FOREIGN firms have been involved in the Chinese market for more than 30 years,starting from just a few processing factories manufacturing products for overseas companies in the late 1970s in Guangdong Province,to join...FOREIGN firms have been involved in the Chinese market for more than 30 years,starting from just a few processing factories manufacturing products for overseas companies in the late 1970s in Guangdong Province,to joint ventures projects and finally to wholly foreignowned companies settled in China. From their first tentative dabbling in manufacturing to finally being rooted in the market,these firms have grown in tandem with the progress of China’s reform and opening-up.展开更多
FEELING her way carefully down the long, dark pathway of a bicycle shed in Shijingshan District’s Laoshan Community, 72-year-old Yu Shuhua reaches a small room It’s a chilly winter’s day in Beijing, and at 4 p.m. t...FEELING her way carefully down the long, dark pathway of a bicycle shed in Shijingshan District’s Laoshan Community, 72-year-old Yu Shuhua reaches a small room It’s a chilly winter’s day in Beijing, and at 4 p.m. the afternoon light is dwindling. Luo Meiqi, the 12-year-old daughter of a migrant worker who runs the shed and also calls it home, is waiting inside. Yu, a retired college teacher-come-volunteer, tutors little Luo every day after school. "I first met Luo’s children on a summer day in 2008 when they were doing their homework in front of the shed.展开更多
I love the vocational rehabilitation center. I love the disabled persons’ home. It’s my second home." These were the first words written by Yang Jia, 32, at the vocational rehabilitation center of Heyi Subdistr...I love the vocational rehabilitation center. I love the disabled persons’ home. It’s my second home." These were the first words written by Yang Jia, 32, at the vocational rehabilitation center of Heyi Subdistrict Disabled People’s Home in Beijing. Yang suffers from amentia. For her, writing is hard,展开更多
MOST of China＇s lay population learn about the United Nations Children＇s Fund （UNICEF） through its projects in the country＇s disaster-affected or poor rural areas. People are also acquainted with UNICEF China thr...MOST of China＇s lay population learn about the United Nations Children＇s Fund （UNICEF） through its projects in the country＇s disaster-affected or poor rural areas. People are also acquainted with UNICEF China through its publicity activities,展开更多
TWENTY years ago,Americans were a rare sight in China,especially outside metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai. If somebody happened to meet one,he or she usually proved to be a senior managerial employee,technician ...TWENTY years ago,Americans were a rare sight in China,especially outside metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai. If somebody happened to meet one,he or she usually proved to be a senior managerial employee,technician or English teacher. They were usually here because they had been dispatched by their home headquarters rather than out of their own wish to discover China,and though they were usually given generous financial compensation,they often lived in the poor conditions of China at that time.展开更多
IT was at the lowest level I’ve ever experienced," says Li Zhongjian, describing last year’s business confidence in Zhejiang Province’s economic powerhouse, Wenzhou. Li, who has been doing business for 30-odd ...IT was at the lowest level I’ve ever experienced," says Li Zhongjian, describing last year’s business confidence in Zhejiang Province’s economic powerhouse, Wenzhou. Li, who has been doing business for 30-odd years, is president of Wenzhou Orient Light Industry Co., Ltd, one of the city’s most prominent enterprises. Nowadays, however, Li is cautiously hopeful about the future. After the release of the China’s 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015) for the Growth of展开更多
AIthough public diplomacy is not a new term in political and academic circles,perhaps it still sounds abstract and alien to members of the lay public. Discussion of it is mostly confined to serious seminars and academ...AIthough public diplomacy is not a new term in political and academic circles,perhaps it still sounds abstract and alien to members of the lay public. Discussion of it is mostly confined to serious seminars and academic publications.展开更多
文摘FOREIGN firms have been involved in the Chinese market for more than 30 years,starting from just a few processing factories manufacturing products for overseas companies in the late 1970s in Guangdong Province,to joint ventures projects and finally to wholly foreignowned companies settled in China. From their first tentative dabbling in manufacturing to finally being rooted in the market,these firms have grown in tandem with the progress of China’s reform and opening-up.
文摘FEELING her way carefully down the long, dark pathway of a bicycle shed in Shijingshan District’s Laoshan Community, 72-year-old Yu Shuhua reaches a small room It’s a chilly winter’s day in Beijing, and at 4 p.m. the afternoon light is dwindling. Luo Meiqi, the 12-year-old daughter of a migrant worker who runs the shed and also calls it home, is waiting inside. Yu, a retired college teacher-come-volunteer, tutors little Luo every day after school. "I first met Luo’s children on a summer day in 2008 when they were doing their homework in front of the shed.
文摘I love the vocational rehabilitation center. I love the disabled persons’ home. It’s my second home." These were the first words written by Yang Jia, 32, at the vocational rehabilitation center of Heyi Subdistrict Disabled People’s Home in Beijing. Yang suffers from amentia. For her, writing is hard,
文摘MOST of China＇s lay population learn about the United Nations Children＇s Fund （UNICEF） through its projects in the country＇s disaster-affected or poor rural areas. People are also acquainted with UNICEF China through its publicity activities,
文摘TWENTY years ago,Americans were a rare sight in China,especially outside metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai. If somebody happened to meet one,he or she usually proved to be a senior managerial employee,technician or English teacher. They were usually here because they had been dispatched by their home headquarters rather than out of their own wish to discover China,and though they were usually given generous financial compensation,they often lived in the poor conditions of China at that time.
文摘IT was at the lowest level I’ve ever experienced," says Li Zhongjian, describing last year’s business confidence in Zhejiang Province’s economic powerhouse, Wenzhou. Li, who has been doing business for 30-odd years, is president of Wenzhou Orient Light Industry Co., Ltd, one of the city’s most prominent enterprises. Nowadays, however, Li is cautiously hopeful about the future. After the release of the China’s 12th Five-year Plan (2011-2015) for the Growth of
文摘AIthough public diplomacy is not a new term in political and academic circles,perhaps it still sounds abstract and alien to members of the lay public. Discussion of it is mostly confined to serious seminars and academic publications.
