This is the seventh story of the "Practitioner's Insights" column, in which, the Global Times visited China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) Petroleum Brasil Ltda to experience how Chinese enterprises blend with the local community, setting an example for oil and gas exploration and cooperation in the Global South countries.

This is the sixth story of the "Practitioner's Insights" column, in which, the Global Times visited the Henan Jiao Yulu Executive Leadership Academy in Lankao county, Central China's Henan Province, a Party spirit education institute named after the late grassroots Party official Jiao Yulu (1922-64).

This is the fifth story of the "Practitioner's Insights" column, in which, a Global Times reporter traveled to Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang Province, to speak with local drivers, passengers, and transportation officials about the urban-rural bus Route 101, which is hailed as a model for the national urban-rural public transportation integration reform. Over the past two decades, this route has steadfastly adhered to the "nail" spirit and the perseverance of "keeping working on it, one administration after another," to anchor the principle of "following a good blueprint through to the end" and "making it a success."

This is the fourth story of the "Practitioners' Insights" column, in which the Global Times exclusively interviewed the China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite (CBERS) project scientific research team members. Their experiences showcase China's responsibilities in scientific and technological development: Continuously enhancing independent innovation capabilities and always adhering to the philosophy of technology for good purposes.

"What we pursue is the wellbeing of both the Chinese people and the people of all other countries," Xi Jinping, Chinese president and general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, emphasized in "China's Diplomacy Must Befit Its Major-Country Status" of the second volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China. In Vietnam's Hanoi, a light rail line constructed by a Chinese company has transformed the lives of locals, demonstrating China's commitment to pursuing shared wellbeing with people in neighboring countries.

This is the second story of the "Practitioners' Insights" column, featuring a visit to the government service center in Anji County, East China's Zhejiang Province, where the Global Times observed how the Communist Party of China (CPC) continuously improve Party conduct to deliver tangible results for the people through the stories of the "feedback window for unfinished work."

To offer global audiences deeper insights into Xi Jinping: The Governance of China and the key concepts it contains, including perspectives on development, civilization, security, human rights, ecology, international order, and global governance, the Global Times is launching the "Decoding the Book of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" series. Through themed columns such as "Scholars' Perspectives," "Translators' Voices," "Practitioners' Insights," and "Readers' Reflections," this series will feature perspectives from Chinese and international scholars, translators of the work, practitioners of its concepts, and overseas readers. It aims to share what they have seen and understood about China's philosophy, values, and wisdom through the book. This is the first installment of the "Practitioners' Insights" column, which narrates how a grassroots legislative outreach office in Shanghai channels the voices of ordinary citizens to the nation's highest legislative body, acting as a vital mechanism for advancing whole-process people's democracy.

China's annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the national two sessions, have respectively kicked off in Beijing since Wednesday and Tuesday. Thousands of Chinese lawmakers and political advisers gathered in the capital to discuss topics of national concern, and to hear the government's annual work report and development plan for the coming year.

Q: Is democracy only represented by “one person, one vote”? A: "Democracy is reflected in all aspects of rural life in China, and the village collective economy is a vivid embodiment of this. I spend every day with the villagers, and we fully trust and respect each other," said Xie Jiarong, the Party chief of Danitang village

Nestled in the misty mountains of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, where ancient traditions whisper through bamboo groves, the vibrant world of Miao embroidery comes to life with every stitch crafted by local artisans. Guizhou has long been one of the most impoverished regions in China, grappling with a combination of geographical, economic, and infrastructural challenges that make daily life a struggle for many families. However, during China's monumental anti-poverty campaign - unprecedented in scale - Guizhou embarked on a transformative journey that harnessed local resources, introduced innovative methods, and revitalized traditional culture, ultimately achieving zero poverty by 2020. For the villagers of Huawu in Xinren Miao Township, Guizhou's Qianxi city, the art of Miao embroidery, an intangible cultural heritage, was their magic weapon helping them shake off poverty and achieve prosperity.

In August 2019, in a reply letter to residents of Xiadang Township in Ningde, East China's Fujian Province, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed delight over local villagers being lifted out of poverty and living a better life. After 30 years of unremitting struggle by the people, Xiadang has become a place that is easily accessible by road with a brand new image, while local residents have a stronger sense of happiness and fulfillment, Xi said, “which vividly proves the old adage that weak birds take flight early, and constant dropping wears away a stone.”

What kind of industrial spring has this plant brought to the farmers of Nanyang? In the face of new market competition and the rise of e-commerce, how has the “magic herb” empowered locals to carve out new avenues for prosperity?

Walking across the sand dunes, Lu Qi steps on sand divided into square blocks by straw.

At the China Peacekeeping Police Training Center (CPPTC) of the China People's Police University in Langfang, North China's Hebei Province, everyone carries the concept that "peace is precious" deep in their hearts, as this reflects their original aspiration for participating in peacekeeping missions.

On a day in early October, the Global Times reporter visited two residential communities in Quanzhou city, East China's Fujian Province, where the residents in two compounds once had a decade-long animosity toward each other, due to an ownership dispute on a middle pathway.