Vol.63/No.13

Beijing Review

China's National English News Weekly

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Act Together, Act Now
China is part of the global campaign against the novel coronavirus pandemic. When it faced a critical situation, the international community stood behind it, providing moral and material support. Now that the situation is under control in China but d
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A Double Blessing
(Inset) Giant panda Fuwa’s newborn twins at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, southwest China, on March 17. (Top) Fuwa with one of her cubs at the center. The center welcomed the world’s firs
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Society
A staff member registers an inbound passenger’s information at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on March 17. Beijing has converted the exhibition center into a transit center for inbound passengers from countries with high ris
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Economy
China raised export rebate rates for 1,464 types of products starting on March 20. The rebate rate for 1,084 products including ceramic sanitary ware was increased to 13 percent, and that for 380 goods including plant growth regulators to 9 percent,
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World
Firefighters and local people spray water to extinguish a fire at a slum in Dhaka on March 11. The massive blaze swept through one of the largest slums in Dhaka, destroying hundreds of shanties and leaving thousands homeless A worker uses a mosquito
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President: Li Yafang Associate Editors in Chief: Li Jianguo, Ding Zhitao Assistant President: Li Zhenzhou Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Liu Yunyun, Ding Ying Production Director: Yao Bin Editorial Administrators:
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PEOPLE & POINTS
Chen Wei, an academician at the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Academy of Military Medical Sciences, has made critical progress in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine with the support of her research team. The military medical expert team has been
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Shared Answers For Shared Problems
A video posted on the Internet on March 17 showed an unusually intense farewell. People crammed their balconies in a community in Wuhan, Hubei Province, waving and mouthing their gratitude through their masks: “Thank you for reaching out to us.” “Tha
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A Chance For A Reset
The author is an op-ed contributor to Beijing Review and founder and CEO of 5 New Digital The spread and effects of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been so rapid and widespread that attempting to make sense of what is happening, le
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Failing to Get Its Act Together
As the novel coronavirus situation in the U.S. worsens, President Donald Trump’s March 16 tweet calling the virus “Chinese virus” inflamed an already rampant xenophobic sentiment in the country. The racist tweet put the large Asian community in a dan
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A New Biosecurity Shield
Pan Xubin, a scientist at the Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine in Beijing, uses the fall armyworm as an example to demonstrate why that plant quarantine is so important. The insect originated in the Americas and has spread to Africa and A
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So Long, Farewell
Medics who dashed to the epicenter of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) about two months ago have started to say goodbye to Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in central China, starting March 17, as the outbreak has been subdued. Over 4
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Turning Over A New Leaf
As a senior manager at a training institution in north China, Chang Qing used to have a hectic schedule, which left her no time for cooking. But since the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has forced people to stay indoor till it is brought under com
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Emergence of A Technological Society
The author is professor of politics and director of the International Graduate Program in Politics at East China Normal University in Shanghai The emphasis on developing science and technology and closing the gap that had emerged historically between
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Green Gains
It’s March and the temperature is rising in Shannan, Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China. It’s time for planting trees. Farmers are busy leveling their fields, mulching, digging holes and planting saplings. Tashi Palden and his men are among t
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Braced for Headwinds
At dawn on March 17, Jiang Jia tenderly kissed her sleeping son goodbye and headed out the door quietly. She was flying out from southeast China on a special mission to Wuhan in Hubei Province in central China and wouldn’t see him again for 14 days a
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Breakout After Outbreak
Usually, the first three months of the year are the high season for the insurance industry. But this year, because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, most insurance firms’ meetings with their clients have been canceled. “I’ve been
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More New Professionals On the Block
In a hospital in Jingmen City, Hubei Province in central China, Xu Peifeng intently watched the monitor of a ventilator, which was pulsing with waves and graphics. He needed to adjust the ventilator to provide patients with oxygen when they were unab
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Safe and Secure
After four rounds of review and deliberations starting in 2015, the long-awaited revised Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China finally took effect on March 1. It marks a key moment for China on further liberalizing its capital market and i
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Stronger Policies on Anvil to Revive Economy Amidst COVID-19 Impact
The Chinese authorities are planning stronger macro policies to shore up the economy and keep employment stable as the latest data on industrial output, retail sales and investment showed across-the-board contraction in the first two months due to th
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Finding the Silver Lining
‘Dear friends, welcome to Lhasa, I’m your tour guide today,” said a blithe Tsering Drolkar, bringing an aura of faraway magic with her green chuba, the long sleeveless Tibetan tunic worn by women over a blouse. The place where she was standing was ev
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How Do We Make Good Use Of Big Data in Commerce?
Many businesses offer membership cards to clients, promising that they will enjoy discounts, and the more they use the cards, the bigger the discounts will be. This is a common practice to attract and retain regular customers. By providing quality pr
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Numbers
($1=7 yuan) (% y.o.y.) (Source: National Bureau of Statistics) January-February (% y.o.y.) Primary industry: Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery Secondary industry: Mining, manufacturing, construction, and electricity, thermal, fuel g
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Hanging Together
No country or region is immune to ravaging diseases. With the global spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), it is urgent to strengthen solidarity to fight the pandemic. Many international organizations have called for unity and cooperati

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