Tibet: 60 Years of Continuity Amid Change

SIXTY years ago,on May 23,1951,the peaceful liberation of Tibet was marked by the signing of the Agreement on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet between the Central People’s Government and the Local Government of Tibet.Over the six decades this autonomous region has made tremendous progress in all respects,and its development has shown more traction since 1994,when the third national conference on Tibet was held.This desolate plateau region had little in the way of transportation infrastructure,in the modern sense,before 1951.     

Resilience Amid Challenges

The growth,scale and scope of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has be-come one of the most talked about global subjects.The virus is first and foremost a domes-tic health issue for China,with an increasing international potential.President Xi Jinping is leading a national effort to contain the outbreak while scientists and doctors in China and around the world are working to find a vaccine and/or cure.     

Happiness Amid Hardship

On her 26th birthday, Hu Jingjing jumped off a street overpass, ending years of living as a drifter in Beijing. This is the opening scene of a recent hit TV show called The Remembrance of Past Things, leading three of Hu's friends, together with startled viewers, to explore reasons for her drastic decision and the meaning of life by solving problems spanning their careers, relationships and families.     

China Grows Amid Reform

REFORM and opening-up was established as a ba- sic national policy of China at the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee held ~in 1978. Since then, China has been transforming its economic system from a planned economy to a market economy, giving the market a fundamental role in resource allocation within macroeeonomic regulation. Meanwhile, the eountry has been opening up to foreign investment,     

Risk Control Amid Rapid Expansion

<正>China’s flourishing hotel industry not only presents endless business opportunities but also poses unprecedented risks for international hotel management companies. In a recent article, Gary Tillyer, Vice President of the Argyle Hotel Group (Australia) in China, put forward a series of risk control guidelines. Excerpts follow:     

Fighting for Prosperity Amid Uncertainties

正In coping with the disruptions from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-1 9) epidemic and global economic slowdown,China's leadership has emphasized the need to steer the world's second-largest economy.It has called for quicker establishment of a new development pattern which gives full play to the advantages of a huge domestic market,so that domestic and foreign markets can reinforce each other.It also said the domestic market should be the mainstay,emphasizing     

Yangzhou Amid the Willow Blossoms

THE name of a city can often conjure up memo-ries of poetry, people or flowers. Yangzhou is such a city,as demonstrated by the famous Tang poet Li Bai in his Seeing off Meng Haoran for Guangling at Yellow Crane Tower:My old friend said goodbye to the west here at Yellow Crane Tower.In the third month’s cloud of willow blossoms he is going down to Yangzhou.     

Bilateral Relations Intac Amid Debt Issues

正The international community is ablaze with questions as the economic situation deteriorates in Venezuela.Will the country default on its debts?What will China—one of Venezuela’s top creditors—do in the face of this dilemma?China has already consulted with Venezuela on its debt issues.While it’s natural for the former to be worried about the latter’s problems,reaching the conclusion that these issues will twist the relationship between the two countries is a stretch.     

The Jury System Progresses Amid Controversy

AFTER six months ofstudy,a three-day in-tensive training courseand a two-and-a-half-hour exam,26-year-oldmedical personnel administrator DuanLian was awarded the certificate quali-fying her as a people's juror.China endorsed the National Peo-ple's Congress Standing Committee'sdecision to improve the people's jurysystem last May.Jurors may now par-ticipate in handling court cases as non-professional judges.This is one of manymeasures to improve transparency andjustice in China's legal syst…     

Catering Industry Booming Amid Positive Trends

正China’s catering industry posted a record high 4.27 trillion yuan ($633 billion) in revenue in 2018, coupled with encouraging trends.The figure marked an increase of 9.5 percent from the previous year, accounting for11.2 percent of the country’s total retail sales of consumer goods, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.     

China Amid Reform Promises Pleasant Surprises

The new leadership demonstrates, through its reprise of Deng Xiaoping’s thoughts and policies and advocacy of a new code of action, its resolve to sustain the country’s opening up and reforms.     

Housing Market Adopts New Methods Amid Epidemic

Beyond zoos,museums and games,virtual reality(VR)technologies are wooing a more unexpected sector in China:the real estate industry,which is using it to keep itself afl oat during the novel coronavirus outbreak.VR salesrooms and livestreams are gaining popularity among property developers and agents to pitch their projects to potential house buyers.     

Home Prices Remain Stable Amid Targeted Regulation

In 70 major Chinese cities,housing prices remained stable in December 2019,as regulators continued to contain speculation.New home prices in four first-tier cities—Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou and Shenzhen—increased 0.2 percent in the month,0.4 percentage point lower than the previous month,while the prices of resold houses edged up 0.4 percent,the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS)said in an online statement.     

Karaoke Businesses Struggle Amid Competition and Copyright Scrutiny

正Karaoke parlors, once an important driver for business and an important part of social gatherings, are facing trouble amid tightened copyright scrutiny and market competition.The number of karaoke operators in the eastern city of Nanchang dropped     

Seeing Change,Living Change

Chan Ka-ying, or Nicole, lives with her cat in Shenzhen, a booming tech city in the south of Guangdong Province. Born in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), she is currently working in a stateowned enterprise after graduation from Peking University.I work as a policy analyst for the business in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Chan told Beijing Review. I plan to work here for a few years and then return to Hong Kong, where my family lives.     

变革时代中的变革管理——媒介经营管理面临的新挑战

在变革的时代,媒介环境发生着日新月异的变化,以数字化、全息化和交互性为特征的高新技术,对传媒组织的经营管理提出了更高的要求。传媒只有尝试着把握变革的艺术,对媒介的组织结构、盈利模式等进行相应的调整,才能在新的技术环境下更好地生存和发展。     

Sculpting Change

One artist’s 15 years as a member of the political advisory body Her short,bleached-blonde hair has made Caroline Cheng,a maverick among members attending the Fifth Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).At the session,she submitted two proposals.One on expanding and regulating nonmotor lanes on Shanghai’s streets to encourage more people to ride bicycles for a low-carbon lifestyle.