CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin Leads Working Group to U. S.

When beautiful spring came to Beijing in 2003, and the CPAFFC was getting ready to greet another spring of people-to-people friendly exchanges with a new posture, a sudden outbreak of the SARS epidemic hit some Chinese provinces and municipalities, which resulted in the postponement or cancellation of all the planned exchange programmes. Those between China and the United     

Intimate Links

China and South Asian countries are eyeing a"partnership of common prosperity."At a recent conference in Beijing,scholars and officials explored the potential for collaboration between China and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and came up with a number of proposals for the gov- ernments to consider. SAARC,a major regional cooperation organization in South Asia founded in 1985,groups India,Pakistan,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka,Nepal,Bhutan,Maldives and Afghanistan.China became an observer of the organization in 2006 and attended its 14th sum- mit in New Delhi in 2007.The 15th SAARC Summit is scheduled on August 2-3 in Colombo,Sri Lanka. Nihal Rodrigo,an advisor to the president of Sri Lanka on foreign affairs,talked to Beijing Review reporter Yan Wei about China's ties with South Asia as well as some highly charged issues. He was in Beijing for the conference on China-SAARC coopera- tion as former Sri Lankan ambassador to China and former secretary general of SAARC.     

Fending Off Hot Money

Being a financier may not be the exclusive privilege of those working on Beijing’s Financial Street and Shanghai’s Lujiazui Area.Exporters in some remote towns are training themselves to become adept at moving cash.They are thoroughly conversant in the non-deliverable forward market in Hong Kong and the renminbi lending rate on China’s mainland.     

What should the Chinese Do to Contribute to the Olympic Movement？

Athletic sports had become the core of China＇s sports culture by the end of the 20th century, with winning of medals in Olympic sports competitions as the chief objective. This brings honor to China and imbues it with a kind of sports spirit while vielding some major influence on the development of China＇s sports culture.     

Exchanging Culture Along the Silk Road

THE Year of Turldsh Culture in China （2013） was formally inaugurated in March after a curtain-raising gala in Beijing. Various cultural activities are on display or will be staged in different cities throughout China, ranging from opera, conceits and ballet to photo and painting exhibitions, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey.     

Exciting Bus Ride from Kunming to Dali

In May 1991 a delegation of the Swiss Chi-nese Association was invited by the presidentof the Chinese People's Association for Friend-ship with Foreign Countries, Mr. Han Xu, to visitvarious destinations in China. After Beijing,which at that time just started to become a mod-ern big city, we had the opportunity to visitShandong province. Especially Qufu, the placeof birth of Confucius and the holly mountainTaishan were very fascinating experiences forall of us. After a short visit in Kunming we startedthe most exciting trip to Dali. Since at that timewheat was ready for harvest, hundreds of farm-ers were cutting the crop in the fields and lay-ing it out on the main road so that our bus con-     

牛街民族团结小区

In the Liao, Song and Yuan dynasties many Muslims from Central Asia settled in northern China, and the Niujie section is the largest Hui community in China＇s capital city. Dating back with a history of more than a thousand years, the term Niujie, oxen street, today is commonly used to refer to an area of some 60 winding alleyways, or hutongs, with a central ＂Niujie＂ in its midst.     

DEEPENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Inaugurated as a vehicle to improve cooperation between China and the African continent in 2000, the annual Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has become a platform for communication and cooperation. On the eve of the Beijing Summit and the Third Ministerial Conference of the forum, to be held in early November, Beijing Review reporter Liu Wei spoke to Zhou Yabin, head of the West Asia and Africa Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), about Sino-African trade and the forum's agenda on promoting the economic relations between China and Africa.     

Should Rich and Poor Live Apart?

If Beijing real estate mogul Ren Zhiqiang had his way, the rich and poor in China would live apart and there would be a clear distinction between the two. The outspoken businessman made his views known at a recent conference dealing with the real estate industry, and had the audience seeing red. Ren said in the past, the whole of China was a poor community, and now that some people had led others to become wealthier,     

DOCTOR, DOCTOR

H ARDLY a tourist to Beijing ever leaves the city without f irst having contracted some sort of traveler’s disease – the prettifi ed term for an intestinal disorder. You may think you are immune to the side effects of exotic foods as you bolt down those hotpot-drenched slices of beef, but you will likely reconsider in the morning. For most, the treatment is a few hours spent on the ceramic chair with a couple of is- sues of China Today at hand. But if the bug is as violent as a Sichuan c…     

What China Offers and Why The United States Resists

正James Peck,visiting professor at New York University and founder of the Culture and Civilization of China project at Yale University Press and the China International Publishing Group,shared his views on China’s rising role in dealing with global inequality in a world dominated by the U.S.-centric globalism.An edited excerpt of his article fol ows:In the words of the great African-American abolitionist,Frederick Douglass,"To understand you have to stand under."Today many of us live in the United States in a world of     

Looka,Look.Cheapa,Cheapa!

Any laowai(foreigner) who has been in China for a while and has gone shopping will find that phrase very familiar. My husband had already been in Beijing for some time before the rest of the family moved here and on every visit back home in Singapore he would arrive loaded with stuff and enthrall us with stories about how one could shop till one dropped in Beijing's bustling markets.     

Business Information

Rosedale Hotel ＆ Suits Beijing Anniversary Celebration and Thank You Banquet In 2008, the Rosedale Hotel ＆ Suits Beijing refurbished its restaurant and some of its guestrooms, As one of the hotels contracted to take visitors for the Beijing Olympics, it received many guests from all over the world during the Games. Managed and operated by Rosedale Hotel Management Intl Limited Hong Kong, the Rosedale Hotel ＆ Suits Beijing received the ＂Golden Leaf Green Hotel＂ award in 2008. Days before, the hotel invited many of its regular customers to a ＂thank you＂ banquet to celebrate its anniversary, Hotel staff always work with the idea of wholeheartedly serving every guest with great care and stTive to offer first-class service, During the celebration, staff chatted with attendees and gave their best wishes to guests for the new year.     

China Short of People？

BELIEVE it or not, in recent years the armada of factodes on China＇s coast have to grapple with an undersupply of laborers for an extended period following the annual Spring Festival. ＂In a sense, the shortage of migrant workers is a wake up call to upgrade and transform our industries,＂ remarked an official in the Employment Promotion Department, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security （MHRSS）.     

A Boost to Renting

<正>China strives to develop its housing rental market with more preferential policiesChina will launch a pilot program in 13major cities,including Beijing,Shanghai and Guangzhou,to build rental housing on rural land in an attempt to increase rental housing supply,the authorities announced on August 28.Nanjing,the capital city of east China’s Jiangsu Province,has become the second city in China after Guangzhou to grant equal rights to home renters and buyers,according to an announcement from the local government on August 18.     

WOOING CHINESE INVESTORS

While China has become a haven for foreign investment, some developed countries are becoming increasingly interested in absorbing China's new wealth and spare no efforts in promoting themselves. The Netherlands, China's second largest trading partner in the EU, is among these countries. Before the opening of the 10th China International Fair for Investment and Trade, Han Feenstra, Director for China of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency in Shanghai, sat down with Beijing Review reporter Yu Shujun to talk about Chinese investment in his home country.     

Keeping Up With Change

Some 40 foreign diplomats attended a launch ceremony for China and the World in a Changing Context:Perspectives From Ambassadors to China,hosted by the Center for China and Globalization(CCG)in Beijing on March 15.The book brings together observations on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues,including trade and investment,regional economic cooperation,sustainable development,technology and innovation,and entrepreneurship.Nineteen ambassadors to China and some international relations experts shared their insights during a round table discussion at the event.Edited excerpts of some statements follow.     

A Stage for Designers

正The soul of a product is in its design.As the Chinese economy grows and Chinese people become more welcoming to new things,China has turned itself into a stage for designers to give full play to their creativity.China has built landmark buildings ranging from the National Stadium in Beijing,whose structural form is popularly described as a "bird's nest," to some of the world' s longest bridges and most livable urban communities.It has also produced leading fashion trends on catwalks as well as state-of-the-art high-speed trains.Design can be found,touched and enjoyed everywhere.     

Assistance From A Distance

China joins international relief efforts in Haiti with a powerful sense of mission How long does it take to ready assistance and travel some 15,000 km around the globe to provide a helping hand amid one of the worst earth-quakes in modern history? The answer might surprise you. Less than 36 hours after seismic shocks leveled much of Haiti on January     

Iran’s Stance on World Events

正Iran has been a focus of the international community.Recently,Mahdi Safari,Iranian Ambassador to China,spoke with Beijing Review and shared Iran's stance on some global issues and relations with China.