King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king
State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), an entity that oversees state-owned assets at a particular level of government, the most prominent one being the SASAC of the State Council 國務院|国务院[Guo2wu4yuan4]
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局[Guo2 jia1 Guang3 bo1 Dian4 shi4 Zong3 ju2]) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设[tuan2 dui4 jian4 she4]) / building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 zhu3 yi4 Qing1 nian2 tuan2]
PRC State Planning Committee, set up in 1952, replaced in 1998 by State Development and Planning Committee 國家發展計劃委員會|国家发展计划委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 Ji4 hua4 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] then in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会[Guo2 jia1 Fa1 zhan3 he2 Gai3 ge2 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
PRC State Development and Planning Committee, set up 1998 to replace State Planning Committee 國家計劃委員會|国家计划委员会, replaced in 2003 by National Development and Reform Commission 國家發展和改革委員會|国家发展和改革委员会
lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom) / the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears
Wei State (407-225 BC), one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Wei State or Cao Wei 曹魏 (220-265), the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms
Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / NAM Summit
Summit Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries / NAM Summit
ideological and political education (abbr. for 思想政治教育[si1 xiang3 zheng4 zhi4 jiao4 yu4]) (state-directed education in China aimed at promoting Marxism, patriotism and socialist values, particularly in schools and universities – also, more broadly, ideological guidance in workplaces, media and public discourse)
(of a nation) to join an alliance / (of an athlete) to join a sports team / (of an entrepreneur) to join a franchise / (of an actor) to join the cast of a movie / (of a recording artist) to sign with a label
Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
The four tones
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