Why Mexico Matters for a Climate Dea

BY anyone＇s standards 2010 has been an appalling year for weather-related disasters. While the people of Pakistan have borne the brunt of these disasters, China too has been impacted on a vast scale by a seemingly endless sequence of droughts, floods, crop failures and deadly mudslides.     

One World,One Fight

Alessandra Galloni:The coronavirus has clearly been tragic for many of your people.It has spread to other parts of the world.It has resulted in travel restrictions.Is China facing a crisis of confidence?Wang Yi:The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus is a severe challenge to China and the world at large.Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping,the Chinese Government and people have withstood the test and won the respect and recognition of the international community with our efforts and sacrifice.     

Cross-Cultural Familiarity - The People and Their Stories Xi Mentioned on Foreign Visits——Unforgettable Ruling

＂Amity between people holds the key to sound relations between states.＂ Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated this in his speeches at various foreign affairs activities. To elaborate, he often provides anecdotes of real people and their stories that demonstrate China＇s respect for other cultures and its sincere desire for peaceful coexistence. In this issue China Today interviewed some of the people and their families that Xi has mentioned. Their experiences highlight the growing friendly exchanges between Chinese people and people of other countries, and a developing and changing China.     

China's Greatest Contribution to the World Lies in Safeguarding Democracy and Wellbeing for One-Fifth of Humanity

China has a population that is one-fifth of humanity. Most of its people live in rural areas. This country has been built and developed on the ruins of semi-colonialism and semi-feudalism and on a foundation of poverty and blankness. The     

Narrowing the Wealth Divide

The time has come for the government to act on China’s growing income gap"Common prosperity"an aspiration deeply rooted in the Chinese people is key to the sustainable economic and social development of the country.Fair and equal income distribution will help inspire a majority of laborers instead of a small coterie of company owners and managers.     

Nhere Westerners Stray in Their Exploration of China＇s Human Rights

Respecting and protecting human rights is an important fruit of the progress of human society and a significant landmark for a modern civil society. It is a common pursuit for people throughout the world and a long, sublime goal for the Chinese government and its people. Since the reform and opening up initiated in 1978, China has made unprecedented progress in both its human rights cause and modernization drive.     

On Chinese Media

正Southern Metropolis Weekly Issue No.27,published on July 28,2014Love It or Hate It,English Language Is Inescapable The popularity of English language learning has opened a new window for the Chinese,and advanced their integration with peoples of the world.The ability to speak and read English has changed many Chinese people’s fate.Meanwhile,English has become a staple on Chinese school curricula and is a main feature of the job market.Love it or hate it,therefore,English language learning in China is inescapable.     

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.     

FOR PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP

Africa, a vast continent, is endowed with rich resources. It has a long history and unique landscape. But constant wars and conflicts have not only deprived millions upon millions of African people of their lives, but also reduced the continent to the poorest and most undeveloped region in the world. The people of Africa suffer greatly from the chaos of wars long for peace. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and an old friend of the African people, China has the responsibilit…     

Kunshan： Creating a Well-off and Harmonious Society

Kunshan, a county-level city in east China's Jiangsu province, has become known nationwide for howcasing the target of China's economic and social reforms that aim at building up a "harmonious society under socialism," a "society of relative affluence in all aspects." Speaking on the city's achievements, Li Yuanchao, secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, has had the following to say. "Tangible benefits for the people are the point of departure and end result of the reforms." "Old Sixth"     

THIRSTY CHINA

Extreme weather conditions have blighted much of China over the past year and a pattern of increasing drought has emerged. The problem is both economic and human. Swathes of farmland have been hit by drought leading to production losses and millions of people have had difficulty accessing fresh water. While the government is attempting to tackle the issue,increasingly dry weather is something that could prove a long-term problem for the countryA rare longdrought has had severe consequences across China and brought up difficult auestions about the thecause"Guilin tops the world in landscape"is a well-accepted saying for Chinese people. Guilin is a city and tourist resort in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and attracts many people because of its charming beauty,     

Statement of CPAFFC and China-Japan Friendship Association

Disregarding repeated solemn representations of the Chinese side,the Japanese Government announced on September 10, 2012, the implementation of the so-called "nationalization" of China’s Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands. This is a flagrant encroachment onto China’s sacred territory. The move has brought grave damage to China-Japan relations and hurt the feelings of the 1.3 billion Chinese people. The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship     

Should Same-Sex Marriage Be Legalized ?

Homosexuality has a long history in human civilization,and the population of gay people in China is not negligible. On January 30,a special wedding in Beijing provoked a firestorm of debate on the legalization of gay and lesbian marriage.The cause of all this controversy is that the couple who committed themselves to each other in a public wedding ceremony were two males. Official estimates released for the first time     

Rabindranath Tagore Will Always Live in The Hearts of Chinese People

Rabindranath Tagore was a great Indian writer,one of the founders of modern Indian literature,a Nobel Laureate in literature,a great internationalist and a very close friend of the Chinese people.He loved China,admired Chinese culture and showed great concern for the fate of the Chinese people.He was born on May 7,1861 and died of illness on August 7,1941.It is of great significance that we commemorate him on his birthday today.     

China's Progress in Poverty Reduction and Human Rights

正Poverty eradication is and always has been a goal and a basic right of all peoples in their pursuit of a happy life.Over the years,based on the prevailing national conditions,the Communist Party of China(CPC)and the Chinese government have remained committed to a development concept that puts people’s rights to subsistence and to development first.Committed to reducing and eliminating poverty,China has endeavored     

Bright Future Ahead in China-Africa Relations of Cooperation

It has been half a century and more since the friendship between the New China and African countries was forged. This friendship has stood the test of time and can be considered as an exemplary model of contemporary friendly relations between developing countries.Beginning from the 1950s, the Chinese people who had liberated themselves from imperialist aggression showed deep sympathy for the African people in their dauntless struggle for national independence. African people and governments…     

Tibetan School''''s Road to Fame

The city of Hezuo, located on the border of Gansu, Qinghai and Sichuan provinces in northwest China, has since ancient times been a communication hub between China's central areasand Tibetan region of Anduo. It is now the seat of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, Gansu. But a lot of people know of Hezuo through the fame of a Tibetan middle school named after the city. "The Hezuo Tibetan Middle School has won the first place in the prefecture for ten consecutive years in term…     

Studying the Moon

The moon,sister sphere to the Earth, has long held the attention of mankind as a source of mystery,inspiration and wonder.Its sway has been chronicled in myth,literature and song.In the final week of October,China embarked on its first attempt to better scientifically understand the moon and its relationship to the Earth by launching the lunar orbiter Chang'e-1.Though named after a deity that Chinese fairy tales say lived in the moon,this new venture to study our closest celestial neighbor is based largely on the reality of technology and scientific advancement.As the most recent phase in China's decades old aerospace program,the launch showcases both the country's place on the world stage and its technological and scientific advancements-not only for the benefit of its own people,but for all of mankind.     

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.     

Accessibility for All

<正>This year’s International Day of Persons With Disabilities,which falls on December 3,focuses on the theme—Inclusion Matters:Access and Empowerment for People of All Abilities—a notion that has increasingly resonated with Chinese people.In China,there are more than 85 million people living with disabilities.Improving their livelihoods concerns social justice,progress and