What Shenzhen’s transformation reveals about the path to an Asia-Pacific community

By Gong Ming, Cheng Yuanzhou, People’s Daily The transformation of a single city can reflect the prosperity of an entire region. As a window into China’s reform and opening-up, Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong province has grown from a small border town into an international innovation hub over the past four decades. Its development has […]

Global economic imbalances are not caused by surplus countries

By Huan Xiang, People’s Daily Recently, some forces have once again revived the “China’s overcapacity” narrative, attempting to blame China for global economic imbalances and find a convenient scapegoat for their own economic difficulties. Yet global economic imbalances are, in essence, a systemic issue shaped by a combination of geopolitical shifts, the evolving international division […]

AI reshaping the job market, creating new opportunities

By Li Junqiang, People’s Daily Not sure how to structure a proposal? Ask AI. Need to update products on an online store? AI can help polish product images in just minutes. In some factories, intelligent robots are efficiently taking over repetitive tasks such as handling and sorting. As AI continues to advance, it is becoming […]

Openness helps robots go faster, higher, stronger

By Lin Ziye, People’s Daily On Aug. 19, the 2026 World Robot Conference opened in Beijing, bringing together participants from China and around the world to share opportunities in the robotics industry.  Three days later, the second World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off at the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the “Ice Ribbon.” Originally […]

A green bond bridging China and the U.S.

By He Yin, People’s Daily The Mu Us Desert in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region is now lush with trees and teeming with life. It is here that Yin Yuzhen,a pioneering Chinese desertification fighter, reunited with her American friend Ronald Sakolsky after 26 years apart. In 1999, Sakolsky was teaching in Luoyang, Henan province […]

Chinese robots expand global reach through diverse applications 

By Ouyang Jie, Liu Junguo, People’s Daily From factories and power plants to warehouses and emergency response sites, Chinese-made robots are increasingly being deployed across a wide range of applications worldwide.  This expansion reflects not only the rapid growth of China’s robotics industry but also the ability of Chinese companies to develop products tailored to […]

Wuxi’s “Token Supermarket”: A one-stop AI model platform for local businesses

By Yao Xueqing, People’s Daily When Li Tao, the software department supervisor at Sevice — a security technology company based in Jiangsu — opened Wuxi’s AI industry service platform, he navigated straight to the “Token Supermarket” on the homepage. He logged into his account to check usage metrics and his remaining balance. Li’s company specializes […]

China, US need ‘cooperation list’, not ‘Covered List’ 

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Recently, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-produced power inverters and advanced robotics to its so-called “Covered List.” As a result, new models of these products will be denied certification authorization and prohibited from entering the U.S. market.  Though presented under the guise of “non-discrimination” or “national security”, these […]

China partners with global stakeholders to unlock new development opportunities

By He Yin, People’s Daily According to statistics recently released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics, the value-added output of the country’s “three new” economy, referring to new industries, new business formats and new business models, reached 25.79 trillion yuan ($3.82 trillion), up 6.2 percent year on year. The growth rate exceeded the current-price GDP […]

China intensifies efforts to stabilize and optimize foreign investment

By Jin Yuying As global cross-border foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to face persistent pressure, with industrial and supply chains undergoing rapid restructuring and geopolitical risks — alongside trade protectionism — growing multinational companies are becoming increasingly cautious in their global investment strategies.  Against this backdrop, China has remained steadfast in its commitment to expanding […]