Beijing Review

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

A remote location, away from highways and transport; scarcity of natural resources, which hampers the development of pillar local industries; and lack of education are the major causes of poverty in most of the underdeveloped areas in China. Next com

An aerial view of Nahai Lake in Luqu, a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, northwest China, on September 15. Thanks to a ban on herding and other efforts to restore the environment, as well as increased precipitation in

The recovery of the Chinese economy continued to gather steam with major economic indicators improving in August, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on September 15. Retail sales of consumer goods returned to growth for th

A newly discovered asteroid has been named after renowned Chinese scientist Wu Weiren, chief designer of China’s lunar exploration program. On September 8 a ceremony was held in Beijing to officially announce Asteroid Wuweiren, approved by the Intern

Mist shrouded Jiebanada, a village at the foot of a mountain in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province in southwest China, on the early morning of August 21. Six-year-old Jineng Xiaofei got up early as usual, washed up and had breakfast

In late August, the harvest season of walnuts, Qiesha Ci’er and his wife Jizi Mozizuo were able to sell their produce without leaving the village where they live. Abuluoha is located in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, southwes

Anyone who visits the new home of Jize Munai is greeted with a welcoming ritual. Once comfortably seated, the guest is shown a large photo of his old house that hangs proudly on a wall. Jize, 48, believes this photo tells the story of how his family

Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China, which has a large population of the Yi ethnic minority, boasts the best preserved Yi embroidery. Believed to have a 1,700-year-old history, the art has been recognized as a national intangible cu

The author is director of the Center for China Studies, Abuja, Nigeria The third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China is a continuum of the elucidation of the thoughts, issues and policies that are central to the governance of contemporary C

The author is professor of politics at East China Normal University in Shanghai While a number of countries have made progress in containing and controlling the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even moving forward cautiously with “new normals” s

In worn-out clothes and a pair of glasses, Zhang Guimei looks solemn. Her faltering steps and pale face indicate that she is not well. “I was diagnosed with a few diseases over the years, but I’ve never had time to deal with them,” Zhang said. Nothin

Hu Kaixin, a 27-year-old office clerk in Changchun, Jilin Province in northeast China, is used to purchasing goods from producers and vendors all over the country at great deals online. With the recent boom in live-streaming marketing activities, she

It was a sweltering morning in early September when the production crew of a crime movie started filming their first scene at a convenience store in Xiamen, Fujian Province in southeast China. The crew was one of the many production houses that have

($1=6.9 yuan) 7.81 million new urban jobs were created in the first eight months, down 2.03 million from the same period last year. The government gives priority to stabilizing employment, aiming to add over 9 million new urban jobs this year. China’

Song of Mulan, the ballad written 1,500 years ago by an anonymous Chinese poet, has inspired countless plays, novels and poems over the centuries. It is part of many school textbooks that children in China have grown up learning. In 1998, Disney made

Statistics from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) show that from January to August, China’s actual foreign capital use totaled 619.78 billion yuan ($90.8 billion), up 2.6 percent compared to last year. Most striking is the figure for August, which st