Beijing Review

President: Li Yafang Associate Editors in Chief: Li Jianguo, Ding Zhitao Associate President: Yan Ying Assistant President: Li Zhenzhou Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Liu Yunyun, Ding Ying Production Director: Yao

The Two Sessions, the annual meetings of the national legislature and the top political advisory body, rescheduled to the end of May and with their duration halved due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, were especially significant this year. While th

Consumption is on a recovery path in China and further measures are underway to boost consumption upgrade and optimize supplies, Ning Jizhe, Vice Minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at a press conference on May 24. Earlie

A farmer harvests wheat in a village in Bozhou, a city in Anhui Province in east China, on May 25. Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil announced on May 26 that it would reopen its resident show The Land of Fantasy in Hangzhou in east Chin

‘People,” “economy,” “public health system” and “national defense and the military”—these were the key topics emphasized by President Xi Jinping, also General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of th

Stanley Ho Hung-sun, Macao casino patriarch, died in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on May 26 at the age of 98. He dominated the gaming industry in Macao Special Administrative Region after winning a monopoly license in 1961. As the business

Chinese policymakers on May 17 issued a guideline on advancing the new pattern of western development in the new era, which calls for winning the “three tough battles” against major risks, poverty and environmental pollution, improving innovation cap

The author is Pakistani ambassador to China Reflecting on the monumental journey traversed by Pakistan and China over the past decades calls to mind the Chinese proverb “finding a soul mate who knows one’s heart is far harder than striking gold.” On

The author is an associate professor at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance) The Chinese society of 1.4 billion citizens is a large one. How is this society run? The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central

At the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), the top legislature of China, on May 28, deputies adopted a decision to make national security laws for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). The decis

Even at a time when the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is sweeping the world, beef from New Zealand, red wine from Chile, and detergent from Germany remain just a click away for Chinese customers. This offers a glimpse of how globaliza

As a former athlete, Wen Yang is a fitness fanatic. Following the principle of catch ’em young, the Beijing resident, who now runs a garment business in the capital, is particular about his son’s physical exercises. Seven years ago, when the boy beca

I had to end my travel in south China earlier during the last winter vacation because of the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic. At that point, the realization of a war against the virus dawned on me. But what had not yet dawned on me was the weight o

Wang Minfeng’s tools and hardware company in Yiwu, a city in Zhejiang Province, east China, is searching for ways to survive the economic impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Wang started the business even before the Yiwu Inte