BASIC BUT ESSENTIAL

‘To have the applications of a science,the scienceitself must exist.This argument was made by American physicist Henry Augustus Rowland when delivering a speech,titled A Plea for Pure Science,at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on August 15,1883.     

AN UNBEATEN TEAM

<正>Team China celebrates victory in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Grand Champions Cup in Nagoya,Japan,on September 10.The team claimed the title with five straight wins at this year’s round of the quadrennial international tournament.China also won the title in 2001.     

AN IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP

正How Sino-Brazilian ties fare under new leadership?The world watched what happened in Brazil closely.Government changes generate uncertainties in other nations that hope to preserve or enhance their trade relations and investments made in the country.But     

AN IDEOLOGICAL RESOURCE

正Current developments rekindle interest in the study of Marxism May this year marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx(May 5,1818-March 14,1883).The Prussianborn political economist,philosopher and revolutionary is the founder of communism,and his ideas are still regarded as the basis for many political systems across the world.     

AN ALIGNED VISION

<正>ASEAN and its ties with China are critical to the revival of historic silk routes By Sudeshna SarkarWhen heads of state and government were taking part in the leaders roundtable on the concluding day of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on May 15,drafting a blueprint for a globalized world that is"open,inclusive and     

AN ALL-OUT WAR

In Chinese mythology,the Spring Festival is a celebration after dispelling an imagi-nany monster called nian by bursting crackers and pasting auspicious red pa-per strips on doors.This year,China has been grappling with a real monster-the 2019-nCoV.As of February 6,there were 31,211 Con-firmed infection cases in China,with 22,112 in Hubei.The death toll was 637 while 1,542 people were cured and discharged from hospital.Some 190 confirmed cases were also reported in about 20 more countries.     

AN OVERDUE APOLOGY

<正>The United States needs to recognize its past wrongdoings against Chinese Americans Nearly 130 years after the United States shut its doors to Chinese immigrants with the Chinese Exclusion Act,U.S.lawmakers put forward resolutions in both houses of Congress calling for an official statement of regret.Symbolically,the introduction of the bipartisan resolutions on May 26     

AN Alternative Life

<正>Young genius left school to pursue genetic code analysis University students are expected to enjoy campus life.But for more than one year, 19-year-old Zhao Bowen has assumed the leadership of a research team probing one of the world’s toughest problems—the genetic basis for human IQ.In 2009,Zhao,still a student in his third year at the High School Affiliated to Renmin     

AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL

<正>Chinese wisdom can be a source ofinspiration By Zhang Weiwei From a country that once suffered foreign invasion and occupation for a century,China now stands as the world’s second largest economy,or even the largest if measured by purchasing power parity.It has contributed 30 percent to global economic growth in recent history and 70 percent to the eradication of poverty worldwide.The rapid rise of China has made schol-     

AN OPPORTUNE MOMENT

<正>The upcoming G20 Summit provides space for change By Kerry Brown Some nine months have elapsed since the last G20 meeting.What has changed?What has stayed the same?The temptation would be to emphasize the things that have happened and to understate the issues that have remained the same.The most obvious changes have     

AN INSTITUTIONALIZED GUARANTEE

On March 15, the Second Session of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, adopted the country's first Foreign Investment Law to promote, protect and man age foreign investment in the changed circumstances. The new law, which will take effect on January 1, 2020, is expected to enhance the confidence of foreign-funded enterprises in China.     

AN HEIR OF CURIOSITY

<正>Britain's Prince William visits the Shijia Hutong Museum in Beijing on March 2 during his first trip to China.The museum showcases the traditional lifestyle experienced in the narrow alleys,or hutongs,which used to traverse the Chinese capital.The Duke of Cambridge,the second in line to the British throne,visited China to mark the beginning of the     

REDISCOVERING AN OLD FRIEND

<正>Afghanistan’s fight against extremist and terrorist forces continues.If Afghanistan and its allies succeed in finally resolving the conflict and creating and sustaining the conditions necessary for long-lasting peace and stability,national rebuilding will become the top priority.In     

AN ERA OF IMPLEMENTATION

<正>The Communist Party of China leads the nation’s development with a people-centered approach The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)has concluded in Beijing and the new CPC leadership was elected.What are the core objectives that the Party with its new leadership after     

AN OBSTACLE TO PROGRESS

正U.S.actions are typical of a trade bully The U.S.imposition of additional 25-percent tariffs on$34 billion of Chinese products has ignited the largest trade war in economic history,blatantly violates WTO rules and represents the typical actions of a trade bully.The excuse for the tariffs is the Section301 investigation,which mainly targets technology transfer and intellectual property(IP).In a report released on June 21,the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing     

MEANS TO AN END

The Chinese Government will offer preferential income tax treatment to enterprises in the field of integrated circuit (IC) design and software, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement on May 22. According to the ministry, IC and software companies that made a profit before the end of 2018 will be exempt from paying income tax for two years, while the in come tax rate will be halved to 12.5 percent from 25 percent for the third to fifth years.