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

On June 23, when the last satellite in the homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) was successfully launched, completing the third-generation BDS network six months ahead of schedule, it was a milestone for many reasons. It means the world

The Three Gorges Dam opened two spillways on June 29 to prepare for possible flooding, marking the first official flood discharge of the year by the world’s largest dam. Local traffic management departments launched a national campaign to improve the

The People’s Bank of China (PBC) on June 27 vowed stronger macro-economic policy adjustment as well as better fiscal, monetary, and employment policy coordination and implementation to counter the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pa

Chinese table tennis chief Liu Guoliang has been tasked with promoting the sport on a global level with World Table Tennis (WTT) naming the former Olympic champion its new head. The WTT was set up by the International Table Tennis Federation in Augus

Wang Chang still shudders to recall the day his boat nearly sank in the tropical waters off Hainan Island in south China. On that day in April 2015, Wang left his home in Qionghai, a city known for its fishing industry, heading out into the open ocea

The author is an honorary research fellow with the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and a research fellow with the China Institute, Fudan University The Internet has changed the traditional pattern of politics. In China, it has increas

The author is a professor of law at the China University of Political Science and Law As of now, the U.S., unfortunately, is leading the world in novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections and fatalities, with its political, economic and social

The tensions between China and the U.S. in the past two years have spilled over into the educational realm. On June 1, certain groups of Chinese post-graduate students and post-doctoral researchers were banned from entering the U. S. on the allegatio

In October 2019, Peng Hongqing set a new record in Liupanshui, a prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province in southwest China. The record was for the largest ever seizure of illegal methamphetamines (meth). Peng, 42, is the head of the anti-drug brig

Guangzhou Dayun Motorcycle, a motorcycle maker based in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in south China, has attended the twice-yearly China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, for 30 years, but this year it was different. For the fir

After a long time, Li Li is going to bed early at night again but she is not happy with the healthy habit. Li is an exporter based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in south China, and till recently, would be discussing orders with clients in Europe la

The bustling coastal city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, south China, has a special place in the country’s economic development. This is where the first special economic zone was established in 1980. Now the industrial hub is poised for another s

China’s factory output and services sector continued to expand in June as a slew of supportive policies took effect, official data showed on June 30. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector ticked up to 50.9 in June from 50.

China’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is a done deal. The decision was approved at a legislative session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee on June 20, marking the completion of the domestic legal procedures necessary for