Vol.63/No.30

Beijing Review

China's National English News Weekly

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President: Li Yafang Associate Editors in Chief: Li Jianguo, Ding Zhitao Associate President: Yan Ying Assistant President: Li Zhenzhou Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Liu Yunyun, Ding Ying Production Director: Yao
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A Time to Recharge
As the novel coronavirus epidemic situation improves, tourism, one of the hardest-hit industries during the outbreak, is bouncing back. According to a report on China’s tourism market during the Dragon Boat Festival released by popular online travel
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Taming The River
Members of the Armed Police Force reinforce the embankment of the Changjiang River in Poyang, a county in Jiangxi Province in east China, with sandbags on July 13. With the rising river about to overflow the embankment, the policemen joined the flood
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Society
Railway maintenance workers check track irregularities on the Golmud-Korla railway line in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, on July 14. Upon its scheduled operation on October 30, the 1,213-km Golmud-Korla railway line will shorten
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Economy
China’s air cargo capacity has improved thanks to a series of targeted measures, especially those related to international freight transport, according to the civil aviation authorities. In June, China maintained regular cargo flights to 105 destinat
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PEOPLE & POINTS
An asteroid was named after Wu Rukang, a paleoanthropology scientist, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). A ceremony was held in Beijing on July 14 at the academy’s Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology to officia
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Rustic Retreat
Since resuming business on April 12, Zhu Yanjie’s guesthouse has become a popular destination for tourists and is fully booked through the end of August. Located in Zhujiagou Village of Kangxian County in Gansu Province in northwestern China, the gue
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World
Firefighters work at the site of a crude oil pipeline fire in Cairo on July 14. At least 12 people were injured in the accident Students wearing face shields and masks social distance during enrollment at a school in Yangon on July 13, after a delay
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Journey To Recovery
The Old Town of Lijiang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular destination in Yunnan Province, southwest China, is a prime example of how the tourism industry, one of the worst affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, is bo
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A Sporting Chance
After watching Summer Surf Shop, a show on streaming site iQiyi in which four Chinese stars surf in Riyue Bay in south China and run a store, Xiao Yun, an insurance company employee, was inspired to head for the bay with her friends to try their hand
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From Resumption To Renewal
The author is deputy director of the Experts Committee of the World Tourism Cities Federation While the SARS virus in 2003 and the 2008-2009 global economic crisis both affected the global tourism industry to different extent, the impacts of the even
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Crucial Partnership
The author is director of the EU-China Program at the Centre International de Formation Européenne The beginning of the German presidency of the EU in July constitutes good news for Europe-China relations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has always e
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Bringing China-U.S. Ties Back on Right Track
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is raging across the globe. People’s lives are under grave threat. The world economy is in deep recession. The undercurrent against international cooperation is gathering momentum. Unilateralism and bullying a
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Promising Alternatives
Wang Qiwen graduated in June from the Communication University of Zhejiang, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in east China. However, in contrast to many fresh college graduates who are still struggling to land a job, Wang has already quit her first job
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Setting Direction
The author is an op-ed contributor to Beijing Review and a researcher with the Pangoal Institution At a China-U.S. think tanks and media online forum on July 9, Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, said China-U.S. relations, one of
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Government Services Go Digital
Before the introduction of an integrated online-offline one-stop public service system, one had to apply to four government departments to get approval for opening a restaurant in Shanghai. The process took 58 working days and 31 documents needed to
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Time For A New Framework
The author is director of the Center for South Asian Studies, Fudan University in Shanghai In June, a serious clash between Chinese and Indian border troops at the Galwan Valley pushed the two countries to the brink of confrontation. The incident, wh
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Three for Thriving
With the Chinese economy moving toward high quality-oriented development from being manufacturing- and export-driven, the focus is on nurturing three “new economies”—new industries, new formats and new business models. They are based on innovation wi
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Numbers
($1=7 yuan) (Source: National Bureau of Statistics) The number of enterprises with business related to artificial intelligence (AI) surged in the first half of the year. From January to June, more than 140,000 new AI enterprises were registered in Ch
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U.S. Tech Restrictions on China Can Be Counterproductive
The U.S. Government has constantly tightened its technological restrictions on China over the past few months, despite widespread concern that such moves would disrupt the global supply chain. While these sanctions may bring some difficulties to Chin
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Land of Sweetness
The town of Pangezhuang in suburban Beijing, also known as the land of watermelons, has been hosting a watermelon festival for 32 years to celebrate its green prowess. And among the watermelon growers in the town, Song Shaotang is one of the most fam
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Increasingly Severe Human Rights Issues in the U.S.
Although the United States claims to be the greatest power in the world, it has failed to make all its citizens’ lives comfortable. According to a UN report on extreme poverty and human rights in 2018, the U.S. had the widest gap between the rich and
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Surrogate Country Approach Is Not Fair
On June 15, the dispute settlement procedures launched by China against the European Union’s surrogate country approach at the World Trade Organization (WTO) drew to a close. China’s dispute was related to the calculation of anti-dumping measures aga

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