Decentralizing Power

正Tighter restrictions are imposed on the heads of Party and government departments By Yin Pumin China’s anti-graft authority announced on May 8 that Liao Shaohua,former Standing Committee member of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)and Party chief of Zunyi in Guizhou,has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office.     

Power Couple

<正>The upcoming Meituan-Dianping merger will result in a dominant O2O presence—but will the move be successful?By Zhou XiaoyanTwo of China’s biggest online-to-offline(O2O)service providers have decided to take measures to avoid a price war,opting to join forces in order to become a     

BRICS Power

<正>When Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill coined the acronym BRIC to describe collectively Brazil,Russia,India and China,the world mainly regarded it as one of the easy-come,easy-go terms in economics.A decade later,O’Neill’s concept is not forgotten.It is successfully playing an historic role in representing the shift in global economic power away     

谈权力

江泽民同志在中央纪委第七次全会讲话中强调指出：“马克思主义政党执政以后，能否正确地看待和行使人民赋予的权力，始终保持同人民群众的血肉联系，是一个必须长期经受的根本性考验，也是一个关系社会主义事业前途命运的长期的根本性课题……努力使各级领导干部树立正确的权力观，要作为党的一项长期的重大任务，坚持不懈地抓下去。”为了准确理解、把握江总书记讲话的精神实质和深刻内涵，最近，我就权力的含义、权力的授予、权力的监督等问题查阅了一些资料，并作了一些思考。一、权力的含义“权”的本义是“秤锤”，引伸为权衡、权力、…     

权力的概念、产生和制约

对权力概念的表述,争议颇多。如果把权力分为国家权力与社会权力来研究,则更有利于认识权力的本质属性。尽管权力及其主体不尽相同,但毕竟是历史地产生于多种社会的形态之中,是历史发展的各个阶段的必然产物。然而对国家权力进行制约时应当从公民的权利、社会权利以及完善政治责任制度方面入手,促使国家权力主体及执掌人的所作所为更合乎于为人民服务的宗旨。     

Rare Power

<正>China begins to reinvigorate the rare earth industry after decades of underselling the valuable metals On May 19,the State Council released Guidelines to Promote Sustainable and Sound Development of the Rare Earth Industry,delivering a strong boost to the fragmented industry.     

Reassessing Power

<正>Fukushima accident increases global concern over nuclear safety The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan has had an immediate impact on resurgent interest in nuclear power worldwide.Numerous governments have announced plans to re-examine nuclear energy policy and review the safety of their reactors and the adequacy of their regulatory frameworks.     

Painting Power

正Oil painting fused with Chinese elements at the recent art exhibitionO n June 15, a group of Chinese oil painters gathered in the National Art Museum of China with their artwork on display at two     

Power in Realism

正An unlikely blockbuster touches the heart of the Chinese audience Forty-five-year-old An Gang has seldom shed a tear while watching films,but China’s recent blockbuster Dying to Survive brought tears to his eyes on July 5.The fi lm is about a medication dealer who smuggles unlicensed leukemia medicine from India to provide for poor patients who cannot afford more expensive,offi cially licensed versions in China.The protagonist,Cheng Yong,fi rst became involved in the illegal trade to earn quick     

Punk Power Diplomacy

A breezy stage in the moun- tains of far-north Nor- way on a summer night is an unlikely launch pad for an unlikely Chi- nese musical career. But when Beijing punk band SUBS belted out their back catalogue at the Oya Festival under a midnight sun last year they won over hearts and minds across Scandinavia’s fjord-carved kingdom. So much so that when the band went back for a second tour this year they sold out some of Norway’s top rock clubs. That Norway fell for a punk band that most pe…     

Power of Piecemeal

At Joy City,one of the most bustling mal s in Beijing,there is a profusion of telephone kiosk-like glass booths,each occupying 2 square meters.Curtains hang in front of them and once you push them aside and enter,you find they are fun-packed mini karaoke television(KTV)booths,the interactive musical entertainment that is the rage in China and many Southeast Asian countries.     

Supervision of Power

正Supervisory commissions to independently probe graft casesLiu Jianchao,a deputy to the 13th National People’s Congress(NPC),head of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection     

New Power Buzzword

正Efforts on to develop strategic hydrogen energy as part of $1.6-trillion industry When the second phase of a hydrogen energy industrial park kicked off at Yanqing, the district in Beijing that is one of the venues of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2022, it was an indication of the growing importance of the renewable energy source in China. The project will provide clean gas for the games, powering 150 vehicles during the event.     

The Power ofIntegration

<正>Nobel Prize winner provides new context for traditional Chinese medicine research By Yin PuminFor those who had placed bets on who would be the first winner of a Nobel Prize in science from the Chinese mainland,     

Power and Pomp

An exhibit!on of 260 invaluable jade objects collected from 17 museums and institutions across M China opened at the Palace Museum in Beijing on July 16, celebrating UNESCCXs tribute to a 5,000-year-old Chinese culture. Liangzhu and Ancient China: The 5,000-Year Civilization Demonstrated byJade exhibits jadwares from Liangzhu, an ancient city that flourished 5,000 years ago near what is today Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, in east China.