Gone But Not Forgotten

In recent times,two blockbusters—City of Life and Death and then John Rabe—both featuring the Nanjing Massacre in World     

China,a WWII Ally That Should Not Be Forgotten

<正>Seventy years after the end of World War II(WWII),many people outside China remain uninformed about the country’s role in the conflict and the sacrifices its people made in resisting Japanese invaders.Redressing this imbalance in overseas academia,however,are a small number of scholars,including     

Saving Forgotten Treasures

<正>Restoring classic movies for modern viewers The elaborately restored version of the classic film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang in 1927, held its Beijing premiere on September 2. While attracting     

Finding the Forgotten

Government-run sports schools groom future athletes despite a shrinking talent pool Twelve-year-old Yang Chen puts on a shy smile whenever answering a question, concealing the fact that one day soon she may be a world champion.     

历史是不能忘记的——访抗战老战士白介夫

今年是中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利六十周年,纪念活动接踵而至.     

Waste Not Want Not

How China could lead the over-consuming West towards sustainable economic development CHINA can decide if the world moves towards sustainable economic development, according to a new report that warns rapidly growing Asian economies are using natural resources at a faster rate than pre-     

Precarious Times

This year's European Parliament election faced much higher political risks,as the European Union(EU)is in the midst of both internal and external difficulties.From May 23 to 26,the 28 EU member countries voted in what was viewed as a duel between main-stream political parties and populist parties,with the latter making some advances,but not as much as predicted.     

Saving Forgotten Treasures Restoring classic movies for modern viewersInformation

The elaborately restored version of the classic film Metropolis,directed by Fritz Lang in 1927,held its Beijing premiere on September 2.While attracting classic movie lovers into the theaters,Metropolis also called attention to the large number of old Chinese films housed in film archives,which,out of sight and out of reach of moviegoers,are decaying.But measures have been taken to address the problem amidst China's movie industry boom.     

Hard Times

Chinese graduates are lowering their employment expectations in the face of an increasingly grim job market     

Memorable Times

Spending time with my friends in their home village of Mabao, Shanxi Province, has meant that I’ve been able to directly experience the significant benefits of two important aspects of Chinese thought. One aspect is the concept of ecological civilization, enshrined in China’s Constitution, and the other is the nation’s whole-process people’s democracy.     

Tumultuous Times

正2016 is a turning point on the road to a new world order For those who are used to living in peace and tranquility,2016 has been a year with much consternation.On the one hand,the post-Cold War global governance system is facing collapse.Rivalry between major powers has intensified,regional conflicts are on the rise,     

Better Times Ahead

The Lisbon Treaty and a new EU hierarchy point to greater stability and a resurgent dynamism The year 2009 was a difficult one for the European Union (EU).The European Parliament     

Reading the Times

<正>British scholar Martin Albrow releases his new work on a global-oriented China British sociologist and professor Martin Albrow recently released his second literary undertaking themed on China and the shared human future.The new book China and the Shared Human Future:Exploring Common Values and Goals is the brand new sequel to his 2018 book China’s Role in a Shared Human Future:     

The War with Waste--Waste Not,Want Not

LIKE other cities in China, Beijing is suffocating under the solid waste its residents pro- duce. After decades of racing to enlarge its trash treatment capacity, it now turns to the root of the problem for a longer term solution - controlling the source of waste in the first place. This April, the municipal government designated every Thursday Garbage Reduction Day to raise awareness and promote participation among local citizenry.     

Waste Not

A lesser-known victim of China's recent manufacturing malaise is the European landfill, now in danger of swelling again. Having proudly trained householders to sort waste into     

Not Opponents

正The relationship between China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private companies is questionable at best, with most parties seeing it as oppositional or complementary. Hu Angang, Director of the Center for China Studies at Tsinghua University, shares his views in an article for Journal of the Chinese Academy of Governance, stating that the idea of the state advancing causing the private sector to retreat is a misconception. Edited excerpts follow:     

The Worst of Times,Or the Best of Times?

<正>The widely discredited—but surprisingly durable—rhetoric of"China collapse"has recently once more reared its head.Fourteen years after American author Gordon Chang predicted the downfall of the Chinese Government by 2011,U.S.scholar David Shambaugh sounded the alarm again in early March.Shambaugh asserted that the time has come to give his verdict on a"protracted,messy and violent"regime change in China.While he handpicked a few phenomena to justify his end-of-the-world claims,often twisting them through misinterpretation and speculation,Shambaugh failed to look at how ordinary Chinese on the ground feel about their country and society.