More Chinese Travelers Go It Alone

IN June China＇s first tour group to the U.S. visited major cities from coast to coast over 12 days. Most .of the group of 200 were elderly and middle-aged people with the time and, more importantly, money to spare-the tour cost RMB 20,000 （just under US $3,000）, or around one-third of the average annual income of Chinese urbanites.     

Willa Blacklist Help Curb Chinese Travelers’ Misbehavior?

<正>In accordance with new China National Tourism Administration(CNTA)regulations,tourists will henceforth be blacklisted for a range of offences including damaging property,disrespecting local customs,vandalism of historical exhibits and engaging in activities related to gambling or pornography.Records will be maintained within a twotiered system,with provincial-level tourism authorities responsible for cases under their jurisdiction while the CNTA oversees a     

A Top Chinese University Reaches Out to Migrant Workers

ON March 6,2009,the Common School of Peking University,one of China＇s most prestigious institutes of higher education,commenced its fourth session.Over the course of six months 102 members of the university＇s subsidiary staff,such as chefs and guards,will take classes covering everything from vocational training to social etiquette.     

The Ritz-Carlton Club Offers Travelers an Elevated Experience

<正>What differentiates Ritz-Carlton hotels and resorts from other luxury competitors in the Asia Pacific?For many business and leisure travelers,the answer is simple—the Club floor accommodations and amenities.Featuring many special services and privileges,the Club     

Step ByStep

<正>Beijing’s cleaning up its act and its airAs the capital of the world’s second largest economy,Beijing does not lack impressive infrastructure like skyscrapers and a constantly expanding subway.But now there are more changes that are not as visible but still have far-reaching impacts—chimneys that have stopped smoking,for instance.This March marked a milestone with two coal-fired power plants in Beijing shut     

渐进的修补:政治设计的社会运用

当人类进入文明大量堆积的繁杂社会后,政治设计愈益凸现出它的工具理性.在人类历史上特别是一些重大政治变革时期,自觉地或不自觉地进行政治体系设计是一直有的现象.政治设计有丰厚的思想资源.对于后现代化国家或现代化赶超型国家来说,没有政治设计是不可想象的.     

Emptying Out

<正>The overuse of groundwater in north China has serious consequencesGroundwater has been overextracted in more than 300 regions of China, over a total area of 190,000 square km, said Yu Qiyang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources at a press conference on October 28. Approximately 2 percent of the country’s total area is affected.     

Fanning Out

China burnishes a fast-changing imageon the world stage The year 2009 has been an extraordinary one for China. The National Day military     

Lights Out

<正>Volatile and unfriendly overseas markets force China’s overcrowded solar panel industry to reshuffle     

Out of Sight,Not Out of Mind

GARBAGE, shortages of water and diminishing energy resources are the triple miseries of Chinese municipalities, bottlenecking an otherwise powerful momentum in urban development. At the Shanghai Expo, several pavilions are offeting answers, and while waste management solutions may be the least sexy of the three, they＇ve gotten a lot of attention. Ugliness is being made beautiful as well as functional.     

Reaching Out

正A social service agency seeks to help at-risk youth As midnight approaches, Beijing's bustling streets gradually quiet down as the city falls asleep. But Zhang Xiao and his colleagues set out for their nightly mission.     

Weeding Out

正More and more corrupt officials are being exposed in state-owned enterprises By Yin Pumin On April 17,China’s anti-graft authority confirmed that Song Lin,Chairman of the China Resources Capital Holdings Co.Ltd.,is under investigation for suspected violations of discipline and law.     

Great Step Forward

The National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-10), issued by the Information Office of the State Council on April 13, highlights goals that authorities expect to be implemented within two years. On April 14, the official People's Daily and Xinhua New Agency interviewed Wang Chen, Minister of the State Council Information Office. Excerpts from the interview follow     

Cross-Straits Step Forward

正SOME are calling it a major breakthrough,even a milestone.This is true,in the sense that it was the f irst time in six decades that representatives of the administrative authorities on both sides of the Taiwan Straits met in their off icial capacities.Others are cautioning against unrealistic anticipation of the outcome,which also holds true given the complicated context and subtle nature of such a meeting.     

Out of Bounds

Video of shackled woman draws attention to protection of women’s rights A video of a woman with an iron chain around her neck, confined to a hut in a village in Fengxian County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, has been making the online rounds since late January.The mentally ill woman was wearing light clothing and eating poor-quality food, and was found to have borne eight children. Many netizens have demanded a thorough investigation of the case.     

Out From Under

It was not until Yu Youde was 12 years old that he and his family lived in a house made of bricks and con Crete. Before that, they lived in a forest with a primitive life of hunting, picking edible plants, farming and bartering at an altitude of over 2,000 meters, along with seven other households from the Lisu ethnic group.     

Kungfu Stretches Out

Chinese martial arts grow in popularity outside Asia In a quiet yard strewn with yellow leaves, Samuel Shamo practices kungfu. He is warming up for the new semester,