A Suitable Choice

<正>Community governance is a key area in social governance in every country because it is a way for the state government to manage affairs closely related to the most direct participants of social activities,solving social contradictions and safeguarding social structure and order.China,thanks to constant innovation in community governance,has kept up with the times and played a positive role in promoting economic development and social harmony and progress.     

Positivity on the Peninsula

<正>Despite a U.S.-driven Cold War mentality on the Korean Peninsula,Beijing-Seoul relations point to a more positive patternthe state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula is frozen in a stalemate,and the only thing all parties seem to have in common amid the confusion and frustration is a shared inability to break     

PEOPLE & POINTS

<正>FOOTBALLER BECOMES UNAIDS AMBASSADOR Chinese soccer star Shao Jiayi was appointed a national goodwill ambassador by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS)on April 27.According to a press release from UNAIDS,Shao is expected to promote the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 in China.He will encourage young people to become leaders in the response to AIDS and to help end the stigma and discrimination associated with people livingwith HIV.The 35-year-old Shao currently serves in the Chinese Super League.Previously,he enjoyed an extensive career in Germany and has represented China in the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and in Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournaments."Football is a powerful platform for engaging young people and raising their awareness of the importance of preventing HIV,and also forspeaking out in support of everyone who faces stigma and discrimination,"Shao said.     

"Job Fair" Inside High Walls

It is the first time ever in China to see a job fair held in a prison aimed at offering an opportunity for offenders to return to the society; and it was held at a time when the employment situa- tion in the whole country is grave. But the Xingcheng Prison in Chang- sha, capital of Central China’s Hunan Province, insisted on holding the fair as a way to introduce inmates to programs and tools that can help them reintegrate into the community after their release. It turned out to be a succe…     

An Altered Pattern of Economic Growth

CHINA'S economic boom has been a focus of world attention For more than a decade. Its GDP having increased almost 13-Fold in the past 15 years, economy and development are two of the most Frequently heard buzzwords in the Chinese media. China is also holding its own within the global economy. and in 2004 was the number one contributor to global trade growth. Products "Made in China" are to be seen in every country in the world, as are Chinese investors. The rapidly growing Chinese economy has indisputably brought with it improvements to living standards, but has also engendered social problems. At the Fourth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao listed in his 2006 government work report the problems that have emerged in the past five years of economic and social development. They are: an irrational economic structure; lack of motivation to innovate: excessive consumption of energy resources; alarmingly high environmental pollution; uneven regional development and a widening income gap; and sluggish promotion of social welfare. In order to solve these problems, the Chinese government has proposed a new pattern of economic growth whose emphasis is on social development and conserving energy and resources. Within this new development mode, economic growth will depend less on resource consumption and more on technological and human resources. In the past, the government sacrificed rural interests in order to boost industrial development in urban areas. Its current plan is to invest in and channel funds towards stimulating the rural economy, and also to make various public services available throughout China's vast countryside.     

HOTEL INFORMATION

Minzu Hotel's Free Gym for Guests Going to the gym helps people escape the madness of the metropolis and find a quiet place to develop a healthy lifestyle.Minzu Hotel opened its gym- nasium in a grand ceremony this spring,offering urbanites a place to relieve the pressures of modern life and pursue relaxation of the mind.The gym is located on the second floor in a quiet and elegant environment.Going to the gym regularly can help a person reduce fat and mold the perfect body.Minzu Hotel's gym will give you a new outlook on life and put a spring in your step.     

Keeping the Slowdown In Check

<正>The rise of the service sector and consumption points to quality growth in the midst of weakening expansion China's GDP growth slipped to 7 percent in the first quarter of 2015,the lowest level in six years.On the other side of the equation,convincing signs of an improved economic structure,a buoyant job market and faster-than-expected consumer spending are solid evidence of a better-quality and increasingly mature economy.That said,in order to     

Right of Value

<正>Intellectual property is vital to protect creativity and drive innovation in a globalized world The battles among tech giants are legendary.But whereas in the past Apple and Samsung used to trade blows over patents,there’s a new major player in the ring.In a     

Fantasy and Reality

"When it comes to China,you can never know enough."These were the words inscribed on the first page of the booK Law and Society in Traditional China,given to me by a fellow student Tan Bo-Chen,on day one of my year at Peking University back in September 2016.Over the past few years,I have slowly come to understand the depth of meaning in this phrase about such a culturally unique and historically great civilization.The more time I spend in China,and indeed the more I know about China,the less I seem to comprehend it This country is absolutely fascinating:There is a mismatch between past and present;tradition and modernity;fast pace and slow pace;cities and mountains.     

Making Bianxia

Bianxian are handmade decorative edgings on Miao clothes. Special tools are used to create this edging. The implements used are as follows： a bamboo basket of about 1.2 meters high to support the other components （some baskets are real examples of Miao handicraft art）; a round wooden lid with a ridge across its diameter and a small groove in the middle of the ridge to help keep the silk threads from moving about; balls of silk thread; a pressing-plate with a small hole in the center to press the balls and help keep the threads taut; a wooden finishing-board onto which the braided silk threads are wound. The board is weighted down so that both the threads to be woven and the finished edging can stay taut and the patterns remain crisp.     

Curing ‘Urban Diseases’

<正>Authorities in Beijing decide to build a subsidiary administrative center in the east of the city Beijing will move some local industries and functions unrelated to its role as the country’s capital to the suburbs and neighboring Hebei Province and Tianjin.The announcement was made at a meeting of the Beijing Municipal Committee of     

SYNERGY FOR A SHARED FUTURE

正I came to China six years ago to try to understand the foreign policy perspectives of China, and the epochal shifts taking place in the global community. Asia’s rise is a reality, and the shifts the world is experiencing in a post-colonialist and post-imperialist age require a re-evaluation of definitions and perceptions.     

Preparing Shanghai,Preparing China

<正>China's new leadership made a crucial step in further reform and opening up,with the State Council approving the establishment of a pilot free trade zone in Shanghai.Covering less than 30 square km and built on four existing bonded areas,the zone will be a breakthrough in the deepening of China's opening-up strategy,which began more than 30years ago.Globalization has passed the phase of traditional commodity trade and is now heavily bent toward service trade and cross-border investment.To adapt to the new trend,the Shanghai free trade zone is designed to expand the opening of the service sector in China,especially in finance.It is considered to be another significant move after China's entry to the World Trade     

Winter,Woods and Reindeer Herders

<正>Life of an Evenki mother and son in the vast woods in the far north of China Three layers of cotton quilts and a large pile of firewood lay inside a conical tent in the middle of a vast wood on the night of February 7.The outdoor temperature was expected to drop to minus 40 degrees Celsius by midnight.     

AChange in Pay

<正>Alibaba and Tencent intensify the mobile payment war by teaming up with retailers Wang Dawei,a 31-year-old civil servant living in Beijing,manages to live a wallet-less life in the capital,thanks to online mobile payment apps on his smartphone."I use mobile apps to solve almost all payment demands in my life.I don’t need to go to banks anymore,and my bank cards have been sitting idle at home for a long time.I can get a taxi by using taxi-hailing apps and pay the driver     

Adhering to Correct Political Orientation,Building the Chinese Human Right Discourse System

<正>The Human Rights Research Academy of Wu han University being named a national human rights education and training base is an affirmation and sign of trust in the university as well as a glorious responsibility.We are going to work hard to build the academy into a world-recognized education and research platform with Chinese characteristics,making its necessary contribution to human rights development in China.Wuhan University has a long tradition and academic strength in     

No More Butts

Lighting up in indoor places of work will soon be a thing of the past in Beijing.According to a renewed local regulation in the Chinese capi- tal,from this May,smoking will be banned in hotels,offices,holiday resorts and all indoor areas of medical facilities,in addition to previously restricted schools,sports arenas and movie theaters.All restaurants,bars and Internet cafes are also ordered to designate smoke-free areas.The measure,the most extensive overall indoor smoking ban in the country,is expected to bring to the city a nicer and healthier environment.     

Upgrading China and Africa's Partnership

<正>At the recent Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation(FOCAC),leaders agreed to elevate the China-Africa relationship to a comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership,ushering in a new era in their cooperation.Why does this matter?As the largest developing country and the continent with the greatest number of developing countries,China and Africa have the responsibility and ability to pool the wisdom     

Right at Home

<正>Once in your house,new robot becomes a household mainstay By Deng Yaqing Alonging for companionship,someone to talk to and interact with were the sparks that led to the invention of a robot.Dan Wong,who has worked in the cellphone and Internet field for over 20 years,had just those qualities in mind when he and his team created     

Accelerating the Pace of CPC Transformation——An Interview with Wang Changjiang,Director of the Party Building Teaching and Research Department,the Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC

The Communist Party of China was founded in 1921 and came to power in 1949.It steered the country through a planned economy operating under trade blockades from 1949 to 1978,and ushered in a market economy under the reform and opening-up policy that took effect immediately afterwards.During this entire period,the CPC also transformed itself from a revolutionary party to a ruling party.Now civic awareness is growing among the Chinese people,and the market economy phase has nurtured an independent and autonomous spirit,which requires the Chinese leadership to promote political restructuring and the building of democratic institutions.