China aims to elevate basic education with focus on virtue, health and equity

The vast blue "ocean" before me is where I work. More than 10 million photovoltaic panels stretch across this area, forming a sprawling "blue sea" that covers 12,000 hectares, an area equivalent to more than 16,000 international standard football pitches. Located southeast of Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, this area lies on the edge of the Mu Us Desert. For years, it was a barren expanse of Gobi wasteland.

Rimaz Dakhilallah Aljohani (C) tries welding at the Tianjin Intelligent Manufacturing Branch of Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC) in Tianjin, north China, July 9, 2026. Rimaz Dakhilallah Aljohani, a 22-year-old junior majoring in petroleum engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia, began a two-month internship and training program Tianjin during the summer vacation.

Inside a dust-free, noise-free smart workshop beside Taihu Lake in east China's Jiangsu Province, technicians in anti-static suits assemble satellites on automated production lines.

Global economic recovery remains sluggish, and foreign direct investment continues to face pressure from persistent uncertainty. In this context, stable, safe, and long-term investment destinations have become the preferred choice -- and shared expectation -- of the global business community, according to a report titled "Multinationals in China: Build Ecosystem for Synergistic Innovation, Shape Future by Industrial Integration".

On a summer weekend, laughter filled the air as a cultural performance took place on a square in Beiyuanercun residential community in Xuanwu district, Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province. Just two years earlier, the scene was completely different. During the rainy season, walls became moldy and homes suffered from dampness caused by water seepage.