Japan's Image Further Destroyed

正My daughter,who is now studying for her master’s degree at Japan’s Waseda University,always asks me:most people I meet in Japan are quite amiable,and Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is liked by the Japanese people,so why does China accuse Japan of deviating to the right?Shigeru Ishiba,Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan,who used to be Japan’s defense minister,also posed a question to me during a China-Japan     

Ordinary Times in an Extraordinary Life

Every time I go back to Italy people ask me: "How does it feel living in China?" I know what they want to hear: Pollution is bad, the food is bad, the people are bad, but the pay is good. Instead I answer simply, "It’s normal." It really does feel normal. And it’s not     

Why Did You Come to China?

正As a foreigner who’s been in this country for six years, I’m familiar with the questions that local people ask, one of which is the ubiquitous "why did you come to China?"I hope to answer this question for you.     

Sci-Tech Progress Will Propel China’s Agriculture——An Interview with Chen Xiwen, Deputy Director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and Director of Its General Office

CHINA’s grain output hit 571 million tons in 2011 - 24.7 billion kilograms more than the previous year,so achieving eight consecutive years of sustained grain production growth. The country has also set a new record by maintaining more than 500 million tons of annual grain production over the past five years.There is,however,an old Chinese saying,"If people are to eat every day,crops must be plantedevery year." Both natural and human factors have created uncertainties in China’s grain production.Maintaining grain security is a constant topic in a country with such a large population.Under the challenges of abnormal climate,rising costs and farmers’ waning enthusiasm for growing crops,what does the future hold for China’s agriculture? To find out,China Today interviewed Chen Xiwen,deputy director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and director of its general office.     

Where Do Old Military Ships Go？

ASK any of the seven million people living in Shenzhen what Minsk is, and they will answer promptly: "It is a Russian military ship, an excellent attraction." When I ask this question, two more naturally follow: why does this ship have such a name and what does Minsk mean? These questions are not that easy to answer. The word vessel makes sense, but why Minsk? People don't understand and ask me, "Does it matter?"     

FROM GREAT NATION TO GREAT POWER

As the People’s Republic of China crests 70 years and is expected to become a great power, there are at least six questions that should be asked of it or any other nation that seeks such a distinction:First, is it committed to good causes, with an eye on both the present and the future, and especially attentive to those who are most vulnerable and least powerful? Second , does it enjoy the support of most of its people, including economic and cultural stakeholders, and does it provide them eans for validating their support and including them in decision-making?     

Opening the Doors of History

<正>China’s Central Archives aspires to improve public access to information China is blessed with a long history,and for millenniums the people of China have used history as a mirror to learn from the past. An important part of the country’s history, all the archives of the Communist Party of China (CPC)     

Walking the Talk

正The Belt and Road is a practical platform to build a community with a shared future for mankind After 40 years of reforming and opening up,China draws closer to realizingits dream of national rejuvenation and bringing its people to prosperous life.As a responsible member of the international community and the largest developing country in the world,China shares people in the developing world’s aspiration for development.That’s one of the     

Speaking Truth to Power

Counselors help the government listen to the people’s voices Hu Quanzhi, a 55-year-old resident of Wuhan City in central China’s Hubei Province, is a man of ideas.     

Is Beijing’s Dialect In Need of Protection?

正Beijing released China’s frst survey on the healthiness of the capital’s dialect in late May, revealing that students in middle schools know less and less about it. Therefore, Beijing has begun to try to open courses on this and related cultural activities on campus, with a view to protecting and spreading the local tongue.With the infux of people from all over the country, standard Putonghua is now the dominant language among Beijing’s residents, so     

Doom and Gloom Prediction Wrong Again

正Given China’s slowing growth,some people have been predicting that the world’s second largest economy is heading toward a hard fall.In March,rating agencies Moody’s and StandardPoor’s downgraded the outlook for China’s credit rating from"stable"to"negative."But economic data for the first quarter of 2016 issued by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS)show the country is off to a promising start this year.According to the data,China’s GDP     

Why China Will Grow Rich Before It Grows Old

正THE announcement of the relaxation of China’s one child policy created great discussion in China and internationally.But its significance was widely misunderstood.Contrary to myth,the increase in China’s labor supply plays little role in China’s rapid economic growth.In reality,96 percent of China’s economic growth comes from factors other than a rising labor supply.Therefore,there is no reason why China’s economy should slow significantly because China’s working age population stopped growing in 2012.The mistaken view,sometimes expressed,that China will grow old before it becomes rich is therefore the reverse of the reality:China will grow rich before it grows old.To demonstrate clearly why,first the facts will be stated and then their implications analysed.     

Exploring Common Interests

The classic Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms,whose plot unfolds against the turbulence and political struggles in China’s Three Kingdoms period from 169 to 280,is also popular in neighboring Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK).The people in these two countries know Chengdu,the capital of Shu State during the period and today,capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China,as a famous historical city.     

Maintaining Confidence in China’s Economy

正China’s economy has undergone a profound restructuring since 2011,and its double-digit growth speed has gradually slowed down to 7percent or so.Such a shift in gears has stoked rumors that the country is headed toward a hard landing or even that the world’s largest developing economy is about to collapse. In fact,misunderstandings,doubts and even curses against China’s economy have been unceasing ever since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949,especially in tough     

RALLY FOR PEACE

<正>Members of an anti-war NGO based in Kobe,Japan,attend a peace assembly in Nanjing,capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province,on August 15 to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender at the end of World War II.Representatives from a number of countries mourned the 300,000 people who died in the Nanjing Massacre committed by Japanese troops during the war.Peace-loving NGOs from around the world gather     

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     

GREEN INSIGHTS

<正>Beijing Review:How do you define green and low-carbon development?What does it mean to China?Zhou Dadi:Green and low-carbon development is totally different from what China has pursued in the past.The focus is on both promoting economic development and improving the quality of people’s life.Before,China valued industrialization,therefore the economy was based on the wholesale construction of industrial facilities,manufacturing of consumer     

A Young Skater’s Road to Olympic Champion

THE medal will bring about many changes for me. It will give me an opportunity to provide my parents a better life, especially my mother who worked so hard to support the family by knitting sweaters for others,” Zhou Yang said candidly in front of a pack of cameras after winning the women＇s short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The moment was echoed repeatedly on TV screens across China, plucking the heartstrings of tens of millions of Chinese people.     

A LEGISLATIVE MILESTONE

正China adopts new basic principles of the civil law to reflect current situation Compiling a civil code suited to China’s socialist market economy and the interests of the people is vital for national prosperity and public well-being,and has been a long-cherished dream of generations.In 2014,during the Fourth Session of the12th National People’s Congress,it was     

Sixty Years Of Relevance

<正>What is the Bandung Spirit,and why is it so important for the future?By An GangIt’s hard to argue with the fact that our world is currently in a process of revolution—a comparison to the global state of affairs even 10 years ago can prove that easily enough.During a time of such change,countries should take care to respect others’rights to develop and change under their respective cultures.