Building a New Model of Major-Country Relationship

CHINA expert Orville Schell is the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Rela- tions at the Asia Society in New York. Schell began learning Chinese when he was 20, andin 1968 obtained his Ph.D. in Chinese History from the University of California, Berkeley. He has since specialized in news reports and books on East Asia, China in particular. When Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of China＇s reform and opening-up drive, visited the U.S. in 1979, the New York Times invited Schell to be the journalist accompanying Deng on his U.S. tour.     

Lad Mags Lure Chinese Males：Glossy magazines seek to score with Chinese men

IT is almost impossible to find a bottle of men's deodorant in most Chinese cities. Chinese men are not renowned as Metrosexuals.But several publishinghouses are banking on their ability to turn local men into shopping and sex sophisticates. Publishers of men's magazines have identified Asia as the biggest market of the future, banking on the change in lifestyle and habits of local men. Up to 1995, post office sub-     

Security for All

正Asian countries need to strengthen cooperation on regional safety By Bai ShiWhen the fifth meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia(CICA)opened in Beijing on April 28,Chinese President Xi Jinping called for continuous efforts to build a common,comprehensive and sustainable Asian security architecture on the basis of cooperation.In his speech at the opening ceremony.     

Tennis Splash

正The 15th session of the China Open tennis tournament wrapped up in Beijing on October 7 after 15 days of competition.Established in 2004, the annual men’s and women’s event features the highest level of competition and has the most players in Asia.It has witnessed the increase in popularity of tennis in China as well as the rise of Chinese players.     

Landison: Most Promising Hotel Brand of China

Held by Asia Hotel Forum and the organizing committee of China Hotel Starlight Award,and known as the Oscar of the Chinese hotel industry, the 10th Asia Hotel Forum Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony of the 10th China Hotel Starlight Award was held in Shanghai in April. Depending on its strength, Landison Tourism Group Co. Ltd. is generally recognized in and out of the industry in terms of brand popularity, management, service quality and comprehensive strength. At the award ceremony, it won the Most Promising Hotel Brand of China award. Landison Resort Tonglu, a subordinate hotel which was open for business lately, was named one of the TOP 10 Resort Hotels of China.     

DEEPENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Inaugurated as a vehicle to improve cooperation between China and the African continent in 2000, the annual Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has become a platform for communication and cooperation. On the eve of the Beijing Summit and the Third Ministerial Conference of the forum, to be held in early November, Beijing Review reporter Liu Wei spoke to Zhou Yabin, head of the West Asia and Africa Affairs Department of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), about Sino-African trade and the forum's agenda on promoting the economic relations between China and Africa.     

Sino-French Forum on Social Security Law

Sino-French Forum on SocialSecurity Law was held on May12-13, 2005 under the sponsor-ship of the Law School of theRenmin University of China, theuniversity's Labor Law and Social SecurityLaw Institute, the Europe Asia ResearchInstitute of AIX-Marseille Universityand the French Embassy in China. Attend-ing were French Ambassador M. PhilippeGuclluy, Prof. Christian Louit, HonoraryPresident and Director of the Europe AsiaResearch Institute of AIX-MarseilleUniversity, Chinese V…     

Tourism Information

Malaysia Located in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is divided into two (eastern and western) parts by the South China Sea. The western part of Malaysia is situated on the Malay Peninsula, connecting Thailand in the north and Singapore in the south. The Strait of Malacca lies to the west. The whole country covers an area of 329,758 square meters. Malaysian is the official language and its people also speak English and Chinese. The majority of Malaysians are Muslims whose     

A New Biosecurity Shield

China speeds up legislation on biosafety in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic Pan Xubin,ascientist at the Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine in Beijing, uses the fall armyworm as an example to demonstrate why that plant quarantine is so important. The insect originated in the Americas and has spread to Africa and Asia,devouring rice,com and vegetables.The peril has aroused people's awareness of biosafety,Pan told Beijing Review.     

Banking Around the World

<正>Chinese banks expands its "going out" strategy but faces challenges in establishing a presence in foreign markets The world’s biggest lender by market value, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), and the Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia signed an agreement in which ICBC would pay $140.23 million to buy an 80-percent inter- est in Bank of East Asia USA, the Hong Kong bank said on January 23.     

Getting Fit to Win

Together with the People's Republic of China as a whole,Chinese athletes have undergone an extraordinary process of development in the past 60 years, from being almost nonexistent to becoming highly accomplished and influential on the international stage. China has shed its image as the sick man in East Asia.     

Follow Your Heart

Larry Warsh,an experienced art collector and dealer in New York,has been involved in the art world for more than 25 years.Since 2000,he has focused on collecting and championing contemporary Chinese art.In 2007,he founded AW Asia,a private organization dedicated to the promotion of contemporary Chinese art through institutional loans and museum acquisitions,curatorial projects,publishing and educational programs. In an interview with Beijing Review reporter Chen Wen,Warsh shares his thoughts on collecting Chinese art.     

The World-Saving Book——The View on Peace of an Ordinary Chinese

Tang Chuansong's The View on Peace of an Ordinary Chinese repre- sents the consummation of the author's years of hard work. Published in both Chinese and English, the book centers on the distinct theme that human beings should be kind, countries should be harmonious and the world should be peaceful.     

Never Too Young to Learn

<正>The world’s youth inspire new actions on climate change Wu Changhua,the China/Asia Director of the Office of Jeremy Rifkin and a dedicated advisor to governments and corporations on sustainability strategy and innovation,has most recently been working with Rifkin on his latest book The Age of Resilience.The book will hit the shelves in November,with its Chinese version slated for publication soon after.     

AEROBATIC SHOW

正Visitors look at plane models of the Commercial Aircraft Corp.of China,developer of the country’s first homegrown large passenger jet C919,during the Singapore Airshow on February 16.The biennial event is the largest airshow in Asia and one of the most important aviation and defense shows worldwide.A number of Chinese companies took part in the event,during which Okay Airways,the first privately owned airline in China,signed a deal to acquire 12 Boeing 737 jets.     

Putting Down Routes The Belt and Road Initiative is an opportunity for China and Latin America to enhance cooperation

正‘The Belt and Road Initiative is rooted in the ancient Silk Road.It focuses on the Asian,European and African continents,but is open to all the other countries of the world.Every nation,from Asia,Europe,Africa and the Americas,can be an international partner of the Belt and Road Initiative.”These were the words of Chinese President Xi Jinping,speaking at the opening     

Defending the Chinese Perspective

Recently, the territorial and maritime disputes in East Asia have heated up and drawn global attention. In a recent interview with Beijing Review, Wang Xiaodu, Special Representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry for Boundary and Ocean Affairs, reiterated China’s position on the issue. Excerpts follow:     

China on Wheels——The Volkswagen Success Story

“When are you going to buy car?“is a question frequently heard these days. Over the past few years,automobiles have become a feature of Chinese households.China‘s first automobile manufacturing base was 50 years ago in Changchun, Jilin Provice. For three decades, produciton was limited to old-style lorries, and a limited number of Red-flag brand carrs for government use. Technology as outdated and output capacity low. The few family cars on Chinese roads were imported.In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping,pioneer of China‘s reform and opening policy, decided to develop China‘s national automobile industry in order that the Chinese people might drive Chinesemade rathe than foreign cars.In the following two decades,with the estabishment of joint ventures,the Chinese automobile industry boomed.By 1998 China had become one of the top the automobile manufacturing countries in the world. Now,in 2003,with an estimated annual production volume of 4 million vehicles,China ranks fourth in the world. The developement of the automobile industry has brought an enormous change to he Chinese people. The development of the automobile industry has brought an enormous change to the Chinese people. The increasing number of family cars enriches their lives, stimulates the tourism industry, and keeps business at car repair firms and driving schools brisk. Since China put it self on wheels, an increasing number of leading world automobile companies have focused on its market.     

Kunming——Blooming and Booming

KUNMING in central Yunnan Province is he largest city in Chi-na's extended south-vestern frontier. Two housand years ago, it was a hub on the Southern Silk Road that connected inland China with Southeast Asia and a converging point on the Sichuan-Yunnan-Vietnam passageway. Today, as the capital city of Yunnan, it is home to 26 ethnic groups and a popular destination for tourists and business travelers from around the world.     

Pushing for Closer Links

正China and ASEAN team up to create a more dynamic and interconnected region China pledged more than$20 billion in loans to support the construction of Southeast Asia’s connectivity on November 13.The offer,announced by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Ninth