By Zhang Tengyang, People’s Daily As spring breathes life into the land, the Qiansongba Forest Farm in Fengning Manchu autonomous county, Chengde, north China’s Hebei province, is beginning to show signs of green, adding a fresh hue to the rolling mountains and vast plains. Like its renowned counterpart, the Saihanba Forest Farm – the world’s…
By Ouyang Jie, Ke Zhongjia, Liu Junguo, People’s Daily On an ordinary afternoon at the Yiwu International Trade Market, the world’s largest wholesale hub for small commodities, business is anything but ordinary. The corridors bustle with buyers from across the globe, and vendors – some 75,000 of them – field inquiries from customers both online…
By Li Haoran, People’s Daily In the rapidly evolving landscape of health consumption, China is embracing the transformative power of “embodied intelligence.” From AI-driven glucose monitors predicting blood sugar trends and generating personalized dietary plans, to smart mattresses detecting apnea risks, adjusting sleep posture, and activating air purification systems before snoring begins, the integration of…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Mounting global criticism is coalescing around a familiar concern: the United States is once again weaponizing tariffs as a tool of economic coercion. Experts warn that sweeping U.S. tariffs will deal a heavy blow to African economies, while ASEAN nations have openly denounced America’s unilateral tariff escalations. Equally troubling, observers…
By Ouyang Jie, People’s Daily A series of leading economic indicators of March have recently been released, revealing encouraging signs of momentum in the Chinese economy. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector stood at 50.5 percent, up 0.3 percentage points from the previous month and remaining in expansion territory for a second…
By He Yin, People’s Daily In a striking display of technological prowess, the 2025 Zhongguancun (ZGC) Forum Annual Conference recently concluded in Beijing with a range of innovations, offering a glimpse into a future where innovation is not just anticipated, but realized. The event, highlighted by an AI agent, an entirely seamless experience, and over…
By He Yin, People’s Daily On March 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with representatives of the international business community at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. More than 40 global chairmen and chief executive officers of foreign businesses as well as representatives of business councils attended the meeting. Xi said that foreign…
By Lyu Xiaoxun, People’s Daily “Chinese manufacturers can barely keep up with the flood of orders from African buyers,” remarked an executive from a high-tech agricultural machinery company during the recent “Zhejiang Agricultural Machinery Going to Africa” virtual expo. The executive emphasized that establishing additional overseas warehouses in Africa is now the top priority for…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily At a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on April 10, participants from around the world converged to pronounce a stark verdict: the rule-based multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core is under growing strains and must be defended against mounting unilateral tariffs…
By He Yin, People’s Daily A central conference on work related to neighboring countries was held in Beijing from April 8 to 9. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the conference. In his…
