CPC Central Committee Plenum Makes Full Preparation for Key Congress
The four-day Seventh Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded Saturday in Beijing with a communique issued.
Oct 16, 2017
Quality of Life Indicator：Health Services——Better Health Services with A SIN Card in Hand
Insurance and Housing Funds are a key element of the social security system to Chinese people. A standardized social insurance system provides a more stable, satisfactory life. Over the past five years, medical social security has seen the biggest increase in enrollees.
Oct 14, 2017
What Changes will Happen to China’s Economy in the New Normal?
Since the global financial crisis and the economic crisis in 2008, China’s economy has undergone a significant change. How we should perceive these new features and drive these new patterns of development are two vital questions that China now faces.
Oct 12, 2017
From Free Trade Zone to The Belt and Road Initiative，How does China Open its Economy?
Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, the Central Committee of the Party with Secretary General Xi Jinping as core has made great achievements in deepening the comprehensive reforms and building up a high standard open economy.
Oct 10, 2017
Why Does China Ban Bitcoin Exchanges ?
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced in early September that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin were suspected of supporting criminal activities such as illegal fund-raising, financial fraud and pyramid schemes, and implemented an immediate halt to their use. In response, the three biggest Bitcoin exchange platforms in China, BTC China, Huobi.com and OKCoin, have announced that they will stop all trading by the end of September.
Sep 25, 2017
Alibaba’s 18th Birthday: Is Jack Ma an Idealist or a Braggart?
On Sept. 8, China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group celebrated its 18th anniversary in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province.
Around 40,000 Alibaba employees from dozens of countries and regions attended the party. Employees and executives enjoyed the event together. Jack Ma, Chairman of Alibaba, even performed a classic Michael Jackson dance together with some of the other business partners.
Key to Peninsula: Sanction and Dialogue
The sixth nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) took place several days ago. Strong repercussions across the international community are still on the rise.
On Sept. 3, the DPRK Sunday detonated a hydrogen bomb that could be carried by an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
The test, which has been widely denounced, has further aggravated the sensitive and complicated confrontation on the Korean Peninsula.
What are They Interested In？
The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met in China coast city Xiamen early September.
The summit of the BRICS nations brings together five major new emerging economies, who are seeking a greater say in world affairs.
A number of overseas media, including many from non-BRICS countries, also keeps a close eye on the latest reports from the summit.
So, what aspects are they focusing on?
The BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration
The Xiamen BRICS summit closed at 5th, Sept. The official document BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration summarized the successful experience of BRICS cooperation in ten years, planning a new blueprint for pragmatic cooperation to strengthen BRICS partnership and deepen in various fields.
Sep 7, 2017
Xi Jinping Proposes China Solutions to Second “Golden Decade” of BRICS
On 3rd Sep., Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the ninth BRICS summit in the southeastern city of Xiamen, Fujian Province, calling on BRICS countries to fight protectionism and advance the reform of global economic governance.
Sep 6, 2017
Ambassadors on BRICS Plus
Then how do other developing countries make of the proposal? What opportunities does the BRICS Plus promise to them? To get some insight about these, China Today interviewed ambassadors of Iran, Georgia, Nepal, and South Sudan to China as well as two diplomats from Argentina and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Sep 4, 2017
The Rickshaw Report: Xi speaks at World Conference on Women
The Rickshaw Report:Women’s Rights 1. Last Sunday, Xi Jinping co-hosted a summit at the UN headquarters in NY in order to promote women’s rights. China’s first lady, Peng Liyuan, also gave a speech at the event, calling for better education in order to improve the livelihoods of women. Do you think China serves as a fitting role model to other nations on this topic? Countries all over the world should respect women, and encourage girls to have better access to education. Xi has done a very good job. I heard that he has pledged, on behalf of China, to donate 10 billion Yuan to UN Women (Editor: the figure is actually 10 million US Dollars). I think China is the first country to do this, so this may encourage other countries to give financial aid as well to UN Women, and also lead the other nations to pay more attention to women’s rights ( Editor: In fact, several other countries have alsob donated to UN Women. Switzerland’s donation to the institution has actually exceeded China’s contribution.) 2. What can China teach other countries on this issue? Gender inequality is prevalent is several countries across the globe. China is setting a good example to such nations. At the summit, Xi highlighted China’s efforts to strengthen gender equality…but I cannot remember the […]
Dec 30, 2015