ENVISIONING THE FUTURE

<正>Astronaut Wang Yaping talks with children at an event during the 2017 Global Space Exploration Conference in Beijing on June 6.Over 800 international space engineers and delegates from leading aerospace companies including Boeing,Lockheed Martin and Airbus attended the conference and discussed topics regarding space exploration,space labs and relevant international cooperation.     

INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE

Hi-tech revolutionizes infrastructure construction When the financial crisis hit the globe in 2008,one positive development was a new technological revolution.Research and development and application of new-generation information technology accelerated and began to be integrated with various industries.     

CITY OF THE FUTURE

正An aerial photo taken on April 1 shows the Xiongan Railway Station of the Beijing-Xiongan intercity railway in Xiongan New Area, Hebei Province.Xiongan celebrated its fourth anniversary that day. The new area was constructed with the intention of relieving Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as national capital and to advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.     

PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE

正From January 8 to 10,French President Emmanuel Macron conducted his first state visit to China,bringing new momentum to Sino-French and Sino-European relations.On January 4,Charhar Institute,a Beijing-based think tank,held the 2018Sino-French and Sino-European Forum in Beijing,attended by scholars,diplomats     

THE FUTURE IS GREEN

正As the country's development charts a new course, the environment comes into focus Yu Xiaolan, a farmer from Cuijiayao Village, Youyu County in north China’s Shanxi Province, and a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC),said she was thrilled when hearing Hu Jintao,former General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, advocating ecological progress     

CHEERS FOR THE FUTURE

<正>The Belt and Road Initiative brings opportunities for Moutai The Belt and Road Initiative is nowadays a focus of world attention,and also an important issue concerning globalization.Moutai,which has recently become the world’s largest liquor company     

FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

<正>Booming new infrastructure in China attracts growing participants After exploring the Chinese market for decades,U.S.tech firm Intel is now active in the nation’s new infrastructure development.Starting from2018,the company has been cooperating with China Unicom,one of the country’s three major telecom operators,on 5G and Internet of Things projects.     

THE MAN WHO PREDICTED THE FUTURE

正The first foreigner to get permanent residency in Fujian describes how Xiamen—and his life—changed in the course of history It’s an arresting scenario. A man holds up a cloth bag with something moving inside it. Then al of a sudden, a "snake" jumps out of the bag and everybody leaps back in panic.Relax, the man grins. It’s not a real snake,just a fake one."It was a psychological test I made during class," smiled Professor William Brown,     

FOR THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE

<正>Non-governmental sectors make their contributions to ST development Xu Chenyan was born in 1981.Compared with many people from the post-80s generation in China who are still struggling for an ideal career,Xu seems to have it all.When Xu was in middle school,he demonstrated a gift for mathematics and earned     

REMEMBER THE PAST,PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

<正>In 1816, Lord Amherst led the second significant embassy to the Qing Dynasty(1644-1911). One of its best accounts came from George Staunton, who had, as a young boy, taken part in the first, and better known, visit to China by George Macartney in 1793-94. Over the two decades that ensued,     

REVIEW OF THE PAST,EXPECTATIONS OF THE FUTURE

<正>On the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland,Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor,Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(SAR),Zhang Xiaoming,Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in Hong Kong,Leung Chun-ying,     

SETTING OUT STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE ECONOMY

The most important agenda of this year’s session of the National People Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, held March 5-14, was deliberation and approval of the draft blueprint of China’s economic and social development for the next five years, the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15). When delivering the government work report at the Fourth Session of the 11th NPC on March 5, Premier Wen Jiabao also summarized the main targets and tasks for the 12th Five-Year Plan period. Excerpts follow:     

HAILINGTHE FUTURE

正Ride-hailing services gear up to compete against each other in China China’s ride-hailing market is cruising toward growth,driven by large flows of capital as companies such as Didi Chuxing and Uber race to attract more users.The competition is burning up as Uber Technologies Inc.recently raised$3.5 billion