Ihave lived in Beijing for 25 years. It is indisputable that the air quality here has significantly improved over these years. I still remember when I first moved to China in 1998, the main source of air pollution in Beijing was coal burning. Soon, i

Target: To obtain the most useful knowledge on how to prevent fraudulent litigation in the shortest possible time. Task initiator: Li Ping, a procurator with the Civil Procuratorial Department of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP). Audience: Te

On April 20, 1994, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of High Energy Physics in Beijing achieved China’s first fully functional connection to the Internet. This pilot network was designed to support education and scientific research, making Ch

Let’s start off with some economics 101: Trade can make everyone better off. In 2023, China was the global leader in the output and sales of new-energy vehicles, mainly electric vehicles (EVs), for the ninth consecutive year, exceeding 9 million unit

When listing scholar tree flowers in his online shop, Lin Jian was confident they would sell out quickly, as they had in previous years. This year, he had gathered only 5 kg of the flowers, reserving 500 grams for his own family and offering the rema

‘Patient capital,” a term used to describe long-term investment prioritizing sustainable growth alongside financial returns, is gaining prominence in China. During a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on

Two months after resigning from his position as a real estate agent, Li Feng received a surprising deposit of 9,119.08 yuan ($1,261) into his bank account. The payment came from his former employer, Pacific Rehouse, a property sales and rental brand

The expansion of the Qinghai-Xizang grid interconnection project began on May 14 in Xizang Autonomous Region, according to State Grid Xizang Electric Power Company. With a total investment of over 2.6 billion yuan ($360 million), the extension contai

From April 26 to May 6, Xu Jingyi took a trip she’d been planning for a whole year—alone, she traversed several regions across south China, including Sichuan and Yunnan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where she took in the splendid sc

We live in a new era and China is increasingly playing an important and influential global role. This should be unsurprising for those familiar with history. For most of the past five millennia, China was either a major power or what some might today

The author is an op-ed contributor to Beijing Review and founder and CEO of U.S.-based consulting firms 5 New Digital and China BrightStar Modern China and its wealth were initially forged in the country’s factories, making virtually every category o

Veteran diplomat Fu Cong was appointed China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, according to an official statement released on May 14. Born in June 1965, Fu has worked in foreign affairs for 37 years, beginning his career in 1987 as a

Qu Jing, as vice president in charge of communications at Baidu, often dubbed China’s equivalent to Google, recently incited public fury by posting a series of videos on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, where she spoke about her strict manageme

During an academic conference at Renmin University of China (RUC) in Beijing in April, participants were surprised by a constant stream of Korean pop music, or K-pop, entering the venue from one of the yards outside. The source of the music? The univ

China started issuing ultra-long special treasury bonds on May 17 to raise funds for the implementation of major national strategies and build up security capacity in key areas. The country planned to initiate the issuance of such bonds with terms of

With the U.S. presidential elections six months away, everything President Joe Biden says and does this year will be analyzed through crass political calculus. Will his decisions appeal to the American public? That reality alone should make the Biden

During a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the French capital of Paris, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed a simple fact: China-EU cooperation is “compleme

Technological advances are reshaping the world every day, from the era of the steam engine to the current focus on artificial intelligence (AI). These changes are not just technical, they also transform our economic structures, lifestyles and even cu

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) posted increased revenue in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, according to official data released on May 6. These SOEs generated 19.81 trillion yuan ($2.7 trillion) in operating revenue in the period, up 3.2 percent

This year’s May Day holiday (May 1-5) experienced a surge in both domestic and outbound travel. While domestic tourism continued its rise, overseas destinations saw a return of Chinese tourists. Approximately 8.5 million exit and entry trips were mad