Waste Not Want Not

How China could lead the over-consuming West towards sustainable economic development CHINA can decide if the world moves towards sustainable economic development, according to a new report that warns rapidly growing Asian economies are using natural resources at a faster rate than pre-     

Not Opponents

正The relationship between China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private companies is questionable at best, with most parties seeing it as oppositional or complementary. Hu Angang, Director of the Center for China Studies at Tsinghua University, shares his views in an article for Journal of the Chinese Academy of Governance, stating that the idea of the state advancing causing the private sector to retreat is a misconception. Edited excerpts follow:     

Waste Not

A lesser-known victim of China's recent manufacturing malaise is the European landfill, now in danger of swelling again. Having proudly trained householders to sort waste into     

Times Not Forgotten

<正>The National Ballet of China wows audiences at the Lincoln Center Festival The National Ballet of China(NBC)brought two classic works to Koch Theater in New York City as part of this year’s Lincoln Center Festival—a 2008 adaptation of Peony Pavilion and the beloved 50-year-old The Red Detachment of Women.Both works evoke an iconic vision of China,the first a Ming Dynasty(1368-1644)world of hidden passion,in which each subtle word or movement has great subtext,the other a bold and revolutionary cry of     

Not All Rosy

China maintains financial health,though risks loom large On September 17,the People’s Bank of China,the central ’bank,released the 2010 China Financial Stability Report,offer-ing a glimpse of China’s financial landscape.     

Not So Paradise Islands

正Unregulated land reclamation threatens China’s marine environmen Longkou,a coastal city located in the northwest of the Shandong Peninsula and on the southern bank of Bohai Bay,is embarking on an ambitious expansion plan.     

Not Just for Show

<正>A typical way for the Chinese to celebrate the Spring Festival is to have dinner with family members while watching the China Central Television Spring Festival Gala on the eve of the Lunar New Year.Compared with the big-budget galas featuring celebrities and gorgeous stage backgrounds that are produced by TV stations across China,the Migrant Workers’Spring Festival Gala,which was held in Beijing ahead of this year’s Spring Festival,was a decidedly more humble     

Not a Sovereign Remedy

<正>Since 2006, amid explosive growth of auto sales, congestion has become a headache for Chinese cities, big and small. Now, it’s common that many downtown streets, especially in developed eastern and central regions     

Last But Not Least

China’s fourth state-owned commercial bank secures the biggest IPO in the world As the last of China’s "big four" state-owned banks to sell shares to the public, and with expectations high,it     

Down But Not Out

The big push to preserve the remains of a multi-millenium old ethnic minority group Four counties in southwest China's Sichuan Province recently applied to have a traditional festival included in the list of world intangible cultural heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific     

Friend,Not Foe

正New developments put Sino-U.S.relations under strain One of China’s top economic officials Liu He completed his visit to the United States in early March following an earlier visit by State Councilor Yang Jiechi.Both Liu and Yang are members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.     

Affordable Housing Not Affordable

Affordable houses emerged in China during the process of the country's housing reform. They were formally launched in 1998 and developed     

Not a Spectator Sport

China looks to actively cultivate economic power from its sports sectorOn October 20,the State Council,China’s cabinet,issued a document entitled Guidelines on Accelerating the Development of Sports Industry and Promoting Sports Consumption,intended to boost productivity in the country’s sports sector.The guidelines outlined plans to turn the nation’s sporting world into an important driving force     

Gone But Not Forgotten

In recent times,two blockbusters—City of Life and Death and then John Rabe—both featuring the Nanjing Massacre in World     

Friends,Not Allies

Roughly 170 official representatives from nearly 70 countries and international organizations attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on February 4.Among them were heads of state and government,leaders of international organizations as well as members of royal families.     

Treasure Or Not?

following the growing income of Chinesep eople in recent years,the antique collection market is thriving.A great number of antique markets have sprung up across the country and some have grown very famous.     

For Real or Not

<正>Chaos in the art market hinders its development Even a painting with a whopping price tag could be a fake.The Portrait of Lady Jiang Biwei,an oil painting thought to be a masterpiece of renowned Chinese artist Xu Beihong (1895-1953),set a new auction     

CRISIS FOCUS China-Big But Not Strong

Japan announced on August 16 its second-quarter GDP totaled$1.29 trillion.China,with its$1.34-trillion GDP in the second quarter,overtook Japan as the world’s second largest economy in size.But with a population of 1.3     

Intermission,Not Curtains

Film industry seeks ways to serve a happy halftimeto cinema lovers The novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)pandemic keeping billions of people at home this spring has forced the global film in dustry into a winter.The 73rd Cannes Film Festival authorities hadn't announced a new date for the postponed star-studded event by March 25,and there is a strong possibility that the pandemic is going to change the rules of the Oscars.