Field research drives high-quality policy proposals

By Yang Hao, People’s Daily At Alashankou Port in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China-Europe freight trains shuttled back and forth, carrying goods across borders and linking markets along the route.  After a day of field research here, Zhong Ying, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) […]

China implements measures to counter Japan’s accelerating remilitarization

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced the placement of 20 Japanese entities involved in enhancing military capabilities on its export control list. A further 20 Japanese entities, where the end-users and end-uses of dual-use items cannot be verified, have been added to a watch list. These actions are taken to […]

Integrating grassroots Perspectives into China’s legislative process

By Zhang Tianpei, People’s Daily Shanghai recently hosted a legislative consultation meeting on the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress at the Gubei civic center in Changning district’s Hongqiao subdistrict.  The meeting fostered an engaged discussion, with attendees — including deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC), academics, legal professionals, and members of […]

Understanding China’s whole-process people’s democracy

By Xu Jun, People’s Daily The upcoming “two sessions,” the annual meetings of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), provide an important opportunity to observe Chinese modernization and a key window into understanding whole-process people’s democracy […]

NPC deputy advocates for deeperAI-manufacturing integration

By Ju Yunpeng, People’s Daily As China accelerates the integration of AI and manufacturing, how to ensure reliability and high-quality development has become a key concern among national lawmakers ahead of this year’s “two sessions,” the annual meetings of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the top political advisory body, the National […]

Chinese vision shapes future of global human rights governance

By He Yin, People’s Daily Global governance stands at a new crossroads as the international human rights cause faces serious challenges. In these turbulent times, objective, impartial, and rational voices are needed more than ever.  At the ongoing 61st session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, China elaborated on the human rights dimensions […]

Blind massage therapist travels across China by train

By Li Xinping, Shi Yu, People’s Daily Sun Wufei, a visually impaired massage therapist from Ningde in southeast China’s Fujian province, has built a thriving business by tapping into opportunities brought by the railway network. Starting with just three massage beds in his home, he now runs four massage outlets and has created jobs for […]

Space mining advances toward feasibility

By Meng Fanzhe, People’s Daily Recent developments signal that space mining, once confined to science fiction, is edging closer to reality..The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced plans to conduct feasibility studies during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) for a major project known as “Tiangong Kaiwu.”  The project aims to build an integrated […]

Driverless vehicles boost delivery efficiency in rural Dunhuang

By Zeng Yichen, People’s Daily At 3 p.m., inside a 24-hour unmanned parcel station in Wudun village, Mogao township, Dunhuang, northwest China’s Gansu province, villager Zhang Jianpeng saw a moving dot on the screen of his phone — tracking a driverless delivery vehicle heading his way from a logistics hub 15 kilometers away. Thirty-five minutes […]

China averages 100 trees per person as nation accelerates greening efforts 

By Gu Zhongyang, Chen Juan, People’s Daily How many trees grow across China?  The latest data from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration show that the country’s total forest area now spans 240 million hectares.  During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China completed afforestation covering 12.3 million hectares, recording the world’s fastest and largest […]