6 CHINA Friday, September 28, 2018 CHINA DAILY HONG KONG EDITION Warning delivered Walking tall on holiday excess

Huang Xinping, head of con­ Officials ordered to keep frugality tinuing studies school at Tar­ im University in the Xinjiang rules in mind during time off Uygur autonomous region, was found improperly pay­ By CAO YIN ing out bonuses of 225,000 [email protected] yuan ($32,720) to employees during the holidays. The country’s top anti­graft The seven­day National Day agency ordered all officials to holiday is also taken as a good uphold the Communist Party of Such holidays are time for reunions, but the com­ China’s eight­point frugality mission said some officials code during the coming good for allowing made use of the period over National Day holiday and to officials to have a the past three years to deal keep the disciplinary rules firm­ with private affairs using pub­ ly in mind to avoid violations. rest, but discipline lic money, including holding As the weeklong holiday weddings or visiting friends. starts on Monday, the CPC must be continu­ Zhang Waisheng, an official Central Commission for Disci­ from Fenyi county, Jiangxi pline Inspection listed several ously highlighted province, was exposed for examples of violations it has organizing a lavish wedding Artists perform on stilts during a tourism festival celebrating the Mazu culture in Tianjin on Thursday. A worship rite for a sea goddess uncovered in the past three during the period.” by inviting 39 tables of family in China’s vast eastern and southern coastal areas, and widely practiced throughout Southeast Asia, the Mazu ritual is now a gathering years as an alert for officials. members and friends. Sun that highlights various folk arts. HU LINGYUN / FOR CHINA DAILY According to its website: CPC Central Commission Yumin, deputy director of jus­ “Those using public funds for for Discipline Inspection tice bureau of Anci district in banquets, giving or accepting Langfang, Hebei province, gifts or money, using official reportedly received improper cars without authorization exposed by the CCDI during gifts and money at a banquet and holding lavish weddings the Mid­Autumn Festival and for his grandchild. Academy converts science to products or funerals were frequently National Day holidays. Of In addition, traveling across found ahead of or during such those, most involved unautho­ the country or overseas using By ZHANG ZHIHAO include a smart face­recogni­ the airport’s operator. than 20 space and aviation holidays in recent years.” rized payments of bonuses, public money was also a seri­ zhangzhihao@ tion system for airport securi­ The academy has also pro­ companies, Yan said. It ordered officials to pay followed by improper giving ous problem during the holi­ chinadaily.com.cn ty. The system has been duced the first chip that com­ This year, the academy has attention to the code while or receiving gifts or money. days, the commission said. installed at 70 of China’s 218 bines mobile satellite added nine key scientific pro­ enjoying the holiday. Using official cars without “Such holidays are good for The Chinese Academy of airports, said Shi Yu, a communication with China’s jects with great application From 2015 to 2017, a total of authorization was next on the allowing officials to have a rest, Sciences will intensify its researcher at the academy’s Beidou Navigation Satellite potential into the transforma­ 989 cases in which officials list, the commission said. but discipline must be contin­ efforts to transform research Chongqing Institute of Green System, said Shi Jinlin, a tion pipeline. Some of the pro­ violated frugality rules were According to the CCDI, uously highlighted during the into products that can and Intelligent Technology. researcher at the academy’s jects include deep­learning period,” the commission said improve society, officials said “The system has signifi­ Institute of Computing Tech­ computer processors, a new BREAKING THE RULES in its statement, warning offi­ on Thursday. cantly improved security nology. drug for treating Alzheimer’s Violations of eight-point frugality code found during the Mid-Autumn cials to avoid being blamed for Since last year, the academy check efficiency and accuracy The new chip helps reduce disease, bio­artificial liver Festival and National Day holidays between 2015 and 2017 improperly having a meal or has actively tried new mecha­ at major airports,” he said, China’s need to import high­ technology and an indoor ver­ receiving a souvenir. nisms and models to facilitate adding that the system now tech satellite communication tical farming plant factory. 228 cases ( 23% ) 184 cases ( 19% ) The commission released a the transformation of scien­ protects 80 percent of the equipment and has improved “Our academy will contin­ Unauthorized Other subsidies or welfare report on Wednesday saying tific achievements into new large airports that have communication for people ue to uphold the principle of that 7,846 officials involved in products, integrating science throughputs of more than 30 working in disaster relief, air­ serving the nation and its 5,565 cases had been punished with the economy, said Yan million people per year. lines and fisheries, he said. people,” Yan said. 109 cases ( 11% ) in August for violating the Qing, director of the acade­ Between April 2017 to “It will help provide acces­ “We will fully use our Domestic travel 181 cases ( 18% ) eight­point frugality code. The my’s Bureau of Science and March this year, the system sible information to countries knowledge, technology and using public funds Improper giving code was created by the CPC in Technology for Development. caught 233 impersonators participating in the Belt and resources to transform more or receiving gifts December 2012 to curb unde­ Its efforts have yielded fruit who were using other people’s Road Initiative,” he added. research into applications, or money 125 cases ( 13% ) sirable work practices of Party in the last year, with 13,360 IDs to board airplanes at The academy has also pro­ provide more effective scien­ Lavish weddings members and government projects from the academy Chongqing Jiangbei Interna­ duced ultraprecise and ultra­ tific support to midlevel and 162 cases ( 16% ) or funerals officials. producing 426.9 billion yuan tional Airport, Shi said. In 2017, fine material for creating high­level technical products Unauthorized use of o cial cars Of the cases, 1,456 were ($62 billion) in sales revenue, the Chongqing airport had a engines for China’s aerospace and contribute measurably to related to the unauthorized Yan said. throughput of more than 38 programs. These materials socioeconomic develop­ Note: “Other” includes o cials using public funds for meals and banquets, to travel payment of bonuses, 1,070 to Some notable applications million people, according to are now being used in more ment.” overseas or visit private club, as well as construction of buildings without authorization. giving or accepting gifts or Sources: CPC Central Commission for Discipline money and 838 to the unau­ Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission CHINA DAILY thorized use of official cars. Tsinghua tops Peking in school rankings Ex­Hebei legislator gets life in jail By WANG MINGJIE above Princeton, Yale and Mas­ Phil Baty, Times Higher in London sachusetts Institute of Tech­ Top Universities Education editorial director of wangmingjie@ nology in the United States. global rankings, said: “China By WANG KEJU Yang, 63, companies. The bribes were mail.chinadailyuk.com Tsinghua’s rise was driven World University Rankings has positioned its universities [email protected] took advan­ paid in cash and gifts. largely by improvements to 2019 at the heart of its national eco­ tage of his Yang confessed and Tsinghua University has its teaching environment, nomic growth strategy, reap­ Yang Chongyong, a former posts as a expressed remorse, and overtaken Peking University while Peking’s decline was 1. University of Oxford ing the benefits year­on­year. senior legislator in Hebei member of returned most of the bribes. for the first time and was mainly attributed to 2. University of Cambridge China’s formula for success — province, was sentenced to the Standing He also actively provided named the best higher educa­ increased competition and a 3. Stanford University strengthening its international life imprisonment, depriva­ Committee clues that led to the exposure tion institution on the Chinese fall in research income. 4. Massachusetts Institute outlook and global partner­ tion of political rights for life Yang of the Hebei of other major corruption, mainland in the latest Times The Chinese mainland was of Technology ships, sustaining heavy invest­ and forfeiture of all personal Chongyong Committee which mitigated his sentence, Higher Education report. the region with the fourth­ 5. California Institute of ment in lead institutions, an property on Thursday by of the Com­ the court said. The World University largest population of univer­ Technology intense focus on attracting and Tianjin’s Second Intermediate munist Party of China and Yang had been deputy head Rankings 2019 listing puts sities listed. Some 72 made 6. Harvard University retaining the best global talent People’s Court for accepting vice­governor of Hebei prov­ of the Hebei People’s Congress Tsinghua University in 22nd the list this year, up from 63 7. Princeton University — is boosting its reputation bribes valued at more than ince to provide illegal favors Standing Committee since place globally, followed by last year. The mainland has 8. Yale University and influence worldwide, and 206 million yuan ($32.2 mil­ from 2008 to 2016 in construc­ 2016. Before that, he had Peking University in 31st. seven institutions in the elite 9. Imperial College London other emerging nations have lion). tion projects, land use approv­ served as vice­governor of the Tsinghua University fin­ top 200 and several strong 10. University of Chicago begun to emulate it. These According to the court, als and the establishment of province for eight years. ished ahead of the National performers this year. 22. Tsinghua University nations could well challenge University of Singapore, which Its highest­ranked new 31. Peking University the continued Anglo­Ameri­ was 23rd globally, to be named entrant, Shenzhen’s Southern can dominance of the rankings the best university in Asia. It University of Science and in future years.” Triple was the first time that a Chi­ Technology, which was only Oxford University finished tigers nese university has held the established in 2011, made its top 200 for the third consecu­ in first place for the third con­ title under the current meth­ debut in the listing’s global top tive year, despite increased secutive year, also topping the odology introduced in 2011. 350, with a particularly strong global competition. Its lead­ list for research. Cambridge Three newborn white tiger Tsinghua University rose citation impact score reflect­ ing institution, the University University was in second. cubs rest in a basket at eight places in the latest rank­ ing its research influence. Zhe­ of Hong Kong, moved up four The United States remains Yunnan Wild Animal Park in ings while Peking University jiang University climbed a places to 36th, with signifi­ the nation with the most uni­ Kunming, Yunnan province, slipped four places. staggering 76 places to 101st, cant improvements in its versities listed, with 172 insti­ on Wednesday. A naming Tsinghua overtook the Lon­ thanks to improvements in its teaching environment scores tutions included, which is up contest for the triplets will don School of Economics and teaching and learning envi­ putting it above Canada’s Uni­ from 157. Its best performer, solicit opinions from the Political Science, which is ronment, as well as research versity of British Columbia, Stanford University, finished public during the National 26th, and New York Universi­ and industry income, research and King’s College London. in third. The Massachusetts Day holiday. ty, which is 27th. volume and its proportion of Taiwan has 32 institutions Institute of Technology rose WANG YUHENG / Tsinghua is now in sixth international students. in this year’s global listing, up one place to finish in fourth FOR CHINA DAILY place globally in terms of the Four of Hong Kong’s six from 31, but most of them and the California Institute of volume, income and reputa­ representatives rose up the have static or declining per­ Technology fell from last tion of its research, putting it table, with five making the formances. year’s joint­third to fifth.

new projects according to the ces in each of the 28 cities tute for Public and Environ­ Action plan aims to add more clear winter days supply of LNG and electricity, should be able to provide a sev­ mental Affairs, said that this the plan said. Original facili­ en­day forecast for air quality. year’s pollution reduction ties will not be removed until The move aims to enable cit­ goals were considerably lower By LI LEI the region for the first eight The average concentration of coal­to­electricity projects, the clean energy supply is ies to respond collectively to than those of last year, which is [email protected] months of the year, but pollu­ PM2.5 in the region will also and increase the capacity of guaranteed, it said. emergency situations, it said. partly due to the outlook of this tion is expected to worsen this be cut by 3 percent. transportation by rail, water The ministry will also step To cut concentrations of winter’s weather conditions. The Ministry of Ecology and winter since weather condi­ According to the ministry, and pipeline in an effort to cut up emission controls of vola­ PM2.5, the 28 cities were Ma said the new plan shows Environment released an tions might not be as favorable the 28 cities accounted for a PM2.5 emissions, the plan tile organic compounds, required to use electricity or that the central authorities are action plan on Thursday that for dispersing the pollutants total of 453 days of heavy pol­ said. which play a significant role in LNG for heating last winter trying to avoid the “one­fits­ aims to add more days of clear as last year, according to a cir­ lution between October 2017 It also called for tailored the formation of ozone in the instead of coal, which is the all” approach, including the skies this autumn and winter. cular published on the minis­ and March this year, falling by measures to carry out residen­ atmosphere, it said. main cause of winter smog. hasty gas­for­coal conversion The plan will be implement­ try’s website. 55 percent year­on­year. The tial energy conversion pro­ The plan requires that city However, as the heating sea­ projects and the shutdown of ed in 28 cities, including Bei­ Under the plan, the number average concentration of jects. Local authorities should authorities should hammer out son began, some people in enterprises, which have jing, Tianjin and cities in of days with heavy pollution is PM2.5 particulate matter also guarantee the supply of lique­ emergency measures by the end those areas found their homes caused public outcries. Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong and expected to be cut by about 3 saw a 25 percent decline. fied natural gas and electricity of September for days of heavy and schools freezing, mainly “This year’s approach is Henan provinces. percent in the next six months The ministry will continue for households that were con­ pollution. By the end of this year due to LNG shortages. much more gentle and target­ Air quality has improved in from the same period last year. to promote coal­to­gas and verted last year, and decide on provincial meteorological servi­ Ma Jun, director of the Insti­ ed,” he said.