Editorial note Consumer demand is the driving force of economy.Since 1978,China has witnessed a massive rise in consumption and expansion of consumption mix.However,insufficient consumption has remained a primary cons...Editorial note Consumer demand is the driving force of economy.Since 1978,China has witnessed a massive rise in consumption and expansion of consumption mix.However,insufficient consumption has remained a primary constraint to economic growth.As such,domestic demand expansion and in particular demand-inducing strategy are high on the agenda of the Eleventh"Five- year Plan"(2006～2010).This article written by Dr.Chen Wenling offers a complete insight into the development,tendencies and deep-seated problems of consumer demand in China.展开更多
Following is an interview by staff reporters of the Human Rights magazine with Zheng Silin, Chinese minister of labor and social security. The interview was meant in part to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the impl...Following is an interview by staff reporters of the Human Rights magazine with Zheng Silin, Chinese minister of labor and social security. The interview was meant in part to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the implementation of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China that falls on January 1,2005. We are publishing this transcript with a view to providing our readers with information about how China has worked persistently to protect citizens' right to work and social security and the achievements it has made in this regard. We need to remind our readers of the fact that back in March 2004, the National People's Congress, China's highest legislature, approved a recommendation for revision of China's Constitution. In accordance with the recommendation, the Constitution had one more clause added: The state shall establish and improve a social security system commensurate to the level of the economic and social development.展开更多
China signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, and the National People＇s Congress, China＇s highest legislature, ratified it in 1992. In 1991, the Law of the People＇s Republic of Chin...China signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, and the National People＇s Congress, China＇s highest legislature, ratified it in 1992. In 1991, the Law of the People＇s Republic of China on Protection of Juveniles was promulgated, followed by publication of the law of the People＇s Republic of China on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency. Acting in accordance with these and other laws, people＇s courts across the country have spared no effort to protect the minor citizens in the course of adjudication.展开更多
文摘Editorial note Consumer demand is the driving force of economy.Since 1978,China has witnessed a massive rise in consumption and expansion of consumption mix.However,insufficient consumption has remained a primary constraint to economic growth.As such,domestic demand expansion and in particular demand-inducing strategy are high on the agenda of the Eleventh"Five- year Plan"(2006～2010).This article written by Dr.Chen Wenling offers a complete insight into the development,tendencies and deep-seated problems of consumer demand in China.
文摘Following is an interview by staff reporters of the Human Rights magazine with Zheng Silin, Chinese minister of labor and social security. The interview was meant in part to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the implementation of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China that falls on January 1,2005. We are publishing this transcript with a view to providing our readers with information about how China has worked persistently to protect citizens' right to work and social security and the achievements it has made in this regard. We need to remind our readers of the fact that back in March 2004, the National People's Congress, China's highest legislature, approved a recommendation for revision of China's Constitution. In accordance with the recommendation, the Constitution had one more clause added: The state shall establish and improve a social security system commensurate to the level of the economic and social development.
文摘China signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, and the National People＇s Congress, China＇s highest legislature, ratified it in 1992. In 1991, the Law of the People＇s Republic of China on Protection of Juveniles was promulgated, followed by publication of the law of the People＇s Republic of China on Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency. Acting in accordance with these and other laws, people＇s courts across the country have spared no effort to protect the minor citizens in the course of adjudication.
