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

The Ninth Summit of the Americas concluded in Los Angeles on June 10. The U.S.-hosted gathering was a marked illustration of deep regional division, rather than an opportunity to generate new progress in the development of the Americas. It showed jus

China’s human resources authority is considering adding 18 new professions to the national reference book of occupational classifications to reflect the country’s occupational development and boost graduate employment and entrepreneurship. The new pr

Xu Lin recently was appointed as head of the National Radio and Television Administration, China’s broadcasting regulator, and no longer heads the State Council Information Office. Born in Shanghai in 1963, Xu holds an MBA degree. He worked in Shangh

China’s economy has gradually overcome the negative impacts of the pandemic, with main indicators showing marginal improvement in May, Fu Linghui, a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics, said on June 15. Fixed assets investment rose 6.2

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s statement, “it may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal,” is more apt than ever under the administration of Joe Biden. This is evident, for example, in the case of th

The world is currently far from tranquil. Profound changes unseen in a century are unfolding. Against this background, some in the United States, trying to hold on to its hegemony, have resurrected the Cold War mentality and fanned the flames of bloc

This year marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Since their inception, these partnerships have endured and prospe

• Upholding the principles of mutual respect, good neighborliness and friendship, solidarity in trying times, mutual benefit and win-win results, and committing to building an autonomous, peaceful, prosperous and cooperative Central Asia • Continuing

Calls within the United States to lower tariffs on Chinese goods are becoming louder amid the most rampant inflation the country has seen in four decades. Nevertheless, many politicians turn a deaf ear to the people’s pleas and even demand to extend

Draped in a traditional Maori cloak, Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern delivered a speech at the 2022 Harvard University Commencement on May 26; a few days later, Linda Burney, was sworn in as the new minister for Indigenous Australians, m

‘No one should ever underestimate the strong resolve and ability of the Chinese military to safeguard its territorial integrity,” State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 12. Wei delive

Awoman in Beijing, surnamed Liu, drove her daughter to Beijing Chen Jinglun High School at 7:30 a.m. on June 7 to take part in the college entrance exam, known in China as the gaokao. “We left home early in case of unforeseen cricumstances,” Liu said

After graduating in May, Huang Xiaodong has landed his first job, at a local hi-tech enterprise focusing on milling technology research and development. When he was a numerical control machining major at a secondary vocational school in Huangshan Cit

Sickle and garbage bag in hand, 66-year-old patroller Zhang Heshan steps onto the Great Wall he has been keeping a watchful eye on ever since he was a young man of only 23. Every summer day, he kicks off his rounds at the crack of dawn. He shares his

Dunhuang, an oasis of culture surrounded by the vast sands of the Gobi Desert, served as a refuge for ancient weary Silk Road travelers 1,000 years ago. Carved into the cliffs high above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Grottoes southeast of this city in

According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the Ministry of Finance, this year, 34,000 college graduates will be recruited by the government for community-level posts in education, agriculture, healthcare and poverty relief f

Throughout two decades of living in China, Alvaro Royo has taken part in different endeavors, teaching him important lessons and earning him many successes. But above all, it has marked a 180 in life, alongside his family. There are bold people, but