STANDING BY LAW

<正>A judge explains her understanding of justice with her actions At a recent exhibition held by Beijing Higher People’s Court on civil cases that made pioneering steps during trials,a divorce case in 2013 that saw the issuance of the first temporary restraining order in Beijing was on display.Liu Li,the judge of the case who granted the order against a husband charged     

Breaking the Silence

<正>Two decades after it was proposed,China’s anti-domestic violence law set to become a reality In the eyes of her friends and neighbors,Li Fang(her real name has been withheld to protect her identity)had been living a perfect life of domestic bliss.So when she filed for divorce in early September,it took them by surprise as few had known about the dark     

DISTORTING HISTORY

正Shinzo Abe’s personal political ambitions endanger the region’s stability Yin Shuzhang,76,can never forget one winter night in 1943.It was the night when her family and a neighbor’s family stayed in a small cave close to her village on the coast of east China’s Shandong Province to hide from Japanese soldiers patrolling the area.She and     

PEOPLE & POINTS

<正>CHINA’S EMILY DICKINSONyu Xiuhua,a disabled rural poet,was elected vice president of the writers association of her hometown,Zhongxiang,central China’s Hubei Province,in late January owing to the popularity of her poetry on the Internet.yu,39,was born in a small village of Zhongxiang.She suffers from cerebral palsy,caused by a lack of oxygen during her delivery.Known as China’s answer to U.S.poet Emily Dickinson     

New Life for Time-Honored National Brands？

WHEN 45-year-old Yu Li was in her youthful prime in the 1980s, so was the Shanghai skincare brand Maxam. Nowadays Maxam resides at the lower end of a Chinese beauty market flooded with myriad brand names from around the world. For Yu Li though, the local brand is still her favorite. ＂The best is what fits you personally. I prefer to stick with a product I know and trust rather than venturing into a new product and risk impairing my skin.＂     

Li Na,the New Image of Chinese Athletics

THANK you,all of you,I think I’ll be back next year," the Grand Slam singles winner Li Na gushed with gratitude after singling out the sponsors,the organizers and her team at the French Open Award Ceremony.     

Mural,Mural on the Wall

<正> An inheritor of photocollography spends decades reproducing the Mogao murals In the summer of 1984,a train from Beijing,with then 27-year-old Li Dongfang on board,traveled over 2,000 km to Dunhuang,a city in Gansu Province in northwest China.B efore that,the farthest from home Li had ever been was the city of Tianjin—then a two-hour drive from China’s capital.When she finally arrived at her destination after days and nights of taxing travel,she was welcomed by a starlit sky that was un...     

Enlisting the EU

A majority of EU member states led by Germany opposed the European Commission’s proposal to impose punitive duties on imported Chinese solar panels in a survey on May 27,the last day of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden trip to Europe after assuming his new post in March.Beyond doubt,Chinese observers said,Li’s visit was conducive to reducing the trade barriers between the two large markets,even though the problem cannot be resolved entirely.They added that Li’s visit was of great significance in deepening Sino-European economic ties.Notably,the completion of     

剪纸 布艺 面食——摄影展里的农家气息

In the “Friends of Photographers” room featuring paper-cuts, clothworks and Shanxi‘s noodles, the 88-year-old granny Fan Lanying, sifting cross-legged on a kang, was leisurely working on her piece with her septuagenarian daughter Guo Lan‘e. On the eastern edge of the kang was a small table. Not far from it, Li Xiuying and her daughter-in-law Yang Xiufang were seated, busy paper-cutting. They are all artisans with a three-generation pedigree. At several food stands, quite a few people were sitting around tables, sampling Shanxi‘s noodles.     

Overdosing on Antibiotics

<正>New research yields insight into China’s antibiotics abuse and its impact on the environment Du,a Beijing resident in her 60s,believes that an antibiotic is a panacea for the maladies of her now 6-year-old granddaughter Guoguo.Du began to take care of her granddaughter since the child was merely 2 months old,for the girl’s parents were busy.She is comfortable with her caretaker duties except when the girl runs high fevers.Then,the anxious grandma will feed the girl antibiotics or take her to a private     

Riding Out the Freeze

IT was at the lowest level I’ve ever experienced," says Li Zhongjian, describing last year’s business confidence in Zhejiang Province’s economic powerhouse, Wenzhou. Li, who has been doing business for 30-odd years, is president of Wenzhou Orient Light Industry Co., Ltd, one of the city’s most prominent enterprises. Nowadays, however, Li is cautiously hopeful about the future. After the release of the China’s 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015) for the Growth of Small     

In the Modern Mood for Love

In a simple and traditional building in Beijing’s Dongcheng District,qipao master Li Kan is putting the final revisions on several dresses she has created for her clientele.In the corner of her studio,a finished version daintily dangles from the clothes rack."We feature both the classic Beijing-style qipao,or cheongsam,and modified ones,catering to women of all ages,"said Li to Beijing Review.     

IN SEARCH OF SYNERGY

<正>Plans unveiled at the FOCAC’s Johannesburg Summit to meet Africa’s development needsLi Lan,Director of International Business at the Shanghai Construction Group,the flagship of China’s building industry,is pleased with the outcome of her trip to South Africa.Li traveled to Johannesburg to attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation(FOCAC)Summit in early December,where together     

Merkdl 3.0

Stability overwhelms other issues in Germany’s latest election By Li ChaoGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and its sister party,the Christian Social Union of Bavaria,won a historic 41.5 percent of the vote in the federal election on September 22.If Merkel forms a ruling coalition with her rival par-     

Twenty Years of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Bolivia Marked in Beijing

The CPAFFC held a reception in Beijing on July 8 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the es- tablishment of diplomatic relations between China and Bolivia. Cheng Siwei, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and president of the China-Latin America Friendship Association, was present at the reception. In her speech, CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin said, since China and Bolivia established diplomatic ties 20 years ago, bilateral relations have …     

WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING

正China’s younger generation injects a sense of fun into the Olympics Fu Yuanhui,a Chinese swimmer at the 2016 Rio Olympics,has had a new Internet meme created for her impulsive and hilarious post-race interviews.After the 100-meter backstroke semifinal on August 8,she was interviewed poolside by a Chinese broadcaster.When the reporter informed her that she’d actually broken the 59 second barrier,Fu was blown     

Controversial Correction

The detention of a heartbroken mother reveals loopholes in China’s correctional system On August 10, Tang Hui, the mother of an underage rape victim who petitioned the government concerning the handling of her daughter’s case, was released from a re-education-through-labor center in central China’s Hunan Province amid nationwide concern.     

Li Li：Marrow Donation Saves Lives

ONE day in April 2007, a representative from the China ,Marrow Donor Program （CMDP） telephoned Li Li, a judge at the People＇s Court of Fangshan District in Beijing. ＂A little girl from Shanghai has a rare form of leukemia. We have found you to be a suitable blood match. Would you like to help her live？＂ Asked the representative. At first stunned, Li Li soon realized this was an opportunity to make a difference.     

The Truth Must Be Told

IN 1943, Li Shuxian was driven out of her home in Changchun City, Jilin Province in northeast China by Japanese soldiers and as a result had a miscarriage that deprived her of the ability to bear another child. Two years later, she adopted a 3-year-old Japanese orphan, and renamed her Xu Guilan. Says Li Shuxian, "I had mixed feelings at first. What decided me was knowing that Xu Guilan would die if I didn't adopt her, so I overcame my hatred of the Japanese and raised her as my own." Now 81, Li Shuxian     

TheVoice of China

正Spokespersons discuss their trials and tribulations Jiao Yang remembers having had butterflies in her stomach when she held her first press conference in 2003.Jiao,the first spokesperson of the Shanghai Municipal Government,was a greenhorn at that time.And to make her nervousness worse,there were almost no examples she could follow,as China’s spokesperson system was in its infancy.Finally,Jiao wrote several drafts of her