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THE COURSE OF NATURE Conservation efforts improve the environment of Qinling Mountains

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EDITOR’S DESK OPINION FEATURES 02 Protecting the Qinling 22 B3W: America’s ‘Make 34 The Hefty Parade Mountains The World Great Again’ The elephants’ adventurous road trip Fantasy 36 Beyond the Blackboard THIS WEEK Biden’s vague initiative far A rural teacher’s journey to improve the lives from feasible of students COVER STORY 24 A Misguided Focus 38 The Business of Looking Better 12 The Sands of Time On Keeping up appearances is big business, but can One man’s quest to conquer G7 meeting fails to address have a dark side “the demon sand” global concerns 40 Tech Drivers in the Greater Bay Area 16 Paradise for Giant 26 An Offensive Defense: AI takes on social responsibility in times of epidemic Pandas China’s Anti-Foreign 42 Ready Player One Shaanxi nature reserve makes Sanctions Law The rise of virtual idols for a sweet home New legal defense put in place 18 A Beautiful Encounter 28 Exploring Common Once near extinction, crested Prosperity CULTURE ibises thrive Demonstration program 46 Through the Looking Glass launched for China’s next Presenting Chinese culture through American eyes grand goal Cover Photo: A crested ibis feeds its chick 30 in Yangxian County, Shaanxi Province, ‘Lab Leak,’ a Politically EXPAT’S EYE on May 21 (XINHUA) Poisoned Theory 48 Finding the Perfect Fit Science is the only means of ©2021 Beijing Review, all rights reserved. Nothing is impossible on China’s cyber-market knowledge and truth

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MEDIA PARTNER BREAKING NEWS » SCAN ME » Using a QR code reader Please recycle EDITOR’S DESK Protecting the Qinling Mountains The Qinling Mountains, ranging 1,600 of the ecological environment, so that A News Weekly Magazine km long from east to west and 300 km the lush mountains, lucid waters and Published Since 1958 wide from north to south in central beautiful scenery will remain. China, is also known as the natural Since the Qinling Mountains are President: Li Yafang Associate Editor in Chief: Li Jianguo boundary between the north and the mainly located in Shaanxi, the gov- Associate President: Yan Ying south of China due to its unique climate ernment of the province has assumed Content Director: Liu Yunyun and geographic location. The area is responsibility for protecting the area.

Executive Editor: Yan Wei extremely rich in biodiversity. They are Laws and regulations are formulated to Associate Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Ding Ying home to 3,800 species of plants and 530 protect the ecological environment of Production Director: Yao Bin Editorial Administrators: Zeng Wenhui, Hou Beibei species of animals, including famous the Qinling Mountains, special agen- Assistant Executive Editor: Li Fangfang ones such as the giant panda, snub- cies are established and input from local Commentator: Lan Xinzhen Editors: Wang Hairong, Li Nan nosed monkey, takin, crested ibis and governments at all levels keeps increas- Editorial Consultants: Elsbeth van Paridon, Ryan Perkins black stork. In addition, it has abundant ing. In the past few years, Shaanxi has Reporters: Tang Yuankai, Wang Jun, Pan Xiaoqiao, Yuan Yuan, Ji Jing, Lu Yan, Wen Qing, Li Qing, Li Xiaoyang, Ma Miaomiao, mineral resources, such as molybde- launched a special campaign to crack Zhang Shasha, Tao Xing, Tao Zihui Visual Director: Pamela Tobey num, nickel, and limestone. down on illegal activities that damage Photo Editor: Wang Xiang The Chinese Government has attached the ecosystem of the Qinling Mountains. Photographer: Wei Yao Art: Li Shigong great importance to ecological protec- And remarkable results have been Design Director: Wang Yajuan tion in the Qinling Mountains. At present achieved in the protection of wildlife Chief Designer: Cui Xiaodong Designer: Zhao Boyu 176 varieties of plants and 120 animals with animal and plant populations con- Proofreading: Ma Xin have been placed on the list of national or tinuing to recover. Human Resources: Zhang Yajie provincial-level key protection, and more The ecological protection of the Legal Counsel: Yue Cheng than 510 protection units have been built, Qinling Mountains, however, still faces North America Bureau Chief: Yu Shujun including national parks, natural reserves, severe challenges. For instance, due to Tel/Fax: 1-201-792-0334 drinking water source reserves, scenic frequent rainstorms and volatile fluc- E-mail: [email protected] Africa Bureau spots, geological parks, wetland parks, and tuations of water levels, the problem Chief Correspondent: Ni Yanshuo cultural protection units. of soil erosion is very serious in the Tel: 27-71-6132053 E-mail: [email protected] In his inspection tour to Shaanxi Qinling Mountains. In addition, human General Editorial Office Province in April 2020, President Xi activities, especially legacy resource Tel: 86-10-68996252 Fax: 86-10-68326628 Jinping stressed environmental protec- development, have imposed serious English Edition tion and ecosystem restoration of the damage on the ecosystem of the moun- Tel: 86-10-68996250 Advertising Department Qinling Mountains should be given top tains. Protecting the Qinling Mountains Tel: 86-10-68995807 priority, and all departments and of- is in the interest of current and future E-mail: [email protected] Distribution Department ficials involved must serve as guardians generations. BR Tel: 86-10-68310644 E-mail: [email protected]

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A LEAP FURTHER China successfully launches its crewed spacecraft -12 on June 17, which sent three to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission. It is China’s seventh crewed mission into space and the first one during the construction of its space station. The three astronauts are commander , a 56-year-old veteran who participated in the Shenzhou-6 and Shenzhou-10 missions, , 54, who was part of the Shenzhou-7 mission, and Tang Hongbo, 45, who embarks on his first space mission.

http://www.bjreview.com JUNE 24, 2021 BEIJING REVIEW 3 THIS WEEK SOCIETY XINHUA numbered 264.02 million on the Chinese mainland, according to the last national census in China. Health Literacy China’s health literacy rate reached 23.15 percent in 2020, up 3.98 percentage points from the previous year and marking the highest ever rate of increase, a Chinese health official said on June 15. The current health literacy rate indicates 23 out of 100 people have acquired healthcare knowledge and skills, Mi Feng, a spokesperson with the National Health Commission, told a press conference. Aiming to promote people’s health, China launched an ac- Dragon Boat Festival tion plan for the Healthy China People participate in a dragon boat race to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Zigui, a county in Hubei initiative in mid-2019 through Province, on June 14. China celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival in commemoration of Qu Yuan, a patriotic 15 special campaigns, Mi said, poet from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) believed to have been born in Zigui. adding that the popularization of healthcare knowledge was the first action. A total of 1,065 indi- Legal Awareness integrated system of law thus improving the accuracy and viduals were first included in a education by 2025, according to effectiveness of the program. national-level expert pool for China’s central authorities the plan. have released a five-year plan the popularization of healthcare Stressing the importance of Helping the Elderly knowledge, and provincial-level on carrying out publicity and publicizing the Constitution and Chinese authorities have issued expert pools have also been education efforts to raise public the Civil Code, the plan notes a circular to start a nationwide established across the country awareness of the law, in a bid to that activities should be held campaign this year to help senior over the past two years, said Mi. facilitate economic and social on studying the Constitution, citizens cross the digital divide, He added that such actions, development in the 14th Five- while the content of the Civil Xinhua reported on June 15. frequent and widespread, also Year Plan (2021-25) period, Code should be included in the played a supportive role in help- Xinhua News Agency reported national education system. A total of 20,000 volun- ing China win the battle against on June 15. The document puts forward teers will be recruited from 15 COVID-19. The plan circulated by the several measures to nurture a cities, including Beijing and Communist Party of China (CPC) socialist culture of rule of law, Shanghai, to train the elderly Central Committee and the State such as creating high-quality art in the use of intelligent equip- Physical Education Council and formulated by the works and productions, enhanc- ment, according to the circular Chinese parents are attaching Publicity Department of the ing the preservation of the legacy made public by the National greater importance to the physi- CPC Central Committee and the that the CPC led the Chinese Health Commission and the cal education (PE) their children Ministry of Justice, is the eighth of people to develop the rule of Office of the National Working receive at school, a recent survey its kind, aiming to create a sound law in the revolutionary period, Commission on Aging. conducted by China Youth Daily legal environment for building a and strengthening international The circular calls on volun- indicated. modern socialist China. communication and cooperation teers to address senior citizens’ In the survey, 60.5 percent The country is looking to in the field. difficulties in using smartphones of 1,513 parents think that more significantly improve legal The application of new to accommodate their needs attention should go to PE, while awareness among the public and technologies and media is in traveling, receiving medical 51.9 said that both the quantity law-based social governance, as encouraged to meet the needs services and consumption. and quality of PE classes should well as to build a more of a broad spectrum of people, Those aged 60 or above be improved.

4 BEIJING REVIEW JUNE 24, 2021 http://www.bjreview.com THIS WEEK XINHUA When commenting on their According to the data, children’s PE lessons, 50.6 per- the stable population growth cent of the interviewed parents sprouted from the region’s said PE lessons are sometimes economic and social develop- substituted by extra classes ment. In recent years, Xinjiang teaching academic subjects. has attracted a large number of Shi Dan from Ningbo, people to invest and do business Zhejiang Province, believes her in the region, thanks to its stable child’s physical education is environment. somehow overlooked at school. Of the total permanent Some interviewed parents population in Xinjiang, the Han also suggested improving the ethnic group accounts for 42.24 training of PE teachers, organiz- percent, while ethnic minorities ing more sports competitions at comprise 57.76 percent. The school and altering the exam- Uygur ethnic group alone ac- oriented physical education counts for 44.96 percent. Improving Safety Awareness evaluation system. Compared with the sixth population census, the popula- A firefighter guides a student on how to use a fire extinguisher at a tion of ethnic minority groups in primary school in Zixing, Hunan Province, on June 15. The goal is to Increased Population improve students’ awareness of fire safety and prevention. The population of northwest Xinjiang increased by 14.27 per- China’s Xinjiang Uygur cent, more than 1.86 million, data Autonomous Region increased showed. The growth rate was 4.01 by 18.52 percent from 2010 to percentage points higher than The operation from May bands into hidden camera kits, 2020, the country’s seventh that for ethnic minorities across to August, per a decision of the and sell cracked software. It all population census showed. the country. Cyberspace Administration of culminated in the forging of an Xinjiang’s permanent popu- The number of people with a China and three other govern- underground industrial chain. lation had reached 25.85 million college education rose to 16,536 per ment agencies, aims to protect Security camera producers by October 2020, a rise of about 100,000 from 10,635 per 100,000 individual privacy as hidden should enhance product capac- 4.04 million from the country’s people in 2010, the census data camera-related illegal practices ity while related cloud service sixth population census in 2010, showed. This is 1,069 people more have severely infringed upon providers need to beef up data the latest census data released than the country’s average. privacy and become an issue of security, a notice from the au- by the regional statistic bureau concern to many. thorities said. on June 14 showed. No to Peeping According to officials, recent Authorities also demanded The population growth Chinese authorities have years saw lawless individuals online platforms take their re- rate in the region over the past launched a nationwide campaign hack into and control secu- sponsibility seriously in helping decade was 13.14 percentage against the underground indus- rity cameras in private citizens’ prevent the spread of illegal and points higher than the country’s try related to hidden cameras, homes and public places, convert harmful information relevant to average. Xinhua reported on June 11. smartphones and smart bracelet the underground industry. XINHUA

Aquaculture Industry A farmer feeds eels in Tianzhu, a village in Hengyang, Hunan Province, on June 15. The village has been developing its aquaculture industry to promote rural vitalization in recent years.

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expansion in May, up 12.4 percent service industry came in at 381.9 totaled around 3.23 trillion kWh, Economic Data year on year and 0.81 percent billion yuan ($59.7 billion) during up 17.7 percent year on year. The Chinese economy continued month on month. The two-year the period, up 41.6 percent year its sound recovery momentum in average growth stood at 4.5 on year. May, driven by its development New Energy percent. China will end the subsidies for resilience, with major indicators Online retail sales expand- sending encouraging signs Power Use new centralized photovoltaic ed 24.7 percent year on year in Electricity consumption, a key stations, distributed photovoltaic across the board, according to the first five months of the year, data from the National Bureau of barometer of economic activity, projects and onshore wind power registering an average two-year Statistics (NBS) on June 16. expanded 12.5 percent year on projects from the central govern- growth of 14.2 percent. Value-added industrial out- year in May as China’s economy ment budget in 2021 and achieve Surveyed urban unemploy- put measuring factory activities continued to recover steadily, grid parity, according to the ment rate came to 5 percent grew 8.8 percent year on year. official data showed on June 15. country’s top economic planner in May, 0.9 percentage point The figure improved 13.6 percent Total power use was 672.4 on June 11. lower than the same period from the 2019 level, bringing the billion kWh, according to the Effective on August 1, the last year. Compared with the average growth for the past two National Energy Administration reform aims to promote the April level, it was 0.1 percentage years to 6.6 percent. (NEA). efficient use of resources and point lower. The manufacturing Power consumption by pri- the high-quality development of sector’s two-year average invest- mary and secondary industries new-energy industries, such as ment growth rate stood at 0.6 FDI Inflow rose 13.9 percent and 11.5 percent photovoltaics and wind power, percent in the first five months, Paid-in foreign direct investment from a year ago, respectively, the National Development and reversing the contraction trend in (FDI) into the Chinese mainland while that by the tertiary industry Reform Commission said in an the January-April period, accord- surged 35.4 percent year on year surged 23.4 percent. The second- online circular. ing to the NBS. to 481 billion yuan ($75.3 billion) ary industry contributed to Electricity generated from Fixed assets investment in the first five months of the around 65 percent of the total new renewable energy projects went up 15.4 percent year on year, the Ministry of Commerce increase, the NEA said. should match local coal-fired year in the first five months. said on June 12. Residential power consump- power generators on price, or On a month-on-month basis, it The volume increased 30.3 tion registered a 5.6-percent set its grid price through market gained 0.17 percent in May. percent from the same period in yearly increase in the month. trading in the year, according to Retail sales of consumer 2019. In the first five months of the the document. goods upheld stable Foreign investment in the year, China’s power consumption Starting in 2021, electricity NUMBERS ($1=6.4 yuan) Producer Price Index Growth Consumer Price Index (CPI) Growth (%) (%) 10 9.0 4 Year on year 8 2.7 6.8 3 2.5 Year on year 2.4 2.4 6 1.7 4.4 2 1.3 4 1.0 0.9 1 0.6 0.7 0.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 -0.5 0.1 0 0 0 0.8 -0.1 0.2 -1.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -2.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -2.4 -2.1 -2.1 -0.4 -1 -0.6 -0.5 -2 -3.0 -0.8 Month on month -3.7 Month on month -4 -2 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY 2020 2021 2020 2021

6 BEIJING REVIEW JUNE 24, 2021 http://www.bjreview.com THIS WEEK prices for newly approved offshore its spending on IT in the coming 420 percent, followed by south- the country, Pan Helin, an expert wind and solar power projects years, it added. western provinces of Yunnan and in economics at the Zhongnan will be decided by the pricing au- The Yangtze River Delta Guizhou, the report said. University of Economics and thorities of provincial-level regions region, home to the provinces of It also showed that the e- Law, said. where they are located. Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui, as commerce industrial cluster is The circular also encourages well as Shanghai Municipality, speeding up its expansion into Financial Assets local governments to roll out will see their IT spending reach west China. Taobao villages Chinese financial institutions policies to support the sustain- over 518 billion yuan ($80.9 bil- and townships gained strong saw expanded balance sheets in able and healthy development lion) in 2021, the report predicted. momentum in these areas. The the first quarter of the year, data of renewable energy industries. number of Taobao villages there from the People’s Bank of China Digital Economy soared from 19 to 71 in 2020. (PBC) showed. IT Spending In 2020, west China led the A Taobao village’s online Their combined assets in- Spending on information tech- growth in the number of new shopping transactions should creased 9.5 percent year on year nology (IT) will grow 10 percent entrepreneurs on e-commerce exceed 10 million yuan ($1.4 to 364.62 trillion yuan ($57 tril- year on year to reach over 2.21 platform Taobao for the first million), according to Alibaba. lion) by the end of March, while trillion yuan ($346.1 billion) in time in its history, according Furthermore, it should have their combined liabilities rose China in 2021, according to a to a report jointly released by more than 100 businesses or at 9.6 percent from a year earlier to report released by global market Alibaba Group, the operator of least 10 percent of households 331.6 trillion yuan ($51.8 trillion). research firm International Data Taobao, and a research institute involved in e-commerce. A Banking institutions, ac- Corp. (IDC). under the Zhongnan University Taobao township is required to counting for the lion’s share of COVID-19 has propelled the of Economics and Law. have more than three Taobao vil- the financial industry, reported upgrade of the digital economy Nine western provincial-level lages, or generate annual online a 9-percent rise in total assets, and promoted the develop- regions ranked among the coun- sales exceeding 30 million yuan while companies in the securities ment of tele-medicare and tele- try’s top 10 that saw the greatest ($4.2 million), or have over 300 industry saw their combined education in the country, the IDC increase in online shop founders, active online stores. assets jump 22.1 percent year on said. with their year-on-year growth While spurring the devel- year by the end of the period. The Chinese Government surpassing 200 percent. opment of key industries, e- The country’s insurers re- started implementing its 14th Ningxia Hui Autonomous commerce will effectively bridge ported combined assets of 24.26 Five-Year Plan (2021-25) this Region in the northwest regis- the gap between western regions trillion yuan ($3.8 trillion), up 11.7 year, which will drive growth in tered the fastest growth of up to and central and eastern parts of percent year on year, the PBC said.

CPI Growth by Type May (% y.o.y.)

Food 0.8

Clothes 0.4

Housing 0.7

Articles and services of daily use 0.4

Transport and telecommunication 5.5

Education, culture and entertainment 1.5

Healthcare 0.2

-0.9 Others

-1.0 -0,5 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0

(Source: National Bureau of Statistics) http://www.bjreview.com JUNE 24, 2021 BEIJING REVIEW 7 THIS WEEK WORLD XINHUA XINHUA   BELGIUM EGYPT NATO leaders pose for a group photo during a Artists perform at the opening of summit at the bloc’s headquarters in Brussels the Eighth International Festival on June 14, having agreed on the NATO 2030 for Drums and Traditional Arts agenda to address future challenges in Cairo on June 12  UNITED STATES Volunteers have their blood pressure measured by Red Cross workers during blood donations in Chicago, Illinois, on June 14, World Blood Donor Day XINHUA

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DPRK Kim Jong Un, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, speaks at the Third Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Central Committee of the WPK on June 16 XINHUA XINHUA  LEBANON Stefano Del Col, Commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, awards a UN medal to Chinese peacekeepers during a ceremony in the southern village of Hanniyah on June 16

 ISRAEL Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) and Yair Lapid, alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, attend the first meeting of the new

XINHUA coalition government in Jerusalem on June 13 http://www.bjreview.com JUNE 24, 2021 BEIJING REVIEW 9 THIS WEEK PEOPLE & POINTS

 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST INTO BADMINTON HALL OF FAME

Chinese badminton player and Olympic gold medalist, Zhang Ning, has been officially inducted into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hall of Fame during a virtual cer- emony hosted by the sport’s world governing body on July 16. The brilliant all-round player was victorious at nearly every major event on the circuit, including the BWF World Championships in 2003, and guided China to team triumphs at the Uber Cup (2004, 2006) and Sudirman Cup (2005, 2007). She also won the women’s singles Olympic gold medals consecutively in 2004 and 2008. Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, two more Chinese Olympic gold med- alists, also received the honor. In a video message to the ceremony, BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen said, “Their performances are an illustration of the excellence that the human spirit can aspire to. They have contributed immensely to badminton, and I’m sure they will continue to inspire players of the future.”

Health Center and Cn-healthcare.com, E-Hospital Supervision China had more than 1,000 Internet hospitals Guangming Daily by the end of 2020, most of which are built Values of Public Archaeology June 15 and operated by public hospitals. However, the report also pointed out that nearly 90 China Newsweek Internet hospitals in China are being rapidly percent of these e-hospitals failed to operate June 14 developed as an innovative approach to pro- effectively. As more than 1,000 significant ar- viding health services. They greatly improve Judging by the reality at home and abroad, tifacts have been unearthed from the efficiency of seeing a doctor, as people the change in medical treatment and treatment new sacrificial pits at the legendary can make an appointment without leaving behavior involves many factors such as profes- Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province, home. The COVID-19 epidemic has trig- sionalism, ethics, and cultural habits. overseas research institutes, muse- gered the development of e-hospitals that Medical care is a special industry di- ums and international organizations promote outpatient service delivery to the rectly related to the life and health of the have sent China video messages con- public via digital technologies. public, which inevitably requires all-round gratulating the nation on embarking According to the 2021 China E-Hospital supervision. Additionally, both the doctor’s on its latest chapter in archaeological Development Report jointly released by e-service ability and the patient’s lifestyles discoveries. the National Telemedicine and Connected require coaching.

“We are pleased with the “Forging cliques, practicing bloc politics unprecedentedly good relationship and forcing other countries to pick sides [between Russia and China] as it has between camps based on ideology go evolved over the last few decades. We against the historical trend of peace, cherish it like our Chinese friends do, development and cooperation. It is which we can see.” doomed to be unpopular and to fail.” Vladimir Putin, Russian President, in an interview with Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian, commenting on U.S. television network NBC published on June 14 a communiqué issued by the NATO Summit, on June 15

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