Beijing Review

President: Li Yafang Associate Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate President: Yan Ying Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Liu Yunyun, Ding YingProduction Director: Yao Bin Editorial Administrators: Zeng Wenhui, Hou B

Fifty years ago, when the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States had not yet established diplomatic relations but were keen to do so, a tiny table tennis ball created the first friendly people-to-people link since the founding of the

Lei Jun, CEO and founder of tech giant Xiaomi, has announced the company will now foray into the smart electric vehicle (EV) business Xiaomi is one of the largest smartphone and consumer electronics companies in the world today. Lei, who started out

FTSE Russell, a global multi-asset index provider, confirmed on March 30 that Chinese government bonds are to be included in the FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI) at the end of October. According to a statement by the company, China’s WGBI incl

It’s not too cold in the southern U.S. city of Dallas, Texas, in late fall, and we can see people still wearing T-shirts outside. But every time I entered the classroom, I would put on my coat, and carry my thermos with hot water. It made me look dif

Language communication can be difficult between different countries. There are differences in cultures, attitudes, beliefs, local phrases and customs. Understanding a country’s history is also important to develop good communication skills. All of th

China plans to build a major center at the national level focusing on the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in epidemic prevention and treatment, sources with the top economic planner said on March 29. Sun Zhicheng, a senior official with the

In a report on its joint mission with China to trace the origins of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was “extremely unlikely” that the virus was released through a laboratory incident. Thirty-four experts from WHO and China condu

Some people believe that former President Donald Trump introduced anti-Asian hate to the U.S. To be sure, Trump did instigate and exacerbate racial hatred and violence, especially with his racist rhetoric against China after his ineptitude at contain

The top legislature adopted a package of legislative changes to improve Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)’s electoral system on March 30. The amended Annex I and Annex II to the Basic Law of Hong Kong SAR were passed at a session of the N

The first China International Consumer Products Expo is to be held in Haikou, the provincial capital of Hainan Province, from May 7 to 10. The event joins China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) and China International Import Expo, as one of China

Jilin Province enjoys bustling trade with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and four other Asia-Pacific economies, all of whom signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement together with China last

Chen Chen used to be a veterinarian in Yanqing, a suburban district in northwest Beijing, the city that is going to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 together with Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province. When China won the bid for the

At 51Talk, an educational company that specializes in online classes, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a key role, especially for young students. According to Zhang Xingjian, a marketing staff, the company has introduced AI cartoons through which y

Putting minuscule flakes of paint back on a painting more than 1,000 years ago. Inspecting a cave that has been around for a millennium for fungal and other infections. Restoring tiny fragments on a stone wall dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907

China currently has a three-pillar pension system in place to manage eldercare. The first pillar is the basic pension system that covers nearly 1 billion people, on which regular workers and residents depend. The second pillar, namely enterprise annu