The executive committee of the 2025 World Games Chengdu officially released the official mascots and slogans for the sports competition at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
With the 12th edition of the games set to be held in Chengdu City on August 7, 2025, in southwest China's Sichuan Province -- famously home to most of the world's giant pandas -- organizers called for mascot designs that combine Chengdu's love of sports, its abundance of wildlife, and its rich cultural heritage.
The designs of Shubao and Jinzai, the mascots, are inspired by the giant panda and the golden snub-nosed monkey from Sichuan. The mascots were chosen to raise awareness about rare animals and biodiversity protection, organizers said.
The committee also revealed this year's slogan, "Boundless Sports, Countless Wonders" which they said implies the infinite possibilities of sportsmanship and aims to stimulate every athlete to challenge themselves and go beyond the limit.
"We have considered sporty flavor, Chengdu's unique style and international communication to select a widely representative and recognized slogan. The design of the mascots is inspired by rare animals and signature plants, intangible cultural heritage textiles and unearthed cultural relics with profound historical significance, which are delicately fused together," said Xu Xingguo, deputy mayor of Chengdu Municipal People's Government and executive vice president and secretary-general of the Executive Committee of Chengdu World Games.
Shubao, the giant panda mascot, features Chengdu's city flower, the hibiscus, in its inner ears, while Jinzai, the golden snub-nosed monkey mascot, has ears transformed from artifacts excavated from the Sanxingdui site.
Their attire, woven with Shu Brocade, one of China's four famous styles of floral woven fabric, depicts lucid waters and lush mountains, and the pattern embodies the Sun and Immortal Birds Gold Ornament, a symbol of China's cultural heritage.
Held every four years, the World Games offer a high-level platform for many non-Olympic sports. The Chengdu games will include drone sports, fin swimming, pool life-saving, and cheerleading, with 35 sports in total.
2025 World Games Chengdu unveils slogan, mascots
Over 30 Chinese companies signed agreements on Saturday to foster collaboration on the development of offshore wind power industrial chain by strengthening partnerships between upstream and downstream sectors and exploring joint innovative development.
Zhang Zhian, a representative from a subsea cable manufacturing company, said that as the wind power industry expands into the deep sea, their focus now lies on reducing costs and energy consumption.
"In this collaborative effort, we will work with upstream companies in the petrochemical sector to co-develop advanced materials, and strengthen cooperation with universities in the field of deep-sea high-end accessories. We will provide products for longer, deeper, and more distant AC/DC conversions," said Zhang Zhian, a representative from a subsea cable manufacturing company.
As a leader in offshore wind power sector, China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has teamed up with dozens of enterprises to focus on critical offshore wind technologies and application scenarios.
"Three Gorges Renewables (Group) Co., Ltd. is steadily advancing the development of offshore wind power projects. In collaboration with several upstream companies in the industrial chain, we will conduct major research projects to jointly tackle key technical challenges related to deep-sea power transmission, control systems, and other critical technologies," said Zhu Chengjun, chairman of Three Gorges Renewables (Group) Co., Ltd.
The offshore wind power industry is highly complex, involving millions of components and spanning multiple industries.
“The Chinese government encourages companies throughout the supply chain to focus on key common technologies, cutting-edge and leading technologies, and disruptive innovations. The aim is to jointly advance the development of critical links such as wind turbine units, offshore power transmission, marine engineering, operation and maintenance. This collaboration will help strengthen the entire industrial chain by addressing weaknesses and enhancing strengths, jointly improving the industry's innovation capacity and supply chain efficiency,” said Zhuang Shuxin, secretary general of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.
According to official data, 74 "little giant" enterprises have been developed throughout China's offshore wind power industrial chain, covering multiple subsectors such as subsea cables, blades, turbine units, substations, and grid connection systems.
"Little giants" refer to the novel elites of China's SMEs that are engaged in manufacturing, specialize in a niche market and boast cutting-edge technologies.
China has become the world leader in cumulative installed capacity for offshore wind power, driving the global development of offshore wind energy.
Chinese firms collaborate to elevate offshore wind power innovative development
