Certifying Cybersecurity

A Beijing-based cybersecurity lab, Qi An Pangu Lab, released a report on February 23, revealing that Equation Group, a hacking group under the Unites States National Security Agency(NSA), has been creating a toptier backdoor hacking tool and conducting a decade-long cyberattack operation called Telescreen Operation(codenamed Bvp47) against 45 countries and regions, including China, Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea.     

An International Platform of Consumption

The first China International Consumer Products Expo is to be held in Haikou.the provincial capital of Hainan Province,from May 7 to 10.The event joins China Import and Export Fair(Canton Fair)and China International Import Expo,as one of China's leading international commercial and trade events.China has been constantly working to foster the development of foreign trade platforms around a variety of themes that cater to the demands for development that occur at different times.     

China,the FDI Magnet

正Restrictive measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered concerns among financiers with investment environments across various economies. Which country is most attractive to foreign investment? The answer is China, according to the World Investment Report 2021 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on June 21.     

The People's Will

The 2021 Election Committee's sub-sector ordinary elections in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) took place on September 19. These were the first elections held follow-ing the improvements to HKSAR's electoral system on March 11, when a decision to enhance this specific HKSAR system was adopted by an overwhelming majority vote at the Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing.Since Hong Kong's return to the moth-erland in 1997, the collusion between anti-China forces from Western countries and Hong Kong independence advocates has led to repeated outbursts of violence, se-verely undermining local social stability. Moreover, several independence advocates entered the local authorities by exploiting loopholes in the region's electoral system. Taking advantage of their positions, they not only supported unrest in Hong Kong but also actively engaged in the planning of Hong Kong independence, jeopardizing China's territorial sovereignty and security. In this context, the Central Government had to take swift action to improve the HKSAR electoral system and, in doing so, plug the holes.     

Dual-Circulation Drive

The outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan(2021-25) and the long-range objectives through the year 2035 approved in this year’s National People’s Congress session further highlights the new development strategy of dual circulation, in which the domestic and overseas markets reinforce one another, and the domestic market serves as its backbone.     

Access Denied

The 117,000 doses of British AstraZeneca vaccine shots that arrived in Taiwan on March 3 made up the first batch of vaccines the island had received at that point.Nevertheless,this relatively small number of vaccines simply is not sufficient for distribution among frontline medical staff,let alone among regular residents across the island.One year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,residents in the Chinese mainland。     

Fore the Cause of Healthier Golf Courses

正Four years of regulatory actions have cut China's nationwide number of golf courses from its peak of 689 to 449 thus far, with 34.8 percent shut down, according to reports from 11 ministries, including the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Natural Resources, on May 15.     

Stop Politicizing Health Issues

正Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening of the 74 th session of the World Health Assembly(WHA) took place via video link on May 24. The assembly highlighted such issues as pandemic responses, the World Health Organization(WHO) reforms and budgets, among other topics.     

Will Climate Diplomacy Turn Around China-U.S.Relations?

U.S.Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to China in mid-April intended to smooth over relations with China before the Earth Day Virtual Summit on climate change hosted by the Joe Biden administration on April 22-23.Prior to his China trip,Kerry toured a number of European Union countries and selected parts of Asia for the same purpose.     

The Secret to China's Social Progress

正The State Council Information Office released a white paper on August 12 titled Moderate Prosperity in All Respects:Another Milestone Achieved in China' s Human Rights.Chiiia' s realization of moderate prosperity for all serves as a solid foundation for human rights,according to the white paper.It represents the comprehensive progress made in China,and a new contnbution to the world's human rights cause.China' s approach and experience have provided a distinctive path forward for human progress, it says.The Chinese people completed a historic transformation over the past decades,moving from poverty to secure access to food and clothing,to a decent life,and finally to moderate prosperity,mirroring the true meaning of human rights.