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 Editor: Wang Hairong Researcher: Lan Xin

Erhai Lake in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, offers picture-perfect views. The ear-shaped body of water resting at some 2,000 meters above sea level has restored its natural beauty thanks to efforts to improve its environment over t

As of June, the number of China’s netizens grew to approximately 1.05 billion, with Internet access coverage nationwide reaching 74.4 percent, according to a report released on August 30. The weekly average time for Internet usage stood at 29.5 hours

Over 2.71 million certificates of origin were issued by Chinese authorities during the first seven months of the year, involving $233.31 billion, up 23.7 percent year on year, official data showed on August 29. The figures indicate China has maintain

Hard-hitting striker Tang Kai won China’s first major men’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world title in the ONE Championship’s featherweight division on August 26. Tang dethroned former champion, Vietnamese-American Thanh Le, to claim the featherweight b

It’s early morning in a park in China. People, mostly seniors, wearing loose, almost pajama-like, outfits with a mandarin collar are honing their Taijiquan skills. More commonly known as tai chi, this is a traditional Chinese martial art practiced fo

When people begin their day with a cup of Starbucks coffee in cosmopolitan Chinese cities like Shanghai, many are not aware that the coffee they consume may have traveled thousands of miles from Yunnan Province, a major producer of high-quality coffe

The two major powers on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, the United States and China, have one thing in common: Their people are willing to believe personal effort, not family background, determines one’s destiny. Most Americans and Chinese consider

The China Securities Regulatory Commission announced on August 26 that it, together with the Ministry of Finance, had signed an audit oversight cooperation agreement with the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and will implement

Five foreign experts with the Foreign Languages Press (FLP) recently wrote to President Xi Jinping describing their experiences translating and publishing books such as Xi Jinping: The Governance of China and expressing their pride at engaging in wor

When the world’s largest free trade bloc was created through the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement by 15 Asia-Pacific economies in November 2020, the huge opportunities it represents inspired countless busine

In late August, a drone captured a stream of headlights worn by fire and rescue workers illuminating the dark mountain paths and striking a stark contrast with the red flames raging on the other side of the mountain. It also captured the hearts of ma

The inspiration for a new career direction popped up when Cheng Jie, who gave live-streaming classes to kindergarten children, was chatting with their parents one day in June 2020. After teaching the children to read in an online class, she asked par

Negative growth, abnormal yield curve, loss of confidence among businesses—Is the U.S. economy headed for a recession? Many economists would say “yes.” The U.S. GDP shrank 0.9 percent at an annualized rate in the April-June period, according to data

The 6.15-km Padma Bridge that opened to traffic on June 25 in Munshiganj District of central Bangladesh is a bridge of dreams to many locals. Known as the largest and most challenging infrastructure project in Bangladeshi history and undertaken by th

Two hundred li (100 km), is the Panhou Mountain. There lies a beast, with the form of a bull, with fur growing on its extremities. It is the yak. —The Classic of Mountains and Sea: North Setting the scene: After a wild yak, raised by a herdsman, has

Two “monster fish,” or alligator gars, were recently discovered in the lake of a park in Ruzhou, Henan Province. To catch the fish, the whole lake, equivalent to 200,000 cubic meters of water, had to be drained so that there would be no alligator gar