China Insights

Bag charms mirror new consumption trends in China

By Luo Shanshan, People’s Daily Since the start of the year, bag buddies and charm accessories have experienced a surge in popularity in China.…

China’s zero-carbon park charts a path toward emissions reduction

By Wang Yunshan, People’s Daily A zero-carbon park refers to an industrial park that, through coordinated planning, design, technology, and management, reduces carbon emissions…

BRICS should play a greater role in addressing the challenges of the times

By He Yin, People’s Daily On Sept. 8, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a Virtual BRICS Summit and delivered an important statement, calling on…

China issues its first central document on carbon market development

By Kou Jiangze, People’s Daily The carbon market is a crucial policy instrument for leveraging market mechanisms to address climate change and accelerate the…

China has approved 43 innovative drugs in the first half of 2024, up 59 percent year on year

By Wang Yunna, People’s Daily “I used to enjoy seafood with beer when I was younger, but for years, I haven’t dared to indulge,”…

Revitalizing forest communities through science and technology in the Lesser Khingan Mountains

By Guo Xiaolong, People’s Daily In late August, the early signs of autumn brought a chill to the Lesser Khingan Mountains, a forested region…

From Tian’anmen to the frontlines: the shared voice of Chinese peacekeepers

By Jin Zhengbo, Chen Shangwen, Xue Dan, Huang Peizhao, People’s Daily On the morning of Sept. 3, China held a massive military parade in…

China leads the world in new-type energy storage capacity

By Liao Ruiling On a mountain pass in Jiawa village, Qusum county, Shannan, southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region, rows of energy storage units hum…

Chinese manufacturing is undergoing upgrades, winning consumers at home and abroad

By Li Hongxing, People’s Daily Chinese products are capturing global attention with ever more creative innovations. This summer, a portable split air conditioner developed…

China’s new-style tea beverages turn daily drinking into cultural expressions

By Li Xiaoqing, Chen Junyi, People’s Daily In Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong province, a little girl stood on tiptoe, clutching her mother Chen Juan’s…

China’s Palace Museum brings cultural relics closer to the public

By Shi Fang, People’s Daily At a cultural and creative space inside the Palace Museum, shelves are adorned with an eclectic array of products:…

Xiong’an innovation center moves toward zero carbon

By Zhang Tengyang, People’s Daily At the construction site of the Xiong’an Energy Internet Innovation Center of China’s State Grid in Xiong’an New Area,…

Building a modern Antarctica research hub: Chinese team behind Qinling Station

\By Li Xinping, People’s Daily As the last glimmers of sunlight faded across the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica entered its long polar winter. Against…

Plateau county in NW China finds strength in basketball

By Gong Shijian, Qiao Dong, People’s Daily As dusk settled over Chahandusi township in Salar autonomous county of Xunhua, Haidong, northwest China’s Qinghai province,…

A young Chinese man inspires over 40,000 people to join desertification control

By Zhao Shuaijie, People’s Daily In northwest China’s Gansu province, Zhong Lin, a 27-year-old resident of Minqin county, has gained prominence for his extraordinary…

Technology breathes new life into intangible cultural heritage

By Zheng Hai’ou, People’s Daily At a recent exhibition on intangible cultural heritage in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, technology transformed time-honored traditions…