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Oct. 16, 2016, Chinese Speaking at an annual BRICS 11th summit of the Group of 20 President Xi Jinping urged the summit in the western Indian state (G20) major economies held in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China of Goa, Xi called for building up an eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou in and South Africa) countries to open economy while warning September, and to strive for a strong, c e m e n t c o n f i d e n c e a s a against all forms of protectionism. sustainable, balanced and inclusive “complicated, severe external global growth. environment” poses challenges to He asked the BRICS countries the emerging-market bloc. to implement the outcomes of the The Chinese leader also made a
4 News From China l October 2016 BRICS Summit five-point proposal for the BRICS reforms, innovate growth patterns, justice. nations to join hands in tough times, and build up an open economy. including building an open world, The Chinese leader urged the mapping out a shared development H e w a r n e d a g a i n s t five countries to strengthen vision, coping with the most protectionism, saying the BRICS coordination and communication in pressing global challenges, countries should take the lead in major international issues and safeguarding fairness and justice in opening-up and international regional hot issues, in a bid to jointly the international community, and cooperation by prioritizing such tackle global challenges such as deepening partnerships within the sectors as economy and trade, natural disasters, climate change, bloc. financial circulation, infrastructure infectious diseases and terrorism. connectivity and people-to-people “We should contribute the exchanges. Xi asked the BRICS member wisdom and strength of the BRICS countries to enhance cooperation countries and jointly seek ways to The president called for and deepen their partnerships to respond to challenges,” Xi said. enhancing the representation and seek common development, vo i c e o f e m e r g i n g - m a r ke t especially through the BRICS New OPEN ECONOMY, FAIRNESS economies and developing countries Development Bank (NDB) and the AND JUSTICE in the process of global governance Contingent Reserve Arrangement reforms, thus helping build new- (CRA) that were established in 2014. To a d d r e s s e c o n o m i c type international relations of challenges, Xi proposed that the cooperation and mutual benefits as “China is a staunch supporter BRICS countries advance structural well as safeguarding fairness and and participant of the BRICS
News From China l October 2016 5 BRICS Summit mechanism, and takes the BRICS discussed BRICS cooperation and environment and culture, so as to cooperation as one of its diplomatic other issues of common concern at bring real benefits to their peoples, priorities,” he said. “We believe the the Oct. 15-16 summit, themed with said Temer. BRICS cooperation will forcefully “Building Responsive, Inclusive and promote world peace, stability and Collective Solutions.” Noting that cooperation among prosperity.” the BRICS nations has played an At the summit, Indian Prime important role in facilitating global As this year marks the 10th Minister Narendra Modi called on economic recovery, Russian anniversar y of the BRICS the five nations to play a bigger role President Vladimir Putin said the cooperation mechanism, Xi w i t h i n m a j o r m u l t i l a t e r a l five countries should well implement reviewed the development of the frameworks including the G20 and the Strategy for BRICS Economic bloc over the past decade, saying the the World Trade Organization. Partnerships adopted last year at the BRICS cooperation platform has U f a S u m m i t a n d e n h a n c e grown into an international He also called for closer cooperation in renewable energy, mechanism of major influence and cooperation in such areas as finance, trade, investment, e- has actively pushed forward the economic and trade, investment, commerce, health and education. global economic governance finance, agriculture, urbanization, reforms. infrastructure and security, and Putin also called for combined suggested stronger cooperation efforts from the BRICS countries in The five BRICS countries mechanism building in these areas. pushing forward the reform on contributed to more than half of the global economic and financial global growth in the last 10 years, he South African President Jacob governance. noted. Zuma said his country hopes to beef up BRICS cooperation in the fields After the meeting, the five Also Sunday, Xi announced that of water resources, digital economy, leaders witnessed the signing of a China will hold the rotating chair of i nve s t m e n t a n d f i n a n c i n g , number of cooperative documents BRICS next year and host its ninth innovation, small and medium-sized on agricultural research, customs summit in the southeastern Chinese enterprises, outer space, deep ocean, cooperation and diplomacy study city of Xiamen in September. internet and people-to-people and others. They also attended a exchanges. joint press conference. The Goa China expects to work with all Declaration was issued when the parties concerned to implement the He said the BRICS nations summit concluded. consensuses reached at previous should help draw more attention and summits, deepen their partnerships, support from the international Along with other BRICS and write a new chapter for the community to vulnerable groups leaders, Xi also attended a dialogue BRICS cooperation, Xi said. that are easily affected by climate with representatives of the BRICS change and economic crisis. Business Council . Xiamen, a tourist resort on the southeast coast of China, is known Brazilian President Michel In a speech, he said the BRICS for its mild climate and beautiful Temer said that as the BRICS nations, affected by internal and scenery. nations are facing similar challenges, external factors, have seen weak they should make concerted efforts economic growth and are facing new Xi served as vice mayor of in overcoming the difficulties. challenges in their development. Xiamen in the 1980s. Brazil stands for trade and Meanwhile, they still maintain a GREATER COOPERATION investment facilitation among the competitive edge in the areas of EXPECTED BRICS nations as well as a stronger resources, market and labor, cooperative partnership in finance, enjoying a bright development Leaders of the five countries s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y, prospect, said Xi.
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The five leaders witnessed the signing of a number of cooperative documents on agricultural research, customs cooperation and diplomacy study and others
President Xi attended a dialogue with representatives of the BRICS Business Council .
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The BRICS cooperation has participate in and promote During the dialogue, NDB entered into a new phase after 10 economic cooperation among the President Kundapur Vaman years of development, facing both BRICS nations, so as to shore up Kamath reported to the five leaders challenges and opportunities, he confidence, push for reform and about the operation of the bank. said. innovation, boost pragmatic cooperation, and make greater The five leaders also took a He encouraged business contribution to creating a brighter group photo with captains of communities to seize these future for common development of juvenile football teams from five oppor tunities and actively the BRICS nations. BRICS countries.
BRICS ISSUES GOA DECLARATION PLEDGING ENHANCED ROLE On Oct. 16, 2016, the The Goa Declaration was a Brazilian President Michel Temer, emerging-market bloc of BRICS, result of the eighth BRICS summit Indian Prime Minister Narendra which groups Brazil, Russia, India, that was held on Oct. 15-16 in the Modi and South African President China and South Africa, issued western Indian state of Goa, under Jacob Zuma attended the meeting. here Sunday a joint declaration the theme of “Building Responsive, after a leaders’ meeting, looking to Inclusive and Collective Solutions.” The document said the BRICS play a bigger role in and contribute members expressed satisfaction with more to the global governance Chinese President Xi Jinping, the approval of the first batch of system. Russian President Vladimir Putin, loans by the New Development
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Bank (NDB), particularly in the pledging continuous support for the Chinese city of Hangzhou when renewable energy projects in BRICS world body. China hosted the 11th summit of the countries, and with the NDB’s Group of 20 (G20) major issuance of the first set of green On the UN’s 2030 Agenda for economies, welcomed the G20 bonds in RMB, as well as the Sustainable Development, the Action Plan on the 2030 Agenda initiation of BRICS Contingent declaration urged developed adopted during the Hangzhou Reserve Arrangement (CRA) that c o u n t r i e s t o h o n o r t h e i r Summit and committed to its has strengthened the global financial commitments to achieve 0.7 percent implementation by taking bold safety net. o f g r o s s n a t i o n a l i n c o m e transformative steps through both c o m m i t m e n t f o r o f f i c i a l collective and individual concrete Noting that BRICS countries development assistance to actions. represent an influential voice on the developing countries, adding that global stage, the leaders extended those commitments play a crucial Commending China for the gratitude to UN Secretary-General role in the implementation of the successful hosting of the Hangzhou Ban Ki-moon for his contribution in sustainable development goals. summit and its focus on innovation, the past 10 years and congratulated structural reform and development A n t o n i o G u t e r r e s o n h i s The five BRICS leaders, who as drivers of medium and long term appointment as the next UN chief, just met last month in the eastern economic growth, the BRICS
News From China l October 2016 9 BRICS Summit leaders emphasized the importance growth,improve global economic including the new quota formula, of the implementation of the governance, enhance the role of will be finalized within the agreed Hangzhou summit’s outcomes, developing countries, strengthen timelines, so as to ensure that the which will foster strong, sustainable, international financial architecture, increased voice of the dynamic balanced and inclusive growth, support industrialization in Africa emerging and developing economies contribute to improved global and least developed countries, and reflects their relative contributions economic governance, and enhance enhance cooperation on energy to the world economy, while the role of developing countries. access and efficiency, said the protecting the voices of least document. developed countries, poor countries The bloc pledged to enhance and regions. consultations and coordination on On the International Monetary the G20 agenda, especially on issues Fund (IMF)’s reform, the bloc The declaration welcomed the of mutual interest to the BRICS reaffirmed its commitment to a inclusion of the RMB into the countries, and promote issues of strong, quota based and adequately Special Drawing Rights currency importance for the emerging market resourced IMF. basket on Oct. 10, and urged and developing economies. advanced European economies to Noting that borrowed resources meet their commitments to cede two The BRICS countries will by the IMF should be on a chairs on the Executive Board of the continue to work closely with all G20 temporary basis, the BRICS IMF. m e m b e r s t o s t r e n g t h e n countries said they remain strongly macroeconomic cooperation, committed to supporting the On the security front, the bloc promote innovation, as well as coordinated effort by the emerging strongly condemned the recent robust and sustainable trade and economies to ensure that the 15th attacks against some BRICS investment to propel global General Review of Quotas, countries, and strongly condemned
10 News From China l October 2016 BRICS Summit terrorism in all its forms and capacity building assistance to support This year marks the 10th manifestations, while stressing that developing countries with respect to anniversar y of the BRICS there can be no justification both mitigation and adaptation for the cooperation mechanism, which whatsoever for any acts of implementation of the Paris gathers the world’s five major terrorism, whether based upon Agreement. emerging economies. ideological, religious, political, racial, ethnic or any other reasons. They also emphasized that the The bloc’s members have seen comprehensive, balanced and their cooperation growing over the The bloc agreed to strengthen ambitious nature of the Paris past decade, especially the c o o p e r a t i o n i n c o m b a t i n g Agreement reaffirms the principles establishment of the NDB and the international terrorism both at the of the UN Framework Convention CRA in 2014. bilateral level and at international on Climate Change, including the fora, and called on all nations to principle of equity and common but Despite economic headwinds in adopt a comprehensive approach in differentiated responsibilities and the BRICS countries and external combating terrorism. respective capabilities, in light of skepticism about whether the bloc is different national circumstances. losing its power over recent years, On environment protection, the the IMF said earlier this month in its BRICS countries welcomed the Paris India, South Africa, Brazil and latest issue of World Economic Agreement and its imminent entry into Russia conveyed their appreciation Outlook that in emerging market force on Nov. 4. They urged developed to China for its offer to host the and developing economies, the 2016 countries to fulfill their responsibility Ninth BRICS Summit in 2017 and growth will accelerate for the first toward providing the necessary extended their full support, said the time in six years. financial resources, technology and declaration. PRESIDENT XI ATTENDS BRICS-BIMSTEC LEADERS' DIALOGUE On Oct. 16, 2016, Chinese regional security, as well as the coordination, complement each President Xi Jinping attended a common needs for economic other’s advantages and promote dialogue between BRICS and development and improving regional economic integration, Xi BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative people’s livelihood and benefits. said. for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) leaders on The Chinese president noted He called for the alignment of emerging economy cooperation in that all of the BIMSTEC countries the Belt and Road Initiative and the the western Indian state of Goa. are China’s good friends, good BIMSTEC programs, so as to neighbors and good partners, and advance infrastructure construction Noting that both groups belong have maintained long-lasting and connectivity, and strive for to the big family of developing friendship and close cooperation common development. countries, Xi said the emerging- with China. market bloc of BRICS that groups Meanwhile, the BRICS and Brazil, Russia, India, China and Facing both unprecedented BIMSTEC countries should also South Africa, and the BIMSTEC opportunities and challenges, boost friendly exchanges at all levels that comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, emerging-market economies and in such fields as locality, media, think India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka developing countries should join tank and youth, in order to nurture and Thailand, share common desires hands and make concerted efforts to their deeply rooted partnerships, he in safeguarding world peace and enhance policy communication and added.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Jacob Zuma, Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and representative of Thailand pose for photo at a dialogue between BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) leaders on emerging economy cooperation in the western Indian state of Goa, Oct. 16, 2016.
The Chinese president stressed within Asia by upholding its leaders also underlined the that the G20 summit in Hangzhou neighborhood diplomacy featuring economic complementarity between last month has scored a series of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and their countries and vast cooperation fruitful results, which will play a inclusiveness, Xi said. potential. positive role in promoting international development and China stands ready to make joint Noting that the BRICS nations cooperation, and will help propel the efforts with all parties to lift the have made important progress in development of BIMSTC countries. dialogues and cooperation between such fields as pursuing innovative BRICS members and other sides to development and eliminating China will always prioritize new heights, guided by the BRICS poverty, the leaders called on both cooperation with developing spirit of openness, inclusiveness, groups to strengthen cooperation in countries, inject fresh momentum cooperation and win-win results, he various areas including connectivity, into South-South cooperation, and said. trade and investment, maritime open up new prospects for the economy and people-to-people mutually beneficial cooperation Other BRICS and BIMSTEC exchanges, so as to join forces for
12 News From China l October 2016 BRICS Summit development. experiences, carry out closer governance system and work They also voiced support for the cooperation in international affairs, together to address challenges, thus two groups to learn from positive i m p r o v e g l o b a l e c o n o m i c achieving common development.
COMMENTARY: BRICS GOA SUMMIT HERALDS MORE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, GROWTH
The BRICS summit in Goa, the global stage, the bloc, which To this end, the bloc is expected India has highlighted a greater role to groups Brazil, Russia, India, to work closely with the Group of 20 be played by the emerging-market China and South Africa, has (G20) major economies on bloc in the global governance system pledged continued contributions macroeconomic cooperation, and growth amid new challenges, to the global governance system innovation, sustainable trade and with the bloc looking back on over a and growth in a joint declaration investment, global financial system decade of fruitful cooperation. from the Oct. 15-16 summit held reform, an enhanced role of in the western Indian state of d e ve l o p i n g c o u n t r i e s, a n d Fully aware of its influence on Goa. industrialization in Africa and least
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developed countries, among others. since the setting-up of its are recent examples of its lasting cooperation mechanism. vitality. The moves will serve to continue the momentum built at the The five BRICS countries have On top of the latest growth G20 summit held in September in contributed more than half of the expectations for emerging markets the eastern Chinese city of global growth in the last decade. In revised up by the International Hangzhou, where the BRICS leaders seeking common development, it Monetary Fund, they would help last met. has worked to upgrade South-South dismiss downbeat speculations cooperation to unprecedented about the bloc’s vulnerability amid While stressing the importance levels, boasting effectiveness, win- increasing uncertainties about the of and staying committed to win results, a greater role in the global economic recovery and implementing the G20 Hangzhou international arena and a larger say g r ow i n g a n t i - g l o b a l i z a t i o n summit results, including the G20 of developing countries. sentiment in Western countries. Action Plan on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable The approval of the first batch “We should contribute to the Development, the bloc is also of loans by its New Development wisdom and strength of the BRICS s e e k i n g i t s o w n f u r t h e r Bank and the initiation of the BRICS countries and jointly seek ways to collaboration, encouraged by Contingent Reserve Arrangement respond to challenges” posed by a achievements made in the decade strengthening global financial safety “complicated, severe external
14 News From China l October 2016 BRICS Summit environment,” Chinese President Xi Jinping told the annual BRICS summit in Goa, while calling for the bloc members to build an open economy and warning against all forms of protectionism.
In proposals put forward, the Chinese leader urged to map out a shared development vision and deepen partnerships within the bloc, while expressing confidence that the bloc will work together to find opportunities to weather the tough times despite challenges.
With a focus on openness and collaboration, Xi’s proposals have highlighted a priority for BRICS Safeguarding fairness and to ensure a favorable external countries to push forward structural justice in the international environment for the development reforms, innovation growth and community should also be on top of and growth in each country. macroeconomic policy coordination the BRICS agenda. Challenges so as to strengthen the bloc’s including fighting climate change “We believe the BRICS competitiveness and inject fresh and terrorism call for the bloc’s cooperation will forcefully promote impetus into global growth and increased participation as well as a world peace, stability and cooperation. leading role in international efforts prosperity,” Xi said. XI CALLS FOR JOINT EFFORTS TO ENRICH CHINA-INDIA PARTNERSHIP Goa, India, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — countries’ reasonable interests in trust and deepen cooperation, he Chinese President Xi Jinping met global governance and international said, adding that they should also with Indian Prime Minister systems, said Xi. raise the level of cooperation in Narendra Modi here Saturday and various fields and continue to push the pair exchanged views on China and India should forward cooperation on major e n r i ch i n g t h e i r c o u n t r i e s ’ constantly enrich their strategic projects such as railway and par tnership and enhancing cooperative partnership and chart industrial parks. cooperation within multilateral the course of bilateral ties in line frameworks. with the fundamental interests of China and India should their peoples, added the Chinese consolidate pubic support for The development momentum president. bilateral friendship by boosting of China-India ties is encouraging, exchanges between their political and a healthy and stable China-India The two countries should parties, local governments, think relationship is conducive not only to maintain high-level communication tanks, cultural bodies and media both countries’ development, but to and dialogue at all levels so as to organizations, Xi said. safeguarding the developing expand consensus, improve mutual
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the western Indian state of Goa, Oct. 15, 2016.
Meanwhile, the two countries Chinese side is willing to work with safeguard their common interests. should support each other in India to carry on the positive participating in regional affairs and momentum of last month’s Group China, which will hold the enhance cooperation within of 20 summit in the Chinese city of rotating chair in 2017, is willing to multilateral frameworks including Hangzhou and push for positive work with India and other BRICS t h e S h a n g h a i C o o p e r a t i o n results of the BRICS summit in Goa, members to successfully host the Organization (SCO), the South so as to send out a positive signal of ninth BRICS summit next year, Xi Asian Association for Regional co n fi d en ce, so l i d a ri ty a n d added. Cooperation and the East Asia cooperation. Summit, he added. For his part, Modi said it is in the The Chinese president also two countries’ as well as the region’s Meeting Modi in the western called for joint BRICS efforts to common interests for India and Indian state of Goa on the sidelines deepen practical cooperation and China to maintain frequent high- of the eighth summit of the elevate cooperation to higher levels, level exchanges and strategic emerging-market bloc of BRICS, a s w e l l a s t o s t r e n g t h e n communication. which groups Brazil, Russia, India, communication and coordination China and South Africa, Xi said the on major international issues so as to India and China have the
16 News From China l October 2016 BRICS Summit responsibility to join hands and turn the 21st century into an Asian century, said the prime minister.
India is willing to strengthen cooperation with China within multilateral frameworks including BRICS and the SCO, Modi said, adding that his country supports China in hosting the BRICS summit next year.
India is the last stop of Xi’s ongoing Asia tour, which has already taken him to Cambodia and Bangladesh.
CHINA, RUSSIA PLEDGE CLOSER COOPERATION WITHIN MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORKS
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Goa, India, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met Russian President Vladimir Putin here Saturday, and the two sides vowed to advance bilateral ties and b o o s t c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h i n multilateral frameworks.
Xi arrived in the western Indian state of Goa earlier in the day for the eighth summit of the emerging- market bloc of BRICS, which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
He recalled that leaders of the five countries met last month on the sidelines of the 11th summit of the Group of 20 major economies in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, where they had an in-depth exchange of views on promoting BRICS cooperation and reached many important consensuses.
China, said the president, hopes that the BRICS summit in Goa will achieve positive results and inject n e w i m p e t u s i n t o B R I C S cooperation. Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in As China will hold the rotating the western Indian state of Goa, Oct. 15, 2016. chair of BRICS in 2017, Beijing stands ready to work with Russia and The two sides, he added, should Putin, for his part, said he is all other parties concerned to make a jointly promote a more just and delighted to see that Russia and success of the ninth summit, he reasonable international order and China have maintained close added. safeguard the interests of the communication at high levels and in emerging-market countries and various fields, which is very Noting that both China and developing countries. important to consolidating bilateral Russia are permanent members of ties. the UN Security Council and major Recalling that he and Putin held emerging-market countries, Xi said a fruitful meeting last month in Russia is committed to the two countries should strengthen Hangzhou and reached important enhancing cooperation with China coordination and cooperation consensuses on advancing the within multilateral frameworks and within the United Nations, the China-Russia comprehensive supports China in hosting the ninth S h a n g h a i C o o p e r a t i o n s t r a t e g i c p a r t n e r s h i p o f BRICS summit next year, he added. Organization, BRICS and other coordination, he said the two sides multilateral frameworks. should now earnestly push for their Calling China an important implementation. economic partner of Russia, Putin
18 News From China l October 2016 BRICS Summit said his country is willing to deepen Silk Road Economic Belt initiative They agreed to maintain close cooperation with the Chinese side in and carrying out cooperation with communication and coordination to such areas as energy, transport the Chinese side. jointly safeguard peace and stability i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , a v i a t i o n in Northeast Asia and the common manufacturing and space. The two leaders also had an in- interests of the two countries as well. depth exchange of views on the Moscow, he said, also supports Korean Peninsula situation and India holds the rotating chair of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic other global and regional issues of BRICS this year, and a summit has Union in aligning its development shared concern. been scheduled for the weekend in strategies with the China-proposed the coastal state of Goa. CHINA, S. AFRICA PLEDGE DEEPENED COOPERATION WITHIN BRICS, FOCAC
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Goa, India, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — He called for experience sharing Johannesburg Summit of the China and South Africa on Saturday on state governance as well as FOCAC held last December, in a bid vowed to boost bilateral cooperation mutual understanding and support to promote win-win cooperation and within the framework of the BRICS between the two sides on issues common development, he added. mechanism and the Forum on concerning each other’s core C h i n a - A f r i c a C o o p e r a t i o n interests and major concerns. The five BRICS leaders just met (FOCAC). last month in the eastern Chinese On friendly and win-win city of Hangzhou when China The pledge came out of a cooperation, the Chinese president hosted the 11th summit of the meeting between Chinese President suggested the two sides make Group of 20 (G20) major Xi Jinping and his South African substantial progress on existing economies. counterpart, Jacob Zuma, on the cooperative projects, including a sidelines of the eighth BRICS railway corridor, a science and Zuma said South Africa highly summit in the western Indian state technology park, vocational training appreciates the achievements of the of Goa. and local cooperation. Hangzhou Summit, especially the great attention paid to the Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, Xi called on the two sides to development issues as well as the China and South Africa are expected maintain close collaboration in cooperation between the G20 and to discuss BRICS cooperation and international affairs and make developing countries. other issues of common concern at concerted efforts to push forward the Oct. 15-16 summit themed the stable development of BRICS South Africa is committed to “Building Responsive, Inclusive and cooperation, so as to make greater deepening its relations with China, Collective Solutions.” contribution to world peace, stability he said, voicing appreciation for and prosperity. China’s support to South Africa in During the meeting, Xi praised such areas as infrastructure the sound development momentum China supports South Africa in construction and personnel training. of bilateral comprehensive strategic playing a bigger role in international partnership, saying China is ready to and regional affairs, he noted. He said South Africa is ready to work with Sou as to benefit people strengthen cooperation with China of the two countth Africa to push Xi said China is firm in and Africa-China cooperation within for concrete outcomes in mutually supporting African nations’ pursuit the framework of the outcomes of beneficial cooperation, sories. of development paths that suit their the Johannesburg Summit. own national conditions and free The two sides should maintain themselves of external interference Xi arrived in Goa on Saturday high-level exchanges and deepen and control. noon to attend the eighth BRICS communication and cooperation summit. India is the final stop of his between political parties, legislative China is willing to work with Southeast Asia and South Asia tour, bodies, armed forces and security African nations including South which has taken him to Cambodia sectors, said Xi. Africa to earnestly implement the and Bangladesh. consensus reached during the XI SUGGESTS CHINA, NEPAL FORGE COMMUNITY OF SHARED DESTINY
Goa, India, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) development strategies with “China and Nepal are close — Chinese President Xi Jinping Nepal and hopes to build the two neighbors linked by mountains and said here Saturday that his neighbors into a community of rivers,” Xi said in a meeting in the c o u n t r y i s r e a d y t o a l i g n shared destiny. western Indian state of Goa with
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in the western Indian state of Goa, Oct. 15, 2016.
Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa with Nepal to deepen practical China is ready to support Nepal Kamal Dahal on the sidelines of the cooperation. i n i t s p o s t - e a r t h q u a k e eighth summit of the emerging- reconstruction, especially in market bloc of BRICS, which He called on the two countries restoring infrastructure, people’s groups Brazil, Russia, India, China to strengthen high-level contacts and well-being and historical relics, he and South Africa. political communication, and said. enhance mutual support on issues Since the two countries concerning each other’s core China, he added, encourages its established diplomatic ties more interests and major concerns. reputable businesses to invest in than half a century ago, China- Nepal and take part in the Nepal relations have withstood the He also called for concerted construction of special economic vicissitude of the international efforts to carry out the consensuses zones and industrial parks in Nepal. situation and maintained sound and the two sides have reached on stable development, Xi said. beefing up cooperation on He also urged the two sides to connectivity, free trade and energy s t r e n g t h e n c o o p e r a t i o n i n China, he added, attaches great and continue to push forward agricultural industrialization, water importance to developing relations cooperation in their pursuit of conservation, irrigation and with Nepal and is willing to work development. hydropower generation.
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O n p e o p l e - t o - p e o p l e Nepal highly appreciates the Moreover, Nepal is ready to exchanges, the president said the two principles of amity, sincerity, mutual enhance coordination with China sides should increase exchanges and benefit and inclusiveness in China’s within international and regional cooperation in such areas as tourism, neighborhood diplomacy as well as multilateral organizations, added the education, culture, youth, media and China’s support for its peace prime minister. local affairs. p r o c e s s , p o s t - e a r t h q u a k e reconstruction and national Nepal is a member of the Bay He also stressed the importance development, he said. of Bengal Initiative for Multi- of maintaining coordination within Sectoral Technical and Economic the frameworks of the United Nepal views China as a reliable Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation development partner and is ready to regional mechanism which is Organization and the South Asian develop a more comprehensive aimed at connecting South Asian A s s o c i a t i o n f o r R e g i o n a l partnership with China, he added. and Southeast Asian countries and Cooperation. also groups Bangladesh, Bhutan, Dahal also conveyed Nepal’s India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and For his part, Dahal said the willingness to participate in Thailand. Nepal-China friendship is time- connectivity construction within the honored and unbreakable, for it is frameworks of the China-proposed On the margins of their summit established on the basis of the Five Belt and Road Initiative and the in Goa, Xi and other BRICS leaders Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Asian Infrastructure Investment will hold dialogues with their and features mutual respect and Bank. BIMSTEC counterparts. trust. CHINA, SRI LANKA VOW TO DEEPEN COOPERATION WITHIN BELT AND ROAD FRAMEWORK
Goa, India, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Lanka to carry forward the other Western countries and signed Chinese President Xi Jinping met traditional friendship cultivated by the famous rice and rubber with Sri Lankan President generations. agreement with new China, and in Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday, doing so, opening a chapter in the vowing to deepen bilateral pragmatic Next year marks the 60th history of friendly exchanges cooperation within the Belt and anniversary of the establishment of between the two countries. Road framework. diplomatic ties as well as the 65th anniversary of the signing of the To further their relations, Xi The two leaders met on the Agreement on Rice for Rubber, he suggested the two sides maintain sidelines of the eighth BRICS said, calling on the two sides to take high-level contacts and political summit in the western Indian state the opportunity to cement communication, and continue to of Goa. traditional friendship and deepen show mutual support on issues mutually beneficial cooperation, so concerning each other’s core China-Sri Lanka relations have as to lift bilateral ties to a new high. interests. s e e n p o s i t ive a n d h e a l t hy development momentum, said Xi, In 1952, Sri Lanka withstood the China appreciates Sri Lanka’s noting that China will work with Sri pressure from the United States and support for and active participation
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in the western Indian state of Goa, Oct. 16, 2016. in the Belt and Road construction, for the activities celebrating the 60th international and regional affairs. said Xi. anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and encourage more For his part, Sirisena said the He called on the two sides to exchanges among all sectors of time-tested relations between the deepen cooperation in the sectors of society, including local affairs, two countries have gained a stronger trade, port operation, infrastructure Buddhist community, youth, think- momentum under the new situation. construction, port-vicinity industrial tanks and media. parks, production capacity and He thanked China’s assistance people’s livelihood. The Chinese president also for Sri Lanka’s development as well suggested the two sides expand as China’s support to his country on He said the two sides should cooperation in the fields of tourism, the international arena. continue to advance their mega ocean, security and disaster cooperative projects such as the preparedness and mitigation. Sri Lanka adheres to the one- Colombo Port City and Hambantota China policy and is willing to Port. He said the two countries strengthen coordination and should enhance coordination within communication with China in Xi voiced hope that the two multi-lateral frameworks and international and regional affairs, he sides will make good preparations continue to support each other in added.
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Sirisena said Sri Lanka is Sri Lanka is a member of the Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand. w i l l i n g t o s p e e d u p t h e Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- implementation of relevant Sectoral Technical and Economic On the margins of the BRICS economic and trade agreements Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional summit in Goa, Xi and other BRICS with China as well as cooperation mechanism that is aimed at leaders held dialogues with the on mega projects. He welcomed connecting South Asian and B I M S T E C l e a d e r s a n d Chinese enterprises to increase Southeast Asian countries and also representatives. investment in Sri Lanka. groups Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, CHINESE PRESIDENT MEETS MYANMAR'S STATE COUNSELLOR ON BILATERAL COOPERATION
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in the western Indian state of Goa, Oct. 16, 2016.
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Goa, India, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — maintained a momentum of sound to maintain frequent high-level Chinese President Xi Jinping met development recently, and he exchanges. with Myanmar’s State Counsellor believes that the Myanmar people Aung San Suu Kyi here Sunday, will make steady progress on its path The Myanmar side thanks voicing hopes that the two countries of development that suits its own China for its long-term support, can increase practical cooperation to national conditions and will make Suu Kyi said, noting that her p r e s s a h e a d w i t h t h e i r new achievements in national country stands ready to advance the comprehensive strategic cooperative development and construction. bilateral ties and all-ranging partnership. cooperation, and expedite efforts The two leaders just met about to implement some relevant China is willing to join hands two months ago when Suu Kyi paid cooperation projects, which is in with Myanmar to carry forward their an official visit to China. line with the long-term interests of traditional friendship and expand Myanmar and China. mutually-beneficial cooperation in Xi said the two sides should all fields, Xi told Suu Kyi on the e a r n e s t l y i m p l e m e n t t h e Suu Kyi was invited here to sidelines of an annual summit of the consensuses reached in August on attend a dialogue between BRICS emerging-market bloc of BRICS deepening their all-round strategic leaders and state leaders of that groups Brazil, Russia, India, cooperation, strengthen strategic BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative China and South Africa in the communication, and maintain high- for Multi-Sectoral Technical and western Indian state of Goa. level exchanges. Economic Cooperation) countries at the BRICS summit. Xi cited such areas for For her part, Suu Kyi said cooperation as some existing large Myanmar and China enjoy a time- The BIMSTEC, initiated to p r o j e c t s, i n d u s t r i a l p a r k s, honored friendship, which has been connect South Asian and Southeast infrastr ucture constr uction, deeply rooted in the hearts of the Asian countries, comprises agriculture, water conservancy, two peoples. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, education, medical care, tourism, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Buddhism and local affairs. She said Myanmar sees China as Thailand. its most important neighbor and it is The president said Myanmar has of vital importance for the two sides
China India Relations CHINA, INDIA AGREE TO STEP UP COUNTERTERROR COOPERATION
On Sept. 27, 2016, China and They also reached consensus on Communist Party of China Central India on held their first dialogue on measures to strengthen cooperation Committee, and R.N. Ravi, counterterrorism and security in and to jointly deal with security chairman of Joint Intelligence Beijing. threats, according to a document Committee of India. issued after the meeting. The two sides exchanged In his talks with Ravi, Meng opinions on the international and The dialogue was jointly chaired Jianzhu, head of the Commission regional security situation and their by Wang Yongqing, secretary- for Political and Legal Affairs of the respective anti-terrorism systems, general of the Commission for C P C C e n t r a l C o m m i t t e e , mechanisms and legislation. Political and Legal Affairs of the commended stable progress in Sino-
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Meng Jianzhu (R), head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with an Indian delegation led by R.N. Ravi, chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee of India, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 27, 2016.
Indian ties. people of both countries. Ravi, for his part, said India w a s w i l l i n g t o s t e p u p He said terrorism is a common He voiced hope that the two communication and cooperation enemy of the global community, sides could put to action with China in the field of counter- a d d i n g t h a t s t r e n g t h e n e d counterterrorism collaboration and terrorism, so that the two sides counterterrorism cooperation protect regional security and that of could work together via unity and between China and India was the two countries. solidarity. conducive to the interests of the THE ASIAN CENTURY BECKONS by Luo Zhaohui (Chinese Ambassodor in India)
My bond with India started renowned Sanskrit master Prof. Ji in Delhi after joining the Foreign when I was young. During my Xianlin and the art history professor Ministry of China. Upon leaving postgraduate study in Beijing Mr. Chang Renxia. Back then, I had a India at the end of 1993, I had a University, I specialized in Indian dream to go to India one day. My second dream: to come back to India culture and history under the dream came true when I was posted one day. Now 23 years later, I’m back
26 News From China l October 2016 China India Relations in India as Chinese Ambassador and the two leaders since they took my second dream came true. office, and the third one this year. It is important to maintain regular Looking back at the past two exchanges between senior officials decades, both India and China-India of the government, military and relations have made great strides. legislature of our two countries, Today’s India still enjoys sound and give full play the existing ecological environment. Walking mechanisms to enhance strategic around Delhi, I can still come across communication and increase monkeys, squirrels and peacocks. mutual understanding. But the city is cleaner and streets Second, align our development wider with new buildings rising up. strategies. As the two largest Metros and highways remind people developing countries, China and of the profound changes India has India share common ideas and undergone. Statistics from the World complementary strategies of Bank shows that India’s GDP grew Luo Zhaohui development. China is at a crucial from $284.2 billion in 1993 to $2.091 Chinese Ambassodor in India stage of comprehensively deepening trillion in 2015. I congratulate India reform and economic restructuring. on the achievements it has made etc, and strengthened cooperation We are implementing programs such over the years. on climate chang e, global as the “Made in China 2025”, governance, reform of international “Internet Plus” and “Mass Over the past 20 years, China- financial institutions and so on. Innovation and Entrepreneurship”. India relations have come a long way, Together, we have contributed While India is also at a critical improving in both breadth and significantly to the building of a fair j u n c t u r e o f r e f o r m a n d depth. There has been a warming of and more equitable international development, and Prime Minister political ties. This year, President order. Modi has put forward such initiatives Mukherjee paid a successful visit to as “Make in India”, “Digital India”, China, and President Xi Jinping has As the 15th Ambassador of the “Smart Cities”. We need to align our met Prime Minister Modi twice, in People’s Republic of China to India, development strategies and pursue Tashkent and Hangzhou. China- I will work with Indian friends from common development. India business cooperation is all walks of life to promote our booming. Two-way trade soared relationship in the following aspects, T hird, dee pen business from $272 million in 1993 to $75 so that it will live up to its true cooperation. We may actively billion in 2015. People to people potential and make even greater explore a China-India regional exchanges exceeded one million for strides going forward. trading arrangement and encourage the first time last year, and 11 pairs cooperation on major projects. We of sister provinces/cities have been First, keep up the momentum look forward to new industrial cities established between the two of high-level exchanges. Frequent built by Wanda Group and China countries. China and India enjoy exchanges between our leadership Fortune Land Development Co. in close cooperation on international have injected strong dynamism to India. Such projects will help create and regional affairs, with better our ties. President Xi Jinping will jobs and boost India’s development. coordination under the framework attend the BRICS Leaders’ Meeting We can work together in new and of multilateral regimes including the in Goa and meet with Prime renewable energy and build up new UN, G20, BRICS, the Shanghai Minister Modi in a few days. This areas of cooperation. Cooperation Organization (SCO), will be the ninth meeting between
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Fourth, promote people-to- and beyond. We need to enhance differences. people exchanges. The two cooperation in SCO, and work countries can open more direct together to ensure success of the The combined population of flights to improve connectivity. We Asian Infrastructure Investment China and India account for one shall continue to do a good job in Bank and the BRICS New third of the world’s total, our religious exchanges, and properly Development Bank, increase relationship is no doubt one of the arrange the pilgrims by Indian Yatris strategic communication and most important bilateral relations to Kailash Manasarovar in China’s coordination on international and in the world. When Indian PM Tibet. Next month, a 200-member regional affairs and become global Rajiv Gandhi paid a historic visit Chinese youth delegation will visit partners of strategic coordination. to China in 1982, I was working in India and a Chinese art troupe will Sixth, properly manag e the Asian Department of the take part in the Delhi International differences. As two large neighbors, Foreign Ministry of China. I still Arts Festival. it is natural that China and India do r e m e m b e r w h a t M r. D e n g not see eye to eye on every issue. Xiaoping said when he met with Fifth, enhance international and What we need to do is to focus on PM Rajiv Gandhi, “Only when regional cooperation. As two major cooperation while properly handling China and India have developed developing countries and emerging differences. We shall reduce our will a real Asian Century emerge”. economies, China-India relations differences by expanding the pie of I have high hopes and great have gone beyond bilateral scope. cooperation and work for a healthier optimism for the prospects of We have broad converging interests bilateral relations by addressing China-India relations! and face common challenges in Asia MY TRYST WITH CHINA: TRACING 'OUR' FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME AND ITS CHINESE VERSION BY PROFESSOR B R DEEPAK RELEASED IN CHINA
C o n c e i v e d u n d e r t h e and presence 19 awardees of this books. Professor Deepak’s Tryst with framework of ‘Belt and Road’ year’s Special Book Prize of China, China is first in the series to be initiative by China Publishing of which Prof. Deepak himself has released. According to Professor Group (CPG), one of the largest been a recipient of in 2011. Deepak the book is just not about his conglomerates of publishers in Chairman of the CPG, Mr. Tan Yue personal tryst, but more importantly, China having over 40 publishing and 50 other dignitaries from all it traces all those footprints that giants including Zhonghua Shuju, walks of life graced the occasion. vehemently advocated opening of Commercial Press, People’s The CPG has selected 20 the channels of communion and Publishing House etc. was released influential China experts from Belt communications between India and on 22nd August 2016 at the CPG and Road countries and signed China in the civilizational history of headquarters in the glare of media agreements with them for similar these two countries. ‘Our’ in the title
28 News From China l October 2016 China India Relations include all those scholar monks on both sides of the Himalayas during the height of the Buddhist glory and beyond; people like Ji Xianlin, Wu Xiaoling, Jin Kemu, Liu Anwu, Jin Dinghan, Huang X i n c h u a n g , L i n C h e n g j i e , G e n g Yinzeng, Xue Keqiao, Wang Shuying, Yu Longyu, Jiang Jingkui etc. scholars on the Chinese side, and Tagore, Kotnis, P. C Bagchi, Tan Yunshan, Tan Chung, H. P Ray, Yap Rahman, Tansen Sen, Madhvi Thampi and many more on the With Editor in Chief Mr. Zhang Gaoli (Right) and Asstt. Editor in Chief, Mr. Liu Yongchuan of Indian side who not the China Translation Publishing House on the occasion of release only have kept the lamp o f c i v i l i z a t i o n a l both the sides. Romance on the Volleyball Court; dialogue alight but have also kindled Beginning of a Marathon Affair; the light of reason for such a The book contains 9 chapters – Return to Beijing: witnessing the dialogue in the times of war, Descent and Childhood; Degree Rise of China; Europe, Marriage and barbarity and geopolitics in the College Kullu and Jawaharlal Nehru Family; Chinese Fervours in India; hearts and minds of many people on University; Peking University Days; and Cross-Cultural currents between India and C h i n a . T h o u g h Professor Deepak as a narrator remains at the centre of the book, however, it remains a firsthand account of the gradual rise of C h i n a a n d t h e earthshaking changes that took place in China since the reforms of w h i c h P r o f e s s o r Deepak has been a witnessed. The Hindi version of the book would be published in India in coming days. Prof. B.R. Deepak with his family.
News From China l October 2016 29 External Affairs External Affairs SPOTLIGHT: UPGRADED TIES USHER IN NEW ERA FOR CHINA-BANGLADESH COOPERATION
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds talks with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 14, 2016.
Dhaka, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — new era for cooperation between the Xi was received on Friday at the Chinese President Xi Jinping on two countries, which established airport by his Bangladeshi Saturday completed a two-day state contact through ancient silk routes counterpart, Abdul Hamid, and visit to Bangladesh, during which the more than 2,000 years ago. given a 21-gun salute. The host two countries agreed to upgrade country dispatched fighter jets to their ties to a strategic partnership of A MILESTONE VISIT escort Xi’s plane after it entered cooperation. Bangladesh’s airspace. President Xi’s “historic visit”, The visit, the first by a Chinese called by local newspapers, started In Dhaka, posters with pictures head of state to the South Asian with the highest tribute to a foreign of President Xi and his Bangladeshi country in three decades, heralds a president from the Bangladeshi side. counterpart Abdul Hamid, and
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are Initiative, production capacity E N H A N C I N G S O U T H - adorning all the major streets and cooperation, information and SOUTH COOPERATION junctions across the city. tele-communication, energy and p owe r, d i p l o m a t i c a f f a i r s, Xi’s visit to Bangladesh, one of During Xi’s visit, the two m a r i t i m e a f f a i r s, d i s a s t e r the least developed countries listed countries agreed to upgrade bilateral prevention and alleviation, and by the United Nations, is also aimed ties to a strategic partnership of climate change. at promoting South-South cooperation, raising the bilateral c o o p e r a t i o n a n d i n c l u s ive relationship to a new level. They also pledged to map out development under the consensus new major cooperation projects, reached at the G20 Hangzhou During his meeting with Hasina especially in such key areas as summit. on Friday, Xi said the closer infrastr ucture constr uction, comprehensive partnership of transportation, information and During the meeting with his cooperation the two sides forged in t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d Bangladeshi counterpart, Abdul 2010 has yielded fruitful results, agriculture. Hamid, Xi said the two sides agreed w i t h b i l a t e r a l c o o p e r a t i o n to make unremitting efforts to advancing steadily in political, “Given the high-level political implement the 2030 Agenda for economic, cultural and security mutual tr ust and advanced Sustainable Development and push areas and on international and cooperation in many areas between forward South-South cooperation. regional affairs. China and Bangladesh, the upgrade (of bilateral ties) was perfectly timed The two sides have already After their talks, the two and proper, charting the course for s h o w n s i m i l a r i t y i n t h e i r leaders witnessed the signing of a future development of bilateral development goals and great string of cooperation documents ties,” former Chinese ambassador to potential for further cooperation. covering such areas as the joint Bangladesh Chai Xi said. building of the Belt and Road During his talks with Hasina on
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Friday, Xi said China stands ready to country’s largest-ever information The multipurpose road-rail push forward bilateral practical and communication technology Padma Bridge, being built by the cooperation by aligning the (ICT) project to connect nearly China Major Bridge Engineering development strategies of the two 20,000 government offices across Company, is the largest and most countries, noting that China is the country. challenging infrastructure project in striving for its “two centenary goals” Bangladesh’s history. while Bangladesh is pursuing its The project, undertaken by “Sonar Bangla” dream of national companies including Huawei and Once opened in 2018, it will strength and prosperity. China Machinery Engineering significantly improve transportation Corporation, has been considered a in Bangladesh’s northeast and The “two centenary goals” refer main project for building a digital southwest regions and bolster the to China’s aspiration to finish Bangladesh by 2021. Bangladeshi economy by 1.5 percent building a moderately prosperous according to the estimation of society in all respects by the time the “Xi’s visit signals the beginning economists. Communist Party of China of a new era and a new height for celebrates its centenary in 2021 and China-Bangladesh relations. There The bridge will also make it turn the People’s Republic of China will be more and more fruitful more convenient for neighboring into a modern socialist country that cooperation in the development of countries to use Bangladesh’s is prosperous, strong, democratic, highways, railways, energy, power seaports, and promote the country’s c u l t u r a l l y a d v a n c e d , a n d and communication,” Chai said. trade with China, India and harmonious by the time it celebrates Myanmar. its centenary in 2049. BELT AND ROAD OPPORTUNITIES Chinese enterprises have also Bangladesh, with its “Sonar signed deals with Bangladesh to Bangla” dream, aims to become a “Bangladesh, with its favorable build a two-lane tunnel underneath middle-income country by 2021 and geographic location and huge the Karnaphuli River, the first of its a developed one by 2041. population, market potential and kind in Bangladesh, and to carry out c o o p e r a t i o n s p a c e , i s a n detailed engineering design for a China is now the largest trading indispensable partner for China to four-lane expansion of a national partner of Bangladesh, and advance the Belt and Road Initiative highway. Bangladesh is China’s third-largest a n d p r o d u c t i o n c a p a c i t y trading partner and third-largest cooperation in South Asia and the “Infrastructure is crucial to project contract market in South Indian Ocean region,” Xi said in a Bangladesh’s development. The Belt Asia with bilateral trade reaching signed article carried by leading and Road Initiative and the BCIM 14.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. Bangladeshi newspapers on Friday. Economic Corridor will help improve air, rail and road transport China-made products, ranging The Belt and Road Initiative, for countries involved,” Jiang from daily necessities to large proposed by Xi in 2013, comprises Jingkui with Peking University said. machinery, can be found all over the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Bangladesh. 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It Better infrastructure calls for is aimed at building a trade and greater investment. The Asian Industries such as communications infrastructure network connecting Infrastructure Investment Bank and automobiles, in which China has Asia with Europe and Africa along (AIIB), of which Bangladesh is a technology and Bangladesh has great the ancient trade routes. founding member, and the Silk Road demand, hold vast potential for Fund, among others, could serve as cooperation, said Jiang Jingkui, director Bangladesh’s firm support for financial sources. of the Center for South Asian Studies the Belt and Road Initiative and and at Peking University. the building of an economic In June, the AIIB approved its corridor linking Bangladesh, China, first four loans, including one worth W i t h C h i n a ’s s u p p o r t , India and Myanmar (BCIM) have 165 million U.S. dollars for a power Bangladesh implemented in June the borne fruit. distribution system upgrade and
32 News From China l October 2016 External Affairs expansion project in Bangladesh. help Bangladesh achieve its Junyong, research fellow with development goals. We expect Chongyang Institute for Financial “The Silk Road Fund, the Asian c l o s e r C h i n a - B a n g l a d e s h Studies at Renmin University of Infrastructure Investment Bank and cooperation under the Belt and China. the New Development Bank will Road framework,” said Xiang CHINA, CAMBODIA TO FORGE AHEAD WITH COOPERATION, TIES
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, Oct. 13, 2016.
Phnom Penh, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) During his visit, Xi met with broad consensus, said the document. — China and Cambodia signed a Cambodian King Norodom joint communique here Thursday Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun China and Cambodia agreed to during Chinese President Xi Sen, respectively. The two sides accelerate the alignment of China’s Jinping’s ongoing visit to the conducted in-depth exchange of Belt and Road Initiative and the 13th Southeast Asian country, pledging to views on further deepening the Five-Year Plan with Cambodia’s further strengthen bilateral bilateral comprehensive strategic Rectangular Strategy and Industrial cooperation and traditional cooperative partnership as well as Development Policy 2015-2025, friendship. international and regional issues of while working to raise bilateral trade common concern, and reached volume to 5 billion U.S. dollars in
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2017, the statement said. Europe Meeting, East Asia sole legal government representing cooperation and Lancang-Mekong the whole of China, the Cambodian A total of 31 cooperation C o o p e r a t i o n g r o u p w h i l e s i d e o p p o s e s “ T a i w a n documents were signed on a wide maintaining close and effective independence” in all forms while range of fields covering economy, c o m m u n i c a t i o n o n i s s u e s holding that Taiwan is an inalienable technology, infrastructure, efforts to concerning each other’s major part of the Chinese territory, said the curb human trafficking, tax and interests, said the document. document. maritime cooperation, among others, according to it. China The two sides believed that the China and Cambodia should pledged more investment and South China Sea issue is not a jointly safeguard and carry forward cooperation with Cambodia on such problem between China and the their traditional friendship forged fields as energy, telecommunication, Association of Southeast Asian and cultivated by Chinese and agriculture, industry and tourism. Nations, which should be resolved Cambodian leaders of previous peacefully through friendly generations, including Chairman T h e C a m b o d i a n s i d e consultations and negotiations by Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai congratulated China on successfully directly concerned sovereign states. and Cambodian King Father hosting the Group of Twenty Norodom Sihanouk, the statement Summit in Hangzhou last month, Meanwhile, China reaffirmed in said. and praised China’s active the document its firm support to contribution to global economic Cambodian’s efforts on maintaining Under new international and g r o w t h a n d s u b - r e g i o n a l national sovereignty, independence regional situation, the two countries development. and political stability. w i l l e n h a n c e s t r a t e g i c communication, deepen mutually The two countries also agreed to Cambodia also renewed its beneficial cooperation and further consolidate coordination adherence to the one-China policy. c o n s t a n t l y e n r i c h t h e i r under multilateral frameworks Recognizing the government of the comprehensive strategic cooperative including the United Nations, Asia- People’s Republic of China as the partnership, so as to better serve
34 News From China l October 2016 External Affairs their peoples and contribute to Xi arrived here Thursday noon nation as president. In 2009, he paid peace, stability and prosperity of the for a state visit to Cambodia. It is his an official visit to the kingdom as region and the whole world at large, first trip to the Southeast Asian vice president. it said. CHINESE PREMIER CALLS FOR JOINT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT UN
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during the general debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York Sept. 21, 2016. Premier Li called for joint efforts to address sustainable development, global challenges.
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United Nations, Sept. 21 Implementation of the Agenda, term and short-term policies. (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li including its 17 Sustainable Keqiang on Wednesday took the Development Goals (SDGs) and All countries need to map out floor at the annual high-level debate 169 targets, is high on the agenda of macro policies in a responsible of the UN General Assembly to the 71st session of the UN General manner and take measures to deal expound China’s views on Assembly, which opened last week. with the impacts brought by international affairs and proposals to economic globalization, said Li. promote sustainable development as On behalf of the Chinese well as address global challenges. government, Li released the He urged countries to firmly country’s national plan for the oppose protectionism in all forms This was the first time for Li, implementation of the 2030 Agenda and safeguard the free trade system who took office as Chinese premier at the UN Headquarters in New represented by the World Trade in 2013, to address the 193-member York on Monday when he chaired a Organization in order to promote General Assembly. roundtable on SDGs. the world economy to develop in the path of robust, sustainable, balanced The theme of the general debate Li said it is in line with the and inclusive growth, and strive to of the 71st session of the UN common interests of the people all create an international environment General Assembly is “The over the world and an important that is conducive to reduce inequality Sustainable Development Goals: a guarantee to achieve the SDGs to a n d i m b a l a n c e o f g l o b a l universal push to transform our firmly safeguard the current development. world.” international system with the United Nations as its core and the International organizations Stressing that China attaches international relations norms on the need to first allocate newly-added g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e basis of the UN charter. assistance to developing countries implementation of the 2030 Agenda and developed countries should for Sustainable Development, Li The premier called on countries carry out its promise of aid to said the country played a role in to support the United Nations and developing countries in the hope of promoting leaders of the Group of the Security Council in playing a helping them explore a development 20 (G20) to reach agreement on the leading role in international affairs path suitable for their national sustainable development and map and continue to better the global situation, said Li. out an action plan during the G20 governance mechanism. summit held in the east China city of C h i n a ’s e c o n o m y h a s Hangzhou in early September, Countries should also stick to maintained a rapid growth since the which help to add new impetus into the general direction of seeking reform and opening up policy the global sustainable development political solution to hot issues and adopted three decades ago, Li said. efforts. building a global partnership featuring dialogue rather than In spite of serious internal and He called on the international confrontation, partnership rather external challenges, the economy community to jointly tackle the than alliance, he said. still maintains medium-to-high global challenges so as to build an growth due to the innovation and i n n o v a t i v e , i n v i g o r a t e d , On the current economic reform, he said. interconnected and inclusive global challenges, Li said the world s t r u c t u r e o f s u s t a i n a b l e economy is facing problems of The first half of this year development. insufficient demand and prominent witnessed a growth rate of 6.5 structural contradiction. percent of China’s economy, which The 2030 Agenda, endorsed and is in the forefront in the world, said launched at the UN Summit for He suggested countries apply the premier, adding that China Sustainable Development last year, various policy tools to address the contributes 25 percent of the world is a blueprint for eradicating poverty economic problems, combining economic growth. across the world for the years leading both need-side management and up to 2030. supply-side reform as well as long- He pledged that China will
36 News From China l October 2016 External Affairs continue to deepen its reform and to 166 countries and more than 30 300 million dollars in humanitarian follow the opening up policy, inter national and regional aid to relevant countries and promote the construction of Belt organizations, and trained some 12 international organizations to and Road Initiative and international million personnel in various sectors address the refugee crisis, he added. cooperation on production capacity for other developing countries, said so as to realize win-win. Li. China stands ready to further deepen reforms and expand As a big developing country Besides, China has become one opening-up so as to work with the with a population of 1.3 billion, of the first countries to deposit international community to build a China has earnestly carried out its instruments of joining the Paris better world in which each individual due international obligations, Li said. Agreement on climate change, Li can enjoy the freedom from want, an said. opportunity to develop and be China has provided 400 billion treated with dignity, said Li. RMB (some 59.9 billion U.S. dollars) The country will also provide PREMIER LI MEETS U.S. BIGWIGS ON BILATERAL TIES, COMMON CONCERNS
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang(C on stage) addresses a welcoming dinner party organized by the Economic Club of New York, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the U.S.-China Business Council in New York, Sept. 20, 2016.
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New York, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — percent to 7 percent, China’s “Our common interest is far Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has met economy each year can add the greater than our misunderstandings here with a group of leading figures volume equivalent to a medium- and differences,” said the premier, in the U.S. economic, think-tank and sized economy, Li said. adding that the ongoing bilateral media circles to deliberate on investment treaty (BIT) negotiations Chinese policies, discuss bilateral ties The Chinese economy still between the two countries are a and exchange views on issues of needs to grow at medium-to-high signal showing that the two sides common concern. rates to deal with 14 million extra would further open up to and make population of labor force in urban investment in each other. Remarks and statements made areas each year and China also needs by Li, who was here for a series of to wage war on poverty which is still The premier urges the U.S. side United Nations conferences and plaguing over 50 million Chinese to take a pragmatic and flexible engagement with a wide spectrum people, the premier said. attitude and work with China to of Americans, have been well reach a mutually beneficial and win- received, and deemed by local China is capable of maintaining win, high-level BIT. figures as conducive to promoting this medium-to-high growth rate, China-U.S. Relations. thanks to its ongoing efforts to O n C h i n a ’ s b u s i n e s s restructure and upgrade its economy environment, Li said while REASSURING ABOUT and the emergence of new growth complaints from some American CHINESE ECONOMY driving forces and dynamics, Li business people impressed him, he reassured the audience. also read a report by the U.S.-China On concerns about a slowing Business Council which told a Chinese economy, Li said on late FRICTIONS JUST NORMAL, different story. Tuesday that the Chinese economy BUT NEED TO BE needs and is capable of maintaining ADDRESSED In its annual survey, the council medium-to-high growth rate. found 90 percent of U.S. businesses Speaking to a welcoming dinner operating in China were profitable, Li made the statement when party organized by the Economic up from 85 percent in 2014. The addressing a welcoming dinner party Club of New York, Premier Li also Chinese premier also cited increased organized by the Economic Club of touched upon the economic and investment by U.S. enterprises in New York, the National Committee trade frictions between the two China. on U.S.-China Relations, and the countries and calling upon the two U.S.-China Business Council. sides to expand common interest China is still working to improve and properly handle differences. its business environment for foreign Faced with weak global enterprises, and as part of its overall economic recovery and waves of When bilateral trade and drive to further open up, China has geopolitical conflicts, no countries investment grow from nearly streamlined procedures for foreign can stay immune to these unstable nothing to its current enormous investment, said Li. and uncertain factors, Li told about volume, it is only inevitable that 1,000 elites of American businesses. frictions might arise, said Li. THE SKY CLEARS UP AFTER RAINS China’s economy, which has Frictions are not the dominating been deeply integrated into the element in China-U.S. economic Hours before the welcoming world, is slowing down, but still relations but just a minor part of dinner party, Li met with a group of maintains stable growth, at an annual cooperation, the premier said . leading figures, including former rate of 6.7 percent for the first half U.S. Secretary of State Henry this year, which is not easy for an However, they should not be Kissinger, former U.S. Treasury economy that has reached 10 trillion ignored, and the two sides should Secretary Henry Paulson, and U.S. dollars, he said. work to resolve their differences former New York City Mayor before they spread to others areas of Michael Bloomberg. With an annual growth rate of 6 the relationship, Li said.
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“It is a fact that China and the continue with its opening-up policy, have been welcomed with United States have both stable Li said Beijing will work even harder appreciation and applause among political relations and very close to streamline the administration, participants in the two events. economic and trade cooperation,” Li delegate more power to lower levels, said in his opening remarks at the and protect intellectual property Barbara H. Franklin, former closed-door talks. rights so as to create a better and U.S. Commerce Secretary, said she m o r e c o nve n i e n t b u s i n e s s very much appreciates the wide- It’s both in line with the environment. ranging remarks and candid answers fundamental interests of the two to the questions given by the peoples and conducive to world “ C h i n a - U. S. i nve s t m e n t premier. peace, development and prosperity cooperation enjoys great potential, for China and the United States, the and I believe the U.S. enterprises will “I am very pleased for the way largest developing country and the see an ever-expanding market in China the premier have stressed the need to most advanced developed economy, as well,” the Chinese premier said. continue build trade around the to maintain stable political ties and a world,” she added. close economic relationship, said Li. Li also said he hoped that the United States could relax export “Premier Li’s wonderful Acknowledging that it is restrictions on hi-tech products and answers to the questions have given unavoidable for the two countries to that the two countries could reach a us an excellent overview to your differ in certain areas due to different mutually beneficial BIT at an early date. government’s thinking on a range cultural backgrounds and national of critical policy issues,” said Carla conditions, Li stressed the two sides Calling the current anti- A. Hills, chair of the National should focus on mainstream and the globalization trend “only a setback C o m m i t t e e o n U. S. - C h i n a general direction of bilateral ties. during the process of globalization,” Relations. Li said the world needs to fix the “ T h o u g h C h i n a - U . S . flaws of globalization, instead of T he for mer U.S. Trade relationship has been through ups simply giving it up. Representative hailed Li’s meeting and downs in the past nearly four with Obama on Monday as decades since the establishment of He also said that China, as a firm “continued evidence of our joint diplomatic ties, it has always turned defender of free trade, will continue dedication to finding sound out fine, just like the sky clearing up to promote free trade within the solutions to tough problems.” after rains,” said Li. He also Wo r d Tr a d e O r g a n i z a t i o n expressed the hope that those framework. “We look forward to much more present at the meeting could help collaboration in the days, weeks and further promote the two nations’ APPRECIATION & months ahead,” Hills said after relationship with concrete actions. APPLAUSE listening to the premier at the welcoming dinner party. Stressing that China will Li’s remarks and statements HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINESE PREMIER LI KEQIANG'S VISIT TO CANADA Montreal, Canada, Sept. 24 The following is a summary of country in 13 years. (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li the achievements the two sides Keqiang on Saturday left for Cuba scored and the remarks the Chinese IMPORTANT AGREEMENTS after wrapping up a fruitful visit to premier made during the visit, the Canada with a string of promising first by a Chinese head of A joint statement released outcomes and inspiring remarks. government to the North American Friday by the two sides listed 29
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) holds talks with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 22, 2016. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) important agreements. third-party markets, in order to N a t i o n a l H o c k e y L e a g u e encourage and support enterprises championships. In solidifying a new chapter in of both countries to pursue their strategic partnership, the two e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t In the team’s locker room, Li sides held the successful inaugural opportunities in those markets. and Trudeau were presented with meeting of the Annual Dialogue Montreal Canadiens jerseys between the Chinese premier and The two sides announced the emblazoned with their respective the Canadian prime minister. goal of doubling two-way visits by names and the number 1. 2025 based on 2015 statistics. The two sides announced the “It fits me well,” said Li, who goal of doubling bilateral trade by EXPERIENCE OF CANADA’S added that with the jersey he became 2025 based on 2015 statistics. NATIONAL SPORT an honorary member of Montreal Canadiens. The two sides acknowledged the On Friday, Li visited renowned interconnected nature of the two Canadian ice hockey team Montreal Wearing the jerseys, Li and economies and the untapped Canadiens, and dropped the first Trudeau then entered the rink, potential of the China-Canada puck for a training match. giving high fives with young players e c o n o m i c a n d c o m m e r c i a l waiting for them. relationship, and agreed to launch Accompanied by his Canadian Li said he was pleased to exploratory discussions for a counterpart, Justin Trudeau, Li experience Canada’s national sport possible China-Canada Free Trade traveled to Bell Centre, and the two together with Trudeau in Montreal, Agreement (FTA). leaders were briefed about the the cradle of ice hockey. The two governments also history of the club, which was agreed to develop cooperation in founded in 1909 and has won 24 Then the two leaders dropped
40 News From China l October 2016 External Affairs the ceremonial first puck for a Philippe Couillard Friday, Li called their differences, knowing that their training game of young players of on Montreal and Quebec to common interests far outweigh Chinese origin and cheered from continue to spearhead China- differences, Li said Thursday at a time to time the energetic moves of Canada cooperation at local levels. joint press conference with Trudeau. the children. “China and Canada have When meeting Canada’s Senate QUOTABLE QUOTES reached consensus on launching the Speaker George Furey and Speaker feasibility study of the FTA. China of the House of Commons Geoff “Signing an FTA with Canada welcomes Quebec to play a positive Regan Thursday, Li said the National will be a challenge for China as it will role in this process.” People’s Congress, China’s legislature, have to bear greater pressure than is willing to strengthen the exchange the developed countries,” Li said During Thursday’s talks with of experience in law-making and rule Friday at a business forum in Trudeau in Ottawa, Li said Canada of law, and facilitate communication Montreal. “However, China is should loosen up restrictions on the with Canada’s Senate and House of willing to engage in FTA talks with export of high-tech products to Commons to help promote China- Canada to press the low-end China in a bid to tap potential for Canada relations and enhance domestic enterprises to move up the bilateral economic cooperation. understanding and friendship ladder.” between the two peoples. “The exchange of visits within For Canada, he said, the FTA one month showed that China- C h i n a a p p r e c i a t e d t h e will create more trade opportunities Canada relations are entering a new contribution Canadian Governor and facilitate joint efforts with China stage... it’s rare in the bilateral ties, General David Johnston has made to explore third-party markets. and conforms to the interests of to the bilateral ties. Though far apart, both countries as well as the China and Canada share deep China is willing to strengthen expectations of the international friendship, and the visit has mutual political trust and deepen community.” deepened mutual political trust and practical cooperation in a bid to pushed forward substantial forge a “golden decade” for China- It is normal for the two cooperation, Li said Thursday Canada ties, he added. countries with different national during a meeting with the governor conditions and in different stages of general. When meeting Montreal Mayor development to have differences. Denis Coderre and Quebec Premier What’s more important is to manage
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) and Cuban President Raul Castro witness the signing of some 20 cooperative agreements in areas including economic technology, finance, production capacity, telecommunication, environment protection, and inspection and quarantine after their talks at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, Sept. 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)
Havana, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — areas. participation in the 71st session of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the United Nations General Monday concluded his three-day This is the first official visit by a Assembly in New York and an official visit to Cuba, further Chinese premier to the Caribbean official visit to Canada. consolidating the comprehensive country since Beijing and Havana strategic partnership as the two forged diplomatic ties in 1960. VISIT TO FIDEL CASTRO countries inked more than 20 cooperative deals in a wide range of Li’s visit came after his Li visited Cuban revolutionary
42 News From China l October 2016 External Affairs leader Fidel Castro Sunday and profound adjustment, with old changing, Castro said Cuba would afternoon and the two exchanged and new issues intertwined with each like to safeguard world peace and views on bilateral ties, world peace, other and challenges emerging one i n c r e a s e c o o p e r a t i o n a n d regional hotspot issues, food after another, Li said, no matter how communication with China. security and other issues of common the international situations change, concern. the China-Cuban relationship of Fidel Castro visited China twice comrade plus brother, featuring in 1995 and 2003 respectively. Having conveyed the cordial mutual respect, treating each other Chinese President Xi Jinping also greetings of Chinese leaders and the on an equal footing and pulling visited the Cuban revolutionary Chinese people, Li said China together, will not change. leader during his visit to Cuba in cherishes very much the traditional 2014. friendship between China and Cuba. Fidel Castro, who just celebrated the 90th birthday in ENHANCED PRAGMATIC China is willing to cement August, said he is pleased to see the COOPERATION political mutual trust and expand remarkable achievements China has cooperation with Cuba so as to scored in the past five decades, and During the visit, China and enhance the friendship between the expressed admiration to the Chinese Cuba signed more than 20 two peoples, the premier said. people for their diligence and cooperative agreements in areas unyielding spirit. including economic technology, While noting that the world’s finance, production capacity, political and economic landscape is Describing the current world telecommunications, environment currently experiencing complicated situation as complex and ever protection, new energy and
News From China l October 2016 43 External Affairs inspection and quarantine, with the the economy has been vital to both leaders called for more witness of Li and Cuban President Havana’s push to modernize the frequent cultural and people-to- Raul Castro. country’s socialist model. people exchanges in the future.
In the talks with Raul Castro at Commercial exchanges between Li and his wife Cheng Hong, the Palace of the Revolution, Li said the two countries have grown accompanied by Cuban leaders and China has firmly adhered to the consistently, with bilateral trade senior officials, watched a policy of China-Cuba friendship, reaching some 2.2 billion U.S. dollars performance entitled Havana supported Cuba in following a in 2015 and further expanding in Night at the Grand Theater of socialist path and promoted bilateral 2016. Havana on Sunday night. Artists pragmatic cooperation. from both countries gave each Bilateral trade and economy has other’s most unique and splendid As both countries are facing the been shifting from simple goods performances to an audience of urgent task of development, China trade to cooperation covering areas more than 1,000. stands ready to focus on economic of agriculture, production capacity, development when cooperated with equipment production, health care, Both leaders agreed that such C u b a , s u p p o r t C u b a ’ s t o u r i s m a n d r e s e a r ch a n d activities would help boost cultural industrialization process and development. exchanges and the friendship c o n d u c t c o o p e r a t i o n o n between the two peoples. infrastructure construction and During his visit, the premier also industrial equipment production, Li got on a Chinese-made Yutong Bus The performance was one of said. run by a local tourist company for a the featured shows within the Year talk with the driver about the of China-Latin America Cultural The Chinese premier also called performance of the vehicle. Exchange which fell in 2016. on the two countries to expand trade and investment cooperation, share Yutong, a leading bus-maker in People-to-people exchanges development experience and carry China, has occupied over 90 percent between the two countries have been out more frequent people-to-people of the Caribbean country’s coach in the interest of both peoples, and exchanges. market since it entered the island in educational cooperation has been on 2005. Currently there are more than the rise, said Chinese ambassador to Raul Castro, President of the 5,000 Yutong buses in Cuba with Cuba Zhang Tuo. Cuban Council of State and Council many uses. of Ministers, said Cuba agrees with In recent years, thousands of China on measures to develop Li encouraged the company to Chinese students have received bilateral ties and is willing to learn radiate more countries in Caribbean scholarships from the Cuban from China’s development and Latin America and expand government and have studied experience. cooperation with local companies in there the Spanish language, these countries. medicine, tourism, education and Cuba looks forward to so on, according to Zhang. increasing high-level exchanges with Also on Sunday, a conference of Meanwhile, the number of China, and expanding down-to- Chinese and Cuban entrepreneurs overseas Chinese students in Cuba earth cooperation with China, he was held in Havana with the at their own expense has also said. participation of more than 200 increased. businessmen from both countries in China is Cuba’s second-largest areas of telecommunication, Cuba has become an important trading partner while Cuba is China’s finance, agriculture and others. base for Spanish-language human biggest trade partner in the resources training for China, while Caribbean region. MORE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE more and more Cuban people are EXCHANGES becoming interested in learning the Beijing’s participation in the Chinese language, he said. development of multiple sectors of Besides economic cooperation,
44 News From China l October 2016 Chinese Economy Chinese Economy ECONOMIC WATCH: CHINESE ECONOMY STABILIZING IN DIFFICULT BALANCING ACT by Zhang Zhongkai (Xinhua)
China’s economy showed signs Official figures released on a century. of stabilizing as GDP growth Oct.19 ,2016, kept China on track to remained at 6.7 percent in the third meet the government’s target of 6.5 GROWTH ON TRACK quarter, although the government to 7 percent growth for the year. The faces the challenges of balancing economy expanded 6.9 percent in “The general performance was debt control and economic growth. 2015, the slowest pace in a quarter of better than expected, and the
News From China l October 2016 45 Chinese Economy national economy grew steadily with percent year on year last month, early 2012, thanks to China’s efforts progress being made and quality marking a slight acceleration from to cut excess capacity and promote improved,” said Sheng Laiyuan, August. supply-side structural reforms, spokesperson with the National especially in steel and coal, Sheng Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Private investment rebounded said. after a lengthy poor streak while As external demand remains property investment continued to The NBS said in a statement soft, the stabilization in China’s accelerate in September. that the economy was in a critical economy is largely propped up by period of transformation and improving domestic demand, As evidence that a rebalancing upgrading, with old drivers of especially in the property and of China’s economy from being growth to be replaced by new ones, automobile sectors. investment-led to consumption- with many uncertain factors in the d r i v e n i s w e l l u n d e r w a y, economy remaining, and that the China’s industrial output growth consumption contributed to 71 foundations for sustained growth slowed to 6.1 percent year on year in percent of economic growth, up were not solid. September, down from 6.3 percent 13.3 percent year on year, while the in August, as weak global demand tertiary sector grew 7.6 percent year RISKS UNDER CONTROL weighed on the world’s largest trader on year in added value, the fastest in goods. among all sectors. With GDP growth on track, the government has signaled a shift in Fixed-asset investment rose 8.2 Meanwhile, China’s producer policy focus away from stimulus and percent in the first nine months of price deflation disappeared in toward containing financial risks the year, while retail sales grew 10.7 September for the first time since caused by easy credit.
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China’s new lending boomed concerns whether the government While a drop in housing sales again in September with loans to could balance reducing debt with will add downward pressure on the households continuing to rapidly sustaining growth, as less leverage economy, we do not really foresee a increase, official data showed almost always means short-term risk of sharp investment slowdown, Tuesday. slower economic activity. and in the coming quarter China’s monetary policy will be less This pointed to a positive sign T h e p r o p e r t y m a r k e t aggressive than estimated, Zhou for property and auto demand but restrictions are timely and effective added. added concerns that consumers and aim to stem speculative were following the same high- purchases while supporting real Expansionary fiscal policy is leverage path as corporates. demand, with limited impact on the expected to be the major tools for economy, Sheng said. the government to sustain economic To deleverage the economy, the growth, according to analyst government rolled out a debt-for- This round of property estimates. equity swap program in early tightening will unlikely drag down October to bring down the the headline growth as sharply as There might be continued corporate leverage ratio, while over a from 2010 onwards, as housing policy support mainly in the form of dozen Chinese cities have investment has remained lukewarm infrastructure and public private introduced measures to cool in the past few quarters despite partnership project approvals, said overheated markets, which led to soaring property prices, Zhou Hao, Tom Rafferty, Asia Economist with marked drops in sales. Senior EM Economist Asia with the Intelligence Unit with the Commerzbank, said in a research Economist. These steps gave rise to note. CHINA'S ECONOMY STABILIZES WITH SOLID PERFORMANCE
China’s economy grew 6.7 percent in the third quarter of 2016, holding steady with the second quarter and strengthening hope that the Chinese government will achieve its annual GDP target.
The figure, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) o n O c t . 1 9 , i s w i t h i n t h e government’s target range of between 6.5 and 7 percent for 2016.
On a quarterly basis, the economy increased 1.8 percent on the second quarter.
GDP expanded 6.7 percent year on year in the first three quarters of 2016 to reach 52.997 trillion yuan
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(7.87 trillion U.S. dollars). Ag ricultural production growth posted in the first half of the remained stable with 139.26 million year, on the back of robust online NBS spokesperson Sheng tonnes of summer grain output, the sales. Laiyun said China’s economy made second-best seasonal performance progress and grew steadily as a result in history, with expectation of a Fixed-asset investment (FAI), of expanded aggregate demand, good harvest this autumn. which includes capital spent on supply-side structural reform, infrastructure, property, machinery anticipated development and new Thanks largely to strong and other physical assets, grew 8.2 economic drivers. performance in the high-tech and percent in the first three quarters equipment manufacturing sectors, year-on-year, though slowed by 0.8 The structure of industry and the country’s industrial output percentage points compared with demand continued to improve in the expanded 6 percent in the first three the first two quarters. first three quarters. Wednesday’s data quarters. The growth rate was showed the added value of the unchanged from the first six months, S e p t e m b e r FA I g r ow t h tertiary sector accounted for 52.8 the NBS said. accelerated to 9 percent year on year, percent of the country’s GDP, up 1.6 compared with 8.2 percent in percentage points year on year. Industrial output is used to August. measure the activity of large Consumers contributed a designated enterprises with annual Investment in the property staggering 71 percent to economic turnover of at least 20 million yuan. sector rose 5.8 percent year on year growth in the first three quarters, up in the first nine months of 2016, 13.3 percentage points on the same Retail sales of consumer goods higher than 5.4 percent posted in period last year, while energy grew 10.4 percent year on year in the the first eight months, and 5.3 consumption per unit of GDP first three quarters this year, percent posted for the January-July dropped 5.2 percent. accelerating from the 10.3 percent period.
48 News From China l October 2016 Chinese Economy IMPLEMENTING REFORM KEY TO SUSTAINING CHINA'S GROWTH
China’s economy managed to end the third quarter on steady footing, but for strength to remain, the country needs to follow through on the wide-ranging reforms it has planned.
Official data showed China’s economy grew 6.7 percent in the third quarter, holding steady from the second quarter and putting the government on track to hit the full- year target of between 6.5 and 7 percent.
The results once again dispelled worries of a hard landing for the world’s second-largest economy, bringing relief for China and the rest of the world. With encouraging trends taking shape, China’s growth has huge potential for more pleasant surprises.
Among the bright spots, the service industry accounted for 52.8 percent of GDP in the first three quarters, up 1.6 percentage points from the same period last year. That being said, China’s growth whether the policy move would outlook still has multiple unknowns weigh on the broader economy if Consumption is assuming a that will put policymakers to the test. other drivers fail to pick up the slack. more conspicuous role in growth, accounting for 71 percent of GDP In addition to uncertainties in Investment growth by private growth in the first three quarters, external markets such as Britain and firms, which regularly contribute evidence that China’s efforts to shift the United States, the property more than 60 percent of China’s away from investment- and trade-led sector, which has proved to be a GDP growth and provide over 80 growth are bearing fruit. significant growth driver so far this percent of jobs, remained on the year, remains a major concern. weak side. In a sign of improving domestic demand, China’s producer prices Over the week-long National In the first nine months, fixed rose in September for the first time Day holiday, dozens of Chinese asset investment by private in nearly five years, a broad positive cities announced property curb companies increased 2.5 percent for an economy struggling to tackle policies due to fears of asset year on year, in contrast to the 21.1- high corporate debt. bubbles. This raised concerns about percent growth by state firms.
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In addition, high corporate debt in China has been a major threat to companies’ profitability and to broader financial stability. The country’s total debt surged after the 2008 global financial crisis and its debt-to-GDP ratio was reportedly around 250 percent by the end of 2015.
Aware of such problems, authorities have already outlined a slew of reform steps. To stimulate private investment, the government has opened up more industries and tried to attract investors through public-private partnership (PPP) projects.
On the debt front, the State industrial overcapacity, overhauling conflict of interests. Council earlier this month detailed a state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and guideline on the long-discussed reducing taxes to lower financial But with downward pressure debt-for-equity swaps, pledging the costs. still looming large, authorities at all scheme will be conducted in an levels should bear in mind that the “orderly” fashion as the country While the reform roadmap is future course of China’s economy steps up efforts to tackle high becoming clearer, the next crucial in years to come will be decided by corporate debt. step is its delivery, as progress may h o w w e l l r e f o r m s a r e stutter and stumble due to implemented. Other policies include cutting insufficient implementation and OPTIMISM AMONG TRADERS AS CHINA'S CANTON FAIR OPENS
Guangzhou, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) China’s export, which has been Zhang Qingfu, a senior — Chinese manufacturers and facing tremendous downward executive of Haier Electronics traders were optimistic about pressure due to rising cost, excessive Group Co. Ltd’s overseas operation, overcoming global economic capacity, and sluggish demand. said the company has found new headwinds as they turned up at the market with its “smart” electronics month-long Canton fair which According to official statistics, — devices controlled by mobile opened its 120th session on in the first eight months of 2016, connection. Saturday at the southern city of China’s foreign trade slid 1.8 percent Guangzhou. from a year earlier, with exports NYSE-listed Trina Solar dropping 1 percent and imports expanded its overseas operation this The biannual event, formally falling 2.9 percent. year. It acquired of a Dutch solar known as China Import and Export batter y supplier and made Fair, is the country’s largest trade fair But Chinese enterprises at the investment in Thailand for a new and gauges global demand for fair seemed to remain optimistic.
50 News From China l October 2016 Chinese Economy solar panel plant, said Liu Keyan, public relations director for Trina Solar.
“While the world economic outlook remains grim, we are confident to register a 10 percent growth of output this year, thus maintaining the lead in the global market,” Liu added.
At the previous session of Canton fair, held from April to May 2016, 185,596 overseas buyers were present and inked contracts worth 28.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Canton Fair’s spokesperson Xu Bing expects the attendance to continue to grow this autumn. CHINA'S ECONOMY TO HOLD STEADY IN 2016
China’s economic growth is 2016, still the lowest rate since the The BOC report suggested expected to stay “around 6.7 2009 global financial crisis but authorities balance policies to percent” in the fourth quarter of within the government’s target range support growth and prevent asset 2016 and for the whole year as major for 2016. price bubbles, citing soaring home indicators point to stabilization, a prices in big cities and surging report showed on 29th September, The government has cut interest monetary supply. 2016. rates, boosted infrastructure investment and carried out supply- It called for a neutral and Investment, consumption and side structural reforms to sustain moderate monetary policy and faster industrial output all improved in growth and create new momentum. fiscal spending. recent months due to government stimulus and recovering upstream Earlier data showed China’s rail In 2016, listed Chinese banks industries, according to a report freight volume returned to growth are expected to see net profits grow released by a financial research and industrial profits surged in around 2.6 percent and the non- institute with the Bank of China August, reinforcing a message of performing loan ratio rise slightly to (BOC). economic stabilization. around 1.7 percent, according to the report. “The downward pressure has T h i s w e e k , t h e A s i a n been somewhat reduced, but the Development Bank upgraded its The banks’ total assets will economy remains in a bottoming out forecast for China’s 2016 growth i n c r e a s e a p p r ox i m a t e l y 1 0 process,” said the report. from 6.5 percent to 6.6 percent, and percent and their liabilities will to 6.4 percent growth from 6.3 rise 9.5 percent this year, the The country’s GDP expanded percent for 2017. report said. 6.7 percent in the second quarter of
News From China l October 2016 51 Space and Technology Space and Technology CHINA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES SHENZHOU-11 MANNED SPACECRAFT
Taikonauts Jing Haipeng (R) and Chen Dong wave during the see-off ceremony of the Shenzhou-11 manned space mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 17, 2016. (Xinhua/Li Gang) (yxb)
Jiuquan Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — The spacecraft later entered the congratulations on the successful China on Monday successfully designated orbit. launch. Fan Changlong, vice launched the manned spacecraft chairman of the Central Military Shenzhou-11 that will dock with the The mission was declared a Commission (CMC), read Xi’s space lab Tiangong-2. success by Zhang Youxia, message. commander-in-chief of China’s The spacecraft, with two male manned space program, about 19 The mission of the orbiting astronauts on board, was launched minutes after the blast-off. space lab Tiangong-2 and the at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft Center in northwest China’s Gobi President Xi Jinping, also marks the first time that Chinese desert at 7:30 a.m. Beijing Time general secretary of the Communist astronauts will stay in orbit for Monday atop a Long March-2F Y11 Party of China (CPC) Central medium term, Xi, also CMC carrier rocket. Committee, sent a message of chairman, said in the message.
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Xi urged staff of the mission to Xi sent the message from the Bureau of the CPC Central carry on their work to guarantee that western Indian state of Goa where Committee, watched the live designated targets will be realized. he attended the eighth summit of broadcast of the launch at the He also encouraged them to the emerging-market bloc of command center of China’s manned “constantly break new ground for BRICS, which groups Brazil, space program in Beijing. the manned space program, so that Russia, India, China and South Chinese people will take bigger steps Africa. A see-off ceremony for the two and march further in space probe, to astronauts was held at the Jiuquan make new contribution to the Premier Li Keqiang and Liu Satellite Launch Center ahead of the building of China into a space Yunshan, both members of the launch on Monday morning. power.” Standing Committee of the Political SHENZHOU-11 ASTRONAUTS ENTER TIANGONG-2 SPACE LAB
On Oct. 19, 2016, the two Dong. mobility unit spacesuits to change astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-11 The two astronauts extended into blue jumpsuits. spacecraft entered the space lab greetings to all the people of the They will live in the space lab for Tiangong-2 at 6:32 Wednesday nation in the space lab, and checked 30 days before returning to Earth. morning Beijing Time, according to the status of the space complex Shenzhou-11 was launched on Beijing Aerospace Control Center formed by Shenzhou-11 and Monday morning from northwest (BACC). Tiangong-2. China’s Gobi Desert. Commander of the mission Jing Before entering the space lab, It approached Tiangong-2 and Haipeng opened the hatch of the two astronauts entered automatically docked with the space Tiangong-2 and floated into the Shenzhou-11’s orbital compartment lab at 3:31 a.m. Wednesday. space lab, followed later by Chen and removed their intravehicular
News From China l October 2016 53 Space and Technology CHINA CLOSER TO ESTABLISHING PERMANENT SPACE STATION WITH LAUNCH OF SHENZHOU-11
The launch of a new manned a u t o m a t i c a l l y t r a n s f e r r i n g currently largely prohibited from space mission brings China closer to propellants, a crucial requirement doing so by law, said the Finland- the establishment of a permanent for space station assembly and based news website gbtimes.com. space station, international experts maintenance, according to a report With the current U.S.-led say. by Columbia Broadcasting System International Space Station expected The launch marks a key step (CBS). to retire in 2024, China could be the toward China’s plan to eventually “That will further their docking only country with a permanent operate a permanent space station, capabilities needed for the larger presence in space, said the National said Russia Today television. space station,” Johnson Freese, a Broadcasting Company (NBC). The successful launch of the professor at the Naval War College China has already signed an Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is another and an expert on China’s space agreement with the United Nations step forward to put China among program, was quoted as saying by the opening the Chinese Space Station leading players in space technology, CBS. said Alexander Zheleznyakov, a “Tiangong-2 is Russian expert on history of space supposed to be able to flights. stay in orbit for two China’s experimental space lab years or longer, so will help provide solutions for that’s taking them spacecraft of different functions to (Chinese) really close approach and dock, and for a long- to 2019 or so. I think term operation of life support this will be their last system, said Zheleznyakov. big technology test Igor Lisov, a prominent Russian phase before going to space expert and an editor at the their large space industry magazine Cosmonautics station,” said Freese. News, spoke highly of China’s T h e s t e a d y launch of the manned space progress of China’s mission. space program has China can now test technologies aroused criticism for cargo spacecraft docking, life against the United support system operation and water States, who refused to recycling to ensure a long-term cooperate with China continuous operation of its space in the International station in the future with less Space Station program dependance on replenishment from and forced China to the Earth, he said. develop its own. If all goes well, China will W h i l e t h e launch the unpiloted Tianzhou-1 E u r o p e a n S p a c e carg o ship next spring to Agency and Russia are autonomously dock with Tiangong- cooperating with 2. Tianzhou-1 will be capable of China, NASA of the United States is
54 News From China l October 2016 Indians in China to receive science payload, United States is in very real danger Despite being decades behind astronauts and even modules from of falling behind in the future,” the U.S. space program, China is countries around the world, the Leroy Chiao, a former NASA clearly catching up and using what gbtimes reported. astronaut and veteran of four space Chinese experts call the “latecomer’s flights, was quoted by the NBC as advantage,” the NBC reported. China is “on the rise and the saying.
Indians in China ELEGANT HANGZHOU by Akhil Parashar
Many consider picturesque declared it “the most beautiful and thanks to millennia-old landscapes Hangzhou a Paradise on Earth. elegant city in the world.” A still- and artistic conceptions, but Thanks to its numerous mountains, popular Chinese saying goes, continues sparkling because of hills, rivers and lakes, Hangzhou is “Heaven is above, and below are careful maintenance, broad civility characterized as a beautiful urban Hangzhou and Suzhou.” and warm humanity. Since ancient landscape with unique Eastern times, Hangzhou has been flavor. When Marco Polo arrived in Hangzhou is a pristine model of referenced in numerous poems and Hangzhou in the 13th Century, he a beautiful city. It not only shines paintings, fueling its continuous
News From China l October 2016 55 Indians in China appeal. It is under a global spotlight A UNESCO World Heritage his hometown of Venice. To me, today as host of the G20 Summit. site, West Lake has attracted Hangzhou is blessed to be home to Tourists from all over the world are generations of writers with its something as miraculous as West streaming into the city for its slow beautiful views and profound Lake. life tempo and exquisite landscapes. cultural legacy. It is also one of the most important sources of To capture the essence of West Hangzhou is perhaps best inspiration for Chinese garden Lake, one has to adopt the right known for West Lake, a body of designers. Even after its treatment by methods and approaches. However, water that has been immortalized in poets, writers, painters, craftsmen it is a daunting task for a poet to art and literature countless times. and horticulturists, the body of define the indescribable, fast- Stunning West Lake is surrounded water remains highly inspirational changing creative power of Heaven by mountains on three sides. It is for today’s creative people. Writers and Earth. In my opinion, West Lake divided into five sections by three across the millennia recorded much is a song as much as a poem. It causeways. Numerous temples, of West Lake’s history as well as symbolizes the har monious pagodas, gardens, and artificial anecdotes about ancient Hangzhou. relationship between man and islands can be found within the lake Modern writers continue to be nature. It is a great example of how area. Peaks tremble as they are enamored by West Lake. In terms of generations of Hangzhou people reflected off the ripples of the poetry, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, Xu Zhimo have respected, protected and crystal water. Several causeways and Hu Shi wrote a heavy volume conversed with nature. West Lake is stretch across the lake and many about West Lake. A myth tells the well deserving of being honored as islets dot the water, creating a natural tale of a white snake falling in love World Cultural Heritage. panoramic scroll of landscapes. It’s with a man. It’s no surprise that hard to tire of West Lake. Marco Polo preferred Hangzhou to Since ancient times, Hangzhou
56 News From China l October 2016 Indians in China has been widely acclaimed as the of the most famous. Also known as exquisite and invigorating city where Buddhist hub of southeastern China Yunlin Temple, Lingyin has a history urban and rural people live together thanks to a large number of of nearly 1,700 years. It was one of happily, with abundance and Buddhist temples built by eminent the earliest houses of worship in harmony. It is striding toward the monks from both home and abroad Hangzhou, and is one of the 10 most goal of becoming an internationally and profound Buddhist culture. famous Zen temples. Lingyin renowned city. Hangzhou will Buddhism in Hangzhou was Temple is a must-visit for travelers continue to build a high-tech introduced by Indian monk Huili in interested in Chinese and Buddhist production base and a center for the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), art and history. The temple, now domestic and international tourism. grew in the Southern and Northern esteemed as the most prestigious of It will continue fostering cultural Dynasties (420-589), and flourished Han-style Buddhism, is also a creative industry, e-commerce, and in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127- treasure trove of Buddhist art, financial services. It will enhance its 1279) wherein master monks quaint architecture, and exquisite overall strength, upgrade its eco- emerged, academic research carving, serving as a window of environment, and improve the life of boomed, temples mushroomed, and Buddhist culture. “A Buddhist World every citizen. May the most beautiful influence penetrated the core of in Southeastern China” is another and elegant city in the world continue Chinese spirit. tagline Hangzhou has enjoyed. shining brightly in the East.
Of all the Buddhist temples in Today’s Hangzhou is attempting (The author is a foreign correspondent for Hangzhou, Lingyin Temple is one to become an open, charming, China Radio International.)
News From China l October 2016 57 Culture & Life Culture & Life BIOGRAPHY PROJECT AIMS TO REVIVE BEIJINGERS' HUTONG MEMORY
Beijing, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — his ancestors, such as an Imperial Wang’s great-grandfather Wang Beijingers boast that under each Yellow Jacket gifted to his great- Fengqing made his name as brick of the ancient capital’s hutongs grandfather by Empress Dowager “laosheng,” the role of an old man. hides a story. They are not Cixi of the Qing Dynasty (1644- His unique sonorous tenor won him exaggerating. 1911). fame. He was often invited to perform in the Forbidden City for In an ordinary house in a The Imperial Yellow Jacket, or the royal family with his elder cramped hutong, or narrow alley, to “huangmagua,” was the highest brother Wang Yaoqing, who played the south of Tian’anmen Square, honor a Qing emperor or empress the “huadan,” or young female role. Wang Jinghu is penning a story could extend to officials or ordinary about his great-grandfather Wang people. These two masters taught their Fengqing, an eminent Peking Opera pupils in the very courtyard where master. Today, few people might know Wang now lives, including Mei of what happened in the courtyard Lanfang (1894-1961), one of the Wang Jinghu, 62, a retired about a century ago, but Wang says most famous Peking Opera artists in mechanical engineer, has no real the stories not only belong to his modern Chinese theater. connection to the performing art, family but also to history of Peking but pride pervades his words when Opera, which is considered as the Wang Jinghu is writing for a he talks about the achievements of quintessence of Chinese culture. biography project which collects
58 News From China l October 2016 Culture & Life stories related to Shitou Community, “I was impressed by the part of Dashilar, one of the last few teacher’s idea of a community historical streets with a complete cultural map. I was struck by layout of hutongs, just south of the how it was perfect for my Forbidden City. community, as Dashilar is a place full of stories, but only a So far, two collections of handful of people know about “Stories of Hutong” have been its history,” Li says. printed, 500 runs of each. Wang’s writing is for the third episode. Li organized more than 10 meetings, to collect the B I O G R A P H Y F O R T H E memories of the community’s ORDINARY elderly residents.
The biography project was But who could write the initiated in the summer of 2015 as stories? That was the problem, part of efforts for community says Li. As most of the 3,000 revitalization, according to Li residents have little more than Xiaohui, Communist Party secretary a junior middle school of the neighborhood’s residents’ education, so it was hard to committee. find writers. members of the residents’ committee took up the baton. They The idea occurred to Li during a S o m e c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s attended oral history lessons and community revitalization training participated in this project but many learned the ropes of interview and program that year. left before it was complete. So, writing.
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Most of the stories in the first “jie” (street). As an old adage says, “Their life stories, though two collections are about ordinary there are as many unnamed perhaps uneventful, are reflections residents, including a craftsman and hutongs in Beijing as there are hairs of the great changes ordinary Beijing a retired school teacher. on a bull. residents have witnessed, and, thus, should not be ignored,” the director Wang Jinghu volunteered to be The centuries old architectural says. the writer when he found out that his l e g a c i e s f a c e d t h r e a t o f great grandfather, who died in 1959 disappearance when urban “For the future generations of when Wang was only five years old, development of the ancient capital hutong residents, I think they should would be included. accelerated amid the roar of first know where they are from, then bulldozers in the 1990s. Fortunately, they can be aware of where they are Wang has handwritten more the Beijing municipal government going,” she says. than 20 pages. The mechanical decided to leave the last hutongs in engineer is not unfamiliar with pens situ, thanks to calls for protection Xu Hua, a voluntary academic and ink, but “unlike engineering efforts. director of the biography project, drawings, writing is not an easy job,” says that it is very important to he says. “The pen didn’t seem to be However, the problems facing explore the stories behind hutongs, a good match for me in the hutong preservation today are less where both celebrities and common beginning, but everyday I am about demolition than intangible people once mixed, as “residents getting better.” heritage protection, which has there are the epitome of Beijing’s become more imminent since culture and traditions.” The job became even harder hutongs were saved. when Wang was faced with the lack Xu sees the biography project of documents. He has used all that Non-material culture of hutong as a very small step towards a have been preserved in his home, but is fading with the encroachment of more ambitious program — the that is not enough to support the modern civilization and the flux of o r a l h i s t o r y o f h u t o n g story. young people, who have moved to communities. other places to find more convenient So he has to find other living conditions, such as central Xu believes an oral history alternatives, such as writings about heating and private toilet. program may help cultivate a sense or by other Peking Opera of community among residents. performers who were apprentices of “Indeed the physical complex “We may begin with personal or his ancestors or kept close relations has remained, but hutongs are much family history by helping people with them, just in search for any more tahan buildings,” says Li record their own stories and trace mention of his family. Xiaohui. “People and their lives are their family trees.” an integral part of hutong lives and Another source, however, is history. That’s why we want to Li Xiaohui, the community intangible and only exists in Wang’s record their stories.” secretary, also wants to do more. memory, where the man would find She says that stories about hutongs, himself sitting on the chair in that REVITALIZATION once the blood vessels of Beijing, courtyard, listening to the stories are a valuable resource for the about his ancestors by the elders in The biography project is studies of Beijing’s history and the family. supported by Wutong Community culture. College, a non-profit organization TANGIBLE THREAT f o c u s i n g o n c o m m u n i t y She hopes one day the stories of revitalization, which offers 5,000 her neighborhood can be put onto Hutong communities began to yuan (about 700 U.S. dollars) for the stage for visitors to Dashilar. take shape in Beijing in the 13th first episode of the stories. century. Statistics in 1949 showed “When visitors can sit down in that about 1,300 alleys in the capital The group “wants to highlight our hutong and listen to or watch our were called hutong, but habitually, the value of ordinary hutong stories, they can take a piece of hutong may also refer to other residents in passing on Beijing’s Beijing away with them.” alleys that unnecessarily bear the traditions and culture,” says Li Jie, name, such as “xiang” (lane) and director and founder of Wutong.
60 News From China l October 2016 Culture & Life YANGCHENG MITTEN CRABS: AN EXQUISITE AUTUMN DELICACY
For centuries the mitten crabs have been considered a delicacy in China as well as other parts of East Asia. As the chilly wind begins to sweep across the country in October a f t e r t h e M i d - Autumn Festival, the season for savoring mitten crabs has come around, and the best ones are produced in the Yangcheng Lake.
Yangcheng Lake is a freshwater lake a b o u t t h r e e kilometers northeast of Suzhou City in Normally a pair of crabs – one simply steamed whole to preserve Jiangsu Province, east China. male and one female – served in their delicate flavor and moisture. Shanghai fancy restaurants cost Nothing else is added, no additional It is the most famous area of about 300 yuan (47 U.S dollars) or ingredients or spices or other origin for the Chinese mitten crabs. more. flavorings. They are then eaten with a dark vinegar dip which enhances The best time of visiting the So many people prefer driving the natural crab flavor. lake is September and October in to Yangcheng Lake on their own Chinese lunar calendar because the trips and taste the delicacy in a crab What makes the crab such a mitten crabs turn juicy during this house, a type of eatery run by local prized delicacy is the abundant rich, period with special delicious crab farmers, which offers a simple creamy golden roe. If you are tasting flavor. yet authentic dining experience. the roe for the first time, the lushness will overwhelm your taste Taking a real bite of famous Crab houses, surrounding the buds. Yangcheng crab is becoming an lakeside, usually consist of a three- increasingly expensive culinary story building which includes It tastes sultry and buttery, experience. Most crabs produced in holding areas where live hairy crabs delivering a sense of being Yangcheng Lake arrive at the dinner are transported by farmers from suspended in the momentary tables of the five-star hotels in their cages and delivered to the chefs. euphoria of gooey, sweet and warm Shanghai and Beijing due to limited lusciousness. production. Traditionally, mitten crabs are
News From China l October 2016 61 Culture & Life 100-DAY CELEBRATION HELD FOR TWIN PANDA CUBS IN SW CHINA
Twin panda cubs are seen at their 100-day celebration at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 20, 2016. A 100-day celebration was held in the zoo for twin panda cubs “Dashuang” and “Xiaoshuang” who were born on July 11 this year.
Visitors watch real time monitoring on twin panda cubs at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 20, 2016. A 100-day celebration was held in the zoo for twin panda cubs “Dashuang” and “Xiaoshuang” who were born on July 11 this year.
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Zookeepers make preparations for twin panda cubs’ 100-day celebration at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 20, 2016. A 100-day celebration was held in the zoo for twin panda cubs “Dashuang” and “Xiaoshuang” who were born on July 11 this year.
A zookeeper feeds one of the twin panda cubs at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 20, 2016. A 100- day celebration was held in the zoo for twin panda cubs “Dashuang” and “Xiaoshuang” who were born on July 11 this year.
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Zookeepers take twin panda cubs to meet tourists at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, southwest China, Oct. 20, 2016. A 100-day celebration was held in the zoo for twin panda cubs “Dashuang” and “Xiaoshuang” who were born on July 11 this year.
Tibet Today TIBET RECEIVES 21 MLN TOURISTS IN PAST 9 MONTHS About 21 million Chinese and Cultural Festival and the Tibet foreign tourists visited southwest During the annual Shoton Tourism and Culture Expo, the China’s Tibet Autonomous Region (Yogurt) Festival held from commission said festival tourism has in the first three quarters of 2016, up September 1-7, the regional capital become a major boost for the 20.4 percent year on year, authorities of Lhasa received over 2 million development of the tourism said On Oct.18. tourists, an increase of 17.4 percent industry in the region. year on year. Tourism revenue during the past According to the region’s 13th nine months increased by 25.9 Citing booming revenue from five-year-plan (2016-2020), the percent year on year to 28.7 billion various festivals, including the regional government aims to receive yuan (4.25 billion U.S. dollars), Tibetan New Year, the Peach over 30 million tourists in 2020, with according to the regional tourism Blossom Festival in Nyingchi an annual tourism revenue of over development commission. Prefecture, the Mount Qomolangma
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News From China l October 2016 65 Tibet Today LOW-OXYGEN ENVIRONMENT MAY PROMOTE LONGEVITY: TIBET STUDY
Chinese research has found that individuals older than 100 years low-oxygen environments may of age was also higher for male promote longevity. (but not female) Tibetans than for Han Chinese. According to research by Zhang Yaping and Wu Dongdong at According to the research Kunming College of Life Science, findings, published in Cell Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research on September 9, elderly people from the Tibetan elderly people living on the Plateau have a longer lifespan than Tibetan Plateau tend to have a elderly people in other regions of longer lifespan than elderly China. people living at lower altitudes, suggesting an association Through examining 2010 between hypoxia and longevity. census data, researchers found that the proportion of the Tibetan There have also been population over 60 years of age was reports of a link between significantly lower than that for the longer life expectancy and Han population. living in the high altitude Andean region in America, However, among Tibetans there according to the researchers. accelerate the evolution of aging- is dramatic rise in the ratio of associated genes, which might offset proportion of people older than 91 Genetic studies showed that the effect of aging and extend years old. The proportion of low-oxygen environments can lifespan, the researchers said. SEARCHING FOR SHANGRI-LA
Beijing, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — Its a lawyer-turned-explorer, a question classic novel “Lost Horizon.” The mystic appeal has long endured, but of their own, “Does it really exist?” allure of a mysterious and isolated what and where is Shangri-la? place of permanent beauty, Laurence Brahm asked such questions In search of an answer, 41-year- harmony, and spiritual resonance, during his first search for the lost old Brahm and his team set off from enclosed deep in the Himalayas, as mythical kingdom in 2002, but the Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s depicted in the book, has for decades answers he received were confused. Tibet Autonomous Region, and inspired many around the world to headed north to Qinghai Province search and explore, to find if such a “A grand hotel,” said one. before finally trekking south place really exists, and where it could through Yunnan Province. But the be discovered. “Paradise,” said another. answers he wanted were nowhere to be found. Brahm is one of these searchers. “A hidden country,” tried a third. He put aside his job as a lawyer, Shangri-la was first mentioned organized a team and launched three Some people even gave Brahm, in British author James Hilton’s 1933 expeditions between 2002 and 2004,
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each lasting about nine months from CONTINUOUS QUEST only to discover that Shangri-la was spring to autumn, to look for clues most likely a misspelling of about Shangri-la. In their second expedition, “Shambhala,” an ideal realm in Tibetan “I can say no search has ever Brahm and his team dug deep into Buddhism, Brahm said. So the team been as in-depth as ours. We went to the origin of the Shangri-la myth. embarked on a third expedition in places that no foreigner had ever 2004 - looking for Shambhala. been to before and conducted After detailed research and countless field interviews with living analysis of “Lost Horizon,” they During their quest, they heard Buddhas, monks, nomads, artists found that James Hilton had never of the existence of a rare sutra that and tourists,” Brahm said. visited Asia and largely based his contained descriptions and writing on botanist and explorer prophecies regarding Shambhala Based on the expeditions, Joseph Rock’s reports on western and was preserved at Zhaxi Lhunbo Brahm has written a trilogy of China for the National Geographic. Lamasery in Xigaze, Tibet. travelogues and made several documentaries. More recently, he So in 2003, the team followed Following clues in the sutra, the put on a multi-media art exhibition, the footsteps of Joseph Rock along explorers finally arrived at the ruins “Searching for Shangri-la”, in the ancient Tea Horse Road, which of Guge, a powerful ancient Beijing to share his stories, findings, for centuries had served as a trade kingdom founded around the 9th thoughts and inspirations. link between China’s Yunnan and c e n t u r y t h a t d i s a p p e a r e d Tibet, and several Asian countries, as mysteriously in the 17th century, in The exhibition is scheduled to well as providing a vital route for Ngari Prefecture, the most isolated last two months from Sept. 15 to Buddhism to enter China. part of western Tibet. Nov. 15 in the Three Shadows Photography Art Center in They wanted to find the prototype Regretfully, Guge was no Caochangdi, a Beijing art district. that had inspired Hilton’s Shangri-la, Shambhala either. But they learned
News From China l October 2016 67 Tibet Today that in a remote part of central Tibet, Buddhism, the world is destined to circumstances around us, we create five to twenty five monks often enter the Age of Kali, or self- Shambhala. It begins with each gather to represent the kings of destruction, a time when short- individual’s intention and in the end, Shambhala and collectively meditate, sighted human greed results in it will be our collective intention as visualizing Shambhala. vicious cycles of war, poverty and individuals that will make a environmental destruction. difference.” The practice helped Brahm realize that the search for Shangri-la Ultimately, the last king of Though having failed to find the or Shambhala’s actual location was Shambhala dispatches warriors to physical place of Shangri-la or not important. Shambhala was not rid the world of the forces of greed, Shambhala, it seems that Brahm something to be found; it was anger and ignorance, establishing the learned something unexpected on something to be created. order of Shambahla on earth. his expeditions, something more meaningful perhaps: that paradise is SHANGRI-LA TO BE “Shambhala is basically a not some mythical place that does CREATED balanced and sustainable world that not exist, but Shambhala-like future shows respect for nature and for can be created by humanity through According to a prophecy in the others,” Brahm said. “By projecting change of perceptions and its sutra, about 2,500 years after the positive intention to change the actions. Nirvana of Sakyamuni, founder of
68 News From China l October 2016 Tibet Today CHINA-TIBET-DREPUNG MONASTERY- 600TH ANNIVERSARY
A huge thangka painting of the Buddha is exhibited at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 13, 2016. The ceremony is held to mark the 600th anniversary of the monastery’s founding. Built in 1416 on the outskirts of Lhasa, the Drepung Monastery is the largest monastery of Tibetan Buddhism’s Gelug Sect.
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A ceremony is held to mark the 600th anniversary of the founding of the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2016. Built in 1416 on the outskirts of Lhasa, the Drepung Monastery is the largest and most influential monastery of the Gelug Sect, a branch of the Tibetan Buddhism.
70 News From China l October 2016 Book Review
BOOK REVIEW Chinese Volunteers in Exotic Lands
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News From China l October 2016 71 Flights Between China and India FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA
ROUTING FLIGHT NO. DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME FLIGHT DATES
New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ3028 12:45 19:50 Daily
Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ3027 7:30 11:30 Daily
New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ360 23:40 6:50+1 Daily
Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ359 18:50 22:30 Daily
Schedule of China Southern Airlines Flights (Summer Season)
ROUTING FLIGHT NO. DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME FLIGHT DATES
New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ3028 11:50 19:30 Daily
Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ3027 7:30 11:50 Daily
New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ360 23:10 6:50+1 Daily
Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ359 18:50 22:10 Daily
China Eastern Time Table
Delhi-Shanghai(Pudong) Flight Number Dep. Arr. Frequency Aircraft Remarks
1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU564 0230 1100 Daily Airbus 330-200
Shanghai(Pudong)-Delhi Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Shanghai 31MAR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU563 2110 0125+1 Daily Airbus Pudong: 330-200 Terminal-1
Kolkata-Kunming Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Delhi IGI: Terminal-3 1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU556 0035 0510 Daily Boeing 737 Kolkata NSCBI: Kunming-Kolkata Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Terminal-2
1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU555 2355 2345 Daily Boeing 737
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AMAZING BEIJING Badaling Great Wall
Badaling Great Wall is located in Cultural Heritage license by Yanqing County, 60 kilometers to the UNESCO. northwest of downtown Beijing. This section of the Badaling Great Wall has Featured Attractions: been open to tourists, comprising of 21 Beacon fire towers city units and enemy units. Badaling Great Wall was built along the ridges of The beacon fire towers, built at the top mountains, looking precipitous from of the mountains beyond the Great the external wall but gently sloped from Wall, were used as comm2unication the internal wall. It is a year-round travel facilities in ancient times. Soldiers destination. Badaling Great Wall scenic would burn smoke to report the arrival spot, on behalf of the Great Wall of of enemies. China, was conferred with the World 76 Postal Regd. No. DL-SW-16/4034/15-17 R.N.I. No. 47440/88 October 2016
Xiamen City - Host City of next BRICS Summit
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