The Primacy of Food

China has an old saying ＂food is heaven,＂ meaning food is the most primal need of mankind. It is not difficult to understand that keeping people sufficiently well fed has direct relevance to lasting peace and order in a nation, thereby making it the top priority of any administration. This is particularly true in the case of China, which is a traditionally agrarian country with a massive population.     

Minding Their Own Business

PROMOTING employment by encouraging college graduates to start a business is government policy＂ said Chert Guang, deputy director-general of the National Association of Vocational Education of China.＂In developed countries and countries with a better employment environment,the proportion of college graduates who undertake to be self-employed is 20-30 percent. But in China, it is only 1 percent. The discrepancy is huge.＂     

China Ramps up Anti-Corruption Efforts

WE are in a new era, and China＇s anti-corruption drive is pressing ahead with new momentum. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC） the central leadership has cracked a series of high-profile corruption cases that involve bothhigh-ranking ＂tigers＂ and lowly ＂flies＇; as well as those who have fled the country, demonstrating its zero-tolerance for such misfeasance. It has been evident, particularly since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, that top leaders＇ pledges to ＂contain power in the cage of systematic checks＂ and ＂work in a down-to-earth way and achieve tangible results＂ are not empty words     

etworking or otworking vents？

FROM the very day you land in Beijing, either to become a fixed-term＂Jinger＂ or to make Beijing or some other city your medium- to long-term home （as with many of us）, all you need to become involved in the non- stop networking events put on for us in China is an email ad- dress. You will soon find that with a modicum of effort you are subscribed to tens if not hundreds of networking event mailing lists. In this article I＇d like to offer a perspective on these gatherings, accord- ing to my time in China （nine years and counting）, and some suggestions on how to get the most out of them.     

Resilience Amid Challenges

The growth,scale and scope of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has be-come one of the most talked about global subjects.The virus is first and foremost a domes-tic health issue for China,with an increasing international potential.President Xi Jinping is leading a national effort to contain the outbreak while scientists and doctors in China and around the world are working to find a vaccine and/or cure.     

Tianjin Port,Home of International Shipping Center and International Logistics Center in Northern China

Tianjin Port in northern China is a world-famous artificial deep-water port with comprehensive competence.It is the gateway to the fast-developing Binhai New Area of Tianjin Municipality,and home of International Shipping Center and International Logistics Center in northern China.Overseas it trades with     

Special Stamps: Meteorological Achievements

China has a vast territory, with a varied terrain and distinctive climatic conditions. Since the founding of new China, meteorological science has rapidly developed, to the benefit of the national economy and people's lives. The current scale of modernization and the technological and research level of Chinese meteorological field put China in the leading position among developing countries, and, in certain aspects, it is at a world advanced level. This set of special stamps is issued to mark…     

Zhongshan,an Ecological Beauty

Zhongshan,south China’s Guangdong Province,is the hometown of Dr.Sun Yat-sen,the man who initiated China’s democratic revolution in the early 20th century. Situated in the southern part of the Pearl River Delta and covering an area of 1,800 square km, Zhongshan is geographically connected with Guangzhou,the provincial capital,to the north, and is in the vicinity of Hong Kong and Macao. Zhongshan is famous for its large population of overseas returnees and is home to a natural environment conducive to living and working.     

Prospering Oil Industry

The oil industry off to a good start in China following the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949. In the past 50 years, particularly in the recent 20 years of reform and opening up, the oil industry is growing at an unprecedented rate, which vigorously stimulates the sustainable, healthy and fast development of the national economy.China is a big oil and natural gas producer with rich oil and natural gas resources. According to authoritative statistics, China has 94 billion tons of oil reserves, 38 tril-     

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Australia-China Scientific Collaboration Mutually Beneficial
Australia＇s relationship with China in the world of science is not opportunistic but produc- tive, according to Chief Scientist of Australia lan Chubb. In a speech at the Australian National University on August 14, Chubb said that China is increasingly important to Australia, being ＂the most significant education partner and a growing research partner.＂