CATALYST FOR CHANGE

Strengthening an all-dimensional relationship is a common goal between China and South Korea Economic development, cultural exchanges, and a tense situation on the Korean Peninsula-these shared opportunities and challenges are driving China and South Korea closer together. South Korean President Park Geun Hye made a four-day visit to China from June 27 to 30. The two East Asian neighbors confirmed they will cooperate more on bilateral relations and the regional issues in Northeast Asia.     

A WELCOME CATALYST FOR SINO-ROMANIAN TIES

<正>Romania believes that the Belt and Road Initiative contributes to the expansion of its economic and trade ties with China.Andrei Donciu,Counselor of the Political Section of the Embassy of Romania in Beijing,talks to Beijing Review reporter Li Nan about the Belt and Road Initiative and Sino-Romanian ties.     

RURAL RENEWAL

<正>Clean energy adds wings to China’s countryside communitiesRemaining on the national list of the least developed counties until 2017,Lankao in Henan Province was plagued by strong winds for centuries and its economy suffered greatly.Nevertheless,today is a different story.     

ROADMAP TO RENEWAL

In Shibadong Village in the central province of Hunan,President Xi Jinping first proposed the policy of targeted poverty alleviation in November 2013.The village shook off poverty in 2017 and is thriving by developing tourism and agriculture.Shi Jinlan,Deputy General Manager of Shibadong Rural Tourism Co.Ltd.,told People’s Daily that in 2019,the village received 400,000 visitors.This was a drastic in crease from 300,000 in 2018,when villagers saw their tourism revenue exceed 3 million yuan($428,000).     

FROM RESUMPTION TO RENEWAL

正China's tourism industry needs to explore new modes to drive recovery in the post-pandemic periodWhile the SARS virus in 2003 and the 2008-2009 global economic crisis both affected the global tourism industry to different extent, the impacts of the events were far from severe compared with the novel     

TOOLS FOR RECOVERY

Does the novel coronavirus outbreak mean econom ic opportunities for the U.S.that wouldn’t have been possible uncter normal circumstances?Some U.S.media and officials seem to hold that unkind hope.However,it is unlikely as the impact of the virus on China’s economy will be temporary and limited.     

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.     

DUET FOR DEVELOPMENT

Cities embrace counties for better allocation of resources From working in a quarry to becoming an outdoor performer,Ouyang Luofasheng has seen his life improve with green development.Ironically for the miner living in Ruijin,Jiangxi Province in east China,it started after the pit was shut down to prevent pollution.In 2018。     

GROWTH FOR EVERYONE

The life of Zhou Huanrong, a nonagenarian from east China's Zhejiang Province, reflects a mosaic of the People's Republic of China’s (PRC) development over the past 70 years. He was a soldier and a farmer, and now runs his own business in his hometown.     

ANCHOR FOR GLOBALIZATION

<正>While Senegal,like many West African countries,is not an official partner in the Belt and Road Initiative,the Senegalese Ambassador to China,Abdoulaye Fall,described to Beijing Review reporters Sudeshna Sarkar and Ge Lijun how his country can contribute to,and benefit from,the initiative.The following is an edited excerpt of the interview:     

RALLY FOR PEACE

<正>Members of an anti-war NGO based in Kobe,Japan,attend a peace assembly in Nanjing,capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province,on August 15 to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender at the end of World War II.Representatives from a number of countries mourned the 300,000 people who died in the Nanjing Massacre committed by Japanese troops during the war.Peace-loving NGOs from around the world gather     

IMPETUS FOR CIRCULATION

<正>Chinese economy gets off to a good start and expects greater momentum from new reforms Despite the impacts of COVID-19,China’s economy registered a steady start in the first quarter of 2022,according to the National Bureau ofStatistics (NBS) on April 18.     

PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF

<正>Optimized COVID-19 policy set to help recover the tourism industry and enhance people-to-people exchanges Warm hugs,joyful tears,flowers…these are all common sights during family reunions at Chinese New Year or Spring Festival,which will fall on January 22 this year.Nevertheless,rather than being confined to celebrations at home,hugs,     

FACTOR FOR PEACE

正Jean-Pierre Raffarin,former French Prime Minister and a China analyst,attended this year’s Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in south China’s Hainan Province.In an exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporter Liu Ting on April 8,Raffarin discussed current issues,including U.S.protectionist measures,and his expectations for the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.He also talked about China’s transformation,the importance of innovation and the potential for cooperation between China,Europe and the African continent.