简介:FOREIGNERSwhowriteaboutChinausuallyliveinbigcitieswherethelanguageiseasytounderstandratherthanaslewofdialectsfromvariousplaces,andlifethereiscolorfulenoughtobeseenasaminiaturerepresentationoftheentiretyofChina.However,Americannon-fictionwriterMichaelMeyercasthiseyesontothetranquilruralareas–hisChinesewife’shometown,thenortheasternChinesevillagenamedDahuangdi,meaningagrandwastelandorWasteland,inJilinProvince,rentingasingle-storyhouse,sleepingonitsheatedbrickbed,chattingwithlocals,andteachingEnglishasavolunteerinanearbyprimaryschool.
简介:DuringtheearlydaysofTrump’sadministration,theMar-a-lagosummit,heldbetweenUSandChineseleaders,onceinjectedhigh-levelmomentumintobilateraltradetalksandlaidasolidfoundationforthereleaseoftheinitialactionsoftheChina-USEconomicCooperation100-DayPlan.ThebilateraltraderelationsbeganamicablyearlyinTrump’spresidency.However,theUSsoonbegantoplayhardballagainstChina,initiatinganti-dumpingandcountervailinginvestigationsandimposingpunitivedutiesonseveralChineseimports,andlaunchedtheSection301investigationonwhatitallegedwasChina’stheftofUSintellectualproperty.TheUSalsodeniedChina’smarketeconomystatus,promotedreformsthatgaveastrongerhandtotheCommitteeonForeignInvestmentintheUnitedStates(CFIUS),vetoedseveralmergersandacquisitionscasesinvolvingChineseinvestmentintheUSandinterferedintherelevantoperationsofChineseenterprises.Recently,ithasevenspearheadedChineseproductsandinvestmentinstrategichightechfields.ThispolicytransitionnotonlyembodiesTrump’s“AmericaFirst”principlebutalsoshowsthatnon-economicfactorshaveplayedanincreasinglyimportantroleinUSpolicy-making.
简介:MYfatherHéctorMoraisafamousColombiandocumentarydirector,producer,andjournalist.Hewasdubbed“theGooglemapofhistime”and“theonewhohelpedColombianstoseetheworld”bylocalmediaforwhathedid.From1977to2001,myfathersetfooton107countriesandregions,making1,250documentaries,amongwhich52arerelatedtoChina.Theprogramshemadewerethefirst,bothinColombiaandinotherpartsofSouthAmerica,todepictChina.
简介:TakingalookattheTrumpadministration'sforeignpolicydecisionsoverthecourseofthelastyear,theyindicateacertainstrategyaswellasunpredictabletactics.ChinashouldtacklenotonlydiplomacystrategybutalsogettogripswiththedetailsofChina'sUSpolicy.TheTrumpadministrationisfamiliarwithChina'sdiplomaticmodel,sothepreventionoftacticalrigiditiesandanadjustmentofbehaviorpatternsisrequired.
简介:VisegrádGroupisoneofthemostdynamicinternationalorganizationsamongCentralandEasternEuropeancountries.ItsmembersarePoland,theCzechRepublic,SlovakiaandHungary.TradebetweenVisegrádGroupandChinaaccountsforover70%ofthetotaltradebetweenChinaandCentralandEasternEurope(CEE),highlightingthegroup'simportance.
简介:Micro-retailenterprises(MREs)havehadtoadapttochangingconditionsinregardstomobilepayments(m-payments)andaccesstoloans.TheauthorsbuiltonthepublishedresultsoftwoprevioussurveysofMREs.Onethousandninehundredandninety-eightMREsinfourcitiesinChinaweresurveyedinMayandJuneof2018todeterminetheuseandimportanceofm-paymentstotheirbusiness,theiraccesstoloans,andpatternsofentrepreneurship.Whilesometrendsremainunchanged,atleasttwosignificantfindingsemerge.M-paymentshavenotonlygainedalmostuniversalacceptancebyMREsinChina;theyaretheoverwhelminglypreferredpaymentmethod.Inourlastpaper,wearguedthat“m-paymentsmayrepresentaformofleapfroggingtechnologywhichwillspurgrowthinthissector”andthispaperprovidesadditionalevidencethisisoccurring.M-paymentsshoweverysignofbeinganexampleofaleapfroggingtechnologythatisquicklychangingtherulesforretailintheMREsectorandopeningnewopportunitiesforbusinesseswhileloweringtransactioncosts,reducingfraud,andimprovingcustomersatisfaction.Thereareintriguingimplications,includingchangestothepaceofm-paymentsreplacingcreditcards.Second,whileitremainstruethatoverall,accesstoloansforMREsislimited;thereisagreatdealofvariationbetweentier-onecitiesandtier-twoandtier-threecities.
简介:Fromthe23rdto24thJuly,2018,the5thChina-AfricaPeople'sForumwasheldinChengdu,SichuanProvince,China.OurAfricanfriendsandleadersagreedthat,inrecentyears,theChina-Africarelationshiphasbeenraisedtoanewstageandenteredanewera.TheyhopethattheBeijingSummitandChina-AfricaPeople'sForumcanpushforwardChina-Africacollaborationsintodeeperandexpandedareas.Hereisthesum-upoftheviewsofthepoliticiansandguestswhohaveattendedtheForum.
简介:China’spatentsystemwasestablishedin1984andcameintoeffectin1985.Threecomprehensiveamendmentshavebeenmadesofarandthefourthamendmentthatismorecomprehensiveisinprogress.Thisamendmentamountsto33articles,addingachapterof“ImplementationandApplicationofPatents”.Thekeypointsofamendmentaretostrengthentheprotectionofpatents,promotetheimplementationandapplicationofpatents,andincreasetheliabilityofpatentinfringement.Theimportantpointsofamendmentaretoimprovethelevelofpatentprotection,raisetheindemnificationstandard,transfertheburdenofproof,andencouragetheinventionandtilttheinterestsofthepatenteeorinventor.TheseamendmentswillfurtherpromotetheimprovementandperfectionofChina’spatentsystemandfurtherpromotethecivilizationandprogressofChina’ssociety.
简介:ContentspreambleⅠ.BasicPoliciesinProtectingFreedomofReligiousBeliefⅡ.LegalGuaranteesforFreedomofReligiousBeliefⅢ.ConductingReligiousActivitiesinanOrderlyMannerⅣ.TheRoleofReligiousGroupsHasBeenFullyDevelopedⅤ.ActiveandHealthyReligiousRelationsConclusionPreambleAsasocialistcountryundertheleadershipoftheCommunistpartyofChina(CPC),Chinaadoptspoliciesonfreedomofreligiousbeliefbasedonnationalandreligiousconditionstoprotectcitizens’righttofreedomofreligiousbelief.