Xi's Henan Visit - Jan-April Tax Revenue Down 2.1% - Wang-Ishaq Dar Meeting - TAO's Pushback on Lai's Speeches - Zhong Sheng on US-China Tech Ties

Here are the key reports and articles that I found noteworthy from the People’s Daily’s edition on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Page 1: The lead report on the page is about Xi Jinping’s inspection tour of Luoyang and Zhengzhou in Henan Province from May 19 to 20. Xi was accompanied by Liu Ning, Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, and Wang Kai, Governor of Henan Province.

First, visiting the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd, which the report says is a “smart factory,” Xi said that “manufacturing is an important pillar of the national economy, and to promote Chinese-style modernisation, it is necessary to maintain a reasonable proportion of the manufacturing industry. Modern manufacturing cannot do without the empowerment of science and technology. It is necessary to vigorously strengthen technological research and tackle key problems, and follow the path of independent innovation and development.” 他对围拢过来的企业职工说，制造业是国民经济的重要支柱，推进中国式现代化必须保持制造业合理比重。现代制造业离不开科技赋能，要大力加强技术攻关，走自主创新的发展路子.

Xi then visited the White Horse Temple, which was first built during the Eastern Han period. There, he learned about the sinicization of Buddhism and the protection of temple cultural relics. He pointed out that the White Horse Temple has witnessed the process of Buddhism being introduced into China, developing, and continuously becoming sinicized. History has proven that adhering to the direction of the sinicization of religion in our country is completely correct, and it is necessary to actively guide religion to integrate with the excellent traditional Chinese culture and adapt to socialist society. 随后，习近平来到始建于东汉年间的白马寺考察，详细了解佛教中国化和寺院文物保护情况。他指出，白马寺见证了佛教传入、发展并不断中国化的进程。历史证明，坚持我国宗教中国化方向是完全正确的，要积极引导宗教同中华优秀传统文化相融合、与社会主义社会相适应.

Next at the Longmen Grottoes, Xi said that these “treasures of Chinese culture must be well protected, inherited, and disseminated. When tourists saw the General Secretary, they were all very delighted and greeted him one after another. Xi Jinping frequently interacted with everyone, especially encouraging children to visit places in person to trace the roots of Chinese culture and to establish cultural confidence from an early age. He pointed out that the integration of culture and tourism has broad prospects, and it is necessary to promote the high-quality development of the culture and tourism industry, and truly build it into a pillar industry, a livelihood industry, and an industry of happiness.” 他强调，要把这些中华文化瑰宝保护好、传承好、传播好。游客们见到总书记，都十分欣喜，纷纷向总书记问好。习近平不时同大家交流，特别鼓励小朋友们多到实地寻溯中华文化，从小树立文化自信。他指出，文旅融合前景广阔，要推动文旅产业高质量发展，真正打造成为支柱产业、民生产业、幸福产业.

On May 20th, Xi listened to work reports from the provincial Party committee and the government. He “affirmed the achievements made by Henan in all aspects, and put forward requirements for the next step of work.”

Xi pointed out that high-quality development is an inevitable requirement for Chinese-style modernisation. In the face of a complex external environment, it is necessary to strengthen confidence, unswervingly manage our own affairs well, unswervingly expand high-level opening up, focus on stabilising employment, enterprises, markets, and expectations, and respond to various uncertainties with the certainty of high-quality development. As a major economic province, Henan must further consolidate the foundation of the real economy, take scientific and technological innovation as the guide, develop new quality productive forces according to local conditions, and enhance the support capacity of the modern industrial system for high-quality development. We must strengthen the protection and construction of cultivated land, shoulder the responsibility of food security, extend the modern agricultural industrial chain, drive the comprehensive revitalisation of rural areas with the integration of urban and rural development, and promote common prosperity between urban and rural areas. We must persist in strengthening the ecological protection and governance of key river basins, deepen the fight against pollution, and build a solid ecological security barrier. 习近平指出，高质量发展是中国式现代化的必然要求。面对复杂的外部环境，要坚定信心，坚定不移办好自己的事，坚定不移扩大高水平对外开放，着力稳就业、稳企业、稳市场、稳预期，以高质量发展的确定性应对各种不确定性。河南作为经济大省，要进一步夯实实体经济这个根基，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。要加强耕地保护和建设，扛牢粮食安全责任，延伸现代农业产业链条，以城乡融合发展带动乡村全面振兴，促进城乡共同富裕。要持之以恒加强重点流域生态保护治理，深化污染防治攻坚，筑牢生态安全屏障.

Xi stressed that Henan has a relatively large total population, population density, and population mobility, and its social issues are complex and diverse, so social governance must be solidly strengthened. It is necessary to fully implement the Party’s leadership, improve the social governance system and mechanism, and strengthen the Party-building work of new economic organisations, new social organisations, and new employment groups. It is necessary to better unite and serve the masses, improve the mechanism for coordinating the interests of the masses, improve the level of public services, and sincerely and wholeheartedly resolve the urgent difficulties and anxieties of the people. It is necessary to focus on the grassroots, strengthen the foundation, and consolidate the fundamentals, promote the downward shift of resources, services, and management and ensure that all social governance work reaches the bottom vertically and covers all areas horizontally. It is necessary to attach great importance to the construction of the rule of law and integrity, fully leverage the role of the rule of law in regulating and safeguarding social governance, strengthen the value guidance of honesty and trustworthiness, and improve the level of government integrity, corporate integrity, and social integrity. It is necessary to focus on the investigation and governance of risks and hidden dangers, strengthen the overall prevention and control of social security, effectively prevent and resolve risks in key areas, and effectively maintain social harmony and stability. Leading cadres at all levels should take the initiative, be good at summarising the laws of the Party’s mass work under the new situation from promoting social governance, and do their work in a detailed and practical manner according to the characteristics of different social groups. We must effectively rectify formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, support grassroots cadres to act boldly and establish authority, and the masses must be supported in relying on their own strength to solve problems in social governance.” 习近平强调，河南人口总量、人口密度、人口流动量都比较大，社会问题复杂多样，必须扎扎实实加强社会治理。要全面落实党的领导，健全社会治理体制机制，加强新经济组织、新社会组织、新就业群体党建工作。要更好凝聚服务群众，健全群众利益协调机制，提高公共服务水平，用心用情解决群众急难愁盼问题。要突出抓基层、强基础、固根本，推动资源、服务、管理下沉，确保社会治理各项工作纵向到底、横向到边。要高度重视法治和诚信建设，发挥好法治对社会治理的规范和保障作用，加强诚实守信的价值引导，提高政府诚信、企业诚信、社会诚信水平。要盯牢风险隐患排查和治理，强化社会治安整体防控，有效防范化解重点领域风险，切实维护社会和谐稳定。各级领导干部要主动作为，善于从推进社会治理中总结新形势下党的群众工作规律，针对不同社会群体的特点把工作做细做实。要切实整治形式主义为基层减负，支持基层干部大胆干事、树立威信，支持群众依靠自身力量解决社会治理中的问题.

Xi pointed out that the eight-point central regulations are a move by the Party Central Committee to establish credibility and a landmark measure for managing and governing the Party in the new era. Carrying out in-depth study and education on the spirit of these regulations is a key task of Party building this year. We must work hard to promote learning, investigation and rectification in an integrated manner, closely combine the personal investigation and rectification of Party members and cadres with the investigation and rectification of the organisation, and effectively transform the hard requirements of work style into hard measures, making the iron rules grow iron teeth, and ensuring quality in learning, strength in inspection, and effectiveness in rectification. The Central Steering Group for Learning and Education should conscientiously perform its duties and responsibilities, focus its work on promoting the resolution of problems, provide precise guidance, and strive for practical results. 　习近平指出，中央八项规定是党中央徙木立信之举，是新时代管党治党的标志性措施。开展深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，是今年党建工作的重点任务。要在一体推进学查改上下功夫，把党员干部个人查摆整改与组织查摆整改紧密结合起来，切实把作风硬要求变成硬措施、让铁规矩长出铁牙齿，确保学有质量、查有力度、改有成效。学习教育中央指导组要认真履职尽责，把工作重点放到推动解决问题上，精准指导、务求实效.

Xi stressed that since the beginning of this year, drought conditions have appeared in some regions of our country, and some are ongoing. Relevant departments should work closely together to strengthen water use scheduling to ensure water supply for urban and rural residents and agricultural irrigation needs. Where there is drought, there may be flooding, so it is necessary to strictly prevent the rapid transition from drought to flood. The flood season has already arrived, and all regions must meticulously prepare for flood prevention and control, ensuring that contingency plans are adequate and responses are well-managed. In areas prone to sudden natural disasters such as flash floods and mudslides, emergency response responsibilities must be fully implemented.习近平强调，今年以来，我国一些地区出现旱情，有的还在持续，相关部门要密切配合，加强用水调度，确保城乡居民供水和农业灌溉需求。有旱就可能有涝，要严防旱涝急转。汛期已经到来，各地对防汛抗洪务必精心准备，确保预案充分、应对从容。容易突发山洪、泥石流等自然灾害的地区，要全面落实应急处置责任.

Next, there’s a report on Xi’s congratulatory letter to the 2025 SCO Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development, held in Xi’an. Xinhua says:

“Xi pointed out that poverty eradication, a global issue, is a common goal of all countries in the world. Through arduous efforts, China has successfully won the battle against poverty, achieved the poverty reduction target of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ten years ahead of schedule, blazed a poverty reduction path with Chinese characteristics, and written a new chapter in the history of mankind’s fight against poverty, Xi said. Stressing that the root cause of poverty is inadequate development, Xi said the SCO has actively carried out cooperation on poverty reduction and sustainable development in recent years, achieving remarkable results. As the rotating chair of the SCO, China is willing to continuously enhance policy communication with all parties, share poverty reduction experience, deepen practical cooperation, help more countries explore poverty reduction and sustainable development paths that suit their national conditions, and join hands to build a beautiful world free from poverty and with common prosperity, Xi noted.”

Third, there’s a brief report (English report) on Wang Huning meeting with President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico Sergio Gutiérrez Luna in Beijing. Finally, there’s a report informing that a public consultation period for the 15th FYP has been initiated. Xinhua reports:

“China on Tuesday launched an online public consultation to gather opinions for its next five-year plan for national economic and social development. Over the next month, internet users can submit their input on the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) through the websites and apps of People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, China Media Group and xuexi.cn.”

Page 2: There’s a brief report informing that China’s 1-year and 5-year LPRs have dropped by 10 basis points to 3.0% and 3.5%, respectively. Major banks have also optimised the deposit listing rates, with the interest rate on demand deposits dropping by 0.05 percentage points and the interest rate on time deposits dropping by 0.15-0.25 percentage points.

Next, there’s a report discussing revenue and expenditure for the first four months.

• The national general public budget revenue was 8.0616 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.4% The national general public budget expenditure was 9.3581 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%, completing 31.5% of the budget, with the pace of expenditure being the fastest for the same period since 2020.

• The central government’s general public budget revenue decreased by 3.8%, a decrease of 1.9 percentage points from the first quarter. In April, it increased by 1.6%, the first positive growth this year.

• Local government revenue increased by 2.2%, the same as in the first quarter.

• The national tax revenue was 6.556 trillion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.1%, with the decline narrowing by 1.4 percentage points compared to the first quarter. In April, it increased by 1.9% year-on-year.

• Social security and employment expenditures, education expenditures, and health expenditures increased by 8.5%, 7.4%, and 3.9% year-on-year, respectively.

• National government fund budget expenditure was 2.6136 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%.

Finally, there’s a report on Shen Yiqin’s visit to Zhejiang where she called for “efforts to accelerate the implementation of pro-employment measures to guarantee stable employment.” She said that “that it is necessary to, with a higher political stance, a stronger sense of responsibility, and more practical work measures, support the development of industries and enterprises with strong employment-absorbing capacity, truly help enterprises reduce burdens and stabilise jobs, and effectively respond to external shocks.” 她指出，要以更高政治站位、更强责任担当、更实工作举措，支持发展吸纳就业能力强的产业和企业，切实帮助企业减负稳岗，有效应对外部冲击.

She added that “it is necessary to focus on ensuring employment for key groups, expanding more high-quality employment positions, promoting better employment for college graduates, and stabilising migrant workers, especially those lifted out of poverty, in enterprises and in their posts.” 要突出抓好重点群体就业，拓展更多优质就业岗位，促进高校毕业生更好就业，把农民工特别是脱贫人口稳在企业、稳在岗位.

Page 3: Let’s begin with Wang Yi’s meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. The Chinese readout says:

“Wang Yi said that China and Pakistan have maintained close strategic communication on consolidating traditional friendship, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation and jointly responding to challenges, which reflects the high level of bilateral relations. As an ironclad friend, China will, as always, firmly support Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, support Pakistan in exploring a development path suited to its national conditions, support Pakistan in resolutely fighting terrorism, support Pakistan in playing a greater role in international and regional affairs, continuously deepen the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, and promote the building of a China-Pakistan community with a shared future to lead the construction of a community with a shared future in the neighbourhood. Both sides should work together to create an ‘upgraded version’ of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and advance cooperation in fields such as industry, agriculture, energy and minerals, human resources development, counter-terrorism and security.” 王毅说，中巴双方就巩固传统友谊、加强互利合作、共同应对挑战保持密切战略沟通，体现了两国关系的高水平。作为铁杆朋友，中方将一如既往坚定支持巴方维护国家主权和领土完整，支持巴方探索符合本国国情的发展道路，支持巴方坚决打击恐怖主义，支持巴方在国际和地区事务中发挥更大作用，不断深化中巴全天候战略合作伙伴关系，推动中巴命运共同体建设走在周边命运共同体建设的前列。双方要携手打造中巴经济走廊“升级版”，推进工业、农业、能矿、人力资源开发、反恐安全等领域合作.

Dar said that Pakistan cherishes the brotherly friendship between Pakistan and China and firmly adheres to the one-China principle, supporting China in safeguarding its national interests and dignity. Pakistan admires China’s new development achievements, especially its innovative scientific and technological progress, and looks forward to strengthening all-round cooperation between Pakistan and China. Pakistan hopes to continue receiving strong support from China in overcoming current difficulties and advancing national development, security, and stability, and will do its utmost to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, projects, and institutions in Pakistan. 达尔表示，巴方珍视巴中兄弟情谊，坚定恪守一个中国原则，支持中方维护国家利益和尊严。巴方钦佩中国新发展成就特别是创新科技进步，期待加强巴中全方位合作，希望在克服当前困难、推进国家发展安全稳定进程中继续得到中方有力支持，将全力保障中方在巴人员、项目和机构安全.

Dar briefed on the latest situation since the ceasefire understanding was reached between Pakistan and India and Pakistan’s considerations. He thanked China for upholding justice and making unremitting efforts and significant contributions to promoting ceasefire and peace, and stated that Pakistan will resolutely safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity while being willing to maintain dialogue with India to ease the situation. Wang Yi said that China welcomes and supports Pakistan and India in properly handling differences through dialogue, achieving a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, and seeking fundamental solutions. This is in line with the fundamental and long-term interests of both sides, conducive to regional peace and stability, and is also the general expectation of the international community. 达尔介绍了巴印达成停火谅解以来最新情况和巴方考虑，感谢中方主持公道，为停火促和作出不懈努力和重大贡献，表示巴方将坚决维护国家主权和领土完整，同时愿同印方保持对话、缓和局势。王毅表示，中方欢迎并支持巴印通过对话妥善处理分歧，实现全面持久停火，寻求根本解决途径。这符合双方根本和长远利益，有利于地区和平稳定，也是国际社会普遍期待.

The two sides also exchanged views on strengthening regional cooperation and deepening coordination in multilateral mechanisms. 双方还就加强区域合作，深化在多边机制中的协调等交换了看法.

My note: Among all the things that are part of this readout, what stands out for me is Wang Yi making the case that China wants to leverage the “building of a China-Pakistan community with a shared future to lead the construction of a community with a shared future in the neighbourhood.” This underscores the strategic utility of Pakistan for China’s regional ambitions of order building. Ambition is one thing, but does Beijing possess the capability and influence to realise it? Developments over the past month, particularly the renewed involvement of the US in the ceasefire negotiations, have highlighted the limits of China’s ability to shape the regional order in the Indian subcontinent. While Beijing remains a critical actor, it is still far from being the dominant one.

Next, Wang Yi met with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, chairman of Indonesia’s National Economic Council. Xinhua says:

“Wang said that China stands ready to work with Indonesia to deepen political mutual trust, advance high-quality development of landmark projects such as the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridor, strengthen cooperation in various fields such as ocean and minerals, and explore the potential for cooperation in emerging fields. Wang said that the world is currently facing the impact of unilateralism and trade bullying practices that harm the interests of various countries. China and Indonesia should maintain independence, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and safeguard fairness and justice, he added. China congratulates Indonesia on becoming a full member of BRICS and is ready to jointly advocate the Bandung Spirit with Indonesia, Wang said, adding that China is willing to advance regional economic integration, resist unilateralism and anti-globalization trends with Indonesia, jointly build a shared Asia-Pacific homeland, and contribute to building a community with a shared future for humanity.”

Finally, Wang Yi met with Kyung-wha Kang, president of the Asia Society. Xinhua says:

Wang said that “progress has been made in the high-level economic and trade meeting between China and the United States, which proves that equal dialogue, mutual respect, and properly handling each other's legitimate concerns align with the common interests of both countries. Meanwhile, the United States has continued to suppress China’s legitimate development rights, and China strongly opposes the unilateral bullying, Wang said. He called on both countries to achieve positive interactions in the Asia-Pacific region first, thereby establishing a correct way for them to get along with each other and finding effective channels for win-win cooperation.”

Next, there’s a Zhong Sheng commentary on the page, which makes the case for Sino-US scientific and technological cooperation. It says that:

“Regrettably, in recent years, the Cold War mentality has resurged in the US, and the technology sector has become a key area for some Americans to engage in zero-sum or even negative-sum games against China. Under the pretext of maintaining so-called ‘national security’ and ‘putting one’s own country first’, the US has escalated from implementing blockades and sanctions against Chinese high-tech companies on specific points, to adopting combined measures of restricting technology, blocking exchanges, and controlling supply chains, intensifying unreasonable suppression of China’s technological development. These practices, which violate the laws of technological development, not only hinder the flow of global innovation elements and disrupt the stability of industrial and supply chains but also harm the interests of the United States itself. Steven Kivelson, a physicist at Stanford University in the US, bluntly stated that ‘terminating cooperation with China in quantum materials would be self-defeating for the US’.” 令人遗憾的是，近年来，冷战思维在美国回潮，科技领域成为美国一些人对华搞零和博弈甚至负和博弈的重点领域。在维护所谓“国家安全”“本国优先”等幌子下，美国从单点对中国高科技企业实施封锁制裁，到采取限制技术、阻断交流、管控供应链等组合手段，对中国科技发展的无理打压变本加厉。这些违背科技发展规律的做法，既阻碍全球创新要素流动，破坏产业链供应链稳定，也损害了美国自身利益。美国斯坦福大学物理学家史蒂文·基维尔森直言，“终止与中国在量子材料方面的合作将让美国自废武功.”

“Facts have proven that ‘small yards with high walls’ and ‘decoupling and breaking chains’ cannot impede the pace of China’s technological development. DeepSeek has taken the global tech community by storm, and ‘Zuchongzhi-3’ has once again broken the world record for quantum supremacy in superconducting quantum computing systems … China’s path of technological innovation is growing increasingly broad, demonstrating enormous energy for innovation and creativity. A study previously released by the American think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation showed that in terms of containing China’s AI development, the US’ restrictive measures ‘not only make it difficult to prevent China’s long-term progress but are more likely to stimulate China to develop its indigenous ecosystem’. The American consulting firm Eurasia Group pointed out that ‘decoupling’ will not weaken China’s technology sector but is only ‘slowing down China’s pace at the cost of harming American companies’.” 事实证明，“小院高墙”“脱钩断链”阻挡不了中国科技发展的脚步。DeepSeek火爆全球科技圈，“祖冲之三号”再次打破超导体系量子计算优越性世界纪录……中国科技创新之路越走越宽广，展现出创新创造的巨大能量。美国智库信息技术与创新基金会此前发布的一份研究显示，在遏制中国人工智能发展方面，美国的限制措施“不仅难以阻止中国长期的进步，反而更有助于刺激中国发展本土生态系统”。美国咨询公司欧亚集团指出，“脱钩”不会削弱中国的科技行业，只是在“以伤害美国公司为代价减缓中国的速度”.

“Technological development not only follows the competitive law of ‘friendly one-upmanship’ but also requires the cooperative wisdom of ‘each being beautiful and co-existing’. At present, faced with the emerging new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and various global challenges, such as climate change and epidemic prevention and control, human society needs international cooperation and open sharing more than ever before. As two technological powers, China and the US each have their advantages in the technological field. While enhancing their own competitiveness, if they uphold the concept that technology should benefit humanity and continuously strengthen exchanges and cooperation, they can achieve an effect where ‘1+1>2’ and contribute more new solutions to addressing global challenges.” 科技发展既遵循“你追我赶”的竞争规律，更需要“美美与共”的合作智慧。当前，面对方兴未艾的新一轮科技革命和产业变革，面对气候变化、流行病防控等各类全球性挑战，人类社会比以往任何时候都更需要国际合作和开放共享。中美作为两个科技大国，在科技领域各有优势，在提升自身竞争力的同时，秉持科技向善的理念，不断加强交流合作，就能实现“1+1＞2”的效果，为解决全球性挑战贡献更多新方案.

Page 6: There’s a report on remarks by Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua, regarding the content of the cross-strait relations in the recent speeches by Lai Ching-te. The report says:

“Chen Binhua said that ‘Taiwan independence’ separatism and peace in the Taiwan Strait are as incompatible as fire and water, and confrontation and opposition run counter to exchange and dialogue. Only by stopping provocative acts of seeking ‘independence’ can cross-strait relations have room for improvement; only by strengthening cross-strait exchanges and cooperation can the tension in the Taiwan Strait be eased; only by recognising that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China can cross-strait consultation and dialogue have a basis.” 陈斌华表示，“台独”分裂与台海和平水火不容，对立对抗与交流对话背道而驰。停止谋“独”挑衅行径，两岸关系才有转圜空间；加强两岸交流合作，台海紧张局势才能缓和；认同两岸同属一个中国，两岸协商对话才有基础.

He pointed out that in recent speeches by the leader of the Taiwan region, on the one hand, they still adhere to the secessionist position of ‘Taiwan independence’ and the wrong line of ‘relying on foreign countries to seek independence’ and ‘seeking independence by force’, exaggerating the ‘mainland threat’, continuing the false narrative of ‘democracy vs authoritarianism’, provoking cross-strait confrontation, promoting the ‘decoupling and breaking the chain’ of the cross-strait economy, promoting the ‘17 response strategies’, and obstructing and restricting cross-strait exchanges and cooperation; on the other hand, they pretended to be willing to engage in exchanges and cooperation with the mainland on the premise of ‘equality and dignity’, attempting to resume cross-strait consultation and dialogue on the basis of the ‘new two-state theory’. This two-faced approach lacks originality, wastes effort, and is destined to fail. 他指出，台湾地区领导人近日的讲话，一方面仍然坚持“台独”分裂立场和“倚外谋独”“以武谋独”错误路线，渲染“大陆威胁”，延续“民主对抗威权”虚假叙事，挑动两岸对立对抗，推动两岸经济“脱钩断链”，推进“17项因应策略”，阻挠限制两岸交流合作；另一方面又惺惺作态，宣称愿在“对等尊严”的前提下，与大陆进行交流合作，企图在“新两国论”基础上恢复两岸协商对话。这种两面手法了无新意，枉费心机，注定失败.

Chen Binhua said that no matter what the leader of the Taiwan region says or how they say it, it cannot change the status and fact that Taiwan is part of China, cannot change the direction and pace of cross-strait relations moving forward, and cannot block the historical trend that the motherland will eventually be unified, and must be unified. We will fully implement the Party’s overall strategy for solving the Taiwan issue in the new era, adhere to the one-China principle and the ‘1992 Consensus’, unite the vast number of Taiwan compatriots, and resolutely oppose ‘Taiwan independence’ secessionism and external interference. On the basis of the one-China principle, we are willing to conduct dialogues and communications with all parties, groups and individuals in Taiwan on cross-strait political issues and issues related to the promotion of the reunification process of the motherland, actively expand cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, continuously deepen cross-strait integration and development, and work together to create a bright future for national reunification and national rejuvenation. 陈斌华表示，不管台湾地区领导人讲什么、怎么讲，都改变不了台湾是中国一部分的地位和事实，改变不了两岸关系向前发展的方向和步伐，更阻挡不了祖国终将统一、也必将统一的历史大势。我们将全面贯彻新时代党解决台湾问题的总体方略，坚持一个中国原则和“九二共识”，团结广大台湾同胞，坚决反对“台独”分裂和外部势力干涉。在一个中国原则基础上，我们愿同台湾各党派、团体和人士就两岸政治问题和推进祖国统一进程的有关问题开展对话沟通，积极扩大两岸交流合作，不断深化两岸融合发展，同心共创国家统一、民族复兴的美好未来.

Also on the page is a report of the backend system of the self-service devices of a Guangzhou-based tech firm being hit by a cyber attack. Global TImes’ report on this says:

“According to the police report, the backend system of the self-service devices of the tech company was subjected to a cyberattack, resulting in the illegal upload of multiple attack programs that maliciously disrupted the normal operation of the system. Upon receiving the report, the public security authorities promptly launched an investigation, extracting relevant samples and legally securing electronic evidence. Through technical analysis of the attack methods and related malicious code samples, it has been preliminarily determined that the incident was a cyberattack initiated by an overseas hacker organization. According to a relevant person in charge from the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau’s Tianhe District Branch, the attackers used technical means to bypass the company’s network protection devices, illegally accessing the backend system of the self-service devices. They conducted lateral movement to infiltrate and control multiple network devices, illegally uploading several attack programs, which affected the company’s official website and some business systems, leading to several hours of network service interruption and causing significant losses, with some user privacy information potentially leaked. Following the incident, the company immediately activated its emergency response plan, attempting to restore the system at the earliest opportunity and reporting the case to the local public security authorities. The authorities took the matter seriously, extracting relevant attack program samples, comprehensively securing related evidence, and organizing a professional technical team to conduct technical tracing. The relevant person in charge disclosed that this cyberattack represents a large-scale organized and premeditated operation by an overseas hacker organization, exhibiting clear signs of cyber warfare. It is not something that an ordinary individual hacker could accomplish. ‘Preliminary tracing has revealed that this hacker organization has been using open-source tools to conduct network asset scanning and probing against our important departments, sensitive industries, and tech companies, broadly searching for attack targets. They exploit weak points in the network defenses of targeted units and seek opportunities to invade and control target systems, stealing and damaging important data, and disrupting the normal operations of relevant institutions.’ Additionally, the technical team’s analysis indicates that the attacker’s methods and related technical proficiency were relatively low-level, exposing a significant number of digital traces during the attack. Public security authorities are currently conducting technical analysis and investigative work based on these leads.”