Western Countries Shift Their Attitude Towards Chinese Investment

THE first China Overseas Investment Fair opened in Beijing on November 3, 2009, aiming to promote Chinese investment in overseas markets. Surprisingly for the host, representatives from developed countries that had previously been cautious toward Chinese investment were among those from the 100 plus participating countries. They were sincere and anxious to market their projects to Chinese investors. Does this signal a change in the Western attitude toward Chinese investment？     

Broadening Minds and Worlds in the Classroom

THE Chinese education system has received much criticism both at home and abroad for churning out stu- dents who only know how to memorize lessons by rote and have little independent ability to solve prob- lems and learn about the world. The general consensus is that change is needed.     

Can do! Chengdu!

CHENGDU can do!" exclaimed Ge Jun, managing director of Intel China, when he witnessed the one billionth chip roll off the production line at the company’s Chengdu plant in January 2012. Now, his words have become the tagline of Chengdu’s promotional ads. From June 6 to 8, the southwestern city hosted the 2013     

More Rational Distribution.of FDI in China

THE Global Investment Trend Monitor released last October by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD)revealed that China had surpassed the U.S.in the first half of 2012 as the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment(FDI).The statement was corroborated by figures from China’s Ministry of Commerce:in the first three quarters of 2012,the foreign investment China’s mainland used in real terms added up to US $83.42 billion.Though this marks a 3.8 percent dip compared with the same period in 2011,the sum going into the service industry(excluding real estate)picked up.Meanwhile,transnational corporations built more R & D centers and regional headquarters in the country,signifying their confidence in China’s investment environment and prospects for growth.The continued influx of global capital,technology and professionals led to more rational distribution and structure of FDI in China.     

Speaking up for the People Deputies to China’s Legislature: the People’s Voice

LEI Chuang, a postgraduate student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was very excited to learn that aproposal of his was being taken up at the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) byXie Zilong, an NPC deputy and president of LBX Pharmacy.Lei is a vocal advocate of reducing discrimination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers. Lastyear, his proposal on HBV-related discrimination was also taken up at the NPC session by Xie. More recently,     

Work Ethic Overrides Family Values

AFTER caressing his sleeping baby daughter’s face, Zhang Jie sets out each Monday to Friday at 7 a.m. on the two-and-a-quarter hour commute from his home in Beijing’s western suburbs to his company in the eastern downtown area. He does not get home till 9 p.m., so hardly sees his four-month-old daughter other when she is asleep. He is so tired at the end of a working day that he barely has the energy even to converse with his wife. As he     

Rong Yamei：Neaver and Warden of Li Brocade

THE women of Yongyi Village gather most days under a century-old banyan tree to weave Li brocade on crude looms that resemble little more than stacks of wood. The fabric that takes shape over this contraption, however,is dazzlingly splendid.This reclusive rural community is part of Qianjia Town, Ledong Li Autonomous     

Capital Changes

THE handover clock in Tian’anmen Square counting down the seconds till Hong Kong’s return to the motherland, smatterings of Cherokee jeeps, yellow miandi mini-buses and red Xiali taxis amid a sea of bicycles, and waistbands sporting bibiji are characteristics of the 1996 Beijing streetscape long since gone.     

Balance Environmental Protection and Economic Prosperity——Nanchang Looks to European Technology for Green Development

FOREST City, Garden Nanchang"is an apt slogan for the development of Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province. An emerging big city of around five million residents,its abundant natural resources warrant protection amid rapid economic development. Nanchang is hence a pilot for low-carbon development. With this aim in     

Empowering China’s Children——An Exclusive Interview with Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF Representative to China

MOST of China’s lay population learn about the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through its projects in the country’s disaster-affected or poor rural areas. People are also acquainted with UNICEF China through its publicity activities, and Goodwill Ambassadors such as popular film stars Maggie Cheung and Chen Kun and celebrated broadcast journalist Yang Lan. The history of UNICEF’s collaboration with China can be traced back to 1947,