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President Xi: Create new urges efforts in achieving paradigm for sustainable development cybersecurity By MO JINGXI [email protected]
He hails important role of internet in President Xi Jinping has under lined the necessity of taking sub economic recovery, global cooperation stantial measures in the face of the COVID19 pandemic in order to By CHENG YU, HU YUANYUAN for cybersecurity, build a commu continuously push forward global and MA ZHENHUAN nity with a shared future in cyber poverty alleviation efforts and in Wuzhen, Zhejiang space and join hands to create a build an inclusive, sustainable and brighter future for humanity,” Xi resilient future. China is ready to work with other said in the letter. He made the remarks on Sunday countries to create a new paradigm The twoday forum, with the as he attended the second session of for cybersecurity as well as a com theme of “Digital Empowerment the G20 Riyadh Summit via video munity with a shared future in for a Better Future, Building a link from Beijing. cyberspace, President Xi Jinping Community with a Shared Future Noting that the vision of priori said in a congratulatory letter to the in Cyberspace”, is very timely, said tizing development should be World Internet Conference — Inter Liu Zhenmin, undersecretary upheld, Xi called for efforts to net Development Forum, which general for economic and social strengthen cooperation on develop opened on Monday in Wuzhen, affairs of the United Nations. ment and narrow the NorthSouth Zhejiang province. “As the world embraces digital gap in implementing the United Xi hailed the important role of transformation, the need for inter Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustaina the internet in promoting econom national cooperation has become ble Development. ic recovery, ensuring social more urgent than ever. The interna In order to tackle poverty caused progress around the world and tional community welcomes China’s A child watches cloud video footage using virtual reality technology at the Light of Internet Expo, part of the by COVID19, targeted measures promoting international coopera initiative and engagement in global World Internet Conference — Internet Development Forum, in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Sunday. and policies must be adopted, he tion against the COVID19 pan internet governance,” he said at the ZHAI HUIYONG / FOR CHINA DAILY said, stressing efforts to alleviate demic. Since the COVID19 forum’s opening ceremony via video. the debt burden of developing outbreak, telemedicine, elearn Yang Yuanqing, chairman and be guided by technological innova As COVID19 continues to nologies such as big data and countries as well as providing nec ing, sharing platforms and collab CEO of tech company Lenovo, said tions like 5G,” Yang said on the spread worldwide, countries artificial intelligence in resource essary financial support for them oration systems have been widely he was deeply inspired by Xi’s sidelines of the forum. across the world should leverage allocation and epidemic preven to boost infrastructure construc used, the letter noted. remarks in the letter, which reaf “The remarks empowered us to “global cooperation as a strong tion,” Zhuang said. “China has tion and connectivity. “China is ready to work with oth firmed the critical role of digital continue to leverage 5G to drive weapon and informatization as an shared such experience without The president also urged the er countries to seize the historic technologies and the internet. the transformation progress and effective means of fighting against reservation with other countries creation of a favorable interna opportunities presented by the “The digital and intelligent join hands with upstream and the pandemic”, said Zhuang Rong and such moves have been wide tional economic environment by information revolution, foster new transformation that we human downstream industrial chains to wen, minister of the Cyberspace ly praised by the international lowering tariff and nontariff bar growth drivers through innova beings are experiencing is a huge contribute to the development of Administration of China. community.” riers. Trade should play a role in tion, break new ground in digital opportunity for the information the digital economy and an intelli “During the pandemic, China reducing poverty and facilitating cooperation, create a new pattern technology industry. It should also gent society,” he said. has actively used frontier tech See Conference, page 3 economic growth and help devel oping countries better integrate into the global market, he added. PARENTS, In a declaration released on Sun day at the conclusion of the two TEACHERS LEARN US public names cub Xiao Qi Ji, Little Miracle day G20 Riyadh Summit, the G20 leaders highlighted their convic HARD SOCIAL By ZHAO HUANXIN in Washington He went to Beijing for talks tion that coordinated global action, MEDIA LESSONS [email protected] about the loan in January, right solidarity and multilateral cooper ◆ before the COVID19 pandemic ation are more necessary today Americans are celebrating their stopped travel, and said he is now than ever to overcome current Heated debate triggered newest giant panda cub by formally waiting for “our Chinese colleagues challenges. by WeChat groups giving him a name, Xiao Qi Ji, to give a final answer”. “The COVID19 pandemic and its which translates into English as “lit The Giant Panda Cooperative unprecedented impact ... is an By DU JUAN tle miracle”, on Monday, but they Research and Breeding Agree unparalleled shock that has ... [email protected] face a somber reality: The loan ment, signed between the National underscored our common challen agreement for the newborn’s par Zoo and the China Wildlife Con Giant panda Mei Xiang, who gave birth to Xiao Qi Ji (right) three ges,” the declaration said, noting raught parentteacher rela ents, who came to the National Zoo servation Association, has been months ago, eats sugar cane at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo the urgent need to bring the spread tionships are nothing new 20 years ago, will expire on Dec 7. renewed twice since the first in Washington on Sunday. PHOTOS BY ZHAO HUANXIN / CHINA DAILY AND of the virus under control, which is in China, but social media “It is our hope that we will have 10year loan expired in 2010. PROVIDED BY SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL ZOO key to supporting global economic has given them a new these pandas for just a few more The deal, which was last extend recovery. Fdimension. years,” Steven Monfort, director of ed in 2015, ends in early December. Xiao Qi Ji, born to 22yearold “When the cub was born, every The leaders said that they will Heated discussion has been the Smithsonian’s National Zoo The veteran conservation biologist Mei Xiang on Aug 21, is the fourth one had been suffering for so many be committed to implementing prompted by WeChat teacherpar and Conservation Biology Insti said that the birth of the cub sparked surviving cub born at the National months,” Monfort said. “This is just the Debt Service Suspension Initi ent groups, resulting in a high tute, told China Daily on Sunday. great joy during the pandemic. Zoo in the more than four decades a time when we think about some ative including its extension degree of emotion on both sides. “And then in the future, after The zoo has asked Americans to since the first pair, Ling Ling and thing very joyful and happy to for through June 2021, allowing For example, when a teacher they go to China, in the long run, select from possible names chosen Hsing Hsing, arrived in April 1972, get about all the troubles for just DSSIeligible countries to sus asked a 34yearold father at a we’d very much like to keep this by the zoo and its partners in China. weeks after thenUS president even a few minutes every day.” pend official bilateral debt service school parents’ meeting why he relationship going, and maybe that After five days of voting and just Richard Nixon’s historic China visit. At least 1.5 million people have payments. constantly failed to reply to WeChat means another agreement with a under 135,000 votes, the winning Over the next 20 years, that cou watched the zoo’s Giant Panda Cam As of Nov 13, a total of 46 coun group messages, and also about the different set of pandas,” he said. Chinese name was Xiao Qi Ji. ple produced five cubs, but none since the cub was born. The panda tries have requested to benefit way in which he cared for his son, Right now, the only thing the The name reflects the extraordi survived more than a few days. zone has been closed since March from the DSSI, amounting to an the father burst into tears. National Zoo has requested is an nary circumstances under which The arrival of a new couple, Mei due to the pandemic, making the estimated $5.7 billion of 2020 debt extension for Mei Xiang and Tian he was born and celebrates the Xiang and Tian Tian, in 2000 24/7 web camera the only way peo service deferral, according to the Tian, the current pair, instead of collaboration between colleagues changed the situation. Between ple can see the cub and his parents. declaration. asking for any new pandas, who strive to conserve this species, 2005 and this year, Mei Xiang has Regarding the digital economy, according to Monfort. according to the zoo. given birth to four surviving cubs. See Zoo, page 3 the leaders acknowledged that connectivity, digital technologies and policies have played a key According to media reports, the PLANNING FOR GROWTH | 14TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN role in strengthening the father, surnamed Yu, whose wife Testing time response to the pandemic and died many years ago, said he had facilitating the continuation of too much work to do to support two economic activity. elderly family members and his Innovation seen as crucial They also vowed to advance pan son. As a result, he was unable to demic preparedness, prevention, follow the hundreds of messages in detection and response, support the chat group. in nation’s modernization the multilateral trading system and In Jiangsu province, another accelerate efforts to end poverty young father posted a short video, in By ZHANG ZHIHAO China will uphold the central role and tackle inequalities. which he asked, “What’s wrong with [email protected] that innovation plays in modern me quitting the WeChat group?” izing the country and turn selfre Inside The footage went viral, with China’s blueprint to become a liance in science and technology many netizens supporting the selfreliant scientific power is about into a strategic pillar for national • Editorial, page 8 father’s decision, but saying they bolstering the nation’s ability to development. • See more, pages 3, 10, 11 dare not follow suit, as they feared solve key strategic issues through More details were disclosed in their children would be treated its own efforts and to achieve quali the proposals for the country’s differently at school. ty, sustainable development 14th FiveYear Plan (202125) for In the video, the father said one through innovation and ingenuity, National Economic and Social © 2020 China Daily All Rights Reserved teacher always told parents to experts and officials said. Development and the LongRange A member of the Vol.24 — No. 7349 correct their children’s home Medical workers conduct nucleic acid testing on a cargo worker The communique of the Fifth Objectives Through the Year 2035, Asia News Network work, which he believed was the at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Sunday. All six Plenary Session of the 19th Cen which were adopted at the plenary teacher’s job. local COVID19 cases that Shanghai reported from Friday to tral Committee of the Communist session. Sunday were linked to the airport. YIN LIQIN / CHINA NEWS SERVICE Party of China, which was See Groups, page 2 See story, page 3 released last month, stated that See Role, page 4