Yang Weiguang,Trailblazer of China's TV Industry

正YANG Wei guang,former president of CCTV,died on September 20 at the age of 79.Although Yang asked that mourning and memorial services be abbreviated,voluntary celebrations of his life continued for almost a month.     

More Damage to Japan＇s Image

正MY daughter,who is studying a master’s degree at Japan’s Waseda University,always asks me:Most people I meet in Japan are quite amiable,and Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is popular among the Japanese people,so why does China accuse Japan of deviating to the right?Shigeru Ishiba,secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan,formerly Japan’s defense minister,also asked me during a China-Japan thinktank forum:Japan has kept to a peaceful road for decades since WWII,so why does China insist that Japan’s militarism is undergoing a     

Doing Justice To the Past

正China has declared Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an unwelcome visitor following his recent visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.When asked whether Chinese leaders would listen to his explanations for the shrine visit in person,a Foreign Ministry spokesman ruled out the possibility by saying that Abe has"shut the door"on dialogue.China is not alone.The U.S.State Department also expressed disappointment at Abe’s visit     

COUNTER TERROR

正Efforts to root out religious extremism and terrorism are increasing On May 26,China’s top leadership reiterated that the country will crack down on terrorist activities and ensure that the lasting social stabil-     

HowW ill China Inl uence the World?

正I can easily feel the increasing attention the world now pays to China at recent international meetings I have attended.My foreign peers all show an interest in China’s blueprint for the comprehensively deepened reforms laid out at the Third Plenary Session of the18th CPC Central Committee,eager to know what will happen in China and what will it bring to the rest of the world.A question frequently asked is:"How will China influence the world?"This question arises in the context of China’s rapid growth.China is now the     

German Grapes Flourish in China

正ON March 28,at the invitation of the German Krber Foundation in Berlin,President Xi Jinping delivered a speech on China’s foreign policy.Special mention was given to German winemaker Norbert Gorres."Norbert Gorres is a wine expert who,together with his assistant Hans Beu,made 17 trips to Zaozhuang City in east China’s Shandong Province between 2000and 2009 to share his knowledge of viticulture and grafting technology with local farmers.He also authorized the local winery to make world-class wine under his family business label.In those nine years,Gorres and Beu jointly subsidized eight impoverished students in Zaozhuang to fi nance their studies.In 2007,when Beu’s health deteriorated,he asked Gorres to personally deliver one final donation of     

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Spirits And Exams

正"Chinese mythology has many gods and spirits.One of the most enduring and popular of these gods is called Ho-Po or Ho-Shen,the Spirit of the River.Chinese ancients perceived him as a greedy god,because he often took a fancy to mortal men’s most beautiful     

Symbiotic Relationship

正The world's two largest economies,China and the United States,mark the 35th anniversary of their diplomatic relations on January 1.In the years since 1979many questions have been asked about this crucial relationship,most notably what are the obstacles and in what direction is the relationship developing?Selected Chinese scholars and diplomats share their thoughts on these and other questions.Excerpts follow: