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The first negative list for cross-border trade in services for Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) was issued on July 26. An important step since the establishment of the FTP, it is also the country’s first negative list in the field of trade in services. A pillar industry in Hainan Province, the service sector, contributes more than 60 percent to the province’s GDP. The latest negative list will facilitate the introduction of new service models and diversify supplies of services. Since the overall plan for the Hainan FTP was released in June last year, the province has formulated over 140 policies designed to promote development of the FTP. In free trade facilitation, except for the goods subject to export restrictions and compulsory inspection and quarantine, all goods from abroad and inside…

Pudong Cluster The New Bund Global Economic Organization Cluster was unveiled in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area on July 28, as part of its efforts to attract more international economic entities to drive high-quality growth. A total of 10 international economic organizations have set up offices in the New Bund of Pudong (Qiantan Area). Yang Chao, deputy head of Pudong, said the cluster will gather more corporate headquarters, international organizations and institutions with global influence, helping Pudong become the prime option for many international organizations and improving Shanghai’s global competitiveness. Worker Protection Employers should ensure that food delivery workers earn no less than the local minimum wage, according to a guideline issued by seven departments including the State Administration for Market Regulation, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the National Development…

While many countries around the world have struggled to contain and overcome COVID-19, often relying on the vaccines to come to their aid like magic bullets, several have demonstrated certain special, more befitting capacities for taking on the challenge and moving forward. In China, one such example, the interplay of governance capacity and cultural roots has proved conducive to fighting the pandemic and played a decisive role in its success. Core values China has grown into a modern and scientifically oriented country, but traditional Chinese culture, including Confucianism, continues to influence, positively, both the governed and those who govern them. These influences emphasize both the individual and collective responsibility for wellbeing, social stability and patriotism. According to concepts of Confucianism, a system of thought developed from the teachings of ancient…

Around 3 p.m. on July 19, it started to rain. It continued to rain with occasional showers landing in the city throughout the night. On July 20, I had to avoid the puddles on my way to work. The rain was getting heavier. WeChat Moments, the messaging app’s feature for posting microblogs, was rife with jokes about Zhengzhou becoming the new Venice. At noon, a colleague who had just returned from Zhongmu County, in the eastern part of the city, said that water almost reached half the way up his car wheels. In the afternoon, we grew more concerned as more information was being released. Messages kept popping up across computer screens. Around 3 p.m., the “Henan rainstorm” ranked fifth on Chinese Internet search titan Baidu’s buzzwords. I started to…

For Chinese people, dining means much more than just feeding themselves. Their increasing demand for variety and flavors has driven the growth of a large market, bringing an investment boom to many domestic brands. In the latest move, Lanzhou beef noodles brand Chenxianggui completed its Series A round of financing worth 100 million yuan ($15.4 million) on July 20, bringing its valuation to nearly 1 billion yuan ($154 million). Coffee chains such as Saturnbird Coffee, Seesaw and M Stand have also each raised over 100 million yuan since June and the Chinese bubble tea startup Nayuki went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 30, banking on strong growth in the market. The catering industry was once viewed as a traditional one with low growth potential due to…

Excessive burdens placed on the shoulders of young primary and secondary school students have long been a prominent issue in China’s education system. In response, the Central Government recently released a document intended to relieve students of some academic burdens. In sum, tutoring institutions will be brought under severe scrutiny, newly established ones will not receive permits, and for-profit institutions will be banned. As for the toughest ban on tutoring thus far, public opinion is divided. Some believe the ban will help students out of their endless after-class tutoring sessions as well as save their parents huge sums of money. The opposing camp, then, believes that a sweeping ban is simply unacceptable, as some students do need tutoring to catch up, let alone keep up, with their peers. Bai Jingjing…

NEW PINGPONG QUEEN The world’s No.1 female table tennis player Chen Meng lived up to her reigning status by claiming the gold medal in the table tennis women’s singles competition on July 29 at the Olympic Summer Games Tokyo 2020. Chen, 27, started to play table tennis at the tender age of five and made it onto China’s national table tennis team six years later. It’s another major title for top-ranked Chen, following her success at the Table Tennis World Cup in November last year. Her teammate Sun Yingsha took home the Olympic silver. On the same day, Fan Zhendong and Ma Long made up an all-Chinese men’s singles table tennis final, resulting in China securing both Olympic table tennis gold medals in the singles events. Monetary Policy People’s Daily…

It’s been little over a year since the master plan for the Hainan Free Trade Port was released, and all across the province, the effects of bold new policies are taking shape in the form of key industrial parks brimming with business headquarters, research facilities, specialized medical centers, and innovation centers. New businesses are opening their doors every day in Hainan, taking advantage of the great tax rates and amazing opportunities. Even in the smallest, remotest island villages, a sweeping transformation has taken hold, linking rural farmers and their fresh, healthy tropical produce with the global market. And giving artisans who create traditional Hainan handicrafts, such as intricate Li brocades, carefully carved coconuts, colorful Miao embroidery, and entertaining wooden puppets, an elevated platform to showcase their art to the world.…

On July 26, visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, respectively, in Tianjin. They were further diplomatic engagements between the two countries since their high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, the U.S., in March. Ground rules In Anchorage, responding to the apparent U.S. sense of self-importance, China adhered to the standards of equal-footing diplomacy. During the Tianjin meetings, it further created a set of rules for the U.S. to abide by when dealing with bilateral ties. Wang told Sherman that China is firmly opposed to President Joe Biden’s administration’s continuation of its predecessor’s extreme and erroneous China policy. He underlined three basic demands for the U.S., namely, not to challenge, slander or even attempt…

China’s carbon emission trading was formally launched at the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange on July 16, marking a tangible step toward the goal of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. China’s per-capita GDP is far lower than that of other industrialized countries and its short history of industrialization is maybe responsible for much less damage to the planet’s climate than theirs. However, China is quick to take on the mission of carbon emission reduction. The world’s largest market Carbon emission trading means that green-house gas emission rights are traded as commodities. Companies are granted certain emission allowances, and those who release less than the allowance can sell their surplus; those emitting more than permitted will have to pay their overdues. The ultimate goal is…

She wears a white coat, speaks fluent Chinese and diagnoses patients with the assistance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A German physician working at the Body and Soul Clinic in Shanghai’s Huangpu District, Doris Rathgeber, born in Düsseldorf in 1966, has been familiar with TCM for more than 20 years. She has practiced mainly in Shanghai and dedicates her professional life to promoting China’s centuries-old medical system around the globe. The ties of TCM For Rathgeber, her introduction to TCM was “preordained.” She came to Shanghai in 1995 when her husband started a business there, and studied Chinese for two and a half years in order to talk with the locals. One day, a friend told her about TCM, which became the catalyst for her subsequent enrolment in an internal…

When comparing U.S. and Chinese schools, one finds a number of stark differences and unexpected similarities. Differences exist Let’s begin with the most overwhelming difference. While the Chinese education system has many different objectives, its dominant feature is the gaokao system. Gaokao refers to the national exam that high school students take to determine admission to colleges and universities. The main part of the exam is taken by most students during their senior year, although some special subject exams can be completed the year before. Despite being a nationwide standardized exam, the way the gaokao is administered varies somewhat by location. Most subject exams divide between a STEM or humanities track, but there are others, including art, music and sports. The gaokao system is not limited to these high school…