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By Liu Zhonghua, People’s Daily A side event of the 55th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council was held on March 12 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities. The event was co-hosted by the Chinese Permanent…

By Xu Peiyu Jujube farmer Ding Taiping in Xiawa township, Binzhou, east China’s Shandong province recently made some new friends – students of a “science and technology backyard” (STB) program that studies the cultivation of jujubes from China Agricultural University. “I’ve been growing jujubes for many years, but this is the first time I’ve interacted…

By Liu Fawei In Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian province, a pattern resembling a heart and five pentagrams formed by mangroves with different heights stretches on the sea beside a bridge in Xiatanwei. Viewed from above, the sight is quite spectacular. This masterpiece is a proud creation of Lu Changyi, a professor at Xiamen University, and…

By Liu Shiyao, People’s Daily At the beginning of 2024, a carrier rocket developed by Chinese commercial aerospace company OrienSpace blasted off from waters off the coast of Haiyang in east China’s Shandong province, sending three satellites into the planned orbit. The Gravity-1 commercial carrier rocket is the world’s largest solid-propellant launch vehicle. Through technological…

By Zhu Jinyi On the early morning of March 5, cruise ship Adora Magic City carrying over 4,200 passengers and the MS Westerdam carrying over 2,000 passengers arrived at the Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, joining their peers Piano Land and Blue Dream Star. On the first day of 2024, the Adora Magic City, China’s…

By Li Hongxing, People’s Daily If there were no fast logistics or delivery couriers, consumption in mountainous areas would be quite different. Li Xingying’s home is located deep in the Gaoligong Mountains in southwest China’s Yunnan province. Many years ago, she went to high school in another place in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture. When her…

By Li Xinping, People’s Daily On China’s railway network that spans over 150,000 kilometers, numerous railway workers and police officers stand guard at their posts, dedicating themselves to safeguarding smooth and comfortable travel for all. Recently, five of them from the frontlines shared their unforgettable stories of growth alongside the railways. In Zhengzhou, central China’s…

By Peng Fei, People’s Daily Wang Yongcheng is a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and vice chairman of  the China Disabled Persons’ Federation. As a person with visual impairment, he suggested that large-print textbooks be published for low-vision students enrolled in regular schools during the “two sessions” last year. His suggestions were…

By He Yin, People’s Daily The international community is closely watching China’s “two sessions,” the annual gatherings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee. It is optimistic about China’s potential for economic and social development, looking forward to China injecting more positive energy into world economic…

By Zhang Jiaying, Wang Zi, People’s Daily The first “passage interviews” of ministers for the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing on March 5. Heads of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,…