Beijing Review

President: Li Yafang Associate Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate President: Yan Ying Content Director: Liu Yunyun Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Ding Ying Production Director: Yao Bin Editorial Administrators:

July 11 marks the 17th Maritime Day of China. On this very day some 600 years ago, Zheng He, a great navigator from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), kicked off his first voyage into the vast open waters. In total, Zheng undertook seven expeditions on be

The State Council Information Office issued a white paper on the progress in protecting the rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on July 14. The white paper, titled Respecting and Protecting the Rights of All Ethnic Groups

The Chinese economy expanded 12.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2021 as recovery continued, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on July 15. In the second quarter, the GDP grew 7.9 percent year on year, the data showed

Pang Wei, nailing the gold medal of the men’s 10-meter air pistol at the Olympic Summer Games Beijing 2008, has become one of the most experienced athletes in the Chinese delegation to the upcoming Olympic Summer Games Tokyo 2021. The 34-year-old sta

Malcolm Clarke, a British director and two-time Academy Award winner, shared his views on how China’s pursuit of xiaokang, or moderate prosperity, has changed people’s lives with Beijing Review reporter Li Nan. Xiaokang is a goal the government first

After the scientific victory of developing vaccines, stopping the COVID-19 pandemic is now financially and pragmatically feasible. The only obstacle now is a lack of international political will and cooperation. According to recent World Bank and Int

The first five months of 2021 saw relative stability in the Middle East region, after the de-escalation of several local conflicts. In Syria, the Assad Government has regained 70 percent of the country’s territory. Some other Arab countries, which ha

China has billionaires and is a top destination for foreign direct investment. It has thousands of branches of Starbucks and KFC, along with significant private ownership of capital. It suffers from different levels of inequality. These factors lead

The People’s Bank of China has been stepping up promotion of the digital yuan, a so-called Central Bank Digital Currency that aims to replace some of the cash in circulation. It represents an argument that places the country at the feverish center of

The cash amount that should be reserved for Chinese financial institutions, or the reserve requirement ratio (RRR), was lowered by 50 basis points starting July 15, excluding those that have already held the ratio at a low level of 5 percent. The mea

Asia will capture the attention of the world in the next few months. Starting in Tokyo, Japan, in late July and continuing in Beijing, China, in February 2022, the Olympic and Paralympic Summer and Winter Games will gather top athletes from nations a

On July 9, the Chinese Government released a document on accelerating the growth of new business forms and models in foreign trade. The document proposed to promote innovations in China’s foreign trade sector, in terms of systems, management, service

Acer yangbiense, a critically endangered maple tree unique to Yangbi County in Yunnan Province, has grown from four when it was first discovered in 2002 to tens of thousands through years of conservation efforts. In recent years, Yunnan, nicknamed th

The life path of many an international figure has crossed with that of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the past 100 years. As China witnessed tremendous progress and change, their stories, too, have been remembered. Rewi Alley (1897-1987) was

No.108 Dongsi South Street in Beijing consists of three clothing stores. However, they were once connected and belonged to an old brand. When renovations on Dongsi Street, located in Dongcheng District started in July 2020, experts from the China Aca

Zhang Lin, 25, is from a village in the mountainous province of Yunnan, southwest China. She escaped from her first marriage, which she was forced into by her parents, due to domestic violence. Later on, she got married once again, this time for love

Recently, big cities like Beijing and Shanghai have begun to offer Summer Camp services on campus to primary school students. Students will be provided with libraries and reading rooms, and besides, they can also participate in organized sports and a