BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE

正With lessons of history in mind,efforts should be focused on defending peace in As ia and around the world Sixty-nine years ago,on August 15,1945,Japan unconditionally surrendered to the Allies,marking the end of China’s War Against Japanese Aggression and World War II(WWII).With the war ended and peace resumed in Asia,billions of people had the chance to breathe a sigh of relief,recover and rebuild their lives.This included about 70 million Japanese.     

Weeding Out

正More and more corrupt officials are being exposed in state-owned enterprises By Yin Pumin On April 17,China’s anti-graft authority confirmed that Song Lin,Chairman of the China Resources Capital Holdings Co.Ltd.,is under investigation for suspected violations of discipline and law.     

EMBRACING A NEW ERAOF COOPERATION OF COOPERATION

On May 4, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) entral Committee Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, making Chu another sitting KMT chairman to set foot on the mainland since 1949, when the KMT fled in exile to China’s eastern isle of Taiwan after their defeat at the hands of the CPC-led forces.     

Medicine Price Reforms

<正>New drug-pricing policy puts patients first China began to lift price ceilings on most pharmaceuticals on June 1,with the goal of creating a more market-driven pricing system that will help keep medical costs in check.According to the National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC),China’s top economic planner and the body that introduced the new regulations in early May,all     

A LAW FOR THE LAW

<正>The legal system gets a new suit of armor By Yin PuminChina’s top legislative body has adopted an amendment to the Legislation Law,the foundation of the nation’s legal system,to make the process of formulating and enacting laws more efficient while simultaneously reinforcing the rule of law.Since coming into effect in July 2000,the Legislation Law has served as the cornerstone of China’s legal system.It regulates how national     

Dealing With IPR Cases

正China’s top court is mulling over the establishment of special courts on intellectual property rights New special courts for dealing with claims of infringement against intellectual property rights(IPRs)are expected to be     

AIDMATTERS

<正>Authorities strive to increase the number of people and cases that qualify for legal assistance After obtaining 100,000 yuan($16,100)in earnings owed from the construction company he had worked with for more than five years,Chen Xing—a migrant worker from southwest China’s Guizhou Province—appeared somewhat emotional.     

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.     

Tackling Terrorism

正Increases in terrorist activity have prompted Chinese authorities to undertake countermeasures in Xinjiang On the second to last day of 2013,Xinjiang police announced that eight had died and one more had been arrested during a raid on a group responsible for an"organized and premeditated terrorist attack"in the northwestern Chinese region.The nine terrorists attacked a police station     

Coping With Occupational Hazards

<正>Despite laws,inadequate enforcement and unrecognized issues still need to be addressed While working as a miner at the Jiulishan Coal Mine in central China’s Henan Province from 2006,Chen Tao developed a persistent cough which deteriorated progressively.In 2013,the 34-year-old was diagnosed with first-stage pneumoconiosis,a lung disease caused by exposure to certain kinds of dust particles.