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

The law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, in April, will become effective on September 1. Formulated to improve ecological conservatio

Guizhou Province will pour more investment into road construction during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period to bring its expressway mileage to 9,500 km. The mileage of expressways in Guizhou has so far reached 8,368 km, according to a press con

Nationwide retail sales of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) jumped 85.6 percent year on year in April, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed. More than 500,000 NEVs were sold that month, down 3.6 percent from March, according to the C

Archaeologist Fan Jinshi donated 10 million yuan ($1.45 million) to Peking University to promote its research of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, on May 4. Fan graduated from Peking University as an archaeology major in 1963 and has worke

At the age of 69, Yao Tandong, a renowned member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is still busy at work. As the chief scientist of China’s second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP), he also periodically chairs seminars

Barbados, an island country in the southeastern Caribbean Sea, established diplomatic relations with China in 1977. In the decades that have followed, the bond between the two countries has tightened. Hallam Henry, Ambassador of Barbados to China, ha

According to statistics released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on May 7, China’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves had hit $3.2048 trillion by late April, an increase of $20.9 billion or 0.66 percent over the end of March. The U.S.

A recent debate held by two conservative-leaning education nonprofit organizations, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the U.S., drew an audience from around the state and beyond on April 5. The subject of the debate: “Is the Chinese system better than the

China and the United States are engaging in more high-level talks. Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had candid,

While performing at the Rye Music Festival in Jinan, Shandong Province, on April 29, Lala Hsu, a singer from China’s Taiwan Province, tearfully exclaimed, “It’s been too long!” She voiced the feelings of many live music fans who have long and eagerly

‘We see serious prospects here; not only for economic liaisons, but also for political and diplomatic cooperation. This is very important today,” Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik told his country’s media when asked about his meeting with Se

In early May, as part of a charity experience project launched by China’s tech giant Tencent and Non-Profit Incubator, a Chinese organization committed to promoting social innovation and supporting charity organizations in the country, 50 participant

A highly niche sci-fi movie quietly released on April 1 became a box office dark horse. Journey to the West, the debut of a 34-year-old Chinese film director, fetched 66 million yuan ($9.5 million), a no-big-deal number for blockbusters, but a sweepi

Once upon a time, ancient Chinese philosopher and educator Confucius (551-479 B.C.) used the fragrance of orchids, light yet lingering, to express the sublimity, humility and nobility of character for which he believed everyone should strive. This fo

Chinese philosophy has produced a unique world of music, art and literature that never ceases to astonish audiences with its simplicity and tranquility, rendering Chinese art little known to the rest of the world—unfairly so. I worked in the arts for