Xi's Vision for China-EU Ties - Price Law Amendments Target Involution-style Competition - MIIT's Industrial-Financial Cooperation Platform Boosts Funding to RMB 1.2 Trillion
Here are the key reports and articles that I found noteworthy from the People’s Daily’s edition on Friday, July 25, 2025.
Page 1: At the top of the page is a brief report on Xi Jinping sending a message of condolence to Vladimir Putin over the heavy casualties caused by the crash of a Russian passenger plane.
Also on the page, of course, are reports on the China-EU summit and Xi’s meeting with President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
The report (English report) on their meeting with Xi says:
Xi said that “over the past 50 years, China and the EU have achieved fruitful outcomes in exchanges and cooperation, delivering mutual success and worldwide benefits. An important understanding and insight is that the two sides should respect each other, seek commonality while reserving differences, uphold openness and cooperation, and pursue mutual benefit. These are also important principles and the right direction for China-EU relations in the future, Xi said. Faced with accelerating global transformation not seen in a century and a changing and turbulent world, Chinese and EU leaders should once again demonstrate vision and leadership, and make the right strategic choices that will meet people’s expectations and stand the scrutiny of history, he added. Xi underscored the importance for China and the EU, both constructive forces for multilateralism and openness and cooperation, to strengthen communication, enhance trust and deepen cooperation in a more challenging and complex international situation, in order to provide more stability and certainty for the world through steady and sound China-EU relations.”
Xi then made three proposals:
First, both sides should uphold mutual respect and consolidate the positioning of China-EU relations as a partnership. China is a peace-loving country that advocates harmony, inclusiveness, cooperation, and win-win outcomes. If one measures China using the path that the West has walked, then the understanding of China will be biased and incomplete. China and Europe indeed have different histories and cultures, paths and systems, and development stages, but these differences did not hinder the establishment of diplomatic relations and the development of relations between China and Europe in the past, and should not hinder the development of bilateral relations in the future. The current challenges facing Europe do not come from China. There are no fundamental conflicts of interest and geopolitical contradictions between China and Europe, and the basic and main tone of cooperation outweighing competition and consensus outweighing differences has not changed. China has always viewed and developed China-EU relations from a strategic height and long-term perspective, regarded Europe as an important pole in a multipolar world, and consistently supported European integration and the EU’s strategic autonomy. It is hoped that the European side can also respect the path and system chosen by the Chinese people, respect China’s core interests and major concerns, and support China’s development and prosperity. China-Europe relations do not target, are not subordinate to, and are not controlled by third parties. Both sides should deepen strategic communication, enhance understanding and mutual trust, and establish correct mutual understanding.” 一是坚持相互尊重，巩固伙伴关系定位。中国是热爱和平的国家，主张和谐、包容、合作、共赢。如果用西方走过的路来衡量中国，对中国的认知就会失之偏颇。中欧历史文化、道路制度、发展阶段的确不同，但这种差异过去没有成为中欧建交和关系发展的障碍，今后也不应该阻碍双方关系发展。当前欧洲面临的挑战不是来自中国。中欧之间没有根本利害冲突和地缘政治矛盾，合作大于竞争、共识多于分歧的基本面和主基调没有变。中方始终从战略高度和长远角度看待和发展中欧关系，将欧洲视为多极世界中的重要一极，一贯支持欧洲一体化和欧盟战略自主。希望欧方也能尊重中国人民选择的道路和制度，尊重中国的核心利益和重大关切，支持中国发展繁荣。中欧关系不针对、不依附、也不受制于第三方。双方要深化战略沟通，增进理解和互信，树立正确的相互认知.
Second, both sides should adhere to openness and cooperation and properly handle differences and frictions. History and reality have proven that interdependence is not a risk, intertwining of interests is not a threat, and enhancing competitiveness cannot rely on ‘building walls and setting up barriers’; ‘decoupling and breaking chains’ will only isolate oneself. ‘Reducing dependence’ should not mean reducing cooperation. The essence of China-EU economic and trade relations is complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win results, and it should and can fully achieve a dynamic balance in development. China’s high-quality development and high-level opening up will provide new opportunities and expand new space for China-EU cooperation. China and Europe should deepen green and digital partnerships and promote mutual investment and cooperation. It is hoped that the EU will keep the trade and investment markets open, restrain the use of restrictive economic and trade tools, and provide a good business environment for Chinese companies to invest and start businesses in Europe. 二是坚持开放合作，妥善处理分歧摩擦。历史和现实证明，相互依赖不是风险，利益交融不是威胁，提升竞争力不能靠“筑墙设垒”，“脱钩断链”只会孤立自己。“降依赖”不能减合作。中欧经贸关系的本质是优势互补、互利共赢，应该也完全能够在发展中实现动态平衡。中国高质量发展、高水平对外开放将为中欧合作提供新机遇、拓展新空间。中欧要深化绿色和数字伙伴关系，促进相互投资合作。希望欧方保持贸易和投资市场开放，克制使用限制性经贸工具，为中国企业赴欧投资兴业提供良好营商环境.
Third, both sides should practice multilateralism and uphold international rules and order. In the face of the major choices of war and peace, competition and cooperation, closure and openness, multilateralism, solidarity and cooperation are the correct answers. China and Europe should jointly safeguard the international rules and order established after the end of World War II, advance with the times to build a more just and reasonable global governance system, work together to address global challenges, such as climate change, and let the torch of multilateralism illuminate the way forward for mankind. China and Europe should support the peaceful settlement of international disputes through political means. China has always advocated peace and dialogue based on the merits of the issue itself, and advocated both symptomatic and root cause treatment. China is willing to strengthen coordination with the EU to promote the success of this year's United Nations Climate Change Belém Conference and make greater contributions to addressing climate change and global green transformation. China is also willing to conduct policy communication and practical cooperation with the EU in the field of AI, and jointly promote an equal and orderly world multipolarisation and inclusive economic globalisation.” 三是践行多边主义，维护国际规则秩序。面对战争与和平、竞争与合作、封闭与开放的重大选择，多边主义、团结合作才是正确答案。中欧要共同维护第二次世界大战结束后建立起来的国际规则和国际秩序，与时俱进推动构建更加公正合理的全球治理体系，携手应对气候变化等全球性挑战，让多边主义的火炬照亮人类前行之路。中欧要支持通过政治手段和平解决国际争端。中方一贯从事情本身的是非曲直出发，主张劝和促谈，倡导标本兼治。中方愿同欧方加强协调，推动今年联合国气候变化贝伦大会取得成功，为应对气候变化和全球绿色转型作出更大贡献。中方也愿同欧方开展人工智能领域政策沟通和务实合作，共同推动平等有序的世界多极化、普惠包容的经济全球化.
The report adds:
The EU side said that President Xi Jinping’s three proposals on EU-China relations are of vital importance. Over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the EU and China have carried out cooperation in a wide range of fields, with the scale and depth continuously expanding, becoming each other’s important cooperation and trade partners, and contributing to the prosperity of each other’s economies and the improvement of people’s well-being. China has become a major manufacturing and technological power, lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. China’s development has shocked the world and given the world important inspiration. The EU believes in and supports China’s greater development. The EU and China are both important forces in the world, and EU-China relations are extremely important to both sides and the world. The EU is committed to deepening EU-China relations, handling differences constructively, and promoting bilateral cooperation to continue to achieve more positive results on the basis of balance, equality and mutual benefit. The EU does not seek to ‘decouple’ from China and welcomes Chinese companies to invest and start businesses in Europe. In the face of a turbulent and uncertain world, the EU and China must take responsibility, jointly uphold multilateralism, uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, work together to address global challenges, such as climate change, promote the resolution of regional hot issues, and maintain world peace and stability. The EU side looks forward to working with China to continue writing a more exciting chapter in EU-China relations in the next 50 years.” 欧方表示，习近平主席有关欧中关系的三点主张至关重要。建交50年来，欧中在广泛领域开展合作，规模和深度不断拓展，成为彼此重要合作和贸易伙伴，助力了各自经济繁荣和人民福祉提升。中国已成为制造业和科技大国，让数亿人脱贫，中国的发展令全球震撼，给世界重要启示，欧方相信并支持中国取得更大发展。欧盟和中国都是世界上的重要力量，欧中关系对双方和世界都极为重要。欧方致力于深化欧中关系，建设性处理分歧，推动双方合作在平衡、对等、互惠基础上持续取得更多积极成果。欧方不寻求与中国“脱钩断链”，欢迎中国企业到欧洲投资兴业。面对动荡不安、充满不确定性的世界，欧中要担负责任，共同坚持多边主义，维护联合国宪章宗旨和原则，携手应对气候变化等全球性挑战，推动解决地区热点问题，维护世界和平稳定。欧方期待同中方一道，续写欧中关系下一个50年更加精彩的篇章.
The other report on the page talks about Li Qiang co-chairing the summit meeting with Costa and von der Leyen. The report says:
“Li Qiang pointed out that history has repeatedly proven that whenever China and Europe can mutually respect, mutually understand, and mutually open up, bilateral cooperation flows smoothly and both sides benefit; whenever there are gaps between China and Europe and relations are subject to interference, bilateral cooperation encounters obstacles and both sides suffer losses. China and Europe have broad common interests and no fundamental conflicts of interest. Regardless of how the international situation changes, cooperation should be the main tone of China-Europe relations. The Chinese side is willing to work with the European side to promote the quality upgrading of economic and trade cooperation, consolidate and deepen cooperation in traditional fields, such as trade and investment, actively expand cooperation in emerging fields such as AI, digital economy, and green development, and achieve more results. Both sides can create an ‘upgraded version’ of the China-Europe export control dialogue mechanism to ensure the stability of China-Europe production and supply chains. Both sides should persist in properly resolving differences and frictions through dialogue, consultation, and deepening cooperation. It is hoped that the European side will adhere to market principles and provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises going to Europe for investment.” 李强指出，历史反复证明，每当中欧能够相互尊重、相互理解、相互开放，双方合作就很顺畅，彼此就都受益；每当中欧之间出现隔阂、关系受到干扰，双方合作就会遭遇阻碍，彼此就都受损。中欧有着广泛共同利益，没有根本利害冲突。无论国际风云如何变化，合作都应当是中欧关系的主基调。中方愿同欧方推动经贸合作提质升级，巩固深化贸易、投资等传统领域合作，积极拓展人工智能、数字经济、绿色发展等新兴领域合作，取得更多成果。双方可以打造“升级版”中欧出口管制对话机制，保证中欧产供链稳定。双方要坚持通过对话磋商、深化合作，妥善解决分歧摩擦。希望欧方坚持市场原则，为中国企业赴欧投资提供公平、公正、非歧视的营商环境.
Li Qiang said that in the face of the current international situation of turbulence and turmoil, China and Europe, as two major forces and two major markets in the world, should further strengthen multilateral cooperation, jointly safeguard multilateralism and free trade, resist unilateralism and protectionism, firmly support the core position of the United Nations in global governance, support the reform and development of the WTO, defend international fairness and justice and the global economic and trade order, and jointly promote world peace, stability and prosperity. 李强表示，面对当前变乱交织的国际形势，中欧作为全球的两大力量、两大市场，应当进一步密切多边协作，共同维护多边主义和自由贸易，抵制单边主义、保护主义，坚定支持联合国在全球治理中的核心地位，支持世贸组织改革发展，捍卫国际公平正义和全球经贸秩序，共促世界和平稳定繁荣.
The report attributes the following to the European side:
“The European side is committed to developing and deepening a long-term stable partnership relations with China, is willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the Chinese side, enhance mutual understanding, properly handle each other’s concerns, promote cooperation in fields such as trade and investment, strengthen Europe-China export control cooperation, jointly maintain production and supply chain stability, and better promote respective development. The European side is willing to join hands with the Chinese side to address global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity protection, support the WTO in playing a core role in international economic and trade relations, and jointly maintain multilateralism.” 欧方致力于同中国发展深化长期稳定的伙伴关系，愿同中方加强对话沟通，增进相互理解，妥处彼此关切，促进贸易、投资等领域合作，加强欧中出口管制合作，共同维护产供链稳定，更好促进各自发展。欧方愿同中方携手应对气候变化、保护生物多样性等全球性挑战，支持世贸组织在国际经贸关系中发挥核心作用，共同维护多边主义.
The European side also offered a detailed press release following the meetings in Beijing. It says:
“The leaders discussed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The EU underlined that this war of aggression is not only an existential threat to Ukraine, but also to global security. The EU reiterated that, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China bears special responsibility to uphold the rules-based international order, the UN Charter and international law. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a clear case of their violation. The EU repeated its calls on China not to provide any material support which sustains Russia’s military-industrial base. The EU encouraged China to use its influence to support a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, based on the principles of the UN Charter. The EU underscored that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s supply of troops and arms in support to Russia’s war in Ukraine poses considerable risks to security in Europe as well as East Asia.”
“The EU raised its concerns about ongoing systemic distortions and growing manufacturing overcapacity, both of which exacerbate an uneven playing field. Similarly, the EU reiterated its call for progress on longstanding market access issues and recalled that Chinese investments in Europe must contribute to the EU’s long-term competitiveness, technological progress and quality job creation. The EU remains ready to continue to engage in constructive dialogue to find negotiated solutions. As long as this is not the case, the EU will take proportionate, legally compliant action to protect its rightful interests.”
“The EU expressed its expectation that China takes concrete action on EU firms’ access to China’s market in priority areas such as meat, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The EU insisted on the need for China to put an end to unjustified and retaliatory trade defence cases and measures on EU exports of brandy, pork and dairy. The EU highlighted the negative impact of export controls on rare earths and permanent magnets introduced by China and urged China to lift these restrictions.”
On climate issues, it says: “The EU encouraged China to propose an ambitious plan for its emission reductions up to 2035, and to step up its international finance contributions, commensurate with its size and global responsibility. The EU invited China to join the Global Methane Pledge and to contribute to the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework. Both sides agreed to cooperate on achieving an ambitious and balanced international treaty on plastic pollution.”
Some other points:
The EU and China are also working to extend the protection of geographical indications from 200 to 550 products.
The EU stressed the need to foster reciprocity in the digital sphere, underlining that European companies faced limited access to China.
The EU further reiterated continued concern about the lack of clarity regarding Chinese data security rules and cross-border data flows from China, as well as malicious cyber activities detected as originating from China.
The EU reiterated its deep concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and Tibet, the treatment of human rights defenders and persons belonging to minorities, as well as the continued erosion of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, where China should honour its prior commitments.
The EU reaffirmed its consistent One China policy and expressed concerns about increased tensions in the Taiwan Strait. Heightened instability in the East and South China Seas threatens regional and global prosperity and security. The EU opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion and insists on resolving disputes through peaceful means in accordance with international law, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The two sides only ended up issuing a joint statement on climate change.
Next, there’s a report on the CPPCC NC Chairperson’s Council meeting. The report informs:
“The meeting conveyed and studied the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s recent important speeches and important instructions. Wang Huning said that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important expositions on strengthening the Party’s work style, do a good job in thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Committee’s 8-point regulations, promote the implementation of various follow-up tasks, and promote the formation of a clean political ecology and a good atmosphere for doing solid work and starting undertakings with new achievements in work style. It is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s recent important speeches on economic work, study and implement Xi Jinping Economic Thought, unify thoughts and actions with the CPC Central Committee’s analysis and assessment of the economic situation and the decision-making and deployment of economic work, and organise CPPCC members to discuss and discuss key issues such as planning the goals and tasks of economic and social development during the ‘15th Five-Year Plan’ period, developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions, and building a unified national market. It is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the Central Urban Work Conference, deeply grasp the goal positioning of building a modern people’s city, deeply grasp the goal positioning of building a modern people’s city, grasp the strategic orientation of connotative urban development, continue deepening research around key tasks for doing urban work well, and offer suggestions and contribute efforts to building a modern people’s city. We must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech in recent foreign affairs activities, study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, and contribute to serving the overall diplomatic situation of the Party and the country.” 会议传达学习贯彻习近平总书记近期重要讲话和重要指示精神。王沪宁表示，要深入学习贯彻习近平总书记关于加强党的作风建设的重要论述，抓好深入贯彻中央八项规定精神学习教育，推动各项后续工作任务落到实处，以作风建设新成效推动形成风清气正的政治生态和干事创业的良好氛围。要深入学习贯彻习近平总书记近期关于经济工作的重要讲话精神，学习贯彻习近平经济思想，把思想和行动统一到中共中央对经济形势的分析判断和对经济工作的决策部署上来，组织政协委员围绕谋划“十五五”时期经济社会发展目标任务、因地制宜发展新质生产力、构建全国统一大市场等重点问题协商议政。要深入学习贯彻习近平总书记在中央城市工作会议上的重要讲话精神，深刻把握建设现代化人民城市的目标定位，把握城市内涵式发展的战略取向，围绕做好城市工作的重点任务持续深化研究，为建设现代化人民城市献计出力。要深入学习贯彻习近平总书记在近期外事活动中的重要讲话精神，学习贯彻习近平外交思想，为服务党和国家外交大局作出贡献.
The meeting reviewed and approved a report on the CPPCC National Committee's work in the first half of 2025, as well as a revised draft of regulations related to proposals from CPPCC National Committee members. The documents will be submitted to the 13th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee.
The membership of Zhou Xianwang, former Mayor of Wuhan, who was in charge when the pandemic hit, was revoked. Earlier in July, it was announced that Zhou is under investigation.
Also on the page is a feature article on the “high-quality development of marine economy”. I am not detailing this. Another piece informs that since the 14th Five-Year Plan, the national basic medical insurance participation rate has remained stable at around 95%, and the cumulative expenditure of the medical insurance fund has reached 12.13 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 9.1%.
Page 2: There’s a report informing that Li Qiang will attend the opening ceremony of the 2025 World AI Conference and the High-level Conference on Global Governance of AI in Shanghai on July 26 and deliver a speech.
Next, there’s a report on the release of the draft amendment to the country’s Price Law. This is now open for public comments from July 24 to August 23. China Daily reports:
“The document, jointly drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation on Thursday, consists of 10 articles with a key focus on improving regulations related to government pricing, further clarifying the criteria for identifying unfair pricing behavior, and strengthening legal accountability for price-related violations.”
The PD report elaborates these:
“In conjunction with the changes in the government’s price management methods, it is clarified that the government’s guidance prices are not limited to the form of benchmark prices and their floating ranges. In conjunction with the actual transformation of government pricing from setting levels to setting mechanisms, it is clarified that the pricing authority can determine the level of government pricing by formulating a pricing mechanism. Based on the work practices in recent years, it is clarified that cost auditing is an important procedure for the government to set prices, further strengthen price cost supervision and regulation. New methods of listening to opinions such as public solicitation of public opinions and questionnaires are added.
Further clarify recognition standards for improper price behaviors. Improve recognition standards for low-price dumping, standardize market price order, and govern ‘involution-style’ competition. Improve recognition standards for improper price behaviours such as price collusion, price gouging, and price discrimination. Public utility enterprises and institutions, industry associations, etc. must not use influence, industry advantageous positions, etc. to compel or bundle sales of goods, provide services and collect payments. Strengthen standardisation of price behaviours of operators in business premises.
Improve legal responsibility for price violation behaviours. Adjust penalty provisions for operators’ improper price behaviors, raise penalty standards for operators violating clearly marked price provisions. Clarify legal responsibility for operators refusing or falsely providing materials for cost monitoring and examination, investigation, etc.” 完善政府定价相关内容。结合政府价格管理方式变化，明确政府指导价不局限于基准价及其浮动幅度的形式。结合政府定价从定水平向定机制转变的实际，明确定价机关可通过制定定价机制，确定政府定价的水平。根据近年工作实践，明确成本监审作为政府制定价格的重要程序，进一步加强价格成本监管。新增公开征求社会意见、问卷调查等听取意见方式。进一步明确不正当价格行为认定标准。完善低价倾销的认定标准，规范市场价格秩序，治理“内卷式”竞争。完善价格串通、哄抬价格、价格歧视等不正当价格行为认定标准。公用企事业单位、行业协会等不得利用影响力、行业优势地位等，强制或捆绑销售商品、提供服务并收取价款。强化对经营场所经营者价格行为的规范。健全价格违法行为法律责任。调整对经营者不正当价格行为的处罚规定，提高经营者违反明码标价规定的处罚标准。明确经营者拒绝或者虚假提供成本监审、调查等资料的法律责任.
Next, there’s a report with data from MIIT, which says that: “As of the end of June this year, with the help of the national industrial-financial cooperation platform, more than 3,100 financial and investment institutions have targeted the urgent needs of manufacturing companies and launched more than 800 financial products, with a cumulative financing scale of more than 1.2 trillion yuan. The average beneficiary company received nearly 34 million yuan in financing support.” 记者从工业和信息化部获悉：截至今年6月末，借助国家产融合作平台，3100多家金融和投资机构瞄准制造业企业急需，推出800余项金融产品，累计助企融资规模突破1.2万亿元，受益企业平均每家获得近3400万元融资支持.
The report adds that:
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has joined hands with 23 strategic cooperation financial institutions to innovate financial products and services for various important tasks of new industrialisation.
Focusing on supporting key industrial chains, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has launched special loan products in cooperation with some banks, with corporate credit loans accounting for more than 42% and the longest loan term reaching 10 years
In terms of supporting industrial technological innovation, it has launched products such as ‘pilot insurance+R&D loan’ and scientific and technological innovation loan
For the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, it has launched products such as green factory loan and industrial and information technology transfer loan, which have cumulatively supported corporate financing of more than 150 billion yuan.
融资产品进一步丰富。工业和信息化部联合23家战略合作金融机构，为新型工业化各项重要任务创新金融产品和服务。围绕支持重点产业链，联合部分银行推出专项贷款产品，企业信用贷款占比超过42%，最长贷款期限达到10年；在支持产业科技创新方面，推出“中试险+研发贷”、科创贷等产品；针对传统产业转型升级，推出绿色工厂贷、工信数转贷等产品，累计支持企业融资超过1500亿元.
Going forward:
MIIT will target key industrial chains, promote product and service innovation, and improve the multi-level financial system of the entire industrial chain
It will deeply implement the special program on the ‘integration of science and technology, industry, and finance’, and improve the functions of the national industrial and financial cooperation platform
Around the 66 national industry-finance cooperation pilot cities, promote pilot policies and standards to be tried first and tested first.
工业和信息化部有关负责人表示，下一步，将针对重点产业链，推动产品服务创新，完善全产业链多层次金融体系；深入实施“科技产业金融一体化”专项，健全国家产融合作平台功能；围绕66个国家产融合作试点城市，推动试点政策、标准等先行先试.
Finally, there’s a report on Shen Yiqin speaking at an expanded meeting of the All China Women’s Federation Standing Committee. She called on women’s federations to strengthen political orientation and grassroots presence. She said:
“It is an urgent need for rallying the strength of broad masses of women to advance Chinese-style modernisation. We must closely focus on maintaining and enhancing political nature, advanced nature, and mass character, combine strengthening organizational construction, promoting development, and rallying people’s hearts, continuously exert effort in aspects such as focusing on Party building leading women’s federation building, weaving densely and building strongly the organisational system, cultivating and strengthening diversified work forces, improving cadres’ capabilities and qualities, and earnestly transforming work style, and promote the construction and reform of women’s federations to develop toward greater depth.” 谌贻琴指出，全面深化妇联组织建设改革，是习近平总书记对妇联组织一以贯之的重要要求，是落实党的二十届三中全会精神的重要任务，是凝聚广大妇女力量推进中国式现代化的迫切需要。要紧紧围绕保持和增强政治性、先进性、群众性，把抓组织建设、促进发展、凝聚人心结合起来，在聚焦党建带妇建、织密建强组织体系、培育壮大多元化工作力量、提升干部能力素质、切实转变工作作风等方面持续用力，推进妇联组织建设改革向纵深发展.
Page 3: There’s a report on Wang Yi meeting with Pakistan army chief Asim Munir.
Wang Yi congratulated Munir on the honor of being appointed Field Marshal. He expressed that the Pakistani military is a firm defender of national interests and also a firm supporter of China-Pakistan friendship. Wang said that China looks forward to the Pakistani military continuing to make efforts for the development of China-Pakistan relations.” 王毅祝贺穆尼尔荣任巴陆军元帅，表示巴军队是国家利益的坚定捍卫者，也是中巴友好的坚定支持者，期待巴军方继续为中巴关系发展作出努力.
“Wang Yi said that China and Pakistan are ironclad friends and all-weather strategic partners. The two sides have always firmly supported each other on issues involving each other’s core interests, and have stood together through thick and thin in the face of various challenges. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and Pakistani leaders, China-Pakistan relations have continued to move forward, and the two sides have accelerated the construction of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era. China will, as always, place Pakistan at the top of its neighbourhood diplomacy, and is willing to work with Pakistan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, further deepen the all-weather strategic cooperation between the two sides, better benefit the people of the two countries, and make due contributions to maintaining regional peace and stability. China supports Pakistan in resolutely combating all forms of terrorism, and hopes that the Pakistani military will continue to make every effort to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan.” 王毅说，中巴是铁杆朋友，更是全天候战略合作伙伴。双方始终在涉及彼此核心利益问题上坚定相互支持，在各种挑战面前风雨同舟、患难与共。近年来，在习近平主席和巴方领导人战略引领下，中巴关系不断向前发展，双方加快构建新时代更加紧密的中巴命运共同体。中方将一如既往把巴基斯坦置于周边外交优先方向，愿同巴方共同落实好两国领导人达成的重要共识，把双方全天候战略合作进一步引向深入，更好造福两国人民，为维护地区和平与稳定作出应有贡献。中方支持巴方坚决打击一切形式的恐怖主义，希望巴军方继续全力保障在巴中国人员、项目和机构安全.
Among other things, Munir reportedly said that the “Pakistani military will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, projects and institutions in Pakistan, and is willing to actively promote the two countries to strengthen anti-terrorism cooperation.”
Do note that earlier this week, Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting in Islamabad regarding security arrangements for Chinese citizens in Pakistan. Dawn reported:
“‘The confidence of Chinese companies in the Pakistani economy is extremely important for our economic future,’ Prime Minister Shehbaz said… ‘China is our friendly country,’ said the prime minister stressing that the protection of Chinese brothers was the top priority of the government. He said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a highly important joint project between the two countries which had now entered its second phase, where business-to-business cooperation will be prioritized between the two countries. In light of the development of CPEC, the protection of Chinese nationals in Pakistan had gained even greater importance, he said, while issuing directives that measures be taken on a priority basis at all airports to facilitate their arrival and departure. During the meeting, the prime minister was briefed on the progress of special security arrangements for Chinese nationals across the country. Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi informed the PM about the security arrangements being implemented nationwide. It was said special security arrangements for Chinese nationals had been enforced in light of potential terror threats. The federal government and all provinces were working in full cooperation on this matter, while safe city projects were under construction across the country, it was highlighted. Chinese nationals were also being provided with security escort facilities for travel, the PM was told. The meeting was further informed that all new housing projects would be equipped with cameras that meet Safe City standards.”
Page 4: There’s a report with data from the NDRC saying that already, “the central budget investment of 735 billion yuan for 2025 has basically been allocated, with a focus on supporting the construction of projects in the fields of building a modern industrial system, modern infrastructure system, new urbanisation and comprehensive rural revitalisation, regional coordinated development and opening up to the outside world, green development, social livelihood, national security system and capacity modernisation, and post-disaster emergency recovery.”
Another report informs that in the first half of the year, locally-managed SoEs achieved an added value of 3.7 trillion yuan. In addition, they completed 2.7 trillion yuan in fixed asset investment, and input into R&D funding grew to 265.55 billion yuan.
Page 11: There’s a report informing that Zhou Jinghua, one of the 100 fugitives listed on the Interpol Red Notice, has been extradited from Thailand to China. Global Times informs:
“Zhou is the 63rd ‘100 most wanted fugitive’ to be brought to justice since the launch of Operation Sky Net. Her extradition means that all the Asia-based corrupt officials on the Interpol red notice have been hunted down. Zhou, born in September 1969, was the former manager of Thailand Project of Real Estate Development Co., LTD of Yunnan Copper Group, on suspicion of crime of embezzlement. After fleeing abroad, she has resisted capture and refused to return to face charges. In September 2012, Interpol issued a Red Notice for Zhou.”