To Our Readers

Like you, we received many heartwarming season's greetings in recent weeks. We were reminded that good friends understand one another – and stick together through thick and thin. One friend bid us a "Happy New Decade," while another wished us "Ten years of shining achievements. The next decade, a fresh new start." Indeed, so we hope.

As the new decade begins, we the founding members of Caijing Magazine have moved to a new publication, Century Weekly. We've come a long way since launching Caijing in 1998. And we have a long way to go. The task ahead calls for vision and strenuous effort.

What are our goals at Century Weekly? The answer is simple: Support professional journalism, push forward reforms in China, and protect the public's right to know while chronicling, objectively and thoughtfully, our nation in transition. We firmly believe this is a valuable and achievable objective at this critical stage of national history.

A glimpse at our future can be found in our past. We've built a record of professional responsibility and experience which, together with our ideals, will shape our new endeavor. This record has and will continue to stand the test of time. So over the next decade, we expect to realize additional opportunities for creativity and growth.

From January, Century Weekly has changed its publication cycle to every Monday. The first issue for 2010 followed tradition by publishing January 1, while the year's second issue was published January 4 as a trial edition for our team's new platform.

The magazine in your hands, published January 11, marks our formal start as a fresh publication for a new year and a new decade. From now on, we will provide our best reporting and brightest analyses every week. In addition, Century Weekly's articles will be posted on www.caing.com every Monday.

We look forward to sharing our exciting journey with you. Enjoy the ride, because we are together.

Warm Regards,
Hu Shuli, Yang Daming, Wang Shuo and the entire newsroom staff
Century Weekly

2010/1/11