Pushing Quality Growth

正As usual,China’s annual Central Economic Work Conference,which was held on December 15-16,reviewed developments in the past year and outlined goals for the next.But this year’s conference grabbed special attention because it was the first of its kind since the new leadership of the ruling Communist Party of China came to power in November.A shift of focus from speed to quality in economic growth and a call for reform were the messages emitted from the conference.The new leaders pledged to stick to the guideline of transforming the country’s growth model while maintaining economic stability.They also emphasized that next year’s focus should be enhancing the quality and efficiency of economic growth.     

Confucius:Education Should Be Accessible to Everyone——Confucius Institute Düsseldorf Builds a Bridge to Chinese Language and Culture

正MAKING existing prejudices towards China disappear will take time,"Dr.Cord Ebersp?cher emphasized during his speech last March at the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and a group of German sinologists in Berlin."To change stereotype images of China,we should be talking about a time frame not of two or three years but rather of two or three decades,"Dr.Ebersp?cher said.China Today talked with the German China researcher and historian about his work as director of the Confucius Institute in Düsseldorf.