Industrial workers are the main force of the working class. General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized the need to promote reform in the construction of the industrial worker contingent, implementing measures such as ideological guidance, professional achievement, quality improvement, status enhancement, and team expansion. The goal is to cultivate a vast industrial worker contingent that is idealistic, committed, technically proficient, innovative, courageous, and dedicated. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, China's industrial workers have become more steadfast in their ideals and beliefs, generally improved their technical skills, broadened their opportunities for growth and development, and increasingly played a pivotal role in advancing Chinese-style modernization. In Guangxi, all water conveyance corridors of the Pinglu Canal Qishi Hub were capped today (April 27), with the world-class canal gradually taking shape. In Zhejiang, construction began on 24 advanced manufacturing bases, accelerating industrial transformation. In Guizhou, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is in a sprint toward completion, expected to open to traffic in the second half of the year. This spring, at the sites of major projects, industrial workers are operating at full throttle. They are overcoming technical barriers with innovation and meticulously polishing "big power heavy equipment" with millimeter-level precision, injecting vibrant动力 into high-quality development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has personally planned, deployed, and guided the reform of the industrial worker contingent construction. He pointed out that in today's world, competition in comprehensive national strength ultimately boils down to competition for talent and the quality of laborers. It is essential to deepen the reform of the industrial worker contingent construction, focusing on the in-depth implementation of the strategies of invigorating the country through science and education, strengthening the country with talent, and innovation-driven development. This will accelerate the building of a large army of knowledge-based, skilled, and innovative industrial workers, and cultivate more master craftsmen and highly skilled personnel for the nation. With craftsmanship building dreams and skills serving the country, China currently boasts over 200 million skilled talents. The country is vigorously implementing the "Skilled China Action," the on-site engineer specialized training program, and the youth skilled talent forging action. A policy system for skilled talent development, comprising over 20 interconnected policies, has been formed to cultivate more master craftsmen and highly skilled personnel, and strengthen the national strategic talent force. A modern industrial system is the material and technological foundation of a modern country. Promoting intelligent, green, and integrated industrial development urgently requires a high-quality industrial worker contingent adapted to it. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is providing key support for the digital and intelligent construction of 100 craftsman colleges. At the Heilongjiang Provincial Digital Craftsman College, industrial workers from nearly 100 enterprises are undergoing systematic training in cutting-edge fields such as industrial robots and multi-axis CNC machining, striving to embrace the new track of the digital economy. The Master Craftsman Talent Cultivation Project is being implemented. At Tsinghua University, the first batch of cultivation targets selected from frontline industrial workers have top-tier teachers, and national honorary title recipients and academicians are jointly tackling technical challenges in industries and enterprises. Broadening the space for industrial workers' growth and development relates to their fundamental interests. Since the implementation of the "New Eight-Level Worker" professional skill grading system, over 4,000 special-grade technicians and chief technicians have been evaluated and appointed across various regions. More and more enterprises are establishing mechanisms for horizontal integration of professional technical, operational management, and skilled positions, encouraging industrial workers to "flow" into fields such as major development strategies and scientific and technological breakthroughs. The innovation and creativity of the vast number of industrial workers are continuously emerging. Socialism is built through hard work, and the new era is forged through struggle. Across the vibrant land of China, industrial workers are using their hands to support "big power heavy equipment" and interpreting the contemporary meaning of "labor is glorious" with their ingenuity, demonstrating greater strength in the process of comprehensively advancing the building of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese-style modernization.
Tomorrow (April 28), People's Daily will publish an editorial titled "Be a Striker of the New Era Who Takes Responsibility."
Premier Li Qiang of the State Council presided over an executive meeting of the State Council on April 27, deploying actions for the protection and construction of beautiful rivers and lakes, studying further measures to strengthen welfare support for children in need, discussing the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Medical Security (Draft)," and deciding to approve nuclear power projects including the Zhejiang Sanmen Phase III project. The meeting pointed out that in recent years, through in-depth efforts to defend clear waters, China's water ecological environment quality has continued to improve. It is necessary to further enhance the sense of responsibility and mission, adhere to precise, scientific, and legal pollution control, coordinate water resources, water environment, and water ecology governance, promote the establishment of an upstream and downstream integrated ecological environment governance system in important basins, and vigorously advance the ecological protection and construction of rivers and lakes. Efforts must focus on source control, with a particular emphasis on major rivers and important lakes, strengthening monitoring and tracing, and strictly preventing excessive discharge of industrial wastewater, domestic sewage, and agricultural non-point source pollution. It is also essential to improve long-term mechanisms, adhering to a combination of guidance and strict regulation, encouraging enterprises to implement energy-saving and emission-reduction transformations, supporting local areas in addressing shortcomings in environmental infrastructure, enhancing public awareness of river and lake protection, and fostering a positive atmosphere for co-building and sharing beautiful rivers and lakes. The meeting stated that strengthening welfare support for children in need concerns the vital interests of children, family harmony and happiness, and social civilization and progress. It is crucial to adhere to the principles of child-first development and the best interests of the child, showing responsibility and compassion, and jointly nurturing the healthy growth of children in need. The service system for basic living security, medical rehabilitation, basic public education, and psychological health care must be continuously improved, with differentiated policies based on the needs of children in need to effectively enhance their welfare support level. A robust personal safety protection system must be established to prevent and severely punish all types of illegal and criminal acts that infringe upon children in need. Proactive and forward-looking approaches are required, and all parties' responsibilities must be consolidated to effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of children in need. The meeting discussed and, in principle, approved the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Medical Security (Draft)," deciding to submit the draft to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation. The meeting emphasized that this legislation should be an opportunity to further improve China's medical security policy system, effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of insured individuals, and lay a solid institutional foundation for people's access to medical care. Supervision of medical insurance funds must be strengthened, a sound oversight and inspection mechanism established, and fraudulent acts such as false diagnoses and false drug purchases severely cracked down upon. Public legal education and promotion should be enhanced to raise the legal awareness of medical institutions, medical personnel, and the public, and to regulate medical order and conduct. The meeting stressed that the development of nuclear power must ensure absolute safety. The primary responsibilities of participating units and owner units must be enforced, nuclear power units built and operated according to the world's highest safety standards, and safety supervision capacity building continuously strengthened to truly ensure the nuclear power safety net. The meeting also discussed other matters.
The 15th session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee held its first plenary meeting in Beijing on the morning of April 27. Chairman Zhao Leji presided over the meeting. The meeting heard a report by Xin Chunying, Chairperson of the NPC Constitution and Law Committee, on the deliberation results of the draft Law on Promoting the Private Economy. The third draft further enriched measures to support the development of the private economy, further regulated law enforcement activities, strengthened the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of laborers, and optimized the legal environment for the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy. The meeting also heard a report by Cong Bin, Vice Chairperson of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the deliberation results of the draft Revision to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases; a report by Luo Yuan, Vice Chairperson of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the amendment of the draft Atomic Energy Law; and a report by Wang Hongxiang, Vice Chairperson of the Constitution and Law Committee, on the amendment of the draft Arbitration Law. The compilation of the Ecological Environment Law Code is a major legal construction deployment made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core. The compilation of the Ecological Environment Law Code is a systematic integration, editing, and sublimation of existing ecological environment legal systems and norms. It aims to compile an ecological environment law code that is guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, possesses Chinese characteristics, reflects the characteristics of the times, embodies the will of the people, and is systematically regulated and coordinated. This is a systematic legislative project. The Chairperson's Council of the NPC Standing Committee proposed a bill on submitting the draft Ecological Environment Law Code for deliberation. Entrusted by the Chairperson's Council, Shen Chunyao, Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, provided explanations. The State Council proposed a bill on submitting the draft National Development Planning Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the State Council, Zheng Shajie, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, provided explanations. The State Council proposed a bill on submitting the draft Revision to the Prison Law for deliberation. Entrusted by the State Council, He Rong, Minister of Justice, provided explanations. Entrusted by the State Council, He Rong also explained the draft decision on authorizing the State Council to temporarily adjust the application of relevant provisions of the Seed Law in the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone, and the bill on submitting the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons" for approval. Hua Chunying, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, explained the bill on submitting the "Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Judicial Assistance and Cooperation in Civil and Commercial Matters" for approval. Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment, reported on the environmental situation and the completion of environmental protection goals for 2024. Lan Fo'an, Minister of Finance, reported on the research and handling of deliberation opinions on the 2023 report on state-owned assets management and the situation of rectification and accountability. The meeting heard a report by Yang Xiaochao, Chairperson of the Standing Committee's Deputy Qualification Review Committee, on the qualifications of individual deputies. The meeting also deliberated on relevant appointments and removals.
Since the beginning of this year, China has continued to strengthen basic research in artificial intelligence, while emphasizing application-oriented approaches, with new technologies continuously penetrating deeply into specific application scenarios. Currently, China has formed a complete artificial intelligence industry system covering the basic layer, framework layer, model layer, and application layer. In recent days, China's independently developed new generation intelligent CNC system was officially released. This is the world's first CNC system integrating AI chips and large AI models, which can further improve the operational accuracy of industrial mother machines by 30% on the original micron level, and processing efficiency will also increase by 5%-10%, driving China's industrial mother machines to accelerate into the mid-to-high end of the industrial chain. Not only in the production end, artificial intelligence is also accelerating its integration into service scenarios. At this hospital in Zhejiang, a panoramic intelligent hospital is under construction, and a warning and tracking system for difficult patients was recently launched. Through large AI models, it can automatically analyze and filter high-risk patients from over 30,000 inspection reports every day, and has accurately identified over 18,000 cases so far. The latest data shows that as of April 9, 2025, China's artificial intelligence patent applications reached 1,576,379, accounting for 38.58% of global applications, ranking first in the world. Currently, China has cultivated over 400 national-level "little giant" enterprises specializing in artificial intelligence, accounting for one-tenth of the global artificial intelligence industry scale, forming a complete artificial intelligence industry system. This year, China further established a national artificial intelligence fund with a scale of 60 billion yuan to accelerate the promotion of artificial intelligence scientific and technological innovation, industrial development, and empowerment applications across various regions. At the same time, it has improved the artificial intelligence regulatory system and mechanisms, and has cumulatively formulated over 40 key industry standards and over 10 international standards, continuously optimizing the industrial ecosystem.
This afternoon (April 27), the Shenzhou-19 and Shenzhou-20 astronaut crews completed an in-orbit handover at the Chinese Space Station. During the in-orbit handover ceremony, Shenzhou-19 astronauts Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong, and Wang Haoze handed over the Chinese Space Station key to Shenzhou-20 astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui, and Wang Jie. As of now, the Shenzhou-19 astronaut crew has completed all scheduled tasks and will return to the Dongfeng Landing Site aboard the Shenzhou-19 manned spacecraft on April 29.
This afternoon (April 27), the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Six departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, introduced the optimization of the departure tax refund policy and measures to expand inbound consumption. Relevant officials stated that in response to issues such as too few tax refund stores and the need for further improvement in tax refund convenience, the policy proposes eight measures across three aspects. These measures include lowering the departure tax refund threshold from 500 yuan to 200 yuan, raising the cash tax refund limit from 10,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan, encouraging local governments to add more tax refund stores in areas with a high concentration of foreign tourists such as large business districts and pedestrian streets, increasing the supply of high-quality Chinese characteristic products such as time-honored brands and trendy domestic goods, and promoting the "immediate refund" service nationwide, allowing travelers to receive tax refunds at the point of purchase. Data shows that in the first quarter of this year, China received 9.215 million inbound foreign tourists, a year-on-year increase of 40.2%. Further optimizing the departure tax refund policy is conducive to attracting more foreigners to visit China for shopping and tourism, achieving mutual connectivity and promotion between domestic and international markets.
Currently, spring tourism markets are booming across the country. Diversified consumption experiences and continuously innovative consumption scenarios continue to stimulate consumer vitality. With the "May Day" holiday approaching, various regions are actively creating new consumption scenarios, and the cultural tourism market is full of vitality. Tianjin, leveraging its unique Haihe River resources, has launched a series of commercial and cultural tourism activities such as "cruise +" to create a Haihe River bank consumption corridor and distinctive sightseeing cruises featuring cross-talk performances, which are popular among tourists. Yibin, Sichuan, has integrated unique Miao long-table banquets and Huashan parades into rural tourism, allowing people to deeply experience the local customs and traditions. Spring is the perfect time for flower viewing. Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, offers paragliding tours, allowing visitors to overlook seas of flowers and tea mountains from a height of hundreds of meters. In Fuzhou, Fujian, local authorities have connected historical and cultural blocks such as Sanfang Qixiang and Shangxiahang into a line, launching new ways to explore the city's central axis. Currently, all 400+ historical buildings that have undergone protection and restoration along the entire line are open to the public. The popularity of night tourism markets continues to rise across the country. In Shijiazhuang, Hebei, ancient cities and towns are offering immersive performances and interactive experiences in a scenic tourism mode. In Longquan Ancient Town, the newly upgraded night lighting illuminates the architectural clusters like a dream, and black-awning boats slowly glide across old stone bridges, as if floating in a water town. In Longnan, Gansu, a 65,000+ square meter themed cultural street officially opened recently. From now until the "May Day" holiday, intangible cultural heritage performances and ancient-style parades will be staged every night in the core area of the street. In the past two days, the "Charming Chongqing" drone light show has begun regular performances in the core area of Chongqing's "Two Rivers and Four Banks," with approximately 90 shows planned for this year. Through a single show of 5,000 drones performing in the air for nearly 20 minutes, a visual feast integrating technology and art is presented to citizens and tourists. Data shows that in the first quarter of this year, urban residents made 1.318 billion domestic trips, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%; rural residents made 476 million domestic trips, a year-on-year increase of 39.2%.
This afternoon (April 27), the second phase of the 137th Canton Fair's offline exhibition concluded. The second phase of the 137th Canton Fair's offline exhibition featured 10,313 participating enterprises, of which over 2,400 were high-quality and distinctive exhibitors, including "little giants" specializing in niche sectors, manufacturing single champions, and national high-tech enterprises, an increase of 100 compared to the previous session. Participating enterprises continuously enhanced the brand connotation and added value of their products through process improvement and innovative design, actively expanding overseas markets. The upcoming third phase of the offline exhibition, themed "Beautiful Life," will be held from May 1st to 5th. During the five-day exhibition, it will focus on displaying five major categories: toys and maternity/infant/child products, fashion, home textiles, stationery, and health and leisure.
The 20th China Huabiao Film Awards were announced today (April 27) in Qingdao. Twenty outstanding Chinese films won 11 awards, including Excellent Feature Film. Among them, "Article 20" and 9 other films won the Excellent Feature Film award. "I Am Gaoshan" and others won awards for excellent rural-themed, ethnic minority-themed, and children's films. "Moon Man" won the Excellent Young Film Creation Award. In addition, individual awards for Excellent Director, Screenwriter, and Actor/Actress were also presented. "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King" was awarded the "Special Contribution Film" honor by the National Film Administration. The Huabiao Awards are the highest honor in Chinese cinema, organized and presented by the National Film Administration.
The 15th Beijing International Film Festival concluded last night (April 26), and the ten Tiantan Awards were announced. The Norwegian film "The Art of Love" won four awards, including Best Feature Film. Chinese actress Tian Hua received the Lifetime Achievement Award. In response to the deployment of the China Film Consumption Year, this year, the organizers extended film festival elements to Beijing's cultural, commercial, tourism, and sports consumption scenarios. Audiences with movie tickets can enjoy preferential discounts, with over 30 business districts and more than 1,100 merchants participating, covering various formats such as exhibitions, cultural and creative products, and catering. The联动 between films and businesses attracted over 39 million visitors and generated sales exceeding 14.8 billion yuan.
In the first quarter, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size turned from decline to increase. Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today (April 27) shows that in the first quarter, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 0.8% year-on-year, turning around from a decline in the previous year. In the first quarter, profits of the equipment manufacturing industry increased by 6.4% year-on-year. Among them, profits in industries such as railway, ship, aviation, and aerospace, as well as special equipment, achieved rapid growth, and the profit structure of industrial enterprises continued to improve. China's total length of optical cable lines exceeds 74 million kilometers. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology that in the first quarter of this year, China's new information infrastructure construction progressed in an orderly manner. As of the end of March, the total length of optical cable lines nationwide reached 74.54 million kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%. The number of 5G mobile phone users reached 1.068 billion, and the growth rate of mobile internet access traffic remained in double digits. China's international civil aviation passenger market continued to improve in the first quarter. The reporter learned from the Civil Aviation Administration today (April 27) that in the first quarter of this year, Chinese airlines transported 18.925 million international passengers, a significant year-on-year increase of 34%. The number of flights from China to 35 countries, including Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy, has exceeded the 2019 level, and the recovery rate of flights with "Belt and Road" co-building countries is 94.5%, 10.6 percentage points higher than the average. National basic education comprehensive reform pilot projects launched. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Education today (April 27) that national basic education comprehensive reform pilot projects have been launched successively, with 13 reform pilot projects established, covering issues of public concern such as optimizing basic education resource allocation, senior high school entrance examination reform, development and revitalization of county high schools, construction of comprehensive high schools, and preschool education guarantee. These projects aim to solve hot and difficult issues and improve the quality and strength of basic education. National Financial Regulatory Administration implements multiple measures to regulate the universal life insurance market order. The National Financial Regulatory Administration recently issued a notice to further regulate the universal life insurance market order. It allows insurance companies to adjust the minimum guaranteed interest rate for universal life insurance products; prohibits the development of short-term products, extending the universal life insurance coverage period to 5 years and above to meet consumers' long-term protection needs. At the same time, a "negative list" for sales has been formulated to prevent misleading sales. First China-Europe freight train e-commerce express line in the Greater Bay Area opened. The reporter learned from Shenzhen Customs that today (April 27), the first China-Europe freight train e-commerce express line in the Greater Bay Area departed from Shenzhen and will arrive in Budapest, Hungary, in 15 days. The China-Europe freight train (Shenzhen) e-commerce express line customizes to meet the transportation needs of cross-border e-commerce goods, providing a new logistics channel for export goods to expand into international markets.
According to US media reports on April 26, the latest survey of economists by Bloomberg shows that due to the impact of US tariff policies, US economic growth may fall to 1.4% in 2025, lower than the 2% forecast last month. The probability of a US economic downturn in the next 12 months is 45%, higher than 30% in March. US media reported that according to monitoring data since April 9, the average price increase of 930 items on the US e-commerce platform Amazon reached 29%, covering multiple categories such as clothing, household goods, electronic products, and toys. A survey conducted by a US financial consulting firm showed that 59% of the surveyed public reduced spending due to rising commodity prices. US media reported that the US auto industry is also facing price increase pressure. Ford Motor Company warned that its retailers may raise prices in June. People from many countries stated that US tariff policies harm the world economy. People from many countries stated that US tariff policies will not enable the US to achieve its stated goals, but instead will push up inflation, disrupt supply chains, undermine trade order, and harm the stability of the world economy.
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video on April 26, stating that Russian forces have completely taken control of Gornaly village, the last settlement in Russia's Kursk region previously occupied by Ukrainian forces. The Russian side stated that 19 settlements in the Kursk region have completed comprehensive mine clearance and security checks, and Russian forces are currently establishing a security zone in the Sumy region, having controlled approximately 90 square kilometers across four settlements. Ukraine's Sumy region borders Russia's Kursk region. On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that fighting in the Kursk region is still ongoing, and Ukrainian troops are not encircled. Fighting in localized areas of the Belgorod region also continues. The Russian presidential office stated it is ready for talks with Ukraine without preconditions. Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on April 26 that Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during his meeting with US envoy Witkoff on April 25 that Russia is prepared to negotiate with Ukraine without any preconditions. Peskov emphasized that Putin had previously stated this position multiple times.
Houthi forces claim renewed attacks on US and Israeli targets. Yahya Saree, spokesman for Yemen's Houthi group, announced on April 26 that the group had used drones to attack Tel Aviv and Ashkelon in Israel, as well as the US Navy's USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier fleet. The Houthi forces also claimed that on the evening of April 26, US forces conducted multiple airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sana'a, as well as the provinces of Sa'ada, Hodeidah, Jawf, and Ma'rib. Separately, according to the Israel Defense Forces, Israeli forces successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen earlier today (April 27). Israeli forces attack multiple areas in Gaza Strip, causing 56 deaths. According to news released by the Palestinian Gaza Strip health authorities on April 26, Israeli bombardments in various areas of the Gaza Strip, including Khan Younis and Gaza City, killed at least 56 people and injured 108 within the past 24 hours. On the same day, Egyptian security sources stated that during negotiations held in Cairo, a delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) agreed to release all remaining Israeli detainees in exchange for a five-year ceasefire. As of now, Israel has not yet responded to this.
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