Archive for the 'Inside China' Category
‘China threat’ theory is absurd
As the sleeping dragon awoke toward the end of the last century, the West felt uneasy. And when it took off on the road to rapid economic development, the West’s unease began turning into fear, giving rise to the ... Read More
A warning sign for China’s future food security
For the first time in six years, the summer grain yield dropped by 400 million kilograms, according to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. On the same day, the Standing Committee of the 11th ... Read More
Impoverished population in ethnic areas drops
The impoverished population in rural areas of China’s ethnic autonomous areas fell to around 19.55 million in 2009, down 1.48 million from a year earlier, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission said Tuesday. Impoverished ... Read More
Social equity for youth
Problems facing both migrant workers and the urban wealthy call for sincere efforts in building fair social security systems Following 30 years of reform and opening up, China’s educated youth are split into two ... Read More
Soybeans to go non-GM
China’s biggest soybean producing province is trying to build a non-genetically-modified (non-GM) brand to revive its bean industry, according to a press release on the province’s Department of Agriculture website ... Read More
Urbanization not all that good
Urbanization has become synonymous with China’s modernization. The country’s urban population will reach 52 percent in 2015 and grow to 65 percent by 2030, according to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ ... Read More
What does it imply after China becomes world’s No. 2 economy?
A deputy governor of China’s central bank recently unveiled a major economic milestone in a rather casual manner. “China is actually now already the world’s second-largest economy,” Yi Gang, who is also ... Read More
A roadmap for development
Strict regulations on ecological conservation and the optimal usage of resources is key to developing China’s western region The State Council’s recent stress on speeding up the development of the country’s ... Read More
Chinese richer than Japanese if the poor left out
Recently, Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China and director of State Administration of Foreign Exchange, told the media that China has become the second largest economy in the world. His words ... Read More
Quest for profit overwhelms defenses against flooding
It’s been a restless summer for anyone living along the Yangtze River. Flooding has overwhelmed reservoirs, and flood-control facilities along the river are facing their biggest test since 1998. It’s said that the ... Read More
Next decade is China’s golden period of development
China’s current economy can be summarized with following wording: Its economic situation remains unchanged, economic policy is stable and steady, and the adjustment of its irrational economic structure has been hastened. ... Read More
Recent Environmental Accidents Inevitable
During the past half month in China environmental accidents have been on the rise. In the evening of July 28, a severe flood which had begun six days before in northeast China’s Jilin City washed 7,000 chemical barrels ... Read More
Our Society is Already Downstream
“Middle class” is a seductive phrase. For individuals, being “middle class” means they are living well off, have peace of mind and are among society’s mainstream class. When the middle class ... Read More