Ensuring Stability

<正>"Stable"will be a key word for China’s economy in 2012.That’s the beat set at the annual Central Economic Work Conference held in Beijing on December 12-14,which reviewed this year’s development and mapped out plans for the next year.Policymakers at the conference decided to keep macroeconomic policies stable,seek a stable and relatively fast economic growth,stabilize consumer prices and maintain social stability in 2012.On the basis of stability,the government will transform the development model,deepen reform and improve people’s livelihood.     

A Brief Review of Discourse Changes in China’s Human Rights White Papers

Comparative analysis of China’s human rights white papers provides a valuable perspective on changes in the official human rights discourse. In terms of their structures, the white papers can be divided into three types: the mixed model, the five-in-one model and the rights-list model. The rights-list model has a consistent style, standard terminology, and an arrangement of rights in line with China’s reality. In terms of contents, the right to subsistence has been gradually reduced and the right to development is increasing. In the 2013 white paper, there was a whole chapter on social security rights, which highlights China’s social development and the priority placed on the people’s wellbeing. The right to development and social security will become a new focus of human rights discourse in China.     

WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD

正China’s early nuclear energy developer looks back on the rocky road to self-reliance In China, there is a group of people who are collectively known as Gold Man. Like fictional superheroes Iron Man and SpiderMan, they are associated with super power, but instead of being its wielders, they are the guardians and strategists of the super power, which is nuclear energy.     

Cultural Projects Benefit the People of Tailai County

正NATIVE culture is a key component of a people’s identity and the cornerstone of a nation’s civilization.It often supplies spiritual drive for social development,catalyzing revolution and innovation.Tailai,a small county under the jurisdiction of Qiqihar City in Heilongjiang Province,is located at the junc     

Facing an L-Shaped Economy

China has entered the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), which is pivotal for building a moderately prosperous society, and this year it’s also confronting the arduous task of carrying out supply-side structural reform. In the first quarter, China managed sound economic growth, structural upgrading and the improvement of people’s livelihoods despite numerous complex domestic and overseas factors. At the same time, it still faces a series of deep-seated contradictions and problems. How can the Chinese economic restructuring be assessed and how wil the reforms be carried out?In a recent interview with the People’s Daily,a top government source shared views on these issues. This is an edited excerpt from the interview:     

Judicial Power and Human Rights Protection

Since the very purpose of a state that gains power is to maintain social order and increase people’s interests, the state is entitled to mete out punishment for any violations of public order or any offenses to the community. This is the minimum obligation of a state to protect its people. From the perspective of the operation of state power, a despotic state takes executive power as its core. Executive power is not only the power that kick-starts, but also the power that has the final say. Since parliamentary     

Closing the Wage Gap Will Bring Social Harmony

Nowadays, the increasing gap in people’s income has become a problem threatening social harmo- ny. The threefactors that most con- tribute to this situation are: system,market and policy. In terms of the system factor, the income gap results from the present system being based on multiple economic sectors. However, in the present stage of develop- ment, the coexistence of multiple economic sectors will help to stimulate people’s cre- ativity and promote productivity and social progress, layi…     

Rewi Alley Concerns About China’s Ceramic Technology

Rewi Alley was a well-known New Zealandwriter, social activist and re-searcher of ancient ceramics.He was also a sincere friend ofthe Chinese people. He sup-ported the Chinese People’sWar of Resistance AgainstJapanese Aggression and theWar of Liberation, and lovedworld peace. He was highlypraised by the people of Chinaand the world.Studying ancient Chinesepottery and porcelain, their pro-duction techniques and orna-mental and artistic ceramicswas Rewi Alley’s hobby, and hehad achieved…     

Turning Over A New Leaf

Novel coronavirus outbreak changes people’s everyday habits and rituals As a senior manager at a training institution in north China, Chang Qing used to have a hectic schedule, which left her no time for cooking. But since the novel coronavirusoutbreak,whichhasforced people to stay indoor till it is brought under complete control,she has transformed into a chef.She cooks regularly at home now and often posts photos of the dishes on social networking platforms.     

Accessibility for All

<正>This year’s International Day of Persons With Disabilities,which falls on December 3,focuses on the theme—Inclusion Matters:Access and Empowerment for People of All Abilities—a notion that has increasingly resonated with Chinese people.In China,there are more than 85 million people living with disabilities.Improving their livelihoods concerns social justice,progress and     

Ancient Theories of Pathology （Part Ⅱ）

Meridians and Collaterals More than 2,000 years ago the Chinese people had discovered and studied the main and collateral channels. According to The Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Internal Medicine, the earliest TCM book, which was written during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 B.C.):     

A New Year Shopping Guide

Stay-put new year celebration influences consumption in novel ways If people’s memory of how they celebrated the Chinese New Year could be compiled into a book, the chapters for 2020 and 2021 would present a striking contrast.     

Paving the Way

正Shenzhen takes the lead in providing social care for people with disabilities When Li Si was a child,his role model was Zhang Haidi,the writer who has been cal ed China’s Helen Keller for overcoming childhood paraplegia to become an activist for the rights of people with disabilities.One of his primary school books carried Zhang’s photograph and to him,she symbolized the qualities of cherishing life and striving for selfimprovement.     

Sinicization of Marxism （Part Ⅱ）--Creative Application and Development of Marxism by the Communist Party of China

THE Chinese revolution, which led to the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949, began with the victory over the Japanese aggressors in World War II, a victory which cost 35 million Chinese lives. It was followed by the civil war against Chiang Kai-shek’s dictatorship, in which many Chinese people also lost their lives. The victory of the revolution of the Chinese people was a turning point in Chinese history and also the most important historical event     

Winds of Democracy Sweep the Country

NOWADAYS in China anyone–man or woman,urban or rural resident–can make their voice heard.They can vote for the representative they trust,assert their legitimate rights,and exert influence within their community or social group.This situation supersedes the past one where fixed mindset prevailed of unquestioningly obeying leaders and excessive caution in words and actions.Democracy at the grassroots level in China is reflected in a span of processes that include authorization,decision-making,participation,deliberation and supervision.They constitute a complete structure and system whose social function becomes steadily more important.Democracy at the grassroots level is an important part of people’s democracy in China.Its expansion in scope and depth consolidates the foundations of the country’s economic and social development.It also signals proactive reforms to China’s political system.     

Narrowing the Wealth Divide

The time has come for the government to act on China’s growing income gap"Common prosperity"an aspiration deeply rooted in the Chinese people is key to the sustainable economic and social development of the country.Fair and equal income distribution will help inspire a majority of laborers instead of a small coterie of company owners and managers.     

Reforming Property Rights

Diversifying property rights for SOEs will provide a boost to the economy and social benefits For the majority of China’s 1.3 billion people, April 23, 1990, was just another day.     

Cultural Consumption Boom

正Chinese people’s demand for cultural products is increasing A love story was sparked when Chen Linxiao and Ning Chengfang first met 36 years ago in the dusty corridors of a Beijing bookstore.The couple,born in the 1960s,had been searching for the same book throughout the city one day,but found more than what they had bargained for by the end of the day.Chen had just claimed the only copy of the book he was looking for at a store and was about to exit     

Economic Issue or Political Game?

正The cause,effect and consequence of Iran’s recent protests At the end of 2017,large-scale anti-government protests swept across Iran.Initially venting anger over the government raising prices in the second largest city Mashhad,the protests swiftly spread to several other cities across the country with the help of social media.Later,they assumed a political dimension,with a growing number of people calling on Iran’s     

New Plan Presents New Hope

After five years of rapid growth, the Chinese economy has come to a critical juncture. As it maps out the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15), the country is preparing to rebalance the economy and improve people’s livelihoods. During the annual sessions of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members sat down with Beijing Review reporters Hu Yue and Yuan Yuan to talk about the country’s development in the next five years. Edited excerpts follow: