Vol.65/No.22

Beijing Review

China's National English News Weekly

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President: Li Yafang Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate President: Yan Ying Associate Editor in Chief: Liu Yunyun Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editor: Ding Ying Production Director: Yao Bin Executive Assistant: Li Fangfang Editors
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Happy Childhood for All
June 1 this year was the first Children’s Day after China implemented a policy to further reduce the excessive burden of homework and after-school tutoring for primary and junior high school students. With this policy in place, June 1 has become a da
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Festival Preparations
Local women make zongzi in Zhangkou Village, Rongan County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on May 25, to welcome the Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 3 this year. A zongzi is a traditional Chinese dish made of glutinous rice stuffed wit
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Society
China ranks first in the world in the number of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) designated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on May 24. Th
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PEOPLE & POINTS
Chinese referee Ma Ning and two assistant referees, Cao Yi and Shi Xiang, have been recently appointed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Born in 1979 in Fuxin, Liaoning Province, Ma graduated with a master’s degree in football from Beijing Sports Universi
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Scoring Points
Xu Ruobing, a first-grader at a middle school in Beijing, has seen a significant change in her schoolwork. This change came after the country adopted a series of policies to reduce the excessive burden on students, such as the guideline issued by the
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Team Home-school
Beijing’s COVID-19 flare-ups have once again made homeschooling the “new normal.” The latest notice informing all students in the city’s primary and middle schools they would have to “go to class” online came on May 3. When Zhong Beiling, mother to a
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A Greener Decade
The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on April 18. With a planned area of 600 hectares, the garden features more than 30,000 kinds of plants and 5 million plant specimens from five continents. The botanical garden,
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American Views On the U.S. Economy
The U.S. economy is not in good shape. Already rocked by surging inflation at a rate of 8.5 percent per annum, its annualized GDP for the first quarter of the year declined by 1.4 percent, missing expectations of continued growth. Despite this increa
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Golden Partnership
Chinese consumer electronics giant TCL Technology Group Corp. has expanded its overseas factories making televisions, display modules and photovoltaic cells in countries including India and Viet Nam. The company has also established joint ventures wi
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Small but Salient
Tomas Fuentes Benitez, a Shanghai-based Argentine entrepreneur in his 30s, has not stopped working despite the recent COVID-19 resurgence in the city. For Benitez, the pandemic brings both opportunities and challenges. With an interest in China, Beni
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Kiddie Translation
Starting with a pure interest in translation, Xu Derong, a translator-professor at the Ocean University of China, has gradually discovered the profound and mesmerizing world of translating children’s literature and devoted 16 years of his life to it.
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New Frontiers in Rural Art Scene
In recent years, a growing number of urban artists have been fixated on the countryside, drawing inspiration from the vast fields and rustic life for their artistic creations. Their interest is not only enriching cultural institutions in rural areas,
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Inspiration And Perspiration
China’s policy of easing the academic burden on first to ninth graders has made it possible for children to spend more time on things they are actually interested in. Outdoor activities, like ice and snow sports, skateboarding and rock climbing, are
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Chinese Teachings
Since the end of the Cold War, the world has embraced the idea of globalization with the promise of a free circulation of goods and people across borders. The emergence of the Internet as we know it and the creation of the World Trade Organization (W
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APEC Must Step Up Regional Reconnection
The 2022 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting concluded in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 22. Themed Open, Connect, Balance, the meeting’s discussions focused on three topics: open trade and investment opportuni
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Upbeat Expectation
Huntsman Polyurethanes, a U.S. manufacturer of chemical products, has been gradually ramping up its production capacity in Shanghai since early May as the city has largely contained the latest resurgence of COVID-19. “As of May 16, our production has
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Sealing In The Flavor
What does the daily diet of Xinjiangers look like? And how did some of these dishes go on to become foodie favorites well beyond the borders of China’s westernmost region? The new documentary Tales of Xinjiang Cuisine (Xinjiang Ziwei) paints a full p
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Whimsical Thoughts on Translating Chinese Poetry
As neither a speaker nor writer of Chinese, I might seem like a surprising candidate to occasionally translate Chinese poetry. Chinese is completely different from English in structure. Reading Chinese certainly helps you appreciate the beauty of Chi
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Economy
China will promote the healthy development of infrastructure real-estate investment trusts (REITs) and establish a multi-level infrastructure REIT market as part of efforts to boost effective investment and reduce government debt risks, according to
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Uncle Sam’s New Vanguard
Before embarking on his first trip to Asia after taking office, U.S. President Joe Biden had repeatedly stated that the visit aimed to promote stability, peace, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. But, whether the launch of the Indo-Pacific Ec

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