CIIC:Today's featured article/March 2012
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- March1
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Located at the western edge of Tian’anmen Square, the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) was designed to house the country’s legislative and political conferences as well as ceremonial events.(More...)
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- March2
Every year in March, the word lianghui (两会) is the most common phrase in the Chinese media. It refers to the full meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). (More...)
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- March3
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is an organization of the patriotic united front of the Chinese people. It is an important organization of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC. (More...)
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- March4
CPPCC members (政协委员) are selected through consultation and recommendation. They have social influence and are capable of participating in the deliberation and administration of state affairs. (More...)
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- March5
The National People’s Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. (More...)
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- March6
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Deputies to the NPC (人大代表) are component members of the highest organ of state power and collectively exercise the power of the highest state organ. (More...)
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- March7
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People’s livelihood (民生) refers to people’s living conditions and welfare, such as housing, education, health care, employment and social welfare. (More...)
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- March8
Founded in 1949, the All-China Women's Federation represents and safeguards the rights and interests of women and promotes the equality between men and women. (More...)
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- March9
Industry Restructuring (产业结构调整 Chǎn Yè Jié Gòu Tiáo Zhěng) in China usually refers to the upgrade and optimization of industry structures. (More...)
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- March10
Low-income housing (保障性住房 Bǎo Zhàng Xìng Zhù Fáng) refers to affordable housing and low-renting housing provided for low-income families. (More...)
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- March11
The New Rural Cooperative Medical Care System (新农村医疗合作 Xīn Nóng Cūn Yī Liáo Hé Zuò) is proposed by the central government in China to finance farmers who face high medical costs for severe diseases or injuries. (More...)
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- March12
- March13
The Adjustment and Control of Real Estate (房地产调控 Fáng Dì Chǎn Tiáo Kòng) is a popular phrase when referring to the central government’s efforts to curb skyrocketing housing prices.(More...)
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- March14
The Annual Government Work Report is delivered by the incumbent government leader at the annual sessions of the NPC and CPPCC. (More...)
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- March15
He Ting (何挺), Vice Governor of Qinghai Province and the province’s Public Security Department Director, has been appointed to take up the post of Vice Mayor of Chongqing. (More...)
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- March16
The second generation under China’s one-child policy, or du er dai (独二代), refers to the only children of couples who belong to the first generation under the one-child policy, or du yi dai (独一代). (More...)
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- March17
The late spring chill (倒春寒 dào chūn hán) refers to the capricious weather in the late spring, in which the steady temperature rise may be interrupted by a sudden cold front, accompanied by strong winds and freezing rain. (More...)
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- March18
The Public Institutions in China, or Shiye Danwei (Chinese: 事业单位), refers to organizations involved in the cultural, educational, sporting and medical care sectors, providing social services and welfare to the public under the sponsorship of the State and local governments. (More...)
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- March19
Non-Communist parties (民主党派) enjoy political freedom, organizational independence and legal equality under the Constitution. (More...)
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- March20
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Chunfen (春分) reflects the changing of seasons. The day of Chunfen falls exactly in mid-spring around March 20. (More...)
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- March21
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Tao Huabi (陶华碧) is the founder and chairwoman of the board of directors of Guiyang Nanming Laoganma Special Flavor Foodstuffs Co. Ltd., one of China's leading private enterprises. (More...)
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- March22
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Liu Lu (刘路), a senior student at the School of Mathematics and Computing of Central South University in Hunan Province, has won international fame by publishing a paper that solves an especially difficult problem relating to reverse mathematics. (More...)
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- March23
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Wang Jianzhou (王建宙) is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Mobile Communications Corp. (More...)
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- March24
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Hai Zi (海子 1964-1989) is the pen name of the Chinese poet Zha Haisheng (查海生), one of the most famous poets on the Chinese mainland after the "cultural revolution" (1966-1976). He committed suicide by lying on the railway line in Shanhaiguan at the age of 25. (More...)
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- March25
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Shanhaiguan, or Shanhai Pass (山海关) is in northern section of the Bohai gulf, holding the access between northeast China and north China. (More...)
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- March26
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Leung Chun-ying (梁振英), former convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, was officially declared the winner of the election for the fourth-term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on March 25, 2012. (More...)
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- March27
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Zhang Weiping (张伟平) is Chinese film producer and supervisor. He is currently chairman of the board of directors of Beijing New Pictures Film Co. Ltd. He is famous for his cooperation with film director Zhang Yimou. (More...)
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- March28
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Zhang Yimou (张艺谋) is noted Chinese film director. His films are always highly controversial and reviewed with a mixture of praise and criticism. (More...)
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- March29
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BRICS (金砖国家) is an international political organization of leading emerging economies. As of 2012, its five members include Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS members are mainly developing or newly industrialized countries. They all exert significant influence on regional and global affairs. (More...)
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- March30
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Liu Liu (六六) is the pseudonym of Zhang Xin (张辛), a contemporary Chinese feminist writer. Her main works include "Wang Gui and An Na," "Double-Sided Adhesive Tape," and "Snail House," all of which carry similar themes on family ethics and socially sensitive issues. (More...)
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- March31
Ang Lee, an internationally acclaimed film director, has filmed a number of award-winning works, including “Eat Drink Man Woman,” “Sense and Sensibility,” “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” “Brokeback Mountain” and “Lust, Caution.” (More...)
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