The PR Crisis of A Darling Brand

正U.S.electric car maker Tesla faces blowback against its market expansion While it tops the list of global electric car brands in terms of sales,U.S.electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla recently triggered quality concerns among consumers in China.     

NOT ONE LESS

正A school that hopes to see fewer students With her short hair dyed bright purple,15-year old Du Fangmei is easy to spot in her class.She practiced giving a haircut to a mannequin head as she talked to Beijing Review in her classroom."My hair was dyed by the hairdressing teacher last month," she said in standard Chinese."I like it a lot."     

从传统法的"礼"看"母以子为贵"

一个多世纪以来,传统法("礼")在中国被当成法治的绊脚石遭受唾弃.本文试图说明"母以子为贵"是中国传统社会"礼"的表现形式."礼"要求每个人遵守符合其身份地位的行为规范,从而维系稳定的社会秩序.当代中国农村社会在一定程度上仍然保持着传统农业社会的结构,农村人口的"男孩偏好"具有一定的必然性.无论我们是否承认,传统法的"礼"在中国改革开放二十多年后依然普遍存在.然而,在传统法文化的继承和发展问题上,我们又有必要分清良莠,并根据时代的要求和价值取向重新解释中华传统法文化的精神.     

施叔青：香港经验和台湾叙事——兼说世界华文创作中的“施叔青现象”

施叔青是出生于台湾、入籍于美国并一度定居于香港的著名作家.在她完成"香港三部曲"之后返归台湾矢志写作"台湾三部曲".本文以施氏返台后创作的两部长篇小说<微醺彩妆>和<行过洛津>("台湾三部曲"之一)作为讨论对象,探讨施氏的香港经验对她台湾叙事的意义、影响和局限,分析此两部作品的特点和不足,并将施氏的"跨越写作"作为世界华文创作中的一种文化现象进行分析.     

Making the Difference Together

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a Global Development Initiative on September 21, calling for bolstering con-fidence and jointly addressing global threats and challenges to build a better world for all. Xi made the remarks at the general debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) via video link, as the world faces the combined impacts of changes unseen in a century and the COVID-19 pandemic. Beating COVID-19 Right now, COVID-19 is still intensely felt around the world, with the number of new cases rising every day globally. "We must beat COVID-19 and win this decisive fight crucial to the future of humanity," Xi said, voicing his confidence that "we as humanity will surely overcome and prevail" despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic may appear overwhelming.     

Wuhan,Fighting for Life

On the evening of May 20, 2020, I went down into my residential compound to get the COVID-19 testing authorities had decided to roll out for all residents of Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. One of the medical workers con-ducting the tests asked me, "Where are you from?" I replied, "Lebanon." She said she didn't know the Chinese Government was also examining and taking care of foreigners. I interrupted her by saying, "Yes, and it's for free, too."     

Cuteness Overload

In addition to her full-time job,Zhao Qi,28,is a graphic designer in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province in south China who gets an added sense of satisfaction from her sideline activity—sketching illustrations and posting them on Xiaohongshu,a popular Instagram-1 ike Chinese fashion and lifestyle-sharing platform.Chubby faces,black-pea-styled eyes and sausage-like lips are heavily featured across her depictions of both human and animal characters,pumped up by a rich variety of colors and high color saturation.     

从追随民主主义到崇尚共产主义——宋庆龄的思想轨迹探析

宋庆龄为中国人民革命和建设事业做出的不可磨灭的贡献及其特殊的身份和地位,使之成为中国现代史和中共党史研究中必不可少的人物。邓颖超在回忆文章中说:"宋庆龄这个名字象征着自辛亥革命以来,七十年革命的历程。"邓小平在悼词中评价她:"尤其难能可贵的是她紧跟历史的脚步不断前进,从伟大的革命民主主义者成为伟大的共产主义者。"志先生之志,行先生之行是实现转变的前提;这一转变是她始终跟随历史的脚步不断前进的时代感和进步性使然,是理性的选择。     

Can She Say No to Zhang Ailing? Detail,idealism and woman in Wang Anyi's fiction

This article is a study of aesthetic idealism that characterizes the fictional works written by the contemporary Chinese writer Wang Anyi during the 1990s. I start with a comparison of Wang Anyi with Zhang Ailing, arguing that Wang's ambivalence towards Zhang's aesthetics of details is translated into a dilemma the former faces in her own writing. On the one hand, Wang Anyi appreciates Zhang's passion for life's details. Wang's own works show a high penchant for details. On the other hand, Wang is critical of Zhang's aesthetic leap from the sensuous (detail) to the nihilistic (meaning). Wang's anxiety over the ultimate value of detail can be attributed to her ideological allegiance to a May Fourth leftist tradition as well as to her awareness of the derogatory association of detail with women's writing in China. So in what way can Wang Anyi say no to Zhang Ailing? How does she try to steer clear of the danger of ‘materialistic’ trivialization that she sees lurking in details? I observe that in Wang's fiction there is neither a full embrace of idealism nor a total rejection of detailed realism à la Zhang Ailing. Instead, Wang Anyi treasures the use of details as a signifying practice to embrace her idealism.

In her 1990s' fictional works, Wang Anyi's effort to circumvent the dichotomy between detail and idea is complicated by her attempt to use details to reconstruct pictures of the past. There are several aspects to this issue. First, although nostalgic details in Wang Anyi's ‘memory stories’ help to give expression to idealistic longings of the author, they also tend to conspire with the official ban on the discourse of the traumatic socialist past. Second, while details are regarded as important in sum total, they are actually relegated by the writer to a secondary place as mere constructing materials to serve the function of bringing out the larger idea. In terms of actual narration, the highly ‘authoritative’ voice often suppresses the depth of individual subjects in her fiction. Third, Wang's ambiguity with regards to details and ‘feminine materials’ affects her characterization of women. A reading of Wang's two fictional works, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (Changhen ge) and Fu Ping (Fu Ping), demonstrates that the writer's instrumental approach tends to render female characters stranded between allegorical figures and individual subjects.     

Connecting Through the Lens

CHINAFRICA Short Video Competition enhances mutual understanding The winners of the Second CHINAFRICA Short Video Competition were announced on December 8, 2020, at award ceremonies held simultaneously in Beijing, Cape Town and Dakar. A short video based on the life and work of an African football coach in China won the grand prize.     

Out of Bounds

Video of shackled woman draws attention to protection of women’s rights A video of a woman with an iron chain around her neck, confined to a hut in a village in Fengxian County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, has been making the online rounds since late January.The mentally ill woman was wearing light clothing and eating poor-quality food, and was found to have borne eight children. Many netizens have demanded a thorough investigation of the case.     

斯皮瓦克"属下"研究及其女性主义文学批评——基于性别和种族的双重视角

斯皮瓦克在其著名的"三位女性的文本以及对帝国主义的批判"论文中,从后殖民女性主义的立场重读文学经典,对三部西方女性小说文本进行后殖民批评和分析,并将"属下不能发言"的政治伦理运用到对文学文本的批判阅读之中。斯皮瓦克以性别和种族的双重视角,对西方白人女性文学文本进行后殖民解读和充满洞见的批评,对后殖民批评有着独特的贡献和重大意义,不仅拓展了女性主义文学批评空间,并且丰富和发展了后殖民批评理论。斯皮瓦克所倡导和践行的文学、文化批评的政治伦理观以及对帝国主义的批判,使她成为一位颇具影响和独树一帜的后殖民女性主义批评家。     

中国美学研究的当代走向

当代学术界有关中国美学的研究既有一定的成绩,又存在一定的误区。中国美学资源的发掘、中国美学话语的重建、中国美学经验的阐释,三种思路各有得失。只有以当代中国的艺术与审美经验为理据,解决当代中国的美学问题,中国美学才能完成其现代建构,真正做到既是中国的,又是世界的。     

基层派出所视频侦查体系构建实证研究

视频侦查已成为公安机关重要的刑侦基础性工作。目前省、市、县、所四级公安视频侦查体系基本建成,而作为基层一线的“所级”视频侦查体系,实践中没有受到足够的重视。应强化派出所层级的视频侦查体系建设,同时,合理协调全社会视频监控系统建设的系统推进,以提升视频侦查工作实战效能。     

改革开放三十年与中国软实力提升

软实力是相对于硬实力而言的国家能力.改革开放30年中国的软实力得到显著提升,中华文明和中国核心价值观的影响力、中国发展模式的吸引力、中国在国际舞台上的话语权等都在不断扩大.新世纪,要求中国加大软实力建设的力度.     

现代女性文学脉络中的苏青

本文将苏青置于中国现代女性文学的发展脉络中,考察其作品在智性认识、形象建构、欲望表述等方面表现出的异于前代女作家的特点,以及这些特点形成的原因。全文分三部分:第一部分论述苏青对“娜拉”、“男女平等”这一系列观念的反拨;第二部分分析苏青小说中女性形象的内涵;第三部分探讨苏青笔下出现的欲望话语的形态。苏青的写作为女性文学的流变提供了新的元素,同时她也止步于秩序与禁忌所划定的表达的界限。     

Chinese Knowledge on Climate Change Counts

In his video address during the 2022 World Economic Forum (WEF) virtual session on January 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping once again emphasized the importance of strengthening international cooperation to combat climate change. In recent years, China has continually demonstrated a strong sense of responsibility.     

EQUALLY SPLENDID

The Paralympic Winter Games, much more than just a sports competition Stepping onto the highest Paralympic podium has been a dream cherished by Chinese standing skier Zhang Mengqiu, despite not learning to ski until she was 14.Zhang is not a quick learner. Being diagnosed with cerebral palsy in childhood, she suffers from impaired motor function.     

“冷战”时期之禁毒与美国外交取舍

"冷战"时期,以美国为代表的西方社会,以联合国为舞台,借助新闻媒介之手,曾经展开过一场禁毒遏共外交活动。这既是当时特殊的"冷战"背景下美国遏制与孤立新中国的产物,更是美国对外政策实施过程中以话语权优势制衡对手的惯有手法,而由此助长了东南亚"金三角"毒品源地的坐大,则显然是以意识形态为标尺的"冷战"背景下禁毒外交取舍不当之"苦果"。唯有摒弃意识形态领域的偏见,保持禁毒的初衷不变,国际禁毒事业方能得以长足发展。