am Today,Jam Tomorrow？

YOU can buy anything in New York,except for a smooth ride in and out of the city." This common saying could equally apply to Beijing. 2010 seemed to produce one nightmare traffic jam after another:at the beginning of the year,snowfall resulted in gridlock on over 90     

To Build World-class Universities Calls for Restructuring Higher Education——An Interview with Zhu Yongxin,vice-chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy,and vice-president of The Chinese Society of Education

As of 2010,there are over 2,000 universities in China,and the gross enrollment rate reaches 26.5 percent.China needs to carefully deal with a series of problems existing in higher education before the country reaches targets set more than a dozen years ago to build a     

Seeking Unity in Durban

FOR the past two years, the problem of how to deal with climate change and implement lowcarbon development has become the focus of the world during the annual Conference of the Parties (COP), held in Copenhagen in 2009 and Cancun in 2010. This year, Chinese delegates have been seen frequently on the international stage discussing climate change and coordinating with delegates from different countries in preparation for COP 17, held     

Land of Moon,Mother and Matriarchy

XICHANG City,also known as "Moon City," reflects both the romance and the space-age connotations of the nickname it has earned.This capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province,is situated in southwestern China,and is considered a seat of old culture with more than 2,000 years of history.Xichang City is also renowned in the world for Xichang Satellite Launch Center.     

Witness the Friendship——Celebrating 40 Years of Diplomatic Relations Between China and Turkey

THIS year marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Turkey. To commemorate four decades of friendship and cooperation and promote information exchange, China Today has published a commemorative album of articles and photographs entitled Witness the Friend- ship, launched in the Turkish capital     

Building an Open Government

BUILDING an open government is the demand of the time. It puts power in the spotlight and exposes it to scrutiny and supervision, commented Zhang Qinghong, magistrate of Changsha County. Wu Silong, Party secretary of Kaihui Township in that county, terms the move as an inner-revolution of the government.     

Reforms Flowing in China's Dairy Industry

WANG Yan is the mother of a one-year-old girl. With breastfeeding over, she is at her wits’ end trying to choose a brand of baby formula for her child. The powdered formula her friend bought for her from the Netherlands turned out to be not suited to the child’s physique. She used a Japanese brand at local supermarkets before an unfortunate outbreak of foot and mouth disease     

The Road to Food Self-sufficiency

CHINA'S grain production accounts for a fourth of the world's total output, and its population for a fifth, said Chen Xiwen, deputy head of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, when discussing how China succeeds at self-sufficiency with respect to basic agricultural products. China is a responsible country that is making significant contributions to global food security.     

Folk Songs Flying in Nanning

NANNING, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southwest China, is a beautiful city with a lively culture and centuries-old history. It is located in the south of the Tropic of Cancer and has a sub-tropical climate. Abundant sunshine and precipitation fill the city with luxuriant plant life. Its lush green landscape has earned Nanning the name of Green City.     

Rebuilding Shattered Families

WHEN we first met in Gangou Village of Gaochuan Township, Lin Xingcong had just returned from his hillside farming plot.