Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a congratulatory letter on the 120th anniversary of Fudan University on the 26th, extending warm congratulations to all faculty, staff, and alumni. In his letter, Xi Jinping pointed out that over the past 120 years, Fudan University has kept pace with the times, formed a glorious patriotic tradition and excellent school spirit, cultivated a large number of outstanding talents, and produced many original achievements, playing an active role in national construction and national progress. Xi Jinping emphasized that at this new starting point, he hopes Fudan University will unswervingly educate people with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, deepen reforms in education and scientific research, promote positive interaction between independent scientific and technological innovation and independent talent cultivation, promote knowledge innovation, theoretical innovation, and methodological innovation in philosophy and social sciences, continuously enhance its ability to serve major national strategies and regional economic and social development, and make new contributions to comprehensively advancing the building of a strong nation and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization. Fudan University was founded in 1905. Over the past 120 years, the university has adhered to its motto of "broad in learning and strong in will, incisive in inquiry and close in reflection," pursued excellence and pioneered innovation, and cultivated a large number of outstanding talents for the country.
General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the development of the Chinese Young Pioneers (CYP) and cares deeply about the healthy growth of children. General Secretary Xi Jinping hopes that all Young Pioneers will set lofty ideals, cultivate excellent virtues, study diligently, strengthen their physique, cultivate a spirit of labor, learn to be pioneers from a young age, and become pioneers when they grow up. These earnest admonitions inspire children to strengthen their ideals and beliefs, strive for self-reliance and progress, and endeavor to grow into pillars capable of shouldering the great responsibility of building a strong nation and national rejuvenation. With International Children's Day ("June 1st") approaching, solemn Young Pioneer initiation ceremonies have been held in various places. The fluttering red scarves connect history with today, carrying glory and dreams, and sowing red seeds in the hearts of children. General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the work concerning children and the Young Pioneers. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he has, as a "big friend," repeatedly attended Young Pioneer activities and replied to letters from Young Pioneers, emphasizing that "the Young Pioneers should hold high the flag of the Communist Youth League and follow the Party," "firmly resolve to listen to the Party and follow the Party from a young age," and "be good children of the motherland today and builders of the motherland tomorrow." From inheriting red genes to strengthening political guidance, from establishing correct values to promoting all-round development, the General Secretary's profound instructions and meticulous guidance have guided the children of the new era to "strive to become builders and successors of socialism." Wang Xindi, who is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, still vividly remembers the theme day activity she spent with the General Secretary 12 years ago. The Young Pioneers are the reserve force for building socialism and communism. "The entire Party and society should attach importance to the work of the Young Pioneers," and "strive to promote the衔接 and integration of the Party, Youth League, and Young Pioneer education chain." With the care and concern of the General Secretary, the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee on Comprehensively Strengthening the Work of the Young Pioneers in the New Era" was issued in 2021. This is the first document on Young Pioneer work issued in the name of the Party Central Committee in the history of the Party, providing an action program for Young Pioneer work in the new era. It has promoted the widespread establishment of school Young Pioneer working committees in primary and secondary schools, with the Party organization leader of the school serving as the director of the Young Pioneer working committee. A new era Young Pioneer work system and mechanism, led by Party committees, supported by the government, spearheaded by the Communist Youth League, coordinated by the League and education departments, and collaborated by society, is gradually taking shape, creating an increasingly better growth environment for children. The flaming torch leads growth. The "Red Scarf Loves Learning" online theme class has covered millions of Young Pioneer brigades, strengthening children's political enlightenment and value shaping. A series of theme practical activities such as "Red Scarf Towards the Party," "Red Scarf Loves the Motherland," and "Strive to Be Good Young Pioneers in the New Era" are widely carried out. In Huai'an, Jiangsu, more and more Young Pioneers are joining the "Xin'an Lecture Group" and becoming "red scarf narrators," learning red stories through practical experiences, enhancing cultural confidence, and carrying on the national spirit. In Tianjin, Young Pioneer organizations at all levels continue to carry out "Approaching National Important Instruments" observation camps, visiting aerospace Long March rocket manufacturing bases, "zero-carbon terminals," etc., to experience the practical power of a technologically strong nation. A series of theme practical activities allow Young Pioneers to establish ambitions, undergo training, and learn and grow in the "big social classroom." Bearing in mind the General Secretary's expectations and admonitions, the Young Pioneers will better unite, educate, and guide hundreds of millions of Young Pioneers to listen to the Party and follow the Party, continuously strengthen their ideals and beliefs, remain vibrant and strive for excellence, and be ready at all times for the great cause of building a strong nation and national rejuvenation!
On the afternoon of May 25, local time, Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesian House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani at the Indonesian Parliament Building. Li Qiang stated that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President-elect Prabowo Subianto, China-Indonesia relations have continued to develop strongly. Facing the ever-changing international situation, the two countries should unite and cooperate more closely. China is willing to deepen all-round strategic cooperation with Indonesia, strengthen friendly exchanges between legislative bodies and inter-party exchanges, promote more fruitful results in China-Indonesia friendship, and achieve higher levels of mutual benefit and win-win results. Both sides should strengthen multilateral coordination, carry forward the Bandung Spirit, safeguard the multilateral trading system with the WTO as its core, and inject stability and certainty into the cause of global peace and development. Puan Maharani stated that the Indonesian House of Representatives adheres to the One-China principle and looks forward to taking the opportunity of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference to strengthen exchanges, expand cooperation, and close multilateral coordination, promoting bilateral relations to a higher level.
On the afternoon of May 25, local time, Premier Li Qiang attended a symposium with Chinese-funded enterprises in Indonesia in Jakarta. Li Qiang stated that the current international economic and trade order is facing severe shocks. Facing risks and challenges, China has strengthened macro-policy adjustments, introduced measures to stabilize employment and the economy, and is also researching and reserving new policy tools. China is confident and capable of promoting sustained improvement in economic operations. We will continue to strengthen economic and trade cooperation with more countries, create a favorable environment for the overseas operations and development of Chinese-funded enterprises, and provide greater policy support for enterprises. He expressed hope that Chinese-funded enterprises in Indonesia will be based in Indonesia, radiate across ASEAN, enhance the quality and efficiency of their development, fulfill social responsibilities, and play a greater role on the international stage. Participating enterprise representatives stated that facing the uncertainties in the international economic and trade environment, Chinese-funded enterprises are actively responding to challenges and exploring overseas markets. Chinese-funded enterprises in Indonesia are willing to strengthen investment cooperation in areas such as green economy and interconnectivity, and strive to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
At noon on May 26, local time, at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the rotating chairman of ASEAN, Premier Li Qiang arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport by charter flight to attend the ASEAN-China-GCC Summit. Malaysian Minister of Transport Anthony Loke Siew Fook and Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing were among those who greeted him at the airport. Li Qiang traveled to Kuala Lumpur after concluding his official visit to Indonesia. Upon his departure from Jakarta, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Wang Lutong were among those who saw him off at the airport.
On the afternoon of May 26, local time, Premier Li Qiang met with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the rotating chairman of the GCC, during the ASEAN-China-GCC Summit in Kuala Lumpur. Li Qiang stated that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of both countries, China-Kuwait relations have developed rapidly. China is willing to consolidate political mutual trust with Kuwait, strengthen the synergy between the "Belt and Road" initiative and Kuwait's "National Vision 2035," accelerate the construction of major cooperation projects, deepen cooperation in energy, investment, green economy, humanities, and other fields, and open up more new spaces for win-win development. Both sides should strengthen multilateral communication and coordination, promote the development of global governance in a more just and reasonable direction, and promote world harmony, stability, development, and prosperity. Crown Prince Sabah stated that Kuwait adheres to the One-China principle and is willing to actively implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state of both countries, deepen exchanges and cooperation, and strengthen coordination in multilateral affairs, promoting bilateral relations to a higher level.
On May 26, the 2025 Summit Forum on Building a Culturally Strong Nation opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Participants agreed that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the 17th group study session of the 20th Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee profoundly clarified a series of major issues concerning the building of a culturally strong nation and the promotion of cultural reform and development. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made comprehensive arrangements for further deepening reforms in all aspects, explicitly proposing the major task of deepening cultural system and mechanism reforms. It is necessary to aim at the goal of building a culturally strong nation, enhance a sense of responsibility and urgency, promote cultural system and mechanism reforms with greater courage, further unleash and develop cultural productive forces, and solidly promote cultural prosperity. This forum, with the theme of "Deepening Cultural System and Mechanism Reforms to Unleash the Vitality of Cultural Innovation and Creativity," was hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. Relevant responsible comrades from central publicity and cultural units, Party committees' publicity departments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, relevant central ministries and commissions, some cultural enterprises and institutions, and experts and scholars from relevant think tanks attended the forum.
Currently, China's main summer grain crop, winter wheat, is gradually maturing from south to north. The daily mechanized harvesting area has exceeded 4 million mu for three consecutive days, marking the full-scale commencement of large-scale mechanized summer grain harvesting. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' wheat mechanized harvesting progress, nearly 20% of the national wheat harvest has been completed. Specifically, harvesting in the Southwest wheat region and Hubei is nearing its end, while major producing areas in the Yellow-Huai-Hai Plain, such as Henan and Anhui, are entering concentrated harvesting. Feng Pingxin, a seasoned farmer with 100 mu of wheat, was initially uncertain about his yield due to this year's severe drought. At a critical moment, the local authorities promptly organized three rounds of artificial rainfall, coupled with good irrigation conditions for his land, resulting in a decent harvest. Anhui's over 43 million mu of wheat are entering the harvest peak. The local government has deployed over 160,000 high-performance combine harvesters and 567 drying centers to ensure a bountiful wheat harvest and all grains are stored. In recent days, Jiangsu's over 36 million mu of wheat are gradually maturing. In Xuyi, where harvesting began earliest, weather warnings indicate an upcoming rainfall. The local government has urgently mobilized over 5,000 combine harvesters and scientifically allocated agricultural machinery resources through big data analysis to accelerate harvesting. Currently, Shandong's over 60 million mu of wheat are expected to yield a good harvest, with drought-resistant wheat in the southern dryland areas already maturing. In Zhangshanzi Town, Tai'erzhuang, the local government is promoting drought-resistant and high-yield varieties and full-process mechanized operations, which are expected to increase dryland wheat yield by over 10%. This year's "Three Summers" (summer harvesting, planting, and field management), an estimated 17 million units (sets) of various agricultural machinery will be deployed nationwide, including over 800,000 combine harvesters, with over 200,000 participating in cross-regional operations. Within more than 20 days, 340 million mu of wheat nationwide will be harvested and stored.
Various regions continue to intensify and expand the "two new" policies, further optimizing processes and improving services to stimulate market vitality and unleash consumption potential. Hebei is stepping up efforts to expand the "trade-in" policy for consumer goods, adding four types of home appliances, including microwave ovens and water purifiers, to the existing categories, and adding eight types of small appliances such as coffee machines and floor washers. At the same time, it encourages businesses to introduce supporting promotional policies. Since the beginning of this year, Hebei has utilized over 20 billion yuan in subsidies for home appliance trade-ins, achieving sales of over 10 billion yuan. Jiangxi and Hainan, leveraging the summer sales peak for refrigerators and air conditioners, encourage businesses to launch linked mall promotions, brand collaborations, and "removal of old and installation of new" services to benefit consumers. In Guangdong, local authorities are combining government subsidies and enterprise subsidies to boost the popularity of new energy vehicles and automotive product markets. Various regions are also thoroughly implementing large-scale equipment renewal actions. This year, Qinghai has increased the categories of agricultural machinery eligible for scrap subsidies from 14 to 25. Specifically, it has prioritized increasing the subsidy standards for scrapping hand tractors and for scrapping and renewing seeders and combine harvesters. At the same time, it has adopted a "concentrated collection, one-stop service" approach at people's doorsteps to accelerate the scrapping and renewal of old agricultural machinery. Since the beginning of this year, the province has subsidized the purchase of over 2,600 new agricultural machinery units (sets), a year-on-year increase of 30% in purchase volume.
Since the beginning of this year, China's industrial development has accelerated its transformation towards high-end, intelligent, and green, with the demand-driving effect in high-end manufacturing continuously strengthening. As traditional industries undergo transformation and upgrading, emerging industries are developing rapidly, and the demand for high-tech products is continuously expanding. In April, the output of China's "new three major" products, namely new energy vehicles, lithium-ion power batteries, and solar cells, increased by 38.9%, 61.8%, and 33.4% respectively. The manufacturing of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles increased by 74.2%, and industrial robot output increased by 51.5%. New technologies, new fields, and new tracks are constantly emerging, and innovative products such as "AI+" are accelerating breakthroughs. Currently, domestic manufacturers have developed over a hundred AI mobile phones, AI computers, AI glasses, and other intelligent products, and the penetration rate of new intelligent terminals is rapidly increasing. Intelligent consumption is driving strong growth. From January to April, China's online sales of digital products increased by 8.4%, with smart robots showing a significant year-on-year increase of 87.6%. In the next step, with the accelerated implementation of various national policies to expand demand and the continuous promotion of industrial transformation and upgrading, development momentum will be further unleashed, providing important support for stable economic growth.
Reporters learned today (May 26) from the China National Space Administration that, following comprehensive evaluation and decision by the Engineering Mission Command, the Tianwen-2 mission of the planetary exploration project is scheduled for launch on May 29. In addition, the Tianwen-2 probe has completed assembly, functional checks, and joint tests in the technical zone as planned. The launch site has completed pre-launch system rehearsals, and various measurement and control stations have implemented joint debugging and control. The Tianwen-2 mission plans to complete multiple exploration tasks with a single launch, including accompanying, sampling, and returning to Earth from asteroid 2016HO3, as well as accompanying exploration of main-belt comet 311P.
Empowering high-quality development with the digital economy, Tianjin is accelerating the deep integration of the digital economy with the real economy by upgrading scientific and technological innovation platforms and improving institutional mechanisms. This is the National Supercomputing Internet Platform Engineering Research Center located in Tianjin. The platform's average daily visit volume recently exceeded 3 million, with over 500,000 research and development tasks running daily. Relying on China's independently developed high-performance servers, supercomputing processing, and other technologies, this platform connects more than 20 supercomputing and intelligent computing centers in 14 provinces and cities, providing computing power support for over 100 industries such as automobiles, ships, life sciences, and aerospace. Currently, Tianjin has gathered a number of key scientific and technological innovation platforms such as the National Supercomputing Internet Platform and Haihe Laboratory. While continuously strengthening its "digital technology foundation," the city is also promoting industrial transformation and upgrading through digitalization. The laser in front of us is the world's first 200-kilowatt ultra-high-power industrial-grade fiber laser, which is fully assembled and offline through a digital intelligent production line, significantly improving accuracy and increasing efficiency by 20%. Currently, Tianjin has built 14 national-level 5G fully connected factories, and the cumulative number of digital workshops and smart factories has reached 400. Driven by digital industrialization and industrial digitalization, the core operating income of Tianjin's digital economy increased by 12% in the first quarter of this year. This year, Tianjin will also accelerate the implementation of the "AI+" action, aiming to cultivate no less than 100 advanced-level smart factories within the year.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference for Chinese and foreign journalists today (May 26) on the theme of "Strugglers on the New Journey." Representatives of advanced models from the public security system were invited to discuss "Promoting the Spirit of Public Security Heroes and Models and Being Loyal Guardians of the Party and the People" with Chinese and foreign journalists. Five police officers shared their stories of diligently fulfilling their duties and missions in their respective positions and striving to advance the modernization of public security work, vividly demonstrating the significant improvement in the new combat capabilities of public security organs and the outstanding achievements in building a peaceful China.
The 21st China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair concluded today (May 26) in Shenzhen. This year's Fair saw over 6,200 cultural institutions and enterprises participate online and offline, exhibiting more than 120,000 cultural products. Over 4,000 cultural industry investment and financing projects were displayed and traded on-site, and nearly 400 exhibition and trading activities were carried out. The scale of the exhibition, the number of exhibitors, and the number of international participants and buyers all reached new highs. "Top 30 National Cultural Enterprises" and "Top 30 National Growth Cultural Enterprises" Announced Today (May 26), at the 21st Cultural Industries Fair, the "2025 Top 30 National Cultural Enterprises" and "2025 Top 30 National Growth Cultural Enterprises" were announced. China Publishing Group Co., Ltd., China Film Co., Ltd., China International Television Corporation, and others were selected as this year's "Top 30 Cultural Enterprises"; China Oriental Performing Arts Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Light Chasing Animation Studios, and others were selected as "Top 30 Growth Cultural Enterprises." Over 28,700 New Types of Age-Friendly Products in China from January to April The State Administration for Market Regulation announced today (May 26) statistical data: As of the end of April, the total number of age-friendly products nationwide reached 216,000, involving nearly 10,000 enterprises, with 28,700 new types added. Among them, walking aids such as crutches, wheelchairs, and mobility scooters saw the largest increase with 6,000 new types. Daily living aids increased by 18,000 types, and home safety products and nursing products also significantly increased. Yanji Yangtze River Bridge Completes Main Cable Erection Today (May 26), the Yanji Yangtze River Bridge successfully completed its main cable erection. The bridge connects Ezhou City and Huanggang City in Hubei Province, with a total length of approximately 26 kilometers and a main span of 1,860 meters. The upper deck is for expressways, and the lower deck is for urban expressways. Upon completion, it will become an important river-crossing channel for the air-land multi-modal transportation system. Doha World Table Tennis Championships Concludes, China Wins 4 Golds The 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships concluded on May 25 local time. On the final day of competition, the Chinese team won three championships: men's singles, women's singles, and women's doubles. Coupled with the mixed doubles championship won the previous day, the Chinese team concluded its journey at this World Championships with a total of 4 golds, 1 silver, and 2 bronzes. Southern China to Experience Strongest Rainfall of the Year in Next Three Days In the next three days, southern China will experience a new round of heavy rainfall. Parts of Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong will experience heavy to torrential rain. This round of rainfall has a wide impact range and high intensity, making it the strongest rainfall process in southern China this year. Areas with heavy rainfall often overlap with areas that have experienced excessive rainfall previously, requiring special precautions against geological hazards.
According to Palestinian media reports, early this morning (May 26), a school in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, was hit by an Israeli airstrike, resulting in over 30 deaths and more than 60 injuries. The previous day, Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip caused over 30 deaths. Multiple armed factions in the Gaza Strip stated on the 25th that they used bombs, anti-tank rockets, and other weapons to strike Israeli forces. The International Committee of the Red Cross stated on the 25th that two of its staff members were killed in an attack on their home in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on the 24th. The ICRC condemned the Israeli attack that led to civilian deaths. Israeli Media: IDF Plans to Control 75% of Gaza in Two Months According to Israeli media reports on the 25th, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) plans to control 75% of the Gaza Strip within the next two months and relocate approximately 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to three areas: Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, refugee camps in the central part, and Mawasi in the south. Reports indicate that since the IDF resumed military operations in the Gaza Strip on March 18, the IDF has deployed five divisions and tens of thousands of soldiers in the Gaza Strip.
Recent poll results released by US media show that among 2,100 surveyed American citizens, over half believe that current US tariff policies have negatively impacted their financial situation; 69% of respondents expect daily commodity prices to rise due to tariffs; and 52% of respondents believe that the promised benefits of tariff policies to the United States do not match the economic costs currently faced by the country. EU Says Ready to Proceed "Quickly and Decisively" with US Negotiations The EU stated on the 25th that it is ready to proceed "quickly and decisively" with negotiations with the US. On the same day, US President Trump stated that the effective date for the 50% tariff on the EU would be postponed from June 1 to July 9. Regarding the US threat to impose a 50% tariff on the EU, EU Commission Executive Vice-President Ribera stated recently that the US's blackmailing behavior is intolerable, and the EU should stand firm and not accept conditions that go against the interests of European businesses and society. German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Klinbayer stated on the 25th that if the US increases tariffs on the EU, it will not only harm the European economy but also equally harm the US economy. Klinbayer said that EU countries are united and firmly safeguard their own interests.
Russia claims to be establishing a security zone, Ukraine claims to have attacked a Russian chemical plant. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 25th that Russian forces used high-precision weapons and drones to strike Ukrainian military enterprises, radio intelligence, and satellite communication centers. Russia also stated on the same day that Russian forces are establishing a security zone in border areas. Ukraine stated today (May 26) that Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian drone production factory and a chemical plant. The Ukrainian Air Force stated today that since the evening of May 25, Russian forces have launched 355 drones and 9 missiles at various locations in Ukraine. Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have attacked Israeli airport. Yemen's Houthi rebels stated on the 25th that they used a hypersonic ballistic missile to attack Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, and the missile successfully hit its target. The Israel Defense Forces stated on the same day that the Israeli air defense system intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel. Israeli media reported that Ben Gurion Airport temporarily suspended flights. In addition, the Houthi rebels stated on the 25th that since July 2024, US and Israeli airstrikes on Yemeni ports such as Hodeidah have caused nearly $1.4 billion in economic losses. France experiences another large-scale power outage. According to French media reports, a substation in Nice, France, caught fire on the 25th, causing a widespread power outage in the western part of the city, affecting approximately 45,000 households. Local officials stated that it was an act of sabotage, and further investigations are underway. The previous day, a large-scale power outage occurred in the western part of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, which temporarily interrupted power to 160,000 users. This incident was also suspected of being related to sabotage. Multiple shooting incidents in the US, over 20 injured. Police in Horry County, South Carolina, stated on the 25th that a shooting incident occurred on an avenue in Little River, Horry County, injuring at least 11 people. The investigation of the case is still ongoing. In addition, according to US media reports on the 25th, shooting incidents also occurred in Georgia, Colorado, Tennessee, and other places on the same day, resulting in at least 11 injuries.
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