By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily On May 10 and 11, China and the U.S. had a high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs in Geneva, Switzerland. Through joint efforts of both sides, the talks were candid, in-depth, and constructive. The two sides have reached a series of major consensuses and made substantial progress during the…
By Li Hongxing, People’s Daily If you were visiting Shanghai and had to choose between Shanghai Disneyland and Huawei’s Lianqiu Lake R&D Center, which would you pick? Not long ago, Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, faced precisely this dilemma. He described both destinations as symbols of a “Tomorrowland,” but ultimately concluded that Huawei’s…
By Wang Zheng, People’s Daily From April 23 to May 2, the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025) was held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Featuring nearly 1,000 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions, the event showcased over 100 new vehicle models and cutting-edge technologies. At the exhibition, a…
By Wang Ke, Yan Ke, People’s Daily In central China’s Hunan province, the city of Shaodong, known as China’s “lighter capital,” hums with precision and automation. Here, more than 15 billion lighters roll off the production lines each year — roughly 70 percent of the global supply. As the international landscape grows increasingly unpredictable, this…
By He Yin, People’s Daily On May 6, Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union (EU). Xi noted that since the establishment of their diplomatic ties 50 years ago, China and the EU…
By Guo Ziyun, Yu Limin, Niu Ruifei, People’s Daily This year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union (EU). As the world’s second and third largest economies, China and the EU collectively account for over one third of the global economy and more than a…
By Xiao Xinxin, People’s Daily “The new building of Moscow State University, perched on Lenin Hills, is being adorned with masterpieces by Soviet sculptors, painters, and decorative artists… Among them are exquisite portraits of the great Chinese scientist Zu Chongzhi and herbalist Li Shizhen,” read the front page of Pravda on March 28, 1953. “This…
By Han Junjie, People’s Daily Along Yunfei Road in the Hefei National High-Tech Industry Development Zone, east China’s Anhui province, prominent “quantum” signs appear at regular intervals. The road is known as “Quantum Street” to many locals. On both sides of the road, there are more than 30 leading quantum technology enterprises, covering quantum computing,…
By He Linping At the Nansha Automobile Terminal of Guangzhou Port in south China’s Guangdong province, Xu Xiaoqing, deputy general manager of Global-Ucar Technology Co., Ltd. (Global-Ucar), a key player in China’s used auto export business, weaved through orderly rows of pre-owned vehicles, conducting final inspections with his team. “These vehicles are bound for Dubai…
By Li Rui, People’s Daily At a fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port operated by Shandong Port Group in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong province, the average operational efficiency of a single quay crane has once again broken the world record, reaching 60.9 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) per hour. This marks the twelfth time that…
