Capturing Africa

LIANG Zi has lived an eventful life by any standards. Daughter of a military officer, she joined the army at a young age and was trained as a war correspondent. Her coverage of the China-Vietnam war in 1979 won her a place at college, bypassing the cutthroat national entrance exam.     

WORLD

正UNITED KINGDOM A police officer stands in front of the blocked--off entrance to Forbury Gardens,a public park in Berkshire where a man with a knife attacked picnickers on June 21.Counterterrorism police said three people were kiled and at least three others injured     

Cherishing the Memory of Gertrude Du-Wagner

When the film Finny's Smile was being shown in both Austria and China there came the sad news of the passing away of Mrs. Gertrude Du-Wagner, the model of the protagonist in the film. Gertrude whose Chinese name was Hua Zhiping fell in love at the first sight with Du Chengrong, a Chinese police officer studying     

National Human Rights Action Plan as a Milestone

Since "the state respects and protects human rights" was written into the Constitution in 2004, the Chinese government has issued many white papers during a short period of a few years and has included "respect and protect human rights" in the 11th Five Year Plan of national Economic and Social Development. "Respect and protect human rights" has risen from     

No Double Standard Please

正When George Floyd, an unarmed African American, died a shocking death at the hands of a white police officer following his arrest, the incident unleashed a spate of demonstrations against police brutality and racial discrimination in the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump defended the state action, saying, "Looting leads to shooting," which led to widespread public condemnation. Curfew was imposed in several cities and the National Guard, a     

SPINNING THE WHEELS

<正>An old Chinese icon,the bicycle,has made a top-gear comeback on the wings of hi-tech About three decades ago,the bicycle was a national icon of China,and China was dubbed the"bicycle kingdom."Now the contraption is back on the streets but in a chic and smart way.     

A State Compensation Case & Its Lessons

It was 7 o'clock on November 17, 2001. Chen Qinglong, a hired driver in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, was driving his vehicle to the checkpoint at Changping town of the city. A security guard of the town's public security bureau blocked his way on the pretext that "his vehicle bumped into a security guard and injured him a few days ago." Then, a policeman from a sub-police station in Changping Town took Chen and his vehicle to the sub-police station.     

Post-COVID Reflections

<正>I was teaching English at Liaoning University in Shenyang, capital of the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, in 1998, my first year in the country. It was a formative experience for me and my career has been connected to China in one way or another ever since. I’d already worked as a public health officer for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and spent time around the world at that point,     

PEOPLE & POINTS

<正>FATHER OF RURAL REFORM DIESDu Runsheng,a well-known economist and one of China’s most influential experts on rural issues,passed away in Beijing on October 9 at the age of 102.Du was born in 1913 in a village in Taigu County,north China’s Shanxi Province.He worked as a military officer and revolutionary leader in the 1930s and 1940s.After theü     

Hong Kong in Photos

正On the midnight of June 30, 1997,China's national flag was slowly hoisted to the top of a pole in a highprofile handover ceremony in Hong Kong, marking its return to the motherland after 156 years of British rule. As a special administrative region of China, Hong Kong has since ushered in a new chapter in development under the principles of "one country,twosystems"and"Hong Kong people ruling HongKong"with a high degree of autonomy.     

The Human Cost of Peacekeeping

正Chinese soldiers shed blood in the UN operation in Mali One Chinese peacekeeper was killed and fve others were left injured when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was detonated at a camp of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali(MINUSMA)in the country’s northern town of Gao on May 31.     

Dainzin Zhoigar:Tibetan Apron Weaver Extraordinaire

The distinctive Jyaidexiu(a town in Tibet’s Shannan Prefecture)"bangdian"—Tibetan for apron–has a 500-yearlong history,and in 2006 was listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.Dainzin Zhoigar,23,is the regional-level inheritor of the Jyaidexiu bangdian weaving craft.Having inherited the skills of her late father,the national inheritor of     

Responsibilities and Working Mechanism of National Human Rights Education and Training Bases

<正>On July 22,2014,the second group of national human rights education and training bases was announced,increasing the number of national bases from the previous three to a total of eight,which reflects the advancement of human rights education and training in China and has far-reaching significance.Establishment of such national bases is not only an implementation of the National Human Rights Action     

The Vitality of the Communist Party of China

The Communist Party of China (CPC) was born and grew up in a time of war.It rose to national power in a very difficult period of history and changed the fate of China,bringing peace and prosperity to its people.Now times have changed again.Are the young Chinese,born in peacetime and pampered by the fruits of China's dazzling economic and scientific development,     

An Outstanding Record

We first visited Shanghai in 1989 when the city was in the throes of redevelopment, a response to Deng Xiaoping's modernization programmes in agriculture, industry, science and technology, and national defence. Becoming leader of the country in 1978, Deng Xiaoping and the post-Mao leaders immediately put to flight China's old "closed door" policy, created four Special Economic Zones in South China, designated 14 coastal cities for redevelopment, and opened the redevel     

the Future Direction ofChinese Policy

THE last several months have been a bonanza of information and analysis for China watchers worldwide. First,the country’s new politburo was elected last November at a once-in-five-year national congress of the Communist Party of China. The 2013 NPC and CPPCC sessions then saw the fresh-faced leadership in action in public for the first     

Hebei Province, Abundant in Toursim Resources

HEBEI Province derives its name from its geographical location, north of the Yellow River. "He" refers to the Yellow River, and bei means "north" in Chinese. Hebei has historical significance, especially in terms of the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, when Beijing was the national capital. As Hebei surrounds Beijing, it is also called the environs of the national capital. According to a document from the Xia Dynasty (2070-1600 B.C.), at that time Chi…     

The Power of Love

Zhou Xin's wedding was delayed for two years because of an 8.0-magnitude earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people in Wenchuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008. Zhou was then a 25-year-old military officer serving in his hometown of Shigu in Shifang City—60 km from the epicenter—and had just registered his marriage on May 7, setting the wedding banquet for the end of the year.     

Vice President Xi Jinping Attends Reception Marking 20th Anniversary of China-ROK Diplomatic Relations

Areception to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of China-ROK diplomatic relations,jointly organized by the CPAFFC and the Embassy of the ROK in China, was held in Beijing on the evening of August 31, 2012. Vice President Xi Jinping, attended the reception and unveiling ceremony of commemorative books and envelopes,cut a celebration cake and enjoyed an excellent performance with distinctive national features with the Chinese and Korean guests in a     

The Chinese Dream and Human Rights in Contemporary China: A Legal-political Perspective

During the revolutionary times, the Chinese people had fought for national independence, whereas now they are devoted to free and comprehensive development. The transition from the former to the latter is a fundamental characteristic of human rights development in contemporary China. Standing at this juncture in history, human development in China and the dream of national rejuvenation in a globalized world can actually be interpreted as a "human rights dream" shared by each and every individual in China.