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A |     中新社大连8月26日电 题：大连汇聚亚太声音 全球目光聚焦APEC“中国年”          　　中新社记者 周昕          　　8月17日至28日，2026年亚太经合组织(APEC)第三次高官会及相关会议在辽宁省大连市举行。    

    Maya archaeological site in Cancun, Mexico Photo: VCG
Before becoming an award-winning science fiction writer, Baoshu was simply a fan fascinated by Hugo Award winner Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem. His desire to explore the universe created by the blockbuster trilogy led him to write The Redemption of Time (Remembrance of Earth's Past), a fan work that later became a published novel.
Years later, Baoshu has become one of the notable voices in Chinese science fiction. He was honored with the Mao Dun Newcomer Award this year, one of China's most prestigious literary awards for young writers. Established in 2015, the award recognizes outstanding writers and critics under the age of 45.
The award committee said his works have expanded the possibilities of science fiction through exploration of time, civilizations and the impact of technology on everyday life.
The honor adds to a growing list of achievements. Baoshu had previously won the Galaxy Award, China's equivalent of the Nebula Awards. His short story Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2024.
In his latest novel, The Sky of Kukulkan, published by New Star Press, Baoshu turns his fascination with the ancient Maya civilization into a story about humanity itself. The book is Baoshu's first major work after receiving the Mao Dun Newcomer Award.
Set during the final period of the Maya Classic era, the novel follows a fallen prince who, with the help of a priestess, gradually uncovers the secrets behind astronomical movements, unusual solar phenomena and the legend of the Feathered Serpent deity.
For Baoshu, the story is ultimately not only about the Maya, but also a reflection of humanity itself, its pursuit of knowledge and the universe, as well as the conflicts driven by human flaws.
"I think the most fascinating part of this story is that the Maya civilization is a microcosm of humanity itself," Baoshu told the Global Times. "It reflects mankind's journey to explore the universe and seek truth, while also showing how human weaknesses, such as greed and hostility, can lead to endless conflicts within society."
    Chinese sci-fi writer Baoshu Photo: Courtesy of New Star Press
The road to sci-fi
Born in 1980, Baoshu developed his passion for writing early. After moving to Haiyan, East China's Zhejiang Province, at the age of 6 with his parents, who worked in nuclear power construction, he spent much of his childhood reading science fiction and popular science books in local libraries.
As a primary school student, he began writing his own science fiction stories, although he said that his early works were immature.
His pen name, "Baoshu," has a much simpler origin. More than two decades ago, he chose it casually as an online username because he was a fan of Chinese martial arts novelist Jin Yong and created several usernames inspired by characters from Jin Yong's works. Most disappeared over time, but "Baoshu" remained.
After studying philosophy at Peking University, he continued writing short stories. His professional science fiction career began in 2010 while studying in Belgium, when his admiration for Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem inspired him to write the fan fiction novel The Redemption of Time (Remembrance of Earth's Past).
"His work has always set a benchmark for me, a standard I hope to approach even if it remains a distant goal," he said.
For Baoshu, The Redemption of Time (Remembrance of Earth's Past) was driven mainly by his love for Liu's fictional universe and his desire to explore the possibilities beyond the original trilogy.
"The world created by The Three-Body Problem is so rich and diverse that you feel there are many stories behind it that were not told," he said. 
"I wanted to express some of those possibilities in my own way."
    The cover of Baoshu's The Sky of Kukulkan. Photo: Courtesy of New Star Press
Sci-fi future
Baoshu said that, looking ahead, science fiction will continue expanding as technology changes society.
With technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) advancing at an unprecedented pace, the boundary between science fiction and reality is becoming increasingly blurred. Ideas once imagined only in novels are now entering everyday life, creating new questions and possibilities for writers to explore.
AI, for example, has created new creative opportunities and raised new questions about humanity's relationship with machines. But he noted that AI is not an entirely new topic for science fiction.
"Science fiction has been writing about AI for many years," he told the Global Times. "At different stages, new technologies emerge and connect with new social issues, creating new possibilities for storytelling."
He expects one major direction for future science fiction will be "science fiction realism" - stories that focus on how technology affects ordinary life, society and human emotions.
Another challenge for Chinese science fiction is finding deeper connections with local culture.
"Science fiction was once seen as a relatively foreign literary form because it originated overseas," Baoshu said. "But as the genre expands into deeper areas of social life, it also changes how we understand the past."
He said, as science fiction continues to gain popularity in China, the genre is creating more opportunities for new voices. 
Efforts to promote new forms of popular literature have given people from different backgrounds more opportunities to write and share their voices.
。中方此前介绍，此次会议是出席人员规模最大、活动场次最多的一次高官会。亚太目光聚焦滨城，2300余名代表在此推动APEC框架下各领域、各机制达成更多合作成果，为11月APEC第三十三次领导人非正式会议做好准备。         　　今年11月18日至19日，APEC第三十三次领导人非正式会议将在深圳举行。这是中国第三次，也是时隔12年再次担任APEC东道主。

B |                         　　纵观全年，从中方在广州、上海和大连举行高官会，到在多地举办的部长级会议等，各领域合作扎实推进，汇聚了一系列收获。         　　南开大学APEC研究中心主任刘晨阳介绍，APEC高官会对上承接领导人会议与部长级会议部署，对下联动各专项工作组落地落实，是全年合作成果成型的关键环节。大连第三次高官会形成的共识与研讨，将为研判重点成果提供参考方向，亦是观察APEC进程的关键时间节点。

C |          　　刘晨阳进一步指出，大连辐射东北亚，是中国面向亚太地区开放的重要窗口。依托老工业基地产业基础，大连可充分展示传统产业与人工智能等新赛道融合的转型成果，为亚太产业创新合作提供实践参照。         　　中国社会科学院亚太与全球战略研究院研究员许利平认为，三座举办高官会的城市分别依托粤港澳大湾区、长三角地区、东北老工业基地优势，彰显了中国全方位深化亚太合作的姿态。         　　当前，地缘政治冲突、贸易保护主义等挑战交织叠加，世界经济复苏持续承压。         　　“APEC作为亚太经济合作的主渠道，其发展正是依托亚太经济在全球经济体系中的重要地位。

D | ”刘晨阳说，亚太区域合作乃至全球多边合作面临不进则退的局面，需要有效的平台或组织采取开放合作的务实举措，这正是当前APEC应当承担的功能。

E |          　　许利平指出，APEC作为对冲逆全球化、弥补全球治理赤字的重要平台，可为各经济体搭建优势互补、互利共赢的沟通桥梁。         　　今年恰逢中国加入APEC35周年，中国将“建设亚太共同体，促进共同繁荣”确定为2026年办会主题，并提出“开放、创新、合作”三大优先领域。         　　刘晨阳表示，从亚太命运共同体理念，到北京APEC“共建面向未来的亚太伙伴关系”，再到近年来四大全球倡议的提出，中方关于全球发展和治理的理念正不断融入亚太合作进程。         　　受访专家表示，APEC“中国年”系列活动将为区域经济一体化注入新动能，也为全球经济稳定复苏贡献亚太力量。

F | (完) 【编辑:蔡星雨】。

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