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US-China Relationship: Cooperation, Confrontation and Competition
Former US Treasury appointee Samuel Mok on the current US-China relationship and its future direction
New Reform Frontiers
Shenzhen’s government has conducted a series of innovations over the past year which are now spreading to other cities, encouraged by the central government
TREASURES AT STAKE
Extreme floods have exposed a lack of historic preservation in Shanxi Province, home to hundreds of thousands of ancient sites and relics, many of which are abandoned and unprotected
ROOTS OF IDENTITY
Shanxi displays the earliest and most complex layers of China’s history. For thousands of years, it set the stage where different cultures met and mixed, which helped make the “diversity in unity” of Chinese culture
GUILTY AS CHARGED
Although most of the world’s e-bikes are made in China, a lack of compulsory standards for batteries and chargers can result in tragedy
Visual Report
Miners chat as they wait to descend into Wangpingcun Coal Mine, Mentougou District, Beijing, 1990
Miners working for Shandong Yankuang Group take a break inside a coal mine in Yanhzou, Shandong Province, in the 1980s. Their faces are smeared with soot, which takes time to wash off
Miners take a short break in the sun near the mine entrance as they wait to change shifts, Shanxi Lu’an Mining Group, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, 1992
Shigejie Coalmine in Shanxi Province was a model mine in the 1980s. Pictured is an artist drawing a poster of the miners
Miners drink in a bar after work, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, 2013
After work, young miners exercise in the gym at Xinglongzhuang Coal Mine, Shandong Yankuang Group, Yanzhou, Shandong Province, March 20, 2013
To keep the mines tidy above and below the surface, Shandong Energy Group requires its workers to clean their shoes whenever they enter and exit the mines at Liangbaosi Coal Mine in Jiaxiang County in Shandong Province, October 2013
Many miners with Shandong Longkou Mining Group have developed rheumatism, an occupational disease associated with long periods underground, Longkou, Shandong Province, 2005
Politics
New Reform Frontiers
Shenzhen’s government has conducted a series of innovations over the past year which are now spreading to other cities, encouraged by the central government
Pilot Property Tax Reform Launched
China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s highest legislative body, recently authorized the State Council to launch a property tax scheme in pilot areas. The pilot schemes will last five years.
Society
GUILTY AS CHARGED
Although most of the world’s e-bikes are made in China, a lack of compulsory standards for batteries and chargers can result in tragedy
Peak Stargazing
High on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Chinese scientists have found one of the best sites on Earth for the world’s next generation of large astronomical telescopes
NEWS BRIEF
more- China Continues to Advance Green Development
- Fourth International Import Expo Debuts Clean Tech
- Commerce Ministry Lodges DEPA Application
- New Mediation Rules Cover Foreign IP Disputes
- Beijing, Washington Signal Intent for More Dialogues
- China Applies for Entry to CPTPP
ESSAY
Prepare to Be Amused
No Time to Be Work-shy
Pianist Li Yundi Prostitution Scandal Hits Fever Pitch
School Slammed for Family Background Checks
