By Fang Yuan, People’s Daily Within the Harbin Science and Technology Innovation City in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, stands a cluster of white buildings, covering an area roughly the size of 50 football fields. The complex houses one of China’s key national science and technology infrastructure projects in the aerospace sector: the […]
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Civilizational exchanges offer solutions to addressing global challenges
By He Yin, People’s Daily Since the start of this year, diverse cultural exchange activities have been bringing people worldwide closer, fostering mutual understanding and shared values. They are sending a warm current of trust and friendship across the world, showcasing the vitality of the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI). From film festivals to singing competitions, […]
Correct understanding of governance performance strengthens global confidence in China’s role
By He Yin, People’s Daily International attention on China’s “two sessions” — the annual meetings of the country’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress, and top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference — has brought the concept of “understanding of governance performance” into frequent global discourse. As China enters the opening year […]
Why Chinese transformers are in high demand globally
By Ding Yiting, People’s Daily Transformers, seemingly unremarkable devices, have recently become highly sought-after products worldwide. According to China’s General Administration of Customs, China’s transformer exports exceeded 64.6 billion yuan ($9.29 billion) in 2025, up nearly 36 percent year on year. The average export price per unit reached about 205,000 yuan, roughly 1/3 higher than […]
Powering AI era: The foundation of China’s electricity advantage
By People’s Daily reporters This year’s government work report of China for the first time proposed creating new forms of smart economy. According to the report, China will launch new infrastructure projects on hyper-scale intelligent computing clusters and coordinated development of computing capacity and electricity supply. These policies are expected to provide strong support and […]
‘Open-source’ nature of Chinese modernization and its global significance
By Zheng Yongnian During this year’s “two sessions,” the annual meetings of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress, and top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, Chinese lawmakers approved the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development. This plan provides a clear blueprint […]
A proactive China in innovation fuels new development momentum
By He Yin, People’s Daily At the Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, Chinese companies captured global attention with a wave of cutting-edge innovations. From the world’s first robot phone and lip-reading AI glasses to adorable AI companions for emotional support, these bold and futuristic products left global media calling them game-changing. Connecting China’s […]
Analysis: continuity and change in China’s 2026 government work report
By Li Xinping, People’s Daily The year 2026 marks the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). China targets an economic growth of 4.5-5 percent this year and will strive for better in practice, according to the country’s government work report. Main targets for development this year also include: a surveyed urban unemployment […]
‘Go to China and find green stories across the country’
Erik Solheim in an interview with People’s Daily By Qu Pei, Chen Xirui, People’s Daily Erik Solheim, former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, currently serves as co-chair of the Europe-Asia Center. A longstanding champion of global ecological cooperation, Solheim has both observed and contributed to China’s […]
Japan’s ‘neo-militarism’ emerges as tangible threat requiring vigilance
By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily In recent years, Japan’s right-wing factions have intensified efforts to advance a more covert and deceptive form of “neo-militarism.” Framed under the guise of “peace” and “defense,” this ideology fundamentally seeks to dismantle Japan’s post-WWII constraints and transform the nation into a military power capable of overseas force projection. Since […]