By Gong Xiangjuan, People’s Daily At an accessibility communication center named Xinzhiguang, which means “the light of heart,” in north China’s Tianjin municipality, Wang Hui was sitting in front of a computer, preparing for a speech to be delivered at a conference in the afternoon. Wang was invited by Tianjin’s municipal health commission to provide…
By Wang Ke, People’s Daily At the National Museum of Classic Books, an immersive exhibition hall has been launched to present a fascinating journey exploring the past and present of the Yongle Encyclopedia, the largest encyclopedia in ancient China commissioned by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty(1368-1644). Based on the history of the Yongle…
By Shi Ling, People’s Daily Long Fei, a migrant worker that works in south China’s Guangdong province, returns to his home in Guizhou every Chinese New Year. Many years ago, Long and other fellow migrant workers working in the Pearl River Delta region often rode motorcycles back home due to China’s limited transportation capacity and…
By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily Some pessimism about economic globalization has emerged in recent years due to rising protectionism, increasing blockages in global industrial and supply chains, and weakness of international trade. This has led some to proclaim the “golden age” of economic globalization is over. While concerns about challenges facing the world economy are…
By Wang Wenzheng Recently, 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China successively released their economic performance for 2023 and announced their economic development targets for the coming year. Guangdong became the first province to surpass 13 trillion yuan ($1.83 trillion) in GDP, while Jiangsu maintained its position as the top recipient of actual utilization…
By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily Recently, the U.S. Department of Defense once again used “national security” as an excuse to include some Chinese chip and artificial intelligence (AI) companies on its discriminatory lists, and threatened to take further measures against these entities. The U.S. side consistently invokes “national security,” overstretches the concept of national security,…
By Guan Kejiang, People’s Daily Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to reach 375 gigawatts globally in 2023, growing 31.8 percent year on year, said an annual report recently issued by the International Energy Agency. China’s solar PV installations last year equaled to the world’s total in 2022. Demetrios Papathanasiou, global director for…
By Ye Ban The 78th UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution by consensus to list the Lunar New Year, known as Spring Festival in China, as a UN floating holiday. It’s another example of the increasing international appeal of the Spring Festival, showcasing once again the influence of Chinese culture. The festival, born in…
By Li Kaixuan, People’s Daily In a workshop of Zigong Longteng Culture and Art Co., Ltd. based in Zigong, southwest China’s Sichuan province, the skeleton of a loong-shaped lantern was completed amid flying sparks from welding. Loong, or Chinese dragon, the fifth sign in the traditional Chinese zodiac animal cycle, represents a totem of the…
By Liu Shiyao, Hu Runxin, People’s Daily China’s Qinling Station started operation on Inexpressible Island in the Terra Nova Bay of Antarctica on Feb. 7. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter on the completion of the building of the Qinling Station and its operation in Antarctica. He said the completion of the building…
