New Challenges in Chinese Women''''s Employment Brought by WTO

THROUGH 13 years hard negotiation, China is finally at the gate of the WTO. But what, after all, will WTO-entry mean for women's employment, which has always been difficult in China? What influence will the economic globalization bring about to Chinese women's social status and participation in economics? These are the matters of great concern for Chinese women who are seeking     

编者寄语

December 1 marks the 17th World AIDS Day. The theme forthis year's World AiDS Day is "Women and AIDS." A seriesof publicity campaigns will be held throughout China to raisepeople's awareness about the deadly disease. In this issue ofWomen of China, we present two articles about AIDS. One article is aspecial report on AIDS in China, which details Chinese people's efforts     

THE SITUATION OF CHINESE WOME (Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China)

On June 2. the Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued a White Paper in Beijing about the situation of Chinese women.The 20, 000-word white Paper consists of a foreuord and eight parts. Through a large number of facts and data, it introduces in details hou' Chinese uomen obtained historical liberation during the new' democratic rerolution and socialist rerolution led by the Chinese Communist Party, and how under the socialist system Chinese women hare stepped onto the path of equality and derelopment and become an important force in China's construction, derelopment and progress.In Seplember 1995, the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women is to be held in Beijing. To satisfy our readers' desire to knou' about the situation of Chinese women, we will publish the excerpls of the White paper, "The Situalion, of Chinese Women," in this and the Norember issue of our, magazine.     

Back from the Ashes

OCTOBER 18,1998. Paris. A 1,800-strong audience packedthemselves into the 1,492-seat capacityof the Le Notre Hall of the Louvre. TheDawn of the Chinese Nation—Ancientand Modern Fashion Show was in fullswing. 123 suits demonstrated the 4,000-year-old culture of Chinese costume andaccessories. The fantasy show by 30Chinese models and three French modelsenthralled the onlookers. The French Prime Minister, Vedrine,came to the show and told the reporter:"Chinese garments are really beautiful. I     

数字解读

US＄16 Million The 2008 Olympic Games will bring lucrative profits to China,"Li Jinhua,a researcher at the Institute of Quantative and Technical Economics under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS),told a recent academic seminar in Beijing."After deducting all the costs,it is expected that China will see a total profit of US＄16 million from the games."     

编者的话(英文)

The year 2000 is the 55th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan. Chinese Comfort Women victims of the War suffered physically and emotionally from the demands of Japanese armies. Though they are now elderly, these Chinese women, and the Chinese people as a whole, will never forget the barbarous crimes of the Japanese during World War Ⅱ. Please read Investigation: the Truth of Chinese "Comfort Women".     

DEAR READERS:

July 1st marks the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. It is a big event for mainlanders and Hongkongers alike. These days, the "Pearl of the East" is dynamic-as ever. Something is different though; Hongkongers feel more connected to the mainland, and they generally have a stronger sense of Chinese identity. Both Chinese and Western business experts predict a bright future—as an important financial hub—for the former British colony. Everybody at Women of China hopes Hongkongers have a happy celebration throughout July. We also wish them many successful decades to come.     

My Mother—Ye Hua

Ye Hua (Eva Siao) is one of the few Westerners who witnessed the Chinese revolution, and also one of the few of Western extraction who linked their fate with the revolutionary movement after the founding of New China. She married poet Siao San and China together. She not only shared a common fate with the Chinese people, but also recorded the Chinese revolution, construction and the years of reform with her pen and camera. Her experience and photographs have touched the cords of numerous overseas audiences. As the new century is coming, she has finally realized her life long wish and held an exhibition of her photographs at the China Art Gallery in Beijing.     

Computer Fever Hits China

THE term "home computer" became commonplace amongst Chinese citizens only a few years ago. Today, however, an untold number of Chinese women, representing thousands upon thousands of Chinese families, have joined in the home computer craze sweeping the nation. China is home to well over 300 million families, including 74 million families in cities and towns, with the latter figure representing a population greater than that of the United States. The estimated computer market for China stands at 100 million units. While one out of every thousand Chinese families currently owns a computer, the annual increase is rising at the phenomenal rate of 20 percent. Women usually control the purse stringsin Chinese families, especially in cities and     

The General Situation of Chinese Elderly Women Today

CURRENTLY there are more thar 50 million Chinese women over the age of 60, making up nine percent of the total female population. This number is increasing at the rate of about 2.8 percent per year. It is estimate that by the end of this century, one of every 10 women will be over the age of 60. This group of older women, with its own characteristics and demands, needs the attention and help of society. Over half a century ago when these women were born, China was still an     

Understanding Women's Status and Legal Rights

IN this new column we will introduce to readers the laws relating to women and children. To understand this is very important if you want to study Chinese women's status and legal rights. In 1982, the principle that women enjoy equal rights with men was written into the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, which was originally promulgated in 1954. In the new Constitution of the PRC that was revised and adopted in 1982,     

National Program of Action for Child Development in China in the 1990s(Abstract)

I. Introduction 1. The children of today will run the families of the 21st century. Their survival, protection and development decide, for the most part, the quality of a people and lay the foundation of human progress as a whole. The 1990 World Summit for Children endorsed the "World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children" and the "Plan of Action for Implementing the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children in the 1990s," (hereinafter referred to as "Declaration" and "Plan of Action" for short), In March 1991, Premier Li Peng signed the two documents on behalf of the Chinese Government, making a solemn commitment to this major undertaking. 2. The wholesome development of children has a bearing upon the future of China. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese Government have always paid close attention to the survival, protection     

《绿色中国》

China is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, and its habitats range from the vast deserts of the northwest and the Tibetan Plateau, to forested mountain slopes, to a myriad of rivers and lakes and the steamy tropical forests of the far south. China is home to many rare and threatened species. and conservation is now a firm priority for the Chinese Government. Interest in China＇s green heritage has never been greater,     

Nine Weddings in Half a Century

THERE is a Chinese saying the sentimentof which I am sure you all know: "Themore children you have, the greater your goodfortune and happiness." Here we see a mind-set that existed in China for generations, thebelief that having more children will not onlysafeguard your well-being and care in old agebut will help the healthy development of theclan. My parents belong to a generation whooft stated this philosophy. My mother married young (she was not yetsixteen) and managed to fit in nine children inall - eight boys and one girl, me. When mymother reflects on the past she says that shedid not experience much of the luck the     

No Ordinary Teacher

IN the language laboratory of the GraduateSchool of the Chinese Academy ofSciences, Yang Jia is teaching English to newdoctorate students with beautiful tones,gestures, and smiles. But there is one thingthe students don't realize about the active,amiable, patient and knowledgeable associateprofessor before them: she is blind. Yang was born in the Year of the Rabbit. At15, she was admitted to the EnglishDepartment. of Zhengzhou University. At thefarewell party, her classmates wished her "abright future!" she said: "I will be a bigscholar; I will speak English with a London     

Moon Cakes, A Chinese Favorite

CHINA is a nation with many ethnic groups. Thus, there are many legends to explain the nation's many festivals. The largest and most striking of these festivals are the Spring Festival and Midautumn Festival. Anywhere Chinese people go, they will remember and celebrate these two festivals. The Mid-autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the 8th lunar month. In this festival, Chinese people eat moon cakes, a baked food, with a flour crust around a dense filling. Coming in a great variety of flavors and styles, the moon cake carries a great deal of symbolic significance. The moon cake is round like the moon. "Round" is pronounced "yuan" in Chinese. This character is full of good meanings. When used in reference to a     

短讯(英文)

Chinese researchers have now successfully mapped 1 percent of human gene sequences. China will now soon begin a series of genetic engineering projects, including one intended to upgrade breeds of pigs, a biological drug project, and the engineering of 'super-rice', which will give a high yield, be of a high quality and be disease-resistant. Genetic research in China will also be linked to the pharmaceutical industries and used to treat gene-related diseases as leukemia, liver     

The Computer Festival

The Beijing neighborhood of Zhongguancun is considered China's Silicon Valley. After ten years of rapid devel-opment, it has hewn out a dominant position for itself in respect to computer markets, technology and labor force. Even on an average day, the famous "Computer Street" attracts a large number of visitors and consumers, but at a recent computer fair, the crowds were even larger. The purpose of the festival was to encourage computer use in homes and offices, to further promote the development of high-tech production and to keep pushing the modernization of information in China. The once-a-year computer festival will probably become a new custom in Chinese people's lives.     

肯尼亚妇女访问中国(英文)

"Everything is so new!" said, Hon. Zippora J. Kittony, National Chairman of MYWO, on this, her third visit to China. She was amazed at the number of new developments in China-particularly those concerning Chinese women. At the invitation of the ACWF, Madam Kittony led the KenyanWomen's Delegation to China this autumn, to observe Chinese women's participation in political affairs and economic activities. During the 11-day tour of Jiangxi, Shanghai and Beijing, the six-person delegation personally visited rural farming projects run by women, as well as inspecting community services and the development of cities. The Kenyan visitors expressed their support and mentioned how touched they were by the warmth of the Chinese people.