China, Africa true friends on way to modernization

By He Yin, People’s Daily This year marks the beginning of the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Recently, several African countries including Chad, Djibouti, Madagascar, and the Republic of the Congo signed economic and technical cooperation agreements with China. The efficient and pragmatic cooperation between […]

To define China-U.S. relations by mutual benefit, win-win cooperation

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Over the past few years, China-U.S. relations have gone through ups and downs, but one thing remains unchanged: only through cooperation can the two countries achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show recently concluded in the U.S. city of Las Vegas once again demonstrated how Chinese […]

Three years on, RCEP sees significant progress in promoting regional open cooperation

By Yang Yi, People’s Daily The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is thefree trade area with the biggest population, the largest trade scale and the greatest potential for development. Since the RCEP came into force in January 2022, it has deliveredincreasingly prominent institutional dividends such as tariff reductions, simplified customs procedures, and trade and investment […]

China home to most automated terminals completed and under construction

By Han Xin, People’s Daily At around 9 am, a ship laden with cargo arrived at a fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port in east China’s Shandong province. As the ship docked, intelligent operation promptly commenced. Several gantry cranes descended from a height of tens of meters, their “arms” expertly grabbing and positioning the […]

Embodied Intelligence makes humanoid robots smarter

By Wang Zheng, People’s Daily Two humanoid robots Walker S1 developed by Chinese robot manufacturer UBTECH recently conducted practical training in a logistics warehouse of Chinese new energy vehicle manufacturer BYD in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province. The two robots, 172 centimeters in height, each squatted down and picked up a six-kilogram material box from […]

China steps up efforts to build digital twin systems in water conservancy sector

By Wang Hao, People’s Daily In a farm in northwest China’s Gansu province, sensors are inserted into the soil to monitor humidity, while a miniature weather station tracks wind and light conditions. “Last year, the sunflower yield per mu (about 667 square meters) exceeded 280 kilograms, an increase of 15 percent,” said Zou Changsheng, head […]

World’s longest expressway tunnelcompleted in NW China’s Xinjiang

By Li Ya’nan, People’s Daily The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world’s longest expressway tunnel located in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, completed tunneling on Dec. 30, 2024. Built by China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), the 22.13-kilometertunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from […]

Chinese photographer devotes 38 years to recording beauty of Yellow River

By Li Rui, People’s Daily “It’s coming!” Liu Fuhai shouted, lying prone on a rock, one of his eyes pressed against his camera. Beads of sweat could be seen on his forehead. Roaring water in the Yellow River plunged from the cliff, making gigantic splashes that eventually turned into thick mists.Liu, holding his breath, clicked […]

Growth story of Japanese consumer goods giant in China

By Yue Linwei, Zhu Yueying, People’s Daily In front of the Shanghai plant of Japanese consumer goods giant Kao Corp in Maqiao township, Minhang district, east China’sShanghai, lies the “Huawang” Road (Huawang is the Chinese translation of Kao). When the plant was just established in the 1990s, this road was merely a gravel path. Today, […]

“Rural grandpa” in northwest China becomes tourism envoy

By Song Zhaojun, People’s Daily An elderly man, sometimes holding farming tools, walks along the ridges of the fields; at other times, he herds sheep slowly under peach trees in bloom; and occasionally, he stands amidst the vast desert and mountains, embodying the image of a general while narrating the history of the ancient Silk […]