When Will Angel Come Back to China？

MY 12-year-old son＇s bedtime question last night was Mom, when will Mrs. Mei bring Angel back to Beijing？
Mrs. Mei （Kathy） was the principal of The Wall Street Journal＇s Beijing Office. She and Mr. Mei, who was the first secretary of the U.S. Embassy in China, passed a four-year term here before returning to the U.S. in 2006. My family cherishes memories of our wonderful times with them. Although separated by the Pacific Ocean now, the friendship between our two families has remained close.     

Is China Losing Its Appea to Foreign Capital？

CHINA, as an emerging economy, has experienced slowing economic growth since 2013. For the first eight months of 2014, foreign direct investment （FDI） into non-financial sectors edged down 1.8 percent from the same period in 2013. Certain domestic and overseas media have come to the conclusion that the frenzied influx of foreign capital into China is eooling down. But are they right？     

China＇s Centers of Longevity

THERE are three recognized centers of longevity in China: Rugao City in Jiangsu Province; Zhongxiang City in Hubei Province and Bama County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The total number of centenarians in these three places exceeds by far the UN demographic projection of 75 centenarians among every million people.     

Classic Foreign Literature in China

CLASSIC foreign literature is big business in presentday China, with countless editions by small publishing houses competing with versions released by long-established state publishing firms. Literature from overseas is nothing new in China; late Qing Dynasty scholar Lin Shu （1852-1924） published 222 Chinese versions of foreign works in his lifetime, including 160 novels. Lin was the first to publish a local translation of a classic Western novel, with the release of The Lady of the Camellias in 1900. His other translations included works by famous novelists such as Charles Dickens and English playwright William Shakespeare. Lin had to rely on oral translations of others, however, as he did not understand foreign languages himself.     

China＇s Comprehensive Advantages in Attracting Foreign Investment

ON March 5, 2014, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report, which promises to initiate anew phase of openness and high per- formance. The government will foster a new open-economy system and advance a new round of opening up to embrace the international market. The govern- ment will also open China to the out- side world in all areas. Further, the re- port promises to level the playing field for domestic and foreign enterprises soas to ensure that China remains a top choice for foreign investment.     

如何刺激企业的R＆D

本文针对我国企业R&D投入的落后状况,分析了制约企业R&D投入的主要原因:市场环境、现行体制以及企业自身的技术能力的限制,并提出了刺激企业R&D的相应对策。     

经济长波中的R＆D活动

现代经济增长中技术的作用尤其重要,而技术依赖R&D活动。在经济增长的长波的不同阶段,R&D活动有不同的特征,在长波涨潮阶段和落潮阶段R&D投资活动的重点有所不同,了解这些对有效进行R&D投资活动、促进经济发展有重要意义。     

Challenges Facing Foreign Capital in Post-WTO China

Some foreign companies leave China because they cannot adapt to certain Chinese government policies, such as those applying to the tobacco industry.     

China’s Diplomatic Strategy and Foreign Relations

AN examination of China’s diplomatic strategy and foreign relations calls first of all for afundamental clarification of the country’s situation by answering such questions as, "what kind of country is China now, and what will it be like in the future?" and "what are China’s strengths     

China’s Human Rights Construction Centers on People’s Livelihood

<正>I.Concept of People’s Livelihood in Traditional Chinese Culture The concept of human rights was borrowed from the West.In order to have it become rooted in China,people needed to i nd traces in Chinese culture on which the human rights theoretical system could be based and the Chinese human rights idea could be realized.Only if the idea of human rights is grounded in Chinese culture can the concept of human rights be understood by the people and human     

政府资助企业R＆D投入绩效研究

R&D投入是自主研发、自主创新活动的起点,企业是一国创新系统的主角。然而由于R&D活动存在市场失灵,各国政府往往采取各种政策来增强企业研发动机,促进企业R&D投入。其中最直接的激励政策就是对企业R&D投入的资助,对企业R&D资助政策的有效实施不但能激励企业的研发投入,而且具有宏观层面的目标,对这一政策的绩效评价应首先从宏观和微观两个层面的目标出发建立分析框架。对于处在激烈的国际研发竞争背景下,研发投入和能力相对落后的行业和国家,对这一政策绩效的准确评价,能有效促进政策实施和改进,从而提升本国的研发竞争力。     

Bringing Windmills to China

＂NO! This type of screw should never be used!＂ says Thomas R. Conlon to a worker. Strict and zealous, this American professor （Chinese name Kang Deming） is in China to help bring windmill technology to rural residents. ＂Though this kind of screw won＇t harm the machine, we haven＇t tested it,＂ Thomas explains to the worker in broken Chinese. ＂It would be irresponsible to our customers if problems emerge in the future.＂ The incident is indicative of Conlon＇s high standards and dedication.     

高技术企业虚拟R＆D团队治理机制研究

虚拟R＆D团队因其资源优化组合、缩短R＆D周期、降低R＆D成本、规避R＆D风险等方面具有较强优越性，正日益成为人们关注的焦点。R＆D人力资本价值升值及其产权的认可与实现导致传统的公司治理活动由公司高层扩展延伸到了虚拟R＆D团队之中。本文从组织机制、信息沟通机制、知识产权机制、激励机制等四个角度论证了R＆D团队的治理机制及其有待于更深一步研究的问题。     

Chinese Oils Come into Their Own

LAST November's China Guardian auction saw the highest bid ever for a Chinese oil painting: Mao Zedong Inspecting RuralGuangdong by Chen Yanning sold for an incredible RMB 10.12 million. Contemporary Chinese Oils Surge in Value The 2005 China Guardian autumnauction chalked up a cool RMB 130 million in accumulated sales of 201 Chinese oil paintings and pieces of sculpture. Among the top 30 highes sellers were realist school artists Chen Yifei, Ai Xuan and Yang Feiyun, whose works s…     

Trailblazer——Tracing the First Wholly Foreign-owned Company in China

FOREIGN firms have been involved in the Chinese market for more than 30 years,starting from just a few processing factories manufacturing products for overseas companies in the late 1970s in Guangdong Province,to joint ventures projects and finally to wholly foreignowned companies settled in China. From their first tentative dabbling in manufacturing to finally being rooted in the market,these firms have grown in tandem with the progress of China’s reform and opening-up.     

Explaining China to the World

The Chinese people have just finished celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland as they make preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.It is under this vibrant scenario that China Today celebrates its 55th birthday.     

Migratory Manufacturers： Foreign Enterprises Relocate to Southeast Asia

DURING its momentous economic expansion, China quickly became one of the largest manufacturing countries in the world and was often referred to as the world’s factory. It attracted a huge amount of foreign investment and the "Made in China" tag became ubiquitous. In recent years China’s position in the world economy has changed further, and the country