The Way Forward

As two major countries in the world, China and the U.S. must work together to combat global challenges. At a three-day webinar on China-U.S. relations hosted by the China-U.S. Exchange Foundation and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges from January 26 to 28, the participants examined the main issues in the relationship and the key areas the two should focus on.     

Momentum Maintained

Three inferences may be drawn from the data on China's economic performance in the first half of the year released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on July 15. The data is especially important with the in-temational community keenly watching the Chinese economy in view of the China-U.S. trade friction. First the additional U.S. tariffs didn't have a major impact on the Chinese economy.     

Intercity Information

Beijing Beijing has a history of 3,000 years.Its scenic grandeurembraces the Forbidden City(Palace Museum).the largestpalace complex in the world;Tian’anmen Square,the biggestsquare in the world and site of the Mao Zedong MemorialHall;and the Summer Palace in Beijing's northwest suburbs.the world's largest imperial garden.Beijing's most memora-ble feature is undoubtedly the Great Wall,one of the sevenwonders of the world.     

Sweet and Sour Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish

Clean and scale the fish, and cut out gills and guts. Cut off the fish head and halve. Cut open the fish along the length of its backbone, leaving the tail on. Cut out the backbone and ribs. Make diagonal cuts on the surface of the fish. Marinate the fish flesh and head in cooking wine and salt. Dice onions, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and carrots, and scald them. Heat oil in wok. Coat the fish head and meat in flour and egg yolk. Deep fry until     

China Can Maintain Its Economic Growth

正EARLIER this year sections of the Western media tried to spin a story that the world economy was experiencing"severe slowdown in China"and"strong recovery in the U.S."In other words,China’s economy was allegedly in trouble and the U.S.was doing well.Now that the factual data is in for the fi rst half of the year it shows the opposite was true.China’s economic growth was 7.5 percent to the second quarter of 2014;that of the U.S.was 2.4 percent.China’s economy thus grew more than three times as fast as the U.S.’s.Still more signifi cantly for the U.S.,its own statistical agencies and the IMF have offi cially revised their projections for long-term U.S.growth.Both now estimate it at     

Gun Violence Tramples Human Rights in the U.S.

The spate of deadly mass shootings in the United States have caused concern both domestically and in the international community. According to a report by the China Society for Human Rights Studies, a member of the United Nations Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations, the rampant gun violence reflects the profound crisis in the U.S. political and social systems and highlights the U.S. hypocrisy on human rights.     

Batter Fried Vegetables

Peel and shred the carrot. Peel and cut the lotus root into thin slices, and soak them in vinegar for 15 minutes. Slice the eggplant, remove the seeds from the green pepper and cut it into large chunks. Trim clean and section the string beans. Set all the ingredients aside.     

勇救溺水女童的高中生霜福伟

On a summer’s day while taking a walk with classmates from Fugong No.1 High School in Nujiang,Shuang Fuwei heard the cries for help.He rushed to the river and saw three girls struggling in the water.Six girls had been playing by the river on June 30,2012when a huge wave surged onto the beach and swept away three of them.Three of the six had managed to escape the wave,but the high-schooler saw the other three girls in the surging water.     

Cooperation Is Integral to the Sino-U.S.Economic Relationship

THE strong economic connections between China and the U.S. are understandably at the core of bilateral ties. Developments in the two countries’ economic relationship are keenly watched by the rest of the world. In this context, the recent visit to the U.S. by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, not long before the 18th CPC National Congress (to be held in the latter half of this year)     

Threading. Traditional Miao Beauty Treatment

The removal of facial hair by threading is a common practice among the Miao women of western Hunan. It is a coming-of-age ritual for Miao girls and a popular beauty treatment for Miao women. The practice started way back in history and employs a simple technique. An experienced practitioner can do it on her own face using just a hemp thread. She takes one end of a thread in her one hand holds the other between her teeth. The middle part of the thread is looped between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, and this is rolled over the face. By opening and closing her hand, she alternately loosens and tightens the loop, twisting away the fine hair from the face and neck. Next she focuses on the the eyebrows, using the thread to trim the eyebrows into the desired shape, perhaps crescent moon or willow leaf. After threading, the skin becomes clean and clear. Studies show that twisting the fine hair off helps to smooth the skin, because subsequent regrowth is finer. Constant depilation make the follicles shrink, producing an enduringly beautiful skin.     

The China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue The Insider View of a Former Ambassador

ZHOU Wenzhong took up the post of China's ambassador to the United States in 2005 and soon after that preparatory work began for the launch of the China-U. S. Strategic Economic Dialogue. During his five years in the post the ambassador witnessed the evolution     

替罪羊——浅析莫里森小说《天堂》修道院中的女性人物(英文)

Morrison’s novel Paradise begins and ends with the raid of men in Ruby on the women in the Convent. The contradictions and conflicts between the two communities are the major parts of this novel. Finally, the contradictions and conflicts are intensified, leading to the scapegoating of the women in the Convent by the men in Ruby. This paper just intends to analyze and discuss how the tragic scapegoating is caused.     

Embarrassment of Western Human Rights Diplomacy towards China

Nowadays human rights diplomacy is nothing new. This is because in recent years it often comes into relations between China and countries in the West and becomes hot issues. Countries in the West are the creator of human rights diplomacy. During the administration of President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s, the United States for the first time asserted that human fights are central to U.S. foreign policy, and the Carter administration has been known for its human fights diplomacy. Much earlier, in fact, the concept of human fights diplomacy had appeared in the thinking and views of some statesmen in the West.     

Strength From the Soil

From the rise to the recent ease of Sino-U.S.trade frictions,the soybean has been a hotly contested topic throughout the period.While affirming that the two countries are important partners in the soybean trade,China has highlighted the importance of increasing soybean output at home as it strives to boost the domestic agricultural sector.     

Xinghai Bay Central Business District

As site of the Central Business District, Xinghai Bay is at the forefront of Dalian’s opening to the outside world.DALIAN is a coastal city on the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Northeast China. Of the 30 bays of various sizes that are scattered along its 1,906km coastline, Xinghai Bay has the distinction of being at the heart of the city. As site of the Central Business District, Xinghai Bay is at the forefront of Dalian’s opening to the outside world.     

A Good First Step

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He,China’s chief negotiator for the China-U.S.comprehensive econom ic dialogue,and U.S.President Donald Trum p signed the phase-one economic and trade agreement in the East Room of the White House on January 15.It signaled that the nearly two-year China-U.S.trade friction started by the U.S.would abate,a significant step toward ending the trade war.     

The Real Motive

U.S.President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan,called by some the"deal of the century,"is an important step-to win the support of Jewish voters in this year's presidential election.Given the complexities of the situation in the Middle East and the failure of negotiations between Israel and Palestine,the plan is unlikely to take the peace process between the two key actors forward.     

Time to Match Words With Deeds

During the second virtual meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States within four months,President Joe Biden reiterated the U.S.position of not supporting“Taiwan independence”on March 18.He clearly affirmed the historic significance of the signing of the Shanghai Communiqué50 years ago.     

UN Landmark Convention of Rights of Disabled People——Interview with Zhang Guozhong of the China Federation for Disabled Persons

The 61st UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in New York City on December 13,2006. This is the first legally binding international convention on the protection of the rights of disabled persons, the first of its kind in the history of the United Nations. It is also the latest efforts of the international community to protect and promote human rights and development of persons with disabilities. On March 30,2007, China signed the Convention. The following is an interview with Mr. Zhang Guozhong of the International Department of the China Federation for Disabled Persons, who witnessed the whole process of the negotiations on the Convention:     

Friends Indeed

AS predicted by Chinese and foreign observers a year ago, Sino-U.S. relations have continued to ＂escalate＂ stablysince the smooth transition from the Bush administration to the Obama administration. The primary reason for the stability of Sino-U.S. relations is the uninterrupted continuation of a policy toward China the Obama administration inherited from the Bush administration.