MARKET WATCH

China adds to its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities for the first time in three months. China’s auto market stages a significant comeback in August as vehicle sales grew 6.29 percent from July figures. The Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corp. concluded an agreement to invest in the United States, ending doubts about the feasibility of the deal. State -owned enterprises raked in juicy profits from January to August this year. China inches up on the global competitiveness ranking list. Global payment giant MasterCard Worldwide predicts China will replace the United States as the world’s top credit card market by 2020.     

MARKET WATCH

TO THE POINT: The government vowed to improve farmers' living stan- dards and underlined several tasks to be fulfilled this year in this regard. A majority of domestic individual investors suffered losses of more than 70 percent on their investments in mainland stock markets last year. Steel manufacturers were also unlucky in 2008 and lost a total of $1.87 billion in November alone. Despite pressure from the gloomy economic situation, more than 200 enterprises in Shanghai promised no layoffs. Tainted milk p...     

Central Strategy

正Stepped-up measures to reduce regional development gap produce results At the 12th Central China Investment and Trade Expo in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province,in May,the new products of Huayang New Material Technology Group showcased how companies in central China are switching to green and sustainable development.     

Destination China

China's foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows dropped by about 20 percent year on year in the first quarter,raising questions about the country's attractiveness to foreign investors. Edgar G. Hotard,Chairman of the Monitor Group (China),sat down with Beijing Review reporter Hu Yue on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia on April 17-19,to discuss this issue. The Monitor Group is a global provider of strategy consulting services,headquartered in the United States and with offices in China.     

Lessons From The Crisis

The current worldwide economic recession is not the first of its kind and will not likely be the last. But what should we learn from it? Vinod Thomas, Director General of Independent Evaluation Group at the World Bank Group, discussed the lessons from the crisis during a speech at Peking University in Beijing on February 18. Edited excerpts follow.     

The New Zealand Model for Prevention of Cyberviolence

Abstract

In 1998, New Zealand's Internet Safety Group established a national initiative to prevent cyberviolence through education. This organization developed a comprehensive program that included sending an Internet Safety Kit to every school in the country, stimulating research on Internet use in New Zealand, and co-hosting a national symposium on the social impact of the Internet. This article looks at who is participating in the Group, what strategies they have used, what they have been able to achieve and their plans for future development.     

从汪公等民间信仰看屯堡人的主体来源

本文结合部分历史资料和屯堡人的口碑传说 ,分析了屯堡人当中的一些民间信仰 ,认为这些信仰反映了屯堡人的主体来源是明代的江南一带 ,并同时分析了汪公信仰的演变过程。     

Snow in Sight

Industrial history of a century and a modern lifestyle create a romantic integration on the former site of the Shougang Group, with the Olympic elements adding more vitality to the new landmark in China's capital city.     

Commemoration of 40 Years of Sino-Mexican Diplomatic Ties

March 26 saw the launch ceremony in Mexico City of the photo album Go Forward Hand in Hand, published by China International Publishing Group (CIPG).     

The 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party: formal institutions and factional groups

What was the political landscape of China as a result of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)? The answer is two‐fold. In terms of formal institutions, provincial units emerged as the most powerful institution in Chinese politics. Their power index, as measured by the representation in the Central Committee, was the highest by a large margin. Although their combined power index ranked second, central institutions were fragmented between central party and central government institutions. The military ranked third. Corporate leaders began to assume independent identities in Chinese politics, but their power was still negligible at this stage. In terms of informal factional groups, the Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) Group was the most powerful by a large margin. The Qinghua Clique ranked second. The Shanghai Gang and the Princelings were third and fourth, respectively. The same ranking order also holds in group cohesion indexes. The CCYL Group stood out as the most cohesive because its group cohesion index for inner circle members alone was much larger than those of the other three factional groups combined. The Qinghua Clique came second, and the Shanghai Gang third. The Princelings was hardly a factional group because its group cohesion index was extremely low. These factional groups, nevertheless, were not mutually exclusive. There were significant overlaps among them, especially between the Qinghua Clique and the Shanghai Gang, between the Princelings and the Qinghua Clique, and between the CCYL Group and the Qinghua Clique.     

德曼与布鲁姆解构阅读法之比较

德曼的解构阅读理论否定文学批评的人文层面,而布鲁姆则高度重视文学批评的人文品质,主张在误读论中融入人的主观心理因素,这是他们最大的不同点,但对文本意义不确定性的观点,则是耶鲁学派的共同特征。     

加拿大集会游行示威处置警务机制分析及其启示

本文将通过分析2001年4月在加拿大魁北克市举行的美洲首脑会议和2002年6月在加拿大卡那那斯基举行的八国集团会议期间,发生的两个反全球化的抗议示威活动的处置,探讨加拿大集会游行示威处置警务机制的转变,以期为我国认识和管理集会游行示威提供借鉴。     

Proceeding With Palpable Care

Abridge often carries the connotations of connectivity and cooperation. The logo of the Group of 20 (G20) Hangzhou Summit in 2016 featured such an overarching image, supplemented with the imprint of a traditional Chinese seal. Chinese President Xi Jinping subsequently likened the multilateral platform to a bridge of friendship and cooperation.     

Tong Ren Tang Goes International

An Interview with Ding Yongling, General Manager of Beijing Tong Ben Tang international Co., Ltd. and Deputy General Manager of Beijing Tong Ben Tang Group Co., Ltd.     

Quanjude： From Local Eatery to International Chain

IN early 2005 the newly established China Quanjude (Group) Co., Ltd. began a fresh round of overseas expansion. It is now a transnational catering group,with franchised restaurants in Germany, Myanmar, Oman, Japan and Hong Kong SAR.     

Can Philips Regain Its Chinese Market？

FOREIGN-INVESTEDenterprises are appreci-ated in China for theirbeneficial affect on eco-nomic development. A solid com-mercial foundation and enterprisemanagerial expertise do not, how-ever, guarantee unconditionalrespect and ongoing co-operation.The Philips Group is an exampleof a foreign enterprise that fell     

Taking on Responsibility

Chinese companies act in response to the national carbon roadmap The fast-growing renewable energy industry stimulates China’s confidence in setting the timetable for peaking carbon emissions and reaching carbon neutrality,said Liu Hanyuan.     

Fintech Supervision

Innovation in financial technology(fintech)has made life easier,but how about potential risks?China's banking and financial authorities'regulatory talks with Ant Group,the fintech affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba,at the end of last year were evidence of the government's concern.     

Cooperation and Healthy Competition

There is potential for China and the United States to work together in many areas and improve global governance. Competition is not an obstacle as long as it is healthy. This was the message from a webinar, Reset and Reshape—China-U.S. Relations and Global Governance, held on March 12. Hosted by Beijing Review, the event was attended by experts on China-U.S. relations from both countries. This is an edited excerpt from what they said。     

贯彻落实科学发展观 创新企业党建工作——广西玉柴机器集团有限公司以党建促进企业可持续发展的基本经验

广西玉柴机器集团有限公司在探索国企党建中,立足科学发展,充分发挥党组织的领导核心作用、强化学习、完善制度,使党的政治优势与市场的资源配置效率有机结合,为实现企业党建与经济效益的双赢提供了新经验。