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China has made notable achievements in improving its transport infrastructure network over the past 12 months, the Ministry of Transport said on February 28. Fixed-asset investment in the country’s transport system totaled 3.9 trillion yuan ($542.1 b

Chinese authorities on February 26 released a three-year plan to enhance the protection of industrial firms’ data. From 2024 to 2026, China will work to raise awareness of data protection, protect important industrial data, strengthen data security m

Scientist Huang Xiaojun received the annual Distinguished Service Award from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research on February 23. The award was given in recognition of his groundbreaking development of the Beijing Protoco

The annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee are China’s major political gatherings. The NPC and the CPPCC National Committee are, respectively, the

As the annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top advisory body, are currently underway, Beijing Review prese

Having been elected as a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature that is elected for a term of five years and convenes once a year, for a second term last year, Min Xiaoqing once more finds herself in Beijing to attend

Shen Aihong, born in 1974, has recently been serving a temporary position of deputy commissioner of the Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the southwestern province of Guizhou starting from last October. This tenure is a secondment for

When the classic Peking Opera Women Generals of the Yang Family starring Yuan Huiqin was staged at the Mei Lanfang Theater in Beijing on the evening of January 5, the performance hall was packed with people. According to theater staff, tickets for th

Anything that can reduce conflict will help bring greater harmony to the world, former French President François Hollande said in a recent interview with Meng Liang, Beijing Review correspondent and Chairman of The Mencius Foundation. Similarly, form

A battle is underway to determine which country will lead in the transition to zero-emission cars. The electric vehicle (EV) sector is expected to be a major pillar of the new green economy. Surprisingly, Germany, where the petrol-guzzling car was in

The Chinese economy will grow beyond 5 percent this year if the government adopts more proactive fiscal and monetary expansion to stimulate domestic investment and consumption,  Justin Yifu Lin, renowned economist and Dean of Peking University’s Inst

The U.S. Government is viewing China-made port cranes as a modern-day Trojan horse clad in a steel exterior. On February 21, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Coast Guard to add

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently released its 2023 Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance, giving the Joe Biden administration’s assessment of China’s membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The rep

Xunshan Group, an aquatic product company in Weihai, a coastal city in Shandong Province, has employed a three-layered ecological breeding model. The upper layer grows algae such as kelp, the middle layer breeds shellfish such as abalone and scallops

The sight of an octogenarian sitting at the entrance of a centuries-old structure, skillfully crafting lanterns, creates a captivating and distinctive scene in the Potan Ancient Town, nestled within Xianju County, Zhejiang Province. With a history sp

Late last year, Beijingers Sun Lijuan and her husband, both in their 60s, decided to book an apartment for no fewer than six months in Lingshui Li Autonomous County in China’s southernmost island province of Hainan and move there for the winter seaso

As a big country, China’s economic and political influence is felt around the world. And, in recent years, its influence in the realms of education and culture has been growing too. The Confucius Institute, offering free language classes, has gained

The National Museum of China is celebrating the Year of the Dragon with an exhibition of its dragon-related artifacts in Beijing. The most striking exhibit is a jade dragon from the Neolithic Hongshan culture, which dates back to 5,000-6,000 years ag