A New Paradigm

<正>The"Four Comprehensives"aim at putting China on track to achieve its economic and social development targets.In an effort to avoid a hard landing from the economy,China should face the current downward pressure on its growth by boosting effectivedemand and progressively switching to a new growth model.At the opening of the annual National People’s Congress(NPC)in March,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced that the of-     

NPC SESSION OPENS

Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) walk toward the Great Hall of the People for the opening of the national legislature's annual session in B eijing on March 5.At the inaugural meeting attended by President Xi Jinping and other leaders that day,Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report,confirming the annual growth target for the economy in 2021 is over 6 percent.     

NPC SESSION OPENS

正Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) walk toward the Great Hall of the People for the opening of the national legislature's annual session in B eijing on March 5.At the inaugural meeting attended by President Xi Jinping and other leaders that day,Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report,confirming the annual growth target for the economy in 2021 is over 6 percent.     

A Fruitful Visit

<正>Chinese Premier Li Keqiang underlines the significance of globalization during his European trip In face of increasing uncertainties,China and the European Union(EU)have pledged to work together to push forward free trade and globalization while deepening bilateral cooperation in various fields.From May 30 to June 2,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to Germany and Belgium.Premier Li’s schedule included an annual meeting with German Chancellor     

Li Keqiang Meets U.S.Treasury Secretary

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Jacob Lew,special representative of the U.S.President and the U.S.Treasury Secretary,in Beijing on February 29,2016.Li said that China became the largest trading partner of the U.S.last year.According to Li,China was ready for closer     

Targets for 2018

正The First Session of the 13th National People’s Congress(NPC)opened in Beijing on March 5.On behalf of the State Council,Premier Li Keqiang delivered a report on the work of the government to the assembly,summarizing the government’s work over the past five years and laying out plans for2018.China’s GDP growth for this year has been set at 6.5 percent,a rate that refl ects the country’s demand for high-quality economic growth.     

Exchanges

正Spanish PM Visits China Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy paid an offi cial visit to China from September 24to 27.During their meeting,Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that China highly values its relations with Spain,and is ready to maintain high-level engagement on international and regional affairs.He urged the two sides to expand bilateral trade and investment,and promote balanced and sustained trade growth.He also promised to strengthen bilateral cooperation in a range of fields     

From Speed to Quality

正The Report on the Work of the Government delivered by Premier Li Keqiang underlines the importance of highquality growth,reform and opening up and people-centered development.Hu Angang,Director of the Center for China Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing,shared his views on these issues during an interview with Beijing Review reporter Deng Yaqing.     

The 12th NPC and CPPCC Convene in Beijing

正The annual sessions of the National People’s Congress(NPC)–China’s top legislature–and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)–China’s top political advisory body–convened in early March.The country’s two most important political events centered this year on deepening reforms and advancing modernization of China’s governance system and capability.Premier Li Keqiang summarized reform goals for 2014 as detailed in the government     

Embracing the 2015 China-U.K. Year of Cultural Exchange

IT was during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the U.K.in June 2014 that the two countries mutually agreed to make 2015 the year of cultural exchange.The news soon came that Prince William,Duke of Cambridge,would travel to Shanghai in March 2015,to open the GREAT Festival of Creativity,which supports British businesses looking for opportunities and growth in China.More than 500 world leading British companies in innovation,technology,design,film,education,healthcare,and luxury goods will attend the festival.In an interview with China Today,Minister(Culture and Education),China Director of the British Council,Carma Elliot CMG OBE expressed her expectations of the big event.She regards it as an opportunity to promote U.K.-China relations and people-to-people links.     

A Promising Outlook

<正>China’s major economic indicators for the first half of the year were released by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS)on July15.Despite downward pressure,the Chinese economy has maintained stable growth.At a seminar on the economic situation on July 10,Premier Li Keqiang said that although some structural problems accumulated over the past few years have been exposed,the Chinese economy is turning for the better on the whole and demonstrates     

The Fast-Moving Orient Express

Expanding cooperation with Central Eastern Europe will be the new highlight of Chinese collaboration Traditional friendship,a common desire for development and shared needs constitute the glue that binds China and Central Eastern European(CEE)countries together.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang kicked off his     

NEW CHALLENGES

<正>A diverse range of global issues puts Chinese diplomacy to the testThe National People’s Congress,China’s top legislature,opened its annual full session on March 5.Both the Report on the Government Work delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at its opening and the press conference held on March 8 by Foreign Minister Wang Yi on its sidelines made one thing abundantly clear:What happens inside China is linked to and profoundly affects the outside world.Likewise,     

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     

Opposites Attract

The leaders of France and the UK both undertook their first visits to China last month. On January 8, French President Emmanuel Macron announced in Xi'an, a city key to the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, that Europe and China must work together on the development of a modern-day Silk Road. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Theresa May, who arrived in Beijing on January 31, agreed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in a press conference that the UK was "a natural partner" for the Belt and Road Initiative.     

Business in Brief

Children's Commodity Market to Expand by 12.4 Percent Annually A research report on China's children's commodity market was released during the 2006 China Retail Business Summit The report estimates that the market will see average annual growth of 12.4 percent between 2006 and 2010, and be worth more than RMB 100 billion by the end of that period.     

Right Timing for Price Reform

正Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged to accelerate price reform at a recent executive meeting of the State Council.Li pointed out that although price reform is difficult to carry out,it has long-term benefits and is a necessary step toward establishing the market mechanism.Price reform constitutes the crux of marketoriented reform.China’s market-oriented reform has to deal with two core issues:the relationship between     

China-Europe Relations Undergo Comprehensive Upgrade简

正CHINA-Europe interaction is gathering pace around the tenth anniversary of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the EU.Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited China in November 2013.A week later,Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the 16th meeting of Chinese and European Union leaders.Shortly after,Li Keqiang     

THE RIGHT VERDICT

<正>Advancing the rule of law can help put an end to miscarriages of justice By Lan Xinzhen正Advancing the rule of law can help put an end to miscarriages of justice By Lan XinzhenAt China’s annual legislative session,the rule of law was a focal topic.Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report at the opening meeting of the Third Plenary Session of the 12th National People’s Congress(NPC)on March 5,announcing that2015 would be crucial to comprehensively advance law-based governance in the coun-