Latest Results on Studying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Irecently read Studies on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Prof.Sun Pinghua.With the support of governmental social science funding,Prof.Sun wrote the book on the basis of his doctoral thesis.I would like to share my thoughts after reading this book.After the Universal Declaration of     

The Development and Contribution of the Case-law of the Inter-American of Court of Human Rights

It is with particular satisfaction that I accede to the invitation to write this Preface to Dr. Gu Shengkai's book "International Human Rights Law: Inter-American Theory and Practice". I first met Dr. Gu Shengkai at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 09 December 2002, when I there delivered a public lecture, at the Human Rights Law Centre of its School of Law, on "Recent Developments in the Case-Law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights". Ever since his successful completion at that University, Dr. Gu Shengkai pursued patiently his line of research on the subject-matter of his present book. The outcome of his research, his present book, gives testimony of all his endeavours in examining the subject in a proper perspective.     

A Controversial Phenomenon:Television Stars Write Books

YEARS ago, Yang Lan , former hostess of CCTV's Chiatai Art-Comples, did something that a television personage hadnever done before - she publishedher own book, Against the Wind by the Sea. But just over the past twoyears, bookstores have been flooded with books written by television stars. For example, WuXiaoli, hostess of the HK PhoenixTelevision's Chinese Channel. hasrecently published Sound of Footsteps. She earned her fame byposing questions to Chinese premier Zhu Rongji at a p…     

The Chinese Miracle

正As a young schoolboy,China for me was a little red book.Intrigued by pictures of smiling children proudly holding the book aloft and reading through the pages,I also wanted to partake in its magic.And that’s how I learnt about a party called the Communist Party of China(CPC).But as I grew older,I realized that unlike most political parties,the CPC was more of an ideological entity.How else does     

磊落洒脱 怡情言志——读《赵国柱钢笔楹联字帖》

Zhao Guozhu's Fountain Pen Calligraphy Copybook of Famous Couplets has recently been published. The Chairman of China Calligraphers' Association lettered the title and Pang Zhonghua, Chairman of China Hard-tipped Pen Calligraphers' Association wrote a preface for the book. The cover of this copybook, made with dark-blue embossed kraft paper, was overprinted in four colors, and bound in traditional thread sewing. All these qualities render the whole book a classic beauty.Leafing through the book,I     

LEAPS AND BOUNDS

正Digital commerce and new retail point to the future of consumption in China In 2014, I wrote a book titled China's Super Consumers:What 1 Billion Customers Want and How to Sell It to Them. The book explained and examined the development of China's consumer and retail evolution, from the beginning of the reform and opening-up era to     

Morning Sunshine

As the capital city of the last dynasties in the history of China,Beijing developed a com- plicated fortification system,consisting of city walls,gates,watchtowers and moats.Although most of the defense architecture has been dismantled to make way for modern infrastructure, some old names still stay with the city.Chaoyang District in the northeasteru part of the city proper earns its name from the east gate of the ancient inner city:Chaoyang Gate.     

Bertelsmann Book Club Terminated in China

ON July 14, Li Meng received a refund notice from bertelsmann China, announcing the closure of all businesses owned by shanghai ber-telsmann Culture Industry Co., Ltd., including the China book Club. ＂I felt sorry when I learned of the news,＂ says Li meng,     

Fruit of Cooperation and Friendship Between China and Germany——Ceremony Celebrating Publication of Chinese Version of Daughter of the Yellow Land—Princess Jincheng

On October 19, 2010, a ceremony celebrating the publication of the Chinese version of the book Daughter of the Yellow Land - Princess Jincheng was held in the Peace Palace of the CPAFFC.     

The Truth About Tiger Mothers

正There has been a lot of media coverage recently regarding the issue of Chinese-American Yale law professor Amy Chua's parenting practices,her book about them entitled The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,and the resulting brouhaha over the pitfalls of Chinese parenting.At first,the way the issue was reported,I felt guilty.Was I not doing enough for my own children? At first,as a Hong Kong-based mum     

The World-Saving Book——The View on Peace of an Ordinary Chinese

Tang Chuansong's The View on Peace of an Ordinary Chinese repre- sents the consummation of the author's years of hard work. Published in both Chinese and English, the book centers on the distinct theme that human beings should be kind, countries should be harmonious and the world should be peaceful.     

“The Insider's Guide to Beijing rates as one of the best,new,imaginative and informative guidebooks in a long time”—South China Morning Post

Immersion Guides,Beijing's leading English-language publisher of guidebooks for Beijing and beyond,is proud to present the 2008 edition of the Insider's Guide to Beijing (November 2007,ISBN: 978-7-5085-1172-6,90 yuan).This is not the run-of-the-mill guide- book written by travelers who spend a few harried days getting to know their destination.Combining the knowledge of 40 long-term residents, this is the guidebook that knows Beijing inside and out.Now in its fourth edition,this"Beijing Bible"(Beijing Today) is the most compre- hensive resource available for both travelers and residents. Fully updated annually to keep pace with the rate of change in Beijing,the Insider's Guide provides readers with practical informa-     

Political Reform at Watershed

How to promote the reform of political institutions is one of the thorny issues facing China.The recent publication of the first book systematically illustrating the overall plan of the reform of China's political institutions,Storming the Fortress:A Research Report on the Reform of China's Political Institutions After the 17th Party Congress (abbreviated as Storming the Fortress) has attracted a lot of public attention.Besides the sensitive topic,the identities of the authors also con- tribute to the book's bestselling.Most authors of the book are from the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),an important think tank of the CPC.Because of this many people believe that the book represents the official standpoint.Beijing Review reporter Feng Jianhua conducted an interview with Professor Zhou Tianyong,Chief Compiler of the book and Deputy Director of the Research Office of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.     

CSHRS Issues China Human Rights Development Report 2014

<正>The China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS)issued on August 6 the China Human Rights Development Report 2014(human rights blue book),which is the fourth of its kind in China.The blue book analyzes the connotation of the Chinese Dream and explained the significance of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.The blue book summarizes the general characteristics of China’s human     

Laozi and How Daode Jing Comes into Being Published

A news briefing for the publication of the book Laozi and How Daode Jing Comes into Being was held in Bratislava,capital of Slovakia,on November 5,2009. Marina Carnogurska,author of the book,is Honorary President of the Slovak-Chinese Associa-     

The Zhuang——Within the Na Cultural Circle

Professor Tadayo Watabe is a Japanese expert on the origin and development of rice culture. In his book The Rice Road, Professor Watabe argued that an arc-like area extending from South China to the Assam plain in India is likely to be thestarting point of ＂The Rice Road,＂ and the source of the world＇s rice civilizations. The area identified by Professor Watabe basically overlaps with a belt plotting the distribution of places having the word Na in their name. Wenshan, the home of more than one million Zhuang population in Yunnan Province also lies within this arc.     

Xiahe——a Jewel in Gansu

In a remote southwest corner of GansuProvince, five hours from Lanzhou, liesGannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Formany years I had a desire to visit the principaltown, Xiahe. 3,000 metres above sea level, it isa major centre of Buddhism and hence attractspilgrims from a wide area.I visited Xiahe in the autumn of 1997 aspart of a journey I was undertaking along the fa-bled Silk Road.I appreciated the kindness and help shown     

Is the 21st Century Still the ‘American Century'?

正The Chinese version of Harvard professor Joseph S.Nye's 2015 book Is the American Century Over?was released here in China earlier this year.In a book review written for Beijing Review,Yang Chengxu,former President of the China Institute of International Studies,says that he hopes this book,which reflects the author's largely optimistic attitude toward the prospects for China-U.S.relations,will be able     

Globalization and Human Rights——An interview with Associate Researcher Xu Tiebing with the Communication University of China

Human fights has always been a concept that evolves with the development of globalization. To clarify their relations, Human Rights made an interview with Xu Tiebing, an associate researcher on international studies with the Communication University of China. Xu has recently translated the French book Atlas de la Mondialisation into Chinese.     

Panda Huggers and Dragon Slayers

As part of my ongoing—and rather futile—quest to better get to know the country I’m living in, I’ve recently been reading every "China" book I can get my hands on—and there are plenty thanks to the excellent