于豪勋爵岛上巨大的竹节虫而言，是 9 天零两年。

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1918 年 6 月，马坎博号商船在豪勋爵岛岸边重重撞上了暗礁，这艘满载货物的商船在岛边足足搁浅了 9 天才修理完毕，然后重启追逐财富的远航。

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然而来自远方的商船上满载的并非只有货物，还有躲藏在暗影中的黑家鼠。当马坎博号的水手站在海边抓耳挠腮的时候，来自大洋彼岸的黑家鼠，也小心翼翼地踏上了潮湿的海岸，然后第一次，探索起了这片对于它们而言全新的土地。

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它们惊喜地发现这片土地上到处都是毫无反抗力的鲜美食材，比如产在地面的鸟蛋，比如挂在树上的幼蝠，以及遍布全岛的黑色竹节虫。

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灭世的黑家鼠与被袭击的鸟巢 摄影师：Nga Manu Images NZ
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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与绝大部分竹节虫不一样，它们没有翅膀。它们并不具备飞行的能力，所能依靠的，只有帮助它们在植物上快速爬行的强壮后腿。

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然而强弱是相对的，快慢也是。当一个人描述离弦的弓箭飞得有多快的时候，他选取的参照物一定不会是子弹。

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比起其它竹节虫，豪勋爵岛竹节虫跑得是比较快的。然而在旧大陆身经百战的黑家鼠眼里，豪勋爵岛竹节虫的“快”，无异于回旋寿司下转动的传送履带。它们只要优雅地伸出爪子，便能轻巧地将履带上的树龙虾抓起，而在咬开稍显坚硬的外壳后，紧实脆爽的肌肉会在它们的口腔中炸裂，迸发出富含氨基酸的甘美滋味。

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《黑家鼠》 图源：Biodiversity Heritage Library
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对于黑家鼠而言，偌大的豪勋爵岛不过是个无人打搅的自助餐厅。它们在上面不停地吃，不停地生，再继续不停地吃，然后仅仅花了两年时间，便将整座岛屿上的巨大竹节虫扫荡一空——从 1920 年起，人们便再也没能在豪勋爵岛上发现任何一只树龙虾了。

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不过严格来说，“树龙虾”并非是豪勋爵岛竹节虫独享的别名，至少有四种分布于世界各地的大型竹节虫，都被称作树龙虾。

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这四种树龙虾虽然形态相近，但亲缘关系却并没有很近。它们不过是因为生活在相似的环境中，从而通过趋同演化，进化成了相似的样子。

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四种长相类似的“树龙虾” 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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分子证据显示，早在两千两百万年前左右，豪勋爵岛竹节虫所在的分支，便与其它竹节虫分道扬镳了。

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比起只有七百万年历史的豪勋爵岛，豪勋爵岛竹节虫独立演化的历史要久太多了。我们可以轻易地推论，在来到豪勋爵岛前，它们便曾在某个地方待过漫长的时光。

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或许是巧合，又或许是必然，在豪勋爵岛西北有着一片已被海水淹没的海底山链，这片由于地壳运动而沉入海底的群山，曾几何时也是些岛屿，而其中最年长的那座诺瓦海底山，正好有着大约两千三百万的历史。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与相近种的进化树 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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iNnE6o\"> 那些巨大的黑色竹节虫，或许曾在这些旧日的岛屿上，度过了漫长的时光，直到汹涌的大洪水奔涌而至，无情地吞没了它们的家园。它们艰难地攀上名为浮木的诺亚方舟，在狂风中穿越层层巨浪，直至不知多少日夜之后，终于抵达一片全新的净土，然后重新在此繁衍生息。

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它们在这片净土上度过了百万年计的平静时间，直至两腿直立的巨人，在 9 天时间内引入了灭世的火种。随后末日的火焰越烧越旺，在两年之间，将竹节虫同它们的净土，一并燃烧殆尽。

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1920 年，就像人们擅自宣布这座岛屿属于大不列颠一样，人们又擅自宣布，名为豪勋爵岛竹节虫的昆虫，与过去两百年间那数以百计的物种一样，就此灭绝。

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延续了两千三百万年的冒险戛然而止，关于豪勋爵岛竹节虫的故事自此再无新篇。

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——如果柏尔金字塔不存在的话。

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橡胶榕上的竹节虫 摄影师：Henry Cook
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还有人记得柏尔金字塔吗？就是那块大不列颠的柏尔船长用自己命名的火山岩。

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这块长 1100 米，宽 300 米，高 551 米的火山残骸，距离豪勋爵岛大约 23 千米。整块小山般的火山岩上，甚至连一棵树也没有，除了陡峭的岩壁与少数水鸟外，便只有着零星的几株灌木。

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没有人会真的在意这座火山岩，包括命名它的柏尔船长。高贵的大不列颠皇家海军舰长，才不会在意一座毫无开发价值的渺小火山，能进入他眼的，只有遥远的星辰大海与广阔土地。

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豪勋爵岛东南角的渺小火山 图源：google map
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在被命名后的两百年间，除了无需为填饱肚子烦恼的探险者，会偶尔前来追寻刺激，便再没人会来这块荒芜的火山岩。

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但即使如此，命运的齿轮终究还是被转动了。1964 年，攀岩者大卫·鲁茨在挑战柏尔金字塔的途中，发现了一只死去的豪勋爵岛竹节虫；五年之后，又有两只残缺的竹节虫尸体，在火山岩上被发现。

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得知消息的生态学者对此半信半疑，毕竟这块满是悬崖峭壁的火山岩，在理论上根本无法支撑一个大型树栖竹节虫的种群。但陆陆续续还是有科学家试探性地前往柏尔金字塔，然后不出意外地全部空手而归。

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1965 年，柏尔金字塔裸露的岩壁 摄影师：John Game
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直到 2001 年的 2 月 5 号，澳大利亚科学家大卫·普里德尔，带着一个四人小组重新踏上了这块火山残骸。他们再度确认这座小山上连一棵树也没有，而岛上几乎所有的植被，都分布在海拔大约 120 米处的一片狭窄的阶梯状岩地上。

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在这片岩地上，除了矮小的草本外，只有一种当地特有的白千层，也是岛上唯一的灌木。而这种灌木全部的个体加起来，也不过大约 30 株。

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而在这 30 株白千层中最大的那株下面，他们发现了疑似大型昆虫的粪便。

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岛上特有的一种白千层灌木 摄影师：Tony Rodd
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他们决定在竹节虫活跃的晚上返回，于是在当天晚上 11 点零 7 分，他们在那株最大的白千层树冠边缘，发现了两只愉快地咀嚼着嫩叶的雌性竹节虫个体——这是时隔 80 年后，人类第一次再度见到活着的豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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激动的调查小组甚至舍不得触碰这两只竹节虫，他们对灌木进行了探索，然后又在树冠中，发现了一只 8cm 长的雌性若虫。

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这便是在 2001 年，他们重新发现的全部三只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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跨越时代的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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2002 年 3 月 26 号晚上，调查小组再度回到这座火山残骸。

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他们精心调查了除一处过度陡峭的崖壁外，岩地上全部的白千层。所有的白千层都集中在大约 30 米 *6 米的狭小范围内，也就是大约半个篮球场的大小。随后在这块大约半个篮球场大的地方，12 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫被发现在最大的那株白千层灌木上，另外 12 只零星分布在附近的 5 株小灌木上。

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他们在陡峭的崖壁上艰难地对十只个体进行了性别判断，确认其中有 8 只雌性，2 只雄性。悬殊的性别差异，或许是源于豪勋爵岛竹节虫具备的孤雌生殖能力，也或许正是因为能够孤雌生殖，这个仅有 24 个个体的渺小种群，才能在这块小小的火山岩上，残存至今。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫绿色的若虫 摄影师：San Diego Zoo
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2003 年，新南威尔士国家公园的一个研究团队，小心翼翼地在柏尔金字塔上搜集了两对竹节虫繁殖个体，交给了四位严阵以待的繁育专家。然而即使拼尽全力，送往悉尼的那对繁殖个体，依旧在一个月后死亡；而送往墨尔本动物园的雌性个体，也迅速濒死，直到繁育专家冒险使用了一种未经测试的全新手段，才使得本已濒死的雌性个体转危为安。

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这一年，在墨尔本动物园幸存下来的两只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，顺利完成了繁衍，只是产下的卵孵化率极低。再往后一年，同样如此。

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直到 2006 年，繁育技术逐渐成熟后，墨尔本动物园终于有了 50 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，并顺利收获了数千枚待孵化的卵；然后到了 2008 年，动物园里的豪勋爵岛竹节虫，已经有 700 只个体和 11376 枚卵；而到了 2012 年，墨尔本动物园已经共计繁育了超过 9000 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫的卵 摄影师：John Koens
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曾经一度被宣布灭绝的黑色竹节虫，如今总算从灭绝的深渊中爬回了半边身子。与此同时，一项重引入项目也在持续推进中，只要消灭掉豪勋爵岛上所有的黑家鼠，人们便会将豪勋爵岛竹节虫，重新引回它们昔日的净土。

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——假如人类真能杀光那些黑家鼠的话。

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可即使豪勋爵岛竹节虫能够重回故土，这片土地也已经与它们祖辈的记忆不一样了。

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就像是这座小岛上曾经有过的至少 13 种特有鸟类，其中 9 种已经灭绝，1 种濒危，2 种易危，只剩下豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 1 种鸟类，尚且无危。

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而这座曾遗世独立了数百万年的小岛，也再也找不回昔日的模样了。

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岛上特有的豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 摄影师：Lindell
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潮涨依旧潮落，太平洋依旧一望无际。

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汹涌的海浪依旧不停地冲刷着柏尔金字塔裸露的礁岩，只是没有人能够知道，在海天交汇的尽头，海浪会在明天带来什么。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫不知道。人类同样不知。

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这便是在大洋彼岸，一类小小昆虫，名为生存的冒险故事。

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我是犬君，希望你喜欢这个小小的故事，也希望这个故事能带给你些许感悟。

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给你们介绍一种因为人类活动而一度“灭绝”，又在与人类意外重逢后，一步步被从诺亚方舟上带回人间的极珍稀动物——豪勋爵岛竹节虫吧

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这是一种如龙虾般巨大的黑色竹节虫，在一百年前曾被认定灭绝。而在二十年前被好不容易重新发现时，也仅剩 24 只随时可能再度覆灭的残存个体

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跨越 80 年的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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这是一个关于毁灭与新生的故事——

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《豪勋爵岛竹节虫：没人知道海浪会带来什么，是毁灭还是新生》

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摄影师：Krissy
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没有人知道海浪会带来什么。

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十五世纪，南美的印第安人用石器耕种土地时，不会知道哥伦布的舰队正乘风而来；十八世纪，东方的巨龙开始闭关锁国时，看不到大洋彼岸的蒸汽冉冉升起。

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而在 1788 年，当大不列颠皇家海军的柏尔舰长，从位于悉尼的博特尼湾，前往诺福克岛流放罪犯时，孤悬于大洋上的那座无人岛尚且无名，岛上的那些竹节虫同样如此。

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而如今，我们称呼它们为豪勋爵岛，以及豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛 摄影师：Dasha
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豪勋爵岛是座诞生于七百万年的火山岛，持续了五十万的地壳活动与海浪，带给它月牙般的形状，并留给它 14.55 平方千米的面积。

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这座大约上海市杨浦区四分之一大的小岛，从未成为过某块大陆的一部分。在它的西边，离它最近的澳大利亚麦克夸利港与它相距 780 千米，相当于青岛到上海；在它的东边，同样孤悬于大洋中的诺福克岛，与它相距 900 千米，接近于上海到厦门。

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红圈里的小岛便是豪勋爵岛 图源：google map
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在过往的千万年里，除了飞鸟与游鱼，没有生灵能够轻易跨越这么遥远的距离。而除了搭乘飞鸟的便车外，只有在狂风与巨浪过后，才会有零星说不上幸运还是不幸的生灵，被卷到这片孤悬的土地，然后挣扎着试图于此扎根。

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这座小岛离其它大陆实在是太远了，以至于大多生物前往这座小岛的船票都只有单程。整座小岛上一半的植物都是特有物种，还有至少 13 种鸟类，除了这座小岛，再也无法在别处找到。

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豪勋爵岛外围的 Blackburn Island 摄影师：Krissy
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1788 年 2 月，当大不列颠的柏尔舰长意外途经此处时，他惊奇地发现连南太平洋的波利尼西亚人都不曾知晓这座小岛。他殷勤地用时任大不列颠海军大臣的豪勋爵命名了这座岛，又在 1788 年 3 月返航途经此处，将小岛东南 23 千米处，一座耸立于海面的火山岩，命名为“柏尔金字塔”。

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然后他宣布，从即刻起，这里便是大不列颠的土地。

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柏尔金字塔 摄影师：Pauline and John Grimshaw
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不过不列颠的女王并没有派出总督统帅岛上的海鸟，而在那之后的一百多年，也只有追逐抹香鲸的捕鲸船，与满载货物的商船会途经此地，将这座小岛当做一个免费的补给点。

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没有人考虑仔细看看这座小岛上有些什么，但即使有人想过，可能也没用。就像彭林夫人号上的船医亚瑟，曾在 1788 年饶有兴致地绘制了豪勋爵岛秧鸡、豪勋爵岛泽鸡、豪勋爵岛鸽这三种岛上特有鸟类的画像，但在他画完后没不久，后两种鸟类便被水手们捕食殆尽了。

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亚瑟绘制的豪勋爵岛泽鸡
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与这些海鸟相比，岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫或许可以说是幸运的。

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它们有着黑色的甲壳，椭圆形的躯体，与粗壮的六肢。它们可以长到 20 厘米长，25 克重，趴在树上的时候，看起来就像是一只只没有钳子的小龙虾——也因此，它们获得了“树龙虾”（tree lobster）的俗名。

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好在即使看起来比一般昆虫要美味不少，水手们依旧倾向于将炙热的子弹射向呆头呆脑的海鸟，而不是将去掉头的竹节虫塞进嘴里。于是当悬崖边的海鸟如稻草般成片倒下的时候，岛上的竹节虫依旧享受了一百多年平静的岁月。

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除了偶有水手决定将它们做成鱼饵丢进海里，并没有多少人在意这种在岛上随处可见的大虫子。

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岛上特有的巨大黑色竹节虫 摄影师：Beth Chapman
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也因此，直到人类踏足这座小岛六十多年后的 1855 年，神父泽维尔·蒙鲁齐耶才通过标本将这种竹节虫定了种，并将它命名为“豪勋爵岛竹节虫（Dryococelus australis）”。

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然后又过了六十多年，昆虫学者莱亚·亚瑟才第一次通过文献，描述豪勋爵岛竹节虫是种喜欢在白天群聚躲在活树树洞里的夜行性食叶昆虫，它们喜欢天牛幼虫制造的树洞，并在一个树洞里最多同时发现过多达 68 只竹节虫——而这便也是在两百年间，对豪勋爵岛竹节虫生态习性的全部描述。

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叶片上的豪勋爵岛竹节虫 摄影师：Pavel German
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这种巨大的竹节虫曾经是很常见的，至少在豪勋爵岛上，它们曾经很常见。

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虔诚的信徒宣称，上帝创造世界用了七天。那他若是想要毁灭一个物种，又需要多长时间？

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——对于豪勋爵岛上巨大的竹节虫而言，是 9 天零两年。

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1918 年 6 月，马坎博号商船在豪勋爵岛岸边重重撞上了暗礁，这艘满载货物的商船在岛边足足搁浅了 9 天才修理完毕，然后重启追逐财富的远航。

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然而来自远方的商船上满载的并非只有货物，还有躲藏在暗影中的黑家鼠。当马坎博号的水手站在海边抓耳挠腮的时候，来自大洋彼岸的黑家鼠，也小心翼翼地踏上了潮湿的海岸，然后第一次，探索起了这片对于它们而言全新的土地。

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它们惊喜地发现这片土地上到处都是毫无反抗力的鲜美食材，比如产在地面的鸟蛋，比如挂在树上的幼蝠，以及遍布全岛的黑色竹节虫。

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灭世的黑家鼠与被袭击的鸟巢 摄影师：Nga Manu Images NZ
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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与绝大部分竹节虫不一样，它们没有翅膀。它们并不具备飞行的能力，所能依靠的，只有帮助它们在植物上快速爬行的强壮后腿。

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然而强弱是相对的，快慢也是。当一个人描述离弦的弓箭飞得有多快的时候，他选取的参照物一定不会是子弹。

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比起其它竹节虫，豪勋爵岛竹节虫跑得是比较快的。然而在旧大陆身经百战的黑家鼠眼里，豪勋爵岛竹节虫的“快”，无异于回旋寿司下转动的传送履带。它们只要优雅地伸出爪子，便能轻巧地将履带上的树龙虾抓起，而在咬开稍显坚硬的外壳后，紧实脆爽的肌肉会在它们的口腔中炸裂，迸发出富含氨基酸的甘美滋味。

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《黑家鼠》 图源：Biodiversity Heritage Library
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对于黑家鼠而言，偌大的豪勋爵岛不过是个无人打搅的自助餐厅。它们在上面不停地吃，不停地生，再继续不停地吃，然后仅仅花了两年时间，便将整座岛屿上的巨大竹节虫扫荡一空——从 1920 年起，人们便再也没能在豪勋爵岛上发现任何一只树龙虾了。

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不过严格来说，“树龙虾”并非是豪勋爵岛竹节虫独享的别名，至少有四种分布于世界各地的大型竹节虫，都被称作树龙虾。

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这四种树龙虾虽然形态相近，但亲缘关系却并没有很近。它们不过是因为生活在相似的环境中，从而通过趋同演化，进化成了相似的样子。

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四种长相类似的“树龙虾” 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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分子证据显示，早在两千两百万年前左右，豪勋爵岛竹节虫所在的分支，便与其它竹节虫分道扬镳了。

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比起只有七百万年历史的豪勋爵岛，豪勋爵岛竹节虫独立演化的历史要久太多了。我们可以轻易地推论，在来到豪勋爵岛前，它们便曾在某个地方待过漫长的时光。

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或许是巧合，又或许是必然，在豪勋爵岛西北有着一片已被海水淹没的海底山链，这片由于地壳运动而沉入海底的群山，曾几何时也是些岛屿，而其中最年长的那座诺瓦海底山，正好有着大约两千三百万的历史。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫与相近种的进化树 图源：Thomas R. Buckley et al., 2009
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iNnE6o\"> 那些巨大的黑色竹节虫，或许曾在这些旧日的岛屿上，度过了漫长的时光，直到汹涌的大洪水奔涌而至，无情地吞没了它们的家园。它们艰难地攀上名为浮木的诺亚方舟，在狂风中穿越层层巨浪，直至不知多少日夜之后，终于抵达一片全新的净土，然后重新在此繁衍生息。

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它们在这片净土上度过了百万年计的平静时间，直至两腿直立的巨人，在 9 天时间内引入了灭世的火种。随后末日的火焰越烧越旺，在两年之间，将竹节虫同它们的净土，一并燃烧殆尽。

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1920 年，就像人们擅自宣布这座岛屿属于大不列颠一样，人们又擅自宣布，名为豪勋爵岛竹节虫的昆虫，与过去两百年间那数以百计的物种一样，就此灭绝。

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延续了两千三百万年的冒险戛然而止，关于豪勋爵岛竹节虫的故事自此再无新篇。

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——如果柏尔金字塔不存在的话。

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橡胶榕上的竹节虫 摄影师：Henry Cook
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还有人记得柏尔金字塔吗？就是那块大不列颠的柏尔船长用自己命名的火山岩。

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这块长 1100 米，宽 300 米，高 551 米的火山残骸，距离豪勋爵岛大约 23 千米。整块小山般的火山岩上，甚至连一棵树也没有，除了陡峭的岩壁与少数水鸟外，便只有着零星的几株灌木。

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没有人会真的在意这座火山岩，包括命名它的柏尔船长。高贵的大不列颠皇家海军舰长，才不会在意一座毫无开发价值的渺小火山，能进入他眼的，只有遥远的星辰大海与广阔土地。

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豪勋爵岛东南角的渺小火山 图源：google map
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在被命名后的两百年间，除了无需为填饱肚子烦恼的探险者，会偶尔前来追寻刺激，便再没人会来这块荒芜的火山岩。

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但即使如此，命运的齿轮终究还是被转动了。1964 年，攀岩者大卫·鲁茨在挑战柏尔金字塔的途中，发现了一只死去的豪勋爵岛竹节虫；五年之后，又有两只残缺的竹节虫尸体，在火山岩上被发现。

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得知消息的生态学者对此半信半疑，毕竟这块满是悬崖峭壁的火山岩，在理论上根本无法支撑一个大型树栖竹节虫的种群。但陆陆续续还是有科学家试探性地前往柏尔金字塔，然后不出意外地全部空手而归。

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1965 年，柏尔金字塔裸露的岩壁 摄影师：John Game
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直到 2001 年的 2 月 5 号，澳大利亚科学家大卫·普里德尔，带着一个四人小组重新踏上了这块火山残骸。他们再度确认这座小山上连一棵树也没有，而岛上几乎所有的植被，都分布在海拔大约 120 米处的一片狭窄的阶梯状岩地上。

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在这片岩地上，除了矮小的草本外，只有一种当地特有的白千层，也是岛上唯一的灌木。而这种灌木全部的个体加起来，也不过大约 30 株。

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而在这 30 株白千层中最大的那株下面，他们发现了疑似大型昆虫的粪便。

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岛上特有的一种白千层灌木 摄影师：Tony Rodd
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他们决定在竹节虫活跃的晚上返回，于是在当天晚上 11 点零 7 分，他们在那株最大的白千层树冠边缘，发现了两只愉快地咀嚼着嫩叶的雌性竹节虫个体——这是时隔 80 年后，人类第一次再度见到活着的豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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激动的调查小组甚至舍不得触碰这两只竹节虫，他们对灌木进行了探索，然后又在树冠中，发现了一只 8cm 长的雌性若虫。

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这便是在 2001 年，他们重新发现的全部三只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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跨越时代的重逢 图源：David Priddel et al., 2001
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2002 年 3 月 26 号晚上，调查小组再度回到这座火山残骸。

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他们精心调查了除一处过度陡峭的崖壁外，岩地上全部的白千层。所有的白千层都集中在大约 30 米 *6 米的狭小范围内，也就是大约半个篮球场的大小。随后在这块大约半个篮球场大的地方，12 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫被发现在最大的那株白千层灌木上，另外 12 只零星分布在附近的 5 株小灌木上。

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他们在陡峭的崖壁上艰难地对十只个体进行了性别判断，确认其中有 8 只雌性，2 只雄性。悬殊的性别差异，或许是源于豪勋爵岛竹节虫具备的孤雌生殖能力，也或许正是因为能够孤雌生殖，这个仅有 24 个个体的渺小种群，才能在这块小小的火山岩上，残存至今。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫绿色的若虫 摄影师：San Diego Zoo
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2003 年，新南威尔士国家公园的一个研究团队，小心翼翼地在柏尔金字塔上搜集了两对竹节虫繁殖个体，交给了四位严阵以待的繁育专家。然而即使拼尽全力，送往悉尼的那对繁殖个体，依旧在一个月后死亡；而送往墨尔本动物园的雌性个体，也迅速濒死，直到繁育专家冒险使用了一种未经测试的全新手段，才使得本已濒死的雌性个体转危为安。

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这一年，在墨尔本动物园幸存下来的两只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，顺利完成了繁衍，只是产下的卵孵化率极低。再往后一年，同样如此。

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直到 2006 年，繁育技术逐渐成熟后，墨尔本动物园终于有了 50 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫，并顺利收获了数千枚待孵化的卵；然后到了 2008 年，动物园里的豪勋爵岛竹节虫，已经有 700 只个体和 11376 枚卵；而到了 2012 年，墨尔本动物园已经共计繁育了超过 9000 只豪勋爵岛竹节虫。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫的卵 摄影师：John Koens
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曾经一度被宣布灭绝的黑色竹节虫，如今总算从灭绝的深渊中爬回了半边身子。与此同时，一项重引入项目也在持续推进中，只要消灭掉豪勋爵岛上所有的黑家鼠，人们便会将豪勋爵岛竹节虫，重新引回它们昔日的净土。

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——假如人类真能杀光那些黑家鼠的话。

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可即使豪勋爵岛竹节虫能够重回故土，这片土地也已经与它们祖辈的记忆不一样了。

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就像是这座小岛上曾经有过的至少 13 种特有鸟类，其中 9 种已经灭绝，1 种濒危，2 种易危，只剩下豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 1 种鸟类，尚且无危。

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而这座曾遗世独立了数百万年的小岛，也再也找不回昔日的模样了。

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岛上特有的豪勋爵岛金啸鹟 摄影师：Lindell
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潮涨依旧潮落，太平洋依旧一望无际。

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汹涌的海浪依旧不停地冲刷着柏尔金字塔裸露的礁岩，只是没有人能够知道，在海天交汇的尽头，海浪会在明天带来什么。

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豪勋爵岛竹节虫不知道。人类同样不知。

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这便是在大洋彼岸，一类小小昆虫，名为生存的冒险故事。

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我是犬君，希望你喜欢这个小小的故事，也希望这个故事能带给你些许感悟。

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人的免疫系统不时被无害的东西不适当地激活、被危害较小的东西过度激活，给自己造成不同程度的损害，缺乏主动控制的机制。

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  • 非人哺乳类也会过敏[1]。人当前的过敏发病率似乎高于其他灵长类，这可能在一定程度上与人的生活方式有关。
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人基因组中的 inhba 增强子发生功能性调整，丧失激活再生的能力，受到较大伤害后难以完全恢复、会出现瘢痕组织，牙齿替换次数受限，脱发难以复原，身体机能劣化后难以恢复，诸如此类。

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  • 其他许多脊椎动物不同程度地有再生方面的问题，但是人在营养供应充足、生活条件安全的情况下仍然如此，问题就会显得比较严重。
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灵长类的咽部结构有待优化，当前构造不时在吞咽时意外发生窒息，难以自行疏通气道。

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人的平衡系统有待优化，当前性能在视觉与本体感不一致时有概率引发晕动病，缺乏主动控制的机制。

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人的皮肤在局部受到刺激后可能滥用组胺，引起强烈瘙痒、抓挠，这可能会扩大损伤，缺乏主动控制的机制。

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人神经系统感知身体受损时常常触发负面情绪，还可能误用无关机制而平添精神痛苦，缺乏主动控制的机制。

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人能建立并维持一定程度关系的个体数量可能不超过 230，这可能在很大程度上归因于进化塑造的神经系统。在工业化社会里，这可能限制了人有效地合作来处理重大问题的能力——例如，读者觉得当前人类应对全球气候变化的表现怎么样？

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  • 罗宾·邓巴提出，一个人至多可以与约 100 到 230 人保持稳定的关系，平均人数约 150，这与人的新皮质规模有关。超过这数量的人可以合作但效率不容易维持。
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灵长类的无尾表型多次独立出现，人和其他类人猿的无尾表型可能来自一处序列变异，这变异可能在一定范围内提高了神经管缺陷的发生率。可以看看：

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很多动物都有尾巴，为什么人没有尾巴？

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进化塑造的人脑工作方式、认知规律可能在一定程度上有利于谣言的出现和传播，因为谣言占用的认知资源更少或看起来更熟悉。

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关于再生：

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人在胚胎发育的最初阶段启动着许多病毒基因和古老基因，具有高水准的再生能力：如果被切成两半，就会变成同卵双胞胎。类似的情况在其它哺乳类胚胎早期也存在，可以人工触发同卵多胞胎来加快家畜繁殖。

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在胚胎发育早期，人胎儿若断掉局部肢体，往往是可以完全再生的。

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随着胚胎发育进程，早期使用的一些基因相继关闭，人胚胎的再生能力迅速下降。

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  • 你的肚脐其实是一个疤痕，脐带疤痕。一些非人哺乳类的脐带疤痕会愈合消失。
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  • 出生后数年内，你的指尖·趾尖部分受损还是很可能完全再生的，这有明显的个体差异，有些人能维持到十几岁。
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  • 随着年龄增长，你能较好地再生的也就是外周血细胞、指甲、趾甲、毛发、表皮、舌头表层、消化道黏膜的部分构造、骨骼裂痕、子宫内膜[2]之类了。
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包括人在内，一些物种成年之后再生能力的下降跟老化细胞没有被及时取代、再生上皮的形成速度和性能下降、免疫力衰退、细胞代谢压力变化等因素有关。

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灵长类与再生相关的基因问题可能追溯到哺乳动物的遥远祖先偶然地将一些关系到再生能力调控的 DNA 序列的功能搞出了毛病，导致现存哺乳动物发育到一定阶段之后对受伤的反应有问题。

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以下引用[3]：

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2020 年 9 月 4 日，美国斯托瓦斯医学研究所、霍华德·休斯医学研究所的王伟博士、Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado 院士与斯坦福大学 Anne Brunet 教授团队合作在 Science 杂志上发表了题为 Changes in regeneration-responsive enhancers shape regenerative capacities in vertebrates 的研究。该研究首次引入新再生模型——非洲鳉鱼，通过比较研究提出解释动物再生能力丢失的基于再生响应增强子的理论模型。
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这项研究首次证实 inhba 再生响应增强子对器官再生是必须的，而且发现人类基因组中 inhba 增强子发生功能性调整而丧失激活再生的能力。

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你可以想到，成体再生能力的突然减弱并未明显影响哺乳动物在某个阶段的祖先产生可育后代的数量，这至少能视为中性性状而传遍种群、成为“祖传代码”。其他许多动物也有类似的情况。这在人身上早就构成了问题，古人经常在部分手指、脚趾、耳壳等损坏后存活多年，若再生相关调控正常，那些部件大概都可以完全恢复。

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  • 这种低水平修复连毛囊、毛发、汗腺、表皮脊状网都不能长出来，就更无法期待重新长出缺损肢体对应的骨骼、肌肉、大血管和神经了，瘢痕组织的毛细血管配置往往都和正常组织不一样[5]。
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  • 心肌梗塞之后进行修复也会产生疤痕，因此性能会比原本的心肌更差，增加心力衰竭的风险。
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  • 脑部或脊髓损伤通常会导致神经胶质细胞形成瘢痕组织。胶质瘢痕由密集的神经胶质细胞组成，缺乏功能性神经元，长期被视为神经再生的障碍，但其分泌的生长因子又是神经再生所需要的，因此处理起来十分麻烦。目前研究的方向是利用病毒载体调高神经胶质细胞中的神经转录因子水平，诱导其转化为功能性神经元。
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再生相关的基因仍然存在于包括人在内的脊椎动物的基因组，可以在特定情况下启动。2021 年初，Michael Levin 等运用多种药物让非洲爪蟾肢体再生[6]，实验显示这只需要十分简单的处理。对于人，启动和调节需要的条件有待研究。

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这里有一些似是而非的误解。脊椎动物的循环系统在大失血时很容易致死，看起来能当做“脊椎动物保留再生能力的作用有限”的证据，但是小伤口、视网膜损伤、耳膜损伤、心肌瘢痕、神经瘢痕之类跟大失血无关。再生这些东西需要的物质与能量没有多少，况且自然界的哺乳动物有许多吃得肥肥大大的，一些海洋哺乳类可以肥到难以克服自己的浮力去潜水的程度。

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成年脊椎动物的脑、肺、肠道上皮、骨骼肌等处通常还有干细胞存在，一些肝细胞、胰细胞可以转分化并再生受损的组织。一部分脊椎动物靠干细胞、未分化的祖细胞或组织细胞去分化（已经分化的细胞去分化成干细胞，再进行分裂、分化，在人类的实验室里也能诱导多种细胞这样行动）和转分化[7]来再生特定的部位：

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  • 不少蝾螈物种能够再生四肢、尾巴、脊髓、眼睛，有些蝾螈物种甚至能够再生晶状体和一半的脑（这对绝大部分有这两件构造的生物来说都是不可能的），成年蝾螈的晶状体剥离后，新晶状体细胞由背侧虹膜色素上皮细胞转分化而来。
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  • 斑马鱼和多鳍鱼可以再生鱼鳍，斑马鱼可以用祖细胞再生心肌。
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  • 斑马鱼、多鳍鱼、蝾螈的再生过程涉及 10 个一样的 miRNA，一般认为是继承自它们在距今 2.4 亿年前的共同祖先。这也说明人类祖先的相关遗传问题至少能追溯到那个年代。
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  • 自然环境中也有一些哺乳类的再生能力部分恢复，刺毛鼠属的 Acomys kempi 与 Acomys percivali 能够再生毛囊、皮肤、汗腺、毛皮、软骨。墨菲罗斯大鼠能够再生心肌细胞，相比之下，一般的大鼠的幼鼠可以再生心肌细胞而成年鼠的心肌损伤后很难再生。通过对比，已经找到 36 个与这种再生能力相关的基因[8]。
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实验证明，通过敲除激活状态相关的转录因子，可以让自然条件下和人一样缺少视网膜再生能力的小鼠变得像斑马鱼那样可以再生视网膜。

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2021 到 2022 年，2 项针对小鼠指尖再生的研究显示，触发哺乳动物的肢体再生需要特定的机械力，而不像蝾螈、多鳍鱼那样在正常条件下需要神经提供的特定因子[9][10]；另外，蝾螈的无疤痕再生需要一定数量的巨噬细胞、与 Toll 样受体[11]有关，而小鼠巨噬细胞促进疤痕形成[12]。

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  • 正常条件下，蝾螈肢体的再生受神经分泌的一些因子调控，如果你破坏肢体时弄断了肢体里的所有神经或大部分神经纤维，那么失去神经控制的组织会出现广泛的炎症反应、组织液化，甚至整条肢体脱落，从最终停止崩解的部位再生[13] [14] [15]。
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那不得不提萝卜了。

\n

萝卜咱都认识，十字花科萝卜属蔬菜

\n

除了根茎能吃，萝卜樱子蘸着大酱也嗷嗷脆，

\n

萝卜花能炒菜，籽炒熟就是大名鼎鼎的中药莱菔子。

\n

就连成年的叶片也能吃，还有专门的叶用品种，

\n
\"\"
\n

从头到尾到须子全能吃，这可是大~补啊~

\n

种类也是多的出奇。

\n

啥红萝卜，白萝卜，青萝卜，紫心萝卜，樱桃小萝卜，花心大萝卜，

\n

各种萝卜汇一起那可是群英荟萃！

\n
我看像萝卜开会。
\n
\"\"
\n

哎，这可不能叫萝卜开会，因为长的像萝卜的不一定就是萝卜。

\n

首先是咱最熟的，胡萝北(Daucus carotavar.sativaHoffm.)，不是萝卜。

\n

它是隔壁伞形科的，正经和芹菜，芫荽（香菜）是亲戚。

\n

所以胡萝卜叶子虽然也能吃，但是叶子多少有点怪味。

\n

胡萝北在欧洲还有个亲戚，长得像掉色胡萝北。

\n
\"\"
\n

这是欧防风（Pastinaca sativa），伞形科欧防风属植物，绰号芹菜胡萝卜。

\n

据说吃起来有一种沙沙的口感，味道更甜，类似甘草，还带有一丝香料的味道，老外喜欢吃。

\n

国内也有引进，一般作为观赏植物，那应该不好吃。

\n

而我国也有和欧防风同款色系长的像萝卜的玩意，

\n
\"\"
\n

南方的小伙伴应该都挺熟，豆薯，俗称凉薯，南方也叫地瓜。

\n

这离着就更远了，属于豆科植物。

\n

吃法是扒掉皮直接啃，有股淡淡的甜味，蛮脆生的。

\n

由于叶子和种子都含有鱼藤酮，有毒，所以不能吃。

\n

另外这东西不能吃太多，不然容易窜稀。

\n

实际上，在蔬菜里，长得像还真不算啥事。

\n

你看这大青萝卜有点丑是吧？

\n
\"\"
\n

嘿嘿，这是芥根，也叫光头芥，主要用来腌咸菜。

\n

和萝卜同属十字花科，但是属于芸薹属的，本体是芥菜的根用变种，由芸薹与黑芥杂交而来。

\n

芥菜听着耳熟是吧？叶用变种也有，雪里蕻，南方的雪菜就是这东西。

\n

茎用变种还有，不常见的是苤蓝，常见的榨菜，儿菜都是。

\n

籽更别说了，碾碎捣鼓下就是芥末，蒸馏稀释榨油一兑就是芥末油。

\n

全身上下就没浪费的地儿。

\n

你看下面这紫色小圆扁萝卜挺水灵是吧？

\n
\"\"
\n

吧出来蘸酱咬一口...这玩意咋跟白菜帮子似得一点不脆？！！

\n

嘿嘿，你猜对了，这是芜菁，正经芸薹属蔬菜。

\n

芸薹有点陌生是吧？代表蔬菜白菜，这玩意算是白菜的根用变种。

\n

一般用来入药，老外也爱吃。

\n

白菜叶子能吃就不用说，大白菜小白菜，青菜油菜鸡毛菜，其实全是白菜的不同变种。

\n

花也能吃，绿的是菜心，紫的是菜薹，

\n

这仨摆一起谁能想到是一种植物。

\n
\"\"
\n

芸薹属的老二是甘蓝，就是咱俗称的卷心菜。

\n

既然都是亲戚，肯定也有跟用变种啊，芜菁甘蓝。长得也像萝卜。

\n

不咋好吃，中医入药，适合喂老外。

\n
\"\"
\n

叶用变种甘蓝紫甘蓝，包菜，卷心菜，

\n

还有专门用来观赏的羽衣甘蓝，一般用于路边绿化带。

\n
\"\"
什么？现在减肥的都去啃绿化带了？！！！
\n

花用变种花椰菜，西蓝花，没错，花菜是卷心菜的花。

\n

经济作物甘蓝型油菜，

\n

南方用来榨菜籽油的就是这东西，由甘蓝和白菜杂交而成。

\n

像萝卜，全株能吃，能开会，没毛病。

\n

咱继续往下看。

\n

这个长得特别红的萝北，应该挺好吃吧？

\n
\"\"
\n

你拔了一个，啃了口，发现不光甜滋滋的，吃完晚上还尿血。

\n

完蛋，中毒了。

\n

其实这也不是萝北，而是这是苋科的甜菜。

\n

可以榨糖，富含丰富的甜菜红素，这是一种水溶性含氮色素。

\n

人体吸收后可以直接通过肾脏进入尿液。

\n
\"\"
\n

近期世面冒出一种叫火焰参的补品，一泡红彤彤的，

\n

商家吹的可玄乎了，又是养生又是保健，

\n

实际就是甜菜干。

\n

另外，甜菜的叶也能吃，吃之前记得焯水，

\n

苋科通病，叶子草酸高，吃多容易尿结石。

\n

咱继续看，

\n

有些地方有这种水晶萝卜，小小一个嘎嘣脆，这是啥？

\n
\"\"
\n

这是红花酢浆草（Oxalis corymbosa）的根茎，属于酢浆草科的植物。

\n

本体长这样，

\n
\"\"
\n

俗称的三叶草，叶子有股酸味，小时候偶尔嚼两片味道不错。

\n

不过这玩意叶片含有可溶性草酸钙，尝尝行，不能当菜吃可。

\n

看到这是不是感觉万物皆萝卜，人工选育很神奇？

\n

还有更神奇的，你知道这种黑萝卜是啥吗？

\n
\"\"
\n

其实俺也不认识，由此特意百度了一下。

\n

各大百科都非常详细的介绍说是菊科牛蒡属。

\n

本体是牛蒡。

\n
\"\"
\n

本体是牛蒡？！！！这事有点不可思议。

\n

于是去咨询下专业的小伙伴。

\n

小伙伴告诉我栽培种和野生种区别很大，就算亲缘远叶型也是可以相似的，

\n

比如甘蓝（十字花科芸薹属）和生菜（菊科莴苣属）的结球性状是相似的基因控制。

\n

不信我给你找下图鉴，

\n

别我煞有其事的解释了半天结果是数据源的问题。

\n

五分钟后.....

\n

兄弟，讲个事。

\n

我相信了选育的力量了，却忽视了中文互联网复制粘贴不验证的的实力。

\n

这 TM 就是萝卜,,,,[1][2]

\n
\"\"
\n

更离谱的是这个问题不止有一个网友发现提出，

\n

愣是没改.......

\n
\"\"
\n

那这个黑萝卜是牛蒡咋来的呢？

\n

小伙伴也很认真的找了下植物志，植物志里给的俗名只有大力子和恶实，没有黑萝卜。

\n

而溯源的话最早能找到的是知网一篇叫《蔬菜新品种牛蒡的栽培》讲根皮近黑色，俗称黑萝卜。

\n
\"\"
\n

实际牛蒡长这样，和萝卜差不小。

\n
\"\"
\n

各百科直接复制过来，然后把黑萝卜当牛蒡了。。。。。

\n

万万没想到啊，外国真有黑萝卜。

\n
\n
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\"头图\"/
\n

那不得不提萝卜了。

\n

萝卜咱都认识，十字花科萝卜属蔬菜

\n

除了根茎能吃，萝卜樱子蘸着大酱也嗷嗷脆，

\n

萝卜花能炒菜，籽炒熟就是大名鼎鼎的中药莱菔子。

\n

就连成年的叶片也能吃，还有专门的叶用品种，

\n
\"\"
\n

从头到尾到须子全能吃，这可是大~补啊~

\n

种类也是多的出奇。

\n

啥红萝卜，白萝卜，青萝卜，紫心萝卜，樱桃小萝卜，花心大萝卜，

\n

各种萝卜汇一起那可是群英荟萃！

\n
我看像萝卜开会。
\n
\"\"
\n

哎，这可不能叫萝卜开会，因为长的像萝卜的不一定就是萝卜。

\n

首先是咱最熟的，胡萝北(Daucus carotavar.sativaHoffm.)，不是萝卜。

\n

它是隔壁伞形科的，正经和芹菜，芫荽（香菜）是亲戚。

\n

所以胡萝卜叶子虽然也能吃，但是叶子多少有点怪味。

\n

胡萝北在欧洲还有个亲戚，长得像掉色胡萝北。

\n
\"\"
\n

这是欧防风（Pastinaca sativa），伞形科欧防风属植物，绰号芹菜胡萝卜。

\n

据说吃起来有一种沙沙的口感，味道更甜，类似甘草，还带有一丝香料的味道，老外喜欢吃。

\n

国内也有引进，一般作为观赏植物，那应该不好吃。

\n

而我国也有和欧防风同款色系长的像萝卜的玩意，

\n
\"\"
\n

南方的小伙伴应该都挺熟，豆薯，俗称凉薯，南方也叫地瓜。

\n

这离着就更远了，属于豆科植物。

\n

吃法是扒掉皮直接啃，有股淡淡的甜味，蛮脆生的。

\n

由于叶子和种子都含有鱼藤酮，有毒，所以不能吃。

\n

另外这东西不能吃太多，不然容易窜稀。

\n

实际上，在蔬菜里，长得像还真不算啥事。

\n

你看这大青萝卜有点丑是吧？

\n
\"\"
\n

嘿嘿，这是芥根，也叫光头芥，主要用来腌咸菜。

\n

和萝卜同属十字花科，但是属于芸薹属的，本体是芥菜的根用变种，由芸薹与黑芥杂交而来。

\n

芥菜听着耳熟是吧？叶用变种也有，雪里蕻，南方的雪菜就是这东西。

\n

茎用变种还有，不常见的是苤蓝，常见的榨菜，儿菜都是。

\n

籽更别说了，碾碎捣鼓下就是芥末，蒸馏稀释榨油一兑就是芥末油。

\n

全身上下就没浪费的地儿。

\n

你看下面这紫色小圆扁萝卜挺水灵是吧？

\n
\"\"
\n

吧出来蘸酱咬一口...这玩意咋跟白菜帮子似得一点不脆？！！

\n

嘿嘿，你猜对了，这是芜菁，正经芸薹属蔬菜。

\n

芸薹有点陌生是吧？代表蔬菜白菜，这玩意算是白菜的根用变种。

\n

一般用来入药，老外也爱吃。

\n

白菜叶子能吃就不用说，大白菜小白菜，青菜油菜鸡毛菜，其实全是白菜的不同变种。

\n

花也能吃，绿的是菜心，紫的是菜薹，

\n

这仨摆一起谁能想到是一种植物。

\n
\"\"
\n

芸薹属的老二是甘蓝，就是咱俗称的卷心菜。

\n

既然都是亲戚，肯定也有跟用变种啊，芜菁甘蓝。长得也像萝卜。

\n

不咋好吃，中医入药，适合喂老外。

\n
\"\"
\n

叶用变种甘蓝紫甘蓝，包菜，卷心菜，

\n

还有专门用来观赏的羽衣甘蓝，一般用于路边绿化带。

\n
\"\"
什么？现在减肥的都去啃绿化带了？！！！
\n

花用变种花椰菜，西蓝花，没错，花菜是卷心菜的花。

\n

经济作物甘蓝型油菜，

\n

南方用来榨菜籽油的就是这东西，由甘蓝和白菜杂交而成。

\n

像萝卜，全株能吃，能开会，没毛病。

\n

咱继续往下看。

\n

这个长得特别红的萝北，应该挺好吃吧？

\n
\"\"
\n

你拔了一个，啃了口，发现不光甜滋滋的，吃完晚上还尿血。

\n

完蛋，中毒了。

\n

其实这也不是萝北，而是这是苋科的甜菜。

\n

可以榨糖，富含丰富的甜菜红素，这是一种水溶性含氮色素。

\n

人体吸收后可以直接通过肾脏进入尿液。

\n
\"\"
\n

近期世面冒出一种叫火焰参的补品，一泡红彤彤的，

\n

商家吹的可玄乎了，又是养生又是保健，

\n

实际就是甜菜干。

\n

另外，甜菜的叶也能吃，吃之前记得焯水，

\n

苋科通病，叶子草酸高，吃多容易尿结石。

\n

咱继续看，

\n

有些地方有这种水晶萝卜，小小一个嘎嘣脆，这是啥？

\n
\"\"
\n

这是红花酢浆草（Oxalis corymbosa）的根茎，属于酢浆草科的植物。

\n

本体长这样，

\n
\"\"
\n

俗称的三叶草，叶子有股酸味，小时候偶尔嚼两片味道不错。

\n

不过这玩意叶片含有可溶性草酸钙，尝尝行，不能当菜吃可。

\n

看到这是不是感觉万物皆萝卜，人工选育很神奇？

\n

还有更神奇的，你知道这种黑萝卜是啥吗？

\n
\"\"
\n

其实俺也不认识，由此特意百度了一下。

\n

各大百科都非常详细的介绍说是菊科牛蒡属。

\n

本体是牛蒡。

\n
\"\"
\n

本体是牛蒡？！！！这事有点不可思议。

\n

于是去咨询下专业的小伙伴。

\n

小伙伴告诉我栽培种和野生种区别很大，就算亲缘远叶型也是可以相似的，

\n

比如甘蓝（十字花科芸薹属）和生菜（菊科莴苣属）的结球性状是相似的基因控制。

\n

不信我给你找下图鉴，

\n

别我煞有其事的解释了半天结果是数据源的问题。

\n

五分钟后.....

\n

兄弟，讲个事。

\n

我相信了选育的力量了，却忽视了中文互联网复制粘贴不验证的的实力。

\n

这 TM 就是萝卜,,,,[1][2]

\n
\"\"
\n

更离谱的是这个问题不止有一个网友发现提出，

\n

愣是没改.......

\n
\"\"
\n

那这个黑萝卜是牛蒡咋来的呢？

\n

小伙伴也很认真的找了下植物志，植物志里给的俗名只有大力子和恶实，没有黑萝卜。

\n

而溯源的话最早能找到的是知网一篇叫《蔬菜新品种牛蒡的栽培》讲根皮近黑色，俗称黑萝卜。

\n
\"\"
\n

实际牛蒡长这样，和萝卜差不小。

\n
\"\"
\n

各百科直接复制过来，然后把黑萝卜当牛蒡了。。。。。

\n

万万没想到啊，外国真有黑萝卜。

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之前写了一个回答，河狸啃树时会不会夹到头？，用了一张图片：

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有人在评论区问，那牙齿经常磨，应该白花花才对，怎么还那么黄？

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当然不是因为没用高 X 洁，而是因为牙齿里有铁（水合物的形式）。

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它不是整个牙齿都是金属的，只有珐琅质部分是含铁的，根据研究[1]，含铁的河狸牙齿比普通的牙齿更耐酸，可以加强牙齿，减少腐蚀。

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副作用也很明显，就是牙齿变成黄澄澄的，看起来不够清爽。

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还有另一个家伙，它的牙齿里也有金属。它就是石鳖，在地球上存在了四亿多年。

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科学家感兴趣的是它的牙，因为它的牙由磁铁矿（

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晶体）构成，堪称地球上最坚硬的牙。下图是石鳖牙齿在光学显微镜下的照片。

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上个世纪六十年代，科学家在石鳖齿舌主要横向牙齿中发现了磁铁矿。因为磁铁矿的存在，横向牙齿出现不透明的黑色，和其他透明的牙有明显区别。

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后来研究发现，除了磁铁矿，石鳖齿舌中还有其他形式的铁矿化合物。不同的石鳖种类，有着不同成分、结构、分布不同的铁矿化合物。

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下图是另一种石鳖的牙，斯特勒氏隐石鳖，黑色牙齿就是最硬的[2]。

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石鳖的牙齿长在舌头上，有数百颗牙齿。

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在扫描电子显微镜能量色散 X 射线光谱元素图中，你可以看到它牙齿尖端部分富含磁铁矿。

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人工合成磁铁矿需要在一些严苛的条件下进行，而生物体只在常温常压下就合成了物理性能良好的纳米磁铁矿，这就是大自然神奇的地方。石鳖虽然是”软“体动物，却有着最硬的牙。

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有一种吻沙蚕，生活在浅海环境中，它 4 个黑色的尖牙里有 10%的铜（水合物形式）[3]，可以咬穿一些生物的外骨骼，将毒液注入猎物体内，使猎物瘫痪。

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被咬到的话，手指可能会肿上半个多月。

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如果你说牙齿是由金属单质构成，那只有人类的假牙了，非天然。

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A robot wins the silver medal after performing the Yingge dance — a traditional folk dance that originated in the Chaoshan area of Guangdong province — in the dance category of the World Humanoid Robot Games on Saturday in Beijing. The three-day games concluded on Sunday.

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A robot wins the silver medal after performing the Yingge dance — a traditional folk dance that originated in the Chaoshan area of Guangdong province — in the dance category of the World Humanoid Robot Games on Saturday in Beijing. The three-day games concluded on Sunday.

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Residents of Zingkar village share photos of themselves in their new homes in Dingri county, Xizang autonomous region, on Friday. The village hosted a ceremony to celebrate the first batch of residents moving into newly built homes.

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Tashi Thacho, 81, remembers the day in early January when a powerful earthquake destroyed his home.

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"When the earthquake happened, most of the houses in our village collapsed or were severely damaged. Many cows were killed, and our family property was buried under the debris," said the resident of Zingkar village, part of Dingri county in the Xizang autonomous region. He said the family evacuated to safer areas nearby and was provided with basic necessities, including food, tents and medical care.

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Reconstruction is still ongoing in Dingri after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the county and nearby areas on Jan 7, killing 126 people and destroying thousands of homes.

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Thacho visited his village — which was one of the hardest-hit areas — almost every day to check the progress of the reconstruction effort. After months of work, he and his family finally moved back to the village on Friday. They now live in a two-story concrete building, which was given to them for free.

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"We had been staying in makeshift houses over the past few months, and now we finally got our new home," he said.

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More than 12,000 quake-affected residents from 2,578 households in Dingri and other parts of Shigatse also moved into new homes on Friday, marking significant progress in post-disaster reconstruction.

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Newly built Tibetan-style houses were erected quickly with quality construction, replacing the debris that once filled the villages.

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A move-in ceremony was held on Friday in Zingkar, drawing hundreds of villagers, construction workers and officials to celebrate the completion of the homes.

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Zhuang Yinong, a manager with Shanghai Construction Group that oversaw the building effort in Zingkar, said the houses were rebuilt to meet an 8-degree seismic fortification standard.

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"The design fully takes into account the living habits and actual needs of local residents, and the houses are equipped with essential infrastructure such as solar energy, water, electricity and internet, ensuring that the residents can move in safely and comfortably," Zhuang told Xinhua News Agency.

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Pang Jian, an official with the housing and urban-rural development bureau of Shigatse, said rehousing efforts are progressing well.

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"By Aug 20, an additional 1,145 households with 8,329 residents will gradually move into their new homes, and it is expected that by the end of October, all affected residents will move into their new homes so that they can have warm places for the winter," Pang said.

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Contact the writers at palden_nyima@chinadaily.com.cn

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Nyingchi, a popular tourist destination in the Xizang autonomous region, has experienced rapid socioeconomic development in recent years, which in turn has steadily improved people's livelihoods, local officials said.

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In 2024, Nyingchi's GDP reached 26.7 billion yuan ($3.72 billion), with an average annual growth rate of more than 8 percent. Urban and rural residents' per capita disposable income rose to 49,621 yuan and 27,427 yuan, respectively, with respective average annual growth rates of more than 6 percent and 8 percent, according to Li Shijiang, executive vice-mayor of Nyingchi, at a news conference on Friday.

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"The city aims to become the hub of southeastern Xizang while continuing to develop as a premier tourist destination," Li said.

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With continuous infrastructure improvement, Nyingchi's integrated transportation network, including rail, aviation and highway connectivity, is gradually taking shape and positioning the city as the primary gateway to Xizang, Li said.

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From January to May this year, Nyingchi welcomed 6.03 million domestic and international tourists, generating tourism revenue of 5.24 billion yuan, up 9.34 percent and 13.16 percent year-on-year, respectively. In 2024, the city received 15.31 million visitors, with total tourism revenue exceeding 13.82 billion yuan, a respective increase of 16.26 percent and 18.7 percent compared with 2021, according to local statistics.

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In addition to striving to become a world-class eco-cultural tourism destination, Nyingchi has been advancing the development of clean energy, trade and under-forest cultivation in recent years.

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The city's specialty agricultural products, such as apples, matsutake mushrooms, tea and gastrodia elata — an orchid commonly used in traditional Chinese medicinehave reached domestic and international markets, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Nepal and Canada.

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"This not only enhances the reputation of Nyingchi's products, but also provides new income opportunities for local residents," Li noted.

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In 2024, Nyingchi's foreign trade volume reached 8.42 million yuan, up more than 573 percent. The city received 57,000 overseas tourists, a surge of 288.45 percent year-on-year, generating 160 million yuan in foreign exchange earnings, a 282.5 percent increase compared with the previous year, local statistics show.

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The initial framework of an industrial cluster of clean energy has taken shape in Nyingchi. Nine major State-owned enterprises and industrial chain companies in fields such as hydropower materials, photovoltaic power equipment, lithium battery energy storage and hydrogen energy development have settled in the Nyingchi Economic Development Zone. The city's total installed capacity of clean energy has exceeded 460,000 kilowatts, according to Li.

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The city also leverages its forest resources to develop under-forest cultivation.

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By the end of 2024, the city's under-forest cultivation area for Tibetan medicinal herbs such as gastrodia elata and fritillaria had reached 583.3 hectares, while edible fungi covered more than 60.7 hectares.

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Currently, 438 villages in Nyingchi have collective village incomes exceeding 50,000 yuan, accounting for 86.4 percent of the total.

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"The city has made solid progress in consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation," Li said.

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Per capita disposable income in the border counties of Nyingchi has reached 26,000 yuan, driven by the city's efforts to address infrastructure gaps and develop characteristic local industries in these regions, according to Li.

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Nyingchi, a popular tourist destination in the Xizang autonomous region, has experienced rapid socioeconomic development in recent years, which in turn has steadily improved people's livelihoods, local officials said.

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In 2024, Nyingchi's GDP reached 26.7 billion yuan ($3.72 billion), with an average annual growth rate of more than 8 percent. Urban and rural residents' per capita disposable income rose to 49,621 yuan and 27,427 yuan, respectively, with respective average annual growth rates of more than 6 percent and 8 percent, according to Li Shijiang, executive vice-mayor of Nyingchi, at a news conference on Friday.

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"The city aims to become the hub of southeastern Xizang while continuing to develop as a premier tourist destination," Li said.

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With continuous infrastructure improvement, Nyingchi's integrated transportation network, including rail, aviation and highway connectivity, is gradually taking shape and positioning the city as the primary gateway to Xizang, Li said.

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From January to May this year, Nyingchi welcomed 6.03 million domestic and international tourists, generating tourism revenue of 5.24 billion yuan, up 9.34 percent and 13.16 percent year-on-year, respectively. In 2024, the city received 15.31 million visitors, with total tourism revenue exceeding 13.82 billion yuan, a respective increase of 16.26 percent and 18.7 percent compared with 2021, according to local statistics.

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In addition to striving to become a world-class eco-cultural tourism destination, Nyingchi has been advancing the development of clean energy, trade and under-forest cultivation in recent years.

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The city's specialty agricultural products, such as apples, matsutake mushrooms, tea and gastrodia elata — an orchid commonly used in traditional Chinese medicinehave reached domestic and international markets, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Nepal and Canada.

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"This not only enhances the reputation of Nyingchi's products, but also provides new income opportunities for local residents," Li noted.

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In 2024, Nyingchi's foreign trade volume reached 8.42 million yuan, up more than 573 percent. The city received 57,000 overseas tourists, a surge of 288.45 percent year-on-year, generating 160 million yuan in foreign exchange earnings, a 282.5 percent increase compared with the previous year, local statistics show.

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The initial framework of an industrial cluster of clean energy has taken shape in Nyingchi. Nine major State-owned enterprises and industrial chain companies in fields such as hydropower materials, photovoltaic power equipment, lithium battery energy storage and hydrogen energy development have settled in the Nyingchi Economic Development Zone. The city's total installed capacity of clean energy has exceeded 460,000 kilowatts, according to Li.

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The city also leverages its forest resources to develop under-forest cultivation.

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By the end of 2024, the city's under-forest cultivation area for Tibetan medicinal herbs such as gastrodia elata and fritillaria had reached 583.3 hectares, while edible fungi covered more than 60.7 hectares.

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Currently, 438 villages in Nyingchi have collective village incomes exceeding 50,000 yuan, accounting for 86.4 percent of the total.

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"The city has made solid progress in consolidating the achievements of poverty alleviation," Li said.

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Per capita disposable income in the border counties of Nyingchi has reached 26,000 yuan, driven by the city's efforts to address infrastructure gaps and develop characteristic local industries in these regions, according to Li.

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It is obvious that the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, has paved the way for the thawing of bilateral relations between the two countries.

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The frequent meetings between high-level officials of the two countries would not have been possible without the consensus of the two leaders that their countries should develop friendly ties.

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Since differences on border issues have cast a shadow over the development of relations between the two neighbors, particularly after the clash between their border troops in 2020, maintaining high-level exchanges is vital to prevent them from hindering the development of bilateral ties. So the visit to India by Foreign Minister Wang Yi starting on Monday is pertinent. It comes shortly after the Chinese side extended a welcome to Modi's planned visit to China on Aug 31 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin, the first visit of the Indian leader in over seven years.

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Wang's visit, at the invitation of India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who visited China in December 2024 for a security representative meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, represents the continuation of the security talks mechanism. The mechanism is conducive to the two sides building on the positive momentum they have maintained to keep on the right track their joint efforts to properly manage their border differences.

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The two sides can work together to transform the hard-earned consensus on the border issue into more concrete actions to ease the tensions and promote exchanges so as to avoid allowing the border issue to define the overall ties. For the two major Eastern civilizations and major emerging economies that are adjacent to each other, the essence of stable China-India relations lies in how to live in harmony and achieve mutual success.

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It is particularly important for the two neighbors to manage their differences when cooperation between the two nations is badly needed for the economic and social development of the world's two most populous countries. By effectively expanding their common interests and tapping into their economic structural complementarity, they will find more reasons to avoid their border disputes from standing in the way of their ties.

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In his talks with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Beijing last month, Wang called on both sides to aim high, plan for the long term, and adhere to good-neighborliness and friendship. It was good to see his Indian counterpart actively echo that call, pledging India's willingness to work together with China for the common good of the two countries and the region.

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Indeed, New Delhi has taken certain measures to promote people-to-people exchanges, and implied its openness to Chinese investment. Even though some of the measures remain far from meeting their intended targets, they at least demonstrate New Delhi's recognition of its obligation to undo what it has done to help straighten out the ties.

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It is hoped that the Indian side can expedite its actions in relevant fields so as to match its words with deeds, demonstrating that its expressed willingness to repair ties with China is not just a gesture due to the United States' tariff threats, but instead a genuine commitment to a sustainable good-neighborly relationship.

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China's stance and policy on Sino-Indian relations have been consistent, as it always views relations from a strategic height and with the bigger picture in mind, and handles their differences with due prudence and vision. It is willing to work with India to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, consistently enhance political mutual trust, and meet each other halfway to expand exchanges and cooperation. India should reciprocate China's sincerity by doing its part to properly manage differences, and strengthen coordination via multilateral platforms, such as the SCO, to promote the healthy development of China-India ties.

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With the rise of unilateralism and protectionism, China and India, as two major members of the Global South, are shouldering the responsibility to work together to realize a fair and just world order and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization. Amicable relations between China and India are in the interests of both countries as well as regional peace and development.

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Editor's Note: The integration of education with rural tourism has become one of the driving forces of local economic growth. While talking to People's Daily Overseas Edition, Jin Zhun, secretary-general of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Tourism Research Center, emphasized the role of study tours in rural vitalization and how they can be further developed. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

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In recent years, study tours have shifted from cities to the countryside because rural areas provide an irreplaceable form of "living" learning that urban settings cannot offer. The countryside is a vast open-air classroom that puts abstract knowledge into real-life contexts. Through multisensory experiences, young people gain a deeper understanding of ecological cycles, the value of labor and cultural inheritance. With the healing power of nature and its cultural richness, the countryside has become an important destination for their growth and cultural identity.

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This trend reflects China's growing emphasis on quality-oriented education. Schools do not evaluate students on scores alone. Learning is shifting from passive knowledge infusion to active inquiry and project-based exploration. Rural study tours provide an ideal setting for integrated education in morality, intellect, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor. In the countryside, students encounter problems and work hands-on to solve them, an essential path to cultivate independent thinking and innovation. Collective living and social interaction strengthen in them principles such as social responsibility and teamwork.

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The increase in study tours has changed the business model of rural tourism. Unlike traditional rural tourism, which focused on leisure with concentrated flows on weekends, student visitors from schools and institutions travel mainly on weekdays, filling market gaps and improving resource efficiency.

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More importantly, study tours have transformed rural offerings from homogenized "food, lodging and sightseeing" into structured curriculum experiences. These courses, developed from unique local resources, carry higher value, offer stronger appeal and differentiation and help villages build competitive advantages.

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Study-oriented tourism activates not only the landscape but also people and culture. Villagers can serve as labor mentors, cultural heritage bearers can run workshops and agricultural products gain added value through educational stories. This extends the industry chain from tourism services to knowledge, culture and creative agriculture, fostering diverse business models and shared prosperity. The goal is not only short-term economic gains but also sustainable development by tapping into culture, cultivating talent and shaping brands.

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To make study tours a true engine for sustainability, rural areas must move beyond superficial displays and transform resources into themed curricula. A mountain and river should become a course on water conservation. Fruit-picking can evolve into a full-chain project from sowing to branding. Traditional crafts and old houses can be turned into interactive scripts.

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Today, more overseas youth are joining rural study tours. This is a unique window for the world to see the real China. By working alongside Chinese farmers, stereotypes give way to vivid stories and authentic village life. This immersive, two-way dialogue plants seeds of understanding and friendship across cultures, serving as an effective "people-to-people diplomacy". Every successful overseas study tour becomes a calling card of China's soft power and may help in rural vitalization.

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To make the most of this trend, villages must prepare systematically. Their infrastructure must meet international standards, with bilingual signage, proper sanitation and convenient payment channels. Service capacity should include multilingual mentors and tailored courses that reflect diverse cultural backgrounds. Most importantly, cultural expression should be communicated in ways that enable international youth to truly appreciate the charm of rural China.

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Contents

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Foreword

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I. American Democracy: Carnival of Money Power Games

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II. Social Welfare: Struggling Low-Incomers

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III. Racism: Shackles of Minorities IV. Vulnerable Groups: Helplessness of Women and Children

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V. Fatal Journey: Elegy of Undocumented Immigrants

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VI. American Hegemony: Terminator of Other Countries' Human Rights

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Conclusion

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2024, as an election year in the United States, was a year of special concern that features aggravating political strife and social divide. Such a landscape offers an opportunity to review the state of human rights in the country in an intensive manner.

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Economic and social inequalities in the United States worsened with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Inflation delivered a devastating blow to middle- and low-income families. Over 40 million Americans lived in poverty, and more than 700,000 people were homeless. Meanwhile, 13.5 percent of US households faced food insecurity, and 13.8 million children lived in families that did not have enough food on the table. Drug overdose claimed over 100,000 lives, while the exorbitant and inefficient health care and insurance systems fueled widespread public outrage. The death toll from gun violence remained high. More than 1,400 children died of gunshots and over 1,300 people perished due to police brutality.

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Vulnerable groups were trapped in dire straits with their rights being constantly violated. The American Indian boarding schools, which operated for over a century and a half, turned out to be hell with the discovery of the deaths of more than 3,100 native American children in them. Systemic racism was deeply entrenched in law enforcement and all aspects of social life. African Americans were three times more likely to be shot dead by police than whites and 61 percent of all children sentenced to life imprisonment without parole were of African descent. Nearly 40 percent of women experienced sexual harassment at some point in their careers, while domestic violence rates exceeded 40 percent in 11 states. Some 5 million women lived in areas with no obstetric services. The number of illegally employed children surged to its highest level in decades. Yet the authorities loosened regulation to allow the exploitation of child laborers. Deaths among migrants on the southern border continued to climb, with fatalities in the El Paso region of Texas skyrocketing from 72 in 2022 to 168 in 2024. Many immigration detention centers became secret sites of torture.

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As for the numerous human rights issues in the United States, politicians from both parties equivocated during election campaigns and dodged the question of how to earnestly fix the problems. On social and livelihood issues, politicians beat around the bush, putting the interests of a privileged few above the well-being of the many. By exploiting racial and gender divides, they covered up structural problems in society by instigating antagonism between rival groups. They attacked each other over immigration and tried every way to capture attention and garner votes, with many of them demonizing immigrants. With dazzling political maneuvering, the rights of American people were reduced to mere tools for politicians to seize power.

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US domestic political strife had spillover effects, intensifying regional conflicts and leading to humanitarian disasters. The escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict resulted in over 100,000 casualties and displaced approximately 90 percent of Gaza's population. The unilateral sanctions imposed randomly by the United States adversely affected billions of people globally, with more than 60 percent of low-income countries bearing the brunt of these economic penalties. Despite 32 consecutive resolutions passed overwhelmingly by the UN General Assembly, the United States persisted in maintaining its economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. The torture apparatus at the Guantanamo Bay prison continued to operate, employing methods that were nothing short of appalling.

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I. American Democracy: Carnival of Money Power Games

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The year 2024 was meant to be a defining moment for American citizens to exercise their political rights. Yet in reality the year was fraught with political violence as politics was controlled by money, justice was hijacked by politics, and voters were disenfranchised by electoral rules. As a result, the majority of Americans were profoundly disillusioned with American-style democracy.

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Money controls US politics. Money is the lifeblood of US politics. And the electoral process is precisely where money comes in to exercise control. According to data of Open-Secrets, a research group tracking money in US politics, over 15.9 billion US dollars was spent during the 2024 federal election cycle, another record high. Of the total campaign funds, more than 7.7 billion dollars came from super political action committees (PACs), while nearly 1.4 billion dollars came from more uncontrollable hybrid PACs. These committees are in a "gray area" that cannot be effectively regulated by current campaign laws in the United States, directly paving the way for money controlling politics.

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The manipulators behind big money politics are in fact financiers who seek to maximize their own interests. Those people willfully control the basic principles and actual operation of American politics through money. During the 2024 elections, at least 135 billionaires publicly endorsed presidential candidates from both major parties. Public data has revealed that the maximum amount of donations from a single donor received by presidential candidates of both parties during the campaign exceeded 100 million dollars, dwarfing previous "big numbers" of tens of millions of dollars.

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An opinion piece by columnist Belen Fernandez published on Al-Jazeera website on July 10, 2024, said, "In short, it is just another reminder of the inordinate power and influence wielded by America's donor class in a shameless plutocracy euphemized as 'democracy.'" "Plutocratic operations have become so normalized a part of the political landscape," she wrote. "At the end of the day, the United States is nothing but a government of the donors, by the donors, for the donors."

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Gerrymandering manipulates public will. The two major political parties in the United States blatantly put partisan interests above voter rights by meticulously crafting voter structures in their favor through extreme gerrymandering. Following the 2020 census, both parties pushed for radical redistricting for political gains, significantly impacting the outcomes of congressional elections.

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Gerrymandering driven by partisan interests has also led to judicial disputes. As of Sept 30, 2024, a total of 84 lawsuits were filed around the country over gerrymandering. The majority of complaints demanded the revision of district maps initially drawn under the control of a single political party. Of the cases, 48 were related to accusations of racial discrimination. In May 2024, the US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision to nullify a lower court ruling that found South Carolina's re-drawing of congressional maps discriminated against Black voters. The Supreme Court decision in fact backed political action that suppressed voters. The three dissenting Supreme Court justices warned the ruling had devastating implications. Justice Elena Kagan wrote: "In the electoral sphere especially, where 'ugly patterns of pervasive racial discrimination' have so long governed, we should demand better — of ourselves, of our political representatives, and most of all, of this Court."

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Election rules suppress voter rights. According to a report published on Dec 1, 2024, by the Southern Poverty Law Center, 24 states have passed voter suppression laws, while 17 states have passed new or stricter voter ID laws since 2020.

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These laws imposed overly burdensome restrictions on voter identification and voting by mail, disproportionately affecting seniors, minorities, people with disabilities, low-income voters, and students.

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According to Vote Riders' research, people of color in the United States were nearly four times more likely than white citizens to lack the required identification for voting. Many eligible voters, regardless of political affiliation, were unable to vote due to a lack of understanding of their state's voter identification laws. A Brennan Center for Justice report published on Nov 19, 2024 revealed that historically, Native Americans had the lowest voter turnout among all groups. Yet the US government had consistently failed to improve their voting conditions, leading to widespread disenfranchisement.

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Extreme incidents of political violence occurred frequently. The prolonged partisan gridlock fueled a culture of political obstruction, often leading to political violence against individuals. Politicians from both parties continued to incite hatred and animosity, triggering radical behaviors. Threats of violence become the new normal for politicians.

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As reported by Reuters on Oct 21, 2024, since the Capitol riot on Jan 6, 2021, over 300 incidents of political violence had occurred in the United States. During the 2024 election, both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates and their teams faced varying degrees of political violence. On July 13 and Sept 15, 2024, Trump survived two assassination attempts. On Sept 23, 2024, a shooting occurred at a Democratic campaign office in the state of Arizona. Around Thanksgiving (Nov 28, 2024), multiple Democratic members of Congress and Trump-nominated Cabinet and federal officials received bomb threats.

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The public was deeply disillusioned with American-style democracy. According to a New York Times & Siena College poll published on Oct 28, 2024, nearly half of voters expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of the US political system, with 62 percent believing the government primarily served the elite rather than ordinary citizens.

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Pew Research Center data showed that 41 percent of Americans believed the "American Dream" was no longer attainable, and 60 percent of young people aged 18 to 29 thought it was either unachievable or never existed. In an article published on Nov 6, 2024, Tyler Austin Harper, a scholar at Bates College, stated, "A political system like that is fundamentally broken," with both parties representing special interest groups and "often without even pretending to heed the needs of voters." A vast majority of voters believed the United States was on the wrong track, and nearly 80 percent said the election had not made them proud of their country.

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II. Social Welfare: Struggling Low-Incomers

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Skyrocketing inflation exacerbated the wealth gap, delivering catastrophic blows to low- and middle-income families, while homelessness reached unprecedented levels. The costly and inefficient health care and insurance systems sparked widespread outrage. Substance abuse continued to harm public health. Gun violence threatened lives. Police brutality persisted in total disregard for human lives. Prisoners continued to be abused in detention facilities.

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The wealth gap revealed "Two Americas." Income and wealth inequality in the United States far exceeded those of other developed nations and continued to worsen. Data released by Statista on Sept 16, 2024 showed that the US poverty rate rose again in 2023, with 12.9 percent of the population living in poverty. According to Federal Reserve data, as of June 30, 2024, the top 10 percent of US households held 67 percent of the nation's total wealth, while the bottom 50 percent owned just 2.5 percent. The average wealth of the top 10 percent was 1,353 times higher than that of the bottom 50 percent. Educational inequality perpetuated intergenerational poverty, creating a vicious cycle. For example, the wealth of families where parents lacked a high school diploma was only 9 percent of that of families where parents had a four-year college degree. The wealthiest 10 percent of households owned approximately 80 percent of the stock market value. The United States had effectively split into "Two Americas" — a small wealthy elite and a vast low- and middle-class majority.

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Low-income families faced catastrophic impacts. In 2024, inflation remained high, so were consumer prices and interest rates, severely impacting ordinary Americans, many of whom saw higher debts than ever. US credit card debt totaled a record high of 1.14 trillion dollars in the second quarter of 2024. Low-income families were forced to cut discretionary spending, and loan delinquency rates rose to the highest levels in nearly a decade. In 2023, 13.5 percent of US households faced food insecurity, up from 12.8 percent in 2022. Some 13.8 million children lived in households that did not have enough food on the table.

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Homelessness pushed people to the brink. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2024 annual report revealed that the number of homeless people in the United States reached 771,800, or approximately 23 per 10,000 people, marking an 18.1 percent increase from 2023 — the largest rise since records began in 2007. An increasing number of working Americans with decent jobs became homeless due to various factors. Compounding the crisis, the Supreme Court ruled in July 2024 to allow fines, arrests, or imprisonment against homeless individuals sleeping outdoors. California, home to nearly half of the nation's homeless population, ordered the dismantling of homeless encampments statewide. In Los Angeles, a homeless individual was 79 times more likely than a housed person to be cited or arrested and 27 times more likely to be jailed than those with housing.

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Government-business collusion fueled substance abuse and drug crisis. Anne Milgram, administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, said the United States was facing "the most dangerous and deadly drug crisis." Overdoses involving synthetic opioids (e.g., fentanyl) and stimulants (e.g., cocaine and methamphetamine) surged in the past few years. In 2023, there were 105,007 drug overdose deaths in the United States, with the highest mortality rate among adults aged 35 to 44. Cannabis became a nationwide business, with retail sales exceeding 32 billion dollars in 2024. According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 61.8 million Americans aged 12 and older used marijuana that year.

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Nearly 9 million Americans misuse opioids, and "opioids have become the narcotic of the American public." US pharmaceutical giants, in pursuit of profit, deceptively promoted opioid use while employing every means to evade liability and compensation claims. The American pharmaceutical lobby has also intensified policy influence, with annual spending exceeding 200 million US dollars since 2007 and reaching a record high of nearly 400 million dollars in 2023. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failed in its oversight duties when approving and labeling new painkillers. The root of America's drug abuse and opioid crisis lies in interest hijacking, government-business collusion and regulatory failure.

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Failed healthcare system triggers public anger. Excessive marketization and high monopolization have driven up medical prices, while special interest groups have hijacked policymaking. Bloated administrative costs across multiple systems have jointly led to spiraling healthcare expenditures in the United States. The nation's per capita health spending surged from 7,908 dollars in 2000 to 14,570 dollars in 2023. The Commonwealth Fund's September 2024 report, "Mirror, mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing US Health System," revealed that among 10 high-income nations, the United States spends the most on health care with expenditures continuing to rise, yet performs the worst. It is the only country without universal health coverage, and has the lowest life expectancy.

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Due to exorbitant out-of-pocket costs and lack of primary care, among other things, 35 percent of American adults in 2023 either lacked adequate health coverage or had to forgo treatment due to insufficient insurance benefits, while another 9 percent had no health insurance at all. A significant number of people are unable to access Medicare due to unaffordable basic health care costs, which force them to endure untreated illnesses throughout their lives. US health insurers routinely employ tactics of "delay, deny and depose" against policyholders, driving numerous low- and middle-income patients into medical bankruptcy. On Dec 4, 2024, when United-Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot, ammunition found at the scene bore the words "delay", "deny" and "depose" — terms that epitomize insurers' claim-avoidance strategies. The incident reignited public fury towards US health insurance companies.

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Frequent mass shootings have plagued the nation. The US government has failed to protect its people from the recurring violence caused by rampant gun misuse. The K-12 School Shooting Database website shows that school shootings and related casualties have risen sharply in recent years. Data from the Gun Violence Archive show that in 2024 there were more than 40,000 gunshot deaths in the United States, 503 mass shootings, and 45 school shootings, 32 of which occurred in elementary and secondary schools. According to the US Census Bureau, Milwaukee County in the state of Wisconsin has between 10.8 and 14.6 homicide victims for every 100,000 children, with the vast majority of the victims dying from gunshots. In March 2024, a Pennsylvania survey found that nearly half of the parents were more worried about gun violence at school than about their children "being behind academically."

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Police brutality is rampant in law enforcement. The US website Mapping Police Violence shows that police officers use violence against at least 300,000 individuals annually, with approximately 100,000 sustaining injuries. Fatal police encounters have shown a consistent upward trend since 2013. In 2024 alone, police shootings claimed 1,361 lives. US human rights activist Tamara Hill observed in an article: "Violence has become institutionalized within American law enforcement culture, while systemic impunity exacerbates police brutality. Under excessively lenient accountability standards, US police departments and criminal justice systems routinely harm civilians without consequence."

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Inmates face abuse in US prison facilities. Accounting for less than 5 percent of the global population, the United States incarcerates nearly 40 percent of the world's prisoners. As of 2024, approximately 1.9 million individuals had been detained across American correctional facilities, which means 1 in every 176 US residents is currently imprisoned. More alarmingly, at least one-quarter of released prisoners are rearrested within their first year of freedom. The Los Angeles Times reported on Sept 4, 2024 that dozens of women incarcerated in two prisons have filed multiple lawsuits against the corrections department, alleging that prison staff sexually harassed, molested, and raped them by exploiting their positions of authority. However, prison sexual abuse data showed that despite hundreds of complaints, virtually no disciplinary actions were taken against implicated staff. The US Department of Justice said Georgia prisons violated the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution by placing inmates in "horrific, inhumane" conditions, the United Press International reported on Oct 1, 2024, on its website.

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III. Racism: Shackles of Minorities

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The United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism noted that racism in the United States has been described as "being in the air we breathe" and persists "from cradle to grave." Racist rhetoric runs rampant while the judicial system exhibits systemic racial discrimination at every level. Ethnic minorities are subjected to persistent and widespread discrimination and exclusion in their daily life and workplaces, with environmental racism emerging as a new concern. Furthermore, racial discrimination is being entrenched and disseminated in more covert forms through artificial intelligence.

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Racist rhetoric has become pervasive. Inciting racial discrimination has become a key tactic in US political campaigns. The National Broadcasting Company reported on Oct 28, 2024 that speakers at a US presidential campaign rally made a series of vulgar, racially charged remarks disparaging African Americans and Latinos. As the 2024 presidential election concluded, many African Americans across the country received racist text messages instructing them to report to the nearest plantation to pick cotton. One disclosed message read, "Our Executive Slaves will send a brown van to pick you up. Be prepared to be searched upon entering the plantation."

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Systemic racial discrimination pervades law enforcement and judicial systems. A June 2024 report titled "Bias in the Criminal Legal System" jointly released by the American Bar Association and Stanford University, found that racial bias exists at every stage of criminal proceedings — from arrest and bail to charging and sentencing. Compared with white individuals who committed similar offenses, African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be arrested by police, face longer pretrial detention, and receive harsher sentences.

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Racial disparities are particularly stark in cases involving minor traffic, drug, and property offenses. Racial discrimination is even more evident in instances of police use of force. Among documented cases of police force-related fatalities in the United States, African Americans are killed at three times the rate of white Americans, Native Americans at 2.2 times the rate, and Hispanic Americans 1.3 times.

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A report by the US Department of Justice found that the Lexington Police Department in Mississippi "has created a system where officers can relentlessly violate the law." In this rural town, where approximately 76 percent of residents are African Americans, alarming patterns of racially discriminatory law enforcement and harassment were identified. Another Justice Department investigation revealed that the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee engaged in excessive use of force and discriminatory treatment of African Americans, particularly affecting children. Between January 2018 and August 2023, 180 African American children were arrested for curfew violations or loitering, compared to just four White children. Similarly, 120 African American children were arrested for disorderly conduct, while only one White child faced the same charge.

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A report from the Brennan Center for Justice on Dec 10, 2024, highlighted racial disparities in federal sentencing, particularly in the application of the death penalty. In Texas, African Americans were found to be 16 times more likely than individuals of other racial groups to receive a death sentence in federal trials. Additionally, a report by Detroit News on Feb 4, 2024, revealed that while African Americans constitute approximately 13 percent of the US population, they account for 61 percent of all juveniles sentenced to life without parole.

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Environmental racism has far-reaching consequences. A report released by United Nations human rights experts on May 16, 2024, highlighted that in the United States, "the devastating effects of the climate and ecological crises are disproportionately borne by those who face conditions of systemic inequality and racism." Organizations such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Lung Association have identified significant disparities in environmental pollution exposure across racial groups, which serve as a fundamental driver of health inequities.

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Due to historical factors such as racial segregation and redlining, African Americans are more likely to be exposed to hazardous or polluted environment. A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation on Oct 24, 2024, noted that nearly 80 percent of urban solid waste incinerators in the US are located in African American, Hispanic, and low-income communities, contributing to elevated risks of cancer and other severe illnesses.

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A study published in the Environmental Research journal in March 2024, co-authored by scholars from Tulane University, the University of Memphis, and Louisiana State University, examined Louisiana's Cancer Alley, a region densely populated with chemical plants and predominantly home to African American residents. The study found that local cancer risk from industrial air pollution is the highest in the nation — more than seven times the national average. Additionally, the health risks posed by air pollution to pregnant women and newborns in the area are three times higher than the national average.

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A survey by Gallup further revealed that environmental pollution has displaced a significant number of African Americans. Between May 2023 and April 2024 alone, approximately four million African Americans were forced to relocate temporarily due to pollution, while another two million had to move permanently.

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African Americans face a severe health deficit. A report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation on Feb 22, 2024, underscores that the persistent health and medical disparities affecting African American communities are deeply rooted in historical racial discrimination. African Americans have a life expectancy nearly five years shorter than that of white Americans, an infant mortality rate more than twice as high, and a maternal mortality rate nearly three times greater. Over the past two decades, the United States has made little progress in closing racial gaps in key health indicators. Federal, state and local governments have established systems that maintain the status quo, while powerful commercial and political interests continue to obstruct efforts to improve the well-being of African Americans.

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A report published by the American Association for Cancer Research in June 2024 highlights stark racial disparities in cancer outcomes. Although African American women have a 6 percent lower incidence rate of breast cancer compared to White women, they are 40 percent more likely to die from the disease.

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The Kaiser Family Foundation further reported on Oct 24, 2024, that South Carolina ranks among the states with the poorest health outcomes, with severe shortages of healthcare facilities and medical personnel and a high prevalence of chronic illnesses. African Americans in particular face significant barriers to healthcare access, with many lacking health insurance and struggling to obtain quality medical services.

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Jameta Nicole Barlow, a community health psychologist and professor at George Washington University, said that government actions essentially send a clear message to African Americans: "Who are you to ask for health care?"

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Boarding schools became a living hell for indigenous children. Since the passage of the Civilization Fund Act in 1819, the US government has enacted a series of laws and policies to establish Native American boarding schools nationwide. These institutions forcibly enrolled indigenous children with the explicit aim of erasing their cultural identity and severing their ties to their heritage. The boarding school system led to widespread suffering and tragedy.

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A report released by the US government in July 2024 acknowledges that from the early 19th century to the 1970s, many Native American students in these schools endured physical and sexual abuse, with at least 973 documented student deaths. However, an independent year-long investigation by The Washington Post uncovered a much higher toll, revealing that between 1828 and 1970, a total of 3,104 students died in these institutions — three times the number reported by the government.

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Judi Gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, condemned the boarding school system, stating that these were not schools at all, but rather "prison camps" and "work camps."

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Rights of Native Americans have been trampled upon. According to an Associated Press report on April 14, 2024, Native Americans are twice as likely as other racial groups to experience violent crimes, including rape and sexual assault. The University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism reported on Jan 18, 2024, that Indigenous communities face severe barriers to accessing healthcare. In Montana, for example, the average life expectancy for Native Americans is 17 years shorter than that of White residents.

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A Los Angeles Times report from June 17, 2024, highlighted that Native Americans have the highest mortality rates and the lowest life expectancy of any racial group in the United States — disparities that are not attributable to genetic factors. Economic discrimination is also evident. According to an article published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis on March 8, 2024, Native American borrowers face higher interest rates when purchasing homes, with loan rates on reservations averaging 1.43 percentage points higher than those for White borrowers.

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Native Americans face low voter participation rates. According to a research published by the Native American Rights Fund on Aug 13, 2024, approximately one in four eligible Native Americans is not registered to vote, and their voter turnout is 16 percentage points lower than that of White voters. This disparity is rooted in a long history of systemic exclusion from the US electoral process.

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Asian Americans continue to face systemic discrimination in various aspects. A report released by the Alliance for Justice on May 22, 2024, highlighted that for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Asian Americans were systematically excluded from many areas of public life. Even today, 41 state supreme courts have never had an Asian American judge, despite some of these states having significant Asian American populations.

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The report argues that this glaring absence of representation highlights systemic issues that continue to exclude AAPI from key positions in the judiciary, perpetuating a history of disparity and inequity. According to a report by the Harvard Business Review, although Asians are the most educated segment of the American workforce, they are the least likely among all racial groups to ascend to leadership roles. However, a detailed analysis of top Fortune 500 technology companies shows that Asian professionals are even less likely to progress in their careers today than they were a decade ago. Although Asians make up around 13 percent of the US professional workforce, they hold only 1.5 percent of Fortune 500 corporate officer roles. Additionally, more than half of Fortune 1000 company Boards have no Asian directors.

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The unwarranted exclusion of Chinese Americans leads to tragedy. The China Initiative implemented by the US government from 2018 to 2022 brought serious troubles to Chinese-American scientists, even causing unbearable loss of lives. After a lengthy investigation by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), Jane Wu, a Chinese-American neuroscientist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, was barred from applying for further research grants. The investigation destroyed her career. On July 10, 2024, she took her own life in her Chicago home. Monica M. Bertagnolli, director of the NIH, issued a statement acknowledging that US government actions "have had the unintended consequence of creating a difficult climate for our valued Asian American, Asian immigrant and Asian research colleagues who may feel targeted and alienated." According to the "2024 State of Chinese Americans" study conducted by the Committee of 100 and National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC), about two thirds of Chinese Americans (68 percent) face at least one form of discrimination in an average month, and 50 percent report having felt hopeless in the 30 days before taking the survey.

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Racial discrimination has evolved and intensified. In a report titled "Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," Ashwini K.P., a UN human rights expert, pointed out that a special study of the US law enforcement image database showed that the proportion of people of African descent in the database was disproportionately high, leading to African American individuals being more likely to be mistakenly identified as suspects in facial recognition systems used by US law enforcement. This reflects systemic racial discrimination with deep historical roots.

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IV. Vulnerable Groups: Helplessness of Women and Children

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The United States has not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and is the only UN member state that has refused to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A constitutional amendment to "equal rights" for men and women, proposed more than 100 years ago, has yet to be passed. The absence of legal protection has led to widespread infringement of women's and children's rights.

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Gender discrimination in the workplace has expanded significantly. It's hard for women to break through the professional glass ceiling. According to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence, in 2023, women held just 11.8 percent of the roughly 15,000 C-suite roles in listed American companies, down from 12.2 percent the year before. In 2023, the gender wage gap between men and women working full-time widened year-over-year, according to an annual report from the US Census Bureau. The Census Bureau calculates the gender wage gap by comparing only men and women who work year-round in full-time jobs. But a grimmer picture for women emerges from data that includes part-time workers. Occupational gender segregation is a major cause of the gender wage gap. In 2023, 12 percent of women in professional and related occupations were employed in the relatively high-paying computer and mathematical and architecture and engineering occupations, compared with 50 percent of men. Even within the same occupations, women earn less on average than men. On average, women with graduate degrees earn less than men with bachelor's degrees.

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The persistent scourge of sexual violence across multiple sectors remains difficult to eradicate. Sexual harassment remains commonplace in American businesses, with about 40 percent of working women experiencing such treatment during their careers. Even when reported, it is rarely handled effectively. The rate of sexual harassment experienced by intern doctors is alarmingly high. More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job, researchers say. The FBI has agreed to pay more than 22 million US dollars to settle a class-action sexual harassment lawsuit by newly hired women. The lawyer for the case David J. Shaffer pointed out that these problems are pervasive within the FBI. According to the Costs of War project at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the number of sexual assaults in the US military in 2023 was 73,695, more than double the official figure. On average, nearly one-quarter of active-duty women experienced sexual assault during the years of the Afghanistan war from 2001 to 2021. Some individuals accused of sexual misconduct have been nominated to positions within the US government. Gender research experts pointed out that this move made most women facing sexual harassment or assault no longer believe that the judicial system would punish sexual offenders.

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Domestic violence is on the rise. An average of 24 people every minute become victims of domestic violence at the hands of an intimate partner in the United States. That figure comes from the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Of the nearly 27,000 domestic batteries, 75 percent involved female victims. Of those women, 65 percent were Black. According to the World Population Review, 11 states in the United States have a domestic violence rate of more than 40 percent in 2024. However, these figures only represent part of the overall scope of domestic violence in the United States. According to the US Department of Justice, victims of 53 percent of intimate partner violence and 52 percent of domestic violence do not report their cases to the police. The department estimates that the actual number of victims of intimate partner violence in 2023 reached about 630,000, while there are more than 1.165 million victims of domestic violence.

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Women's right to health has been neglected amid political battles. In states where abortion is banned, access to overall healthcare is restricted, and many obstetricians are leaving their jobs, resulting in the emergence of new "obstetric care deserts."

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David Radley, a senior scientist for the Commonwealth Fund's Tracking Health System Performance initiative, estimated that over 5 million women live in a county that's considered a maternity care desert. The political battles over abortion have led to constant policy reversals, leaving the public in a state of panic, unable to anticipate their own rights. The 2024 Kaiser Family Foundation Women's Health Survey reported that 63 percent reproductive age women in the United States are concerned that they or someone close to them would not be able to get an abortion if it was needed to preserve their life or health. There are emerging patterns in multiple states of hospitals delaying or denying standard reproductive care, and of women unwilling to risk going to those hospitals, for fear of legal trouble, including possible criminal charges. According to a report by USA Today in September 2024, a woman in Georgia died after failing to get the care she needed because of abortion bans. Another woman in the state, fearing the potential penalties of the current abortion laws, also died as a result of delayed medical care. "We are in a fearful climate with increased hostility and legal risk for patients, providers and helpers," said Kelly Baden, vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports access to abortion.

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The protection of children's right to life and health is inadequate. Every year, the United States recorded more than 5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, far exceeding the rates in other high-income countries. A study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in March 2024 found that nearly 130,000 Chicago children under the age of six are exposed to poisonous lead in their household drinking water because of lead pipes. In addition, there are racial disparities in both testing rates and exposure levels, with Black and Latino residents more likely to have lead-contaminated water due to lead pipes.

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The law enforcement and judicial systems have become complicit in the sexual abuse of children. A Washington Post investigation has found that at least 1,800 state and local law enforcement officers were charged with crimes involving child sexual abuse from 2005 through 2022. Law enforcement agencies across the country have done little to root out child sex offenders within their ranks. The entire justice system is an accomplice to perpetrators: ineffective background checks allow those convicted of sexual assault to enter the police system; accused cops have used their knowledge of the legal system to stall cases, get charges lowered or evade convictions; prosecutors have given generous plea deals to officers who admitted to raping and groping minors; judges have allowed many convicted officers to avoid prison time. Even Assistant US Attorney General Kristen Clarke admitted that members of law enforcement who have exploited their positions of power have left child victims with "no recourse and no one else to protect them."

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The persecution of young girls is shocking. In the United States, no federal legislation has been passed against flagrant violation of international standards banning child marriage, and child marriage remains "legal" in the vast majority of states. Eighty-six percent of child marriages reported in the United States were between adults and minors, most commonly girls aged 16 to 17, but sometimes as young as 12. In addition to physical and emotional abuse, it puts minors at higher risk of poverty and exploitation and denies them educational and economic opportunities. The harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) remains widespread in the United States. At least 513,000 women and girls are living with or at risk of FGM, and nine US states and the District of Columbia have no law banning FGM. Of those that do have laws banning it, many do not prohibit girls from being taken out of state to be cut.

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V. Fatal Journey: Elegy of Undocumented Immigrants

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The humanitarian crisis at the border continues to worsen, with migrants suffering torture and inhumane treatment, and large numbers of migrant children falling victim to exploitation and enslavement. Immigration policies are deeply intertwined with political elections, with politicians openly inciting hatred against immigrants, who have become scapegoats for political parties to shift social tensions. In the process, various human rights are ruthlessly trampled.

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Politicians openly incite hatred against immigrants. False and misleading information about immigrants is widely disseminated. A report by the Guardian on Sept 18, 2024 said that racist conspiracy theories about immigrants have dominated the 2024 US election cycle. High-ranking Republicans have doubled down on unsubstantiated rumors about Black and brown migrants. Experts argued that the spread of such disinformation amplifies existing xenophobic beliefs within the American psyche as a means of political gain. A report from CNN on Oct 7, 2024 said that during election campaigns, politicians used disparaging rhetoric against undocumented immigrants, accusing those who commit murder of having "bad genes."

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One-fifth of the residents in Aurora, Colorado, were foreign-born. During election campaigns, politicians unleashed a world of panic and pain through their threats of mass deportations and family separations against any immigrant — legal or undocumented — who they decide doesn't belong in their America.

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Politicians have stoked and inflamed anti-immigrant sentiment in the American society. ABC News reported on Dec 7, 2024 that in New York City, three adults asked two immigrant teenagers if they spoke English; when the teens said they did not, they were attacked, with one dead and one injured.

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The humanitarian crisis on the southern border continues. A report in Newsweek on Nov 25, 2024 stated that, according to US Customs and Border Protection data, the rate at which immigrants die on the border has surged. In the El Paso area of Texas alone, the number of deaths rose from 72 in 2022 to 168 in 2024. The proportion of women and children among the migrant deaths is staggering, with more than 500 women having died there since 2021. Among the migrant children who died, the youngest was only 1 year old. As most deaths occur in remote areas, many remain under-reported.

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Immigrants face torture and inhumane treatment. The United States operates the world's largest immigration detention regime. These facilities not only profit massively, but also shield and tolerate staff members who torture and abuse immigrants. A report released on Feb 6, 2024 by the Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program at Harvard Law School, revealed that solitary confinement is widely used. There were more than 14,000 placements in solitary confinement between 2018 and 2023, and these placements lasted 27 days on average. Almost 30 percent of solitary confinement placements lasted over 90 days and 25 percent of placements lasted over 365 days, causing mental health conditions for those placed in solitary confinement. A report released by a coalition of legal and human rights organizations has revealed that the Louisiana Federal Immigration Detention Center, where thousands of immigrants are being held, distributes filthy drinking water and food contaminated with rat droppings. Some of the detainees were transported to the detention centers from the border shackled in five-point restraints for hours, unable to use the restroom or eat and drink, and were left with deep cuts on their wrists and legs. Numerous detainees told of being denied medical care. "We see these jails almost as 'black sites' in the national immigration system," said Sarah Decker, one of the report's lead authors and an attorney with the advocacy group Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. A report published by the Guardian on Nov 20, 2024 highlighted that a detention center in Baker County, Florida, has been accused of systemic abuse and discrimination. The center, operated by the Baker County sheriff's office under contract with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, allows its staff to routinely racially and sexually harass detainees, deny medical care and sanitary products to women, and then falsify records to cover their tracks.

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Migrant children are subjected to abuse in shelters. According to a July 18, 2024 report from The Washington Post, incidents of sexual abuse against children in US immigration shelters have been frequent in recent years. The report stated that a supervisor at a shelter in Channelview, Texas, repeatedly raped, abused and threatened a teenage girl. A youth care worker at an El Paso shelter sexually abused three girls aged from five to 11 multiple times and threatened to kill their families to silence them. The actual operators of these shelters received over 100 reports of children being sexually harassed or abused but took no action, failing to investigate or hold anyone accountable, thereby allowing these situations to persist.

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Hundreds of thousands of migrant children are unaccounted for. After arriving in the United States, migrant children are forcibly separated from their families and detained. Many go missing after being set free, facing exploitation, abuse, forced labor and even life-threatening dangers. According to a Nov 27, 2024 report of BBC News, due to the government releasing unaccompanied migrant children to unvetted sponsors in the United States, over 320,000 unaccompanied minors were lost track of from October 2018 to September 2023. Many of them have been lured into forced labour and sex trafficking, facing abuse, exploitation and human trafficking.

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The number of illegally employed child migrants has soared. According to a report released in November, 2024 by US Senate, there was a disturbing rise in illegal child labor among migrant children, leading to levels of illegal child labor not seen since the early 20th century. Data from the Department of Labor show that the number of minors involved in documented child labor violations (not including the ones that are never reported) increased 472 percent between 2015 and 2023. A significant number of them are migrant children. In fiscal year 2024, the Labor Department found 4,030 children employed in violation of child labor laws across all industries. Of the 736 cases brought by the department, nearly half involved minors employed in violation of hazardous occupation laws. ABC News reported on Dec 7, 2024 that migrant children in the United States are not only employed in agriculture and food supply jobs, but also in dangerous jobs including construction and roofing. However, in face of the surge in child labor, lawmakers have responded by weakening child labor laws and relaxed restrictions to legalize illegal act, opening the door to child exploitation. According to data from think tank Economic Policy Institute, at least 30 states have introduced or passed bills to weaken child labor protections since 2021, and in nine of those states, legislation has been introduced to expand youth employment in hazardous occupations or workplaces. In 2024, 11 states have introduced or taken new action on bills to roll back child labor protections. The Washington Post reported that Indiana's new law extends legal work hours for 14- and 15-year-olds, repealing all work-hour restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds. Florida has made law changes to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work seven days in a row and also removed all hour restrictions for teens in online school or home school, effectively permitting them to work overnight shifts. An Iowa law allows minors in that state to work in jobs previously deemed too hazardous. These laws not only fail to protect children's rights but have instead become tools for "child exploitation." "It is immoral and inappropriate and utterly the wrong decision to roll back child labor law," said Terri Gerstein, director of a labor initiative at New York University. "All that weakening and rolling back child labor laws is going to do is create more kids whose fingers and hands, legs are amputated who are killed on the job."

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VI. American Hegemony: Terminator of Other Countries' Human Rights

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The United States has long pursued hegemony and unilateralism, believing that only it alone can always sit at the table to enjoy the feast, while others can only be at the mercy of its decisions; only it can always drink the milk, while others are destined to remain the 'cows' that provide it. With its power politics, Washington has repeatedly trampled on international law and the fundamental norms of global relations, violated human rights in other nations with impunity, and posed a grave threat to global peace, security and development.

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The United States has been serving as an accomplice to the genocide in Gaza. Since the outbreak of the latest round of the Israel-Palestine conflict in October 2023, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened dramatically. According to statistics published on Dec 31, 2024 by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the conflict has resulted in nearly 46,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza, over 108,000 injuries and the displacement of 90 percent of the population in Gaza. Since the outbreak of the conflict, the US government has provided unwavering military and diplomatic support to Israel, repeatedly thwarting international efforts to secure a ceasefire. It has exercised its veto power seven times to block United Nations Security Council resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Washington's stance has sparked widespread controversy and discontent across the country. Student protests have erupted on dozens of college campuses, only to be met with forceful responses from both university administrations and law enforcement. On Feb 25, 2024, a member of the US Air Force set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington to protest against the US administration's support for Israel. On Feb 23, 2024, a group of United Nations human rights experts issued a joint statement, which emphasizes that the International Court of Justice's ruling on Jan 26, 2024 that there is a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza, underscoring the imperative of an arm embargo on Israel. The experts urged countries to halt arms transfers and military aid to Israel, while the United States remains the largest arms exporters. A report published on Aug 25, 2024 by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft stated that a significant portion of US-supplied weaponry has been used in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Another joint statement issued by 32 UN human rights experts pointed out, "The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel may constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian laws and risk State complicity in international crimes, possibly including genocide."

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The excessive use of unilateral sanctions is fueling humanitarian crises. The United States is overwhelmingly the world's biggest user of unilateral sanctions. It has increasingly imposed them in recent years, negatively affecting the lives of billions across the globe. The Washington Post website reported on July 25, 2024 that the United States had been imposing sanctions at a record-setting pace. As of April 19, 2024, the US government had 15,373 active sanctions in place — far exceeding other countries, with more than 60 percent of all low-income countries now under some form of financial penalty. The US news website Common Dreams reported on Aug 12, 2024 that hundreds of legal experts and groups worldwide have jointly stated that the broad use of unilateral sanctions constitutes collective punishment that harms civilian population and violates international law. Overwhelming evidence shows that broad economic sanctions can spark and prolong economic crises, hinder access to essential goods like food, fuel and medicine, and increase poverty, hunger, disease and even death rates, especially among children. The sanctions and inhumane blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States for more than six decades serve as a stark example of its system of unilateral coercive measures. The website of the French monthly Le Monde Diplomatique published an article on Oct 7, 2024, stating that US sanctions have left Cuba trapped in days and nights marked by poverty, indignity, darkness and exhaustion. On Oct 30, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution reiterating its call on the United States to end economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba with an overwhelming favor.

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On Feb 8, 2024, several UN human rights experts issued a joint statement criticizing the US unilateral designation of certain states as Sponsors of Terrorism (SST). They argued that such measures negatively affect the "fundamental human rights, including the right to food, right to health, right to education, economic and social rights, right to life and right to development."

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Overseas US military presence harms local communities. According to a report by Okinawa Times on Dec 24, 2024, since the US military's arrival on the islands in 1945, at least 371 cases of sexual violence have been committed by American military personnel, resulting in persistent violations of local residents' dignity and lives.

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On July 11, 2024, The Asahi Shimbun reported that the Okinawa prefectural assembly "unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement of protest against the US military and the central government over a series of sex crime cases involving US servicemen stationed here." The assembly also demanded measures to prevent recurrence and called for revisions to the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement.

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Similarly, The Korea Times reported on Oct 8, 2024 that "the number of crimes committed by US Forces Korea (USFK) personnel has increased steadily over the past five years," sparking widespread public protests.

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Additionally, The Asahi Shimbun reported on Feb 7, 2024 that the Okinawa prefectural government has repeatedly urged US military bases to investigate water pollution linked to carcinogenic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances detected near military installations. However, the US military has consistently ignored these requests.

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The ongoing torture regime at Guantanamo prison. According to a report by The New York Times on Dec 18, 2024, detainees at Guantanamo have been imprisoned for approximately 20 years. The prison's torture system persists to this day, with inmates routinely subjected to inhumane abuse.

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One detainee, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, endured various forms of torture, including waterboarding, mock executions, rectal force-feeding and sleep deprivation. He was suspended naked in a basement, confined to a cramped and sealed space where he could only touch the ground on tiptoes, forced into contorted positions until his limbs dislocated, and deprived of sleep for over 10 consecutive days.

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The Center for Victims of Torture reported on May 15, 2024 that interrogators at Guantanamo employed brutal methods causing "physical and psychological trauma" from which "survivors will never fully recover".

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On Sept 11, 2024, UN human rights experts issued a statement highlighting unresolved issues stemming from US practices, including illegal renditions, torture, inhumane detention conditions, unfair trials by irregular military commissions, arbitrary detention and other violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. These practices have undermined justice for victims of terrorism, perpetuating impunity and denying redress.

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Conclusion

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The tumultuous political stage of the United States in 2024 acts as a prism, reflecting the structural dilemmas of American-style human rights. Under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino," completely deviating from the core values and fundamental principles of human rights. How to effectively address the genuine needs of the American people and translate respect for and protection of human rights into tangible actions remains an inescapable challenge for the US government.

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Contents

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Foreword

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I. American Democracy: Carnival of Money Power Games

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II. Social Welfare: Struggling Low-Incomers

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III. Racism: Shackles of Minorities IV. Vulnerable Groups: Helplessness of Women and Children

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V. Fatal Journey: Elegy of Undocumented Immigrants

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VI. American Hegemony: Terminator of Other Countries' Human Rights

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Conclusion

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Foreword

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2024, as an election year in the United States, was a year of special concern that features aggravating political strife and social divide. Such a landscape offers an opportunity to review the state of human rights in the country in an intensive manner.

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Economic and social inequalities in the United States worsened with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Inflation delivered a devastating blow to middle- and low-income families. Over 40 million Americans lived in poverty, and more than 700,000 people were homeless. Meanwhile, 13.5 percent of US households faced food insecurity, and 13.8 million children lived in families that did not have enough food on the table. Drug overdose claimed over 100,000 lives, while the exorbitant and inefficient health care and insurance systems fueled widespread public outrage. The death toll from gun violence remained high. More than 1,400 children died of gunshots and over 1,300 people perished due to police brutality.

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Vulnerable groups were trapped in dire straits with their rights being constantly violated. The American Indian boarding schools, which operated for over a century and a half, turned out to be hell with the discovery of the deaths of more than 3,100 native American children in them. Systemic racism was deeply entrenched in law enforcement and all aspects of social life. African Americans were three times more likely to be shot dead by police than whites and 61 percent of all children sentenced to life imprisonment without parole were of African descent. Nearly 40 percent of women experienced sexual harassment at some point in their careers, while domestic violence rates exceeded 40 percent in 11 states. Some 5 million women lived in areas with no obstetric services. The number of illegally employed children surged to its highest level in decades. Yet the authorities loosened regulation to allow the exploitation of child laborers. Deaths among migrants on the southern border continued to climb, with fatalities in the El Paso region of Texas skyrocketing from 72 in 2022 to 168 in 2024. Many immigration detention centers became secret sites of torture.

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As for the numerous human rights issues in the United States, politicians from both parties equivocated during election campaigns and dodged the question of how to earnestly fix the problems. On social and livelihood issues, politicians beat around the bush, putting the interests of a privileged few above the well-being of the many. By exploiting racial and gender divides, they covered up structural problems in society by instigating antagonism between rival groups. They attacked each other over immigration and tried every way to capture attention and garner votes, with many of them demonizing immigrants. With dazzling political maneuvering, the rights of American people were reduced to mere tools for politicians to seize power.

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US domestic political strife had spillover effects, intensifying regional conflicts and leading to humanitarian disasters. The escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict resulted in over 100,000 casualties and displaced approximately 90 percent of Gaza's population. The unilateral sanctions imposed randomly by the United States adversely affected billions of people globally, with more than 60 percent of low-income countries bearing the brunt of these economic penalties. Despite 32 consecutive resolutions passed overwhelmingly by the UN General Assembly, the United States persisted in maintaining its economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. The torture apparatus at the Guantanamo Bay prison continued to operate, employing methods that were nothing short of appalling.

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I. American Democracy: Carnival of Money Power Games

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The year 2024 was meant to be a defining moment for American citizens to exercise their political rights. Yet in reality the year was fraught with political violence as politics was controlled by money, justice was hijacked by politics, and voters were disenfranchised by electoral rules. As a result, the majority of Americans were profoundly disillusioned with American-style democracy.

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Money controls US politics. Money is the lifeblood of US politics. And the electoral process is precisely where money comes in to exercise control. According to data of Open-Secrets, a research group tracking money in US politics, over 15.9 billion US dollars was spent during the 2024 federal election cycle, another record high. Of the total campaign funds, more than 7.7 billion dollars came from super political action committees (PACs), while nearly 1.4 billion dollars came from more uncontrollable hybrid PACs. These committees are in a "gray area" that cannot be effectively regulated by current campaign laws in the United States, directly paving the way for money controlling politics.

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The manipulators behind big money politics are in fact financiers who seek to maximize their own interests. Those people willfully control the basic principles and actual operation of American politics through money. During the 2024 elections, at least 135 billionaires publicly endorsed presidential candidates from both major parties. Public data has revealed that the maximum amount of donations from a single donor received by presidential candidates of both parties during the campaign exceeded 100 million dollars, dwarfing previous "big numbers" of tens of millions of dollars.

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An opinion piece by columnist Belen Fernandez published on Al-Jazeera website on July 10, 2024, said, "In short, it is just another reminder of the inordinate power and influence wielded by America's donor class in a shameless plutocracy euphemized as 'democracy.'" "Plutocratic operations have become so normalized a part of the political landscape," she wrote. "At the end of the day, the United States is nothing but a government of the donors, by the donors, for the donors."

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Gerrymandering manipulates public will. The two major political parties in the United States blatantly put partisan interests above voter rights by meticulously crafting voter structures in their favor through extreme gerrymandering. Following the 2020 census, both parties pushed for radical redistricting for political gains, significantly impacting the outcomes of congressional elections.

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Gerrymandering driven by partisan interests has also led to judicial disputes. As of Sept 30, 2024, a total of 84 lawsuits were filed around the country over gerrymandering. The majority of complaints demanded the revision of district maps initially drawn under the control of a single political party. Of the cases, 48 were related to accusations of racial discrimination. In May 2024, the US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision to nullify a lower court ruling that found South Carolina's re-drawing of congressional maps discriminated against Black voters. The Supreme Court decision in fact backed political action that suppressed voters. The three dissenting Supreme Court justices warned the ruling had devastating implications. Justice Elena Kagan wrote: "In the electoral sphere especially, where 'ugly patterns of pervasive racial discrimination' have so long governed, we should demand better — of ourselves, of our political representatives, and most of all, of this Court."

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Election rules suppress voter rights. According to a report published on Dec 1, 2024, by the Southern Poverty Law Center, 24 states have passed voter suppression laws, while 17 states have passed new or stricter voter ID laws since 2020.

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These laws imposed overly burdensome restrictions on voter identification and voting by mail, disproportionately affecting seniors, minorities, people with disabilities, low-income voters, and students.

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According to Vote Riders' research, people of color in the United States were nearly four times more likely than white citizens to lack the required identification for voting. Many eligible voters, regardless of political affiliation, were unable to vote due to a lack of understanding of their state's voter identification laws. A Brennan Center for Justice report published on Nov 19, 2024 revealed that historically, Native Americans had the lowest voter turnout among all groups. Yet the US government had consistently failed to improve their voting conditions, leading to widespread disenfranchisement.

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Extreme incidents of political violence occurred frequently. The prolonged partisan gridlock fueled a culture of political obstruction, often leading to political violence against individuals. Politicians from both parties continued to incite hatred and animosity, triggering radical behaviors. Threats of violence become the new normal for politicians.

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As reported by Reuters on Oct 21, 2024, since the Capitol riot on Jan 6, 2021, over 300 incidents of political violence had occurred in the United States. During the 2024 election, both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates and their teams faced varying degrees of political violence. On July 13 and Sept 15, 2024, Trump survived two assassination attempts. On Sept 23, 2024, a shooting occurred at a Democratic campaign office in the state of Arizona. Around Thanksgiving (Nov 28, 2024), multiple Democratic members of Congress and Trump-nominated Cabinet and federal officials received bomb threats.

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The public was deeply disillusioned with American-style democracy. According to a New York Times & Siena College poll published on Oct 28, 2024, nearly half of voters expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of the US political system, with 62 percent believing the government primarily served the elite rather than ordinary citizens.

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Pew Research Center data showed that 41 percent of Americans believed the "American Dream" was no longer attainable, and 60 percent of young people aged 18 to 29 thought it was either unachievable or never existed. In an article published on Nov 6, 2024, Tyler Austin Harper, a scholar at Bates College, stated, "A political system like that is fundamentally broken," with both parties representing special interest groups and "often without even pretending to heed the needs of voters." A vast majority of voters believed the United States was on the wrong track, and nearly 80 percent said the election had not made them proud of their country.

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II. Social Welfare: Struggling Low-Incomers

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Skyrocketing inflation exacerbated the wealth gap, delivering catastrophic blows to low- and middle-income families, while homelessness reached unprecedented levels. The costly and inefficient health care and insurance systems sparked widespread outrage. Substance abuse continued to harm public health. Gun violence threatened lives. Police brutality persisted in total disregard for human lives. Prisoners continued to be abused in detention facilities.

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The wealth gap revealed "Two Americas." Income and wealth inequality in the United States far exceeded those of other developed nations and continued to worsen. Data released by Statista on Sept 16, 2024 showed that the US poverty rate rose again in 2023, with 12.9 percent of the population living in poverty. According to Federal Reserve data, as of June 30, 2024, the top 10 percent of US households held 67 percent of the nation's total wealth, while the bottom 50 percent owned just 2.5 percent. The average wealth of the top 10 percent was 1,353 times higher than that of the bottom 50 percent. Educational inequality perpetuated intergenerational poverty, creating a vicious cycle. For example, the wealth of families where parents lacked a high school diploma was only 9 percent of that of families where parents had a four-year college degree. The wealthiest 10 percent of households owned approximately 80 percent of the stock market value. The United States had effectively split into "Two Americas" — a small wealthy elite and a vast low- and middle-class majority.

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Low-income families faced catastrophic impacts. In 2024, inflation remained high, so were consumer prices and interest rates, severely impacting ordinary Americans, many of whom saw higher debts than ever. US credit card debt totaled a record high of 1.14 trillion dollars in the second quarter of 2024. Low-income families were forced to cut discretionary spending, and loan delinquency rates rose to the highest levels in nearly a decade. In 2023, 13.5 percent of US households faced food insecurity, up from 12.8 percent in 2022. Some 13.8 million children lived in households that did not have enough food on the table.

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Homelessness pushed people to the brink. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's 2024 annual report revealed that the number of homeless people in the United States reached 771,800, or approximately 23 per 10,000 people, marking an 18.1 percent increase from 2023 — the largest rise since records began in 2007. An increasing number of working Americans with decent jobs became homeless due to various factors. Compounding the crisis, the Supreme Court ruled in July 2024 to allow fines, arrests, or imprisonment against homeless individuals sleeping outdoors. California, home to nearly half of the nation's homeless population, ordered the dismantling of homeless encampments statewide. In Los Angeles, a homeless individual was 79 times more likely than a housed person to be cited or arrested and 27 times more likely to be jailed than those with housing.

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Government-business collusion fueled substance abuse and drug crisis. Anne Milgram, administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, said the United States was facing "the most dangerous and deadly drug crisis." Overdoses involving synthetic opioids (e.g., fentanyl) and stimulants (e.g., cocaine and methamphetamine) surged in the past few years. In 2023, there were 105,007 drug overdose deaths in the United States, with the highest mortality rate among adults aged 35 to 44. Cannabis became a nationwide business, with retail sales exceeding 32 billion dollars in 2024. According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 61.8 million Americans aged 12 and older used marijuana that year.

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Nearly 9 million Americans misuse opioids, and "opioids have become the narcotic of the American public." US pharmaceutical giants, in pursuit of profit, deceptively promoted opioid use while employing every means to evade liability and compensation claims. The American pharmaceutical lobby has also intensified policy influence, with annual spending exceeding 200 million US dollars since 2007 and reaching a record high of nearly 400 million dollars in 2023. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failed in its oversight duties when approving and labeling new painkillers. The root of America's drug abuse and opioid crisis lies in interest hijacking, government-business collusion and regulatory failure.

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Failed healthcare system triggers public anger. Excessive marketization and high monopolization have driven up medical prices, while special interest groups have hijacked policymaking. Bloated administrative costs across multiple systems have jointly led to spiraling healthcare expenditures in the United States. The nation's per capita health spending surged from 7,908 dollars in 2000 to 14,570 dollars in 2023. The Commonwealth Fund's September 2024 report, "Mirror, mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing US Health System," revealed that among 10 high-income nations, the United States spends the most on health care with expenditures continuing to rise, yet performs the worst. It is the only country without universal health coverage, and has the lowest life expectancy.

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Due to exorbitant out-of-pocket costs and lack of primary care, among other things, 35 percent of American adults in 2023 either lacked adequate health coverage or had to forgo treatment due to insufficient insurance benefits, while another 9 percent had no health insurance at all. A significant number of people are unable to access Medicare due to unaffordable basic health care costs, which force them to endure untreated illnesses throughout their lives. US health insurers routinely employ tactics of "delay, deny and depose" against policyholders, driving numerous low- and middle-income patients into medical bankruptcy. On Dec 4, 2024, when United-Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot, ammunition found at the scene bore the words "delay", "deny" and "depose" — terms that epitomize insurers' claim-avoidance strategies. The incident reignited public fury towards US health insurance companies.

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Frequent mass shootings have plagued the nation. The US government has failed to protect its people from the recurring violence caused by rampant gun misuse. The K-12 School Shooting Database website shows that school shootings and related casualties have risen sharply in recent years. Data from the Gun Violence Archive show that in 2024 there were more than 40,000 gunshot deaths in the United States, 503 mass shootings, and 45 school shootings, 32 of which occurred in elementary and secondary schools. According to the US Census Bureau, Milwaukee County in the state of Wisconsin has between 10.8 and 14.6 homicide victims for every 100,000 children, with the vast majority of the victims dying from gunshots. In March 2024, a Pennsylvania survey found that nearly half of the parents were more worried about gun violence at school than about their children "being behind academically."

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Police brutality is rampant in law enforcement. The US website Mapping Police Violence shows that police officers use violence against at least 300,000 individuals annually, with approximately 100,000 sustaining injuries. Fatal police encounters have shown a consistent upward trend since 2013. In 2024 alone, police shootings claimed 1,361 lives. US human rights activist Tamara Hill observed in an article: "Violence has become institutionalized within American law enforcement culture, while systemic impunity exacerbates police brutality. Under excessively lenient accountability standards, US police departments and criminal justice systems routinely harm civilians without consequence."

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Inmates face abuse in US prison facilities. Accounting for less than 5 percent of the global population, the United States incarcerates nearly 40 percent of the world's prisoners. As of 2024, approximately 1.9 million individuals had been detained across American correctional facilities, which means 1 in every 176 US residents is currently imprisoned. More alarmingly, at least one-quarter of released prisoners are rearrested within their first year of freedom. The Los Angeles Times reported on Sept 4, 2024 that dozens of women incarcerated in two prisons have filed multiple lawsuits against the corrections department, alleging that prison staff sexually harassed, molested, and raped them by exploiting their positions of authority. However, prison sexual abuse data showed that despite hundreds of complaints, virtually no disciplinary actions were taken against implicated staff. The US Department of Justice said Georgia prisons violated the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution by placing inmates in "horrific, inhumane" conditions, the United Press International reported on Oct 1, 2024, on its website.

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III. Racism: Shackles of Minorities

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The United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism noted that racism in the United States has been described as "being in the air we breathe" and persists "from cradle to grave." Racist rhetoric runs rampant while the judicial system exhibits systemic racial discrimination at every level. Ethnic minorities are subjected to persistent and widespread discrimination and exclusion in their daily life and workplaces, with environmental racism emerging as a new concern. Furthermore, racial discrimination is being entrenched and disseminated in more covert forms through artificial intelligence.

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Racist rhetoric has become pervasive. Inciting racial discrimination has become a key tactic in US political campaigns. The National Broadcasting Company reported on Oct 28, 2024 that speakers at a US presidential campaign rally made a series of vulgar, racially charged remarks disparaging African Americans and Latinos. As the 2024 presidential election concluded, many African Americans across the country received racist text messages instructing them to report to the nearest plantation to pick cotton. One disclosed message read, "Our Executive Slaves will send a brown van to pick you up. Be prepared to be searched upon entering the plantation."

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Systemic racial discrimination pervades law enforcement and judicial systems. A June 2024 report titled "Bias in the Criminal Legal System" jointly released by the American Bar Association and Stanford University, found that racial bias exists at every stage of criminal proceedings — from arrest and bail to charging and sentencing. Compared with white individuals who committed similar offenses, African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be arrested by police, face longer pretrial detention, and receive harsher sentences.

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Racial disparities are particularly stark in cases involving minor traffic, drug, and property offenses. Racial discrimination is even more evident in instances of police use of force. Among documented cases of police force-related fatalities in the United States, African Americans are killed at three times the rate of white Americans, Native Americans at 2.2 times the rate, and Hispanic Americans 1.3 times.

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A report by the US Department of Justice found that the Lexington Police Department in Mississippi "has created a system where officers can relentlessly violate the law." In this rural town, where approximately 76 percent of residents are African Americans, alarming patterns of racially discriminatory law enforcement and harassment were identified. Another Justice Department investigation revealed that the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee engaged in excessive use of force and discriminatory treatment of African Americans, particularly affecting children. Between January 2018 and August 2023, 180 African American children were arrested for curfew violations or loitering, compared to just four White children. Similarly, 120 African American children were arrested for disorderly conduct, while only one White child faced the same charge.

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A report from the Brennan Center for Justice on Dec 10, 2024, highlighted racial disparities in federal sentencing, particularly in the application of the death penalty. In Texas, African Americans were found to be 16 times more likely than individuals of other racial groups to receive a death sentence in federal trials. Additionally, a report by Detroit News on Feb 4, 2024, revealed that while African Americans constitute approximately 13 percent of the US population, they account for 61 percent of all juveniles sentenced to life without parole.

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Environmental racism has far-reaching consequences. A report released by United Nations human rights experts on May 16, 2024, highlighted that in the United States, "the devastating effects of the climate and ecological crises are disproportionately borne by those who face conditions of systemic inequality and racism." Organizations such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Lung Association have identified significant disparities in environmental pollution exposure across racial groups, which serve as a fundamental driver of health inequities.

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Due to historical factors such as racial segregation and redlining, African Americans are more likely to be exposed to hazardous or polluted environment. A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation on Oct 24, 2024, noted that nearly 80 percent of urban solid waste incinerators in the US are located in African American, Hispanic, and low-income communities, contributing to elevated risks of cancer and other severe illnesses.

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A study published in the Environmental Research journal in March 2024, co-authored by scholars from Tulane University, the University of Memphis, and Louisiana State University, examined Louisiana's Cancer Alley, a region densely populated with chemical plants and predominantly home to African American residents. The study found that local cancer risk from industrial air pollution is the highest in the nation — more than seven times the national average. Additionally, the health risks posed by air pollution to pregnant women and newborns in the area are three times higher than the national average.

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A survey by Gallup further revealed that environmental pollution has displaced a significant number of African Americans. Between May 2023 and April 2024 alone, approximately four million African Americans were forced to relocate temporarily due to pollution, while another two million had to move permanently.

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African Americans face a severe health deficit. A report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation on Feb 22, 2024, underscores that the persistent health and medical disparities affecting African American communities are deeply rooted in historical racial discrimination. African Americans have a life expectancy nearly five years shorter than that of white Americans, an infant mortality rate more than twice as high, and a maternal mortality rate nearly three times greater. Over the past two decades, the United States has made little progress in closing racial gaps in key health indicators. Federal, state and local governments have established systems that maintain the status quo, while powerful commercial and political interests continue to obstruct efforts to improve the well-being of African Americans.

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A report published by the American Association for Cancer Research in June 2024 highlights stark racial disparities in cancer outcomes. Although African American women have a 6 percent lower incidence rate of breast cancer compared to White women, they are 40 percent more likely to die from the disease.

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The Kaiser Family Foundation further reported on Oct 24, 2024, that South Carolina ranks among the states with the poorest health outcomes, with severe shortages of healthcare facilities and medical personnel and a high prevalence of chronic illnesses. African Americans in particular face significant barriers to healthcare access, with many lacking health insurance and struggling to obtain quality medical services.

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Jameta Nicole Barlow, a community health psychologist and professor at George Washington University, said that government actions essentially send a clear message to African Americans: "Who are you to ask for health care?"

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Boarding schools became a living hell for indigenous children. Since the passage of the Civilization Fund Act in 1819, the US government has enacted a series of laws and policies to establish Native American boarding schools nationwide. These institutions forcibly enrolled indigenous children with the explicit aim of erasing their cultural identity and severing their ties to their heritage. The boarding school system led to widespread suffering and tragedy.

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A report released by the US government in July 2024 acknowledges that from the early 19th century to the 1970s, many Native American students in these schools endured physical and sexual abuse, with at least 973 documented student deaths. However, an independent year-long investigation by The Washington Post uncovered a much higher toll, revealing that between 1828 and 1970, a total of 3,104 students died in these institutions — three times the number reported by the government.

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Judi Gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, condemned the boarding school system, stating that these were not schools at all, but rather "prison camps" and "work camps."

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Rights of Native Americans have been trampled upon. According to an Associated Press report on April 14, 2024, Native Americans are twice as likely as other racial groups to experience violent crimes, including rape and sexual assault. The University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism reported on Jan 18, 2024, that Indigenous communities face severe barriers to accessing healthcare. In Montana, for example, the average life expectancy for Native Americans is 17 years shorter than that of White residents.

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A Los Angeles Times report from June 17, 2024, highlighted that Native Americans have the highest mortality rates and the lowest life expectancy of any racial group in the United States — disparities that are not attributable to genetic factors. Economic discrimination is also evident. According to an article published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis on March 8, 2024, Native American borrowers face higher interest rates when purchasing homes, with loan rates on reservations averaging 1.43 percentage points higher than those for White borrowers.

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Native Americans face low voter participation rates. According to a research published by the Native American Rights Fund on Aug 13, 2024, approximately one in four eligible Native Americans is not registered to vote, and their voter turnout is 16 percentage points lower than that of White voters. This disparity is rooted in a long history of systemic exclusion from the US electoral process.

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Asian Americans continue to face systemic discrimination in various aspects. A report released by the Alliance for Justice on May 22, 2024, highlighted that for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, Asian Americans were systematically excluded from many areas of public life. Even today, 41 state supreme courts have never had an Asian American judge, despite some of these states having significant Asian American populations.

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The report argues that this glaring absence of representation highlights systemic issues that continue to exclude AAPI from key positions in the judiciary, perpetuating a history of disparity and inequity. According to a report by the Harvard Business Review, although Asians are the most educated segment of the American workforce, they are the least likely among all racial groups to ascend to leadership roles. However, a detailed analysis of top Fortune 500 technology companies shows that Asian professionals are even less likely to progress in their careers today than they were a decade ago. Although Asians make up around 13 percent of the US professional workforce, they hold only 1.5 percent of Fortune 500 corporate officer roles. Additionally, more than half of Fortune 1000 company Boards have no Asian directors.

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The unwarranted exclusion of Chinese Americans leads to tragedy. The China Initiative implemented by the US government from 2018 to 2022 brought serious troubles to Chinese-American scientists, even causing unbearable loss of lives. After a lengthy investigation by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), Jane Wu, a Chinese-American neuroscientist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, was barred from applying for further research grants. The investigation destroyed her career. On July 10, 2024, she took her own life in her Chicago home. Monica M. Bertagnolli, director of the NIH, issued a statement acknowledging that US government actions "have had the unintended consequence of creating a difficult climate for our valued Asian American, Asian immigrant and Asian research colleagues who may feel targeted and alienated." According to the "2024 State of Chinese Americans" study conducted by the Committee of 100 and National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago (NORC), about two thirds of Chinese Americans (68 percent) face at least one form of discrimination in an average month, and 50 percent report having felt hopeless in the 30 days before taking the survey.

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Racial discrimination has evolved and intensified. In a report titled "Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance," Ashwini K.P., a UN human rights expert, pointed out that a special study of the US law enforcement image database showed that the proportion of people of African descent in the database was disproportionately high, leading to African American individuals being more likely to be mistakenly identified as suspects in facial recognition systems used by US law enforcement. This reflects systemic racial discrimination with deep historical roots.

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IV. Vulnerable Groups: Helplessness of Women and Children

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The United States has not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and is the only UN member state that has refused to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. A constitutional amendment to "equal rights" for men and women, proposed more than 100 years ago, has yet to be passed. The absence of legal protection has led to widespread infringement of women's and children's rights.

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Gender discrimination in the workplace has expanded significantly. It's hard for women to break through the professional glass ceiling. According to a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence, in 2023, women held just 11.8 percent of the roughly 15,000 C-suite roles in listed American companies, down from 12.2 percent the year before. In 2023, the gender wage gap between men and women working full-time widened year-over-year, according to an annual report from the US Census Bureau. The Census Bureau calculates the gender wage gap by comparing only men and women who work year-round in full-time jobs. But a grimmer picture for women emerges from data that includes part-time workers. Occupational gender segregation is a major cause of the gender wage gap. In 2023, 12 percent of women in professional and related occupations were employed in the relatively high-paying computer and mathematical and architecture and engineering occupations, compared with 50 percent of men. Even within the same occupations, women earn less on average than men. On average, women with graduate degrees earn less than men with bachelor's degrees.

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The persistent scourge of sexual violence across multiple sectors remains difficult to eradicate. Sexual harassment remains commonplace in American businesses, with about 40 percent of working women experiencing such treatment during their careers. Even when reported, it is rarely handled effectively. The rate of sexual harassment experienced by intern doctors is alarmingly high. More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job, researchers say. The FBI has agreed to pay more than 22 million US dollars to settle a class-action sexual harassment lawsuit by newly hired women. The lawyer for the case David J. Shaffer pointed out that these problems are pervasive within the FBI. According to the Costs of War project at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, the number of sexual assaults in the US military in 2023 was 73,695, more than double the official figure. On average, nearly one-quarter of active-duty women experienced sexual assault during the years of the Afghanistan war from 2001 to 2021. Some individuals accused of sexual misconduct have been nominated to positions within the US government. Gender research experts pointed out that this move made most women facing sexual harassment or assault no longer believe that the judicial system would punish sexual offenders.

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Domestic violence is on the rise. An average of 24 people every minute become victims of domestic violence at the hands of an intimate partner in the United States. That figure comes from the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Of the nearly 27,000 domestic batteries, 75 percent involved female victims. Of those women, 65 percent were Black. According to the World Population Review, 11 states in the United States have a domestic violence rate of more than 40 percent in 2024. However, these figures only represent part of the overall scope of domestic violence in the United States. According to the US Department of Justice, victims of 53 percent of intimate partner violence and 52 percent of domestic violence do not report their cases to the police. The department estimates that the actual number of victims of intimate partner violence in 2023 reached about 630,000, while there are more than 1.165 million victims of domestic violence.

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Women's right to health has been neglected amid political battles. In states where abortion is banned, access to overall healthcare is restricted, and many obstetricians are leaving their jobs, resulting in the emergence of new "obstetric care deserts."

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David Radley, a senior scientist for the Commonwealth Fund's Tracking Health System Performance initiative, estimated that over 5 million women live in a county that's considered a maternity care desert. The political battles over abortion have led to constant policy reversals, leaving the public in a state of panic, unable to anticipate their own rights. The 2024 Kaiser Family Foundation Women's Health Survey reported that 63 percent reproductive age women in the United States are concerned that they or someone close to them would not be able to get an abortion if it was needed to preserve their life or health. There are emerging patterns in multiple states of hospitals delaying or denying standard reproductive care, and of women unwilling to risk going to those hospitals, for fear of legal trouble, including possible criminal charges. According to a report by USA Today in September 2024, a woman in Georgia died after failing to get the care she needed because of abortion bans. Another woman in the state, fearing the potential penalties of the current abortion laws, also died as a result of delayed medical care. "We are in a fearful climate with increased hostility and legal risk for patients, providers and helpers," said Kelly Baden, vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports access to abortion.

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The protection of children's right to life and health is inadequate. Every year, the United States recorded more than 5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, far exceeding the rates in other high-income countries. A study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in March 2024 found that nearly 130,000 Chicago children under the age of six are exposed to poisonous lead in their household drinking water because of lead pipes. In addition, there are racial disparities in both testing rates and exposure levels, with Black and Latino residents more likely to have lead-contaminated water due to lead pipes.

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The law enforcement and judicial systems have become complicit in the sexual abuse of children. A Washington Post investigation has found that at least 1,800 state and local law enforcement officers were charged with crimes involving child sexual abuse from 2005 through 2022. Law enforcement agencies across the country have done little to root out child sex offenders within their ranks. The entire justice system is an accomplice to perpetrators: ineffective background checks allow those convicted of sexual assault to enter the police system; accused cops have used their knowledge of the legal system to stall cases, get charges lowered or evade convictions; prosecutors have given generous plea deals to officers who admitted to raping and groping minors; judges have allowed many convicted officers to avoid prison time. Even Assistant US Attorney General Kristen Clarke admitted that members of law enforcement who have exploited their positions of power have left child victims with "no recourse and no one else to protect them."

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The persecution of young girls is shocking. In the United States, no federal legislation has been passed against flagrant violation of international standards banning child marriage, and child marriage remains "legal" in the vast majority of states. Eighty-six percent of child marriages reported in the United States were between adults and minors, most commonly girls aged 16 to 17, but sometimes as young as 12. In addition to physical and emotional abuse, it puts minors at higher risk of poverty and exploitation and denies them educational and economic opportunities. The harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) remains widespread in the United States. At least 513,000 women and girls are living with or at risk of FGM, and nine US states and the District of Columbia have no law banning FGM. Of those that do have laws banning it, many do not prohibit girls from being taken out of state to be cut.

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V. Fatal Journey: Elegy of Undocumented Immigrants

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The humanitarian crisis at the border continues to worsen, with migrants suffering torture and inhumane treatment, and large numbers of migrant children falling victim to exploitation and enslavement. Immigration policies are deeply intertwined with political elections, with politicians openly inciting hatred against immigrants, who have become scapegoats for political parties to shift social tensions. In the process, various human rights are ruthlessly trampled.

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Politicians openly incite hatred against immigrants. False and misleading information about immigrants is widely disseminated. A report by the Guardian on Sept 18, 2024 said that racist conspiracy theories about immigrants have dominated the 2024 US election cycle. High-ranking Republicans have doubled down on unsubstantiated rumors about Black and brown migrants. Experts argued that the spread of such disinformation amplifies existing xenophobic beliefs within the American psyche as a means of political gain. A report from CNN on Oct 7, 2024 said that during election campaigns, politicians used disparaging rhetoric against undocumented immigrants, accusing those who commit murder of having "bad genes."

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One-fifth of the residents in Aurora, Colorado, were foreign-born. During election campaigns, politicians unleashed a world of panic and pain through their threats of mass deportations and family separations against any immigrant — legal or undocumented — who they decide doesn't belong in their America.

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Politicians have stoked and inflamed anti-immigrant sentiment in the American society. ABC News reported on Dec 7, 2024 that in New York City, three adults asked two immigrant teenagers if they spoke English; when the teens said they did not, they were attacked, with one dead and one injured.

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The humanitarian crisis on the southern border continues. A report in Newsweek on Nov 25, 2024 stated that, according to US Customs and Border Protection data, the rate at which immigrants die on the border has surged. In the El Paso area of Texas alone, the number of deaths rose from 72 in 2022 to 168 in 2024. The proportion of women and children among the migrant deaths is staggering, with more than 500 women having died there since 2021. Among the migrant children who died, the youngest was only 1 year old. As most deaths occur in remote areas, many remain under-reported.

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Immigrants face torture and inhumane treatment. The United States operates the world's largest immigration detention regime. These facilities not only profit massively, but also shield and tolerate staff members who torture and abuse immigrants. A report released on Feb 6, 2024 by the Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program at Harvard Law School, revealed that solitary confinement is widely used. There were more than 14,000 placements in solitary confinement between 2018 and 2023, and these placements lasted 27 days on average. Almost 30 percent of solitary confinement placements lasted over 90 days and 25 percent of placements lasted over 365 days, causing mental health conditions for those placed in solitary confinement. A report released by a coalition of legal and human rights organizations has revealed that the Louisiana Federal Immigration Detention Center, where thousands of immigrants are being held, distributes filthy drinking water and food contaminated with rat droppings. Some of the detainees were transported to the detention centers from the border shackled in five-point restraints for hours, unable to use the restroom or eat and drink, and were left with deep cuts on their wrists and legs. Numerous detainees told of being denied medical care. "We see these jails almost as 'black sites' in the national immigration system," said Sarah Decker, one of the report's lead authors and an attorney with the advocacy group Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. A report published by the Guardian on Nov 20, 2024 highlighted that a detention center in Baker County, Florida, has been accused of systemic abuse and discrimination. The center, operated by the Baker County sheriff's office under contract with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, allows its staff to routinely racially and sexually harass detainees, deny medical care and sanitary products to women, and then falsify records to cover their tracks.

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Migrant children are subjected to abuse in shelters. According to a July 18, 2024 report from The Washington Post, incidents of sexual abuse against children in US immigration shelters have been frequent in recent years. The report stated that a supervisor at a shelter in Channelview, Texas, repeatedly raped, abused and threatened a teenage girl. A youth care worker at an El Paso shelter sexually abused three girls aged from five to 11 multiple times and threatened to kill their families to silence them. The actual operators of these shelters received over 100 reports of children being sexually harassed or abused but took no action, failing to investigate or hold anyone accountable, thereby allowing these situations to persist.

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Hundreds of thousands of migrant children are unaccounted for. After arriving in the United States, migrant children are forcibly separated from their families and detained. Many go missing after being set free, facing exploitation, abuse, forced labor and even life-threatening dangers. According to a Nov 27, 2024 report of BBC News, due to the government releasing unaccompanied migrant children to unvetted sponsors in the United States, over 320,000 unaccompanied minors were lost track of from October 2018 to September 2023. Many of them have been lured into forced labour and sex trafficking, facing abuse, exploitation and human trafficking.

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The number of illegally employed child migrants has soared. According to a report released in November, 2024 by US Senate, there was a disturbing rise in illegal child labor among migrant children, leading to levels of illegal child labor not seen since the early 20th century. Data from the Department of Labor show that the number of minors involved in documented child labor violations (not including the ones that are never reported) increased 472 percent between 2015 and 2023. A significant number of them are migrant children. In fiscal year 2024, the Labor Department found 4,030 children employed in violation of child labor laws across all industries. Of the 736 cases brought by the department, nearly half involved minors employed in violation of hazardous occupation laws. ABC News reported on Dec 7, 2024 that migrant children in the United States are not only employed in agriculture and food supply jobs, but also in dangerous jobs including construction and roofing. However, in face of the surge in child labor, lawmakers have responded by weakening child labor laws and relaxed restrictions to legalize illegal act, opening the door to child exploitation. According to data from think tank Economic Policy Institute, at least 30 states have introduced or passed bills to weaken child labor protections since 2021, and in nine of those states, legislation has been introduced to expand youth employment in hazardous occupations or workplaces. In 2024, 11 states have introduced or taken new action on bills to roll back child labor protections. The Washington Post reported that Indiana's new law extends legal work hours for 14- and 15-year-olds, repealing all work-hour restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds. Florida has made law changes to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work seven days in a row and also removed all hour restrictions for teens in online school or home school, effectively permitting them to work overnight shifts. An Iowa law allows minors in that state to work in jobs previously deemed too hazardous. These laws not only fail to protect children's rights but have instead become tools for "child exploitation." "It is immoral and inappropriate and utterly the wrong decision to roll back child labor law," said Terri Gerstein, director of a labor initiative at New York University. "All that weakening and rolling back child labor laws is going to do is create more kids whose fingers and hands, legs are amputated who are killed on the job."

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VI. American Hegemony: Terminator of Other Countries' Human Rights

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The United States has long pursued hegemony and unilateralism, believing that only it alone can always sit at the table to enjoy the feast, while others can only be at the mercy of its decisions; only it can always drink the milk, while others are destined to remain the 'cows' that provide it. With its power politics, Washington has repeatedly trampled on international law and the fundamental norms of global relations, violated human rights in other nations with impunity, and posed a grave threat to global peace, security and development.

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The United States has been serving as an accomplice to the genocide in Gaza. Since the outbreak of the latest round of the Israel-Palestine conflict in October 2023, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened dramatically. According to statistics published on Dec 31, 2024 by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the conflict has resulted in nearly 46,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza, over 108,000 injuries and the displacement of 90 percent of the population in Gaza. Since the outbreak of the conflict, the US government has provided unwavering military and diplomatic support to Israel, repeatedly thwarting international efforts to secure a ceasefire. It has exercised its veto power seven times to block United Nations Security Council resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Washington's stance has sparked widespread controversy and discontent across the country. Student protests have erupted on dozens of college campuses, only to be met with forceful responses from both university administrations and law enforcement. On Feb 25, 2024, a member of the US Air Force set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington to protest against the US administration's support for Israel. On Feb 23, 2024, a group of United Nations human rights experts issued a joint statement, which emphasizes that the International Court of Justice's ruling on Jan 26, 2024 that there is a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza, underscoring the imperative of an arm embargo on Israel. The experts urged countries to halt arms transfers and military aid to Israel, while the United States remains the largest arms exporters. A report published on Aug 25, 2024 by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft stated that a significant portion of US-supplied weaponry has been used in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Another joint statement issued by 32 UN human rights experts pointed out, "The transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel may constitute serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian laws and risk State complicity in international crimes, possibly including genocide."

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The excessive use of unilateral sanctions is fueling humanitarian crises. The United States is overwhelmingly the world's biggest user of unilateral sanctions. It has increasingly imposed them in recent years, negatively affecting the lives of billions across the globe. The Washington Post website reported on July 25, 2024 that the United States had been imposing sanctions at a record-setting pace. As of April 19, 2024, the US government had 15,373 active sanctions in place — far exceeding other countries, with more than 60 percent of all low-income countries now under some form of financial penalty. The US news website Common Dreams reported on Aug 12, 2024 that hundreds of legal experts and groups worldwide have jointly stated that the broad use of unilateral sanctions constitutes collective punishment that harms civilian population and violates international law. Overwhelming evidence shows that broad economic sanctions can spark and prolong economic crises, hinder access to essential goods like food, fuel and medicine, and increase poverty, hunger, disease and even death rates, especially among children. The sanctions and inhumane blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States for more than six decades serve as a stark example of its system of unilateral coercive measures. The website of the French monthly Le Monde Diplomatique published an article on Oct 7, 2024, stating that US sanctions have left Cuba trapped in days and nights marked by poverty, indignity, darkness and exhaustion. On Oct 30, 2024, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution reiterating its call on the United States to end economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba with an overwhelming favor.

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On Feb 8, 2024, several UN human rights experts issued a joint statement criticizing the US unilateral designation of certain states as Sponsors of Terrorism (SST). They argued that such measures negatively affect the "fundamental human rights, including the right to food, right to health, right to education, economic and social rights, right to life and right to development."

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Overseas US military presence harms local communities. According to a report by Okinawa Times on Dec 24, 2024, since the US military's arrival on the islands in 1945, at least 371 cases of sexual violence have been committed by American military personnel, resulting in persistent violations of local residents' dignity and lives.

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On July 11, 2024, The Asahi Shimbun reported that the Okinawa prefectural assembly "unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement of protest against the US military and the central government over a series of sex crime cases involving US servicemen stationed here." The assembly also demanded measures to prevent recurrence and called for revisions to the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement.

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Similarly, The Korea Times reported on Oct 8, 2024 that "the number of crimes committed by US Forces Korea (USFK) personnel has increased steadily over the past five years," sparking widespread public protests.

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Additionally, The Asahi Shimbun reported on Feb 7, 2024 that the Okinawa prefectural government has repeatedly urged US military bases to investigate water pollution linked to carcinogenic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances detected near military installations. However, the US military has consistently ignored these requests.

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The ongoing torture regime at Guantanamo prison. According to a report by The New York Times on Dec 18, 2024, detainees at Guantanamo have been imprisoned for approximately 20 years. The prison's torture system persists to this day, with inmates routinely subjected to inhumane abuse.

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One detainee, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, endured various forms of torture, including waterboarding, mock executions, rectal force-feeding and sleep deprivation. He was suspended naked in a basement, confined to a cramped and sealed space where he could only touch the ground on tiptoes, forced into contorted positions until his limbs dislocated, and deprived of sleep for over 10 consecutive days.

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The Center for Victims of Torture reported on May 15, 2024 that interrogators at Guantanamo employed brutal methods causing "physical and psychological trauma" from which "survivors will never fully recover".

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On Sept 11, 2024, UN human rights experts issued a statement highlighting unresolved issues stemming from US practices, including illegal renditions, torture, inhumane detention conditions, unfair trials by irregular military commissions, arbitrary detention and other violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law. These practices have undermined justice for victims of terrorism, perpetuating impunity and denying redress.

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Conclusion

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The tumultuous political stage of the United States in 2024 acts as a prism, reflecting the structural dilemmas of American-style human rights. Under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino," completely deviating from the core values and fundamental principles of human rights. How to effectively address the genuine needs of the American people and translate respect for and protection of human rights into tangible actions remains an inescapable challenge for the US government.

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UNITED STATES

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3 Republican states to send Guard troops to DC

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The Republican governors of three US states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of President Donald Trump's administration. The announcements on Saturday of troops from West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio came a day after DC officials and the Trump administration negotiated a deal to keep Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointed police chief, Pamela Smith, in charge of the police department after DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit to block the federal takeover of the department. Trump said last week he was deploying hundreds of DC National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department to curb what he depicted as a crime and homelessness emergency.

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3 killed, 8 injured in NYC club shooting

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Three people were killed and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York club on Sunday morning. Investigators believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn after "a dispute" just before 3:30 am, killing three men, NY Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Officers are probing at least 36 shell casings from the lounge, as well as a firearm that was discovered in a nearby street, she said.

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Cambodia, Thailand agree to avoid clashes

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Regional military chiefs from Cambodia and Thailand vowed on Saturday to avoid clashes after a recent ceasefire deal reached by both countries, said a release by the Cambodian side. Their commitment was made during a meeting on border issues held in Thailand. The release said both sides agreed in principle to establish a coordinating group to enhance communication at all levels. "As border demarcation is currently underway, demining can be considered in areas that are demarcated or in non-disputed areas, as agreed upon by the Joint Boundary Commissions of the two countries," it said.

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INDIA

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Talks with Washington on trade deal called off

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A planned visit by United States trade negotiators to New Delhi from Aug 25 to 29 has been called off, a source said, delaying talks on a proposed trade agreement and dashing hopes of relief from additional US tariffs on Indian goods from Aug 27. The current round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade deal is now likely to be deferred to another date that has yet to be decided, the source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The US embassy in New Delhi said it has no additional information on the trade and tariff talks.

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3 Republican states to send Guard troops to DC

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The Republican governors of three US states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of President Donald Trump's administration. The announcements on Saturday of troops from West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio came a day after DC officials and the Trump administration negotiated a deal to keep Mayor Muriel Bowser's appointed police chief, Pamela Smith, in charge of the police department after DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit to block the federal takeover of the department. Trump said last week he was deploying hundreds of DC National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department to curb what he depicted as a crime and homelessness emergency.

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3 killed, 8 injured in NYC club shooting

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Three people were killed and eight others wounded after a shooting in a crowded New York club on Sunday morning. Investigators believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn after "a dispute" just before 3:30 am, killing three men, NY Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Officers are probing at least 36 shell casings from the lounge, as well as a firearm that was discovered in a nearby street, she said.

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Cambodia, Thailand agree to avoid clashes

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Regional military chiefs from Cambodia and Thailand vowed on Saturday to avoid clashes after a recent ceasefire deal reached by both countries, said a release by the Cambodian side. Their commitment was made during a meeting on border issues held in Thailand. The release said both sides agreed in principle to establish a coordinating group to enhance communication at all levels. "As border demarcation is currently underway, demining can be considered in areas that are demarcated or in non-disputed areas, as agreed upon by the Joint Boundary Commissions of the two countries," it said.

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INDIA

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Talks with Washington on trade deal called off

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A planned visit by United States trade negotiators to New Delhi from Aug 25 to 29 has been called off, a source said, delaying talks on a proposed trade agreement and dashing hopes of relief from additional US tariffs on Indian goods from Aug 27. The current round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade deal is now likely to be deferred to another date that has yet to be decided, the source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The US embassy in New Delhi said it has no additional information on the trade and tariff talks.

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BRUSSELS/MOSCOW/KYIV — European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Washington on Monday, in an attempt to seek an end to the Ukraine conflict.

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It follows US President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday that failed to produce any breakthrough.

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The leaders heading to Washington on Monday include those from Britain, France, and Germany, and the NATO secretary-general.

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A day before the talks with Trump, leaders of France, Germany and Britain hosted a video call for their so-called "coalition of the willing" to discuss steps toward ending the Ukraine conflict.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who is also going to the White House, and Zelensky, who arrived in Brussels on Sunday, also dialed in.

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In a joint statement on Saturday, European leaders said Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be fully respected.

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They underlined that Ukraine must receive "ironclad security guarantees" to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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Securing a ceasefire in Ukraine, more than three years after the conflict broke out, had been one of the US president's core demands before the summit, to which Ukraine and its European allies were not invited.

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But after a meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday that yielded no clear breakthrough, Trump ruled out an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.

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The talks, which lasted about three hours, focused primarily on the Ukraine crisis, as well as on reshaping bilateral relations that have largely stalled in recent years.

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Putin on Saturday said at a meeting on the results of his talks with Trump that Russia respects the position of the US administration, which sees the need for an early cessation of hostilities. Russia would like to move on to resolving all issues through peaceful means, according to a statement released on Saturday by the Kremlin.

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Putin said his visit to the US state of Alaska was timely and very useful, adding the talks covered almost all areas of Russia-US cooperation, as well as a possible settlement of the Ukrainian crisis on a fair basis.

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He said the conversation with Trump was "very frank" and "brings us closer to the necessary decisions".

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Trump spoke with Zelensky and European leaders on his flight back to Washington, saying afterward that it was determined by all that the best way to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine "is to go directly to a peace agreement".

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Ceasefire agreements "often times do not hold up", Trump added on his Truth Social platform.

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Zelensky said he had a "long and substantive" conversation with Trump early on Saturday. He said they would "discuss all of the details" regarding ending the hostilities on Monday.

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It will be Zelensky's first visit to the US since his last Oval Office visit in February that ended in an extraordinary shouting match, with Trump and US Vice-President JD Vance publicly berating Zelensky for not showing enough gratitude for US aid.

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Trump, who also held calls with European leaders on Saturday, confirmed the White House meeting and said that "if all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin".

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Despite a flurry of diplomatic moves, the conflict raged on as Kyiv and Moscow launched attack drones at each other on Sunday.

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Kyiv's air force said Russia attacked Ukraine with 60 drones as well as an Iskander missile.

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The governor of the Donetsk region, Vadym Filashkin, said Russian attacks killed five people in the area on Saturday.

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In Russia, the defense ministry said Kyiv launched 46 drones at the country, mostly over border regions but also over the Nizhny Novgorod region.

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The acting governor of the border Kursk region, Alexander Khinstein, said a Ukrainian drone attack killed a man in his car.

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The United States' enforcement of steep tariffs against most of its trading partners is disrupting the global trading environment, which has pushed Asian countries to rethink their export strategy of primarily serving the US market, focus on alternative economic partnerships and move higher in the supply chain, analysts said.

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US President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs took effect on Aug 7, with Asian countries slapped with duties ranging from 10 percent to as high as 50 percent. These duties are significantly higher than the Most Favored Nation rates.

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"I'm a believer in the multilateral trading system, but it is dead (now)," said Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis. She said the US government has "killed" the Most Favored Nation rates, the "common denominator for every country".

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Garcia-Herrero said the steep US tariffs have forced some countries to treat the US favorably but at the expense of other trading partners.

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"Because everybody will be scrambling to survive, the system will collapse from inside," Garcia-Herrero said.

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Observers have noted, for example, how members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, instead of negotiating as a bloc, were forced by the US to negotiate bilaterally. This resulted in a "race to the bottom", with individual ASEAN nations offering duty-free access to the US and committing to buy US aircraft and energy in exchange for reduced tariffs.

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"Every country has actually paid a fairly high price for entering into a deal with the US," said Amitendu Palit, a senior research fellow for the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. And yet, Asian countries continue to get charged with tariffs and don't have full access to the US market.

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Palit also expects the latest US tariffs to lead to a more fragmented global trading system. This is because supply chains will become increasingly complicated due to different sets of tariffs — country-specific tariffs, Section 232 tariffs, and transshipment tariffs — that the US has imposed on its trading partners.

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Palit said it would be "extremely difficult" for supply chain managers to understand how much tariff would eventually get charged on certain products and what would be the best route of bringing these products into the US market.

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Lakhvinder Singh, director of peace and security studies at The Asia Institute, a think tank in South Korea, said in order to counter the pressures of higher US tariffs, countries like India "will likely be compelled to move up the value chain in sectors that are less tariff-sensitive" such as critical minerals processing, specialty chemicals, and industrial software.

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Tightly interlinked

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Singh said Asian supply chains are "tightly interlinked", which is why tariffs imposed on one economy tend to "leak back" through intermediate-goods trade to suppliers in the Southeast Asian region, South Korea and India.

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He said Asian companies can mitigate this risk by diversification — reaching out to the European Union, the Middle East, and intra-Asia while also placing last-mile assembly in Latin America, notably Mexico, to navigate rules-of-origin and keep US market access viable.

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Analysts said that global economic partnerships such as BRICS and free trade agreements like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership have an increasingly important role to play as Asian economies need to diversify on the back of rising US protectionism.

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Palit said BRICS members "offer between themselves large opportunities for exchanging with each other in terms of the products which earlier used to be focused largely on the American market".

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He has also envisioned the rise of more multicountry coalitions and regional frameworks like the ASEAN Plus framework, as they will create more opportunities for diversification.

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Singh said a stronger role by partnerships like BRICS is the "urgent need of the hour". For example, the New Development Bank, established by BRICS, can be leveraged to fund cross-border logistics, industrial parks, and energy corridors linking Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This will open up alternative, non-US demand corridors and absorb potential trade shocks brought by US tariffs, Singh added.

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"This is not a wholesale decoupling: US tariffs will reprice access rather than sever it," Singh said.

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The United States' enforcement of steep tariffs against most of its trading partners is disrupting the global trading environment, which has pushed Asian countries to rethink their export strategy of primarily serving the US market, focus on alternative economic partnerships and move higher in the supply chain, analysts said.

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US President Donald Trump's punitive tariffs took effect on Aug 7, with Asian countries slapped with duties ranging from 10 percent to as high as 50 percent. These duties are significantly higher than the Most Favored Nation rates.

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"I'm a believer in the multilateral trading system, but it is dead (now)," said Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for Asia-Pacific at French investment bank Natixis. She said the US government has "killed" the Most Favored Nation rates, the "common denominator for every country".

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Garcia-Herrero said the steep US tariffs have forced some countries to treat the US favorably but at the expense of other trading partners.

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"Because everybody will be scrambling to survive, the system will collapse from inside," Garcia-Herrero said.

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Observers have noted, for example, how members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, instead of negotiating as a bloc, were forced by the US to negotiate bilaterally. This resulted in a "race to the bottom", with individual ASEAN nations offering duty-free access to the US and committing to buy US aircraft and energy in exchange for reduced tariffs.

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"Every country has actually paid a fairly high price for entering into a deal with the US," said Amitendu Palit, a senior research fellow for the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. And yet, Asian countries continue to get charged with tariffs and don't have full access to the US market.

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Palit also expects the latest US tariffs to lead to a more fragmented global trading system. This is because supply chains will become increasingly complicated due to different sets of tariffs — country-specific tariffs, Section 232 tariffs, and transshipment tariffs — that the US has imposed on its trading partners.

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Palit said it would be "extremely difficult" for supply chain managers to understand how much tariff would eventually get charged on certain products and what would be the best route of bringing these products into the US market.

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Lakhvinder Singh, director of peace and security studies at The Asia Institute, a think tank in South Korea, said in order to counter the pressures of higher US tariffs, countries like India "will likely be compelled to move up the value chain in sectors that are less tariff-sensitive" such as critical minerals processing, specialty chemicals, and industrial software.

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Tightly interlinked

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Singh said Asian supply chains are "tightly interlinked", which is why tariffs imposed on one economy tend to "leak back" through intermediate-goods trade to suppliers in the Southeast Asian region, South Korea and India.

\n

He said Asian companies can mitigate this risk by diversification — reaching out to the European Union, the Middle East, and intra-Asia while also placing last-mile assembly in Latin America, notably Mexico, to navigate rules-of-origin and keep US market access viable.

\n

Analysts said that global economic partnerships such as BRICS and free trade agreements like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership have an increasingly important role to play as Asian economies need to diversify on the back of rising US protectionism.

\n

Palit said BRICS members "offer between themselves large opportunities for exchanging with each other in terms of the products which earlier used to be focused largely on the American market".

\n

He has also envisioned the rise of more multicountry coalitions and regional frameworks like the ASEAN Plus framework, as they will create more opportunities for diversification.

\n

Singh said a stronger role by partnerships like BRICS is the "urgent need of the hour". For example, the New Development Bank, established by BRICS, can be leveraged to fund cross-border logistics, industrial parks, and energy corridors linking Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This will open up alternative, non-US demand corridors and absorb potential trade shocks brought by US tariffs, Singh added.

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"This is not a wholesale decoupling: US tariffs will reprice access rather than sever it," Singh said.

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Visitors watch a robotic arm carve an eggshell during 2025 World AI Conference in Shanghai on July 29.

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People gather around and take pictures of two fighting robots boxing with each other during 2025 World AI Conference on July 26.

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Humanoid robots in work clothes orderly transport materials on the green conveyor belt during 2025 World AI Conference on July 26.

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At a textile mill in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, the rhythmic clatter of looms is now harmonized with a new sound: the silent, rapid-fire calculations of artificial intelligence.

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China Telecom's "StarWeave Textile AI Agent" is relentlessly at work here — adjusting thread tension in real-time and scrutinizing fabric for flaws as it emerges, transforming an age-old craft in the process.

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The results speak volumes: 99 percent on-time delivery, a 20 percent surge in productivity and near-perfect defect detection, China Telecom said.

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This is not an isolated experiment, but a glimpse into a sweeping transformation where AI is rapidly becoming the indispensable engine powering China's industrial evolution.

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Across the vast landscape of Chinese manufacturing, a wave of "Industry plus AI" is cresting, driven by the nation's tech companies, which are scrambling to develop AI agents to solve tasks.

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AI agents are software systems that use AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users. Unlike traditional AI, which may simply assist or provide recommendations, AI agents are capable of executing complex workflows without continuous human input. These agents are purpose-built to perform specialized roles within a company, such as customer support, data analysis, compliance checking or even performing financial tasks, experts said.

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Li Lecheng, minister of industry and information technology, chaired a meeting in Beijing in June, outlining a comprehensive strategy to accelerate AI technological innovation and integrated application, thereby positioning AI as a core driver of China's new industrialization.

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Xie Shaofeng, chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the country's top industry regulator, said at a news conference that the ministry has also coordinated with provincial governments to develop 11 national AI innovation pilot zones.

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Meanwhile, central and local authorities have jointly built specialized manufacturing innovation centers for embodied AI robots, humanoid robots and other next-generation technologies to drive the development of industrial clusters, Xie said.

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Hong Qunlian, a researcher at the National Development and Reform Commission's Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, said: "Manufacturing is the focal point of competition among major powers and technological supremacy. Nurturing strategic advantages for the future fundamentally relies on the high-quality development of our manufacturing industry.

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"Promoting AI-driven industrial upgrading is paramount for China's real economy over the next five years. And, achieving breakthroughs in critical technologies is not optional, it is essential, as we still face challenges in these areas."

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Ryoji Sekido, co-CEO of Accenture Asia Pacific, said: "China stands at the forefront of global AI innovation and deployment, serving as an unparalleled benchmark for enterprise transformation.

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"There is no better place to witness AI progress than right here in China and Shanghai. The ecosystem's rapid evolution is impressive."

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Sekido highlighted how Chinese companies are transitioning from isolated AI experiments to comprehensive, enterprise-wide reinvention. He pointed to electric vehicle giant BYD as a paradigm-shifting case.

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"This isn't about simple AI use cases. BYD harnessed AI end-to-end — from battery R&D and design automation to manufacturing and autonomous driving systems — fundamentally reinventing operations to accelerate time-to-market and capture dominant market share," Sekido said.

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This approach, he stressed, represents "corporate reinvention", where AI becomes a strategic engine rather than a productivity tool.

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The statistics also confirm the surge.

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Market research company International Data Corp revealed a seismic shift: the proportion of Chinese industrial enterprises deploying large models and intelligent agents has skyrocketed from 9.6 percent in 2024 to 47.5 percent in 2025.

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Crucially, those implementing these technologies across multiple operational areas have exploded from 1.7 percent to 35 percent.

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"We're moving rapidly beyond isolated pilots," said Cui Can, senior research manager of IDC China. "High-value intelligent agent applications are landing and scaling."

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IDC forecasts China's industrial AI spending to reach 90 billion yuan ($12.53 billion) by 2028, fueled by this accelerating adoption.

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This is far more than mere automation.

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AI is enabling a fundamental evolution in how Chinese industry operates, moving from fragmented point solutions toward interconnected, increasingly autonomous systems. "Industrial AI agents represent a critical lever," Cui said. "They drive the innovation cycle for essential industrial assets — datasets and large language models — creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem for advancement."

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The applications are diversifying rapidly across the industrial landscape.

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In May, Lenovo unveiled its manufacturing-focused AI agents, designed to fuse AI capabilities with decades of industrial know-how. Its "Supply Chain Control Tower" agent delivers staggering efficiency: decision-making accelerated by 50-60 percent, order fulfillment rates boosted by 5 percent, and a 20 percent reduction in manufacturing and logistics costs, Lenovo said.

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The momentum is palpable.

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Huawei entered the fray in June with FusionPlant 3.0, a strategic platform explicitly designed to accelerate the creation and deployment of industrial AI agents and smart applications.

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The message from these companies is unequivocal: industrial AI is no longer speculative; it's operational, delivering concrete value.

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Concurrently, companies like Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology Co Ltd are pioneering "industrial AI agents codriven by large language models", creating novel digital applications and multimodal AI cooperation specifically designed for manufacturing environments, focusing on end-to-end optimization.

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Sector-specific revolutions are also unfolding, exemplified by Dongfang Precision Group's subsidiary, which is laser-focused on AI-driven transformation for the packaging industry, offering tailor-made industrial internet platforms and digital upgrade solutions.

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Despite the impressive strides, the path forward demands more than isolated technological triumphs. Industry leaders and analysts alike stress that the next phase of industrial AI maturity hinges on robust ecosystem collaboration to overcome persistent hurdles.

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The challenges, however, are multifaceted and deeply interconnected. Data fragmentation remains a major barrier, with inconsistent data hindering AI's full potential, and breaking down these walls necessitates industry-wide standards and cooperation, experts said.

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Meanwhile, significant technological hurdles persist, including the limited generalization capabilities of large models while tackling highly specific, complex industrial tasks, and the critical bottleneck of computational power. "Computing power scarcity fundamentally constrains development. Yet utilization efficiency in training and inference is often paradoxically low," said Cao Kai, director of Smart Industrial Solutions at Baidu Smart Cloud.

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The transformation is undeniable. From Lenovo's streamlined global supply chain to the flawless fabric rolling off AI-monitored looms, intelligent agents are demonstrably enhancing productivity, slashing costs, and enabling unprecedented precision.

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As these agents proliferate, learning and adapting within complex industrial ecosystems, they are evolving from sophisticated tools into the very central nervous system of modern Chinese manufacturing, experts added.

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"Innovation stands as a pivotal force propelling the high-quality advancement of the manufacturing sector, and companies are increasingly assuming central roles in driving innovation," said Li Jinghong, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at Tsinghua University.

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Ma Jun, senior vice-president of Volvo Group and president of Volvo (China) Investment, said: "We see great potential in China's AI growth. With its vast market and diverse application scenarios, China provides a unique space for AI innovation. I look forward to seeing more creative AI solutions in the transportation and infrastructure sectors, to help reduce logistics costs further and support sustainable development in China and globally."

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Visitors watch and take photos of robots from Chinese robotics startup LimX Dynamics dancing at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing in August.

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Forget static displays. At the 2025 World Robot Conference held in Beijing earlier this month, robots traded blows in boxing rings, strategized over games of Gomoku, and meticulously demonstrated intangible cultural heritage crafts. These weren't distant concepts, but dynamic, interactive machines accelerating their integration into the fabric of daily life.

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The event served as a powerful testament to China's surging robotics prowess, showcasing a future where humanoids play an increasingly important role in daily life and work.

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The scale was staggering — a record-breaking 50 humanoid robot manufacturers unveiled their latest models and solutions at the conference.

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China's ambition is underpinned by solid progress. A KPMG report revealed that China leads the world with nearly 6,000 humanoid robot patent filings in the past five years.

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Investment has skyrocketed, with industry financing soaring to 7.23 billion yuan ($1 billion) in 2024 from 1.58 billion yuan in 2020 — a blistering 35.6 percent compound annual growth rate.

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The growth has just begun and exponential growth is yet to come, experts said, emphasizing a pivotal shift: advanced technologies like high-precision force control sensing are no longer optional luxuries, but essential foundations.

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"This sense of touch is fundamental," said Liu Wuyue, founder of Link-touch, a Chinese startup, underscoring the critical role of force sensors. "Without them, delicate operations are nearly impossible and physical interaction is core."

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His company is breaking barriers in specialized six-dimensional force sensors for humanoids through innovations in elastomer design, high-response embedded circuits and advanced algorithms. "This technology fundamentally determines whether a robot remains a crude machine or becomes capable of performing truly 'fine work'," he explained, highlighting the quest for human-like dexterity.

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Liu sees China as being uniquely positioned to lead in component development, citing massive customer demand, unparalleled supply chain advantages and fertile innovation ecosystems. The astonishing pace — "send drawings in the morning, receive parts by evening" — drastically lowers development costs, accelerating breakthroughs, Liu said.

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Beyond mechanics, the emotional connection emerges as the next frontier. "In high-interaction scenarios like elderly care, education and reception, robots with superior emotional expression offer warmer, personalized and more acceptable services," said Cao Rongyun, founder of AnyWit Robotics, a startup based in Hefei, Anhui province. He sees expressive interaction as key to boosting maturity and adoption. "Integrating facial expressions and micro-expressions will revolutionize human-robot interaction."

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Meanwhile, AgiBot, China's most-valued embodied intelligence startup, is ramping up efforts to explore overseas markets, according to Yao Maoqing, a partner at AgiBot and president of its embodied intelligence business unit.

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AgiBot is valued at 15 billion yuan and operates Shanghai's first dedicated mass-production facility for humanoid robots.

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"We are now deploying strategically in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia," Yao said. "Our strategy relies on localization through deep partnerships with local players, enabling us to achieve genuine globalization."

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Yao said AgiBot began product deliveries to overseas customers earlier this year.

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Drawing a parallel with historical industry trends, he said: "We've consistently observed across numerous sectors that products, which successfully emerge from China's intensely competitive domestic environment, often achieve rapid expansion internationally. This proven dynamic is a key strategic focus area for AgiBot."

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Visitors watch and take photos of robots from Chinese robotics startup LimX Dynamics dancing at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing in August.

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Forget static displays. At the 2025 World Robot Conference held in Beijing earlier this month, robots traded blows in boxing rings, strategized over games of Gomoku, and meticulously demonstrated intangible cultural heritage crafts. These weren't distant concepts, but dynamic, interactive machines accelerating their integration into the fabric of daily life.

\n

The event served as a powerful testament to China's surging robotics prowess, showcasing a future where humanoids play an increasingly important role in daily life and work.

\n

The scale was staggering — a record-breaking 50 humanoid robot manufacturers unveiled their latest models and solutions at the conference.

\n

China's ambition is underpinned by solid progress. A KPMG report revealed that China leads the world with nearly 6,000 humanoid robot patent filings in the past five years.

\n

Investment has skyrocketed, with industry financing soaring to 7.23 billion yuan ($1 billion) in 2024 from 1.58 billion yuan in 2020 — a blistering 35.6 percent compound annual growth rate.

\n

The growth has just begun and exponential growth is yet to come, experts said, emphasizing a pivotal shift: advanced technologies like high-precision force control sensing are no longer optional luxuries, but essential foundations.

\n

"This sense of touch is fundamental," said Liu Wuyue, founder of Link-touch, a Chinese startup, underscoring the critical role of force sensors. "Without them, delicate operations are nearly impossible and physical interaction is core."

\n

His company is breaking barriers in specialized six-dimensional force sensors for humanoids through innovations in elastomer design, high-response embedded circuits and advanced algorithms. "This technology fundamentally determines whether a robot remains a crude machine or becomes capable of performing truly 'fine work'," he explained, highlighting the quest for human-like dexterity.

\n

Liu sees China as being uniquely positioned to lead in component development, citing massive customer demand, unparalleled supply chain advantages and fertile innovation ecosystems. The astonishing pace — "send drawings in the morning, receive parts by evening" — drastically lowers development costs, accelerating breakthroughs, Liu said.

\n

Beyond mechanics, the emotional connection emerges as the next frontier. "In high-interaction scenarios like elderly care, education and reception, robots with superior emotional expression offer warmer, personalized and more acceptable services," said Cao Rongyun, founder of AnyWit Robotics, a startup based in Hefei, Anhui province. He sees expressive interaction as key to boosting maturity and adoption. "Integrating facial expressions and micro-expressions will revolutionize human-robot interaction."

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Meanwhile, AgiBot, China's most-valued embodied intelligence startup, is ramping up efforts to explore overseas markets, according to Yao Maoqing, a partner at AgiBot and president of its embodied intelligence business unit.

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AgiBot is valued at 15 billion yuan and operates Shanghai's first dedicated mass-production facility for humanoid robots.

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"We are now deploying strategically in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia," Yao said. "Our strategy relies on localization through deep partnerships with local players, enabling us to achieve genuine globalization."

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Yao said AgiBot began product deliveries to overseas customers earlier this year.

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Drawing a parallel with historical industry trends, he said: "We've consistently observed across numerous sectors that products, which successfully emerge from China's intensely competitive domestic environment, often achieve rapid expansion internationally. This proven dynamic is a key strategic focus area for AgiBot."

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BYD's pavilion at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show in Shenzhen on June 6.

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Chinese automotive brands captured over 70 percent of the domestic passenger car market in July, fueled by surging new energy vehicle sales. It signals a fundamental shift in the industry's competitive dynamics.

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According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, vehicle sales reached 2.59 million units in July, down 10.7 percent month-on-month but up 14.7 percent year-on-year.

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It brought this year's cumulative vehicle sales to 18.27 million units, a year-on-year growth of 12 percent.

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Chen Shihua, deputy secretary-general of the CAAM, said that the auto market entered its traditional off-season in July, with some manufacturers undertaking annual maintenance. This led to a slowdown in production and sales, resulting in the month-on-month decline.

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Nonetheless, trade-in policies continued to show positive effects, and automakers have been introducing new models, helping the market maintain stable operations and achieve year-on-year growth, Chen added.

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Notably, sales of Chinese brands' passenger cars reached 1.6 million units in July, a year-on-year increase of 21.3 percent. The market share of domestic brands in the passenger car market exceeded 70 percent, an increase of 3.8 percentage points compared to the same period of 2024.

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In 2014, this figure stood at just 38.44 percent, highlighting the growth trajectory of Chinese brands over the past decade.

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The CAAM stated that improved technological capabilities and consumers recognition are helping domestic brands solidify advantages amid market transformation.

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In contrast, joint venture brands, which are still wavering in their transition to electrification, continue to lose market share.

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Compared to the same period of 2024, all international brands except German ones, which hold a 12.8 percent market share, have experienced sales declines. South Korean brands, in particular, now account for only 1.6 percent of the market in China.

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Chen said that the rise in market share for Chinese auto brands is linked to NEVs, with sales in the first seven months of 2025 reaching 6.91 million units, a year-on-year increase of 32.3 percent.

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In July alone, NEV sales reached 1.26 million units, up 27.4 percent year-on-year. The sector accounted for 48.7 percent of total new car sales.

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In addition to driving growth in the domestic market, Chinese automotive brands are accelerating their expansion into overseas markets. Data show that in July, car exports reached 575,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 22.6 percent.

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Among top exporters, Chery led with 119,000 units exported in July, a year-on-year increase of 31.9 percent, accounting for 20.7 percent of the total exports.

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BYD exported 81,000 units, jumping 160 percent year-on-year, which made it the most significant export growth.

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According to Chen, NEVs have become the main engine in automobile exports. However, due to the underdeveloped infrastructure in overseas markets, such consumers have been slow to embrace electric vehicles. Instead, plug-in hybrid vehicles have experienced accelerated growth.

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The export of PHEVs soared 220 percent year-on-year to 85,000 units in July. Meanwhile, 141,000 pure EVs were exported, up 83.6 percent compared with same period of 2024.

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Chinese brands, including Great Wall, Chery, Changan, and BYD, are establishing overseas research and production bases to strengthen their global presence and better cater to local market demands.

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The China Passenger Car Association revised 2025 forecasts upward earlier this month based on "better-than-expected" performance.

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The CPCA now projects a 6 percent growth in China's car sales this year, with car export growth likely to reach 14 percent. This compares with the CPCA's June estimates of a 5 percent increase in car sales and a 10 percent rise in exports.

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The association noted that in the first half, China's car market showed positive results due to policy incentives and a shift toward rational industry development. Expanded subsidies for trading in old cars and timely local subsidies boosted consumption, while efforts to reduce price competition cooled chaotic price-cutting.

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According to CPCA data, the number of discounted vehicle models during January-July fell to 106 in 2025, down from 147 in 2024 and 113 in 2023. This follows a 2020-22 average of just 50 discounted models annually.

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Price reductions eased in July, with only 17 discounted models versus 23 in July 2024. Average discounts reached 21,000 yuan ($2,920) during the first seven months of 2025, while July alone saw average cuts of 16,000 yuan, signaling reduced price competition.

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Consumer priorities shifted from price to vehicle reliability and brand reputation, with only 15 percent prioritizing price, down 28 percentage points from 2022. This change led automakers to focus more on quality and R&D, easing industry pressure and raising profit margins to 6.9 percent in June.

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Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the CPCA, noted that automakers are focusing more on quality control and R&D instead of price competition. This shift has eased the price war and industry pressures.

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Xiaomi Corp's breakneck entry into China's competitive and fast-growing electric vehicle market is hitting a reputational speed bump.

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The smartphone maker-turned-EV upstart is drawing a backlash from buyers over aggressive payment demands and misleading product claims, threatening to dent momentum after a record-setting launch year.

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Since late July, Xiaomi has been demanding full payment for its SU7 Ultra sedan and YU7 SUV weeks or even months ahead of delivery, breaking sharply with industry norms, which typically require the balance only upon handover.

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Customers are complaining on social platforms such as Xiaohongshu (RedNote) that they have been warned their "orders will be suspended or canceled from production" unless payment is made within a week of the notice, even when delivery is five to six months away, and their deposits of 20,000 yuan ($2,785) will not be refunded.

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Many accuse Xiaomi of lacking contractual integrity, noting that in 2024 public Q&As for its first model, the SU7, the company explicitly stated buyers could settle the balance after inspecting the vehicle at delivery centers.

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The payment row comes on the heels of a backlash over false promotional claims about the SU7 Ultra's dual-duct hood.

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In May, an owner of the SU7 Ultra's 42,000-yuan carbon-fiber "dual-duct" hood discovered by accident that it lacked functional ventilation, which Xiaomi claimed it did. This soon resulted in widespread complaints.

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Xiaomi offered partial compensation — 20,000 loyalty points or an aluminum replacement — but declined full refunds, stoking anger.

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One buyer, surnamed Gao, posted a snapshot last week on the Sina Weibo micro-blogging platform of a WeChat exchange with Xiaomi Auto Vice-President Li Xiaoshuang. It showed Li's May promise of a "satisfactory solution" had gone unanswered.

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"When you said you wanted to solve the issue," Gao wrote, "did you mean solving our problem, or solving your company's problem?"

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Criticism has also focused on founder Lei Jun, whose warm, user-focused stage persona contrasts with what some see as silence on contentious issues.

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While Lei remains active on Weibo, his car-related updates have centered on soliciting advice about renaming the YU7 Standard trim to "Pro" or "Max" to sound more appealing, rather than addressing consumer complaints.

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"Our Standard trim is not an entry trim. It is more powerful than rivals' Pro or Max. Should we call it Pro or Max as well?" he wrote in one post.

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Analysts note that Xiaomi's automotive milestones remain formidable; over 300,000 EVs delivered within 15 months, and the YU7 racking up more than 200,000 orders within three minutes of launch.

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But they warn that sustaining momentum will hinge on restoring trust. Without that, they say, the flood of buyers could just as quickly turn into an exodus.

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Xiaomi Corp's breakneck entry into China's competitive and fast-growing electric vehicle market is hitting a reputational speed bump.

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The smartphone maker-turned-EV upstart is drawing a backlash from buyers over aggressive payment demands and misleading product claims, threatening to dent momentum after a record-setting launch year.

\n

Since late July, Xiaomi has been demanding full payment for its SU7 Ultra sedan and YU7 SUV weeks or even months ahead of delivery, breaking sharply with industry norms, which typically require the balance only upon handover.

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Customers are complaining on social platforms such as Xiaohongshu (RedNote) that they have been warned their "orders will be suspended or canceled from production" unless payment is made within a week of the notice, even when delivery is five to six months away, and their deposits of 20,000 yuan ($2,785) will not be refunded.

\n

Many accuse Xiaomi of lacking contractual integrity, noting that in 2024 public Q&As for its first model, the SU7, the company explicitly stated buyers could settle the balance after inspecting the vehicle at delivery centers.

\n

The payment row comes on the heels of a backlash over false promotional claims about the SU7 Ultra's dual-duct hood.

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In May, an owner of the SU7 Ultra's 42,000-yuan carbon-fiber "dual-duct" hood discovered by accident that it lacked functional ventilation, which Xiaomi claimed it did. This soon resulted in widespread complaints.

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Xiaomi offered partial compensation — 20,000 loyalty points or an aluminum replacement — but declined full refunds, stoking anger.

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One buyer, surnamed Gao, posted a snapshot last week on the Sina Weibo micro-blogging platform of a WeChat exchange with Xiaomi Auto Vice-President Li Xiaoshuang. It showed Li's May promise of a "satisfactory solution" had gone unanswered.

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"When you said you wanted to solve the issue," Gao wrote, "did you mean solving our problem, or solving your company's problem?"

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Criticism has also focused on founder Lei Jun, whose warm, user-focused stage persona contrasts with what some see as silence on contentious issues.

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While Lei remains active on Weibo, his car-related updates have centered on soliciting advice about renaming the YU7 Standard trim to "Pro" or "Max" to sound more appealing, rather than addressing consumer complaints.

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"Our Standard trim is not an entry trim. It is more powerful than rivals' Pro or Max. Should we call it Pro or Max as well?" he wrote in one post.

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Analysts note that Xiaomi's automotive milestones remain formidable; over 300,000 EVs delivered within 15 months, and the YU7 racking up more than 200,000 orders within three minutes of launch.

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But they warn that sustaining momentum will hinge on restoring trust. Without that, they say, the flood of buyers could just as quickly turn into an exodus.

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Song of the Soaring Kite makes a surprise appearance at the exhibition Attuning to Life, Ode to the Forest. The painting, which Zhu Danian made in 1988 for wall decoration at a hotel in Weifang, Shandong province, has had limited public displays.

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Top: Magnolia Blossom, a work on display from 1976, is recognized as a signature of Zhu. Above left: A printed version of Ode to the Forest covers the whole of a wall inside the ground-floor exhibition hall at Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing. It is a major attraction of the exhibition. Above middle: Another of Zhu's works Peonies. Above right: Bird of Paradise is also featured in the exhibition.

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Zhu Danian, a pivotal figure in art design and education in the second half of 20th century.

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In June 1933, writer Ba Jin (1904-2005) was boating on a river that runs across Tianma village in the Xinhui district of Jiangmen, Guangdong province. He was accompanied by two local friends who guided him to a marvelous nature scene called "Birds' Paradise" — a riverside banyan tree believed to have been thriving for over 380 years. The tree grew to be so massive that it looked like a small forest from afar, with hundreds of birds nestled within it.

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Although the tree's vitality struck him, Ba Jin felt a bit disappointed because none of the birds came to welcome him.

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Early the next day, he passed by the banyan tree again. This time, he was caught by an impressive flock of birds flying around the tree, flittering in and out of their nests on the branches.

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Later, in Birds' Paradise, a prose about his encounter with the tree, Ba Jin wrote: "The previous night, my eyes deceived me. The 'Birds' Paradise' is indeed a paradise of birds!"

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Decades later, the same vibrant nature scene captured the interest of Zhu Danian (1916-95) so intensely that the noted artist and designer depicted the Birds' Paradise in a commissioned painting.

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For the ceramic painting, Ode to the Forest, Zhu reenacted the tree's lush leaves, expansive roots, and dense branches to create a canopy above the river, populated by a dozen egrets flying between the spread branches.

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The 20-meter-long piece was unveiled in 1979 and hung in a restaurant at the Beijing Capital International Airport.

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Today, a print of Ode to the Forest covers the entire wall of the ground-floor exhibition hall in the Tsinghua University Art Museum in Beijing. It is a major attraction at Attuning to Life, Ode to the Forest, an ongoing exhibition until Nov 20 at the museum, which displays Zhu's symphony of colors and biodiversity.

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The print of Ode to the Forest is 10 meters tall and 30 meters in length, making it much larger than the original painting, according to the exhibition's curator Sun Yiwei. The print offers the audience a close-up view to examine the rich details of the biological and cultural brilliance of South China. For his final work, Zhu added tropical rainforest scenes found in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, including a boat that carries the area's ethnic groups once rode in.

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Also on show are dozens of sketches of the outdoors and paintings of Zhu, which were donated by Zhu's family in 2021.

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"They are true to what the tree actually looks like," says Shi Yingkun, a visitor from Jiangmen. "The twisted roots and tangled branches look vividly real."

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The exhibition charts Zhu's diverse, fruitful career. He was considered a pivotal figure in art design and education in the second half of the 20th century. While he taught at the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University, Zhu painted and designed to initiate reforms in the field, and his productivity helped build a visual art vocabulary that took root in China's history and cultural traditions.

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Tsinghua University Art Museum held an exhibition in 2021 to showcase Zhu's methods for drawing details in pen draft sketches, then filling them in with color for the final paintings.

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"This time, we are focusing on his celebration of life and awe of the rules of the universe by integrating the tree, birds, flowers, men, and mountains into a full showcase of his paintings," Sun says.

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"He left a body of work that goes beyond a loyal depiction of what he saw. Through a rainforest leaf or a flower petal, he ultimately pursued the beauty of harmony between men and living things, this world and the cosmos."

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Flowers, as important components in Zhu's art, are also under the exhibition's spotlight, including a painting depicting various potted flowers, as well as Magnolia Blossom. Completed in 1976, it is recognized as one of Zhu's signature pieces.

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Sun says Zhu's fine use of mineral colors and of the gongbi method of classic Chinese painting, which defines the subjects with smooth delimitations, conveys a sense of eternity.

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Late artist of repute Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010), who was a colleague of Zhu at the Academy of Arts and Design, once said Zhu painted flowers because he wanted to show the expansiveness of the cosmos and a spirit of compassion: "The magnolia flowers in full bloom are like a sky illuminated by stars, representing all lives in the whole world, and there are a few yellow warblers between the white blossoms and branches, (it is like) the lives are guarded and protected by other lives."

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Song of the Soaring Kite makes another surprise appearance at the exhibition. The painting, which Zhu created in 1988 for a hotel wall in Weifang, Shandong province, is shown for the first time, along with other smaller drafts donated by the family.

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The work celebrates Weifang's time-honored kite-making and flying tradition, which also hosts an annual international kite festival that attracts both domestic and international guests.

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Sun says this piece again showcases Zhu's mature control of color arrangements. The kites, resembling stars in the sky, are well organized in motion to deliver a harmonious sense of rhythm.

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Zhu's works embody eye-pleasing structures and peaceful ambience derived from his long-term study of decorative motifs in traditional arts and crafts. He once said, "The sense of rhythm embedded in these old patterns, like music, partly came from people's experiences with changes in nature. Meanwhile, they were formed over the long course of people's hard work."

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Zhu practiced his design process the same way. He spent hours, days, and even months sketching in the outdoors to preserve nature's vividness with as much detail as possible.

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"People ask, puzzlingly, is it worth spending a day in the scorching sun just to paint a tree? I say it is so worth it, because it takes dozens or even hundreds of years for a tree to grow high and strong, while only a day for me to depict it, and more importantly, show its vigor," he said.

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Lu Xiaobo, director of the Tsinghua University Art Museum, says it is not only a moment to pay tribute to an accomplished man of art, but also a journey for people to build a relationship with nature.

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Contact the writer at linqi@chinadaily.com.cn

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A still shows Mao Zedong, played by actor Wang Renjun, leading the Red Army to march toward northern Sichuan province, after the pivotal 1935 Zunyi Conference.

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This scene from the TV series shows a meeting in the town of Wenjiashi in Hunan province in 1927, when the CPC took a strategic military decision.

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A great victory of the Red Army at Longyuankou near the Jinggangshan revolutionary base in Jiangxi province in 1928.

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Actor Wang Renjun.

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Director Chen Li.

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Nearly 30 years after his first visit to the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution as a student in 1996, actor Wang Renjun returned last month just ahead of the 98th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army on Aug 1.

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This time, Wang was accompanied by the production team of Glorious Struggle, a 40-episode revolution-themed TV drama in which he portrays Chairman Mao Zedong for the fifth time.

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Pausing before the oil painting Autumn Harvest Uprising, Wang was reminded of scenes from the show — battle flags waving in the tumultuous years from the 1927 Nanchang Uprising to the pivotal 1935 Zunyi Conference, which shaped the Communist Party of China's course during the Long March (1934-36).

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In the drama, Mao's steadfast gaze symbolizes hope amid adversity. "Passion, blood, perseverance, fearless courage. … Through this drama, I have experienced my own growth — growing alongside Chairman Mao, growing alongside our people's army," Wang says.

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Glorious Struggle airs on CCTV-1 and major streaming platforms including iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku, Mango TV, Bilibili and Migu. With a peak audience share of nearly 13.7 percent, it has set a new benchmark for revolution-themed dramas.

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Breaking from the traditional chronological style, Glorious Struggle uses character-driven narratives to bring history alive. With rich storytelling, meticulous cinematography, and compelling performances, it depicts young Chinese Communists, led by Mao Zedong, holding fast to their ideals amid bloodshed and hardship, overcoming enormous challenges, and ultimately finding a democratic revolutionary path suited to China's realities.

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Xiaohongshu (RedNote) user Miya shares how the drama unexpectedly united her family: "This summer, I took my child back to my hometown to spend time with my parents. My father was following Glorious Struggle, so we watched it together. The more we watched, the more hooked we became."

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She adds, "A drama about heavy history can bring together three generations — grandparents, parents, and children — sharing tears and laughter in front of the same screen."

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At the helm is acclaimed director Chen Li, who has won some of China's highest honors — the Golden Rooster, Huabiao, Feitian (Flying Apsaras), and Golden Eagle Awards. Known for historical works like The Bugle from Gutian and The Story of Zhou Enlai, Chen wanted to link the sweeping Chinese revolution to the personal growth of its leaders.

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"Everyone knows Aug 1 is Army Day, and many young people want to know when the first shot was fired and why this day matters. I wanted to tell that story in detail so more young people would understand," Chen says.

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She also highlighted lesser-known martyrs such as Lu Deming, Wu Zhonghao and Chen Shuxiang. "They were all so young when they died. Learning their stories moved me deeply, and I wanted to share them."

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Chen immersed herself in research, consulting dozens of books and visiting memorials. "The more I learned, the more I felt this was worth doing. In life, you should always do something meaningful," she says.

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Faced with numerous figures and events, Chen built the narrative around characters rather than strict chronology. She created the fictional Lin's tailor family to represent the people of western Fujian province, whose sacrifices were immense.

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"I have deep feelings for western Fujian, and I wanted this work to express my respect," she says. Chen lived among villagers, collecting story after story in notebooks.

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"In that land, history is everywhere — in the words, memories and even objects. Many have fathers or grandfathers who died for the revolution, including those who were working undercover. It touched me deeply," Chen says. The villagers welcomed the crew warmly, forming bonds she will never forget.

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Filming took nine months in western Fujian, Hebei, Shanghai, and elsewhere, all real sites. Many scenes unfolded where Mao, military leader Zhu De, and others once stayed. Local extras gave standout performances, motivated by respect for history rather than just the production.

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Two months before shooting, the cast and crew lived in western Fujian to study scripts and train in horseback riding and shooting. "I told the actors not to 'act' — but to truly feel what their characters would feel," Chen says.

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Wang Zhifei, who plays Zhu De, recalls, "Every day we walked from one mountain ridge to another, following paths the pioneers took. Falling and injuries were common. I kept wondering: how did they overcome such hardships to march toward glory?"

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Wang Zhifei's words echoed the entire team's spirit. For eight months, they trekked the dense forests and winding trails, feeling the toughness of revolutionary struggle firsthand.

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Chen also aimed to connect with young viewers, noting the generation depicted was itself young. "How can we make this an inspiring youth story? They were also a 'boy band' — a revolutionary boy band of their time," she says.

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More than a historical tribute, Glorious Struggle serves as a public lesson, a reminder that today's peace was earned through past sacrifice, and that each generation must remain clear-eyed and courageous in protecting it.

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Contact the writer at liyingxue@chinadaily.com.cn

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A still shows Mao Zedong, played by actor Wang Renjun, leading the Red Army to march toward northern Sichuan province, after the pivotal 1935 Zunyi Conference.

\n

This scene from the TV series shows a meeting in the town of Wenjiashi in Hunan province in 1927, when the CPC took a strategic military decision.

\n

A great victory of the Red Army at Longyuankou near the Jinggangshan revolutionary base in Jiangxi province in 1928.

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Actor Wang Renjun.

\n

Director Chen Li.

\n

Nearly 30 years after his first visit to the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution as a student in 1996, actor Wang Renjun returned last month just ahead of the 98th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army on Aug 1.

\n

This time, Wang was accompanied by the production team of Glorious Struggle, a 40-episode revolution-themed TV drama in which he portrays Chairman Mao Zedong for the fifth time.

\n

Pausing before the oil painting Autumn Harvest Uprising, Wang was reminded of scenes from the show — battle flags waving in the tumultuous years from the 1927 Nanchang Uprising to the pivotal 1935 Zunyi Conference, which shaped the Communist Party of China's course during the Long March (1934-36).

\n

In the drama, Mao's steadfast gaze symbolizes hope amid adversity. "Passion, blood, perseverance, fearless courage. … Through this drama, I have experienced my own growth — growing alongside Chairman Mao, growing alongside our people's army," Wang says.

\n

Glorious Struggle airs on CCTV-1 and major streaming platforms including iQiyi, Tencent Video, Youku, Mango TV, Bilibili and Migu. With a peak audience share of nearly 13.7 percent, it has set a new benchmark for revolution-themed dramas.

\n

Breaking from the traditional chronological style, Glorious Struggle uses character-driven narratives to bring history alive. With rich storytelling, meticulous cinematography, and compelling performances, it depicts young Chinese Communists, led by Mao Zedong, holding fast to their ideals amid bloodshed and hardship, overcoming enormous challenges, and ultimately finding a democratic revolutionary path suited to China's realities.

\n

Xiaohongshu (RedNote) user Miya shares how the drama unexpectedly united her family: "This summer, I took my child back to my hometown to spend time with my parents. My father was following Glorious Struggle, so we watched it together. The more we watched, the more hooked we became."

\n

She adds, "A drama about heavy history can bring together three generations — grandparents, parents, and children — sharing tears and laughter in front of the same screen."

\n

At the helm is acclaimed director Chen Li, who has won some of China's highest honors — the Golden Rooster, Huabiao, Feitian (Flying Apsaras), and Golden Eagle Awards. Known for historical works like The Bugle from Gutian and The Story of Zhou Enlai, Chen wanted to link the sweeping Chinese revolution to the personal growth of its leaders.

\n

"Everyone knows Aug 1 is Army Day, and many young people want to know when the first shot was fired and why this day matters. I wanted to tell that story in detail so more young people would understand," Chen says.

\n

She also highlighted lesser-known martyrs such as Lu Deming, Wu Zhonghao and Chen Shuxiang. "They were all so young when they died. Learning their stories moved me deeply, and I wanted to share them."

\n

Chen immersed herself in research, consulting dozens of books and visiting memorials. "The more I learned, the more I felt this was worth doing. In life, you should always do something meaningful," she says.

\n

Faced with numerous figures and events, Chen built the narrative around characters rather than strict chronology. She created the fictional Lin's tailor family to represent the people of western Fujian province, whose sacrifices were immense.

\n

"I have deep feelings for western Fujian, and I wanted this work to express my respect," she says. Chen lived among villagers, collecting story after story in notebooks.

\n

"In that land, history is everywhere — in the words, memories and even objects. Many have fathers or grandfathers who died for the revolution, including those who were working undercover. It touched me deeply," Chen says. The villagers welcomed the crew warmly, forming bonds she will never forget.

\n

Filming took nine months in western Fujian, Hebei, Shanghai, and elsewhere, all real sites. Many scenes unfolded where Mao, military leader Zhu De, and others once stayed. Local extras gave standout performances, motivated by respect for history rather than just the production.

\n

Two months before shooting, the cast and crew lived in western Fujian to study scripts and train in horseback riding and shooting. "I told the actors not to 'act' — but to truly feel what their characters would feel," Chen says.

\n

Wang Zhifei, who plays Zhu De, recalls, "Every day we walked from one mountain ridge to another, following paths the pioneers took. Falling and injuries were common. I kept wondering: how did they overcome such hardships to march toward glory?"

\n

Wang Zhifei's words echoed the entire team's spirit. For eight months, they trekked the dense forests and winding trails, feeling the toughness of revolutionary struggle firsthand.

\n

Chen also aimed to connect with young viewers, noting the generation depicted was itself young. "How can we make this an inspiring youth story? They were also a 'boy band' — a revolutionary boy band of their time," she says.

\n

More than a historical tribute, Glorious Struggle serves as a public lesson, a reminder that today's peace was earned through past sacrifice, and that each generation must remain clear-eyed and courageous in protecting it.

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Contact the writer at liyingxue@chinadaily.com.cn

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China's Xu Can is declared the winner, successfully defending his IBO super featherweight international belt against French challenger Jaouad Belmehdi (second from left) at the KZmall's Night event in Beijing's National Convention Center on Friday.

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With calculated patience and cunning strategy now among his strengths, China's revitalized boxer Xu Can, aka "The Monster", is a more dangerous animal altogether, and is stalking a second career world title.

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The former World Boxing Association featherweight (126 pound, 57kg) champ has thrown down the gauntlet to his next division after he out-punched French challenger Jaouad Belmehdi in a super featherweight (130 pound, 59kg) bout on Friday in Beijing to test his mettle for a future title fight in the higher weight class.

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Roared on by a vocal home crowd at Beijing's National Convention Center, Xu successfully defended his 130-pound international belt under the International Boxing Organization via an unanimous decision over Belmehdi, scoring 118-110, 117-111,120-108 from the three judges after a 12-round seesaw battle.

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The convincing win in the main event of the "KZmall's Night", a multi-bout boxing show organized by Beijing-based Max Power Promotions, has backed up Xu's resolve to become the first Chinese fighter to reign over two divisions across different major sanctioning bodies.

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It was Xu's third straight win in four bouts since coming back from a 15-month hiatus, following a disheartening TKO loss to British challenger Leigh Wood in July 2021, which cost him the WBA belt that he wrested from Puerto Rico's Jesus Rojas by unanimous decision in January 2019 in Houston, Texas.

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Now healthy and motivated again, having healed his injured shoulder and cracked confidence, the 31-year-old Jiangxi province native has refused to be written off by the elite ranks.

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"I will give myself a full mark of 100 points tonight. I left it all in the ring. The effort I made during preparation was probably my greatest ever," said Xu, who celebrated wildly with black eyes and a swollen face after the fight.

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"It was such a high-intensity challenge. The opponent punched really hard, causing the damage that you can see on my face.

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"I handled it well, though. I studied his patterns very thoroughly, made a plan to contain his advantage in range and power, and I executed it very well."

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Heading into Friday's bout, the 27-year-old Belmehdi, who goes by ring moniker "The Moroccan Bomber" for his lethal combination of swing and hook, had an impressive record of 23 wins, including 11 KOs, and only one defeat.

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Xu's tactics of always pressing up on Belmehdi and keeping him within range of his high-volume strikes wore the Bomber out, consigning Belmehdi to his second loss while reminding fans, at least in glimpses, of The Monster's pugilistic prime.

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"Xu (was) champion of the world. It's big challenge for me. He's like a tank, pushing me back all the time. I thought it wouldn't be a problem, but it was a problem," Belmehdi said of Xu's style after the fight.

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"It's a good experience for me. It's a good experience for him, as well, I think. I don't box just for the show. I box for the big challenge like tonight. Boxing against Xu was an honor."

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With his ranking in IBO's super featherweight class expected to climb into the top-15 after this win, Xu said he won't push hard for an immediate challenge against the red-hot current division ruler Anthony Cacace of Ireland.

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He's not bothered about playing a waiting game and honing his craft in the process.

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"It's not up to me to decide when can I have a shot at the belt. It depends on whoever the current champ will pick," Xu said.

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"I will just focus on the process, trying to make my punches heavier to go for more KOs, while maintaining my strength (in agility, endurance and resilience). I know I have to earn my way back into title contention again. If this wasn't enough, I will win another one to get there."

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Fighting out of Belfast, Cacace retained his IBO super featherweight title with a ninth-round TKO over Xu's bitter rival Wood in England in May, at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena, successfully defending the belt for a fourth straight time.

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"I am already envisioning his next bout, and then the next time, when he fights for the world title again. Hopefully, that day comes sooner rather than later," said Lu Xiaolong, Xu's promoter with Max Power.

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After wresting the WBA title from Rojas in 2019, Xu kept his momentum rolling with two successful defenses in the same year against Japan's Shun Kubo and Manny Robles III of the United States.

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It cemented his status as China's most internationally recognized pro boxer, which was underlined by a five-star rating on BoxRec in 2019, while drawing another wave of mainstream attention to the sport following retired Olympian Zou Shiming's back-to-back gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

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The pandemic, unfortunately, hit at the worst possible time for Xu's career ascent, severely disrupting his preparations for a third title defense against then British champ Wood in a bout that later proved to be a Waterloo for the Chinese star, and pushed him almost to the brink of quitting the sport.

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sunxiaochen@chinadaily.com.cn

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China's flag footballers, making their international debut at the World Games, delivered some commendable performances against top teams like the United States, Canada (pictured), Austria and Japan. Despite only being formed a little under five months ago, the side managed a sixth-place finish.

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China's performances drew praise from veteran US quarterback Vanita Krouch, who said the side's "football fundamentals are strong".

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China's newly formed flag football team is led by American three-time world champion Patrick Alley, who is impressed by the players' work ethic.

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On home turf in Chengdu, China's women's flag football team concluded its first-ever World Games appearance with an overall sixth-place finish on Sunday morning.

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The squad faced a strong lineup of opponents, including the United States — which was, naturally, ranked No 1 by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) — fourth-ranked Austria and sixth-ranked Canada.

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It's an impressive final placement, given the scale of the challenge faced by the team — which delivered some commendable performances — and the fact that it was only formed just under five months ago.

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China only narrowly lost to Austria 45-47 in its opening match on Aug 14, and went on to defeat Japan 28-22 in Saturday's semifinal of the fifth place playoffs — a notable victory against the 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship bronze medalist.

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Vanita Krouch, an experienced US flag football quarterback, admitted they had no prior expectations for China's team due to the complete lack of available game footage. However, after firsthand observation and competing against the Chinese, she admitted to being thoroughly impressed by their performance.

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"They look really good. Their football fundamentals are strong: routes, throws, catches, speed — plus creative trickery. They're learning the language of flag football and not just football. It's been really fun to watch them," she said.

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"I've played in multiple world championships, and China has not been represented yet. And so, to see them come out on this global stage, hosted right here in their home country, is amazing."

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Krouch, growing up playing soccer and basketball, picked up the sport after graduating from college. She quickly found that the skills and agility she gained from playing soccer and basketball transposed themselves well into flag football's dynamic gameplay.

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"The other thing I really love is how empowering it feels, as a woman, to play a sport we mainly see men play, but we do just as great at," she added.

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The Chinese team's journey began with tryouts in early April, followed by intensive training in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, which only started in June, culminating in the selection of 12 players to compete at the Chengdu World Games.

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Among the selected 12 players stands 27-year-old quarterback Feng Haolin — a testament to the team's grassroots origins.

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A biotechnology graduate from Shanghai Ocean University who once worked at a sports media company, Feng discovered flag football in 2021 and has played for a club in Beijing since then.

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Her flag football journey nearly ended in March 2022 when she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a game.

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"That was the quietest period of my life," Feng recalled.

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"The physical limitation was agonizing. I couldn't sleep, constantly frustrated by losing control of my body."

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Just as she completed rehabilitation, the national team trials were announced.

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"I knew this might be my only chance to become a real athlete in the sport I love," she said.

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"I had to seize it."

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From recreational player to the national team, Feng felt the weight of expectation.

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"I constantly feel everyone's eyes on me during games," she admitted.

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The pressure didn't stop her from shining in China's debut match against Austria at the World Games, though, where she delivered four touchdown assists from the quarterback position.

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Her performance drew praise from opponents, with Austria's defensive back Sophie Spitzer acknowledging: "She had really nice throws."

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Led by a coaching trio including US three-time world champion Patrick Alley, the newly formed national team brings together athletes from seven provinces, many with backgrounds in sprinting, taekwondo, and other explosive sports.

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"They're taking it up quickly — they work really hard, there's no lack of effort," Alley observed.

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"We're trying to compress everything into just a couple of months, so if you give them about a year, they're going to be really good."

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Regarding tournament expectations, coach Alley acknowledged the Chinese team's rapid improvement, while noting it still requires more competitive experience compared to established programs like the US and Canada. He emphasized the need for sharper execution and disciplined fundamentals moving forward.

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With flag football's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the debut of China's women's team at the Chengdu World Games, the sport is inspiring enthusiasts across the country.

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"Flag football is perfect for beginners," said Zheng Yujiang, a Chengdu-based flag football enthusiast.

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"It's easy to learn, fun to play, and a great way to meet people. That's why it's gaining popularity in cities across China."

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xingwen@chinadaily.com.cn

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China's flag footballers, making their international debut at the World Games, delivered some commendable performances against top teams like the United States, Canada (pictured), Austria and Japan. Despite only being formed a little under five months ago, the side managed a sixth-place finish.

\n

China's performances drew praise from veteran US quarterback Vanita Krouch, who said the side's "football fundamentals are strong".

\n

China's newly formed flag football team is led by American three-time world champion Patrick Alley, who is impressed by the players' work ethic.

\n

On home turf in Chengdu, China's women's flag football team concluded its first-ever World Games appearance with an overall sixth-place finish on Sunday morning.

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The squad faced a strong lineup of opponents, including the United States — which was, naturally, ranked No 1 by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) — fourth-ranked Austria and sixth-ranked Canada.

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It's an impressive final placement, given the scale of the challenge faced by the team — which delivered some commendable performances — and the fact that it was only formed just under five months ago.

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China only narrowly lost to Austria 45-47 in its opening match on Aug 14, and went on to defeat Japan 28-22 in Saturday's semifinal of the fifth place playoffs — a notable victory against the 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship bronze medalist.

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Vanita Krouch, an experienced US flag football quarterback, admitted they had no prior expectations for China's team due to the complete lack of available game footage. However, after firsthand observation and competing against the Chinese, she admitted to being thoroughly impressed by their performance.

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"They look really good. Their football fundamentals are strong: routes, throws, catches, speed — plus creative trickery. They're learning the language of flag football and not just football. It's been really fun to watch them," she said.

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"I've played in multiple world championships, and China has not been represented yet. And so, to see them come out on this global stage, hosted right here in their home country, is amazing."

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Krouch, growing up playing soccer and basketball, picked up the sport after graduating from college. She quickly found that the skills and agility she gained from playing soccer and basketball transposed themselves well into flag football's dynamic gameplay.

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"The other thing I really love is how empowering it feels, as a woman, to play a sport we mainly see men play, but we do just as great at," she added.

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The Chinese team's journey began with tryouts in early April, followed by intensive training in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province, which only started in June, culminating in the selection of 12 players to compete at the Chengdu World Games.

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Among the selected 12 players stands 27-year-old quarterback Feng Haolin — a testament to the team's grassroots origins.

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A biotechnology graduate from Shanghai Ocean University who once worked at a sports media company, Feng discovered flag football in 2021 and has played for a club in Beijing since then.

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Her flag football journey nearly ended in March 2022 when she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during a game.

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"That was the quietest period of my life," Feng recalled.

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"The physical limitation was agonizing. I couldn't sleep, constantly frustrated by losing control of my body."

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Just as she completed rehabilitation, the national team trials were announced.

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"I knew this might be my only chance to become a real athlete in the sport I love," she said.

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"I had to seize it."

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From recreational player to the national team, Feng felt the weight of expectation.

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"I constantly feel everyone's eyes on me during games," she admitted.

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The pressure didn't stop her from shining in China's debut match against Austria at the World Games, though, where she delivered four touchdown assists from the quarterback position.

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Her performance drew praise from opponents, with Austria's defensive back Sophie Spitzer acknowledging: "She had really nice throws."

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Led by a coaching trio including US three-time world champion Patrick Alley, the newly formed national team brings together athletes from seven provinces, many with backgrounds in sprinting, taekwondo, and other explosive sports.

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"They're taking it up quickly — they work really hard, there's no lack of effort," Alley observed.

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"We're trying to compress everything into just a couple of months, so if you give them about a year, they're going to be really good."

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Regarding tournament expectations, coach Alley acknowledged the Chinese team's rapid improvement, while noting it still requires more competitive experience compared to established programs like the US and Canada. He emphasized the need for sharper execution and disciplined fundamentals moving forward.

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With flag football's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the debut of China's women's team at the Chengdu World Games, the sport is inspiring enthusiasts across the country.

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"Flag football is perfect for beginners," said Zheng Yujiang, a Chengdu-based flag football enthusiast.

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"It's easy to learn, fun to play, and a great way to meet people. That's why it's gaining popularity in cities across China."

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xingwen@chinadaily.com.cn

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Editor's note: This year marks 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. This series of special reports by China Daily presents how and why China cherishes and keeps revisiting the wartime friendship with its foreign friends.

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Denise Wynne, a 76-year-old woman from Britain, has long been advocating for raising public awareness of a Japanese wartime atrocity and the Chinese people's rescue of prisoners of war, including her father, from a sinking ship in 1942.

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In October 1942, the Lisbon Maru, a cargo vessel requisitioned by the Japanese army to transfer more than 1,800 British POWs from Hong Kong to Japan, was torpedoed by US forces off Dongji Island of Zhoushan in Zhejiang province.

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As the ship started to sink, Japanese soldiers tried to prevent their prisoners from escaping before abandoning the ship. Over 800 British POWs drowned or were shot dead by the Japanese troops, and Chinese fishermen risked their lives and saved 384 British POWs.

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Wynne's father, Dennis Morley, passed away in 2021, and she noted that he was the last survivor of the Lisbon Maru. "Before he died, he told me to honor the Dongji fishermen on his behalf," Wynne said.

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"My father was very emotional to think of all the POWs being trapped below deck and the ship was sinking. Then to finally escape and jump into the sea to be shot by the Japanese!" she wrote in a letter sent to the production team of Dongji Rescue, a movie that recalls the Lisbon Maru incident and is now being shown in China.

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"My dad remembered the Chinese fishermen as being angels coming along to rescue them all out of the hell, because he said it really was a hell," she said.

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During his state visit to Britain in 2015, President Xi Jinping took the Chinese fishermen's rescue of POWs on the Lisbon Maru as an example, stressing that the friendship forged by the Chinese and British people during the war will never fade and has become a valuable asset in bilateral ties.

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In 2022, Wynne wrote to Xi to express her support for building on the friendship between generations of British and Chinese people.

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In her letter, Wynne suggested a monument be built in Zhoushan to allow people to pay tribute to the brave Chinese fishermen and the British soldiers who were entombed in the sea beneath.

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Xi, in a reply letter, encouraged family members of the survivors to make efforts to further advance the bilateral friendship. He told Wynne that he had instructed relevant departments to look into her proposal of building a monument in Zhoushan for the Lisbon Maru rescue.

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In May, Wynne traveled to China to attend the unveiling ceremony of the Memorial for Dongji Fishermen's Rescue of British Prisoners of War in Zhoushan.

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When recalling the moment she opened and read the reply letter from Xi, Wynne said she was moved to tears, and she expressed her appreciation for Xi's honoring of his words. "I'm very honored that he replied to me. President Xi said he would look into it, and … he has done it," she said.

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As a witness of this special bond forged between the two peoples because of the wartime rescue, Zheng Zeguang, Chinese ambassador to the UK, met Wynne at her home in 2022 to deliver Xi's reply letter to her.

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Zheng also attended events related to the Lisbon Maru, including a Spring Festival reception hosted by the Chinese embassy in the UK for the families of Lisbon Maru survivors in February and the premiere of the documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru in March in the UK.

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When attending and addressing a reception held last month by the embassy to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Zheng said "it should never be forgotten that China and the UK were allies and fought shoulder to shoulder during the war", and the peoples of China and the UK "made enormous contributions to the global victory against fascism".

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He revisited the story of the Lisbon Maru rescue in 1942, noting that in the same year, the Chinese Expeditionary Force successfully rescued British troops besieged by the Japanese army in Myanmar.

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"We should remember history, honor those fallen heroes, cherish peace and strive for a better future, and this is why China holds a series of important commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War," he said.

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As this year also marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Zheng said countries must "resolutely defend the outcomes of the victory in World War II, firmly uphold true multilateralism and steadfastly safeguard world peace, stability, fairness and justice".

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Anthony Jones, chairman of the Lisbon Maru Memorial Association, is the grandson of Thomas Theodore Jones, a Lisbon Maru survivor and a UK Royal Navy telegraphist. He also attended the unveiling ceremony of the memorial in Zhoushan in May.

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"Amid the horror of that day, a light of humanity shone through — the bravery of local Chinese fishermen, who risked their lives to save strangers. They went out in small boats, pulling men from the water, showing courage and compassion that will never be forgotten," he said at the ceremony.

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He voiced appreciation for all those who have a connection to the tragedy — descendants, researchers, supporters, filmmakers and "those who have worked tirelessly to ensure this history is not forgotten".

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"Your dedication helps keep the memory of the Lisbon Maru alive, and your efforts are woven into the legacy we honor here today," he said.

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Such lasting efforts made by the Chinese and British people in preserving evidence of the wartime atrocity and revisiting the friendship forged through rescue are now making a difference.

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Following its UK premiere in March, the documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru hit screens at cinemas in Britain on Friday.

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A review of the documentary by Phil Hoad in The Guardian said the British wartime tragedy has been "told with potent empathy", and the documentary "excavates the emotional wreckage on all sides".

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Hoad mentioned the prevalent silence practiced by the tragedy's survivors, "including the Japanese civilian captain later convicted for his role", and that their descendants "knew nothing about the ordeal" before the facts were brought to light.

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British actor Kevin Lee starred in the movie Dongji Rescue, and his character is based on a real British high-ranking POW.

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"When I first read the script, I was shocked," Lee told Variety in a recent interview.

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"I'd never heard of the Lisbon Maru incident, yet here was this deeply moving story of ordinary Chinese fishermen risking everything to save British POWs. As a Brit who's lived in China for over a decade, it hit me on many levels," he said.

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Lee has played antagonists in some Chinese films. "But Dongji Rescue let me step into truth and empathy," he said.

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Additional policy stimulus may be needed later this year to reinforce the growth momentum of the Chinese economy and support employment, as July data pointed to renewed downward pressures, economists and analysts said.

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While extreme weather weighed on overall economic activity last month, the robust expansion in high-end manufacturing, resilient export growth and improving capital market sentiment have still pointed to a steady outlook for high-quality development, they added.

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Wang Qing, chief macroeconomic analyst at Golden Credit Rating International, said economic momentum remained stable but eased in July as domestic consumption and investment slowed amid high temperatures and flooding in some regions, the fading impact of consumption subsidies and the continuous adjustment in the property market.

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"Looking ahead, to maintain the stability of the macroeconomy and the job market, major new stimulus measures might be introduced around the start of the fourth quarter," he said.

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Possible measures could include stronger fiscal support, interest rate cuts and more forceful steps to stabilize the property market, Wang added.

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The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, pledged on Friday in its second-quarter monetary policy report that it will strive for better implementation of the moderately loose monetary policy, maintain abundant liquidity, reduce the cost of bank liabilities and promote a decline in overall social financing costs.

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Figures released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the Chinese economy maintained its overall stability but showed signs of softening, with industrial output up by 5.7 percent year-on-year in July, down from 6.8 percent in June.

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Retail sales, a key measurement of consumer spending, grew by 3.7 percent year-on-year in July versus a 4.8 percent rise in June, while the surveyed urban unemployment rate came in at 5.2 percent in July, up from 5 percent a month earlier, the NBS said.

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"The foundation for economic recovery and improvement still needs to be consolidated," said Fu Linghui, spokesman and chief economist at the NBS.

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Authorities should maintain policy continuity and stability, and focus on stabilizing employment, businesses, markets and expectations to promote steady and healthy economic development, Fu said.

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Despite the headwinds, Fu said that China's economy has maintained a trajectory of stability with improvement, with innovation driving the growth of new economic dynamics and export resilience expected to be sustained by a string of favorable conditions in the second half.

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The NBS data showed that the expansion of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing remained strong at 8.4 percent and 9.3 percent year-on-year in July, respectively.

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China's goods exports expanded by 8 percent year-on-year in renminbi terms last month, up from 7.2 percent in June, the bureau said, with diversified export destinations, upgraded industrial capacity and policies to stabilize trade offsetting the impact of persistent trade protectionism.

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Resilience is also evident in the robust performance of China's A-share market. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went up by 0.83 percent to close at 3,696.77 points on Friday, rising by 3.46 percent so far this month.

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Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said he expects macroeconomic policies to continue bolstering the economy in the second half, with a focus on advancing key infrastructure investment projects and improving people's living standards, as reflected by the recent launch of subsidies for consumer loans and childcare.

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Wen added that despite disruptions to economic activity in July, expansion in industrial production and services activity in the January-July period remained above 5 percent, keeping the full-year GDP growth target of around 5 percent within reach under sustained policy support.

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While extreme weather weighed on overall economic activity last month, the robust expansion in high-end manufacturing, resilient export growth and improving capital market sentiment have still pointed to a steady outlook for high-quality development, they added.

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Wang Qing, chief macroeconomic analyst at Golden Credit Rating International, said economic momentum remained stable but eased in July as domestic consumption and investment slowed amid high temperatures and flooding in some regions, the fading impact of consumption subsidies and the continuous adjustment in the property market.

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"Looking ahead, to maintain the stability of the macroeconomy and the job market, major new stimulus measures might be introduced around the start of the fourth quarter," he said.

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Possible measures could include stronger fiscal support, interest rate cuts and more forceful steps to stabilize the property market, Wang added.

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The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, pledged on Friday in its second-quarter monetary policy report that it will strive for better implementation of the moderately loose monetary policy, maintain abundant liquidity, reduce the cost of bank liabilities and promote a decline in overall social financing costs.

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Figures released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the Chinese economy maintained its overall stability but showed signs of softening, with industrial output up by 5.7 percent year-on-year in July, down from 6.8 percent in June.

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Retail sales, a key measurement of consumer spending, grew by 3.7 percent year-on-year in July versus a 4.8 percent rise in June, while the surveyed urban unemployment rate came in at 5.2 percent in July, up from 5 percent a month earlier, the NBS said.

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"The foundation for economic recovery and improvement still needs to be consolidated," said Fu Linghui, spokesman and chief economist at the NBS.

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Authorities should maintain policy continuity and stability, and focus on stabilizing employment, businesses, markets and expectations to promote steady and healthy economic development, Fu said.

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Despite the headwinds, Fu said that China's economy has maintained a trajectory of stability with improvement, with innovation driving the growth of new economic dynamics and export resilience expected to be sustained by a string of favorable conditions in the second half.

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The NBS data showed that the expansion of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing remained strong at 8.4 percent and 9.3 percent year-on-year in July, respectively.

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China's goods exports expanded by 8 percent year-on-year in renminbi terms last month, up from 7.2 percent in June, the bureau said, with diversified export destinations, upgraded industrial capacity and policies to stabilize trade offsetting the impact of persistent trade protectionism.

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Resilience is also evident in the robust performance of China's A-share market. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index went up by 0.83 percent to close at 3,696.77 points on Friday, rising by 3.46 percent so far this month.

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Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said he expects macroeconomic policies to continue bolstering the economy in the second half, with a focus on advancing key infrastructure investment projects and improving people's living standards, as reflected by the recent launch of subsidies for consumer loans and childcare.

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Wen added that despite disruptions to economic activity in July, expansion in industrial production and services activity in the January-July period remained above 5 percent, keeping the full-year GDP growth target of around 5 percent within reach under sustained policy support.

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zhoulanxv@chinadaily.com.cn

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China conducted on Friday afternoon a key test on the propulsion system to be used in a new type of carrier rocket, which will be crucial in realizing China's plan to send astronauts to the moon.

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During the ignition test at around 3 pm at the Wenchang Space Launch Center, a coastal spaceport in Hainan province, seven powerful engines, packed inside a prototype first stage of the Long March 10 rocket, were ignited, completing several tasks and generating a great deal of data, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

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The agency said in a statement that the engines generated a massive combined thrust of nearly 1,000 metric tons during the event, setting a new domestic record for the most powerful engine ignition test.

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Zhu Pingping, an engineer from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp who took part in the test, said that in addition to the engines, the performance of heat-resistant structures and coating on the first stage was also checked and recorded during the test.

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According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the Long March 10 is a brand-new type of launch vehicle and will be tasked with launching the country's new-generation crewed spacecraft and the lunar landing module.

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The rocket is expected to be ready for its maiden flight around 2027.

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The moon-mission rocket will consist of a core booster and several side boosters and will be 92.5 meters tall, which is roughly the height of a 32-story residential building, and five meters wide. The gigantic vehicle will have a liftoff weight of 2,189 metric tons and a thrust of 2,678 tons.

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It will be capable of transporting spacecraft weighing at least 27 tons to an Earth-moon transfer trajectory, according to designers.

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The rocket will also have a variant, the Long March 10A, which will not have side boosters. The Long March 10A, which will have a reusable first stage, will be 67 meters tall and have a liftoff weight of about 740 tons.

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With a carrying capacity of 14 tons, it will be used to transport astronauts or cargoes to the Tiangong space station in low-Earth orbit, according to designers.

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China's roadmap for its first manned lunar expedition involves two Long March 10 launches from the Wenchang spaceport to transport a landing module and a manned spacecraft into lunar orbit.

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After reaching their preset orbital positions, the landing module and the spacecraft carrying astronauts will rendezvous and dock with each other. Two crew members will enter the landing module, which will then undock and descend toward the lunar surface for an engine-assisted soft landing.

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On the lunar surface, the astronauts will drive a rover to carry out scientific tasks and collect samples. Upon the completion of their assignments, they will return to the landing module, which will fly them back to their spaceship waiting in lunar orbit.

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In the final stage, the astronauts will carry the samples into their spacecraft, which will then undock and return the crew to Earth.

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zhaolei@chinadaily.com.cn

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Visitors view handmade artifacts at the China Changchun International Agriculture and Food Expo (Trade) in Changchun, Jilin province. The 10-day event, inaugurated at the Changchun modern agricultural park on Friday, drew many visitors interested in experiencing modern farming techniques and high-quality agricultural products up close.

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A total of 19 officials, doctors and educators from nine institutions in Beijing have been held accountable in the case of a junior physician who fabricated academic records and committed plagiarism to gain admission into a prestigious medical program, China's top health authority announced on Friday.

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The National Health Commission also urged the Peking Union Medical College to tighten checks on applications for its four-year doctoral program — which provides outstanding students majoring in another discipline with an accelerated pathway to become a doctor — strengthen academic integrity education and ensure a mandatory three-year residency program for all.

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The academic misconduct of the junior physician, surnamed Dong, surfaced after her extramarital affair with a senior surgeon at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, surnamed Xiao, was made public by his wife in mid-April.

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Following public doubts cast on Dong's enrollment certifications, dissertations and dubious residency experiences, the commission launched an official investigation in early May and announced the revocation of the medical licenses of Dong and Xiao for violations of professional and academic ethics later that month.

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In the latest investigation results published on Friday, the commission said that the China-Japan Friendship Hospital failed to rigorously implement medical quality safety management and medical ethics nurturing. Previously, Xiao was confirmed to have arbitrarily left a surgical room while a patient was under anesthesia due to an argument involving Dong, who was a trainee there.

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Moreover, officials and doctors from the Peking Union Medical College, Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences have been found to have overlooked loopholes in Dong's application materials and dissertations. Some resorted to nepotism to illegally transfer Dong to different departments during her residency.

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Dong's aunt, surnamed Ban, an official at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, aided in falsifying Dong's academic records that were later used as application materials. She also arranged for a university teacher to help her niece write a doctoral thesis.

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The commission said that the vice-president of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, surnamed Cui, was given a disciplinary admonition. The then vice-president of Peking Union Medical College, who was responsible for admissions and teaching, surnamed Zhang, was given a serious warning.

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Seventeen other officials or workers from hospitals and universities, including several chief physicians and surgeons, have also been given punishment, including admonitions, disciplinary reviews and warnings.

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A head nurse at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital, the director of academic affairs at the Peking Union Medical College and an official at the University of Science and Technology Beijing have been removed from their positions. Dong's aunt was dismissed and removed from the teaching position.

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The commission added that the "four-plus-four-year" doctoral program that admitted Dong is meant to advance integration of medical education with other disciplines.

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It has now joined efforts with the Ministry of Education to urge the Peking Union Medical College to deepen rectifications, including specifying the range of applicants' undergraduate institutions and major categories, enhancing checks of academic records, and strength education on academic integrity and oversight over clinical internships.

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The commission also stresses ramping up quality requirements and defense procedures for theses and implementing an additional plagiarism check in the second year after thesis defense.

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All graduates from the program must complete a uniform three-year residency training period, it added.

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wangxiaoyu@chinadaily.com.cn

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Since late July, northern China has been battered by rainstorms and record high downpours, with places like Miyun district in Beijing and some counties in Hebei province receiving record levels of rainfall. In Miyun, heavy downpours flooded the mountainous areas and lowlands alike, causing the tragic loss of lives and leaving many missing — the worst such disaster Beijing has faced in nearly a decade because of the area receiving almost a year's rainfall in a single day.

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Several factors caused this disaster. The Western Pacific subtropical high, a large-scale anti-cyclonic circulation located over the subtropical Pacific throughout the year which reaches its peak in boreal summer (Northern Hemisphere summer) and heavily influences East Asian summer, shifted unusually northward, gaining in strength, nudging China's primary rain belt further north and prolonging its stay. Meanwhile, distant typhoons acted like offshore "pressure pumps" funneling warm, moist air from the Western Pacific into northern China. This continuous infusion of moist air saturated the rain belt, causing extreme precipitation.

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The topography amplified the effect. Northern China is surrounded by the Taihang Mountains in the west and the Yanshan Mountains in the north. The warm, moist air flowing inland, forced upward by these mountains, first cools down and then condenses to cause heavy rainfall. That's why the mountainous areas as well as the foothills — Miyun district in Beijing and Yixian county in Hebei — had to bear the brunt of the deluge.

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But not just the mountains are at play here. Situated along the mid-latitude, northern China is exposed to cold fronts sweeping down from the higher latitudes. When they collide with tropical moist air, huge walls of cloud form, triggering torrential downpours.

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Rainfall involves the transformation of staggering amounts of energy into water in vapor form, which changes to liquid. During China's summer-rainy season, these rain belts span vast areas, generating super-strong winds, lightning, hail, and even tornadoes. Nature's power, in short, is spectacular and indiscriminate.

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Northern China's climate adds another twist. The region experiences sharply contrasting winter and summer winds, which create distinctly dry and wet seasons. Summer heat coincides with peak rainfall, further nourishing fertile farmlands. Yet this "rain-heat synchronicity" is a double-edged sword: a large percentage of the annual precipitation develops within a few months, often in concentrated bursts, which cause floods and landslides.

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Climate change has made matters worse. Rising temperatures increase atmospheric moisture, intensifying storms and a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, so when storms form, they can dump more rain in a shorter time. According to the World Meteorological Organization, every degree of global warming is projected to cause a 7 percent increase in extreme daily rainfall. And the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says heavy precipitation events are increasing in intensity and frequency globally. In China, this has manifested as more destructive flooding, underscoring the urgent need for forward-looking policies.

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In the past, northern China's wetlands, ponds and rivers acted as natural buffers, absorbing rainwater and gradually releasing it, diminishing the contrast between the wet and dry seasons. But development and modernization disturbed the natural phenomenon. Flood management, therefore, should not be only about "draining" water; it should be also about integrating year-round water resource planning.

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The frontline has shifted from major rivers to small streams, mountain gullies and local watersheds. Traditional solutions — dredging, widening and deepening of channels — often backfire, unleashing the full force of floods downstream and overwhelming flat, low-lying areas. Decentralized, nature-based structures — small dams, terraces, stepwise wetlands — are needed to dissipate energy, and "pocket reservoirs" are required for absorbing peak water flows during storms. Multifunctional flood storage areas can double as recreational spaces when they are dry, providing safety while enhancing local tourism and green infrastructure.

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Truly extreme events — "a year's rainfall in a single day" — are still rare. Building "millennial" infrastructure is costly, disruptive, and could still be insufficient to deal with worsening climate change. A more pragmatic approach would be to embrace the limits of engineering and the extremes of disasters. Certain areas can be designated as temporary flood zones, parks or water retention spaces, turning potential catastrophes into ecological and recreational opportunities. Green spaces and wetlands will thus become essential buffers safeguarding lives and livelihoods.

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Extreme rainfall affords no trial and error. We need meticulous planning and investment to reduce future losses. Governments, communities and individuals must be aware of the looming risks, and build adaptive infrastructure and devise emergency plans. Only then can we declare "we are ready" when storm clouds gather.

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Downpours in northern China remind us that nature can be both generous and ruthless. We cannot command the clouds, but we can prepare intelligently to deal with heavy downpours. By respecting ecological limits, integrating urban planning with water management, and embracing flexible, multi-functional solutions, we can turn extreme rainfall from a threat to an opportunity, thus protecting lives, supporting sustainable development, and ensuring that when an entire year's rainfall falls in a single day, we are not caught off guard.

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Since late July, northern China has been battered by rainstorms and record high downpours, with places like Miyun district in Beijing and some counties in Hebei province receiving record levels of rainfall. In Miyun, heavy downpours flooded the mountainous areas and lowlands alike, causing the tragic loss of lives and leaving many missing — the worst such disaster Beijing has faced in nearly a decade because of the area receiving almost a year's rainfall in a single day.

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Several factors caused this disaster. The Western Pacific subtropical high, a large-scale anti-cyclonic circulation located over the subtropical Pacific throughout the year which reaches its peak in boreal summer (Northern Hemisphere summer) and heavily influences East Asian summer, shifted unusually northward, gaining in strength, nudging China's primary rain belt further north and prolonging its stay. Meanwhile, distant typhoons acted like offshore "pressure pumps" funneling warm, moist air from the Western Pacific into northern China. This continuous infusion of moist air saturated the rain belt, causing extreme precipitation.

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The topography amplified the effect. Northern China is surrounded by the Taihang Mountains in the west and the Yanshan Mountains in the north. The warm, moist air flowing inland, forced upward by these mountains, first cools down and then condenses to cause heavy rainfall. That's why the mountainous areas as well as the foothills — Miyun district in Beijing and Yixian county in Hebei — had to bear the brunt of the deluge.

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But not just the mountains are at play here. Situated along the mid-latitude, northern China is exposed to cold fronts sweeping down from the higher latitudes. When they collide with tropical moist air, huge walls of cloud form, triggering torrential downpours.

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Rainfall involves the transformation of staggering amounts of energy into water in vapor form, which changes to liquid. During China's summer-rainy season, these rain belts span vast areas, generating super-strong winds, lightning, hail, and even tornadoes. Nature's power, in short, is spectacular and indiscriminate.

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Northern China's climate adds another twist. The region experiences sharply contrasting winter and summer winds, which create distinctly dry and wet seasons. Summer heat coincides with peak rainfall, further nourishing fertile farmlands. Yet this "rain-heat synchronicity" is a double-edged sword: a large percentage of the annual precipitation develops within a few months, often in concentrated bursts, which cause floods and landslides.

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Climate change has made matters worse. Rising temperatures increase atmospheric moisture, intensifying storms and a warmer atmosphere holds more water vapor, so when storms form, they can dump more rain in a shorter time. According to the World Meteorological Organization, every degree of global warming is projected to cause a 7 percent increase in extreme daily rainfall. And the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says heavy precipitation events are increasing in intensity and frequency globally. In China, this has manifested as more destructive flooding, underscoring the urgent need for forward-looking policies.

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In the past, northern China's wetlands, ponds and rivers acted as natural buffers, absorbing rainwater and gradually releasing it, diminishing the contrast between the wet and dry seasons. But development and modernization disturbed the natural phenomenon. Flood management, therefore, should not be only about "draining" water; it should be also about integrating year-round water resource planning.

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The frontline has shifted from major rivers to small streams, mountain gullies and local watersheds. Traditional solutions — dredging, widening and deepening of channels — often backfire, unleashing the full force of floods downstream and overwhelming flat, low-lying areas. Decentralized, nature-based structures — small dams, terraces, stepwise wetlands — are needed to dissipate energy, and "pocket reservoirs" are required for absorbing peak water flows during storms. Multifunctional flood storage areas can double as recreational spaces when they are dry, providing safety while enhancing local tourism and green infrastructure.

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Truly extreme events — "a year's rainfall in a single day" — are still rare. Building "millennial" infrastructure is costly, disruptive, and could still be insufficient to deal with worsening climate change. A more pragmatic approach would be to embrace the limits of engineering and the extremes of disasters. Certain areas can be designated as temporary flood zones, parks or water retention spaces, turning potential catastrophes into ecological and recreational opportunities. Green spaces and wetlands will thus become essential buffers safeguarding lives and livelihoods.

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Extreme rainfall affords no trial and error. We need meticulous planning and investment to reduce future losses. Governments, communities and individuals must be aware of the looming risks, and build adaptive infrastructure and devise emergency plans. Only then can we declare "we are ready" when storm clouds gather.

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Downpours in northern China remind us that nature can be both generous and ruthless. We cannot command the clouds, but we can prepare intelligently to deal with heavy downpours. By respecting ecological limits, integrating urban planning with water management, and embracing flexible, multi-functional solutions, we can turn extreme rainfall from a threat to an opportunity, thus protecting lives, supporting sustainable development, and ensuring that when an entire year's rainfall falls in a single day, we are not caught off guard.

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The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

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The recent release of the annual defense white paper, "Defense of Japan 2025", by the Japanese government may be a known trick being used by Japan to militarize the country. But what is unprecedented and especially worrisome is the release of a booklet based on the 2024 defense white paper for primary school students. Almost 6,100 copies of a comic book version of the white paper have been sent to about 2,400 primary schools across Japan.

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The publication, aimed at upper primary and secondary school students, presents military policies and geopolitical dynamics in an oversimplified, emotionally charged manner, labeling national defense a matter of existential urgency and military strength the ultimate safeguard for Japan. This is especially shocking given that pacifism is enshrined in the country's Constitution.

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Comprising colorful illustrations and mascots, the booklet appears harmless. But its message is far from benign. By citing neighboring countries — China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russia — as looming threats and portraying Japan as the lone sentinel in a hostile region, it sends a dangerous message to young readers: fear your neighbors, trust the military.

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It is one thing to teach children the importance of national defense, quite another to ingrain in them a worldview shaped by anxiety and antagonism. Japan's new approach, cloaked in pedagogy but steeped in politics, represents a troubling shift from education to indoctrination.

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Equally worrying is the way the booklet frames the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Rather than exploring the complex political and historical roots of the conflict, it sends a singular message: Ukraine lacks a strong military, and is paying the price for it. The underlying message is even more alarming: peace comes not through diplomacy or cooperation, but through superior firepower.

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The militaristic worldview fosters binary thinking — us versus them, strong versus weak. It teaches a generation of students to see international relations, not as a way to build mutual understanding, but as a contest of force. In doing so, it feeds a nationalist narrative that legitimizes Japan's departure from its long-held principle of "exclusively defensive defense".

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The booklet promotes Japan's "counterstrike capabilities", a significant break from the country's postwar pacifist norms. Although Japan's Constitution renounces war, the publication normalizes aggressive policies by presenting them as a necessary response to a deteriorating security environment. Its goal is clear: to familiarize children with Japan's "need to build a strong military" and shape public opinion in favor of it.

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The narrative architecture of the booklet rests on a steady escalation of perceived threats. It claims Japan is part of a dangerous neighborhood, surrounded by nuclear-armed countries that do not share its values, making it easy to portray diplomacy as naive, and deterrence as the only rational option.

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Absent from the text is any discussion on peaceful coexistence of countries, regional cooperation, or historical context. There is no mention of Japan's own militarist past or its responsibility in shaping East Asia's security landscape, meaning it completely ignores history.

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This kind of message, aimed at children whose critical thinking is still developing, has long-term consequences. It risks instilling in young minds a sense of victimhood and suspicion, while discouraging them from seeing and forming their own views about the outside world. If left unchallenged, it could build a generation that welcomes militarism and views foreign countries with mistrust.

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The political timing is hard to ignore. This year marks 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, which should be an occasion for sober reflection. Instead, the Japanese government appears to be reviving the very ideology that led the country down the disastrous path in the 1930s.

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Japan has been revising its historical narrative in recent years, softening accounts of its wartime aggression and atrocities in textbooks, and offering vague official accounts on its wartime past. Now, with militarized materials entering elementary schools, Japan is reviving a nationalist form of education reminiscent of its prewar era.

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Schools should be sanctuaries for open thought, empathy and critical reasoning, not battlegrounds for ideological campaigns. When governments use education to amplify threat narratives, they undermine the very values they claim to protect. National security may be a legitimate concern, but instilling fear in young minds is a sign of a country's belligerence.

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Moreover, the booklet is a thinly veiled military recruitment strategy. With Japan's Self-Defense Forces struggling to meet enlistment targets, the booklet appears designed to inspire children to join the SDF when they grow up. Soldiers are portrayed as noble, military life as honorable and exciting to normalize the presence of military in everyday life.

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Fortunately, civil society in Japan is not silent. Several citizens' groups have petitioned the government and are calling for the booklet's withdrawal. Their resistance reminds us that democratic values still have a place in Japan's public discourse.

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Japan's move risks fueling regional distrust, exacerbating xenophobia in the country and destabilizing East Asia's already fragile peace. The seeds sown in classrooms today could grow into conflicts tomorrow.

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History shows what happens when education is used as a vehicle for militarization. Japan's prewar history offers a cautionary tale that should not be forgotten. At a time when the world is facing growing uncertainty, countries should not propagate fear-based ideas; instead they should foster understanding, dialogue and critical thinking.

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Japan cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past.

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The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

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Fire-safety net in scorching heat

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Chinese railway operators are assessing fire risks amid the record-high temperatures hitting many parts of the country. In Shanxi province, the Houma signaling and telecommunications section of China Railway Taiyuan Group has launched an "inspection-while-drilling" campaign to shore up fire prevention, targeting hazards at the source. Employees started a full-coverage check on offices, dormitories, warehouses and equipment rooms, as well as full reviews of extinguishers, alarms, emergency exits and evacuation routes, for any hidden hazards. They also conducted drills on "self-rescue, escape and protection", doing their utmost to safeguard the normal running of trains.

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Moutai reports 8.89% growth in net profit

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Kweichow Moutai, China's leading liquor maker, recorded a net profit of 45.4 billion yuan ($6.33 billion) in the first half, up 8.89 percent year-on-year. In the first six months, the company's revenue climbed 9.1 percent to 89.39 billion yuan, according to its interim report.

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Chinese railway operators are assessing fire risks amid the record-high temperatures hitting many parts of the country. In Shanxi province, the Houma signaling and telecommunications section of China Railway Taiyuan Group has launched an "inspection-while-drilling" campaign to shore up fire prevention, targeting hazards at the source. Employees started a full-coverage check on offices, dormitories, warehouses and equipment rooms, as well as full reviews of extinguishers, alarms, emergency exits and evacuation routes, for any hidden hazards. They also conducted drills on "self-rescue, escape and protection", doing their utmost to safeguard the normal running of trains.

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Moutai reports 8.89% growth in net profit

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Kweichow Moutai, China's leading liquor maker, recorded a net profit of 45.4 billion yuan ($6.33 billion) in the first half, up 8.89 percent year-on-year. In the first six months, the company's revenue climbed 9.1 percent to 89.39 billion yuan, according to its interim report.

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An employee of State Grid Changji works to install 85 lowering brackets for lightning-arrester discharge counters on 220 kilovolt and 110 kV equipment, near the 220 kV Shiqiantan substation in Qitai county, Changji Hui autonomous prefecture of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. As the region faces a prolonged heat wave, the resilience of substations is expected to strengthen once the installation work is completed.

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China's artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery is accelerating its role as a prominent player in global biotech. Experts and industry insiders said the sector is drawing unprecedented international attention, even though no AI-discovered drug has yet reached the market.

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According to SDIC Securities, the global AI-driven drug market has more than doubled since 2021, hitting $1.76 billion in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 30 percent.

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In China, the pace is even faster from 70 million yuan ($9.74 million) in 2019 to 410 million yuan in 2023, with a CAGR of 57.4 percent. Lead-Leo Research Institute projects nearly 70 percent annual growth from 2024 to 2028, when the market could top 5.86 billion yuan.

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China's AI drug sector has also been striking deals with Big Pharma. This year alone, Syneron Bio inked a $3.4 billion agreement with AstraZeneca, while Helixon signed a $1.72 billion partnership with Sanofi, among others.

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"These collaborations show Chinese AI drug-discovery capabilities are gaining global recognition," said Fang Yang, executive director for healthcare and biotech at CEC Capital. "The industry is entering a new phase of going global and proving it can deliver results."

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The most recent deal capturing attention is China's XtalPi Holdings Ltd's $6 billion partnership with US biotech firm DoveTree. It ranks among the largest license-out deals in China's biopharma history.

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Under the deal, announced on Aug 5, XtalPi will deploy its AI platforms to run preclinical research on a mix of large — and small-molecule programs, including several targets picked by DoveTree. The US partner will hold exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize the resulting drug candidates.

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XtalPi has already pocketed $51 million upfront, far exceeding its total 2024 revenue of 266 million yuan and is in line for another $49 million in near-term payments and as much as $5.89 billion in milestones and royalties.

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"AI can optimize molecular structures and streamline the earliest stages of drug research and development," said Chu Lei, a researcher at the Healthcare Executive Institute. "XtalPi's role is to deliver ready-to-test clinical candidates straight to DoveTree's labs."

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Still, the potential of AI in biotech is promising. Traditional drug development can take more than a decade and cost more than $1 billion. AI, particularly deep-learning models, can speed up target screening, molecular design, and even trial planning. Consultancy McKinsey experts estimated that AI could shrink the time from lab to patient to a tenth of current timelines.

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Ren Feng, co-CEO of Insilico Medicine, described the global AI-driven biotech sector as moving into its 2.0 phase. The first wave dating back three decades relied on physics-based computer-aided design. The arrival of generative AI around 2013 marked a turning point, allowing algorithms to create novel molecules from scratch by drawing on vast troves of historical data.

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The next stage, Ren said, will see AI embedded in every step of drug R&D, from target discovery to clinical management — ushering in what he calls the "3.0 era" of fully integrated, intelligent drug development.

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Policy tailwinds are reinforcing the trend. In November 2024, the National Health Commission and two other ministries issued a blueprint for AI in healthcare, naming intelligent drug discovery and development and AI-assisted clinical trials as priority areas.

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Local governments are following suit. On Aug 12, Zhejiang province laid out a plan to build a national AI medical application base by 2027, aimed at fostering homegrown innovators, attracting composite talent, and building a complete AI healthcare industry chain.

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Despite the surge in dealmaking and investment, industry experts stress most AI-driven agreements today, including XtalPi's, focus on preclinical work. "No AI-discovered drug has yet been approved anywhere in the world, meaning the commercial loop remains incomplete," Chu noted.

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China's artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery is accelerating its role as a prominent player in global biotech. Experts and industry insiders said the sector is drawing unprecedented international attention, even though no AI-discovered drug has yet reached the market.

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According to SDIC Securities, the global AI-driven drug market has more than doubled since 2021, hitting $1.76 billion in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of more than 30 percent.

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In China, the pace is even faster from 70 million yuan ($9.74 million) in 2019 to 410 million yuan in 2023, with a CAGR of 57.4 percent. Lead-Leo Research Institute projects nearly 70 percent annual growth from 2024 to 2028, when the market could top 5.86 billion yuan.

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China's AI drug sector has also been striking deals with Big Pharma. This year alone, Syneron Bio inked a $3.4 billion agreement with AstraZeneca, while Helixon signed a $1.72 billion partnership with Sanofi, among others.

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"These collaborations show Chinese AI drug-discovery capabilities are gaining global recognition," said Fang Yang, executive director for healthcare and biotech at CEC Capital. "The industry is entering a new phase of going global and proving it can deliver results."

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The most recent deal capturing attention is China's XtalPi Holdings Ltd's $6 billion partnership with US biotech firm DoveTree. It ranks among the largest license-out deals in China's biopharma history.

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Under the deal, announced on Aug 5, XtalPi will deploy its AI platforms to run preclinical research on a mix of large — and small-molecule programs, including several targets picked by DoveTree. The US partner will hold exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize the resulting drug candidates.

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XtalPi has already pocketed $51 million upfront, far exceeding its total 2024 revenue of 266 million yuan and is in line for another $49 million in near-term payments and as much as $5.89 billion in milestones and royalties.

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"AI can optimize molecular structures and streamline the earliest stages of drug research and development," said Chu Lei, a researcher at the Healthcare Executive Institute. "XtalPi's role is to deliver ready-to-test clinical candidates straight to DoveTree's labs."

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Still, the potential of AI in biotech is promising. Traditional drug development can take more than a decade and cost more than $1 billion. AI, particularly deep-learning models, can speed up target screening, molecular design, and even trial planning. Consultancy McKinsey experts estimated that AI could shrink the time from lab to patient to a tenth of current timelines.

\n

Ren Feng, co-CEO of Insilico Medicine, described the global AI-driven biotech sector as moving into its 2.0 phase. The first wave dating back three decades relied on physics-based computer-aided design. The arrival of generative AI around 2013 marked a turning point, allowing algorithms to create novel molecules from scratch by drawing on vast troves of historical data.

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The next stage, Ren said, will see AI embedded in every step of drug R&D, from target discovery to clinical management — ushering in what he calls the "3.0 era" of fully integrated, intelligent drug development.

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Policy tailwinds are reinforcing the trend. In November 2024, the National Health Commission and two other ministries issued a blueprint for AI in healthcare, naming intelligent drug discovery and development and AI-assisted clinical trials as priority areas.

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Local governments are following suit. On Aug 12, Zhejiang province laid out a plan to build a national AI medical application base by 2027, aimed at fostering homegrown innovators, attracting composite talent, and building a complete AI healthcare industry chain.

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Despite the surge in dealmaking and investment, industry experts stress most AI-driven agreements today, including XtalPi's, focus on preclinical work. "No AI-discovered drug has yet been approved anywhere in the world, meaning the commercial loop remains incomplete," Chu noted.

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Children read books at Taman Warna Warni Jembatan 5, an educational and relaxing park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday. The 70-meter-long park is created as a place for children in the previously slum area to play and read books for free.

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Household goods are strewed around next to buildings damaged by flash floods in Chositi village of Kishtwar district, India-controlled Kashmir, on Friday. Flash floods triggered by torrential rains killed over 200 people and left scores of others missing in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday.

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation's capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington's "emergency police commissioner" with all the powers of the police chief — a significant move that increases national control over the city as part of the federal government's law-enforcement takeover.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued on Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume "powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police". The Metropolitan Police Department "must receive approval from Commissioner Cole" before issuing any orders, Bondi said.

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It was not immediately clear where the move left Pamela Smith, the city's current police chief, who works for the mayor.

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The attorney general's directive comes hours after Smith directed MPD officers to share information with immigration agencies regarding people not in custody, such as someone involved in a traffic stop or checkpoint. The Justice Department said Bondi disagreed with the police chief's directive because it allowed for continued enforcement of "sanctuary policies".

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Bondi said she was rescinding that order as well as other MPD policies limiting inquiries into immigration status and preventing arrests based solely on federal immigration warrants. All new directives must now receive approval from Cole, the attorney general said.

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The late-night announcement came after an eventful day in the ongoing federal operation. Smith's earlier directive effectively brought together Trump's moves on city law enforcement and his nationwide efforts to curb immigration, and Trump had praised it in the hours before Bondi's announcement.

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A population already tense from days of ramp-up began seeing more significant shows of force across the city on Thursday. National Guard troops watched over some of the world's most renowned landmarks and Humvees took position in front of the busy main train station.

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Volunteers helped homeless people leave long-standing encampments — to where, exactly, was often unclear. Department of Homeland Security police stood outside Nationals Park.

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Drug Enforcement Administration agents patrolled The Wharf, a popular nightlife area, while Secret Service officers patrolled the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.

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The visibility of federal forces around the city, including in many high-traffic areas, was striking to residents going about their lives.

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Trump has the power to take over federal law enforcement for 30 days before Congress must review his actions, though he has said he'll reevaluate as that deadline approaches.

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Palestinians collect humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a settlement project for the West Bank, a move his office said would "bury the idea of a Palestinian state".

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JERUSALEM/UNITED NATIONS — Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank, a move his office said would "bury the idea of a Palestinian state".

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It was not immediately clear if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the plan to revive the long-frozen E1 scheme, which Palestinians and world powers have said would lop the West Bank in two and will likely draw international ire.

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In a statement headlined "Burying the idea of a Palestinian State", Smotrich's spokesperson said the minister would give a news conference later on Thursday about the plan to build 3,401 houses for Israeli settlers between an existing settlement in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

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Israel had frozen construction plans there since 2012 because of objections from the United States, European allies and other world powers who considered the project a threat to any future peace deal with the Palestinians.

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Britain and France are among several countries to announce in recent weeks plans to recognize a Palestinian state later this year, saying they wanted to keep the two-state solution alive.

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Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said: "Our position is clear — the Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law," in a note to correspondents.

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Construction in the E1 area would sever the northern and southern West Bank, severely undermining the prospects for the realization of a viable, contiguous State of Palestine, the note added.

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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday urged Israel to drop plans to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, warning the move would violate international law and irreparably damage prospects for a two-state solution.

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"If implemented, settlement construction in this area will permanently cut the geographical and territorial contiguity between occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank and sever the connection between the northern and southern West Bank," Kallas said in a statement.

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Germany said it "strongly objects" to the plan and called on the Israeli government to "stop settlement construction", while Saudi Arabia also condemned the move "in the strongest possible terms".

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Israeli NGO Peace Now, which monitors settlement activity in the West Bank, denounced the E1 plan as "deadly for the future of Israel and for any chance of achieving a peaceful two-state solution".

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Meanwhile, in Gaza, more than 100 nonprofit groups warned on Thursday that Israel's rules for aid groups working in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank will block much-needed relief and replace independent organizations with those that serve Israel's political and military agenda — charges that Israel denied.

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At the same time, hospital officials reported more deaths from Israeli airstrikes and an increasing toll from malnutrition.

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The mounting backlash over aid restrictions and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza have been cited by several countries as a factor in their moves toward recognizing Palestinian statehood.

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The aid groups, including Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders and CARE, stressed on Thursday that most of them have not been able to deliver "a single truck" of lifesaving assistance since Israel implemented a blockade in March.

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Palestinians collect humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday. Also on Thursday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a settlement project for the West Bank, a move his office said would "bury the idea of a Palestinian state".

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JERUSALEM/UNITED NATIONS — Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the northern West Bank, a move his office said would "bury the idea of a Palestinian state".

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It was not immediately clear if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the plan to revive the long-frozen E1 scheme, which Palestinians and world powers have said would lop the West Bank in two and will likely draw international ire.

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In a statement headlined "Burying the idea of a Palestinian State", Smotrich's spokesperson said the minister would give a news conference later on Thursday about the plan to build 3,401 houses for Israeli settlers between an existing settlement in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

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Israel had frozen construction plans there since 2012 because of objections from the United States, European allies and other world powers who considered the project a threat to any future peace deal with the Palestinians.

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Britain and France are among several countries to announce in recent weeks plans to recognize a Palestinian state later this year, saying they wanted to keep the two-state solution alive.

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Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said: "Our position is clear — the Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law," in a note to correspondents.

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Construction in the E1 area would sever the northern and southern West Bank, severely undermining the prospects for the realization of a viable, contiguous State of Palestine, the note added.

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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday urged Israel to drop plans to advance settlement construction in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank, warning the move would violate international law and irreparably damage prospects for a two-state solution.

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"If implemented, settlement construction in this area will permanently cut the geographical and territorial contiguity between occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank and sever the connection between the northern and southern West Bank," Kallas said in a statement.

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Germany said it "strongly objects" to the plan and called on the Israeli government to "stop settlement construction", while Saudi Arabia also condemned the move "in the strongest possible terms".

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Israeli NGO Peace Now, which monitors settlement activity in the West Bank, denounced the E1 plan as "deadly for the future of Israel and for any chance of achieving a peaceful two-state solution".

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Meanwhile, in Gaza, more than 100 nonprofit groups warned on Thursday that Israel's rules for aid groups working in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank will block much-needed relief and replace independent organizations with those that serve Israel's political and military agenda — charges that Israel denied.

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At the same time, hospital officials reported more deaths from Israeli airstrikes and an increasing toll from malnutrition.

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The mounting backlash over aid restrictions and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza have been cited by several countries as a factor in their moves toward recognizing Palestinian statehood.

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The aid groups, including Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders and CARE, stressed on Thursday that most of them have not been able to deliver "a single truck" of lifesaving assistance since Israel implemented a blockade in March.

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Inside a hall at the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing, the projection of light and images produces an immersive experience on Tuesday.

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Students explore the This Is Shang Dynasty exhibition at the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing in June.

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While in downtown Beijing, the Confucius Temple and Guozijian (Imperial College) Museum showcases Confucian rituals on Aug 3.

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On a warm August morning at the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing, a small crowd of children huddles around a bronze treasure that has been waiting more than three millennia to be admired. The famed owl-shaped zun — a Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC) ritual vessel symbolizing the war god — sits in its case, silent yet commanding.

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Twelve-year-old Chen Mingxuan lifts an AI-enabled handheld device to eye level. The screen hums and trembles in his hands, then blooms with animation: the vessel's intricate patterns begin to glow, shifting into scenes that reveal their hidden meanings. Mingxuan lets out an excited gasp as the owl's eyes gleam to life. He then taps a button to record his own retelling of the artifact's story. Later, his narration will be embedded into a custom "talking" refrigerator magnet — a souvenir that fuses the weight of tradition with a spark of technology.

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This is Return of the Mythical Beasts, one of the museum's newest education programs, developed as part of its push to reinvent how history is experienced. Situated in Tongzhou district, where the ancient Grand Canal once pulsed with trade activities, the museum has launched AI-powered terminals, crafting workshops, and immersive storytelling to draw children into the world of the Shang Dynasty.

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"Our AI terminals recognize more than 100 artifacts," says Zhang Ning, head of the museum's creative culture team.

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"When children record their own explanations of what they've learned, they're not just memorizing the information but also building a better understanding of history."

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The program ties into the museum's This Is Shang Dynasty exhibition and its canal heritage collection. This summer, new offerings have multiplied. The Journey Through the Great Shang program uses a dual-terminal teaching system linking teachers and students in real-time. While instructors guide lessons on a master device, students receive synchronized high-resolution images, videos and text on their tablets, allowing them to zoom in on details far beyond what the glass cases reveal.

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"The system tracks the students' progress and awards digital badges," Zhang notes.

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"It keeps them curious, engaged and proud of what they're learning."

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For those craving a dash of drama, The Shang King's Banquet Treasure Hunt begins on the eve of a royal feast, only for the bronze vessels to vanish. Armed with the king's secret orders, young sleuths follow clues through the galleries, decode bronze motifs, and try their hand at clay mold casting to crack the case.

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"It's about curiosity, participation and immersion," Zhang says.

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"Children leave with a tangible connection to the Shang world," she adds.

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In downtown Dongcheng district, at the solemn gates of the Confucius Temple and Guozijian (Imperial College) Museum, a group of children wearing traditional hanfu costume line up before the statue of Confucius, carefully adjusting their robes and using brushes to write Chinese characters that reflect Confucius thoughts.

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This signature program combines traditional rites and etiquette with immersive historical drama.

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The activities guide participants through the historical layers of China's classical learning, allowing them to explore the legacy of Confucian scholarship and ritual culture in a setting that once shaped the nation's intellectual elite.

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Once China's highest learning institution and a center for moral cultivation, the Imperial College draws on this profound legacy to inspire modern programs.

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Personnel at the facility have developed over 300 programs serving more than 7,000 participants since 2024, receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback, says Yan Jing, director of the education department with the museum.

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The two museums are among many across the capital that have rolled out learning experiences for summer vacationers.

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On Aug 8, the Study Tour Month of the Beijing Museum Season was launched, aiming to create a multidimensional space to combine cultural experiences, consumption scenarios and interactive activities.

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"Museums are more than repositories of history; they are cultural landmarks that preserve our legacy and pass on the heritage of civilization," said Chu Jianhao, a senior official with the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau, at the launch ceremony.

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Chu praised the rich array of exhibitions, technology-enhanced experiences, and creative programs that have attracted a growing public audience since the inaugural edition of the Beijing Museum Season's Exhibition Month in May. Science Month was held in June, and Cultural Creativity Month took place in July.

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The Study Tour Month embodies a commitment to culturalinheritance and innovative integration, he notes.

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"We will collaborate with museums across Beijing's districts to deliver diverse programs, including thematic study tours, interactive games and academic seminars," Chu says.

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"The goal is to transform museum resources into educational assets, enhance young people's cultural literacy, and bring high-quality cultural experiences to communities," he adds.

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By building on new partnerships with educational authorities, Chu reveals five freshly designed study routes along Beijing's Central Axis, along with extended summer hours to meet rising demand.

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On launch day, Dongcheng district's culture and tourism bureau unveiled a new set of themed educational travel routes that serve as a key to opening its history.

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"These routes are not just a string of attractions," Chu says, adding that at each stop, organizers include various activities.

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Chu calls upon participating museums to leverage Beijing's unique cultural heritage to design engaging and memorable programs for youth, ensure scholarly rigor and authenticity in historical storytelling, and embrace innovative formats including theatrical performances and digital interactivity, to enrich learning experiences.

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At the Bell and Drum Towers, students can participate in role-play activities and "time wisdom" workshops, solving clues through interactive games and augmented-reality treasure hunts to discover how ancient Chinese kept time — a glimpse into how museums turn history into living, breathing adventures.

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Contact the writer at yangfeiyue@chinadaily.com.cn

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Picturesque scenes of lotus flowers in the pond and beside a bridge in Zhejiang province.

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Women in traditional costumes walk in procession along a lotus field in Wangjiangjing town of Jiaxing, Zhejiang.

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In the height of the summer heat, the vast lotus ponds in Wangjiangjing town, Zhejiang province, stretch out in an endless sea of green.

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Amid the rippling emerald waters, delicate pink blossoms quietly unfurl. A stroll along the water's ridges offers air filled with the sweet fragrance of lotus as streams of visitors weave through the scene to snap photos, with some rolling up their pants to wade into the pond to pick fresh seedpods.

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This mass lotus field in the Liansidang scenic area in Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, has been carefully cultivated by Yao Zhongbao, head of the Zhongbao agricultural products cooperative.

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"Tourists come here not only to get close to nature and enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also to taste fresh lotus seeds and take home handmade lotus root starch, organic lotus seeds, and lotus tea leaves produced by our cooperative," he says.

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The wetlands are one of nature's precious gifts to Wangjiangjing. Since 2009, the town has leveraged its natural environment to develop a thriving wetland agriculture centered on lotus root, building a robust lotus industry.

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Lotus thrives in warm, humid environments, tolerates waterlogging, and offers value in each part of the plant: the flowers are ornamental while the roots and seeds are prized for their culinary and medicinal uses.

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The economic benefits of lotus farming have encouraged many villagers to participate, including Yao.

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However, his journey with lotus plants wasn't always idyllic.

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After years of growing lotus root, he began facing an invisible but persistent challenge — the soil, worn down from long-term cultivation, showed signs of fatigue, and the crops grew increasingly prone to disease.

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"The land was tired. The lotus root wasn't growing as it used to," Yao recalls.

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However, during a study trip organized by the local government, Yao's path took a turn. In 2015, he and his fellow farmers learned about new varieties of lotus that were being cultivated not just for their roots, but for seeds and flowers too.

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"Our old fields were no longer suitable for lotus root," Yao explains, "so I decided to try the new varieties to see if I could grow lotus seeds."

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At first, it was purely for practical reasons. The dry lotus seeds, used in traditional Chinese desserts like eight-treasure porridge, were harvested and processed for sale.

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"I didn't think of selling flowers at the time," he says with a chuckle. "A few friends asked for some blooms as gifts, so I gave them away."

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Five years later, in 2020, the flower side of his business began to show real promise.

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Yao began to receive the occasional flower order.

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By 2023, demand exploded thanks to an unexpected moment of online fame. A video of an elderly man carrying two baskets of lotus flowers on a shoulder pole went viral on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.

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"That's when it really took off," Yao says. "Suddenly, everyone wanted a piece of the lotus field."

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To cater to market demand, Yao has grown 350 mu (23.3 hectares) of ornamental lotus fields.

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"This year, we're growing 16 varieties across four major color palettes, including single and double-petaled blooms," Yao explains. "The earliest varieties started blooming in May, and we'll be harvesting through October."

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Not all lotus flowers are created equal, though; some fetch significantly higher prices. The Guanyin Lotus, for example, is a tightly-budded, double-petaled variety that requires a gentle hand to coax it open, earning it the nickname "pet flower" among growers.

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Yao's fresh-cut lotus flowers are sold on site and distributed to major flower markets in Shanghai, as well as in Hangzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang.

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Currently, the cooperative ships around 2,500 stems daily. Preliminary estimates show that one mu of ornamental lotus can generate revenue between 6,000 and 8,000 ($835-$1,114) yuan, far more profitable than lotus root farming.

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Despite the growing success of his flower business, Yao still cultivates 86.7 hectares of lotus root, which he says maximizes the use of land and "nothing goes to waste".

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To date, Wangjiangjing has nearly 666.7 hectares of lotus cultivation, with its annual output value reaching approximately 150 million yuan, says Liu Qixun, deputy head of the town.

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Across town is one specialized lotus marketing cooperative, three lotus processing enterprises, and more than 60 lotus-growing households.

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Beyond lotus flowers and roots, the two core products, Wangjiangjing's thriving lotus industry has sparked the development of a wide range of spin-off goods, from lotus root starch and sweet braised lotus to wonton wrappers, herbal lotus leaf tea, drinks, and lotus-flavored noodles.

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Li Xiuying, chair of a local agricultural technology company, says it partnered with a major food company to produce lotus root starch wonton wrappers.

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They're springy, translucent, and offer the distinct flavor of Jiangnan (the southern regions of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River). Consumers love them, Li says.

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Picturesque scenes of lotus flowers in the pond and beside a bridge in Zhejiang province.

\n

Women in traditional costumes walk in procession along a lotus field in Wangjiangjing town of Jiaxing, Zhejiang.

\n

In the height of the summer heat, the vast lotus ponds in Wangjiangjing town, Zhejiang province, stretch out in an endless sea of green.

\n

Amid the rippling emerald waters, delicate pink blossoms quietly unfurl. A stroll along the water's ridges offers air filled with the sweet fragrance of lotus as streams of visitors weave through the scene to snap photos, with some rolling up their pants to wade into the pond to pick fresh seedpods.

\n

This mass lotus field in the Liansidang scenic area in Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, has been carefully cultivated by Yao Zhongbao, head of the Zhongbao agricultural products cooperative.

\n

"Tourists come here not only to get close to nature and enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also to taste fresh lotus seeds and take home handmade lotus root starch, organic lotus seeds, and lotus tea leaves produced by our cooperative," he says.

\n

The wetlands are one of nature's precious gifts to Wangjiangjing. Since 2009, the town has leveraged its natural environment to develop a thriving wetland agriculture centered on lotus root, building a robust lotus industry.

\n

Lotus thrives in warm, humid environments, tolerates waterlogging, and offers value in each part of the plant: the flowers are ornamental while the roots and seeds are prized for their culinary and medicinal uses.

\n

The economic benefits of lotus farming have encouraged many villagers to participate, including Yao.

\n

However, his journey with lotus plants wasn't always idyllic.

\n

After years of growing lotus root, he began facing an invisible but persistent challenge — the soil, worn down from long-term cultivation, showed signs of fatigue, and the crops grew increasingly prone to disease.

\n

"The land was tired. The lotus root wasn't growing as it used to," Yao recalls.

\n

However, during a study trip organized by the local government, Yao's path took a turn. In 2015, he and his fellow farmers learned about new varieties of lotus that were being cultivated not just for their roots, but for seeds and flowers too.

\n

"Our old fields were no longer suitable for lotus root," Yao explains, "so I decided to try the new varieties to see if I could grow lotus seeds."

\n

At first, it was purely for practical reasons. The dry lotus seeds, used in traditional Chinese desserts like eight-treasure porridge, were harvested and processed for sale.

\n

"I didn't think of selling flowers at the time," he says with a chuckle. "A few friends asked for some blooms as gifts, so I gave them away."

\n

Five years later, in 2020, the flower side of his business began to show real promise.

\n

Yao began to receive the occasional flower order.

\n

By 2023, demand exploded thanks to an unexpected moment of online fame. A video of an elderly man carrying two baskets of lotus flowers on a shoulder pole went viral on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.

\n

"That's when it really took off," Yao says. "Suddenly, everyone wanted a piece of the lotus field."

\n

To cater to market demand, Yao has grown 350 mu (23.3 hectares) of ornamental lotus fields.

\n

"This year, we're growing 16 varieties across four major color palettes, including single and double-petaled blooms," Yao explains. "The earliest varieties started blooming in May, and we'll be harvesting through October."

\n

Not all lotus flowers are created equal, though; some fetch significantly higher prices. The Guanyin Lotus, for example, is a tightly-budded, double-petaled variety that requires a gentle hand to coax it open, earning it the nickname "pet flower" among growers.

\n

Yao's fresh-cut lotus flowers are sold on site and distributed to major flower markets in Shanghai, as well as in Hangzhou and Jiaxing in Zhejiang.

\n

Currently, the cooperative ships around 2,500 stems daily. Preliminary estimates show that one mu of ornamental lotus can generate revenue between 6,000 and 8,000 ($835-$1,114) yuan, far more profitable than lotus root farming.

\n

Despite the growing success of his flower business, Yao still cultivates 86.7 hectares of lotus root, which he says maximizes the use of land and "nothing goes to waste".

\n

To date, Wangjiangjing has nearly 666.7 hectares of lotus cultivation, with its annual output value reaching approximately 150 million yuan, says Liu Qixun, deputy head of the town.

\n

Across town is one specialized lotus marketing cooperative, three lotus processing enterprises, and more than 60 lotus-growing households.

\n

Beyond lotus flowers and roots, the two core products, Wangjiangjing's thriving lotus industry has sparked the development of a wide range of spin-off goods, from lotus root starch and sweet braised lotus to wonton wrappers, herbal lotus leaf tea, drinks, and lotus-flavored noodles.

\n

Li Xiuying, chair of a local agricultural technology company, says it partnered with a major food company to produce lotus root starch wonton wrappers.

\n

They're springy, translucent, and offer the distinct flavor of Jiangnan (the southern regions of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River). Consumers love them, Li says.

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International volunteers participate in a summer camp on architectural heritage conservation in Shanxi province's Pingyao Ancient City.

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TAIYUAN — Amid the scorching summer heat of North China, 17 Chinese and international volunteers huddle beside the gatehouse of an ancient residence in the historic Pingyao county of Shanxi province, carefully restoring bricks under the watchful guidance of seasoned professionals.

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From Aug 1 to Wednesday, the Shanghai Ruan Yisan Heritage Foundation, together with Pingyao county, hosted a volunteer camp focused on architectural heritage conservation in Dongquan village, a traditional settlement in northern China.

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Over two weeks, the volunteers helped restore the gatehouse and surrounding walls of the centuries-old residence under the guidance of master craftsmen.

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They visited the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Pingyao Ancient City, as well as historic landmarks like Shuanglin Temple and Zhenguo Temple. The itinerary included meeting inheritors of local intangible cultural heritage, from traditional puppet performers to artisans of Pingyao's famed lacquerware craft.

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Of the 17 participants, six were from France. Leading the French group was 26-year-old Aurore Franche, a model with a deep passion for cultural heritage preservation. She saw it as a tangible link to the past, and joined the program to gain firsthand experience with traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

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"Chinese architecture is so beautiful, especially the incredible mortise and tenon structure," she says. "It's amazing how the pieces fit together so securely without glue or nails. That reflects the wisdom of ancient Chinese builders."

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Sara Zuniga, a university student from Mexico with a longstanding fascination for history, says her studies are fueled by a desire to understand the brilliance of past civilizations.

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"Unfortunately, many of Mexico's historical sites are damaged over time as development progresses. This makes me feel regretful and motivates me even more to protect what remains," she adds.

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For Zuniga, China — halfway across the globe — always seemed mysterious and captivating. "Before coming here, my impression of China was limited to what I had seen in films and reports from Western media. I wanted to see this ancient country for myself."

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At the restoration site, a young man fluent in Chinese soon caught the attention of fellow volunteers. Herwann Rocrou, 23, an archaeology student from France and an avid Sinology enthusiast, spends his spare time studying Chinese and has traveled to cities such as Shanghai and Suzhou, Jiangsu province. He has also explored ancient Chinese cultures, including the Yangshao culture and the Shang (c. 16th century-11th century BC) and Zhou (c. 11th century–256 BC) dynasties.

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He says he joined the Pingyao volunteer program to deepen his understanding of how traditional Chinese architecture is preserved and restored. "I love Chinese history and culture, and it's my dream to one day live in China with my girlfriend."

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During the program, international volunteers teamed up with skilled masons in Dongquan village, a nationally recognized historic site.

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They also visited ancient structures and relics in Liangcun village and explored Pingyao at night, one of China's best-preserved and inhabited ancient walled cities.

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According to Ding Feng, secretary general of the Ruan Yisan Heritage Foundation, the organization has held 48 volunteer camps across Shanxi, Guizhou, Fujian, Yunnan and other provinces since 2010.

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More than half of these activities have taken place in Shanxi, a province famous for its ancient architecture and home to over 28,000 historic structures. Nearly 1,000 international volunteers have taken part in the initiative over the past 15 years.

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"Our goal is to give the public, particularly young people, more opportunities to get directly involved in heritage protection," Ding says. "By working with their hands, they form a physical connection to traditional architecture, which deepens their emotional ties and sparks greater enthusiasm, initiative, and awareness for preserving cultural heritage."

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The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding draws a big crowd during the summer vacation.

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CHENGDU — In the lush enclosures of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, 50-year-old researcher James Edward Ayala leans in to observe 2-year-old panda cub Rong Shuo, whose name translates to "Shining Chengdu".

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With gentle precision, he measures the cub's paw size, part of a study tracking male pandas' development.

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"I love working with him. … It's kind of symbolic of my relationship with the city," says Ayala, who has spent 15 years in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

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For the US researcher, pandas aren't just animals; they're bridges between cultures, science and people.

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Ayala, a recipient of China's prestigious friendship award and a torchbearer for the 2025 Chengdu World Games, embodies the global collaboration behind panda conservation.

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His journey, from a New York zookeeper to a contributor in China's panda research, mirrors the species' transformation — from an endangered animal to a cross-border cultural ambassador.

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When Ayala first arrived in China in 2010, giant pandas were classified as "endangered". Today, their status has improved to "vulnerable", with wild populations rebounding from 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900 last year, according to data released at the Global Panda Partners 2024 conference.

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China's efforts, including the launch of the Giant Panda National Park, are massive milestones for conservation, and it shows how committed the government is to conserving its wildlife, he says, noting the Chinese government's increasing funding in research, national parks, and agreements to United Nations regulations regarding environmental laws.

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Today, 757 pandas thrive in global breeding programs, and this progress isn't confined to China. "Conservation to me is no longer the responsibility of a single country," says Ayala, citing international cooperation between the Chengdu base, the US National Zoo and Japan's Adventure World as vivid examples.

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"We have great relations with our partners. We exchange scientists and benefit from different aspects of conservation work."

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Pandas transcend cultures, according to Ayala. He recalls a recent tour he led for German athlete Marcel Hassemeier, a multiple World Games champion and fellow torchbearer for the Chengdu World Games. Hassemeier spent hours discussing panda anatomy and physiology with Ayala.

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"It's interesting to see celebrities drawn to the science behind the cuteness," says the researcher.

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Li Desheng, chief expert at China's Giant Panda Conservation Research Center, echoes this sentiment: "Giant pandas are one of China's best business cards. Overseas netizens know them intimately and dream of visiting Sichuan to see them."

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Beyond their diplomatic role, pandas have spawned a vibrant ecosystem spanning tourism, cultural creativity and innovation. Chengdu's panda base draws 10 million annual visitors, fueling a bustling local industry, from panda-shaped pastries to high-tech souvenirs.

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Hua Hua, a cub beloved for her endearing clumsiness, has 564,000 followers on Sina Weibo. Her lifelike dolls sell for 1,000 yuan ($139) each, with sales surpassing 3,000 units.

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The Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding draws a big crowd during the summer vacation.

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CHENGDU — In the lush enclosures of the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, 50-year-old researcher James Edward Ayala leans in to observe 2-year-old panda cub Rong Shuo, whose name translates to "Shining Chengdu".

\n

With gentle precision, he measures the cub's paw size, part of a study tracking male pandas' development.

\n

"I love working with him. … It's kind of symbolic of my relationship with the city," says Ayala, who has spent 15 years in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

\n

For the US researcher, pandas aren't just animals; they're bridges between cultures, science and people.

\n

Ayala, a recipient of China's prestigious friendship award and a torchbearer for the 2025 Chengdu World Games, embodies the global collaboration behind panda conservation.

\n

His journey, from a New York zookeeper to a contributor in China's panda research, mirrors the species' transformation — from an endangered animal to a cross-border cultural ambassador.

\n

When Ayala first arrived in China in 2010, giant pandas were classified as "endangered". Today, their status has improved to "vulnerable", with wild populations rebounding from 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900 last year, according to data released at the Global Panda Partners 2024 conference.

\n

China's efforts, including the launch of the Giant Panda National Park, are massive milestones for conservation, and it shows how committed the government is to conserving its wildlife, he says, noting the Chinese government's increasing funding in research, national parks, and agreements to United Nations regulations regarding environmental laws.

\n

Today, 757 pandas thrive in global breeding programs, and this progress isn't confined to China. "Conservation to me is no longer the responsibility of a single country," says Ayala, citing international cooperation between the Chengdu base, the US National Zoo and Japan's Adventure World as vivid examples.

\n

"We have great relations with our partners. We exchange scientists and benefit from different aspects of conservation work."

\n

Pandas transcend cultures, according to Ayala. He recalls a recent tour he led for German athlete Marcel Hassemeier, a multiple World Games champion and fellow torchbearer for the Chengdu World Games. Hassemeier spent hours discussing panda anatomy and physiology with Ayala.

\n

"It's interesting to see celebrities drawn to the science behind the cuteness," says the researcher.

\n

Li Desheng, chief expert at China's Giant Panda Conservation Research Center, echoes this sentiment: "Giant pandas are one of China's best business cards. Overseas netizens know them intimately and dream of visiting Sichuan to see them."

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Beyond their diplomatic role, pandas have spawned a vibrant ecosystem spanning tourism, cultural creativity and innovation. Chengdu's panda base draws 10 million annual visitors, fueling a bustling local industry, from panda-shaped pastries to high-tech souvenirs.

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Hua Hua, a cub beloved for her endearing clumsiness, has 564,000 followers on Sina Weibo. Her lifelike dolls sell for 1,000 yuan ($139) each, with sales surpassing 3,000 units.

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After the performance, the entire cast takes a bow on stage at the Second Store, a major performance space at the Unique Dream of Red Mansion complex in Langfang, Hebei.

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It's perhaps not so hard to imagine visiting a theater and encountering Jia Baoyu, the protagonist of the Chinese classic A Dream of Red Mansions. Perhaps somewhat more jarring would be meeting that same character, or maybe just his spirit, in a small alley in modern-day southern China.

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These are just the sort of surreal experiences that await visitors to the Unique Dream of Red Mansion, an arts complex in Langfang, Hebei province that has become a popular attraction with more than just lovers of the classic book.

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Within the complex's ethereal architecture and alongside its bold art devices, a number of theatrical plays tapping into the novel's themes are performed. Each production offers a new interpretation of the story, which was written by Cao Xueqin during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), or the characters within.

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Rather than simply retelling the well-known tale, the productions recreate the book's protagonists and transplant them into different times and places, and have them interact with visitors. Among them, a popular character is Jia.

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The complex's Reader's Theater is a prime example of this creative approach. It is a "walking play" that departs from traditional static viewing, allowing the audience to move through different spaces.

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The play reimagines some of the most dramatic moments from the novel, including the famous inspection of the Daguan Garden and the fate of Jia.

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This immersive production, which includes a circular stage and specially created art installations, requires the audience to physically follow the story, creating a seamless and engaging narrative experience.

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Zhao Xinlong, an actor who portrays Jia in the Reader's Theater, provides a classic interpretation of the character. He describes Jia as a fundamentally "free, kind and gentle person".

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"Though, he's not completely free due to his identity. He is very simple, without any sense of hierarchy or social distinction," says Zhao.

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"The entire story is a continuous experience, showing a more complete and three-dimensional Jia."

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His performance covers Jia's playful interactions with Lin Daiyu, a beautiful and sentimental character in the novel. The play also depicts their painful conflicts and the psychological collapse that follows a misunderstanding on his wedding day.

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For Zhao, the theater's intimate setup created a unique challenge. Unlike a traditional stage, the audience is in very close proximity, seeing every detail.

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"The stage is so close to the audience," he says. "They can see all of your expressions, your every movement, your lines — even normally imperceptible micro-expressions. This environment demands a different kind of performance, allowing me to bring Jia's inner world of joy and sorrow to life in a more delicate and precise way for the audience."

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While the Reader's Theater immerses the audience in the classic story, a smaller theater, the Second Store, takes a distinctly different direction, presenting a contemporary interpretation.

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The play is set in a small alley in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, in 1974, and focuses on a young man named Wang Zhigang, a simple, kindhearted person whom others call Baoyu.

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According to the actor who plays Wang, Mo Yening, this nickname is intentionally designed.

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"Wang likes to read A Dream of Red Mansions and has a lot of qualities just like the main character Jia Baoyu," says Mo. "The two characters, Wang and Jia, share a connection in their actions and values."

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For his role, Mo undertook extensive research of the time period to ensure his portrayal of Wang's motivations were convincing.

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"I watched films and documentaries and, most importantly, I learned about more about the lives and stories of my grandparents. That way, I could better understand the character who lived in a similar era to them," Mo explains.

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"My character's motivation is simple. He doesn't want to see others suffer," says Mo, who emphasizes that the character's earnest desire is to help others, even when it puts him in a difficult position.

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Just like Jia from the novel, Wang spends most of his time with his female friends, and is misunderstood because of his behavior. However, like Jia, Wang treats women with respect and warm heartedness, helping them in a good way.

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The "send-off" segment at the end of some performances is particularly popular, allowing for direct interaction. Mo recalls many touching moments on the stage, including once when a young girl ran to check on him after a scene where Wang is unexpectedly stabbed. Mo says he would often receive handwritten cards from fans, which also deeply moved him.

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"It really brings out the kind side of everyone," says Mo.

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"The audience deeply experiences each performance," Zhao says. "These interactions highlight the personal connection audiences form with these reinterpretations of Jia."

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One of the central ideas of Unique Dream of Red Mansion is to reinterpret tradition for a modern audience. The complex's director, Wang Chaoge, describes the project as "reading history with the eyes of the times".

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She explains that the aim of these plays is to engage in a "creative transformation" that allows the traditional classic to find new and innovative expression in a contemporary context.

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By bringing the spirit of the novel's characters to life in a variety of settings — from a grand, immersive spectacle, to a nuanced, modern tale — she demonstrates that the themes of empathy and kindness found in the park's plays are as relevant today as they were centuries ago.

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An African media delegation poses for a group photo in front of the stone monument that mentions the philosophy that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" in Anji county, Zhejiang province, on May 15.

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On a wooden shelf in his three-story home in Anji county of Zhejiang province, Ge Yuande keeps a stone — smooth, pale and vaguely shaped like a miner wearing a helmet — as the most treasured piece in his collection.

\n

The 63-year-old picked it up more than 20 years ago from a quarry in Yucun, his native village in Anji, where he once made a living extracting and selling stone. Back then, the hills were stripped bare, the air was thick with dust, and streams ran gray with industrial runoff.

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"I used to sell stone to make a living," Ge said in his living room, now lined with shelves full of stone sculptures. "But back then, it polluted everything. Now I still sell stone — but as art and as culture."

\n

Yucun's transformation — from a dusty quarry village to a model of rural vitalization and green development — epitomizes China's heightened emphasis on sustainable growth over the past two decades.

\n

In 2005, the village was standing at a crossroads. Its last quarry had just been closed, a decision that left villagers anxious about their livelihoods. The village's collective income plummeted from 3 million yuan ($417,600) to just 300,000 yuan that year.

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At this pivotal moment, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Communist Party of China Zhejiang Provincial Committee, visited the village on Aug 15, 2005, and offered residents a powerful message of reassurance.

\n

During a meeting with villagers, Xi said the closure was a "wise step" and introduced what would become a guiding principle of China's environmental policy: "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."

\n

In a column published in Zhejiang Daily a week after the visit, Xi expanded on the idea: "By transforming ecological and environmental strengths into advantages in eco-agriculture, eco-industry and eco-tourism, lucid waters and lush mountains can truly become invaluable assets."

\n

In 2020, Xi — now Chinese president and general secretary of the CPC Central Committee — returned to the county. The phrase "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" had by then become a national consensus and a core tenet of China's new development philosophy.

\n

"Experience has shown that economic growth cannot come at the expense of the environment," Xi told the villagers.

\n

Yu Xiaoping, deputy Party secretary of Yucun village, said the closure of quarries and continuous environmental improvements had opened up space for eco-tourism. Visitors now come for river rafting, fruit picking and rural guesthouse stays.

\n

Zhang Jianguo, executive vice-dean of the Institute for Sustainable Development at Huzhou University, noted that by prioritizing green, low-carbon development and preserving its environment, Anji has translated ecological assets into real economic and social gains.

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By giving top priority to environmental protection, the county has ensured that its air quality remains excellent on more than 90 percent of days. Surface water, drinking water and cross-boundary water all consistently meet national standards.

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Over the past 20 years, the average annual per capita disposable income of Anji's rural residents rose from 7,034 yuan to 48,879 yuan — a nearly sevenfold increase.

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"Anji's long-term, consistent approach to preserving its environment has produced a compelling case study in sustainable development — one with growing relevance not only in China but globally," Zhang said.

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Enhanced protection

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Today, more than 70 percent of Anji is covered in forest, much of it bamboo. Once-overlooked villages are now home to pocket parks, hiking trails, open-air teahouses, and even artisanal coffee shops.

\n

Zheng Xuli, a senior engineer at Lingfengsi Forest Farm, patrols 120 hectares of forest land. Once a logging supervisor, he now focuses on conservation — from monitoring of termite infestations to forest maintenance.

\n

"In the past, forestry was about cutting and planting," Zheng said. "Now it's about watching, caring and minimizing harm."

\n

The biggest shift, he said, has been philosophical: "We treat the forest as an asset that gains value over time — not something to consume."

\n

Technology is also reshaping how Anji protects its environment. AI-powered drones and autonomous boats are now used to monitor rivers for illegal dumping and construction.

\n

"Before, it took weeks to patrol all our waterways," said Ye Liang, director of the river chief office with Anji county's water resources bureau. "Now drones and AI can do it in a single day. Problems are caught early, before they escalate."

\n

In 2022, Anji launched the Global Partnership Initiative, aimed at attracting digital nomads, green startups and remote workers to settle in the county.

\n

To local officials' surprise, the initiative gained rapid momentum. By the end of 2024, more than 50,000 young people had come to Anji to start businesses or seek job opportunities.

\n

Xu Liang, a cyclist and entrepreneur, said Anji's location near Yangtze River Delta cities and its clean environment are major draws for young professionals.

\n

"For many young people, the countryside is more than a retreat," Xu said. "It's a place to explore new ideas, new directions and entrepreneurial opportunities beyond the city."

\n

Javier Ghaemi, a British expatriate, arrived in Anji in April with his girlfriend after a friend in Shanghai told them about a gym for rent. Within hours, they had made the decision to move from Malaysia to the county.

\n

They took over a dormant gym nestled in the hills and transformed it into a lifestyle hub offering yoga classes, wellness workshops and forest hikes.

\n

From his gym, perched above a bamboo grove, Ghaemi has found both peace and purpose.

\n

"For me, I want to help build Anji up," he said. "To promote it, and to show Westerners the reality of life here. I think the misconceptions are huge. Even if I can just show a few friends, have them visit, do a workout — they'll see that we're all the same. We all have the same dreams."

\n

Patrick Nijs, former Belgian ambassador to China, said that Xi demonstrated a clear vision when he proposed the philosophy that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" in 2005.

\n

"Back then, most people were still debating what 'going green' even meant," Nijs said. "So he introduced this concept in a very clear and poetic way — something that resonates deeply with the Chinese mind."

\n

Nijs now considers Anji one of his homes. "I'm a big fan of Xi Jinping because I think he is a visionary," he said.

\n

What Anji offers, Nijs added, is a development model rooted in culture, continuity and care.

\n

He pointed out that this philosophy has also underpinned China's sweeping investments in renewable energy. "China has invested in all facets of green energy — hydropower, solar panels, biomass, wind power and nuclear power — and is now a global leader."

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Contact the writers at xuwei@chinadaily.com.cn

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An African media delegation poses for a group photo in front of the stone monument that mentions the philosophy that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" in Anji county, Zhejiang province, on May 15.

\n

On a wooden shelf in his three-story home in Anji county of Zhejiang province, Ge Yuande keeps a stone — smooth, pale and vaguely shaped like a miner wearing a helmet — as the most treasured piece in his collection.

\n

The 63-year-old picked it up more than 20 years ago from a quarry in Yucun, his native village in Anji, where he once made a living extracting and selling stone. Back then, the hills were stripped bare, the air was thick with dust, and streams ran gray with industrial runoff.

\n

"I used to sell stone to make a living," Ge said in his living room, now lined with shelves full of stone sculptures. "But back then, it polluted everything. Now I still sell stone — but as art and as culture."

\n

Yucun's transformation — from a dusty quarry village to a model of rural vitalization and green development — epitomizes China's heightened emphasis on sustainable growth over the past two decades.

\n

In 2005, the village was standing at a crossroads. Its last quarry had just been closed, a decision that left villagers anxious about their livelihoods. The village's collective income plummeted from 3 million yuan ($417,600) to just 300,000 yuan that year.

\n

At this pivotal moment, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Communist Party of China Zhejiang Provincial Committee, visited the village on Aug 15, 2005, and offered residents a powerful message of reassurance.

\n

During a meeting with villagers, Xi said the closure was a "wise step" and introduced what would become a guiding principle of China's environmental policy: "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."

\n

In a column published in Zhejiang Daily a week after the visit, Xi expanded on the idea: "By transforming ecological and environmental strengths into advantages in eco-agriculture, eco-industry and eco-tourism, lucid waters and lush mountains can truly become invaluable assets."

\n

In 2020, Xi — now Chinese president and general secretary of the CPC Central Committee — returned to the county. The phrase "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" had by then become a national consensus and a core tenet of China's new development philosophy.

\n

"Experience has shown that economic growth cannot come at the expense of the environment," Xi told the villagers.

\n

Yu Xiaoping, deputy Party secretary of Yucun village, said the closure of quarries and continuous environmental improvements had opened up space for eco-tourism. Visitors now come for river rafting, fruit picking and rural guesthouse stays.

\n

Zhang Jianguo, executive vice-dean of the Institute for Sustainable Development at Huzhou University, noted that by prioritizing green, low-carbon development and preserving its environment, Anji has translated ecological assets into real economic and social gains.

\n

By giving top priority to environmental protection, the county has ensured that its air quality remains excellent on more than 90 percent of days. Surface water, drinking water and cross-boundary water all consistently meet national standards.

\n

Over the past 20 years, the average annual per capita disposable income of Anji's rural residents rose from 7,034 yuan to 48,879 yuan — a nearly sevenfold increase.

\n

"Anji's long-term, consistent approach to preserving its environment has produced a compelling case study in sustainable development — one with growing relevance not only in China but globally," Zhang said.

\n

Enhanced protection

\n

Today, more than 70 percent of Anji is covered in forest, much of it bamboo. Once-overlooked villages are now home to pocket parks, hiking trails, open-air teahouses, and even artisanal coffee shops.

\n

Zheng Xuli, a senior engineer at Lingfengsi Forest Farm, patrols 120 hectares of forest land. Once a logging supervisor, he now focuses on conservation — from monitoring of termite infestations to forest maintenance.

\n

"In the past, forestry was about cutting and planting," Zheng said. "Now it's about watching, caring and minimizing harm."

\n

The biggest shift, he said, has been philosophical: "We treat the forest as an asset that gains value over time — not something to consume."

\n

Technology is also reshaping how Anji protects its environment. AI-powered drones and autonomous boats are now used to monitor rivers for illegal dumping and construction.

\n

"Before, it took weeks to patrol all our waterways," said Ye Liang, director of the river chief office with Anji county's water resources bureau. "Now drones and AI can do it in a single day. Problems are caught early, before they escalate."

\n

In 2022, Anji launched the Global Partnership Initiative, aimed at attracting digital nomads, green startups and remote workers to settle in the county.

\n

To local officials' surprise, the initiative gained rapid momentum. By the end of 2024, more than 50,000 young people had come to Anji to start businesses or seek job opportunities.

\n

Xu Liang, a cyclist and entrepreneur, said Anji's location near Yangtze River Delta cities and its clean environment are major draws for young professionals.

\n

"For many young people, the countryside is more than a retreat," Xu said. "It's a place to explore new ideas, new directions and entrepreneurial opportunities beyond the city."

\n

Javier Ghaemi, a British expatriate, arrived in Anji in April with his girlfriend after a friend in Shanghai told them about a gym for rent. Within hours, they had made the decision to move from Malaysia to the county.

\n

They took over a dormant gym nestled in the hills and transformed it into a lifestyle hub offering yoga classes, wellness workshops and forest hikes.

\n

From his gym, perched above a bamboo grove, Ghaemi has found both peace and purpose.

\n

"For me, I want to help build Anji up," he said. "To promote it, and to show Westerners the reality of life here. I think the misconceptions are huge. Even if I can just show a few friends, have them visit, do a workout — they'll see that we're all the same. We all have the same dreams."

\n

Patrick Nijs, former Belgian ambassador to China, said that Xi demonstrated a clear vision when he proposed the philosophy that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" in 2005.

\n

"Back then, most people were still debating what 'going green' even meant," Nijs said. "So he introduced this concept in a very clear and poetic way — something that resonates deeply with the Chinese mind."

\n

Nijs now considers Anji one of his homes. "I'm a big fan of Xi Jinping because I think he is a visionary," he said.

\n

What Anji offers, Nijs added, is a development model rooted in culture, continuity and care.

\n

He pointed out that this philosophy has also underpinned China's sweeping investments in renewable energy. "China has invested in all facets of green energy — hydropower, solar panels, biomass, wind power and nuclear power — and is now a global leader."

\n

Contact the writers at xuwei@chinadaily.com.cn

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Visitors view items related to the Flying Tigers collected overseas at the Kunming Museum in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Aug 3, at an exhibition paying tribute to the heroes who contributed to the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

\n

Editor's Note: This year marks 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. This series of special reports by China Daily presents how and why China cherishes and keeps revisiting the wartime friendship with its foreign friends.

\n

Jeffrey Greene, chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, has an inside view of, and is a keen advocate of, the history of China and the United States joining hands in their fight in World War II and the story of the Flying Tigers pilots.

\n

He said that China's role in the victory 80 years ago should not be downplayed or underestimated, and the two countries can achieve more success and win together today through cooperation.

\n

In 1941, a group of volunteer US pilots, later known as the Flying Tigers, came to China, fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese people against the invading Japanese troops.

\n

"Look at the Chinese soldiers, the guerrillas, the Chinese people, men, women and children. It speaks to us from 80 years ago, and it says that against a terrible, terrible opponent, an incredibly terrible situation, the Americans and the Chinese working together won," Greene said in an interview with China Daily.

\n

"That says to me that today, no matter what the circumstances (are), the two people together can win again," he added.

\n

In a reply letter to Greene and Flying Tigers veterans Harry Moyer and Mel McMullen in 2023, President Xi Jinping said it was his hope that the spirit of the Flying Tigers would be passed down to the next generation between the two countries' people.

\n

Xi said he was glad to see that Greene's foundation and Flying Tigers veterans have been tirelessly promoting the story of the Flying Tigers in both China and the US, and an increasing number of American youths have participated in the "Flying Tigers Friendship School and Youth Leadership Program".

\n

Recalling the past, the peoples of China and the US jointly fought Japanese fascists, withstood the test of blood and fire, and forged a profound friendship, Xi said.

\n

In September, China will host commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.

\n

Greene took part in the major celebrations of the anniversaries 20 years ago and 10 years ago, and this year will be his third time attending the celebrations.

\n

He noted that what frustrates him is that China's role in that war "was kind of downplayed", as China helped the rest of the world defeat the fascists "in a way that it never gets (enough) credit for".

\n

"China in the war played a huge role in the world's victory", and China was a prominent player in the allied victory, he said.

\n

Noting that China has been telling the wartime stories more and more to the rest of the world, Greene said, "That makes me happy because that's the role your grandparents played … and they need to tell the world about that."

\n

Greene is a frequent visitor to China, and he has also brought many Flying Tigers veterans to the country.

\n

Greene has often brought up the fact that almost every veteran told him that even after decades passed, the one thing they remember about China is the eggs given by the Chinese mothers, since food such as eggs was in short supply at that time.

\n

"That was one of the nice things about their time here," he said.

\n

Zhijiang Dong autonomous county in Central China's Hunan province was home to a base of the Flying Tigers during World War II, and it witnessed some major battles, aided by US forces, that dealt heavy blows to Japanese troops.

\n

Wu Jianhong, curator of the Flying Tigers Memorial in Zhijiang, presented a Chinese saber with ethnic features that had been collected by Flying Tigers pilot John Richard Rossi.

\n

"At a Flying Tigers event during my visit to the US in 2016, the wife of Rossi made the decision to donate this saber collected by her husband during World War II to our museum," Wu recalled.

\n

"This is a piece of major evidence of China-US friendship as well as a reminder of the Flying Tigers taking part in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," he added.

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Anna Antonia Li, daughter of Kuo Ching Li, a Chinese American and a Flying Tigers pilot, said that what struck her most throughout all these years was that her father always said that "the Chinese people were the best people" he knew.

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"And his years flying with the Flying Tigers were the most important years of his life," Li told Chinese reporters during a visit to Hubei province last month.

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She noted that during a mission in China, her father's plane was badly hit, he lost one of the engines, the tank was hit and there was fuel around his feet when the plane was going down.

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To make things worse, the cockpit glass above his head was damaged, so he could not get out with his parachute.

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"He landed with fuel covering his shoes.… And his squadron said it was a miracle that he could land," she said.

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Li highlighted the importance of taking more American youths to visit China, spreading the story of the Flying Tigers to more young people and passing on China-US friendship.

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"I'm so honored to be here to actually see the history he spoke of come to life in front of my eyes," she said.

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"It's a great honor to be with the people of China, who lived in his heart his entire life until he was 72."

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As some people in the US have labeled today's China as a major competitor or even a rival of the US, rejecting the need to mark the history of the two countries fighting together more than 80 years ago, Greene said, "To say that just because it's a different period of time is silly.

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"Politicians in my country can ignore it, but it (the history of China and the US fighting together) is true, it happened. It's part of our DNA, it's part of our experience … and we must not forget it," he said.

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Contact the writers at zhangyunbi@chinadaily.com.cn

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Visitors view items related to the Flying Tigers collected overseas at the Kunming Museum in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Aug 3, at an exhibition paying tribute to the heroes who contributed to the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

\n

Editor's Note: This year marks 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. This series of special reports by China Daily presents how and why China cherishes and keeps revisiting the wartime friendship with its foreign friends.

\n

Jeffrey Greene, chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, has an inside view of, and is a keen advocate of, the history of China and the United States joining hands in their fight in World War II and the story of the Flying Tigers pilots.

\n

He said that China's role in the victory 80 years ago should not be downplayed or underestimated, and the two countries can achieve more success and win together today through cooperation.

\n

In 1941, a group of volunteer US pilots, later known as the Flying Tigers, came to China, fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Chinese people against the invading Japanese troops.

\n

"Look at the Chinese soldiers, the guerrillas, the Chinese people, men, women and children. It speaks to us from 80 years ago, and it says that against a terrible, terrible opponent, an incredibly terrible situation, the Americans and the Chinese working together won," Greene said in an interview with China Daily.

\n

"That says to me that today, no matter what the circumstances (are), the two people together can win again," he added.

\n

In a reply letter to Greene and Flying Tigers veterans Harry Moyer and Mel McMullen in 2023, President Xi Jinping said it was his hope that the spirit of the Flying Tigers would be passed down to the next generation between the two countries' people.

\n

Xi said he was glad to see that Greene's foundation and Flying Tigers veterans have been tirelessly promoting the story of the Flying Tigers in both China and the US, and an increasing number of American youths have participated in the "Flying Tigers Friendship School and Youth Leadership Program".

\n

Recalling the past, the peoples of China and the US jointly fought Japanese fascists, withstood the test of blood and fire, and forged a profound friendship, Xi said.

\n

In September, China will host commemorative events to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.

\n

Greene took part in the major celebrations of the anniversaries 20 years ago and 10 years ago, and this year will be his third time attending the celebrations.

\n

He noted that what frustrates him is that China's role in that war "was kind of downplayed", as China helped the rest of the world defeat the fascists "in a way that it never gets (enough) credit for".

\n

"China in the war played a huge role in the world's victory", and China was a prominent player in the allied victory, he said.

\n

Noting that China has been telling the wartime stories more and more to the rest of the world, Greene said, "That makes me happy because that's the role your grandparents played … and they need to tell the world about that."

\n

Greene is a frequent visitor to China, and he has also brought many Flying Tigers veterans to the country.

\n

Greene has often brought up the fact that almost every veteran told him that even after decades passed, the one thing they remember about China is the eggs given by the Chinese mothers, since food such as eggs was in short supply at that time.

\n

"That was one of the nice things about their time here," he said.

\n

Zhijiang Dong autonomous county in Central China's Hunan province was home to a base of the Flying Tigers during World War II, and it witnessed some major battles, aided by US forces, that dealt heavy blows to Japanese troops.

\n

Wu Jianhong, curator of the Flying Tigers Memorial in Zhijiang, presented a Chinese saber with ethnic features that had been collected by Flying Tigers pilot John Richard Rossi.

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"At a Flying Tigers event during my visit to the US in 2016, the wife of Rossi made the decision to donate this saber collected by her husband during World War II to our museum," Wu recalled.

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"This is a piece of major evidence of China-US friendship as well as a reminder of the Flying Tigers taking part in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression," he added.

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Anna Antonia Li, daughter of Kuo Ching Li, a Chinese American and a Flying Tigers pilot, said that what struck her most throughout all these years was that her father always said that "the Chinese people were the best people" he knew.

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"And his years flying with the Flying Tigers were the most important years of his life," Li told Chinese reporters during a visit to Hubei province last month.

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She noted that during a mission in China, her father's plane was badly hit, he lost one of the engines, the tank was hit and there was fuel around his feet when the plane was going down.

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To make things worse, the cockpit glass above his head was damaged, so he could not get out with his parachute.

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"He landed with fuel covering his shoes.… And his squadron said it was a miracle that he could land," she said.

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Li highlighted the importance of taking more American youths to visit China, spreading the story of the Flying Tigers to more young people and passing on China-US friendship.

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"I'm so honored to be here to actually see the history he spoke of come to life in front of my eyes," she said.

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"It's a great honor to be with the people of China, who lived in his heart his entire life until he was 72."

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As some people in the US have labeled today's China as a major competitor or even a rival of the US, rejecting the need to mark the history of the two countries fighting together more than 80 years ago, Greene said, "To say that just because it's a different period of time is silly.

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"Politicians in my country can ignore it, but it (the history of China and the US fighting together) is true, it happened. It's part of our DNA, it's part of our experience … and we must not forget it," he said.

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Contact the writers at zhangyunbi@chinadaily.com.cn

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There has been significant improvement in the scores of Chinese taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language and the International English Language Testing System exam over the past decade, a trend experts said reflected genuine advances in overall English proficiency, though persistent challenges remain.

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According to Omar Chihane, general manager at TOEFL, the average TOEFL score of Chinese students rose from 80 to 86 over the past decade, with reading scores consistently exceeding the global average since 2008.

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From 2008 to 2023, the gap between Chinese test-takers' TOEFL writing scores and the global average continued to narrow. In 2023, the average scores for speaking and writing among Chinese examinees were only 0.2 point and 0.1 point below the global average, respectively, he said.

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According to the British Council, one of the major administrators of IELTS, the overall average score of Chinese academic IELTS examinees reached 5.9 during 2023-24, a 0.2-point increase compared with 2018-19. Writing scores surged most notably by 0.4 point, while historically weak speaking skills improved by 0.2 point. Nearly 60 percent of candidates scored 6.0 or higher during 2023-24 — a 12 percent jump from five years earlier.

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Lan Xi, director of studies at New Channel International Education Group, a Beijing-based overseas study consultancy, said the English test scores reflect significant improvement in the actual English language proficiency of Chinese students.

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"The narrowing score gaps in speaking and writing are the result of moving away from rote test-taking techniques toward holistic language proficiency development," Lan said.

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Digital learning resources have significantly lowered access thresholds to quality materials, while teaching frameworks now prioritize critical thinking over knowledge transfer, he added.

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Student motivation for English learning has evolved from achieving target scores to meeting the practical demands of future overseas study or global workplaces. This has resulted in more proactive engagement in holistic training in all language skills, he said.

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Lan highlighted several concrete improvements: Students now construct thesis-driven arguments in their academic writing instead of relying on templates, analyze authors' evidence during critical reading rather than translating texts word-by-word, and actively engage in classroom debates instead of giving passive responses.

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Shen Zhourong, a teacher at Beijing International Studies University's School of Interpreting and Translation, said that vocabulary expansion has boosted students' foreign journal reading abilities.

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In output skills, classroom debates and daily expression show upward trends. However, academic writing continues to be a challenge, Shen said.

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He noted that even native Chinese speakers need continuous refinement in Chinese academic writing, adding that English academic writing demands greater logical coherence and lexical precision, leaving many students struggling despite strong speaking competence.

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Wu Peng, dean of the Overseas Education College at Jiangsu University, noted a similar trend. While pointing out "modest upward trends" in domestic English proficiency test scores, he cautioned that high scores do not necessarily reflect commensurate improvement in practical language skills.

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To address English speaking and writing deficiencies among students, the school has introduced more practical learning tools, such as English debate competitions and drama performances. It has also incorporated digital resources to provide personalized learning, real-time feedback and one-on-one tutoring.

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Both experts confirmed the persistent score-application gap. Shen attributed this to the structural nature of standardized tests, which allow targeted preparation that boosts scores without necessarily improving practical language ability.

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Wu of Jiangsu University said that exam-oriented traditions prioritize scores over communication skills. Students lack authentic practice opportunities and fear making mistakes due to cultural factors favoring passive learning.

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Nevertheless, the phenomenon of "mute English" — students mastering grammar and vocabulary but struggling to speak — is showing signs of easing.

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Shen of BISU attributed the progress to three factors: China's growing international engagement, early exposure to English education and increasing parental emphasis on language learning. Wu pointed to study-abroad programs, international student exchanges and digital platforms facilitating global communication.

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Wu emphasized that sustaining this improvement requires a fundamental mindset shift: Students should view English as a communication tool rather than merely a test subject. Such a shift is critical for China's deepening global integration, he said.

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zoushuo@chinadaily.com.cn

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There has been significant improvement in the scores of Chinese taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language and the International English Language Testing System exam over the past decade, a trend experts said reflected genuine advances in overall English proficiency, though persistent challenges remain.

\n

According to Omar Chihane, general manager at TOEFL, the average TOEFL score of Chinese students rose from 80 to 86 over the past decade, with reading scores consistently exceeding the global average since 2008.

\n

From 2008 to 2023, the gap between Chinese test-takers' TOEFL writing scores and the global average continued to narrow. In 2023, the average scores for speaking and writing among Chinese examinees were only 0.2 point and 0.1 point below the global average, respectively, he said.

\n

According to the British Council, one of the major administrators of IELTS, the overall average score of Chinese academic IELTS examinees reached 5.9 during 2023-24, a 0.2-point increase compared with 2018-19. Writing scores surged most notably by 0.4 point, while historically weak speaking skills improved by 0.2 point. Nearly 60 percent of candidates scored 6.0 or higher during 2023-24 — a 12 percent jump from five years earlier.

\n

Lan Xi, director of studies at New Channel International Education Group, a Beijing-based overseas study consultancy, said the English test scores reflect significant improvement in the actual English language proficiency of Chinese students.

\n

"The narrowing score gaps in speaking and writing are the result of moving away from rote test-taking techniques toward holistic language proficiency development," Lan said.

\n

Digital learning resources have significantly lowered access thresholds to quality materials, while teaching frameworks now prioritize critical thinking over knowledge transfer, he added.

\n

Student motivation for English learning has evolved from achieving target scores to meeting the practical demands of future overseas study or global workplaces. This has resulted in more proactive engagement in holistic training in all language skills, he said.

\n

Lan highlighted several concrete improvements: Students now construct thesis-driven arguments in their academic writing instead of relying on templates, analyze authors' evidence during critical reading rather than translating texts word-by-word, and actively engage in classroom debates instead of giving passive responses.

\n

Shen Zhourong, a teacher at Beijing International Studies University's School of Interpreting and Translation, said that vocabulary expansion has boosted students' foreign journal reading abilities.

\n

In output skills, classroom debates and daily expression show upward trends. However, academic writing continues to be a challenge, Shen said.

\n

He noted that even native Chinese speakers need continuous refinement in Chinese academic writing, adding that English academic writing demands greater logical coherence and lexical precision, leaving many students struggling despite strong speaking competence.

\n

Wu Peng, dean of the Overseas Education College at Jiangsu University, noted a similar trend. While pointing out "modest upward trends" in domestic English proficiency test scores, he cautioned that high scores do not necessarily reflect commensurate improvement in practical language skills.

\n

To address English speaking and writing deficiencies among students, the school has introduced more practical learning tools, such as English debate competitions and drama performances. It has also incorporated digital resources to provide personalized learning, real-time feedback and one-on-one tutoring.

\n

Both experts confirmed the persistent score-application gap. Shen attributed this to the structural nature of standardized tests, which allow targeted preparation that boosts scores without necessarily improving practical language ability.

\n

Wu of Jiangsu University said that exam-oriented traditions prioritize scores over communication skills. Students lack authentic practice opportunities and fear making mistakes due to cultural factors favoring passive learning.

\n

Nevertheless, the phenomenon of "mute English" — students mastering grammar and vocabulary but struggling to speak — is showing signs of easing.

\n

Shen of BISU attributed the progress to three factors: China's growing international engagement, early exposure to English education and increasing parental emphasis on language learning. Wu pointed to study-abroad programs, international student exchanges and digital platforms facilitating global communication.

\n

Wu emphasized that sustaining this improvement requires a fundamental mindset shift: Students should view English as a communication tool rather than merely a test subject. Such a shift is critical for China's deepening global integration, he said.

\n

zoushuo@chinadaily.com.cn

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An investor checks stock indexes on his phone in Fuyang, Anhui province, on Monday, amid a rally in China's A-share market.

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China's A-share market surged to a fresh milestone on Monday, with total market capitalization exceeding 100 trillion yuan ($14 trillion), buoyed by robust trading activity, improving investor sentiment and sustained capital inflows.

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Analysts said the rally may extend further amid reform measures by policymakers to improve returns to investors, the country's accelerated economic transformation and a more favorable external environment.

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While the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.85 percent higher on Monday, at one point in early trading hours it stood at 3,741.29 points, the highest level in 10 years. The BSE 50, which tracks innovative small and medium-sized enterprises at the Beijing Stock Exchange, jumped 6.79 percent to close at a historical high.

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According to experts at Guotai Haitong Securities, A-share indexes are likely to refresh the current records amid institutional changes taking place in the Chinese capital market, which should not be overlooked.

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Regulators' emphasis on improving returns to investors has changed people's understanding of Chinese assets and lowered their risk appraisal for the stock market. China's accelerated economic transformation, the lowered risk-free interest rates and the capital market reform will serve as the cornerstones of a bullish Chinese stock market, they said.

\n

Data from the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, showed that China has made progress in improving the capital market's function in facilitating financing to the real economy.

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The proportion of direct financing — including corporate bonds, government bonds and domestic stocks of nonfinancial enterprises — in the country's outstanding aggregate social financing increased from 26.7 percent at the end of 2018 to 31.1 percent by the end of June this year, the PBOC said.

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The continued flow of active capital from individuals, margin trading and private equity is another driving force of the slow bull recently seen in the A-share market, said Chen Gang, chief strategist at Soochow Securities.

\n

Qin Peijing, chief strategist at CITIC Securities, said that A-share listed companies in the resource sector, as well as innovative drugs, artificial intelligence, games and defense, may benefit the most in anticipation of more capital inflows. Market expectations are high that the US Federal Reserve will adopt a 25-basis-point rate cut in September, directing more capital to Asia.

\n

More individuals have entered the A-share market. The 71-percent year-on-year spike in the number of newly opened A-share accounts in July, and the 39-percent monthly increase in capital inflows contributed by individual investors, have shown individuals' strong willingness to be part of the A-share market, said Song Xuetao, chief economist at Sinolink Securities.

\n

He Kang, chief strategy analyst at Huatai Securities, said that households' demand deposits will serve as one major source of capital flowing into the A-share market if continued wealth can be created by the stock market.

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He also highlighted the greater importance that foreign investors attach to Chinese assets. Trading by foreign investors via the stock connect program linking the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong bourses accounted for 12.9 percent of all the A-share trading during the week ending on Friday.

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However, Yang Delong, chief economist at First Seafront Fund, warned investors of the possibility of larger market fluctuations given that prices of some companies are already at a high level.

\n

Wang Pengbo, a senior analyst at market consultancy Botong Analysys, said that some cardholders have recently attempted to illegally transfer cash from their credit cards to invest in the stock market. This poses the risk of capital shifting from the real economy.

\n

Therefore, more than 10 Chinese banks have recently reiterated that credit card capital cannot be used for wealth management purposes, including investing in stocks, funds and cryptocurrencies, among others.

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Contact the writers at shijing@chinadaily.com.cn

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An investor checks stock indexes on his phone in Fuyang, Anhui province, on Monday, amid a rally in China's A-share market.

\n

China's A-share market surged to a fresh milestone on Monday, with total market capitalization exceeding 100 trillion yuan ($14 trillion), buoyed by robust trading activity, improving investor sentiment and sustained capital inflows.

\n

Analysts said the rally may extend further amid reform measures by policymakers to improve returns to investors, the country's accelerated economic transformation and a more favorable external environment.

\n

While the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.85 percent higher on Monday, at one point in early trading hours it stood at 3,741.29 points, the highest level in 10 years. The BSE 50, which tracks innovative small and medium-sized enterprises at the Beijing Stock Exchange, jumped 6.79 percent to close at a historical high.

\n

According to experts at Guotai Haitong Securities, A-share indexes are likely to refresh the current records amid institutional changes taking place in the Chinese capital market, which should not be overlooked.

\n

Regulators' emphasis on improving returns to investors has changed people's understanding of Chinese assets and lowered their risk appraisal for the stock market. China's accelerated economic transformation, the lowered risk-free interest rates and the capital market reform will serve as the cornerstones of a bullish Chinese stock market, they said.

\n

Data from the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, showed that China has made progress in improving the capital market's function in facilitating financing to the real economy.

\n

The proportion of direct financing — including corporate bonds, government bonds and domestic stocks of nonfinancial enterprises — in the country's outstanding aggregate social financing increased from 26.7 percent at the end of 2018 to 31.1 percent by the end of June this year, the PBOC said.

\n

The continued flow of active capital from individuals, margin trading and private equity is another driving force of the slow bull recently seen in the A-share market, said Chen Gang, chief strategist at Soochow Securities.

\n

Qin Peijing, chief strategist at CITIC Securities, said that A-share listed companies in the resource sector, as well as innovative drugs, artificial intelligence, games and defense, may benefit the most in anticipation of more capital inflows. Market expectations are high that the US Federal Reserve will adopt a 25-basis-point rate cut in September, directing more capital to Asia.

\n

More individuals have entered the A-share market. The 71-percent year-on-year spike in the number of newly opened A-share accounts in July, and the 39-percent monthly increase in capital inflows contributed by individual investors, have shown individuals' strong willingness to be part of the A-share market, said Song Xuetao, chief economist at Sinolink Securities.

\n

He Kang, chief strategy analyst at Huatai Securities, said that households' demand deposits will serve as one major source of capital flowing into the A-share market if continued wealth can be created by the stock market.

\n

He also highlighted the greater importance that foreign investors attach to Chinese assets. Trading by foreign investors via the stock connect program linking the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong bourses accounted for 12.9 percent of all the A-share trading during the week ending on Friday.

\n

However, Yang Delong, chief economist at First Seafront Fund, warned investors of the possibility of larger market fluctuations given that prices of some companies are already at a high level.

\n

Wang Pengbo, a senior analyst at market consultancy Botong Analysys, said that some cardholders have recently attempted to illegally transfer cash from their credit cards to invest in the stock market. This poses the risk of capital shifting from the real economy.

\n

Therefore, more than 10 Chinese banks have recently reiterated that credit card capital cannot be used for wealth management purposes, including investing in stocks, funds and cryptocurrencies, among others.

\n

Contact the writers at shijing@chinadaily.com.cn

\n

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Four photos starting left: Scott Phillips and his dogs, Thor and Polly, have garnered over 33,000 followers on RedNote. Right: Chris Thomas' eight cats.

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Astros, with one of her cats and pet dog, says she hopes people feel joy from looking at her photos from Iceland.

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Chris Thomas holds his furry friends.

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Chris Thomas was close to despair when a pregnant stray cat sneaked into his backyard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rekindled his faith in people and his sense of self-worth.

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His special relationship with Frances, the cat, was shared on Chinese social media platform RedNote and other platforms, and struck a chord with animal lovers around the world, including tens of thousands in China.

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Now a dad to eight cats and a three-legged dog, Thomas, who has gained over 172,000 likes and saves on RedNote, said he was reborn amid the "genuine care "shown by many Chinese netizens.

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His journey started a few years ago during a COVID-19 quarantine when a feral cat slipped through a gap in the fence of his home. Thomas was struggling with mental health issues, and spent most of his days in bed.

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The cat crept in early in the mornings, and Thomas fed her every day without fail. "She gave me a reason to get out of bed," Thomas said. "She kept coming back, always when I needed her most."

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He began to win the animal's trust and named her Frances. Thomas started livestreaming their meetings, called "Coffee and Cats with Frances the Stray", on American social network Reddit. The daily ritual of the quiet man and a streetwise cat made the newspapers and went viral online.

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One morning Frances showed up injured, and Thomas decided to take her inside. He laid a trail of salmon that led into the house and gently closed the door behind her. Inside, Frances darted into the basement and curled up on a blanket. Hours later she gave birth to a litter of kittens, which Thomas livestreamed to over half a million people. Viewers wept, donated money, and helped name the kittens.

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"The whole experience cracked me open," said Thomas. "I was depressed and isolated, and suddenly, there was this tiny life that relied completely on me… I thought maybe she was an angel in disguise sent to save me. But now I think she might have been sent to save even more."

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Thomas adopted Frances and her kittens. Over the next few years, he saved two more cats and a three-legged dog Freya. He later launched a nonprofit organization to support animal care.

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Curiosity cured the cat

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He continues to share his story with Chinese netizens on RedNote. Thomas said he joined the Chinese platform out of curiosity, drawn by its reputation as a space for quiet storytelling, and not viral trends involving "chasing views or shouting to be heard". RedNote is an online community that "feels more human", he said, adding that he never expected to find a sense of belonging on a Chinese social media platform.

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People ask questions, remember names, and share their pet stories, with interactions translated back and forth.

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"There was kindness. People were curious, respectful. It didn't feel like I had to perform. I could just be myself," said Thomas.

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"And then I just became absolutely fascinated with Chinese culture and how America had it all wrong for so long. Now I honestly think I want to move me and my fur babies there."

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As responses came in from users around the world — many of whom had never owned a pet or thought about strays — Thomas realized his content was not just about cats anymore.

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"It's about what they represent: survival, healing, family, whatever that means to you," he said.

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His experience on RedNote was proof small moments can resonate across borders, he said.

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"One act of kindness can change everything, and sometimes that big thing you're looking for might come in a small package," said Thomas. "So, keep your eyes open for your hole in the fence — that's what I always like to say now."

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Chinese fascination

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A US woman known on RedNote as "StressedBigJess" understands Thomas' reaction to Chinese social media.

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"The RedNote community is very friendly. Most of the time on American apps, the vibes are rancid," she said. "I like RedNote because there are a lot less ads, and people are extremely kind and wholesome."

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Her first post on RedNote was about paying her "cat tax" by posting cat photos and videos to gain permission as a foreigner to join the app. Jess shared a photo of her cat Tino and Cardamom, a British Shorthair, a cat breed she later learned is rare in the United States but extremely common in China.

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One comment from a Chinese user moved her. The person had recently lost their own British Shorthair and said Jess' photo reminded them of their late pet. "It made me want to treasure mine even more," Jess said.

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Through pet content, she learned that "Chinese cats are very round, while American cats are very pointy".Small-sized pets are popular in China, in part due to apartment living, she found out through exchanges.

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These everyday glimpses sparked her curiosity about China. Although immigration restrictions make living in China unlikely for her, Jess now dreams of visiting one day — especially cities like Beijing and Chongqing, a place she envisions as a maze she'd love to explore.

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Jess is fascinated by space-maximized apartments, bright lofts with large windows, and clever interior designs posted on RedNote, which are unlike anything she's seen in the US. She adores many aspects of the Chinese lifestyle, including three-wheel cars and the prevalence of vegetable gardens.

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RedNote not only connected her to animal lovers across the world, but awakened a genuine interest in Chinese culture and its landscapes. By posting her own life as an average American, she hopes to return the favor — offering others the same kind of candid view she loved discovering in their posts.

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"I think people can bond easily over pets. It's human nature to care for cute little animals. Anytime I want to bond with someone I don't know, I bring up my cats and it always works," she said. "I hope one day the world can bond together over pets instead of having conflicts."

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Puppy love

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Maia, a high school student from a small town in Tigre, Argentina, became attracted to Chinese culture after she began sharing stories on her dog Uma.

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What began as simple pet updates on RedNote gradually blossomed into a deeper cultural exchange.

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Her loyal German shepherd meets her at the door every day after school. For Maia, the dog is an emotional anchor and a source of calm during moments of teenage uncertainty. "She changed the darkness inside of me to happiness," Maia said.

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However, she did not expect to connect with "so many kind and supportive Chinese users". RedNote quickly became a space where she could share her life journey and feelings as part of a big community. She is often surprised by the "warm, thoughtful responses" she gets from Chinese users.

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"We often talk about cultural differences, pets, school life, and food. l love it when people ask about Argentina, and l enjoy learning about their lives in return," said Maia. "These exchanges feel like a window into each other's world."

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She said she loves the elegance and beauty of traditional Chinese culture, especially the language and music. "I'm also fascinated by Chinese fashion. I love your traditional clothing and lifestyle," she said.

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In her posts, she has scribbled the RedNote logo in Chinese across her arm with a marker and showcased her multilingual skills by switching easily between Spanish, Chinese, English, and Portuguese. Maia has introduced Chinese users to the flavors of Argentine biscuits and the breathtaking scenery of her homeland. She has shared Spanish pop songs, inviting others into her world.

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In the comments section, people of different nationalities, ages, and family backgrounds exchange stories and different perspectives on life.

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"Pets, food, and music are universal," Maia said. "When we share these parts of life sincerely, we discover how similar we are, and real friendships can grow from that into amazing relationships."

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Digital sanctuaries

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Maia and Thomas are not outliers. RedNote has helped people from around the world find common interests.

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Scott Phillips from US state of Washington is the owner of two dogs, Thor and Polly. In just six months on RedNote he has gained over 33,000 followers.

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Every morning, Phillips dresses Thor in a tie and posts a photo with the hashtag "#DTOTD" (Dog Tie of The Day), paralleling the "#OOTD" (Outfit of The Day) social media trend. Polly, less cooperative, is usually shown chasing socks birthing the hashtag"#SockOfTheDay".

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While most US users left the platform after the easing of the threat to ban TikTok in the US, Phillips stayed.

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However, RedNote isn't Phillips' first social media foray. He tried other platforms but had few responses.

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"I put the same pictures on Facebook and only my mother commented," he joked.

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Phillips sees pets as an opportunity to take aspects of daily life to a broader audience. With a newborn on the way this November, he was imagining how his online scrapbook might grow. He dreams about launching a "#Baby Tie of the Day "hashtag to match Thor's daily fashion updates, though he suspects his wife may have the final say.

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"I think pets are a common thread across cultures. My dogs are cute and people see it as a commonality," said Phillips, "I gain popularity from showing the dogs, then take advantage of that to show common things about my country."

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Breaking the ice

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Astros, originally from China, was adopted by an Icelandic couple in 2004. She has been on RedNote for years and joined when few people outside of China knew about the app.

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However, she lacked the courage to post anything until the "TikTok refugee" phenomenon in January 2025.

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She witnessed "a spike in foreigners" swarming to the RedNote community, which encouraged her to post. She chose her two cats, Ezekiel and Lucifer, as the icebreakers. One of her posts gained 50,000 views and 8,000 likes.

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She joked her post had a couple of very "bad" pictures of her cat, which quickly "blew up".

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Foreign followers had a strong interest in all things about China, she discovered. "I have seen a lot of foreigners seeking validation from others and asking Chinese people questions like 'am I beautiful in China?' 'do I look handsome in China?'" she said.

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Astros now fills her RedNote feed with fragments of her life — the soft purring of her cat curled on a gray couch, skeins of yarn in her lap as she knits alone in a cafe, or golden sunsets spilling through the glass doors of her parents' home.

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She said she hopes people feel joy from looking at her photos from Iceland. She said she tries to show "a very authentic and relaxed way" of life in her country.

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Astros has always lived between the cultures of two countries. Her Chinese appearance speaks of one heritage while her language, habits and outlook reflect another.

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For years, she has wrestled with the feeling that she wasn't fully either — not quite Icelandic in the eyes of some, and never Chinese enough to claim that part of herself.

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But as she grew older, she stopped trying to resolve that tension. Through RedNote, she began sharing honestly, not just about her pets and hobbies, but about the beauty of existing between two cultures.

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"I think the best thing to do is just reach out. Don't be afraid to post your hobbies and passions," said Astros. "There is always someone who shares the same interests as you."

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Four photos starting left: Scott Phillips and his dogs, Thor and Polly, have garnered over 33,000 followers on RedNote. Right: Chris Thomas' eight cats.

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Astros, with one of her cats and pet dog, says she hopes people feel joy from looking at her photos from Iceland.

\n

Chris Thomas holds his furry friends.

\n\n

Chris Thomas was close to despair when a pregnant stray cat sneaked into his backyard in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and rekindled his faith in people and his sense of self-worth.

\n

His special relationship with Frances, the cat, was shared on Chinese social media platform RedNote and other platforms, and struck a chord with animal lovers around the world, including tens of thousands in China.

\n

Now a dad to eight cats and a three-legged dog, Thomas, who has gained over 172,000 likes and saves on RedNote, said he was reborn amid the "genuine care "shown by many Chinese netizens.

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His journey started a few years ago during a COVID-19 quarantine when a feral cat slipped through a gap in the fence of his home. Thomas was struggling with mental health issues, and spent most of his days in bed.

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The cat crept in early in the mornings, and Thomas fed her every day without fail. "She gave me a reason to get out of bed," Thomas said. "She kept coming back, always when I needed her most."

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He began to win the animal's trust and named her Frances. Thomas started livestreaming their meetings, called "Coffee and Cats with Frances the Stray", on American social network Reddit. The daily ritual of the quiet man and a streetwise cat made the newspapers and went viral online.

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One morning Frances showed up injured, and Thomas decided to take her inside. He laid a trail of salmon that led into the house and gently closed the door behind her. Inside, Frances darted into the basement and curled up on a blanket. Hours later she gave birth to a litter of kittens, which Thomas livestreamed to over half a million people. Viewers wept, donated money, and helped name the kittens.

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"The whole experience cracked me open," said Thomas. "I was depressed and isolated, and suddenly, there was this tiny life that relied completely on me… I thought maybe she was an angel in disguise sent to save me. But now I think she might have been sent to save even more."

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Thomas adopted Frances and her kittens. Over the next few years, he saved two more cats and a three-legged dog Freya. He later launched a nonprofit organization to support animal care.

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Curiosity cured the cat

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He continues to share his story with Chinese netizens on RedNote. Thomas said he joined the Chinese platform out of curiosity, drawn by its reputation as a space for quiet storytelling, and not viral trends involving "chasing views or shouting to be heard". RedNote is an online community that "feels more human", he said, adding that he never expected to find a sense of belonging on a Chinese social media platform.

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People ask questions, remember names, and share their pet stories, with interactions translated back and forth.

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"There was kindness. People were curious, respectful. It didn't feel like I had to perform. I could just be myself," said Thomas.

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"And then I just became absolutely fascinated with Chinese culture and how America had it all wrong for so long. Now I honestly think I want to move me and my fur babies there."

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As responses came in from users around the world — many of whom had never owned a pet or thought about strays — Thomas realized his content was not just about cats anymore.

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"It's about what they represent: survival, healing, family, whatever that means to you," he said.

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His experience on RedNote was proof small moments can resonate across borders, he said.

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"One act of kindness can change everything, and sometimes that big thing you're looking for might come in a small package," said Thomas. "So, keep your eyes open for your hole in the fence — that's what I always like to say now."

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Chinese fascination

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A US woman known on RedNote as "StressedBigJess" understands Thomas' reaction to Chinese social media.

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"The RedNote community is very friendly. Most of the time on American apps, the vibes are rancid," she said. "I like RedNote because there are a lot less ads, and people are extremely kind and wholesome."

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Her first post on RedNote was about paying her "cat tax" by posting cat photos and videos to gain permission as a foreigner to join the app. Jess shared a photo of her cat Tino and Cardamom, a British Shorthair, a cat breed she later learned is rare in the United States but extremely common in China.

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One comment from a Chinese user moved her. The person had recently lost their own British Shorthair and said Jess' photo reminded them of their late pet. "It made me want to treasure mine even more," Jess said.

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Through pet content, she learned that "Chinese cats are very round, while American cats are very pointy".Small-sized pets are popular in China, in part due to apartment living, she found out through exchanges.

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These everyday glimpses sparked her curiosity about China. Although immigration restrictions make living in China unlikely for her, Jess now dreams of visiting one day — especially cities like Beijing and Chongqing, a place she envisions as a maze she'd love to explore.

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Jess is fascinated by space-maximized apartments, bright lofts with large windows, and clever interior designs posted on RedNote, which are unlike anything she's seen in the US. She adores many aspects of the Chinese lifestyle, including three-wheel cars and the prevalence of vegetable gardens.

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RedNote not only connected her to animal lovers across the world, but awakened a genuine interest in Chinese culture and its landscapes. By posting her own life as an average American, she hopes to return the favor — offering others the same kind of candid view she loved discovering in their posts.

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"I think people can bond easily over pets. It's human nature to care for cute little animals. Anytime I want to bond with someone I don't know, I bring up my cats and it always works," she said. "I hope one day the world can bond together over pets instead of having conflicts."

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Puppy love

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Maia, a high school student from a small town in Tigre, Argentina, became attracted to Chinese culture after she began sharing stories on her dog Uma.

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What began as simple pet updates on RedNote gradually blossomed into a deeper cultural exchange.

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Her loyal German shepherd meets her at the door every day after school. For Maia, the dog is an emotional anchor and a source of calm during moments of teenage uncertainty. "She changed the darkness inside of me to happiness," Maia said.

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However, she did not expect to connect with "so many kind and supportive Chinese users". RedNote quickly became a space where she could share her life journey and feelings as part of a big community. She is often surprised by the "warm, thoughtful responses" she gets from Chinese users.

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"We often talk about cultural differences, pets, school life, and food. l love it when people ask about Argentina, and l enjoy learning about their lives in return," said Maia. "These exchanges feel like a window into each other's world."

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She said she loves the elegance and beauty of traditional Chinese culture, especially the language and music. "I'm also fascinated by Chinese fashion. I love your traditional clothing and lifestyle," she said.

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In her posts, she has scribbled the RedNote logo in Chinese across her arm with a marker and showcased her multilingual skills by switching easily between Spanish, Chinese, English, and Portuguese. Maia has introduced Chinese users to the flavors of Argentine biscuits and the breathtaking scenery of her homeland. She has shared Spanish pop songs, inviting others into her world.

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In the comments section, people of different nationalities, ages, and family backgrounds exchange stories and different perspectives on life.

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"Pets, food, and music are universal," Maia said. "When we share these parts of life sincerely, we discover how similar we are, and real friendships can grow from that into amazing relationships."

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Digital sanctuaries

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Maia and Thomas are not outliers. RedNote has helped people from around the world find common interests.

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Scott Phillips from US state of Washington is the owner of two dogs, Thor and Polly. In just six months on RedNote he has gained over 33,000 followers.

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Every morning, Phillips dresses Thor in a tie and posts a photo with the hashtag "#DTOTD" (Dog Tie of The Day), paralleling the "#OOTD" (Outfit of The Day) social media trend. Polly, less cooperative, is usually shown chasing socks birthing the hashtag"#SockOfTheDay".

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While most US users left the platform after the easing of the threat to ban TikTok in the US, Phillips stayed.

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However, RedNote isn't Phillips' first social media foray. He tried other platforms but had few responses.

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"I put the same pictures on Facebook and only my mother commented," he joked.

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Phillips sees pets as an opportunity to take aspects of daily life to a broader audience. With a newborn on the way this November, he was imagining how his online scrapbook might grow. He dreams about launching a "#Baby Tie of the Day "hashtag to match Thor's daily fashion updates, though he suspects his wife may have the final say.

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"I think pets are a common thread across cultures. My dogs are cute and people see it as a commonality," said Phillips, "I gain popularity from showing the dogs, then take advantage of that to show common things about my country."

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Breaking the ice

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Astros, originally from China, was adopted by an Icelandic couple in 2004. She has been on RedNote for years and joined when few people outside of China knew about the app.

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However, she lacked the courage to post anything until the "TikTok refugee" phenomenon in January 2025.

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She witnessed "a spike in foreigners" swarming to the RedNote community, which encouraged her to post. She chose her two cats, Ezekiel and Lucifer, as the icebreakers. One of her posts gained 50,000 views and 8,000 likes.

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She joked her post had a couple of very "bad" pictures of her cat, which quickly "blew up".

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Foreign followers had a strong interest in all things about China, she discovered. "I have seen a lot of foreigners seeking validation from others and asking Chinese people questions like 'am I beautiful in China?' 'do I look handsome in China?'" she said.

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Astros now fills her RedNote feed with fragments of her life — the soft purring of her cat curled on a gray couch, skeins of yarn in her lap as she knits alone in a cafe, or golden sunsets spilling through the glass doors of her parents' home.

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She said she hopes people feel joy from looking at her photos from Iceland. She said she tries to show "a very authentic and relaxed way" of life in her country.

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Astros has always lived between the cultures of two countries. Her Chinese appearance speaks of one heritage while her language, habits and outlook reflect another.

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For years, she has wrestled with the feeling that she wasn't fully either — not quite Icelandic in the eyes of some, and never Chinese enough to claim that part of herself.

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But as she grew older, she stopped trying to resolve that tension. Through RedNote, she began sharing honestly, not just about her pets and hobbies, but about the beauty of existing between two cultures.

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"I think the best thing to do is just reach out. Don't be afraid to post your hobbies and passions," said Astros. "There is always someone who shares the same interests as you."

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Biotechnology tools helped accelerate the process of creating new plant varieties.

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The breeding method is based on the idea that a plant's success depends heavily on its environment, ensuring new varieties are tested extensively in the regions where they are meant to be grown.

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The new variety, named Beiyayou 1, was bred through a collaboration between the Oil Crops Research Institute, CAAS, and Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences.

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It is one of five new varieties designed for high-latitude areas with short growing seasons. In demonstration plots, it was sown on May 6 and harvested in late August.

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Dun Xiaoling, a researcher at the institute, said Beiyayou 1 can complete its growth cycle in just 100 days, marking a breakthrough for northern Asia, which includes parts of Inner Mongolia, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Heilongjiang province and Jilin province.

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These regions have large areas of unused land, but short frost-free periods and relatively low accumulated temperatures have made it difficult to grow existing rapeseed varieties, limiting industry development.

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Test yields for Beiyayou 1 reached 4.27 metric tons per hectare, an increase of 93 percent over the average yield of locally grown varieties. The new variety has also shown strong cold tolerance, Dun said.

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Launched in 2024, the research project aims to boost domestic oil crop production and diversify imports. The team focused on land north of the 45th parallel, which has a frost-free period of fewer than 100 days.

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"However, there was a lack of a precise method to assess how rapeseed varieties would adapt to the unique ecological conditions of the region," Dun said.

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To overcome this challenge, the North Asian rapeseed and soybean science and technology innovation center was established.

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Using an approach that combined biotechnology and ecological breeding, researchers created a new model for cultivating oil crops in cold, high-latitude regions.

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Biotechnology tools helped accelerate the process of creating new plant varieties.

\n

"Instead of waiting for multiple growing seasons, we can use techniques such as doubled haploid technology to create a genetically pure plant line in just one generation," Dun said.

\n

The breeding method is based on the idea that a plant's success depends heavily on its environment, ensuring new varieties are tested extensively in the regions where they are meant to be grown.

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In 2024, the team evaluated more than 8,000 doubled haploid lines of rapeseed in Ergune, Inner Mongolia. From this group, they identified six superior parent lines with traits including an ultrashort growth period, high yield, high oil content and disease resistance.

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Those lines were then used to create 17 new hybrid combinations for high-latitude variety trials. Five of them were featured in a display trial, including Beiyayou 1, Dun said.

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The breakthrough may help overcome a critical seed shortage that has long hindered oilseed cultivation in northern Asia.

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"The project seeks to establish Inner Mongolia as a hub for North Asian oilseed production technology," she said.

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Parents and children explore an artifact at an exhibition at the Qingzhou Museum in Weifang, Shandong province, on Sunday during the summer vacation.

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Standing in the exhibition hall of the Taosi Site Museum in Shanxi province, tourist Zhu Yongxin listened in awe as the presenter spoke.

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"It is amazing how our ancestors who lived 4,000 years before us already mastered exquisite crafting techniques, and even built grand cities like this," said Zhu, appreciating the exhibits.

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Opened in November 2024, the museum sits on the northwestern edge of the Taosi relics site, the result of over four decades of archaeological work. The site is believed to be the remains of the capital city from the era of Yao and Shun, two Chinese sage emperors who ruled more than 4,100 years ago.

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Like Zhu, many Chinese who chose to spend a few days traveling this summer have opted to visit museums and historical sites, seeking both leisure and knowledge.

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In Liaoning province, the Liaoning Provincial Museum is also seeing a surge in the number of visitors.

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Sun Linhao, a 14-year-old middle school student from Beijing, visited the museum with parents.

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According to Dong Baohou, deputy curator of the museum, it has recorded an average of 20,000 visitors daily in recent weeks. To accommodate this surge of interest, the museum extended its opening hours.

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The Xixia Imperial Tombs in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region saw ticket bookings increase by 280 percent during this year's summer vacation compared with the same period last year.

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In July, the tombs were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, significantly enhancing their appeal to tourists.

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Museums and cultural heritage venues have been rolling out a plethora of activities to improve visitors' experiences. The Shanghai Museum's exhibition, On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt, was open around the clock from Aug 11 to 17. This 168-hour cultural carnival also featured new book releases, Egyptian dance performances and interactive games.

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. In this context, visiting museums, historical sites and revolutionary landmarks commemorating this hard-won victory has taken on special significance.

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At a memorial hall in Shanxi, people visit exhibits featuring items such as a soldier's journal or a rusted rifle, which were relics from the Hundred-Regiment Campaign, a major operation during China's war of resistance against Japanese aggression to which the hall is dedicated.

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According to local statistics, on July 12 and 13, the memorial hall received more than 10,000 visits. The Shanghai Songhu Memorial Hall for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression saw similar numbers.

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Many visitors came to learn about the history and pay tribute to the martyrs who fell resisting aggression. Li Jiaxin, a 15-year-old from Shandong province, said he was shocked to learn how young some of the martyrs had been when they died.

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"They were more or less my age, but were willing to give their lives to save the country. They were such noble people," Li added.

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Parents and children explore an artifact at an exhibition at the Qingzhou Museum in Weifang, Shandong province, on Sunday during the summer vacation.

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Standing in the exhibition hall of the Taosi Site Museum in Shanxi province, tourist Zhu Yongxin listened in awe as the presenter spoke.

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"It is amazing how our ancestors who lived 4,000 years before us already mastered exquisite crafting techniques, and even built grand cities like this," said Zhu, appreciating the exhibits.

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Opened in November 2024, the museum sits on the northwestern edge of the Taosi relics site, the result of over four decades of archaeological work. The site is believed to be the remains of the capital city from the era of Yao and Shun, two Chinese sage emperors who ruled more than 4,100 years ago.

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Like Zhu, many Chinese who chose to spend a few days traveling this summer have opted to visit museums and historical sites, seeking both leisure and knowledge.

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In Liaoning province, the Liaoning Provincial Museum is also seeing a surge in the number of visitors.

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Sun Linhao, a 14-year-old middle school student from Beijing, visited the museum with parents.

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"This is my second visit to the museum," Sun said. "This time I want to see the picture of the auspicious cranes, a painting by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (960-1279)."

\n

According to Dong Baohou, deputy curator of the museum, it has recorded an average of 20,000 visitors daily in recent weeks. To accommodate this surge of interest, the museum extended its opening hours.

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The Xixia Imperial Tombs in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region saw ticket bookings increase by 280 percent during this year's summer vacation compared with the same period last year.

\n

In July, the tombs were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, significantly enhancing their appeal to tourists.

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Museums and cultural heritage venues have been rolling out a plethora of activities to improve visitors' experiences. The Shanghai Museum's exhibition, On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt, was open around the clock from Aug 11 to 17. This 168-hour cultural carnival also featured new book releases, Egyptian dance performances and interactive games.

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. In this context, visiting museums, historical sites and revolutionary landmarks commemorating this hard-won victory has taken on special significance.

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At a memorial hall in Shanxi, people visit exhibits featuring items such as a soldier's journal or a rusted rifle, which were relics from the Hundred-Regiment Campaign, a major operation during China's war of resistance against Japanese aggression to which the hall is dedicated.

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According to local statistics, on July 12 and 13, the memorial hall received more than 10,000 visits. The Shanghai Songhu Memorial Hall for the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression saw similar numbers.

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Many visitors came to learn about the history and pay tribute to the martyrs who fell resisting aggression. Li Jiaxin, a 15-year-old from Shandong province, said he was shocked to learn how young some of the martyrs had been when they died.

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"They were more or less my age, but were willing to give their lives to save the country. They were such noble people," Li added.

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"I was initially concerned that the puppy might be too energetic," said the traveler, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy reasons. "But he turned out to be gentle and well-behaved. The moment I called his name, he came running to me."

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She is one of over 300 customers who have taken advantage of the dog companion service launched in early July by the Country Garden Phoenix Hotel in Wuhan.

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For 499 yuan ($69.60) per night, guests can book a pet-themed room and select a dog to spend the day with after signing an agreement with the hotel.

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The hotel's general manager, surnamed Dong, said that the hotel currently employs 10 "canine staff members", including golden retrievers, West Highland white terriers, or Westies, and Siberian huskies.

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"Some of them are owned and raised by the hotel, while others are provided by professional training institutions or private owners," he said, adding that some working dogs will receive 100 yuan's worth of foods and snacks in return per day.

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Dog breeds that are known for being gentle, stable and friendly are preferred. Before being "hired", each dog will undergo health examinations, including checks on their vaccinations and parasite control records, Dong said.

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The hotel's trainers will also evaluate each dog for undesirable behaviors such as aggression or anxiety. Those that pass the assessment will receive systematic training to follow basic commands and adapt to a structured daily routine.

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"Our guests are typically pet owners or animal lovers who can't keep pets due to personal constraints," Dong said. "Currently, weekends are especially busy, so we recommend booking in advance."

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The hotel has also installed pet-friendly amenities, including dedicated dog elevators, slides and swimming pools.

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Fang, owner of a 14-month-old Samoyed named Naicha, enrolled her dog after seeing the hotel's recruitment notice. "Naicha has been with me since it was 40 days old. I used to send Naicha to pet cafes so it wouldn't get lonely when I am at work," Fang said.

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Naicha began the job on Aug 5, and the hotel staff usually sends Fang videos of her dog interacting with guests. During downtime, Naicha also gets to play with hotel workers and other dogs.

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Fang said that she plans to bring Naicha to the hotel on weekdays.

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"Left alone at home, Naicha would get restless, chew furniture and need an energy outlet," she said. "This program is perfect for us."

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With China's booming pet industry, Dong said that the hotel expects to provide opportunities for pet lovers, especially those who are unable to own dogs, to enjoy quality time with them, as well as explore novel services catering to customers' demands.

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He added that after each work session, dogs will undergo mental and physical health evaluations and guests who are found to harm animals will be blacklisted.

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Du Xingyue, a lawyer at Shanghai Yingdong Law Firm, said that the hotel will bear full liability for any harm caused by the dogs unless the guest acted intentionally or with gross negligence.

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She advised hotels to enhance staff training, hire professional trainers for temperament assessments and desensitization and ensure employees are sufficiently trained in pet first aid and emergency protocols.

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Contact the writers at wangxiaoyu@chinadaily.com.cn

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Among the surprising delights a traveler to Wuhan, Hubei province, experienced recently was a 5-month-old golden retriever she rented from a local hotel to keep her company during her stay.

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"I was initially concerned that the puppy might be too energetic," said the traveler, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy reasons. "But he turned out to be gentle and well-behaved. The moment I called his name, he came running to me."

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She is one of over 300 customers who have taken advantage of the dog companion service launched in early July by the Country Garden Phoenix Hotel in Wuhan.

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For 499 yuan ($69.60) per night, guests can book a pet-themed room and select a dog to spend the day with after signing an agreement with the hotel.

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The hotel's general manager, surnamed Dong, said that the hotel currently employs 10 "canine staff members", including golden retrievers, West Highland white terriers, or Westies, and Siberian huskies.

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"Some of them are owned and raised by the hotel, while others are provided by professional training institutions or private owners," he said, adding that some working dogs will receive 100 yuan's worth of foods and snacks in return per day.

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Dog breeds that are known for being gentle, stable and friendly are preferred. Before being "hired", each dog will undergo health examinations, including checks on their vaccinations and parasite control records, Dong said.

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The hotel's trainers will also evaluate each dog for undesirable behaviors such as aggression or anxiety. Those that pass the assessment will receive systematic training to follow basic commands and adapt to a structured daily routine.

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"Our guests are typically pet owners or animal lovers who can't keep pets due to personal constraints," Dong said. "Currently, weekends are especially busy, so we recommend booking in advance."

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The hotel has also installed pet-friendly amenities, including dedicated dog elevators, slides and swimming pools.

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Fang, owner of a 14-month-old Samoyed named Naicha, enrolled her dog after seeing the hotel's recruitment notice. "Naicha has been with me since it was 40 days old. I used to send Naicha to pet cafes so it wouldn't get lonely when I am at work," Fang said.

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Naicha began the job on Aug 5, and the hotel staff usually sends Fang videos of her dog interacting with guests. During downtime, Naicha also gets to play with hotel workers and other dogs.

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Fang said that she plans to bring Naicha to the hotel on weekdays.

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"Left alone at home, Naicha would get restless, chew furniture and need an energy outlet," she said. "This program is perfect for us."

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With China's booming pet industry, Dong said that the hotel expects to provide opportunities for pet lovers, especially those who are unable to own dogs, to enjoy quality time with them, as well as explore novel services catering to customers' demands.

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He added that after each work session, dogs will undergo mental and physical health evaluations and guests who are found to harm animals will be blacklisted.

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Du Xingyue, a lawyer at Shanghai Yingdong Law Firm, said that the hotel will bear full liability for any harm caused by the dogs unless the guest acted intentionally or with gross negligence.

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She advised hotels to enhance staff training, hire professional trainers for temperament assessments and desensitization and ensure employees are sufficiently trained in pet first aid and emergency protocols.

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Contact the writers at wangxiaoyu@chinadaily.com.cn

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Scientists at Tianjin University have developed a high-energy lithium metal battery with an energy density two to three times greater than that of existing lithium-ion batteries, according to findings published in the journal Nature recently.

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The breakthrough was achieved by redesigning the battery's electrolyte to improve the movement of lithium ions. With batteries of the same weight, the range of electric vehicles is expected to multiply.

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The findings are a significant step in meeting the urgent demand in fields such as electric transportation and the low-altitude economy for high-energy, long-duration rechargeable batteries.

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Energy density, the amount of energy that can be stored per mass, is a core performance indicator for batteries.

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"For a long time, scientists have hoped to increase the energy density of batteries while ensuring maximum safety, enabling batteries to store more electricity with lighter weight and smaller volume," said Hu Wenbin, a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tianjin University and leader of the research team.

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Developers have faced challenges in improving the performance of traditional lithium batteries, Hu said. The electrolyte of traditional lithium batteries is generally composed of a single salt and a few solvents, forming a point-like structure. That structure limits the migration capability of lithium ions, resulting in imbalances in the electrolyte and restricting the battery's energy storage and cycling performance.

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To address the problem, the team designed an ultra-dispersed electrolyte, or UDE, after years of research.

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"Compared with the relatively single composition of traditional electrolytes, this electrolyte integrates multiple solvents and salts, significantly enhancing the disordered solvation micro-environment. It creates a face-like microscopic environment, effectively reducing the kinetic barriers to lithium-ion movement," Hu said.

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The new electrolyte design optimizes performance and achieves internationally recognized high energy density targets, Hu added. Pouch cell energy density exceeds 600 watt-hours-per-kilogram, and battery pack energy density exceeds 480 Wh/kg.

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By comparison, United States electric car manufacturer Tesla's 4680 battery has an energy density of about 300 Wh/kg, and Chinese electric vehicle company BYD's Blade Battery is around 150 Wh/kg.

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"This lays an important foundation for the future application of lithium metal batteries," Hu said.

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The team also discovered that within the dispersed microscopic environment formed by the UDE, a solid electrolyte interphase, or SEI, develops inside the battery.

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"This robust and stable interface enables the electrode to remain stable during prolonged cycling, which is crucial for enhancing the lifespan of high-performance lithium metal batteries," Hu said.

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The researchers used artificial intelligence to screen electrolyte materials, significantly shortening development time. They collaborated with the National University of Singapore and several Chinese companies.

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With support from national-level platforms such as Tianjin University's National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage and the National Key Laboratory of Precious Metal Functional Materials, the team is promoting commercialization and practical application of the findings.

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A pilot production line for high-energy lithium metal batteries is operational, and the technology has been tested in three models of domestically developed micro electric drones. Their flight endurance increased by up to 2.8 times compared with current battery systems.

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Scientists at Tianjin University have developed a high-energy lithium metal battery with an energy density two to three times greater than that of existing lithium-ion batteries, according to findings published in the journal Nature recently.

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The breakthrough was achieved by redesigning the battery's electrolyte to improve the movement of lithium ions. With batteries of the same weight, the range of electric vehicles is expected to multiply.

\n

The findings are a significant step in meeting the urgent demand in fields such as electric transportation and the low-altitude economy for high-energy, long-duration rechargeable batteries.

\n

Energy density, the amount of energy that can be stored per mass, is a core performance indicator for batteries.

\n

"For a long time, scientists have hoped to increase the energy density of batteries while ensuring maximum safety, enabling batteries to store more electricity with lighter weight and smaller volume," said Hu Wenbin, a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Tianjin University and leader of the research team.

\n

Developers have faced challenges in improving the performance of traditional lithium batteries, Hu said. The electrolyte of traditional lithium batteries is generally composed of a single salt and a few solvents, forming a point-like structure. That structure limits the migration capability of lithium ions, resulting in imbalances in the electrolyte and restricting the battery's energy storage and cycling performance.

\n

To address the problem, the team designed an ultra-dispersed electrolyte, or UDE, after years of research.

\n

"Compared with the relatively single composition of traditional electrolytes, this electrolyte integrates multiple solvents and salts, significantly enhancing the disordered solvation micro-environment. It creates a face-like microscopic environment, effectively reducing the kinetic barriers to lithium-ion movement," Hu said.

\n

The new electrolyte design optimizes performance and achieves internationally recognized high energy density targets, Hu added. Pouch cell energy density exceeds 600 watt-hours-per-kilogram, and battery pack energy density exceeds 480 Wh/kg.

\n

By comparison, United States electric car manufacturer Tesla's 4680 battery has an energy density of about 300 Wh/kg, and Chinese electric vehicle company BYD's Blade Battery is around 150 Wh/kg.

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"This lays an important foundation for the future application of lithium metal batteries," Hu said.

\n

The team also discovered that within the dispersed microscopic environment formed by the UDE, a solid electrolyte interphase, or SEI, develops inside the battery.

\n

"This robust and stable interface enables the electrode to remain stable during prolonged cycling, which is crucial for enhancing the lifespan of high-performance lithium metal batteries," Hu said.

\n

The researchers used artificial intelligence to screen electrolyte materials, significantly shortening development time. They collaborated with the National University of Singapore and several Chinese companies.

\n

With support from national-level platforms such as Tianjin University's National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage and the National Key Laboratory of Precious Metal Functional Materials, the team is promoting commercialization and practical application of the findings.

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A pilot production line for high-energy lithium metal batteries is operational, and the technology has been tested in three models of domestically developed micro electric drones. Their flight endurance increased by up to 2.8 times compared with current battery systems.

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yandongjie@chinadaily.com.cn

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Nearly 80 percent of university teachers and students in China have encountered deceptive "AI hallucinations" — seemingly credible but factually flawed content generated by artificial intelligence — while more than 65 percent of students have faced academic disputes linked to AI tools, according to a new study.

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The study by Beijing-based education consultancy MyCOS, which surveyed 2,971 university students and 1,073 faculty members, highlighted critical challenges in AI adoption across campuses. Data was collected online from July 8 to 21, and the findings were released on Thursday.

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It found that 79.2 percent of students and 77.1 percent of faculty had experienced AI-generated content containing errors disguised as plausible information. To counter this, 57.4 percent of students and 57.2 percent of teachers said they manually verified outputs using authoritative sources.

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Notably, 42.7 percent of students cross-checked multiple AI tools, significantly higher than teachers at 32 percent, revealing students' stronger tendency to "use technology to regulate technology", the study said.

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Overall, 85.5 percent of students expressed concern about AI-facilitated misconduct such as plagiarism or data fabrication.

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Despite 67.8 percent of students and 60.4 percent of faculty confirming their institutions had explicit AI usage policies, skepticism prevailed. About 42 percent of both groups deemed existing guidelines only "partially effective", while more than 11 percent criticized policies as outdated.

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Gao Xin, a first-year graduate student at Fudan University in Shanghai, said she uses AI once or twice a day. She relies on it as a search engine for daily life, to find ideas for her social media accounts, get structural suggestions for news writing and summarize or explain academic papers in plain language.

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"When using AI as a search engine, if the question is important, I'll ask AI to provide the source websites and then check whether they are authoritative," she said.

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Although university rules permit AI for literature searches, Gao said the results are often unreliable and sometimes include fake papers that do not exist on the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, or CNKI, a leading online academic database.

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She now uses AI mainly to suggest keywords or to translate foreign-language papers — especially non-English ones — which she finds clearer and more accurate than other translation tools.

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"I'm afraid that relying on AI too much might lead me to break school rules or lose my ability to think independently, so I deliberately avoid it in academic papers," she said.

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Qiu Letao, a graduate student in her first year at Tsinghua University, said students there receive some guidance on the use of AI in academic work, including in an academic ethics course. However, she said the guidance does not specify a numerical limit on AI-generated content, and there is no unified policy at the university level.

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Qiu said she uses AI almost daily, primarily to generate ideas and gather reference materials for coursework.

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In her personal life, she occasionally uses DeepSeek for lighter purposes, such as fortune-telling or casual conversation.

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When seeking information, she said her first choice is still a conventional search engine, such as Quark or Baidu, and she deliberately avoids the AI-generated summary features embedded in them.

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"AI often produces answers without explicit sources or sufficient context, which makes me question their reliability," she said. She typically verifies information through news coverage or academic databases such as CNKI.

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Qiu said she uses AI relatively frequently in academic writing but remains cautious. "I am concerned that AI-generated content could lead to academic misconduct, and I expect that standards governing its use in scholarly work will become increasingly stringent," she said.

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Her approach is to first develop a detailed outline, ensuring that all core arguments and contributions are original.

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"I integrate relevant excerpts from literature directly into the outline and then generate content one paragraph at a time, rather than asking AI to write a paper of more than 1,000 words at once, so I can maintain control over the style and accuracy," she said.

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zoushuo@chinadaily.com.cn

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Nearly 80 percent of university teachers and students in China have encountered deceptive "AI hallucinations" — seemingly credible but factually flawed content generated by artificial intelligence — while more than 65 percent of students have faced academic disputes linked to AI tools, according to a new study.

\n

The study by Beijing-based education consultancy MyCOS, which surveyed 2,971 university students and 1,073 faculty members, highlighted critical challenges in AI adoption across campuses. Data was collected online from July 8 to 21, and the findings were released on Thursday.

\n

It found that 79.2 percent of students and 77.1 percent of faculty had experienced AI-generated content containing errors disguised as plausible information. To counter this, 57.4 percent of students and 57.2 percent of teachers said they manually verified outputs using authoritative sources.

\n

Notably, 42.7 percent of students cross-checked multiple AI tools, significantly higher than teachers at 32 percent, revealing students' stronger tendency to "use technology to regulate technology", the study said.

\n

Overall, 85.5 percent of students expressed concern about AI-facilitated misconduct such as plagiarism or data fabrication.

\n

Despite 67.8 percent of students and 60.4 percent of faculty confirming their institutions had explicit AI usage policies, skepticism prevailed. About 42 percent of both groups deemed existing guidelines only "partially effective", while more than 11 percent criticized policies as outdated.

\n

Gao Xin, a first-year graduate student at Fudan University in Shanghai, said she uses AI once or twice a day. She relies on it as a search engine for daily life, to find ideas for her social media accounts, get structural suggestions for news writing and summarize or explain academic papers in plain language.

\n

"When using AI as a search engine, if the question is important, I'll ask AI to provide the source websites and then check whether they are authoritative," she said.

\n

Although university rules permit AI for literature searches, Gao said the results are often unreliable and sometimes include fake papers that do not exist on the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, or CNKI, a leading online academic database.

\n

She now uses AI mainly to suggest keywords or to translate foreign-language papers — especially non-English ones — which she finds clearer and more accurate than other translation tools.

\n

"I'm afraid that relying on AI too much might lead me to break school rules or lose my ability to think independently, so I deliberately avoid it in academic papers," she said.

\n

Qiu Letao, a graduate student in her first year at Tsinghua University, said students there receive some guidance on the use of AI in academic work, including in an academic ethics course. However, she said the guidance does not specify a numerical limit on AI-generated content, and there is no unified policy at the university level.

\n

Qiu said she uses AI almost daily, primarily to generate ideas and gather reference materials for coursework.

\n

In her personal life, she occasionally uses DeepSeek for lighter purposes, such as fortune-telling or casual conversation.

\n

When seeking information, she said her first choice is still a conventional search engine, such as Quark or Baidu, and she deliberately avoids the AI-generated summary features embedded in them.

\n

"AI often produces answers without explicit sources or sufficient context, which makes me question their reliability," she said. She typically verifies information through news coverage or academic databases such as CNKI.

\n

Qiu said she uses AI relatively frequently in academic writing but remains cautious. "I am concerned that AI-generated content could lead to academic misconduct, and I expect that standards governing its use in scholarly work will become increasingly stringent," she said.

\n

Her approach is to first develop a detailed outline, ensuring that all core arguments and contributions are original.

\n

"I integrate relevant excerpts from literature directly into the outline and then generate content one paragraph at a time, rather than asking AI to write a paper of more than 1,000 words at once, so I can maintain control over the style and accuracy," she said.

\n

zoushuo@chinadaily.com.cn

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China launched a group of internet satellites into orbit on Sunday evening, marking the fifth in-orbit deployment of such spacecraft in a month.

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The satellites are the ninth group of low-orbit hardware in China's State-owned internet network. They were lifted by a Long March 6A carrier rocket at 10:15 pm from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province and soon arrived in their orbital positions, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, which conducted the launch.

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Over the past month, five batches of satellites have been sent into orbit for the in-orbit networking of the country's massive space-based internet system, which is often likened to a Chinese version of SpaceX's Starlink.

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The fifth group in the network was launched on July 27, the sixth on July 30, the seventh on Aug 4, and the eighth on Aug 13.

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Upon its completion, the Chinese mega-constellation will consist of about 13,000 satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to create an internet system with worldwide coverage.

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The latest batch was designed and built by the Shanghai-based Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is tasked with using its Ka-band transmitters to provide communications and internet service to users.

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The Long March 6A rocket model was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a CASC subsidiary, as a medium-lift launch vehicle.

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The rocket has a liftoff weight of 530 metric tons and is mainly used to transport satellites to multiple types of orbit, including sun-synchronous, low-Earth and intermediate circular orbit. It consists of a 50-meter, liquid-propelled core booster and four solid-fuel side boosters.

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When used to reach the typical sun-synchronous orbit 700 kilometers above Earth, the model can carry satellites with a combined weight of more than 4.5 tons.

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Sunday's launch was the third time the Long March 6A type was used to carry satellites involved in the internet network. It also marked China's 48th rocket launch this year, and the 590th flight of the Long March rocket family.

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Earlier on Sunday, a Long March 4C rocket blasted off at 4:55 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, sending the Shiyan 28B02 satellite into its preset orbit.

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The satellite was also made by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites, and it will be used to measure and survey space environmental elements and demonstrate new technologies. Its predecessor, Shiyan 28B01, was lifted off by the same rocket model from Xichang on July 3.

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The Long March 4C, also a product of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, has a liftoff weight of 250 tons and is mainly used to send satellites to sun-synchronous orbit.

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zhaolei@chinadaily.com.cn

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China launched a group of internet satellites into orbit on Sunday evening, marking the fifth in-orbit deployment of such spacecraft in a month.

\n

The satellites are the ninth group of low-orbit hardware in China's State-owned internet network. They were lifted by a Long March 6A carrier rocket at 10:15 pm from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province and soon arrived in their orbital positions, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, which conducted the launch.

\n

Over the past month, five batches of satellites have been sent into orbit for the in-orbit networking of the country's massive space-based internet system, which is often likened to a Chinese version of SpaceX's Starlink.

\n

The fifth group in the network was launched on July 27, the sixth on July 30, the seventh on Aug 4, and the eighth on Aug 13.

\n

Upon its completion, the Chinese mega-constellation will consist of about 13,000 satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to create an internet system with worldwide coverage.

\n

The latest batch was designed and built by the Shanghai-based Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is tasked with using its Ka-band transmitters to provide communications and internet service to users.

\n

The Long March 6A rocket model was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a CASC subsidiary, as a medium-lift launch vehicle.

\n

The rocket has a liftoff weight of 530 metric tons and is mainly used to transport satellites to multiple types of orbit, including sun-synchronous, low-Earth and intermediate circular orbit. It consists of a 50-meter, liquid-propelled core booster and four solid-fuel side boosters.

\n

When used to reach the typical sun-synchronous orbit 700 kilometers above Earth, the model can carry satellites with a combined weight of more than 4.5 tons.

\n

Sunday's launch was the third time the Long March 6A type was used to carry satellites involved in the internet network. It also marked China's 48th rocket launch this year, and the 590th flight of the Long March rocket family.

\n

Earlier on Sunday, a Long March 4C rocket blasted off at 4:55 pm at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, sending the Shiyan 28B02 satellite into its preset orbit.

\n

The satellite was also made by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites, and it will be used to measure and survey space environmental elements and demonstrate new technologies. Its predecessor, Shiyan 28B01, was lifted off by the same rocket model from Xichang on July 3.

\n

The Long March 4C, also a product of the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, has a liftoff weight of 250 tons and is mainly used to send satellites to sun-synchronous orbit.

\n

zhaolei@chinadaily.com.cn

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NBA star Stephen Curry appears on the court during a fan event at the Chongqing International Expo Center on Monday. Curry is visiting Chongqing for the second time since 2015. He is scheduled to stay in the city for three days.

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NBA star Stephen Curry appears on the court during a fan event at the Chongqing International Expo Center on Monday. Curry is visiting Chongqing for the second time since 2015. He is scheduled to stay in the city for three days.

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The Tien Kung Ultra robot (third from left), developed by a Beijing-based company, claims 100m gold at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Sunday, finishing in 21.5 seconds.

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The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing have showcased how sport is accelerating robotics innovation and capturing public imagination.

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Over three days, more than 500 robots from 280 teams across 16 countries competed in 487 events that ranged from athletics and soccer to combat and hotel service simulations.

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At the closing ceremony on Sunday, organizers announced the establishment of the World Humanoid Robotics Games Federation, dedicated to advancing humanoid robot sports, with Beijing set to host the second Games in August 2026.

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Spectators were left astonished as humanoid robots sprinted 1,500 meters at speeds rivaling university athletes or performed synchronized dances dressed as Terracotta Warriors. Some robots veered off track or collided with referees, drawing laughter and applause, while others passed soccer balls flawlessly, occasionally scoring in their own goals. The mix of impressive feats and endearing mishaps underscored both the rapid progress and the challenges that remain in better managing humanoid mobility and coordination.

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"These Games bring together top-tier teams from across China and around the world, providing a platform to showcase their latest research and achievements in robotics, and it also fosters mutual learning and collaboration among participants," said Lou Kaiqi, who directed a Terracotta Warrior-themed dance performance.

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His team developed group-control software to synchronize nine robots in complex routines.

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"Each unit was precisely calibrated to move in rhythm, creating a visually striking performance," he added.

\n

The growing publicity around such events has drawn broader attention to the robotics industry, particularly to advancements in robotic movement. This has significantly accelerated technological progress in the field over the past two years, driving remarkable developments in robotic capabilities.

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"This event's greatest value lies in public engagement," said Huang Siyuan of the BIGAI-Unitree team, which competed in the hotel service challenge. "People can see how autonomously and efficiently these robots handle everyday tasks, something many care about."

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The Games are also accelerating technical breakthroughs by taking humanoid robots out of laboratories and into real-world scenarios. The competition acts as a testing ground, helping refine viable innovations and push them toward wider adoption. Huang said humanoid robots hold significant potential to revolutionize hotel cleaning operations.

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"The benefit of humanoid robots is safety and privacy. Many people worry about inconsistent cleaning quality in hotels, but robots can perform tasks with higher reliability and precision, ensuring greater trust. Their standardized execution reduces human error, making them a preferable solution for some environments," Huang said.

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Huang added that hotel service robots need to perform autonomous navigation and interactive operations within the environment, such as picking up a suitcase or collecting trash and disposing of it in a bin. These actions demonstrate humanoid robots' strong interactive capabilities in real-world scenarios.

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The Games also highlighted Beijing's ambitions to become a global robotics hub. The city has rolled out multibillion-yuan investment funds, innovation centers and industrial policies to support humanoid robot research, manufacturing and deployment. Its humanoid robot sector now accounts for about a third of China's market, with revenues up nearly 40 percent in the first half of this year, according to data released by authorities.

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Contact the writers at wangsongsong@chinadaily.com.cn

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The Tien Kung Ultra robot (third from left), developed by a Beijing-based company, claims 100m gold at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Sunday, finishing in 21.5 seconds.

\n

The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing have showcased how sport is accelerating robotics innovation and capturing public imagination.

\n

Over three days, more than 500 robots from 280 teams across 16 countries competed in 487 events that ranged from athletics and soccer to combat and hotel service simulations.

\n

At the closing ceremony on Sunday, organizers announced the establishment of the World Humanoid Robotics Games Federation, dedicated to advancing humanoid robot sports, with Beijing set to host the second Games in August 2026.

\n

Spectators were left astonished as humanoid robots sprinted 1,500 meters at speeds rivaling university athletes or performed synchronized dances dressed as Terracotta Warriors. Some robots veered off track or collided with referees, drawing laughter and applause, while others passed soccer balls flawlessly, occasionally scoring in their own goals. The mix of impressive feats and endearing mishaps underscored both the rapid progress and the challenges that remain in better managing humanoid mobility and coordination.

\n

"These Games bring together top-tier teams from across China and around the world, providing a platform to showcase their latest research and achievements in robotics, and it also fosters mutual learning and collaboration among participants," said Lou Kaiqi, who directed a Terracotta Warrior-themed dance performance.

\n

His team developed group-control software to synchronize nine robots in complex routines.

\n

"Each unit was precisely calibrated to move in rhythm, creating a visually striking performance," he added.

\n

The growing publicity around such events has drawn broader attention to the robotics industry, particularly to advancements in robotic movement. This has significantly accelerated technological progress in the field over the past two years, driving remarkable developments in robotic capabilities.

\n

"This event's greatest value lies in public engagement," said Huang Siyuan of the BIGAI-Unitree team, which competed in the hotel service challenge. "People can see how autonomously and efficiently these robots handle everyday tasks, something many care about."

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The Games are also accelerating technical breakthroughs by taking humanoid robots out of laboratories and into real-world scenarios. The competition acts as a testing ground, helping refine viable innovations and push them toward wider adoption. Huang said humanoid robots hold significant potential to revolutionize hotel cleaning operations.

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"The benefit of humanoid robots is safety and privacy. Many people worry about inconsistent cleaning quality in hotels, but robots can perform tasks with higher reliability and precision, ensuring greater trust. Their standardized execution reduces human error, making them a preferable solution for some environments," Huang said.

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Huang added that hotel service robots need to perform autonomous navigation and interactive operations within the environment, such as picking up a suitcase or collecting trash and disposing of it in a bin. These actions demonstrate humanoid robots' strong interactive capabilities in real-world scenarios.

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The Games also highlighted Beijing's ambitions to become a global robotics hub. The city has rolled out multibillion-yuan investment funds, innovation centers and industrial policies to support humanoid robot research, manufacturing and deployment. Its humanoid robot sector now accounts for about a third of China's market, with revenues up nearly 40 percent in the first half of this year, according to data released by authorities.

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Contact the writers at wangsongsong@chinadaily.com.cn

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Six yachts, 12 sailboats and several watercrafts rest neatly along the docks at the No 22 International Yacht Marina in Pingtan, an island in Fujian province near Taiwan. The marina, now taking shape as a modern maritime tourism hub and coastal leisure destination, is witnessing strong momentum and growing popularity.

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"Visitors can enjoy a yacht ride for just a few dozen yuan here," said Zheng Zhiliang, general manager of the Pingtan Hefeng Yacht Co, which runs the No 22 International Yacht Marina. "Unless it's rainy or unsafe to go out to sea, the marina is always bustling with visitors."

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By lowering the threshold for participation, the marina is helping shift the perception of yachting from an exclusive luxury to an accessible and affordable leisure pursuit.

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"Yachting should be easy and enjoyable," Zheng said. "Expanding this sector is a major boost to Pingtan's maritime economy."

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Since its launch in June last year, the marina has attracted over 10,000 tourist visits and generated more than 1.38 million yuan ($193,000) in revenue, adding momentum to Pingtan's maritime tourism.

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Promoting yachting is just one aspect of Pingtan's broader strategy to capitalize on its geographical advantages — a maritime area of 6,064 square kilometers and a coastline stretching 408 km. The rich maritime scenic resources make the island an ideal destination for tourists seeking natural beauty and adventure.

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In August 2016, the State Council, China's Cabinet, approved a development plan to transform Pingtan into an international tourism island. The plan aims to enhance Pingtan's infrastructure, global appeal and offerings for travelers, turning it into the second designated international tourism island in China after Hainan island.

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"In recent years, Pingtan has strategically shifted its marine economy to focus more on developing three maritime tourism sectors: cruise ships, yachts and sightseeing vessels. This is a core initiative in building an international tourism island, systematically deployed based on the island's natural endowments and global best practices," said Chen Jianxiang, deputy director of the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone's Tourism and Cultural Service Center.

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These options have diversified offerings for visitors and boosted tourism consumption, Chen added.

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On July 23, the China Merchants Eden cruise ship arrived at Jinjing International Cruise Terminal in Pingtan, becoming the first cruise vessel to call at the island this year and marking the official launch of the 2025 Pingtan cruise tourism season.

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The ship, carrying more than 2,000 passengers, alternates between Shanghai and Shenzhen in Guangdong province and is scheduled to make six stops in Pingtan between July and October. This provides travelers with opportunities to explore the distinct cultures and natural landscapes of Pingtan, further enhancing its appeal as an emerging international tourism destination.

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As part of its efforts to promote the cruise economy, Pingtan has launched five international cruise routes to Japan and South Korea, as well as seven domestic routes along China's southeastern coast primarily for foreign tourists. The international routes handled 8,300 domestic and foreign passenger trips in 2024, while the domestic ones saw 4,000 foreign passenger trips, according to Chen.

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In addition, Pingtan operates several sightseeing vessels, offering tours around the island. For example, the Haitan No 1 sightseeing ship made 434 trips last year and recorded more than 4,700 passenger trips.

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In the past, tourists visited Pingtan primarily to enjoy its beaches and coastal views. Nowadays, its diverse maritime tourism options not only give visitors more flexible leisure choices but also contribute to the island's economic growth.

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According to local authorities, Pingtan received more than 5.4 million tourist visits in the first half of this year, generating tourism revenue of over 5.5 billion yuan. These figures represent year-on-year increases of 13.2 percent and 17.3 percent, respectively.

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The thriving maritime tourism not only boosts the island's development but also fosters cross-Strait interactions, as Pingtan holds significant geographical importance as the closest point on the Chinese mainland to Taiwan.

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In 2023, the State Council approved the Master Plan for the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone (2023-35), which emphasizes promoting yacht travel between Fujian and Taiwan to foster cross-Strait exchanges and integration.

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In response to policy initiatives, the No 22 International Yacht Marina, jointly operated by Pingtan Cultural Tourism Group and Taiwan's Kha Shing Enterprises, a world-leading yacht manufacturer, offers 49 berths, 17 of which are reserved exclusively for cross-Strait operations.

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Looking ahead, Chen, from the tourism and cultural service center, said that a yacht manufacturing base is under construction in collaboration with Taiwan enterprises.

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Six yachts, 12 sailboats and several watercrafts rest neatly along the docks at the No 22 International Yacht Marina in Pingtan, an island in Fujian province near Taiwan. The marina, now taking shape as a modern maritime tourism hub and coastal leisure destination, is witnessing strong momentum and growing popularity.

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"Visitors can enjoy a yacht ride for just a few dozen yuan here," said Zheng Zhiliang, general manager of the Pingtan Hefeng Yacht Co, which runs the No 22 International Yacht Marina. "Unless it's rainy or unsafe to go out to sea, the marina is always bustling with visitors."

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By lowering the threshold for participation, the marina is helping shift the perception of yachting from an exclusive luxury to an accessible and affordable leisure pursuit.

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"Yachting should be easy and enjoyable," Zheng said. "Expanding this sector is a major boost to Pingtan's maritime economy."

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Since its launch in June last year, the marina has attracted over 10,000 tourist visits and generated more than 1.38 million yuan ($193,000) in revenue, adding momentum to Pingtan's maritime tourism.

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Promoting yachting is just one aspect of Pingtan's broader strategy to capitalize on its geographical advantages — a maritime area of 6,064 square kilometers and a coastline stretching 408 km. The rich maritime scenic resources make the island an ideal destination for tourists seeking natural beauty and adventure.

\n

In August 2016, the State Council, China's Cabinet, approved a development plan to transform Pingtan into an international tourism island. The plan aims to enhance Pingtan's infrastructure, global appeal and offerings for travelers, turning it into the second designated international tourism island in China after Hainan island.

\n

"In recent years, Pingtan has strategically shifted its marine economy to focus more on developing three maritime tourism sectors: cruise ships, yachts and sightseeing vessels. This is a core initiative in building an international tourism island, systematically deployed based on the island's natural endowments and global best practices," said Chen Jianxiang, deputy director of the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone's Tourism and Cultural Service Center.

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These options have diversified offerings for visitors and boosted tourism consumption, Chen added.

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On July 23, the China Merchants Eden cruise ship arrived at Jinjing International Cruise Terminal in Pingtan, becoming the first cruise vessel to call at the island this year and marking the official launch of the 2025 Pingtan cruise tourism season.

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The ship, carrying more than 2,000 passengers, alternates between Shanghai and Shenzhen in Guangdong province and is scheduled to make six stops in Pingtan between July and October. This provides travelers with opportunities to explore the distinct cultures and natural landscapes of Pingtan, further enhancing its appeal as an emerging international tourism destination.

\n

As part of its efforts to promote the cruise economy, Pingtan has launched five international cruise routes to Japan and South Korea, as well as seven domestic routes along China's southeastern coast primarily for foreign tourists. The international routes handled 8,300 domestic and foreign passenger trips in 2024, while the domestic ones saw 4,000 foreign passenger trips, according to Chen.

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In addition, Pingtan operates several sightseeing vessels, offering tours around the island. For example, the Haitan No 1 sightseeing ship made 434 trips last year and recorded more than 4,700 passenger trips.

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In the past, tourists visited Pingtan primarily to enjoy its beaches and coastal views. Nowadays, its diverse maritime tourism options not only give visitors more flexible leisure choices but also contribute to the island's economic growth.

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According to local authorities, Pingtan received more than 5.4 million tourist visits in the first half of this year, generating tourism revenue of over 5.5 billion yuan. These figures represent year-on-year increases of 13.2 percent and 17.3 percent, respectively.

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The thriving maritime tourism not only boosts the island's development but also fosters cross-Strait interactions, as Pingtan holds significant geographical importance as the closest point on the Chinese mainland to Taiwan.

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In 2023, the State Council approved the Master Plan for the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone (2023-35), which emphasizes promoting yacht travel between Fujian and Taiwan to foster cross-Strait exchanges and integration.

\n

In response to policy initiatives, the No 22 International Yacht Marina, jointly operated by Pingtan Cultural Tourism Group and Taiwan's Kha Shing Enterprises, a world-leading yacht manufacturer, offers 49 berths, 17 of which are reserved exclusively for cross-Strait operations.

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Looking ahead, Chen, from the tourism and cultural service center, said that a yacht manufacturing base is under construction in collaboration with Taiwan enterprises.

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jihaisheng@chinadaily.com.cn

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Spectators applaud performances given by dancers during the 2025 Cloud Jam (Tayun Jue) Breaking Open Finals in Kunming, Yunnan province, earlier this month.

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Lian Jiulong, a member of the judging panel, gives a performance during the two-day event.

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The 2025 Cloud Jam (Tayun Jue) Breaking Open Finals lit up the night and drew to a close in Kunming, Yunnan province, earlier this month.

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The event attracted the participation of 1,500 dancers from 15 province-level regions and countries such as Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, France and South Korea. The competition set up four major categories — Breaking Crew Battle, Breaking 2v2, Kids Breaking 1v1 and Kids Breaking Crew Battle — and unfolded over two days, from Aug 9 to the evening of Aug 10. Aug 9 was dedicated to grueling preliminary rounds, followed by elimination rounds on the 10th, culminating in a series of electrifying final showdowns on the evening of the 10th.

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Adding to the spectacle was a captivating performance staged by national teams from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Malaysia. The crowd was also treated to a performance given by the judging panel itself, featuring luminaries such as Lian Jiulong — nicknamed Kowloon — who was a judge at the 2024 Olympic Games in breaking, and Mounir Biba, the head coach of the Chinese National Breaking Team and the legendary French b-boy.

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After two days of fierce competition, the champions were crowned. Zhang Zhixun from Sichuan province claimed the title in Kids Breaking 1v1. 0831, a team from Yibin, Sichuan, dominated the Kids Breaking Crew Battle. Le Borthe from Vietnam won the Breaking 2v2 category. And finally, the Southeast Asian Team, a collaboration of breakers from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia, took home the crown in the Breaking Crew Battle competition.

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Spectators applaud performances given by dancers during the 2025 Cloud Jam (Tayun Jue) Breaking Open Finals in Kunming, Yunnan province, earlier this month.

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Dancers cheer for a performance presented by a young dancer.

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Lian Jiulong, a member of the judging panel, gives a performance during the two-day event.

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A dancer competes during the event.

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A young dancer prepares to stage his performance.

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A young dancer participates in the competition of Kids Breaking 1v1 category.

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A young dancer shows his skill during the competition.

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Members of the Southeast Asian Team dance for the Breaking Crew Battle competition during the event.

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B4, a member of the Vietnamese National Breaking Team, dances during the event.

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The 2025 Cloud Jam (Tayun Jue) Breaking Open Finals lit up the night and drew to a close in Kunming, Yunnan province, earlier this month.

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The event attracted the participation of 1,500 dancers from 15 province-level regions and countries such as Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, the United States, France and South Korea. The competition set up four major categories — Breaking Crew Battle, Breaking 2v2, Kids Breaking 1v1 and Kids Breaking Crew Battle — and unfolded over two days, from Aug 9 to the evening of Aug 10. Aug 9 was dedicated to grueling preliminary rounds, followed by elimination rounds on the 10th, culminating in a series of electrifying final showdowns on the evening of the 10th.

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Adding to the spectacle was a captivating performance staged by national teams from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Malaysia. The crowd was also treated to a performance given by the judging panel itself, featuring luminaries such as Lian Jiulong — nicknamed Kowloon — who was a judge at the 2024 Olympic Games in breaking, and Mounir Biba, the head coach of the Chinese National Breaking Team and the legendary French b-boy.

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After two days of fierce competition, the champions were crowned. Zhang Zhixun from Sichuan province claimed the title in Kids Breaking 1v1. 0831, a team from Yibin, Sichuan, dominated the Kids Breaking Crew Battle. Le Borthe from Vietnam won the Breaking 2v2 category. And finally, the Southeast Asian Team, a collaboration of breakers from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia, took home the crown in the Breaking Crew Battle competition.

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Contact the writers at liyingqing@chinadaily.com.cn

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In remarks that seem to contravene the one-China principle that Germany adheres to, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Sunday criticized what he called the "aggressive behavior" of China in the Taiwan Strait.

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Speaking to reporters ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, Wadephul wantonly claimed that "China's increasingly aggressive behavior" in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China seas "affects us in Europe", and warned that fundamental principles of "our global coexistence are at stake". He thus called for like-minded allies to counter this purported challenge.

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For an official in such an important capacity as his to speak so mindlessly on a question that concerns China's core interests is at best a sign of pathetic ignorance, at worst evidence of an ill intent to enhance Germany's relations with other countries at the cost of the Sino-German relationship.

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As a main trading partner of China, with close economic ties, Germany should assess the situation wisely, recognize the broader trends, and not blindly parrot Washington's words.

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It is ill-perceived and even egregious to try to describe the necessary, legal and justified measures China has taken, or is compelled to take, to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity as "aggressive".

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The top German diplomat is apparently blind to the fact that the secessionist-minded Democratic Progressive Party authorities on the island have in recent years intensified their efforts to incite confrontation across the Taiwan Strait and solicited the support of external forces in a bid to seek "independence" in a more provocative manner.

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Also, some regional countries are relying on external forces to muddy the waters in the East and South China seas for their own narrow ends.

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Demonstrably, China upholds a foreign policy of peaceful development, and is committed to resolving the territorial disputes with some of its neighbors through dialogue and consultation so as to maintain regional peace and stability. For Wadephul to try to hype up "China threat" in a bid to strengthen Germany's relations with other countries is both politically shortsighted and extremely irresponsible.

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As Germany's foreign minister, Wadephul should know better than politicians from some other countries the significance of national reunification for a country, and he certainly knows that the one-China principle is the foundation for the stable and sound development of Sino-German relations.

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Thus his ill-judged remarks aimed at exploiting China's internal affairs and its disputes with neighboring countries are a typical example of political expediency. They will unnecessarily have a negative impact on bilateral relations.

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In an era marked by geopolitical tensions and economic cooperation, the partnership between China and Germany stands as a crucial pillar of global stability and prosperity.

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Yet what Wadephul has said, if it reflects government policy, risks undermining this mutually beneficial relationship.

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There is no denying that differences do exist between the two countries. However, there are no security conflicts between China and Germany. It is imperative that the two countries continue to pursue a stable and sound partnership by recognizing their shared interests and the broader significance of their cooperation.

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Both nations have articulated a commitment to maintaining a robust partnership. Beijing has repeatedly emphasized the strategic and global significance of China-Germany and China-European Union relations, advocating a relationship based on mutual respect, shared interests and win-win cooperation. While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed his desire to deepen the Sino-German all-round strategic partnership and his willingness to enhance bilateral cooperation with China.

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The differences between China and Germany should not overshadow the immense potential for cooperation. By focusing on mutual interests, expanding economic collaboration and maintaining open lines of communication, China and Germany can contribute to stability in an uncertain world. This partnership is not only in their own interests but also in the interest of a more balanced and harmonious global order.

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In remarks that seem to contravene the one-China principle that Germany adheres to, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Sunday criticized what he called the "aggressive behavior" of China in the Taiwan Strait.

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Speaking to reporters ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, Wadephul wantonly claimed that "China's increasingly aggressive behavior" in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China seas "affects us in Europe", and warned that fundamental principles of "our global coexistence are at stake". He thus called for like-minded allies to counter this purported challenge.

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For an official in such an important capacity as his to speak so mindlessly on a question that concerns China's core interests is at best a sign of pathetic ignorance, at worst evidence of an ill intent to enhance Germany's relations with other countries at the cost of the Sino-German relationship.

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As a main trading partner of China, with close economic ties, Germany should assess the situation wisely, recognize the broader trends, and not blindly parrot Washington's words.

\n

It is ill-perceived and even egregious to try to describe the necessary, legal and justified measures China has taken, or is compelled to take, to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity as "aggressive".

\n

The top German diplomat is apparently blind to the fact that the secessionist-minded Democratic Progressive Party authorities on the island have in recent years intensified their efforts to incite confrontation across the Taiwan Strait and solicited the support of external forces in a bid to seek "independence" in a more provocative manner.

\n

Also, some regional countries are relying on external forces to muddy the waters in the East and South China seas for their own narrow ends.

\n

Demonstrably, China upholds a foreign policy of peaceful development, and is committed to resolving the territorial disputes with some of its neighbors through dialogue and consultation so as to maintain regional peace and stability. For Wadephul to try to hype up "China threat" in a bid to strengthen Germany's relations with other countries is both politically shortsighted and extremely irresponsible.

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As Germany's foreign minister, Wadephul should know better than politicians from some other countries the significance of national reunification for a country, and he certainly knows that the one-China principle is the foundation for the stable and sound development of Sino-German relations.

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Thus his ill-judged remarks aimed at exploiting China's internal affairs and its disputes with neighboring countries are a typical example of political expediency. They will unnecessarily have a negative impact on bilateral relations.

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In an era marked by geopolitical tensions and economic cooperation, the partnership between China and Germany stands as a crucial pillar of global stability and prosperity.

\n

Yet what Wadephul has said, if it reflects government policy, risks undermining this mutually beneficial relationship.

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There is no denying that differences do exist between the two countries. However, there are no security conflicts between China and Germany. It is imperative that the two countries continue to pursue a stable and sound partnership by recognizing their shared interests and the broader significance of their cooperation.

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Both nations have articulated a commitment to maintaining a robust partnership. Beijing has repeatedly emphasized the strategic and global significance of China-Germany and China-European Union relations, advocating a relationship based on mutual respect, shared interests and win-win cooperation. While German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed his desire to deepen the Sino-German all-round strategic partnership and his willingness to enhance bilateral cooperation with China.

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The differences between China and Germany should not overshadow the immense potential for cooperation. By focusing on mutual interests, expanding economic collaboration and maintaining open lines of communication, China and Germany can contribute to stability in an uncertain world. This partnership is not only in their own interests but also in the interest of a more balanced and harmonious global order.

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The US State Department issued its annual human rights report on China on Tuesday last week, in which it once again groundlessly pointed an accusing finger at the country for alleged human rights abuses.

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The report is divorced from reality and constitutes a grave interference in China's internal affairs. The US' double standards on human rights issues and its intention of weaponizing human rights for its own geopolitical interests are plain to see.

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China's human rights achievements are widely recognized around the world. The country's development is about providing a better life for the 1.4 billion Chinese people and the country follows a people-centered development approach. It has charted a path of human rights development that suits China's national conditions. The path has been embraced by the people and conforms to the trends of the time.

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In the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, people of different ethnic groups enjoy their rights according to law. The region has achieved noticeable results in advancing socioeconomic development and human rights, and it remains stable and tranquil. As a result, it has been able to open its doors wider to the outside world, receiving more than 200 million domestic and foreign tourists annually. It has also become a major hub of the Belt and Road Initiative and a major channel for the China-Europe Railway Express.

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Likewise, human rights in the Xizang autonomous region and its development have made evident progress. The success of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in practicing "one country, two systems" is also there for everyone to see.

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While China is willing to engage in dialogue and exchanges on human rights with all countries, it will never allow any country to interfere in its internal affairs, jeopardize China's interests, or tarnish China's image under the pretext of "human rights". The nation is firmly opposed to the politicization and weaponization of human rights issues, and the arbitrary use of human rights by some developed countries to suppress developing countries that pursue independent and autonomous policies.

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Before lecturing other countries on human rights, the US should face squarely its own human rights issues. The State Council Information Office of China on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the US in 2024, indicating how grave the human rights conditions are in the country.

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The inequality in US society continues to increase, with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. As a result the US public is deeply disillusioned with the country's democratic system in which money dictates policy. For instance, the root cause of the US' opioid crisis lies in interest hijacking, government-business collusion and regulatory failure. Interest groups, driven by profit, have intensified their lobbying efforts and deceptively promoted the use of opioids. The number of fatal overdoses involving synthetic opioids and stimulants has surged in the past few years.

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Gun violence remains rampant in the US. According to the Sunday report, there were 503 mass shootings and 45 school shootings in the US in 2024. In all, 40,000 Americans were killed by gun violence last year, including over 1,400 children. Meanwhile, police brutality — particularly against non-white ethnic minorities — persists in total disregard of human rights. African Americans, for instance, are three times more likely to be shot and killed by police than white Americans.

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Worse, the human rights issues the US creates are not just restricted to its own territory.

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While hyping up fabricated violations of the "human rights" of Uygurs and other ethnic minorities in China, particularly Muslim groups, the US administration pays no heed to the ugly role it is playing, both directly and indirectly, in the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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The US is also the world's biggest user of unilateral sanctions. It has increasingly imposed them on some less-developed countries in recent years. More than 60 percent of low-income countries are now under some form of financial penalty imposed by the US, according to the report.

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Under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino", completely deviating from their core values and fundamental principles. As the report says, the tumultuous political stage of the US in 2024 acts as a prism, reflecting the structural dilemmas of US-style human rights.

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The US State Department issued its annual human rights report on China on Tuesday last week, in which it once again groundlessly pointed an accusing finger at the country for alleged human rights abuses.

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The report is divorced from reality and constitutes a grave interference in China's internal affairs. The US' double standards on human rights issues and its intention of weaponizing human rights for its own geopolitical interests are plain to see.

\n

China's human rights achievements are widely recognized around the world. The country's development is about providing a better life for the 1.4 billion Chinese people and the country follows a people-centered development approach. It has charted a path of human rights development that suits China's national conditions. The path has been embraced by the people and conforms to the trends of the time.

\n

In the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, people of different ethnic groups enjoy their rights according to law. The region has achieved noticeable results in advancing socioeconomic development and human rights, and it remains stable and tranquil. As a result, it has been able to open its doors wider to the outside world, receiving more than 200 million domestic and foreign tourists annually. It has also become a major hub of the Belt and Road Initiative and a major channel for the China-Europe Railway Express.

\n

Likewise, human rights in the Xizang autonomous region and its development have made evident progress. The success of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in practicing "one country, two systems" is also there for everyone to see.

\n

While China is willing to engage in dialogue and exchanges on human rights with all countries, it will never allow any country to interfere in its internal affairs, jeopardize China's interests, or tarnish China's image under the pretext of "human rights". The nation is firmly opposed to the politicization and weaponization of human rights issues, and the arbitrary use of human rights by some developed countries to suppress developing countries that pursue independent and autonomous policies.

\n

Before lecturing other countries on human rights, the US should face squarely its own human rights issues. The State Council Information Office of China on Sunday released a report on human rights violations in the US in 2024, indicating how grave the human rights conditions are in the country.

\n

The inequality in US society continues to increase, with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. As a result the US public is deeply disillusioned with the country's democratic system in which money dictates policy. For instance, the root cause of the US' opioid crisis lies in interest hijacking, government-business collusion and regulatory failure. Interest groups, driven by profit, have intensified their lobbying efforts and deceptively promoted the use of opioids. The number of fatal overdoses involving synthetic opioids and stimulants has surged in the past few years.

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Gun violence remains rampant in the US. According to the Sunday report, there were 503 mass shootings and 45 school shootings in the US in 2024. In all, 40,000 Americans were killed by gun violence last year, including over 1,400 children. Meanwhile, police brutality — particularly against non-white ethnic minorities — persists in total disregard of human rights. African Americans, for instance, are three times more likely to be shot and killed by police than white Americans.

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Worse, the human rights issues the US creates are not just restricted to its own territory.

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While hyping up fabricated violations of the "human rights" of Uygurs and other ethnic minorities in China, particularly Muslim groups, the US administration pays no heed to the ugly role it is playing, both directly and indirectly, in the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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The US is also the world's biggest user of unilateral sanctions. It has increasingly imposed them on some less-developed countries in recent years. More than 60 percent of low-income countries are now under some form of financial penalty imposed by the US, according to the report.

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Under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino", completely deviating from their core values and fundamental principles. As the report says, the tumultuous political stage of the US in 2024 acts as a prism, reflecting the structural dilemmas of US-style human rights.

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That some European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington shows their concern that Kyiv will not be treated "fairly" in any potential deal and Europe's security concerns will not be addressed by an end to the Ukraine crisis negotiated between the United States and Russia.

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The Zelensky-Trump meeting comes shortly after a three-hour dialogue between the US leader and his Russian counterpart in Anchorage, Alaska, the first of its kind since Trump took office in January. And it is widely believed that the meeting between the US and its allies will touch upon some key issues, such as whether Ukraine will need to cede territory for a deal.

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Since the majority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization members have agreed to raise their defense spending from 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent, most of which will be spent buying US weapons, and the US has already inked a mineral resource agreement with Ukraine, the Trump administration has already leveraged the conflict to get the maximum gains it can from Ukraine and European countries.

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After that Washington has turned attention to try and broker a ceasefire so it can see what the US can seek to get from Russia.

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To this end, it has been hammering home the fact that without the support of the US, Kyiv and the European countries would not be able to sustain the conflict, not to mention hold the front line where it is.

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It is the European Union that has put itself in such a difficult position by ending its pursuit of autonomy initiated by former German chancellor Angela Merkel during her time in office from 2005 to 2021.

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During Merkel's tenure as the German leader that had unique influence on the EU, the bloc tried to keep a balance between the US and Russia and acted with its due confidence on the world stage as one pole of a nascent multipolar world.

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But after Merkel's retirement, the EU has thrown itself into the arms of the US. Many industrial, technological, as well as economic and trade policies that had proved effective in enabling the EU to stand on its own feet during Merkel's days have been dropped.

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Blindly following Washington's foreign and geopolitical policies has not made the EU safer but a buffer zone and a coffer-filler for the US. It is no coincidence that the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out less than two months after Merkel's retirement.

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So given the huge gap between what the EU wants and what it has, there might be even fiercer discussions between the European visitors and their US hosts in Washington this week than the widely televised meeting between Zelensky and Trump in the White House in late February.

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Compared with then, the US has steadily advanced its agenda on the Ukraine crisis. Now it is time for Kyiv and its European supporters to accept the painful fact that they lack the necessary means to defend their own core interests in not only the conflict but also in their dealings with the US.

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The EU is now experiencing the consequences of its choice over the past few years. It has to accept that the US is a self-centered ally that is ready to loot a burning house.

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It will certainly take a long process to resolve the Ukraine crisis. Even so, none of the stakeholders, except the US, might feel happy with the final deal.

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At least if the end of the crisis can serve to prompt the EU to resume its pursuit of autonomy, the blood will not have been shed in vain. But before the EU grasps its own fate in its hands, it will continue to be on the menu.

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That some European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington shows their concern that Kyiv will not be treated "fairly" in any potential deal and Europe's security concerns will not be addressed by an end to the Ukraine crisis negotiated between the United States and Russia.

\n

The Zelensky-Trump meeting comes shortly after a three-hour dialogue between the US leader and his Russian counterpart in Anchorage, Alaska, the first of its kind since Trump took office in January. And it is widely believed that the meeting between the US and its allies will touch upon some key issues, such as whether Ukraine will need to cede territory for a deal.

\n

Since the majority of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization members have agreed to raise their defense spending from 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent, most of which will be spent buying US weapons, and the US has already inked a mineral resource agreement with Ukraine, the Trump administration has already leveraged the conflict to get the maximum gains it can from Ukraine and European countries.

\n

After that Washington has turned attention to try and broker a ceasefire so it can see what the US can seek to get from Russia.

\n

To this end, it has been hammering home the fact that without the support of the US, Kyiv and the European countries would not be able to sustain the conflict, not to mention hold the front line where it is.

\n

It is the European Union that has put itself in such a difficult position by ending its pursuit of autonomy initiated by former German chancellor Angela Merkel during her time in office from 2005 to 2021.

\n

During Merkel's tenure as the German leader that had unique influence on the EU, the bloc tried to keep a balance between the US and Russia and acted with its due confidence on the world stage as one pole of a nascent multipolar world.

\n

But after Merkel's retirement, the EU has thrown itself into the arms of the US. Many industrial, technological, as well as economic and trade policies that had proved effective in enabling the EU to stand on its own feet during Merkel's days have been dropped.

\n

Blindly following Washington's foreign and geopolitical policies has not made the EU safer but a buffer zone and a coffer-filler for the US. It is no coincidence that the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out less than two months after Merkel's retirement.

\n

So given the huge gap between what the EU wants and what it has, there might be even fiercer discussions between the European visitors and their US hosts in Washington this week than the widely televised meeting between Zelensky and Trump in the White House in late February.

\n

Compared with then, the US has steadily advanced its agenda on the Ukraine crisis. Now it is time for Kyiv and its European supporters to accept the painful fact that they lack the necessary means to defend their own core interests in not only the conflict but also in their dealings with the US.

\n

The EU is now experiencing the consequences of its choice over the past few years. It has to accept that the US is a self-centered ally that is ready to loot a burning house.

\n

It will certainly take a long process to resolve the Ukraine crisis. Even so, none of the stakeholders, except the US, might feel happy with the final deal.

\n

At least if the end of the crisis can serve to prompt the EU to resume its pursuit of autonomy, the blood will not have been shed in vain. But before the EU grasps its own fate in its hands, it will continue to be on the menu.

\n

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Editor's Note: Humanoid robots developed by Unitree Robotics have made headlines this year. The company accounts for nearly 70 percent of global quadruped robot shipments and leads in large humanoid robot shipments, with business operations in more than half the countries and regions across the world. In an interview with People's Daily, Wang Xingxing, founder and CEO of Unitree Robotics, spoke on how the industry has developed and what lies ahead. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

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The robotics industry is currently at an early stage. Humanoid robots have displayed their abilities in many fields, but they are still a long way off from touching every individual and reaching every household. The large-scale use of humanoids in households or factories is still beyond reach because the technology is not mature enough.

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The biggest obstacle to large-scale deployment of humanoid robots is that their AI capability is not sufficiently developed. This is a universal challenge faced by the industry across the world and everyone in the field is working hard to overcome it. Breakthroughs may happen at any time, as technological leaps are very common in AI. Problems that cannot be solved today may suddenly get a solution in the future.

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As long as AI technology continues to advance, the robotics industry will grow stronger. This is the ripple effect of AI. In the past two or three years, we have seen that people's perception of AI has grown significantly and expectations from the robotics sector have become more optimistic. The buzz around humanoid robots this year may well be just a spark, much like the early days of the internet.

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At this stage, it is meaningful to organize competitions for robots. People enjoy watching such events, and the emotional value they get creates new demand. Performances and competitions by robots will be an important aspect of the robotics industry in the future.

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Every country has its own strengths. Although China doesn't have enough AI talents to meet its growing needs in the sector, its AI industry remains competitive. China enjoys a strong advantage in manufacturing, with very high shipment volumes worldwide. Thanks to the country's solid foundation in manufacturing and hardware, Chinese robotics companies enjoy a cost advantage and lower usage thresholds, which are conducive to wider application in the future.

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Computing power is crucial for the humanoid robot industry, especially large-scale cluster computing. Robots are co-created with AI, but robots, especially humanoid robots, rely a lot on batteries. Limits on battery load and energy consumption mean they cannot carry large-scale computing power on board.

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In the future, distributed computing will play an important role. Robots can connect to the centralized computing center in a factory. If such a center is close by, the communication bandwidth would be sufficient and latency would be low.

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The humanoid robotics industry has long faced a shortage of talent. This field did not originally exist, and relevant talents have gradually been cultivated only in recent years. Moreover, it is still a niche sector and far fewer people have entered it than many imagine. It will take time for the number and quality of professionals to match the pace of industry development.

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My ultimate vision for the development of robotics is to vigorously advance science and technology, enabling human productivity to reach a new level. The invention of the steam engine and electricity brought profound changes to human productivity. Today, with the rise of general AI and general-purpose robots, the transformation could be even greater, allowing humanity to gradually be freed from strenuous and repetitive physical labor.

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Editor's Note: Humanoid robots developed by Unitree Robotics have made headlines this year. The company accounts for nearly 70 percent of global quadruped robot shipments and leads in large humanoid robot shipments, with business operations in more than half the countries and regions across the world. In an interview with People's Daily, Wang Xingxing, founder and CEO of Unitree Robotics, spoke on how the industry has developed and what lies ahead. Below are excerpts from the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

\n

The robotics industry is currently at an early stage. Humanoid robots have displayed their abilities in many fields, but they are still a long way off from touching every individual and reaching every household. The large-scale use of humanoids in households or factories is still beyond reach because the technology is not mature enough.

\n

The biggest obstacle to large-scale deployment of humanoid robots is that their AI capability is not sufficiently developed. This is a universal challenge faced by the industry across the world and everyone in the field is working hard to overcome it. Breakthroughs may happen at any time, as technological leaps are very common in AI. Problems that cannot be solved today may suddenly get a solution in the future.

\n

As long as AI technology continues to advance, the robotics industry will grow stronger. This is the ripple effect of AI. In the past two or three years, we have seen that people's perception of AI has grown significantly and expectations from the robotics sector have become more optimistic. The buzz around humanoid robots this year may well be just a spark, much like the early days of the internet.

\n

At this stage, it is meaningful to organize competitions for robots. People enjoy watching such events, and the emotional value they get creates new demand. Performances and competitions by robots will be an important aspect of the robotics industry in the future.

\n

Every country has its own strengths. Although China doesn't have enough AI talents to meet its growing needs in the sector, its AI industry remains competitive. China enjoys a strong advantage in manufacturing, with very high shipment volumes worldwide. Thanks to the country's solid foundation in manufacturing and hardware, Chinese robotics companies enjoy a cost advantage and lower usage thresholds, which are conducive to wider application in the future.

\n

Computing power is crucial for the humanoid robot industry, especially large-scale cluster computing. Robots are co-created with AI, but robots, especially humanoid robots, rely a lot on batteries. Limits on battery load and energy consumption mean they cannot carry large-scale computing power on board.

\n

In the future, distributed computing will play an important role. Robots can connect to the centralized computing center in a factory. If such a center is close by, the communication bandwidth would be sufficient and latency would be low.

\n

The humanoid robotics industry has long faced a shortage of talent. This field did not originally exist, and relevant talents have gradually been cultivated only in recent years. Moreover, it is still a niche sector and far fewer people have entered it than many imagine. It will take time for the number and quality of professionals to match the pace of industry development.

\n

My ultimate vision for the development of robotics is to vigorously advance science and technology, enabling human productivity to reach a new level. The invention of the steam engine and electricity brought profound changes to human productivity. Today, with the rise of general AI and general-purpose robots, the transformation could be even greater, allowing humanity to gradually be freed from strenuous and repetitive physical labor.

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The author is with the University of Macau (China).

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Editor's note: In recent years, China has made significant strides in several fields. It has also been focusing on achieving breakthroughs in some other sectors, especially artificial intelligence and digital technology sector, in order to promote high-quality growth development. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

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Over the last 10 years, China has undergone a remarkable economic shift guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Economy, which emphasizes innovation-driven high-quality development, and a dual circulation development paradigm that prioritizes domestic consumption while maintaining global engagement.

\n

China has not only consolidated its position as the world's second-largest economy but also become the main driver of global growth. Indeed, according to Baillie Gifford, an independent investment manager, China has contributed more to global economic expansion in the past decade than all G7 countries combined.

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This highlights the depth and adaptability of China's economic framework. Despite facing headwinds such as regulatory tightening, geopolitical tensions and a slowing property sector, China's economic fundamentals remain robust and dynamic.

\n

A particularly vivid sign of China's economic dynamism can be seen in the scale of its capital markets. As someone who has followed emerging markets for years, I find it remarkable that China's stock exchanges are now the second largest globally, hosting more than 6,000 listed companies, with nearly 3,000 new listings on the A-share indexes in just the past decade. While stock market performance does not fully reflect underlying economic fundamentals, this surge in entrepreneurship nevertheless indicates China's capacity for adaptation and innovation at scale.

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In 2024, China was the best-performing major stock market globally, with the Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust reporting a net asset value increase of 38.1 percent and a share price rise of 39.7 percent in the 12 months to March 2025. These figures are not just impressive; they signal a broader recovery in investor sentiment and renewed confidence in China's domestic growth drivers, even if they should be interpreted alongside broader economic indicators.

\n

China's industrial boom is particularly evident in its global leadership in electric vehicles (EVs), solar power technology and automation. The country now accounts for nearly one-third of global manufacturing output, leading in sectors such as green technology and artificial intelligence.

\n

Companies like BYD, China's leading EV manufacturer, have overtaken Tesla in new EV sales in Europe and are expanding aggressively into Southeast Asia, Latin America — particularly Brazil — and Australia. Chinese enterprises' global growth signals its transition from "Made in China" to "Invented in China", a transformation that is reshaping global supply chains and consumer markets.

\n

Arguably, the most telling aspect of China's current development stage is not the inflow of talent, but the fact that talent is here to stay, and the retention of talent marks a significant shift in global innovation dynamics. The country's innovation ecosystem is further strengthened by its vast and growing talent pool — universities are working in tandem with industries to become "talent nurseries" where aptitude is well rewarded. China produces about 40 percent of the world's STEM(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) graduates each year, laying a formidable foundation for sustained technological leadership.

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In this regard, Apple CEO Tim Cook's observation is particularly illuminating: "In the U.S., you could have a meeting of tooling engineers, and I'm not sure we could fill the room. In China, you could fill multiple football fields."

\n

China's digital economy, too, is flourishing, driven by tech giants such as Tencent, Alibaba, PDD and Meituan. These firms have doubled their aggregate profits since 2021, despite a significant drop in market capitalization, thus creating opportunities for long-term investors. On the consumer front, brands such as Pop Mart are making waves internationally. Known for its collectible toys and youth-focused appeal, Pop Mart has received enthusiastic reception in Western markets, with long queues forming outside its London store — a testament to China's expanding cultural and commercial footprint.

\n

Besides, despite macroeconomic challenges, including a declining labor force and shifting global trade dynamics, China's domestic consumption is showing signs of recovery.

\n

President Xi has also emphasized the importance of self-reliance in strategic sectors — a response to external pressures such as the United States' restrictions on exports of various products and technologies to China. As expected, Chinese enterprises like AMEC and Naura are stepping up to fill the gaps in semiconductor manufacturing, while Horizon Robotics is emerging as a domestic alternative to global AI chip leaders. These shifts point to a wider movement toward domestic innovation and technological independence.

\n

China's economic path has been marked by both change and durability. While short-term volatility and geopolitical risks persist, the long-term outlook is shaped by innovation, strategic policymaking and a vast domestic market. For global investors and observers alike, understanding the nuances of this evolution is essential to not only grasp China's role in the world economy, but also appreciate the opportunities it continues to offer.

\n

China's economic journey under the leadership of President Xi illustrates a strategic blend of innovation, industrial capacity and global integration. The country's ability to retain talent, lead in emerging technologies, and expand its cultural and commercial influence underscores its growing role in shaping the global economy.

\n

As China continues to navigate complex macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges, its commitment to high-quality development and self-reliance positions it as a resilient and transformative force in the international landscape.

\n

The views don't necessarily reflect those of China Daily.

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The author is with the University of Macau (China).

\n

Editor's note: In recent years, China has made significant strides in several fields. It has also been focusing on achieving breakthroughs in some other sectors, especially artificial intelligence and digital technology sector, in order to promote high-quality growth development. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

\n

Over the last 10 years, China has undergone a remarkable economic shift guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Economy, which emphasizes innovation-driven high-quality development, and a dual circulation development paradigm that prioritizes domestic consumption while maintaining global engagement.

\n

China has not only consolidated its position as the world's second-largest economy but also become the main driver of global growth. Indeed, according to Baillie Gifford, an independent investment manager, China has contributed more to global economic expansion in the past decade than all G7 countries combined.

\n

This highlights the depth and adaptability of China's economic framework. Despite facing headwinds such as regulatory tightening, geopolitical tensions and a slowing property sector, China's economic fundamentals remain robust and dynamic.

\n

A particularly vivid sign of China's economic dynamism can be seen in the scale of its capital markets. As someone who has followed emerging markets for years, I find it remarkable that China's stock exchanges are now the second largest globally, hosting more than 6,000 listed companies, with nearly 3,000 new listings on the A-share indexes in just the past decade. While stock market performance does not fully reflect underlying economic fundamentals, this surge in entrepreneurship nevertheless indicates China's capacity for adaptation and innovation at scale.

\n

In 2024, China was the best-performing major stock market globally, with the Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust reporting a net asset value increase of 38.1 percent and a share price rise of 39.7 percent in the 12 months to March 2025. These figures are not just impressive; they signal a broader recovery in investor sentiment and renewed confidence in China's domestic growth drivers, even if they should be interpreted alongside broader economic indicators.

\n

China's industrial boom is particularly evident in its global leadership in electric vehicles (EVs), solar power technology and automation. The country now accounts for nearly one-third of global manufacturing output, leading in sectors such as green technology and artificial intelligence.

\n

Companies like BYD, China's leading EV manufacturer, have overtaken Tesla in new EV sales in Europe and are expanding aggressively into Southeast Asia, Latin America — particularly Brazil — and Australia. Chinese enterprises' global growth signals its transition from "Made in China" to "Invented in China", a transformation that is reshaping global supply chains and consumer markets.

\n

Arguably, the most telling aspect of China's current development stage is not the inflow of talent, but the fact that talent is here to stay, and the retention of talent marks a significant shift in global innovation dynamics. The country's innovation ecosystem is further strengthened by its vast and growing talent pool — universities are working in tandem with industries to become "talent nurseries" where aptitude is well rewarded. China produces about 40 percent of the world's STEM(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) graduates each year, laying a formidable foundation for sustained technological leadership.

\n

In this regard, Apple CEO Tim Cook's observation is particularly illuminating: "In the U.S., you could have a meeting of tooling engineers, and I'm not sure we could fill the room. In China, you could fill multiple football fields."

\n

China's digital economy, too, is flourishing, driven by tech giants such as Tencent, Alibaba, PDD and Meituan. These firms have doubled their aggregate profits since 2021, despite a significant drop in market capitalization, thus creating opportunities for long-term investors. On the consumer front, brands such as Pop Mart are making waves internationally. Known for its collectible toys and youth-focused appeal, Pop Mart has received enthusiastic reception in Western markets, with long queues forming outside its London store — a testament to China's expanding cultural and commercial footprint.

\n

Besides, despite macroeconomic challenges, including a declining labor force and shifting global trade dynamics, China's domestic consumption is showing signs of recovery.

\n

President Xi has also emphasized the importance of self-reliance in strategic sectors — a response to external pressures such as the United States' restrictions on exports of various products and technologies to China. As expected, Chinese enterprises like AMEC and Naura are stepping up to fill the gaps in semiconductor manufacturing, while Horizon Robotics is emerging as a domestic alternative to global AI chip leaders. These shifts point to a wider movement toward domestic innovation and technological independence.

\n

China's economic path has been marked by both change and durability. While short-term volatility and geopolitical risks persist, the long-term outlook is shaped by innovation, strategic policymaking and a vast domestic market. For global investors and observers alike, understanding the nuances of this evolution is essential to not only grasp China's role in the world economy, but also appreciate the opportunities it continues to offer.

\n

China's economic journey under the leadership of President Xi illustrates a strategic blend of innovation, industrial capacity and global integration. The country's ability to retain talent, lead in emerging technologies, and expand its cultural and commercial influence underscores its growing role in shaping the global economy.

\n

As China continues to navigate complex macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges, its commitment to high-quality development and self-reliance positions it as a resilient and transformative force in the international landscape.

\n

The views don't necessarily reflect those of China Daily.

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The author is professor at Faculty of Education, East China Normal University.

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Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept from science fiction. It has become a force that can reshape industries, societies, and the very essence of human interaction. Education, the cornerstone of social progress, is increasingly becoming intertwined with AI. The way countries equip the next generation with AI skills could determine their technological edge in the future. In this area, China is quietly taking the lead.

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While Western countries, especially the United States, have grabbed headlines for AI breakthroughs, their approach to K-12 (kindergarten through 12th grade) AI education is cautious, fragmented and largely pilot-driven. China's approach, in contrast, is a methodical, policy-driven blueprint, that lays a solid foundation for AI literacy from primary school level upward. Across the country, AI-themed summer camps and integrated curriculums are emerging, forming a burgeoning AI education ecosystem which, beyond coding, is nurturing broader cognitive skills and ethical reasoning.

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China's rapid progress in AI education is no accident; it is the result of careful top-level planning, and coordinated action. National and local authorities have worked together to ensure that AI education is not just a novelty, but a structured part of students' learning journey. Schools across China now include AI courses as a regular part of the curriculum; teachers receive special training in AI and digital learning platforms support AI teaching in class. From bustling cities to smaller towns, this nationwide push has created a well-organized framework, ensuring every student gets a chance to learn foundational AI.

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However, policy alone is not enough. China has established a collaborative mechanism involving enterprises, universities and research institutions. It integrates leading tech companies in codesigning curriculums, training teachers and building AI learning platforms. iFlytek's AI textbook, co-developed with Northwest Normal University, is now used across the country, reaching schools and students nationwide. This three-tiered approach — central policy, local execution and broad social participation — ensures AI education is not only conceptual but also operational.

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China's AI education policy avoids reducing students to code-crunching machines. Instead, it embeds AI across traditional subjects such as the Chinese language, art, and comprehensive practice courses, creating a "discipline integration and technology empowerment" model. In many schools, art classes now incorporate AI image-generation tools, encouraging students to co-create with machines. In other areas, generative AI is integrated into writing courses, prompting students to critique, revise, and re-imagine AI-generated text. AI education is as much about reshaping cognitive and expressive abilities as it is about teaching technical skills.

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Competitions further promote applied learning. Contests like the National Olympiad in Informatics and the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest now include AI modules, giving students hands-on experience with algorithms and machine thinking. Tsinghua University's Qiuzhen College, for example, offers a youth mathematics and AI summer camp, blending AI fundamentals, Python programming, mathematical modeling and ethical reflection. Such programs create a smooth transition "from classroom knowledge to real-world project practice", moving students from passive understanding to active problem-solving.

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China's AI education path contrasts with that of the US. While the US excels in AI research, its K-12 implementation is decentralized and uneven, largely dependent on local initiatives or partnerships with higher education institutions.

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Besides, AI education in the US is promoted often through extracurricular clubs, summer camps or online courses. Yes, it is flexible and innovative, but it is also inconsistent in coverage, continuity and scale. Also, heightened concerns over ethics, safety and privacy sometimes restrict classroom usage of generative AI tools, creating a "tech enthusiasm, educational hesitation" paradox.

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For China, on the other hand, AI literacy is about developing foundational competency, akin to reading, writing and arithmetic. Students are taught to view AI not only as a set of tools, but also as a digital language and medium for critical thinking, creativity and ethical awareness. In short, China's approach is "institution-driven and universal", aimed at ensuring every child develops core capabilities, while the US' approach is "market-driven and selective", letting individual interests determine engagement. Both paths have merits, but in a rapidly evolving AI landscape, early-structured cultivation of cognitive frameworks may prove decisive when it comes to nurturing the next generation of tech talents.

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No system is perfect. For example, some Chinese schools still focus narrowly on tools, with shallow, homogenized curricula. Teachers' expertise varies, and evaluation methods to measure AI literacy levels are not yet fully developed. The bigger challenge is to prevent AI education from becoming a new form of exam-oriented competition.

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How can students learn technical skills while cultivating ethical judgment, social responsibility and humanistic sensitivity? Some schools are already exploring AI ethics, algorithmic bias and socially impactful subjects, encouraging reflective thinking alongside technical mastery. To truly become AI literate, one needs to have technical understanding, collaborative capability and value-based judgment — a human-centered rather than purely technocratic approach.

\n

China's push to integrate AI into foundational education echoes Deng Xiaoping's statement in 1984 in which he emphasized that "computer literacy should start with children". From top-level design to local execution, from curriculum reform to competitions, and from technical training to ethical literacy, China's AI education path is structural and gradual — a "slow-cooked" approach that builds deep roots rather than chasing short-term headlines.

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In the era of global restructuring of education and rapid digital transformation, China is first reconstructing its young citizens' cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills in order to gain a decisive advantage. In this high-stakes race for talent, China has quietly moved ahead.

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The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

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The author is professor at Faculty of Education, East China Normal University.

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Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept from science fiction. It has become a force that can reshape industries, societies, and the very essence of human interaction. Education, the cornerstone of social progress, is increasingly becoming intertwined with AI. The way countries equip the next generation with AI skills could determine their technological edge in the future. In this area, China is quietly taking the lead.

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While Western countries, especially the United States, have grabbed headlines for AI breakthroughs, their approach to K-12 (kindergarten through 12th grade) AI education is cautious, fragmented and largely pilot-driven. China's approach, in contrast, is a methodical, policy-driven blueprint, that lays a solid foundation for AI literacy from primary school level upward. Across the country, AI-themed summer camps and integrated curriculums are emerging, forming a burgeoning AI education ecosystem which, beyond coding, is nurturing broader cognitive skills and ethical reasoning.

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China's rapid progress in AI education is no accident; it is the result of careful top-level planning, and coordinated action. National and local authorities have worked together to ensure that AI education is not just a novelty, but a structured part of students' learning journey. Schools across China now include AI courses as a regular part of the curriculum; teachers receive special training in AI and digital learning platforms support AI teaching in class. From bustling cities to smaller towns, this nationwide push has created a well-organized framework, ensuring every student gets a chance to learn foundational AI.

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However, policy alone is not enough. China has established a collaborative mechanism involving enterprises, universities and research institutions. It integrates leading tech companies in codesigning curriculums, training teachers and building AI learning platforms. iFlytek's AI textbook, co-developed with Northwest Normal University, is now used across the country, reaching schools and students nationwide. This three-tiered approach — central policy, local execution and broad social participation — ensures AI education is not only conceptual but also operational.

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China's AI education policy avoids reducing students to code-crunching machines. Instead, it embeds AI across traditional subjects such as the Chinese language, art, and comprehensive practice courses, creating a "discipline integration and technology empowerment" model. In many schools, art classes now incorporate AI image-generation tools, encouraging students to co-create with machines. In other areas, generative AI is integrated into writing courses, prompting students to critique, revise, and re-imagine AI-generated text. AI education is as much about reshaping cognitive and expressive abilities as it is about teaching technical skills.

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Competitions further promote applied learning. Contests like the National Olympiad in Informatics and the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest now include AI modules, giving students hands-on experience with algorithms and machine thinking. Tsinghua University's Qiuzhen College, for example, offers a youth mathematics and AI summer camp, blending AI fundamentals, Python programming, mathematical modeling and ethical reflection. Such programs create a smooth transition "from classroom knowledge to real-world project practice", moving students from passive understanding to active problem-solving.

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China's AI education path contrasts with that of the US. While the US excels in AI research, its K-12 implementation is decentralized and uneven, largely dependent on local initiatives or partnerships with higher education institutions.

\n

Besides, AI education in the US is promoted often through extracurricular clubs, summer camps or online courses. Yes, it is flexible and innovative, but it is also inconsistent in coverage, continuity and scale. Also, heightened concerns over ethics, safety and privacy sometimes restrict classroom usage of generative AI tools, creating a "tech enthusiasm, educational hesitation" paradox.

\n

For China, on the other hand, AI literacy is about developing foundational competency, akin to reading, writing and arithmetic. Students are taught to view AI not only as a set of tools, but also as a digital language and medium for critical thinking, creativity and ethical awareness. In short, China's approach is "institution-driven and universal", aimed at ensuring every child develops core capabilities, while the US' approach is "market-driven and selective", letting individual interests determine engagement. Both paths have merits, but in a rapidly evolving AI landscape, early-structured cultivation of cognitive frameworks may prove decisive when it comes to nurturing the next generation of tech talents.

\n

No system is perfect. For example, some Chinese schools still focus narrowly on tools, with shallow, homogenized curricula. Teachers' expertise varies, and evaluation methods to measure AI literacy levels are not yet fully developed. The bigger challenge is to prevent AI education from becoming a new form of exam-oriented competition.

\n

How can students learn technical skills while cultivating ethical judgment, social responsibility and humanistic sensitivity? Some schools are already exploring AI ethics, algorithmic bias and socially impactful subjects, encouraging reflective thinking alongside technical mastery. To truly become AI literate, one needs to have technical understanding, collaborative capability and value-based judgment — a human-centered rather than purely technocratic approach.

\n

China's push to integrate AI into foundational education echoes Deng Xiaoping's statement in 1984 in which he emphasized that "computer literacy should start with children". From top-level design to local execution, from curriculum reform to competitions, and from technical training to ethical literacy, China's AI education path is structural and gradual — a "slow-cooked" approach that builds deep roots rather than chasing short-term headlines.

\n

In the era of global restructuring of education and rapid digital transformation, China is first reconstructing its young citizens' cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills in order to gain a decisive advantage. In this high-stakes race for talent, China has quietly moved ahead.

\n

The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.

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The author is the deputy director of the China Center for Special Economic Zone Research, Shenzhen University.

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In the bustling labs and smart factories of Shenzhen, a palm-sized circuit board has set off on an odyssey that encapsulates the city's remarkable transformation. Once a humble link in a vast, low-wage assembly chain — the final stop of designs drafted in Silicon Valley and machinery imported from Germany — such a board now embodies the cutting edge of global manufacturing.

\n

In Shenzhen, engineers today write its first lines of code, craft its schematic on locally developed software, and shepherd it through AI-driven production lines toward final assembly in a wearable device destined for Europe. It is no longer "build to order"; it is "invent and export".

\n

Shenzhen's story is one of reinvention. Two decades ago, it thrived as a "front-shop, back-factory". Someone else supplied the blueprint, and it supplied the speed at a relatively low cost. But as the cost of labor increased and margins thinned, that model creaked under its own weight. Rather than concede its crown, Shenzhen rewrote its playbook, shifting from commodity assembly to innovation-led, high-value manufacturing.

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In today's Shenzhen, designs once created overseas are conceived locally. DJI's flight-control systems and UBTECH's humanoid robots have become global benchmarks, not only for their technical sophistication but also for the authority of design they project. Behind these household names lies an army of more than 11,000 specialized and sophisticated enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises.

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These enterprises, pioneers in smart hardware, industrial software and niche production technologies, have forged an end-to-end innovation chain. Even the smallest workshop can now assemble an "innovation factory", blending design tools, materials platforms and cloud-connected equipment rentals. The result: circuit board designs born and developed in Shenzhen, not imported from abroad.

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This ingenuity now extends beyond design into the very mechanics of production. Take, for example, the transformed Foxconn facility in Longhua district of Shenzhen. Once a beehive of manual soldering and assembly, it now hums with robotic arms, automated guided vehicles and machine-vision systems.

\n

Each board is populated by AI-guided pick-and-place robots, then, before shipping, its test data are uploaded to the cloud for real-time quality oversight by European clients. Underpinning all this is Shenzhen's policy to encourage the digitalization of enterprises and the digital infrastructure of platform giants such as Tencent Cloud and Kingdee. Manufacturing is no longer a matter of manual repetition; it is now an exercise in computational engineering, where efficiency soars, defects plummet and delivery times shrink.

\n

Yet the true hallmark of Shenzhen's leap is not its factories' glass-walled modernity but its role as a rule-maker. Shenzhen no longer only follows global standards; it sets them. BYD, for instance, has opened its electric-vehicle platform to third-party collaborators, creating an ecosystem reminiscent of the Android model. Control remains firmly in Shenzhen's hands, while partner networks stretch worldwide. The circuit board that once arrived in Shenzhen as a passive component now serves as a universal interface, compatible with global norms yet anchoring a thriving local supply chain.

\n

None of this would have been possible without bold institutional innovation. Shenzhen did not rely on subsidies; it built a governance model offering predictable policies, fast-track approvals and unfettered capital flows. The city now acts like an accelerator: ideas conceived in a café over coffee can swiftly evolve into market-ready prototypes. Spot an engineer boarding the metro with a prototype under one arm and a laptop under the other, and you can gauge how deeply manufacturing has permeated the urban fabric.

\n

What Shenzhen has discovered is that manufacturing is not an end in itself but an organizing principle for the future. Its success rests on sustained policy patience, relentless structural adjustment and a fundamental rethinking of what "value" means in production. The question it poses to every aspiring industrial city is: "How do you turn a simple circuit board into a catalyst for systemic change?"

\n

The circuit board, launched from Shenzhen, now traverses oceans to power devices, homes and daily life across the globe. Its journey is more than a tale of technological progress; it is a tribute to institutional ingenuity, urban renewal and collective ambition. As the world searches for the next frontier of manufacturing, it should look to not only novel techniques or breakthrough products but also the cities that dare to reinvent themselves, cities like Shenzhen where the blueprint for tomorrow is drawn in real time.

\n

The views don't necessarily reflect those of China Daily.

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", + "content": "

The author is the deputy director of the China Center for Special Economic Zone Research, Shenzhen University.

\n

In the bustling labs and smart factories of Shenzhen, a palm-sized circuit board has set off on an odyssey that encapsulates the city's remarkable transformation. Once a humble link in a vast, low-wage assembly chain — the final stop of designs drafted in Silicon Valley and machinery imported from Germany — such a board now embodies the cutting edge of global manufacturing.

\n

In Shenzhen, engineers today write its first lines of code, craft its schematic on locally developed software, and shepherd it through AI-driven production lines toward final assembly in a wearable device destined for Europe. It is no longer "build to order"; it is "invent and export".

\n

Shenzhen's story is one of reinvention. Two decades ago, it thrived as a "front-shop, back-factory". Someone else supplied the blueprint, and it supplied the speed at a relatively low cost. But as the cost of labor increased and margins thinned, that model creaked under its own weight. Rather than concede its crown, Shenzhen rewrote its playbook, shifting from commodity assembly to innovation-led, high-value manufacturing.

\n

In today's Shenzhen, designs once created overseas are conceived locally. DJI's flight-control systems and UBTECH's humanoid robots have become global benchmarks, not only for their technical sophistication but also for the authority of design they project. Behind these household names lies an army of more than 11,000 specialized and sophisticated enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises.

\n

These enterprises, pioneers in smart hardware, industrial software and niche production technologies, have forged an end-to-end innovation chain. Even the smallest workshop can now assemble an "innovation factory", blending design tools, materials platforms and cloud-connected equipment rentals. The result: circuit board designs born and developed in Shenzhen, not imported from abroad.

\n

This ingenuity now extends beyond design into the very mechanics of production. Take, for example, the transformed Foxconn facility in Longhua district of Shenzhen. Once a beehive of manual soldering and assembly, it now hums with robotic arms, automated guided vehicles and machine-vision systems.

\n

Each board is populated by AI-guided pick-and-place robots, then, before shipping, its test data are uploaded to the cloud for real-time quality oversight by European clients. Underpinning all this is Shenzhen's policy to encourage the digitalization of enterprises and the digital infrastructure of platform giants such as Tencent Cloud and Kingdee. Manufacturing is no longer a matter of manual repetition; it is now an exercise in computational engineering, where efficiency soars, defects plummet and delivery times shrink.

\n

Yet the true hallmark of Shenzhen's leap is not its factories' glass-walled modernity but its role as a rule-maker. Shenzhen no longer only follows global standards; it sets them. BYD, for instance, has opened its electric-vehicle platform to third-party collaborators, creating an ecosystem reminiscent of the Android model. Control remains firmly in Shenzhen's hands, while partner networks stretch worldwide. The circuit board that once arrived in Shenzhen as a passive component now serves as a universal interface, compatible with global norms yet anchoring a thriving local supply chain.

\n

None of this would have been possible without bold institutional innovation. Shenzhen did not rely on subsidies; it built a governance model offering predictable policies, fast-track approvals and unfettered capital flows. The city now acts like an accelerator: ideas conceived in a café over coffee can swiftly evolve into market-ready prototypes. Spot an engineer boarding the metro with a prototype under one arm and a laptop under the other, and you can gauge how deeply manufacturing has permeated the urban fabric.

\n

What Shenzhen has discovered is that manufacturing is not an end in itself but an organizing principle for the future. Its success rests on sustained policy patience, relentless structural adjustment and a fundamental rethinking of what "value" means in production. The question it poses to every aspiring industrial city is: "How do you turn a simple circuit board into a catalyst for systemic change?"

\n

The circuit board, launched from Shenzhen, now traverses oceans to power devices, homes and daily life across the globe. Its journey is more than a tale of technological progress; it is a tribute to institutional ingenuity, urban renewal and collective ambition. As the world searches for the next frontier of manufacturing, it should look to not only novel techniques or breakthrough products but also the cities that dare to reinvent themselves, cities like Shenzhen where the blueprint for tomorrow is drawn in real time.

\n

The views don't necessarily reflect those of China Daily.

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Hamas negotiators in Cairo have received a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, a Palestinian official said on Monday, with the prime minister of key mediator Qatar also in Egypt to push for a truce.

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Efforts by mediators Egypt and Qatar, along with the United States, have so far failed to secure a lasting ceasefire in the current conflict, which has lasted for more than 22 months and has created a dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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The Palestinian official, speaking to Agence France-Presse on condition of anonymity, said the latest proposal from mediators "is a framework agreement to launch negotiations on a permanent ceasefire", calling for an initial 60-day truce and hostage release in two batches.

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"Hamas will hold internal consultations among its leadership "and with leaders of other Palestinian factions to review the text, the official said.

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A source from Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant faction that has fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, told AFP that the plan involved a "ceasefire agreement lasting 60 days, during which 10 Israeli hostages would be released alive, along with a number of bodies".

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"The remaining captives would be released in a second phase, with immediate negotiations to follow for a broader deal" for a permanent end to "the war and aggression "with international guarantees, the Islamic Jihad source said.

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The source added that "all factions are supportive of what was presented" by the Egyptian and Qatari mediators.

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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, visiting the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Monday, said Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was visiting "to consolidate our existing common efforts in order to apply maximum pressure on the two sides to reach a deal as soon as possible".

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Alluding to the dire humanitarian conditions for the more than 2 million people living in the Gaza Strip, where United Nations agencies and aid groups have warned of famine, Abdelatty stressed the urgency of reaching an agreement.

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"The current situation on the ground is beyond imagination," he said.

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Meanwhile, across Israel, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in rallies at more than 300 locations on Sunday, according to the organizer, Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

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Demonstrators blocked highways — including the main road to Jerusalem — set tires on fire, and disrupted transportation. Protesters carried Israeli flags alongside yellow banners symbolizing the hostage struggle, chanting slogans and banging drums.

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One protester was quoted as saying that the silent majority of Israelis is against prolonging the conflict. Former hostage Gadi Moses told demonstrators that "the path of war will not lead to any solution".He rejected calls to "eliminate Hamas", warning that another group would always emerge.

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Police reported using water cannons to disperse some gatherings and arrested at least 38 people.

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Also on Sunday, the World Food Programme said their teams were "doing everything they can to deliver food assistance", but that it remained "far below needs — just 47 percent — of our daily budget".

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"Organized distributions and WFP-supported hot meals and bakeries can't restart without far more aid. Half a million people are on the brink of famine. A ceasefire is the only way to scale up. Children in Gaza are starving to death," it said in a post on X.

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'Man-made famine'

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The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said on Sunday that "the man-made famine in Gaza "has largely been shaped by the deliberate attempts to replace the UN-coordinated humanitarian system through the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is backed by the United States and Israel. UNRWA urged a return to a unified, UN-led coordination and distribution system.

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In addition, most children examined by UNRWA health teams are "emaciated, weak, and at risk of dying" if they do not get the treatment they urgently need.

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"According to UNICEF, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured (combined) in Gaza since October 2023.It's time to stop this war on children," the agency said in a post on X on Saturday.

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In a news release published on Monday, Amnesty International accused Israel of carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in Gaza, as well as "systematically destroying the health, well-being, and social fabric of Palestinian life" after reportedly collecting new testimonies of starved, displaced civilians.

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To even begin reversing the devastating consequences of Israel's inhumane policies and actions, which have made mass starvation a grim reality in Gaza, there "must be an immediate, unconditional lifting of the blockade and a sustained ceasefire", said Erika Guevara-Rosas, senior director for research, advocacy, policy and campaigns at Amnesty International.

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However, Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the army would soon begin an offensive to take over Gaza City — the Palestinian territory's largest urban center — despite international warnings about the consequences for the already devastated enclave.

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Agencies and Xinhua contributed to this story.

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jan@chinadailyapac.com

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Hamas negotiators in Cairo have received a new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, a Palestinian official said on Monday, with the prime minister of key mediator Qatar also in Egypt to push for a truce.

\n

Efforts by mediators Egypt and Qatar, along with the United States, have so far failed to secure a lasting ceasefire in the current conflict, which has lasted for more than 22 months and has created a dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

\n

The Palestinian official, speaking to Agence France-Presse on condition of anonymity, said the latest proposal from mediators "is a framework agreement to launch negotiations on a permanent ceasefire", calling for an initial 60-day truce and hostage release in two batches.

\n

"Hamas will hold internal consultations among its leadership "and with leaders of other Palestinian factions to review the text, the official said.

\n

A source from Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant faction that has fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, told AFP that the plan involved a "ceasefire agreement lasting 60 days, during which 10 Israeli hostages would be released alive, along with a number of bodies".

\n

"The remaining captives would be released in a second phase, with immediate negotiations to follow for a broader deal" for a permanent end to "the war and aggression "with international guarantees, the Islamic Jihad source said.

\n

The source added that "all factions are supportive of what was presented" by the Egyptian and Qatari mediators.

\n

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, visiting the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Monday, said Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was visiting "to consolidate our existing common efforts in order to apply maximum pressure on the two sides to reach a deal as soon as possible".

\n

Alluding to the dire humanitarian conditions for the more than 2 million people living in the Gaza Strip, where United Nations agencies and aid groups have warned of famine, Abdelatty stressed the urgency of reaching an agreement.

\n

"The current situation on the ground is beyond imagination," he said.

\n

Meanwhile, across Israel, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in rallies at more than 300 locations on Sunday, according to the organizer, Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

\n

Demonstrators blocked highways — including the main road to Jerusalem — set tires on fire, and disrupted transportation. Protesters carried Israeli flags alongside yellow banners symbolizing the hostage struggle, chanting slogans and banging drums.

\n

One protester was quoted as saying that the silent majority of Israelis is against prolonging the conflict. Former hostage Gadi Moses told demonstrators that "the path of war will not lead to any solution".He rejected calls to "eliminate Hamas", warning that another group would always emerge.

\n

Police reported using water cannons to disperse some gatherings and arrested at least 38 people.

\n

Also on Sunday, the World Food Programme said their teams were "doing everything they can to deliver food assistance", but that it remained "far below needs — just 47 percent — of our daily budget".

\n

"Organized distributions and WFP-supported hot meals and bakeries can't restart without far more aid. Half a million people are on the brink of famine. A ceasefire is the only way to scale up. Children in Gaza are starving to death," it said in a post on X.

\n

'Man-made famine'

\n

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East said on Sunday that "the man-made famine in Gaza "has largely been shaped by the deliberate attempts to replace the UN-coordinated humanitarian system through the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is backed by the United States and Israel. UNRWA urged a return to a unified, UN-led coordination and distribution system.

\n

In addition, most children examined by UNRWA health teams are "emaciated, weak, and at risk of dying" if they do not get the treatment they urgently need.

\n

"According to UNICEF, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured (combined) in Gaza since October 2023.It's time to stop this war on children," the agency said in a post on X on Saturday.

\n

In a news release published on Monday, Amnesty International accused Israel of carrying out a deliberate campaign of starvation in Gaza, as well as "systematically destroying the health, well-being, and social fabric of Palestinian life" after reportedly collecting new testimonies of starved, displaced civilians.

\n

To even begin reversing the devastating consequences of Israel's inhumane policies and actions, which have made mass starvation a grim reality in Gaza, there "must be an immediate, unconditional lifting of the blockade and a sustained ceasefire", said Erika Guevara-Rosas, senior director for research, advocacy, policy and campaigns at Amnesty International.

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However, Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that the army would soon begin an offensive to take over Gaza City — the Palestinian territory's largest urban center — despite international warnings about the consequences for the already devastated enclave.

\n

Agencies and Xinhua contributed to this story.

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jan@chinadailyapac.com

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Kiruna Kyrka, a historic Swedish Lutheran wooden church, rests on wheels as it is relocated to a new site beside the cemetery, 5 kilometers away, in Kiruna, Sweden, on Sunday. The Arctic town's entire center is being moved as part of a campaign to expand Europe's biggest underground mine.

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Kiruna Kyrka, a historic Swedish Lutheran wooden church, rests on wheels as it is relocated to a new site beside the cemetery, 5 kilometers away, in Kiruna, Sweden, on Sunday. The Arctic town's entire center is being moved as part of a campaign to expand Europe's biggest underground mine.

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Flood survivors gather near the remains of damaged buildings surrounded by heavy rocks in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, on Sunday.

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BUNER, Pakistan — Pakistani rescuers dug homes out from under massive boulders on Sunday as they searched for survivors of flash floods that killed at least 344 people, with more than 150 still missing.

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Torrential rains across the country since Thursday have caused flooding, rising waters and landslides that have swept away entire villages and left many residents trapped in the rubble.

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Most of the deaths, 317, were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, where monsoon rains that are only expected to intensify in the days ahead drove flooding and landslides that collapsed houses.

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"We saw all the houses, buildings and vehicles being swept away like pieces of wood," said Suleman Khan, a schoolteacher in Buner district who lost 25 relatives. "We managed to climb up the mountain, and when we looked down, our home was gone."

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More than 150 people are missing in Buner, where at least 208 people were killed and "10 to 12 entire villages" were partially buried, officials told Agence France-Presse.

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"They could be trapped under the rubble of their homes or swept away by floodwaters," said Asfandyar Khattak, head of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Provincial Disaster Management Authority.

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"Separately, in Shangla district, dozens of people are also reported missing."

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The spokesman for the province's rescue agency told AFP that around 2,000 rescue workers were involved across nine districts, where rain was still hampering efforts.

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"The operation to rescue people trapped under debris is ongoing," Bilal Ahmad Faizi said. "The chances of those buried under the debris surviving are very slim."

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AFP journalists in Buner saw half-buried vehicles and belongings lying strewn in the sludge, with mud covering houses and shops.

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After days without power, the electricity supply was restored on Sunday afternoon.

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Burial places

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A grave digger, Qaiser Ali Shah, told AFP that he had dug 29 burial places in the past two days.

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"I have also dug six graves for children. With each grave, it felt as though I was digging it for my own child," he said.

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"For the first time, my body simply refused to carry me through. That's why today I apologized and said I cannot do this work anymore."

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Flooded roads hampered the movement of rescue vehicles, as a few villagers worked to cut fallen trees to clear the way after the water receded.

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"Our belongings are scattered, ruined and are in bad shape," shopkeeper Noor Muhammad told AFP as he used a shovel to remove mud.

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"The shops have been destroyed along with everything else. Even the little money people had has been washed away," he added.

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The provincial government has declared the severely affected mountainous districts of Buner, Bajaur, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra and Battagram as disaster-hit areas.

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"Every house in our area has been destroyed," said Buner resident Bakht Rawan.

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"Our loved ones are still buried under the mud, stones and collapsed houses.

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"We appeal to the government to please send machinery to us."

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Pakistan's meteorological department has forecast "torrential rains "with monsoon activity "likely to intensify".

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The monsoon season brings South Asia about three-fourths of its annual rainfall, vital for agriculture and food security, but also brings destruction.

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"The intensity of this year's monsoon is around 50 to 60 percent more than last year," said Lieutenant General Inam Haider, chairman of the national disaster agency.

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"Two to three more monsoon spells are expected until the first weeks of September," he told journalists in Islamabad.

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Flood survivors gather near the remains of damaged buildings surrounded by heavy rocks in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, on Sunday.

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BUNER, Pakistan — Pakistani rescuers dug homes out from under massive boulders on Sunday as they searched for survivors of flash floods that killed at least 344 people, with more than 150 still missing.

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Torrential rains across the country since Thursday have caused flooding, rising waters and landslides that have swept away entire villages and left many residents trapped in the rubble.

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Most of the deaths, 317, were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, where monsoon rains that are only expected to intensify in the days ahead drove flooding and landslides that collapsed houses.

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"We saw all the houses, buildings and vehicles being swept away like pieces of wood," said Suleman Khan, a schoolteacher in Buner district who lost 25 relatives. "We managed to climb up the mountain, and when we looked down, our home was gone."

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More than 150 people are missing in Buner, where at least 208 people were killed and "10 to 12 entire villages" were partially buried, officials told Agence France-Presse.

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"They could be trapped under the rubble of their homes or swept away by floodwaters," said Asfandyar Khattak, head of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Provincial Disaster Management Authority.

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"Separately, in Shangla district, dozens of people are also reported missing."

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The spokesman for the province's rescue agency told AFP that around 2,000 rescue workers were involved across nine districts, where rain was still hampering efforts.

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"The operation to rescue people trapped under debris is ongoing," Bilal Ahmad Faizi said. "The chances of those buried under the debris surviving are very slim."

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AFP journalists in Buner saw half-buried vehicles and belongings lying strewn in the sludge, with mud covering houses and shops.

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After days without power, the electricity supply was restored on Sunday afternoon.

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Burial places

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A grave digger, Qaiser Ali Shah, told AFP that he had dug 29 burial places in the past two days.

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"I have also dug six graves for children. With each grave, it felt as though I was digging it for my own child," he said.

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"For the first time, my body simply refused to carry me through. That's why today I apologized and said I cannot do this work anymore."

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Flooded roads hampered the movement of rescue vehicles, as a few villagers worked to cut fallen trees to clear the way after the water receded.

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"Our belongings are scattered, ruined and are in bad shape," shopkeeper Noor Muhammad told AFP as he used a shovel to remove mud.

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"The shops have been destroyed along with everything else. Even the little money people had has been washed away," he added.

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The provincial government has declared the severely affected mountainous districts of Buner, Bajaur, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra and Battagram as disaster-hit areas.

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"Every house in our area has been destroyed," said Buner resident Bakht Rawan.

\n

"Our loved ones are still buried under the mud, stones and collapsed houses.

\n

"We appeal to the government to please send machinery to us."

\n

Pakistan's meteorological department has forecast "torrential rains "with monsoon activity "likely to intensify".

\n

The monsoon season brings South Asia about three-fourths of its annual rainfall, vital for agriculture and food security, but also brings destruction.

\n

"The intensity of this year's monsoon is around 50 to 60 percent more than last year," said Lieutenant General Inam Haider, chairman of the national disaster agency.

\n

"Two to three more monsoon spells are expected until the first weeks of September," he told journalists in Islamabad.

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RUSSIA

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20 killed, 134 hurt in factory explosion

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The death toll from an unexplained blast last week at a factory in Russia's Ryazan region has jumped to at least 20, with another 134 people injured, emergency services said on Monday. Pavel Malkov, governor of the Ryazan region that lies just southeast of Moscow, said on Friday that the incident had been triggered by a fire breaking out inside a workshop at the factory. However, it was unclear from Russian media reports what caused the fire or what the factory was producing. Official Russian sources gave no details beyond efforts to find and treat the injured. "As of Aug 18, 20 people died as a result of the emergency incident," the local emergency service headquarters said on Telegram. "There are 134 injured, of whom 31 patients are in hospitals in Ryazan and Moscow, while 103 patients are undergoing outpatient treatment."

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BOLIVIA

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Presidential vote heads for runoff

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Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal said on Sunday that the country's presidential election will go to a runoff after no candidate secured the required majority in the first round. Preliminary results showed Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party and Jorge Quiroga, former president and candidate of the Alianza Libre coalition, led the race with about 32.1 percent and 26.8 percent of the votes, respectively. To win the election, a presidential candidate must get more than 50 percent of the votes, or more than 40 percent of the votes while having a vote share exceeding 10 percentage points higher than that of the candidate placed second. The second round is expected on Oct 19.

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MYANMAR

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General election to be held on Dec 28

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Myanmar is set to hold the first phase of the general election on Dec 28, the Union Election Commission said on Monday. The commission has announced Dec 28 as the date for the first phase of the multiparty general election in accordance with the constitution and relevant laws, and said the dates for subsequent phases will be announced in due course. Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing said in June that the election will be held during December and January, according to a report of state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar.

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RUSSIA

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20 killed, 134 hurt in factory explosion

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The death toll from an unexplained blast last week at a factory in Russia's Ryazan region has jumped to at least 20, with another 134 people injured, emergency services said on Monday. Pavel Malkov, governor of the Ryazan region that lies just southeast of Moscow, said on Friday that the incident had been triggered by a fire breaking out inside a workshop at the factory. However, it was unclear from Russian media reports what caused the fire or what the factory was producing. Official Russian sources gave no details beyond efforts to find and treat the injured. "As of Aug 18, 20 people died as a result of the emergency incident," the local emergency service headquarters said on Telegram. "There are 134 injured, of whom 31 patients are in hospitals in Ryazan and Moscow, while 103 patients are undergoing outpatient treatment."

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BOLIVIA

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Presidential vote heads for runoff

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Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal said on Sunday that the country's presidential election will go to a runoff after no candidate secured the required majority in the first round. Preliminary results showed Rodrigo Paz Pereira of the Christian Democratic Party and Jorge Quiroga, former president and candidate of the Alianza Libre coalition, led the race with about 32.1 percent and 26.8 percent of the votes, respectively. To win the election, a presidential candidate must get more than 50 percent of the votes, or more than 40 percent of the votes while having a vote share exceeding 10 percentage points higher than that of the candidate placed second. The second round is expected on Oct 19.

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MYANMAR

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General election to be held on Dec 28

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Myanmar is set to hold the first phase of the general election on Dec 28, the Union Election Commission said on Monday. The commission has announced Dec 28 as the date for the first phase of the multiparty general election in accordance with the constitution and relevant laws, and said the dates for subsequent phases will be announced in due course. Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing said in June that the election will be held during December and January, according to a report of state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar.

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Chinese movie Dead to Rights makes its Los Angeles debut on Aug 11.

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With the theme "Remember history, cherish peace", the Chinese historical movie Dead to Rights made its Los Angeles debut on Aug 11, drawing residents, artists, scholars and officials to an advance screening.

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The premiere coincides with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45). Against this backdrop, the movie revisits one of the darkest chapters of that period — the Nanjing Massacre.

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"This movie is about a lesson of history that the Chinese people suffered 88 years ago," said Huang Hongjiang, China's deputy consul general in Los Angeles.

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"You will also learn about the atrocities committed by Japanese aggressors, their aggression, occupation, oppression and militarism. I cannot find the words to fully describe it."

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Set in 1937 in Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, the movie follows a group of civilians taking shelter in a photography studio.

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While struggling to survive, they assist a Japanese military photographer in developing film, only to uncover harrowing images of atrocities. Risking their lives, they preserve the negatives as evidence of Japanese war crimes.

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The storyline draws from documented history, in particular the real-life Huadong Photo Studio in Nanjing, where apprentice Luo Jin uncovered and safeguarded photographic negatives that later served as key evidence at the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal.

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The Los Angeles premiere elicited strong emotions from the audience.

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"It was a powerful film," said Henry Jenkins, a media scholar and professor at the University of Southern California. "It hits the human heartstrings and dramatizes a really serious piece of history that we do need to remember and reflect on."

\n

Local resident and film lover Joseph Hampton praised the movie for making history relevant and immediate.

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"It's a very important film because it's bringing a tragedy and a horror from the past that's too easy to see as distant history," Hampton said.

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"By showing the people in the studio, their life stories, the sacrifices they made and the price they paid to preserve the photographs, it brings the events to life and forces you to confront them."

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Extraordinary act

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The civilians' choice to risk their lives to preserve the photographic evidence was portrayed as an extraordinary act that altered history, Hampton said.

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"When we watch this in the United States, in France, anywhere, we have to think: Could we make such a decision? It's not easy, and the movie makes you confront that," he said, noting how the "beautiful, subtle piano music" contrasted with the violence, underscoring the enduring presence of humanity even amid horror.

\n

From 1931 to 1945, Japan's aggression across China left an estimated 35 million civilians and soldiers dead. Among the worst atrocities was the Nanjing Massacre, which began in December 1937 and claimed the lives of more than 300,000 civilians and unarmed soldiers, while countless women were raped.

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"This film shows there's a madness in people that, if unchecked, can grow into horrific atrocities," said Bob Underwood, a writer and producer. "It's important to recognize both the good and the bad from our past, so we can prevent history from repeating itself."

\n

Veteran network correspondent Sean Callebs described the movie as a compelling portrayal of atrocities, drawing comparisons to Schindler's List.

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"I really hope this film is screened not just in the United States but globally. Everybody should have the chance to see this history," Callebs said.

\n

For actress Hope Inchiostro, the premiere was an introduction to a largely unknown history. "I had no idea before coming to this movie about the Nanjing Massacre," she said. "The film told a horrific story about humans behaving like monsters, very ugly, but it's important to know."

\n

Studies have found that many young people in the West cannot name key battles, atrocities or even the major theaters of World War II — especially in Asia. In some countries, the Pacific War has all but vanished from school textbooks. In this context, Dead to Rights serves both as a historical reckoning and a timely warning about the dangers of forgetting.

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Following its Aug 7 premieres in Australia and New Zealand, the movie was released in the US and Canada on Friday and will later reach global streaming platforms.

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renali@chinadailyusa.com

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Chinese movie Dead to Rights makes its Los Angeles debut on Aug 11.

\n

With the theme "Remember history, cherish peace", the Chinese historical movie Dead to Rights made its Los Angeles debut on Aug 11, drawing residents, artists, scholars and officials to an advance screening.

\n

The premiere coincides with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45). Against this backdrop, the movie revisits one of the darkest chapters of that period — the Nanjing Massacre.

\n

"This movie is about a lesson of history that the Chinese people suffered 88 years ago," said Huang Hongjiang, China's deputy consul general in Los Angeles.

\n

"You will also learn about the atrocities committed by Japanese aggressors, their aggression, occupation, oppression and militarism. I cannot find the words to fully describe it."

\n

Set in 1937 in Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, the movie follows a group of civilians taking shelter in a photography studio.

\n

While struggling to survive, they assist a Japanese military photographer in developing film, only to uncover harrowing images of atrocities. Risking their lives, they preserve the negatives as evidence of Japanese war crimes.

\n

The storyline draws from documented history, in particular the real-life Huadong Photo Studio in Nanjing, where apprentice Luo Jin uncovered and safeguarded photographic negatives that later served as key evidence at the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal.

\n

The Los Angeles premiere elicited strong emotions from the audience.

\n

"It was a powerful film," said Henry Jenkins, a media scholar and professor at the University of Southern California. "It hits the human heartstrings and dramatizes a really serious piece of history that we do need to remember and reflect on."

\n

Local resident and film lover Joseph Hampton praised the movie for making history relevant and immediate.

\n

"It's a very important film because it's bringing a tragedy and a horror from the past that's too easy to see as distant history," Hampton said.

\n

"By showing the people in the studio, their life stories, the sacrifices they made and the price they paid to preserve the photographs, it brings the events to life and forces you to confront them."

\n

Extraordinary act

\n

The civilians' choice to risk their lives to preserve the photographic evidence was portrayed as an extraordinary act that altered history, Hampton said.

\n

"When we watch this in the United States, in France, anywhere, we have to think: Could we make such a decision? It's not easy, and the movie makes you confront that," he said, noting how the "beautiful, subtle piano music" contrasted with the violence, underscoring the enduring presence of humanity even amid horror.

\n

From 1931 to 1945, Japan's aggression across China left an estimated 35 million civilians and soldiers dead. Among the worst atrocities was the Nanjing Massacre, which began in December 1937 and claimed the lives of more than 300,000 civilians and unarmed soldiers, while countless women were raped.

\n

"This film shows there's a madness in people that, if unchecked, can grow into horrific atrocities," said Bob Underwood, a writer and producer. "It's important to recognize both the good and the bad from our past, so we can prevent history from repeating itself."

\n

Veteran network correspondent Sean Callebs described the movie as a compelling portrayal of atrocities, drawing comparisons to Schindler's List.

\n

"I really hope this film is screened not just in the United States but globally. Everybody should have the chance to see this history," Callebs said.

\n

For actress Hope Inchiostro, the premiere was an introduction to a largely unknown history. "I had no idea before coming to this movie about the Nanjing Massacre," she said. "The film told a horrific story about humans behaving like monsters, very ugly, but it's important to know."

\n

Studies have found that many young people in the West cannot name key battles, atrocities or even the major theaters of World War II — especially in Asia. In some countries, the Pacific War has all but vanished from school textbooks. In this context, Dead to Rights serves both as a historical reckoning and a timely warning about the dangers of forgetting.

\n

Following its Aug 7 premieres in Australia and New Zealand, the movie was released in the US and Canada on Friday and will later reach global streaming platforms.

\n

renali@chinadailyusa.com

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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could swiftly end the conflict with Russia by abandoning efforts to reclaim Crimea and forgoing NATO membership.

\n

His comments came ahead of a hastily assembled meeting on Monday at the White House, with Zelensky bringing with him an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show a united front against Russia.

\n

In a Truth Social post, Trump said: "President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight." "No getting back (Barack) Obama-given Crimea … and no going into NATO by Ukraine. Some things never change!"

\n

Earlier, Trump shared a social media post from a supporter, which said: "Ukraine must be willing to lose some territory to Russia, otherwise the longer the war goes on they will keep losing even more land!"

\n

Also on Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ABC News' This Week that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky must make concessions to achieve a peace deal.

\n

However, Zelensky has already all but rejected the outline of Putin's proposals at the meeting in Alaska, including for Ukraine to give up the rest of its eastern Donetsk region.

\n

"We need real negotiations, which means we can start where the front line is now," the Ukrainian leader said in Brussels on Sunday, adding his country's constitution made it impossible for him to give away territory.

\n

"I am grateful to the President of the United States for the invitation. We all equally want to end this war swiftly and reliably," Zelensky said on the Telegram messaging app after arriving in Washington late on Sunday.

\n

Upon arrival in Washington, Zelensky said in another social media post: "We all equally want to end this war quickly and reliably."

\n

He expressed hope that together with the US and European countries Ukraine will be able to force Russia to "true peace".

\n

In Europe, the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO hope to shore up Zelensky at the crucial diplomatic moment in the conflict.

\n

Security guarantees

\n

European leaders will seek to discuss the role the US can play in security guarantees to protect Ukraine after any agreement with Russia, a German government spokesperson said ahead of the meeting.

\n

French President Emmanuel Macron described Ukraine as an "outpost of our collective defense if Russia wanted to advance again".

\n

Rubio said that European leaders involved in talks with Ukraine "are very helpful being in the room sometimes", particularly in providing long-term security guarantees for Ukraine. He made the remarks in a separate interview with Fox News.

\n

Rubio said he hoped the Europeans would also help to push Ukraine toward a potential peace deal by "giving ideas about what accommodations can be made".

\n

Meanwhile, Rubio did not rule out the US imposing more sanctions on Russia. In an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, he said doing so would signal the failure of Trump's efforts to reach a ceasefire or lasting peace in Ukraine. "The minute he takes those steps, all talks stop," he said.

\n

Presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said the White House extracted critical wins from its meeting with Putin in Alaska.

\n

Security guarantees offering Ukraine "Article 5-like protections "are the real prize, Witkoff said on Sunday on CNN's State of the Union. They're "game-changing", he added.

\n

"We got to an agreement that the United States and other European nations could effectively offer Article 5-like language to cover a security guarantee," Witkoff said.

\n

Article 5 protection generally refers to the collective defense provision within NATO, which states that an attack against one ally is considered an attack against all allies.

\n

Both sides have also kept up their daily long-range strikes behind the front line.

\n

A Russian drone strike late on Sunday on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, killed seven civilians, injuring 20 people, authorities said.

\n

Ukrainian officials said Russian drones on Monday attacked an oil depot in the Odesa region for the second time in two weeks.

\n

Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that its air defense shot down 141 Ukrainian drones over the past day.

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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could swiftly end the conflict with Russia by abandoning efforts to reclaim Crimea and forgoing NATO membership.

\n

His comments came ahead of a hastily assembled meeting on Monday at the White House, with Zelensky bringing with him an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show a united front against Russia.

\n

In a Truth Social post, Trump said: "President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight." "No getting back (Barack) Obama-given Crimea … and no going into NATO by Ukraine. Some things never change!"

\n

Earlier, Trump shared a social media post from a supporter, which said: "Ukraine must be willing to lose some territory to Russia, otherwise the longer the war goes on they will keep losing even more land!"

\n

Also on Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ABC News' This Week that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky must make concessions to achieve a peace deal.

\n

However, Zelensky has already all but rejected the outline of Putin's proposals at the meeting in Alaska, including for Ukraine to give up the rest of its eastern Donetsk region.

\n

"We need real negotiations, which means we can start where the front line is now," the Ukrainian leader said in Brussels on Sunday, adding his country's constitution made it impossible for him to give away territory.

\n

"I am grateful to the President of the United States for the invitation. We all equally want to end this war swiftly and reliably," Zelensky said on the Telegram messaging app after arriving in Washington late on Sunday.

\n

Upon arrival in Washington, Zelensky said in another social media post: "We all equally want to end this war quickly and reliably."

\n

He expressed hope that together with the US and European countries Ukraine will be able to force Russia to "true peace".

\n

In Europe, the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO hope to shore up Zelensky at the crucial diplomatic moment in the conflict.

\n

Security guarantees

\n

European leaders will seek to discuss the role the US can play in security guarantees to protect Ukraine after any agreement with Russia, a German government spokesperson said ahead of the meeting.

\n

French President Emmanuel Macron described Ukraine as an "outpost of our collective defense if Russia wanted to advance again".

\n

Rubio said that European leaders involved in talks with Ukraine "are very helpful being in the room sometimes", particularly in providing long-term security guarantees for Ukraine. He made the remarks in a separate interview with Fox News.

\n

Rubio said he hoped the Europeans would also help to push Ukraine toward a potential peace deal by "giving ideas about what accommodations can be made".

\n

Meanwhile, Rubio did not rule out the US imposing more sanctions on Russia. In an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, he said doing so would signal the failure of Trump's efforts to reach a ceasefire or lasting peace in Ukraine. "The minute he takes those steps, all talks stop," he said.

\n

Presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said the White House extracted critical wins from its meeting with Putin in Alaska.

\n

Security guarantees offering Ukraine "Article 5-like protections "are the real prize, Witkoff said on Sunday on CNN's State of the Union. They're "game-changing", he added.

\n

"We got to an agreement that the United States and other European nations could effectively offer Article 5-like language to cover a security guarantee," Witkoff said.

\n

Article 5 protection generally refers to the collective defense provision within NATO, which states that an attack against one ally is considered an attack against all allies.

\n

Both sides have also kept up their daily long-range strikes behind the front line.

\n

A Russian drone strike late on Sunday on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, killed seven civilians, injuring 20 people, authorities said.

\n

Ukrainian officials said Russian drones on Monday attacked an oil depot in the Odesa region for the second time in two weeks.

\n

Meanwhile, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that its air defense shot down 141 Ukrainian drones over the past day.

\n

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Residents evacuate as members of the Spanish Emergency Military Unit try to control the wildfire that has been devastating villages for several days in Galicia on Sunday.

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The Spanish government has committed another 500 soldiers to its battle against destructive, drought-fed wildfires.

\n

They will join the 1,400 troops already on the ground fighting blazes that have flared amid scorching conditions across much of southern Europe.

\n

The European Union's European Forest Fire Information System says Spain has lost 158,000 hectares to wildfires so far this year, which is an area the size of metropolitan London.

\n

The new deployment of firefighting soldiers will help douse the 20 or so active large-scale wildfires in Spain that have caused the loss of homes and businesses, the closure of roads and railway lines, and, during the past week alone, the loss of three lives.

\n

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday the additional soldiers will help, but that there will be "some challenging days ahead and, unfortunately, the weather is not on our side". He made the comment after the country was hit with a prolonged dry spell, and temperatures that have hovered close to 45 C, according to the State Meteorological Agency.

\n

Alfonso Rueda, head of the regional government in Spain's hardest-hit Galicia autonomous community, said firefighters are still grappling with 12 major blazes there.

\n

"Homes are still under threat, so we have lockdowns in place and are carrying out evacuations," AP quoted him as saying.

\n

Wildfires have hit Spain harder this year than any other European nation, but the situation has also been severe in neighboring Portugal, where nearly 4,000 firefighters have been battling eight major wildfires in central and northern parts of the country.

\n

Wildfires have also been ripping through parts of Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece and Montenegro, which have all called on the EU for help.

\n

And wildfires have killed 19 people in Turkiye in recent weeks, largely in the country's northwest.

\n

Omer Toraman, governor of Turkiye's Canakkale Province, said on the weekend that six villages there have been evacuated as a precaution.

\n

While wildfires have ravaged Europe in the past, climate activists have pointed to the observation of the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service that the continent's average temperatures have been rising at twice the global average since the 1980s, as proof that Europe is becoming increasingly vulnerable to wildfires.

\n

The EU, which says the wildfire situation is the worst for two decades, has said around 6,290 square kilometers of land within its borders have burned so far this year.

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Residents evacuate as members of the Spanish Emergency Military Unit try to control the wildfire that has been devastating villages for several days in Galicia on Sunday.

\n

The Spanish government has committed another 500 soldiers to its battle against destructive, drought-fed wildfires.

\n

They will join the 1,400 troops already on the ground fighting blazes that have flared amid scorching conditions across much of southern Europe.

\n

The European Union's European Forest Fire Information System says Spain has lost 158,000 hectares to wildfires so far this year, which is an area the size of metropolitan London.

\n

The new deployment of firefighting soldiers will help douse the 20 or so active large-scale wildfires in Spain that have caused the loss of homes and businesses, the closure of roads and railway lines, and, during the past week alone, the loss of three lives.

\n

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday the additional soldiers will help, but that there will be "some challenging days ahead and, unfortunately, the weather is not on our side". He made the comment after the country was hit with a prolonged dry spell, and temperatures that have hovered close to 45 C, according to the State Meteorological Agency.

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Alfonso Rueda, head of the regional government in Spain's hardest-hit Galicia autonomous community, said firefighters are still grappling with 12 major blazes there.

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"Homes are still under threat, so we have lockdowns in place and are carrying out evacuations," AP quoted him as saying.

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Wildfires have hit Spain harder this year than any other European nation, but the situation has also been severe in neighboring Portugal, where nearly 4,000 firefighters have been battling eight major wildfires in central and northern parts of the country.

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Wildfires have also been ripping through parts of Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece and Montenegro, which have all called on the EU for help.

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And wildfires have killed 19 people in Turkiye in recent weeks, largely in the country's northwest.

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Omer Toraman, governor of Turkiye's Canakkale Province, said on the weekend that six villages there have been evacuated as a precaution.

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While wildfires have ravaged Europe in the past, climate activists have pointed to the observation of the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service that the continent's average temperatures have been rising at twice the global average since the 1980s, as proof that Europe is becoming increasingly vulnerable to wildfires.

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The EU, which says the wildfire situation is the worst for two decades, has said around 6,290 square kilometers of land within its borders have burned so far this year.

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The 21st China-ASEAN Expo is held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in September 2024.

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UBTech Robotics, a high-tech company in Liuzhou of Guangxi, introduces its first mass-produced industrial humanoid robot.

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The upcoming 22nd China-ASEAN Expo, set to highlight artificial intelligence, is aimed at strengthening the China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations community with a shared future, the expo's secretariat said.

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The event will run from Sept 17 to 21 in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, featuring a main exhibition area in Nanning and a tourism exhibition area in Guilin, with a combined total exhibition area of 160,000 square meters.

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This year has special significance as it marks the expected signing of the protocol on upgrading the Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), the China-ASEAN Year of People-to-People Exchanges and the anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and six ASEAN nations of Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.

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Since its launch in 2004, the expo has played a role in advancing CAFTA from Version 1.0 to 3.0, while elevating China-ASEAN relations from a strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

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It has become a vital platform for opening-up, fostering strategic consensus, enhancing political mutual trust and deepening bilateral ties.

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Over the years, 201 Chinese and foreign leaders, more than 4,100 minister-level officials and heads of international organizations have attended the expo.

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In opening speeches, leadership meetings, and ministerial consultations, they have strengthened collective will, coordinated actions and turned cooperation agreements into practice.

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These efforts have also pushed economic globalization toward greater openness, inclusiveness, balance and win-win outcomes, contributing to a more open global economy.

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This year, the expo will maintain high-level political and diplomatic participation, with foreign and Chinese dignitaries invited to deliver keynote speeches.

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Representatives from international organizations and the business community will also speak, focusing on advancing CAFTA 3.0, boosting AI cooperation, building a regional economic growth center and forging a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future. The efforts are to set a new example of solidarity among Global South nations.

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AI will be the central theme of this year's expo. For the first time, a dedicated AI pavilion will showcase the latest trends, technologies and products in the sector.

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A series of AI-themed events will be held, including industry matchmaking, academic exchanges, research releases, and project signings. These aim to explore AI application scenarios in China-ASEAN cooperation, foster new collaborations in emerging fields and drive the development of regional advanced industry clusters as new engines for growth.

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Beyond the AI pavilion, exhibition areas will emphasize intelligent organization. A new quality productive forces pavilion will feature specialized zones for the digital economy, low-altitude economy, commercial aerospace, and space-intelligence applications, promoting China-ASEAN cooperation in new arenas.

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The digital economy zone will display cutting-edge technologies like cloud computing, big data, internet of things, blockchain, virtual reality and augmented reality, along with their applications in education, entertainment, digital infrastructure, and software platforms — aimed at driving digital innovation and industrial development.

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The low-altitude economy zone will highlight technologies for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. The commercial aerospace and space intelligence zone will showcase satellite manufacturing, rocket launches and recovery technologies, satellite internet, Beidou navigation applications, remote sensing, and space AI, pushing China's commercial aerospace industry into ASEAN markets.

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Key AI events include the "China AI Unicorn Night", which will release a "Top 100 Future Unicorn Enterprises in China's AI Export" list, along with AI industry leader dialogues, an "AI Empowers Thousands of Industries" week, and a "China-ASEAN AI Innovation Application" week. The "unicorn" designation refers to privately held startups valued at over $1 billion.

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A China-ASEAN expo AI large model is being developed to cover 24 application scenarios, enhancing trade matchmaking.

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Jiang Ming, director of the metaverse research institute at Guilin University of Electronic Technology and the expo's senior adviser, said the model will create "precise profiles" of exhibitors and buyers. It will do this by analyzing needs, product features, past cooperation preferences, and emerging demands amid industry trends, greatly improving matchmaking efficiency.

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The model will also support translation in multiple ASEAN languages, helping Chinese and ASEAN enterprises bridge information and language gaps. For exhibition setups, design tools based on AI-generated content will be provided to simplify and streamline the process.

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"The expo is the best window to showcase China-ASEAN AI cooperation," Jiang said. "It lets ASEAN nations see China's advanced AI technologies and solutions firsthand, while helping Chinese enterprises grasp ASEAN market needs." He added the expo will help build smoother mechanisms for AI technical standard alignment and cross-border data cooperation, fostering a better ecosystem for cross-border AI innovation.

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The 21st China-ASEAN Expo is held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in September 2024.

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UBTech Robotics, a high-tech company in Liuzhou of Guangxi, introduces its first mass-produced industrial humanoid robot.

\n

The upcoming 22nd China-ASEAN Expo, set to highlight artificial intelligence, is aimed at strengthening the China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations community with a shared future, the expo's secretariat said.

\n

The event will run from Sept 17 to 21 in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, featuring a main exhibition area in Nanning and a tourism exhibition area in Guilin, with a combined total exhibition area of 160,000 square meters.

\n

This year has special significance as it marks the expected signing of the protocol on upgrading the Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), the China-ASEAN Year of People-to-People Exchanges and the anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and six ASEAN nations of Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.

\n

Since its launch in 2004, the expo has played a role in advancing CAFTA from Version 1.0 to 3.0, while elevating China-ASEAN relations from a strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

\n

It has become a vital platform for opening-up, fostering strategic consensus, enhancing political mutual trust and deepening bilateral ties.

\n

Over the years, 201 Chinese and foreign leaders, more than 4,100 minister-level officials and heads of international organizations have attended the expo.

\n

In opening speeches, leadership meetings, and ministerial consultations, they have strengthened collective will, coordinated actions and turned cooperation agreements into practice.

\n

These efforts have also pushed economic globalization toward greater openness, inclusiveness, balance and win-win outcomes, contributing to a more open global economy.

\n

This year, the expo will maintain high-level political and diplomatic participation, with foreign and Chinese dignitaries invited to deliver keynote speeches.

\n

Representatives from international organizations and the business community will also speak, focusing on advancing CAFTA 3.0, boosting AI cooperation, building a regional economic growth center and forging a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future. The efforts are to set a new example of solidarity among Global South nations.

\n

AI will be the central theme of this year's expo. For the first time, a dedicated AI pavilion will showcase the latest trends, technologies and products in the sector.

\n

A series of AI-themed events will be held, including industry matchmaking, academic exchanges, research releases, and project signings. These aim to explore AI application scenarios in China-ASEAN cooperation, foster new collaborations in emerging fields and drive the development of regional advanced industry clusters as new engines for growth.

\n

Beyond the AI pavilion, exhibition areas will emphasize intelligent organization. A new quality productive forces pavilion will feature specialized zones for the digital economy, low-altitude economy, commercial aerospace, and space-intelligence applications, promoting China-ASEAN cooperation in new arenas.

\n

The digital economy zone will display cutting-edge technologies like cloud computing, big data, internet of things, blockchain, virtual reality and augmented reality, along with their applications in education, entertainment, digital infrastructure, and software platforms — aimed at driving digital innovation and industrial development.

\n

The low-altitude economy zone will highlight technologies for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. The commercial aerospace and space intelligence zone will showcase satellite manufacturing, rocket launches and recovery technologies, satellite internet, Beidou navigation applications, remote sensing, and space AI, pushing China's commercial aerospace industry into ASEAN markets.

\n

Key AI events include the "China AI Unicorn Night", which will release a "Top 100 Future Unicorn Enterprises in China's AI Export" list, along with AI industry leader dialogues, an "AI Empowers Thousands of Industries" week, and a "China-ASEAN AI Innovation Application" week. The "unicorn" designation refers to privately held startups valued at over $1 billion.

\n

A China-ASEAN expo AI large model is being developed to cover 24 application scenarios, enhancing trade matchmaking.

\n

Jiang Ming, director of the metaverse research institute at Guilin University of Electronic Technology and the expo's senior adviser, said the model will create "precise profiles" of exhibitors and buyers. It will do this by analyzing needs, product features, past cooperation preferences, and emerging demands amid industry trends, greatly improving matchmaking efficiency.

\n

The model will also support translation in multiple ASEAN languages, helping Chinese and ASEAN enterprises bridge information and language gaps. For exhibition setups, design tools based on AI-generated content will be provided to simplify and streamline the process.

\n

"The expo is the best window to showcase China-ASEAN AI cooperation," Jiang said. "It lets ASEAN nations see China's advanced AI technologies and solutions firsthand, while helping Chinese enterprises grasp ASEAN market needs." He added the expo will help build smoother mechanisms for AI technical standard alignment and cross-border data cooperation, fostering a better ecosystem for cross-border AI innovation.

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A delegation participating in the Seminar on China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program visits Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to learn about rural vitalization efforts.

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Youth representatives from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations noted that the China-ASEAN Expo has built a platform for youth exchanges, transforming participants into contributors and injecting momentum into deepening cooperation.

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The China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program was launched at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo in 2024.

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Co-hosted by the expo's secretariat and the ASEAN secretariat, the program aims to cultivate young leaders with an international perspective through dialogue and research.

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Young representatives are invited to attend the expo and engage in high-level forums, industry matchmaking meetings, and other activities. Participants also conduct joint research to address issues in regional cooperation and formulate policy recommendations.

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Additionally, the program includes the implementation of "small and beautiful" projects to promote replicable, people-benefiting cooperation initiatives.

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As a key part of the program, the Seminar on China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program visited Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou city in June.

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Twenty-nine youth representatives from six ASEAN countries engaged with local government departments, enterprises and communities.

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Through discussions, intangible cultural heritage experiences and industry visits, they exchanged insights on sustainable development.

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The group toured ecological tea industrial parks to explore practices in integrating agriculture, culture and tourism, and launched the first phase of the "small and beautiful" demonstration tea garden under the China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program.

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Through this project, representatives can virtually adopt a plot of tea fields, with proceeds from tea sales contributing to the development of the village collective economy.

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A Malaysian participant noted that this sustainable industry assistance model enables them to participate in China's rural vitalization and public welfare undertakings, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.

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Other seminar participants viewed the trip to Sanjiang as a window for cultural exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and ASEAN youth and a practical classroom for nurturing young leaders.

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In addition, participants visited the Wuxiang Cloud Valley Smart Computing Center in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

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A delegation participating in the Seminar on China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program visits Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, to learn about rural vitalization efforts.

\n

Youth representatives from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations noted that the China-ASEAN Expo has built a platform for youth exchanges, transforming participants into contributors and injecting momentum into deepening cooperation.

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The China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program was launched at the 21st China-ASEAN Expo in 2024.

\n

Co-hosted by the expo's secretariat and the ASEAN secretariat, the program aims to cultivate young leaders with an international perspective through dialogue and research.

\n

Young representatives are invited to attend the expo and engage in high-level forums, industry matchmaking meetings, and other activities. Participants also conduct joint research to address issues in regional cooperation and formulate policy recommendations.

\n

Additionally, the program includes the implementation of "small and beautiful" projects to promote replicable, people-benefiting cooperation initiatives.

\n

As a key part of the program, the Seminar on China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program visited Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou city in June.

\n

Twenty-nine youth representatives from six ASEAN countries engaged with local government departments, enterprises and communities.

\n

Through discussions, intangible cultural heritage experiences and industry visits, they exchanged insights on sustainable development.

\n

The group toured ecological tea industrial parks to explore practices in integrating agriculture, culture and tourism, and launched the first phase of the "small and beautiful" demonstration tea garden under the China-ASEAN Young Leaders' Growth Program.

\n

Through this project, representatives can virtually adopt a plot of tea fields, with proceeds from tea sales contributing to the development of the village collective economy.

\n

A Malaysian participant noted that this sustainable industry assistance model enables them to participate in China's rural vitalization and public welfare undertakings, achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.

\n

Other seminar participants viewed the trip to Sanjiang as a window for cultural exchange and mutual learning between Chinese and ASEAN youth and a practical classroom for nurturing young leaders.

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In addition, participants visited the Wuxiang Cloud Valley Smart Computing Center in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

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China's monetary conditions are likely to remain reasonably accommodative in the coming months, continuing to support credit expansion while contributing to steadier capital market expectations, analysts said on Monday.

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They said that the focus of the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, on preventing idle capital circulation should not be seen as an effort to cool the recent stock market rally, but rather as a move to ensure funds flow into the real economy instead of idling within the banking system.

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Nevertheless, they noted that near-term cuts in the reserve requirement ratio — the proportion of deposits banks must keep as reserves — or interest rates appear unlikely given the recent pickup in China's core inflation, with any new significant easing moves likely to depend on economic data and may potentially occur in the fourth quarter.

\n

Li Chao, chief economist at Zheshang Securities, said monetary policy is likely to remain moderately accommodative rather than shift toward tightening in the coming months.

\n

Li said that as external shocks linger and domestic structural challenges persist — including insufficient demand and excessive competition on the supply side — a moderately accommodative policy is needed to offset the downward economic pressures, with further cuts in the RRR and interest rates possible this year.

\n

The PBOC pledged in its second-quarter monetary policy report on Friday that it will strive for better implementation of the moderately loose monetary policy, maintain abundant liquidity, help maintain price levels at a reasonable range and promote a decline in overall social financing costs.

\n

Meanwhile, the report pointed to the need to enhance the efficiency of fund utilization, prevent idle capital circulation and strike a proper balance between supporting the real economy and maintaining the financial sector's own soundness.

\n

Yang Fan, chief macro and policy analyst at CITIC Securities, said the central bank's emphasis on preventing the circulation of idle capital highlights its focus on curbing the use of low-interest loans for nonproductive purposes such as redepositing into higher-yield deposits or buying wealth management products, rather than tightening credit to reduce leverage in the financial system.

\n

A report from Chasing International Economic Institute said the sign that some households have reallocated funds from deposits into stocks — shifting away some wealth management products that idle capital may circulate in — is something policymakers would likely welcome as it channels capital more directly into the real economy.

\n

Data from the central bank showed that deposits at nonbank financial institutions — such as securities firms and insurance companies — rose by 2.14 trillion yuan ($298.17 billion) in July. The increment was 1.39 trillion yuan higher than the same period last year, which experts said pointed to an accelerated flow of money into the stock market.

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The report added that the possibility of the PBOC cutting the RRR and interest rates later this year cannot be ruled out amid the rising likelihood of the US Federal Reserve restarting rate cuts.

\n

Markets are awaiting US Fed Chair Jerome Powell's monetary policy outlook message this week at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, especially on whether the Fed is poised to cut interest rates in September.

\n

Wang Qing, chief macroeconomic analyst at Golden Credit Rating International, however, said the near-term probability of an RRR cut is low, given that the economy has performed well in the first half.

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"The central bank is more likely to rely on tools such as the medium-term lending facility and outright repos to keep market liquidity ample," Wang said.

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China's monetary conditions are likely to remain reasonably accommodative in the coming months, continuing to support credit expansion while contributing to steadier capital market expectations, analysts said on Monday.

\n

They said that the focus of the People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, on preventing idle capital circulation should not be seen as an effort to cool the recent stock market rally, but rather as a move to ensure funds flow into the real economy instead of idling within the banking system.

\n

Nevertheless, they noted that near-term cuts in the reserve requirement ratio — the proportion of deposits banks must keep as reserves — or interest rates appear unlikely given the recent pickup in China's core inflation, with any new significant easing moves likely to depend on economic data and may potentially occur in the fourth quarter.

\n

Li Chao, chief economist at Zheshang Securities, said monetary policy is likely to remain moderately accommodative rather than shift toward tightening in the coming months.

\n

Li said that as external shocks linger and domestic structural challenges persist — including insufficient demand and excessive competition on the supply side — a moderately accommodative policy is needed to offset the downward economic pressures, with further cuts in the RRR and interest rates possible this year.

\n

The PBOC pledged in its second-quarter monetary policy report on Friday that it will strive for better implementation of the moderately loose monetary policy, maintain abundant liquidity, help maintain price levels at a reasonable range and promote a decline in overall social financing costs.

\n

Meanwhile, the report pointed to the need to enhance the efficiency of fund utilization, prevent idle capital circulation and strike a proper balance between supporting the real economy and maintaining the financial sector's own soundness.

\n

Yang Fan, chief macro and policy analyst at CITIC Securities, said the central bank's emphasis on preventing the circulation of idle capital highlights its focus on curbing the use of low-interest loans for nonproductive purposes such as redepositing into higher-yield deposits or buying wealth management products, rather than tightening credit to reduce leverage in the financial system.

\n

A report from Chasing International Economic Institute said the sign that some households have reallocated funds from deposits into stocks — shifting away some wealth management products that idle capital may circulate in — is something policymakers would likely welcome as it channels capital more directly into the real economy.

\n

Data from the central bank showed that deposits at nonbank financial institutions — such as securities firms and insurance companies — rose by 2.14 trillion yuan ($298.17 billion) in July. The increment was 1.39 trillion yuan higher than the same period last year, which experts said pointed to an accelerated flow of money into the stock market.

\n

The report added that the possibility of the PBOC cutting the RRR and interest rates later this year cannot be ruled out amid the rising likelihood of the US Federal Reserve restarting rate cuts.

\n

Markets are awaiting US Fed Chair Jerome Powell's monetary policy outlook message this week at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, especially on whether the Fed is poised to cut interest rates in September.

\n

Wang Qing, chief macroeconomic analyst at Golden Credit Rating International, however, said the near-term probability of an RRR cut is low, given that the economy has performed well in the first half.

\n

"The central bank is more likely to rely on tools such as the medium-term lending facility and outright repos to keep market liquidity ample," Wang said.

\n

zhoulanxv@chinadaily.com.cn

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As China's stock market buzzes with excitement, reaching a decade-high on Monday, banks are taking a cautious turn. Since early August, more than a dozen banks, from rural lenders to national giants, have tightened rules on credit card fund usage, emphasizing that borrowed money should support consumer spending, not speculative investments.

\n

On Aug 1, Shaanxi Rural Credit Union, a collective of rural commercial banks and rural credit cooperatives in Shaanxi province, issued a directive explicitly barring credit card funds from being used in investment and financial management activities, including shares, mutual funds, futures and cryptocurrencies, precious metals and equity investments. It further warned that funds diverted from consumption could face outright transaction rejections. This policy quickly spread to its nearly 10 affiliated banks and cooperatives.

\n

In addition to Shaanxi, local banks such as Bank of Taizhou in Zhejiang province and Hekou Rural Commercial Bank in Yunnan province have also issued statements regarding the use of credit card funds since early August.

\n

Notably, some banks have put credit card cash advance transfers under controlled fund categories. China Minsheng Bank announced in a notice that starting Sept 18,2025, such transfers will be categorized as "controlled funds", prohibiting their use for property purchases, investments or gambling.

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Dong Ximiao, chief researcher at Merchants Union Consumer Finance, said: "Regulators and banks are highly attentive to this issue, enhancing monitoring and management while advising investors to remain rational and cautious. Their message is clear: borrowed money should fuel spending, not speculation."

\n

The restrictions on credit card fund usage are not new. Regulatory bodies have long prohibited the use of credit-based funds for non-consumption purposes. In 2022, the then China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission and the People's Bank of China issued further guidelines to promote the healthy development of credit card businesses. The recent bank announcements indicate a proactive stance.

\n

The risks are real. Lou Feipeng, a researcher at Postal Savings Bank of China, noted that credit cards are fundamentally designed for personal consumption, not investment. Allowing such funds to flow into the stock market not only violates regulatory requirements but also exposes cardholders to additional risks. "If investors suffer losses, their repayment burden will increase significantly," he said.

\n

For banks, Lou added, the misuse of credit card funds complicates risk management. "When funds are diverted into equities, the non-compliance adds pressure to banks' asset quality and raises the likelihood of bad loans, while also making customer management far more challenging," he warned.

\n

The timing also dovetails with the country's push to bolster consumption through more targeted lending. On July 31, the State Council announced policies to subsidize interest payments on personal consumption loans and loans for service-sector businesses. Experts quickly stressed that the funds should be kept in "real economy" channels rather than drifting into housing or equities.

\n

Dong emphasized that personal consumption loans and credit card funds both carry the risk of entering the stock market, especially as the market rebounds. "Strengthening the management of these funds is crucial," he said.

\n

Enforcement remains challenging. "This is one of the most intractable issues banks face," Dong said, as cash withdrawals, layered transfers and disguised transactions can all mask the ultimate destination of funds.

\n

Luo advocates for tighter upfront vetting and using big data and artificial intelligence to track spending patterns. Real-time monitoring, he argued, could allow "penetrative "management of fund flows, keeping money out of forbidden sectors.

\n

lijing2009@chinadaily.com.cn

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As China's stock market buzzes with excitement, reaching a decade-high on Monday, banks are taking a cautious turn. Since early August, more than a dozen banks, from rural lenders to national giants, have tightened rules on credit card fund usage, emphasizing that borrowed money should support consumer spending, not speculative investments.

\n

On Aug 1, Shaanxi Rural Credit Union, a collective of rural commercial banks and rural credit cooperatives in Shaanxi province, issued a directive explicitly barring credit card funds from being used in investment and financial management activities, including shares, mutual funds, futures and cryptocurrencies, precious metals and equity investments. It further warned that funds diverted from consumption could face outright transaction rejections. This policy quickly spread to its nearly 10 affiliated banks and cooperatives.

\n

In addition to Shaanxi, local banks such as Bank of Taizhou in Zhejiang province and Hekou Rural Commercial Bank in Yunnan province have also issued statements regarding the use of credit card funds since early August.

\n

Notably, some banks have put credit card cash advance transfers under controlled fund categories. China Minsheng Bank announced in a notice that starting Sept 18,2025, such transfers will be categorized as "controlled funds", prohibiting their use for property purchases, investments or gambling.

\n

Dong Ximiao, chief researcher at Merchants Union Consumer Finance, said: "Regulators and banks are highly attentive to this issue, enhancing monitoring and management while advising investors to remain rational and cautious. Their message is clear: borrowed money should fuel spending, not speculation."

\n

The restrictions on credit card fund usage are not new. Regulatory bodies have long prohibited the use of credit-based funds for non-consumption purposes. In 2022, the then China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission and the People's Bank of China issued further guidelines to promote the healthy development of credit card businesses. The recent bank announcements indicate a proactive stance.

\n

The risks are real. Lou Feipeng, a researcher at Postal Savings Bank of China, noted that credit cards are fundamentally designed for personal consumption, not investment. Allowing such funds to flow into the stock market not only violates regulatory requirements but also exposes cardholders to additional risks. "If investors suffer losses, their repayment burden will increase significantly," he said.

\n

For banks, Lou added, the misuse of credit card funds complicates risk management. "When funds are diverted into equities, the non-compliance adds pressure to banks' asset quality and raises the likelihood of bad loans, while also making customer management far more challenging," he warned.

\n

The timing also dovetails with the country's push to bolster consumption through more targeted lending. On July 31, the State Council announced policies to subsidize interest payments on personal consumption loans and loans for service-sector businesses. Experts quickly stressed that the funds should be kept in "real economy" channels rather than drifting into housing or equities.

\n

Dong emphasized that personal consumption loans and credit card funds both carry the risk of entering the stock market, especially as the market rebounds. "Strengthening the management of these funds is crucial," he said.

\n

Enforcement remains challenging. "This is one of the most intractable issues banks face," Dong said, as cash withdrawals, layered transfers and disguised transactions can all mask the ultimate destination of funds.

\n

Luo advocates for tighter upfront vetting and using big data and artificial intelligence to track spending patterns. Real-time monitoring, he argued, could allow "penetrative "management of fund flows, keeping money out of forbidden sectors.

\n

lijing2009@chinadaily.com.cn

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Workers inspect hydrogen storage equipment at a bus parking lot in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in October 2021.

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China has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy-based hydrogen production, boasting over 50 percent of the world's installed capacity, driven by ambitious government policies and technological advancements, officials and experts said.

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The country's commitment to hydrogen is evident in the rapid development of projects, particularly in northern regions, including the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which are contributing significantly to global energy transition, said Bian Guangqi, deputy director of the National Energy Administration's energy saving and technology equipment department.

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"The NEA is steadfast in promoting the development of the hydrogen energy industry," Bian said, highlighting the government's efforts to strengthen top-level design, formulate industrial policies, deepen technological innovation and explore project implementation models.

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These initiatives are fostering positive development across the entire hydrogen value chain, from production and storage to transportation and utilization, he said.

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Bian said the government will increase support for scientific and technological innovation platforms, key technology breakthroughs and grassroots application demonstrations, promoting the deep integration of technology and industry.

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The administration will also continue to promote the application of new energy in sectors such as energy, chemicals, transportation and metallurgy, facilitating the large-scale development of the new energy industry. International cooperation will be deepened within frameworks such as the Belt and Road Initiative to promote the open development of the new energy industry, he said.

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China's recently enacted energy law includes hydrogen within its energy framework, which, according to Bian, signals the government's support for hydrogen development and its potential in the energy mix.

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The law, which took effect on Jan 1,2025, aims to promote renewable energy, enhance energy security and facilitate China's energy transition. Specifically, it supports the development and utilization of new fuels and industrial raw materials that can replace oil and natural gas, which provides a foundation for hydrogen energy's growth.

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Inner Mongolia has been at the forefront of China's green hydrogen revolution, with a comprehensive policy system supporting the entire industry chain, from production and storage to transportation, utilization and equipment manufacturing.

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Hu Chengdong, deputy director of the energy bureau of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, said the region has issued 16 industrial policies to support the development of the hydrogen industry.

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It has also produced 4,100 metric tons of green hydrogen and 1,400 tons of green ammonia during the first seven months of this year, leading the nation in production volume, he said.

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After releasing the country's first provincial-level hydrogen pipeline plan last year, the region is looking at further accelerating the construction of hydrogen pipeline projects this year to promote the large-scale, long-distance and low-cost transportation of green hydrogen, said Hu.

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Recently, the first domestic green hydrogen-ammonia integrated project was successfully put into operation in Inner Mongolia, as well as the first national 30-megawatt pure hydrogen gas turbine project.

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Tang Shuxian, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, noted that with continuous technological innovation, the cost of green hydrogen will approach that of gray hydrogen.

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Tang also pointed out that demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is strong and is an important area for green hydrogen consumption in the future. He predicts that by 2027, the SAF blending ratio in aviation fuel will reach 5 percent, corresponding to a green hydrogen demand of 610,000 tons.

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Yang Lei, deputy dean of the Institute of Energy at Peking University, emphasized that hydrogen energy has both industrial raw material and energy product attributes, making it an important and feasible solution for industrial decarbonization.

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Renewable energy-based hydrogen production can not only solve the problem of renewable energy storage but also help industries that are difficult to decarbonize directly through electrification to achieve low-carbon and zero-carbon transformation through industrial process reengineering, he said.

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He expects that hydrogen energy will show a diversified development trend in the next five years and become a new economic growth point.

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Contact the writers at zhengxin@chinadaily.com.cn

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Workers inspect hydrogen storage equipment at a bus parking lot in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in October 2021.

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China has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy-based hydrogen production, boasting over 50 percent of the world's installed capacity, driven by ambitious government policies and technological advancements, officials and experts said.

\n

The country's commitment to hydrogen is evident in the rapid development of projects, particularly in northern regions, including the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which are contributing significantly to global energy transition, said Bian Guangqi, deputy director of the National Energy Administration's energy saving and technology equipment department.

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"The NEA is steadfast in promoting the development of the hydrogen energy industry," Bian said, highlighting the government's efforts to strengthen top-level design, formulate industrial policies, deepen technological innovation and explore project implementation models.

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These initiatives are fostering positive development across the entire hydrogen value chain, from production and storage to transportation and utilization, he said.

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Bian said the government will increase support for scientific and technological innovation platforms, key technology breakthroughs and grassroots application demonstrations, promoting the deep integration of technology and industry.

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The administration will also continue to promote the application of new energy in sectors such as energy, chemicals, transportation and metallurgy, facilitating the large-scale development of the new energy industry. International cooperation will be deepened within frameworks such as the Belt and Road Initiative to promote the open development of the new energy industry, he said.

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China's recently enacted energy law includes hydrogen within its energy framework, which, according to Bian, signals the government's support for hydrogen development and its potential in the energy mix.

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The law, which took effect on Jan 1,2025, aims to promote renewable energy, enhance energy security and facilitate China's energy transition. Specifically, it supports the development and utilization of new fuels and industrial raw materials that can replace oil and natural gas, which provides a foundation for hydrogen energy's growth.

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Inner Mongolia has been at the forefront of China's green hydrogen revolution, with a comprehensive policy system supporting the entire industry chain, from production and storage to transportation, utilization and equipment manufacturing.

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Hu Chengdong, deputy director of the energy bureau of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, said the region has issued 16 industrial policies to support the development of the hydrogen industry.

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It has also produced 4,100 metric tons of green hydrogen and 1,400 tons of green ammonia during the first seven months of this year, leading the nation in production volume, he said.

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After releasing the country's first provincial-level hydrogen pipeline plan last year, the region is looking at further accelerating the construction of hydrogen pipeline projects this year to promote the large-scale, long-distance and low-cost transportation of green hydrogen, said Hu.

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Recently, the first domestic green hydrogen-ammonia integrated project was successfully put into operation in Inner Mongolia, as well as the first national 30-megawatt pure hydrogen gas turbine project.

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Tang Shuxian, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, noted that with continuous technological innovation, the cost of green hydrogen will approach that of gray hydrogen.

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Tang also pointed out that demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is strong and is an important area for green hydrogen consumption in the future. He predicts that by 2027, the SAF blending ratio in aviation fuel will reach 5 percent, corresponding to a green hydrogen demand of 610,000 tons.

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Yang Lei, deputy dean of the Institute of Energy at Peking University, emphasized that hydrogen energy has both industrial raw material and energy product attributes, making it an important and feasible solution for industrial decarbonization.

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Renewable energy-based hydrogen production can not only solve the problem of renewable energy storage but also help industries that are difficult to decarbonize directly through electrification to achieve low-carbon and zero-carbon transformation through industrial process reengineering, he said.

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He expects that hydrogen energy will show a diversified development trend in the next five years and become a new economic growth point.

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Contact the writers at zhengxin@chinadaily.com.cn

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Summer box office surpasses 10b yuan

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China's 2025 summer box office revenue has exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) as of Monday, with local productions dominating the top three spots, according to ticketing platforms Maoyan and Beacon. Dead To Rights leads with 2.6 billion yuan in ticket sales since its July 25 release.

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Autonomous regions see robust growth

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The combined GDP of China's five autonomous regions surged from 6.01 trillion yuan ($843.1 billion) in 2020 to nearly 8.38 trillion yuan in 2024, a senior official said on Monday. Duan Yijun, deputy head of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, announced the figures at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office.

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Summer box office surpasses 10b yuan

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China's 2025 summer box office revenue has exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) as of Monday, with local productions dominating the top three spots, according to ticketing platforms Maoyan and Beacon. Dead To Rights leads with 2.6 billion yuan in ticket sales since its July 25 release.

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Autonomous regions see robust growth

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The combined GDP of China's five autonomous regions surged from 6.01 trillion yuan ($843.1 billion) in 2020 to nearly 8.38 trillion yuan in 2024, a senior official said on Monday. Duan Yijun, deputy head of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, announced the figures at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office.

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JINAN — Robotic arms hum while workers move with precision through Taiho Kogyo Corp's workshop in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, as engine and compressor bearings roll off the production line, not only for automakers like Toyota and Volkswagen, but increasingly for China's thriving luxury motorcycle scene.

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The Yantai-based company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiho Kogyo Co Ltd, has been "granted full autonomy" by its Japanese headquarters to develop and produce for the Chinese market, said Junji Koshima, general manager of the subsidiary.

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He added that this local decision-making allows the company to respond more quickly to demand while tapping into China's rapid growth and vast market potential.

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Europe-based Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a Fortune 500 global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, broke ground in late June on a 7 billion yuan ($975 million) food technology industrial center in the port city of Qingdao.

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Spanning 153,000 square meters and slated for completion in 2027, the facility will specialize in oilseed processing, specialty feed proteins and food-grade phospholipids production. Once operational, it is expected to produce 1.5 million metric tons of feed protein, 370,000 tons of refined oil and 15,000 tons of phospholipids annually, while creating approximately 200 local jobs.

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Positioned as LDC's regional anchor in East China, the industrial center will closely integrate with local port logistics and feed processing industries, said James Zhou, LDC's chief commercial officer and head of the Asia region. Since entering China's cotton trade in 1973, LDC has generated roughly a quarter of its global revenue from the Chinese market.

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Republic of Korea's CJ Group, a conglomerate with businesses spanning food, biotech, logistics, entertainment and retail, is also ramping up its investments. The company is expanding amino acid and food additive production in Liaocheng, Shandong, reflecting strong confidence in China's market prospects.

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CJ Group faces growing challenges from geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainties, while China is tackling these head-on by advancing high-standard opening-up, injecting stability and momentum into global growth, said Sohn Kyungshik, chairman of CJ Group, adding that the company is pursuing deeper partnerships and new opportunities in China.

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Active in China since 1994, the group has attended all six editions of the Qingdao Multinationals Summit, a platform launched in 2019 to foster policy dialogue and facilitate project cooperation.

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This year's summit in June drew 570 delegates from 43 countries and regions. Data from the Ministry of Commerce showed that 59,000 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in the country last year, an increase of 9.9 percent year-on-year. Growth continued into the first half of 2025, with 30,014 new foreign ventures added.

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JINAN — Robotic arms hum while workers move with precision through Taiho Kogyo Corp's workshop in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, as engine and compressor bearings roll off the production line, not only for automakers like Toyota and Volkswagen, but increasingly for China's thriving luxury motorcycle scene.

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The Yantai-based company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiho Kogyo Co Ltd, has been "granted full autonomy" by its Japanese headquarters to develop and produce for the Chinese market, said Junji Koshima, general manager of the subsidiary.

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He added that this local decision-making allows the company to respond more quickly to demand while tapping into China's rapid growth and vast market potential.

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Europe-based Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a Fortune 500 global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, broke ground in late June on a 7 billion yuan ($975 million) food technology industrial center in the port city of Qingdao.

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Spanning 153,000 square meters and slated for completion in 2027, the facility will specialize in oilseed processing, specialty feed proteins and food-grade phospholipids production. Once operational, it is expected to produce 1.5 million metric tons of feed protein, 370,000 tons of refined oil and 15,000 tons of phospholipids annually, while creating approximately 200 local jobs.

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Positioned as LDC's regional anchor in East China, the industrial center will closely integrate with local port logistics and feed processing industries, said James Zhou, LDC's chief commercial officer and head of the Asia region. Since entering China's cotton trade in 1973, LDC has generated roughly a quarter of its global revenue from the Chinese market.

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Republic of Korea's CJ Group, a conglomerate with businesses spanning food, biotech, logistics, entertainment and retail, is also ramping up its investments. The company is expanding amino acid and food additive production in Liaocheng, Shandong, reflecting strong confidence in China's market prospects.

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CJ Group faces growing challenges from geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainties, while China is tackling these head-on by advancing high-standard opening-up, injecting stability and momentum into global growth, said Sohn Kyungshik, chairman of CJ Group, adding that the company is pursuing deeper partnerships and new opportunities in China.

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Active in China since 1994, the group has attended all six editions of the Qingdao Multinationals Summit, a platform launched in 2019 to foster policy dialogue and facilitate project cooperation.

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This year's summit in June drew 570 delegates from 43 countries and regions. Data from the Ministry of Commerce showed that 59,000 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in the country last year, an increase of 9.9 percent year-on-year. Growth continued into the first half of 2025, with 30,014 new foreign ventures added.

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An employee of State Grid Changji Power Supply Co inspects towers on a 220 kilovolt transmission line from a solar power station in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to ensure smooth connection of the renewable power project to the grid.

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An employee of State Grid Changji Power Supply Co inspects towers on a 220 kilovolt transmission line from a solar power station in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to ensure smooth connection of the renewable power project to the grid.

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A drone image shows a CSSC shipbuilding site at a yard in Qingdao, Shandong province, in May.

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The long-anticipated share-swap merger between China CSSC Holdings Ltd (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC) will make CSSC the world's largest listed shipbuilder by assets and revenue, said market watchers on Monday.

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CSSC and CSIC, both State-owned enterprises, were merged into China State Shipbuilding Corp Ltd in 2019.The two firms halted trading of their A-shares last week, a further step of integration following their joint restructuring.

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Approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's stock market regulator, CSSC will issue new A shares to all CSIC shareholders in exchange for their existing stakes, making it the largest absorption merger in the history of China's A-share market.

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Based on 2024 financial data estimates, CSSC will have total assets exceeding 400 billion yuan ($55.7 billion) and revenue surpassing 130 billion yuan, after this share-swap merger, ranking the largest of its kind globally in terms of asset size, revenue scale and order backlog.

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Once the deal is completed, CSSC's operating costs are expected to fall by 8 to 10 percent, while its market share in high-end ship types such as liquefied natural gas carriers and mega container ships is likely to increase further, with its valuation expected to rise, said a study released by CITIC Securities.

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China's shipbuilding industry, after this share-swap merger, will see an optimized industrial layout, with unified coordination and management of shipyards and more rational allocation of resources, said Ding Rijia, a professor of industrial economy at China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing.

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Even though CSSC and CSIC merged into one group in 2019, their subsidiaries still have overlapping businesses in areas such as building commercial vessels, ship repair and conversion, and the issue of intra-industry competition has yet to be fully resolved.

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"This move will help their shipyards develop competitive advantages in building various ship types, while enhancing overall capabilities in high-end vessel manufacturing," said Ding.

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Xu Kai, a researcher specializing in shipping operations at Shanghai Maritime University, said that in the future, CSSC will be able to integrate high-quality assets from CSIC, including Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co, and combine their strengths in research, design and manufacturing to drive synergies and optimization in shipbuilding, repair and support businesses.

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Xu said that China's shipbuilding industry has steadily advanced the development of green and high value-added vessels, strengthened the resilience of its internal supply chains, and leveraged mergers to create synergistic growth in recent years.

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In the first half, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and order backlog accounted for 51.7 percent, 68.3 percent and 64.9 percent of the global market share, respectively, said the Beijing-based China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry.

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From January to June, Chinese shipyards exported $24.5 billion worth of vessels, including container ships, bulk carriers, chemical and oil tankers, heavy-lift vessels and vehicle carriers, surging 18.6 percent year-on-year, said the General Administration of Customs.

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CSSC Chengxi Shipyard Co, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp Ltd, is ramping up production as it works through orders booked until 2029 amid growing demand for high-tech vessels.

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The Jiangyin, Jiangsu province-based shipyard saw its export value jump more than 20 percent on a yearly basis to $704 million in the first six months, said Nanjing Customs.

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Wang Qing, the company's deputy operations director, said the company has delivered seven bulk carriers with greener, smarter in-house solutions this year, highlighting advanced environmental technologies, high performance, large capacity and strong adaptability. These ships have gained strong recognition in international markets.

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"Both the main and auxiliary engines are equipped with denitrification systems, enabling them to meet the latest emission requirements set by the International Maritime Organization, making them highly popular in European markets and Australia," said Wang.

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zhongnan@chinadaily.com.cn

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A drone image shows a CSSC shipbuilding site at a yard in Qingdao, Shandong province, in May.

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The long-anticipated share-swap merger between China CSSC Holdings Ltd (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC) will make CSSC the world's largest listed shipbuilder by assets and revenue, said market watchers on Monday.

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CSSC and CSIC, both State-owned enterprises, were merged into China State Shipbuilding Corp Ltd in 2019.The two firms halted trading of their A-shares last week, a further step of integration following their joint restructuring.

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Approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's stock market regulator, CSSC will issue new A shares to all CSIC shareholders in exchange for their existing stakes, making it the largest absorption merger in the history of China's A-share market.

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Based on 2024 financial data estimates, CSSC will have total assets exceeding 400 billion yuan ($55.7 billion) and revenue surpassing 130 billion yuan, after this share-swap merger, ranking the largest of its kind globally in terms of asset size, revenue scale and order backlog.

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Once the deal is completed, CSSC's operating costs are expected to fall by 8 to 10 percent, while its market share in high-end ship types such as liquefied natural gas carriers and mega container ships is likely to increase further, with its valuation expected to rise, said a study released by CITIC Securities.

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China's shipbuilding industry, after this share-swap merger, will see an optimized industrial layout, with unified coordination and management of shipyards and more rational allocation of resources, said Ding Rijia, a professor of industrial economy at China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing.

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Even though CSSC and CSIC merged into one group in 2019, their subsidiaries still have overlapping businesses in areas such as building commercial vessels, ship repair and conversion, and the issue of intra-industry competition has yet to be fully resolved.

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"This move will help their shipyards develop competitive advantages in building various ship types, while enhancing overall capabilities in high-end vessel manufacturing," said Ding.

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Xu Kai, a researcher specializing in shipping operations at Shanghai Maritime University, said that in the future, CSSC will be able to integrate high-quality assets from CSIC, including Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co, and combine their strengths in research, design and manufacturing to drive synergies and optimization in shipbuilding, repair and support businesses.

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Xu said that China's shipbuilding industry has steadily advanced the development of green and high value-added vessels, strengthened the resilience of its internal supply chains, and leveraged mergers to create synergistic growth in recent years.

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In the first half, China's shipbuilding completions, new orders and order backlog accounted for 51.7 percent, 68.3 percent and 64.9 percent of the global market share, respectively, said the Beijing-based China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry.

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From January to June, Chinese shipyards exported $24.5 billion worth of vessels, including container ships, bulk carriers, chemical and oil tankers, heavy-lift vessels and vehicle carriers, surging 18.6 percent year-on-year, said the General Administration of Customs.

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CSSC Chengxi Shipyard Co, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp Ltd, is ramping up production as it works through orders booked until 2029 amid growing demand for high-tech vessels.

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The Jiangyin, Jiangsu province-based shipyard saw its export value jump more than 20 percent on a yearly basis to $704 million in the first six months, said Nanjing Customs.

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Wang Qing, the company's deputy operations director, said the company has delivered seven bulk carriers with greener, smarter in-house solutions this year, highlighting advanced environmental technologies, high performance, large capacity and strong adaptability. These ships have gained strong recognition in international markets.

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"Both the main and auxiliary engines are equipped with denitrification systems, enabling them to meet the latest emission requirements set by the International Maritime Organization, making them highly popular in European markets and Australia," said Wang.

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zhongnan@chinadaily.com.cn

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Chinese technology heavyweight Alibaba Group and financial tech company Ant Group announced on Monday the launch of a plan aimed at providing better benefits guarantees and stimulus measures for delivery riders, as part of a broad push to safeguard the rights and interests of riders.

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Industry experts said the move is expected to promote the healthy and orderly development of the platform economy. They added that major food delivery platforms should shift their focus from providing massive subsidies and huge discounts to improving the quality of services and delivery efficiency.

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The plan includes offering more support to riders and their families, covering special rewards, educational improvement, healthcare assistance and career development. All of the delivery riders on Alibaba's platforms will enjoy such benefits.

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Ele.me, the food delivery platform of Alibaba, has invested more than 20 million yuan ($2.8 million) for over 600 family members of riders who have serious illnesses and has provided educational assistance to more than 400 riders and their children.

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The welfare policies have come after major food delivery platforms, including Ele.me, Meituan and JD, vowed to rein in aggressive discounting practices, oppose disorderly and vicious competition and foster a win-win ecosystem earlier this month.

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The State Administration for Market Regulation summoned the food delivery platforms in July, urging them to regulate their promotional activities and engage in rational competition.

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The regulator called on the platform companies to strictly adhere to e-commerce, fair competition and food safety laws, and assume more professional responsibility, while fostering a healthy ecosystem that benefits consumers, merchants, delivery riders and platform operators, so as to promote the regulated, healthy and sustainable development of the catering services sector.

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On July 1, a meeting of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs stressed efforts to advance the building of a unified national market and regulate enterprises' disorderly price competition in accordance with laws and regulations.

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Since May this year, many local catering associations have issued documents calling on food delivery platforms to stop "involution-style" competition.

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Jiang Han, a senior analyst at market consultancy Pangoal, said it is important to safeguard a fair and orderly market environment and curb "involution-style" competition in the food delivery sector, which is experiencing a prolonged price war.

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He said competition in China's instant retail sector is intensifying as major platforms have stepped up subsidies to compete for market share, leading to the compression of merchants' profits and the decline in consumer experience, adding that they should pool more resources into safeguarding the interests of riders and merchants, and improving food safety.

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Meituan announced in July that it will upgrade the guarantee for riders. The pension insurance subsidy will be rolled out nationwide by the end of this year, and it is expected to cover over 1 million riders. Since July 1, the coverage of work-related injury insurance for riders has been expanded to 17 provinces and municipalities, the company said.

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JD said it will invest 2 billion yuan to upgrade benefits for its full-time riders. In addition to providing full-time food delivery riders with comprehensive social insurance and housing funds, special allowances will be given to full-time riders each month during the summer and winter. By the end of the second quarter, the number of JD's full-time delivery riders exceeded 150,000.

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Cao Lei, director of the Internet Economy Institute, a domestic consultancy, said food delivery platforms should step up investments in technologies such as artificial intelligence-powered algorithms and intelligent scheduling to enhance fulfillment efficiency, while optimizing supply chain management and improving the welfare of delivery staff.

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According to a report from the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), the market scale of China's instant retail sector reached 650 billion yuan in 2023, up 28.89 percent year-on-year. The figure is expected to surpass 2 trillion yuan in 2030.

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Instant retail is regarded as an important development direction for the retail sector in the future as enterprises can expand their scope of services, enhance user stickiness, and leverage their existing logistics and supply chain advantages to explore new growth points through instant retail, said Hong Yong, an associate research fellow at the CAITEC.

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Hong emphasized that efforts should be made to provide differentiated high-quality services, such as enhancing food safety standards and reinforcing after-sales services, thereby creating a healthy competition environment and promoting the high-quality and sustained development of the food delivery sector.

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fanfeifei@chinadaily.com.cn

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Chinese technology heavyweight Alibaba Group and financial tech company Ant Group announced on Monday the launch of a plan aimed at providing better benefits guarantees and stimulus measures for delivery riders, as part of a broad push to safeguard the rights and interests of riders.

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Industry experts said the move is expected to promote the healthy and orderly development of the platform economy. They added that major food delivery platforms should shift their focus from providing massive subsidies and huge discounts to improving the quality of services and delivery efficiency.

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The plan includes offering more support to riders and their families, covering special rewards, educational improvement, healthcare assistance and career development. All of the delivery riders on Alibaba's platforms will enjoy such benefits.

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Ele.me, the food delivery platform of Alibaba, has invested more than 20 million yuan ($2.8 million) for over 600 family members of riders who have serious illnesses and has provided educational assistance to more than 400 riders and their children.

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The welfare policies have come after major food delivery platforms, including Ele.me, Meituan and JD, vowed to rein in aggressive discounting practices, oppose disorderly and vicious competition and foster a win-win ecosystem earlier this month.

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The State Administration for Market Regulation summoned the food delivery platforms in July, urging them to regulate their promotional activities and engage in rational competition.

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The regulator called on the platform companies to strictly adhere to e-commerce, fair competition and food safety laws, and assume more professional responsibility, while fostering a healthy ecosystem that benefits consumers, merchants, delivery riders and platform operators, so as to promote the regulated, healthy and sustainable development of the catering services sector.

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On July 1, a meeting of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs stressed efforts to advance the building of a unified national market and regulate enterprises' disorderly price competition in accordance with laws and regulations.

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Since May this year, many local catering associations have issued documents calling on food delivery platforms to stop "involution-style" competition.

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Jiang Han, a senior analyst at market consultancy Pangoal, said it is important to safeguard a fair and orderly market environment and curb "involution-style" competition in the food delivery sector, which is experiencing a prolonged price war.

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He said competition in China's instant retail sector is intensifying as major platforms have stepped up subsidies to compete for market share, leading to the compression of merchants' profits and the decline in consumer experience, adding that they should pool more resources into safeguarding the interests of riders and merchants, and improving food safety.

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Meituan announced in July that it will upgrade the guarantee for riders. The pension insurance subsidy will be rolled out nationwide by the end of this year, and it is expected to cover over 1 million riders. Since July 1, the coverage of work-related injury insurance for riders has been expanded to 17 provinces and municipalities, the company said.

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JD said it will invest 2 billion yuan to upgrade benefits for its full-time riders. In addition to providing full-time food delivery riders with comprehensive social insurance and housing funds, special allowances will be given to full-time riders each month during the summer and winter. By the end of the second quarter, the number of JD's full-time delivery riders exceeded 150,000.

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Cao Lei, director of the Internet Economy Institute, a domestic consultancy, said food delivery platforms should step up investments in technologies such as artificial intelligence-powered algorithms and intelligent scheduling to enhance fulfillment efficiency, while optimizing supply chain management and improving the welfare of delivery staff.

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According to a report from the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), the market scale of China's instant retail sector reached 650 billion yuan in 2023, up 28.89 percent year-on-year. The figure is expected to surpass 2 trillion yuan in 2030.

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Instant retail is regarded as an important development direction for the retail sector in the future as enterprises can expand their scope of services, enhance user stickiness, and leverage their existing logistics and supply chain advantages to explore new growth points through instant retail, said Hong Yong, an associate research fellow at the CAITEC.

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Hong emphasized that efforts should be made to provide differentiated high-quality services, such as enhancing food safety standards and reinforcing after-sales services, thereby creating a healthy competition environment and promoting the high-quality and sustained development of the food delivery sector.

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fanfeifei@chinadaily.com.cn

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A Cathay Pacific aircraft is seen landing at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Shaanxi province on July 6.

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Hong Kong-based Cathay Group said it would continue to increase investment in the Chinese mainland, a highly important market, and hire more flight attendants and pilots from the Chinese mainland to meet growing travel demand.

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By the end of this year, Cathay Pacific Airways plans to raise the total number of staff members in the Chinese mainland to 4,000 from more than 3,000 currently. In Shenzhen and Guangzhou of Guangdong province, the company has two offices that focus on the technology side of the business and it hopes to soon expand these teams to about 200 people in total.

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So far this year, Cathay Group has launched 19 new stops globally from Hong Kong, including four operated by Cathay Pacific in Chinese mainland cities, such as Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In addition, the group's low-cost carrier HK Express launched flights connecting Hong Kong with Yiwu, Zhejiang province; Changzhou, Jiangsu province; and Guiyang, Guizhou province.

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Cathay Pacific currently operates four round-trip flights per week connecting Hong Kong with Urumqi, and it hopes to lift the frequency to daily flights if the schedule permits. The business performance in both directions has been good, and many world travelers transfer in Hong Kong before they arrive in Urumqi.

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Ronald Lam, chief executive officer of Cathay Group, said the group will consider launching more flights connecting Hong Kong with major cities, and second- and third-tier cities in the Chinese mainland.

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Meanwhile, as part of its continued investment in the Chinese mainland, Cathay Pacific officially launched its redesigned flagship lounge at Beijing Capital International Airport on Friday.

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This comes as part of the group's over HK$100 billion ($12.79 billion) investment plan into fleet, cabin products, lounges and digital innovations. The investment is for the seven-year period since last year, it said.

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Beijing's air travel market has seen rapid growth so far this year, thanks to multiple favorable policies that facilitate personnel exchanges. On Aug 6, the number of international and regional passenger trips handled at Beijing Capital International Airport exceeded 10 million, with the milestone being reached 30 days earlier than last year. The airport is expected to handle 17 million international and regional visits throughout the year, it projected.

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"We are incredibly excited to reopen the doors of our latest flagship Beijing lounge. The redesigned lounge complements Cathay Pacific's seven daily return flights between Hong Kong and Beijing this summer," Lam said.

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"As a group, we continue to expand our network in the Chinese mainland, operating more than 300 return flights per week to 23 destinations during the summer peak. We remain committed to providing customers with a seamless travel experience through our Hong Kong hub," he said.

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Besides Beijing, Cathay Pacific also operates two other lounges in the Chinese mainland — an airport lounge at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and its first ferry port lounge at the Shekou Cruise Homeport in Shenzhen for intermodal travelers. Next, the airline plans to launch new flagship lounges in Hong Kong and for the first time in New York in the first quarter of next year.

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The group recently posted solid interim results. In the first half of this year, it netted a profit of HK$3.7 billion, similar to the same period of last year. The group also announced plans to order 14 new Boeing 777-9 aircraft to support the expansion of its flight network.

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Chinese mainland travelers have shown a growing interest in visiting Hong Kong. In the first seven months of this year, Hong Kong received a total of more than 28 million passenger trips. Among which, over 21.3 million visits came from the Chinese mainland, up 10 percent year-on-year, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

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zhuwenqian@chinadaily.com.cn

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A Cathay Pacific aircraft is seen landing at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Shaanxi province on July 6.

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Hong Kong-based Cathay Group said it would continue to increase investment in the Chinese mainland, a highly important market, and hire more flight attendants and pilots from the Chinese mainland to meet growing travel demand.

\n

By the end of this year, Cathay Pacific Airways plans to raise the total number of staff members in the Chinese mainland to 4,000 from more than 3,000 currently. In Shenzhen and Guangzhou of Guangdong province, the company has two offices that focus on the technology side of the business and it hopes to soon expand these teams to about 200 people in total.

\n

So far this year, Cathay Group has launched 19 new stops globally from Hong Kong, including four operated by Cathay Pacific in Chinese mainland cities, such as Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In addition, the group's low-cost carrier HK Express launched flights connecting Hong Kong with Yiwu, Zhejiang province; Changzhou, Jiangsu province; and Guiyang, Guizhou province.

\n

Cathay Pacific currently operates four round-trip flights per week connecting Hong Kong with Urumqi, and it hopes to lift the frequency to daily flights if the schedule permits. The business performance in both directions has been good, and many world travelers transfer in Hong Kong before they arrive in Urumqi.

\n

Ronald Lam, chief executive officer of Cathay Group, said the group will consider launching more flights connecting Hong Kong with major cities, and second- and third-tier cities in the Chinese mainland.

\n

Meanwhile, as part of its continued investment in the Chinese mainland, Cathay Pacific officially launched its redesigned flagship lounge at Beijing Capital International Airport on Friday.

\n

This comes as part of the group's over HK$100 billion ($12.79 billion) investment plan into fleet, cabin products, lounges and digital innovations. The investment is for the seven-year period since last year, it said.

\n

Beijing's air travel market has seen rapid growth so far this year, thanks to multiple favorable policies that facilitate personnel exchanges. On Aug 6, the number of international and regional passenger trips handled at Beijing Capital International Airport exceeded 10 million, with the milestone being reached 30 days earlier than last year. The airport is expected to handle 17 million international and regional visits throughout the year, it projected.

\n

"We are incredibly excited to reopen the doors of our latest flagship Beijing lounge. The redesigned lounge complements Cathay Pacific's seven daily return flights between Hong Kong and Beijing this summer," Lam said.

\n

"As a group, we continue to expand our network in the Chinese mainland, operating more than 300 return flights per week to 23 destinations during the summer peak. We remain committed to providing customers with a seamless travel experience through our Hong Kong hub," he said.

\n

Besides Beijing, Cathay Pacific also operates two other lounges in the Chinese mainland — an airport lounge at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and its first ferry port lounge at the Shekou Cruise Homeport in Shenzhen for intermodal travelers. Next, the airline plans to launch new flagship lounges in Hong Kong and for the first time in New York in the first quarter of next year.

\n

The group recently posted solid interim results. In the first half of this year, it netted a profit of HK$3.7 billion, similar to the same period of last year. The group also announced plans to order 14 new Boeing 777-9 aircraft to support the expansion of its flight network.

\n

Chinese mainland travelers have shown a growing interest in visiting Hong Kong. In the first seven months of this year, Hong Kong received a total of more than 28 million passenger trips. Among which, over 21.3 million visits came from the Chinese mainland, up 10 percent year-on-year, according to the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

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zhuwenqian@chinadaily.com.cn

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Volunteers help lay sand barriers in the Kubuqi Desert along the northern edge of Ordos in Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 7.

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Employees install photovoltaic panels at a new energy base in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on June 6.

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In the depths of the Kubuqi Desert, along the northern edge of Ordos in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, a remarkable transformation is unfolding. What was once a dry, desolate riverbed can now be seen as shallow streams, weaving between banks of tidy checkerboard plots of grass and newly planted trees. It's the thriving face of the Heilaigou sand control project.

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Backed by an investment of 29.75 million yuan ($4.14 million) and covering approximately 667 hectares, the project is expected to be completed by October.

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"We're not simply stopping the desert spread," said Wang Shuangxi, a senior engineer with the forestry and grassland bureau of Dalad Banner. "We're reshaping both the environment and the economy that depends on it."

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The project is part of a broader effort to manage the autonomous region's 10 seasonal flood gullies, known locally as kongdui, a Mongolian term meaning "mountain torrent gully". These channels slice across the Kubuqi Desert, feeding into the Yellow River. For most of the year, they're bone-dry. But when summer rains arrive, they can surge into violent torrents, dragging enormous volumes of sand and silt downstream.

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At their worst, these gullies used to dump as much as 27.11 million metric tons of sediment annually into the Yellow River — more than 10 percent of its total sand — and were a major cause of riverbed siltation and industrial disruption.

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In 1998, Xiliugou, a seasonal firstlevel tributary of the Yellow River, unleashed a flood that created a sand dam so massive that it blocked the Yellow River, buried water intake systems at Baotou Iron and Steel Group, and temporarily brought one of northern China's industrial hubs to a halt.

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Authorities in Ordos have since adopted a region-specific approach, applying targeted treatment measures for each gully based on its geographical features and ecological challenges.

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At the Longtouguai section of Xiliugou, engineers have installed sand barriers, gravel mesh and stone-filled gabions to stabilize riverbanks and prevent erosion. In comparison, the Heilaigou project relies more on natural solutions. At its Zhuobie Bay, drought- and salt-resistant species such as drought willow have been planted to form embankment forests. Sand dunes are stabilized using woven sand barriers made from desert willow branches, reinforced by shrubs like caragana and grass seeds.

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"Effective sand control is never a one-size-fits-all solution," Wang said. "It comes from designing solutions that work with the land, not against it."

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"Deserts also need protection as they're essential parts of our ecological system," he added.

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The ecological results are already impressive. Sediment loads from the gullies into the Yellow River have dropped dramatically from 27 million tons to 4 million tons per year now, and the region has also seen notable gains in vegetation and soil stability.

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"It used to flood every summer," said Bai Qilao, a local villager. "Now we're raising animals and growing crops where there used to be nothing but sand."

\n

While the land is becoming greener, the region still faces a pressing challenge: water scarcity. Annual precipitation ranges between 200 and 400 millimeters, while evaporation can exceed 2,200 mm.

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To keep the momentum going, Wang Lijun, director of the soil and water conservation office under Dalad Banner water authority, said the region is turning to infrastructure improvements and alternative water sources.

\n

"We are actively exploring the use of treated wastewater and recycled mine water," he added.

\n

Beyond erosion and sand control, the Kubuqi Desert is also harnessing its harsh climate for energy innovation. Along the desert's edge, the "Photovoltaic Great Wall", a colossal green-energy initiative is taking shape. When completed in 2030, this solar belt will span 400 kilometers with an average width of 5 km, delivering up to 100 million kilowatts of clean power annually.

\n

Kubuqi Desert's revitalization has also boosted local tourism. The Xiangshawan scenic area, a national top level tourist site, now receives around 1.2 million visitors annually, generating 340 million yuan in tourism revenue, according to local authorities.

\n

Inner Mongolia is home to several large deserts such as the Kubuqi, Badain Jaran, Tengger and Ulan Buh. The autonomous region's success in taming desertification has been credited for the decrease in sandstorms in northern China.

\n

As part of China's Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program across 13 provinces and autonomous regions to combat desertification, the models developed in Inner Mongolia are being implemented across the country and beyond.

\n

"The techniques have already been replicated in places such as the Xizang and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions and Gansu and Qinghai provinces," said Cui Guipeng, an associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of Forestry. "They are now being promoted in countries joining the Belt and Road Initiative, such as Saudi Arabia and Mongolia, continuing to contribute Chinese solutions to the global fight against desertification."

\n

Contact the writers at lijing2009@chinadaily.com.cn

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Volunteers help lay sand barriers in the Kubuqi Desert along the northern edge of Ordos in Inner Mongolia autonomous region on June 7.

\n

Employees install photovoltaic panels at a new energy base in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on June 6.

\n\n

In the depths of the Kubuqi Desert, along the northern edge of Ordos in Inner Mongolia autonomous region, a remarkable transformation is unfolding. What was once a dry, desolate riverbed can now be seen as shallow streams, weaving between banks of tidy checkerboard plots of grass and newly planted trees. It's the thriving face of the Heilaigou sand control project.

\n

Backed by an investment of 29.75 million yuan ($4.14 million) and covering approximately 667 hectares, the project is expected to be completed by October.

\n

"We're not simply stopping the desert spread," said Wang Shuangxi, a senior engineer with the forestry and grassland bureau of Dalad Banner. "We're reshaping both the environment and the economy that depends on it."

\n

The project is part of a broader effort to manage the autonomous region's 10 seasonal flood gullies, known locally as kongdui, a Mongolian term meaning "mountain torrent gully". These channels slice across the Kubuqi Desert, feeding into the Yellow River. For most of the year, they're bone-dry. But when summer rains arrive, they can surge into violent torrents, dragging enormous volumes of sand and silt downstream.

\n

At their worst, these gullies used to dump as much as 27.11 million metric tons of sediment annually into the Yellow River — more than 10 percent of its total sand — and were a major cause of riverbed siltation and industrial disruption.

\n

In 1998, Xiliugou, a seasonal firstlevel tributary of the Yellow River, unleashed a flood that created a sand dam so massive that it blocked the Yellow River, buried water intake systems at Baotou Iron and Steel Group, and temporarily brought one of northern China's industrial hubs to a halt.

\n

Authorities in Ordos have since adopted a region-specific approach, applying targeted treatment measures for each gully based on its geographical features and ecological challenges.

\n

At the Longtouguai section of Xiliugou, engineers have installed sand barriers, gravel mesh and stone-filled gabions to stabilize riverbanks and prevent erosion. In comparison, the Heilaigou project relies more on natural solutions. At its Zhuobie Bay, drought- and salt-resistant species such as drought willow have been planted to form embankment forests. Sand dunes are stabilized using woven sand barriers made from desert willow branches, reinforced by shrubs like caragana and grass seeds.

\n

"Effective sand control is never a one-size-fits-all solution," Wang said. "It comes from designing solutions that work with the land, not against it."

\n

"Deserts also need protection as they're essential parts of our ecological system," he added.

\n

The ecological results are already impressive. Sediment loads from the gullies into the Yellow River have dropped dramatically from 27 million tons to 4 million tons per year now, and the region has also seen notable gains in vegetation and soil stability.

\n

"It used to flood every summer," said Bai Qilao, a local villager. "Now we're raising animals and growing crops where there used to be nothing but sand."

\n

While the land is becoming greener, the region still faces a pressing challenge: water scarcity. Annual precipitation ranges between 200 and 400 millimeters, while evaporation can exceed 2,200 mm.

\n

To keep the momentum going, Wang Lijun, director of the soil and water conservation office under Dalad Banner water authority, said the region is turning to infrastructure improvements and alternative water sources.

\n

"We are actively exploring the use of treated wastewater and recycled mine water," he added.

\n

Beyond erosion and sand control, the Kubuqi Desert is also harnessing its harsh climate for energy innovation. Along the desert's edge, the "Photovoltaic Great Wall", a colossal green-energy initiative is taking shape. When completed in 2030, this solar belt will span 400 kilometers with an average width of 5 km, delivering up to 100 million kilowatts of clean power annually.

\n

Kubuqi Desert's revitalization has also boosted local tourism. The Xiangshawan scenic area, a national top level tourist site, now receives around 1.2 million visitors annually, generating 340 million yuan in tourism revenue, according to local authorities.

\n

Inner Mongolia is home to several large deserts such as the Kubuqi, Badain Jaran, Tengger and Ulan Buh. The autonomous region's success in taming desertification has been credited for the decrease in sandstorms in northern China.

\n

As part of China's Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program across 13 provinces and autonomous regions to combat desertification, the models developed in Inner Mongolia are being implemented across the country and beyond.

\n

"The techniques have already been replicated in places such as the Xizang and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions and Gansu and Qinghai provinces," said Cui Guipeng, an associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of Forestry. "They are now being promoted in countries joining the Belt and Road Initiative, such as Saudi Arabia and Mongolia, continuing to contribute Chinese solutions to the global fight against desertification."

\n

Contact the writers at lijing2009@chinadaily.com.cn

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A researcher inspects alfalfa at the breeding acceleration room of a company studying the ecological environment in Hohhot in December 2024.

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More than a decade ago, the Chilechuan Grassland on the outskirts of Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was a scene of ecological decline. Overgrazing and quarrying had stripped away nearly 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of pasture. Approximately 80 percent lay abandoned, the thin topsoil carried off by the wind, leaving only a few drought-tolerant plants clinging on between stones.

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This early autumn, the same land presented a very different picture. On Sunday, it hosted the 2025 Chilechuan Grassland Half Marathon, with hundreds of runners traversing a landscape now covered by more than 70 plant species, echoing a verse from the Northern Dynasty (386-581): "The wind bends the grass low, revealing sheep and cows."

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"Even visiting experts joked it would be easier to roll in sod from somewhere else than to restore this land," recalled Wang Junfang, head of the research results transformation department at M-Grass Ecology and Environment Group, a company tasked with Chilechuan's ecological restoration.

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The turnaround began under Hohhot's integrated program for the southern slopes of the Daqing Mountain in 2012, a part of China's Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. The approach adopted was "close-to-nature" restoration, working with natural processes rather than imposing heavy artificial landscaping.

\n

Local conditions tested that philosophy. The average 30-centimeter shallow topsoil could not retain water, sudden rains swept away seeds, and the ground was so hard that it damaged machinery. M-Grass' team began with a 1,000-mu pilot plot. The first sowing was washed away by summer floods, yet 20 days later, green shoots emerged from cracks in the rock.

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"This is the strength of native plants," explained Hong Guangyu, a researcher at the Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences. "Ecological restoration is essentially a process of matching. Researchers verify the original vegetation from historical records, then select native grass species from similar environments that can adapt to degraded soils, and use restoration engineering to help them take root again."

\n

The M-Grass team ultimately chose local species such as sheep-grass, wild rye and lilyturf, advancing the restoration in three phases.

\n

By 2014, the first 10,000 mu had over 80 percent vegetation cover. In 2016, the project expanded to 30,000 mu, with hay yields up twelve-fold and the return of wildlife like foxes and hares. Chilechuan has since been sustained solely by natural rainfall. Four years later, it became a national grassland park and in 2021 it welcomed 5.58 million visitors, generating 2.05 billion yuan ($285.43 million) in income.

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Chilechuan's revival reflects a wider shift in China's approach to grassland management and renewal. Since the early 2000s, authorities at national and local levels have tightened grazing controls and launched large-scale ecological projects to reverse decades of degradation caused by overgrazing and climate pressures.

\n

"This stage was like pushing a boulder uphill," said Xing Qi, M-Grass's research and development director, who has worked in grassland science for decades.

\n

She noted that early projects often relied on a single grass species, with limited ecological benefit. "Today, we aim to mimic native plant communities, and even fertilizers are developed to support microbial health and soil dynamics."

\n

Central to M-Grass's work is research into local flora. Over time, the company has developed a germplasm bank holding hundreds of thousands of seed and soil samples from across northern China. This emphasis on indigenous species addresses a common challenge in China's ecological projects, which is the overreliance on imported plants that require high water use and costly maintenance.

\n

According to M-Grass, between 2022 and 2024, it invested around 10 percent of its annual revenue, about 200 million yuan each year, in research and development, successfully domesticating nearly 300 native species. Some, once dismissed as weeds, now are recommended plant species for ecological restoration in northern cities. Twenty-five plant varieties have been included in the National Forestry and Grassland Administration's recommended seeds for projects within the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program.

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In recent years, the company has developed an ecological big data platform that integrates local information on climate, soil, hydrology and grassland degradation. The system enables the selection of targeted restoration technologies and optimal combinations of grass seeds, facilitating more precise and effective ecological rehabilitation.

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The company's model has been applied in diverse environments, including grasslands, deserts, saline-alkali soils and abandoned mining areas, and restoring almost 33 million mu nationwide.

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In March, M-Grass also launched an international division, further extending its expertise overseas to countries such as Mongolia and Saudi Arabia. The principle, Wang said, is not to export Chinese seeds, but to adapt local plant species to restore biodiversity.

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"We explore first, and if it works, the experience can help restoration efforts worldwide," Wang added.

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A researcher inspects alfalfa at the breeding acceleration room of a company studying the ecological environment in Hohhot in December 2024.

\n

More than a decade ago, the Chilechuan Grassland on the outskirts of Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was a scene of ecological decline. Overgrazing and quarrying had stripped away nearly 30,000 mu (2,000 hectares) of pasture. Approximately 80 percent lay abandoned, the thin topsoil carried off by the wind, leaving only a few drought-tolerant plants clinging on between stones.

\n

This early autumn, the same land presented a very different picture. On Sunday, it hosted the 2025 Chilechuan Grassland Half Marathon, with hundreds of runners traversing a landscape now covered by more than 70 plant species, echoing a verse from the Northern Dynasty (386-581): "The wind bends the grass low, revealing sheep and cows."

\n

"Even visiting experts joked it would be easier to roll in sod from somewhere else than to restore this land," recalled Wang Junfang, head of the research results transformation department at M-Grass Ecology and Environment Group, a company tasked with Chilechuan's ecological restoration.

\n

The turnaround began under Hohhot's integrated program for the southern slopes of the Daqing Mountain in 2012, a part of China's Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. The approach adopted was "close-to-nature" restoration, working with natural processes rather than imposing heavy artificial landscaping.

\n

Local conditions tested that philosophy. The average 30-centimeter shallow topsoil could not retain water, sudden rains swept away seeds, and the ground was so hard that it damaged machinery. M-Grass' team began with a 1,000-mu pilot plot. The first sowing was washed away by summer floods, yet 20 days later, green shoots emerged from cracks in the rock.

\n

"This is the strength of native plants," explained Hong Guangyu, a researcher at the Inner Mongolia Academy of Forestry Sciences. "Ecological restoration is essentially a process of matching. Researchers verify the original vegetation from historical records, then select native grass species from similar environments that can adapt to degraded soils, and use restoration engineering to help them take root again."

\n

The M-Grass team ultimately chose local species such as sheep-grass, wild rye and lilyturf, advancing the restoration in three phases.

\n

By 2014, the first 10,000 mu had over 80 percent vegetation cover. In 2016, the project expanded to 30,000 mu, with hay yields up twelve-fold and the return of wildlife like foxes and hares. Chilechuan has since been sustained solely by natural rainfall. Four years later, it became a national grassland park and in 2021 it welcomed 5.58 million visitors, generating 2.05 billion yuan ($285.43 million) in income.

\n

Chilechuan's revival reflects a wider shift in China's approach to grassland management and renewal. Since the early 2000s, authorities at national and local levels have tightened grazing controls and launched large-scale ecological projects to reverse decades of degradation caused by overgrazing and climate pressures.

\n

"This stage was like pushing a boulder uphill," said Xing Qi, M-Grass's research and development director, who has worked in grassland science for decades.

\n

She noted that early projects often relied on a single grass species, with limited ecological benefit. "Today, we aim to mimic native plant communities, and even fertilizers are developed to support microbial health and soil dynamics."

\n

Central to M-Grass's work is research into local flora. Over time, the company has developed a germplasm bank holding hundreds of thousands of seed and soil samples from across northern China. This emphasis on indigenous species addresses a common challenge in China's ecological projects, which is the overreliance on imported plants that require high water use and costly maintenance.

\n

According to M-Grass, between 2022 and 2024, it invested around 10 percent of its annual revenue, about 200 million yuan each year, in research and development, successfully domesticating nearly 300 native species. Some, once dismissed as weeds, now are recommended plant species for ecological restoration in northern cities. Twenty-five plant varieties have been included in the National Forestry and Grassland Administration's recommended seeds for projects within the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program.

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In recent years, the company has developed an ecological big data platform that integrates local information on climate, soil, hydrology and grassland degradation. The system enables the selection of targeted restoration technologies and optimal combinations of grass seeds, facilitating more precise and effective ecological rehabilitation.

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The company's model has been applied in diverse environments, including grasslands, deserts, saline-alkali soils and abandoned mining areas, and restoring almost 33 million mu nationwide.

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In March, M-Grass also launched an international division, further extending its expertise overseas to countries such as Mongolia and Saudi Arabia. The principle, Wang said, is not to export Chinese seeds, but to adapt local plant species to restore biodiversity.

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"We explore first, and if it works, the experience can help restoration efforts worldwide," Wang added.

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Actor Jin Han and actress Huang Wei will play the roles of Bockerer and his wife in Der Bockerer.

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The play features a young cast.

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Actor He Bing will direct Der Bockerer.

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It was a quiet afternoon rehearsal at Beijing People's Art Theatre 20 years ago that actor He Bing stopped suddenly. His colleague, actor Pu Cunxin, stood in the corridor of the theater, calling everyone to watch a rehearsal by Zhu Xu (1930-2018) of the Chinese stage adaptation of a classic script, Der Bockerer.

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"My eyes, like the others, were locked on him (Zhu Xu), who, as always, commanded the stage with his effortless mastery. The way he moved between light-hearted humor and the intense moral weight of the role was something truly special," recalls He.

\n

The role Zhu played was a butcher named Karl Bockerer, who manages to survive the societal upheaval caused by war. The Chinese stage adaptation is based on a script of the same title, co-written by German playwright Ulrich Becher and Austrian actor, writer and director Peter Preses.

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"I was approaching 40 back then and I always admired Zhu Xu, dreaming of becoming a good actor like him someday," adds He, 57.

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"But I was aware that it would take years or even decades to become a good actor, who has the ability to bring the character alive onstage not only with his or her solid acting technique but also with the personality of his or her own style."

\n

Twenty years later, when Beijing People's Art Theatre decided to re-stage the Chinese play, Der Bockerer, He became the director, leading a group of young cast members to revive the classic.

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From Sept 6 to 17, the play will be staged at Cao Yu Theatre of Beijing International Theater Center, one of the new venues of Beijing People's Art Theatre.

\n

According to Feng Yuanzheng, president of Beijing People's Art Theatre and a veteran actor, director, Der Bockerer is one of the most well-received Chinese plays by the theater adapted from Western classics. This year, the play is being staged to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.

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Der Bockerer is set in Vienna and follows the character Bockerer, a working-class man who runs a modest butcher shop. The play revolves around his interactions with various individuals during the war, unfolding as Bockerer tries to maintain his business, his family and his integrity in the face of fascism, social unrest and the influence of Nazis in Austria during the war.

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"Opposition to war and the pursuit of peace have become universal consensus; what is important now is to deepen this shared understanding. We need to find the link between expression and reception," says He.

\n

In 1982, a German theater company staged Der Bockerer in Beijing, home of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, after the theater toured Europe with its classic production, Teahouse, in 1980.

\n

Later, Beijing People's Art Theatre turned Der Bockerer into a Chinese play, gathering the theater's actors, including Zhu, Zheng Rong and Zhou Zheng.

\n

In 2005, the veteran actors, such as Zhu and Zheng, who were in their 70s and 80s, returned to the stage, performing Der Bockerer again, making the play a classic of Beijing People's Art Theatre. Bockerer became one of the most memorable characters that Zhu performed.

\n

When He was commissioned to direct a new version of Der Bockerer, he knew that with his years of experience in Chinese theater, he could bring a new vision to the play — a fresh, contemporary take that would resonate with younger audiences, just as the original had resonated with older generations.

\n

He gathered a team of talented designers, actors and technical experts, and the project was set into motion. He knew the journey wouldn't be easy. Bringing a fresh interpretation of a classic was always fraught with challenges. But as he stood on the stage for the first read-through of the new version, He felt a sense of connection to the legacy of the play.

\n

"The master, Zhu Xu's nuanced performance seemed to breathe life into the ordinary butcher, a man grappling with the mounting pressure of fascism and societal decay. His ability to blend comedy with tragedy, to make you laugh in one moment and ache in the next, was a testament to the deep emotional complexity of the character," says He.

\n

Actor Jin Han plays the role of the butcher in the new edition.

\n

Jin, 37, says that He's vision for the new rendition is a powerful guide for creating a version that feels distinct, whether that means adjusting the pace or delivery of lines.

\n

"Modern sensibilities help the characters to behave in different time or environment. We can reflect the changing dynamics in society through our performance," Jin says.

\n

"The young cast members work very hard to interpret the characters and I know that there was something about Zhu's performance that went beyond technique — it was pure, raw humanity laid bare. They are still young and need time to grow as actors. But they got inspired by the great actors who made Der Bockerer a classic of the theater," he says.

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Contact the writer at chennan@chinadaily.com.cn

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Actor Jin Han and actress Huang Wei will play the roles of Bockerer and his wife in Der Bockerer.

\n

The play features a young cast.

\n

Actor He Bing will direct Der Bockerer.

\n

It was a quiet afternoon rehearsal at Beijing People's Art Theatre 20 years ago that actor He Bing stopped suddenly. His colleague, actor Pu Cunxin, stood in the corridor of the theater, calling everyone to watch a rehearsal by Zhu Xu (1930-2018) of the Chinese stage adaptation of a classic script, Der Bockerer.

\n

"My eyes, like the others, were locked on him (Zhu Xu), who, as always, commanded the stage with his effortless mastery. The way he moved between light-hearted humor and the intense moral weight of the role was something truly special," recalls He.

\n

The role Zhu played was a butcher named Karl Bockerer, who manages to survive the societal upheaval caused by war. The Chinese stage adaptation is based on a script of the same title, co-written by German playwright Ulrich Becher and Austrian actor, writer and director Peter Preses.

\n

"I was approaching 40 back then and I always admired Zhu Xu, dreaming of becoming a good actor like him someday," adds He, 57.

\n

"But I was aware that it would take years or even decades to become a good actor, who has the ability to bring the character alive onstage not only with his or her solid acting technique but also with the personality of his or her own style."

\n

Twenty years later, when Beijing People's Art Theatre decided to re-stage the Chinese play, Der Bockerer, He became the director, leading a group of young cast members to revive the classic.

\n

From Sept 6 to 17, the play will be staged at Cao Yu Theatre of Beijing International Theater Center, one of the new venues of Beijing People's Art Theatre.

\n

According to Feng Yuanzheng, president of Beijing People's Art Theatre and a veteran actor, director, Der Bockerer is one of the most well-received Chinese plays by the theater adapted from Western classics. This year, the play is being staged to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.

\n

Der Bockerer is set in Vienna and follows the character Bockerer, a working-class man who runs a modest butcher shop. The play revolves around his interactions with various individuals during the war, unfolding as Bockerer tries to maintain his business, his family and his integrity in the face of fascism, social unrest and the influence of Nazis in Austria during the war.

\n

"Opposition to war and the pursuit of peace have become universal consensus; what is important now is to deepen this shared understanding. We need to find the link between expression and reception," says He.

\n

In 1982, a German theater company staged Der Bockerer in Beijing, home of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, after the theater toured Europe with its classic production, Teahouse, in 1980.

\n

Later, Beijing People's Art Theatre turned Der Bockerer into a Chinese play, gathering the theater's actors, including Zhu, Zheng Rong and Zhou Zheng.

\n

In 2005, the veteran actors, such as Zhu and Zheng, who were in their 70s and 80s, returned to the stage, performing Der Bockerer again, making the play a classic of Beijing People's Art Theatre. Bockerer became one of the most memorable characters that Zhu performed.

\n

When He was commissioned to direct a new version of Der Bockerer, he knew that with his years of experience in Chinese theater, he could bring a new vision to the play — a fresh, contemporary take that would resonate with younger audiences, just as the original had resonated with older generations.

\n

He gathered a team of talented designers, actors and technical experts, and the project was set into motion. He knew the journey wouldn't be easy. Bringing a fresh interpretation of a classic was always fraught with challenges. But as he stood on the stage for the first read-through of the new version, He felt a sense of connection to the legacy of the play.

\n

"The master, Zhu Xu's nuanced performance seemed to breathe life into the ordinary butcher, a man grappling with the mounting pressure of fascism and societal decay. His ability to blend comedy with tragedy, to make you laugh in one moment and ache in the next, was a testament to the deep emotional complexity of the character," says He.

\n

Actor Jin Han plays the role of the butcher in the new edition.

\n

Jin, 37, says that He's vision for the new rendition is a powerful guide for creating a version that feels distinct, whether that means adjusting the pace or delivery of lines.

\n

"Modern sensibilities help the characters to behave in different time or environment. We can reflect the changing dynamics in society through our performance," Jin says.

\n

"The young cast members work very hard to interpret the characters and I know that there was something about Zhu's performance that went beyond technique — it was pure, raw humanity laid bare. They are still young and need time to grow as actors. But they got inspired by the great actors who made Der Bockerer a classic of the theater," he says.

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Contact the writer at chennan@chinadaily.com.cn

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A Si's latest album, titled No Offense, But..., reflects on emotional health, workplace pressure, internet violence and the quiet burden carried by women. The songs are a twist from her earlier style of offering easy comfort.

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For more than a decade, singer-songwriter A Si has been known for her songs with sharp-eyed humor and light-hearted lyrics telling stories about everyday life.

\n

With her latest album, titled No Offense, But..., which was released on Aug 13, the singer-songwriter turns her wit toward heavier terrain: emotional health, workplace pressure, internet violence and the quiet burden carried by women.

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"It sounds like I'm venting at the outside world," she says. "But deeper down, I'm reflecting on myself."

\n

The title itself is a wink at her own personality.

\n

As she says, she is a kind of person who doesn't want to trouble others, which leaves many thoughts unspoken.

\n

"But like many people, I know the feeling of emotions pooling like water behind a dam — anger, frustration, loneliness — until it spills over," she says.

\n

"We smile politely," she says. "But inside we're already boiling."

\n

This album, she decided, would be different from her earlier introspective, self-questioning work. Instead of keeping the dialogue within herself, she wanted to address the world directly — asking pointed questions, poking at sore spots, and, in her own words, "being a bit cowardly while still offending people ... so please, bear with me".

\n

The songs came together over a long arc: some ideas formed in her 20s, others took shape in the last three years.

\n

Humor is still her strength when writing lyrics for this new album.

\n

"People think humor is just for fun, but it's also a survival tool," she says. "It's how I cope with pressure and say the unsayable."

\n

The song, titled Iced Cola, Por Favor, for example, is a track that begins with the absurd image of craving an iced cola, but soon reveals layers: the suffocating politeness of blind dates, the numbing routine of office meetings, and the absurdity of gendered expectations.

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Mind Your Words, a song which began as a release of pent-up anger over online bullying, but turned into a self-reminder to think before judging others.

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In She, Elle, Ella, written when she was nearly 30, A Si takes aim at the expectations placed on women: marry early, have children, be the nurturer. She admits she once shared that belief.

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"At university, I thought the ideal life for a woman was a stable job, marriage, and kids," she says. "Then I grew up and realized everyone's life has its own script — or no script at all."

\n

Her own awakening came from watching the lives of other women, questioning why a "complete" life should require ticking those boxes. Yet, she also recognizes the social structures, such as aging populations and family responsibility, that keep those expectations in place. The song carries both rebellion and resignation.

\n

Emotional health runs through the album like an undercurrent. For A Si, writing is both catharsis and communication.

\n

"When I can turn bad feelings into songs, I feel better," she says.

\n

The album doesn't shy away from the bleakness of the world — wars, disasters, injustices — but also celebrates the stubborn preciousness of being alive.

\n

Born in Shanghai, A Si debuted online in 2010, gaining attention for her fun and imaginative songwriting.

\n

When her song, I'm eating Fried Chicken at PSQ (PSQ for People's Square, a landmark located in the heart of Shanghai), went viral in 2011, it gave A Si a burst of fame and a devoted fanbase. The song charms listeners with its quirky, relatable storyline and catchy, refreshing melody. Since then, many of those fans have grown up alongside her music. Some listened as students, now they listen on their commutes to work.

\n

That sense of companionship is something she treasures.

\n

"My songs are like a hug for the inner child of a grown-up," she says. "They're always there. You can click and listen anytime."

\n

But this time, she's not offering easy comfort.

\n

"My earlier songs were like a blanket to curl up in," she says. "This new album is all question marks. I want you to give the answers."

\n

It's not about telling listeners how to think, but sparking reflection.

\n

"Maybe no one in your life talks to you about these things," she says. "I want to have that conversation through music."

\n

At 36, she's not chasing grand career milestones. She dreams of continuing to release songs for decades, letting her work be her legacy.

\n

"If in the future I can still hug people this way — through music — that will make me happy," she says.

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A Si's latest album, titled No Offense, But..., reflects on emotional health, workplace pressure, internet violence and the quiet burden carried by women. The songs are a twist from her earlier style of offering easy comfort.

\n

For more than a decade, singer-songwriter A Si has been known for her songs with sharp-eyed humor and light-hearted lyrics telling stories about everyday life.

\n

With her latest album, titled No Offense, But..., which was released on Aug 13, the singer-songwriter turns her wit toward heavier terrain: emotional health, workplace pressure, internet violence and the quiet burden carried by women.

\n

"It sounds like I'm venting at the outside world," she says. "But deeper down, I'm reflecting on myself."

\n

The title itself is a wink at her own personality.

\n

As she says, she is a kind of person who doesn't want to trouble others, which leaves many thoughts unspoken.

\n

"But like many people, I know the feeling of emotions pooling like water behind a dam — anger, frustration, loneliness — until it spills over," she says.

\n

"We smile politely," she says. "But inside we're already boiling."

\n

This album, she decided, would be different from her earlier introspective, self-questioning work. Instead of keeping the dialogue within herself, she wanted to address the world directly — asking pointed questions, poking at sore spots, and, in her own words, "being a bit cowardly while still offending people ... so please, bear with me".

\n

The songs came together over a long arc: some ideas formed in her 20s, others took shape in the last three years.

\n

Humor is still her strength when writing lyrics for this new album.

\n

"People think humor is just for fun, but it's also a survival tool," she says. "It's how I cope with pressure and say the unsayable."

\n

The song, titled Iced Cola, Por Favor, for example, is a track that begins with the absurd image of craving an iced cola, but soon reveals layers: the suffocating politeness of blind dates, the numbing routine of office meetings, and the absurdity of gendered expectations.

\n

Mind Your Words, a song which began as a release of pent-up anger over online bullying, but turned into a self-reminder to think before judging others.

\n

In She, Elle, Ella, written when she was nearly 30, A Si takes aim at the expectations placed on women: marry early, have children, be the nurturer. She admits she once shared that belief.

\n

"At university, I thought the ideal life for a woman was a stable job, marriage, and kids," she says. "Then I grew up and realized everyone's life has its own script — or no script at all."

\n

Her own awakening came from watching the lives of other women, questioning why a "complete" life should require ticking those boxes. Yet, she also recognizes the social structures, such as aging populations and family responsibility, that keep those expectations in place. The song carries both rebellion and resignation.

\n

Emotional health runs through the album like an undercurrent. For A Si, writing is both catharsis and communication.

\n

"When I can turn bad feelings into songs, I feel better," she says.

\n

The album doesn't shy away from the bleakness of the world — wars, disasters, injustices — but also celebrates the stubborn preciousness of being alive.

\n

Born in Shanghai, A Si debuted online in 2010, gaining attention for her fun and imaginative songwriting.

\n

When her song, I'm eating Fried Chicken at PSQ (PSQ for People's Square, a landmark located in the heart of Shanghai), went viral in 2011, it gave A Si a burst of fame and a devoted fanbase. The song charms listeners with its quirky, relatable storyline and catchy, refreshing melody. Since then, many of those fans have grown up alongside her music. Some listened as students, now they listen on their commutes to work.

\n

That sense of companionship is something she treasures.

\n

"My songs are like a hug for the inner child of a grown-up," she says. "They're always there. You can click and listen anytime."

\n

But this time, she's not offering easy comfort.

\n

"My earlier songs were like a blanket to curl up in," she says. "This new album is all question marks. I want you to give the answers."

\n

It's not about telling listeners how to think, but sparking reflection.

\n

"Maybe no one in your life talks to you about these things," she says. "I want to have that conversation through music."

\n

At 36, she's not chasing grand career milestones. She dreams of continuing to release songs for decades, letting her work be her legacy.

\n

"If in the future I can still hug people this way — through music — that will make me happy," she says.

\n

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Far left and right: Scenes from Dead to Rights, a blockbuster revisiting the Nanjing Massacre. Above: A still from Dongji Rescue, a film depicting Chinese fishermen saving British prisoners of war from a sinking Japanese cargo ship in 1942. Left: Young recruits joining the Eighth Route Army, as shown in the documentary Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness.

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From left: Film posters for Dead to Rights, Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness, and Dongji Rescue.

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Online Scan the code to watch the video.

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In January 1938, just weeks after Japanese troops had taken Nanjing (in Jiangsu province), 15-year-old Luo Jin, an apprentice at a local photo studio, was handed two rolls of film by a Japanese officer to develop. What emerged shocked him — stark, irrefutable images of soldiers massacring unarmed civilians and assaulting women.

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The Nanjing Massacre, which lasted from Dec 13,1937 to late January 1938, is regarded by historians as one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. During this period, Japanese troops killed around 300,000 Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers, and the city was devastated by rape and looting.

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Outraged, Luo secretly printed an extra set of the photos, selecting 16 which he hid in a handmade album. Years later, these images became key evidence that forced Hisao Tani, a leading perpetrator, to confess.

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Luo's story — along with the 1987 film Massacre in Nanjing and American missionary John Magee's surviving video footage — inspired director Shen Ao's latest movie, Dead to Rights.

\n

Through cultural lens

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As one of the most powerful Chinese movies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Dead to Rights has grossed 2.58 billion yuan ($359.3 million), topping the country's box-office charts in summer — a fiercely contested season running from June 1 to Aug 31.

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Released on Aug 7 in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada, it will soon expand to Malaysia, Singapore, Russia and South Korea.

\n

Gaining fame from a series of films inspired by real-life incidents, with No More Bets being his previous most successful work, Shen employs a calm and restrained narrative to portray an ensemble of ordinary people turned heroes, including a postal worker, a little-known actress, a photo studio owner and his family, and a soldier.

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Actor Liu Haoran plays Su Liuchang, a postal worker who escapes death by posing as a studio employee for a Japanese photographer. After leading Japanese soldiers to the studio, Su discovers the owner hiding in the basement with his wife and two children. Learning photo development on the spot, Su gains temporary protection and turns the studio into a refuge. When the rolls of film reveal Japanese atrocities, Su and fellow refugees risk everything to smuggle the evidence out to the world.

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Shen says that he had grown up listening to wartime stories, as his grandfather had served in the New Fourth Army, a force led by the Communist Party of China to fight against Japanese invaders.

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"When I was 12, I watched the film Massacre in Nanjing, which planted a seed in my heart," recalls Shen. After hearing the initial concept of Dead to Rights from scriptwriter Zhang Ke in 2023, he dove into books, documentaries and museum archives.

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For the 1986-born director, the photos in the story carry more than historical weight. The film also portrays the Japanese staging fake scenes of harmony in Nanjing, photographing civilians in staged settings to mislead the world. The director points out that the Japanese in China fought not only a military war, but also a war for public opinion — a cultural war.

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While many films focus solely on military conflict, Shen wants to highlight this lesser-told aspect: the manipulation of narratives and cultural invasion that ran alongside the violence.

\n

Lesser-known tales

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"Fascists developed a unique aesthetic during World War II — anti-human, anticivilization, but also extremely deceptive and misleading," says Zuo Heng, director of the film culture research department at the China Film Archive.

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In Dead to Rights, the Japanese photographer claims to admire Confucianism. Yet, he twists its core virtues — benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith — to justify mass killings. The role is played by actor Daichi Harashima, who was born to a Japanese father and a Chinese mother.

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Zuo, also an expert in cinema history, says that this year's domestic wartime films, such as Dead to Rights, reflect deeper historical thinking by Chinese filmmakers, expanding the lens beyond battlefield heroics to cultural and ideological struggles.

\n

Apart from those on the Nanjing Massacre, the trauma that has shaped the collective memory of the Chinese people over generations, other films are revisiting overlooked stories of resistance such as like Dongji Rescue which has a stellar cast and the documentary Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness.

\n

Featuring a lot of underwater stunts filmed on a 9,000-square-meter sound-stage in Yangzhou (Jiangsu), Dongji Rescue is almost a feature-length dramatic remake of director Fang Li's documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, which garnered widespread acclaim last year.

\n

Both films are inspired by the heroic actions of Chinese fishermen who, at the risk of their own lives, rescued 384 British prisoners of war from a sinking Japanese cargo ship during its voyage from Hong Kong to Japan in October 1942.

\n

Actor Zhu Yilong, who plays a fisherman grieving the loss of his younger brother during the rescue, says that kindness is a fundamental trait of the Chinese people. And that is why China can rise again after every hardship, he adds.

\n

Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness comprehensively presents the Chinese people's arduous 14-year struggle against aggression, tracing events from the September 18 Incident in 1931 — which marked the outbreak of the war — to Japan's unconditional surrender on Aug 15, 1945.

\n

The documentary was in production for over three years, with the crew visited 37 archives across the country to collect a wealth of rare photographs and video footage. Notably, 40 percent of the material is being screened for the first time.

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Among the most valuable finds are film reels shot by former Soviet director Roman Karmen, who was dispatched to China in 1938 to document the Chinese resistance. Another rarely told aspect of history, featured in the film, is the presence of (former) Soviet Air Force volunteers who assisted Chinese pilots during the 1938 Battle of Wuhan, according to director Huang Yue.

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Industry insiders say these productions reflect Chinese filmmakers' commitment to updating global audiences' understanding of China's role in achieving victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, while also asserting the nation's voice in shaping historical narratives.

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In today's world, where some still try to distort history and justify acts of aggression, these films stand as a forceful rebuttal to historical nihilism, comments Li Zongyuan, curator of the Museum of the Communist Party of China, at the Beijing premiere of Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness.

\n

Contact the writer at xufan@chinadaily.com.cn

\n

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Far left and right: Scenes from Dead to Rights, a blockbuster revisiting the Nanjing Massacre. Above: A still from Dongji Rescue, a film depicting Chinese fishermen saving British prisoners of war from a sinking Japanese cargo ship in 1942. Left: Young recruits joining the Eighth Route Army, as shown in the documentary Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness.

\n

From left: Film posters for Dead to Rights, Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness, and Dongji Rescue.

\n

Online Scan the code to watch the video.

\n

In January 1938, just weeks after Japanese troops had taken Nanjing (in Jiangsu province), 15-year-old Luo Jin, an apprentice at a local photo studio, was handed two rolls of film by a Japanese officer to develop. What emerged shocked him — stark, irrefutable images of soldiers massacring unarmed civilians and assaulting women.

\n

The Nanjing Massacre, which lasted from Dec 13,1937 to late January 1938, is regarded by historians as one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. During this period, Japanese troops killed around 300,000 Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers, and the city was devastated by rape and looting.

\n

Outraged, Luo secretly printed an extra set of the photos, selecting 16 which he hid in a handmade album. Years later, these images became key evidence that forced Hisao Tani, a leading perpetrator, to confess.

\n

Luo's story — along with the 1987 film Massacre in Nanjing and American missionary John Magee's surviving video footage — inspired director Shen Ao's latest movie, Dead to Rights.

\n

Through cultural lens

\n

As one of the most powerful Chinese movies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Dead to Rights has grossed 2.58 billion yuan ($359.3 million), topping the country's box-office charts in summer — a fiercely contested season running from June 1 to Aug 31.

\n

Released on Aug 7 in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada, it will soon expand to Malaysia, Singapore, Russia and South Korea.

\n

Gaining fame from a series of films inspired by real-life incidents, with No More Bets being his previous most successful work, Shen employs a calm and restrained narrative to portray an ensemble of ordinary people turned heroes, including a postal worker, a little-known actress, a photo studio owner and his family, and a soldier.

\n

Actor Liu Haoran plays Su Liuchang, a postal worker who escapes death by posing as a studio employee for a Japanese photographer. After leading Japanese soldiers to the studio, Su discovers the owner hiding in the basement with his wife and two children. Learning photo development on the spot, Su gains temporary protection and turns the studio into a refuge. When the rolls of film reveal Japanese atrocities, Su and fellow refugees risk everything to smuggle the evidence out to the world.

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Shen says that he had grown up listening to wartime stories, as his grandfather had served in the New Fourth Army, a force led by the Communist Party of China to fight against Japanese invaders.

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"When I was 12, I watched the film Massacre in Nanjing, which planted a seed in my heart," recalls Shen. After hearing the initial concept of Dead to Rights from scriptwriter Zhang Ke in 2023, he dove into books, documentaries and museum archives.

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For the 1986-born director, the photos in the story carry more than historical weight. The film also portrays the Japanese staging fake scenes of harmony in Nanjing, photographing civilians in staged settings to mislead the world. The director points out that the Japanese in China fought not only a military war, but also a war for public opinion — a cultural war.

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While many films focus solely on military conflict, Shen wants to highlight this lesser-told aspect: the manipulation of narratives and cultural invasion that ran alongside the violence.

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Lesser-known tales

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"Fascists developed a unique aesthetic during World War II — anti-human, anticivilization, but also extremely deceptive and misleading," says Zuo Heng, director of the film culture research department at the China Film Archive.

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In Dead to Rights, the Japanese photographer claims to admire Confucianism. Yet, he twists its core virtues — benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith — to justify mass killings. The role is played by actor Daichi Harashima, who was born to a Japanese father and a Chinese mother.

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Zuo, also an expert in cinema history, says that this year's domestic wartime films, such as Dead to Rights, reflect deeper historical thinking by Chinese filmmakers, expanding the lens beyond battlefield heroics to cultural and ideological struggles.

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Apart from those on the Nanjing Massacre, the trauma that has shaped the collective memory of the Chinese people over generations, other films are revisiting overlooked stories of resistance such as like Dongji Rescue which has a stellar cast and the documentary Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness.

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Featuring a lot of underwater stunts filmed on a 9,000-square-meter sound-stage in Yangzhou (Jiangsu), Dongji Rescue is almost a feature-length dramatic remake of director Fang Li's documentary The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, which garnered widespread acclaim last year.

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Both films are inspired by the heroic actions of Chinese fishermen who, at the risk of their own lives, rescued 384 British prisoners of war from a sinking Japanese cargo ship during its voyage from Hong Kong to Japan in October 1942.

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Actor Zhu Yilong, who plays a fisherman grieving the loss of his younger brother during the rescue, says that kindness is a fundamental trait of the Chinese people. And that is why China can rise again after every hardship, he adds.

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Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness comprehensively presents the Chinese people's arduous 14-year struggle against aggression, tracing events from the September 18 Incident in 1931 — which marked the outbreak of the war — to Japan's unconditional surrender on Aug 15, 1945.

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The documentary was in production for over three years, with the crew visited 37 archives across the country to collect a wealth of rare photographs and video footage. Notably, 40 percent of the material is being screened for the first time.

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Among the most valuable finds are film reels shot by former Soviet director Roman Karmen, who was dispatched to China in 1938 to document the Chinese resistance. Another rarely told aspect of history, featured in the film, is the presence of (former) Soviet Air Force volunteers who assisted Chinese pilots during the 1938 Battle of Wuhan, according to director Huang Yue.

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Industry insiders say these productions reflect Chinese filmmakers' commitment to updating global audiences' understanding of China's role in achieving victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, while also asserting the nation's voice in shaping historical narratives.

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In today's world, where some still try to distort history and justify acts of aggression, these films stand as a forceful rebuttal to historical nihilism, comments Li Zongyuan, curator of the Museum of the Communist Party of China, at the Beijing premiere of Mountains and Rivers Bearing Witness.

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Contact the writer at xufan@chinadaily.com.cn

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NAGOYA, Japan — In 2023, at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Jiangsu province, a 27-year-old Japanese, Hayato Kato, knelt before a sculpture inscribed with the word "peace", bowing his head in mourning for the 300,000 Chinese civilians slaughtered by Japanese invaders.

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"I am Japanese, yet I did not know my country had committed such cruel acts. I knelt to express my apology," Kato recalled at a recent China-Japan Peace and Friendship Exchange event at the Chinese Consulate-General in Nagoya.

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Kato, from Japan's Gifu prefecture, first visited China as a university student, drawn by Chinese culture and the warmth of its people. In 2022, he moved to China and traveled to more than 20 provinces, documenting his experiences from a foreigner's perspective.

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A social-media influencer with over 2.7 million followers, his early videos were lighthearted travelogues, but frequent comments suggesting he visit Nanjing or Harbin (in Heilongjiang province) shifted his focus.

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He has now toured nearly 30 wartime memorials and atrocity sites, from the site of the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai to the former site of the headquarters of infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, in Harbin.

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"I went to these places almost completely ignorant of history. In Japan, I had basically never learned any of this," Kato says.

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The experience was jarring. Japanese school curricula barely cover the country's wartime aggression; and some politicians still deny the Nanjing Massacre.

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At the former site of the headquarters of Unit 731, where Japanese scientists carried out gruesome human experiments, Kato says the evidence was "so cruel that it gave me goose bumps".

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Kato says that the knives and other physical evidence on display, along with the Japanese army's attempts to cover up its crimes through demolition, made him realize the enormity of the war crimes committed by the invading Japanese forces.

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"I was shocked that Japan had committed such brutal atrocities. And it was precisely because of this that I came to understand why the Chinese are angry — because Japan has never truly faced up to its history," Kato says.

\n

He was struck by how Japan tends to emphasize its own victimhood by publicizing the suffering of its own people, while sidestepping its role as an aggressor.

\n

Videos of his visits drew praise from Chinese viewers for confronting the past, but also provoked vitriol from Japanese audiences. "Even if being attacked, I want to keep speaking out," he says.

\n

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Kato is planning to bring more Japanese citizens to China's wartime memorials.

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"Admitting past mistakes is the first step toward peace," he says.

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NAGOYA, Japan — In 2023, at the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders in Jiangsu province, a 27-year-old Japanese, Hayato Kato, knelt before a sculpture inscribed with the word "peace", bowing his head in mourning for the 300,000 Chinese civilians slaughtered by Japanese invaders.

\n

"I am Japanese, yet I did not know my country had committed such cruel acts. I knelt to express my apology," Kato recalled at a recent China-Japan Peace and Friendship Exchange event at the Chinese Consulate-General in Nagoya.

\n

Kato, from Japan's Gifu prefecture, first visited China as a university student, drawn by Chinese culture and the warmth of its people. In 2022, he moved to China and traveled to more than 20 provinces, documenting his experiences from a foreigner's perspective.

\n

A social-media influencer with over 2.7 million followers, his early videos were lighthearted travelogues, but frequent comments suggesting he visit Nanjing or Harbin (in Heilongjiang province) shifted his focus.

\n

He has now toured nearly 30 wartime memorials and atrocity sites, from the site of the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai to the former site of the headquarters of infamous Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, in Harbin.

\n

"I went to these places almost completely ignorant of history. In Japan, I had basically never learned any of this," Kato says.

\n

The experience was jarring. Japanese school curricula barely cover the country's wartime aggression; and some politicians still deny the Nanjing Massacre.

\n

At the former site of the headquarters of Unit 731, where Japanese scientists carried out gruesome human experiments, Kato says the evidence was "so cruel that it gave me goose bumps".

\n

Kato says that the knives and other physical evidence on display, along with the Japanese army's attempts to cover up its crimes through demolition, made him realize the enormity of the war crimes committed by the invading Japanese forces.

\n

"I was shocked that Japan had committed such brutal atrocities. And it was precisely because of this that I came to understand why the Chinese are angry — because Japan has never truly faced up to its history," Kato says.

\n

He was struck by how Japan tends to emphasize its own victimhood by publicizing the suffering of its own people, while sidestepping its role as an aggressor.

\n

Videos of his visits drew praise from Chinese viewers for confronting the past, but also provoked vitriol from Japanese audiences. "Even if being attacked, I want to keep speaking out," he says.

\n

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Kato is planning to bring more Japanese citizens to China's wartime memorials.

\n

"Admitting past mistakes is the first step toward peace," he says.

\n

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From left: Visitors attend a study tour at a museum themed on the history of the Xifengkou section of the Great Wall during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).Wartime memorabilia at the museum's exhibition hall. Museum curator Zhang Guohua (right) explains the history.

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From left: A historical photo showcasing a commander delivering a prebattle mobilization speech at Xifengkou. The soldiers of the 29th Corps of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army training on a drill ground. A watchtower at the Xifengkou section of the Great Wall.

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A monument commemorating the section's wartime history.

\n

In a poignant twist, the Great Wall of China, the most famous ancient masterpiece of military fortification, witnessed another chapter of raw courage in 1933 — one written not in stone, but in blood, steel and unbreakable will.

\n

As the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) falls this year, this epic wartime event resonates in a valley, reminding people of the nation's strength and perseverance.

\n

By 1933, all of Northeast China had fallen into the hands of Japanese invaders. The puppet regime "Manchukuo" was established to nominally rule the region. Consequently, the Great Wall, which was used in ancient times to defend the central Chinese dynasties against nomads to the north, once again became a front line of confrontation.

\n

In January that year, in a surreal clash of ancient and modern weaponry, Chinese troops sought to defend the Great Wall from the combined forces of the Japanese army. As Japan's forces surged toward the Great Wall, the battle for Xifengkou, a strategic gateway 50 kilometers northwest of Qianxi county, Tangshan, in North China's Hebei province, erupted on March 9, 1933.

\n

Outgunned and outnumbered, soldiers of the 29th Corps of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army stood firm. Led by Zhao Dengyu, nearly 500 soldiers launched a midnight raid with broadswords against mechanized invaders. They overcame more than 700 enemy troops but suffered a catastrophic loss of 477 dead. The Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun commented that this was the most humiliating defeat in the 60 years since the army was established.

\n

This victory, a major win against the Japanese army since 1931 when Japan invaded Northeast China, motivated Mai Xin (1914-47) to write an anthem. Inspired by news coverage, Dadao Jinxingqu (March of the Broadswords) was composed in 1937 with the opening line: "Broadswords! Charge at the devils' heads!"

\n

Decades later, the echoes of the battle called to Zhang Guohua, a local Qianxi farmer. As he learned the song growing up, a seed was planted.

\n

"From the song, I knew a place should be built for heroes to be remembered forever. Future generations need a spot to commemorate the heroes and revive that spirit," says the 71-year-old.

\n

For over a decade, driven solely by passion, Zhang scoured the region. He collected relics, including uniform fragments, shell casings, and nearly 100 of the unit's iconic broadswords. One blade belonged to Hou Wanshan, who, at 36, was among the first young martyrs.

\n

"They knew the chances of survival were slim," Zhang says. "But they chose death for their country over life under slavery. This is China's spine, China's spirit."

\n

His passion to honor the heroes bore fruit. Supported by local authorities, a museum was built near the ancient Xifengkou pass, along with a garden with broadsword sculptures, to mark the battle along the Great Wall during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Now a national patriotic education base, it houses the 493 relics he has collected over the years.

\n

Liang Yong, a researcher at the Hebei Provincial Institute for Culture and History, says Xifengkou is "a pinnacle of the Great Wall spirit, where Chinese resilience crystallized".

\n

The defense of the Great Wall was a battle waged by the Chinese military and people against the Japanese invaders along the ancient structure. It was an important episode in the early period of the war. After occupying Northeast China, the Japanese military continued its southward push, sending a large number of its Kwantung Army troops to infiltrate areas in North China.

\n

From March to May 1933, the Chinese National Revolutionary Army troops put up stiff resistance against the invading Japanese forces at various Great Wall mountain passes, including Yiyuankou, Lengkou, Xifengkou, and Gubeikou. However, despite their tenacious efforts, Chinese forces failed to withstand the offensive by the better-armed Japanese troops and were forced to retreat from their positions.

\n

Despite its failure to repel the Japanese attacks, the campaign to defend the Great Wall helped to slow down and force a temporary halt to Japan's invasion of North China.

\n

"During the defense at the Great Wall, people across the country donated money and goods, providing strong support to the Chinese army," says Liu Xueqin, a researcher on the history of the Great Wall defense who is now retired.

\n

"The people's selfless support greatly boosted morale among officers and soldiers. They fought bravely and fiercely, dealing heavy blows to the Japanese army and delaying Japan's invasion of North China," Liu adds.

\n

In the 1970s, Xifengkou's landscape transformed as the Panjiakou Reservoir dam flooded 10 km of the Xifengkou pass. This event created today's surreal underwater Great Wall — visible only when the reservoir's water level drops. This project powered the Luanhe River to Tianjin diversion, resolving chronic water shortages in the city.

\n

Liang highlights the importance of protecting the Xifengkou pass, which embodies two monumental narratives — national resistance and selfless sacrifice for collective prosperity.

\n

The jagged peaks of the Yanshan Mountains cradle Xifengkou pass, where the Great Wall plunges into the turquoise waters of the Panjiakou Reservoir. This convergence of natural grandeur and human bravery epitomizes the site's dual identity: a battleground that forged China's spirit of the broadswords in 1933, and a symbol of regional solidarity through the Luanhe River diversion project that submerged its ramparts decades later.

\n

For 20-year-old Li Shuoyi, a student at Cangzhou Technical College in Cangzhou, Hebei province, visiting Xifengkou brought her a different feeling than what she had imagined.

\n

"Perhaps because there were fewer people, unlike the more crowded, famous sections of the Great Wall, it gave me a relaxed feeling," Li says.

\n

Liang echoes that challenges remain in raising awareness and getting people to visit Xifengkou. To better tell the stories behind it, he suggests promoting immersive experiences and merging its history with tourism elements.

\n

Today, Zhang's mission continues. With nearly 200 million yuan ($27.87 million) invested to build it as part of the national Great Wall cultural park, Xifengkou's preservation is secure. A new exhibition hall is nearing completion, according to Zhang.

\n

He still has a dream — a wall to commemorate the deceased heroes. Brick by brick, Zhang intends to build it and painstakingly carve the names of all 500 warriors, ensuring their sacrifice, like the pass they defended, endures against the tides of time.

\n

Contact the writers at wangqian@chinadaily.com.cn

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From left: Visitors attend a study tour at a museum themed on the history of the Xifengkou section of the Great Wall during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).Wartime memorabilia at the museum's exhibition hall. Museum curator Zhang Guohua (right) explains the history.

\n

From left: A historical photo showcasing a commander delivering a prebattle mobilization speech at Xifengkou. The soldiers of the 29th Corps of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army training on a drill ground. A watchtower at the Xifengkou section of the Great Wall.

\n

A monument commemorating the section's wartime history.

\n

In a poignant twist, the Great Wall of China, the most famous ancient masterpiece of military fortification, witnessed another chapter of raw courage in 1933 — one written not in stone, but in blood, steel and unbreakable will.

\n

As the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) falls this year, this epic wartime event resonates in a valley, reminding people of the nation's strength and perseverance.

\n

By 1933, all of Northeast China had fallen into the hands of Japanese invaders. The puppet regime "Manchukuo" was established to nominally rule the region. Consequently, the Great Wall, which was used in ancient times to defend the central Chinese dynasties against nomads to the north, once again became a front line of confrontation.

\n

In January that year, in a surreal clash of ancient and modern weaponry, Chinese troops sought to defend the Great Wall from the combined forces of the Japanese army. As Japan's forces surged toward the Great Wall, the battle for Xifengkou, a strategic gateway 50 kilometers northwest of Qianxi county, Tangshan, in North China's Hebei province, erupted on March 9, 1933.

\n

Outgunned and outnumbered, soldiers of the 29th Corps of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army stood firm. Led by Zhao Dengyu, nearly 500 soldiers launched a midnight raid with broadswords against mechanized invaders. They overcame more than 700 enemy troops but suffered a catastrophic loss of 477 dead. The Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun commented that this was the most humiliating defeat in the 60 years since the army was established.

\n

This victory, a major win against the Japanese army since 1931 when Japan invaded Northeast China, motivated Mai Xin (1914-47) to write an anthem. Inspired by news coverage, Dadao Jinxingqu (March of the Broadswords) was composed in 1937 with the opening line: "Broadswords! Charge at the devils' heads!"

\n

Decades later, the echoes of the battle called to Zhang Guohua, a local Qianxi farmer. As he learned the song growing up, a seed was planted.

\n

"From the song, I knew a place should be built for heroes to be remembered forever. Future generations need a spot to commemorate the heroes and revive that spirit," says the 71-year-old.

\n

For over a decade, driven solely by passion, Zhang scoured the region. He collected relics, including uniform fragments, shell casings, and nearly 100 of the unit's iconic broadswords. One blade belonged to Hou Wanshan, who, at 36, was among the first young martyrs.

\n

"They knew the chances of survival were slim," Zhang says. "But they chose death for their country over life under slavery. This is China's spine, China's spirit."

\n

His passion to honor the heroes bore fruit. Supported by local authorities, a museum was built near the ancient Xifengkou pass, along with a garden with broadsword sculptures, to mark the battle along the Great Wall during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Now a national patriotic education base, it houses the 493 relics he has collected over the years.

\n

Liang Yong, a researcher at the Hebei Provincial Institute for Culture and History, says Xifengkou is "a pinnacle of the Great Wall spirit, where Chinese resilience crystallized".

\n

The defense of the Great Wall was a battle waged by the Chinese military and people against the Japanese invaders along the ancient structure. It was an important episode in the early period of the war. After occupying Northeast China, the Japanese military continued its southward push, sending a large number of its Kwantung Army troops to infiltrate areas in North China.

\n

From March to May 1933, the Chinese National Revolutionary Army troops put up stiff resistance against the invading Japanese forces at various Great Wall mountain passes, including Yiyuankou, Lengkou, Xifengkou, and Gubeikou. However, despite their tenacious efforts, Chinese forces failed to withstand the offensive by the better-armed Japanese troops and were forced to retreat from their positions.

\n

Despite its failure to repel the Japanese attacks, the campaign to defend the Great Wall helped to slow down and force a temporary halt to Japan's invasion of North China.

\n

"During the defense at the Great Wall, people across the country donated money and goods, providing strong support to the Chinese army," says Liu Xueqin, a researcher on the history of the Great Wall defense who is now retired.

\n

"The people's selfless support greatly boosted morale among officers and soldiers. They fought bravely and fiercely, dealing heavy blows to the Japanese army and delaying Japan's invasion of North China," Liu adds.

\n

In the 1970s, Xifengkou's landscape transformed as the Panjiakou Reservoir dam flooded 10 km of the Xifengkou pass. This event created today's surreal underwater Great Wall — visible only when the reservoir's water level drops. This project powered the Luanhe River to Tianjin diversion, resolving chronic water shortages in the city.

\n

Liang highlights the importance of protecting the Xifengkou pass, which embodies two monumental narratives — national resistance and selfless sacrifice for collective prosperity.

\n

The jagged peaks of the Yanshan Mountains cradle Xifengkou pass, where the Great Wall plunges into the turquoise waters of the Panjiakou Reservoir. This convergence of natural grandeur and human bravery epitomizes the site's dual identity: a battleground that forged China's spirit of the broadswords in 1933, and a symbol of regional solidarity through the Luanhe River diversion project that submerged its ramparts decades later.

\n

For 20-year-old Li Shuoyi, a student at Cangzhou Technical College in Cangzhou, Hebei province, visiting Xifengkou brought her a different feeling than what she had imagined.

\n

"Perhaps because there were fewer people, unlike the more crowded, famous sections of the Great Wall, it gave me a relaxed feeling," Li says.

\n

Liang echoes that challenges remain in raising awareness and getting people to visit Xifengkou. To better tell the stories behind it, he suggests promoting immersive experiences and merging its history with tourism elements.

\n

Today, Zhang's mission continues. With nearly 200 million yuan ($27.87 million) invested to build it as part of the national Great Wall cultural park, Xifengkou's preservation is secure. A new exhibition hall is nearing completion, according to Zhang.

\n

He still has a dream — a wall to commemorate the deceased heroes. Brick by brick, Zhang intends to build it and painstakingly carve the names of all 500 warriors, ensuring their sacrifice, like the pass they defended, endures against the tides of time.

\n

Contact the writers at wangqian@chinadaily.com.cn

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Left: Visitors examine a gilded brass music clock with agate inlay at Beijing's Summer Palace. Right: The clock is among the cultural relics evacuated during wartime in the first half of the 20th century.

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Online Scan the code to watch the video.

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A group of students stands before an exquisite gilded brass clock adorned with cloisonne enamel and a tour guide revealing the artifact's history.

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They're visiting the exhibition A Journey between North and South: Relocating Treasures for Perpetuity, which launched on Friday and runs until Nov 16 at the Summer Palace Museum and the Deheyuan, or Garden of Virtue and Harmony, in Beijing.

\n

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

\n

In January 1933, Japanese forces broke through the Shanhai Pass, a strategic pass of the Great Wall, putting Beijing, then Beiping, under the imminent threat of war.

\n

To avoid the ravages of war, the Palace Museum in Beijing spearheaded the evacuation of over 19,000 boxes of cultural relics from institutions across Beijing, including the Summer Palace.

\n

The treasures were transported to Shanghai and then Nanjing, in present-day Jiangsu province. When the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full scale in 1937, the relics were forced to be transferred to southwestern China. The relocation covered more than 10 provincial-level regions and tens of thousands of miles.

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This exhibition is themed on the southward relocation of the Summer Palace's cultural relics and their return to the north from 1933 to 1951.

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It features 160 sets of objects that survived the chaos of war. Many are from the Summer Palace's collection, alongside treasures from institutions such as the Palace Museum, as well as Jiangsu province's Nanjing Museum and Zhenjiang Museum.

\n

"The cultural relics' southward relocation was an unprecedented endeavor to safeguard the roots of Chinese civilization amid the flames of war. Such spirit embodies not merely the unyielding belief that guarded our civilization during wartime, but also the enduring soul of contemporary cultural heritage preservation," says Rong Hua, deputy head of the Summer Palace.

\n

Visitors can read an innovative first-person narrative from the perspective of the cultural relics on boards, which guides them through the historical scenes about how these national treasures were protected during the war.

\n

The relics were carefully packed and transported to cities by road, rail and waterway.

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According to Wei Lijia, head of the Summer Palace's cultural relics department, they chose some exhibits that symbolize the perilous journey, such as mountain-themed stone carvings and two brass barometer-thermometer clocks crafted in the form of a steamship and locomotive.

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In the yard of the Summer Palace Museum, a group of installations featuring the lunar phases — from waning to waxing — mirrors the theme of the exhibition to welcome visitors.

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"Audiences can observe the moon's gradual transition to fullness via the installation, which symbolizes the homeward journey of these cultural relics," Wei says.

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"Rooted in the traditional Chinese belief that the moon shines the brightest over one's homeland, it symbolizes that when the moon is full, the cultural relics would finally return home — a homecoming now fulfilled."

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xulin@chinadaily.com.cn

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Left: Visitors examine a gilded brass music clock with agate inlay at Beijing's Summer Palace. Right: The clock is among the cultural relics evacuated during wartime in the first half of the 20th century.

\n

Online Scan the code to watch the video.

\n

A group of students stands before an exquisite gilded brass clock adorned with cloisonne enamel and a tour guide revealing the artifact's history.

\n

They're visiting the exhibition A Journey between North and South: Relocating Treasures for Perpetuity, which launched on Friday and runs until Nov 16 at the Summer Palace Museum and the Deheyuan, or Garden of Virtue and Harmony, in Beijing.

\n

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45).

\n

In January 1933, Japanese forces broke through the Shanhai Pass, a strategic pass of the Great Wall, putting Beijing, then Beiping, under the imminent threat of war.

\n

To avoid the ravages of war, the Palace Museum in Beijing spearheaded the evacuation of over 19,000 boxes of cultural relics from institutions across Beijing, including the Summer Palace.

\n

The treasures were transported to Shanghai and then Nanjing, in present-day Jiangsu province. When the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in full scale in 1937, the relics were forced to be transferred to southwestern China. The relocation covered more than 10 provincial-level regions and tens of thousands of miles.

\n

This exhibition is themed on the southward relocation of the Summer Palace's cultural relics and their return to the north from 1933 to 1951.

\n

It features 160 sets of objects that survived the chaos of war. Many are from the Summer Palace's collection, alongside treasures from institutions such as the Palace Museum, as well as Jiangsu province's Nanjing Museum and Zhenjiang Museum.

\n

"The cultural relics' southward relocation was an unprecedented endeavor to safeguard the roots of Chinese civilization amid the flames of war. Such spirit embodies not merely the unyielding belief that guarded our civilization during wartime, but also the enduring soul of contemporary cultural heritage preservation," says Rong Hua, deputy head of the Summer Palace.

\n

Visitors can read an innovative first-person narrative from the perspective of the cultural relics on boards, which guides them through the historical scenes about how these national treasures were protected during the war.

\n

The relics were carefully packed and transported to cities by road, rail and waterway.

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According to Wei Lijia, head of the Summer Palace's cultural relics department, they chose some exhibits that symbolize the perilous journey, such as mountain-themed stone carvings and two brass barometer-thermometer clocks crafted in the form of a steamship and locomotive.

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In the yard of the Summer Palace Museum, a group of installations featuring the lunar phases — from waning to waxing — mirrors the theme of the exhibition to welcome visitors.

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"Audiences can observe the moon's gradual transition to fullness via the installation, which symbolizes the homeward journey of these cultural relics," Wei says.

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"Rooted in the traditional Chinese belief that the moon shines the brightest over one's homeland, it symbolizes that when the moon is full, the cultural relics would finally return home — a homecoming now fulfilled."

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xulin@chinadaily.com.cn

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Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori nods the ball into an empty net to score the only goal of an English Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Sunday.

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LONDON — Arsenal's quest for Premier League glory got off to a winning start as Riccardo Calafiori's goal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, while world champion Chelsea was lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.

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After finishing second for the past three seasons, the pressure is on Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to deliver the club's first league title since 2003-04.

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The Gunners were far from impressive at Old Trafford, but earned a huge three points thanks to a glaring error from United's stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

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The Turkish international flapped at Declan Rice's corner on 13 minutes, presenting Calafiori with the simple task of heading into an empty net.

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"Big result," said Arteta. "First game of the season at Old Trafford, when you feel they are building something."

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United gave debuts to all of its new 200 million-pound ($271 million) attacking trident of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, but could not find a way past what has been the Premier League's best defense for the past two seasons.

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Patrick Dorgu came closest to an equalizer, when the Dane smashed against the post from long range.

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It was a tale of the two goalkeepers, as Arsenal stopper David Raya produced some fine saves, denying Cunha and Mbeumo a perfect start to their United careers.

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"We proved today, against a great team like Arsenal, we can win any game in the Premier League," said United boss Ruben Amorim.

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"We deserved a different result, and we need to move forward to the next one."

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World Cup hangover

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Chelsea suffered a Club World Cup hangover, as it was kept at bay by FA Cup winner Palace.

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The Eagles were denied an early opener when Eberechi Eze's freekick was ruled out after a VAR review found Marc Guehi guilty of obstructing the Chelsea wall.

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New Chelsea signing Estevao came closest to snatching a winner for the home side, but the newly-crowned world champion was blunt in attack against a well-organized Palace defense.

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Palace's key duo of Guehi and Eze started, despite mounting speculation the England internationals are set to join Liverpool and Tottenham, respectively.

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"As long as they are 100 percent committed, they will play, as they are so good," said Palace boss Oliver Glasner.

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"They didn't just show they are great footballers, but they are great people, and that's what I expected."

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Chelsea's demolition of European champion Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final last month had raised hopes that the Blues can challenge for a first Premier League title since 2017.

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But Enzo Maresca bemoaned his side's lack of preparation time since beating PSG in New York just 35 days ago.

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"They played about eight (preseason) games, we played just two, so we tried our best," said the Italian.

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"We expected a tough game. Apart from the first half freekick, we didn't concede any chances."

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'Beautiful goals'

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Nottingham Forest made light of manager Nuno Espirito Santo's preseason fears over a lack of signings with a dominant 3-1 win over a much-changed Brentford.

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Chris Wood struck twice either side of Dan Ndyoe's debut goal for Forest on a nightmare afternoon for new Brentford boss Keith Andrews.

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"It was a very good first half. The combinations were really good, beautiful goals," said Espirito Santo.

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"This is why we are insisting on a good balanced squad that gives us options and solutions."

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In the off-season, the Bees have lost their manager, captain and top scorer.

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Thomas Frank left to take charge of Tottenham, Mbeumo got his dream move to Manchester United and Arsenal secured the services of Christian Norgaard.

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Yoane Wissa was also missing from the Brentford squad ahead of an expected move to Newcastle.

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Igor Thiago's first goal for the club — from the penalty spot late on — was the only consolation for the visitor.

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"I do have genuine belief, but we have to take responsibility for a first half that wasn't good enough," said Andrews.

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Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori nods the ball into an empty net to score the only goal of an English Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Sunday.

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LONDON — Arsenal's quest for Premier League glory got off to a winning start as Riccardo Calafiori's goal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, while world champion Chelsea was lucky to escape with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.

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After finishing second for the past three seasons, the pressure is on Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to deliver the club's first league title since 2003-04.

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The Gunners were far from impressive at Old Trafford, but earned a huge three points thanks to a glaring error from United's stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

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The Turkish international flapped at Declan Rice's corner on 13 minutes, presenting Calafiori with the simple task of heading into an empty net.

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"Big result," said Arteta. "First game of the season at Old Trafford, when you feel they are building something."

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United gave debuts to all of its new 200 million-pound ($271 million) attacking trident of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, but could not find a way past what has been the Premier League's best defense for the past two seasons.

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Patrick Dorgu came closest to an equalizer, when the Dane smashed against the post from long range.

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It was a tale of the two goalkeepers, as Arsenal stopper David Raya produced some fine saves, denying Cunha and Mbeumo a perfect start to their United careers.

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"We proved today, against a great team like Arsenal, we can win any game in the Premier League," said United boss Ruben Amorim.

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"We deserved a different result, and we need to move forward to the next one."

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World Cup hangover

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Chelsea suffered a Club World Cup hangover, as it was kept at bay by FA Cup winner Palace.

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The Eagles were denied an early opener when Eberechi Eze's freekick was ruled out after a VAR review found Marc Guehi guilty of obstructing the Chelsea wall.

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New Chelsea signing Estevao came closest to snatching a winner for the home side, but the newly-crowned world champion was blunt in attack against a well-organized Palace defense.

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Palace's key duo of Guehi and Eze started, despite mounting speculation the England internationals are set to join Liverpool and Tottenham, respectively.

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"As long as they are 100 percent committed, they will play, as they are so good," said Palace boss Oliver Glasner.

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"They didn't just show they are great footballers, but they are great people, and that's what I expected."

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Chelsea's demolition of European champion Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final last month had raised hopes that the Blues can challenge for a first Premier League title since 2017.

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But Enzo Maresca bemoaned his side's lack of preparation time since beating PSG in New York just 35 days ago.

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"They played about eight (preseason) games, we played just two, so we tried our best," said the Italian.

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"We expected a tough game. Apart from the first half freekick, we didn't concede any chances."

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'Beautiful goals'

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Nottingham Forest made light of manager Nuno Espirito Santo's preseason fears over a lack of signings with a dominant 3-1 win over a much-changed Brentford.

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Chris Wood struck twice either side of Dan Ndyoe's debut goal for Forest on a nightmare afternoon for new Brentford boss Keith Andrews.

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"It was a very good first half. The combinations were really good, beautiful goals," said Espirito Santo.

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"This is why we are insisting on a good balanced squad that gives us options and solutions."

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In the off-season, the Bees have lost their manager, captain and top scorer.

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Thomas Frank left to take charge of Tottenham, Mbeumo got his dream move to Manchester United and Arsenal secured the services of Christian Norgaard.

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Yoane Wissa was also missing from the Brentford squad ahead of an expected move to Newcastle.

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Igor Thiago's first goal for the club — from the penalty spot late on — was the only consolation for the visitor.

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"I do have genuine belief, but we have to take responsibility for a first half that wasn't good enough," said Andrews.

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Ruben Amorim

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Manchester United lost to Arsenal in its opener on Sunday, but Ruben Amorim remained full of optimism and said his rebuilt team can now beat anybody in the Premier League, as the club tries to put last season's woeful 15th-place finish behind it.

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Riccardo Calafiori headed home from an early corner to give Arsenal a 1-0 win, with a weak challenge from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, one of United's few mistakes on an afternoon that sent their fans home from Old Trafford feeling positive.

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"We have the players to win any game in the Premier League," said Amorim, flashing a rare smile instead of the scowl he wore for most of last season. "We were more aggressive than last year. We went one against one all the game and we pressed high. We showed quality on the ball."

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Close-season signings Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo injected pace and creativity into United's attack, with the ex-Wolves man, who had three shots on target, arguably the best player on the pitch.

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"We did a lot of things right," Amorim said. "We were more aggressive and brave. In certain moments, I think Bryan and Cunha helped a lot. We stuck to the plan, even when the stadium was nervous. We continued to play the way we wanted, and that will help us in the future.

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" (The fans) want that feeling again: to go to Old Trafford and not be bored. We need to win more than last season, but they want to see something and feel something."

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United also looked more composed defensively than last term, but the error from its Turkish keeper raised questions about the position in Amorim's team.

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Arsenal's William Saliba backed into Bayindir, who feebly batted the ball with one hand into the path of Italian Calafiori for an easy close-range header.

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Amorim said United needed to match Arsenal's physicality on the corner. "If you watch the goal, I think (players) are allowed to do a lot of things during corners. We need to do the same," he said. "But, when you touch the goalkeeper that way, he needs to use his hands to catch the ball, not to push players, or he chooses to push players and let the ball get past.

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"But again, (it) is the rules. If he's allowed, we need to do the same thing."

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Bayindir was selected ahead of usual starter Andre Onana.

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Ruben Amorim

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Manchester United lost to Arsenal in its opener on Sunday, but Ruben Amorim remained full of optimism and said his rebuilt team can now beat anybody in the Premier League, as the club tries to put last season's woeful 15th-place finish behind it.

\n

Riccardo Calafiori headed home from an early corner to give Arsenal a 1-0 win, with a weak challenge from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, one of United's few mistakes on an afternoon that sent their fans home from Old Trafford feeling positive.

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"We have the players to win any game in the Premier League," said Amorim, flashing a rare smile instead of the scowl he wore for most of last season. "We were more aggressive than last year. We went one against one all the game and we pressed high. We showed quality on the ball."

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Close-season signings Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo injected pace and creativity into United's attack, with the ex-Wolves man, who had three shots on target, arguably the best player on the pitch.

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"We did a lot of things right," Amorim said. "We were more aggressive and brave. In certain moments, I think Bryan and Cunha helped a lot. We stuck to the plan, even when the stadium was nervous. We continued to play the way we wanted, and that will help us in the future.

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" (The fans) want that feeling again: to go to Old Trafford and not be bored. We need to win more than last season, but they want to see something and feel something."

\n

United also looked more composed defensively than last term, but the error from its Turkish keeper raised questions about the position in Amorim's team.

\n

Arsenal's William Saliba backed into Bayindir, who feebly batted the ball with one hand into the path of Italian Calafiori for an easy close-range header.

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Amorim said United needed to match Arsenal's physicality on the corner. "If you watch the goal, I think (players) are allowed to do a lot of things during corners. We need to do the same," he said. "But, when you touch the goalkeeper that way, he needs to use his hands to catch the ball, not to push players, or he chooses to push players and let the ball get past.

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"But again, (it) is the rules. If he's allowed, we need to do the same thing."

\n

Bayindir was selected ahead of usual starter Andre Onana.

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Mikel Arteta

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Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday was far from a masterful performance against the better side, but manager Mikel Arteta was delighted to escape from Old Trafford with all three points in its Premier League season-opener.

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Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori took advantage of a weak challenge from Turkish goalkeeper Altay Bayindir to head home an early corner, as the north London side battled to survive a United onslaught, having to dig in defensively to secure the win.

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"A big, big result coming into the first game of the season against (United) at Old Trafford," Arteta said after facing a side fielding new signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.

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"When you feel that they are building something special, and momentum, with the new signings, and they want to kick off the season in a good way, and you are able to come away with the win, I'm very happy and proud of the team."

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Arteta said his side, which spent nearly 200 million pounds ($266.30 million) in the close season after three consecutive second-place finishes, did a couple of things well on Sunday.

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"One, to take the set-piece and then react to, especially, mistakes," he said. "Some of them are necessary, some of them unusual, but the way every single player reacted to that gives us the opportunity to win the game. If not, it's impossible. And that's about how we compete and how much we want it as a team."

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While United was the better team, Arteta said Arsenal winning while not at its best was a reason for confidence.

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"When you're not at your standards in certain aspects, which today we weren't, being fair, we can still come away and find a way to win the game," he said.

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"And the team has to find that resilience throughout the season, for 10 months, in different contexts, and be able to do that.

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"Of course, we have to improve a lot of things, and that will happen very soon. But, in terms of managing to get a very positive result, that's a great way to do it."

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Arsenal's main close-season signing, Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, did not stand out on his Premier League debut and was substituted early in the second half.

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"Coming away to Manchester United, winning your first game with Arsenal, it's a good start," Arteta said.

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Mikel Arteta

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Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday was far from a masterful performance against the better side, but manager Mikel Arteta was delighted to escape from Old Trafford with all three points in its Premier League season-opener.

\n

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori took advantage of a weak challenge from Turkish goalkeeper Altay Bayindir to head home an early corner, as the north London side battled to survive a United onslaught, having to dig in defensively to secure the win.

\n

"A big, big result coming into the first game of the season against (United) at Old Trafford," Arteta said after facing a side fielding new signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo.

\n

"When you feel that they are building something special, and momentum, with the new signings, and they want to kick off the season in a good way, and you are able to come away with the win, I'm very happy and proud of the team."

\n

Arteta said his side, which spent nearly 200 million pounds ($266.30 million) in the close season after three consecutive second-place finishes, did a couple of things well on Sunday.

\n

"One, to take the set-piece and then react to, especially, mistakes," he said. "Some of them are necessary, some of them unusual, but the way every single player reacted to that gives us the opportunity to win the game. If not, it's impossible. And that's about how we compete and how much we want it as a team."

\n

While United was the better team, Arteta said Arsenal winning while not at its best was a reason for confidence.

\n

"When you're not at your standards in certain aspects, which today we weren't, being fair, we can still come away and find a way to win the game," he said.

\n

"And the team has to find that resilience throughout the season, for 10 months, in different contexts, and be able to do that.

\n

"Of course, we have to improve a lot of things, and that will happen very soon. But, in terms of managing to get a very positive result, that's a great way to do it."

\n

Arsenal's main close-season signing, Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, did not stand out on his Premier League debut and was substituted early in the second half.

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"Coming away to Manchester United, winning your first game with Arsenal, it's a good start," Arteta said.

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Vitinha (center) celebrates with Nuno Mendes (left) and Desire Doue after scoring Paris Saint-Germain's winning goal during a French Ligue 1 match against Nantes on Sunday.

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NANTES, France — Paris Saint-Germain got its defense of the Ligue 1 title off to a winning start on Sunday as Vitinha's deflected strike proved enough to earn the European champion a 1-0 victory away to Nantes.

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The Portuguese midfielder's effort midway through the second half beat goalkeeper Anthony Lopes with the aid of a wicked deflection off Nantes defender Chidozie Awaziem to break the deadlock.

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PSG was made to work hard for its victory, as coach Luis Enrique made seven changes to his starting lineup following the UEFA Super Cup win on penalties against Tottenham Hotspur in midweek.

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That was the first game of the new campaign for last season's Champions League winner, which only began preseason training on Aug 6, having gone all the way to the Club World Cup final in the United States in mid-July.

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It did not play any friendly matches prior to the Super Cup, and is therefore likely to require several weeks before getting close to the level at which it performed last season.

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However, it still had enough against a hard-working, but punchless, Nantes side, playing a first competitive match under new Portuguese coach Luis Castro.

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"I am very happy, because the first objective in these matches is the victory, and I think we deserved the three points," Enrique said.

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"We were in control throughout, playing away from home. In the first half, we didn't create much, but that is normal, because it is difficult against a team defending so deep."

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Asked about his team's lack of preparation for the start of the new season, the Spanish coach added: "Today we saw that our players are ready and wanted to show the level they can perform at.

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"They all need time, which I think is normal, but we will look more comfortable with the ball once we have a few more games under our belts."

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Ukraine defender Illia Zabarnyi played 90 minutes on his PSG debut after arriving at the start of the week from Bournemouth in a reported 66 million-euro ($76.7m) deal.

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Lucas Chevalier also started, with the new arrival from Lille having immediately taken over from Gianluigi Donnarumma as PSG's firstchoice goalkeeper.

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"The physical and technical abilities of Zabarnyi are perfect for the style of football I like," Enrique said.

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"He is comfortable on the ball, which is important for us, and without the ball he usually wins his duels. I think he played very well."

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Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Desire Doue, Nuno Mendes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia all started the game on the bench, but the substitutes played a part in the goal which came on 67 minutes.

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Dembele played a corner from the PSG left short to Mendes and his square pass was controlled by Vitinha, before the playmaker fired in.

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"At the moment, with the physical condition of the team, it is important to have players who can come on towards the end of games in an optimal condition," said Enrique.

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"That happened in the last game against Tottenham, too," he added.

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Goncalo Ramos, who hit the bar in the first half, had an effort disallowed for offside late on, before Bradley Barcola clipped a shot just wide, but one goal proved enough.

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PSG's next game will be at home to Angers on Friday evening.

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Elsewhere on Sunday, France's 2018 World Cup-winning striker Olivier Giroud scored his first goal for Lille in its 3-3 draw at Brest.

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"It is a real pleasure to be back in Ligue 1," said Giroud, who left Montpellier after helping it win the title in 2012 and has spent the last 13 years abroad featuring for Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan and, most recently, Los Angeles FC.

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Angers beat newly-promoted Paris FC 1-0 with Esteban Lepaul scoring the only goal early on, and the host holding on despite playing most of the second half with only 10 men.

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Strasbourg was a 1-0 winner at Metz thanks to a late strike by Argentine summer signing Joaquin Panichelli.

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Auxerre beat Lorient 1-0, and Monaco jumped to the top of the league thanks to a 3-1 win over Le Havre on Saturday.

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Vitinha (center) celebrates with Nuno Mendes (left) and Desire Doue after scoring Paris Saint-Germain's winning goal during a French Ligue 1 match against Nantes on Sunday.

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NANTES, France — Paris Saint-Germain got its defense of the Ligue 1 title off to a winning start on Sunday as Vitinha's deflected strike proved enough to earn the European champion a 1-0 victory away to Nantes.

\n

The Portuguese midfielder's effort midway through the second half beat goalkeeper Anthony Lopes with the aid of a wicked deflection off Nantes defender Chidozie Awaziem to break the deadlock.

\n

PSG was made to work hard for its victory, as coach Luis Enrique made seven changes to his starting lineup following the UEFA Super Cup win on penalties against Tottenham Hotspur in midweek.

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That was the first game of the new campaign for last season's Champions League winner, which only began preseason training on Aug 6, having gone all the way to the Club World Cup final in the United States in mid-July.

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It did not play any friendly matches prior to the Super Cup, and is therefore likely to require several weeks before getting close to the level at which it performed last season.

\n

However, it still had enough against a hard-working, but punchless, Nantes side, playing a first competitive match under new Portuguese coach Luis Castro.

\n

"I am very happy, because the first objective in these matches is the victory, and I think we deserved the three points," Enrique said.

\n

"We were in control throughout, playing away from home. In the first half, we didn't create much, but that is normal, because it is difficult against a team defending so deep."

\n

Asked about his team's lack of preparation for the start of the new season, the Spanish coach added: "Today we saw that our players are ready and wanted to show the level they can perform at.

\n

"They all need time, which I think is normal, but we will look more comfortable with the ball once we have a few more games under our belts."

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Ukraine defender Illia Zabarnyi played 90 minutes on his PSG debut after arriving at the start of the week from Bournemouth in a reported 66 million-euro ($76.7m) deal.

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Lucas Chevalier also started, with the new arrival from Lille having immediately taken over from Gianluigi Donnarumma as PSG's firstchoice goalkeeper.

\n

"The physical and technical abilities of Zabarnyi are perfect for the style of football I like," Enrique said.

\n

"He is comfortable on the ball, which is important for us, and without the ball he usually wins his duels. I think he played very well."

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Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, Desire Doue, Nuno Mendes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia all started the game on the bench, but the substitutes played a part in the goal which came on 67 minutes.

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Dembele played a corner from the PSG left short to Mendes and his square pass was controlled by Vitinha, before the playmaker fired in.

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"At the moment, with the physical condition of the team, it is important to have players who can come on towards the end of games in an optimal condition," said Enrique.

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"That happened in the last game against Tottenham, too," he added.

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Goncalo Ramos, who hit the bar in the first half, had an effort disallowed for offside late on, before Bradley Barcola clipped a shot just wide, but one goal proved enough.

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PSG's next game will be at home to Angers on Friday evening.

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Elsewhere on Sunday, France's 2018 World Cup-winning striker Olivier Giroud scored his first goal for Lille in its 3-3 draw at Brest.

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"It is a real pleasure to be back in Ligue 1," said Giroud, who left Montpellier after helping it win the title in 2012 and has spent the last 13 years abroad featuring for Arsenal, Chelsea, AC Milan and, most recently, Los Angeles FC.

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Angers beat newly-promoted Paris FC 1-0 with Esteban Lepaul scoring the only goal early on, and the host holding on despite playing most of the second half with only 10 men.

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Strasbourg was a 1-0 winner at Metz thanks to a late strike by Argentine summer signing Joaquin Panichelli.

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Auxerre beat Lorient 1-0, and Monaco jumped to the top of the league thanks to a 3-1 win over Le Havre on Saturday.

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Inspired by stellar performances from Hu Jinqiu (21) and Wang Junjie (10), China surprised pundits by nearly edging out defending champion Australia, led by Xavier Cooks (left), in the FIBA Asia Cup final on Sunday at Jeddah's King Abdullah Sports City in Saudi Arabia. China ultimately fell to an agonizingly narrow 90-89 defeat.

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Team China players cheer from the bench during their side's shock semifinal win over New Zealand on Saturday.

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Head coach Guo Shiqiang said the entire journey at this Asia Cup has helped the team improve significantly in a mental aspect, highlighted by its focus, composure and execution.

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An inch short, but a huge step forward — Team China's near-miss at the FIBA Asia Cup has served up a timely boost for its tough rebuild, heralding a new dawn at the end of a long period of darkness for Chinese basketball.

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Ten years after winning the final of the continental showpiece in Changsha, the Chinese men's team did the country as proud on Sunday as it did in 2015, despite coming up agonizingly short of the title, falling to a 90-89 defeat to Australia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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To be more precise, China was mere centimeters away from the title.

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With the game on the line and 3.9 seconds to go, Team China's inbound pass found leading scorer Hu Mingxuan on the other side of the arc, yet, what would have been the go-ahead 3-point shot hit the rim at the buzzer, drawing a big sigh from the raucous, red-clad crowd at King Abdullah Sports City.

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Although it was unable to claim its second title in a decade, and what would be its 17th overall, the players left the tournament with their heads held high, coming home to a winner's welcome from fans, media and pundits alike for putting up a brave fight that bodes well for the team's rebound from a long, barren period at international level.

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First edging out New Zealand in the semis and then pushing the world No 7 Boomers to the verge of a huge upset, this young Chinese squad, currently ranked 30th in the world, has reminded fans, at least in glimpses, of the gritty courage of the 2008 golden generation, led by hoops legend Yao Ming, that reached the quarterfinals at its home Olympics in Beijing.

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And the young guns did it without their most potent weapons, with new NBA prospects Yang Hansen (Portland Trail Blazers'16th draft pick) and Zeng Fanbo (Brooklyn Nets' training camp selectee) skipping the Saudi trip to focus on preseason preparations with their respective NBA outfits, and former Nets' forward Cui Yongxi focused on his rehab after tearing his left ACL last season.

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The room for improvement is huge, but now, so is the hope for an Olympic return at LA2028.

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"It was a shot in the arm for our young team going forward in the buildup to the next Olympics," Team China head coach Guo Shiqiang said of his charges' podium finish on Sunday.

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"The entire journey at this Asia Cup has helped our guys improve significantly in a mental aspect, highlighted by their focus, composure and execution, which carried them all the way to the final."

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With veterans, such as former NBA center Zhou Qi and seasoned point guard Zhao Jiwei, still nursing their respective injuries, Guo called up only three players with continental experience at the senior level to his 12-man roster, approaching the Asia Cup as a testing ground for his youth experiment.

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One such success story is the rise of 20-year-old forward Wang Junjie in Jeddah. The junior with the San Francisco Dons in NCAA D1 has paid back Guo's trust in spades, serving up a critical tally of 13 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, as he rose to the challenge during the knockout phase, most notably hitting 21 points to eliminate South Korea in the quarterfinals.

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Team China had been locked out of the quarters at the two previous editions of the Cup tournament in 2017 and 2022 amid an ongoing performance slump that also saw it fail to qualify for consecutive Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.

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Wang joined his fellow post star Hu Jinqiu, who contributed a productive average of 16.5 points and 9.2 rebounds in 24.5 minutes, a team-high, across six games, in being named on the tournament's All-Star Five.

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With fearless youngsters like Wang and Yang, also 20, still yet to mature in the United States, it's time to expect a legitimate turnaround on the world stage for Team China.

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"On top of everything, I think they've earned back some respect from fans and opponents from around the world," former Team China guard Guo Ailun said during live commentary of the final on Chinese online broadcaster Migu.

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Still, Wang chose to remain pragmatic.

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"We still have a long way to go to reach the glorious history created by our predecessors," he said. "It's too early to talk about pride right now; I just hope that, through my own efforts, I can continue to help the team make progress."

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Captain Zhao Rui, who, alongside Hu, was one of just two players in Jeddah remaining from China's humiliating 2023 World Cup and Asian Games campaigns, cautioned against complacence.

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"This loss actually motivates us," said the 29-year-old, who confessed he'd considered quitting the national squad following the two tournament disappointments in 2023.

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"Some fans probably didn't expect a close game, but we delivered them a brave fight tonight. This one-point loss will remind us to work harder and get better, though. Today is just the start, not the end."

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Australia joined FIBA's Asian zone from Oceania a decade ago, and Sunday's victory kept the Boomers unbeaten in 18 Asia Cup games going back to their debut in 2017.

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Australia's star forward Xavier Cooks led the Boomers with a game-high 30 points on an efficient 13-of-17 shooting to go with nine rebounds, and constantly broke down China's defense with his drives. He was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

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Jaylin Galloway, playing in his first Asia Cup final, also rose to the occasion, drilling six 3s on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. He was later named the tournament MVP and nominated in the All-Star Five alongside teammate Jack McVeigh.

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sunxiaochen@chinadaily.com.cn

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Inspired by stellar performances from Hu Jinqiu (21) and Wang Junjie (10), China surprised pundits by nearly edging out defending champion Australia, led by Xavier Cooks (left), in the FIBA Asia Cup final on Sunday at Jeddah's King Abdullah Sports City in Saudi Arabia. China ultimately fell to an agonizingly narrow 90-89 defeat.

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Team China players cheer from the bench during their side's shock semifinal win over New Zealand on Saturday.

\n

Head coach Guo Shiqiang said the entire journey at this Asia Cup has helped the team improve significantly in a mental aspect, highlighted by its focus, composure and execution.

\n\n

An inch short, but a huge step forward — Team China's near-miss at the FIBA Asia Cup has served up a timely boost for its tough rebuild, heralding a new dawn at the end of a long period of darkness for Chinese basketball.

\n

Ten years after winning the final of the continental showpiece in Changsha, the Chinese men's team did the country as proud on Sunday as it did in 2015, despite coming up agonizingly short of the title, falling to a 90-89 defeat to Australia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

\n

To be more precise, China was mere centimeters away from the title.

\n

With the game on the line and 3.9 seconds to go, Team China's inbound pass found leading scorer Hu Mingxuan on the other side of the arc, yet, what would have been the go-ahead 3-point shot hit the rim at the buzzer, drawing a big sigh from the raucous, red-clad crowd at King Abdullah Sports City.

\n

Although it was unable to claim its second title in a decade, and what would be its 17th overall, the players left the tournament with their heads held high, coming home to a winner's welcome from fans, media and pundits alike for putting up a brave fight that bodes well for the team's rebound from a long, barren period at international level.

\n

First edging out New Zealand in the semis and then pushing the world No 7 Boomers to the verge of a huge upset, this young Chinese squad, currently ranked 30th in the world, has reminded fans, at least in glimpses, of the gritty courage of the 2008 golden generation, led by hoops legend Yao Ming, that reached the quarterfinals at its home Olympics in Beijing.

\n

And the young guns did it without their most potent weapons, with new NBA prospects Yang Hansen (Portland Trail Blazers'16th draft pick) and Zeng Fanbo (Brooklyn Nets' training camp selectee) skipping the Saudi trip to focus on preseason preparations with their respective NBA outfits, and former Nets' forward Cui Yongxi focused on his rehab after tearing his left ACL last season.

\n

The room for improvement is huge, but now, so is the hope for an Olympic return at LA2028.

\n

"It was a shot in the arm for our young team going forward in the buildup to the next Olympics," Team China head coach Guo Shiqiang said of his charges' podium finish on Sunday.

\n

"The entire journey at this Asia Cup has helped our guys improve significantly in a mental aspect, highlighted by their focus, composure and execution, which carried them all the way to the final."

\n

With veterans, such as former NBA center Zhou Qi and seasoned point guard Zhao Jiwei, still nursing their respective injuries, Guo called up only three players with continental experience at the senior level to his 12-man roster, approaching the Asia Cup as a testing ground for his youth experiment.

\n

One such success story is the rise of 20-year-old forward Wang Junjie in Jeddah. The junior with the San Francisco Dons in NCAA D1 has paid back Guo's trust in spades, serving up a critical tally of 13 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, as he rose to the challenge during the knockout phase, most notably hitting 21 points to eliminate South Korea in the quarterfinals.

\n

Team China had been locked out of the quarters at the two previous editions of the Cup tournament in 2017 and 2022 amid an ongoing performance slump that also saw it fail to qualify for consecutive Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.

\n

Wang joined his fellow post star Hu Jinqiu, who contributed a productive average of 16.5 points and 9.2 rebounds in 24.5 minutes, a team-high, across six games, in being named on the tournament's All-Star Five.

\n

With fearless youngsters like Wang and Yang, also 20, still yet to mature in the United States, it's time to expect a legitimate turnaround on the world stage for Team China.

\n

"On top of everything, I think they've earned back some respect from fans and opponents from around the world," former Team China guard Guo Ailun said during live commentary of the final on Chinese online broadcaster Migu.

\n

Still, Wang chose to remain pragmatic.

\n

"We still have a long way to go to reach the glorious history created by our predecessors," he said. "It's too early to talk about pride right now; I just hope that, through my own efforts, I can continue to help the team make progress."

\n

Captain Zhao Rui, who, alongside Hu, was one of just two players in Jeddah remaining from China's humiliating 2023 World Cup and Asian Games campaigns, cautioned against complacence.

\n

"This loss actually motivates us," said the 29-year-old, who confessed he'd considered quitting the national squad following the two tournament disappointments in 2023.

\n

"Some fans probably didn't expect a close game, but we delivered them a brave fight tonight. This one-point loss will remind us to work harder and get better, though. Today is just the start, not the end."

\n

Australia joined FIBA's Asian zone from Oceania a decade ago, and Sunday's victory kept the Boomers unbeaten in 18 Asia Cup games going back to their debut in 2017.

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Australia's star forward Xavier Cooks led the Boomers with a game-high 30 points on an efficient 13-of-17 shooting to go with nine rebounds, and constantly broke down China's defense with his drives. He was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

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Jaylin Galloway, playing in his first Asia Cup final, also rose to the occasion, drilling six 3s on his way to 23 points and five rebounds. He was later named the tournament MVP and nominated in the All-Star Five alongside teammate Jack McVeigh.

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sunxiaochen@chinadaily.com.cn

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Spanish rider Marc Marquez celebrates on the podium after winning the Austrian MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday.

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As Marc Marquez rolled back the years with a sixth straight win in a commanding victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, a six-time champion fittingly winning the 1,000th premier class race in history, the question on everyone's lips is who can beat him?

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Marquez had never won at the Red Bull Ring before, a track where he has been beaten to the chequered flag three times before by a gleaming red Ducati when he was collecting championships aboard the once-dominant Honda.

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But, history does not bother Marquez, who reached a nadir after four surgeries on a broken arm, double vision and several broken bones between 2020 and 2023, before earning another shot at championship glory with a belated move to Ducati.

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"I always lost against red bikes, but now I'm riding one," Marquez said on Thursday, a warning to the rest of the grid that he meant business on MotoGP's return from its summer break.

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Despite starting on the second row after a qualifying crash, there was an air of inevitability and a cool determination, with Marquez not even locking eyes with his old rival Valentino Rossi when they walked past each other in the pit lane.

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The feud has been simmering for years, but even as Rossi sought to impart wisdom to his VR46 Academy protege and pole sitter Marco Bezzecchi, the Aprilia rider could not deny Marquez his first win at the Red Bull Ring.

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For 19 laps, Bezzecchi had clear air in front of him, but Marquez stayed on his rear wheel, eventually slicing under him on turn one, and, though the Italian fought back gamely, Marquez had found another gear on degrading tires — as he always does.

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'Something amazing'

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With nine rounds to go and an eye-watering 142 points separating Marquez from his second-placed brother Alex, a seventh title already looks like a formality, which would place him alongside Rossi in the pantheon of motorcycling greats.

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"I am reborn," Marquez told TNT Sports.

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"I was 21 years old (when I won six in a row in 2014), now I'm older, now I'm 32.

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"I'm just happy, because, from where we've come, it's something amazing, I just want to enjoy it and keep smiling."

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While Marquez marches on, other champions on the grid have faded away, none more so than his teammate Francesco Bagnaia.

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Twice champion Bagnaia was Ducati's poster boy and was undefeated in Austria for three years, but now there is a new sheriff in town.

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The Italian has not yet come to terms with the new Ducati machinery and sits 197 points behind Marquez, while reigning champion Jorge Martin is nowhere close to competing on the Aprilia, the team that took him in after Ducati's snub.

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Old guard

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Many riders have also complained about the technology aboard the thundering machines hindering their riding style, but Marquez has made speeding at over 300 km/h look more like a question of attitude than the engineering.

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"The older generation still know what it's like to find grip, still know what it's like to ride ahead of the electronics," twice MotoGP champion Casey Stoner said.

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"Whereas the current generation, all they've known is: let the engineers set it up, you twist the throttle, the ride height device automatically goes down — there's nothing really manual about it.

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"Marc still has an idea of where the grip level should be, and so he's riding in front of that, he's predicting what's going to be happening. He's able to rely on those electronics and find pace that nobody else can."

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Marquez is not just winning sprints and races, his presence on the track is breaking wills, showing the young guns that his era as the king of the grid is far from done.

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Spanish rider Marc Marquez celebrates on the podium after winning the Austrian MotoGP Grand Prix on Sunday.

\n

As Marc Marquez rolled back the years with a sixth straight win in a commanding victory at the Austrian Grand Prix, a six-time champion fittingly winning the 1,000th premier class race in history, the question on everyone's lips is who can beat him?

\n

Marquez had never won at the Red Bull Ring before, a track where he has been beaten to the chequered flag three times before by a gleaming red Ducati when he was collecting championships aboard the once-dominant Honda.

\n

But, history does not bother Marquez, who reached a nadir after four surgeries on a broken arm, double vision and several broken bones between 2020 and 2023, before earning another shot at championship glory with a belated move to Ducati.

\n

"I always lost against red bikes, but now I'm riding one," Marquez said on Thursday, a warning to the rest of the grid that he meant business on MotoGP's return from its summer break.

\n

Despite starting on the second row after a qualifying crash, there was an air of inevitability and a cool determination, with Marquez not even locking eyes with his old rival Valentino Rossi when they walked past each other in the pit lane.

\n

The feud has been simmering for years, but even as Rossi sought to impart wisdom to his VR46 Academy protege and pole sitter Marco Bezzecchi, the Aprilia rider could not deny Marquez his first win at the Red Bull Ring.

\n

For 19 laps, Bezzecchi had clear air in front of him, but Marquez stayed on his rear wheel, eventually slicing under him on turn one, and, though the Italian fought back gamely, Marquez had found another gear on degrading tires — as he always does.

\n

'Something amazing'

\n

With nine rounds to go and an eye-watering 142 points separating Marquez from his second-placed brother Alex, a seventh title already looks like a formality, which would place him alongside Rossi in the pantheon of motorcycling greats.

\n

"I am reborn," Marquez told TNT Sports.

\n

"I was 21 years old (when I won six in a row in 2014), now I'm older, now I'm 32.

\n

"I'm just happy, because, from where we've come, it's something amazing, I just want to enjoy it and keep smiling."

\n

While Marquez marches on, other champions on the grid have faded away, none more so than his teammate Francesco Bagnaia.

\n

Twice champion Bagnaia was Ducati's poster boy and was undefeated in Austria for three years, but now there is a new sheriff in town.

\n

The Italian has not yet come to terms with the new Ducati machinery and sits 197 points behind Marquez, while reigning champion Jorge Martin is nowhere close to competing on the Aprilia, the team that took him in after Ducati's snub.

\n

Old guard

\n

Many riders have also complained about the technology aboard the thundering machines hindering their riding style, but Marquez has made speeding at over 300 km/h look more like a question of attitude than the engineering.

\n

"The older generation still know what it's like to find grip, still know what it's like to ride ahead of the electronics," twice MotoGP champion Casey Stoner said.

\n

"Whereas the current generation, all they've known is: let the engineers set it up, you twist the throttle, the ride height device automatically goes down — there's nothing really manual about it.

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"Marc still has an idea of where the grip level should be, and so he's riding in front of that, he's predicting what's going to be happening. He's able to rely on those electronics and find pace that nobody else can."

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Marquez is not just winning sprints and races, his presence on the track is breaking wills, showing the young guns that his era as the king of the grid is far from done.

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China's sharpened focus on rejuvenating traditional industries with new quality productive forces is injecting fresh vitality into the nation's industrial economy, which is serving as the foundation of modern industrial prowess and economic growth, experts and business executives said.

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Their comments came as China doubles down on boosting the competitiveness and sustainability of traditional sectors, which generate about 80 percent of the country's manufacturing output and play a vital role in supporting employment.

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Such an emphasis will also generate enormous opportunities for multinational enterprises amid growing global uncertainty and headwinds, they added.

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President Xi Jinping has emphasized that "the real economy should not be neglected. Nor should the traditional industries within it. And industrial transformation and upgrading must be realized through sci-tech innovation."

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He made the comments while visiting Yangquan Valve Co, a century-old enterprise, during an inspection tour in North China's Shanxi province in July.

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Zheng Yongnian, director of the School of Public Policy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), told China Daily that Xi's words highlight that it is of paramount importance for China to continue valuing the real economy. Such views stand in sharp contrast to some Western countries that are pursuing an excessive shift to services at the expense of manufacturing.

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"With a complete industrial system, China's future competitiveness hinges on strategic industrial upgrading," Zheng said.

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"Industrial upgrading can be broadly categorized into two types: One involves transitioning from producing textiles and footwear today to manufacturing electronics tomorrow; the other entails continuing to produce textiles and footwear while elevating their technological sophistication and added value," he said.

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"Historical experience demonstrates that both forms of upgrading are critically important," Zheng added.

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China has been the world's largest manufacturing country in terms of output for 15 consecutive years, and it ranks first globally in the production of over 220 industrial products, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's top industry regulator.

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In addition, more than 570 Chinese industrial companies have made it to the global top 2,500 companies in terms of research and development investment, the ministry said.

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Hong Qunlian, a researcher at the National Development and Reform Commission's Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, said China's push for new industrialization features efforts to stabilize the proportion of manufacturing business in China's GDP and does not simply phase out traditional industries.

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"We need to coordinate the upgrading of traditional industries with the cultivation of emerging ones," Hong added.

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A textile mill in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, is a typical example of how traditional sectors "bloom in a new thrust" in China. In the mill, the rhythmic clatter of looms is now harmonized with the silent, rapid-fire calculations of artificial intelligence. Here, China Telecom's self-developed AI agent works relentlessly — adjusting thread tension in real time and scrutinizing for flaws as fabric emerges, thereby transforming an age-old craft.

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The results speak volumes: 99 percent on-time delivery, a 20 percent surge in productivity, and near-perfect defect detection, China Telecom said.

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This is not an isolated experiment, but a glimpse into a sweeping transformation by which AI is rapidly becoming an important engine powering China's industrial evolution.

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The US market research company International Data Corp reveals a seismic shift: The proportion of Chinese industrial enterprises deploying large language models and AI agents has surged from 9.6 percent in 2024 to 47.5 percent in 2025.

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Crucially, the proportion of those implementing these technologies in multiple operational areas has risen to 35 percent from 1.7 percent, IDC said.

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Ryoji Sekido, co-CEO of Accenture Asia-Pacific, said, "China stands at the forefront of global AI innovation and deployment, serving as an unparalleled benchmark for enterprise transformation."

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Sekido highlighted how Chinese companies are transitioning from isolated pilot AI projects to comprehensive, enterprise-wide reinvention. He pointed to electric vehicle company BYD as a paradigm-shifting case.

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"This isn't about simple AI use cases. BYD harnessed AI end-to-end — from battery R&D and design automation to manufacturing and autonomous driving systems — fundamentally reinventing operations to accelerate time to market and capture dominant market share," Sekido said.

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He also said that China's manufacturing industry holds great potential for AI application, especially in traditional sectors such as mining, steel, nonferrous metals, petrochemicals and machinery, where repetitive or dangerous tasks can increasingly be done by AI or AI-powered machines.

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Zhao Zhenhua, a professor of economics at the National Academy of Governance, said China's push for industrial upgrading should be tailored to regional strengths, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.

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According to Zhao, old enterprises can also pursue high-end, smart and green transformation. It is crucial not to dismiss traditional industries as uniformly "low-end" or "backward" and simply phase them out, as doing so could lead to a disruption in the transition from old to new growth drivers and cause a loss of momentum, and could also exacerbate the pains of structural adjustment.

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Meanwhile, China's emphasis on industrial upgrade, especially smart manufacturing, is offering opportunities for foreign companies.

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Isabel Ge Mahe, vice-president and managing director of Apple Greater China, said that over the past five-plus years, Apple has invested more than $20 billion in China's smart manufacturing and green manufacturing sectors.

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"We take great pride in having built such a robust supply chain system here, and we remain committed to deepening our roots in China through continued investment," she said. "Having witnessed the innovation capabilities of local suppliers, we will persist in pioneering collaboration alongside them."

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masi@chinadaily.com.cn

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