Maturing Relations——China and South Korea push bilateral relations to new highs

For decades after the founding of the People ’s Republic of China in 1949,China and the Republic of Korea were sworn enemies.     

Upholding Equality and Unity Among Ethnic Groups, and Freedom of Religious Belief

Since the founding of the People＇s Republic of China, the Chinese government, to ensure equality and unity among ethnic groups and achieve their common development, has formulated a series of ethnic and religious policies on the basis of the actual situations of the various ethnic groups and religions, and these policies have been continuously enriched and improved in practice.     

促进新农村文化建设 切实保障农民文化权益

Since the founding of New China in 1949, according to the Constitution of the People＇s Republic of China, the central government has made it a basic state policy to help ethnic minorities-inhabited border areas with their political, economic and cultural development, and to lead all the ethnic groups of China onto the road to common prosperity.     

Tibet Takes a Great Leap over Sixty Years

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People＇s Republic of China. It is also the 50th anniversary of democratic reform in Tibet. People of all nationalities in China, be they in Beijing or Lhasa, live in peace and prosperity and celebrated the arrival of the National Day falling on October 1. Over the last 60 years a new China that is democratic, harmonious and strong has risen. Over these same years, Tibet, an inalienable part of China, has also gone through great changes.     

THE FIRST,THE TOP,THE LEADING,THE MOST——Garze HAS THEM ALL

The first regional ethnic autonomous prefecture in China
The People＇s Government of Xikang Tibetan Autonomous Region was founded on November 24, 1950. The first regional ethnic autonomous power after the founding of People＇s Republic of China, it was later restructured as a prefecture. Sangjiyuexi （Tianbao） was its chairman, with Xiakedaodeng, Awangjiacuo and Luosangqinba serving as vice-chairmen. Of all the 28 places on the regional committee,     

The Economic Development of Xinjiang after the Founding of New China

Before the founding of the People＇s Republic of China, the economy of Xinjiang was a natural economy, with farming and livestock breeding as the mainstay. Industry was underdeveloped, and there were no railways or up-to-the- mark factories or mines. Famines were frequent in some areas, and the people were impoverished. Xinjiang was peacefully liberated on September 25, 1949.     

Seventy Glorious Years

October 1 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and in honor of this historic event, Beijing Review's cover stories in this issue review China’s social and economic progress over the past seven decades.     

依法履行法律监督职责 加强对人权的司法保障

Since the founding of the People＇s Republic of China （PRC） 60 years ago in 1949, the Chinese Government and its people, under the firm leadership of the Communist Party of China （CPC）, and with the goal of constructing a modern socialistic society with economic prosperity, strength, social democracy and harmony and rich culture, have made ceaseless efforts to pursue the lofty ideal of enjoying human rights.     

RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT

In an interview with People’s Daily on December 23,2019,State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi reviewed the diplomatic work in 2019 and enumerated the diplomatic priorities for the new year.Below is an edited version of the interview:People’s Daily:This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).What is your view of the international situation and China’s diplomacy in 2019?     

Growth Drivers

正As the nerves of a country’s economy,enterprises participate in and contribute to economic growth.In the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China(PRC),China has established a complete     

PRIDE AND PLEDGE

The nation celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China‘My country and I are so intertwined that we can’t be separated for a moment."This was a line from the song My Motherland and Me heard often during the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), expressing the prevailing national mood of pride and joy.     

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway-A Railway Network on the“ROOF OF THE WORLD”

Implementation Measures of the Law of the People＇s Republic of China on the Protection of rights and interests of Women have been approved in Inner Mongolia Autonomous region.The measures will further strengthen protection of ethnic minority women＇s rights and interests,     

On the Constitutional Prescription to “Respect and Ensure Human Rights”

From a historical perspective,the 1982 Constitution was the best one since the founding of the People’s Republic of China(PRC) in 1949.1 With the passage of time and increasing demands from society,China experienced the new situation of modernization,which brought about new conditions or problems in the process of reform and opening up.As     

Baise City： In the Fast Lane of Scientific Development

BAISE (pronounced Bye-sir as in British English) City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was a revolutionary stronghold in the years of conflict prior to the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Like other bastions of the revolution, Baise, a frontier town bordering Vietnam, was relatively poor and underdeveloped. The economy of Baise developed in     

China＇s Private Economy：Challenges and Solutions：An Economy Matures

For the first three decades of the People＇s Republic, the Chinese economy consisted solely of state-owned or collectively owned enterprises.The emergence of private businesses following China＇s reform and opening-up in 1978 ushered in a private economy that has since grown to account for up to 50 percent of the country＇s GDP,70 percent of its jobs and 30-40 percent of its tax revenue.     

PRC Founders Depicted in Chinese Paintings

IN the struggle to found the People＇s Republic of China, numerous leaders and heroes emerged. Their images depicted in various forms of art work inspire one generation after another.     

China Southern Airlines--Yours,China＇s and the World＇s

China Southern Airlines operates the largest and most technologically advanced airline fleet, as well as the most extensive domestic air network in the People＇s Republic of China.     

Red Memories in Green Mountains

Well before the founding of the People’s Republic of China(PRC)in 1949,the Communist Party of China(CPC)had set up many strategic revolutionary bases in its battle against first the Kuomintang(KMT)as early as the 1920s and later the Japanese invaders during the World WarⅡ.These bases,nowadays referred to as the old revolutionary bases,mostly lie in the nation’s vast and remote rural areas.     

China On Parade ——A Feast for 1.3 Billion People

ON October 1, 2009, the world＇s biggest birthday party was held in Tian anmen Square in central Beijing -200,000 people gathered to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People＇s Republic of China. The rest of the public watched the live broadcast on TV or online, sharing the pride and confidence of a nation rejuvenating itself on its great joumey of opening-up and reform.     

The Birth and Growth of a Magazine （Part 1）

NOW in its 60th year of publication,China Today debuted as an English-language bimonthly under the name China Reconstructs at the beginning of 1952 (It adopted its current monthly format in 1955). The magazine’s founder,Sun Yat-sen’s wife Soong Ching Ling,was personally involved in every detail of the magazine’s creation,and regarded it as one of her major tasks after the founding of the People’s Republic.