Commemorating Great Austrian Internationalist Fighter Dr. Jacob Rosenfeld

To commemorate the centenary of the birth of Dr. Jacob Rosenfeld, an Austrian friend well known by the Chinese people and a great internationalist fighter, an exhibition on his life and the presentation of the book The Diary of Rosenfeld in China cosponsored by the CPAFFC, the Austrian Association for Promotion of Friendship and Cultural Relations with China (AAPFCRC), and the     

Thinking from the Heart!

AN American investment banker and a longtime China observer, Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn became a household name in China as the author of The Man Who Changed China： The Life and Legacy of Jiang Zemin, a best-seller in 2005 demonstrating the life of China＇s former president. The success of this book facilitated his subsequent work in this country. His experiences, accumulated over four years of crisscrossing the nation and dozens of interviews with officials at all levels, have been published in his new book： How China＇s Leaders Think.＂ The Inside Story of China＇s Reform and What This Means for the Future.     

The Mysterious Forest in Xishuangbanna

Shen Xueren was born in Weifang City,Shandong Province in June 1941.He graduated from the Central Academy of Arts in 1966,and re- ceived a doctor's degree at the United Nations International University. Now,he is a member of the China Artists Association and the Chinese Calligrapher Association,a consultant for the China International Association of Celebrity,the arts and cultural exchange ambassador of the World Peace Foundation,an honorable member of the British Royal Joint Academy of Sciences,a researcher at the Research Center of the World Cultural Arts and an honored painter of the Cultural Market Development Center of the Ministry of Culture. In 1978,Shen created the Flower Painting Association.In the same year,he participated in the setting up of Beijing Painting Shop.In 1980,he created the Research Association of Flower and Bird Paintings together with his friends.In 1999,he set up Shen Xueren Art Gallery and Shen Xueren Art Museum.From 1982 to 2000,he had many art exhibitions in many countries including the U.S.A.,Japan,France,Canada and Singapore.Wu Zuoren,Chairman of China Artists Association,attended the opening ceremony of his exhibition in Beijing.The chairman of the Artists Association hosted his exhibition in France.The Chinese Ambassador in Canada,Yu Chen,hosted his exhibi- tion in Canada. The local TV and newspapers report on his exhibitions,and his artwork is collected by embassies and museums.He was invited to draw pictures for the National Museum of China,the Great Hall of the People, Xinhua News Agency,the People's Daily and CCTV,and was also invited to the University of Toronto to give lectures on Chinese painting. Shen has won many awards in many countries.These include an award of excellence for international ink paintings held in Japan in 1986, an award of excellence for new in- ternational art exhibitions in 1988 in Japan,the gold medal of the second Chinese Art Competition in 1999,a sil- ver medal in the 2000 World Chinese Art Exhibition,and a special award from the 2001 Beijing International Art Exhibition.In 2007 his artwork was collected by the UN World Peace Foundation and was awarded the World Peace Art Achievement Award. He was given the title World Art Master.     

CPC’s Secret to Success

Why does the Communist Party of China (CPC) remain popular despite making several serious mistakes? How could the CPC make China the world’s second-largest economy? These are among the 13 questions answered by Xie Chuntao, a professor with the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC, in his latest national bestseller-Why and How the CPC Works in China. The English edition of the book, published in July by the Beijingbased New World Press, won a larger international audience at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October-not only because it addresses Western curiosity about the "China model" and "China’s road," but also because it puts forward a new way of introducing China and the CPC to the world. For this and the next three issues, Beijing Review will publish several chapters of the book, allowing readers a glimpse into the book. Edited chapter one-Why Was the CPC Capable of Establishing a New China-is as follows:     

CLACFA Delegation Visits Three Latin American Countries

The delegation of the China-Latin America and Caribbean Friendship Association (CLACFA) led by President Cheng Siwei, former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, paid a goodwill visit to Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados in early March.     

Donnersburg Germany-China Friendship Association Gives Financial Aids to Poor Chinese Children

At the invitation of the CPAFFC a delegation of the German Donnersburg Germany-ChinaFriendship Association paid a goodwill visit toShaanxi Province from May 31 to June 2, 2000. The Donnersburg Germany-China FriendshipAssociation was founded in 1988.In 1989 wheninternational friends encountered great difficultiesand pressures in their work to enhance friendshipwith China, the Association withstood pressureand persisted in friendship with China.In the pastten years and more the Association has carriedout many friendship activities and established of close     

Delegation of China-Latin America Friendship Association Visits Four Latin American Countries

Cheng Siwei,former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the China -Latin America Friendship Association (CLAFA),led a CLAFA delegation on a visit to four Central and South American countries from October 25 to November 11,2009 during which they met national leaders and other influential persons in the fields of foreign and cul-     

Calming Stormy Waters

Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President of the New York-headquartered Asia Society and former Foreign Editor for World News Tonight, a daily evening television news program of the U.S.-based ABC News, moderated a recent discussion at the society caled, The South China Sea: A View From Beijing. To get an insider’s perspective on this divisive issue,Nagorski interviewed Li Zhaoxing,President of the China Public Diplomacy Association and former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress of China.Li asserted China’s historical right to the area as a"continuous,peaceful jurisdiction over these islands,"adding that the last thing China wants to see is turmoil or even war in "our neighborhood." Li is also confdent that a peaceful resolution to the disputes can be achieved.An edited version of the interview folows:     

Chinese Young Volunteers In Africa

The logo of the Chinese young volunteer services is a hand in the shape of a heart, meaning extending a friendly hand to all those who need help. The Chinese young volunteers are not only active in providing services in all parts of China, but also in giving a helping hand to the rest of the world.The Chinese young volunteer overseas service programme, launched jointly by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) and the Chinese Young Volunteer Association in 2…     

LEAPS AND BOUNDS

正Digital commerce and new retail point to the future of consumption in China In 2014, I wrote a book titled China's Super Consumers:What 1 Billion Customers Want and How to Sell It to Them. The book explained and examined the development of China's consumer and retail evolution, from the beginning of the reform and opening-up era to     

Launching of American Airmen In China During WWⅡ

On September 4, repre-sentatives of members ofthe American Air Force inChina during WWII who cameback to China to attend the ac-tivities in commemoration of thesixtieth anniversary of the vic-tory of the Chinese People'sWar of Resistance AgainstJapanese Aggression and theWorld Anti-Fascist War, partici-pated in the launching of thebook American Airmen in Chinaduring WWII at the auditoriumof the CPAFFC. The book,jointly compiled by the ChinesePeople's Association for Friend-ship w…     

China-Mali Friendhship Still Green

正ON October 10,2013,the Chinese ambassador to Mali hosted a party at the embassy for the media workers who would soon head for China for a training program.The reception hall was fronted by a giant group photo of President Modibo Keita with China’s late leader Mao Zedong,reminding us of the two countries’cooperation in the late 60s and early 70s.In those days,Malian students studied Quotations from Chairman Mao and eagerly read the publications of New China.The two great leaders died within one year of one another,in 1977 and     

Romanian Folk Treasure Exhibited in China

The compilation of a collection of five books or book series on China＇s ethnic issues, including China＇s Ethnic Mhaorities; A Brief History of China＇s Ethm＇c Minorities Series, A Brief Language History of China＇s Ethnic Minorities Series, A Brief Introduction to National Autonomous Regions Series, and Journal Series of Sociological and Historical Surveys on China＇s Ethnic Minorities, was organized by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. The collection is a systematic presentation of the life situations of ethnic minorities in China and the achievements made in ethnic affairs. The now complete collection comprises 419 volumes of 351 kinds, amounting to a total of 100 million Chinese characters.     

From Codependency To Interdependency

<正>Stephen Roach, senior fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center, and former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm’s chief economist, has been engaging in China-U.S. relationship observations for over 25 years. His new book Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives, published last November, takes this increasingly contentious debate to a new level.     

Should Housing Provident Fund Be Revoked?

The novel coronavirus outbreak has dealt a heavy blow to a large number of enterprises in China,especially small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)and private companies.Against this backdrop,Huang Qifan,former Mayor of Chongqing Municipality and current Chairman of the China International Economic Exchange Center,suggested in a recent article abolition of the housing provident fund system in order to help businesses resume production amid diffi culties caused by the epidemic and al eviate their fi nancial burdens.     

Making the Most of China's Future

The Center for China and Globalization released Transition and Opportunity: Strategies from Business Leaders on Making the Most of China’s Future on February 24. At a roundtable inside the center’s Beijing headquarters, various contributors to the book, all leaders of trade groups and multinational corporations(MNCs) in China.     

Statutes of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (Approved by the Seventh National Council Meeting on May 22,1998)

Article 1 The name of this organization is the Chinese People's Association for Friendship withForeign Countries, abbreviated as CPAFFC.Article 2 The Association is a national people's organization of the People's Republic of China.Article 3 The aims of the Association are to enhance mutual understanding and friendship, promoteexchanges and cooperation in the political, economic, trade, scientific and technological, social, cultural,educational and other fields between the Chinese and other peoples, and safeguard world peace.     

CPPCC Vice Chairman Abdul' ahat Abdulrixit Visits Zambia and Namibia

Zambia and Namibia are two African countries that have traditionally been strongly supported by China in their efforts for sustained development,and to further promote ties,Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit,Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and President of the Chinese-African People's Friendship Association (CAPFA),led a CAPFA delegation to visit the two countries from April 14 to 20.     

CSHRS Issues China Human Rights Development Report 2014

<正>The China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS)issued on August 6 the China Human Rights Development Report 2014(human rights blue book),which is the fourth of its kind in China.The blue book analyzes the connotation of the Chinese Dream and explained the significance of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.The blue book summarizes the general characteristics of China’s human