Bamboo and the Chinese Spirit

THE bamboo plant, fargesia spathacea, is the staple food of the giant panda anda cultural icon in Chinese history. In sharp contrast to other plants, the bambooonly blossoms every 60 to 80 years, and perishes soon after. It takes one tothree decades for its seeds to grow. In the past 3 million years bamboos haveundergone more than 50,000 extensive blooms. Pandas survived by migrating,but this is no longer an option owing to the sharp decrease of bamboo forests. The lasttwo bloomings of bamboo caused 250 giant pandas to starve to death.     

How Should the U.S. View the Communist Party of China?

正The astonishing transformation of China—its economic prowess, its rapid urbanization without slum cities, its scientific and technological prowess, the education of its vast population, its modern infrastructure which is the envy of much of the world, and its continually evolving pattern of governance that has enabled all these developments—has of course all occurred under the leadership of the Communist Party of China(CPC).     

A Clean Drive

SHANXI is well known as a major source of the energy driving China＇s social and ecorromic development. The province supplies a quarter of the nation＇s coal, two-fifths of its coke and one- 17th of its coalgenerated electricity. And as anywhere in the developing world, the boom of its energy and chemical industries, two of the mainstays of the.local economy, has come at a cost to the environment and the region＇s resources.     

PROTECTING THE PALACE

COVER STORY Reaffirming its belief in Tibet as one of the jewels in its crown, the Chinese Government launched the highest rail route in the world, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, less than a year ago. Perhaps even the government could not have predicted the number of positive repercussions that would emerge from this development. More and more people are being exposed to the beauty and uniqueness of Tibet, its landscape and architecture, as well as the customs and mores of its people, and one can properly gauge the impact of the railway line on this magnificent land.     

Foreign Contacts of the Communist Party of China

THE Communist Party of China is a political party that is firmly rooted in national conditions,attaches great importance to contacts with the outside world,and excels in absorbing advanced experience from beyond its borders.The Party has sustained international exchanges throughout its 90-year history.In the course of the Chinese revolution,construction of New China and its later reforms,its outstanding ability to avidly develop foreign relations and make positive use of them is one of the secrets of its...     

Chinese Environmental Protection Delegation Attends Fifth Mansfield Pacific Retreat

At the invitation of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Centre at the University of Mon-tana. a Chinese environmental protection delega-tion with Jiang Zehui, vice chairperson of the Sub-committee of Population, Resources and Environ-mental Protection under the Chinese People's Po-litical Consultative Conference and president of theChinese Academy of Forestry, as its leader and LiXiaolin, vice president of the CPAFFC. as its deputy     

The Supreme China Rooster

WHEN looking at the map of China, its shape appears uncannily similar to that of a rooster. Its head is in the Northeastern provinces, its magnificent tail includes Xinjiang and Tibet and its wings spread over the resource-rich basins of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers. The belly of this cockerel is in the southeast, and Hainan and Taiwan islands are its feet. The tour guide on the Yangtze River cruise who pointed out this similarity to me explained: "This shows that Taiwan is definitely an inalienable part of China; a rooster     

Growing up Green： The Yellow River Delta——Opportunity Knocks

＂The Yellow River Delta is the last of the country＇s big river deltas awaiting the development that will ensure its rise, and its time has come,＂ asserts Zhang Qiubo, secretary of the Dongying municipal committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. Following the economic booms of the Yangtze and Pearl river deltas, China has now switched its attention to developing the area where its second largest river -the Yellow -enters the sea.     

Haunt of Nomads

ON the map of China, Inner Mongolia appears as a long swath heading due north. At its center is grassland, to the west boundless desert, and its east is densely forested. Habitat of Mongolians, the region is rich in historic sites, legends of Genghis Khan and the folkways of its herdsman.     

Dynamic Wenzhou--Sharp Eyes for Bonanza of Wealth

Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province on China＇s southeast coast isn＇t as famous as other urban giants people usually associate with the country＇s manufacturing power, but over the three decades since reform and opening-up began, this medium-sized city has positioned itself as the source of an impressively high percentage of many common goods. Wenzhou currently produces 10 percent of the national inventory of garments, 20 percent of its shoes, 60 percent of its razors, 65 percent of its locks, 80 percent of its eyeglasses, and 90 percent of its metal-shelled lighters and felt-tip pencils.     

Tianjin Port： World-class Nexus

THE rise of the Port of Tianjin to China＇s world-class nexus is more than a case of being in the right place at the right time.True that the largest man-made harbor facility in China enjoys its geographic/ economic advantage of sitting simultane- ously on the eastern end of the Eurasian Continental Bridge and at the intersection of the Beijing-Tianjin City Belt and the Bohai Rim Economic Circle. But its determined managerial and technological advances have really been its ＂human capital＂ edge.     

A Commercial Platform Takes off in Beijing CBD

China Overseas Plaza unveils its model floor On November 6, 2008, China Overseas Plaza, situated in the center of Beijing CBD and Chang'an Avenue, celebrated the opening of its model floor on the sixth floor of the south building. The successful opening of the model floor marked the beginning of a new phase for its leasing project, and the birth of a topquality international pure commercial platform.     

Voice of the People

HOW are CPPCC proposals initiated and handled？ How significant are they to the development of China？ Does the Subcommittee for Handling Proposals under the National Committee of the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC） have cooperation and exchange programs with its foreign counterparts？ How does the subcommittee line up its future tasks？ These were the major questions this reporter had in mind when interviewing Li Tielin, member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and director of its Subcommittee for Handling Proposals.     

China: An Exemplar in Respecting and Protecting Human Rights

China has developed its own views on human rights and pursued its own path of human rights development in light of the UN Charter principles,its national conditions,and its experience over many years.Human rights in China have scored remarkable achievements.The Chinese perspective on human rights and the Chinese path of human rights development has become a shining example for the whole world.     

Restructuning Economy in Accordance with Foreign Trade

Readjusting Economic Structure in Accordance with Export TradeSince its accession to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) on November 20, 1982, Thailand has, on the basis of Generalized System of Preferences and Most-Favored-Nation (MFN), benefited from the multilateral trade system and entered the international market on more favorable conditions, so as to improve its trade environment and enhanced the development of its economy and trade.In 1983, the Gross Agricultural Products     

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 Year of Extraordinaries

正The year 2021 celebrates the 100 th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China(CPC) and thus is an apt occasion to remember its innumerable services and countless sacrifices for the prosperity and progress of China and its people. The CPC, established in July 1921, is the world's largest political party. It is credited with the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949,     

珠光帆影向未来——重访广西北海市（英文）

<正>Situated by the sea,the Pearl of Beibu Gulf is an ecocity popular with tourists and beloved as a livable metropolis and port.Beihai City in Guangxi takes its nickname from the fame of its South Sea pearls.Fish and rice have long been part of its cuisine.Now,plans for the deep-water port put the area at the     

Hebei:Launching Cultural Projects to Benefit the People

WITH the Bohai Sea to its east and the Taihang Mountains on its western borders, Hebei’s topography is that of China on a smaller scale. Here you can see farming, nomadic and marine cultures intertwined, all alongside modern industrial towns and cities. How to better benefit people with its diverse cultural resources is high on the agenda of the Hebei provincial government, said Wang Jingwu, deputy director of the Publicity Department of     

Zhabei District of Shanghai——A Dream of Its Own

SHANGHAI owes its birth and prosperity to the mighty Yangtze River that enters the sea where the city perches on China’s east coast;the emergence and ascendance of its Zhabei District is also bound into river legends and became part of an historic epoch in national industry.Located in the northern part of the city,Zhabei is home to a growing number of iconic landmarks,buildings and neighborhoods.