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 X

In his speech to the opening ceremony of the Fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on November 4 via video link, Chinese President Xi Jinping explained how China will further pursue a mutually beneficial strategy of opening up, str

People who face temporary financial hardships due to COVID-19 flare-ups are entitled to interim assistance grants from the local authorities of the regions where they work or live, said an official circular quoted by Xinhua News Agency on November 8.

China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 2.1 percent year on year in October, contracting from a 2.8-percent growth in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on November 9. Senior NBS statistician Dong Liju

Xu Bo, chief officer of the Jianqiao 502 oil tanker, became the only recipient of the 2022 International Maritime Organization Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea in London on November 2. He was awarded for saving two individuals from a sinking carg

At the Fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE), taking place in Shanghai on November 5-10, a family of handmade brushes sit in the booth of German pillbox manufacturer Hans-H Hasbargen. The items attracted hordes of visitors as they looked adora

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who visited China on November 4, was the first Group of Seven and EU leader to do so since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October. Though the v

November 22 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC). Although China and other states bordering on the South China Sea hope to make the waters a place of peace and cooperation

When Elon Musk, the richest man in the world with a net worth of $203 billion, completed his acquisition of Twitter at a cool $44 billion on October 27, his business empire expanded to the field of social media. In his first week as chief executive,

On November 1, Cainiao Network, e-commerce giant Alibaba’s logistics arm, posted a special ad online, recruiting 1,000 volunteers to show customers how to recycle their express packages at more than 300 Cainiao outlets nationwide. In turn, people cou

The debate regarding China’s economic outlook over the years to come is always relevant. It recently returned to the spotlight following broad stock market selloffs in October and the intensified fluctuation of the renminbi exchange rate over the pas

Twenty years ago, the Chinese men’s soccer team competed in World Cup competitions. However, in recent years, Chinese fans have had to enjoy the World Cup without a national stake in it. Although China’s national men’s soccer team plays and stays at

Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province attracted the world’s attention on October 31. At 3:37 p.m., at the order of young commander Liao Guorui, Mengtian, the second lab module of China’s Tiangong space station, lifted off into space. The la

The mention of “supply and marketing cooperatives,” or gongxiaoshe in Chinese, brings a sense of reminiscence for many in China. With the full name of rural supply and marketing cooperatives, they played a key role in the country’s planned economy er

In March, the State Council approved the establishment of a high-quality development demonstration zone of the old revolutionary base in west Fujian Province, an area that includes Longyan City. The area was a revolutionary base of the Communist Part

The Sanxingdui Museum is located in Guanghan City, Sichuan Province, and features one of the world’s greatest archaeological findings of the 20th century. One afternoon in the early spring of 1929, a father and son living in a village nearby Guanghan

The Yellow River, the nation’s second longest river, is known not only as the Cradle of Chinese Civilization, but also as a vast ecological corridor that has supported the flourishing of plants, animals and humans since the depths of prehistory. From