Beijing Review

After a three-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summer Davos made its return. Officially known as the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the forum, hosted by the Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF) in China, took place

China has launched performance verification tests on an even faster high-speed train, according to China State Railway Group Co. Ltd., the country’s railway operator, on July 1. The tests were conducted separately on June 28 and 29 in Fujian Province

China’s first Laureate of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Mo Yan, 68, has published his latest drama, Crocodile. Divided into four acts and nine scenes, the drama revolves around protagonist Shan Wudan and a crocodile he receives as a gift for his bi

The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country’s aims and policies in foreign affairs and protecting its right to impose “counter and r

The tragedy of a youth identified as Nahel M., a teenager of North African descent who was shot dead due to traffic violations after being stopped by traffic police in a Paris suburb on June 27, sparked a week of chaos in France. According to officia

‘You land a job yet?” is the most dreaded question awaiting Chinese college grads in July. That’s because, in China, this sultry summer month is when fresh graduates leave behind the security blanket that is campus life and venture out into the real

In late June, the government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) completed and approved its environmental impact assessment of the U.S. base of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, clearing t

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst—that pretty much sums up the recent scholarly consensus regarding the future of China-U.S. relations at the 11th World Peace Forum, a high-level seminar on international security hosted by Tsinghua Universi

When a running stream showed up over a video call from China, centenarian Len Billing in the United States raised his voice with excitement. “Oh, I remember this stream,” he said over the phone. “John once fell down in there!” The 103-year-old can ha

All civilizations have certain characteristics, ranging from large population centers, monumental architecture and unique art styles to shared communication strategies, systems for administering territories, the division of people into social and eco

When discussing peace, Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, believes it is an eternal topic of human society and a common aspiration shared by people around the world. “But ever since t

Engaged in original research on life science-related subjects, the Beijing-based National Institute of Biological Sciences (NIBS) has adopted a management system compliant with international conventions. Each of the institute’s 28 laboratories is ove

Chen Miaoxi encounters many inconveniences as she moves about in her home city. The 33-year-old from Zunyi in Guizhou Province lost both legs in a traffic accident when she was 2. Chen told Beijing Review that the pedestrian overpasses don’t have ele

Many friends have asked me why I participate in so many volunteer activities and whether I get tired, given volunteering is a rather laborious undertaking. My answer is always: “I am tired, no doubt about that, but the more I volunteer to do, the mor

Two years ago on July 20, a maglev train with a designed speed of 600 km per hour—the fastest land vehicle available globally—rolled off the production line and made its public debut in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong Province. The achievement

I am a lover of all things historical and ancient. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, with a history traversing thousands of years. Visitors can still see the original bricks laid do

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