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 Editors: Wang Hairong, Zhang Shasha, Lu Yan Researcher: Lan Xinzhen Editori

Since President Xi Jinping introduced the Global Civilizations Initiative (GCI) a year ago, underlining respect for different civilizations and strengthened mutual learning, the term “civilization” has garnered increasing attention. But what exactly

Business operators in China are prohibited from collecting excessive personal information while providing commodities and services through apps, according to a set of newly released regulations for implementing the law on the protection of consumer r

In its latest move to expand opening up, China will remove foreign ownership restrictions on some value-added telecom services provided within domestic pilot areas. The value-added telecom services will include Internet data centers, content delivery

On April 3, French-Brazilian mathematician Artur Avila began a journey in international mathematical cooperation, taking up a position as guest professor at Nankai University in Tianjin Municipality in north China. Avila, who is a professor at the Un

Serving as director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, from September 2002 to August 2005, Supachai Panitchpakdi made history as the organization’s first Asian leader. In an exclusive interview with B

There are differences among civilizations, but also a lot of parallels. “And it’s heartening that we are discovering more of these similarities,” said Herman Van Rompuy, former Prime Minister of Belgium and former President of the European Council, i

Pointed karst peaks, surrounded by mist, magic and mystery. These lines did not flow from the calligraphy brush of an ancient Chinese poet but are a haiku written by former Prime Minister of Belgium Herman Van Rompuy, as he found himself a world away

In a recent interview with U.S. magazine Newsweek, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng shed light on the concept of new quality productive forces and the Chinese economy. The following edited excerpts from the interview are taken from th

After a nine-month interval, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen returned to China. The 77-year-old official is highly respected in the country for her professional and pragmatic approach. Her “restaurant diplomacy” once again proved a success durin

China’s clean energy sector has become a global focus. In recent years, China has achieved remarkable progress in clean energy development, maintaining the world’s leading position in installed capacity and making significant progress in improving te

China is projected to become the world’s largest economy, with its GDP surpassing that of the United States, by 2035. Two underlying reasons here are the country’s faster economic growth and its more internationalized currency. The ambitious forecast

The Spring Equinox, the fourth Chinese solar term out of 24, symbolizes hope, renewal and the promise of a bountiful harvest. As daylight begins to exceed nighttime and the Sun travels northward, it represents the awakening of nature, growth, and new

Liu Chang, a Beijing resident who had been a stay-at-home mother for six years, decided to return to work earlier this year. However, finding a job was not easy. She visited three job fairs, but the positions that interested her either required shift

Shaanxi Province is rich in archaeological heritage. Its capital, Xi’an, was the capital of 13 dynasties up until the end of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), nine of which were stable, united, multiethnic societies that created rich cultures and left behi

Ten archaeological discoveries, the earliest of which date back to the Paleolithic age (2.5 million-10,000 years ago), have been included in a list of China’s important archaeological discoveries of 2023. The list was announced by China’s National Cu

Fame has traditionally been the result of constant, deliberate and sometimes even painful effort, but now people are often just one video or post away from becoming a celebrity. For 40-something Chinese farmer Liu Tao, his life has been totally chang

In celebration of the 60-year diplomatic bond between China and France and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism, the Palace Museum in Beijing is hosting an exhibition showcasing over 200 cultural relics. The artifacts include scientific instr

For decades, the upper age limit for civil service applicants in China has been set at 35. Lately, however, there has been much (renewed) discussion on Weibo, a popular Chinese micro-blogging platform, about the possibility of raising the upper age l