Does New Book on Beauty Go Only Skin-Deep Into the Issue?

Wang Yajun, a security guard at the Central Academy of Drama, one of China’s top art institutions, from which many of the country’s renowned actors and actresses have sprung, unveiled a book on people’s outer appearances in April. The book,which sets out criteria for judging looks, points out that good-looking people tend to acquire more social resources and thus looks can help secure job promotions, wealth and increased social status.     

hat Does the Rise in RMB Interest Rates Signify？

ON October 28, 2004,the People‘s Bank ofChina took a U-turn and, after almost a decade of reductions, announced a 0.27 percent increase in RMB interest rates. This superficially inconsequential rise caused quite a stir on the international market. Mining stock plummeted,as did the prices of metals and crude oil futures. This reflexive investor response is just one indication that the Chinese economy has become a major driving force for global economic growth. Its huge demand has sustained high prices for oil and other staple commodities on the international market, international speculators itch to pour their hot money into China, and overseas investors too see it as a potential Klondike.     

Origin of the ＂Easl Turkistan＂ Issue

The term ＂Turkistan＂ appeared in Arabic geographical works in the Middle Ages. It meant ＂the region of the Turks＂ and referred to the areas north of the Sir River in Central Asia and the adjoining areas to the east of the river. With the evolution of history, the modem ethnic groups in Central Asia were established one after another. By the 18th century, the geographical concept of ＂Turkistan＂ was already very vague,     

Does China Uphold Its Literary Force？

Chinese literature has transformed its function from that of messenger of Dao to spiritual consumer product     

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<正>事件克里米亚入俄乌克兰克里米亚自治共和国议会3月17日决定,克里米亚独立成为主权国家,命名为克里米亚共和国。克里米亚议会还向俄罗斯联邦提出建议,以新的自治主体加入俄罗斯联邦。俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京18日与克里米亚议会议长康斯坦丁诺夫、克里米亚总理阿克肖诺夫及塞瓦斯托波尔市议会主席恰雷在克里姆林宫共同     

中国还安全吗？——中国还安全吗？

自冷战结束以来,我国没有卷入任何战争,为现代化建设基本上争得了一个安全的国际环境。那么在21世纪的头十年,我国能否继续保持与90年代相似的国际安全环境呢?这是一个重大的战略安全问题。     

A Way Out of the ＂Tibet Issue＂ and the Future of Tibet

HE ＂Tibet Issue＂ was conceived at a time when Western imperialists were determined to invade and carve up China. They wooed and promoted separatist forces in Tibet from among the serf-owning class, which likewise wished to split Tibet from China with the support of imperialists. Between them, the two sides colluded and fabricated the ＂Tibet Issue.＂     

To the Left or the Right？

THE Left Bank Gallery in the Zhongguancun area of Beijing's Haidian District unveiled "The Left-Wing" in late December 2003. The gallery housed the exhibit two huge concrete floors within a commercial real estate project called Left Bank. Besides founding the Left Wing, Lin Jian is also behind the development of Left Bank. His famous slogan, "When the world     

除了揍他，我还能给儿子什么艰苦的经历？

跟14岁的儿子一直冷战,因为两周前我打了他,还没收了他的手机。原因是他上课用手机上网玩游戏,被老师抓住。事后两天从家里偷出妈妈的手机继续在听课的时候“作案”被没收。老师将我们夫妇都请进了办公室,做好统一战线工作,今年都不让他再用手机了。我俩找儿子谈话,他拒绝交流,哼歌、吃零食。没过一周他竟然找老师,     

3万亿美元外储怎么办？

4月14日,央行公布的数据显示,截至3月末,国家外;12储备余额为304474亿美元,同比增长24．4％。次日,美国财政部公布的数据显示,尽管已经连续四个月减持美国国债,截至2月份,中国所持有的美国国债总计11541亿美元,名列各国及地区之首。这意味着,美国政府通过发行国债借得的每一美元外债中就有26美分来自中国     

How Will China Influence the World？

I can easily feel the increasing attention the world now pays to China at recent international meetings I have attended. My foreign peers all show an interest in China＇s blueprint for the comprehensively deepened reforms laid out at the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, eager to know what will happen in China and what will it bring to the rest of the world. A question frequently asked is： ＂How will China influence the world？＂     

政府债，我们准备好了么？

在2009年中央替地方政府发债之后,2011年上海等四个试点地区正式发行地方债,地方政府终于迈出了重要二步,在可以预期的将来,如果四个试点地区的石头摸好了,后续将会有各个地区渐次过河发行地方债。在当今风云变幻、甚至可以用环境险恶这两个字来形容的国际资本市场中,发行政府债似乎并不是一个恰当的选择,现在让欧洲甚至全球焦头烂额的欧元危机,其根源正是政府债务危机。即使强悍如美国国债,     

Self-immolation Will Not Change the Dalai Lama Clique’s Destiny of Failure

On December 9, 2012, Xinhua News Agency published the report "Sichuan Police Crack the Case of Serially Inciting、Abetting and Coercing Individuals to Immolate Themselves". The report used irrefutable facts to expose the brutal     

“Created in China” - the Label of the Future？

Not Worth the Hassle A DVD is exported for US $32. It cost US $13 to make, and a fee of US $18 is payable to the foreign company that holds the patent. It might say "Made in China," but a simple calculation shows that the Chinese manufacturer makes just US $1 profit for his efforts. MP3 makers fare little better, with average profits of US $1.5 per unit after costs and patent fees. "This is a common phe- nomenon in the Chinese manufacturing sector these days," says Liu Qingfeng, CEO…     

Chinese Classics - Worth the Effort？.

"At one time, people considered Confucius their god; at another, they thought him a monster," says Professor Guo Qijia of the Education Institute of Beijing Normal University. "We now intend to re-address him and re-examine his thought in his capacity as a human being."     

Is China the Winner in World Bank Reform？

ON April 25, the World Bank endorsed a proposal for reform that will shift a significant balance of voting power from the developed countries to the developing ones. China therefore becomes the third most influential member, following only the United States and Japan.     

China and the EU - Hand in Hand？

After a breaking-in period, the relationship between China and the EU is showing encouraging momentum.