Feature. China's State Council press hall welcomes first guide dog

Xinhua

15th May 2026

Feature. China's State Council press hall welcomes first guide dog

Editor: huaxia

As journalists gathered in the press hall of China's State Council Information Office on Friday afternoon, a special guest quietly joined them on stage, a Labrador retriever named "Aiju."

Calmly sitting beside its visually impaired owner, the guide dog became the first of its kind to enter the State Council Information Office's briefing room.

Aiju's owner, Wang Zhihua, heads an accessibility program at a ride-hailing platform.

At the press conference, Wang joined four other people with disabilities to share their experiences in helping improve accessibility and inclusion for disabled communities in China ahead of the country's national day of assisting persons with disabilities which falls on May 17 this year.

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