By Peng Xunwen China’s cross-border e-commerce imports and exports reached 2.38 trillion yuan ($331.64 billion) in 2023, with a year-on-year growth of 15.6 percent. In particular, exports increased 19.6 percent from a year ago to 1.83 trillion yuan. Digital foreign trade forms, such as cross-border livestream commerce are becoming important channels for foreign trade companies…
By Pan Junqiang, People’s Daily When the night falls, Moshikou Street in Beijing’s Shijingshan district is ablaze with dazzling lights, becoming an ideal photo spot for tourists. This centuries-old historical and cultural block has been reinvigorated thanks to the urban renewal program launched by Beijing. Having made its name since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and…
By Zhou Nan On the morning of March 5, the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) is held in Beijing. The Chinese government work report delivered a series of impressive achievements and highlights, boosting people’s confidence in the future. These include a GDP exceeding 126 trillion yuan ($17.5 trillion), the creation of…
By Qi Yukun, People’s Daily Whenever he has time, Qian Haijun, a community manager in the customer service center of the power supply company of State Grid in Cixi, east China’s Zhejiang province, would conduct door-to-door research with a small notebook. Qian, also a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), discussed experiences of…
By He Yin, People’s Daily This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It is critical for achieving the goals set in the 14th Five-Year Plan. The “two sessions” this year, the annual meetings of China’s national legislature and top political advisory body, has received broad attention from…
By Liu Wenxin, People’s Daily Government departments under China’s State Council handled 12,480 suggestions and proposals submitted by deputies to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in 2023, a spokesperson for the State Council Information Office said recently. In particular, the departments…
By Cheng Yuanzhou, People’s Daily After meals were packed, weighed, and mounted to drones, these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) took off under unified control, and arrived at office buildings across an overpass in just two minutes. They autonomously delivered the meals and returned. The delivery drone fleet has become a spectacle in a commercial area…
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 Shen Jingran, People’s Daily Southwest China’s Chongqing municipality is a city built on mountains. The unique landform is an integral feature of this “mountain city” that delights both locals and tourists. However, it also means inconvenience for the 892,400 people with disabilities in the city. In recent years, Chongqing has been continuously promoting the…
