No Man Is an Island

No man is an island, entire of itself.-John Donne, poet (1572-1631)LAST month I celebrated the fortieth anniversary of my relationship with Stephanie, the woman who is now my wife.     

时不我待合作共赢——京津冀区域经济发展走势分析

千载难逢的历史机遇 环渤海城市群位于太平洋西岸,是日益活跃的东北亚经济区的中心部位,也是中国欧亚大陆桥东部起点之一,处于中国东来西往、南联北开的重要地位.环渤海城市群以京津都市圈为龙头,腹地延伸至辽东半岛、山东半岛、山西、陕西、内蒙古乃至青海、外蒙古、朝鲜半岛等地区,它作为中国政治、经济、文化和国际交往中心,在亚太地区乃至世界的政治、经济、军事国际战略格局中占有重要地位,同时在国家发展战略上将带动中国西部大开发及东北振兴,并对解决中国经济南北差距具有独到的、特殊的、不可替代的作用.     

Modern Man

WHEN the Chinese C o n t e m p o r a r y opened in London’s posh Mayfair dis- trict in 1996, a neighboring gallery owner wandered in to snigger, “Don’t tell me you’re sell- ing this to English people.” It was the f irst gallery in London – and one of Eu- rope’s f irst – to sell contemporary Chi- nese art, and few British dealers gave it a chance. But the 38,000 British pounds it cleared in that fi rst year of business has multiplied many fold since, says co- director Ludovic Bois…     

Consumption Loves Man

When a man enters the Hanguang store in Beijing's Xidan shopping district, or many of its equivalents, he might question a man's right to fashion or beauty as he only has the sixth floor to find what he is looking for—compared to the three floors his female counterparts get to enjoy.     

Our Man In Washington

正Mike Pompeo is the best secretary of state ever—for China Mike Pompeo is the embodiment of a fi ne U.S. diplomat. Eloquent speaker and West Point graduate. Army veteran and former top intelligence offi cer. Family man and devout church-goer.The way he skillfully and cheerfully engages his audiences at press briefings and     

The Odd Man Out

Political exigencies continue to trump strategic possibilities in the oft-strained U.S.-China military relationship The latest round of the U . S . - China Strategic ? and Economic Dialogue     

Man and the Machine

<正>A Chinese documentary provides fresh insight into AI and its limitations By Li Fangfang On an extraordinary day in March 2002,from a professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading in England,Kevin Warwick became a cyborg,the tribe of the fictional superhero who is halfliving flesh and half biomechatronic.Yet the procedure was quite humdrum.     

Chairman Mao''''s Cigar Man

FAN Guorong, aged 84, is known in his hometown as "the Old Cigar Man." The moniker is a fitting one as he has spent most of his life making cigars. In his early teens, Fan served a three-year apprenticeship and became the youngest cigar maker of his time when he started his career in the late 1940s.     

Man,the Creator

<正>A Chinese scientist has advanced science to the point where he can fuse peaand corn into a new hybrid plantOn January 1,the New Plant Variety Protection Office of China’s Ministry of Agriculture issued"birth certificates"to two new plant species,Bioroad Pearl 18 and Bioroad Pearl 216,which were created by hybridizing the chromosomes of pea and corn.The achievements are just two among those     

Hunting the Wild Man

<正>Scientists and volunteers plan a new Shennongjia exploration for Bigfoot After being shelved for many years, a plan to search for the wild man in the Shennongjia forestry district is once again under way. This time, scientists want to raise as much as 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) to employ advanced technology and recruit staff worldwide for the project.     

No Cash,No Card,No Problem

正The use of mobile devices to pay for goods and services is transforming Chinese society China is on the leading edge of creating a cashless society powered by mobile electronic payment services.Mobile technology is changing the nature of money and how it is being used in China,from simple     

No Name,No Game

Online gamers of all ages in China can forget about completing quests or shooting virtual enemies without registering their real names,according to a new government regulation that took effect on August 1.     

NO DOGS, NO FEMALES

The lot of the female Chinese jobseeker gets no easier.S TREAKS of mascara trailed down her cheeks as Xiao Fei left yet another miserable interview in Shanghai. With a top-class post-grad in corporate f inance and a relevant internship in a foreign bank, Xiao Fei never imagined the competition could be so f ierce. But she never imagined that discrimination against females in the white-collar job market could be so real either. Though the social status of women in China has ostensibly bee…     

Old Man and the Sea

正Uncovering the mysteries of the sea People have always marveled at the majestic heights and grand stature of mountains. But others, like 76-year- old marine geologist Wang Pinxian,     

Garbage Man from Tulip Kingdom

ON Erfei Hill of Liufang Mountain Range, Ji-angxia District, Wuhan City stands a huge garbage dump, manned by an industrious-looking dungaree-clad foreigner. He is 37-year-old Henry Fantven, a Dutch waste disposal engineer. Henry's college major was Environmental Engineering. At the end of 2001, he came to Wuhan to help develop garbage "power," sponsored by the Dutch government. His ultimate plan is to build four     

The Mobile Man of Cinema

MA Gongzhi walks with a limp because of severe malformation of his lower body. The handicapped youngster lives in Bolin Town, Yongxing County, Hunan Province. No more than 1.5 meters in height and 40 kg in weight, the 22-year-old Ma has never let his handicap prevent him from sharing in life＇s bounty. He has trekked over mountains with 55kg of film projection equipment on his shoulder, and brought back interesting footage for the enjoyment of farmers in isolated villages.     

An Old Man and China

HumanmemorybrightensadarkwinterinastrangelandWHILEinBostonin1993,ImetanelderlyAmeri-canman.Onehotsum-merdayheinvitedmetoarestau-rant.Atthetable,hecarefullybroughtoutasmallhandkerchiefwrappedbundleOpeningit,IfoundanoldpaPercoveredbox,theorigi-nalblackfadedtograybythepas-sageoftime.Iwassurprisedtoseethatinsidewasamemorialnote-bookofChinesericepaper.IsawthatitwasfullofpartingwordswrittenbyhisChinesefriends:"WordPeace,"Longlivethevic-toriousalliedcountries-"Thedatewasthethirty-fourthyearof…     

The Man Behind Project Hope

XUYongguanglooksmuchyoungerthanheshould,consideringheis50yearsold.Heisabrilliantconversationalistandfullofenergy.XuisthesecretarygeneraloftheChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundation(CYDF),thelargestnon-profitorganizationinChina.Beforetakingonhispresentposition,hewasthedirectoroftheOrganizationDepartmentoftheCommunistYouthLeagueofChina(CYLC),thelargestyouthorganizationinthecountry.HeismostnotedforhisestablishmentofProjectHope,adonation-basedfoundationthathelpsschooldropoutsreturntoclassroom.Xu…