A STEADY SIGNAL

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has endeared herself to the Chinese with her approachable image during her frequent visits to China. In May 2006, for instance, she went for a stroll in the Ghangpu River Park in Beijing and experim ented with tai chi balls, the traditional wooden balls used to practice the Chinese defense and meditative art, with a group of senior citizens doing their morning exercise in the park.     

A SIGNAL OF UNITY

正The Kunming Declaration adopted at the 15 th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity(COP15) sends an important political message of unity, said Fernando Lugris, Ambassador of Uruguay to China, in an interview with Beijing Review in Kunming, Yunnan Province. China and Uruguay come with vast untapped potential in green development, he added.     

A NEW VOYAGE

At the Quanzhou Maritime Museum, the wreckage of a seafaring wooden sailboat is on display, quietly attesting to the prosperity of Quanzhou and the technical prowess of its shipbuilders from a past era.     

A NEW START

正The Chinese People’s Liberation Army(PLA)Guard of Honor performs the national flag-raising duty in Tiananmen Square,Beijing,on January 1.More than 90,000 people waited for several hours on the wintry morning to be part of the ceremony.     

A NEW LOOK

Situated deep in mountains in Qianxi County, Guizhou Province in southwest China, Huawu Village is known for its natural splendor,boasting breathtaking cliff views and vast water bodies, in addition to the unique features of the Miao ethnic culture.     

A NEW START

<正>China’s first unmanned space lab module launched successfully Designed to serve as a platform for China’s future spacecraft to rendezvous and dock with in outer space,China’s first module of its planned space station,Tiangong-1,or Heavenly Palace-1,blasted off at 21:16 Beijing Time (13:16 GMT) on September 29 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in     

A NEW CHAPTER

正Passage of Civil Code marks a milestone in the rule of law The birth of the Civil Code, an important pil ar of China’s legal system, marks significant progress in the development of the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics and the modernization of China’s national governance. The Civil Code exemplifies the rule of law under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).     

A NEW BEGINNING

正A primary school student in Fuzhou,capital of southeast China’s Fujian Province,writes an aphorism professing flial piety in the frst class of the spring semester on February 24.Schools across the country recently opened after the month-long winter holiday.Traditional Chinese values     

A NEW JOURNEY

Development vision unveiled in annual legislativesession amidst lingering challenges In Zhu Guiyan's memory,two snow-fall days stand out vividly.One was decades ago,when she was exhausted from a hard day's work as a road cleaner clearing unusually heavy snow.The other was in 2018,when she was once again sweeping snow when the news came that she had been elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC),the top legislature.     

A NEW START

China’s economy grew to more than $14 trillion in 2019,continuing to close the gap with the $21-trillion U.S.economy,but the key takeaway from the National Bureau of Statistics report was that its per-capita GDP hit $10,000 for the first time.     

A NEW GROWTH ENGINE

Shanghai gets the go-ahead to set up a pilot free trade zone,but challenges remain The Central Government has given Shanghai the green light to set up the mainland’s first free trade zone,moving it closer to becoming a global financial,trade and shipping hub to rival other Asian cities such as Hong Kong.The pilot free trade zone will serve as a new growth engine amid an economic slowdown and sluggish foreign trade.The     

A NEW COOPERATION MODEL

Going back in history, interactions between Xi'an, an ancient Chinese capital in the northwest and the starting point of the Silk Road, and Rome, the end of the ancient trade route, made trade, goods and cultural exchanges flourish between the East and the West Today.     

A NEW RELATIONSHIP MODEL

<正>Xi’s upcoming U.S.trip is vital for bilateral ties By Su GeDuring a 2012 visit with President Barack Obama in the United States, then Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said,"The greatest Tao is the simplest one."Put another way,sometimes the best path     

A WHOLE NEW JIANGSU

Building Jiangsu as "golden waterway"Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province Li YuanchaoThe new round of development for areas on both sides of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province is embarked with its latest strategy focusing on turning the whole province into a "well-off society and realizing modernization.Since last year, local government has put the riverside development project on a prominently strategic position accom-     

REVVING A NEW ENGINE

正China should its consumers and entrepreneurs play a lager role in driving economic growth.Every April, thousands of government leaders, business magnates and world-famous scholars gather at Boao, a small town that was once a fishing and agricultural village,to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference (BFA), discussing pressing global and regional issues in white tent-style halls with     

REACHING A NEW ZENITH

正A quantum satellite at the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai on May 25.China plans to launch the world’s frst quantum satellite in July,which can achieve secure communication.The satellite is dedicated to performing quantum science experiments.     

A BRAND NEW LOOK

<正>A decade means tremendous changes for villagers in Peizhai Community in Zhangcun Township,central China’s Henan Province.From 2005 to 2015,the community transformed from a drought-stricken poor village into a cozy area with villas,advanced agricultural facilities and complete public infrastructure.     

A NEW INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE

正China's pledge to further open its economy is set to bring more opportunities to foreign investors China's door to the world will be opened ever wider,with broadened market access,an improved investment environment,better protection of intellectual property rights(IPR),lower tariffs and expanded imports.The powerful message sent