2015年CRI The Trumpeter on the Book Cover-Bond between Two Families

The later generations of Edgar Snow, author of the book Red Star Over China, have met the son of Xie Liquan, the trumpet playing figure on the cover of the book in Beijing. Red Star Over China, a 1937 book by American journalist Edgar Snow, is an acc

2015年CRI China's High-speed Rail Maker Launches Operation in U.S.

The ceremony marking the beginning of the building process was held the city of Springfield. Earlier in 2015, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded a 560 million dollar contract to China Rail Rolling Stock Corp. to design and manufacture

2015年CRI Audience Impressed by Military Parade

The military parade to celebrate Victory Day began with dozens of veterans leading the formations. Among the observers of the parade, at the scene is a son of a late veteran. Li Haishan's father fought against Japanese invaders in the war more than 7

2015年CRI Xi: China and Russia Should Ensure Shared History During War is Not Forgotten

Chinese President Xi Jinping, coming fresh off his time in-front of Chinese veterans and current troops, has told Vladimir Putin the two should be working together to ensure their shared history during the war is not forgotten. As time passes, young

2015年CRI China to Finish Military Cuts by 2017

Here today, I'm announcing that we will be cutting the number of PLA troops by 300-thousand. Chinese President Xi Jinping making the announcement of a reduction of the Chinese military over the next 2-years. Yang Yujun with the Ministry of Defense sa

2015年CRI Soldiers Ready for Parade

Ask virtually any soldier taking part in Thursday's formations, and they'll tell you they're ready. After all of our training, our formations are clean, crisp and steady. All we've been doing at this point is just fine-tuning our steps to every secon

2015年CRI V-Day Parade Casts Influence Worldwide

Rolando Lopez Almo worked as Cuba's ambassador to China some 30-years ago. He says the Cuban people are well-aware of the contributions made by the Chinese people during the war. The Chinese people did quite well according to their possibilities. And

2015年CRI Russian Diplomat: Distortion of History Intolerable

Evgeny Tomikhin, Minister-Counselor at the Russian Embassy in Beijing, notes the victory in World War II came at a huge cost. He says its the Russian government's goal to ensure that sacrifice is not forgotten. The effort to prevent the distortion of

2015年CRI UN Chief Lauds China's Role in WWII

As one of the guests to attend the V-Day celebrations, Ban spoke highly of China's contributions and sacrifices made during the war. The UN chief says this year provides an important opportunity for the international community to review that part of

2015年CRI WWII's China Theatre (I)

August 15th, 1945, three months after Nazi Germany's final defeat, the world heard the then Emperor Hirohito conceding defeat, and announcing that Japan would surrender to allied countries unconditionally. We have ordered our government to communicat

2015年CRI Overseas Chinese Attending Parade to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of WWII Victory

Yang Qianghua, who lives in Germany, is one of the hundreds of overseas Chinese invited to attend the event. He says the younger generation tends to forget the sacrifices made during the war. Seventy years ago, our older generation, including those o

2015年CRI UK Expert on China's V-Day Parade: Would Like to See More Local Commemorations

For Hans Van de Ven, Professor of Modern Chinese History at Cambridge, China's Second World War commemoration on Thursday was a way to strengthen national identity among the general public. The War is presented as an effort by all of China to resist

2015年CRI China's V-day Parade Shows Respect to History: Foreign Experts

Michael Seslavinsky, head of Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of Russia, says the commemorative activities have expressed a respect for history. China suffered huge losses during the WWII. We should remember and respect the history and

2015年CRI Tibet Environment Well Protected

Dubbed 'The Roof of the World, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau encompasses Qiangtang. Qiangtang is China's largest nature reserve in Tibet. It's located in the northwestern part of the Autonomous Region, covering the foot-hills of the highest points on ear

2015年CRI NGO Helps Fight Hunger in Hong Kong

Founded in 2009, Feeding Hong Kong collects surplus quality food from manufacturers, growers, processors, distributors and retailers every day and delivers it to a network of partner charities. Now they are able to provide over 72,000 meals per month

2015年CRI Experts Provides Tibetan People with Technical Aid

Han Junwen, an Aid-Tibet program agricultural expert from northwest China's Shaanxi province, brought forage seeds to the remote area in 2005. When he first came to the county, he was shocked by what he saw large plots of barren land. Since the count

2015年CRI Stability in Tibet is Critical in Governing Border Areas: Chinese Authority

Media reports always criticized that there have been insufficient number of public facilities in Chinese cities. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said Tibet has realized remar

2015年CRI Global Investors Seek Opportunities in Xiamen

This year's China International Fair for Investment and Trade is featuring some 30-thousand programs the private sector will be able to take part in. Most of them are connected to the government's Silk Road initiative. As the guest country of honor a

2015年CRI EU Firms Still See Great Potential in China: European Chamber

Joerg Wuttke, president of European Chamber of Commerce in China, says the Chinese government's economic reforms have won recognition among a majority of the chamber's members. Wuttke has made the suggestion while outlining the Chamber's annual busin

2015年CRI More Efforts Urged to Help Teachers

Scholar Liu Chengyun says early-childhood education is something that is on-the-radar here in China. Primary and secondary education is getting more attention in the country, as more and more people realize it is the base of overall education quality