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| Tibetan readers and their beloved journal
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Progress of the Chinese Edition
As a long time subscriber of the Chinese edition
of China Today , I feel obliged to say something from
the bottom of my heart to its editors and readers.
I think the magazine has made remarkable progress,
particularly this year, in both content and layout. It is growing
mature ¨C more marketable and better suited to the needs of readers.
Without the propaganda tone found in magazines in the past, it
stands a better chances of having its ideas heard. The article
most worthy of mentioning is ¡°China Sees Huge Opportunities in
the Chinese Language Fever.¡± Living in southern Fujian Province,
I come in contact with many overseas Chinese. They share the opinion
that Chinese language education is a significant part of trying
to save the national root of overseas Chinese. This is also an
important means for the Chinese language to go global. The article
is filled with new information on the influence of Chinese language
in the world, which appeal to readers at home and abroad.
A visible change in the Chinese edition of China
Today is the increase in advertisement and picture. This
is a good sign that the magazine is making efforts to enter the
market economy, however, the texts of these advertisements still
need to be refined.
The Chinese edition of China Today has
paid particular emphasis to social and cultural issues in the
past years. These are important issues, but they represent merely
a fraction of the whole picture of China. I believe when China
Today was founded by Soong Ching Ling 55 years ago, it was
meant to introduce China's achievements in various fields to the
world, including economy, culture, sports, science and technology.
Chen Liang
Fujian Province, China
