Tianwen-2 begins China’s first asteroid sample-return mission.
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THE BIG PICTURE / GUIZHOU
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Ne Zha 2 connects Chinese animation, creative labour and international audiences.
Xinhua · the creative journey behind Ne Zha 2 ↗Zhang Guimei’s work for girls’ education in the mountains of Yunnan.
CCTV · Zhang Guimei profile ↗RECENT PERSPECTIVES / 2023–2026
A country, still unfolding.
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IN FOCUS / 2026
JUNO’s first data bring new precision to neutrino physics.
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01 / A SHARED WORLD
A world we share.
From a grass that grows mushrooms to the people beneath blue helmets. Cooperation becomes meaningful in everyday work.
COOPERATION / UNITED NATIONS
A small grass. A shared possibility.
Juncao uses grasses to grow mushrooms and share agricultural skills.
United Nations Peacekeeping · China / 2024
China’s contribution to United Nations peacekeeping, seen through people.
IEA · Global Energy Review 2025 / 2024
China’s renewable expansion, and the work still ahead.
World Bank · agribusiness in the railway corridor / 2022
The Laos–China railway opens possibilities for trade and regional exchange.
02 / FUTURE, MADE HERE
The next horizon.
Curiosity becomes an experiment. An experiment becomes a breakthrough. Meet the science behind the headlines.
SCIENCE / 2024
The far side. A first for humanity.
Chang’e-6 brought back something no mission had brought home before.
FIRSTLunar far-side sample return
Dated milestones from original scientific and institutional reports.
03 / CULTURE, REMIXED
Tradition has a new rhythm.
In a wardrobe. On a screen. Over a cup of tea. A living culture keeps finding new ways to speak.
STYLE
NEW MEDIA
LIVING HERITAGE
CELEBRATION
DIGITAL CULTURE
IN THE RHYTHM
04 / EXTRAORDINARY LIVES
The people who move us.
Six people recognised by CCTV’s Touching China programme. Stories of education, music, research, work and care.
2020 / TOUCHING CHINA
Zhang Guimei’s work for girls’ education in the mountains of Yunnan.
2021 / TOUCHING CHINA
Jiang Mengnan’s education is a story of persistence and access.
2022 / TOUCHING CHINA
Deng Xiaolan brought music into children’s everyday lives.
2022 / TOUCHING CHINA
Yang Ning’s work with a mountain community in Guangxi.
2022 / TOUCHING CHINA
Lu Hong builds a business that includes employees with disabilities.
2022 / TOUCHING CHINA
Lin Zhanxi’s agricultural research connects a local idea with shared learning.
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A mission begins on the front page
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Animation, from home to the world
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An underground observatory in the news
Open original newspaper PDF ↗2022-03-04 / Sanxiang Metropolis Daily
A voice beyond silence
Open original newspaper PDF ↗2023-06-25 / People’s Daily
Young people, rural futures
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