Just Call Me ＂Three F Li＂

THEY used to call me Private Enterprise Li （Li Minying）, but I would rather be known as ＂Three F Li＂ （Li Sannong）. It was by accident that I became an economist. At the very beginning of China＇s economic reform, I presented the concept of transforming China＇s economy through shareholding, and suggested that the private sector and the state-owned sector enjoy equal status in the economy. As a participant in economic policymaking in China I have witnessed a lot of changes to the People＇s Republic.     

In Memory of Jordan M. Phillips - China＇s ＂American Bethune＂

IN the vocabulary of the Chinese, ＂Bethune＂ is the ultimate synonym for the noble figure.Norman Bethune＇s reputation was made in the anti-Japanese war period when the Canadian physician trudged the frontiers under heavy gunfire to treat the great many Chi- nese wounded. Adding virtual martyrdom to his heroic qualities, Bethune eventually died in the anti-fascist battlefield, from exhaustion and complications contracted from surgery. ＂What kind of spirit is this,＂ asked Mao Zedong in his famous 1939 article ＂In memory of Norman Bethune,＂ ＂that makes a foreigner selflessly adopt the cause of the Chinese people＇s liberation as his own？＂     

Belated ＂Thanks＂

On February 21, 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon started a weeklong official visit to China, the first by an American leader to the People＇s Republic. Nixon later called it ＂The week that changed the world.＂ At the end of his trip the two countries released the Joint Communique of the United States of America and the People＇s Republic of China （also known as Shanghai Communique）, in which both expressed a desire to normalize relations and stressed common ground on several key issues. The frosty ties between two of the world＇s biggest countries began to thaw. On December 16, 1978, China and the U.S. signed the Joint Communiqu6 on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, officially recognizing each other and establishing diplomatic relations on January 1, 1979. On March 1 the same year they exchanged ambassadors and embassies, and Sino-U.S. relationships entered a new epoch.     

＂Brilliance of Hebei＂ Unfolds the ＂Cultural Gateway to China＂

THE first program of the ＂Cultural Gateway to China＂ opened to the public in the Beijing Capital Intemational Airport last April, with the ＂Brilliance of Hebei＂, an exhibition and performance staged at the Beijing Capital International Airport, turning out to be more than just a nice distraction for travellers, The full-scale production was an unqualified hit. a real draw for admiring passengers who turned the airport lounge into a kind of temporary club.     

Guardian Correspondent： China Is the ＂Greatest Place for Foreign Journalists＂

＂I have worked in ten countries as a reporter and been posted in two, China and Japan,＂ said Jonathan Watts, correspondent of The Guardian in Beijing. ＂I think China is the greatest place for journalists.＂     

The story of the ＂stilt horse＂

How did a traditional folk game of an ethnic minority group in China evolve into a modern sports event adopted at the national-level games？ The story of the ＂stilt horse＂ will give you an answer.     

Shenzhen： Two Generations of ＂New Citizens＂

AUGUST 26, 2010 was a special day for Shenzhen. Thirty years ago the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress designated a 327.5-square-kilometer area of Shen- zhen as a Special Economic Zone （SEZ） on a trial basis, the first such zone in the reform and opening-up process. It put in train the transformation of this former fishing village into one of the most modern metropolises in China.     

Parent ＂Little Emperors＂

THE pregnancy was, as 26-year-old Liu Li says, "unexpected," the result of a malfunctioning contraceptive device. After some thought, she decided to terminate it. "But," recalls Liu, "as I entered the hospital doors I felt the baby move and     

＂Poverty Alleviation through Cultural Progress＂：Achievements,Problems and Expectations

To mark the 30th anniversary of China＇s reform and opening, the Communist Party of China, the country＇s ruling party, called for ＂promoting the development of cultural undertakings in the coun- tryside and running rural education well.＂ This came at the Third Plenary Session of the Seventeenth Central Committee of the CPC held in October 2007, which set a series of guidelines and policies for the task of building a ＂new, socialist country- side.＂     

China＇s ＂New Generation＂ of Olympic Champions

THERE is nothing shy about China＇s new generation of Olympic sportsmen. Born almost exclusively in the 1980s, the athletically gifted young men and women who will represent China at the 2008 Games are far more willing to open up to the public than their predecessors, and like 20-somethings everywhere, they are at home on the Internet, managing their own fan blogs and communicating with their peers online.Their uninhibited self-expression has attracted the attention of commercial advertisers, and occasionally some less welcome interest, and they are celebrated as China＇s ＂new generation＂ in sports circles, ready to take center stage in August before a world audience.     

＂Company Night Owls＂

W HEN Zhang Tian saw the term “com- pany night owl” on the Internet it struck him as a f itting epi- thet for him and his work colleagues. Zhang Tian works for a private adver- tising company in Guangzhou specializ- ing in computer graphic design. His boss angles for advertisement design orders and passes them on to his staff of six, of whom Zhang Tian is one. Zhang and his colleagues work all hours in order to keep ahead of a continuous stream of work.“I created a record by not leaving…     

IVlao＇s Hometowr to Embrace More＂Red＂ Tourists

THE 116th anniversary commemoration of Mao Zedong＇s birth, held on November 15, 2009 at Beijing＇s Great Hall of the People, had an unusual twist. This year＇s ceremony included a seminar on how to promote Mao＇s philosophy and the ＂red culture＂ that his charisma has inspired, reflected in the construction of a 12-hectare theme park.     

Sentimental Journey： Recreation of a ＂Rust Belt＂

SEVERAL years ago, few travel books ever mentioned Yangpu District in the context of exploring glitzy Shanghai. That＇s understandable considering the fact that this cradle of Shanghai＇s modem industry wore down into a ＂rust belt＂ when it fell through the cracks of economic and industrial activity begun in the 1980s. Old legacies and new endeavors are legitimizing its new claim to an old economic birthright, and it＇s doing it all in style - again - in a transformed, knowledge economy.     

China Ramps up Anti-Corruption Efforts

WE are in a new era, and China＇s anti-corruption drive is pressing ahead with new momentum. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China （CPC） the central leadership has cracked a series of high-profile corruption cases that involve bothhigh-ranking ＂tigers＂ and lowly ＂flies＇; as well as those who have fled the country, demonstrating its zero-tolerance for such misfeasance. It has been evident, particularly since the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, that top leaders＇ pledges to ＂contain power in the cage of systematic checks＂ and ＂work in a down-to-earth way and achieve tangible results＂ are not empty words     

Adventures in ＂Big Charity＂

THE aftermath of spectacular success is often a look back over the shoulder, and Chinese entrepreneurs-cum-philanthropists are busy trying to give back to their societies. As it turns out, corporations are discovering philanthropy is a lot more complicated than they thought. When life was simple, the donor could see where the donation went. When donors and benefactors rubbed elbows, good was done, and seen to be done. But these are the days of ＂big charity＂ - the needs may be great or small, or the beneficiaries far or near, but the management of foundations is complicated now; it isn＇t easy to follow the money and it isn＇t all about money anymore.     

China＇s Ethnic Sports vs. Globalization - Chinese Scholars＇ Views on Ethnic Sports in the Process of Globalization

Examining sports from a cultural perspective rather than their technical aspect, we will see that hidden in the process of globalization is a need to discuss the special values of ethnic or traditional sports. Covered up by the socalled ＂universality＂ of sports in general, these special values determine the cultural uniqueness of China＇s ethnic sports, which is often reduced to oblivion as sports, taken as a whole,     

China＇s ＂Green Rush＂

IN a 2005 New York Tunes report titled: "China Is Bright Spot in Dark Report on the World's Diminishing Forests," Ms. Mette L. Wilkie, forest officer of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), was quoted as saying: "Asia lost about 3,000 square miles of forest a year in the 90s, but gained nearly 4,000 annually since 2000. Almost all of that change has occurred because of China's new forest policy." The article concluded that widespread tree planting in China has slowed the rate at which the earth's forested land is dwindling. So what's been happening on the ground?     

Salt Well Town on the ＂Roof of the World＂

EVER since I heard of Yan-jing (salt well in Chinese) in Tibet as a child, the place has held fascination for me. A recent work trip gave me the chance to see Yanjing and all of Tibet's breathtaking landscape first hand. Yanjing is in a valley in Markam County, on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. The Jingsha, Nu and Lancang rivers converge in the region,     

Creating an Animation＂Dream＂Factory

HAPPY Little submarines, an American-style animation entirely produced by a Chinese studio, was shown in late May at more than 200 digital cinemas around the country. It is one of the few feature-length animated films made and successfully released in China in the past 20 years. ＂This is the first time we have recouped our investment before the distribution of the film through foreign copyrights,＂ said Jin Guoping, chairman of the Institute of Media Technology （shenzhen） Ltd., affiliated with Global Digital Creations （GDC）.
The film tells of two small submarines, ＂Ali＂ and ＂Beibei,＂ who after undergoing countless hardships at sea, finally realize their dream of becoming official scientific research submarines. It is targeted at young children and cost RMB 10 million, but beyond breaking even, Jin said he did not expect too much in box office receipts. ＂The box office of films for young children is limited, especially in China. The animation consuming market is by no means mature,＂ he said.     

＂Moderately Prosperous Society＂ Is Key Goal for China

THE medium-term target of creating a "moderately prosperous society,"as set out at the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th National Congress,is potentially a pivotal moment in China’s development.It is not only an economic goal,but also one that aims to build a sense of social cohesion and purpose-things the country has sometimes been found lacking in recent years.