Young generations thrive in NE China with dedication

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan May 5, 2026 3 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

(240927) -- BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023 shows the People's Bank of China in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

SHENYANG, May 4, 2026 (Xinhua) — From the post-80s to post-90s and post-00s, generations of young people in northeast China have taken root in various posts, working hard with dedication. They fulfill their duties earnestly and embody the spirit of youth with perseverance and inheritance.

Zhang Chuang, born in the 1980s, is an associate researcher at the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has dedicated himself to bio-inspired robotics research, focusing on integrating sensing, actuation, and intelligence from biological systems with electromechanical technologies.

Zhang Chuang (L) discusses an experiment with a student at a bio-inspired robotics lab in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Zhang Chuang conducts an experiment at a bio-inspired robotics lab in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Zhang Chuang works at a bio-inspired robotics lab in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Tong Zhengyang, born in 1995, is a wind turbine maintenance technician at the Fuxin Operation Center of Datang Liaoning Branch’s New Energy Division. By the age of 30, he has received multiple industry honors. In 2023, he independently developed the “Huarui Wind Turbine Safety Chain Simulator,” which enhanced on-site training and improved safety skills of maintenance technicians. As a corporate trainer, he also participates in employee induction programs and has helped train a group of skilled workforce for the company.

Tong Zhengyang conducts equipment maintenance at a wind farm in Fuxin, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Tong Zhengyang (R) helps a colleague with a safety belt at a wind farm in Fuxin, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

This aerial drone photo shows Tong Zhengyang inspecting the cables of an anemometer at a wind farm in Fuxin, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Wu Qianlu is a post-2000s museum docent at the China Industrial Museum. Raised in Shenyang’s Tiexi District, she chose to become a narrator and preserver of industrial culture after graduation. She uses accessible and heartfelt language to convey the history and achievements of China’s industrial development.

Wu Qianlu practices narrating at the China Industrial Museum in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

Wu Qianlu arranges exhibit barriers at the China Industrial Museum in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

Wu Qianlu (R) gives a guided tour at the China Industrial Museum in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, April 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Han He)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20260504/4d4a4425152848c286ebc804464a3ee2/c.html

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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