A Gracious Reciprocation

<正>How the panda became a part of Hong Kong When celebrations started in 1999 to mark the second anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China,the special administrative region(SAR)received a gift from the Central Government—a pair of giant pandas,An An and Jia Jia.And that was the start of a closer relationship between the coastal city and the home of the rare animals—Sichuan Province—in southwest China.     

GLOBALIZATION 2.0 ENVISIONED

<正>After the West's colonialization and multinationalization,the Belt and Road from the East raises the banner of a new globalization promising equality and fraternity By Yu LintaoHistory regards the Western colonial system of the 19th and 20th centuries,represented by the former British Empire,as the first rudimentary globalization.Then came the     

A Step in the Right Direction

<正>Palestinian rival factions’reconciliation brings hope for Middle East peace Palestinian rival political factions Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation agreement in mid-October in Cairo,marking not only a thaw in their relations,but more importantly,a major step toward reaching the end of a decade-long split between the two major Palestinian political forces.Promising prospect     

GOING GREEN

正Nanchang takes steps to achieve low-carbon dreams As far as nominal GDP is concerned, Nanchang, capital of central China's Jiangxi Province, can only be listed among the middle and low-ranking second-tier Chinese cities.     

Help Wanted

正German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits China as Europe’s economic struggles continue No one will doubt the purpose of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent official visit to China.Under the backdrop of the severe European debt crisis,China could have a major impact on the troubled European economy.     

THREE’S COMPANY

正China, South Korea and Japan consider free trade agreement China, South Korea and Japan agreed to launch formal negotiations on a trilateral free trade area (FTA) later this year. The decision was announced at the Fifth Trilateral Summit Meeting among the three major East Asian economies on May 13 in Beijing. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attended the meeting. At a press conference following the meet-     

Big Brother Is Watching U.S. surveillance program causes embarrassment and worldwide debate

"Big brother is watching you"-the phrase made famous in British author George Orwell’s political satire Nineteen Eighty-Four-has suddenly taken on fresh relevance following revelations of a massive surveillance network stemming from the world’s biggest superpower.