Beijing Review

President: Li Yafang Associate Editor in Chief: Liu Yunyun Vice Presidents: He Peng, Gao Dingbo, Yu Shujun  Program Supervisor: Zeng Wenhui Executive Editor: Yan Wei Production Director: Yao Bin Editors: Wang Hairong, Zhang Shasha, Lu Yan Researcher:

In 2024, China’s high-speed railway network made two major achievements. First, its total length reached 48,000 km, maintaining first position globally. Second, a train prototype capable of reaching a test speed of 450 km per hour was unveiled and wi

The Ministry of Public Security has issued a notice urging the public to remain vigilant and avoid falling victim to fraudulent overseas job offers which turn out to be cross-border fraud schemes, Xinhua News Agency reported on January 15. The notice

China’s auto sector hit a milestone in 2024 as both production and sales exceeded 31 million units, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed. The country’s total auto output was 31.28 million units last year, up 3.7 percent

U.S. influencer Evan Kail announced on social platform X that he has received an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala, China’s most-watched television show broadcast on Chinese New Year’s Eve, which falls on January 28 this year. Kail gained a larg

Warwick Powell, an adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology in Australia and senior fellow at Taihe Institute in Beijing, China, spoke with Liu Yunyun, Associate Editor in Chief of Beijing Review. During their conversation, they explo

Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second time in Washington, D.C., on January 20 (local time). Nearly all analysts’ predictions regarding the results of the U.S. presidential election two months ago were incorrect. Even those who anticipated a

While a highly mobile working population has been the norm in China for decades, gaps have persisted in workers’ access to social security when they’re working away from home. Gaps also remain in what have become the world’s most powerful industrial

As dawn was breaking on January 13, Jiba, a resident of Meiduo Village in Dingri County, Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China, got up early to attend a memorial service. “My heart has been unsettled ever since the earthquake,” she told newspap

Less than two weeks before his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, Donald Trump took advantage of the wide-ranging news conference following the Congress certifying his victory in the 2024 presidential election to d

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced on December 25, 2024 the establishment of a nationwide psychological assistance hotline, “12356,” in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. This initiative aims to st

A groundbreaking achievement was made in the central Tianshan Mountains of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on December 30, 2024. The 22-km Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, part of the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway, was successfully completed, connecting the region

Different cities have their own different ways of leaving impressions on people. Some cities create an impression through films or TV series, such as Rome, Italy, in Roman Holiday; some are home to famous figures, such as Hampshire in the UK, where J

Caught up in the whirlwind of careers and family life, Zhang Ran and Jiang Lingling, both in their early 30s and working in Beijing, found their girls’ talk moments becoming increasingly rare. It had been months since their last catch-up. When they f

The year 2025 holds a special place in the history of Chinese cinema. One hundred and twenty years ago, Dingjun Mountain, a cinematic adaptation of a classic Peking Opera, came out and was later remembered as the first Chinese film ever made. For Chi

‘If I could get another chance, I would still choose to major in Sinology in college,” said Peter Tichauer, who first learned Chinese in 1980 at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Since then, he has forged a deep bond with China. In 1984, Tichau

Consumers will receive a 15-percent subsidy on digital products such as mobile phones, tablets and smart watches, according to a recent announcement from the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance. This is the first ti