China makes new successes in desertification prevention and control

By He Yin, People’s Daily The largest desert in China, the Taklimakan has been completely encircled by a green belt stretching 3,046 km as of late November, thanks to more than four decades of efforts as part of China’s Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TSFP), the world’s largest afforestation program to tackle desertification. This great achievement […]

China refines duty-free, tax refund policies for better consumption experience

By Wang Guan, Yan Bingjie At the bustling Qianmen Gate in Beijing, a major attraction for foreign tourists renowned for its rich cultural heritage,a foreign exchange goods duty-free shop of Sinopharm China National Service Cooperation (Sinopharm CNSC) will soon be transformed into a downtown duty-free shop. Downtown duty-free shops refer to those approved by China’s […]

China’s automobile trade-ins spur business volume of recycling enterprises

By Fang Min, People’s Daily Trucks loaded with scrapped vehicles pulled into a dismantling workshop of Henan Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. in Luoyang,, central China’s Henan province. Inside the workshop, scrapped vehicles would be completely repurposed. In the bustling workshop, machines operated at full capacity, accompanied by the rhythmic clanking of tools. Components such as […]

China’s BeiDou navigation system: unique path of independent innovation

By Liu Shiyao, People’s Daily A couple of months ago, China launched two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan province. The two satellites, the 59th and 60th in the family of BeiDou, were the second group of medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites […]

UNESCO inscribes Spring Festivalon intangible cultural heritage list, promotingexchanges and mutual learning among civilizations

By He Yin, People’s Daily On December 4, Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The announcement was made during the 19th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of […]

Negative list, zero-tariff treatment exemplify China’s intensifiedefforts in opening up

By Ren Ping, People’s Daily After the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened its third plenary session a few months ago, global observers are focusing on two landmark moves made by China as it opens its doors wider. Zero-tariff treatment – Starting from Dec. 1, China gives all the least […]

China strives to facilitate global sharing of benefits from AI development

By He Yin, People’s Daily On December 3, local time, the first meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on Capacity-building of Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as “the Group of Friends”) was co-chaired by China and Zambia at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, marking the official establishment of the […]

Zero-tariff treatment for LDCs mirrors China’s commitment to high-level opening up

By He Yin, People’s Daily China has given all the least developed countries (LDCs) with which it has diplomatic relations zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines, starting from Dec. 1. It marks China’s significant move to expand unilateral openingup and share development opportunities with the world, representing the country’s firm determination to promote a […]

Tesla’s “catfish effect” and China’s 10-million-units milestone in NEV production

By Hua Ping, People’s Daily China’s annual production of new energy vehicles (NEVs) exceeded 10 million units this year, and this reminds many of Tesla’s story in the country. In April 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would ease as soon as possible foreign equity restrictions, in automobile industry in particular. Three months […]

China contributesto global rural road development and poverty reduction

By He Yin, People’s Daily China’s State Council Information Office on Nov. 29 released a white paper titled “China’s Rural Roads in the New Era” to introduce the achievements and vision of rural road development in the new era and to share China’s experience. China has explored an approach to developing rural roads in light […]