Romantic Engagement

正In the eyes of many Chinese,France is synonymous with romance.The mere mention of the country will conjure vivid images of its culture,lifestyle and fashion,while French icons such as the Louvre,Bordeaux wine and Christian Dior are widely admired in China.The relationship China has forged with France since the establishment of their diplomatic ties five decades ago,however,is not only romantic but also pragmatic and     

Active Engagement

The year 2009 was eventful and turbulent for the world at large. In the wake of the global financial crisis that nearly wrecked the world in 2008,     

An Unlikely Engagement

<正>As the e-commerce industry eats into brick-and-mortar stores,retailers consider gearing up for a deal By Deng YaqingThree years ago,Wang Jianlin,Chairman of Dalian Wanda Group Corp.and the owner of China's largest department store chain,made a bet with Jack Ma,founder of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group,at the2012 CCTV China Economic Persons of the Year award ceremony."If e-business manages to take up 50percent of China's retail market by 2022,I will be most willing to lose 100 million yuan($16 million)to Jack Ma,and vice versa,"said Wang,incarnating the war between offline and online retailing in the country.Yet online sales have experienced dramatic growth in the past two years.In 2014,the e-retailing transactions in China totaled     

Changing Rules Of Engagement

Exploring a new-type relationship between China and the United States The Sino-U.S.relationship is currently acknowledged as the world’s most important bilateral tie.With the successful completion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC) last November and U.S.President Barack Obama sworn in for his second term in January,the     

New Era of Engagement

G20 leaders achieve breakthroughs in sustaining economic recovery and reforming the international financial system at their third summit in Pittsburgh     

The Rules of Engagement

Russia views NATO's new round of expansion as a threat to its security and global strategy NATO held its summit on April 2-4 in the Romanian capital Bucharest with an unprecedented number of participants.Its attention-grabbing enlargement plan once again became the meeting's focus.The summit approved the membership applications of Croatia and Albania,put on hold the entry of Ukraine     

The Rules of Engagement

Pirate attacks on private and commercial shipping vessels run rampant off the lawless coasts of Yemen and Somalia near the Gulf of Aden. Faced with these situations, why have Chinese naval escorts, until now, proven reluctant to fight back? In March, The International Herald Leader, a Beijing-based newspaper published by Xinhua News Agency, conducted an interview with Qiu Yanpeng, Commander of the fourth Chinese naval escort mission in the Gulf of Aden. Excerpts follow:     

More Money,More Problems

The U.S. quantitative easing policy could have a negative impact on the world economy and repercussions for China By revving up its money-printing machines, the United States will try to shock its economy     

More Mergers,More Acquisitions

A new round of corporate mergers and acquisitions(M&As)is on the way.On September 6,the State Council announced that it would require companies in the automobile,iron and steel,cement,machinery manufacturing,electrolytic aluminum and rare earth industries to accelerate M&As.     

More Help,More Prosperity

<正>Enhanced assistance program proves effective in its first-year operation Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,previously known as a vast,remote and underdeveloped land in China’snorthwest,has become one of the country’s hottest investment destinations.     

More Dialogue,More Cooperation

<正>On the cusp of the G20 summit in Hamburg,Beijing Review interviewed Alexandra Voss,Delegate of German Industry at the German Chamber of Commerce in Beijing,and discussed with her Sino-German economic cooperation as well as the expectations and experiences of German companies in China.     

Respect, Trust and Engagement

China and the United States should accommodate each other’s core concerns to establish military rapport The Chinese Navy conducted a live ammunition drill in the East China Sea     

冷眼看世界美国的穷人越来越多

伴随着当今世界政治、经济不断变化,各个国家,尤其是一些对世界形态影响的一些大国,都在沿着各自的发展轨迹前进着,倒退着,或原地踏步着.而集中着世界上最多财富的美国,连续几年来却出现了一个怪现象--穷人越来越多,这不能不说是当今美国政府的一个悲哀.     

More and More "Mixed-Blood" Chinese Movies

The growing number of such films has engendered a new phrase among Chinese film circles: the "mixed-blood" movie is alive and flourishing.     

More Motorolas

MOTOROLA, best known for its mobile phones, has ventured into the electrical home appliance market. At the end of 2003, the international communications giant launched Chinese marketing campaigns for plasma and liquid crystal televisions as well as DVD players.Although most consumers are familiar with Motorola's communi-     

More Expectations

正The year 2014 is crucial for China to implement the projects of its 12th Five-Year Plan(2011-15).It is also the year the country will push forward its comprehensive and deepened reforms.As a result,higher-than-average expectations have been pinned on this year’s"two sessions"—annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.Reform,anti-corruption,stabilizing the     

More Market-Driven

正The yuan shows greater two-way fluctuation over the past year At 9 a.m.on August 11,2015,the China Foreign Exchange Trade System(CFETS)announced the day’s central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S.dollar,changing from the previous day’s 6.1162 to6.2298.The market burst into uproar over such a big drop of 1,136 basis points on a single day.     

Dry No More

Ningxia is turning its desert areas into arable lands and helping its residents thrive The deserts in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region have been turned into grasslands and farm-lands on which residents grow vari