Top Economists End Decade-Long Spat

After a 10-year suspension of face-to-face talks,economist adversaries Li Yining (left)and Wu Jinglian,two of the most respected men in their field in China,held a direct dialogue on January 12.The meeting,part of a high-profile forum marking the 30th anniversary of the initiation of China's reform and opening-up policy,was lauded as a signal of the academic community's strong will to tackle theoretical chal- lenges ahead together. Li and Wu,both 77 years old,first clashed on the orientations of China's reform in the late 1980s,when Li prioritized restructuring of state-owned enterprises while Wu     

HAVING A SAY

正Reporters interview Li Xiaolin,a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)National Committee,before the opening of this year’s full session of the top political advisory body in Beijing on March 3.Li is chairman of the Beijing-based Linda Group,a private firm that invests in sectors ranging     

SYNERGY WITH THE EU

<正>Premier Li Keqiang attends a welcome ceremony held by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on May 31.Li joined Merkel for an annual meeting between the two heads of government,a mechanism that has been in place since 2004.Berlin was the f irst leg of a three-day European trip that also took Li to Belgium.The Chinese premier co-chaired     

Hu Jintao Visits Exhibition on Tibet Democratic Reform

Prior to the Emancipation Day for One Million Serfs in Tibet on March 28, Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China＇s Central Committee and state president, paid a visit to the exhibition on the 50 Years of Democratic Reform in Tibet held in the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing. Other Party and government leaders Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang also visited the exhibition separately.     

Friendship Activities in Brief

United Nations PublicService DayThe CPAFFC sent a representative to par-ticipate in the celebration of the UN PublicService Day held at the UN Headquarters in NewYork on June 23.Ma Hairong accepted,on behalfof the CPAFFC,the certificate of honour of Excel-lence Service in Public bestowed upon the CPAFFCby the Friends of the United Nations and on behalfof CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin,a certificateconferred upon the vice president jointly by theWorld Harmony Foundation,F…     

THIS WEEK

<正>PEOPLE-CENTERED Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with villagers in Maona, a village of the Li ethnic group in the city of Wuzhishan, Hainan Province, on April 11. Xi carried out an inspection tour of the island province on April 10-13. During the visit, he called for swifter action in establishing a free trade port(FTP). The development of the Hainan FTP was first proposed by Xi in 2018 at a meeting to mark the 30th anniversary of the Hainan Special Economic Zone.     

Tide of Change

Li Zhengde regards the Yangtze River as the highway of his youth.Born in a small town in south China's Hunan Province,Li grew up near the Zijiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze,and in 1976, boats were the major mode of transport there.In the 1990s,he had to take a year off from school due to illness and sailed to nearby Wuhan Province on his cousin's wooden junk,It was his first trip outside Hunan and the one-month sailing experience is etched indelibly in his mind.     

Life With Esperanto

Li Shijun,a master in Esperanto,was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation by the Translators Association of China on December 2,2010.The award is the highest honor conferred to living translators in China.As a pioneer in Esperanto translation in China,Li is famous for his translation of many domestic and foreign masterpieces. Recently,Beijing Review reporter Zhou Xiaoyan had an exclusive interview with him and Li shared his story and suggestions for today’s young translators.     

Enlisting the EU

A majority of EU member states led by Germany opposed the European Commission’s proposal to impose punitive duties on imported Chinese solar panels in a survey on May 27,the last day of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden trip to Europe after assuming his new post in March.Beyond doubt,Chinese observers said,Li’s visit was conducive to reducing the trade barriers between the two large markets,even though the problem cannot be resolved entirely.They added that Li’s visit was of great significance in deepening Sino-European economic ties.Notably,the completion of     

Hunters Try to Capture Their Past

Oroqen ethnic group in raceagainst time to safeguard traditions,Li Yao reports in Heilongjiang.Mo Guizhen was 5 whenshe saw a real bed for the first time.She refused tosleep on it,accustomed as she was to deer furs laid on the ground of hunters’huts in the depths of the Greater hinggan Mountains in north-eastern China.     

Renewing Historical Ties

History was made when Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao kicked off his seven-nation Africa tour in June in Cairo, attending a gala at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza to mark 50 years of China-Egypt diplomatic relations in the company of his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Nazef. This is the first time the world heritage site has ever been used for such an occasion. Following on the heels of the two ancient civilizations consolidating their relationship, Egyptian Ambassador to China Mahmoud Allam shared his visions on bilateral ties and other international issues with Beijing Review reporter Li Li.     

UNPARALLELED COMMITMENT

For those involved in the protection of intellectual property rights(IPR) like Li Shunde,a prominent expert in this field,April is the busiest month of the year.Traditionally,the month witnesses a flurry of activity across China surrounding World Intellectual Property Day,which falls on April 26. Li,Deputy Director of the Intellectual Property Center at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,was on a tight schedule this April,traveling extensively at home and abroad to give lectures,attend seminars and address commemorative ceremonies.In early May,he sat down with Beijing Review reporter Yan Wei to share his observations and thoughts on this highly charged topic,especially in regard to IPR disputes between China and the United States.     

Right to Resignation——Thoughts of a lawyer

One day in March 2000, a young man came to the Qiankun Lawyer's Office, asking for help in a labor dispute. He is Tong Li, 25. He signed a "life-long" labor contract with the Beijing Fenghua Engineering Co. Ltd. in June 1999. On January 5 of the following year, however, he demanded termination of the contract on account that he was far from home and he had to take care of his ailing mother. But he was refused. Later on, the workers' congress of the company issued the rules on the management of labor contract and its detailed implementation rules.     

’People Power’ Key to Charity Jet Li’s One Foundation outperforms Red Cross Society of China in raising funds for earthquake relief

Jet Li, known in China as Li Lianjie, is relieved to see the effect of the charity model he has advocated, also to the relief of more than 2.3 million people in southwest Chinaa ffected by a recentearthquake. On May 7, Li revealed that his One Foundation had received more than 300 million yuan ($49 million) in donated cash and supplies since a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lushan County in Sichuan Province on April 20.     

DRUMMING UP A NEW BEAT

正A summer camp broadens the horizons of rural children It took Li Shang,a percussionist from Beijing,nearly15 hours to reach Weiziba,a village in Gansu Province,on July 21.Local transportation from the airport in the provincial capital to the village,at an altitude of 2,450 meters,remains inconvenient,but Li and his colleagues didn't seem to be bothered.     

30 Years of Sino-Australian and Sino-New Zealand Diplomatic Ties

The CPAFFC held a reception in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 19,2002 to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia and between China and New Zealand. Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Na-     

Exchanges

Chinese Bridge Crosses the Danube Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vui attended the completion ceremony of a new bridge across the Danube River in Belgrade on December 18,2014.The 1.5 km-long bridge is the first to be constructed by a Chinese company in Europe,and also the first to cross the Danube in Serbia in nearly seven decades.Premier Li and Prime Minister Vui cut the ribbon together and unveiled a monument marking the bridge’s completion.Li Keqiang expressed gratitude to all Chinese and Serbian participants in the project.He said that the bridge’s completion will promote the local economy.It is not only a bridge of     

Reinventing Culture

Singer puts a modern musical face on ancient cultural classics In traditional loose sleeved Chinese costume and a hairstyle straight from ancient China, a slim female singer stepped onto the stage, singing a wistful song called Li. "Li is respect, Li is elegance, Li is purity, Li is tranquility; Li comes from a smile, Li comes from love, Li comes from the heart," she sings, accompanied by a melody of haunting court music. The singer is appearing on CCTV, China's National TV station, in a music program aired during the 2008 Olympic Games.     

STANDING BY LAW

<正>A judge explains her understanding of justice with her actions At a recent exhibition held by Beijing Higher People’s Court on civil cases that made pioneering steps during trials,a divorce case in 2013 that saw the issuance of the first temporary restraining order in Beijing was on display.Liu Li,the judge of the case who granted the order against a husband charged     

Vice Premier Li Lanqing Meets Chairman of the Citigroup of the U.S.

On April 15,1999 Vice PremierLi Lanqing met with Mr. JohnReed, chairman of the Citigroup of theUnited States, and his party. During themeeting Vice Premier Li gave a brief-ing on China's economic situation andfinancial restructuring at the requestof the guests.Vice Premier Li said, the financialcrisis in Southeast Asia has exertedgreat impact on Asia including China.When some Asian countries devalued