world: China, U.S. Work Together P.18 | BUSINESS: Reforms One Year ON P.32 VOL.57 NO.47 November 20, 2014 WWW.BJREVIEW.COM Walking the Same Path APEC members band together for a common goal RMB6.00 USD1.70 AUD3.00 GBP1.20 CAD2.60 CHF2.60 JPY188 邮发代号2-922·国内统一刊号：CN11-1576/G2 VOL.57 NO.47 NOVEMBER 20, 2014 CONTENTS EDITOR’S DESK CULTURE 02 A Milestone Gathering 42 The Nightingale Hopes to Sing at 14 The Oscars THIS WEEK COVER StorY This little bird soars to new heights 44 A Private Matter COVer StorY Giving your child an advantage, no matter the cost WORLD 20 New Impetus Sino-Russian cooperation strengthens FORUM their economies 46 Looking After China’s Senior 22 A Glimmer of Hope Empty Nesters Xi-Abe meeting lights candle in the dark APEC’s New Vision ESSAY NATION The Beijing meeting redefines 48 Upgrading Anti-Corruption Efforts 28 Finding Wisdom in the Past Asia-Pacific agenda Fighting the good fight requires resolve Keeping traditional culture alive WORLD BUSINESS P.18 | Maintaining Momentum 36 Falling Figures, Rising Spirits Lackluster foreign trade statistics haven’t New-type power relations stretch across the Pacific dampened optimism 38 Market Watch Nation P.26 | Saving the Sturgeon Scientifically significant species waning Cover Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping with other APEC leaders during their annual meeting in Beijing on November 11 (LAN HONGGUANG) BUSINESS P.32 | Change Across the Board ©2014 Beijing Review, all rights reserved. Economic reforms drive nation’s progress www.bjreview.com Follow us on BREAKING NEWS » SCAN ME » Using a QR code reader Beijing Review (ISSN 1000-9140) is published weekly for US$64.00 per year by Cypress Books, 360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48, South San Francisco, CA 94080, Periodical Postage Paid at South San Francisco, CA 94080. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Beijing Review, Cypress Books, 360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48, South San Francisco, CA 94080 EDITOR’S DESK A News Weekly Magazine Published Since 1958 President & Editor in Chief: Wang Gangyi Vice President: Qi Wengong Associate Editors in Chief: Li Jianguo, Huang Wei, Wang Yanjuan, Zhou Jianxiong, Ding Zhitao Assistant President: Li Zhenzhou A Milestone Gathering Assistant Editor in Chief: Wa Chunfang Executive Editor: Ding Zhitao The recent Asia-Pacific Economic round of APEC meetings, China proposed Assistant Executive Editors: Zan Jifang, Liu Yunyun, Yu Shujun, Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Beijing a Silk Road Fund. Previously, it proposed Production Director: Yao Bin were a landmark in its history. They the building of the 21st Century Maritime Editorial Administrators: Liu Xinlian, Shi Bosen Commentators: Zhang Zhiping, Lan Xinzhen, Yan Wei marked the beginning of a new period for Silk Road, the Silk Road Economic Belt, Opinion/Culture Editor: Yan Wei Asia-Pacific economic cooperation, and a the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar World Editor: Liu Yunyun change of China’s role in APEC. Economic Corridor, and the China- Nation Editor: Zan Jifang Business Editor: Yu Shujun The impact of the international fi- Pakistan Economic Corridor. 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Australia and New Zealand, destinations for President Xi Jinping in mid-November, have been its latest stops. LI XIAOHUA http://www.bjreview.com NOVEMBER 20, 2014 BEIJING REVIEW 3 THIS WEEK SOCIETY CHEN FEI ceremony of the mechanism. The gathering center should be- come a powerful intelligence support to China’s fight against terrorism, he said. Phone Users China’s phone users numbered 1.53 billion at the end of September, including 1.27 billion mobile phone users, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on November 12. Mobile broadband subscribers reached 525 million at the end of September, including 43.06 million 4G mobile broadband subscribers. Broadband through fixed-lines reached 200 million households at the end of September. About 92 percent of villages have accesses to broadband, according to the ministry. 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