WINTER SPORTS STAR MAKES X GAMES HISTORY

Gu Ailing， also known as Eileen Gu， won three medals in three events at the X Games Aspen 2021 in Colorado， the United States. It is a never-before-equaled feat by a first-time performer in the history of the extreme sports event hosted by U.S. sports broadcaster ESPN.

The 17-year-old started her 24-hour medal-winning spree with a bronze in the womens ski big air competition， then followed it up with a gold at the superslope and a second gold in ski superpipe.

Gu， born in California， now competes for China.

In 2019， Gu， whose mother is Chinese and father American， made the call to compete for China. Reports say she is preparing for gold at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Beijing is her mothers hometown.

Revival of Bookstores

Beijing Youth Daily January 27

Recently， young people are willing to visit bookstores with unique characteristics so that they can take photos and post them on their social media accounts like Instagram.

Generally， those stores have unique interior decoration， and some have even created their culture to develop an unassailable position in market competition.

This business model has become a practical way of survival for brickand-mortar bookstores that have been facing a challenge from e-commerce for a long time with their disadvantages in pricing and convenience.

The novel coronavirus disease（COVID-19） epidemic worsened the situation for them.

While some doubt whether it is the right way for the development of bookstores， it is undeniable that their popularity has brought them many young people striving for fresh experiences and trendy items. And multiple services have expanded their income， supporting them in maintaining operation and supplying good books.

Today， many shopping malls want to include Internet-famous stores， offering them a low rent due to their influence. That is a good sign for the development of physical bookstores.

COVID-19 Strategy

China Newsweek January 25

Shijiazhuang， capital city of Hebei Province， north China， recently reported a spurt in COVID-19 cases.

Feng Zijian， Deputy Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention， said the virus found in Hebei is not a local one. Most likely， it came from Europe.

Lu Hongzhou， a professor at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center， said the new cases were mainly found in rural areas， which suggests that the COVID-19 prevention and control work has not received enough attention in those areas. Village clinics too had not paid enough attention to the disease. So it is urgent to enhance medical training at the rural level to detect infected patients as early as possible.

With a high incidence of infectious diseases in winter， the difficulty and cost of COVID-19 prevention and control has surged. However， from the perspective of health economics， the cost of decisive approaches such as having mass nucleic acid tests is much less than the loss incurred due to the epidemics long-term effect and regional lockdowns.

“We have achieved excellent performance in containing the virus in 2020， and should share our experience，” Jiang Qingwu， a professor at the School of Public Health of Shanghai-based Fudan University， said. “After COVID-19 vaccines are widely available， the strategy needs further adjustment.”

Synergetic Development

Guancha.gmw.cn January 29

The economic performance of all provinces and regions during the 13th FiveYear Plan （2016-20） has been released. The difference in their GDPs and the gap between the north and the south have generated discussions on the Internet.

In recent years， the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta have embarked on a path of high-quality development while the growth of some provinces in north China has slowed down. But that does not mean our expectation on the north is lowered.

As part of a country with a vast territory and a large population， different regions are designed to play different roles according to local conditions and the national economic layout.

Lu Ming， a professor of economics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University， said GDP is not the only indicator reflecting development. Different regions have their own advantages and play an indispensable role in the countrys progress.

While some places seem to be developing slowly， making the gap between the north and the south look wider， all regions are experiencing rapid economic growth and taking full advantage of their unique features.

EMINENT TRANSLATOR PASSES AWAY

Lin Wusun， eminent translator， interpreter and journalist whose work was to introduce China to the world， passed away on January 27 at the age of 93.

Lin was president of China International Publishing Group （CIPG） from 1988-93 and executive vice president of the Translators Association of China from 1992-2004. In 2019， CIPG honored him with a life-achievement award.

As a philosophy major， he thought he could explain the Western way of thinking to the Chinese and explain China to the West. Among his best-known work is his English translation of The Art of War， described as Asias most famous ancient military treatise.

He participated in the founding of Beijing Review in 1958. Later， he became associate editor in chief and the acting president of BEIJING REVIEW.

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Vice President of the Asia Society Policy Institute Daniel Russel to Xinhua News Agency on February 1

“China and the United States should treat each other as partners rather than adversaries， help rather than fight each other， and， as the Americans like to say， ‘lead by the power of example rather than the example of power.”

Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng， at the latest Vision China event hosted by China Daily on January 28

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Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus， during the Davos Agenda 2021 closing panel on January 30

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