China's commitment to pursuing integrated advancements in technological and industrial innovation will help the country gain a competitive advantage in strategic emerging sectors and industries of the future, and lay a solid foundation for the long-term growth of its economy amid external uncertainties, said national lawmakers and political advisers. Highlighting that sci-tech innovation serves as the core element in developing new quality productive forces, they called for heightened efforts to step up research and development investment in core technologies in key fields, as well as reinforce the principal position of enterprises in bolstering independent innovation, in order to facilitate a shift from old growth drivers to new ones.
In the frost-kissed expanse of Songyuan, Jilin province, the ancient tradition of ice fishing at Chagan Lake has thawed into something far grander: a cultural spectacle now luring travelers to China's northeastern region. Yet the true marvel lies not merely in the tourists flocking to watch fishermen haul silver-scaled treasures through thick ice, but in how these frozen harvests now glide seamlessly into kitchens thousands of miles away.
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- China has been a major engine of global economic growth for years. Amid a complex and evolving economic landscape worldwide, what underpins confidence in the long-term prospects of the Chinese economy? The 2025 "two sessions" underscore that the underlying trend of China's long-term economic growth has not changed and will not change.
(Photo/CCTV) China will select taikonauts for its first-ever manned moon landing mission from the current pool of taikonauts who have participated in spaceflight missions to the China Space Station, China's first astronaut and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) disclosed during an interview with the People's Daily aired on Monday evening. Yang Liwei, also the deputy chief designer of China's manned space program, revealed during the interview that the main products commissioned for the country's first-ever manned moon landing mission, including the manned spacecraft Mengzhou, lander, launch vehicle, spacesuits and rover, have entered prototype development stage, various large-scale experiments have also been initiated, and the construction of supporting facilities has begun.
