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  Guest Article by Li Xinshu, People's Daily The homeroom teacher of Jiang Xintong cheers up his  differently abled   student before Gaokao - Picture by Ziyang Guancha Amid China's 2025 national college entrance examination, known as gaokao, scenes of quiet determination played out across the country. In Suzhou, east China's Anhui province, Wang Ziwen, a student with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as "brittle bone disease", was gently assisted into the exam hall by staff. In Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan province, Jiang Xintong, paralyzed from the waist down due to myelitis, arrived at the examination room 30 minutes early via a special access route. In Shenzhen, Guangdong province in south China, Chen Xinhe, the only fully blind candidate in the province, took his braille exam with the support of special education teachers, a counselor, and medical staff arranged by the test center. These touching moments reflect not only the resilience of th...

  By Linda Mupemo Painting a cherry blossom It was a sunny Thursday morning when my fellow China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) participants and I went to Huawei Beijing Exhibition Hall on a media tour.  I had only stayed in China for a few weeks at the time of our visit to the organisation. During that period, I got introduced to an unmatched level of hospitality. Wherever my colleagues and I went, be it manufacturing companies, learning institutions or museums, we were treated with so much warmth. China felt like a home away from home. In addition, officials always gave us souvenirs such as diaries, branded memory sticks and pretty portable flasks. By the way, Chinese people have a culture of regularly drinking hot water. The practice is said to be good for one’s health and one way to keep the body warm in freezing winter. Let me hasten to say I love to stay hydrated, drink lots of water and mind my business! With...

 By Linda Mupemo Republican Vice President Mutale Nalumango (L) and Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing (R) make a toast during the 75th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the People’s Republic of China - Picture by Royd Sibajene Five days after gaining independence from its colonial masters on 24th October 1964, Zambia with  founding President Kenneth Kaunda at the helm of power established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.  The international cooperation was the first of its kind in the region, making Zambia to have been the first country in Southern Africa to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China.  Over the years, the two countries have continued to hold each other's hands on their paths to modernisation and weathering underdevelopment storms along the way.  Noteworthy is that Zambia is one of the countries that stood with the People's Republic of China at a time it needed friends.  For instance, ...

By Linda Mupemo Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Han Jing (L) and Zambia’s Vice President Mutale Nalumango (R) tour stands during the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China - Picture by the Chinese Embassy in Zambia  President Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed Zambia's support towards the initiatives proposed by the People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping aimed at enhancing economic development in the global south.  President Xi unveiled a ten-point action plan during the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit which was held recently in China as a roadmap for China and African relations for the next three years.  And Mr. Hichilema notes that the Zambia - China cooperation has yielded remarkable projects which have transformed the two countries.  ZANIS reports that Mr Hichilema said this in a speech read on his behalf by Vice President Mutale Nalumango during the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Peopl...

By Wang Ke, People's Daily A drone performance is staged in a park in Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang province to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, September 17, 2024 - Picture by Pan  Weifeng /People's Daily Online In the  Jingyuetan  scenic spot in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, a fountain show captivated many tourists. In the center of a square, Chen  Jiamin , a tourist from Heilongjiang province, which neighbors Jilin, was posing for photos with the performers of the fountain show "Every few steps, there's a new activity to experience. I'm so immersed in the Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere here," Chen said. Focusing on traditional customs and creating immersive experiences, various regions across China actively introduced new cultural and tourism products, models, and consumption scenes during the recent Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, to better meet the diverse needs of consumers.  According to data from the Ministry of Transport, on Se...