Field research drives high-quality policy proposals

Field research drives high-quality policy proposals

By Yang Hao, People’s Daily At Alashankou Port in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China-Europe freight trains shuttled back and forth, carrying goods across borders and linking markets along the route. After a day of field research here, Zhong Ying, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)…

Read More
Integrating grassroots Perspectives into China's legislative process

Integrating grassroots Perspectives into China’s legislative process

By Zhang Tianpei, People’s Daily Shanghai recently hosted a legislative consultation meeting on the draft law on promoting ethnic unity and progress at the Gubei civic center in Changning district’s Hongqiao subdistrict. The meeting fostered an engaged discussion, with attendees — including deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC), academics, legal professionals, and members of…

Read More
NPC deputy advocates for deeperAI-manufacturing integration

NPC deputy advocates for deeperAI-manufacturing integration

By Ju Yunpeng, People’s Daily As China accelerates the integration of AI and manufacturing, how to ensure reliability and high-quality development has become a key concern among national lawmakers ahead of this year’s “two sessions,” the annual meetings of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the top political advisory body, the National…

Read More
Understanding China's whole-process people's democracy

Understanding China’s whole-process people’s democracy

By Xu Jun, People’s Daily The upcoming “two sessions,” the annual meetings of China’s top legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), provide an important opportunity to observe Chinese modernization and a key window into understanding whole-process people’s democracy…

Read More
A Friendship Spanning 40 years

A Friendship Spanning 40 years

  During the Spring Festival marking the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Horse, President Xi Jinping replied to a letter from friends in Iowa, USA, and reciprocated with a New Year greeting card, extending festive wishes. In 1985, Xi Jinping, then Party Secretary of Zhengding County, made his first visit to Iowa, USA,…

Read More

China’s urban economies scale new heights in 2025

By Liao Ruiling Recent reports on China’s 2025 economic performance reveal significant milestones. As China’s total economic output surpassed the 140-trillion-yuan ($20.18 trillion) mark, many Chinese cities also achieved fresh breakthroughs in economic scale. Data released by local authorities shows that 29 Chinese cities recorded a GDP exceeding 1 trillion yuan in 2025. These cities…

Read More