This photo taken on Aug. 11, 2025 shows a view of Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China. The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is scheduled to open on Sept. 10 at Shougang Park in Beijing.

Zhaotong city in southwest China's Yunnan Province has blazed a path to rural revitalization by developing a thriving Sichuan pepper industry—balancing ecological protection with economic growth, and blending tradition with cutting-edge technology.

Saulebek Kabylbekov is a 66-year-old Kazakh ophthalmologist at Daqing Ophthalmology Hospital who could communicate with patients fluently in a northeastern Chinese dialect. In the 1990s, as an outstanding young ophthalmologist of Kazakhstan, Saulebek visited China multiple times for work and academic exchanges.

A report released on Sunday expounds on China's innovative approach in ecological conservation and its global impact. Titled "Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains for Beautiful China and World: China's Ecological Civilization Concept and Practice, and How They Inspire the World," the report was jointly released.

China's approach to substantive, high-quality opening up is proving to be a critical endeavour for a safe and mutually progressive future. This can clearly be seen in a series of high-profile exhibitions and trade fairs held in recent weeks, such as the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) and the 9th China-South Asia Expo (CSAE).