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Information about several papers discussed at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference (BFA) with a theme "Asia's New Future: Identifying New Growth Drivers" held April 8-11, 2014 on the pressing global and regional issues is presented. Topics include reform, innovation and sustainable development. The conference featured several speakers including Martin Jacques, Zhang Weiying, and Mitch Barns.

This section offers news briefs on developments in China. China is developing the third-generation "Fengyun" series of weather satellites to monitor meteorological changes and help in the struggle against climate change. A report issued by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China released on December 2, 2011 reveals that China published 121,500 academic papers on science and technology in 2010.

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.

Presents an interview with Fang Ning, the Deputy Director of the Institute of Political Science under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, on the issuance of the first white paper on political democracy by the State Council Information Office on October 19, 2005 in China. Late publication of the white paper due to Chinese Government's alleged reluctance to develop democracy despite its successful economic restructuring policies; Identification of the white paper as China's first government document on its political democracy with focus on consensus building; Purpose of the white paper to help people fully and correctly comprehend the sound development of China's political democracy, recognize reasons for the country's adherence to socialist political democracy and to strengthen their determination to be firm on the path.

The article reports that the State Council Information Office of the Chinese government published the white paper or authoritative report entitled "The Internet in China" on June 8, 2010. The white paper reportedly introduced facts of the development and use of the Internet in China and explained the policies of China on the Internet. The paper states that the Internet has had a role in promoting the economic development of China.

The article reports that the economic growth in China will increase in 2013 as a result of the new fiscal policy, monetary policy and economic growth model introduced in 2012 according to a blue paper released by the publishing institution Social Sciences Academic Press in Beijing, China.