The Qinghai-Tibet Railway-A Railway Network on the“ROOF OF THE WORLD”

Implementation Measures of the Law of the People＇s Republic of China on the Protection of rights and interests of Women have been approved in Inner Mongolia Autonomous region.The measures will further strengthen protection of ethnic minority women＇s rights and interests,     

Seeking a Common Platform for Safeguarding Women＇s Rights and Interests

＂Women＇s rights and interests are human rights＂ is now a concept accepted by all. The power of the law now safeguards the rights and interests of women. Recalling efforts in recent years to safeguard women＇s rights and interests, we cannot but feel gratified to know that we have made great progress.     

第一单元:新中国的十七年电影(1950-1966年)(英文)

Diverse and Colorful Nation-State Building of Multi-Ethnic China The year 1949 was a new beginning in China’s history.At the time,flames of war were smoldering and a united multi-ethnic nation was standing up.In 1954,the first Constitution of the People’s Republic of China asserted that the People’s Republic of China is a singular nation in which all ethnic groups are equal and reserve the right to exercise their own spoken and written languages,as well as the freedom to preserve their customs.In essence,’diversity in ethnic groups’was one element     

Reflection of feminism in modern China —— Reflection of feminism in modern China

The women＇s liberation movement in China started after the first opium war and it took shape with the aim of protecting the race and salvaging the country. Doubtlessly, the emergence of modern feminism opened the precedent in the theory of women＇s liberation in China and exerted a profound and far-reaching influence on women＇s liberation afterwards. But we must face up to the fact that there was some traps or misunderstanding of modern feminism, which were unfavorable for realizing women＇s rights and such influence was long, so much so that till today we are still seeing its existence. It is, therefore, necessary to have a full reflection of modem feminism, unveil the original meaning of women＇s rights and make women＇s rights return to human rights in order to make the development of women＇s fights continue.     

China Southern Airlines--Yours,China＇s and the World＇s

China Southern Airlines operates the largest and most technologically advanced airline fleet, as well as the most extensive domestic air network in the People＇s Republic of China.     

Torts Extend the Long Arm of the Law

THE Tort Law of the People＇s Republic of China will be formally implemented on July 1,2010. For the aspirations of the judiciary, the law proves particularly timely. Statistics show that the number of cases relating to ownership or rights infringement is increasing year by year, from over 980,000 in 2007 to 1.03 million in 2008.     

The China Dream： A Dream of Human Rights for the Chinese People

This year, nothing has sparked so much interest both at home and abroad as the ＂China Dream＂ concept initiated by Xi Jinping, president of the People＇s Republic of China and general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. It not only represents a dream of national rejuvenation, prosperity and the people＇s well- being that has been pursued from generation to generation in China, but also a dream of human rights for which the Chinese people have long strived.     

Economy ＆ Nation Weekly

China＇s Judicial Reform
The rule of law is not a strange concept in Chinese history. In recent decades, it has been a guardian for China＇s reform and opening-up, as well as the nation＇s modernization drive. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee focused on the rule of law to lay a solid foundation for perfecting the country＇s judicial system.     

Online and Off

China＇s population of Internet users now numbers 298 million, and the worldwide web has profoundly impacted people＇s lives in both positive and negative ways. On the eve of this year＇s sessions of the National People＇s Congress （NPC） and the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC）, Premier Wen Jiabao engaged the nation＇s netizens during a two- hour interactive web chat. During the sessions, Wen regularly logged on to collect the people＇s opinions on their progress.     

China＇s ＂New Generation＂ of Olympic Champions

THERE is nothing shy about China＇s new generation of Olympic sportsmen. Born almost exclusively in the 1980s, the athletically gifted young men and women who will represent China at the 2008 Games are far more willing to open up to the public than their predecessors, and like 20-somethings everywhere, they are at home on the Internet, managing their own fan blogs and communicating with their peers online.Their uninhibited self-expression has attracted the attention of commercial advertisers, and occasionally some less welcome interest, and they are celebrated as China＇s ＂new generation＂ in sports circles, ready to take center stage in August before a world audience.     

Beijing Showcases Bai Culture： On-the-Spot Report from Dali Bai Culture Week

The Dali Bai Culture Week, held in April in the Cultural Palace of Nationalities, Beijing is part of the Achievement Exhibition of Bai Autonomous Prefectures. This year, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission launched activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary of passage of China＇s law on regional nationality autonomy. The exhibition showcased the achievements that Bai autonomous prefectures have made, as well as those of all ethnic backgrounds in China.     

Property Law Enacted for People＇s Wellbeing

On the morning of March 16, 2007 the 10th National Peo- ple's Congress passed the Property Law of the People Republic of China(referred to as the Property Law below)with a major- ity of votes.Having gone through 13 years of deliberations and discussions,this law sets a record in China's legislation history as a single bill that has gone through the great- est number of examinations.Enactment of the law has great significance for China's economic reforms,the effort to make China a rule of law country and the safeguarding of people's interests.     

Tibet Human Rights Website Attracts Interest

With the arrival of the 50th anniversary of the putting down of a rebellion and democratic reforms in Tibet,China Society for Human Rights Studies launched a Tibet human fights website www.tibet 328.cn on March 30, 2009. This is China＇s first website with human rights in Tibet as its theme. The website has Chinese, English, French and German versions and covers more than 10 sections, respectively human fights conditions in Tibet, truths and facts, Tibetans, basic facts about Tibet, history and the serf system, literature, photos, videos, books and commentaries. The website, themed on ＂Human Rights in Tibet--from Serfs to Modern Citizens,＂ gives an account of Tibet＇s history, culture and serf system, narrates great changes in Tibet＇s human fights field, publishes facts and statistics about the history and existing conditions of human rights in Tibet and tells Tibet human rights stories.     

Commentary on the Newly Published White Paper Concerning the Rule of Law in China

On February 28, 2008, the State Council Information Office published a white paper entitled China＇s Efforts and Achievements in Promoting the Rule of Law. This document is the first white paper published by the government on China＇s rule of law. It contains eight chapters and six appendices to review China＇s achievements on the road to practicing the rule of law in a compre- hensive way, and to expound the official Chinese policy and position on this is- sue. With some essential points inside, the publication of this white paper is of great significance, especially this year, to China＇s rule of law, human rights prog- ress, and its communication and dialogue with the international community.     

Just Call Me ＂Three F Li＂

THEY used to call me Private Enterprise Li （Li Minying）, but I would rather be known as ＂Three F Li＂ （Li Sannong）. It was by accident that I became an economist. At the very beginning of China＇s economic reform, I presented the concept of transforming China＇s economy through shareholding, and suggested that the private sector and the state-owned sector enjoy equal status in the economy. As a participant in economic policymaking in China I have witnessed a lot of changes to the People＇s Republic.     

China＇s Monocameral System Opens Up

DEMOCRACY is a topic often mentioned when certain Western people talk about China. China has chosen to practice a form of democracy that is different from that in Westem countries. As early as in 1987 Deng Xiaoping said, ＂In the West, democracy means separation of the three powers and multi-party elections. We have no objection to their doing so, but in the Chinese mainland we don＇t practice multi-party elections, separate the three powers, or use a bicameral system. We practice the monocameral system - the National People＇s Congress. This bests suits China＇s realities.＂     

Blazing a New Trail Across the Pacific

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Nixon’s ice-breaking trip to China and the issuing of the First Joint Communiqué between the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China in Shanghai. Development in the past few decades has seen these two big powers increasingly bound by common interests and shared responsibilities in bolstering the sustainable growth of mankind and fighting global crises.     

Achievements in Safeguarding Disabled People＇s Rights ——An Interview with Shen Zhifei,deputy general director of the China Disabled Persons＇ Federation

There are about 83 million disabled people in China, accounting for 6.34% of the total population, according to a national survey in 2006. As a disadvantaged group, the rights and interests of the disabled are arousing more concerns from all walks of society in the country. Following is Human Rights＇ interview with Shen Zhifei, deputy general director of the China Disabled Persons＇ Federation, on the legal guarantee of the special group＇s rights and interests, their rehabilitation, education and employment.     

Belated ＂Thanks＂

On February 21, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon started a weeklong official visit to China, the first by an American leader to the People＇s Republic. Nixon later called it ＂The week that changed the world.＂ At the end of his trip the two countries released the Joint Communique of the United States of America and the People＇s Republic of China （also known as Shanghai Communique）, in which both expressed a desire to normalize relations and stressed common ground on several key issues. The frosty ties between two of the world＇s biggest countries began to thaw. On December 16, 1978, China and the U.S. signed the Joint Communiqu6 on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, officially recognizing each other and establishing diplomatic relations on January 1, 1979. On March 1 the same year they exchanged ambassadors and embassies, and Sino-U.S. relationships entered a new epoch.