By Zhong Yin, People’s Daily Views on the current Chinese economy vary, and here are three perspectives. China’s economy maintains stable, positive growth momentum. Recently, the positive signs of China’s economy were particularly evident as many indicators showed marginal improvement. Many economists believe that the Chinese economy has posted stable performance based on a firm…
By Zhang Tie, Zhang Danhua, People’s Daily In March 1974, local farmers accidentally unearthed fragments of clay figurines while digging a well in Lintong, northwest China’s Shaanxi province, leading to one of the most significant archeological discoveries in the 20th century — the army of Terracotta Warriors. As a treasure of Chinese civilization, the Terracotta…
By Yu Sinan, Liu Shiyao, Wu Yuehui, People’s Daily China’s Chang’e-6 mission returned to Earth on June 25, bringing back 1,953.3 grams of lunar samples. The lunar samples, which were collected from the far side of the moon for the first time in human history, have garnered worldwide attention. They will offer fresh perspectives on…
By Li Xinping, People’s Daily On Sept. 24, 1909, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, designed by Zhan Tianyou, known as the “father of China’s railroad,” was officially completed. It was the first trunk railway in China that was independently designed and constructed by Chinese. In commemoration of the railroad engineer, a statue of him has been erected…
By Li Xinping, People’s Daily At 10:20 am on Nov. 15, the 100,000th China-Europe freight train, marked as X8083, departed from Tuanjiecun Station in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, and headed for Duisburg, Germany. It marked another milestone after the 90,000th was recorded in May. Statistics show that the time required to dispatch 10,000 trains has…
By Chang Qin, Liu Juanxi, People’s Daily The Meng Xiang, or “Dream”, China’s first domestically designed and built deep-ocean drilling vessel, was officially commissioned in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province on Nov. 17. It marked a significant step forward for China in deep-sea exploration, detection and mining. Zhou Chang, head of the command of the…
By Han Xin, People’s Daily Faster delivery- Leveraging air shipping and drone delivery, Chinese courier giant SF Express is now able to deliver crispy plums freshly picked from trees deep in the mountain to marketplaces in less than 24 hours. Wider application- Chinese logistics company ZTO Express has largely employed autonomous driving vehicles, whose total…
By Bai Guangdi, People’s Daily In a recent international soccer match, the referee awarded a penalty kick for a handball in the penalty area. However, spectators noticed no change in the ball’s trajectory, and even high-speed camera replays failed to show any foul play by the defensive player. So what was the basis for the…
By Wang Yunna, Yan Huan, Xie Jianing, People’s Daily To the drum beat, a red “lion” jumped airily onto a stool, looking around, its head tilted… After the lion dance ended, Atilio Alfredo Sarmiento Rivera, a young Peruvian, stuck his head out of the lion. He was sweating, but a smile could be seen on…
By Kou Jiangze, Sun Xiran, People’s Daily China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) recently issued a report on China’s policies and actions for addressing climate change. The report comprehensively summarizes the progress and achievements of China in combating climate change since 2023. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Framework Convention…
