By Shi Zhipeng“Go forward and turn direction. Lightly press on the left rudder!”“Make the right angle and direction. Pay attention to the height of your drone.”At the LTFY drone training school in Changping district of Beijing, Wu Haining, in a black sweatshirt, was instructing trainees to control their drones.After the drones landed smoothly, they walked […]
Category archives: Foreign
China’s H1 foreign trade hits record high
By Du Haitao, People’s Daily China’s total goods imports and exports expanded 2.1 percent year-on-year to 20.1 trillion yuan (about $2.81 trillion), according to the General Administration of Customs (GAC).It marked the first time for China’s trade in goods to exceed 20 trillion yuan in the January-June period.In particular, exports grew 3.7 percent year-on-year to […]
Developed countries must face up to their responsibilities to address climate change
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily“If we persist in delaying key measures that are needed, I think we are moving into a catastrophic situation,” United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned after many parts of the globe were recently hit by extreme weathers.However, developed countries have long ignored their responsibilities and failed to deliver on their […]
Rock climbing boom leads poor county in S China to prosperity
By Li Zong, Zheng Yi, People’s Daily About 100 kilometers away from downtown Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, there lies a county known for its prospering rock climbing industry, Mashan county, which is home to China’s first characterized town with the theme of rock climbing sports.Mashan, which was once a national-level […]
Shanghai makes steady progress in building global financial center
By Xie Weiqun, People’s Daily Shanghai has made new breakthroughs in building itself into a global financial center over the recent decade, with surging financial transaction volumes, an improved market structure and constantly strengthened core financial functions. The city is playing a more important role as a hub of the opening-up of China’s financial sector.The […]
Small township in east China makes big success in button industry
By Chang Jin, People’s Daily What is a luminous button? How is a pill-shaped button made? How do flame-resistance buttons work? The answers to these questions can all be found in Qiaotou township, Yongjia county, Wenzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province. Home to a number of button manufacturers, the township produces over 50 billion pieces […]
China puts into use first offshore carbon storage project
By Ran Yongping, Ding Yiting, People’s Daily China’s first offshore carbon storage project was put into operation on June 1 in the South China Sea. With an annual capacity of 300,000 tons, the project is designed to store a total of more than 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide(CO2), which is equivalent to planting nearly […]
So-called “rules-based international order” reveals U.S. hegemony
By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily Some people in the United States, to hype the Group of Seven (G7) Summit to be held in Japan’s Hiroshima, are raising their pitch in peddling the so-called “rules-based international order.” However, what they say is not new. The so-called “rules-based international order” is just a disguise that’s been used […]
China’s national project of millennial significance demonstrates historical foresight
By Bu Le, People’s Daily Boasting a civilization spanning more than 5,000 years, China is home to many thousand-year-old cities. According to incomplete statistics, 30 cities in China were built over 2,000 years ago, and 142 cities have been officially designated as national historical and cultural cities. The history of cities represents the evolution of […]
China successfully launches Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft
By Liu Shiyao, Yu Sinan, People’s Daily A Long March-7 Y7 rocket, carrying the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft, blasted off at 9:22 p.m. (Beijing Time) on May 10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China’s Hainan province. After around 10 minutes, the spacecraft separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. This marked […]