To Have or Not to Have a Second Child

正THE modification of China’s birth control policy which allows couples where either parent is a single offspring to have a second child came into force at the end of 2013.Although many young couples are indeed eager to have a second child,there are also plenty who are not.For many,whether or not to give birth a second time is a weighty decision.Avoid Only-Child Loneliness Guo Qian,30,formally announced her intention to conceive and give birth to a sibling–with luck a sister–for     

The One Child Recommended--Not Compulsive--Policy

XIAO Li was born in 1980 when China＇s family planning policy was in full swing.As his mother had borne Xiao Li＇s brother three years earlier,     

The Second Day of Reckoning

On the second anniversary of the Lehman Brothers' failure,the world economy finds itself yet again at a troubling juncture. The U.S.economy shows every sign of heading for a double-dip recession and even deflation and the European sovereign debt crisis remains far from being resolved,d Desmond Lachman,resident fellow of the American Enterprise Institute,in an article for Beijing Review.Edited excerpts follow:     

The Second President Clinton?

<正>Hillary Clinton's road to the presidency will be a rocky one,to say the least As U.S.presidential campaigns prepare to kick into high gear over the coming19 months,a number of candidates are emerging into the spotlight Among those who have declared their bids for the White House,Hillary Clinton,the only female presidential candidate,has shaken up the voting pool.She has inhabited many     

猥亵儿童犯罪治理问题研究

近年来猥亵儿童犯罪在全国范围内呈高发态势,猥亵儿童犯罪表现出区域数量分布不均、网络猥亵儿童案件数量增多、熟人作案率高、隐蔽性强等特点。目前我国对于猥亵儿童犯罪治理存在立法规定过于笼统,对儿童的年龄缺乏明确界定,对犯罪的惩治力度不足,缺乏法律以外的后续保护等问题。猥亵儿童犯罪并非我国独有的现象,全球各国、各地区都在为防范猥亵儿童积极努力,当前可以从立法、司法、网络监督、儿童性教育等多个角度完善我国猥亵儿童犯罪问题的治理路径。     

The Second Spring of Shannan Town

THE first town to carry out China’s landmark rural forms that ushered in the household responsibility system more than three decades ago lies southwest of Hefei, capital city of Anhui Province. Since decentralizing, combining and putting     

The Core of the Issue

China’s declaration of its key interests misinterpreted many At a study session with members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee on July 30,Chinese President Xi Jinping,who is also General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee,stressed in a speech that China is preparing to cope with complexities,enhance     

The Thorny Issue of Pre-Affluence Aging

One of the internationally recognized benchmarks of an aging nation is when 10 percent of the population is above the age of 60. That China is an aging country is confirmed by 2005 statistics, which place 144 million Chinese citizens – 11 percent of the national population – in the over-60 age bracket.     

流动人口犯罪问题透视

流动人口的存在是社会的进步,是实现现代化不可缺少的重要条件,同时也带来许多新的社会问题,犯罪问题是其重要的问题之一。流动人口中的犯罪现象,是客观存在,也是影响现代化实现的因素。流动人口犯罪有其特殊的社会成因,经济原因是核心,亦即他们与市场经济的适应能力或程度,以及市场经济为他们提供的参与环境与范围。为此,市场经济运行过程中,出现了许多特殊的犯罪形式,也为公安工作特别是侦查工作提出了新的研究课题。     

Saving Child Panhandlers

<正>Netizens launch an Internet campaign helping authorities save children forced into begging for money On February 8, Peng Gaofeng reunited with his son who had been missing     

Second Wind

EVERYTHING old is new again and this is especially the case in China everything from the industrial revolution to the individual career is a renewable phenomenon. Many retired or semi-retired Westerners have pulled up stakes and headed here, a move that blew fresh air into their professional lives, provided a chance to do new but related work, or offered the challenge of doing something entirely different. Barry Cunningham is one American that fits this category of China-lover. The double Emmy Award-winning TV reporter and television news producer (1991 and 1996) stuck with his profession, but in other ways his whole life got its second wind.     

The Second Yangzhou Cuisine Promotion at The St. Regis Beijing

<正>The St.Regis Beijing held the Second yangzhou Cuisine Promotion Opening Ceremony on January 20.This event was co-organized by the foreign affairs office of Yangzhou and Yangzhou State Guesthouse,which strive to promote the development of yangzhou Cuisine.The yangzhou Cuisine Promotion will continue until February 10.You can find traditional Huaiyang dishes and dim sum in Celestial Court,including braised chicken with ham and dried     

The ‘Second Revolution' of State-Owned Financial Institutions

<正>A new chapter reforming state-owned enterprises (SOEs) recently began after guidelines were released by the Central Government.Although the guidelines mainly target SOEs in the real economy,they are expected to trigger a second wave of reforms among SOEs in the financial sector.According to the guidelines,the SOE reform aims at strengthening the competence,improving the structure and enlarging     

中国资本市场的“第二次革命”

股权分置暴露了中国证券市场制度设计中的深层次问题和结构性矛盾,目前,证券市场正在进行股权分置改革的试点,这是落实国务院《推进资本市场改革和稳定发展的若干意见》的重大举措。解决股权分置问题要积极稳妥,在解决这一问题时要尊重市场规律,本着有利于市场的稳定和发展的原则,切实保护投资者特别是公众投资者的合法权益。     

论中国的童工问题

本文试图系统描述中国的童工状况,并分析这种社会现象背后的影响性因素.对于中国禁止使用童工的法律和法规在最近十多年的变化,以及为消除童工现象所采取的行动和实施的计划,也做了相应的评估.     

Prevention of Child Abuse

Abstract

The application of the ecological paradigm to the potential prevention of child abuse is discussed, using two examples of consultation services designed to increase social support. The examples illustrate the principle of designing different interventions according to the ecologies of different communities. Principles of the ecological paradigm that guided the interventions are discussed. A follow-up assessment of the interventions, based on interview and questionnaire results obtained from participants in the projects, is presented.     

独生子女政策对青少年教育的影响

在中国这样一个特别看重家庭、特别看重子女的国度，子女的教育问题一直为广大的父母、家长、以及整个社会所关心。随着上个世纪７０年代末开始的、以“一对夫妇只生育一个孩子”为重要内容的现行生育政策的实施，我国社会中的人口结构、家庭结构发生了巨大的变化。现行生育政策不仅有效地缓解了庞大的人口基数和过快的增长速度对我国现代化发展所形成的人口压力，同时也使得与家庭结构变化紧密相关的青少年教育领域出现了一些新的问题，形成了一些新的特点。独生子女及其教育的社会关注由于实行以“一对夫妇只生育一个孩子”为主要内容的生…     

Wenzhou''''s Second Awakening

WENZHOUisanordinarycityinsouthernZheiian2ProvinceonChina'seasterncoast.Inthelate197Os,Wenzhouattractedp..pl.i,attentionforitsmodeofreform,whichwascalledthe"Wenzhoumodel."Nowitisattractingattentionagainforitssecondawakening.lnevitabIeChoiceIntheearly198Os,atthebeginningofChina'seconomicreform,Wenzhouworkedtodevelophouseholdindustries.Asaresult,state-owned,col-lectiveandprivateenterprisesalldevelopedsimuItaneouslyintoaneconomicpatternof"smallcommodities,bigmar-kets."Sincethemid-198Os,tho…     

Having Second Thoughts

<正>In an early morning in July 1945,a strange mushroom cloud a rose in the basin of northern New Mexico,the United States,splitting the dark sky with brilliant light.That was not the first twilight of another day,but the twilight of the atomic age.Dramatically,the first explosion of a nuclear bomb was tested under the code name, The Gadget, by a team of scientists at Los Alamos under their