ALL ABOARD

正From Admiral Zheng He's giant wooden sailing boats that delivered silk,tea and othertreasures from China to many parts of the world some 600 years ago,China has traveled a long way in marine technology. It boasts some of the field's superlatives,such as the domestically developed Zhenhua30,one of the world's largest crane vessels,and the Tiankun dredger,capable of diggingup 6,000 cubic meters of silt per hour,making it Asia's largest and most advanced cuttersuction dredger.     

CONNECTING ALL

After joining China Mobile as an Internet of Things(lol)engineer in 2010,Chen Fang found that the Machine-to-Machine Center where he worked had only about a dozen employees.Now,the number stands at over 200."At that time,I worked to develop modems and sensors for smart home appliances,"said Chen,who received his master's degree in communication engineering from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications.'The loT had just begun to develop in China back then."     

VACCINES FOR ALL

In a world beset by the novel disease(COVID-19),never has global cooperation been so urgent.The world needs cooperation not only to combat the virus through medical support and assistance,but also in terms of distributing vaccines.     

PROGRESS FOR ALL

<正>Chinese President Xi Jinping (fifth left, front) poses for a group photo with other participants at the 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’Meeting in Manila,the Philippines,on November 19.In a joint statement issued after the meeting,the 21 member economies vowed to realize the vision of a stable,integrated and prosperous community in the region,in which all members can enjoy the benefits of economic growth and technological progress.     

ALL EYES ON BRICS

<正>Editor’s Note:From an economic idea to a cooperation platform for major emerging economies,BRICS has drawn worldwide attention over the past decade.During the Ninth BRICS Summit in Xiamen,Beijing Review and China Today interviewed ambassadors and scholars from both China and abroad.The following are     

WINTER SPORTS FOR ALL

正A golden age is dawning for China’s ice and snow industry Wang Tingwei,a southerner studying in northeast China’s Jilin Province,is amazed by the multifarious and frequent winter sports activities organized by his col ege,Changchun Normal University.Wang,once a rookie in winter sports himself,became a fan of skiing and volunteered to serve the joint opening ceremony of the 2018 China Changchun Ice and Snow Travel Festival and     

A BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR ALL

正COP15 provides a platform for solutions to the world's biodiversity crisis Earlier this year, a herd of wild Asian elephants wandering in southwest China's Yunnan Province captured the attention of the entire world. Departing their home range in Xishuangbanna on the very southern border of Yunnan as early as March 2020, the herd traveled more than 500 km north before reaching the provincial capital,     

LET IT ALL HANG OUT

正Xiamen offers plentiful opportunities to foreigners eager to start anew Shapowei is a hidden gem nestling off the old harbor and the sheltered dock next to Xiamen University.Once strewn with decrepit buildings and disused factories, the heart of old Xiamen would have become a shadow of its former self had it not been rediscovered. Shapowei’s heart is now pulsing vigorously, thanks to a new generation     

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ASIA

<正>The Boao Forum for Asia(BFA)Annual Conference 2017 was convened in Boao,south China’s Hainan Province,from March 23 to 26,attracting much global attention with Asian countries’rising contributions to global growth.In an interview with Boao Review,the forum’s official publication,Zhou Wenzhong,Secretary General of the BFA,explained the theme of this year’s conference,the role that Asian countries—China in particular—will play in promoting globalization and the challenges they’ll face.The following is an edited excerpt of the interview:     

BUILDING A SHARED FUTURE FOR ALL

The year 2019 was eventful in global affairs.It also marked the 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China(PRC).China has changed in ways unimaginable seven decades ago.It has become a leading engine of the global economy.Its citizens and companies are active all over the world.As China’s economic footprint has grown,so has its need for diplomatic engagement.     

ALL SYSTEMS GO The curtain is ready to rise on the Beijing 2022 sporting spectacular

This winter will be a memorable one for 20-year-old ski aficionado Wan Ailin.After several rounds of interviews,she was selected as a volunteer in the awards ceremony etiquette team for the Olympic and Paralympic team Winter Games Beijing 2022.