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In this issue

Building a Global Community of Health for All
China has sent a clear signal on various occasions that the country upholds multilateralism and hopes to build a global community of health.

Pulling Through an Epidemic
Bearing the brunt of COVID-19, an eatery of Beijing finds its way to overcome difficulty by resorting to e-business.

Smarter Consumers Borne Out of Epidemic
The epidemic has made spending more rational and increased the appeal of cost-effective home-grown brands..

With Its Own Backyard a Mess, Washington should Quit Meddling in the South China Sea

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on July 13 that the United States rejected China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, the latest provocative act in his notorious campaign to undermine China.

With Its Own Backyard a Mess, Washington should Quit Meddling in the South China Sea

2 mins

Pulling Through an Epidemic

“Do you have pickled pepper?” “Is silver fish (Hemisalanx prognathus Regan) available to order now?” The messages popping up on Cheng Cheng’s mobile phone give him some relief as his restaurant struggles to stay afloat financially during the COVID-19 epidemic. When he opened a group buying space on WeChat one year ago, which now has over 500 members, he never expected it would become the lifeline of his business during a sweeping epidemic. “WeChat saved my business, now all my employees are engaged in online commerce,” he said.

Pulling Through an Epidemic

3 mins

Smashing Live Stream Fuels E-Business

HUBEI cuisine became a countrywide trend in early April after a series of activities were live-streamed under the campaign called “Buy Made in Hubei products” via a range of online platforms. More than 540 million views, and 139,000 discussions around the campaign on China’s premier social media platform Weibo showed enthusiastic netizens sharing orders on their favorite food like Wuhan hot-dry noodles and Hubei fried rice.

4 mins

Smarter Consumers Borne out of Epidemic

To mitigate the economic fallout of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, China has been boosting consumption with a host of incentives including tax cuts, subsidies, and vouchers for consumers. As a result, the recovering consumer market is indicative of China’s economic resilience. The epidemic will probably not come to an end soon, but while hitting the economy hard, it is also reshaping consumption in many ways.

Smarter Consumers Borne out of Epidemic

6 mins

Unleashing Domestic Demand

WHILE continuing epidemic prevention and control measures, China has been focusing on reopening the economy, stabilizing the job market, and maintaining people’s livelihoods. To pull off this year’s goals of economic and social development, China could leverage its gigantic market and spur economic growth by restoring and expanding consumer demands.

Unleashing Domestic Demand

4 mins

Better Tomorrow for Girls

Wang is one of thousands of poor rural girls whose fates have been changed by the Spring Buds Program launched in 1989 by the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund with an aim of helping poor girls who had dropped out of school to resume their education. To date, more than 3.69 million girls have been assisted by the program, making it the most widely funded and longest running public welfare program for girls since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

Better Tomorrow for Girls

4 mins

China-Europe Rail Freight Transport Booms amid Pandemic

ON June 4, a freight train fully loaded with anti-epidemic supplies left Nanchang in southeast China’s Jiangxi Province for Paris, France. It was the first train shipping supplies for epidemic response to that European country. After a lengthy journey of some 14,000 kilometers across seven countries, it arrived in Paris in three weeks.

China-Europe Rail Freight Transport Booms amid Pandemic

4 mins

From Party Secretary to Online Celebrity

ZHANG Fei, aged 34, is the first Party secretary for poverty alleviation in Ganjiagou Village, Xiaojin County, Abe Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. In July 2019, his short videos of his family having dinner at their mountain home were posted on social media, and in no time they went viral. The tens of millions of views have since helped Zhang achieve celebrity status, something he accredits to the scenery and appreciation of family life.

From Party Secretary to Online Celebrity

7 mins

Beauty and Tranquility of the Land of the Wa

LOCATED in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province is the breathtaking region of Cangyuan Wa Autonomous County, lying along China’s western border with Myanmar. It is one of China’s two Wa autonomous counties.

Beauty and Tranquility of the Land of the Wa

8 mins

The Sweetness of Chongqing Cuisine

SOUTHWEST China’s Chongqing is the city of hot pot. But just like the character of a person, Chongqing has another side other than what it is most famous for. If the spicy thick broth of the hot pot represents Chongqing’s stubbornness and appeal, then there also hides a trace of sweetness and softness in Chongqing cuisine, which is quite rewarding when discovered.

The Sweetness of Chongqing Cuisine

2 mins

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PublisherChina International Book Trading Corporation

CategoryNews

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyMonthly

China Today reports on China’s economic, social and cultural development. Its Special Reports is on topical current issues, and its Society/Life column is a China travel guide, and a window on its fantastic landscapes and splendid culture.

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