Beijing Review

This summer, tourism has regained momentum, with study tours and summer camps targeting students as well as new travel options like city walks all becoming more popular. This phenomenon has been dubbed the “summer economy.” Before the pandemic, summe

Screenshot captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on July 20 shows Shenzhou-16 astronaut Zhu Yangzhu performing extravehicular activities. The Shenzhou-16 crew members on board China’s Tiangong space station completed their first spacewalk

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s top economic planner, has unveiled detailed measures to further encourage private investment as the country moves to revive the private sector. The document, issued on July 24, pledged ef

Senior banker Pan Gongsheng has been appointed governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBC). Pan’s appointment was decided upon at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature, on July 25. Pan,

For Liu Aiming, this summer vacation is an extremely busy one. Liu manages a program that takes students on educational tours and learning adventures in Beijing and he organizes two immersion activities each weekend. Late nights have become the norm

As one ancient Chinese saying goes, “There’s no beautiful scenery near where you always hang around.” Thirty-two-year-old Shanghai resident Wang Yuezhou used to agree until he discovered the city walk concept and learned to appreciate the beauty of e

Is the 21st century the Asian century? If it is, will the West accept it? What challenges are Asian countries facing? These questions were raised and answered by Singaporean diplomat and academic Kishore Mahbubani at an event hosted by the Center for

China’s GDP rose 5.5 percent year on year during the first half of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The national economy expanded 6.3 percent in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year, while the first quarter o

July 10: Passengers and crew on an Air China flight from Shanghai to Beijing, experienced severe turbulence about 40 minutes before landing, causing the aircraft to plummet and passengers and objects to be thrown around. The incident injured a flight

When Henry Kissinger, the 100-year-old former U.S. Secretary of State, made a surprise visit to Beijing in July, he probably attracted more attention from the Chinese public than any senior U.S. official traveling to China in the past two months. Dur

Photovoltaic (PV) products are playing an increasingly important role in supplying green energy and promoting the green economy, but at the same time, PV waste is posing big risks to the environment. China is both a big producer and a big consumer of

Just two months into his posting as China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng took center stage at the 2023 Aspen Security Forum to discuss topics concerning China and the issues between the two nations. The four-day event is typically attend

Outside temperatures may have been heating up, but so were expectations inside as audiences made their way into the dimly lit auditorium at the China National Theater for Children (CNTC) in Beijing on July 16. The hall was filled with anticipation an

The private sector is a pivotal part of China’s economy. More than 30 million private businesses contribute over 60 percent of the country’s GDP. They also account for more than half of government tax revenue and more than 80 percent of urban employm

As the plane landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on July 15, Wen Yunhao, a fourth-year undergraduate majoring in history at Peking University, looked out the window at a view that was at once familiar and strange. It was the same airport t

Animated movie Ne Zha rocked the Chinese box office in 2019. Based on the Chinese mythical figure of the same name, the main character, shaped as an antihero, soon attracted many Chinese and even overseas fans. At the climax of the story, Ne Zha uses

Chinese social media is abuzz with Barbie fever, so let’s explore the phenomenon that has taken the Western world and now China by storm. Arguably the world’s most popular doll, Barbie surpasses the realm of your typical (primarily) girl’s toy. Her l

Recently, the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Wubu County Committee in Shaanxi Province, northwest China, launched a menu of so-called anti-corruption dishes during a training session in its canteen. Party schools are run by CPC co

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