Beijing Review

President: Li Yafang  Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate Editor in Chief: Liu Yunyun Associate President: Gao Dingbo Executive Editor: Yan Wei Production Director: Yao Bin Editor: Wang Hairong Researcher: Lan Xinzhen Editorial Consultants: Elsbeth

April 22 is Earth Day, an annual celebration to protect the environment, which dates back to the 1970s. Every year on this day, China organizes activities throughout the country to raise public awareness of environmental protection. China has made gr

To keep foreign trade stable, China will make efforts to create more opportunities, stabilize imports and exports of important products and support related companies, Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen told a press conference on April 23. The cou

Zhang Yimou, one of China’s most prominent directors, for the first time served as the jury president of the Tiantan Award, granted at the Beijing International Film Festival, which took place in late April. Initiated in 2011, the festival aims to bo

Under the canopies of dense mangrove forests, swarms of creatures thrive. Some are rare and some unique. Many—ranging from mollusks and crustaceans to fish, waterfowl and even tigers—are featured in Mangrove Comics, a series created by China Mangrove

Dimitri de Boer, chief representative of London-headquartered environmental law organization ClientEarth in China, has been supporting intergovernmental cooperation on environmental and ecological protection between China and European countries. He i

During a debate comparing Chinese and Western systems of governance, held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by the American nonprofit educational organization Intercollegiate Studies Institute on April 5, French entrepreneur and Internet influencer Arnaud

On March 31, during his recent visit to China, Neil Bush, founder and Chair of the George H.W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations, spoke with Beijing Review reporter Tao Xing and shared his views on bilateral relations as well as China’s green

On April 20, the world witnessed a “successful failure” via a live webcast. With a height of 120 meters and a full-load thrust of 150 tons, Starship, the largest rocket in human history, manufactured by SpaceX, exploded and disintegrated about four m

America’s military and political elite are again trying to explain away a leaked documents scandal. For now, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman is believed responsible for the latest leak and was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on A

On the southern side of the estuary of the Yangtze River, a colossal white luxury liner sits in a shipyard of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (SWS). More than 3,000 workers are working around the clock to complete the vessel as it will comm

In 1970, then 31-year-old German Peter Jungen took a slow train from Hong Kong, a Chinese territory under British colonial rule at that point, to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, to participate in the China Import and Export Fair, also known

The Yellow River, known as the Cradle of Chinese Civilization, is not just a long and winding icon of China, but also a symbol of the Chinese spirit: bearing burdens (its sedimentation), adaptation (its shifting course) and perseverance (its continua

Bundled with ambitions and dreams, 23-year-old Lee Hiu Feng, born and raised in Hong Kong, arrived in Dongguan, Guangdong Province on the Chinese mainland, in 2021. Home to over 190,000 industrial enterprises, Dongguan stands out as a major manufactu

Zhang Jianyi, a college sophomore in Handan, Hebei Province, has developed an eating ritual. In addition to a comfortable chair and table, and delicious dishes, a smartphone or tablet is indispensable. With her favorite show, Empresses in the Palace

Through a lifetime of effort and dedication, young Chilean David Bobadilla has established himself as a wushu champion and now dedicates himself to training the next generation of athletes who love traditional Chinese martial arts. Popularly known as

One sunny spring day, I visited Longhua Temple in Shanghai, a historical Buddhist temple known for its stunning architecture and serene atmosphere. As I wandered through the temple’s lush gardens and dazzlingly yellow-and-red-colored buildings, where