THE COMING CHANGES

China is banking on tax reforms to help transform its economy Reform of the taxation system will be a topic of significant importance at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)to be held in October,according to sources.     

EXPECTATIONS ON THE COMING SESSIONS

China’s development is far from complete.So what more must be done? Two decades ago,economists,especially those outside China,could accurately anticipate global economic trends without paying much attention to the sessions of the national congress of the ruling Communist Party of China(CPC),the National People’s Congress(NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC). Today,however,these sessions could be hardly     

MIRACLE RESCUE

Atotal of 115 workers had been miraculously retrieved from the flooded Wangjialing Coal Mine in north China's Shanxi Province by the afternoon of April 5, after being trapped underground for more than a week.It is a miracle in the history of Chinese mining rescues, said Luo Lin, Director of the State Administration of Work Safety, who stood waiting at the pit entrance. The trapped miners displayed an unwavering determination to survive for eight days and eight nights.     

COMING HOME

Chinese Preside nt Xi Jin ping and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stood witness to the signing of an agreement by the two countries on March 23, according to which Italy will return 796 cultural relics and artworks to China. It signified the largest Chinese cultural relic and artwork return from overseas in two decades.     

COMING UP TRUMPS?

Hot on the heels of the presidential election result, Beijing Review reporter Liu Yunyun sat down with Zhou Mingwei, President of China International Publishing Group. Zhou, a seasoned expert on China-U.S. relations who is also a member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, shared his views on how the new president-elect, Donald Trump, could transform his surprise victory into a meaningful presidency.     

THE PRELUDE TO THE PAGEANT

Torch relay ignites enthusiasm for the grandest of athletic events On February 2, the second day of the Chinese New Year, the flame of the Beijing 2022 Games arrived at Beijing Winter Olympic Park in Shijingshan District, Beijing.     

ROADS TO THE WEST

正Geopolitical spectacles make it impossible to see the solutions For the last several years or so, Western mediaandmainstreampoliticians have chosen to largely ignore the Belt and Road Initiative, which Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed in 2013. The initiative, consisting of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the     

GO TO THE FIELDS

正China finds ways and difficulties in spreading new farming techniques in rural areas At the end of 2011,Jiang Peize,a member of the Technical Task Force(TTF) in Xuanen County,central China's Hubei Province,visited Yuheping Village in the county and showed local farmers how to use straw to protect their tea seedlings from winter frosts. There are more than 300 TTF members in Xuanen.They help farmers deal with practical     

WELCOME TO THE ELITE

<正>What’s next for China after the yuan’s inclusion to the IMF currency reserve?By Zhou Xiaoyan China has entered the big league with its currency’s inclusion into the International Monetary Fund(IMF)’s basket of reserve currencies,but analysts are already looking to see what the next move is as the country continues to reform and open its financial markets.Experts interviewed expect more reforms like those that led to the IMF’s decision,including allowing the yuan’s value     

MOVING TO THE BEAT

<正>A young,hearing-impaired man finds success in ballroom dancing Growing up with a hearing impairment,20-year-old Liang Yuangang said that he had little hope for a happy and bright fu-ture.Today,he is a successful ballroom dancer.The social work major at China Youth     

COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTRYSIDE

Officials take a hands-on approach to poverty alleviation When Xi Changlin, a former oil worker who now runs a homestay business in his home village Zhangjiagou,found the power supply insufficient for hisguests, he turned to village official Ma Jian for help.Ma, a government worker in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is stationed in the village on a two-year term under the government's poverty alleviati on program. His title is first secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zha ngjiagou Village Branch.     

JOURNEY TO THE PAST

Red tourism destinations with unique features gain increasing popularity Since childhood,Mao Haofu has been hearing stories about revolutionary figures and the revolutionary base in his hometown—Jinggangshan City in Jiangxi Province—from his grandfather Mao Binghua,former curator of the Jinggangshan Museum.     

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

<正>The China International Search and Rescue Team has grown up amid disasters Xue Xiao,a student at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, recently traveled to Beijing to thank the people who saved his life after the Wenchuan earthquake in southwest China s Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.     

LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE

<正>Citizens get more involved in the decision-making process at the community level Zhang Si,a 24-year-old village assistant in Zhouliang village,Baodi District in the northern port city of Tianjin,gathers opinions from villagers every day.She began her current job in September last year.     

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

<正>Hydropower changes lives in Equatorial GuineaBefore the Djiploho Hydropower Station(DHS)was built,Djiploho was a secluded forest village in Equatorial Guinea.The change has shone a spotlight on the Wele River,now quite literally the center of power.Liu Bao,chief supervisor of the DHS project,said the power plant satisfies more than 90     

THE WAY TO CONFIDENCE

<正>Agro-based businesses embrace technology and innovation to build up their brands The fair was a feast for both the eyes and the tongue. The booths were manned by exhibitors who wore colorful ethnic costumes and the products were mouth-watering.     

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

正Comprehensive measures minimize flood havoc The rainy season arrived in China with a roar. Continuous downpours have lashed large parts of south China since June and many rivers have exceeded alert levels.In late July, the main rain belt began to move north from the Yangtze River basin to