By Liu Zhiqiang, People’s Daily As of late July this year, China’s installed solar power capacity officially surpassed that of coal-fired generation for the first time, establishing solar as the country’s largest source of electricity-generating infrastructure. This milestone stands in stark contrast to the industry’s struggles just over a decade ago. At that time, many […]
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China advances coordinated development of intelligent computing, advanced storage capacity
By Wang Junling, People’s Daily Driven by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), computing power has evolved into indispensable new digital infrastructure. It enables a wide range of real-world applications: AI systems can now estimate caloric content from a simple photograph; massive traffic datasets are processed in real time to optimize urban mobility; production workflows […]
Building bridges in porcelain: how one artist is welcoming the world to Jingdezhen
By Zhou Huan, People’s Daily Golden afternoon light spills into the studio of Philip Read, a 76-year-old Canadian artist, nestled in Taoxichuan, a vibrant cultural hub in Jingdezhen, widely celebrated as China’s “porcelain capital” in east China’s Jiangxi province. With a paintbrush in hand, Read carefully applies pigment to a porcelain panel. Beside him rests […]
Two French travelers walk all the way to China in 518 days
By Shang Kaiyuan, People’s Daily “We’ve finally made it to our destination. We walked all the way to Shanghai, China — and we did it!” French traveler Loic Voisot could barely contain his excitement as he and his friend Benjamin Humblot arrived at Shanghai’s Bund early this year. His voice was hoarse after the long […]
Chinese innovation and engineering take center stage at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
By People’s Daily reporters The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came to a close on Oct. 4 after a two-week competition, with China topping the gold medal table for the 12th consecutive edition. From the opening ceremony’s grand staging to athletes’ uniforms and competition venues, Chinese technological innovation and design excellence played a pivotal role across the […]
Two German writers retrace the Long March by bicycle
By Liu He, People’s Daily The hall of the Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin was filled with anticipation. Many local residents arrived early to hear German writers Volker Haering and Christian Y. Schmidt share the story of their bicycle journey retracing the route of the Long March (1934-1936), a military maneuver by the Chinese Workers’ […]
To translate the vision of a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability into action
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily From Sept. 23 to 25, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump. The visit reinforced longstanding friendship, expanded areas of mutual cooperation, and advanced the shared prosperity of both countries’ peoples. The two heads of state held […]
China’s express delivery industry shifts toward higher-quality growth
By Han Xin, People’s Daily China’s express delivery industry is shifting toward a new stage of transformation and upgrading. In the first half of 2026, the industry processed 100 billion parcels, up 5 percent year on year, while business revenue surpassed 770 billion yuan ($114.82 billion), up 7.3 percent. Notably, revenue growth outpaced parcel volume […]
China continues to strengthen and expand advanced manufacturing
By Jin Sheping, People’s Daily Globally, one in three cars sold today is manufactured in China. Since 2013, sales of new energy vehicles in China have surged more than 930-fold, while their share of the auto market has grown more than 590-fold, giving rise to a rapidly expanding emerging industry worth trillions of yuan. The […]
How China is building the backbone of a modern industrial system
By Li Xinping, Wang Zheng, Gu Yekai China vigorously develops advanced manufacturing and takes innovation as its guide. With higher technological sophistication and accelerated transition toward smarter, greener, and more integrated development, the country seeks to modernize production methods. It coordinates traditional, emerging, and future industries. These coordinated efforts are driving Chinese manufacturing toward a […]