Constructing a New Fuyang─An Interview with Wang Huaizhong, Secretary of the CPC Fuyang Municipal Committee

staffreporterSHENXINGDAFuyang,theModelofDevelopmentinCentralandWesternChinaOver20Chineseseniorleaders,includingPresidentJhagZeminandPrenderLiPengandnearly100Ininistry-levelofficialshaveinspectedFuyang.Whatdoesthismean?Fuyang,apreviouslyunknoWnplace,hasbecomeafocusofattentionbothontheedandabroad.LoNGWITHtheimple-mentationofanewde-velopmentstrategyforthecentralandthewestemareasofChinsandtheopeningoftheBeijing-KowloonRailwaythecityofFuyanglocatedinnorthwesternAnhulProvince,enjoysa…     

Reform of China's Judicial System Promotes Protection of Human Rights——An interview with Wang Shengjun, secretary-general of the Politico-Legal Committee of the CPC Central Committee

The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held in 2003 set the task of promoting the reform of China's judicial system, a task seen as of strategic importance to the country's development. Shortly afterwards, the CPC Central Committee set up the Leading Group for the Judicial System Reform (LGJSR). By basing itself on the results of investigations conducted by itself and suggestions and ideas collected from all sectors of society, the LGJSR has produced some initial opinions on     

New Five-Year Program and Progress of China＇s Human Rights Cause——A study of the guidelines set by the Fifth Plenary Session of the Seventeenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

The Proposal for the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for China’s Economic and Social Development (2011-2015)(herein after referred to as the Proposed Plan for short) provides a complete range of guidelines for China’s im-mediate and long-term development.     

Jiangyin:A Magnet for Investors——An Interview with Wang Weicheng,secretary of CPC Jiangyin Municipal Committee

Jiangyin, in southeastJiangsu Province, facing the Yangtze River to the north andTaihu Lake to the south, has been prosperous since ancient times. Today, the people ofJiangyin are active participants in the clay's absorption of foreign investment, introduction of technology and skilled human resources, and acceleration of Constructing Jiangyin into a modem clayPrior to the opening of the Jiangyin, Fair on Foreign TradeAnd Economic Cooperation thatran from 18 to 28 October2001. our report…     

Sci-Tech Progress Will Propel China’s Agriculture——An Interview with Chen Xiwen, Deputy Director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and Director of Its General Office

CHINA’s grain output hit 571 million tons in 2011 - 24.7 billion kilograms more than the previous year,so achieving eight consecutive years of sustained grain production growth. The country has also set a new record by maintaining more than 500 million tons of annual grain production over the past five years.There is,however,an old Chinese saying,"If people are to eat every day,crops must be plantedevery year." Both natural and human factors have created uncertainties in China’s grain production.Maintaining grain security is a constant topic in a country with such a large population.Under the challenges of abnormal climate,rising costs and farmers’ waning enthusiasm for growing crops,what does the future hold for China’s agriculture? To find out,China Today interviewed Chen Xiwen,deputy director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and director of its general office.     

Promoting China Abroad——An Interview with Zhao Qizheng,Member of the CPPCC National Committee and Head of Its Foreign Affairs Committee

THE annual session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is one of the main political meetings in China and is attended by representatives from all walks of life. The major function of the CPPCC is to conduct political consultations and exercise democratic supervision as well as take part in the discussion and management of state affairs.     

Building a Harmonious and Prosperous Tibet- Interview with Yang Chuantang, Secretary of the CPC Tibet Autonomous Region Committee

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region. China Today has closely followed Tibet's development, from peaceful liberation to its currently prospering economy, since 1952 when the magazine was established. Israel Epstein, late editor-in-chief emeritus of China Today, made four trips to Tibet and wrote his work Tibet Transformed - the first objec- tive account by a Western writer published in China of the dramatic changes that have taken place in Tibet …     

Political Consultation,Democracy China Style——An Interview with Li Junru,Member of the CPPCC National Committee

EVERY March, participants from all walks of life and political parties gather in Beijing to take part in China’s two most important political events of the year. At the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC), its highest legislative body     

Middle Kingdom and Dark Continent Remain Obscure to Each Other—An Interview with He Wenping,Director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies,the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

SINO-AFRICAN cooperation has a long history with many high points, but there is a wide gap between the Chinese and Western world views in terms of Sino-African relations. China Today interviewed He Wenping to explore this difficult territory from her perspective as director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He Wenping obtained her bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the School of International Studies, Peking University.     

Traditional Tibetan Culture Transmitted——An Interview with Zhou Wei,director of the Institute for Socioeconomic Studies,China Tibetology Research Center

ZHOU Wei,born in Qamdo in 1958,holds a doctorate in Tibetology,and writes and speaks Tibetan fluently.His tanned complexion stems from the annual field investigations of several months duration that he has made on the plateau.As the world witnesses the marked improvement in the local economy and people’s livelihood in the autonomous region in the 60 years since its peaceful liberation,Zhou Wei points to how well traditional Tibetan culture is being transmitted in a modern society.     

A Festival of Ice Adds Steam to Harbin’s Development——An Exclusive Interview with Song Xibin, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Harbin Municipal Committee and Mayor of Harbin

ON January 5, 2013, the 29th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opened in Harbin. It was an occasion for celebration for local residents as well as tourists from China and abroad. The crowds gathered to admire the icy artistic wonders on display and revel in the festivities. Ji Bingxuan, secretary of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial     

The Three Gorges Project——a Long-standing Great Work An Interview with Guo Shuyan, Deputy Director of the State Council Three Gorges Project Construction Committee

On December 14, 1994, on behalf of theCommittee of the Chinese CommunistParty and the State Council, Premier Li Pengannounced the official commencement of con-struction of the Three Gorges Project, a dreamof the Chinese people for generations. The Pro-ject will prevent floods in the middle and lowerreaches of the Yangtze River and bring new op-     

A Customer-centered Brand Building Strategy——An Interview with Zhang Zhanxin,General Manager of the New Mainland Hotel

Over the past three decades of reform and opening-up, the garment in- dustry in China has seen fast development. Liuhua Garments Commercial Circle has had a prominent place in Guangdong Province＇s wholesale garment market, and even the greater China market. The area boasts varied styles of clothes and a large number of vendors selling to niche clients. As an important part of Liuhua Garments Commercial Circle, New Main- land Garment Wholesale Market is a professional large-scale marketplace which realized the importance of subdividing the market and brand building at a very early stage. In keen market competition, New Mainland Garment Wholesale Market has gone through ups and downs, transforming from a state-owned operation into a joint venture, and finally returning to state ownership. However, it has continually striven to build a professional market environment and brands for its vendors.     

On China＇s Green Energy Development Strategy--An Interview with Ren Dongming, Deputy Director of the Center for Renewable Energy Development of the Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission

In its Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy, drawn up in 2007, China set itself a goal： increase the percentage of renewable energy in its energy consumption to 10 percent by the year 2010, and then 15 percent by 2020. Four percent of that would be in the form of power generatedfrom wind, solar, biomass and other renewable energy sources.     

＂The World Is Ill-prepared for the Rise of China＂ - An Interview with Zhao Qizheng,spokesman of the National Committee of the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference

ZHAO Qizheng,former deputy mayor of Shanghai andminister of the State Council Information Office,is a member of the Standing Committee of China’s top political consultative body,the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He serves as chairman of the Foreign     

Fruitful Cooperation between China and Dominica——An Interview with David Xu,Special Envoy of the Commonwealth of Dominica

正THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Commonwealth of Dominica.China’s1.3 billion-strong population dwarfs Dominica’s less than 100,000 inhabitants.However,the two countries share a common understanding of equality and mutual benefit and have developed bilateral relations noticeably over the past 10 years,witnessed by achieve-     

China and the U.S. Should Pull Together, Not Rock the Boat——An Interview with Jia Xiudong, Invited Research Fellow of the China Institute of International Studies

Equal treatment for Chinese enterprises in the U.S. was an agenda item in the second round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED). By the end of 2010, American investment in China exceeded US $60 billion, while China’s investment in the U.S. was only one-f ifteenth of that, around US $4 billion.