History Gets a Modern Twist

Learning about history has never been so trendy as new TV programs and contemporary textbooks make the past pleasurable The past is catching up with China and it's now cool to learn history. Public demand for the who,why and when of events and people in ancient times is seeing a new craze in a country with 5,000 years worth of resources to delve into. While popular TV soaps about China's     

An Altered Pattern of Economic Growth

CHINA'S economic boom has been a focus of world attention For more than a decade. Its GDP having increased almost 13-Fold in the past 15 years, economy and development are two of the most Frequently heard buzzwords in the Chinese media. China is also holding its own within the global economy. and in 2004 was the number one contributor to global trade growth. Products "Made in China" are to be seen in every country in the world, as are Chinese investors. The rapidly growing Chinese economy has indisputably brought with it improvements to living standards, but has also engendered social problems. At the Fourth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao listed in his 2006 government work report the problems that have emerged in the past five years of economic and social development. They are: an irrational economic structure; lack of motivation to innovate: excessive consumption of energy resources; alarmingly high environmental pollution; uneven regional development and a widening income gap; and sluggish promotion of social welfare. In order to solve these problems, the Chinese government has proposed a new pattern of economic growth whose emphasis is on social development and conserving energy and resources. Within this new development mode, economic growth will depend less on resource consumption and more on technological and human resources. In the past, the government sacrificed rural interests in order to boost industrial development in urban areas. Its current plan is to invest in and channel funds towards stimulating the rural economy, and also to make various public services available throughout China's vast countryside.     

Chinese Markets Open Wider

<正>U.S.electric automaker Tesla Inc.has been in the media spotlight in the past few weeks for something still uncertain:whether,and when,it will build its first car factory in China.Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke of a"rough target of start of production in about three years"on the company’s plan for a China plant in a recent conference call with analysts,following reports of it having talks with the local government on building a factory in Shanghai.Nothing is final yet,but one thing is certain:     

Seizing Opportunity

After the remarkable progress of the past five years, China has entered its new five-year plan period, starting from 2006, aiming to further its economic and social development. Though some are still talking about "China threat," many others consider the country's growth a huge opportunity. In an interview with People's Daily, Bill Fischer, former President of the Sino-European International Business School in Shanghai, comments on China's current development and also talks about problems the country faces. His main ideas follow:     

A Taste of the Southwest

Li Sulan gets up early in the morning to begin her daily routine.She prepares a breakfast of traditional rice noodles for her customers at a rural home inn where she is the owner.Li is of the Miao ethnic group from the Xijiang Miao Village of Leishan County in southwest China's Guizhou Province.Xijiang Village is home to wellpreserved aspects of aboriginal Miao culture,and is now a widely known cultural tour destination. "As many tourists from China and abroad learn about the Miao ethnic culture,we've seen a sudden boom in tourism in the past few years in our village," said Li with a smile.The flourishing tourist industry boosted the local service sector and revived the traditional Miao culture,bringing a host of benefits to local villagers like Li.     

Development of China＇s Media Industry ＆ Building of Civil Society

Historical changes have taken place in China under the reform-and-opening-up policy over the past three decades. Changes in China＇s social and economic structures, cultural scenes and social operations are revolutionary. The Chinese people, who account for one fifth of the human race, are working hard to bring about a national reiuvanation.     

历史的跨越——云南省怒江傈僳族自治州60年发展历程回顾

The new,well-off Nujiang is in full swing with social stability and national solidaiity fostered under the leadership of Yunnan’s provincial government.Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture has made remarkable advances in its economy and social development in the past sixty years.Through common effort,hard work and the cooperations of all of the region’s ethnic groups,tremendous achievements have taken place.     

Should Names of Criminals Be Included In City Annals?

Naming and shaming criminals is nothing new, but recording their nefarious deeds for all time brings a new twist to this method of understanding and dealing with the social issue of crime. Chuzhou, a city in east China's Anhui Province, stirred up a hornet's nest of controversy in early February when the city fathers decided to include the names of past and present criminals convicted of serious crimes in the local annals. Local residents opposed to this move argued that this blatant form of discrimination would have a negative impact on the     

Green Development

Two years ago, a chart of global forests waning and waxing since 1990 went viral on the Internet in China. The set of charts was com piled by Tariq Khokhar, a data scientist based on data from the World Bank and showed that in the past two decades, the Earth lost 1.3 million square km of forests. China was the rare exception that had seen a rise in forests, with its increased coverage ranking first in the world. This chart is still reposted by Chinese netizens on WeChat China's social media app, along with proud captions.     

The Truth About Fake News

While fake news about China is nothing new,in the past year,several false allegations by Western media or organizations made news in China.The claims were not only exposed by traditional media,but also poked fun at on social media platforms by netizens who found such"news"unfounded,befuddling and laughable.One case of misreporting was on the 39 migrants found dead in a refrigerated trailer in an industrial park in Grays,Essex in the UK on October 23,2019.     

Enlightenment from Security

正China’s fully-functioning connection with the international Internet over the past two decades has triggered social reform,bringing with it the concepts and values of openness,freedom,sharing,and innovation.Many regard it as a renewed openingup since the launch in 1978 of the reform and opening-up policy.When reviewing and summing up the 20-year history of the Internet in China,most salient is its innovative effect.Such innovation has both changed the Chinese people’s lifestyle and promoted economic,political,cultural,scientifi c,and educa-     

Working for Harmonious Community--Government role in promoting harmony in community

The Wannianchang Neighborhood Community in the Chenghua Distric.t, Chengdu City in Sichuan Province,covers an area of about 5.2 square kilometers and has a population of about 58,000. The area is noted for the largest number of factories, floating population and low-income groups. The office of the community, which is the grassroots governmental organ, has done a great deal of solid work to promote social stability and harmony.     

ECONOMY

正City PlanningOn February 21,China issued a set of guidelines on urban development.The document sets the basic principles,key tasks and targets for future urban development and management,aiming to ensure that cities are"orderly constructed,properly developed,and effciently operated."At the end of 2015,56.1 percent of the Chinese population lived in cities.Urbanization in the past few decades has brought about signifcant social and economic changes in     

All About Freedom

On April 27,2007, South Africa celebrates its 13th year of independence. In a country alive with possibilities, where the segregated environment of the past is a constant reminder of the way forward, this is an important day. Beijing Review spoke to South African Ambassador Ndumiso Ntshinga about the ongoing move towards equality in the country and what Freedom Day means to South Africans.     

Fantasy and Reality

"When it comes to China,you can never know enough."These were the words inscribed on the first page of the booK Law and Society in Traditional China,given to me by a fellow student Tan Bo-Chen,on day one of my year at Peking University back in September 2016.Over the past few years,I have slowly come to understand the depth of meaning in this phrase about such a culturally unique and historically great civilization.The more time I spend in China,and indeed the more I know about China,the less I seem to comprehend it This country is absolutely fascinating:There is a mismatch between past and present;tradition and modernity;fast pace and slow pace;cities and mountains.     

A Suitable Choice

<正>Community governance is a key area in social governance in every country because it is a way for the state government to manage affairs closely related to the most direct participants of social activities,solving social contradictions and safeguarding social structure and order.China,thanks to constant innovation in community governance,has kept up with the times and played a positive role in promoting economic development and social harmony and progress.     

在察隅河谷追问生命的意义（英文）

正The first in a new film series about Chinese national minorities is one about southeastern Tibet’s Dengba people who make their home in the valley of the Chayu River on the border with Burma and India."The Dengba People along the Chayu River Valley"is a Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’project and part of a cultural film series about national minorities in the Himalayan region.It covers the Dengbas’religion,marriage,mountain economy,identity,sentiments,symbolism and other cultural aspects.     

Small Potatoes Growing Bigger

The social and economic status of rural migrant laborers is improving steadily Rural migrant work- crs arc the offspring of China's transition from an agricultural to industrial society.The year 2008 marks the 30th anni- versary of China's reform and opening-up policy.In the past three decades,dramatic social and economic changes have taken place.As a spe- cial social group,what have rural workers contributed to the social and economic development of China? Wang Chunguang,a research fel- low studying rural migrant workers in the Institute of Sociology at the Chinese     

Bureaucratic Obstacles Visa hassles and other red tape hamper Chinese investment in India By Yu Lintao

Zhao Quanzhen is leaving India,and with it a career that he now questions.After working in the country for more than seven years,Manager of Air China's India Office,worries about the profit outlook of his past station despite more and more new routes being added between China and India. Since Zhao was sent to Mumbai for the opening of a new flight route linking China and India in 2004,the number of routes operated by Air China between the two countries has quickly increased.There are now more than 20 flights a week.     

China’s Human Rights Cause Based on Traditional Chinese Culture

SOME Americans regard human rights as a critical issue in China-U.S. relations. Considering the different national conditions, history, cultures, social systems and developmental stages of China and the U.S., it’s quite normal that divergence or even friction about human rights arises between them. China welcomes well-intentioned advice, but resolutely opposes countries trying to interfere with her internal affairs under the pretext of protecting human rights