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Tapping New Trends to Restart Local Economies
China Today (English)

Tapping New Trends to Restart Local Economies

AFTER China brought the COVID-19 epidemic under control, shops in many cities began to extend their business hours and set up outdoor shopping places; night markets have become busy again.

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September 2020
Waste Classification Gaining Momentum
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Waste Classification Gaining Momentum

AFTER the revised regulation on domestic waste classification came into force in Beijing on May 1 this year, waste sorting has gained renewed public attention.

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September 2020
“Decoupling” or Engagement?
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“Decoupling” or Engagement?

History and Reality Already Give the Answer

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September 2020
Xi Jinping: The Governance of China III Comprehensive Vision and Creative Ideas
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Xi Jinping: The Governance of China III Comprehensive Vision and Creative Ideas

THE third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China was published on June 30, 2020. It comes after the first volume of the magnificent work that covers the period from November 15, 2012 to June 13, 2014, and the second volume that covers the period from August 18, 2014 to September 29, 2017.

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September 2020
No Room for Stigmatization
China Today (English)

No Room for Stigmatization

Interview with Cuban Ambassador to China Carlos Miguel Pereira

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September 2020
Clean Energy Fuels Economic Transformation and Development
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Clean Energy Fuels Economic Transformation and Development

THE clean energy industry has become an important engine for global economic growth. In the context of the global economic recession and oil price fluctuations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry is playing a more significant role in boosting global economic transformation in a green and low-carbon manner.

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September 2020
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Green Development Leads the Way in Better Economic Recovery

IN terms of COVID-19’s impact on climate change, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that global carbon emissions will fall by around eight percent in 2020.

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September 2020
Fear, Hate, and Competence:
China Today (English)

Fear, Hate, and Competence:

Could COVID-19 Be a Turning Point?

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September 2020
China and the EU: Rivalry or Cooperation?
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China and the EU: Rivalry or Cooperation?

Despite differences, dialogue and synergy are possible as long as respect for the sovereignty of each country prevails.

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September 2020
Unleashing Domestic Demand
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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.

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August 2020
China Today (English)

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.

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August 2020
The Sweetness of Chongqing Cuisine
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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.

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August 2020
Smarter Consumers Borne out of Epidemic
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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.

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August 2020
Pulling Through an Epidemic
China Today (English)

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.

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August 2020
From Party Secretary to Online Celebrity
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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.

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August 2020
China-Europe Rail Freight Transport Booms amid Pandemic
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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.

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August 2020
Better Tomorrow for Girls
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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.

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August 2020
Beauty and Tranquility of the Land of the Wa
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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.

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August 2020
With Its Own Backyard a Mess, Washington should Quit Meddling in the South China Sea
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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.

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August 2020
United Actions: China and Europe Cooperate to Fight COVID-19
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United Actions: China and Europe Cooperate to Fight COVID-19

“A range of measures have been taken to fight COVID-19 in Germany.

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July 2020
The Compatible and Interoperable BeiDou Satellite Navigation System
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The Compatible and Interoperable BeiDou Satellite Navigation System

CHINA launched the last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the 55th in the BeiDou family, on June 23 in Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province.

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July 2020
Beyond the Pandemic: Isolation or Common Destiny?
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Beyond the Pandemic: Isolation or Common Destiny?

GLOBALIZATION can only be achieved through joint efforts of all humanity.

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July 2020
Why Foreign Investors Choose to Stay in China?
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Why Foreign Investors Choose to Stay in China?

IN response to recent claims that U.S. and Japanese companies are moving their business out of China, spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng indicated on April 16, even though the raging pandemic has had some negative impact on foreign companies in China, the global supply chain will not be disrupted or transferred following anyone or any country’s will.

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July 2020
Improving Global Information System for Pandemic Response
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Improving Global Information System for Pandemic Response

CHINA’S State Council Information Office released a white paper titled “Fighting COVID- 19: China in Action” in early June.

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July 2020
Post-COVID-19 World: Statesmanship Required to Create a New Normal
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Post-COVID-19 World: Statesmanship Required to Create a New Normal

SINCE the end of the Cold War, a global rivalry has ensued between the world’s unipolar camp represented by American primacy and a multipolar camp represented by the emerging economies, in particular member countries of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), with tacit backing from many countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

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July 2020
Passing Down Arts and Crafts in Xinjiang
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Passing Down Arts and Crafts in Xinjiang

WE finally arrived in Kashgar, a city sitting on the edge of the country. Further west is the border with Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

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July 2020
Overcoming the Pandemic with Cooperation and Solidarity
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Overcoming the Pandemic with Cooperation and Solidarity

Interview with Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gustavo Meza-Cuadra

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July 2020
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China-Mexico Air Corridor

A total of 20 aircraft carry medical supplies to Mexico from Shanghai to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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July 2020
An Englishwoman's Tour of Chinese Delicacies
China Today (English)

An Englishwoman's Tour of Chinese Delicacies

Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China

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July 2020
Booming Online Education
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Booming Online Education

“Teachers teach students through the Internet, and students can gain all kinds of knowledge through the Internet without leaving their homes.”

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June 2020