Beijing Review

China’s economic growth has slowed down in recent years. The global economic gloom in the wake of Sino-U.S. trade tensions and the rise of trade protectionism have also given rise to concerns about its performance. However, data released on January 1

Visitors enjoy the scenery of rime-covered trees along the Songhua River in Jilin City, Jilin Province, northeast China, on January 17. The total population on the Chinese mainland surpassed 1.4 billion at the end of 2019, official data showed on Jan

The first wholly foreign-owned insurance holding company in China, Allianz China Holding, opened in Shanghai on January 16. The company, fully owned by the Allianz Group, has 2.72 billion yuan ($396.57 million) in registered capital. “Today’s launch

Speed skater Yang Binyu won the women’s mass start race at the Third Winter Youth Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland on January 16. It was China’s first gold at the event. The Chinese speed skating team bagged one gold, a silver and two bronzes

The author is a senior researcher with the Pangoal Institution Over the past decades, China has achieved an economic growth miracle, particularly in 2019, amid global economic slowdown, sluggish international trade growth and mounting downward pressu

The author is an economist and deputy director of the Central Economic Council of the China National Democratic Construction Association China’s economy is entering a new stage after its per-capita GDP surpassed $10,000 in 2019, according to official

The author is a U.S.-based consultant and op-ed contributor to Beijing Review China’s economy grew to more than $14 trillion in 2019, continuing to close the gap with the $21-trillion U.S. economy, but the key takeaway from the National Bureau of Sta

Representatives from a variety of U.S. sectors said they are pleased by the phase-one economic and trade agreement between China and the United States, and are looking forward to further removal of additional tariffs imposed since 2018. The trade agr

The author is an associate research fellow with the China Institute of International Studies Australia’s catastrophic bushfires have been burning across the continent for over the last couple of months, destroying towns and communities. At least 28 p

Despite grass-withering outdoor temperature in January, vegetable seedlings in a greenhouse in the Shanxi Agricultural Valley are flourishing, filling the place with spring-like vitality. The plants are nourished with nutrients and water from a smart

In 2019, Beijing announced a new policy, allowing people over 60 to ride public buses free. It was welcomed by Guo Huijuan, 62, who takes Bus 618 to Haidian Senior University for painting class twice a week. “Distance is not a problem because I can e

Mushrooms and grass, seemingly unrelated, have been innovatively combined by a Chinese agro-scientist to create miraculous results in poverty alleviation. In the 1980s, farmers in Fujian Province in southeast China felled trees and used wood chips an

On September 21, 2019, several hundred people gathered in a small music venue in Beijing to hear a Chinese band perform. When members of Click#15, a band of three playing funk music, appeared on the wooden stage, the wild screams from the crowd made

In 70 major Chinese cities, housing prices remained stable in December 2019, as regulators continued to contain speculation. New home prices in four first-tier cities—Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen—increased 0.2 percent in the month, 0.4

At 91, Lin Wusun is a staunch advocate of somersaults, that is, mental somersaults, his name for the act of translating. An eminent communicator who spent his career explaining Chinese culture to foreigners and the Western way of thinking to Chinese,

The first time I stepped off a plane into a dry Beijing night, I was 19 years old, which meant that I had lived away from home only for two years. I barely spoke a word of Chinese and had only a vague idea about what it would mean to live in a new co