Final Consumption contributed 76.2 percent to China’s economic growth
The 6.6-percent economic growth China maintained last year was not an easy-won achievement especially given the fact that the country’s economy has been developing rapidly for 40 years since reform and opening up, said Yang Decai, director of the Department of Economics at Nanjing University. Yang, who is also a member of the 13th Chinese […]
Cutting-edge core technology can only be developed at home, university head says
Cutting-edge core technology should not be imported, but developed domestically, Shi Yigong, a well-known scientist and president of Westlake University, told reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3. The aim of China’s first new type of private research university is to become a world-class institute, said Shi, who is […]
China sees greater demand for skilled workers amid economic transition
Skilled workers in China are taking pride in their professions as the world’s second-largest economy sees a huge demand for the high-quality workforce to help facilitate its transition. “All roads lead to Rome, and getting a college diploma is not the only way to success,” said Hu Ping, who won the gold medal in fashion […]
China puts household farmers on road to modern agriculture
Chinese small agricultural households, the biggest part of the country’s agricultural population, are joining a national drive to pursue modernized agriculture, with the help of new technologies and better commercial services. The change comes as the accelerated pace of urbanization has resulted in a shift in the distribution of the urban and rural population. China […]
Valuable ancient painting to be staged in Palace Museum
China’s Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, will exhibit a series of famous cultural relics and fine collections, including one of the best-known ancient Chinese paintings, as it turns 600 years old next year, according to a two-year plan of the former imperial compound. To celebrate its 600th birthday, the museum, starting from the […]
Drones facilitate people’s lives in China
Several Chinese cities are using drones to monitor traffic, capturing traffic violations such as using mobile phones while driving and illegal parking. In February 2019, traffic management departments of Nanning, capital of southwestern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region handled 438 cases of illegal parking with the help of drones, according to The Beijing News. Compared […]
Smart streetlights unveiled in Guangzhou
Thirty-five smart streetlights were unveiled in Guangzhou, capital of southern China’s Guangdong province, to promote the building of 5G smart cities, local media outlet Yangcheng Evening News reported on March 2. The smart streetlights can serve as video surveillance devices, telecommunication base stations, road signs and even as battery chargers. Pedestrians can check traffic updates, […]
Online Tree-planting Campaign Popular in China
More and more Chinese citizens are contributing to China’s forestation efforts with the help of online platforms, as the country hastens its steps to green its land and seek environment-friendly development. Wuhan, the capital city of central China’s Hubei province, has been encouraging voluntary forestation for years. It makes creative attempts by organizing tree-planting campaigns […]
China to run driverless maglev train at 200 kph in 2020
China will roll off its first self-developed driverless commercial maglev train with a designed speed of 200 km per hour in early 2020, said Zhou Qinghe, chairman of CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd, developer of the train. The new train, known as the commercial maglev 3.0, will be the world’s first maglev trains to run […]
China steps up efforts to boost private economy
China has taken a bunch of measures to support the development of the private economy, which is a sector of great concern to the society, a spokesperson with the annual session of the country’s top political advisory body said on March 2. As an important part of the socialist market economy, the private economy plays […]
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