There's no need to worry that the expected launch of work on a free trade zone would complicate the trade terrain in the Asia-Pacific. Instead, it would raise hopes for a solution of the current "spaghetti bowl" dilemma.
As a "final rehearsal" for next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting, senior officials from the 21 member economies of APEC gathered in Beijing on Wednesday to finalize policy details that aimed at reinvigorating trade, productivity and sustainable development.
The transition from traditional financial services to Internet-based alternatives has become "a new norm" of the Chinese economy, according to market insiders.
China was an unlikely birthplace for the world's largest e-commerce market.
Beijing will plant large areas of forest to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions caused during the APEC meetings, with planting expected to be completed by June.
Planting trees may seem as easy as digging holes, transplanting then watering saplings, but when almost 1,000 hectares of land is being forested, the process is not so simple.
Strong measures taken by the government to curb air pollution may contribute to better air during the APEC meetings in Beijing, but to resolve the problem at its core will take much longer, experts said.
The city was hit by thick smog on July 26, 1943, after which it started to analyze the causes of smog and took measures that included promoting air pollution control technologies, reducing vehicle emissions and encouraging the use of natural gas and ethanol to replace gasoline.
The traditional skills of Beijing's intangible cultural heritage are being displayed on the first floor of the China National Convention Center.
Eco-friendly vehicles are playing a leading role in the transportation fleet for the ongoing APEC meetings in Beijing, showcasing China's national initiative to reduce air pollution by cutting exhaust emissions.
Beijing police have made the security of the APEC meeting their top priority, with ample preparations for the event that is considered to be as important as the 2008 Olympic Games.
Thanks to the APEC meeting, I learned how to steer a boat, although I cannot go home often, but will be posted far from the downtown area of Beijing for the next two weeks.
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