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

Seventeen days after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Luding County in Sichuan Province, Gan Yu, a hero who stayed at his hydropower station post together with his colleague Luo Yong and prevented downstream villages from being flooded, was found by a

The Global Development Initiative (GDI), proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in September last year, is being well-received. One year on, the initiative is drawing China and many other nations tog

The Global Development Initiative (GDI), first enunciated in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in September 2021, presents a more comprehensive vision and a step forward from Ch

In its first policy paper on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), published in 2008, the Chinese Government said it views its relations with the region from a strategic point of view, covering cooperation in several areas. Under the leadership of P

At the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) he chaired in New York City on September 20, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi put forward new ideas on its development. Wang said China is ready

Article 55 of Chapter IX of the UN Charter states: “With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and wellbeing which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self

The establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China in 2021 was a well-deserved success of China’s partnership diplomacy with its neighbors in the region. The upgrading of bi

Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on an official tour of Central Asia from September 14 to 16, taking him to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The visit is primarily associated with the dynamic processes in the region. The unrest in Almaty, Kazakhstan,

On September 5, China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) and cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 released a report on a joint investigation, revealing that the Office of Tailored Access Operations, a cyber intelligence-gathering

China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty, wide-ranging ethnic customs, and abundant culture. It is China’s largest province-level region, covering an area of some 1.66 million square km—roughly the area

On September 14, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 (TPA), despite stirring unease in the White House and anger in Beijing. Once the TPA becomes legally binding, it will represent a breach of the solemn

Structural changes in China’s supply chain over the past seven years have not only intensified the country’s economic resilience, but also promoted high-quality development. China’s economic landscape this year testifies to the merits of these reform

Traveling into Zuoquan County in Shanxi Province, one will see energetic change in full swing—many places in the county are under construction, from rural cooperatives to factories and cultural tourism bases. The county, once called Liaoxian, was ren

When Xiong Zhe is on stage playing the cello, it’s hard to imagine that his daily job is to analyze the molecular structure of ceramic relics of different ages at a research institute, almost equivalent to genetic testing and creating a gene bank. Th

The total value of deals signed at the seventh China-Eurasia Expo, held from September 19-22 in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has already hit a record level, the event’s organizer said on September 20. Deals worth over 960 bill

This September, 52-year-old Lu Xinlin was enrolled at Hubei Light Industry Technology Institute, becoming the institute’s oldestever freshman. In reaction to the news, some praised Lu, saying that one is never too old to learn, and also praised the s

China saw 386 new publicprivate partnership (PPP) projects registered in the first eight months of the year, official data showed. PPP projects with a total investment of 239.9 billion yuan ($34.53 billion) were added to the transport sector during t