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Qinghai Special

Dandong's watches ticking away smoothly again

[2011-06-01 08:24]

Wang Zhenshan, 60-some years old, who lives in Dandong, Liaoning province, has a watch collection numbering more than 400 items with at least 50 different brands - all produced in Dandong.

The multilateral path

[2011-06-01 08:24]

China's foreign affairs in the first half of 2011 were characterized by several multilateral summits in which the country has played a prominent role. Among them are the recently concluded trilateral leadership summit involving China, Japan and the Republic of Korea in May, and the third summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc and annual Boao Forum of Asia held in the resort Hainan province in April. These meetings yielded tangible results, with the leading emerging economies of the BRICS countries unifying their stance before the G20 meeting. Despite the fact these multilateral mechanisms have different viewpoints and different objectives, they, together with others that China has a stake in, are intended to enhance regional cooperation or counterbalance the clout of developed countries.

Time Line

[2011-06-01 08:24]

1971: The People's Republic of China reclaims its lawful seat in the United Nations.

Weight of the world on our shoulders

[2011-06-01 08:24]

China Daily in its early days gave world events much wider coverage than many other Chinese newspapers, as its target readers were mainly foreigners in this country where few foreign publications were available.

Increasing influence in international relations

[2011-06-01 08:24]

China's foreign relations have been increasingly expanding since the adoption of the reform and opening-up policy. Its achievements over the past three decades come as precious and thought-provoking lessons for the present and the future, with three major aspects to bear in mind.

Biennale returns to artistic Chengdu

[2011-06-01 08:24]

The city of Chengdu is one of China's oldest cities - with a more than 2,300-year history, stretching all the way back to the early Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).

Spreading the message

[2011-06-01 08:24]

The successful hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing dispelled notions that many foreigners like Mark Surman had about China. Surman, who has been studying political science at Peking University for the last two years, is one of the 40 million foreigners who are studying Chinese now. "The Olympics exposure has shown the world what China can do," says the 27-year-old Briton. "China's influence on the world is spreading faster and wider than ever."