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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a position paper on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. China emphasizes the need for an immediate ceasefire, the safety of humanitarian corridors, and preventing the expansion of the conflict. China proposes implementing a comprehensive ceasefire, protecting civilians effectively, ensuring humanitarian assistance, enhancing diplomatic mediation, and seeking a political settlement based on the two-state solution. China calls for a more broad-based international peace conference to formulate a concrete timetable and roadmap for the implementation of the two-state solution. [Extracted from the article]

Statistics from the National Press and Publication Administration show that retail sales of primary and middle school textbooks, as well as relevant teaching books, in 2018 were valued at a whopping 25.9 billion yuan ($3.9 billion). Wang Zhongdi (China Youth Daily): Currently, music, art, and physical education textbooks are already being recycled, but the recycling of textbooks is not free of disputes. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the Chinese government's release of a white paper which revealed the human rights progress of the country by removing more than 700 million people from poverty.

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development's plan to lead a business development trip to China is the latest U.S. state and local officials' unwavering enthusiasm to enhance cooperation despite simmering trade tension between the world's two largest economies. Bevin said that a lot has happened since the establishment of U.S.-China diplomatic relations 40 years ago, and he sees great opportunities for both sides ahead. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the pledge of Alibaba founder Jack Ma to work with industry regulator State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) in fighting against the sale of fake products at e-commerce sites. Topics covered include SAIC inspection on six e-commerce sites inChina indicating Alibaba with the worst performance on the sales of counterfeit and substandard products. Also mentioned is the White Paper on Administrative Guidelines for Alibaba released by SAIC.

The State Council Information Office released a white paper on August 12 titled Moderate Prosperity in All Respects: Another Milestone Achieved in China's Human Rights. China's human rights vision, based on its national conditions and people's aspirations, has made a great difference in the once impoverished country. The moderate prosperity not only cements a stable material basis, but also represents a new starting point for China's human rights development. [Extracted from the article]

The section offers social and political updates from China as of December 2018. Topics discussed include the award granted to Ye Cong, one of the designers and a pilot of China's first manned submersible, during the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up on December 18, 2018; details of a white paper released by the State Council Information Office regarding China's progress in human rights protection; and some of the economic and social development at Beijing, China over the past 40 years.

The article offers information on the use of plastic bag in China even after the issue of government regulation on limiting production, sale and use for retail purposes. Topics discussed include marking the price of plastic bags and charge the cost in addition to commodity prices by retailers; availability of plastics bags at brick-and-mortar retail facilities and difficulties for curbing plastic pollution due to e-commerce.

This section offers news briefs featured in various Chinese publications. China's State Council Information Office issued a white paper on December 15, 2017 describing the achievements made in the protection of human rights over the past five years. A 2016 cyber-poll showed that creating a nationwide healthcare service network was the topic of most concern among the Chinese. Quantum scientist Pan Jianwei has been named one of the 10 people who mattered in 2017 by science journal "Nature."

The article offers news briefs related to China as of August 10, 2017. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced the relocation projects which have been started this year to lift people out of poverty. World Trade Organization will ban the foreign garbage smuggling such as solid wastes, plastics and unsorted paper. World Bank will allocate fund for cities in China to help ease traffic congestion.

The article discusses how U.S. artist Pamel Tobey celebrates the 2019 Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China since moving with her husband in 2015. Tobey writes Chinese couplets on red paper pasted on both sides of the front door. She celebrated the New Year with her Chinese friends. She hopes to return to the U.S. with more Chinese values incorporated into her own life.

The article offers news brief in China. A white paper was issued by the State Council Information Office on the reforms made by the judicial authorities in many areas to further improve legal procedures for safeguarding human rights. The State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs will pilot a program to streamline work application paperwork for foreigners. A research center was founded for the study of a book of a navigation guide for the South China Sea.

This section offers Chinese community news briefs as of August 2016. The anniversary of the Tangshan earthquake on July 28, 1976 was commemorated by pasting paper flowers on the memorial wall in Tangshan, Hebei Province, China. The regulation for protecting ethnic minorities from discrimination was amended by the Chinese Government. The July 26, 2016 meeting of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has set the Sixth Plenary Session on October 2016.

The article offers information on high occurrence of myopia among Chinese based on the white paper National Visual Health released by the China Development Research Center in June 2016. Topics discussed include causes of the visual impairment, prevalence in children, and social and economic cost of myopia incurred. Comments from eye doctor Zhou Xingtao are also included.

The article refers to China's economic development which is unbalanced, with a gap between urban and rural areas. Topics include white paper titled China and the World Trade Organization released by State Council Information Office of China's WTO commitments, expound China's principles, stances; China's gross domestic product has increased from 2001; and China has aligned closely with multilateral trade rules, liberalize trade in goods and services, and protection of intellectual property.

An editorial is presented on the economic development of Jinjiang, a coastal city in China. It expresses the view that the city's development is due to the strategic economic models focusing on private enterprises including China's largest tissue paper, textile, garment and a shoe-making industry; improved medical care and pension systems for migrants and locals; and efforts of local people with the guidance and services of the local government.

The article presents information on the prevailing terms concerning the China proposed Belt and Road Initiative as translated by the China Academy of Translation. Topics discussed include a five-pronged approach as discussed by President Xi Jinping in his speech in Kazakhstan, steering group for the Belt and Road Initiative and a white paper entitled "Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road."

The article presents an edited version of an article on how the essay topics of the gaokao, the national college entrance examination, mirror the changes in China, published by Xinhua News Agency. Topics discussed include Gan Fubao who has collected all 40 exam papers since the test was resumed in 1977 and the story of Liu Xiang, editor in chief of a magazine, who still remembers the essay he wrote when taking the gaokao in 1977.

The article reports on the increasing number of Web television series produced in China in 2016, according to a white paper published by online video company LeEco and movie and television industry consultancy CC Smart.

The article presents views of readers regarding the newly developed technology of Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. (Tisco) for ballpoint pen tip manufacturing in China. Topics covered include Ran Yu of the "China Business Herald" saying Tisco has raised the confidence of the Chinese manufacturing sector while Shu Shengxiang of "Yangzhou Evening News" says it is not something that Chinese should be proud of. Also cited are views of Cen Rong of the "Sanxiang Metropolis Daily".