Henan Province is typical of China's efforts in agricultural technology transformation, with cutting-edge technologies like drones and artificial intelligence leveraged to boost wheat production and ensure a more sustainable future for its farmers.
Li Jie, a farmer and also the planting director of Henan Weiliang Agricultural Investment Company, has been using drones to spray pesticide and monitor his wheat crop.
Equipped with multi-spectral cameras, the drone captures detailed images of the field, allowing him to identify areas affected by disease or nutrient deficiencies.
"Now I can save a lot of manpower and material resources. This can be controlled remotely by mobile phone so that watering and fertilizing can be done anytime and anywhere to ensure the leafing and growth of wheat and achieve a maximum yield of the crops," said Li.
Besides drones, precision technologies, including soil sensors, GPS guided tractors and AI-powered analytic platforms, have also facilitated agricultural development in Henan and other places in China. "When we plant wheat, we will use large agricultural machines to do deep tillage. We do it every two or three years," said Zhou Fuqiang, an agronomist.
These tools are helping farmers to optimize irrigation, reduce fertilizer use and increase yields, while minimizing environmental impacts.
Experts have expressed their eagerness to share their extensive knowledge and innovative techniques with African farmers.
"Of course, I hope to introduce the skills I have mastered to our friends in Africa," said Professor Ru Zhengang of the Henan Institute of Science and Technology.
The shared experience in increasing wheat yields and adapting crops to climate change is expected to position China as a valuable partner for African nations to overcome agricultural challenges.
Henan typical of China's agricultural technology transformation
Henan typical of China's agricultural technology transformation
The Global Security Initiative (GSI) proposed by China has shifted the paradigm in thinking about global security away from the traditional zero-sum mentality toward a vision rooted in dialogue and development, said a Chinese expert on Tuesday.
In April 2022, China proposed the Global Security Initiative (GSI), which aims to create a new path to security that prioritizes dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, and win-win over zero-sum thinking.
The initiative provides a new course and approach to addressing the root causes of international conflicts and solving security challenges facing humanity.
During an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Wang Xinsong, associate professor at the School of Government at Beijing Normal University, hailed the initiative's importance amid escalating global challenges.
"It's been four years and we have witnessed that the Global Security Initiative or GSI has transformed from a framework in principle to an action plan with many actions having taken place in mediating the conflicts. The major difference between the GSI and the traditional and the existing mainstream idea about global security is that the mainstream idea is being the zero-sum mentality where the belief is that one country's safety is possible only if its neighbors safety is not existent. The GSI shifts the paradigm in thinking about global security away from the zero-sum mentality by arguing that security at the end of the day is very much related to development," Wang said.
Over the past four years, China has consistently promoted the implementation of the GSI. By the end of 2025, the initiative has received support and appreciation from more than 130 countries and regions, as well as international organizations, and has been explicitly incorporated into more than 140 bilateral and multilateral documents at home and abroad.
China's Global Security Initiative shifts paradigm away from traditional zero-sum mentality: expert
