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Dragon Boat Racing in Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei met with Dr. D.Y. Patil, Deputy Chief of General Staff (Operations) Lt. Gen. Qi Governor of Bihar on April 14, 2014.. Jianguo met with General Bikram Singh, Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army on April 22, 2014.
Deputy Chief of General Staff (Operations) Lt. Gen. Qi Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei interacted with Jianguo held talks with Defence Secretary Mr. R.K. businessmen from Bihar on April 15, 2014. Mathur on April 22, 2014.
Two Chinese PLA Navy ships - training ship “Zheng Mr. Cheng Guangzhong, Minister-Counsellor of Chinese He”and frigate “Wei Fang” - arrived at Visakhapatnam on Embassy visited The Hindu office in Chennai and met 17th May, on a four-day visit to India's Eastern Naval with the Chairman Mr, N. Ram and Editor-in-chief Mr. N. Command. Ravi on May 2, 2014. Chengdu, Sichuan--The Land of Abundance
Chengdu is situated in the middle of For example, Dujiangyuan Irrigation System Sichuan Province, the West Sichuan Plain. was the first which was built around 250 B.C , With its long history of over 2,300 years, the first explore and utilization of gas Chengdu was proclaimed one of the 24 happened in the year of 61 B.C, the first cultural and historical cities by the State engraving printing, the earliest paper money Council at the first batch. Through the and the earliest bank… All these happened in history, Chengdu was a city densely covered Chengdu. by rivers and dotted with bridges, while trees Embroidery, brocade, lacquer and grew in profusion and flowers bloomed all bullion appliances, especially Chengdu year around. No wonder that a traveler from lacquer, are known as the Four Treasures of France in the 19th century praised Chengdu traditional Sichuan craft art articles. With as Oriental Paris. 2300-year history and the unique style of e x q u i s i t e h a n d c r a f t a n d p e r f e c t craftsmanship of the carving & filling with colors, Chengdu lacquer is national present to foreign leaders, and is also considered as treasures by collectors. Investment Environment & Facilities The reform on investment management, e-government, government openness and transparency and formalities simplifications enables government to offer increasingly Pandas in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda better soft environment for investors. In the 2 Breeding national and 6 provincial development zones, Chengdu have attracted many top-500 Over 2,000 years, Chengdu has remained enterprises and other large modern a city of importance in Southwest China on enterprises. politics, economy and military affairs. Transportation: There are 245 domestic Chengdu has also been a city with air-routes and 9 international routes to prosperous industry and booming business activities. Owing to their wisdom, diligence and creativity, from ancient time to present, Chengdu people have been creating uncountable Firsts in the fields of economy, science and technology, and on human culture. These Firsts bring up this historical and cultural city and endow Chengdu permanent enchantment and charming demeanor. Xiling Snow Mountain
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 3 Singapore, Bangkok, Hiroshima, Tokyo, among cultural relics (Wuhou Temple, Dufu Thatched others; Chengdu is the communication hub of Cottage, Yong Tomb, among others), 2 national southwestern China since lots of railways, State scenic spots (Dujiang yan-Qingcheng Mt., Highways, expressways meet here. Xiling Snow Mountain), 3 “forest gardens” Banking: Located in Chengdu, the regional (Longchiin Dujiang yan city and Tiantan Mt. In People’s Bank of China now administers 2536 Qionglai county) and several nature reserves financial organs. Many overseas banks such as such as Anzi River (in Chongzhou), is reputed Union Bank of Singapore, Standard & Charted as “outstanding tourism city in China”. Banking Group of England, Bangkok Bank of Thailand, Bank of Tokyo of Japan, and Bank Events: Western China International Fair National de Pairs have established Time: Oct. 23—Nov. 3, 2014 representative offices here. The regional office of China Securities Regulating Commission has About: Western China International Fair 87 stock exchange spots with 18.7 million (WCIF) is a state-level international security investors, only second to Shanghai and exposition under the co-sponsorship of Shenzhen. China’s 16 ministries/commissions, 12 Foundation of science and technology: This p r o v i n c e s ( a u t o n o m o u s r e g i o n s , city has 22 universities, 114 doctorate- municipality) and Xinjiang Production and conferring institutions, over 120 doctorial Construction Corps in western China. The research stations, 15 national key subjects, 18 WCIF is held annually in Chengdu, Sichuan key labs and over 2700 research institutes of Province, China and 14 sessions have been various kinds, 24 academicians from both held so far. academies, 523 doctorial advisors, more than It serves as an important platform for 100 state-class experts with outstanding investment promotion, trade cooperation and contributions, and 490,000 technicians of diplomatic service; it is the largest and most various sectors. important platform for the opening-up and Recreation and sports: At present, the city development of western China. The WCIF has has 17 public libraries, 10 museums, 2 TV development into one of the largest, most stations, 2 radio stations, more than 10 influential and advanced economy and trade publishing houses, and a number of cultural fairs in China. (For more information please and arts organizations, art-centers, music halls, v i s i t h t t p : / / w w w . w c i f . c n / E m a i l : and public art houses. [email protected]) Tourism: Chengdu, with its 9 national
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4 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA CONTENTS
INFORMATION
1. Chengdu, Sichuan-- The Land of Abundance 3
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
1. From Giver to Partner 6 2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Holds the 9th "Lanting Forum" 11 3. Living Together in Peace 13
CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS
1. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Remarks on India’s General Elections 17 2. New Government will Boost Ties with China: China's Ambassador to India, Wei Wei 18 3. Senior Chinese Officer Calls for Closer Military Cooperation with India 20 4. China, India Meet on Border Issues 21
CHINESE DREAM
1. "Chinese Dream" to Benefit China, World 21 2. Concept of Peaceful Development Flows in Blood of Chinese People 23
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
1. China Should Adapt to New Norm of Growth: Xi Jinping 25 2. Target 2020 27 3. HUAWEI: A Cornerstone in India’s Telecom Foundation 31 4. Interpreting the Brilliance of Chinese Company 34
EDUCATION
1. China Experience—I love Zhongguo 36 2. Chinese Government Scholarship Application 38 3. A Briefing on International S&T Cooperation Award 42
CULTURE & LIFE
1. The Dragon Boat Festival 43 2. Major Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival 45 3. How to Make a Zongzi 47 4. Artistic Concept of Chinese Garden Architecture—Part 2 48 5. Chinese Chengyu and Its Stories 49 6. Award-winning Chinese Crosswords 51 7. Chinese Chef Recipe---Stir Fry Chicken with Hot Chilli 52
TIBET TODAY
1. The Development of Tibetan Media in Dechen 54 2. Tibet Fully Develops “Sunlight Economy” 60 3. More Remote Villages Access Highway in Tibet 60 FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA 62 BOOK REVIEW 64 CCTV NEWS YOUR LINK TO CHINA AND THE WORLD 65 CRI A BRIDGE OF FRIENDSHIP 66
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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
From Giver to Partner – China adds fresh elements of cooperation and partnership to traditional friendship with Africa
by Ding Ying
About 2,500 years ago, Chinese supplemented by economic cooperation and philosopher Lao Tzu said, “Give a man a fish cultural exchange. and you feed him for a day; teach him how to Enriching Relations fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Now this ancient wisdom is being implemented to Premier Li visited Ethiopia, Nigeria, strengthen the China-Africa friendship in a Angola, Kenya and the African Union (AU) modern context. headquarters from May 4 to 11, marking his In early May, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang first overseas visits this year and his first made his first state visit to Africa after taking voyage to Africa since March 2013. office in March last year. Li’s trip upgraded The global situation is far from what it was China-Africa relations into “version 2.0,” in 50 years ago, when late Chinese Premier Zhou which traditional assistance programs will be Enlai made his landmark visit to Africa. Li’s
HELLO AFRICA: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his wife Cheng Hong wave after arriving in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 4 (LI TAO)
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tour sought to further advance the traditional providing direct assistance to African nations friendship, promote practical cooperation, in the past, China has worked harder to and boost the bilateral strategic partnership. improve Africa’s competence in economic This voyage demonstrates the new and cultural development, shifting its role leadership’s commitment to the China-Africa from that of a giver to a partner. Moreover, relationship, said professor Huang Zequan China has enhanced its political relationship with the African Studies Department at with these countries and bolstered economic Peking University. “The friendly cooperation cooperation with them. between the two sides will be continuously pushed forward, and generally be enriched with new concepts,” said Huang. “Premier Li’s visit cements Africa’s significant, fundamental and strategic status in China’s overall diplomacy,” said professor Ji Mingkui with the National Defense University. Li Zhibiao, a researcher on African studies with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), explained that the four African countries are either politically influential powers or major economies in Africa. Nigeria has the biggest population in Africa, and it has replaced South Africa as the continent’s top economy as its GDP in 2013 exceeded South Africa’s.
Ethiopia, where the AU headquarters Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses at the AU Conference Center in is located, has attracted many Chinese Addis Ababa,capital of Ethiopia. investors in recent years. Kenya has become one of the favorite tourist Professor Yuan Gangming with Tsinghua destinations in Africa for Chinese travelers. University explained that the mode has been And Angola, an influential state in Southern developed on the basis of long-term Africa and also an oil producer, has been in friendship and cooperation between China close cooperation with China. and Africa. “There will be a completely new In his speech at the AU headquarters, outlook on bilateral cooperation leading to Premier Li came up with a suggestion of win-win outcomes and reciprocity,” Yuan developing bilateral relations in a 4-6-1 mode, said. He stressed that the platform of the which is considered the new leadership’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is practical implementation of China’s new significant in that it represents an upgrading Africa policy. Unlike the simple mode of of bilateral cooperation on both a mechanical
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 7 External Affairs and operative level. support each other in the mid-20th century. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited On October 25, 1971, China resumed its Africa in 2013, during which he expounded on legal status in the United Nations with China’s Africa policy and stressed China’s support from the developing world, including commitment to cooperation with sincerity, many African countries. Late Chinese leader real results, affinity and good faith. Mao Zedong emphasized, “It’s our African Li Zhibiao believed that President Xi’s brothers that have carried us into the UN.” commitment pointed the way to China-Africa The China-Africa relationship has entered a relations, and the four principles Premier Li new phase since the beginning of the 21st suggested is a further step confirming China’s century. In October 2000, the Forum on China- determination to realize Xi’s pledge. Africa Cooperation was launched. In 2006, Referring to six areas of bilateral China and Africa agreed to upgrade their cooperation, he stressed, “Both China and relationship to a new type of strategic Africa are at their respective crossroads of partnership featuring political equality and development in the new era. The six areas not mutual trust, economic win-win cooperation only are of African countries’ general concern and cultural exchanges. of participating in economic globalization Two Wheels of Cooperation based on independence, but also reflect China’s practical interests of accelerating its About 60 cooperation documents were economic transformation.” signed during Premier Li’s Africa tour, He said that the core of the six key areas is covering fields like economic, cultural, cooperation in industry, while cooperation in agricultural, health and personnel training the remaining five areas is meant to solve cooperation. This great achievement is also problems concerning financing, marketing, closely linked to the six areas that he environmental protection, personnel and proposed. security. Yang believed that the Chinese premier’s Cooperation in the six areas is China’s proposal is very encouraging. According to mid- and long-term strategic plan of boosting the new 4-6-1 mode, China will expand the China-Africa cooperation. scope of industrial cooperation by including Yang Lihua, a senior research fellow with trade, investment and infrastructure the CASS, pointed out that the premier’s construction, she said. “China is at a crucial speech showed the consistency of China’s stage of industrial restructuring and friendship with and its policy concerning transformation of its economic growth Africa in the past 50 years. “During the last pattern. This is a good way to closely match five decades, the China-Africa relationship China’s development with Africa’s,” said has been bound by mutual respect and Yang. reciprocity. Our goal, approach and Premier Li also laid out the blueprint for destination have been consistent in spite of increasing China-Africa trade volume to $400 changing circumstances,” said Yang. billion by 2020. Yang believed such a goal is Based on the similar target of fighting relatively conservative. In 2013, China-Africa imperialism to gain national independence, trade reached $210 billion, 2,000 times that of the Chinese and African peoples started to 1960. China has been Africa’s biggest trading
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partner for the past five years; in addition, economic development of the whole of West more than 2,500 Chinese companies are Africa and building a coastal economic operating in Africa, creating over 100,000 jobs. corridor in the region. According to a report by the International The premier also depicted a vision of Monetary Fund, China-Africa cooperation connecting African capitals with high-speed has contributed to more than 20 percent of rail, saying that China is willing to use its Africa’s development. world-leading technologies in this area to China and African countries have made improve pan-African communication and progress in infrastructural construction, development. especially in railway projects. China is ready Nowadays, China has become a major to expand cooperation with Africa in building railway equipment provider to Africa. Unlike roads, railways, telecommunications, power previous assistance projects, today’s railway grids and other infrastructure so as to help the construction ventures in Africa are mostly continent achieve regional interconnection, realized through commercial cooperation, the Chinese premier said in his speech, adding which is targeted at greatly increasing African that Beijing also encourages Chinese countries’ level of technical proficiency enterprises to form joint ventures with through reciprocity. By 2013, China had built African counterparts in a bid to improve about 2,200 km of railways and 3,500 km of Africa’s regional aviation industry. During roads in Africa. Premier Li’s visit, China and Nigeria agreed Professor Yuan said that the building of on a coastal railway project worth $13.12 joint ventures is an excellent way to promote billion. The coastal railway will be of great Africa’s self-sufficiency after adopting strategic significance in promoting the China’s technology. This is a new cooperative mode, he said, as China’s successful experience in building high-speed rail offers a vast c o n t i n e n t l i k e A f r i c a t h e infrastructural technologies of which it is in urgent demand. Traditional assistance projects will continue at the same time. Premier Li announced during his trip that China has decided to increase its loans for African countries by $10 billion, which brings the total pledged amount to $30 billion, and to expand the China-Africa development fund by $2 billion to $5 billion. INFRASTRUCTUAL COOPERATION: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn tighten a bolt during a Moreover, to help reduce poverty, visit to a light railway project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 5 China will train 2,000 agricultural (LI XUEREN) technicians and management
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 9 External Affairs personnel for Africa in the coming five years, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and tilting its assistance toward such welfare areas security—have been identified for the two as drinking water and prevention and control sides to make the leap forward. of epidemics. One platform: As the Forum on China- The Chinese premier also emphasized the Africa Cooperation serves as an important importance of cultural and people-to-people platform for deepening bilateral relations, exchanges during his visit. In regards to joint efforts should be made to turn it into a people-to-people exchanges, he said China more pragmatic and efficient mechanism. will carry out its “African talent plan” and will provide African countries with 18,000 government scholarships and help them train 30,000 various professionals. He also declared that China will offer South Sudan another 50 million yuan ($8 million) of humanitarian aid to help deal with their humanitarian crisis. Premier Li praised Africa’s encouraging contributions to the world civilization and economy. Now a land full of vigor, Africa has reshaped itself into an important pole in world politics, a new pole in global economic growth and a colorful pole in human civilization, he said in his speech. “African civilization, as an important part of a pluralistic global village, is worthy of our undivided attention,” Yang said. The 4-6-1 Mode Between China and Africa Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech on May 5 in the Africa Union Headquarters Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, proposing a new 4-6-1 cooperative mode between China and Africa. This mode includes: Four principles: To further consolidate bilateral cooperation, the two sides uphold the four principles of treating each other sincerely and equally; consolidating solidarity and mutual trust; jointly pursuing inclusive development; and promoting innovation in bilateral practical cooperation. Six key areas: Six areas—industry, finance, poverty reduction, ecological protection,
10 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA External Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Holds the 9th "Lanting Forum"
08/05/2014
On May 8, 2014, the 9th “Lanting Forum” under the theme of “CICA: Important Platform for Dialogue, Mutual Trust and Collaboration in Asia” was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over 200 people were present, including Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping, foreign diplomatic envoys to China, representatives of international organizations to China, representatives from commercial circles, relevant experts and scholars, Chinese and foreign media results, and represents special path of journalists and others. The Forum was hosted diversified development in Asia. This is the by Public Diplomacy Office of the Ministry of major reason that CICA has made numerous Foreign Affairs, co-hosted by China Public development achievements. As an important Diplomacy Association (CPDA), and chaired multilateral platform for the discussion of by Vice President of CPDA Ma Zhengang and security issues in Asia, CICA enjoys such Honorary Chairman of China Foundation for features as broad representation, increasingly International Studies (CFIS) Zhang Deguang. improved internal mechanism, and In his keynote speech, Cheng Guoping prominent leading role played by Asian said that China will hold the 4th Summit of the countries, and therefore it has great Conference on Interaction and Confidence development potential. Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Cheng Guoping pointed out that Shanghai from May 20 to 21, during which currently, Asia is assuming rare and sound China will take over the presidency of CICA development momentum, and in the from 2014 to 2016. Since its establishment in meantime, it is still facing a range of 1992, CICA has constantly developed and difficulties and challenges on the way expanded, growing into one of the few ahead. It has become an urgent task for important cross-civilizations and cross-region Asian countries to safeguard peace, jointly platforms for the discussion of regional s t r e n g t h e n s e c u r i t y a n d p r o m o t e security and cooperation issues in Asia. CICA development. Asian countries should complies with the common aspiration of the enhance the concept of Asia, improve Asian people for peace and tranquility, Asian responsibility and advocate the promotes Asian countries’ development Asian way. process of mutual benefit and win-win Cheng Guoping stressed that China, as a
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 11 External Affairs founding member state of CICA, attaches CICA Summit is an important step for the great importance to participating in CICA Chinese side to participate actively in CICA’s cooperation and is actively committed to process and to maintain security in Asia. After promoting the development of CICA. taking over the baton of presidency of CICA, Constructive participation of the Chinese side the Chinese side will conscientiously fulfill has made due contribution to promoting the duties of presidency, effectively advance CICA cooperation and facilitating solidarity the confidence building measures of CICA in and mutual trust among Asian countries. The five areas, improve the level of mechanism Chinese side is going all out for the construction of CICA, and facilitate CICA’s preparatory work of the 4th Summit, striving greater role in maintaining regional security to make this summit a united, harmonious of Asia and expanding regional cooperation. and peaceful event. This Summit will be the The Chinese side will make efforts in the largest one in the history of CICA, with following aspects: first, expanding political representatives from over 40 countries and mutual trust and settling disputes in a international organizations gathering in peaceful manner; second, promoting common Shanghai and a number of participating development and cooperating to ensure foreign leaders taking the opportunity of this safety; third, advocating multilateralism and Summit to visit China. President Xi Jinping improving safeguard mechanism; four, will preside at the Summit and deliver a insisting on seeking common ground while keynote speech, and will hold bilateral shelving differences and respecting diverse meetings with some of the participating civilizations. foreign leaders. Cheng Guoping said that China, as a Cheng Guoping said that hosting the member of the big Asian family and a
12 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA External Affairs responsible major country in the region, will International Studies (CIIS) Dong Manyuan, take the presidency of CICA as a valuable Secretary-General of Center for Shanghai opportunity to advance the development of Cooperation Organization (SCO) Study of CICA and to promote regional security and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) stability. Together with other countries, the Sun Zhuangzhi, and Director of Asia-Pacific Chinese side will shoulder the important Studies of CFIS Qi Jianguo, respectively made mission of maintaining regional prosperity presentations on specific topics from the and stability and make contributions to the angles of the mechanism of CICA, the security peaceful development in Asia. situation of Asia, CICA’s cooperation with Chairman of CFIS Liu Guchang, Vice SCO, the “three evil forces” and Asian President of China Institute of Contemporary security concept, and made exchanges and International Relations (CICIR) Li Shaoxian, interactions with the guests. Deputy Director of China Institute of
Living Together in Peace Six decades after its emergence, a set of guiding principles continues to influence global affairs by An Gang
2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the safeguard national independence. The five proclamation of the Five Principles of principles have helped China distinguish its Peaceful Coexistence. Over the past six foreign policy from the hegemonic strategy of decades, all generations of the Chinese the United States and the Soviet Union, laying leadership have regarded the principles as the the moral and legal foundation for China to most valuable diplomatic tradition. They establish a foothold in the world. have also become widely accepted by the Without these principles, there would be international community as pivotal norms of no friendly cooperation between China and international relations. other developing countries. China’s return to The Five Principles of Peaceful the UN as well as the settlement of border Coexistence were raised just a few years after disputes with many neighboring countries the founding of the People’s Republic of would not have been achieved, either. China in 1949. After the birth of New China, Moreover, without the principles, China the country faced huge challenges as it found would not have been able to grow into its itself caught between the two nuclear powers current status. of the United States and the Soviet Union. Enduring Relevance China’s original intent in raising the concept was to rise above the ideological strife of the Since it adopted the reform and opening- two camps, find friendship, seek peace and up policy in the late 1970s, China’s foreign
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HISTORIC LEGACY: Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (second left) meets with Burmese President Ba U (second right) in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 28, 1954 (XINHUA) policy focus has shifted from revolutionary newly elected General Secretary Xi Jinping diplomacy to peace diplomacy. Having said that China has proposed and adhered to moved past the point of merely seeking the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, survival and development space, it has set out and made a solemn commitment to never to strengthen economic cooperation and seeking hegemony, adding that the country integrate itself into the global system. will unswervingly uphold these principles However, China remains a developing and commitments. country that often faces pressing challenges At the same time, the Chinese leadership due to foreign interference. As such, it has understands that the world today is no longer consistently upheld the value of its that of 60 years ago. It is now a world of independence. political multi-polarization and economic China’s current leadership continues to globalization. As an emerging major power, uphold this historic legacy as it speaks highly China inevitably is participating more and of the significance of the principles. At a study more in international affairs. The question for session of the Political Bureau of the the Chinese Government now is how to Communist Party of China Central creatively inherit the Five Principles of Committee in January 2013, only a few Peaceful Coexistence to ensure they align with months after the Party’s leadership transition, the new global situation and China’s national
14 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA External Affairs interests. system. The question of whether the five Chinese leaders are soberly aware of principles are still applicable today has long China’s current comprehensive strength. been debated among China’s academic circle While they stress making full use of the as well as the public. Many claimed that “non- country’s increasing power to safeguard its interference in internal affairs” is already national interests, they understand that there outmoded, and have expressed hope that are still serious bottlenecks for China’s China would exert its influence to defend its development. In the meantime, China’s national interests when the domestic crisis of a reunification, territorial integrity, national foreign country threatens China or a foreign unity and development path are facing country’s domestic policy damages China’s multiple external challenges. The security interests. Several renowned Chinese scholars situation of neighboring countries also poses have proposed the concepts of “creative potential threats to China’s national security. i n t e r v e n t i o n ” a n d “ c o n s t r u c t i v e Therefore, China should focus on domestic involvement,” suggesting China increase its reform and development and never abuse its voice on international affairs. diplomatic resources or practice diplomatic The Chinese authorities believe that the activities that infringe upon other countries’ argument is centered on the concept of sovereignty. What China needs to do is to national sovereignty. The traditional enrich and develop the Five Principles of principles of independence are being Peaceful Coexistence, making the principles a challenged by globalization, unilateralism banner for promoting common development, and the idea that human rights take safeguarding international security, precedence over sovereignty. Moreover, respecting diversity of world civilizations, global issues such as climate change, strengthening multilateralism and pushing terrorism and human dignity require for democracy in international relations. countries to forge international consensus. Diplomatic Practice However, it should be acknowledged that despite these developments, nation-states The Chinese Government doesn’t want to remain major actors in international politics, become mired in the debate. Instead, it is and sovereignty still embodies and willing to accumulate experience in practice, guarantees national interests. make adjustments, and increase its influence Other Asian countries that initiated the on the domestic and foreign policies of Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence surrounding countries and participation in together with China—including India and international affairs. Myanmar—also see these principles as The Korean Peninsula situation is deeply having universal value. Developing countries connected with China’s strategic security know that in order to safeguard their rights to interests. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, development in a world marked by “social after taking power in 2011, took a tough stance Darwinism,” they cannot give up the on both domestic affairs and foreign policies. supremacy of state sovereignty. They must Despite international opposition, Kim firmly support the principles of equality of all conducted his country’s third nuclear test in c o u n t r i e s a n d c o n s e n s u s t h r o u g h 2013, further deteriorating relations with the consultation in the current global governance international community and further
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 15 External Affairs complicating China’s surrounding building a new type of major-power environment. China first tried to persuade relationship between the two countries. This Pyongyang to continue dialogue with other new-type relationship aims to ensure the parties. Later, while maintaining regular sound and stable development of Sino-U.S. working-level communication and normal relations. Featuring non-confrontation, non- economic and trade contacts, Beijing conflict, mutual respect and win-win temporarily closed the door to top-level cooperation, the vision can help the two official visits with Pyongyang and earnestly countries to avoid a possible lose-lose implemented the UN sanctions on North situation resulting from competition between Korea. However, China didn’t give up its the emerging power and the established efforts to bring North Korea back into power. To an extent, the notion of new-type dialogue. Since February, China has sent Vice major-power relations is the extension and Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Wu development of the Five Principles of Peaceful Dawei, the country’s special representative Coexistence in handling big power relations, for Korean Peninsula affairs, to visit which will surely have a far-reaching Pyongyang, in an attempt to restart the long- influence on international relations. stalled six-party talks as well as urging The Five Principles of Peaceful Pyongyang to improve its relations with other Coexistence—mutual respect for each other’s c o u n t r i e s a n d f o c u s o n e c o n o m i c sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual development. non-aggression, non-interference in each As for the current Ukrainian crisis, China’s other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual stance is crucial as it keeps strategic benefit, and peaceful coexistence—were first p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h a l l t h e p a r t i e s put forward by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai at concerned—Ukraine, Russia, the European a meeting with the Indian delegation for Union and the United States. The annexation negotiations on bilateral relations in China’s of Crimea by Russia has undermined the Tibet region in December 1953. The principles sovereignty of Ukraine, which goes against were later incorporated into the Agreement China’s long-held diplomatic principles. on Trade and Intercourse Between the Tibet However, China believes that there are Region of China and India released on April complex historical and practical reasons for 29, 1954. the move. The U.S.-led NATO enlargement In June 1954, Premier Zhou visited India under the Cold War mentality, which and Burma, now known as Myanmar. The extrudes the strategic space of Russia, is joint statements issued between Zhou and his actually the blasting fuse of the tensions. Indian and Burmese counterparts both Under these circumstances, China chooses affirmed the Five Principles of Peaceful not to take sides but promotes peace talks. Coexistence as guiding principles for China- China’s proposal of setting up an India and China-Burma relations. The three international coordination mechanism for nations also jointly proposed that the political settlement of the crisis has won the principles should be established as norms understanding and respect of all parties. governing international relations in general. Regarding Sino-U.S. relations, one of the most important bilateral relationships in the (The author is an op-ed contributor to Beijing Review world, China’s top leaders have called for Origins of the Principles)
16 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA China-India Relations
CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Remarks on India's General Election
Q: Results of India's general election has new height. come out, and the Bharatiya Janata Party In the past decade, China and India jointly (BJP) wins the election with landslide established strategic cooperative partnership victory. What is China's comment on this of peace and prosperity and brought tangible election? What are China's expectations for interests to people of the two countries future relations with India? How does China thanks to notable progress achieved in evaluate the role played by the Indian friendly exchanges and mutual beneficial National Congress, Manmohan Singh in cooperation in various fields. The two particular during his term of office as the countries reached the Agreement on the Prime Minister, in advancing China-India Political Parameters and Guiding Principles relations? for the Settlement of the India-China A: We have noted that the result of India's Boundary Question and try hard in pursuing general election has come out with the BJP a fair and just solution acceptable to both winning with landslide victory. We parties through friendly negotiation. Peace congratulate the BJP on the victory. and tranquility of the border area is ensured China always values bilateral relations through joint efforts. Prime Minister Singh is with India. In recent years, China-India committed to developing China-India relations have maintained a sound relations and receives considerable respect momentum of development. This year marks from the Chinese people. The important the year of friendly exchanges between China remarks he made, for example, "China and and India, and China, India and Myanmar are India are cooperative partners rather than to hold a joint commemoration on the 60th competitors" and " the world has enough anniversary of the announcement of the five room to accommodate the common principles of peaceful coexistence, both bringing new opportunities to China-India development of both China and India", are relations. China is willing to join hands with widely known and acknowledged by people the new government of India to maintain of the two countries. China commends Prime high-level exchanges, deepen exchanges and Minister Singh and the Indian National cooperation in various fields and bring the Congress on their positive efforts and strategic cooperative partnership for peace significant contributions to pushing forward and prosperity between China and India to a China-India relations.
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New Government will Boost Ties with China: China's Ambassador to India, Wei Wei
On April 28, 2014, Indian English Newspaper The Economic Times published the interview to Chinese Ambassador to India Wei Wei. The full text is as follows: China’s Ambassador to India, Wei Wei tells ET’s Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury that the new Indian government is expected to boost economy and help bilateral ties reach historical stage. Describing India as an important neighbour, Wei Wei says the relation between the two countries is a prior agenda in China’s foreign policy. What will be the thrust of Beijing to further strengthen India-China ties? What will be China’s priority with the new Indian government? China-India relations have been on a new upward track in the recent years. We have also developed a new model of relations, which is characterised by expanding bilateral cooperation while properly handling differences. This model has become an trust, properly handle differences, promote example of relations among countries under cooperation in various fields and strengthen new international situations. With elections communication and coordination on going on in India, China expects that the new international and regional issues. I have full Indian government will work together to confidence in the future of China-India promote the bilateral relations with maturity relations. India is an important neighbour. and rationality. The new leadership in China China-India relation is a prior agenda in is now carrying forward ‘China reform and China’s foreign policy. President Xi Jinping of development Version 3.0’. China said recently there was a historic The new Indian government is also mission to push forward China-India expected to boost its economy. Our bilateral relations. This is the first time that a Chinese relationship will move to a historical stage leader has made such remarks. with new leaderships, opportunities, Has Beijing identified areas where it momentum and prospects. China is ready to wants to focus with the new Indian join hands with India to deepen strategic
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government? with extensive potential and bright future. We 2014 is the year of China-India Friendly signed MoU on railway cooperation in Exchanges. It is also the 60th anniversary of November 2012. A month ago, during the the announcement of the Five Principles of third China-India Strategic Economic Peaceful Coexistence or the Panchsheel. On Dialogue, both sides had fruitful discussions the bilateral-level, firstly, the two countries regarding cooperation on projects in heavy will maintain high-level exchanges. We will haul, raising speed of existing rail routes and s t r e n g t h e n s t r a t e g i c a n d p o l i t i c a l station reorganisation and expansion in India. communication and enhance mutual Until the end of 2013, the accumulated understanding through political dialogue and foreign direct investment from China to India consultation at various levels, such as the had amounted to US$ 0.94 billion. It is far from recently concluded Sixth China-India satisfaction considering the huge scale of both Strategic Dialogue. Secondly, we will make the economies. I see joint development of full use of exiting mechanisms like Strategic industrial parks a helpful way of providing Economic Dialogue and Joint Economic better infrastructure and more investment- Group to intensify our pragmatic cooperation friendly environment, which will attract more to expand economic cooperation. I am of the Chinese enterprises to invest in India. I also view that we have great potentials in the area expect that the Bangladesh-China-India- of investment. Myanmar Corridor will be a good platform for Thirdly, we will expand defense exchanges and enhancing trade and economic relations cooperation to jointly maintain peace in border between our countries and among others in areas. We both uphold independent foreign policy the region. China is willing to offer financial for peace and share common interests in regional support to both public and private banking and global affairs. We are committed to projects in India through various safeguarding regional peace, stability, development a r r a n g e m e n t s . T h e I n d u s t r i a l a n d and integration. We have maintained close Commercial Bank of China has set up its cooperation in safeguarding world peace and branch in Mumbai and is now considering a promoting global economic and financial second one in Gurgaon. Bank of China is also governance as well as strengthening democracy in coming to India. international relations. What are the global and regional issues What measures is China planning to that China would like to focus with the new boost economic ties and expand trade Indian government? relations with India? As the world’s two largest developing China ranks second in terms of economy countries, China and India have identical while India is at the tenth position. China has views on many international issues. China nearly US$ 4 trillion foreign exchange and India have established bilateral r e s e r v e s , a n d i s s p e e d i n g u p i t s consultation with Afghanistan. Both of us implementation of the ‘going out’ strategy. recognise the importance of maintaining India also has ambitious development peace and security in Afghanistan post 2014. It schemes and huge demand for foreign is in line with the common interests of China investment. So I can say our economic and and India and regional countries as well. trade cooperation is highly complementary China will host the 4th Foreign Ministers’
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Conference of Istanbul Process on development of all countries. We have also Afghanistan in August. established dialogue mechanism on maritime We had also signed an agreement on cooperation in fighting pirates. India’s ‘Look climate change cooperation as early as 2009. I East’ strategy needs to expand to Pacific affair hope we will continue to work closely with while China’s initiative ‘Maritime Silk Road in India to push the international community for the 21stCentury’ also requires tranquility in a fair achievement which is conducive not Indian Ocean. only to climate protection but also to the
Senior Chinese Officer Calls for Closer Military Cooperation with India
New Delhi, April 23 (Xinhua) — A visiting senior Chinese army officer on Tuesday called on the Chinese and Indian militaries to forge closer ties by expanding exchanges and cooperation in various fields. Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army, made the remarks when meeting here with Bikram Singh, chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army. China and India are the two largest developing countries, and bilateral fields so as to push their relations to higher cooperation not only benefits both nations but levels, added the Chinese officer. contributes to global peace and stability, Qi China, he said, is ready to work with India said. to strengthen management and control, He called for earnest implementation of handle bilateral differences in a proper the border defense cooperation agreement the manner, and thus safeguard border peace and two countries signed during Indian Prime stability and create a favorable environment Minister Manmohan Singh’s official visit to for the common development of both China in October 2013. countries. Meanwhile, the two militaries should For his part, Singh said this year marks the boost exchanges and cooperation in various Year of India-China Friendly Exchanges,
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which provides new opportunities to exchanges and communication with China in promote the relations between the two order to maintain a peaceful border and help militaries. safeguard regional stability, he added. The Indian side is willing to enhance
China, India Meet on Border Issues
Beijing, April 29 (Xinhua) — China and peace and stability and strengthen India continued with their three-day meeting coordination on border issues,” Qin said. on border affairs in Beijing on Tuesday, said China and India share a 2,000-km-long Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin border that has never been formally Gang. delineated. The two countries began According to Qin, the progress of the discussing border issues in the 1980s. fourth meeting of the Working Mechanism for The two sides signed an agreement in New Consultation and Coordination on China- Delhi in January 2012 to formally launch the India Border Affairs will be released when it is working mechanism. Under the agreement, concluded on Wednesday. the mechanism is headed by officials at the Qin told a regular press briefing the two director general level from the Chinese countries had taken positive measures in Foreign Ministry and by officials at the joint maintaining peace and stability in recent secretary level from the Indian External years, and signed an agreement on border Affairs Ministry, and is composed of control cooperation. diplomatic and military officials from both “We are willing to make joint efforts with sides. India to explore ways to maintain border
CHINESE DREAM
"Chinese Dream" to Benefit China, World
Beijing, May 10 (Xinhua) — During his pursue peace, prosperity, happiness and tour of Europe in late March, Chinese social stability. President Xi Jinping expounded on many The Chinese dream is the dream for occasions on the “Chinese dream,” a policy people’s happiness, Xi said when delivering a the new Chinese leadership has adopted to speech marking the 50th anniversary of the
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establishment of China-France diplomatic China has kept sober-minded about its relations. status quo. China is still the world’s largest As people across the world have all developing country, Xi said when addressing dreamt of the “Chinese dream” in their own the Korber Foundation in Berlin in March. way, it is no wonder that foreigners China will firmly stick to the path of understand the notion upon first hearing it. peaceful development and pursue an The concept of the “Chinese dream,” first independent foreign policy of peace, Xi said, mentioned during a speech by Xi two weeks and the country should not be compared to after he was elected general secretary of the Mephisto, the demon figure in the German Communist Party of China (CPC) Central classic legend of Faust Committee in November 2012, is considered a “Today, the lion has woken up, and it is central mission of the new leadership. peaceful, pleasant and civilized,” Xi said in a The way towards realizing these dreams final speech after a trip to the UNESCO varies. China has chosen to realize its dream headquarters. based on its own ways, in line with China’s In essence, the “Chinese dream” means national conditions and the trend of the times. peace, prosperity, happiness and social China cannot copy the political system or stability, for which China strives for in a bid to development model of other countries bring mutual benefit to China and other “because it would not fit us and it might even countries. lead to catastrophic consequences,” Xi has The “Chinese dream” will benefit the said. world while opening up new opportunities This proves that the path of socialism with for other countries to realize their own Chinese characteristics is a path of peaceful dreams. development. When visiting Germany, Xi urged both
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countries’ enterprises to optimize trade further open up, Xi stressed. s t r u c t u r e , d e v e l o p t a r g e t e d a n d China is undergoing profound changes complementary products that meet market and the country’s reform has entered a “deep- demand, and increase the proportion of water zone,” Xi said when addressing the technology and service in bilateral trade. students of the College of Europe. China’s sufficient internal impetus is “We know keenly that reform and driving the country’s sustainable and stable opening-up is an ongoing process that will growth, thus providing a huge market and never stop. China’s reform has entered a deep- opportunities for its cooperation partners. water zone, where problems crying to be “The new era presents new opportunities resolved are all difficult ones,” said the for China and Europe to boost their friendship president, adding that “what we need is the and cooperation. China and Europe share courage to move the reform forward.” common interests in pursuing development, In the next five years, China’s exports are and China will continue to view Europe as a estimated to top 10,000 billion U.S. dollars strategic partner and support European while the accumulated value of China’s integration,” Xi wrote in an article published foreign investment is projected to exceed 500 by Belgian paper Le Soir ahead of his visit to billion dollars. Belgium. The efforts of comprehensively deepening The realization of the Chinese dream helps reform will not only provide strong other countries to realize their own dreams of momentum for China’s modernization drive, peace and prosperity. b u t a l s o b r i n g n e w d e v e l o p m e n t In pursuit of the “Chinese dream,” China opportunities to the world, Xi said. must comprehensively deepen reform and
Concept of Peaceful Development Flows in Blood of Chinese People
Beijing, May 5 (Xinhua) — More than two outlining the inner core of China’s foreign centuries ago, Napoleon Bonaparte said policy in a clear-cut way. China was a sleeping lion and the world China is a country that loves peace, and its should let her sleep because when she woke pursuit of peace and harmony is in the blood up she would shake the world. of the Chinese people. Two hundred years later, Chinese “Only by following the path of peaceful President Xi Jinping borrowed the lion development and safeguarding world peace metaphor during his Europe tour in late with all other countries can China realize its March to show the world his country’s firm own goal and make more contributions to the commitment to peaceful development. world,” Xi told an audience at the Korber “Today, the lion has woken up. But it is Foundation during his Germany visit. peaceful, pleasant and civilized,” said Xi, Xi said China has pledged to adhere to the
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 23 Chinese Dream path of peaceful development for a long time safeguard its own sovereignty, security and and the Chinese people are confident of development interests, and will never realizing their goals through peaceful tolerate any move that aims to harm those development. interests. In pursuing the Chinese dream of national On the other hand, China will neither seek rejuvenation, China, the world’s largest development at the cost of other countries’ developing country, clearly knows that it interests, nor pursue success by harming its needs both internal stability and a peaceful neighbors. international environment to realize that goal. SEEKING COMMON GROUND, “The path of peaceful development will SHARING OPPORTUNITIES benefit both China and the world at large,” he said. “We can not find any reason that we In an article published in Belgian paper Le don’t stick to the way that has been proven Soir ahead of his visit to Belgium in late right.” March, Xi wrote: “The time we live in is both a To really understand China, the world time of cooperation and a time of distinctive needs to see it from a more objective, historic dynamism. It is a time of both unprecedented and multi-dimensional perspective: China opportunities and challenges unmet before.” opposes hegemonism and power politics, “‘The wise seeks common ground while and never interferes in other countries’ the unwise clings to differences.’ China and domestic affairs, nor seeks hegemony or Europe should respect each other, treat each expansionism. other as equals, seek common ground while On the one hand, China will staunchly shelving differences, and pursue win-win
24 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA Economic Affairs cooperation,” Xi wrote. “By doing so, we will of international relations, the cold-war enhance our dialogue and engagement, antagonistic idea of zero-sum and the maximize common interests, share arrogant concept of “the end of history” linger opportunities and jointly meet challenges.” on. The article explores how China and Xi said during his speech at the Korber Europe deal with each other in the new Foundation that Beijing will share its wisdom century, and also provides guidance on the and experience in peaceful development with exchanges between China, a civilized oriental the outside world. lion, and the world. In fact, China has been engaged in Countries with different histories, safeguarding the post-war international order cultures, national conditions and social and the UN Charter, striving for a more just systems should understand and treat each and fairer global, political and economic other sincerely, hear each other’s views and governance and contributed to the think with each other’s perspectives. development of the world. The world is at a crucial stage of reform The rise of the oriental lion will bring the and adjustment, amid slow post-crisis world opportunities, peace and progress, recovery and both traditional and instead of threats, turmoil and reverse. untraditional safety threats. Therefore, the international community Although the world is developing toward should welcome, help, and support, instead of multilateralism, economic globalization, fearing, blocking and containing this cultural diversification and democratization “peaceful, pleasant and civilized” lion.
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
China Should Adapt to New Norm of Growth: Xi Jinping
Zhengzhou - Chinese President Xi Jinping confidence, adapt to the new normal said Saturday that the country should adapt condition based on the characteristics of to new norm for its economic growth and be China’s economic growth in the current phase cool-minded amid slowdown in the world’s and stay cool-minded,” Xi said. second-largest economy. The country’s economy has gradually Xi made the remark during his inspection slowed since the international financial crisis tour to central China’s Henan province from in 2008. Its economy expanded by 7.7 percent Friday to Saturday. in both 2012 and 2013, the slowest pace since “China is still in a significant period of 1999. strategic opportunity. We must boost our However, China should also attach great
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (L front), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with staff members of Zhengzhou-Europe International Block Train at Zhengzhou International Land Port in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, May 10, 2014. Xi made an inspection tour in Henan from May 9 to 10. [Photo/Xinhua ] significance to preventing diversified risks for Premier Li Keqiang said at a forum in its economy and take timely countermeasures Hainan Province last month that China will to reduce potential negative effects, Xi said. not resort to strong short-term stimulus “The basic conditions for sustaining the policies just because of temporary economic country’s growth have not changed, so we fluctuations, but rather pay more attention to should stick to the fundamental principle of sound development in the medium and long seeking progresses while maintaining run. stability in economic work,” he said. China will seek growth impetus from The government must continue to deepening reforms, adjusting economic coordinate the relations of stabilizing growth, structure and improving people’s livelihood, promoting reforms, adjusting structure, the premier said. improving people’s livelihood and On Saturday, China’s central bank preventing risks so as to ensure sound governor Zhou Xiaochuan reaffirmed the economic growth and social stability, stance at a conference in Beijing, saying that according to Xi. macroeconomic policies should be stable and Xi’s words are in line with recent message no massive stimulus should be taken at from some other senior officials concerning present. the direction of China’s economic policies. Zhou urged for more accurate judgment
26 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA Economic Affairs about the present economic situation, arguing Xi lauded the independent innovation at that short-term economic figures may not be the China Railway Engineering Equipment sufficient to help come to conclusions. Group Co., Ltd. after visiting an assembly China’s economic growth slowed to a six- plant of the company. quarter low of 7.4 percent in the first quarter of “Equipment manufacturing is the the year, down from a growth of 7.7 percent in backbone of a country’s manufacturing the final quarter of 2013. industry, but weakness still exists in many In spite of the slowdown, the pace was aspects of China’s equipment manu- within a reasonable range, as the government facturing,” Xi said. has set the annual growth target for this year China needs to boost investment, enhance at about 7.5 percent. research and development efforts to During the two-day inspection, Xi visited accelerate the development of the sector and rural areas, companies and the inland port in gain a say in terms of advanced technology in Zhengzhou, one of the terminals for a railway the world, he said. connecting the city with Europe to facilitate Through innovation and technological cargo transportation. development, the country should push for the He stressed the significance of agriculture transformation from “Made in China” to after inspecting a pilot area for high-standard “Created in China”, from “China speed” to grain production in the city of Kaifeng, saying “China quality” and from “Chinese that grain safety and the work of agriculture, products” to “Chinese brands”, according to farmers and rural areas are important Xi. foundation for all other government work.
Target 2020 The 13th Five-Year Plan will play a vital role in deciding how China fares in its quest to become a high-income country by Lan Xinzhen
The Chinese Government has started (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, formulation of its 13th Five-Year Plan (2016- which is responsible for compiling the plan, 20) as of April 17, anticipating that the held a televised meeting to arrange the key country’s medium- and long-term economic tasks necessary for the drafting process. and social development plan can plough full Xu Lin, Director of the NDRC’s steam ahead after the current 12th Five-Year Department of Development Planning and a Plan (2011-15) ends. That day, the National key participant in the plan’s formulation, said Development and Reform Commission the goal of this plan is to turn China into a
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high-income country under the World Bank’s classification system and complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all aspects as proposed by the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The 13th Five-Year Plan is the first five-year plan that has been formulated since President Xi Jinping took office. This plan will r e f l e c t h o w C h i n a ’ s n e w leadership thinks about the FARMING FOR THE FUTURE: A helicopter sprays a mixture of pesticide and fertilizer over an area of farmland in Huaxian County, Henan Province. country’s future economic and Agriculture remains one of the focus points in China’s next five-year plan social development. (WANG ZIRUI) This plan will take China up to 2020, the year by which China State Council. The State Council will then hopes to have reached its target of having organize several discussions among experts built a moderately prosperous society in all who will revise the draft and then submit it to areas. The Chinese Government has thus laid the National People’s Congress for an unprecedented level of importance on the deliberation when it holds its annual session drafting of this plan, commencing the in March 2016. formulation process earlier than before. The Xu noted that the 13th Five-Year Plan is NDRC has released more than 20 research being formulated at a time when great topics to universities, research institutes, large changes are taking place in both domestic and enterprises, industrial associations and international environments. The world international organizations, with the aim of economic structure is undergoing changes in making the 13th Five-Year Plan as scientific the wake of the global financial crisis. The and feasible as possible. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Xu said the commission will also make Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and full use of Internet platforms such as other high-standard free trade and Wechat, a popular messaging and social investment pacts led by the United States will media app, and Weibo, a twitter-like have far-reaching influence on China’s microblogging service, to interact with the development in the future. Additionally, the public and attract its participation in geopolitical situation has become more drafting the plan. complicated. The research of topics and collection of Within the country, since the 18th suggestions are set to proceed until the end of National Congress of the CPC, China has the year, and a primary framework will then entered a new stage of comprehensively be formed. In the first half of 2015, the draft of deepening its reform, facing an unheard-of the plan will be finished and submitted to the number of opportunities as well as risks and
28 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA Economic Affairs challenges. China must ensure that its goal of China is accelerating agricultural building a moderately prosperous society is modernization, because grain and food realized, that results are achieved in key fields supply problems are a perpetual theme in a for comprehensively deepening its reform, country with a huge population. Although and that substantial progress is achieved in China has maintained bumper harvests for 10 transforming its model for economic consecutive years, agriculture is still a weak development. sector, with severe challenges in improving All of the changes in the external and agricultural productivity, the level of internal environments impose new demands m o d e r n i z a t i o n , f o o d s a f e t y , r u r a l on the formulation of the 13th Five-Year Plan development and farmers’ income. Solutions and means that in the years to come, the plan to all of these challenges will be outlined in the may well take an important place in Chinese, 13th Five-Year Plan. and global, history. The plan also includes many other New Thinking on Development issues—environmental protection and Much speculation has been made as to ecological progress to name but two—which what will be involved in the 13th Five-Year are of public concern. The NDRC is organizing Plan. Xu says there are several points that experts to devise new methods and should be focused upon in the detailed mechanisms to tackle these issues. consideration of development. For example, “There are many problems that cannot be with a per-capita GDP of $6,700, China has effectively solved with the old measures taken become a country of largely upper middle- in the past. We need to find solutions based on income earners. The government therefore new institutional designs. These should all be hopes to approach the status of high-income seriously considered in the primary stage of country by the World Bank’s standards. But to formulating the 13th Five-Year Plan,” Xu said. realize this goal and reach the target of The 12th Five-Year Plan has been followed building a moderately prosperous society, for three years now, but the data concerning China still has some chinks in its armor, such some economic indicators have failed to reach as unsatisfactory results in industrial the scheduled targets. Will the disappointing transformation and upgrading. It will be hard results affect the formulation of the 13th Five- for China to become a high-income country if Year Plan? Xu explained that the data in the the transformation process is not driven by energy-saving and environmental protection innovation and structural upgrading against sectors haven’t reflected satisfactory the backdrop of rising labor costs and performance. However, the NDRC and some intensifying restrictions related to resources related departments as well as local and the environment. It is possible that China governments are ratcheting up their efforts in may remain in the “middle income trap” for this field, and the fulfillment of goals for these some time to come. Therefore the issue of how indicators will be remarkably improved by to better realize innovation-driven the end of this year and into next year. development and industrial upgrading must Xu was optimistic that the requirements of be one of the primary focuses of the 13th Five- the 12th Five-Year Plan can be met by the end Year Plan. of next year, and that the setting of targets in
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 29 Economic Affairs the 13th Five-Year Plan won’t be affected. He balance in the relationship between the also pointed out that the requirements of the government and the market. In the fields that 12th Five-Year Plan in the other fields have need the government to function, the plan been satisfied, and some of them have even needs not only outline goals and specific been met ahead of schedule. measures, but also strengthen the assessment Balancing Gov’t and Market of government performance. In the fields that need the market to function, the plan will The Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC enable the market to play a decisive role in the Central Committee held in November 2013 allocation of resources. put in place the framework, time table and a “When formulating the 13th Five-Year specific roadmap for overall reform by 2020. Plan, we will allow both the government and In this equation, the role of the market cannot the market to play a better role,” said Xu. be discounted and its relationship with the Fulfillment of the 12th Five-Year Plan government should thus take the utmost priority in planning. The level of economic growth has actually “The plan provides a method for the been better than expected. The GDP grew 9.3 government to manage the economy, percent, 7.7 percent and 7.7 percent each therefore how to balance the relationship respective year in the 2011-13 period, all between the government and the market is an higher than the expected target of 7 percent important aspect that must be considered outlined by the plan. when formulating the plan,” said Xu. New progress has been achieved in He added that the five-year plan for economic restructuring and domestic economic and social development is quite demand has played a much bigger role in different from many other plans. It must be ensuring stable economic growth. passed by the National People’s Congress, so In 2013, the tertiary industry’s it shares some characteristics with legislation contribution to economic growth surpassed and carries a similar degree of authority. It those made by the secondary and primary even has binding power in some aspects. industries for the first time. When formulating the 11th Five-Year Plan The data for most of the 24 major indicators set (2006-10), the Chinese Government for the by the plan have reached their targets as first time differentiated the requirements on scheduled, and data concerning some the government and the market to achieve indicators have even reached their targets certain goals. For example, targets related to ahead of time. However, progress has been e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n , e n e r g y slow with regard to some indicators, such as conservation and government public services energy consumption intensity, carbon dioxide should be reached mainly by relying on the emission, improvement of energy structure government through allocation of public and reduction of the emission of nitrogen resources and the formulation of appropriate oxides. policies. (Compiled according to the mid-term evaluation report When creating the 13th Five-Year Plan, of the 12th Five-Year Plan released by the State Council China will continue to search for the optimum on April 10)
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HUAWEI: A Cornerstone in India’s Telecom Foundation
Huawei Technologies is a Fortune national market share in the segment. 500, employee-owned private Huawei has further consolidated its company and a leading global ICT presence in India by forging strong solutions provider. Its robust global relationships with Tier-1 GSM footprint is a testimony to the trust operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, between the company and its Reliance, Aircel and extended its GSM stakeholders. HSPA solutions to Airtel, Aircel and This trust and reliability is a result of Vodafone. Huawei successfully completed 3G Huawei’s customer-centric innovation and its endeavour to deliver maximum value to telecom operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. The manifestation of this trust is seen in the reality that Huawei today, partners with 45 of the top 50 telecom operators in the world. Among these partnerships, Huawei’s presence in India has proved both enduring and fruitful. Retrospect: Laying the Huawei Foundation in India
Huawei’s association with India goes back trials for Bharti Airtel and was selected to to the year 1999, when the first and largest deploy its solution for GSM and HSPA for overseas R&D centre was established in Airtel’s prestigious Sri Lanka project. Huawei Bangalore. Over the last 13 years, more than has also provided 4G equipment to Bharti $300 million have been invested in this centre, Airtel for Bangalore and Delhi circles. which employs approximately 3000 software End-to-end Presence, Partnerships and professionals, comprising 98% local Indian Products talent. It is further investing in expansion of the R&D centres which will be able to employ In order to further establish its footprint, about 5000 software professionals. Huawei Huawei also extended the reach of its consolidated its business leadership position innovative offerings from the telecom carrier in 2011-12 in India. During the 3G rollouts, network field to the enterprise and consumer Huawei was able to secure over 25% of the fields by initiating individual business units
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for both categories. The company has operators achieve approximately 30 percent coordinated the development of the “cloud- precious savings in their overall TCO. pipe-device” business structure which entails Supporting Education in India actively offering next-generation business platforms and applications, high capacity intelligent information pipes as well as a wide range of smart consumer devices, delivering end-to-end information services and user experiences that are efficient, innovative and environment friendly. Nurturing Indian ICT
With a focused commitment to the Indian Huawei has supported IT education in India telecommunications ecosystem, Huawei has by offering scholarship to students of IIIT – forged sustaining relationships with key Bangalore & NITK, Suratkal for the past 8 stakeholders and a lasting recall among the years. Starting 2011, Huawei India’s Maitree Indian audience. Through this commitment, Scholarship Program offer scholarships Huawei has played a pivotal role in the rapid annually to Indian undergraduate and growth of the Indian Telecommunications and postgraduate students who have already ICT industry. As Indian consumers evolve to secured admission to institutions of higher the next level of quality services, Huawei is education in China. The scholarship scheme keen to seize the opportunity imminent in aims to build a platform for the exchange of offering technologies like 3G, Wimax and LTE ideas between the two nations and foster a – all the technologies which are landmark closer understanding of each other’s’ culture boosters for the Indian telecommunications and society. domain. Huawei is actively partnering with Latest Endeavor all the leading Indian telecom operators to achieve their India vision. The latest development in Huawei’s vast Huawei’s role is that of contributory India presence is also the greatest example of the development in the Indian telecom industry. acceptance and encouragement for Huawei to Keeping in mind that the Indian telecom flourish in the Indian market. The state telecom industry is embedded in an emerging market, operator BSNL recently announced a Huawei delivers innovative and cost-effective collaboration with Huawei for transition of the solutions. The Company constantly works on national operator’s traditional telephone providing its customers with the latest exchanges to Next Generation Networks (NGN) innovative technology while reducing the that are equipped for communication operating and capital cost of the equipment. technologies of the future. In January 2014, BSNL Through such work, Huawei helps Indian successfully made Voice/Video calls between
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Bangalore and Hyderabad through recently built only enterprises or telecom giants; and NGN C-5/IMS network of Huawei. During the second, in order to bring Huawei’s efforts and network call inauguration, Mr. R. K. Upadhyay, dedication in India to a more visible and large- CMD of BSNL made a live call between the cities scale platform. to mark the historic transformation. This is the localized implementation of a Building the Consumer Connect – A global by the company to build a strong Tryst with India’s Popular Sport consumer connect through the world of sports as in Australia, the UK among others. Since Huawei recently announced its Huawei began its journey in India by association the Royal Challengers Bangalore, establishing its R&D centre in Bangalore, the Bangalore’s home team in a national cricket partnership with Royal Challengers tournament which brings together seasoned Bangalore acts as reaffirmation of the brand’s cricketers from all over the world to play the commitment towards India and evokes a national sport on the Indian cricket pitch. The sentiment of homecoming. The core values of association with such a tournament acts as an H u a w e i i n c l u d e d e d i c a t i o n , continuous improvement, integrity and teamwork which also define the essence of sportsmanship. With similar core values, this partnership offers a perfect synergy for the values of both partner brands. The company has associated with the prestigious game of Cricket since it cuts across the demographic barriers and connects masses. The foray into cricket is a gradual phenomenon in Huawei’s journey to transform into a analogy to the enduring presence of a global consumer brand. The company intends to organization in the Indian market. develop strong local resonance with the After having successfully acquired consumers through this association. increasingly positive recall and a league of The culmination of this dedicated reputed customers thereby reinforcing its commitment to the Indian market, makes credibility in the Indian market, Huawei has India a center of excellence for the growth of put into effect this initiative to become more Huawei. The presence of Huawei in India has closely connected with the Indian consumer. aided the mutual growth of its business as This is necessary for two reasons— first to well as a healthy growth of the Indian create a connection with individuals and not telecommunications domain.
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Interpreting the Brilliance of Chinese Company
S h a n d o n g E l e c t r i c P o w e r Construction Corp. (SEPCO1) founded in 1956, is a key subsidiary of Fortune 500 Power Construction Corp. of China. The company possesses more than 20 Class A qualifications for power project EPC and etc with business scope covering power e n g i n e e r i n g , i n f r a s t r u c t u r e c o n s t r u c t i o n , p o w e r p l a n t commissioning and O&M, equipment R&D, trading & logistics, investment and etc. The company has established its presence by undertaking power BALCO4X135MW plant projects in India, Brazil, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and other success. countries, and was awarded with AAA- In 2003, SEPCO1 again entered India credibility Enterprise of China Construction market, and won the EPC contract for BALCO Sector, and National Contract Abiding and 4×135MW at the price of 230mn USD, which Promise Keeping Enterprise. was then the biggest business and trade tie-up Back in 1998, SEPCO1 was the first among between India and China. Ever since the its peers in power sector of China to went commissioning of the 4th unit in 2005, all units abroad, and bagged MALCO 3×25 MW have been running in stable and full load. The project in India. On 8th Sept. 1999, with project is thus praised as ‘the Eighth Wonder successful delivery and high quality of the World’ by India press. operation of the 3rd unit, the company made its In 2006, the company won 3 EPC contracts debut in international power stage a great for BALCO 4×300MW, KMPCL 6×600MW, TALWANDI 3×660MW in a row. Presently, unit #4 of KMPCL has completed 14 days RRT and been handed over for high-quality operation; all four units of BALCO project are ready for start up, a w a i t i n g c l i e n t t o o b t a i n permission for grid integration; and unit #2 of TALWANDI project is ready for power generation after coal supply is made available by Panorama of ongoing TALWANDI 3X660MW Project client.
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With keen awareness of India actualities, The company is committed to social the company constantly renovates its project responsibility engagement, and with the management for efficient execution progress; principle of ‘dedication to society, build pre-emptive planning, target-oriented harmony with joint effort’, the company m a n a g e m e n t a n d s u b c o n t r a c t o r s ’ diligently discharges its responsibility as a state-owned company. The company currently employs over 1200 India employees and more than 30000 local labors during construction peak, creating considerable job opportunities; meanwhile, the company has trained a large quantity of skilled personnel such as IBR welders, and electrical technicians. SEPCO1 is also an active contributor to social welfare: organizing times of stationary and sports utilities donation for local primary schools, distributed free food boxes, warm wares and blankets for project workmen, and Cooperation various other undertakings. Overall a short time span, the company has engagement in targets implementation are contributed nearly one crore in social established concepts to enhance overall welfare programs. Recently, SEPCO1 is also in management and control; The company also touch with local Red Cross Society for emphasizes resource integration and building a facility for disabled in Punjab state. ‘localized management’ to make the best of The involvement is highly applauded by the local inputs and achieve better resource Client and local government. allocation; cross-culture management is taken up in respect of local practices, such a s i n i t i a t i n g ‘ E x c e l l e n t Subcontractor Award’, which motivates their moral; with the strategy of ‘state-of-art quality’, the company also endeavors to introduce the best workmanship from China through standard atlases, which are enacted in actual construction process. The chimney structure executed in TALWANDI project has been awarded with ‘Excellent Concrete Structure of
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EDUCATION
China Experience—I love Zhongguo Sriparna Pathak
I often heard that destiny plays an important role in one’s life. Never did I believe it till “China” happened to me, and my lifelong relationship with the country began. My first “encounter” with Zhongguo (China) was in 2006 when I studied in detail the Chinese economy, history, geography, polity, society and culture as part of my Master’s degree in International Relations at Nihelu D a s h u e ( J a w a h a r l a l N e h r u University) in New Delhi, India. That phase of my relationship with The author in Beijing [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Zhongguo seemed like ‘internet dating’ when I knew all about my love but I When I landed at the Beijing Airport again never met or saw my love. on August 31, I felt butterflies in my stomach, My knowledge about my love increased and it felt like I left my parents’ house (India) over the years and reached its peak when I to be with my love (Zhongguo). But my met Chinese citizens working in the same relationship with Zhongguo was such that we think tank as me. My interest grew as my did not speak each other’s languages. My first Chinese friends told me more about the language - i.e. English is not widely spoken in culture of the country, and I made up my China and I could not speak hanyu (Chinese), mind that one day I will be with my love - my love’s first language. Destiny waved her Zhongguo! In March 2011, I first came to China magic wand yet again and gave me enough as part of the delegation from India for the powers to grasp the language quickly, and BRICS Think Tanks’ Symposium in Beijing. It today I can speak about 1500 characters and was love at first sight and my heart ached write about 800 characters. Picking up a when I had to part ways with Zhongguo and foreign language is never easy, but it has to be take the flight back to India. Destiny waved the power of destiny that I grasped the her magic wand yet again and I cleared language quickly. hundred percent scholarships from the My experience so far in Beijing deserves a Chinese government and the Indian ten out of ten. Whenever people hear ‘Wo shi government respectively to study in Beijing Indu ren’ (I am an India) they speak excitedly for two years. about Indian films and songs and praise my
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guo jia (country) and fill me with a sense of young Indian women like me are similar to satisfaction that I have never felt in my life. In young Chinese girls in the way they show fact an old man in the subway even sang respect for the elders. The similarity between ‘Aawara Hoon’ (a Bollywood film song) for the cultures of our countries stated in words me when he heard I am from India. by the old lady made my day. India and China have a long history, and At the micro and the macro level the two now I am experiencing every facet of this long countries share many similarities, be it levels historical relation, first hand. At the Great Bell of growth or urbanisation or energy Temple, the Yongle Bell has numerous consumption. But not all the similarities have Sanskrit sutras engraved. At the Military been studied in great detail, and there is a lot Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution, of scope in such kind of explorations. a small statue of Nataraj stands as a gift from In terms of differences - food and language India. The Five Pagodas Temple is the sign of stand at the forefront. But for non-vegetarians an Indian monk’s sojourns. like me, Zhongguo is like heaven, as I can eat Beijing seems very similar to New Delhi. almost any kind of meat. Nevertheless a few The shopping malls, the roads, the subway, more Indian restaurants would be welcome - and the kind of vehicles are similar in the two not just to satisfy the food needs of Indians in places. The peoples of the two countries are Zhongguo but also to increase knowledge also similar. Unlike many Western countries, among Chinese citizens regarding the food the cultures of the peoples in these two Asian culture of India. countries are not individualistic. I have not India and China are the new poles of experienced a single case when people have growth, they are the largest countries in Asia turned away when I say “Qing ni bang wo” and together they herald the Asian century in (Please help me). international relations, and solidifying the There is a great interest among the peoples bases of the relationship between the two will of the two countries to know more about each lead to a win-win outcome for both and yield a other. Sadly enough the number of Indians in more mutually beneficial relationship. As for Beijing at least, is very low, especially when me, I am completely in love with Zhongguo compared to foreigners from other parts of the and always will be since my love seems to love world. Track-two level exchanges are often me back in return. cited as being an efficient method of improving The author is an Advanced Research Scholar relations among countries, and academic under scholarship from the Chinese and the Indian exchanges form an important component of governments at the Beijing Language and Culture track-two. Increasing the number of students’ University. She also is a Doctoral Candidate at exchanges between these two Asian powers Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. can help in solidifying the bases of the She has worked extensively on China’s relationship between the two countries. Manufacturing Sector and other aspects of the Having travelled to Inner Mongolia I Chinese economy. Prior to her arrival in Beijing, realised that the common people there have she was a Junior Fellow at the Observer Research almost no knowledge about Indians or India. Foundation, New Delhi and worked on the Chinese However the most pleasing experience in Economy and was the editor for the China Weekly Inner Mongolia was when an old lady felt Report there.
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Chinese Government Scholarship Application
1. How can I get the latest information general. There might be minor differences about Chinese Government Scholarship? between programs. Please read the P l e a s e v i s i t o u r w e b s i t e introductions to each program for detailed w w w . c a m p u s c h i n a . o r g o r guidance. www.csc.edu.cn/laihua for up-to-date 4. Can applicants apply for Chinese information. You can also consult the Chinese G o v e r n m e n t S c h o l a r s h i p w i t h o u t Embassy (or Consulate General) in your home Admission Letters? countries or designated Chinese universities Yes. Applicants without Admission Letter for related information. are equally allowed to apply for Chinese 2. What programs can I apply for? When Government Scholarship. However, CSC and where can I apply? reserves the right to make necessary Usually the application season is between adjustments on the university options, January and early April. Applicants should specialties, program categories and duration apply and send the required documents to the of study for the applications without application receiving agencies. The table Admission Letters. Applications enclosed below illustrates the Chinese Government with Admission Letter will be forwarded Scholarship programs. directly to the host universities for 3. What is the procedure of Chinese recruitment confirmation. Government Scholarship application? 5. Is the Letter of Acceptance or email The illustration below may help you from the supervisor admissible? understand the application procedure in Only the official Admission Letters from
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the admissions department of Chinese will lead to application rejection. universities are valid. Other files like 7. How can I log in the CSC Online acceptance letters or emails from supervisors Application System for International or professors shall not be regarded as the Students? equivalent or substitute. jGo to www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or 6. Where can I get the Agency Number? www.campuschina.org, and click the Agency Number is the first required item icon “Application Online for when applying online at CSC Online International Students” to enter the Application System for International system. Students (http://laihua.csc.edu.cn). Each kFirst-time users should register before Agency Number stands for a specific entering the online application page. application receiving agency and will be lPlease use Internet Explorer (6.0 or given to the recommended candidates only. A 7.0). Menu selection functions may not correct Agency Number will lead to the work in other browsers. presence of the corresponding application 8. What do I need to pay special attention receiving agency. Wrong Agency Number to when applying online?
Scholarship When to apply W h e r e t o s e n d t h e Program category S c h o l a r s h i p programs application coverage
Bilateral program dispatching authorities in degree programs and non- full scholarship or applicant’s home country degree programs partial scholarship
Chinese University d e s i g n a t e d C h i n e s e graduate programs full scholarship program universities
Great Wall Program National Commissions for non-degree programs full scholarship January to early April UNESCO in applicant’s home (please consult the country application receiving EU Program agencies for specific Office for Education and degree programs and non- full scholarship deadline for each Culture, Mission of P. R. degree programs program) China to the European Union
AUN Program ASEAN University Network graduate programs full scholarship (AUN)Secretariat
PIF Program Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) degree programs and non- full scholarship Secretariat degree programs
WMO Program Wo r l d M e t e o r o l o g i c a l m a s t e r ’ s a n d partial scholarship O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W M O ) undergraduate programs Secretariat of meteorology, hydrology, and water resources s u p e r v i s i o n a n d management.
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jPlease select the program, CHINESE DETAILS of each program for the GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP. specific schooling period. kThe item Apply for refers to the oSubmitted applications can be program you want to apply rather retrieved for revision. Once retrieved, than the degree you have already held. the previously submitted application lMajors should be one of the existing becomes invalid. Therefore, revised majors offered by Chinese universities application should be submitted one and be based on your actual more time. e d u c a t i o n a l b a c k g r o u n d . A 9. How to write a Study Plan or Research nonexistent or improper major input Proposal? will affect your application result. A Study Plan or Research Proposal states mPreference of Institutions must be in details what you are going to do with the chosen from 252 Chinese universities scholarship in China. It must include such designated by MOE. Any institution information as the major you want to study in beyond the list will not be available for or the field of your research interest. It is of recruitment. vital importance for those applicants for nDuration of the Major Study should graduate studies or senior scholar programs, match the program you apply for. so please make sure your study plan or P l e a s e c h e c k A P P L I C A T I O N research proposal states those information as
40 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA Education specific as possible. preparatory courses in designated 10. What supporting documents should universities for one year and pass the be included in my application package? required test before major studies. Generally, applicants must fill in and Failure to pass the required test leads provide the following documents truly, to the automatic termination of their correctly and completely (in duplicate). scholarship. jApplication Form for Chinese kMost graduate programs and non- Government Scholarship (in Chinese degree programs are instructed in or English) Chinese. Certain Chinese universities kN o t a r i z e d h i g h e s t d i p l o m a offer English-taught programs. Please (photocopy) check Directory of the Chinese lAcademic transcripts Institutions Admitting International mA study plan or research proposal Students under Chinese Government nRecommendation letters S c h o l a r s h i p P r o g r a m o Applicants for music studies are (www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or requested to submit a CD of the www.campuschina.org)for program applicants’ own works. Applicants for introduction. Scholarship recipients of fine arts programs must submit a CD Chinese-taught programs without of the applicants’ own works a d e q u a t e C h i n e s e l a n g u a g e (including two sketches, two color proficiency must take Chinese paintings and two other works) language training courses for one to pApplicants under the age of 18 should two years to reach the language submit the valid documents of their requirements of their host universities legal guardians in China. before major studies. Failure to reach qApplicants planning to stay in China the required language proficiency will for more than 6 months must submit a lead to the termination of scholarship. photocopy of Foreigner Physical Recipients in such programs as Examination Form( valid for 6 science, engineering, agriculture, west months). medicine, economics, management, rApplicants with Admission Letter law and arts will take Chinese courses from designated universities should for one year. Recipients in literature, enclose the letter in the application history, philosophy and Chinese package. medicine will take Chinese courses for sApplicants with valid HSK Certificate no more than two years. Recipients of should enclose it in the application English-taught programs or those with package. adequate Chinese language capability The above documents should be bound do not need to take Chinese language on top left corner (in duplicate) in order. No training courses. application documents will be returned. 12. Which Chinese universities offer 11. Are scholarship recipients obliged to C h i n e s e G o v e r n m e n t S c h o l a r s h i p take Chinese-taught programs? programs? jChinese is the only instruction A total of 252 Chinese universities are l a n g u a g e f o r u n d e r g r a d u a t e designated by MOE to accept Chinese programs. Scholarship recipients of Government Scholarship students. undergraduate programs must take Applicants can only choose their host
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 41 Education universities from this list. Please check the not the target university? Directory of the Chinese Institutions For the applicants without Admission Admitting International Students under Letter, CSC reserves the right to make Chinese Government Scholarship Program necessary adjustments on the university o n w w w . c s c . e d u . c n / l a i h u a o r options, specialties, program categories and www.campuschina.org for introduction to duration of study based on the scholarship programs and universities available. requirement of different countries, accepting 13. Can applicants directly apply to capacity of universities, requirements of Chinese universities for Chinese different programs and the qualification of Government Scholarship? applicants. That’s why some applicants are Only Chinese universities undertaking enrolled by a university beyond their Chinese University Program can accept the application options. scholarship application directly. A List of 17. How can I go to my host university D e s i g n a t e d C h i n e s e U n i v e r s i t i e s that is not in Beijing? Undertaking This Program can be found at CSC provides transfer service to new full the end of APPLICATION DETAILS of scholarship students who have to make a Chinese Government Scholarship—Chinese stopover in Beijing to other cities during University Program. August 25th and September 15th. Pickup 14. Can applicants apply for more than s e r v i c e a t B e i j i n g A i r p o r t , f r e e one program? accommodation on campus and hard-seat Yes. However, CSC reserves the right to train ticket (or hard-berth train ticket for award only one scholarship to each individual overnight trip) from Beijing to the city of the applicant nominated by more than one host institution will be provided to full university. scholarship students. 15. How can I know the admission Transfer Service Station for Chinese result? Government Scholarship Students The admission result will be announced Tel: 0086-10-82303706 by the application receiving agencies in late Fax: 0086-10-82303326 July. Applicants can consult the application E-mail: [email protected] receiving agencies for admission result. Add: No. 15 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District, 16. Why is the host university sometimes Beijing, P.R. China, Post Code: 100083
A Briefing on International S&T Cooperation Award
Established in 1994 and first granted in significant contributions to China’s 1995, the International Science and development in S&T. The Award is given to Technology Cooperation Award (ISTC no more than 10 candidates each year. From Award) is a national award for science and 1995 to 2013, 87 foreign experts and one technology. According to the Regulation on international organization (International Rice National Awards for Science and Technology, Research Institute) from 17 countries have the ISTC Award is bestowed upon foreigners won the ISTC Award (See list below). or foreign organizations that have made
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Country and Winner with ISTC Award
Country Number Country Number
US 27 Brazil 2 Germany 15 Australia 2 Japan 11 Netherlands 1 France 6 Singapore 1 UK 5 Cuba 1 Italy 4 Switzerland 1 Canada 4 India 1 Russia 3 Denmark 1 Sweden 2
CULTURE & LIFE
The Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on every turning into beautiful wishes of the common May 5 of the Chinese lunar calendar. The mass. Once again the fragrance of the festival, bearing the 2000-plus years’ Chinese indocamalus leaves is drifting in the air, and culture and undergoing the ablution of the the drum on the dragon boat is beating. Let us long history, is still shining for its rich deliver our common wish that the people in traditional cultural connotations, delivering the quake-hit area would be far from disasters the diligence and wisdom of the working and diseases and begin their new life with people. The traditional Dragon Boat Festival high morale. is coming again; the ancient customs are
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The Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival Totem C it holds that the Dragon Boat Festival originated from the totem worship of Early in the Tang Dynasty, the festival was dragon of the ancient Wu and Yue people. named “duanwu jie” or “chongwu jie” May 5 of the lunar calendar was the day when (double fifth festival). It is said that August 5 the people in the Wu and Yue areas held the was the birthday of Emperor Taizong of the totem sacrifice. Boat racing has an especially Tang Dynasty; to avoid writing “wu” (five), deep relation with the ancient Wu and Yue the word was substituted by its homophone, areas; moreover, among the people in the “wu” (noon). About the origin of the Dragon region there was the custom of cutting hair Boat Festival, there are varied sayings which and tattooing so as to “look like the son of the can be summed up as follows: dragon”. Version 1: Version 3:
The saying of summer solstice C people “Vicious Day” C It is said that the custom deems that the Dragon Boat Festival of hanging mugwort and calamus on the originates from the custom of summer solstice Festival is to ward off diseases in summer, in the ancient Xia, Shang, and Zhou which is correspondent to the pre-Qin Dynasties. Dynasty myth that May was a “vicious Version 2: month” and May 5 “vicious day”. Version 4:
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In honor of Qu Yuan C It is commonly near Changsha, giving voice to his persistent recognized that the Dragon Boat Festival is to ideal as well as the spirit of adhering to his memorize the loyal official of the Chu State C lofty personality by sacrificing his own life. It Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Miluo is to memorize the patriotic poet Qu Yuan that River during the Warring States Period. Qu the custom of eating zongzi (steamed Yuan was slandered by some treacherous glutinous rice wrapped in indocalamus official and exiled to the south by King Huai of leaves) has been handed down until now. This the Chu State. Seeing that his homeland was version is the most commonly-believed one declining day by day, Qu Yuan, in great grief among the general public. and despair, drown himself in the Miluo River
Major Customs of the Dragon Boat Festival
Hanging the Portrait of Zhong Kui Yangtze River and south of the Huaihe River), it is the tradition for every household to hang a portrait of Zhong Kui on the Dragon Boat Festival, in the hope of warding off evil spirits and safeguarding the house.
Eating Zongzi
Zongzi was called “jiaoshu” (horned millet) in ancient times. The real origin of eating zongzi was not to commemorate Qu Zhong Kui is a legendary figure who was Yuan, but somehow it demonstrates the love believed to be capable of catching ghosts. In and esteem of the common people towards the Jianghuai area (the region north of the the patriotic poet.
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Drink Realgar Wine
Ward off the Five Deadly Venoms This custom is prevalent among the households of the Yangtze River valley.
Wearing a Sachet
It is a folk belief that May is the time when the five deadly venoms come up, so people will use all kinds of methods to prevent the harm the five venoms can possibly do to them.
Hanging Mugwort and Calamus
Woven by five-color threads, or sewn by rags, the sachet would be filled with aromatizer and worn in front of the chest, giving off pleasant smell.
Paint the Forehead The typical way of painting the forehead is to dip some realgar wine to write the character “wang” (king) on the forehead of the children, to drive away venoms on the one hand, and to ward off evil spirit on the other hand.
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It is said that to hang mugwort and calamus, or guava and rocambole can keep away the evil spirits and bring in good luck.
Dragon Boat Racing Dragon boat racing, also called dragon boat competition, has had a history of over 1500 years. It is said that the activity is related to Qu Yuan.
How to Make a Zongzi
Clean the sticky rice with clear water and soak it with 60 water for 5 hours, or steep it in cold water for 12 hours. Soak the wrapping material (it can be indocamalus leaves, or the leaves of bamboo, reed, lotus etc) in cold water for 12 hours. After all the preliminary jobs have been done, you can start to wrap the rice. First of all, take two well-soaked indocamalus leaves, and fold them into a funnel with one end longer than the other. Fill in some sticky rice and dates (or pork) into the funnel. The dates can be put in first before being covered with sticky rice, or be put in the middle of the rice. Then cover the mouth of the funnel with the longer end of the indocamalus leaves. Wrap the stuff into a pentagonal shape, or triangular or quadrangular shape. The key point is to wrap the stuff tightly so that it will not be dispersed while being boiled. Finally, tie up the zongzi with a thread. It is essential that the zongzi is fast tied, or it will also be dispersed while being boiled. You’ve made it!
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Artistic Concept of Chinese Garden Architecture—Part 2
Early in the Shang Dynasty (16th - 11th century BC) and followed by the Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC - 221 BC), Chinese kings and nobilities began the practice of developing forests and woods for the specific purpose of hunting. In some instances these areas of forests and woods, called ‘You’ in Chinese c o v e r e d d o z e n s o f s q u a r e kilometers or even hundreds of square kilometers. Somewhere between 206 BC and 220 BC, the Han Dynasty advanced the concept of these ‘Natural Gardens’ by adding where people could worship. living quarters and adding animals that were raised and considered to be the rudiment of Classification Chinese garden architecture. Traditional Depending on their geographical Chinese Garden architecture in the real sense locations, Chinese gardens can vary. first appeared in the Tang Dynasty Generally speaking, they can be divided into somewhere between 618 AD and 907 AD. two groups that would include the Imperial During this era, the construction of beautiful Garden Architecture in north China and the architecture evolved into what would include Private Garden Architecture in south China. man-made hills, pools and fountains. As time Imperial gardens are noteworthy for their went on, and craftsman became more grand dimensions, luxurious buildings, and accomplished, this man-made beauty was exquisite decorations. able to successfully blend in well with the Northern Imperial Garden beauty of the natural environment. The Ming Dynasty (1368 AD - 1644 AD) With material resources and generous followed by the Qing Dynasty (1644 AD - 1911 financial support combined with supreme AD) saw the heyday of Chinese garden power, emperors were able to construct architecture. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, Imperial Gardens with almost unlimited emperors collected skillful craftsmen from all extravagance. Designers placed emphasis on over the country to create even more elaborate the harmonious unity of architecture with gardens. Gardens in this period were no nature which contributed to the decision to longer merely places for fun, but also served construct many gardens in scenic mountain as areas where more formal ceremonies could areas. In northern China, Beijing is one of the take place such as holding court, hosting better known areas for these beautiful banquets, pursuing studies, producing gardens. ‘Summer Palace’ and ‘Old Summer theatrical activities, and to provide a setting Palace’ (Ruins of Yuanmingyuan) are typical
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examples of this period. Gentle babbling result of these phenomena, garden owners brooks meander through delicate palaces, were put in the position where they skillfully pavilions, platforms, and bridges. Large lakes and cleverly constructed their private gardens shimmering in the early morning or late according to their own personal tastes. Unlike the majestic and splendor of northern gardens, southern gardens are simpler and more elegant, like a shy girl waiting for you to take away her veiling. Designers were also good at selecting colors such as dark grey tiles to cover the house roofs, while walls were painted white. Wooden pillars were colored dark brown or greenish black that blended with the bridges, pavilions and corridors that were made of natural stone. The whole scenery presents a afternoon sun, where fish swim delightfully p e a c e f u l a n d p l e a s a n t in and out of duckweeds add to the incredible atmosphere. Famous gardens belonging to beauty of the pleasant surroundings. When this type are popular in Jiangsu Province. one is confronted with all of this fine Some of the more noteworthy would be architecture, it is easy to appreciate the high ‘Garden of the Master of Nets’, ‘Li Garden’, level craftsmanship that went into the ‘Canglang Pavilion’, ‘Lion Grove’, ‘Garden for construction of these magnificent gardens. Lingering’, and ‘Humble Administrator’s Garden’. Southern Private Garden Other kinds of garden architecture contain Although different from the imperial monastic gardens which are located in gardens of Northern China, the gardens in the temples, symbolizing a sort of spiritual peace south are smaller but no less exquisite. The and harmony. An example of this would be area in South China although rich in water the ‘Mountain Resort of Chengde’ (Bishu resources is somewhat limited in the land area Shanzhuang) that is built on a large scale and that could be used for private gardens. As a blends in well with the mountain scenery.
Chinese Chengyu and Its Stories – Treat each other with the respect due to guest
During the Spring and Autumn Period the field and his wife bringing a lunch to him (770-476 BC), there was a high official in the in a very respectful manner. It moved him State of Jin. He once saw a farmer working in much that the couple treated each other with
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 49 Culture & Life the respect they would give a guest. He took the farmer back to the King of Jin and recommended him for an official post. “Respect is a demonstration of virtue. If one is respectful, he must be virtuous,” the official said. “We should educate our people with virtue.” “His father is guilty. Is it wise to do so?” the King countered. The official replied: “Guan Zhong was an enemy to the Duke Huan of Qi, but the duke appointed Guan Zhong prime minister and finally accomplished his hegemony. Shun exiled Gun but promoted his son Yu. You just make use of his strong points.” At last, Duke Wen took his advice and put the farmer in an important position. Later, this idiom means a couple treat each other with respect as if the other were their guests.
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Award-winning Chinese Crosswords
Across 3. A question asking where the person you are speaking to works 5. Stores that sell books 6. A place where meals can be bought and eaten 7. An institution where formal elementary education is given and received Down 1. A statement saying that she likes studying in the library 2. To have a chat 4. A person who does a job, e.g. in a car factory, etc.
Instructions: The method of using this crossword form is quite straight forward, and will be clear if you have ever done an English crossword. Here are just a few tips for you: lFill the white box with a character or Pinyin and ignored the black boxes. lRead the English clues and find the words or phrases that you are certain about. lComplete the longest word or phrase ASAP, as more clues and links will result. lBe brave and imaginative; guess possible words using the shared characters you have already filled in. lSome words can be used for more than once in different occasions. The answer will be published on next month, and the first three readers who email us the correct answer, in form of photo or scanning picture, will get a free book of limited edition about China in subject you interested (Arts, Answer to the Award-winning Chinese Architecture, Food, Travel, Political, Medicine, Crosswords of April NFC History, Chinese etc.).
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Chinese Chef Recipe---Stir Fry Chicken with Hot Chilli
Sichuan cuisine enjoys a time-honored Dry chili(1 cup of) history and is well-reputed home and abroad. Sesame(2 tbsp of) Represented by the local dishes of Chengdu Ginger and Chongqing, Sichuan cuisine is particular Green onion about ingredients, unified in standard, Garlic distinctive in arrangement, and vivid in Marinades: coordination. Sichuan cuisine features spicy, 2 tbsp of Chinese rice wine tongue-numbing, savory, delicious, oily and 2 tbsp of light soy sauce heavily seasoned flavor, using a lot of 2 tbsp of starch capsicum, prickly ash, pepper as well as fresh 2 tsp of salt ginger. From high-class banquet to ordinary meal, from street snack to home-made dishes, Sichuan cuisines is diversified in variety, novel in style, and elaborate in cooking.
Seasoning: 2 cup of oil 1 tsp of essence of chicken 1.5 tsp of sugar Method: 1. Clean chicken and cut it into pieces.Put the cutted chicken in the marinade and mix Chinese have a saying that people living them about 30 minutes. in Chongqing is not afraid of spicy taste. So this dish is a famous dish in Chongqing Province. The real method of this dish is to be more chili than chicken. All in pursuit of fun is search for chicken in the chili. Of course, if you don’t like spicy you will put some less chili. Ingredients: Chicken Wild pepper(1 tbsp of)
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2. Slice ginger,garlic and green onion.Cut dry chili from the incision in the middle. 3. Deep fried the cutted chicken until its seemed golden then drain oil.
6. Pour in all seasoning and green onion, go on cook about 2 minutes then last pour in sesame, dish off.
4. Heat up with 3 tbsp of oil in the pot and Attention: fried ginger, garlic, dry chili and wild When you fried dry chili,wild pepper and pepper until fragrant. chicken ,you should use low heat. Otherwise they coked.
5. Add in chicken and fried until well done.
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TIBET TODAY
The Development of Tibetan Media in Dechen Text & Photo by Zhang Guohua
If you examine historical records from before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, you will discover that there was neither a C h i n e s e - v e r s i o n n o r a Tibetanversion of newspaper in Dechen Prefecture of Yunnan P r o v i n c e b e c a u s e t h e distribution of information relied on messengers passing through post offices. The rise of New China brought about the Monks studying in the Dechen Branch of Yunnan Buddhist College read the Tibetan-version of Dechen Daily. founding of the Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. On October 1st, The Founding of Dechen Daily 1988, the Dechen Daily launched a pilot (Tibetan-version) program. Accompanied by the gradual On March 2nd 1995, while people of all enforcement of a Tibetan news media by the nationalities in Dechen Prefecture were local government of Dechen Tibetan celebrating Tibetan Wood-Pig New Year, the Autonomous Prefecture, newspaper in Tibetan version of Dechen Daily began a pilot Tibetan was published and Tibetan channel program. Since then this Tibetan-version of was also broadcast gradually.On May 5th Dechen Daily has been distributing the best 2013, along with the founding of the Shangri- wishes for the New Year from the government La Website in Tibetan, the social, political, to the people living in the mountain area and economic and cultural development of the grassland. Dechen Prefecture began to be widely spread At that time, the Tibetan version of Dechen around the world. Daily had only one editor, cooperating with
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the Tibetan Studies Institute of Dechen and other social support. After years of extensive effort, the newspaper is now widely w e l c o m e d b y t h e l o c a l community. On June 3rd 2009, along with efficient management of publication codes, the General Administration of Press and P u b l i c a t i o n a s s e s s e d t h e importance of Tibetan language and gave special approval to a The Tibetan broadcasters of the Shangri-la County TV Station were broadcasting in studio. national publication code for
Tibetan-version Dechen Daily. On newspaper is usually published on Monday January 1st, 2011, the Tibetan version Dechen but if there are important events in Dechen the Daily was formally launched. In May, this newspaper will publish two more issues a newspaper received a facelift by changing its week. format size from quarto to crossfold, from The first page of the Tibetan version of black and white to color printing. The Dechen Daily mainly deals with events relating to politics, economics and culture as well as the lives of individuals by focusing on developmental strategies and key projects of the local prefecture government as well as important festivals and activities in the community as well. The second pages of these newspapers are mainly reserved for key news items while the third page consists of feature length articles… and the fourth page contains entertainment, health, ethnic culture and literature. The columns of the newspaper also treat
Monks of the Ganden Songtsen Ling Monastery in the folkloric art, travel attractions, common items Shangri-la County read the Tibetan-version of Dechen Daily. from people’s daily lives, the sciences, Tibetan
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 55 Tibet Today culture, historical figures, poems and prose. Phuntso in Nixi Township of Shangri-la The style of the newspapers is created by County. Phuntso commented: “Whenever I focusing on ethnic features in pursuit of the receive these newspapers, I always feel a inheritance and development of Tibetan spiritual boost. This is a major window of culture, arts, sports, traditional medicine, and opportunity to be informed about what is religion as well as folklore and ethnic culture. happening in China, as well as in the rest of the It has become most popular with local world. These beautiful pictures in the herders, farmers and monks in Dechen newspapers inform me about the real world Prefecture. On reading the newspaper, many outside.” overseas Tibetans were persuaded to return to The life of newspapers depends upon their hometown and witness the tremendous attracting readership. Up to now, the Tibetan- changes taking place there. Next, these version of Dechen Daily was distributed to 24 overseas Tibetans frequently invested in their Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in this hometown, such as by investing in running prefecture, and also to the primarily schools, schools, hotels and travel agencies. On April middle schools, vocational schools, 28th of 2011, Mr. Shi Xianyao, the government departments, Tibetans towns correspondent of Dechen Daily, interviewed and villages, Tibetology research institutes, scholars and overseas Tibetans. In 2012 there were 50 issues of Tibetan-version of Dechen Daily. Over 300,000 were for free distribution. The Tibetanversion of Dechen Daily has already become a popular publication in Dechen Prefecture and also in Yunnan Province. On March 19th of 2009, the Dechen Daily administrative office donated 200 copies of Chinese version and Tibetan-version of Dechen Daily and 10 newspaper stands to the Ganden Songtsen Ling Monastery and local villages in Shangri-la County. They also donated 20 newspaper stands to the Dechen Branch of Yunnan Buddhist College and 1500 Shomo Droma, local of the Shangri-la County,listened to copies to Tibetan-inhabited townships and the Tibetan broadcast at home.
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monasteries all over Dechen Prefecture. When Dancun, a monk from the Ganden Songtsen Ling Monastery, received the newspapers and stands, he was pleased and said, “These newspapers, freely p r o v i d e d t o u s b y t h e government, inform us about what is happening in the prefecture, the province, the The editor in charge of the Tibetan version was designing the layout. nation and the world. We are promptly informed of the changes around the them are senior editors. These editors and world.” correspondents are full of enthusiasm for To run a newspaper successfully, the working on the newspaper. They have provision of capable human resources is a key produced a number of excellent editions, 50- issue. To date, there are seven editors and odd news and arts items have been cited as correspondents for the Tibetan version of “excellent papers” during the working Dechen Daily, all graduates who were conference on Tibetan media in China. majoring in Tibetan in universities. Two of Launch of Tibetan Broadcasting and Television Program In the 1960s, Dechen successfully set up radio r e c e i v i n g a n d broadcasting stations at both county level and v i l l a g e l e v e l . O n November 23rd 1990, the D e c h e n P e o p l e ’ s Broadcasting Station was founded. On August 6th, 1997,the Station began to
Editors of the Shangri-la County TV station made programs in Tibetan. put Chinese programs to
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 57 Tibet Today air. By October, the program of news in Television became the key part in the daily life Tibetan aired for five minutes. Since then, the of local Dechen people. The Tibetan channel of Tibetan radio channel has gone through the TV Station was founded on December 20th several reforms and gradually achieved two of 2005, as the first television channel for hours of news and entertainment programs. nationalities at prefecture level, and it started The news program is basically a translation of broadcasting on the first of June 2006. the news program from the Chinese channel From 2010, the Tibetan channel program and key national and international news of Dechen TV Station has added five new downloaded from CCTV programs programs, including “Follow me to learn containing local Dechen News. In 2011, the Tibetan”, “Shangri-la feeling”,”Folklore Tibetan radio channel aired a total of 726 items culture of Shangrila”, ”TV prose” and of Dechen News, 360 of national and “Shambhala stage”, based on the previous international news, as well as 110 special local four programs, such as “News”,”Colorful programs. Apart from a news program, the Dechen”, “Learning Tibetan” and “Music T i b e t a n r a d i o c h a n n e l a i r s o t h e r lover”. The broadcast lasts 120 minutes every entertainment programs, which were all day, which successfully meets the demands of welcomed by audiences and enriched the massive numbers of Tibetan farmers and cultural life of the mass of Tibetan farmers and herders in Dechen. herders… as well as local religious clerics. At the end of 2012, Dechen Broadcasting In 2011, Tashi Yangzom’s Road to Fortune and Dechen TV Station merged as Dechen and other 11 works made by the Tibetan Radio Broadcasting and Television Station with a Channel’s staff won the 12th National Tibetan staff of 10 correspondents and editors. The Media Prize. Tashi’s Tibetan New Year won Broadcasting Channel aired a group of Government of Yunnan Province Radio and national and international news programs as Television Award. These honors establish a well as Dechen news daily, 726 items of news good image of Dechen Tibetan Radio w e r e t r a n s l a t e d i n t o T i b e t a n a n d Channel. broadcasted annually. Several programs, As the third mass media, television was such as “Snowy singing”, “Learning launched in the 1980s. From September of Tibetan”, “Law knowledge”, “Health”, 1981, the first TV station was erected at Mt. “Agriculture sciences” and “Shangri-la Wufeng in Weixi County of Dechen feeling”,are translated into Tibetan and Prefecture. Having gone through different aired, total of 320 programs lasting 4800 periods’ constructions from very basic to minutes. The Tibetan TV channel has comprehensive approach, in 2001, Dechen
58 May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA Tibet Today translated and aired 348 programs yearly: visual effectiveness. the national news in Tibetan, 260 programs The Tibetan website and Tibetan-version of documentary titled “Singing is telling”, of Dechen Daily apply the unicode system 136 programs of “Learning Tibetan”, 93 which could combine with all kinds of Tibetan programs of “TV prose”, 46 programs of characters from all around the world which “Shambhala stage”, 139 programs of facilitate integration and information sharing “Follow me to learn Tibetan” and 46 from websites. In the technical aspect of the programs of “Colorful Dechen”. Tibetan digital newspaper, the Tibetan- In March 2010, the TV Station of Shangri-la version of Dechen Daily (Digital Newspaper) County started to air simultaneously in both is the first standardized Tibetan digital Chinese and Tibetan. Then, in turn, the TV newspaper in the nation. This digital Station aired news programs in Tibetan every newspaper can be browsed, shared and Tuesday and Thursday and in Chinese on copied. Such functionality actually breaks every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Three through the single-picture model from Tibetan correspondents and editors work for traditional Tibetan digital newspaper, and the Tibetan channel and yearly produce 96 facilitates efficient information sharing programs of news and over 1000 translated between all kinds of Tibetan newspapers from papers. different Tibetan inhabited areas. The Shangri-la Website At present, the Shangrila Website does not On May 5th of 2013, the Shangrila Website have many readers, about 500 daily. But the in Tibetan was set up. This is the first website readers are widely distributed not only in in Tibetan in the Tibetan inhabited area of Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu, Yunnan Province, which it has continued by but also in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, combining of Tibetan website, Tibetan as well as some cities in India, the United digitalization, and Tibetan newspapers. The States, Canada, Bhutan, and Nepal. Shangri-la Tibetan Website includes eight Successfully transmitting news through columns and 33 subtopics such as current both Tibetan newspapers and Tibetan political news, special columns, economy, websites, Dechen Daily is planning to run its daily life, Tibetan culture, ethnic religions, news diffusion through mobile phones in ecological travel, audio and visual programs, order to be a full range news distribution pictures and entertainment. 3D pictures are service by fully applying modern media displayed on this dynamic website to offer technology in pursuit of upgrading its readers an active visualization and three influence, another historical breakthrough in dimensional effects with high definition and Dechen’s newspaper history.
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Tibet Fully Develops “Sunlight Economy” by Tenzin Woebom
With its rich solar energy resources, Tibet With its rich solar energy resources, Tibet promotes the full development of “sunlight promotes the full development of “sunlight economy”. A batch of products and economy”. A batch of products and techniques such as solar photovoltaic power techniques such as solar photovoltaic power generation, solar cooker, solar water heater, generation, solar cooker, solar water heater, solar heating and so on will be widely used in solar heating and so on will be widely used in people’s daily life to improve living standards people’s daily life to improve living standards and increase income. Tibet has abundant solar and increase income. Tibet has abundant solar energy resources, with an average of 6,000 to energy resources, with an average of 6,000 to 8,000 megajoules per square meter of solar 8,000 megajoules per square meter of solar radiation, which double the same latitude radiation, which double the same latitude plains. plains.
Photos shows staff members installing solar panels in photovoltaic power generation base of Sangri county, Lhokha prefecture, Tibet. [Photo/Xinhua]
More Remote Villages Access Highway in Tibet by Karen Lin
Tibet’s transportation has witnessed a transport coverage at the county level and rapid development in recent years with the township level hits 98.6 percent and 56 total highway mileage reaching 70,591 km. percent in Tibet respectively, Xinhua Thanks to the government’s big reported. investment in transportation, the passenger
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Photo taken on Apr.22, 2014 shows the highway which Photo taken on Apr.1st, 2014 shows a truck on the country was built in 2013 in Lhozhag County leading to Lhoka road in Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet. [Photo/Xinhua] Prefecture.[Photo/Xinhua]
A vehicle runs on the Dianzang Highway linking southwest China's Yunnan Province and southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in Mangkang County of Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 14, 2010.[Photo/Xinhua]
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Flights Between China and India
Airlines Flight No. Route Dep. Arr. Frequency
Air China CA947 Beijing-Delhi 2050 0140+1 1,3,6 (Jul-Aug 2013) 1,3,5,6 (Sep 2013-Mar 2014) CA948 Delhi-Beijing 0315 1225 2,4,7 (Jul-Aug 2013) 2,4,6,7 (Sep 2013-Mar 2014) CA429 Shanghai-Chengdu-Mumbai 1700 0010+1 1,3,5,7 (Jul-Oct 2013) 3,5,7 (Nov 2013-Mar 2014) CA430 Mumbai-Chengdu-Shanghai 0140 1240 1,2,4,6 (Jul-Oct 2013) 1,4,6 (Nov 2013-Mar 2014) China MU563 Shanghai (Pudong)-Delhi 2105 0125+1 Daily Eastern Jul 2013-26Oct 2013 Airlines 2120 0205+1 27 Oct2013-27 Nov 2013 1350 1940 29 Nov 2013-29 Jan 2120 0205+1 30 Jan 2014-29 Mar MU564 Delhi-Shanghai (Pudong) 0245 1100 Daily Jul 2013-26 Oct 0320 1105 27 Oct 2013-28 Nov 2125 0530+1 29 Nov 2013-29 Jan 2014 0320 1105 31Jan 2014-29 Mar MU555 Kunming-Kolkata 2355 2345 Daily Dec 2013-Dec MU556 Kolkata-Kunming 0035 0510 Dec 2013-Dec China CZ359 Guangzhou-Delhi 1830 2215 Daily Southern CZ3027 Guangzhou-Delhi 0730 1130 Daily Airlines CZ360 Delhi-Guangzhou 2325 0630+1 Daily
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Airlines Flight No. Route Dep. Arr. Frequency
CZ3028 Delhi-Guangzhou 1245 1950 Daily
Cathy Pacific CX697 Hong Kong-Delhi 2015 2335 Daily
CX698 Delhi-Hong Kong 0105 0905 Daily
Air India AI349 Shanghai-Delhi-Mumbai 2200 0525+1 2,4,6,7
AI348 Mumbai-Delhi-Shanghai 0750 2020 2,4,6,7
AI315 Hong Kong-Delhi 1805 2110 2,4,6
AI317 Hong Kong-Delhi 1805 2110 1,3,5,7
AI310 Delhi-Hong Kong 2315 0650+1 2,4,6,7
AI314 Delhi-Hong Kong 2315 0650+1 1,3,5
Note: Frequency: 1=Monday, 2=Tuesday,…,7=Sunday (+1): Flight arrives next day. Departure & Arrival Times: In local time of departure / arrival destination. The flight schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the airlines booking data for updates.
Airlines Address Contact No.
Air China Ground Floor, E-9 Connaught House, Connaught Place, Tel: 011-43508888 New Delhi 110001 Fax: 011-43508899
Unit No. 9/2, Queen’s Road, Bangalore 560001 Tel: 080-43587900 Fax: 080-43587999
Ground Floor, C&B Square,127 Andheri-Kurla Road, Tel: 022-61175555 Andheri (east), Mumbai 400069 Fax: 022-61175566
China Thapar House, 124, Janpath, New Delhi 110001 Tel: 011-43513166 Eastern Fax: 011-43513155 Airlines 228A, Land Mark Building, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata 700020 Tel: 033-40448887/88 Fax: 033-22875173
China Southern 118, New Delhi House, 27, Barakhamba Road, Tel: 011-43596075/77/78 Airlines New Delhi 110001 Fax:011-23737453
Cathy Pacific G123, Tolstoy House, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi Tel:011-23321286/3332 Fax: 011-23721550
May 2014 NEWS FROM CHINA 63 Book Review
BOOK REVIEW
Dear Readers, To celebrate the International Children's Day, we are happy to introduce you another book of 'CLASSIC STORIES OF CHINA' serial---Myths Stories. And China's Urbanization is prepared for other readers. Wish you love those books! If you find interests in any book here, you or your friends are most welcomed to come to the gate No. 1 of our Embassy to get the book for FREE. You can also ask for a VPP service if you need. However, since some books are quite limited, we can only send the books based on the principle of “first come first serve” as well as balancing the different areas. Please email us first to reserve the book providing the serial No. of the NFC. Hope to hear from you in the coming future. Editor News From China E-mail: [email protected] Address: 50-D, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021 Tel: 0091-11-26116683
All must grow from innocent childhood to adulthood. Similarly human society has also developed from naïve infancy- the primitive tribal societies of ancient times-to the modern, urbanized, technological world we live in today. People living thousands of years before us in ancient societies asked many more questions about the universe they inhabited. The world they encountered was greatly puzzling. So they speculated, guessed and made presumptions to try to explain to themselves phenomena they observed. If one can picture Chinese culture as a long and winding free- flowing river, then the source of this river can be traced back to these ancient tales. If one can picture Chinese culture as a mature, leafy tree, then the roots of this tree lie in the soil that is ancient Chinese tales. If one wishes to delve deeper into Chinese culture and the essence of Chinese civilization and society, one must begin with a thorough investigation of the myths and tales handed down to us from ancient Chinese society.
In essence, the urbanization in China and other countries in the world is an inevitable result of industrialization and is presented as the process of the rural population transfer to cities and towns. However, the road to and pattern of urbanization varies due to the difference in national circumstances. All the content of the book unfolds around the theme that China should develop the urbanization with Chinese characteristics and adhere to the human-centered concept in this process. It is believed that the underlying internal logic lies in the increasing level of the living standards, whether the urbanization is about the scale expansion or functional improvement, about the rural population transfer or the supply of urban welfare, about production safety or residence construction of rural residents.
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Postal Regd. No. DL-SW-16/4034/12-14 R.N.I. No. 47440/88 May 2014
Shanghai, the host city of 4th Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit from May 18 to 21, 2014.
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