Beijing Review

President: Li Yafang Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate President: Yan Ying Associate Editor in Chief: Liu Yunyun Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editor: Ding Ying Production Director: Yao Bin Executive Assistant: Li Fangfang Editors

Entering into an aging society, China attaches unprecedented importance to the wellbeing of its senior citizens. A plan for public services during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period, recently released by the National Development and Reform Comm

A list of the top 10 scientific advances in China in 2021 and another similar list for those in the world were unveiled in China. The entries were selected by members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and members of the Chinese Academy of Engineerin

($1=6.34 yuan) China’s Foreign Trade in 2021 (All changes are y.o.y.) (Source: General Administration of Customs of China) ■

The People’s Bank of China (PBC) on January 17 lowered the interest rate of 700 billion yuan ($110 billion) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) to financial institutions to 2.85 percent, compared with 2.95 percent on the previous ope

The International Olympic Committee awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal to Cui Jingzhe in Beijing on January 18 for the Chinese artist’s efforts in spreading the Olympic spirit through art. Cui, 41, who is also the art director of the Cheer for the

China Hoy: China and Argentina established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1972, in a world very different from the one we live in now. What do you think has been the greatest success over these five decades? Sabino Vaca Narvaja: Regarding bilat

According to statistics from Chinese Customs, China’s total imports and exports surpassed $6 trillion in 2021, up 30 percent year on year. With a global economy dragged down by the COVID-19 pandemic, China is making its due contributions to stabilizi

Washington’s Cold War mindset and obsession with militarism both lead to a dead end. The international situation is changing and a new constellation of forces emerges. Yet the U.S. clings to obsolete geopolitical theories and strategies. Sticking to

China’s economy experienced a strong rebound in 2021, despite sporadic COVID-19 cases at home and external uncertainty. Its GDP expanded 8.1 percent year on year to 114.37 trillion yuan ($18 trillion) last year, well above the annual target of more t

The city’s small size hasn’t confined its fame. Gifted with the best of everything needed to create porcelain, it has long been a mecca for both porcelain lovers and makers. Even the name of the town, Jingdezhen, was bestowed on it by an emperor over

Aperson’s life is divided into three periods: childhood, adulthood and old age, and a new plan makes arrangement for public services people need in all the three periods. The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for public services, jointly released on Janu

Whenever my Egyptian friends in Beijing and I get together, we won’t stop ranting about being stuck with no prospects of visiting home in the foreseeable future, thanks to COVID-19-related travel restrictions and quarantine measures. Of course, it go