NO CHILD'S PLAY

<正>Further state support is needed to better implement the two-child policy Piao Chunhua is in two minds.Should she expand her business?There’s a high demand for her services but on the other hand,the expenses are also high.Nine years ago,Piao started a private kindergarten in Wangjing,a residential area in northeast Beijing,and today,she has 41 pupils."Many of     

A MACHINE'S SOUL

<正>A startup introduces robotic-assisted rehabilitation for children with autismJust one year ago,Edith Liu knew little about robots and was planning on following her classmates to work at a Fortune500 company after graduating.Today,she is the co-founder of a startup that is bringing a French     

YUAN'S MOUNTING IMPORT

<正>Renminbi’s evolution in the international monetary system won’t shake the dollar’s domination By He Liping The yuan’s inclusion into the International Monetary Fund(IMF)’s currency basket of special drawing rights(SDR)marks 2015as a milestone in the internationalization of the Chinese currency.A higher convertibility rate for the yuan is closely related to the improved     

EXPLORING AIIB'S INNER MECHANISMS

正An explanation of the governance,capital,financing and operations of the new bankWhat is the composition of the Board of Governors?Each member of the AIIB will appoint a governor to represent it on the Board of Governors,which is vested with all of the AIIB's powers.The board meets annually,and can delegate any of its powers to the Board of Directors except for     

WOLF WARRIOR'S X FACTOR

<正>Why a military action movie wowed the audience A dozen of tanks burst into a factory,colliding and careening wildly.Bullets rain down in an African war zone,but when a truck flying the Chinese flag and carrying wounded Chinese nationals and locals arrives,the hail stops to allow it safe passage.These are some of the climactic moments in Wolf Warrior II,the latest Chinese superhit film which has earned the highest revenue ever at home.Its director,Wu Jing,who also plays the lead,     

APPRECIATING THE YUAN'S DEPRECIATION

正With regard to the recent dramatic devaluation of the yuan against the U.S.dollar,Xu Hongcai,Director of the Economic Research Department at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges,shared his views in an exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporter Deng Yaqing.Here are edited excerpts from the interview:     

HIGHLIGHTS OF XI JINPING'S REPORT

<正>Xi Jinping,General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC),delivered a report to the 19th CPC National Congress on behalf of the 18th CPC Central Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18.Hailing the historic achievements in reform,opening up and socialist modernization in the past five years,Xi said socialism with Chinese characteristics has crossed the threshold into a new     

CHINA'S GIFT TO THE WORLD

<正>The Chinese economy leveled off at 6.7 percent in 2016.Noriyoshi Ehara,chief economist at the Institute of International Trade and Investment in Japan,penned an op-ed in People’s China,a Japanese language monthly publication,on China’s steady     

CHINA-U.S. RELATIONS:BEIJING REVIEW'S PERSPECTIVE

<正>February 28 marked the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué,which functions as part of the foundation of one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world.Beijing Review,first published in 1958,has dedicated itself to being an honest recorder of Sino-U.S.relations.The timeline shows the history of this particular relationship as penned through excerpts from this weekly publication.     

WHO'S WHO IN THE PARTY LEADERSHIP

<正>Xi Jinping,Han ethnicity,was born in June1953 and is from Fuping,Shaanxi Province.He began his first job in January 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China(CPC)in January 1974.Xi graduated from School of Humanities and Social Sciences,Tsinghua     

From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Made in Internet’

<正>The concept of "Made in Internet" was introduced by Jack Ma,Chairman of Alibaba Group,at the 2017 Global Netrepreneur Conference held in Hangzhou,capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province,on July 11."Made in Internet,"according to Ma,is the overall progress in technologies,operations,products and services that industries and companies of all types can realize in the new retail era by using the     

Advice for the U.S.' Korean Strategy

<正>U.S.handling of the nuclear issue on the peninsula needs readjustingU.S.President Donald Trump has shown his iron-fist stance toward Pyongyang for the f irst time since taking power.The Trump administration has sent an American aircraft carrier,the USS Carl Vinson,to"provide a persistent presence in the waters off the Korean     

2015's Top 10 Events In China-U.S.Relations

正Chinese President Xi Jinping Paying State Visit to the United States In September,President Xi paid his first official visit to the United States since taking office,which received attention around the world as the leaders of two largest economies met to discuss a wide range of economic,security and geopolitical topics.During the seven-day visit,from Seattle,Washington     

Beijing's Pride

<正>A Peking Opera master brings purity to an enthusiastic New York crowdNew Yorkers got a taste of real Peking Opera with a brief yet wondrous visit by Zhang Huoding on September 2featuring rare performances of Legend of the White Snake and The Jewelry Purse—marking Zhang’s first performances outside China.The performances are the fourth event staged at Lincoln Center’s David H.Koch Theater by the China Arts and Entertainment Group(CAEG),following performances of The Peony Pavilion,Silk Road,The Red Dress and     

Abe's Double-Dealing

<正>Japan’s latest diplomatic attempts may prove to be in vainAt the end of 2016,Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a combined diplomatic move with Russia and the United States.In mid-December,Abe first had talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on a decades-old territorial dispute over four islands in the Pacific,which are called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in     

Merkel's Dilemma

<正>Whether or not to reform Germany’s welfare system After the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the European Union(EU),the outcome of the German federal election,one of the EU’s pillar members,will have a profound influence on the EU’s future.Much of this will depend on whether     

Merkel's Dilemma

正Can Germany lead the EU through crises?The EU seems to have gotten used to facing crises one after another:terrorism at home,refugees from abroad,and global financial instability that cannot seem to go away.In the backdrop of woes brought from both inside and out,the EU needs a cohesive force—and strong leaders—to deal with them.     

Ambassador's Message

<正>This is the first time that I am celebrating Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan in China.On this joyous occasion of my country’s 26th Independence Day,I would like to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to fellow Uzbekistan citizens and our friends in the People’s Republic of China.Since ancient times,the peoples of Uzbekistan and China were linked by mutual     

For Life's Sake

<正>A pilot scheme has been launched to provide patients more choicesAn experimental program aimed at loosening drug approval systems has been launched on November 5.The program,which will also handle the management of medical devices,was spread across 10provinces,according to China’s food and drug     

Trump's Rocky Road

<正>White House must be put on a clear pathWill the Trump administration get its act together anytime soon?On both the domestic and foreign policy fronts,the president has indeed had a rocky road.Explaining the current mess in U.S.politics is no easy matter,but some key points can be made.First and foremost is that President