The Three 'New' Underpinning China's Modernisation: New Development Stage, New Development Concept & New development Pattern

Here are the key reports and articles that I found noteworthy from the People’s Daily’s edition from Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Once again, what’s important in today’s edition is the messaging around economic policy in the backdrop of the fourth plenum. What this continues to tell us is that one should not expect any radical course-shifts. The path has been set and the propaganda organs appear to be reinforcing that. The focus will remain technological innovation; manufacturing and industrial development; green technologies, industries and sustainability; and a calibrated openness to continue to ensure that Chinese technology, products and enterprises have access to global markets.

Page 1: There’s a long article on the front page talking about the steering of the Chinese economy by the leadership, with the guidance of theoretical insight.

“Over five years ago, in the spring of 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Ningbo-Zhoushan Port to inspect the resumption of work and production. ‘The current situation is very different. The environmental conditions for large-scale imports and exports have changed. We must propose new approaches to guide development in light of the new circumstances’. Shortly after returning to Beijing, General Secretary Xi Jinping, drawing on reflections on the past, the present, and the future, clearly proposed the strategic choice of building a new development pattern. In October 2020, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee laid out the blueprint for the 14th FYP and made comprehensive arrangements for building a new development pattern with domestic circulation as the main body and domestic and international circulations mutually reinforcing each other. Looking at the long term, whether it is the five years of the 14th FYP or the more than ten years since the 18th Party Congress, amid the changing tides of the times, the guidance of scientific theory has been of utmost importance. 5年多前的2020年春，习近平总书记来到宁波舟山港实地考察复工复产。“现在的形势已经很不一样了，大进大出的环境条件已经变化，必须根据新的形势提出引领发展的新思路。”凝聚着对过去、现在和未来的思考，回京后不久，习近平总书记鲜明提出构建新发展格局这一战略抉择。2020年10月，党的十九届五中全会谋划“十四五”发展蓝图，对构建以国内大循环为主体、国内国际双循环相互促进的新发展格局作出全面部署。拉长时间的镜头，无论是“十四五”这5年，还是党的十八大以来这10多年，时代风云变幻，科学理论的指引至为重要.

Advancing in the new era, facing profound adjustments in the global political and economic landscape and a historic change in the principal contradiction within Chinese society, what kind of development should China pursue, and how should it realise development? China’s helmsman, with a high degree of theoretical consciousness and practical responsibility, has made scientific assessments of the situation, acted in accordance with the laws of development, and sought solutions to the problems. 行进在新时代的中国，面对全球政治经济格局深度调整，面对社会主要矛盾发生历史性变化，要实现什么样的发展、怎样实现发展？中国的领航者以高度的理论自觉和实践担当，科学判断形势，因应发展规律，探求解题之道.

• This is the precise marking of the developmental position: ‘After building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and achieving the first centenary goal, we must seize this momentum and embark on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country and advance toward the second centenary goal. This marks the entry of China into a new development stage.’

• This is the clear declaration of the developmental theme: ‘High-quality development is the overarching theme of my country’s economic and social development for the 14th Five-Year Plan and beyond, and it impacts the overall picture of China’s socialist modernisation drive’ ‘High-quality development is the primary task of comprehensively building a modern socialist country.’ ‘Adhering to high-quality development must be a hard principle of the new era’.

• This is the profound transformation in the development philosophy: To apply the new development concept throughout the entire process and all areas of economic and social development, achieving high-quality development in which innovation becomes the primary driving force, coordination becomes an inherent characteristic, green becomes the universal form, openness becomes the necessary path, and sharing becomes the fundamental goal.” 这是对发展方位的精确标注——“全面建成小康社会、实现第一个百年奋斗目标之后，我们要乘势而上开启全面建设社会主义现代化国家新征程、向第二个百年奋斗目标进军，这标志着我国进入了一个新发展阶段。”这是对发展主题的鲜明宣示——“高质量发展是‘十四五’乃至更长时期我国经济社会发展的主题，关系我国社会主义现代化建设全局”“高质量发展是全面建设社会主义现代化国家的首要任务”“必须把坚持高质量发展作为新时代的硬道理”。这是关于发展理念的深刻转变——把新发展理念贯彻到经济社会发展全过程和各领域，实现创新成为第一动力、协调成为内生特点、绿色成为普遍形态、开放成为必由之路、共享成为根本目的的高质量发展.

“When concepts are renewed, horizons widen. Development is one of the most basic categories of Marxism, and high-quality development requires a new theory of productive forces for guidance.” 理念一新天地宽。发展是马克思主义最基本的范畴之一，高质量发展需要新的生产力理论来指导.

‘During the 15th FYP period, we must place developing new-quality productive forces according to local conditions in a more prominent strategic position.’ On April 30, 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium in Shanghai on the economic and social development of some provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities during the 15th FYP period, emphasising new-quality productive forces. ‘The characteristic is innovation, the key is high quality, the essence is advanced productive forces.’ ‘New-quality productive forces themselves are green productive forces.’ … From first proposing the concept of new-quality productive forces during local inspections in 2023, to giving systematic elaborations and making major deployments on many occasions, General Secretary Xi Jinping has deeply answered the major theoretical and practical questions of ‘what are new-quality productive forces, why develop them, and how to develop them’, revealing the law of the evolution of productive forces and providing important guidance for unleashing new driving forces for high-quality development.” “‘十五五’时期，必须把因地制宜发展新质生产力摆在更加突出的战略位置”，2025年4月30日，习近平总书记在上海主持召开部分省区市“十五五”时期经济社会发展座谈会，着重强调了新质生产力。“特点是创新，关键在质优，本质是先进生产力”“新质生产力本身就是绿色生产力”……从2023年地方考察时首次提出新质生产力，到在多个场合作出系统阐释和重大部署，习近平总书记深刻回答了“什么是新质生产力、为什么要发展新质生产力、怎样发展新质生产力”等重大理论和实践问题，揭示生产力演变规律，为释放高质量发展的新动力提供重要指引.

“All epoch-making theories are the products of meeting the needs of their time. Continuously deepening the understanding of the laws of economic work, profoundly summarising that ‘the centralised and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for doing economic work well’, and putting forward the important relationships of the ‘five that must be coordinated’; Having the courage to comprehensively deepen reform, consciously stimulating the vitality of social productive forces through adjusting production relations, consciously adapting the superstructure to the development needs of the economic base, and promoting the advancement of socialism with Chinese characteristics in greater accordance with objective laws… With Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, the CPC Central Committee, with great foresight and overall command, has, in the process of successfully steering the overall situation of China’s economic development, put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies, enriching and developing Xi Jinping Economic Thought and successfully opening up a new realm of Marxist political economy. 一切划时代的理论，都是满足时代需要的产物。不断深化对经济工作的规律性认识，深刻总结“党中央集中统一领导是做好经济工作的根本保证”，提出“五个必须统筹”的重要关系；勇于全面深化改革，自觉通过调整生产关系激发社会生产力发展活力，自觉通过完善上层建筑适应经济基础发展要求，推动中国特色社会主义更加符合规律地向前发展……以习近平同志为核心的党中央高瞻远瞩、统揽全局，在成功驾驭中国经济发展大局的历程中，提出一系列新理念新思想新战略，丰富和发展了习近平经济思想，成功开拓了马克思主义政治经济学新境界.

The piece also says:

Ecological security is a matter of long-term importance. Over the past five years, Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization has continued to enrich and develop, and the concept that ‘lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets’ has taken root, illuminating the path of green transformation and development in China’s economy and society. 生态安全为万世谋。5年间，习近平生态文明思想不断丰富发展，绿水青山就是金山银山的理念深入人心，点亮中国经济社会绿色转型发展之路.

We are also told that “Xi Jinping Thought on Culture has awakened the most fundamental, most profound, and most enduring power of cultural confidence, with the innovation and creative vitality of the entire nation competitively surging, and the dissemination power and influence of Chinese civilisation continuously strengthening.”习近平文化思想唤醒文化自信最基本、最深沉、最持久的力量，全民族创新创造活力竞相涌流，中华文明传播力影响力不断增强.

The second section of the article says:

“At the beginning of 2021, a major seminar focused on studying and implementing the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held here, attended by over 190 leading provincial and ministerial-level officials. At the opening ceremony, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered a crucial lesson to the ‘key few’: ‘Entering a new development stage has clarified the historical orientation of China’s development; implementing new development concept has clarified the guiding principles of China’s modernisation drive; and building a new development pattern has clarified the path for China’s economic modernisation.’ These three ‘new’ elements mark the logical thread of the ‘Proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Term Goals for 2035’, reflecting the far-reaching planning and profound wisdom of a leading power.” 2021年开年，以学习贯彻党的十九届五中全会精神为专题、190余名省部级主要领导干部参加的一个重要研讨班在此举行。开班式上，习近平总书记为“关键少数”上了关键一课：“进入新发展阶段明确了我国发展的历史方位，贯彻新发展理念明确了我国现代化建设的指导原则，构建新发展格局明确了我国经济现代化的路径选择。”这三个“新”，标注出《中共中央关于制定国民经济和社会发展第十四个五年规划和二〇三五年远景目标的建议》的逻辑主线，体现着大国领航者深远的谋划、深邃的智慧.

The adds: “Placing innovation at the core of overall development and cultivating and strengthening new-quality productive forces are essential to high-quality development.” 把创新摆在发展全局的核心位置，培育壮大新质生产力，是高质量发展的题中必有之义.

It is essential to blaze new trails in promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and ‘prioritise education, science, and talent’...General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly provided in-depth and detailed guidance, expounding on the methods and paths for innovation-driven development… “要在推动科技创新和产业创新深度融合上闯出新路”“坚持教育、科技、人才一起抓”……习近平总书记一次次深入细致指导，阐明创新驱动发展的方法和路径，华夏大地处处活跃着向新而行的景象.

Some of the other themes that the article touches on are:

• Accelerate the pursuit of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance

• Pursuing regional coordinated development

• Green must become foundation of development

• Adhere to the people-centered development philosophy

• Take employment as a top priority for people’s livelihoods

• Focus on ensuring elderly care, childcare, and medical care

• Focus on food security

Comprehensively expanding domestic demand, building a unified national market, and fostering a modern industrial system; consolidating the security foundations of food, energy, industry, and national defense, and safeguarding the new development pattern with a new security framework... These forward-looking plans have been implemented and are bearing fruit, propelling the Chinese economy forward steadily. 全方位扩大国内需求、建设全国统一大市场、打造现代化产业体系；夯实粮食、能源、产业、国防等安全基础，以新安全格局保障新发展格局……一系列前瞻性谋划落地见效，推动中国经济航船稳健前行.

The final section is important to note:

“Measuring against the scale of history, we are still more than twenty years away from realising the second centenary goal. The period of the 15th FYP is a crucial stage for laying a solid foundation and making comprehensive efforts toward basically achieving socialist modernisation. This is an era of profound transformation, and even more so, an era of great potential: the great changes unseen in a century in the world are accelerating in their evolution; external suppression and containment continue to escalate; the domestic tasks of reform, development, and stability are arduous. Yet opportunities and challenges coexist. By seizing opportunities, we can turn crises into opportunities and ride the momentum to advance. We must not be misled by temporary events or disturbed by turbulent times.”

“General Secretary Xi Jinping and the Party Central Committee have pointed out the direction: ‘We must maintain strategic composure, strengthen confidence in victory, actively recognise changes, adapt to changes, and seek changes; concentrate our strength on managing our own affairs well; win strategic initiative amid fierce international competition; and promote major breakthroughs in the strategic tasks that concern the overall situation of Chinese-style modernisation’. Looking ahead to the road destined to be extraordinary, guided by the new development philosophy, we will accelerate the building of a new development pattern, persist in taking the path of high-quality development, and propel the great ship of China to forge ahead unwaveringly; our strength is more abundant, and our confidence more solid.” 丈量历史的刻度，我们距离实现第二个百年奋斗目标还有20多年。“十五五”时期是基本实现社会主义现代化夯实基础、全面发力的关键时期。这是一个深刻变革的时代，更是一个大有可为的时代：世界百年未有之大变局加速演进，外部打压遏制不断升级，国内改革发展稳定任务繁重，但机遇与挑战并存，把握机遇就能化危为机、乘势而上。不为一时一事所惑，不为风高浪急所扰。习近平总书记和党中央指明前进方向：“要保持战略定力，增强必胜信心，积极识变应变求变，集中力量办好自己的事，在激烈国际竞争中赢得战略主动，推动事关中国式现代化全局的战略任务取得重大突破。”眺望注定不平凡的前路，以新发展理念为引领，加快构建新发展格局，坚持走高质量发展之路，推动中国号巨轮一往无前，我们的力量更加充沛、信心更加坚实.

“Confidence and strength come from scientific guidance and strong leadership, forming the most reliable backbone and guiding star when storms strike. ‘The centralised and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental guarantee for successful economic work. At critical moments and important junctures, the Party Central Committee has promptly assessed the situation and made decisions and deployments, ensuring that China’s economic ship sails smoothly and steadily forward. General Secretary Xi Jinping’s profound exposition at the Central Economic Work Conference last December embodies the greatest consensus of the entire Party. 信心和力量，来自科学的指引、坚强的领航，形成风雨来袭时最可靠的主心骨、定盘星。“党中央集中统一领导是做好经济工作的根本保证，在关键时刻、重要节点，党中央及时研判形势、作出决策部署，确保我国经济航船乘风破浪、行稳致远. 习近平总书记在去年12月中央经济工作会议上的深刻阐释，凝聚着全党上下最大的共识.

The article ends by making the case for opening up and green transformation. It says:

“While some countries have hesitated in addressing climate change, China has chosen to unwaveringly pursue the path of green development, grasping development trends, discerning the laws governing development, and making strategic choices, demonstrating the responsibility and commitment of a major country.” 有的国家在应对气候变化上踟蹰不前，而中国选择坚定不移走绿色发展之路，把握发展趋势、洞察发展规律、作出战略抉择，彰显大国的责任与担当.

Reform that has entered the deep-water zone must make greater efforts to break through the ideological and conceptual obstacles, and to overcome the barriers of entrenched interests, continuously promoting institutional and mechanism innovation, and advancing the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity. Focusing on the theme of development, the direction of reform has become clearer: ‘The connotation of Chinese-style modernization is extremely rich; further comprehensive deepening of reform must also be all-encompassing.’ ‘We must more closely integrate reform with economic and social development, and accelerate the implementation of landmark reform measures.’ Grasping the principal contradiction, holding firmly to the ‘bull nose’ of economic system reform to drive new breakthroughs in other areas of reform, the further comprehensive deepening of reform places greater emphasis on systematic integration, greater emphasis on highlighting key points, and greater emphasis on the actual effectiveness of reform, continuously improving systems and mechanisms conducive to promoting high-quality development. Promoting reform and development through opening up has converged into the magnificent main theme of the times…Both deepening openness in the flow of goods and factors of production, and steadily expanding institutional openness in areas such as rules and standards; both striving to strengthen the leading role of the domestic circulation, and using the international circulation to enhance the efficiency and level of the domestic circulation... An Eastern great power that is firmly expanding openness and embracing the world at a deeper level is injecting more certainty into a world full of uncertainties, and creating more vitality and opportunities. 进入深水区的改革，更要在冲破思想观念障碍、突破利益固化藩篱上发力，不断推动体制机制创新、推进国家治理体系和治理能力现代化。聚焦发展主题，改革方向更加明确：“中国式现代化的内涵十分丰富，进一步全面深化改革也必然是全方位的”“要把改革同经济社会发展更加紧密结合起来，推动标志性改革举措加快落地”……抓住主要矛盾，牵住经济体制改革这个“牛鼻子”，带动其他领域改革取得新突破，进一步全面深化改革更加注重系统集成，更加注重突出重点，更加注重改革实效，持续完善有利于推动高质量发展的体制机制。以开放促改革、促发展，交汇成恢弘的时代主旋律...既深化商品和要素流动型开放，又稳步拓展规则、标准等制度型开放；既着力加强国内大循环主导作用，又以国际循环提升国内大循环效率和水平……一个坚定扩大开放、更深层次拥抱世界的东方大国，为充满变数的世界注入更多确定性、创造更多活力与机遇。

Also on the page is a Jin She Ping article talking about the Chinese economy. It says:

In today’s world, whoever grasps the ‘bull nose’ of scientific and technological innovation, whoever makes the first strategic move in science and technology innovation, will be able to seize the initiative and gain the advantage. The key to Chinese-style modernisation lies in the modernisation of science and technology. We must take scientific and technological innovation as the lead, develop new-quality productive forces according to local conditions, and enhance the capability of the modern industrial system to support high-quality development. The breakthrough of a single ‘chip’ is a miniature reflection of how this ‘key variable’ of scientific and technological innovation is accelerating its transformation into the ‘greatest increment’ of high-quality development. “所当乘者势也，不可失者时也。”当今世界，谁牵住了科技创新这个“牛鼻子”，谁走好了科技创新这步先手棋，谁就能占领先机、赢得优势。中国式现代化关键在科技现代化，必须以科技创新为引领，因地制宜发展新质生产力，提升现代化产业体系对高质量发展的支撑能力。一颗“芯”的突围，正是科技创新这一“关键变量”加速转化为高质量发展“最大增量”的缩影.

“In the new-generation industrial park in Shenzhen, Guangdong, inside the R&D room of Xinsheng Semiconductor Co., Ltd., technicians hold their breath, their eyes fixed on the constantly jumping waveforms on the testing system. What they are challenging is the high-end radio frequency filter, a ‘micron-level component’ that is crucial for 5G communications and smart terminals. ‘On a thin film just a few microns thick, we must carve out channels that can precisely guide sound waves, and also ensure that it remains stable under extreme conditions,’ explained founder Zou Jie. Four years ago, Xinsheng launched its charge toward this technological peak, at a time when high-end filters were almost entirely imported. The breakthrough came from self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology. Xinsheng invests over 100 million yuan each year in R&D. Simulation, tape-out, testing, analysis…when the self-developed filters of Xinsheng surpassed imported ones in multiple core performance indicators, the entire laboratory erupted in excitement. From the lab to the production line, the innovation and industrial chains are seamlessly integrated. Xinsheng has established deep ties with upstream wafer fabs and downstream packaging plants, collaborating on process tuning and structural optimization. This hard-earned ‘Chinese chip’ has been widely adopted in mainstream mobile phones and tablets, and ranks among the top in domestic market shipments. It is also the first to pass rigorous automotive-grade certification, injecting stable and reliable Chinese power into the ‘nervous system’ of global intelligent connected vehicles. 广东深圳新一代产业园，新声半导体有限公司的研发室内，技术人员屏息凝神，紧盯着测试系统上不断跳动的波形。他们挑战的，是高端射频滤波器——5G通信与智能终端至关重要的“微米级器件”。“几微米厚的薄膜上，雕刻出能精准引导声波的赛道，还要使它在极端条件下保持稳定。”创始人邹洁介绍。4年前，新声公司向这座技术高峰发起冲锋，彼时高端滤波器几乎100%依赖进口。破局，来自科技自立自强。新声公司每年将上亿元资金投入研发。模拟、流片、测试、分析……当新声自主研发的滤波器在多项核心性能上实现超越时，整个实验室沸腾了。从实验室到生产线，创新链和产业链无缝对接。新声公司与上游的晶圆厂、下游的封装厂深度绑定，联合调试工艺、协同优化结构，这颗来之不易的“中国芯”，已大规模应用于主流品牌的手机与平板电脑，在国内市场出货量名列前茅。它还率先通过严格的车规级认证，将为全球智能网联汽车的“神经系统”注入稳定可靠的中国力量。

A strong industry is the foundation of a strong economy. A modern industrial system is the material and technological foundation of a modern nation, and an innovative ecosystem is its core engine. The transformation of traditional industries towards high-end, intelligent, and green development is accelerating, while emerging and future industries are flourishing and growing vigorously. The resilience and security of the industrial chain and supply chain have been significantly enhanced. Today, China’s total R&D investment exceeds 3.6 trillion yuan, ranking second in the world. Its ranking in the innovation index has risen to 10th in the world. There are over 140,000 specialised, refined, distinctive, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, and 14,600 ‘little giant’ enterprises. ‘Made in China’ is continuously leaping toward ‘Created in China’, steadily advancing industrial intelligence, greenness, and integration. Moving toward ‘innovation’, striving for ‘higher’. Practice has proven that only by solidly promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation and accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system can we lay a more solid foundation for high-quality development and continuously enhance the security and stability of development. 产业强则经济强。现代化产业体系是现代化国家的物质技术基础，创新生态是其“核心引擎”。传统产业高端化、智能化、绿色化转型加快推进，新兴产业和未来产业蓬勃兴起、茁壮成长，产业链供应链的韧性与安全水平显著提升。今天的中国，全社会研发经费投入超3.6万亿元，稳居世界第二位，创新指数排名升至全球第十位，专精特新中小企业超过14万家，“小巨人”企业1.46万家，“中国制造”向“中国智造”不断跃迁，推动产业智能化、绿色化、融合化稳步发展。向“新”而行，向“高”攀登。实践证明，只有扎实推动科技创新和产业创新深度融合，加快建设现代化产业体系，才能让高质量发展的根基更稳固，发展的安全性稳定性不断增强.

On green energy and green electricity, particularly solar energy, the article says:

“A profound process of ‘turning crisis into opportunity’ is unfolding across the entire industry. This is not only about survival, but also a self-evolution urgently needed to achieve sustainable development.” 一场深刻的“化危为机”在全行业展开。这不仅是求生，更是实现可持续发展的迫切需要的自我进化:

It adds: “Practice has shown us that ecological and environmental protection and economic development are not contradictory but dialectically unified. By unswervingly pursuing ecological priority and green development and continuously improving resource utilisation, China’s path to modernisation, characterised by harmonious coexistence between man and nature, will surely broaden.” 实践告诉我们，生态环境保护和经济发展不是矛盾对立的关系，而是辩证统一的关系。坚定不移走生态优先、绿色发展之路，不断提高资源利用水平，人与自然和谐共生的中国式现代化道路必将越走越宽广.

The final section argues that “Openness is a distinctive hallmark of Chinese-style modernisation.” It says that:

“Facing the headwinds and counter-currents of economic globalisation, China’s door of opening-up will not close; it will only open wider and wider. Restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector have been reduced to ‘zero’, and the opening of the service sector is being steadily advanced. As of the end of June this year, during the 14th FYP period, China’s actual use of foreign capital had reached a cumulative total of $708.73 billion, and 22 pilot free trade zones had been established. A series of pragmatic measures to expand opening-up have won wide praise from the international community, with multinational enterprises voting with their feet. ‘To believe in China is to believe in tomorrow’. 一座自贸港的探索，一个大国的胸怀。面对经济全球化的逆风和回头浪，中国开放的大门不会关闭，只会越开越大。制造业领域外资准入限制措施已“清零”，稳步推进服务业开放，截至今年6月底，“十四五”时期我国实际使用外资累计达到7087.3亿美元，已建立22个自由贸易试验区。一系列扩大开放的务实举措，赢得了国际社会的广泛赞誉和跨国企业的“用脚投票”，“相信中国就是相信明天”.

Finally, there’s a report on Han Zheng meeting with Rob Wagner, president of Oregon State Senate. Xinhua says:

Han said that “China and the United States can and should become partners and friends. China hopes the U.S. will work with it on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win results, and to find the right way for the two major countries to get along in the new era, aiming to benefit the two sides and the world at large, Han said. He said that Oregon has maintained friendly, cooperative relations with China for a long time. China hopes that Oregon State Senate President Wagner and his fellow senators will continue to enhance communication and exchange between the two sides, deepen people-to-people relations and play an exemplary role in promoting subnational China-U.S. cooperation, Han added.”

Page 3: The 18th meeting of the Sub-Committee on Media Cooperation of the China-Russia Committee on People-to-People Cooperation was held on the 20th via video link.

“Dong Xin, Deputy Director of the National Radio and Television Administration, and Bella Cherkesova, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia, attended the meeting and delivered keynote speeches. More than 40 representatives from the competent government departments of both countries, central and local media, and relevant institutions participated in the meeting.

“The meeting held that over the past year, exchanges between Chinese and Russian media have continued to demonstrate resilience and vitality, steadily advancing practical cooperation, serving the overall development of China-Russia relations, jointly making their voices heard in the international public opinion arena, actively safeguarding international fairness and justice, and contributing to the reform of the global governance system. Both sides have carried out fruitful exchanges and cooperation in such fields as newspapers and news agencies, book publishing, radio and television, and online audio-visual media, and jointly planned and produced a series of fine works on themes such as the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Through holding brand activities such as the Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum, the Global South Media and Think Tank High-End Forum, and the China-Russia Audio-Visual Week, both sides have contributed to the development of China-Russia friendly relations. The meeting determined the work plan for the coming year. The media of the two countries will jointly plan and implement more than 70 key cooperation projects.” 中俄人文合作委员会媒体合作分委会第十八次会议20日以视频连线方式召开。国家广播电视总局副局长董昕和俄罗斯数字发展通信与大众传媒部副部长切尔科索娃出席会议并作主旨发言。两国政府主管部门、中央和地方媒体以及相关机构代表40余人参会。会议认为，过去一年，中俄媒体交流继续展现韧性与活力，扎实推进务实合作，服务中俄关系发展大局，在国际舆论场共同发声，积极维护国际公平正义，服务全球治理体系改革。双方在报社与通讯社、图书出版、广播电视和网络视听等领域开展了富有成效的交流合作，围绕世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年等主题共同策划创作一系列精品佳作。双方通过举办“一带一路”媒体合作论坛、“全球南方”媒体智库高端论坛、中俄视听周等品牌活动，为发展中俄友好关系贡献力量。会议确定下一年度工作计划，两国媒体将共同策划实施70余个重点合作项目.