Vol.64/No.39

Beijing Review

China's National English News Weekly

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President: Li Yafang Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate President: Yan Ying Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Ding Ying Production Director: Yao Bin Editorial Administrators: Zeng Wenhui, Hou Beibei Assistant Execu
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Benefits of Benevolence
On September 5, China’s official Charity Day, a total of 182 people, teams, enterprises, charity programs and trusts were honored at the China Charity Awards courtesy of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Most of them are charity models in the country’s
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A Feast For The Eyes
Artists perform at the Mid-Autumn Festival Concert in the Greater Bay Area 2021 held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, in celebration of the traditional Chinese festival on September 21. A number of new songs that signify the integration of the Guangd
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Society
China’s cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3, carrying supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-13 crewed mission, successfully docked with the space station core module Tianhe on September 20, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). At 10:08 p.m. (Beiji
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Economy
China remains the only middle-income economy listed in the world’s top 30 most innovative ones, according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on September 20. WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 shows tha
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World
White flags fly on the grassy lawn at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to honor the lives lost to COVID-19, on September 18. One in 500 people living in the U.S. have died from the virus since its first reported infection People ride their bike
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PEOPLE & POINTS
Olympic gold medalist Wang Shun stood atop the podium in the Men’s 200M Freestyle Final with his time of 1 minute and 46.14 seconds at China’s 14th National Games on September 21, winning his fourth straight title in the event at the quadrennial tour
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Lending A Hand
Community social worker Lu Jiaxin and her colleague have recently received many kindnesses from caring people. In September, they collected donations for impoverished local households living in apartments in dire need of renovation in Zhongnan Subdis
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The Genetics Of Generosity
Though he only makes a meager salary, that hasn’t stopped Zhao Yongjiu, a cleaner in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, from contributing to charity. He has donated a third of his salary to charity over the past 30 years and the total amount he has handed
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Donate With A Click
Every early September, Ge Mingzhu, who works for a charitable organization based in Beijing, puts up 99 Giving Day posters across social media platforms to raise more fund for her organization. By using a smartphone to scan the QR code on the poster,
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How China’s Political Leadership Elevates Progress
I have been coming to China for more than 30 years. I have traveled all across the country, visiting over 100 cities together with my long-term partner, Adam Zhu, for research and interviews, books and essays, television and documentaries. I have giv
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Entering a New Stage
This September celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Over the years, the bloc has demonstrated itself to be a convenient platform for resolving security issues in the Greater Central Asia region. After its fo
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A Correct Understanding of China Matters
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Henry A. Kissinger’s icebreaking visit to China. The world’s most important bilateral relationship now is in transition, with far-reaching regional and global implications. In this particularly unpredictabl
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The People’s Will
The 2021 Election Committee’s subsector ordinary elections in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) took place on September 19. These were the first elections held following the improvements to HKSAR’s electoral system on March 11, when a d
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Making the Difference Together
Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a Global Development Initiative on September 21, calling for bolstering confidence and jointly addressing global threats and challenges to build a better world for all. Xi made the remarks at the general debate o
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Welcome Home!
Having extended the record of the longest taikonaut stay on a single flight mission in space to 90 days, the Shenzhou-12 crew returned to Earth four days before China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, a day of family reunions and friendly gatherings, at the Don
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Glamping It Up
When he is not at work, he is busy with his camping business. Yu Sanshui, a 31-year-old digital product engineer in Beijing, spends over 70 percent of his spare time on camping-related activities. He rented a 12-square-meter warehouse space in northw
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Under Village Wings
When the rooster crows, Ren Weidong wakes up. From his window, he takes in deep breaths of fresh forestry air, while his eyes feast on the serene mist rising from the canyon as the birds’ cheerful chorus resonates across the mountain. As if to set th
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Lust for Life
In January 2018, when Lyu Xiaoning crossed the threshold of La Casa Azul, Frida Kahlo’s family home in Coyoacán, Mexico, she was touched by a particular painting named Viva la Vida. For her last work, completed in 1954 following complications from an
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From Olympic to National Games
China’s 14th National Games officially opened in Shaanxi Province on September 15, marking the first time for a province in west China to organize the quadrennial multi-sport event since its inaugural edition in 1959. As the highest-level sporting ev
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Fine-Tuning Fandom
It is the ninth year Ni Pei is following everything about musician and actor Zhang Yixing (Lay). The idol debuted in 2012 in the Republic of Korea (ROK) as one of the Chinese members of male K-pop sensation EXO-M. At the time, Ni was a sophomore at a
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Wuhan, Fighting for Life
On the evening of May 20, 2020, I went down into my residential compound to get the COVID-19 testing authorities had decided to roll out for all residents of Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. One of the medical workers conducting the tests asked me,

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