Vol.64/No.47

Beijing Review

China's National English News Weekly

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President: Li Yafang Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo Associate President: Yan Ying Content Director: Liu Yunyun Executive Editor: Yan Wei Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Ding Ying Production Director: Yao Bin Editorial Administrators: Zeng Wenhu
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History In The Making
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, convened from November 8 to 11, systematically reviewed major achievements and historical experiences of 100 years of Party endeavors. It is an important strategi
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A Win-win Design
Construction staff work on a power transmission tower that stands over 100 meters tall by the Yangtze River in Wuhu, Anhui Province, on November 11. The stronghold is part of the Baihetan-Jiangsu ultra-high-voltage power transmission project. The 800
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Society
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has released a circular on the election of delegates to the Party’s 20th National Congress. The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee has made detailed arrangements for the el
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Economy
Hainan Province aims to speed up the development of three sectors, i.e. duty-free shopping, international medical care and international education. This goal, along with the roadmap for achieving it, has been set out in Hainan’s 2021-25 development p
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This Week World
Children show their Chinese language learning cards at the booth of the Confucius Institute with the University of Vienna during the Vienna International Book Fair on November 11 Musicians perform on stage during a celebration of the 75th anniversary
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PEOPLE & POINTS
Zhou Guanyu, a Chinese racing young gun, has made motor racing history after being named China’s first Formula One (F1) driver, as Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN announced on November 16 that Zhou would be joining their team for the 2022 season, with the op
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Charting The Course
In 1969, by the time he turned 16, Xi Jinping arrived in a small village in Shaanxi Province as a zhiqing, or “educated youth.” Educated youth were young urban people who either volunteered or were sent to work in rural areas as part of a campaign la
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The Party Spirit
Over the past century, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has developed a long line of inspiring principles that continue to motivate its members. The CPC spirit is rooted in its past achievements and traditions—a shared legacy that has been passed d
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History And Continuity
Traditionally, the Sixth Plenary Session of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee focuses on ideological matters and usually sees a few reassertions and occasionally some redefinitions of the Party’s central role. In recent years, sixt
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Misreadings And Misattributions
The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has concluded with a much anticipated resolution on the Party’s history, the third such resolution since the Party’s founding, amid expectation that a new assessme
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Back To The Roots
In his virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on November 16, President Xi Jinping, from the perspective of a community with a shared future for humanity, pointed out that China and the United States need to increase their communication and co
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President Xi’s Consistent Call for Healthy China-U.S. Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the China-U.S. relationship and has been consistently pushing for its sound and steady development. Since Joe Biden became U.S. president in January, Xi has on multiple occasions reiterated hi
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COP26 and China’s Climate Action
Our fragile planet is on the brink of a climate catastrophe. It’s time to go into emergency mode and mobilize concrete action with solidarity to safeguard our collective future. The evidence for humanity’s influence on the climate system, once a scie
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From Passive Actor to Active Leader
The closing ceremony of the Fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE) took place in Shanghai on November 10. As the world’s first dedicated import exhibition at the national level, the CIIE serves as an important platform for international purcha
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Addressing Common Concerns Through Cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a Global Development Initiative when addressing the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly via video link on September 21. The initiative is to promote global economic recovery, as well as more ba
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Striving for Stability
Had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, Auckland, New Zealand’s most populous city, would have been a busy place this month. Leaders, ministers and business communities from the 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), includi
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War On The Virus
A new round of COVID-19 infections has swept across China beginning on October 17. As of November 12, 1,499 cases had been reported across the country in this round, 279 of which were imported cases. And as of November 13, the virus had spread to 21
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Consumption Craze Down, Business Verve Up
Cherry Wang, a 29-year-old designer in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, found herself not acting as impulsively during this year’s Double 11 shopping festival as she had in previous years. The event was initiated by Taobao, an online marketplace of China’s
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Boundaryless
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into th
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Kingdom on Keyboards
The League of Legends World Championship finals took place on Saturday, November 6, a timing welcomed by fans of the game, many of whom work on weekdays. While looking forward to the day, one such fan, Lin Weicang, said the choice of day was consider
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The Sole Of A City
Fashion fact #1: The earliest pair of leather shoes in existence in China is a 4,000-year-old pair of boots made from sheep hide, worn by a mummified female corpse discovered in the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Loulan, in the deserts of Xinjiang U

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