Walk through China and feel the pulse of high-quality development

Source: People's Daily

Foreign media reporters took a selfie in the production workshop of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., the birthplace of "Fuxing".

Photo by Liu Hui, reporter of this newspaper

"Have friends come from afar, are you happy?" Recently, the "Day to China" Chinese and foreign online media exchange project was officially launched. About 30 foreign media reporters from 18 countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaysia, visited Qingdao, Weifang and other places in Shandong Province to understand the local economic development and cultural inheritance through on-site visit experience, visiting seminars, exchanges and interactions, and feel the pulse of China's high-quality development.

Connectivity –

Promote economic prosperity

The green mountains lean on the blue sea, and friends come from afar. When the bus drove to the seaside of Jiaozhou Bay, where the sea and sky were connected, a cross-sea bridge that could not be seen at a glance appeared in front of it, causing an exclamation in the car. Mohammad Al-Al Ansari, director of the international department of Afghanistan's Bakhtar news agency, sitting in the first row of the bus, held up his mobile phone to record while eagerly trying to know the details of the bridge's construction: "How long is this bridge?" "How many piers are there?" ......

The 41-kilometer-long Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, designed, constructed and built in-house by China, has greatly improved the city's transportation efficiency and promoted the prosperity of the local economy and tourism. Below the sea surface of Jiaozhou Bay, the 8.1-kilometer-long Qingdao Metro Line 1 undersea tunnel has been completed, greatly shortening the travel time from Huangdao District of Qingdao City to the main urban area of Qingdao, bringing unprecedented convenience to residents. At present, the second submarine tunnel project of Jiaozhou Bay is under construction.

"I came to China in the 90s, and I went to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xi'an and other cities. China's development has changed a lot, and the rapid development of infrastructure has made people's lives more convenient. "Kazakhstan Today" news agency director Timur Kuvatov said.

"From highways and railways to cross-sea bridges, convenient transportation facilities connect many cities and remote areas in China, narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas." Luke Mani, senior researcher at Solomon Star, said that based on China's own development experience, the Belt and Road Initiative will focus on strengthening connectivity, which will create new opportunities for the country's economic development and smooth trade.

Sawood Faisal, chief digital editor of Pakistan Observer, said: "I am honoured to be in China and feel the charm of Chinese cities. I was impressed by Qingdao's landmarks and cross-sea bridges. Faisal said that he hopes to show the Pakistani people a real China through his own lens and words.

Intelligent Manufacturing——

Contribute to a better life

CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. is the birthplace of China's first "Fuxing" high-speed EMU, the first intercity urban EMU and the first Chinese standard metro train. In the company's workshop, a series of "Fuxing" high-speed train is ready to go, attracting the attention of foreign journalists.

According to reports, the new "Fuxing" intelligent EMU integrates new technologies such as the Internet, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and 5G, which can automatically adjust the lighting, temperature, air pressure fluctuations, etc. in the passenger compartment according to the external operating environment, and achieve upgrades in terms of intelligence, comfort, safety, and convenience of operation and maintenance.

The reporters enthusiastically boarded the "Fuxing" intelligent EMU train to record and photograph the details of the carriage. In the newly launched new intercity intelligent train car, Valery Surganov, editor-in-chief of Kazakhstan News newspaper, experienced wireless charging, 5G mobile network and intelligent services for human-computer interaction. For the first time in the field of domestic intercity urban trains, the car adopts technologies such as intelligent assisted driving and "digital twin" to realize the intelligence of all application scenarios. Surganov sighed: "This train is full of technology! ”

Ruslan Kenzaev, deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Speech Daily of Uzbekistan, experienced the Fuxing CR400AF-Z intelligent multiple unit. He said: "China has advanced high-speed rail technology, and I hope that Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries will continue to strengthen cooperation with China in the field of high-speed rail construction." ”

Foreign media reporters also walked into Haier Group to experience the beautiful life brought by digital smart home products such as intelligent three-dimensional fitting mirrors and zero-embedded refrigerators. Farcel, senior anchor of Malaysia Radio and Television, said that Haier Electric is a very popular brand in Malaysia, and in the field of global scientific and technological innovation, China has become a powerful force that cannot be ignored, and will recommend more Chinese intelligent manufacturing products to friends around him in the future.

Serik Korzhumbayev, editor-in-chief of Kazakh Business Daily, was deeply touched by the trip, saying: "High-speed rail, 5G, artificial intelligence and other scientific and technological innovation achievements have not only injected impetus into China's economic development, but also China shares technological achievements and experience with other countries through international scientific and technological cooperation for the benefit of people around the world." ”

Smart Agriculture——

Pave the way to riches

There are more than 200 new varieties of small tomatoes, sweet potatoes can grow in the air, and on average more than 17,000 kilograms of vegetables are sold everywhere every minute... Coming to Shouguang City, Weifang, Shandong, the "hometown of Chinese vegetables", foreign media reporters went into greenhouses and visited villages to experience the vigorous development of modern agriculture.

In the modern agricultural high-tech experimental demonstration base of Shouguang City, the "Shouguang Intelligent Glass Greenhouse" covers an area of 120 acres. "The smart glass greenhouse has more than 120 patented technologies, equipped with advanced equipment such as precision water and fertilizer, tidal irrigation, smart meteorology, intelligent production management throughout the process, energy consumption reduced by more than 50%, and the use of advanced Internet of Things, intelligent control system and other technologies to achieve comprehensive monitoring and control of the greenhouse environment, thereby improving the yield and quality of crops." Zhang Linlin, deputy director of Shouguang Vegetable Industry Development Center, surprised foreign media reporters with his introduction.

Philippine News Agency correspondent Agut said: "Watering, fertilizing, temperature control... I didn't expect that these can be controlled through mobile phones, and agricultural production can become so 'simple'! Seeing the use of bee pollination and the use of green ecological cycles such as pest control and insect control to grow vegetables in greenhouses, Agut said: "China's smart agriculture can improve the sustainability of agricultural production, and achieve ecological protection and sustainable development by saving energy and reducing the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers." ”

In Cuiling West Village, Paddy Town, foreign media reporters walked into the vegetable greenhouse to learn the secret of local vegetable cultivation and increasing income. Intelligent plant protection machine, intelligent roller shutter machine, Internet of things sensor... With the help of various smart devices, farmers can manage several vegetable greenhouses alone. Luke Mani said: "I hope that Solomon Islands can learn from China's experience in rural revitalization, learn from China's digital and intelligent planting technology, improve the efficiency and quality of agricultural production, and achieve rapid rural economic and social development." ”

"How's your income?" How is life going? "Ansari is very interested in the lives of local farmers. Cui Jiangyuan, a greenhouse farmer in Cuiling West Village, answered the Afghan reporter's questions. "Almost every household now has two cars, one for daily use and one for vegetables." From the small earthen shed of the year, to the excavated roller shutter shed, and then to the current intelligent "cloud shed", Cui Jiangyuan calculated the account for foreign media reporters: "Compared with ordinary vegetable greenhouses, the labor cost of intelligent 'cloud shed' can be reduced by 20%, water and fertilizer can be reduced by half, and a shed can earn a lot of money a year." ”

Walking in the clean and tidy village, the rows of small buildings on both sides of the road have been renovated, and the rural appearance suitable for living and working makes Sri Lanka's ADA News reporter Perris sigh. In recent years, with the help of seeds, agricultural materials and technical services provided by the local government, the villagers of Cuiling West Village have changed from knowing how to farm to "wise" farming, not only embarked on the road to prosperity, but also realized the transformation and upgrading of modern agriculture. Perris said: "China's efforts in promoting rural revitalization are admirable, some developing countries are facing the challenge of poverty reduction, and China's practical experience inspires us to think and has reference significance." ”