Shanghai Hosts Multilateral Security Forum to Strengthen Regional Stability
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WORLD: Putin IN China P.18 | NATION: THINK TANKS ABOUND P.24 VOL.57 NO.22 MAY 29, 2014 WWW.BJREVIEW.COM ASIAN ACCORD Shanghai hosts multilateral security forum to strengthen regional stability RMB6.00 USD1.70 AUD3.00 GBP1.20 CAD2.60 CHF2.60 JPY188 邮发代号2-922·国内统一刊号:CN11-1576/G2 VOL.57 NO.22 MAY 29, 2014 CONTENTS EDITOR’S DESK 02 Do As the Asians Do CULTURE 14 44 Saving Ancient Tibetan Calligraphy THIS WEEK COVER STORY An artist’s brush with local history COVER STORY FORUM WORLD 46 Should Recipes for Chinese 18 A Historic Deal Medicine Be Open? Natural gas links Sino-Russian interests Securing a New Concept Asian bonds deepen through ESSAY NATION security summit 48 Viet Nam’s No-Win Game 28 Decentralizing Power China and Viet Nam should stay Checking the power of local officials positive 30 Leaving in Peace Terminally ill patients find solace at a Beijing hospice NATION BUSINESS | 36 Unlocking the Stock Market P.24 Golden Age of Think Tanks Opening up China’s capital market A nationwide boost of brain power 38 Full-Pricing Autonomy Telecom operators need fresh competition BUSINESS 40 Market Watch P.34 | Maritime Prosperity Sino-ASEAN efforts extend to the sea WORLD P.20 | The Myth of the ‘Land Grab’ Addressing misperceptions ©2014 Beijing Review, all rights reserved. about Sino-African agribusiness www.bjreview.com Follow us on BREAKING NEWS » SCAN ME » Using a QR code reader Beijing Review (ISSN 1000-9140) is published weekly for US$64.00 per year by Cypress Books, 360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48, South San Francisco, CA 94080, Periodical Postage Paid at South San Francisco, CA 94080. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Beijing Review, Cypress Books, 360 Swift Avenue, Suite 48, South San Francisco, CA 94080 EDITOR’S DESK A News Weekly Magazine Published Since 1958 President & Editor in Chief: Wang Gangyi Vice President: Qi Wengong Associate Editors in Chief: Li Jianguo, Huang Wei, Wang Yanjuan, Zhou Jianxiong, Ding Zhitao Assistant President: Li Zhenzhou Assistant Editor in Chief: Wa Chunfang Executive Editor: Ding Zhitao Do as the Asians Do Assistant Executive Editors: Yao Bin, Zhang Zhiping, Zan Jifang Editorial Administrators: Zhang Xiaoli, Shi Bosen At a time when tensions loom over many the global economic recovery from the 2008 Opinion Editor: Zan Jifang World Editor: Yan Wei parts of Asia—from the lingering civil war financial crisis. The sustainable development Nation Editor: Yao Bin in Syria to simmering territorial disputes in of Asia, which accounts for about two thirds Business Editors: Yu Shujun, Lan Xinzhen Culture Editor: Liu Yunyun the South China Sea—leaders from the of the world’s population and one third of its Editorial Consultants: Joseph Halvorson, Kieran Pringle, Eric Daly 26-member Conference on Interaction total GDP, is a blessing to humanity. In this Staff Reporters: Tang Yuankai, Ding Ying, Ding Wenlei, Wang Jun, Li Li, and Confidence Building Measures in Asia sense, high credit should be given to the Yin Pumin, Pan Xiaoqiao, Yuan Yuan, Wang Hairong, Chen Ran, Liu Xinlian, Yu Yan, Yu Lintao, Zhou Xiaoyan, Bai Shi, Li Fangfang, Deng Yaqing, Ji Jing (CICA) produced a milestone declaration at a CICA. Representing the diversity of the vast Photo Editor: Wang Xiang recent summit in Shanghai. The declaration continent, the forum aims to facilitate Asia’s Photographer: Wei Yao highlighted their strong political will to work progress. On this platform, Asian countries Art: Li Shigong Art Director: Wang Yajuan together in an increasingly complex interna- can cash in on their diverse cultures and eco- Chief Designer: Cui Xiaodong tional environment. nomic resources to boost cooperation and Designer: Zhao Boyu Proofreading: Qin Wenli, Ma Xin The success of the summit may come dispute resolution. as a surprise to many. But the fact that CICA Of course, Asia is an open continent. It Distribution Director: Hu Keqiang Advertising Director: Yang Jincheng leaders were able to formulate a collective welcomes major global players, such as the Human Resources: Hou Jin response to common challenges is evidence United States. 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More than 3,500 evacuated workers arrived there after travelling 20 hours aboard four ships that were chartered by the Chinese Government. http://www.bjreview.com MAY 29, 2014 BEIJING REVIEW 3 THIS WEEK SOCIETY GONG LEI computers in the United States carrying 563 phishing pages targeting Chinese websites that led to 14,000 phishing op- erations. In the same period, the center found 2,016 IP addresses in the United States had implanted backdoors in 1,754 Chinese websites, leading to 57,000 backdoor attacks. Hackers in the United States have attacked, infiltrated and tapped into Chinese networks belonging to the government, institutions, enterprises, universities and major communication networks. Activities have targeted Chinese leaders, ordinary citizens and mobile phone users. Windows 8 Ban China has announced that it will forbid the installation of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system (OS) on govern- ment computers, a move that looks to ensure computer security in the wake of Microsoft dropping support for Windows XP. Welcome Back All desktops, laptops and tablet Captain Xie Beizhen (front) and crew members Wang Minjuan (center) and Dong Chen walk out of the Moon Palace PCs that are purchased by state organs 1 capsule in Beijing on May 20, after spending 105 days in the closed lab. must use an OS other than Windows 8, It was China’s first manned test of theMoon Palace 1, a 500-cubic-meter module that is the country’s first according to an online statement by bio-regenerative life-support base, and also the world’s third largest.