On the morning of February 28, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its 19th group study session on building a higher-level Peaceful China. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, emphasized while presiding over the study that building a higher-level Peaceful China concerns the prosperity of the cause, the people's well-being, and the long-term stability of the country. It is essential to unswervingly implement the holistic approach to national security, continue to strive for a safer nation, a more orderly society, more effective governance, and greater public satisfaction, and elevate the building of a Peaceful China to a higher level. Comrade Li Yan, Vice President and Professor of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, gave a lecture on this issue and offered suggestions. Members of the Political Bureau listened attentively to the lecture and engaged in discussions. After listening to the lecture and discussions, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Party Central Committee has continuously improved the national security leadership system, legal system, strategic system, and policy system, perfected the social governance system, strengthened overall social security prevention and control, focused on improving public safety governance, and resolutely safeguarded national sovereignty, security, and development interests, successfully writing a new chapter in the "two miracles" of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. Adapting to the development and changes in the situation and tasks, the building of a Peaceful China can only be strengthened, not weakened. Xi Jinping emphasized that the holistic approach to national security is an important guide for building a higher-level Peaceful China and must be unswervingly implemented. Party committees and governments at all levels must adhere to systemic thinking, further embrace the concept that development is essential, and security is equally essential, consciously integrating development and security in their work, planning together, deploying as one, and promoting each other. It is necessary to maintain a nationwide perspective and make concerted efforts from top to bottom, creating conditions for overall national security by ensuring security in specific regions and sectors, and laying a solid foundation for the long-term stability of the country by promptly and effectively resolving individual security issues. Xi Jinping pointed out that the building of a Peaceful China is for the people and relies on the people. It is necessary to continuously enhance people's well-being, solidly promote common prosperity, effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people, and uphold social fairness and justice. It is necessary to improve the social governance system, strengthen social work systems and mechanisms, and build a social governance community where everyone is responsible, fulfills their responsibilities, and benefits. It is necessary to cultivate a self-respecting, self-confident, rational, peaceful, and positive social mentality, and promote the contemporary spirit of striving for progress, selfless dedication, respect for the rule of law, and civility. Xi Jinping stressed that preventing and defusing various risks is an important task in building a Peaceful China. Safeguarding national political security must be given top priority, and national political power security, institutional security, and ideological security must be firmly upheld. It is necessary to improve the public safety system, promote the transformation of public safety governance from reactive response to proactive prevention, and strengthen work in areas such as disaster prevention, reduction and relief, production safety, food and drug safety, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence security. Efforts must be focused on preventing risks in key areas. Xi Jinping pointed out that building a higher-level Peaceful China requires strengthening overall social security prevention and control. It is necessary to combine special campaigns with systemic governance, law-based governance, comprehensive governance, and source control, develop and strengthen mass prevention and control forces, and build a true iron wall. It is necessary to uphold and develop the "Fengqiao experience" in the new era, promote the rule of law in petitioning work, and promptly and effectively resolve various conflicts and disputes. Xi Jinping emphasized that the leadership of the Party is the fundamental guarantee for building a Peaceful China. It is necessary to always adhere to the absolute leadership of the Party Central Committee over national security work and political and legal work, and give full play to the overall leadership and coordination role of Party committees at all levels in building peace. It is necessary to strengthen positive publicity and public opinion guidance, and focus on using modern technological means to improve the efficiency of social governance. It is necessary to forge a political and legal force loyal, clean, and responsible in the new era.
Our station broadcast a CCTV quick commentary titled "Building a Higher-Level Peaceful China" today (March 1).
The 5th issue of "Qiushi" magazine, published on March 1, features an important article by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, titled "Economic Work Must Properly Coordinate Several Important Relationships." The article emphasizes that 2024 is a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks of the "14th Five-Year Plan." China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national power continue to increase, and Chinese modernization has taken new solid steps. The development process over the past year has been extraordinary, and the achievements are encouraging. The article points out that analyzing the situation requires adherence to the "two-point theory." Currently, the adverse effects of changes in the external environment are deepening, and China's economic operations still face many difficulties and challenges. At the same time, it must be recognized that China's economy has a solid foundation, many advantages, strong resilience, and great potential, and the supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term improvement have not changed. As long as confidence does not waver, there will always be more solutions than difficulties. We must face difficulties, strengthen confidence, and strive to transform all positive factors into development achievements. The article points out that in practice, we have continuously deepened our understanding of the laws governing economic work. The greatest consensus formed throughout the Party is that the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for doing economic work well. At critical moments and important junctures, the Party Central Committee promptly assesses the situation and makes decisions and deployments, ensuring that China's economic vessel rides the wind and waves and sails steadily and far. The article points out that economic work involves countless tasks, and several important relationships must be coordinated. First, the relationship between an effective market and a capable government must be coordinated to form an economic order that is both "vibrant" and "well-regulated." Second, the relationship between total supply and total demand must be coordinated to smooth the national economic cycle. Third, the relationship between cultivating new growth drivers and upgrading old ones must be coordinated to develop new quality productive forces according to local conditions. Fourth, the relationship between optimizing increments and revitalizing existing assets must be coordinated to comprehensively improve the efficiency of resource allocation. Fifth, the relationship between improving quality and expanding quantity must be coordinated to solidify the material foundation of Chinese modernization.
The Tenth Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened in Beijing on the morning of March 1. Wang Huning, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the opening meeting. The meeting reviewed and adopted the decision on convening the Third Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee; heard reports from the Chairman's Council of the CPPCC National Committee on the work of the CPPCC National Committee in 2024, explanations on the drafting of the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee (draft) and the report on proposals since the Second Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee (draft) and related matters; and heard reports on the work of the Economic Committee, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, the Population, Resources and Environment Committee, the Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports Committee, the Social and Legal Affairs Committee, the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Culture, Historical Materials and Study Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in 2024, among others. Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, presided over the opening meeting. Wang Dongfeng, vice chairman and secretary-general of the CPPCC National Committee, and others made explanations and reports on relevant topics.
In recent years, more and more young people have gone to the western regions to participate in construction. They have been pragmatic and dedicated, contributing to the high-quality development of the western regions. In late February, Cuijiu Township in Jiazha County, Shannan City, Tibet, experienced extreme weather with continuous snowfall for 12 days. You Rujun, chairman of the township people's congress, led rural cadres to visit the three villages under their jurisdiction, checking household by household on livestock warmth and fodder reserves. After graduating from university in 2014, You Rujun came to Tibet. For 11 years, he has led the community to broaden income channels by selling plateau ox liver fungus and developing animal husbandry, becoming a trusted leader in local people's efforts to get rich. These days, in Minning Town, Yinchuan City, Ningxia, Su Huaiwei and his postgraduate team are guiding farmers on the latest breeding techniques at a beef cattle breeding base. After obtaining his doctorate, Su Huaiwei has been engaged in research on beef cattle breeding technology. In 2018, he responded to the national call to come to Minning Town to conduct scientific research and serve "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers," and established the first beef cattle science and technology small courtyard of China Agricultural University in Minning Town. In the science and technology small courtyard, postgraduates in relevant majors conduct long-term scientific research, focusing on helping farmers solve practical problems encountered in production, such as feed ratio and disease prevention, to help farmers increase their income. At present, Ningxia has built 50 science and technology small courtyards, and 173 experts and professors and 353 postgraduates have successively settled in the science and technology small courtyards, conducting nearly 10,000 training sessions. The continuously developing western region provides a stage for young people to display their talents. In Gansu, Wang Yajun, a professor at Lanzhou University of Technology, took his graduate students to collect water samples at a local sewage treatment plant as soon as the semester began. In recent years, Wang Yajun and his team have been focusing on cutting-edge technologies in sewage treatment. In 2019, after graduating with a doctorate from Southeast University, he came to the west to engage in research on water treatment, ecological protection, etc., continuously improving water treatment efficiency and achieving green recycling through the application of new materials and new technologies.
The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics today (March 1) released China's Purchasing Managers' Index for February. As enterprises gradually resumed work and production after the Spring Festival and production and operation activities accelerated, the manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rebounded significantly, returning to the expansion range. China's manufacturing PMI in February was 50.2%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from the previous month. From the perspective of key industries, the PMI for equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing both increased to varying degrees from the previous month and were both in the expansion range. Among the 13 sub-indices, 11 rose month-on-month, and many indices hit new highs in recent years. Among them, market demand generally picked up, with the new orders index in February at 51.1%, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from the previous month. Driven by the "two new" policies, market demand for high-tech products and consumer goods was more active. At the same time, the new orders index for basic raw material industries rebounded to a high level close to 51%, a new high since April 2023. Driven by the recovery in market demand, enterprise production and procurement activities accelerated significantly, and labor demand also increased. The employment index in February rose to a new high since May 2023, and the manufacturing industry's ability to absorb employment strengthened. From the perspective of enterprise types, large enterprises resumed work and production at a faster pace, their prosperity level rebounded significantly, and their supporting role in the macro economy steadily strengthened.
Since the beginning of this year, China's charging infrastructure system has been continuously improved and perfected, providing strong support for the vigorous development of the new energy vehicle industry. With the continued strong sales of new energy vehicles, the construction of charging infrastructure across various regions is accelerating. In Guizhou, phased upgrades and renovations are currently underway for charging station equipment at 513 charging stations along 52 expressways and in 136 key urban areas. In Jungar Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, local power grid renovations have just been completed, and charging piles are being installed to make it more convenient for local farmers and herdsmen to charge their new energy vehicles. Data shows that the increase in charging infrastructure in January this year was 395,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 49.5%. As of the end of January, the cumulative number of charging infrastructures nationwide exceeded 13 million units. Not only is the construction speed accelerating, but recently, several departments have also introduced new measures to further enhance the service guarantee capacity of charging infrastructure. The National Energy Administration proposed that this year, efforts will focus on promoting the construction of multi-scenario charging infrastructure and vigorously advancing the pilot application of large-scale vehicle-grid interaction. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Transport recently jointly launched a pilot program to strengthen the planning and construction of new energy vehicle charging and swapping facilities in key towns and villages, accelerating the补齐 (making up for) shortcomings in public charging and swapping facilities in rural areas. The National Financial Regulatory Administration and the People's Bank of China jointly introduced measures to increase financial support for the charging infrastructure sector and further unleash the consumption potential of new energy vehicles.
Today (March 1)'s "Stories of NPC Deputies and CPPCC Members Performing Their Duties" takes us to Xiaoying Alley Community, Xiaoying Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, to meet Cao Chen, a national People's Congress deputy who is rooted in the grassroots and serves residents wholeheartedly. When reporters arrived at Xiaoying Alley Community, silver-haired volunteers were busy in the kitchen, preparing to deliver steaming steamed buns to elderly residents in the area on time. Xiaoying Alley Community has a population of over 10,000, of which more than one-third are residents over 60 years old. How to make life more convenient and comfortable for the elderly in the community has always been a key focus for Cao Chen. In July 2023, the community launched the "Xiaoyu Mantou" (Little Rain Steamed Buns) project. Initially, some elderly residents reported poor appetite in summer and wanted to eat foods like corn and steamed buns. Cao Chen then discussed with grid members and resident representatives, calling on retired employees and elderly people with service capabilities in the community to make steamed buns for the elderly and deliver them to their homes. Over time, neighborly relations became closer, and the community could understand the needs of the elderly more promptly. At the 2024 National Two Sessions, Cao Chen proposed suggestions to improve grassroots social governance capabilities and enhance the diversified level of community elder care. Her suggestions were quickly responded to, and several departments also contacted her to further understand the difficulties and pain points of grassroots elder care. In the past year, Cao Chen and her colleagues have continued to explore and build a brand of elder care services, forming a silver-haired volunteer service team. At this year's National Two Sessions, Cao Chen once again focused her attention on the age-appropriate renovation of elderly residents' homes and the role of silver-haired talents.
At present, winter wheat is successively entering the greening-up period, and early rice in the south is entering the seedling raising period. Various regions are relying on new technologies and equipment to assist in field management, solidifying the foundation for a bumper summer grain harvest. In Henan, 85 million mu of wheat from south to north are successively greening up, which is a critical period for promoting the robust growth of wheat. In Huaxian County, Anyang, reporters saw large-scale mobile sprinkler irrigation machines operating, supplementing water and fertilizer to the wheat fields, and preventing and controlling diseases, pests, and weeds. To lay a solid foundation for a good harvest, Henan Province has dispatched 18 expert guidance groups for wheat, who, together with local agricultural technicians, go deep into the fields to guide farmers in using scientific and technological means to control excessive growth, prevent drought, and prevent diseases and weeds. At present, 87% of the province's wheat seedlings are in class I and II during the wintering period, which is better than the same period in previous years. In Hebei, over 33 million mu of winter wheat have fully started spring irrigation. Local authorities are intensifying efforts to promote various water and fertilizer integrated irrigation models such as micro-irrigation and standpipe sprinkler irrigation, which save water and fertilizer while being precise and efficient. This spring, over 1.5 million mu of wheat in Taihe County, Anhui, have a "smart brain." Relying on the Internet of Things monitoring platform built by the county, farmers can use their mobile phones to monitor wheat seedling conditions, soil moisture, and pest and disease situations. Once an early warning is issued, unmanned plant protection machines, self-propelled sprayers, and other equipment are immediately dispatched for operation. In Donghai, Jiangsu, agricultural technicians remotely monitor wheat growth in real time using satellite remote sensing technology, helping farmers efficiently manage their fields. Early rice seedling raising is busy in the south. Guangxi, Chongqing, and other regions are promoting factory seedling raising adapted to local conditions to provide seedling support for rice cultivation. In a modern seedling raising center in Yangjiang, Guangdong, the production line integrates automated tray distribution, soil spreading, and other functions, and can also automatically adjust the seeding rate, resulting in neat seedlings and high germination rates. In a smart seedling raising workshop in Zhongxiang, Hubei, three fully automated seeding production lines are running at high speed. After processes such as spreading soil, seeding, watering, and covering soil, standardized seedling trays are produced at a speed of 40 trays per minute, and the production efficiency is three times that of ordinary assembly line seedling raising. It is reported that the planting area of early rice in Hubei this year is expected to be over 1.9 million mu, of which more than two-thirds are transplanted seedlings.
Tang Sancai, a uniquely styled pottery, flourished during the Tang Dynasty and has a history of over 1,300 years. In 2008, the firing technique of Tang Sancai was inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list. Today (March 1)'s "Cultural China Tour" will take you to Luoyang, Henan, to appreciate the timeless cultural charm of Tang Sancai. At the Luoyang Museum, the special exhibition hall for Tang Sancai attracts visitors from all over the country every day. Tang Sancai is a colorful low-temperature glazed pottery, primarily using yellow, green, and white as its basic glaze colors. The character "san" (三) in ancient Chinese means "many," so "Sancai" implies "multicolored." Tang Sancai covers a wide range of subjects, mainly including figures, animals, and vessels. The female figures in the figurines exhibit diverse costumes, reflecting the aesthetic concepts of that time, while animal figures such as horses and camels reflect the prosperity of foreign exchange and trade during the Tang Dynasty. The production process of Tang Sancai is complex, requiring more than 30 steps from material selection to shaping and firing in the kiln. During the firing process, the glaze melts and flows naturally, permeating each other to create unique artistic effects. Innovation is key to promoting traditional craftsmanship. In 2008, the Tang Sancai firing technique was inscribed on the national intangible cultural heritage list, and a new generation of inheritors continuously integrates new materials and processes to create distinctive works that blend tradition and modernity. Among them, Sancai glazed paintings derived from Tang Sancai enhance the richness of colors based on Sancai glazes, incorporating art forms such as traditional Chinese painting, giving Tang Sancai art a broader creative space.
National Public Data Resource Registration Platform Launched. Reporters learned from the National Data Administration today (March 1) that the National Public Data Resource Registration Platform has been officially launched and will gradually form a "single ledger" of public data, including various levels of government, public institutions, and state-owned enterprises. The entire society can find data and products on this platform. On the first day of registration, the platform has launched national-level public data such as medical insurance, meteorology, and natural resources, as well as public data from more than ten regions including Beijing and Guangdong. Ten Cities in Four Provinces Launch "Cross-Provincial Registration" for Real Estate. Reporters learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources today (March 1) that 10 cities in Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, and Henan provinces announced the launch of "cross-provincial registration" for real estate, thereby reducing the time, transportation, and other costs for people to obtain certificates. In recent years, China has vigorously promoted "Internet + real estate registration." Nationally, 2,200 cities and counties have implemented the reform of "issuing certificates upon land delivery and housing delivery," and nearly 2,100 cities and counties have opened "transfer with mortgage" services. 2025 University Student Volunteer Service Western Program Opens for Registration. Today (March 1), the registration channel for the 2025 University Student Volunteer Service Western Program opened. From now until early May, fresh graduates or postgraduate students from regular universities can register. This year, it is estimated that about 50,000 Western Program volunteers will be recruited, with 8 special programs including rural education, rural construction service, and healthy rural areas. The service period ranges from 1 to 3 years. Taihu Lake Aquatic Biodiversity Index Reaches "Excellent" Level for the First Time. Reporters learned from the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment that in 2024, the Taihu Lake aquatic biodiversity index improved to "excellent" for the first time. The fish biomass reached more than twice the multi-year average, the basin ecosystem became healthier, and rare species such as the Yellow-breasted Bunting and Baer's Pochard appeared in the Taihu Lake basin. In 2024, the overall water quality of Taihu Lake reached Class III, reaching the national good lake standard for the first time throughout the year. CMG CCTV Video 2025 First Release Project List Announced. The China Media Group CCTV Video 2025 First Release Conference was held on February 28. With the theme of "Accelerating Towards New," the conference released 30 first-release projects and innovative activities, including "China First Release Glory Ceremony," "Robot Night," and "CMG First China Micro-Drama Annual Ceremony." The "Win-Win 2025 - 'Culture + Tourism' Urban Brand Co-building Action" was launched simultaneously.
On February 28 local time, US President Trump met with visiting Ukrainian President Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House. US Vice President Vance was also present, and the three engaged in an argument in front of the media. Trump stated that day that Zelensky expressed a position of not wanting a ceasefire. The current mood of the Ukrainian side makes a peace agreement difficult to facilitate. Trump did not offer security guarantees to Ukraine that day, instead urging Ukraine to sign a US-Ukraine mineral agreement. Zelensky stated that Ukraine wanted to end the war, but only on the condition of obtaining security guarantees. He also stated that the United States was partly responsible for the deteriorating situation. Vance said that Zelensky arguing with the US side in the Oval Office and in front of the media was "disrespectful" to the United States. That day, the originally planned joint press conference was canceled, and the mineral agreement was not signed for the time being. Zelensky left the White House early, and his planned speeches and other activities in the US were also canceled. Trump later posted on social media that Zelensky was not ready for peace with US involvement. US Secretary of State Rubio demanded an apology from Zelensky that day. After leaving the White House, Zelensky stated that he did not believe he needed to apologize to the US side. He thanked the United States for its support to Ukraine and said that Ukraine wanted peace but needed a strong position in any peace agreement. Germany, France, and the UK state they will continue to support Ukraine. European countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, and France stated that they would continue to support Ukraine. According to Ukrainian media reports, Zelensky will attend a conference on Ukraine scheduled to be held in London, UK, on March 2.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on February 28 that over the past week, the Russian military used high-precision weapons and attack drones to launch 9 cluster attacks on Ukrainian military industrial complex energy facilities, airfields, and temporary strongholds of the Ukrainian army, controlling multiple settlements in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv regions. On the same day, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that the Ukrainian army launched attacks on a Russian ammunition depot in the Donetsk region and an oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai.
UN Meeting Reaches Consensus on Biodiversity Protection. On February 28, the resumed sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity concluded in Rome, where parties reached consensus on important issues such as financing solutions for global biodiversity protection. The Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity stated that to support the "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework" (hereinafter referred to as the "Kunming-Montreal Framework"), the resumed meeting adopted a series of agreements for planning, monitoring, reporting, and reviewing the progress of the "Kunming-Montreal Framework," and developed a set of indicators to assess the implementation of the "Kunming-Montreal Framework" by all parties. Hamas Calls for Entry into Phase Two of Gaza Ceasefire Agreement. The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement is scheduled to end today (March 1). The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) issued a statement on February 28, calling on mediators and the international community to pressure Israel to enter the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. According to Egyptian sources, the Israeli delegation participating in negotiations in Cairo proposed extending the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. Separately, according to a statement issued by the US Department of Defense on February 28, the US State Department has approved relevant documents to sell nearly $3 billion worth of weapons and defense equipment to Israel. French President Says He Will Respond in Kind to US Tariff Threats. French President Macron said during his visit to Portugal on February 28 that after talks with US President Trump, he believed the prospects for resolving tariff issues between the two sides were slim. Macron said that if the United States insists on imposing 25% tariffs on EU goods, Europe will respond to the US with "reciprocal tariffs." He said that Europe should not be weak in the face of relevant US actions and must protect itself. EU Trade Commissioner Dombrovskis stated that in the medium term, US tariffs on the EU could lead to a 7% reduction in global GDP.
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