Physical AI accelerates toward real-world applications

By Yu Sinan, People’s Daily Artificial intelligence continues to evolve remarkably — from image recognition and text generation to video creation — demonstrating increasingly sophisticated capabilities. As these digital capabilities mature, the technology sector is shifting focus toward integrating AI into physical environments. This emerging concept, known as physical AI, is gaining significant traction within […]

SMILE satellite marks new chapter in China’s space science development

By Wu Yuehui, People’s Daily The newly launched Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), a collaborative satellite mission between China and Europe, has successfully entered its designated orbit. This mission marks a groundbreaking advance in solar-terrestrial exploration. Using innovative soft X-ray imaging — a global first — SMILE will achieve panoramic imaging of the […]

Why Chinese matcha is winning the global market 

By Yu Jingxian, Su Bin and Dou Hanyang, People’s Daily China is the birthplace of tea and the cradle of tea culture. In recent years, the country’s matcha industry has expanded rapidly, with both production capacity and international competitiveness reaching new heights.  According to a 2026 report on the development of China’s matcha industry, the […]

Port of Piraeus: from Mediterranean outpost to global maritime hub

People’s Daily reporters Along the Mediterranean shores, Greece’s Port of Piraeus in Greece is bustling with activity and vitality. Massive cargo vessels line its docks, rows of containers stretch across the docks, towering cranes dominate the skyline, and China-Europe Land-Sea Express trains loaded with goods stand ready for departure. A decade ago, this historic harbor […]

China’s poverty reduction legacy as global knowledge asset

By Han Shuo, People’s Daily This year commemorates two key milestones: the 40th anniversary of China’s systematic, large-scale poverty alleviation initiatives and the 30th anniversary of its poverty alleviation cooperation and pairing assistance between its eastern and western regions.  Drawing on insights from global scholars and experts, it is evident that China has successfully addressed […]

Common prosperity: a defining feature of Chinese modernization,says Robert Lawrence Kuhn

By Li Zhiwei, People’s Daily How did achieve its victory over extreme poverty? What drives its commitment to common prosperity? And why is China’s development approach described as “people-centered”? Robert Lawrence Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation in the United States, recently discussed these questions with People’s Daily, exploring the historical lessons of China’s anti-poverty […]

Decoupling? U.S. companies keep betting on China, report finds

By Wang Zhimin The U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) released its 2026 Member Survey, revealing compelling insights. Eighty percent of surveyed American companies regard the Chinese market as either “very important” or “important” to their global competitiveness, a notable increase from 66 percent in 2025.  Moreover, 95% asserted that their Chinese operations are “integral” to their […]

Meet China’s first traffic police robot squad

By Dou Hanyang, People’s Daily During the evening rush hour at the intersection of Tiyuchang Road and Yan’an Road, Gongshu district, Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province, Chen Sanchuan, deputy head of the Wulin traffic police squadron under the Gongshu brigade of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau’s traffic management detachment, directed traffic on one side of […]

Connecting the world through openness and cooperation for a shared future

By He Yin, People’s Daily On June 22, the Fourth China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) opened in Beijing.  As the world’s first state-level exhibition dedicated to supply chain cooperation, the expo has become a premier platform for global businesses to connect, explore application scenarios, and discover practical solutions. It vividly demonstrates the immense vitality […]

‘Seafood’ grown in Xinjiang’s desert hits local dinner tables 

By Shang Rongzheng, People’s Daily Inside a greenhouse, farm workers lift up shrimp shelters from the water, uncovering plump Australian freshwater spiny lobsters scurrying beneath the surface. In nearby holding ponds, Chinese mitten crabs crawl through the water, while bubbles constantly rise to the surface. This scene takes place not on the coast, but on […]