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From community renewal to sustainable transit: two Latin American scholars draw on the people-centered planning embedded in China’s urban development_我的网站

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    Foreign tourists view a model of urban planning and construction at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center on August 10, 2025. Photo: VCG
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed out, "to understand China today, one must learn to understand the Communist Party of China (CPC)." With the rapid development of China's economy and society, and the steady advancement of the Chinese path to modernization, the notable achievements of the CPC have drawn extensive international attention and scholarly interest. Against this backdrop, the Global Times has launched the "CPC in Global Eyes" column, focusing on the feelings, perspectives and insights of international friends from various fields regarding the CPC's historical path and achievements.
They include those who have toured China, who deeply study the CPC in academic fields, who work, live, study, seek employment or do business in various fields in China, and who pay close attention to the CPC's policies and trends, although they haven't visited the country in person. Through their vivid personal experiences, we aim to present a multifaceted overseas view of the CPC.
In the 16th installment of this series, we followed two Latin American scholars as they toured Chinese cities, witnessing how the CPC's people-centered, long-term development vision is translated into tangible everyday improvements - and reflecting on what China's experience might offer for state capacity building in Latin America.

Standing before the glass at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Ecuadorian scholar María Imelda Robalino gently traced the edge of the giant city model with her fingertips, her eyes reflecting the orderly contours of this megacity stretching toward the horizon. The clear lines linking green spaces along the city's iconic Huangpu River, dense residential neighborhoods and industrial parks drew the public administration scholar, who has long studied urban expansion in Latin America, into deep thought.
Beside her, Mariana Escalante, a Mexican scholar in China studies, gazed at the scrolling timeline of Shanghai's long-term urban plans on a screen and expressed her admiration for the CPC and the Chinese government's all-out efforts in development and construction. "It's very impressive that they're taking care of all the factors that influence Chinese people, not just development and the economy, but also the environment and the well-being of the people," she told the Global Times at the exhibition center.
In June, a delegation of more than 20 think tank scholars from about 15 Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, started their tour in China. Over the course of more than 10 days, they visited cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, and went into urban planning exhibition centers, residential communities, Party schools, eco-friendly power plants and university think tanks. Robalino and Escalante were among them. Like many others in the group, they came with a shared purpose: to see for themselves what Chinese modernization under CPC leadership actually looks like.
"I always emphasize the importance of seeing and experiencing China with my own eyes, in addition to learning about it through documents, academic research or news reports," Escalante told the Global Times.
    Mariana Escalante visits an eco-friendly power company in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, on June 11, 2026. Photo: Courtesy of Escalante
From plans to everyday life
For Escalante, this trip to China was far from her first encounter with the country.
A professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and founder of Mexican Association of Sinology, she has visited China many times before - yet each journey still brings fresh discoveries. "China is a country that changes at an impressive speed, so I try to visit as often as possible," she told the Global Times. "Every trip allows me to observe new processes, and compare what I study in texts with how policies are implemented."
Robalino approached her China visit with a broader set of expectations. Her institution, Ecuador's National Institute of Advanced Studies, has a Center for Chinese Studies, and this trip was meant to deepen existing academic ties. As a scholar of public policy and innovation, she also hoped to observe firsthand how China builds state capacity.
With different expectations, the delegation set off on a "dialogue" spanning mountains and seas. In Shanghai, the Latin American scholars visited the city's urban planning exhibition center and also stepped into one of its most local residential communities. If the former showed them how a metropolis is "planned" into being, the field visit to Block 228 Changbai New Village Subdistrict, or Changbai 228, revealed how planning is translated into everyday life - through the leadership and support of CPC organizations at every level.
On an afternoon in early June, the delegation stepped into Changbai 228 in Shanghai's Yangpu district. Since its completion in 1952, it has served as a warm home for the city's industrial workers. More than seven decades later, through urban planning, it has been transformed into a mixed-use community that preserves historical memory while offering modern services.
As the delegation walked through the neighborhood, they passed one amenity after another: a convenience commercial center, an affordable sports and health center, a restaurant, and subsidized rental housing. Inside a local Party-mass service center, some residents were dancing, while music drifted out into the hall. At the entrance, several scholars paused and, unable to resist, began clapping along to the beat.
"From the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, I was able to observe how the state plans and envisions the development of the city; at Changbai 228, I was able to observe the results of that action from the perspective of the community and everyday life," Robalino told the Global Times. What intrigued her most was "how a planned intervention can become a space that does not feel rigid or imposed, but instead becomes a place for connection and coexistence." To her, the case revealed one of the less visible dimensions of public action: what happens after planning, during implementation, when public decisions become part of people's daily lives.
Escalante was equally struck by what Changbai 228 revealed about the CPC's people-centered philosophy. "What attracted my attention most at 228 was the close connection between urban renewal and the everyday well-being of residents," she said.
"Urban space should not be organized solely around commercial consumption. Changbai 228 includes commercial services, but it also has public and community spaces where people can meet, rest or take part in activities, without consumption necessarily being at the center of the experience." In Escalante's view, the CPC's people-centered approach had taken on tangible form. "Development should not be understood only in economic terms or in terms of economic gain, but also in terms of the people."
    Foreign tourists visit the Bund in Shanghai on August 17, 2026. Photo: VCG
An immersive understanding

Having visited China in person and seen firsthand how CPC policies are implemented in everyday life and put at the service of the people, these Latin American scholars with a strong interest in China gained a more immersive understanding of some of the Party's core concepts.
Several of the projects the scholars visited enabled them to observe how these concepts are translated into concrete policies and projects, Escalante said. She pointed to some terms often mentioned by the CPC and the Chinese government, such as "people-centered development," "common prosperity" and "Chinese modernization."
"People-centered development" means that development should not be measured solely by economic growth, infrastructure construction or technological progress, but also by its ability to improve people's livelihoods and quality of life, she added.
The scholar further pointed out that, "common prosperity" adds another layer to this vision: growth and modernization should benefit a broader swath of society, and development should help reduce social and regional inequalities. "What is the point of achieving high levels of economic growth or technological development if a significant part of the population is left outside its benefits?"
As for "Chinese modernization," Escalante described it as a modernization path suited to China's own historical, social and political conditions, rather than the assumption that there is only one universal model to follow.
"The leadership of the CPC is also explicitly presented as one of its central elements. From my perspective, the role of the Party is precisely one of the defining features of this process," she told the Global Times. "The Chinese government has considerable capacity to set long-term development goals, coordinate public policies and mobilize resources toward specific priorities. What interests me is how these broad ideas are translated - or are intended to be translated - into concrete policies, and what results they produce at different levels of society."
Cooperation amid challenges
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum. Data show that in 2024 trade between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries exceeded $500 billion for the first time, more than 40 times that of the beginning of this century. In 2025, the figure climbed further to $549 billion. More than 20 Latin American countries had joined the Belt and Road cooperation framework, the Xinhua News Agency reported in May 2025.
Behind the numbers are scholars' observations and reflections. Escalante believes that one of the most practical and promising areas for cooperation between China and Latin America lies in sustainable urban transportation and its integration with new energy - including electric public transit, charging infrastructure, energy storage technologies, smart traffic management systems and shared mobility services. "These are particularly relevant areas for large Latin American cities that face problems such as congestion, pollution, unequal access to transportation and long commuting times," she said.
From the perspective of public administration, Robalino pointed to at least two areas where China and Latin America could find concrete opportunities for South-South cooperation.
"One is the exchange of experience on long-term planning, policy monitoring and strengthening implementation capacity; the other is public innovation," she told the Global Times. "It would be particularly interesting to exchange methodologies for experimentation, institutional learning and scaling up innovations."
When asked about the resurgence of "Monroe Doctrine" thinking in the US, Escalante did not evade the issue. "US influence and pressure on Latin America have a long history," she said. What worries her now, she added, is that the US government has once again publicly invoked the Monroe Doctrine, "which inevitably raises questions in Latin America about sovereignty and the capacity to make our own decisions."
At the same time, Escalante argued that it is too simplistic to explain Latin America's limited autonomy solely through external pressure. "Autonomy also depends on our own capacities. A country with strong institutions, a more diversified economy, lower levels of poverty and inequality, greater scientific and technological capabilities, and a long-term development strategy also has more room to decide with whom it wants to build relations and on what terms," she said.
Looking at Latin America, Escalante said one of the most important lessons from China's experience is the country's ability to define long-term goals and, above all, to translate them into concrete policies.
"Our countries have very different political systems, histories and social conditions, so this is not about copying the Chinese model," she told the Global Times. "However, we can reflect on the importance of building institutional systems that can plan, coordinate policies, ensure a certain degree of continuity and make public decisions truly take effect."
As the scholar put it, "China's experience can prompt Latin America to ask an important question: how do we build states with enough capacity to turn development goals into concrete and lasting improvements in people's lives?"
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B |                    9月，江苏瘦西湖文化旅游股份有限公司（以下简称“瘦西湖文旅”）向港交所递交了招股书。这家年营收超1亿元的企业，核心收入主要来自“划船”——85%以上营收依赖水上游船观光服务。公司掌舵者、55岁的董事长徐顺美，早年只是一名景点导游，但凭借对文旅行业的深耕，一路走向管理层，带领企业打响了“瘦西湖船娘”这一招牌。                   游船业务收入占比超过八成                    主要业务仍“困”在扬州                    作为扬州市内目前唯一一家持牌的水上游船观光运营商，瘦西湖文旅拥有蜀冈—瘦西湖风景区水上游船观光20年独家经营权，并在古运河区域享有运营水上游船观光的无期限专营资格。                   水上游船业务撑起了瘦西湖文旅的业绩。2022年至2024年，公司总营收从0.31亿元增长至1.11亿元，净利润从298万元增长到4288万元。                   其主营业务可以分为三大板块：水上游船观光服务、观光车服务和景区管理服务。

C | 但后两项业务在总营收中占比较低。

D | 2022年至2024年及2025年上半年，瘦西湖文旅水上游船观光服务的收入占比始终维持在85%以上，分别为88.3%、87.2%、86.2%和85.6%。

E |                    为了打破单一业务依赖，瘦西湖文旅也做过尝试。                   去年10月，公司推出大运扬州行进式游船演艺，演出沿着扬州段大运河展开。该项目2025年上半年营收1844.8万元，占总收入21.8%。                   此外，瘦西湖文旅还推出“游船+”增值服务，比如早茶体验项目、研学项目、企业定制活动等。这类增值服务的收入在2024年占总营收的35.3%。

F |                    游船业务高度集中在当地，也意味着公司的业务版图仍“困”在扬州。根据弗若斯特沙利文数据，瘦西湖文旅在2024年江苏省水上游览服务船票销售市场上占有16%的份额，排名第二。但在全国水上游览市场中仅排名第十位，份额为1%。

G |                    图片来源：公司招股书截图                    因此，瘦西湖文旅也在切入景区管理业务。公司在2022年开始与高邮清水潭旅游度假区签订托管协议，但这部分收入不算高。瘦西湖文旅与清水潭旅游度假区最新签订的合作协议显示，3年时间（2025年7月1日至2028年6月30日）里，瘦西湖文旅收取的固定管理费为350万元。值得注意的是，瘦西湖文旅这3年时间中，还需向扬州传媒公司支付合计180万元的高邮清水潭旅游度假区营销服务报酬。                   公司主推摇橹船服务                    包船价1000元                    现年55岁的徐顺美是瘦西湖文旅的灵魂人物。                   她出生于1970年，职业生涯始于最基层的景点导游。凭借突出的能力和对景区的深刻理解，徐顺美一路晋升，历任瘦西湖公园秘书处处长、瘦西湖管理处副主任等职。                   2011年，她担任瘦西湖文旅总经理一职，2019年后升任董事长。徐顺美一直主导设计并开发了多条水上旅游线路以及大运扬州行进式游船演艺，“瘦西湖船娘”这一核心品牌也离不开她的推动。

H |                    2009年，公司打造了“大学生瘦西湖船娘”品牌，并开始组建年轻化的船娘队伍。

I | 在票价方面，摇橹船包船服务价格一般为1000元，摇橹船的女性驾驶员称为“船娘”，男性驾驶员称为“船夫”。                   徐顺美曾表示，要让“瘦西湖船娘”这一品牌不断发光发亮，要让每一位船娘会摇船、会讲解、会游泳、会唱扬州小调、会做心理疏导。

J |                    截至目前，公司共拥有206艘游船，其中包括36艘摇橹船、106艘自驾船和64艘主题船，标准运营下单航次总载客量达3817人，旅游高峰期每日最大承载量超3.5万人。

K |                    其中，摇橹船最具特色。“瘦西湖船娘班”过去几年共接待超83万名享受摇橹船服务的游客，这成为瘦西湖文旅的重要收入来源。                   2017年，瘦西湖文旅已成功挂牌新三板，迈出资本化第一步。但冲刺港股的道路并非坦途，港股市场上的文旅类企业估值普遍不高，且2025年以来尚无文旅企业在港股成功IPO的案例。                   这位从景点导游走向管理层的董事长徐顺美，能否完成这场从运河之畔到国际化资本市场的跳跃？                    （免责声明：文章内容和数据仅供参考，不构成投资建议。投资者据此操作，风险自担。

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