Air pollution, traffic congestion, high realty prices... one after another, the problems every resident in Beijing faces have come up for discussion at the ongoing annual meeting of the Beijing municipal people's congress.
The much-anticipated trial of a Harvard-trained economist accused of defaming his former employer, Peking University (or Beida), started early this week with a bang, with both sides appearing set to lose more than they could gain.
Editor's note: The following is a special message from Premier Li Keqiang to the current World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos this year.
The China-US Asia-Pacific Consultations held in Beijing this week was inaugurated in 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to reflect the commitment by the two nations' leaders to build a positive, cooperative and comprehensive relationship. The proper phrase for which is building a new type of major country relationship.
One moment, he sounded perfectly sane, alerting the world to the dangerous tensions that could potentially tear East Asia apart.
Following a series of high-profile child abuse and neglect cases in recent years and the deaths of children in care, there have been growing concerns about the well-being of children removed from the custody of their parents and calls for a more comprehensive system to protect children.
Headlines like "China building second aircraft carrier" were recently splashed by some Western media outlets even after the Ministry of Defense spokesman called the speculation "inaccurate". This is nothing new. The Western media have always viewed China's defense system with suspicion.
Cai Zhenhua is a much-loved figure in China, both as a former world table tennis champion and coach of the national team. Before he took over as coach, the Chinese men's table tennis team had been pushed by European players to play second fiddle in international competitions. His leadership, from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, however, ensured that the Chinese squad regained its unconquerable position.
Structural adjustment is an important trend in today's global economy, and since competition in the technological revolution has become increasingly fierce, economic transition and industrial upgrading are essential requirements for China not only to compete in the global economic stage, but to build a moderately prosperous society and step over the middle-income trap.
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