MARKET WATCH

正OPINION Worries of the Trade Champion The General Administration of Customs recently announced that China outstripped the United States in international cargo trade last year.For some,this implies that China has risen to become the largest trading country on the globe.It is arguable that China’s great performance in trade comes at the expense of economic     

Sustained Development Leads to Higher Living Standards简

正CHINA’s economy has significantly advanced over the past 35 years of reform and openingup.Chinese people’s incomes have risen and their living standards have improved,from barely having enough to eat and adequate clothing to today’s generally better-off lifestyle.     

A Shared Path While all concerned countries hope to benefit from the Silk Road Economic Belt,China needs to take on the role of coordinator

正Though trains have replaced camels as the primary mode of transport,and oil and gas have supplanted silk as the major commodity,the Silk Road has risen once again after Chinese President Xi Jinping first put forth the strategic conception of the Silk Road Economic Belt during his visit to four Central Asian countries in September 2013.The proposed belt traverses 18countries in the Eurasian region and has a population of about 3 billion.