For love of their country
They are sometimes called the "lost generation" but 40 years on, China's zhiqing are taking a rational look at their zealous past.
View ArticleForum highlights successful reforms
Speakers hailed the significant role of China's reform and opening in world history yesterday.A forum at Baptist University focused on China's 30 years of reform and opening, starting in 1978.
View ArticleHuman rights gets top attention
China is giving "unprecedented attention" to human rights, a top official said in Beijing yesterday.
View ArticleHow 30 years changed my view of the world
As someone born in Singapore in the 1970s, I am hardly the person to write at length about the impact of China's reform and opening-up in the past 30 years.
View ArticleTime to rejoice — and reflect
Today's celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up should have been euphoric for the country and the world — for the benefits to both are all too apparent.
View ArticlePhotos show how it was — and how it has changed
It was freezing and windy yesterday but visitors to the Beijing downtown area did not seem to be seeking the warmth of Wangfujing's famed malls.
View ArticleOn the population scale of social development
The country's one-child policy has ensured that the fruits of fast growth benefit all the people.
View ArticleHi-tech success to usher in a new dawn
China's export-led coastal cities have borne the brunt of the unfolding financial crisis and looming global recession.
View ArticleNo kidding, Deng saved me from a life of hoe hoe hoe
It's not every day that I think about what I would be doing if China had not undertaken the road to reform and opening up. When I do think about it, I know it's no laughing matter.
View ArticleThe way we were during past 30 yrs
The past 30 years have brought dramatic changes to the lives of ordinary Chinese. A quick look back at the late 1970s and 1980s show profound the changes have been.
View ArticleStanding hand-in-hand to deal with hardships
The mainland's reform and opening up and the rapid development of Hong Kong are closely interwined... The role of Hong Kong will not diminish as our country continues to develop.
View ArticlePresident Hu eulogizes three-decade reform
Chinese President Hu Jintao eulogized Thursday the nationwide reform adopted by the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the past three decades when China saw nearly ten percent average annual growth rate.
View ArticleWe'll forge ahead with reforms: Hu
The nation will press forward with the reform and opening-up drive and socialist system, which in the past 30 years transformed its economy into the world's fourth-largest, President Hu Jintao said...
View ArticleNew China, the big picture
This country's transformation in recent past is honored by a collection of the best photographs taken over the last 59 years.
View ArticleBeijing South, where bigger is better
Its central hall is big enough to fit a Boeing 747 and that says much about Beijing South. In many ways it is more like an airport terminal.
View ArticleMy slow journey into China's past
There was a gray dawn light and soldiers were clearing snow at Qijiabao station when "Old Liu" and his wife boarded the slow train to Dandong in frozen Liaoning province. They were dressed warmly, took...
View ArticleTrack to the future
China's rail network is undergoing the biggest expansion in history. Alan Simon and Wang Ru jump on board for a record-breaking ride.
View ArticleWe've come a long way, still miles to go
SHENZHEN: The bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping atop Lotus Hill in downtown Shenzhen was bathed, as usual, in sunshine yesterday. But far more people had gathered around it, placing bouquets or posing for...
View ArticleFrom fishing village to bustling metropolis
HONG KONG: If Peter Pun had put a bet on how large Shenzhen would grow, it's more likely than not he would have lost it.
View ArticleChina opened up long before 1978 reforms
Following the independent foreign policy and Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, New China extensively made friends all over the world in spite of the blockade and embargo.
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