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People's Trust in CPC on Rise, Surveys Find Turning page Probe launched Epic comeback Israel approves coalition govt, into gas blast ending Netanyahu’s 12-year rule that killed 25 Djokovic wins his 19th Grand Slam title in French Open final SPORTS, page 20 WORLD,C pageH 12 INCHINA, pageA 4 DAILY Tuesday, June 15, 2021 www.chinadailyhk.com HK $10 Continuing tradition G7 statement People’s trust denounced as ‘deliberate in CPC on rise, slandering’ By Cui Chaoqun in London [email protected] surveys find China’s embassy in the United Kingdom denounced on Monday a joint statement released at the con- Respondents satisfied with Party’s role clusion of the G7 summit on Sunday, saying that the mentions of the Xin­- in leading pandemic fight, poverty relief jiang Uygur autonomous region and other regions in China in the By ZHANG YI A survey by the University of Cali- meeting’s communique “distorted [email protected] fornia’s China Data Lab conducted facts” and constituted “deliberate showed support for the government slandering” of China. Chinese people’s satisfaction and among the Chinese public has risen, The G7 communi- trust in the century-old Communist with the average level of trust in the Contestants prepare for a dragon boat race in Zigui county, Hubei province, on Monday, the last day Inside que called for a “time- Party of China has been on the rise, central government increasing from of the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The 2,000-year-old festival, which falls on the fifth ly, transparent, expert- driven by the Party leading the coun- 8.23 in June 2019 to 8.87 in May last day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar, features a variety of events that commemorate Editorial, led and science-based” try in fighting the COVID-19 pandem- year, measured on a scale of one to 10. Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet from the State of Chu during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). Zigui page 10 Phase II COVID-19 ori- ic and eliminating extreme poverty, When respondents were asked was Qu’s hometown. ZHENG JIAYU / FOR CHINA DAILY gins study in China to according to reports and analysts. whether they preferred living under be convened by the World Health Earlier this month, an image circu- China’s political system compared Organization. It said China should lated online moved many netizens. with others, the percentage of “respect human rights and funda- Three epidemic-control workers respondents who preferred China’s RIGHT TRACK mental freedoms, especially in rela- dressed in white protective suits system increased from 70 percent to tion to Xinjiang and those rights, were seen in a fast-moving vehicle 83 percent over the same period. freedoms and high degree of auton- carrying medical supplies into driv- A long-term Harvard University FDI growth to remain robust, experts say omy for Hong Kong enshrined in the ing wind and rain along a street in survey released last year found that Sino-British Joint Declaration and Guangzhou, Guangdong province’s Chinese citizens’ satisfaction with the the Basic Law”. capital, which was recently hit by a Party and the government has By ZHONG NAN and ZHANG YUE supported by the dual-circulation anticipated that China’s attract- The G7 also said it remains “seri- new outbreak of COVID-19. increased across the board, with the development paradigm — in iveness as a location for FDI will ously concerned about the situation central government receiving a The growth of foreign direct which the domestic market is the continue to grow in the second in the East and South China Seas” strong level of approval of 93 percent investment in China will maintain mainstay and the domestic and half of 2021, as the COVID-19 pan- and opposes any “unilateral in 2016, the end of the survey period. its sound pace this year, thanks to foreign markets reinforce each demic has seen a resurgence in attempts to change the status quo From the impact of broad national the country’s robust economic other, Liu said. export-oriented countries, includ- and increase tensions”. policies to the conduct of local town recovery and moves to upgrade its After surpassing the United ing India, Vietnam, Malaysia and In a statement, a spokesperson for officials, Chinese citizens rate the gov- industries and further expand local States as the world’s biggest recip- Thailand, in recent months. the Chinese embassy in London said ernment as more capable and effec- demand, experts and business ient of foreign investment last “If both domestic and global the group of Western countries had tive than ever before, according to the leaders said on Monday. year, China’s actual use of foreign manufacturers in those countries distorted the facts, and urged them, report from the Ash Center for Demo- Despite the fact that many for- capital soared 35.4 percent on a are severely disrupted by the pan- especially the United States, to stop cratic Governance and Innovation eign economies fully resumed pro- yearly basis to 481 billion yuan demic and stop working, it will such moves, and take more steps under the Harvard Kennedy School. duction later last year, the ($75.3 billion) in the first five have an impact on the global supply that are conducive to promoting “The most striking feature of our completeness of their industrial months of this year. The volume chain, and more FDI may keep global cooperation. survey’s data since 2003 is the near and supply chains cannot compete surged 30.3 percent from the flowing into China this year,” said “At present, COVID-19 is still rag- universal increase in Chinese citi- with China’s, said Liu Xiangdong, same period in 2019, data from the Ding Yifan, a senior research fellow ing around the world, the global zens’ average satisfaction toward all a researcher at the China Center Ministry of Commerce showed. at the Institute of World Develop- economy is sluggish, the recovery is four levels of government,” the for International Economic Meanwhile, foreign invest- ment at the Development Research weak, and global challenges such as authors said in the report. Exchanges in Beijing. ment in the service industry Center of the State Council. climate change are becoming Epidemic-control workers brave The independent survey drew on Due to China’s high vaccination came in at 381.9 billion yuan increasingly prominent. In this the rain to transport medical sup- in-person interviews with more than rate and the swift recovery of its between January and May, up See FDI, page 4 context, what the international plies to fight COVID-19 in Guang- 31,000 individuals from urban and manufacturing sector, services 41.6 percent year-on-year. community needs is the unity and zhou, Guangdong province, earlier rural areas between 2003 and 2016 to sector and foreign trade, the Chen Bin, executive vice-presi- Inside cooperation of all countries,” said this month. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY offer a look at how ordinary Chinese nation has emerged as a safe and dent of the Beijing-based China the statement. citizens felt about the government. lucrative place for global capital, Machinery Industry Federation, Comment, page 10 The spokesperson said Xin­- A red Party flag attached to the These trends are likely continuing jiang-related issues are not about vehicle fluttered above the workers’ today, Edward Cunningham, one of human rights, ethnicity or religion at heads, its bright color standing out in the authors of the report and director all, but about combating terrorism, the dim light. of the Ash Center China Programs at Prized encyclopedia to be separatism and deradicalization. The image was taken by a resident the Harvard Kennedy School, said in The so-called evidence used to slan- in Liwan district, a high-risk area an article published by the Christian studied at home and abroad der China’s policies in Xinjiang is where the first locally transmitted case Science Monitor in February. “fake reports” by some anti-China was reported in the latest outbreak, on He cited the handling of the COVID- ◆ scholars that have been reported by June 2. He shared it on the microblog- 19 outbreak as an example, and said as some Western media. ging service Sina Weibo and wrote: “In the central government engaged in New research center to promote Ming Dynasty tome Some Western politicians and the rainstorm, it is you who carry this lockdowns and the situation media outlets have so far largely flag to charge to the front. Pay tribute improved, satisfaction with its actions By WANG KAIHAO On May 31, the National Library based their accusations on reports to the heroes in harm’s way.” had increased and spread to views of [email protected] of China in Beijing announced that by Adrian Zenz, a so-called scholar, Many netizens commented that the local governments. the Yongle Encyclopedia Research and it has been found that these have Party flag made them feel at ease. One A survey of 5,865 people issued last ittle remains of the original Center would be established on its used unsourced and wrong statistics wrote, “The Party flag always flutters month by the Chinese Academy of edition of Yongle Dadian, premises. The center will promote and wild speculation, making his high on the front line”, and another Social Sciences’ China Anti-Corrup- an encyclopedia completed comprehensive studies of the ency- accusations dubious. commented “At critical moments, tion Research Center showed 96 per- in 1408 after being com- culture and knowledge in China. clopedia by teaming up with other Party members will surely step up.” cent of respondents were satisfied Lmissioned by Emperor Yongle dur- It is estimated that some 370 mil- institutions in China and overseas.
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