Dynamic Private Enterprises in Shandong

正ON August 8,2014 the AllChina Federation of IndustryCommerce published the list of China’s Top 500 Private Enterprises.Fifty-four private companies from Shandong Province ranked among the top 500,putting Shandong in third place behind Zhejiang and Jiangsu.Fifteen Shandong companies ranked in the top 100.This achievement is attributed to the province’s economic reforms and an improving business environment.     

Bill Loves China

正BILL Brown,Fujian’s first foreign permanent resident,has been a professor in Xiamen University’s School of Management since he helped start the MBA program in 1988.Currently,he hosts the weekly TV program Xingfu Fujian(Happiness in Fujian)for     

“Comfort Women” Merit Remembrance

正ON August 6,Navi Pillay,the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,urged Japan to produce a comprehensive,impartial and lasting resolution on the issue of wartime sexual slavery,the so-called"comfort women."She lamented a report released by the Japanese government on June 20that said it"was not possible to confirm that women were forcefully recruited."In appealing to Japan,Pillay recognized that such a statement would cause tremendous agony to those female victims.     

U.S. Needs Neutral Policy on Sea Disputes

正U.S.National Security Advisor Susan Rice said during her first visit to China from September 7 to 9 that President Barack Obama regards his scheduled November visit to China as a milestone,because he attaches great importance to U.S.-China relations.Although Obama’s visit is still a month away,observers believe that instability in the South China Sea due to the"pivot to Asia"policy of the U.S.will be high on the     

Passing on the Ethnic Korean Farmers＇ Dance

正Wangqing County,located in Jilin’s Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture,is known as the hometown of the Chinese elephant cap dance.Fifty-six-year-old Jin Mingchun is leading ef orts to preserve the traditional folk art.As director of Wangqing’s Center for Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage,Jin has devoted 35 years to continuing the ethnic Korean farmers’dance.He is also the only dancer who can     

BRICS New Development Bank——Promoting Reform with an All-Win Strategy

正ON July 15,2014,at the 6th BRICS Summit in Brazil,the heads of the BRICS countries signed the Fortaleza Declaration,which announced the founding of the BRICS New Development Bank(NDB)and an emergency reserve fund.The initial authorized capital of the bank will be US$100 billion with a first investment of US$50 billion contributed equally by each of the five member states.At the same time,a US$100 billion contingent     

What Are the Real Problems of China＇s Economic Growth？

正CHINA is the world’s second-largest economy,and how its economic growth progresses will inevitably influence that globally.The outside world has followed closely the sustainability of China’s economic growth.Such interest was the basis for the BBC documentary How China Fooled the World.The documentary is centered around China’s economic growth having been driven by vast amounts of credit from the banking sector over the past few     

Buddha Jumps over the Wall

正"Buddha Jumps over the Wall,"also known as"Fu Shou Quan,"a wish for good fortune and long life,is a well-known Fujian dish that originated during the reign of Qing Emperor Daoguang(1821—1850).It was created by Zheng Chunfa,celebrated chef and proprietor of the Ju Chun Yuan Restaurant in Fuzhou,Fujian Province.Zheng was private chef of a senior local official in the early years     

Deeper SCO Cooperation Promises Regional Peace and Development

正LEADERS of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO)member states gathered on September 11 and 12 in Dushanbe,capital of Tajikistan,for a summit that is set to chart the course of the regional group’s development     

Economy

正Shanghai International Gold Trading Center Starts Operation The Shanghai International Gold Trading Center was recently launched as the first international trading platform in China(Shanghai)Pilot Free Trade Zone(FTZ).The Shanghai FTZ is also preparing to establish other international trading centers.In the Shanghai gold trading center,foreigners are allowed to invest in China’s gold market.According to Li Jun,deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai     

U.K. Needs Clear Choice on China Relations

正CHINA and Britain have potentially one of the world’s most fruitful international economic relationships.Not only do they account for 16 percent of world GDP,but their two economies are mutually complementary rather than competitive.China is now the world’s largest industrial producer,     

Photo News

正September 7,2014Thousands of lanterns take to the skies in Yichun City of Jiangxi Province during a local Moon Culture Tourism Festival.September 1,2014Students at a primary school in Taizhou,southeast China’s Zhejiang Province sprint around the country’s first rooftop running track.     

A Descendant of Nanjing

正IN August of every year,the Japan-China Friendship Association organizes a touring exhibition around Japan themed"Expose War for Peace."Exhibits include historical photos and objects relating to the Japanese war of aggression against China.The 2014 three-day exhibition started on August 10 and concluded on August 12 at the Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall.Thirty-nine non-governmental organizations provided extensive historical WWII     

Memorialize the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre

正THE Nanjing Massacre refers to the 40-day slaughter committed by the Japanese army in the early stages of their invasion of China,which cruelly claimed the lives of more than 300,000 civilians and captured soldiers.One third of the city was razed and property losses were beyond count.Some believe that the Nanjing Massacre,along with Auschwitz Concentration Camp and bombing of Hiroshima(the first use of atomic weapons in combat)were the three     

The Promise of Fruitful Sino-British Cooperation

正RELATIONS between Britain and China date back to antiquity,founded on ancient trade and missionary contacts.Beginning in the 1830s,Britain was the first country to industrialize and become a world economic power.In the Opium Wars Britain forced China to open its doors,bringing the country into     

Exchanges

正Chinese,Australian FMs Host Diplomatic and Strategic DialogueOn September 7 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop co-hosted the second round of China-Australia Diplomatic and Strategic Dialogue in Sydney.Wang Yi said that bilateral relations have maintained an optimistic momentum.To enhance bilateral ties,both sides need to promote mutual trust and mutual     

Sci-Tech

正China’s Supercomputer Helps Construct"Smart Cities"Developers of China’s Tianhe-1A,one of the world’s fastest supercomputers,are tapping into the digital brain’s higher functions,moving it beyond animation and Internet financing to help in the construction of new"smart cities."The Tianhe-1A can digitize the planning,design,construction,     

Faces of the War

正WAR may shatter humanity,but it also brings out our best qualities.During WWII many people in occupied Europe and Asia risked their lives to help war victims.Among them are John H.D.Rabe of Germany,Jean Augustin Bussiere of France,Grigori Akimovich Kulishenko of Ukraine and He Fengshan and Nie Rongzhen of China.     

Fruitful Cooperation between China and Dominica——An Interview with David Xu,Special Envoy of the Commonwealth of Dominica

正THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Commonwealth of Dominica.China’s1.3 billion-strong population dwarfs Dominica’s less than 100,000 inhabitants.However,the two countries share a common understanding of equality and mutual benefit and have developed bilateral relations noticeably over the past 10 years,witnessed by achieve-     

Ma Yun＇s Internet World

正AS the founder and chairman of Alibaba Group,every one of Ma Yun’s business decisions attracts attention.From spending RMB 1.2 billion on stakes in the Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club to wholly acquiring UCWeb,and to making the Initial Public Offering(IPO)in the U.S.,Ma Yun continues to make headlines with many fingers in many pies,despite