King Gesar- World＇s Longest Epic

IN Tibetan-inhabited areas, the name Gesar is a household word. The epic of King Gesar has him descending to earth at the behest of the God of Mercy to rule Tibet and to defeat demons.     

On the Criminal Protection of the Right to Education of Chinese Citizens——With a Review on Article 32 of the Amendment to the Criminal Law(Ⅺ)

The Amendment(Ⅺ) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China responds to the institutional needs of civic education,and supplements the clause of the Criminal Law on protection of citizens' right to education nuy means of Article 32.Imposing legal responsibility in the form of internal punishments,administrative punishments,and economic compensation have failed to prevent infringements on citizens' right to education.Its role as a "secondary protection law" is the conceptual obstacle that hinders the Criminal Law from effectively intervening in the field of citizens' right to education.The equivalence between the legal interests of people to the right to education and the rights protected by the existing charges in the Criminal Law is the legitimate basis for it to intervene in disputes over the right to education.Based on Article 32 of the Amendment(Ⅺ) to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China,it is suggested to further clarify the prepositional law,improve the liability provisions for the right to education,change the modest and restrained view of the Criminal Law regarding protection of the right to education,and expand the behavior types of Article 32 provided in the Amendment(Ⅺ) in due time.     

Beijing seen from above

Nothing can compare to looking down this old city from above. Beijing's physical growth during the last 30 years makes it difficult to appreciate the layout of the city and the relationship of each district to the city as a whole. It would be great to actually see it from the air, but the city's airport is to the east of the built-up area and only on very clear days can the whole city stretching to the Western Hills be seen during descent. Maps of Beijing, updated with the layout of the city every year, can give a two-dimensional view of the city's shape and particularly the development of the urban highway network. However, nothing can compare to looking down from above.     

Laws,as an Integral Whole,Promotes the Cause of Human Rights

In modem society, the rule or law is an important pattern of national governance. Realizing human rights is closely related to the rule of law. What the author intends to discuss is how to use integral thinking to understand human rights as well as the relationship between human rights and development and how to comprehend the rule of law and the promotion of human rights through the rule of law in the process of facilitating the cause of human rights.     

Delegation of Eritrean Ministers in China

At the invitation of the CPAFFC. a 6-member del-egation of Eritrean ministers ledby Woldai Futur, economic ad-viser to the Office of the Presi-dent of Eritrea, paid a goodwillvisit to Beijing, Tianjin. Sichuanand Shenzhen from April 5 to 14.2002. Members of the delegation     

Protection of Freedom of Expression by Chinese Laws

Article 35 of the Constitution provides that citizens of the People＇s Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration. This accords with provisions of Articles of 19, 21 and 22 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In his report at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, General Secretary Hu Jintao urged to guarantee the people＇s right to freedom of expression. The right to free expression, apart from freedom of speech and of the press, includes the right to use slogans and posters to express political views.     

Spending the Year of Ram in the City of Rams

Every year, Spring Festival is no doubt the most exciting holi day to the Chinese. It is a festival to celebrate the advent of the traditional lunar New Year. Full of expectation and joyfulness, the people spend the festival as the Europeans do during Christmas. According to tradition, the coming lunar New Year will be Year of Ram. And talking of the Year of Ram, people would easily think of the City of Rams-Guangzhou.     

Spanish Local Delegation of Autonomous Region of Valencia in China

From November 11 to 24, 2005, the local delegation of Valencia led by Francisco Ribes, president of the Association of Friends of China of the Autonomous Region of Valencia, Spain, visited Beijing, Ningbo, Wuxi and Shanghai at the invitation of the CPAFFC. Traditional Friendship As the secretary-general of the Valencian Federation of Provinces and Municipalities, Francisco Ribes were invited to China in 1991 and 1992. After assuming the presidency of the Association of Friends of China of Valencia, he came to visit China several times. He is friendly to China and actively promotes the cultural, economic and trade exchanges between Spain and China and the development of friendly relations between the provinces and municipalities of the two countries.     

Spreading the Olympic Spirit

The Olympic Truce dates back to the eighth century B.C. and served as the cornerstone of the ancient games for more than 1,200 years. Throughout the duration of the peace accord, from the seventh day prior to the opening of the Olympic Games to the seventh day following the closing, all conflicts should cease according to the truce.     

Introductory Statement by H.E. Ambassador Li Baodong,Head of Chinese Delegation,at the Consideration of the Committee Against Torture on China's 4th and 5th Periodic Reports

Mr. Chairman,Distinguished Members of the Committee,First of all, I would like to extend, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, our greetings and respects to all the distin-guished members of the Committee. The Committee has made enormous e orts and played an important role in promot-ing the purposes and principles of the Convention and reinforcing the global e orts to ban and prevent torture. The Chinese Government appreciates your endeavor and will continue to support the work of the Committee.     

On Answering the Question Related to the Legal Regulation of Working Hours in the New Era:Western Experience and Chinese Approach

The popularity of flexible working hours around the world has slowed down the historical trend of reducing working hours.It even shows signs of regression. Whether and how to guide the current society with flexible working hours to return to the historical track of reducing working hours, improve the quality of working hours, and promote a smooth transition from the era of traditional standard working hours to the era of flexible working hours has become a question related to the legal regulatio...     

Introductory Statement by H.E. Ambassador Li Baodong, Head of Chinese Delegation, at the Consideration of the Committee Against Torture on China＇s 4th and 5th Periodic Reports

Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Members of the Committee,
First of all, I would like to extend, on behalf of the Chinese delegation, our greetings and respects to all the distinguished members of the Committee. The Committee has made enormous efforts and played an important role in promoting the purposes and principles of the Convention and reinforcing the global efforts to ban and prevent torture. The Chinese Government appreciates your endeavor and will continue to support the work of the Committee.     

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Polish Airlines launches direct flight to Beijing LOT Polish Airlines has decided to resume flights to the Far East,starting with a direct flight between Warsaw and Beijing.The inaugural flight from Warsaw to Beijing was made on April 2, 2008.Poland's national carrier returns to the Chinese market after an absence of nearly 10 years. In view of the considerable growth of China's economy,the rapid development of the Polish market and the increasing economic cooperation and tourist exchange between Poland and the People's Republic of China,LOT Polish Airlines has decided to expand its flight network with new services to Far Eastern destinations.The first of these will be a direct flight from Warsaw to Beijing."The launching of flights to Beijing is the first step toward expanding our long-distance flight network to include Far Eastern destinations,"said Wojciech K dziolka,LOT spokesman."We want to fly to the destinations our passengers want to go to.Due to the close economic relations between Asian countries and Poland as well as the rest of Europe and an ever-increasing number of tourists traveling to this region,the Far East seems to be a natural destination for LOT,"added Mr. K dziotka.     

Commemoration of 110th Anniversary of Birth of Evans.F.Carlson Held in the U.S.

On the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the birth of American Brigadier General Evans F.Carlson,an old friend of the Chinese people,at the invitation of Furman University in Greenville,S.C.,University of South Carolina,Columbia,and family members of Evans Carlson,a delegation of the Chinese Society for People's Friendship Studies went to the U.S.to attend the commemorative activities and visited the above two universities from October 23 to 24,2006.     

Styled After Culture Even in athletics,appearance does matter

Almost seven years after winning its bid to host the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing,China will finally present its long-prepared competition venues to the world next month.In addition to the architectural design of the venues,the visual identity of the Games is also expected to be a highlight.The emblems,pictograms,mascots and core graphics all contribute to the appearance of each venue and of the Games as a whole.     

Transformations of China’s Legal System

FROM"rule of man"to"building a legal system,"to"rule of law"and finally,to the"rule of the Constitution,"the development of China’s legal structure epitomizes its learning curve of state governance.From Rule of Man to Building a Legal System The fi rst building block of the PRC’s legal construction was the establishment of the socialist legal system.In September 1949,the Common Program of the     

Human Rights for Detainees in Prisons and Detention Centers

China protects human rights of detainees in the entire process of the judicial system, from the making of law, to the administration of justice, law enforcement and legal supervision. According to China's Constitution, detainees enjoy the following political rights: 1. All the rights that have not been deprived of just like ordinary citizens, including the right of voting, the right to speech and publication; the right to human dignity and non-humili-     

How to Protect and Improve Human Rights of the Convicted？

I. Protection of Human Rights of the Convicted Human rights of the convicted refer to the rights enjoyed or due to be enjoyed by people subject to criminal punishment by virtue of its natural and social attributes. In terms of natural attribute, the convicted are people, despite the fact that they have been sentenced to criminal punishments. So they     

A SOUND ECONOMIC FUTURE

"Promoting sound and rapid development of the national economy"is China's goal for economic development in the following five years,as put forward by Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC), in his report to the 17th National Congress of the Party. China used to target"rapid and sound"economic growth.The fact that soundness is preferred to speed for China's economic growth reflects an important change in the economic outlook of the CPC—China is beginning to value the quality of economic growth rather than the speed. How to attain the goal of sound and rapid development for the national economy is the subject of Hu's eight-point proposal.     

Equal Education Opportunities Call for Institutional Equality

The report to the 17th Communist Party of China （CPC） National Congress called for efforts to enable all people to have places to learn and put it in the first place of the five major issues concerning the livelihood of the people. To enable everyone to have places to learn is not only the goal of education but also the goal of promoting social equity and justice. It has endowed every member of the society with the opportunities and rights to receive education on an equal footing. It does not only enable all children to have equal opportunities to receive public education but also provide every citizen with the conditions for lifelong learning.