Small packages, big Momentum: how logistics reflects China’s economic strength

By Li Zheng, People’s Daily In the frost-kissed expanse of Songyuan, Jilin province, the ancient tradition of ice fishing at Chagan Lake has thawed into something far grander: a cultural spectacle now luring urban travelers to China’s northeastern frontier. Yet the true marvel lies not merely in the tourists flocking to watch fishermen haul silver-scaled…

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China’s meteorological early warning solutions benefit the world

By Li Hongmei, People’s Daily In recent years, China’s meteorological authorities have actively forged a distinctive blueprint in weather crisis management through decades of operational refinement. What began as localized disaster preparedness efforts has evolved into a sophisticated national architecture – one that blends centralized governance with hyperlocal responsiveness. At its core lies an early…

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China’s regional powerhouses chart distinctive paths in national modernization drive

Editorial by People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping urged east China’s Jiangsu province, an economic powerhouse, to play a major role in the country’s overall development. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when he taking part in a…

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Virtual anchors and hosts on the rise

By Ye Zi Hangzhou News Broadcast, operated by east China’s Zhejiang province’s Hangzhou Culture, Radio and Television Group, has integrated AI-synthesized virtual anchors into its programming—a pilot initiative reporting zero operational errors during broadcasts, provoking robust public debate on automation’s role in journalism. A “virtual human” denotes a digitally engineered entity replicating anthropomorphic traits within…

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China’s unwavering opening-up efforts unlock global opportunities

By He Yin, People’s Daily China has unveiled a 2025 action plan to stabilize foreign investment, outlining 20 policy initiatives across four strategic priorities: phased expansion of autonomous market opening, enhanced investment facilitation, functional upgrades to open-economy platforms, and service system optimization. International observers have largely interpreted the move as reinforcing China’s commitment to institutional…

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A fresh look at China’s innovation boom

By Li Zheng, People’s Daily As the first quarter of 2025 unfolds, China’s innovation landscape reveals compelling patterns through three distinct regional narratives. The eastern tech stronghold of Hangzhou continues its ascendancy, while central China’s Henan province emerges as an unexpected cradle of commercial innovation, and western regions demonstrate growing cultural influence through cinematic achievements….

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Tesla’s Megafactory in Shanghai starts operation

By Wang Yinxin, People’s Daily Tesla’s first overseas Megafactory, a sprawling 200,000-square-meter facility in Shanghai’s Lin-gang Special Area, commenced operations on Feb. 11, 2025, marking a pivotal expansion of the U.S. automaker’s global energy-storage ambitions. The site, equivalent in size to 30 standard football pitches, represents Tesla’s inaugural standalone Megapack production hub beyond American borders….

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‘Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou’ usher in new era of technological innovation

By Shen Mengzhe At a Beijing symposium on private sector dynamism in mid-February, two figures symbolised China’s shifting entrepreneurial landscape: Wang Xingxing of Unitree Robotics and Liang Wenfeng of DeepSeek. Born in 1990 and 1985 respectively, these founders epitomise a new wave of Chinese innovators reshaping emergent industries through boundary-pushing technologies. Their companies anchor an…

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