Beijing Review

This year, China aims to achieve a GDP growth rate of around 5 percent, create over 12 million new urban jobs, and ensure personal income growth keeps pace with economic growth. Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council, unveiled the goals in the Report

The All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) held a meeting on March 3 to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8, and honored China’s female role models. A total of 310 individuals and 200 groups were awarded at the event. Chinese State Co

China’s stock market featured 3,617 manufacturing companies at the end of January, according to the China Association for Public Companies. Manufacturing companies accounted for 67.5 percent of all 5,358 companies listed on the domestic stock market,

Wu Qing, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the country’s top securities watchdog, vowed that the agency will work with all stakeholders to jointly nurture a sound capital market and first-class business environment. Wu ma

Despite internal and external headwinds, China is on a path of focused, strategic, long-term recovery and growth. The Chinese economy managed to grow 5.2 percent in 2023, healthy even when considering the lower base for growth caused by three years o

On March 6, when participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province in east China, who were attending the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, in Beijing, President Xi Jinping

The Chinese economy possesses both the potential and ability to maintain its upward momentum. This is the core message conveyed by the Central Government’s newly released work plan. China aims to achieve a GDP growth rate of around 5 percent for 2024

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on March 7 answered questions from the media on the sidelines of the Second Session of the 14th National People’s Congress, the

On April 30, 2021, during the 29th group study session of the Political Bureau of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee, President Xi Jinping quoted the ancient proverb “Plants, trees and forests are a nation’s wealth” to underscore the

In a recent interview with Beijing Review, Du Zhanyuan, President of China International Communications Group (CICG) and a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee, shared his

On February 29, the Joe Biden administration directed the U.S. Commerce Department to investigate what it claimed was a “potential national security threat” posed by Chinese-made smart cars. Almost concurrently, Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Comme

China’s population has been in decline. In 2022, the country recorded the first drop in its population in about six decades. At the end of 2023, China’s population was 1.40967 billion, a decrease of 2.08 million over 2022, according to data from the

Every year, Ye Tanglin and his team from the Capital University of Economics and Business spend four months conducting field research in Beijing and its neighboring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province. This academic year, Ye had begun his work we

In 1999, Shi Qianping founded JHF Technology Group Co. Ltd., a hi-tech industrial printer enterprise. During the 1990s, with limited technological support, Chinese brands predominantly occupied the mid-to-low-end printer market, while the high-end se

China’s most significant annual political event, known as the Two Sessions, commenced in Beijing on March 4, bringing together thousands of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature, and members of the 14th

China is home to a thriving private market for recyclables. Collectors and dealers of recyclables from cardboard boxes to laptops are often seen cruising down streets and alleyways on electric tricycles to collect recyclables from residents in the ne

Tea in China is a symbol of hospitality, elegance and craftsmanship that has been honed over centuries. Born into a family of tea enthusiasts, Zhang Chi was introduced to the beverage and all that it entails in China at a very young age. However, unl

In the annals of history, China stands as a venerable testament to the enduring spirit of civilization, a cradle that has nurtured the growth of diverse cultures for over 5,000 years. Beyond being a hub for trade, this ancient land has been a melting