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SECURITY CINEMA China, US to Star Wars spinoff do more on to star Chinese

By AMY HE in New York cyber crime [email protected] The last Star Wars film released in January 2016, The By CHEN WEIHUA the APEC Leaders Summit. Force Awakens, earned a healthy in Washington “With the high attention and $125 million at the box offi ce in [email protected] promotion by the two heads of China, but it paled in compari- state, the cooperation in cyber- son to the record-smashing $936 Chinese and US officials security between China and million it made in the US. meeting in Washington on the US has advanced rapidly In an attempt to attract the Wednesday for a bilateral cyber- to become a new highlight in Chinese audience to the Star security dialogue have agreed to bilateral relations,” Guo said at Wars universe, Disney and expand cooperation, according the meeting. Lucasfi lms on Jan 2 will release to Chinese offi cials. The two-day meeting from in China a Star Wars spinoff — Chinese State Councilor and Dec 7-8 is attended by top offi - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Minister of Public Security Guo cials from multiple government —that will feature two of China’s Shengkun joined US Attorney departments in both countries, big stars: Donnie Yen and Jiang General Loretta Lynch and including China’s Ministry of Wen. Yen is one of the biggest Secretary of Homeland Secu- Public Security, Cyberspace Day of remembrance action stars in Chinese cinema rity Jeh Johnson in co-chairing Administration, Ministry of and Jiang has starred, written the third China-US High-Level Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Pearl Harbor survivor Delton Walling poses with a member of the military before ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of and directed action vehicles in Joint Dialogue on Cybercrime Industry and Information Tech- the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday. See story > p2 CRAIG KOJIMA / REUTER the last several years. and Related Issues. nology, Ministry of State Secu- The two sides reached a new rity and Ministry of Justice and consensus in deepening cooper- the US’ Department of Justice, ation in cybersecurity. Achieve- Department of Homeland Secu- DIPLOMACY ments made in the meeting rity, Department of State and cover areas such as cracking Federal Bureau of Investigation. down on cybercrimes, coopera- Guo said the two sides have Pick for envoy to China praised tion in cybersecurity, improving achieved notable progress in the hotline mechanism, cyber areas such as cracking down on counterterrorism coopera- cybercrimes, protecting cyber- tion and information sharing, security and sharing informa- By CHEN WEIHUA and to benefi t our economy.” nominated by President according to a press release tion. “(It) has made a positive in Washington The announcement was George W. Bush on April 30, from the Chinese delegation. contribution to ensuring the made just days after Trump’s 2001, three months after Bush The two sides recalled the national security and the safety US President-elect Donald controversial phone call with took offi ce. achievements made since the of the people in both countries,” Trump’s pick of Iowa Gover- I am Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen Li also pointed to Brans- fi rst dialogue and spoke posi- he said. nor Terry Branstad to be the on Dec 2, drawing much criti- tad’s close relationship with tively of the importance and He noted that it has been an next US ambassador to China honored cism both in China and the Xi, established in 1985 when Xi necessity of the mechanism, the important period for the two has been well received in both and humbled to US for its break with decades visited Iowa as a county leader Rogue One poster. COURTESY OF press release said. countries in carrying out their countries. of bilateral diplomatic proto- in China’s Hebei province dur- LUCASFILMS Guo was quoted as saying in law enforcement cooperation Trump announced his accept President- col between China and the US ing his fi rst trip to the US. the meeting that China and the focusing on cybersecurity. He intent to nominate Branstad since they established diplo- “It’s a clear sign for Trump In addition to Yen and Wen, US established the high-level expressed that the dialogue for the job, according to a state- elect Trump’s matic ties in 1979. to establish good interaction the cast includes Felicity Jones as dialogue mechanism based mechanism should be the main ment on Wednesday afternoon The Chinese government with Xi, so it’s very positive in the lead hero, Diego Luna, Ben on the important consensus channel for the two countries in from Trump’s transition team. nomination.” reacted favorably to the choice. this regard. He not only pays Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed and reached between President communicating cyber-related “Governor Branstad’s Foreign Ministry spokesman attention to China, but also Xi Forest Whitaker. Xi Jinping and US President issues. decades of experience in public Iowa Governor Terry Lu Kang, when asked about himself,” Li said. The difference in box office Barack Obama in September Guo also emphasized service and long-time relation- Branstad has been asked to be news reports about the pos- Douglas Paal, vice-president receipts in the US and China 2015. the importance of focusing ship with President Xi Jinping ambassador to China sible nomination, said on for studies and director of the for The Force Awakens has been He said the two leaders gave on cooperation, managing and other Chinese leaders Wednesday that “Mr Branstad Asia program at the Carnegie attributed to the lack of cultural important input to the dialogue and controlling differences, make him the ideal choice to is an old friend of the Chinese Endowment for International symbolism that the Star Wars when they met in Lima, Peru, serve as America’s Ambassa- China and Chinese people, and people, and we welcome his Peace, said most people did franchise has in China. Disney last month on the sidelines of SEE “CYBER” PAGE 2 dor to China,” Trump said in is someone who very much greater contribution to the not notice that at the last cam- promoted the movie heavily up the press release. impressed the president-elect development of China-US paign rally in Iowa with Brans- to its release, including celeb- “He successfully developed not just in their meetings on relations.” tad as host on the eve of the rity endorsements and various close trade ties with China the campaign trail but also in Cheng Li, director of the election, Trump publicly com- events across the country. while serving as chief execu- meetings after the election”. John L. Thornton China Cen- mented that Branstad would What also hurt the movie was tive of the Hawkeye State. That “After long discussions with ter of the Brookings Institu- make a great ambassador to that it wasn’t able to secure a day- experience will serve him well my family, I am honored and tion, said such a soon pick China. in-date release, coming several as he represents America’s humbled to accept President- of US ambassador to China “So this is a political payoff weeks after the North American interests and further develops elect Trump’s nomination to reflects the high attention for delivering Iowa big time. release, during which pirated a mutually benefi cial relation- represent our great country as Trump pays to China. But it is also a recognition of copies could be distributed. ship with Chinese leadership.” Ambassador to China,” Brans- “By picking his own people Branstad’s considerable invest- Will using the Chinese stars The possible pick had been tad was quoted in the press to the position, Trump wants ment of time and interest in increase the box offi ce take in circulating for weeks, but Jason release. to lead the China-US relations China, including with a junior China? Miller, spokesman for Trump’s “I have known Presi- according to his own think- official named Xi Jinping,” Jonathan Papish, a fi lm ana- transition team, confi rmed it dent Xi Jinping for many ing,” Li said. Paal said. lyst who tracks the Chinese box on Wednesday morning. He years and consider him an President Barack Obama “While this is not related to office for China Film Insider, State Councilor Guo Shengkun (center), US Department of Homeland described Branstad as “some- old friend. I look forward nominated Jon Huntsman to the Tsai phone call, it ought said that Chinese viewers have Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and US Attorney General Loretta one who has a lot of experi- to building on our long be the ambassador to China to help balance it out. Trump become sensitive to Hollywood Lynch take a photo at the Third China-US High-Level Joint Dialogue on ence and a great grasp of trade friendship to cultivate and on May 16, 2009, nearly fi ve gets a loyal friend in Beijing. “throwing in fl uff parts for Chi- Cybercrime and Related Issues in Washington on Wednesday. issues, agriculture issues, a strengthen the relationship months after his inaugura- nese performers or hokey Chi- PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY tremendous understanding of between our two countries tion, while Clark Randt was SEE “BRANSTAD” PAGE 3 nese product placements” and can “smell the pandering from a mile away” since it has been happening for years. In the news SPACE Other blockbusters like X-Men: Days of Future Past and Independence Day: Resurgence CHINA Astronauts describe food, fun on 33-day journey featured Chinese actresses in Killer drug small roles. But he said he’s hopeful about Yen and Jiang’s China has yet to blacklist By ZHAO LEI in Beijing astronaut, and Chen, 37, a Center on Oct 17. They having dinner. We tossed involvement in Rogue One: carfentanil, a synthetic opi- [email protected] first-time space flier, met entered the Tiangong II food toward each other and “Many people who saw The oid and variant of the drug with reporters on Wednes- space laboratory, which saw it fl oat in the air, and Force Awakens complained that killed pop star Prince, as Staying home for a whole day at the Astronaut Center was launched in mid-Sep- we just opened our mouth about the stale light saber bat- a controlled substance. > p5 week might seem unbear- of China in Beijing’s north- tember from the same cen- to wait for it.” tles, that they’d been seeing bet- able to most people, but for western suburbs. ter, on Oct 19. Chen said they had con- ter fi ght sequences in Chinese BUSINESS astronauts Jing Haipeng Appearing in public for Their 33-day journey tests to see who could per- mainland and Hong Kong cin- Getting charged and Chen Dong, staying in the fi rst time since return- was the longest space stay form the most somersaults ema [and] television for years,” space for a month was not ing to Earth on Nov 18, fol- by Chinese astronauts. The in the weightless Tiangong he said. China will further open up enough. lowing a monthlong mis- longest previous space trip II. “In Rogue One, Donnie Yen — the segments of batteries “We hoped that the sion in orbit, the two were by Chinese astronauts was “There were a lot of and to a lesser degree Jiang Wen of new energy vehicles and mission could last longer kept at a safe distance from the 15-day Shenzhou X mis- things in the mission that I Astronauts Jing Haipeng (left) and Chen Dong — has been given an integral automotive electronics to because we had so much reporters because they sion in June 2013. will never forget. I observed meet with reporters in Beijing on Wednesday. role that utilizes his world class foreign investment. > p14 fun in space,” said Jing, were still in quarantine. “Though our schedules the sprouting of seeds and CHEN JIAN / FOR CHINA DAILY martial arts skills. This is a natu- commander of the Shen- The astronauts were tight, we very much watched silkworms spin a ral fit that organically makes zhou XI mission. “We had embarked on the space enjoyed the work and life cocoon. I was often shocked Huang Weifen, and Chen are in good sense in the Star Wars universe a very memorable journey.” trip aboard the Shenzhou in space,” Jing said. “We by the magnifi cence of the deputy research head health and will fi nish — far from sticking Angelababy Jing, 50, who is now XI spacecraft from the watched TV programs or universe when I looked out of the Astronaut Cen- a three-week medical in a fi ghter cockpit a la Indepen- China’s most experienced Jiuquan Satellite Launch listened to music while the windows,” he recalled. ter of China, said Jing quarantine on Friday. dence Day,” said Papish. Thursday, December 8, 2016 CHINA DAILY USA

2 ACROSS AMERICA TRANSITION Cyber: Trump taps a general again for Cabinet Willing

Retired Marine Corps general John Kelly border with Mexico and crack big-city mayors urging him to defense and retired Army lieu- a person close to Pruitt who down on immigrants living in keep the program intact. tenant general Michael Flynn was not authorized to speak to make is choice for Homeland Security secretary the United States illegally. But “They were working hard as national security adviser. publicly about the choice he struck a softer tone in the toward the American dream,” Kelly, who joined the before it was announced. By AGENCIES (WWE), Linda McMahon, 68, interview published in Time for Emmanuel told reporters in Marines Corps in 1970, retired The move came just after ‘eff orts’ to head the Small Business the annual feature. the lobby of Trump’s skyscrap- this year after a final com- Trump met with former vice- US President-elect Donald Administration. Trump has “We’re going to work some- er. “It’s no fault of their own mand that included oversight president Al Gore, who is an Trump has selected retired taken part in WWE events in thing out that’s going to make their parents came here. They of the Guantanamo Bay deten- environmental activist, and FROM PAGE 1 Marine Corps general John the past and has close ties to the people happy and proud,” are something we should hold tion center. said he had “an open mind” Kelly to head the Department McMahons. He also is a mem- Trump said. “They got brought up and embrace.” He has a reputation as a bor- about honoring the Paris cli- and timely and eff ective respons- of Homeland Security. ber of the WWE Hall of Fame. here at a very young age; they’ve Trump moved toward mak- der hawk after a time in the mate accords. es to each other’s concerns as He also chose Oklahoma Trump also picked up the worked here, they’ve gone to ing another addition to the Southern Command, which “Mr. Pruitt’s record is not well as the need of achieving Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Time magazine “Person of school here. Some were good collection of generals in his is based in South Florida and only that of being a climate no-conflict, no-confrontation, whose policies have helped the Year” distinction, it was students. Some have wonderful Cabinet, settling on Kelly, 66, regularly works with Home- change denier, but also some- mutual respect and win-win fossil fuel companies, to run announced Wednesday. jobs. And they’re in never-never to head Homeland Security, land Security on missions to one who has worked closely cooperation. the Environmental Protection Trump’s long presidential land because they don’t know according to people close to identify and dismantle immi- with the fossil fuel industry “The Chinese side is willing to Agency. campaign was in large part what’s going to happen.” the transition. grant smuggling networks. to make this country more make continued eff orts with the Separately, Trump named defi ned by searing rhetoric and Chicago Mayor Rahm Trump has already picked Trump also picked Pruitt, a dependent, not less, on fossil current US government team the former chief executive of his steadfast promises to build Emmanuel presented Trump retired Marine Corps general longtime critic of the EPA, to fuels,” said Vermont Senator and the next government team World Wrestling Entertainment an impenetrable wall on the a letter on Wednesday from 14 James Mattis for secretary of head the agency, according to Bernie Sanders. to take the bilateral cooperation in cybersecurity to a new high and to make a contribution to the building of a new type of ENVIRONMENT PEARL HARBOR major country relationship,” Guo said. Chinese fi rm The Chinese side gets EPA nod is willing to make

By AMY HE in New York continued eff orts [email protected] with the current US Broad USA, which manu- factures air conditioners pow- ... If I use natural government team.” ered by natural gas and heat waste, received recognition gas to create Guo Shengkun, US Department for its power generation prod- of Homeland Security Secretary uct used by the University of heating or cooling, Jeh Johnson Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center to lower emis- it requires less sions and lessen its carbon An offi cial from the Chinese footprint. energy than delegation, who prefers not to The company along with be identifi ed, said US offi cials the hospital was one of four electricity does.” also agree that without such a recipients of the Environmen- Sunny Wang, Broad US dialogue mechanism, China and tal Protection Agency’s Ener- general manager the US could still face confronta- gy Star CHP Award, which is tion and confl ict in cybersecu- given in recognition of facili- rity, as the situation appeared ties with high-performing “The biggest advantage is more than a year ago. combined heat and power that the amount of energy In the past year, China has (CHP) systems. conversion [required] is requested the US for assistance CHP systems generate elec- much less,” Wang explained. in investigating 10 cybercrime tricity in a single, integrated “For example, if I use natural cases while the US has made system, where heat that is gas to create heating or cool- request for nine cases. normally wasted in regular ing, it requires less energy Sailors launch rescue alongside the sunken battleship USS West Virginia shortly after the Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor on Dec The offi cial also praised the power generation is convert- than electricity does.” 7, 1941. US NAVY VIA REUTERS hotline mechanism for helping ed into useful energy instead. Douglas Davis, the New reduce miscalculation when “CHP makes sense eco- Jersey-based company’s serious cases emerge. nomically for bigger facilities director of sales in North Both Lynch and Johnson like schools and hospitals,” America, said that resilien- expressed that two countries said Sunny Wang, general cy is a big motivating factor US refl ects on Pearl Harbor Day have shared interest in cracking manager of Broad USA, the for facilities that consume a down on cybercrimes and pro- US arm of Hunan-based lot of energy since “severe By XINHUA veterans of Pearl Harbor Veterans Memorial Center. Monday that he planned to tecting cybersecurity, according Broad Group. weather is a bigger issue took off , heading for Hawaii. The 75th Commemora- visit Pearl Harbor in return to the Chinese press release. “That’s why a lot of fi nan- these days”. These days are emotional Retired Navy Captain Bob tion on Pearl Harbor Attack for Obama visiting Hiroshi- They described the high-level cial fi rms are willing to invest CHP systems also lower ones for Pearl Harbor attack Batterson along with 31 other is honored these days with ma earlier this year. This will dialogue mechanism as “a new in these products, because the carbon footprints of survivors as people across the were on that fl ight. an unprecedented series of make Abe the fi rst Japanese highlight of China-US coopera- it’s economically feasible and the facilities that use them, United States mark the 75th They were met with cheers, events and ceremonial trib- leader to visit Pearl Harbor tion” and “playing an important the technology is mature,” which is a plus for lowering anniversary of the Japanese tears and gubernatorial wel- utes on Dec 1-11, all geared since World War II. role in protecting cybersecu- he told China Daily on the emissions, he added. assault. come the moment they had toward “Honoring the Past, However, Abe’s top spokes- rity and cracking down cyber- sidelines of the On-Site Power The majority of Broad In the coast of Florida, a landed. Although 75 years Inspiring the future”. man, Chief Cabinet Secretary crimes” as well as “providing Conference, a clean technol- USA’s clients are located retired SS American Victory had passed, Batterson is Thousands of global visitors Yoshihide Suga, has made it an important platform for the ogy industry forum hosted along the two coasts in the left its dock on Saturday for still in shock of what had and Hawaii residents were clear that during Abe’s visit law enforcement departments by the New York State Energy US, concentrated in the New a four-hour trip to remember happened. expected to take part in the between Dec 26 and Dec in both countries to conduct Research and Development York tri-state area and in the infamous surprise attack The attack on Pearl Har- ceremonies and events with 27, “no apology would be candid exchanges and enhance Authority. California. Wang said that by the Japanese military bor on Dec 7, 1941, had media coverage reaching mil- offered” for the Japanese mutual understanding and The technology makes even Broad’s technology is used against the US naval base at changed the course of his- lions of viewers worldwide. attack on Pearl Harbor, which trust”. more sense in light of more equally in the US as in China, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941. tory. Now, Pearl Harbor has It would provide us with a was a catalyst for the US to Both Lynch and Johnson erratic weather conditions though China — along with In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Circle not only become a reminder unique opportunity to honor join World War II. hoped that the mechanism that the US has experienced other parts of Asia and South- Cinema, a local nonprofit of the past, but also a token those who experienced the Some political experts how- could be further developed and in the past decade, he said, east Asia — do so primarily theater, plans to screen spe- of peace. emotional awakening trig- ever believe that the visit may more practical cooperation will such as Hurricane Katrina, because the economies are cial documentary films on “War continually serves as gered by the attack, said be completely vacuous, con- be carried out in cracking down which created electrical out- underdeveloped, with there Wednesday to honor more a reminder to the importance Admiral Thomas B. Fargo in sidering the current uncer- on criminal activities such as ages that had serious conse- being a higher chance that than 2,400 US soldiers killed of peace, diplomacy, mutual a statement released by the tain global political climate cyber terrorism and email quences in hospitals that lost severe weather conditions on the day 75 years ago. respect and understand- anniversary committee. and unclear foreign policy scams. Both sides proposed to power with hundreds of sick may impact power genera- In Los Angeles, an honor ing,” said Deidre Tegarden, Japanese Prime Minister directions of the US under hold the fourth round of dia- patients in-house. tors in large facilities. flight carrying surviving executive director of the Nisei Shinzo Abe announced on a Donald Trump presidency. logue in China in 2017. A fi nal salute to the chef who brought the world General Tso’s chicken

depending on which account neither crispy nor sugary. featured in a 2014 documenta- it is sweet, fried and chicken — William you read. His funeral will be held In the early 1970s, a time when ry, The Search for General Tso, all things Americans love. It is Hennelly on Dec 15 in Taipei. Chinese cuisine was fl ourishing directed by Ian Cheney. easily a billion-dollar industry.” NEW YORK Born in Changsha, capital of on the New York dining scene, “We tasted the original Gen- The elder Peng eventually JOURNAL Hunan province, Peng ran away the Hunam (spelled with an eral Tso’s chicken in Taipei, and returned to Taiwan in the 1980s at age 13 and apprenticed under “m”) restaurant and its executive it was delicious; it was just dif- and opened a chain of restau- noted Hunanese chef Cao Jing- chef Tsung Tsing Wang claimed ferent,” Cheney told China Daily rants, where he worked nearly enry Kissinger, who shen. After the Japanese inva- the dish as their own, but they in 2015. up to his death. is still active in US- sion in the 1930s, Peng moved called it General Ching’s. “It was a little more tart; it “My father thought other peo- China diplomacy, to Chongqing, and during the Wang had traveled to Taiwan had more of a ginger-and-gar- ple’s cooking was no good,” his Hplayed the role of Chinese Civil War, fl ed with the in 1971 for inspiration as he was lic profi le, much less breading son, ChuckPeng, told AP. “The culinary diplomat in the 1970s. Nationalist government to Tai- preparing to open his Manhat- than you’d fi nd on General Tso’s way he cooked was diff erent; it Kissinger was a regular at the wan in 1949. tan restaurant. In Taipei, he chicken in the states.,” he said. was much better. General Tso’s Hunan Yuan restaurant on Man- Legend (on Chinese-restau- came across Peng’s restaurant “This is all crazy nonsense,” chicken is so famous because of hattan’s East Side, not far from rant paper place mats) has it Chef Peng Chang-kuei is pictured at his restaurant in Taipei in and General Tso’s chicken. Peng says in Cheney’s film, as Henry Kissinger, because he was United Nations headquarters. that the chef for the actual Gen- November 2014 with his signature dish, General Tso’s chicken. CFP When Peng opened his own he looks at how General Tso’s is among the fi rst to eat it, and he On the menu was General eral Tso — Zuo Zongtang, who New York restaurant in 1973, he made in the US. liked it, so others followed.” Tso’s chicken, and there was had helped put down a series was furious to discover a sweet- “The march of General Tso’s “If we patented General no better place to indulge in it of rebellions during the Qing and the guests raved about it. chicken is almost always deep er, crispier version of his dish chicken has been long and Tso’s chicken,” he told Time. than at the restaurant of the Dynasty in the 19th century — But the real story is that Peng fried and smothered in a hot, was being served, not only at wide,” Jennifer 8. Lee, author of com, “we’d be extremely rich.” chef who created the dish: Peng called out sick one day, so the concocted the dish in 1955, for a sticky-sweet sauce, with dried Wang’s place but at another New The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, Chang-kuei. general himself had to cook visit by a US admiral during the chili peppers and broccoli fl ow- York restaurant run by David told The Associated Press. Contact the writer at Peng passed away on Nov something up for a dinner party. Taiwan Straits crisis. ers and served over rice. As Peng Keh. “It’s the most popular of Chi- williamhennelly@ 30 in Taipei at age 97 or 98, He whipped up his chicken dish, In America, General Tso’s fi rst prepared it, though, it was The history of the dish was nese dishes in America, because chinadailyusa.com CHINA DAILY USA Thursday, December 8, 2016

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DIPLOMACY Gabon’s infrastructure plans get major boost

Xi and African nation’s president oversee downtown areas of the city. companies to take an active it to China from Tuesday to na in areas including invest- ufacturing, to create more Zhang Ming, vice-foreign part in infrastructure projects Friday. Apart from Beijing, he ment, agriculture, minerals, employment for the country. signing of preferential loan agreements minister, told China Daily after in Gabon, Xi said, adding that will also visit Shantou in technology, tourism, finance Some Chinese companies the signing ceremony that the China hopes to support Guangdong province. and infrastructure. have already invested in the By AN BAIJIE bilateral cooperative docu- two agreements on loans mean Gabon’s development of indus- Xi said he was glad to see China is Gabon’s largest high-end wood processing [email protected] ments, two of them including China will provide major finan- tries such as tourism, finance that Bongo chose China as the trading partner and an impor- industry in Gabon, and such preferential loans. cial support to Gabon’s infra- and telecommunications. first country outside Africa to tant investment source. manufacturing and process- China agreed on Wednesday China would provide prefer- structure projects. Xi told Bongo that he was pay a state visit after he was In December last year, Xi ing industries are important to provide preferential loans ential loans for a perimeter During the talks with Bon- impressed by the African lead- re-elected as Gabonese presi- and Bongo met ahead of the for Gabon, he said. to Gabon to support the Afri- highway project to be built go, Xi said that China supports er surpassing his father’s dent in August, which Xi said Forum on China-Africa Coop- Mentioning that Gabon’s can country’s infrastructure around Libreville, capital of Gabon’s efforts to speed up the record for visiting China. His shows Bongo’s firm resolution eration in Johannesburg, economy is facing difficulties projects. Gabon, under one agreement. country’s industrialization father, Omar Bongo Ondimba, to develop ties with China. South Africa. caused by dropping oil prices, President Xi Jinping and The 11-kilometer road, to be and convert the country’s former Gabonese president, Bongo expressed gratitude Bongo told Xinhua News Bongo said that Gabon Gabonese President Ali Bongo completed by the China Road resources advantages into visited China 11 times from toward China’s support, add- Agency this month that Gabon remains an attractive place for Ondimba oversaw the Beijing and Bridge Corp, will be a key development results. 1974 to 2009. ing that Gabon wants to welcomes more Chinese investors and has huge eco- signing ceremony of four link between the new and old China encourages domestic Bongo is paying his 12th vis- enhance cooperation with Chi- investment, especially in man- nomic potential.

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[email protected] industries.the Asia News Network POLITICS Branstad:Ties: Test of First Beijing’s met Trump’s pick for defense secretary called worrisome Presidentbottom line Xi ‘dangerous’ in 1985 By ZHANG ZHIHAO gon chief needs to be retired inaugurated yet, he might FROM PAGE 1 ous, as China has made its zhangzhihao@ from active service for at least take advantage of this “safe FROM PAGE 1 Iowastance in very2012 clear.as China’s Moreover, vice- chinadaily.com.cn Since Trump has not been inaugurated yet, seven years, a measure meant period” to keep pushing Chi- It is unlikely that Tsai will president.China’s will “We’re and very capability honored to to ensure civilian control of na and breaking traditions Beijingmeet gets with an ambassador senior Obama with andmaintain very Taiwanasproud to part have of Chi-the US president-elect Donald he might take advantage of this “safe period” the military. 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China said.Trump might adopt risky friends,”“Playing Branstad the Taiwan told cardChina is Mattis, a retired general with cial wavier from Congress, must take Trump’s incoming policiesBranstad, toward who Taiwanis in his aftersixth Dailyfruitless, in the and interview. even counter- a reputation as a hard-liner, tions without a major political backlash. which is likely to be granted administration more serious- termtaking as office, Iowa becausegovernor the and polit- the productive,”Branstad has he led added. several trade as secretary of defense might with Republicans controlling ly and be prepared for any- longest-servingical novice might governor not knowin US missionsUS Senator to China Chris over Murphy the years. of lead to more uncertainty and the Congress and Marshall thing, Teng added. history,well the supported significance Trump of Taiwan dur- ChinaConnecticut, is a key trade a Democratic partner for confrontation in China-US setting a precedent. Ma Gang, a professor ingin China-US the presidential relations, race. and His his Iowa,member a major of the agricultural Senate Foreign state military ties, Chinese level advisers, including Jeff Pacific to keep positive rela- Trump is “running the from the People’s Liberation son,advisers Eric, mightran Trump’s have ageneral great andRelations producer Committee, of soybeans, tweeted corn experts said. Sessions as attorney general, tions with China are well and United States like a compa- Army National Defense Uni- electionimpact oncampaign him, he in added. 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Pentagon since George Mar- security policies toward Chi- Sea and elsewhere,” Mattis said Teng Jianqun, the adversaries. His appoint- fiwhat ve-person he called group herin 1985 bad in per- the “But nevertheless, I have an shall in 1950. na, according to his testimo- said, adding that the US director of US studies at the ment as the US military’s Iowaformance State Capitol, in office, he was while serv- oldZhang friend Zhihao whom contributed I trust and to Mattis adds another staunch ny before the Senate Armed should build more naval pow- China Institute of Interna- second in command may ingTrump his fi isrst testing term asChina’s governor. bot- respect,this story. and Contact I want the to writersbuild on conservative to Trump’s list of Services Committee in 2015. er and warships. tional Studies. lead to more friction with tomIt was line at on Branstad’s Taiwan. invitation thatat zhaohuanxin@chinadai- long-standing relationship Cabinet nominees and high- “While our efforts in the By law, however, the Penta- Since Trump has not been China, Ma said. that“But Xi themade test a isreturn very danger- trip to ofly.com.cn friendship and trust.” 4 Thursday, December 8, 2016

The problems of obesity and poor eyesight have a lot to do with lack of exercise, which is associated with the heavy study burden and changing lifestyle.” CHINA Xxxxxxxx Liao Wenke, senior official with the Ministry of Education

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HEALTH TRANSPORTATION Shanghai Youth in trucks China are fueled by recycled taller, fatter edible oil By ZHOU WENTING Changes in lifestyle and reluctance in Shanghai zhouwenting@ to give up study time are factors chinadaily.com.cn Some trucks in Shang- By TANG YUE abilities, indicated by speed, hai are, for the first time in [email protected] strength and lung capacity, the country, fueling up on among other measures, fell recycled cooking oil, com- Chinese youth have steadily between 1985 and monly known as “gutter become taller, but they are 2005. oil”,as part of efforts to pro- also fatter and have worse It has picked up slightly mote environmental sus- eyesight, according to a report since the issue was given tainability and keep the released on Wednesday. attention by government and inferior oil out of kitchens. The average height of kids the public. Since the beginning of aged 7 to 18 increased from “But it is still far from the this month, more than 100 2000 to 2014, according to level in the 1980s,” Liao said. logistics trucks of Swedish the Annual Report on Devel- “Fear of using up study Feeding frenzy furniture maker Ikea have opment of Youth Sports in time” was the top reason for been running on fuel com- China 2016. students not to engage in A worker spreads feed for swans at the Yellow River Wetland Nature Reserve in Sanmenxia, Henan province, on Wednesday. More than posed of biodiesel derived The average 18-year-old sports activities among 13 10,000 swans stay at the reserve through the winter every year. LI AN / XINHUA from cooking oil. The male stood at 1.72 meters in choices given, according to amount of gutter oil the 2014, up from 1.70 m in 2000, the report. More than 30 per- fuel contains varies from while females grew from 1.58 cent of those aged 13 to 15 five to 10 percent. m to 1.59 m. have such concerns. SUPERVISION Shanghai Zhongqi Envi- However, the obesity rate Access to sports facilities ronment Technology Co, of males aged 7 to 22 in urban also remains a bottleneck in one of Shanghai’s two areas increased 25-fold from some remote and less-devel- licensed gutter oil process- 1985 to 2014, reaching nearly oped areas. Nationwide, Energy sector facing more safety inspections ing companies, partnered 15 percent, while males in sports equipment in 35 per- with Ikea and Shanghai rural areas increased 45-fold. cent of primary schools, 21 By XU WEI that exceed designated mine resulted in the restoration of province, on Nov 24. The inci- Bus Logistics Ltd for the The rate for females in both percent of middle schools [email protected] capacity, and step up the phas- factory activities and over- dent is the most deadly of its biodiesel project. rural and urban areas and 13 percent of high ing out of small coal mines to loaded production. kind in the country’s electric increased 12-fold. schools are not sufficient to China’s work safety watch- prevent major accidents, “We are expecting even big- power construction industry. In addition, more young implement the sports activi- dog will step up checks and according to a statement ger pressure for work safety in The authority said it will also 100 buses Chinese have had vision ties required by the nation’s supervision in the energy sec- released on Wednesday. the coming period,”the author- strengthen the patrolling and problems since 2000, with school sports plan. tor, including coal mines, and The country’s intensified ity said in the statement. supervision of closed and sus- in Shanghai have started more than 86 percent of col- Due to the family planning oil and gas production and effort to cut overcapacity has The recent major coal mine pended mines, and set up strict using biodiesel since early lege students affected in policy, many children are transportation, as rising ener- led to huge rises this year in incidents were all cases involv- standards for reopening mines. last year. 2014. often spoiled and self-cen- gy prices drive up the motiva- bulk commodity prices, espe- ing gas explosions and have It also warned of road safe- “That Chinese youth are tered, and they also tend to tion for illegal production. cially for thermal coal. been found to have violated ty hazards and the transpor- getting taller is simply be lonely. As such, youth The country saw five major The rising price has fueled work safety regulations, the tation of dangerous “The project is in line because living standards sports activity in China is work safety incidents, includ- illegal production in some are- watchdog said. At least 86 chemicals in the winter, with our energy-saving have been improving,” said more crucial for social inter- ing four involving coal mines, as, with some local authorities miners were killed in recent which could be vulnerable to goal and brings benefits to Liao Wenke, a senior official action and psychological in the past three months, with and companies failing to con- incidents in Chongqing, Hei- blizzards, fog and cold snaps. society,” said He Jianjiang, with the Ministry of Educa- health, the report said. at least 179 people losing their duct timely safety checks and longjiang province and the According to the authority, general manager of tion. It also pointed out that the lives, according to the State assume work safety responsi- Inner Mongolia autonomous the country saw 4,804 work Shanghai Bus Logistics. “Meanwhile, the problems physique of youth in the Administration of Work Safety. bilities, the watchdog said on region. safety incidents in November, Shanghai Food Safety of obesity and poor eyesight country is the foundation for In the wake of the incidents, its website on Wednesday. In another incident, 74 work- which led to the deaths of 3,479 Committee said the project have a lot to do with lack of its competitiveness at inter- the authority said at a work The fact that China’s overall ers were killed and two injured people. The number of inci- means that vehicles have exercise, which is associated national sports events. conference on Monday that it economic situation is picking after a work platform in an dents and that of people killed now joined the recycling with the heavy study burden At the Rio Olympic Games, will crack down on illegal coal up, coupled with rising ener- unfinished cooling tower col- were down by 4.5 percent and drive, and the process of and changing lifestyle, such China slipped to third place mine production and activities gy demand in winter, has lapsed in Fengcheng, Jiangxi 6.3 percent year-on-year. recycling waste kitchen oil as the popularization of elec- on the gold medal tally with is now well developed. tronic devices at an early 28 golds, after the United Yan Zuqiang, deputy age,” Liao said. States and the United King- head of the committee, The report suggests that dom, the worst performance COURTS said at the project’s launch- Chinese students’ physical since 2004. ing ceremony on Dec 1 that it is a giant step toward Apple argues for ban on iPhone 6 to be lifted Shanghai’s goal of becom- ing a great global city, which is included in its By CAO YIN office said at the time that IP right of the Shenzhen- 2040 development plan. [email protected] the differences are too tiny to based company.” He added that the newly be noticed by average con- It was not reasonable to halt amended Shanghai Food Tech giant Apple argued in a sumers, and ordered Apple sales of the iPhone models, she Safety Regulations, which Beijing court on Wednesday Average consumers and a reseller of its products added. will be unveiled next year, that its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 in Beijing to stop selling the The court did not announce will further support the Plus mobile designs do not can distinguish two models. a verdict after hearing the case recycling of oil through copy a Chinese product and Yang Pu, Apple’s attorney, for almost eight hours on local legislation. Enterpris- should be allowed to be sold them easily.” said during the hearing at the Wednesday. es using biodiesel will on the Chinese mainland. Beijing Intellectual Property The IP dispute is the latest receive subsidies. Yang Pu, Apple’s attorney On May 10, the Beijing Intel- Court that the design of the faced by Apple over the design “Biodiesel is more lectual Property Office halted iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus of its products in China. expensive than traditional Students attend a soccer training session at a primary school sales of the iPhone 6 and has 13 differences compared Earlier, Apple also sued a oil by 1,000 yuan ($145) to in Lianyugang, Jiangsu province, in November. iPhone 6 Plus because it was ban after finding that the with the 100C. Chinese government depart- 2,000 yuan per ton,” said GENG YUHE / FOR CHINA DAILY believed that the Apple mobile iPhone models too closely “Average consumers can dis- ment and a local company the head of technology at phone models infringed the resemble the 100C. The com- tinguish them easily.” over a patent dispute relating Zhongqi Environment design patent of a Chinese cell pany had been given a patent For example, the curvature to Apple’s Siri product. Technology in Fengxian Poor eyesight phone model called 100C, pro- for the 100C in July 2014, two of the iPhone model’s two In 2012, Apple paid $60 mil- district. He only gave his Prevalence of poor eyesight in students from 2000-14 duced by Shenzhen Baili Mar- months before the iPhone 6 sides is symmetrical, “which lion to a Shenzhen-based mak- surname as Cao. (Unit: percent) keting Service Co. and iPhone 6 Plus were is completely different from er of computer screens and “Currently, the trucks JUNIOR HIGH SENIOR HIGH COLLEGE Yang Anjin, attorney of the issued in China, according to the Chinese product,” she LED lights to settle a dispute can only fill up on site at (13-15 years old) (16-18 years old) (19-22 years old) Shenzhen-based company, Yang. said. “On this occasion, we over the iPad trademark on their company. In the 100% 100% 100% said that it applied for the The intellectual property don’t think we infringed any the Chinese mainland. future, more specialized 83.3 82.7 84.7 86.4 stations, like the ones for 80% 74.4 80% 76 79.2 80% 67.3 71.3 73 traditional gasoline, will 60% 58.1 60% 60% be built to facilitate the 48.2 40% 40% 40% Briefly usage of biofuel,” Cao said. 20% 20% 20% For years, the authori- 0% 0% 0% ties have focused on con- ’00 ’05 ’10 ’14 ’00 ’05 ’10 ’14 ’00 ’05 ’10 ’14 BEIJING in industry development, labor receiving a report that the million yuan verting waste oil. Using Poverty alleviation services and training as well as man was transporting drugs ($680,000), cooking oil-derived biofu- Obesity rates greater financial support. from Myanmar to China. according to a el cuts carbon dioxide Percentage of obese people ages 7-22, from 1985-2014 efforts to increase Police seized 35.6 kilograms local court. emissions and is a produc- Male Female The central government has YUNNAN of methamphetamine from Yiyang Interme- tive way to clamp down on called for greater support from the vehicle. An investigation diate People’s the illegal gutter oil trade. URBAN RURAL Drug trafficker 15% 15% 15% the country’s more developed into the case is underway. Court convicted Li Zicheng, Biofuel has been used to eastern regions to help alleviate arrested on highway former vice-mayor of Huaihua, power airplanes and buses 10% 10% 9.9% poverty in remote western Police in Lincang on Monday HUNAN of accepting bribes between in China. In Shanghai, 6.1% regions, according to a guideline arrested a drug trafficker, 2008 and 2014 when he held more than 100 buses on 10 5% Ex-vice-mayor gets 5% recently issued by the State local authorities said on several positions in the city. Li routes have used biodiesel 4.3% Council. Assistance from the 10 years for graft 0% 0% Wednesday. Frontier police sought benefits for others in since early last year. country’s eastern regions to help in the city arrested a man A former vice-mayor has been return for bribes, the court said. ’85 ’95 ’00 ’05 ’10 ’14 ’85 ’95 ’00 ’05 ’10 ’14 rural western areas should be driving a vehicle on a high- sentenced to 10 years in prison Wu Yiwei contributed to Source: Annual Report on Development of Youth Sports in China (2016) CHINA DAILY increased through cooperation way at about 10 am after for accepting bribes totaling 4.7 XINHUA—CHINA DAILY this story. CHINA DAILY USA Thursday, December 8, 2016 CHINA 5

FINANCIAL SUPPORT NARCOTICS Funds for scientific Lab drug promotion insufficient ‘not cause of

By CHENG YINGQI [email protected] US deaths’ China has been gaining international recognition for its scientific research thanks to significant government Powerful opioid is variant of chemical investment, though authori- ties seem not as generous in that killed musician Prince in April promoting science to the gen- eral public. By SHAN JUAN department at the US Depart- Survey results released on and ZHANG YAN ment of State, told China Daily Wednesday by the Ministry in an email that the DEA and of Science and Technology China hasn’t blacklisted car- China have a sound working show that last year, special fentanil, a synthetic opioid, as relationship. government funding for sci- a controlled substance, thus it “The DEA has offices in Chi- ence promotion was 4.63 can still be legally produced by na and the agents there do a yuan ($0.67) per capita, a qualified chemical companies, great job working with Chi- 0.05 yuan drop from the pre- according to a senior official at nese law enforcement officials vious year. Religious replica the Ministry of Public Securi- to prevent illegal substances “When we talk about the ty’s Narcotics Control Bureau, from being shipped to the US,” special fund, we are referring A man paints a replica of a reclining Buddha statue, which weighs 3 metric tons and took eight days to assemble. Cultural relics who declined to be named. Patterson said. to the financial allocations from Dunhuang, Gansu province, have been transported to join an exhibition at Chengdu Museum in Sichuan province. The He spoke to China Daily in aside from infrastructure exhibition will be held at the end of this month. CHEN YUXIAO / FOR CHINA DAILY an exclusive interview, spending, such as the cost of responding to recent media 100 times building science and technolo- reports in Western countries gy museums. As the infra- Religious replica such as the United States and The comparative strength structure projects can last for EDUCATION Canada alleging that China- of carfentanil in relation to a few years after one-time A man paints a replica of a reclining Buddha statue, which weighs 3 metric tons and took eight days to assemble. Cultural relics from exported carfentanil had fentanyl funding, excluding it will Dunhuang. Gansu province, have been transported to join an exhibition at Chengdu Museum in Sichuan province. The exhibition will be caused a rise in overdose ensure the continuity of the held at the end of this month. CHEN YUXIAO / FOR CHINA DAILY deaths there. data,” said Qiu Chengli, a Expert: Low test scores not a worry “There is no convincing evi- Facing public health and researcher at the Ministry of dence or scientific statistics to social stability challenges Science and Technology’s show that the China-exported caused by narcotic and psy- Department of Policies, Regu- RELICBy ZHAO PRESERVATION XINYING the Shanghai Academy of substance has been widely chotropic drugs, widely lation and Supervision. in Beijing The proportion of Chinese Educational Sciences, abused in the US or Europe, known as “lab drugs”, the Chi- and AMY HE in New York agreed. She said the change leading to deaths there,” he nese government issued a reg- students who have a real in participating cities and said. ulation last year to improve TibetPeople should not overre-Museumpassion for math and to science be is still renovated low.” provinces had a big impact Carfentanil, one of the most control and surveillance of act to the fall in ranking of on the test results, adding potent opioids known, is a var- such substances, according to Chinese students in the 2015 that as students from Shang- iant of fentanyl, a prescription Wei Xiaojun, a senior official Lu Jing, secretary of the PISA Shanghai research center The amount spent ByProgram DAQIONG for in International Lhasa and in the theater — will also haiby emperors represented in the the highest Qing painkiller that killed US musi- at the China National Narcot- PENGStudent YINING Assessment; in Beijing they be built. levelDynasty and (1644-1911). best performance, cian Prince earlier this year. ics Control Commission. on science promo- should focus on what the test “The museum will it’sDuring normal the that renovation, the average US experts said it’s 100 times “Such ‘lab drugs’ have tion is surprisingly resultsThe Tibet indicate Museum about thein Shanghai began partici- paredbecome with Lhasa’s 613 in 2012.new Theirland- testthe scoresmuseum fell afterwill moreorganize cit- stronger than fentanyl and become the second-largest Lhasaeducation will systemundergo in a China, mas- Thepating museum in the PISA inwill 2009 scoremark,” in said reading Tang wasCongli, 494, the a iesfour andexhibition provinces tours wereout- thousands of times more abused substance, following low, but I think siveexperts renovation said. that will and was the only city on the moremuseum’s obvious curator. decline com- involvedside Tibet. in the test. deadly than heroin. marijuana, in Europe and moreChinese than students’double its scores cur- becomeChinese mainland Lhasa’s partak- paredThe with museum, 2012. which Lu,The who fi rst is one, also a secretary display of An National Public Radio North Africa,” he told China new media can fill rentfell acrosssize. the board in sci- ing in the test. 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Students will be in suchHe saidas security that adding and morefire- studentsdecided. who have a real being sold on the streets is import/export, stocking and to carry out science promotion prepareand Development. for renovation. usedBeijing, in Jiangsu,the new Guangdong museum, provincesfi ghting systems, to the testput exhib- might passionDuring for the math 13th and Five-Year science illicitly imported from China, use of a substance is strictly projects such as publishing The highlight 2015 PISA of was the takenproj- takingand Shanghai advantage scored aof medi- the haveits at causedrisk. the dip, but that isPlan still period low,” she (2016-20), said. “Solving Chi- without giving further details. prohibited and severely pun- books, holding lectures and ectby will about be 540,000a main exhibition students city’san 518 abundant and were ranked sunlight, 10th thereThe could museum’s have beencollections other thesena will problemsinvest no less is than more 2 “It is mere speculation, as ished. organizing exhibitions. hallaged in 15 traditional in 72 countries Tibetan and accordingin science, to compared the museum with contributinginclude a pottery factors. cup made importantbillion yuan and ($290 meaningful million) there is no solid evidence to Xiao Yingxia, a division “There has been momen- style.economies on science, math administration.the 580 that students from 4,000“Overall, to 5,300 we don’t years need ago, toa toon Chineserelics preservation educators than in prove the source, the exact director at the Ministry of Pub- tum growth in the past five andThe collaborative new museum problem- will ShanghaiAn auditorium, alone scoreda restau- in readcentury-old too much Buddhism into PISA sutra or justTibet, looking according at the to scores.” Xinhua number of victims, or the lic Security’s Narcotics Control years, and we have reason to havesolving. a relics In China, preservation students rant,2012. a bookstore and a 4-D otherwritten international on birch bark tests,” — the he News Agency. severity of the problem in Bureau, told CRI that some of expect more government sup- centerin Beijing, for Jiangsu,the study Guang- and theaterFor mathematics,— in which a stu-3-D wroteonly one in anof emailits kind response in the Contact the writers at these countries,” the official the newly added substances port in the coming few years,” protectiondong and Shanghai of Tibet art took trea- the filmdents is in enhanced China scored by syn- 531 toworld questions. — as well as edicts on zhaoxinying@Contact the writer at peng- said. “There have only been had, so far, not been found to he said. surestwo-hour including test. thangka, chronizedand were ranked physical sixth, effects com- goldLu foil Jing, that a researcherwere issued at [email protected] some individual cases of drug be abused within the country. The total financial budget addicts in the US dying from “But they had been found for science promotion in 2010 using it.” being produced and marketed was 6.81 billion yuan, which However, he added that the in China, and were confirmed was increased to 10.67 billion MEDICINE ministry would further tight- to be leading to abuse and yuan last year, according to en management and control overdose deaths abroad,” Xiao the ministry. over such substances. said, adding that the move to Regional disparity in sci- TCM on the horns of a moral dilemma “It stimulates the human blacklist such substances ence promotion is also signifi- nervous system and does highlights the global coopera- cant. In 2014, for example, per harm to people’s health, while tion and responsibility adopt- capita spending was 69.72 By XINHUA demning it for raising bears having no medical value,” he ed in fighting such issues. yuan in Shanghai and 46.01 and extracting bile from said. yuan in Beijing, while in less- The traditional Chinese their gall bladders. Melvin Patterson, a staff Contact the writers at developed provinces like Jilin medicine industry is facing a Fujian Guizhentang Phar- coordinator with the congres- shanjuan@ it was only 0.36 yuan per per- dilemma: Should it replace maceutical, based in South- sional and public affairs chinadaily.com.cn son. tiger bones and rhino horns east China’s Fujian province, “The amount spent on sci- used in its medicine to has stuck to the use of bear ence promotion is surpris- please animal-rights activ- bile in making traditional ingly low, but I think new ists at the cost of reducing medicine. ZHANG KE / FOR CHINA DAILY XU KANGPING / FOR CHINA DAILY media can fill the gap,” said potential healing effects? The company has its own Chemist on trial over Huang Yongming, a science China issued its first white The uses of bear bile and rhino horn in making traditional bear farm for the extraction writer and the head of the paper on TCM on Tuesday, Chinese medicine is protested against by animal-welfare of bile from live caged bears science journalism lab under highlighting both the devel- activists. via catheters in their bodies. prohibited substance The Intellectual, a new opment of the modern TCM The practice is considered media science communica- pharmaceutical industry cruel and painful. By CHINA DAILY toms at Tianhe airport in 2014. tion platform in China. and the traditional roots of Tongrentang ... aims to Beijing Tongrentang The prohibited drugs “It has been demonstrated ancient therapies. (Group), one of China’s most An associate professor of smuggled by the four by the past decades of practice Animal-rights activists return to using traditional prestigious TCM pharma- chemistry and three others amounted to 31.9 kg, the that private capital has better have long raised questions cies, said it has set up 130 stood trial on Monday at paper reported. vigor in science promotion,” over TCM because many tra- TCM methods to preserve the essence overseas subsidiaries in 25 Wuhan Intermediate People’s Founded in 2005, Zhang’s he said. ditional formula contain countries and regions since Court in Hubei province on a company began to manufac- Huang suggested the gov- animal parts or elements of ancient therapy.” 1993. charge of manufacturing and ture psychotropic drugs and ernment encourage private extracted from them. Tian Ruihua, chief engineer of Beijing Tongrentang (Group), one of At present, many Tongren- smuggling strictly-controlled develop new forms of drugs, capital to get involved in pro- Zheng Jin, head of the China’s most prestigious TCM pharmacies tang medicines use synthet- psychotropic drugs. notably methylone, a strong moting science, while main- Yunnan provincial TCM ics to replace animal The professor, surnamed stimulant that can cause delu- taining supervision to prevent administration, said that elements, including tiger Zhang, who taught at a sions, nose bleeds, nausea, the public being misled. with increased public aware- nology Progress Awards. The are able to gather pieces of bones and musk. renowned university in skin rashes, anxiety or even ness of animal protection, element is widely used in rhino horn, like trimming a “The technology for mak- Wuhan, allegedly started a death, experts said. the TCM industry is promot- TCM drugs to help blood cir- finger nail, with the horns ing artificial substitutes is drug company with his friend It has been included on Chi- Topper capita ing the use of substitutes for culation and treat minor regenerating. now very mature. The sub- to manufacture psychotropic na’s list of strictly-controlled spending regions wild animal parts. strokes. It is now common among stitutes provide a good sup- drugs, according to a report by psychotropic drugs, but temp- There are generally two Zheng said a number of TCM doctors to replace rhi- plement,” said Tian Ruihua, Chutian Metropolis Daily. ted by huge profit margins, the ways for making substitutes companies in Yunnan are no horn with buffalo horn, as chief engineer of the compa- The drugs were exported group continued to illegally •Shanghai 69.72 yuan of animal products in TCM conducting experiments well as using two other ny. mainly to Europe and the manufacture and smuggle the •Beijing 46.01 yuan — either finding alternative focused on raising rhinos, as ingredients to replace bear “However, as TCM culture United States, and brought in drug. •Fujian 7 yuan animals or artificial synthe- rhino horns are one of the gall. But many TCM doctors is becoming increasingly monthly revenue of about The raw materials were • Chongqing 5.63 yuan sis, Zheng said. components used in both say such replacements popular in the West, $600,000, it said. obtained through irregular •Jiangsu 5.39 yuan In January, the scientific TCM and medicine in coun- undermine the effectiveness Tongrentang — as a century- Zhang and the other three, channels and they faked the development of synthetic tries in the Middle East and of the medicine. old TCM pharmacy — aims arrested last year, are facing name of the goods to pass cus-

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE muskone to replace that Asia. It is said to help treat A Chinese bear bile com- to return to using traditional charges of manufacturing and toms inspection. The four AND TECHNOLOGY extracted from musk deer typhus and snake poison. pany halted its IPO bid twice TCM methods to preserve smuggling prohibited drugs have admitted their crimes. won first prize at the China Zheng said that through after animal-rights activists the essence of ancient thera- after the contraband was The verdict has yet to be National Science and Tech- artificial feeding, companies waged a media war con- py,” Tian said. intercepted by Wuhan Cus- announced. 6 POLICY REVIEW Thursday, December 8, 2016 CHINA DAILY USA

POLICY RESPONSE Ministries Central government targets responded to boost SOEs’ profitability to inquiries By ZHANG ZHOUXIANG zhangzhouxiang@chinadai- Despite progress, problems in management and ly.com.cn internal control pose risks and need to be solved Ministries have responded to a series of concerns from the public and media outlets.

Spring Festival travel On Jan 13, the annual Spring Festival travel rush, or the wave of people returning home for family reunions, will start. The National Devel- opment and Reform Commis- sion (NDRC) and the China Railway Corp, together with some other ministries, jointly required local agencies and government departments to ensure the safety of passen- gers during that season. In 2017, the number of pas- sengers is expected to reach 2.97 billion during the Spring Festival season, 2.2 percent higher than this year. As the rush comes 11 days earlier than this year, college students will travel home at almost the same time as migrant workers, which will add to the peak crowds. Weather could possibly be more of a factor during that period, with it being extremely cold in northern regions and heavy smog a possibility. The ministries required local agencies to check capaci- ty deficiencies and fill in the blanks to help all passengers arrive safely.

Stable yuan SHI YU FOR CHINA DAILY Yi Gang, vice-governor of the People’s Bank of China, the Central Bank, responded to public concerns over the By HU YONGQI State Council to monitor SOE The premier urged SOEs to said Kuang Xianming, direct- azui Institute of International yuan’s exchange rate in a [email protected] management and profitabili- improve their competitive- or of the economic institute at Finance in Shanghai. recent interview with Xinhua ty. ness by perfecting internal the China Institute of Reform But improving manage- News Agency. Yi said that the The central government The board’s figures showed management and raising effi- and Development. ment quality and efficiency yuan, which is about 6.9 has reiterated its determina- that these SOEs reversed a ciency in utilizing capital. SOEs should be However, net profits for cannot be achieved in one or against the US dollar, has con- tion to improve competitive- 20-month decline in operat- “SOEs, especially those central SOEs still declined two years. It is a long-term tinued to show characteristics ness and profitability for ing income in September and administered by the central cautious when the during this period, while the goal as the country proceeds of a robust, stable currency in State-owned enterprises, the increase continued in government, should set an country’s SOEs combined with SOE reforms, Liu said. the global currency system, especially for those directly October, which a statement example for transforming renminbi faces together saw an increase of The meeting also decided even though its exchange rate administered by the State released after the meeting from the traditional model of 0.4 percent in net profits, that the board, on behalf of against the US dollar has Council. said has effectively supported growth to a new and high-end depreciation Kuang said. the State Council, will tighten depreciated recently. This was one of the deci- the country’s steady and one,” Li told the meeting. pressure.” The economy still faces supervision on overseas sions made at a State Council healthy economic and social Last year, the central gov- downward pressure on investments made by central executive meeting, presided development. Statistics for ernment released guidelines Liu Zhenghong, professor at growth as exports and private SOEs. billion over by Premier Li Keqiang November were not yet avail- on SOE reforms, and the Anhui Normal University investment, two drivers for Recent years have seen a 2.97 on Nov 29. The meeting also able. recent meeting was the latest the past few decades, are surging number of cases of the expected number of pas- aimed to further adopt “SOEs are the backbone of move to achieve the goal that alive only with aid from the slowing down and even Chinese SOEs acquiring or sengers during the 2017 reforms within SOEs by the national economy and demands SOEs keep and add government and banks. declining. Experts said SOEs merging with foreign compa- Spring Festival season strengthening internal man- must keep operating income value to State-owned assets. Figures given by the State are key players in providing nies in deals worth billion of agement, such as establishing and net profits increasing to Since 2013, the premier has Council demonstrated that steady employment opportu- US dollars. However, Chinese a stricter rewarding and pun- contribute to the increase of presided over several meet- private enterprises realized a nities and momentum for companies going global 6.9 ishment system, as well as fiscal revenues and social ings each year to oversee double-digit increase in prof- China’s economic develop- means a large amount of for- the rough exchange rate of the more stringently monitoring development,” the premier these entities. its from January to October, ment. eign exchange reserves will be yuan against the US dollar after overseas investments projec- said. The move also came a which was far higher than Major economic indicators spent, said Liu Zhenghong, a the latter appreciated sharply in ted by these major compa- Meanwhile, the statement month after the State-owned SOEs. showed that SOEs are professor of foreign relations recent months following an nies. also said that the board found Assets Supervision and During the first 10 months, improving the status quo in at Anhui Normal University. improvement in US economy At the meeting, the premier some of these SOEs are hav- Administration Commission the gross income for SOEs terms of gross income and net “However, SOEs should be and other high-level officials ing problems in financial released a list of more than increased by 1.5 percent com- profit this year, but still lag cautious when the renminbi listened to reports by the management, operations and 2,000 SOEs that have become pared with the same period behind private enterprises in faces depreciation pressure, The US dollar has risen Supervisory Board of Key internal control, which posed economically unviable “zom- last year, including 0.4 per- profitability and rate of as US dollars are becoming quickly in value because of Large State-owned Enterpris- a risk of losing State-owned bie companies” in industries cent for SOEs administered return, said Liu Shengjun, stronger against other major the country’s accelerating es, a watchdog under the assets. with severe overcapacity, kept by the central government, vice-president of CEIBS Luji- currencies,” he added. economic growth and rising inflationary expectations, Yi said, adding that the yuan depreciated against the US Policy digest dollar mainly because of unexpected reasons, includ- ing Donald Trump winning Cabinet made Culture, health and moted. The two ministries the US presidential election. will decide which programs The yuan has actually appre- three decisions tourism to get aid get priority subsidies. ciated in value against sever- On Nov 29, the State Council, The State Council issued a al other main currencies, China’s Cabinet, held an document on further expand- Incentives given for such as the euro, the Japa- executive meeting, presided ing and upgrading consump- nese yen, and the UK pound. over by Premier Li Keqiang, tion in industries includes Stock Connect It remains a stable currency and made two major deci- tourism, culture, sports, The State Administration of in the world system. sions. The meeting heard health and care for the elderly. Taxation the Ministry of reports on the reform that More support will be ren- Finance, and China Securities Outbound investment lowers the tax burden of dered to expanding consump- Regulatory Commission jointly The NDRC, the Ministry of businesses by comprehen- tion in those industries. issued a notice on Dec 1, which Commerce, the central bank sively replacing business tax clearly stated that the pioneer- and the State Administration with value-added tax, and Holiday budget ing Shenzhen-Hong Kong of Foreign Exchange respond- decided to return a certain Stock Connect should enjoy tax ed to media concerns about amount of the new tax to announced incentives. According to the outbound investment. A local governments to help The State Council announced policy, private investors from spokesperson said that China’s local development; it also the public holidays for 2017, the Chinese mainland will get outbound investment has seen heard reports on the supervi- which include New Year, personal income tax exemp- stable growth for the past sev- sion of central State-owned Spring Festival, Tomb Sweep- tion for what they obtain via eral years, which helped deep- enterprises, and decided to ing Day, May Day, Dragon the price gap between the two en China’s cooperation with strengthen regulatory meas- Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn markets for three years. other countries and upgrade ures to raise the efficiency of Festival and National Day hol- its domestic economy. central SOEs. idays. The last two, namely Food standards China’s policies and princi- Mid-Autumn and National Tax cuts a boost for enterprises ples for outbound investment Support given to Day, are combined because to be improved are clear, namely, it sticks to they are close to each other, rural businesses Premier Li Keqiang said at a Nov 29 executive meeting of the State Council, China’s Cabinet, that the The National Health and the strategy of “going out” and meaning employees can enjoy reform to replace corporate business with value-added tax will help enterprises grow. LI MIN / CHINA DAILY Family Planning Commission managing outbound invest- The State Council issued a a holiday of eight days in published its 13th Five-Year ment in accordance with glob- guideline on encouraging total. Plan for food safety stan- al rules and global market those who start businesses in putes have arisen concerning ble for their actions. management of subsidies for dards and supervision. The standards. It will combine the rural regions. According to Police assistants police assistants because compulsory education in both ministry will further improve efforts of promoting conve- the document, those who they were not “true” police Management of urban and rural regions. It the food safety standards and nience of outbound invest- return to their rural home- better regulated officers yet their job required listed the principles of man- regulatory system during the ment and preventing risks. It towns, as well as those who go A guideline was issued on reg- them to enforce the law. The education subsidy agement, namely that rural 2016-20 period and draft or will also regulate market order to rural areas, will get policy ulating the behavior of police new guideline requires the The Ministry of Education regions should be the key, revise 300 national standards and examine outbound invest- support when they start busi- assistants, who help police police officers who recruit and the Ministry of Finance fairness shall be upheld, and for food safety. ment programs to prevent nesses. officers in their duties. Dis- police assistants be responsi- co-issued a regulation on the transparency should be pro- ZHANG ZHOUXIANG cheating. CHINA DAILY USA Thursday, December 8, 2016 CHINA 7

Breaking out of poverty Earning money and dignity online

By MAO WEIHUA AND PENG YINING

Ahmat Gopur lost his legs in a car accident in 2012. As a cotton farmer, the 36-year-old from Daxi vil- lage, Yuli county, the Xinji- ang Uygur autonomous region, made 40,000 ($5,800) to 50,000 yuan a year, but the accident stripped him of everything. In 2014, desperate to make his own living, he started learning how to use a com- For a disabled puter. The training provided him with the skills to set up person, having an online store in August, selling dried fruits and nuts. a stable income “My life was in ruins before I started my online means being business,” he said. “I make independent 2,000 to 4,000 yuan a month, not as much as I and having made before, but better than nothing,” he said. “For a disa- a decent life.” bled person, having a stable income means being inde- Ahmat Gopur, an online store pendent and having a decent owner in Yuli county, Xinjiang, Cotton farmers check a smartphone in Aksupa village, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Eighty percent of the villagers now own high-tech devices, such as computers life.” who was a cotton farmer before and smartphones. PHOTOS BY PENG YINING / CHINA DAILY Because adults with disa- he lost his legs in a car accident bilities are more likely to live in poverty, Daxi village’s e-commerce service center provides preferential treat- ment for people in Gopur’s 3,000 yuan Isolated community surfs the web situation. He manages his store from monthly income of Zhou Yuexia, an office built and provided an online store owner in Daxi by the center, and although village, Yuli he sometimes needs help to net new customers and profits reading Chinese, his lan- guage skills are improving of business, Zhou took her through frequent contact 11-year-old daughter to eat The introduction of e-commerce is helping to raise the living standards of poor families living on the edge of the Taklimakan with his customers. hotpot, a rare luxury for the The office provides a base family. Desert. Mao Weihua and Peng Yining report from Aksupa, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. for 10 disabled internet Zhou used to work as a entrepreneurs. Because they nurse at a local hospital, but Editor’s note: This is the third every family in Aksupa village ing a report by Xinhua News have mobility problems, one day, a patient refused to in a series of special reports keeps chickens to provide eggs Agency last month, which stat- delivery teams visit the be treated by her because of China Daily will publish in the and meat, and the online store ed that 2.6 million people in office to pick up their prod- her condition. “He made fun coming weeks focusing on provides a channel for the sale the region live below the ucts — another preferential of me and then imitated the efforts to eradicate poverty and of surplus eggs. national poverty line. service. way I walk,” she said. “Not raise living standards in the When an order is received, “E-commerce is certainly a One of Gopur’s peers, long after that, I quit.” country’s rural areas, especial- Halik visits local families to powerful tool, but it still has Zhou Yuexia, had polio as a Later, she tried a number ly among members of the collect fresh produces. Each limits,” he said, adding that child. Since the 46-year-old of small business ideas, nation’s ethnic groups. egg is stamped with the sup- most poor families can’t afford opened an online store in including selling fried chick- plier’s name, so it can be digital equipment to start January, she has made about en on the street. he journey begins at traced back to the family. online businesses, and for 3,000 yuan a month. “The “However, my disability Aksupa village, an “We don’t have chicken those living in remote moun- service center provides us always haunted me. I couldn’t ancient Silk Road out- farms in Aksupa. All the eggs tainous areas, where there is with a free office, computers, bear the way people looked at post in the Xinjiang and bread we sell are the same no electricity supply, the inter- technology training and sub- my legs,” she said. “The online TUygur autonomous region, as those eaten by people here,” net does not exist. sidies,” she said. store has solved my problem; and ends four days later in Bei- Halik said. “That’s why our After her store made I’ve not only earned money, jing and other major cities, products are so popular Language barrier 3,000 yuan in its first month but also dignity.” where long-lasting flatbreads online.” Language also presents a baked in the village are sent to In November, a two-story barrier, according to Wang. customers by air. e-commerce service center Many of the region’s ethnic Awahan Osman, a 49-year- was established to collect, groups, predominantly Uygur old Aksupa resident and skilled store and process produce people, use their own langua- baker, sells more than 3,000 before it is packed and sent to ges. As a result, they find it dif- flatbreads across the country cities nationwide. ficult to surf the internet every month, 10 times the According to Zhu, the town- because Mandarin is used number two years ago. ship director, every resident almost universally. When asked about the secret will be above the poverty line “That’s why we are building of her success, the Uygur wom- by the end of next year. online stores for villagers and an, who doesn’t speak Chinese, Aksupa villager Awahan Osman prepares flatbreads that will be teaching them how to use the uttered one word in English: sold online to customers nationwide. Effective policies internet,” said Li Xinyun, “Internet.” The Uygur language In 2014, the State Council director of the Aksupa village has absorbed many loanwords Leading Group Office of Pov- e-commerce service center, from English, and most of Approximate area of the Taklimakan Desert erty Alleviation and Develop- who added that the authori- them relate to technology, such DETAIL ment, listed e-commerce as ties have invited owners of as “internet”, “computer” and XINJIANG UYGUR one of a number of effective successful online stores to lec- “telephone”. AUTONOMOUS REGION policies. A year later, the use of ture in the town. As the latest weapon in the e-commerce to alleviate pover- People in big cities regard Zhou Yuexia displays her online store on her smartphone in fight against poverty,“internet” Urumqi Beijing ty became one of “10 Targeted online business as a part of life, Daxi village, Yuli county. has become a popular word in Aksupa Poverty Alleviation Projects”, but it’s a brand new world for Aksupa, the township from along with improved vocation- people in Aksupa village, he which the village derives its al training and microfinance. said. Now, when Li and his col- name, in the Beyinguoleng Last year, the Ministry of leagues visit local families, Mongolian autonomous pre- Commerce and Ministry of they always take a laptop with fecture, which borders the Finance listed 200 counties them. What they say: Aksupa villagers 323,750-square-kilometer Tak- nationwide that had made “We let the farmers touch it limakan Desert. CHINA DAILY praiseworthy efforts in the and use it. Then we open the Since 2014, the local govern- development of e-commerce. online store on our smart- “I have more rest on bushes in my back- ment has been collecting the This year, Lopnuv, the county phones to explain how we sell than 20 yard to avoid stray dogs. villagers’ products, including force people into poverty. in which Aksupa village is their bread and eggs to other chickens, and That’s why they are healthy bread, eggs and honey, to sell In 2013, many harvests were 200 located, applied to join the places,”he said. “The internet is sell the eggs and their eggs are healthy. via an online store it founded ruined by a hurricane, leaving list, but has yet to hear if its a strange concept for them, and through the They are not born and number of counties that made and operates. Although reve- about one-third of the popula- application has been success- it’s easier to believe in some- township’s raised in a chicken farm efforts to develop e-commerce nue was small initially, it has tion of 3,000 living below the ful, according to Wang Yuan- thing you can actually see.” online store. But I find that and stuffed with chemicals. last year, according to the grown and is now a major pro- national poverty line of 2,800 ming, vice-director of With the money she has there’s far more than just That’s why people in the big Ministry of Commerce and vider for poor local families. yuan a year. Beyinguoleng Mongolian made by selling her bread eggs for sale on the internet. cities like my products.” Ministry of Finance When Osman’s carpenter “People’s lives slid to the bot- autonomous prefecture. online, Osman, the baker, has Online shopping is amazing. Mamat Yakup, 28 husband fell sick five years ago, tom of a hole, so we started Smart Daxi, the online busi- bought a refrigerator and elec- Since I discovered this func- the family lost its sole means of thinking of a way out,”Zhu said. ness platform of Daxi village, is tric bike — things she never tion, I have used my daugh- “I moved to support. Now, she can make He recognized the business 15,000 yuan through the sale of bigger than the operation in thought her family could ter’s smartphone to buy Xinjiang from 2,000 ($290) to 3,000 yuan a potential of local products — more than 10,000 eggs, and nearby Aksupa. Last year, it had afford. everything online. Clothes are Chongqing in month by supplying flatbread, including home-produced three families have opened sales worth more than 10 mil- “I don’t have a computer cheap and delivered to my the 1990s or nang, a famous Xinjiang bread, eggs and honey — and their own online outlets. lion yuan, the most popular and I don’t know how the house.” and kept cuisine, to cities nationwide. realized that the internet could Liu Jianguo, a 51-year-old being famous local products internet works,” she said. “But Patam Yunus, 50 sheep and “I used to sell my bread in connect villagers with custom- resident, said he can make such as cotton quilts and dried I can see the changes brought chickens with my husband. our village to make a living,” ers thousands of kilometers more than 10,000 yuan a year fruits. Meanwhile, almost half by the internet very clearly.” “I sell about He got sick several years she said. “But now it’s sold in away. selling eggs online. “We used of the 350 families in Daxi run 40 eggs ago, though, so we have to big cities like Beijing and “Aksupa village has low lev- to give away dozens of eggs to their own online stores. Contact the writers through every week. I depend on my father-in- Shanghai.” els of industrial pollution, so friends because there was no The central government has pengyining@ don’t feed law’s pension. Selling prod- our organic products are place to sell them,” he said. vowed to eradicate poverty by chinadaily.com.cn my chick- ucts online brings extra Environment and poverty exactly what people living in “Who knew we could sell eggs the end of 2020 and build what ens; they income and gives us hope According to Zhu Ren, direct- cities want,” he said. online? It’s a miracle!” President Xi Jinping has called Online find their own food in the for our lives in the future.” or of the government of Aksupa This year, the village’s online Patigul Halik, an official “a moderately well-off society”, See more field and only come back to Zhang Yougui, 50 township, the area’s arid envi- store, supplied by nearly 100 with the local township but the challenges facing Xinji- by scanning ronment and remote location local families, has earned administration, said almost ang are huge, Wang said, not- the code. 8LIFE Thursday, December 8, 2016

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HOLLYWOOD DANCE DRAMA Moonlight, La La Land BRIDGING TWO CULTURES separate from award season pack

By ASSOCIATED PRESS in New York

In Hollywood’s early but rapid- ly solidifying awards season, two films radically different in tone and tune have separated them- selves from the pack: Moonlight and La La Land. Moonlight, Barry Jenkins’ lyri- cal coming-of-age tale, added to its already hefty haul on Sunday, taking best picture from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The group also gave best director to Jenkins, best supporting actor to Mahershala Ali and best cine- matography to James Laxton. Those three awards mirrored the picks last week by the A troupe of 30 Chinese and American dancers present a theater production about the life of Pearl S. Buck. The dance drama will LAFAA’s East Coast corollary, the kick off its China tour next year. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY New York Film Critics Circle. But the New York critics ultimately chose Damien Chazelle’s La La A theater production Land as the year’s best film, whereas the LA critics had La La based on the life of Land, a colorful ode to the group’s hometown, as runner-up Pulitzer Prize-winning for best picture and best director. Which film will have the edge author Pearl S. Buck, in the coming weeks when the more crucial industry groups who spent a significant begin ringing in with their part of her life in China, awards is an open question. Moonlight, which also triumphed is set to tour the at the Gotham Awards, is perhaps the year’s most critically celebrat- mainland next year. ed film. Across three chapters, it follows a boy growing up black, Chen Nan reports. gay and poor in Miami. But La La Land, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, dance drama based is only just hitting theaters. (It on a Chinese story but opens Friday.) It has widely been made with an interna- about producing a show with a Chi- seen as the best-picture front- tional audience in nese story, but which could also be the opening ceremony of the Sochi runner since winning the audi- mind can be seen by understood by an international Olympics in 2014. “I did not want to ence award at the Toronto audiencesA on the mainland. Pearl: audience,” says Tang, whose compa- do a narrative show. I wanted to do International Film Festival. Spring, River, Moon, Flower and ny, Legend River Entertainment Co, an impressionist show,” he says. While Moonlight is bracingly Night, based on the life of Pulitzer Ltd, operates in Beijing and New He also says that working with a intimate, the song-and-dance La Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, York. creative team, which is half Asian La Land is a starry, show-stop- had its China premiere in Nanjing, “We chose the Pearl S. Buck story and half Western, was a challenge. ping crowd-pleaser. Jiangsu province, on Nov 23 and will from several Chinese stories because “With the cross-cultural society La La Land is also likely to kick off its China tour next year. she is a bridge between two cultures, we live in today, I started psycholog- dominate in sheer number of The show had its world premiere and provides an enlightened under- Flower and Night to American danc- ically to understand the cultural dif- nominations, thanks to its lead from Aug 27-30, 2015, at the Lincoln standing of East and West.” er-choreographer Daniel Ezralow ferences,” he says. performances, high-level of craft Center for the Performing Arts in Tang, who brought Beyonce, the 60 books that she wrote, including four years ago, Ezralow was not very Tang also traveled with Ezralow and original songs. It was hon- New York. It was staged in Montreal late Whitney Houston and German her 1932 Pulitzer Prize-winning interested. to Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, ored by the LA critics for the and Vancouver in Canada in June rock band Scorpions to China, adds best-selling novel The Good Earth, However, after Tangsplit the story where Buck lived and spent most of musical work of Justin Hurwitz, 2016 and later toured the United the story of Buck not only speaks which became an Academy Award- into five chapters, which parallel the her life before 1934. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. States, including Boston, Chicago about the past but also delivers a winning film in 1937. poem, Spring, River, Flower, Moon, This is the first collaboration The only film that has rivaled and Los Angeles, which attracted message for today, telling us about She also created the concept of Night, by Chinese poet Zhang between Tang and Ezralow, who either in the early awards is Ken- over 126,000 people. how to live together in the world. international adoptions and advo- Ruoxu of the Tang Dynasty (618- both agreed that this show tells neth Lonergan’s Manchester by The theater production, which Born in West Virginia, Buck cated for women’s rights. 907), Ezralow, who is interested in Buck’s story not from a Chinese the Sea. The National Board of combines dance, film, music, multi- (1892-1973) lived in China with her Over the past couple of decades, Chinese culture, agreed to join in. angle, but from an international Review bestowed its top award on media and music, was the brain- missionary parents at the turn of the memorials and museums dedicated She also fed him with ideas of Chi- perspective. the New England drama, and the child of Chinese producer Tang 20th century, overcoming a difficult to Buck have been created in China. nese elements, such as calligraphy, “Ultimately, we wanted to pro- film’s star, Casey Affleck, has been Xiaolei, American dancer-choreog- childhood and numerous obstacles For Tang, the biggest challenge tai chi and traditional folk music. duce a show, which could help an the most common pick so far. rapher Daniel Ezralow. It’s per- on her path to self-discovery. when producing this dance drama Ezralow, choreographer and international audience discover And despite a crowded best- formed by a troupe of 30 Chinese Buck spent the first half of her life was to create a production that director of the show, has also created China more,” says Tang. actress field, including Stone for and American dancers. in China and the later part in the would be accepted overseas. original works for the London Con- La La Land and Natalie Portman “This dance drama was created United States. Her unique perspec- She recalls when she first took the temporary Dance Theatre and the Contact the writer at chennan@ for Jackie, the early favorite has four years ago. We were thinking tive lives on today in the more than script of Pearl: Spring, River, Moon, Cirque du Soleil, and choreographed chinadaily.com.cn been French actress Isabelle Huppert, star of both Elle and Things to Come. She was the choice of the LA and New York UPCOMING RELEASE critics, as well as the Gotham Independent Film Awards. Next week, the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nomina- Tom Hanks relives pilot’s horror and heroism on the water tions will be announced, likely giving the current favorites addi- By XU FAN the waters of the Pacific and had to tional momentum. [email protected] swim a few miles toward the shore. Sully has a glittering cast: Tom Many people will remember the Hanks stars as the hero, and Aaron moment when a powerless airliner Eckhart plays Sully’s co-pilot Jeff Skiles. was forced to land on the frigid As one of only two actors in history waters of New York’s Hudson River to win back-to-back Best Actor Acad- on Jan 15, 2009. emy Awards, Hanks again shows Thankfully, all 155 abroad were why he deserves his accolades. saved thanks to heroic pilot Chelsey “At some points I forgot he’s Sullenberger’s flying skills. Hanks but took him to be the real But Sullenberger was then inves- Sullenberger. His authoritative per- tigated by National Transportation formance is amazing,” says Wang Safety Board as the latter thought Xiaoyang, a viewer who was at the his water landing was a mistake. Beijing preview last week. ThatbecametheattractionforOscar- Hanks won his first Oscar in 1994 winning director Clint Eastwood to for Philadelphia, and in the follow- make Sully, based on the real incident. Left: Tom Hanks stars as the hero in Sully, which will hit Chinese mainland theaters on Friday. Right: Director Clint East- ing year he took home his second Nearly three months after its wood (left) with Hanks. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Oscar for Forrest Gump. United States premiere, Chinese But even Hanks, who has the tal- audiences can see the biographical County (1995), in a promotional mate- financial meltdown … people were 21, Eastwood had a particular expe- ent to take audiences into the charac- feature, starting from Friday. rial tailored for the Chinese market. worried,” he says. rience connecting him with the ter’s world, says he felt intimidated to “It was a positive outcome in a bad Before the incident, the US was a “That happened in Manhattan movie. He caught a free naval flight play a real-life hero. “Sully is an Actress Emma Stone attends the situation,”says Eastwood, who’s known different place, says Eastwood. “It and we survived it, well, I think it from Seattle to Alameda, but the accomplished pilot from every per- premiere of Lionsgate’s La La to Chinese moviegoers for his 1995 was post-9/11. We had troops in the gave people hope.” plane went down off Point Reyes, spective ... No one has ever trained Land on Tuesday in Westwood, romance The Bridges of Madison Middle East. There was the 2008 When serving in the US Army at California. And he found himself in for an incident like that,” says Hanks. California. AFP | CHINA DAILY USA Thursday, December 8, 2016 Film LIFE 9

SCREENING FRANCHISEAWARDS

harlo is Pema Tsed- en’s fifth feature film, Jimmy Kimmel yet is his first to be Star Wars spinoff screened in movie theatersT for what is technical- to host Oscars ly known as a theatrical channels new force release. By AGENCE FRANCE- The reason is simple: Pema ByPRESSE REUTERSin Los Angeles A New Hope and see the rest Tseden makes personal films in San Francisco if you haven’t seen it before.” with no car chases, explosions Late night television pre- Secrecy has been tight or special effects. 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Actually, the male lead time“His the frank film ends, observations, the first world’,president so Channing it’s amazing,”Dungey. carries on a life of monotony thing you want to do is watch Edwards says. as a shepherd in the moun- Tharlo, starring Shide Nyima, reveals a weather-beaten man’s loneliness in the face of transformation. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY tains, punctuated only by the howls of wolves. He tends to hundreds of sheep, some of AWARDS which are placed in his care by a customer. When Tharlo, the protago- Jimmy Kimmel nist, is sent to the county town Authentic appeal to take a photo for a new ID, the proprietor of the photo lab to host Oscars is not amused by his dishev- A Tibetan filmmaker focuses on life in his hometown, Raymond Zhou reports. eled hair. He is sent across the By AGENCE FRANCE- street for a hair wash and it PRESSE in Los Angeles ends in a fateful encounter with the beautiful and schem- Late night television pre- ing hairdresser who eventual- senter Jimmy Kimmel ended ly runs away with his life months of speculation on saving of 160,000 yuan Monday over who would ($23,500). I believe it can host the Oscars in February Jimmy Kimmel, television Although he does not seem — announcing that he has host. REUTERS to be an educated man, Tharlo transcend racial been tapped to front the glit- ponders big, philosophical zy ceremony. questions: Is he a good man or and geographical It will be the first time for relatable persona, wry a bad one? Will he die with the the comedian, who has host- humor and love of all kinds of weight of a mountain or the boundaries.” ed Jimmy Kimmel Live! on film make him a natural fit weightlessness of a feather? ABC since it launched in for the Oscars stage.” The audience may ask these Pema Tseden, director, says 2003 and garnered praise for Academy president Cheryl questions of the femme fatale, of his latest film, Tharlo his work as host of this year’s Boone Isaacs says she is but one gets enough room — Emmys television awards. thrilled to have a host who and time — to direct one’s “Yes, I am hosting the “knows who he is — he thinking in any way one Oscars. This is not a prank. knows the audience”, while wants. And if it is, my revenge on CEO Dawn Hudson The title character is played Yangshik Tso plays a seductress hairdresser in Tharlo, a black-and-white feature film directed by Pema Tseden. @TheAcademy will be terri- describes Kimmel as “razor by Shide Nyima, a master ble & sweet,” the 49-year-old sharp, funny and unpredicta- comedian locally known as New Yorker jokes on Twitter. ble”. “Tibet’s answer to Zhao Ben- seduction of Tharlo we hope and its sound design. The Beijing Film Academy. It opens on the mainland on His selection was later con- ABC, which pays the Acad- shan”. would include a modicum of singing alone by various char- Pema Tseden started mak- Friday. firmed by Michael De Luca emy a reported $75 million a In the movie, he strips every tenderness. In the hair-cut- acters suggests an era of fast ing movies in 2002. He is also Jia Zhangke, a forerunner in and Jennifer Todd, the multi- year to broadcast the Oscars, comedic trace and imparts an ting scene reminiscent of changes and cultural fusion, the writer of the scripts of all China’s art-house cinema, said ple Oscar- and Emmy-nomi- struck a new deal in August air of authenticity as a weath- Samson and Dalila, she con- with folk songs, rap and other his movies, many of which are at the movie’s premiere on Dec nated duo producing the giving executives more crea- er-beaten single man, who suf- veys the complexities of her music styles sharing space on adapted from his own novels 5: “I won’t feel lonely with 89th Oscars ceremony, tive input. fers not so much from poverty inner world, possibly her the soundtrack. and short stories. Pema Tseden and his work as which airs live on ABC televi- “Jimmy is the perfect as from work-related hard- moral conflicts, with nothing “This movie is about ethnic Last year, Tharlo entered we continue on the journey of sion on Feb 26. choice for us. He is deeply ships such as loneliness. One but facial expressions. Tibetans, but I hope people of the Horizons section of the giving voice to the same age “Jimmy’s ability to connect rooted in the Hollywood wonders what kind of transfor- Though it has Pema Tsed- all ethnicities can relate to it Venice Film Festival and was and the same country.” with people is what makes community and gifted at mation he would go through in en’s trademark glacial pacing because I believe it can tran- nominated in six categories at him a singular choice for this connecting with an audience the face of urbanization. and static shots, Tharlo scend racial and geographical the Golden Horse Awards held Contact the writer at job,” they said in a joint state- as the consummate emcee,” Yangshik Tso plays the embodies fascinating details boundaries,” says Pema Tsed- in Taiwan, winning best raymondzhou@ ment. says ABC Entertainment mystery woman whose in both its visual compositions en, a graduate of the famous screenplay for Pema Tseden. chinadaily.com.cn “His frank observations, president Channing Dungey.

FANTASY Latest Monkey King movie to explore female-ruled kingdom

By XU FAN 100 billion views on streaming The theme is typical of films He says the tale, which [email protected] sites. from the country, including Jet develops multiple threads that The film’s Hong Kong-based Li’s 1982 martial arts drama interweave palace conspira- Changsha’s sky was dark director Cheang Pou-soi The Shaolin Temple. cies and lots of action, will above. But a stadium in Hun- explains Zhao’s temperament The question is whether it depict the ancient story in a an’s provincial capital glowed — dynamic, yet calm — makes can, literally, make the journey new way. in the company of beautiful her the perfect fit for the char- to the West, where it doesn’t Some industry watchers young women on Dec 4. acter description in the origi- have as strong a historical believe the film may prove to It was a ceremony announc- nal work. foundation, since the big-bud- be another Chinese-language ing 12 winners, who’ll appear “She will experience an get tentpole has high hopes to movie that makes a successful in The Monkey King 3 —afilm unlikely romance. I believe the plant a stake overseas. foray into the North American adapted from a chapter on a emotional scenes will be the The film, slated for release market. female-ruled place in the 16th- most appealing parts. But con- during the 2018 Spring Festi- “The Monkey King story is century Chinese classic Jour- sidering modern tastes, we val, is expected to cost 500 mil- probably the ancient Chinese ney to the West. added some comedic ele- lion yuan ($73.5 million), story that’s best known in the The actresses are among ments,” says Cheang, who also going by the latest investment West,” says Jiang Yong, a Bei- 1,000 chosen from more than directed the franchise’s previ- figures. jing-based film critic. 30,000 hopefuls through a ous two installments. The crew is already more “All of its screen adaptations national campaign launched The novel by Wu Cheng’en, than 1,000 members and combined make it the one of in August. The 12 will play which fictionalizes Tang Lead actress Zhao Liying (center, in white) and supporting actresses appear at an event on Dec 4 in another 1,500 will be hired for highest-grossing franchises in supporting roles, while the Dynasty (618-907) monk Xuan Changsha to promote the upcoming The Monkey King 3. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY postproduction. It will be shot Chinese cinema, despite others will serve as extras — Zang’s travels to India — largely in Jiangsu, Sichuan and Zheji- mixed reviews.” that is, as the kingdom’s sub- by giving him three powerful, ang provinces, and in Taiwan. The previous installments jects. but demon-like apprentices as continues as the Monkey Kingdom of Women, where almost Shakespearean dilem- The scriptwriter, Wen Ning, of the new franchise each sur- It was announced the king- escorts — is among China’s King. Comedian Xiao Shen- Xuan Zang is tempted by its ma. revealed in an earlier inter- passed 1 billion yuan — in 2014 dom’s ruler — the main female most celebrated. yang returns as the pig empress. Sacrificing personal view with China Daily that the and 2016, respectively — but role — will be played by A-list- Mainland actor Feng Shao- apprentice. He’s torn between the romance for the greater good story will build upon a struc- weren’t as warmly welcomed er Zhao Liying, whose hit TV feng plays the monk. Hong In the third installment, the monarch’s proposal and is a common trope in Chinese ture that’s empathic with over- by the North American box series has received more than Kong megastar Aaron Kwok quartet stumbles upon the monastic propriety in an culture. seas viewers. office. | 10 LIFE Taste Thursday, December 8, 2016 CHINA DAILY USA

DRINK ‘Extreme’ Japanese winemaker is a natural

Former chemist makes most organic product he can

By SANDRA LAFFONT in Cornas, France Agence France-Presse

irotake Ooka does not do anything by half. For nearly two dec- ades the former Japa- Hnese chemist has been on a quest to make the very best and most natural French wine possible. But he hasn’t made it easy for himself. His modest vineyards on a hill near Cornas, where the mountains of the Ardeche drop into the Rhone valley, is not so much steep as vertig- inous. Which means not only that his grapes must be picked by hand but that he and his pickers are often forced to perform the backbreaking task on their knees, grape by grape. With most parcels of land in this dry corner of south central France passed down from father to son, Ooka had to carve his vineyards out of a wooded hillside, before planting his syrah vines in the granite soil. But it was perhaps destiny that Ooka should land there — his sur- name means “big hill” and he duly named his estate “Domaine de Grande Colline”. An old French maxim has it that to make good wine, the vines must struggle. And just like them, Ooka has suf- Japanese winegrower Hirotake Ooka works in his vineyard in Saint Peray near Valence in southeastern France. PHOTOS BY PHILIPPE DESMAZES fered in his almost fundamentalist pursuit of vin nature, the most organic wine possible. he produces are exported to Japan, Yet despite the worst that nature although with this year’s poor har- could throw at him — he lost 90 per- vest he is having to buy in some of cent of his harvest in 2013 to “black his grapes from his organic neigh- rot” and nearly two-thirds this year bors in Saint Peray and Saint to mildew — Ooka has become one Joseph. of the most respected natural wine- Ooka is one of just a handful of makers in France. Japanese winemakers in France, “My philosophy is to make a wine with the young Kenjiro Kagami also just with the grapes, without yeast, beginning to make a name for him- sugar or sulfites. In the vineyard as self — also with vin nature —inthe well, I like to do the most natural Jura region. things possible,” he adds, letting the But his success has also come at a grass grow under his vines and personal cost. His wife and three encouraging as much biodiversity children are moving back to live in as possible. Japan, although he intends to divide his time between the two countries. Lashed to a harness And one day he hopes to found his Part of his quiet, maniacal dedi- own domain in Japan. cation to the precision and authen- From left: Hirotake Ooka tastes wine in his cellar; Ooka presses grapes in a tank. But until then his commitment to ticity means he crushes his red making his wine in France is total. grapes himself with his bare feet, When he first decided to give up lashed to a harness in case he a little for me to pass out and drown.” trained to be a winemaker among ‘More extreme than us’ ers “do not understand his way of chemistry for winemaking, he initial- drowns in the vat. Ooka, 42, discovered wine on his the great wineries of Bordeaux. “He is a lot more extreme than us doing things”,Allemand admits. ly thought about going to California. “Crushing them with my feet I first visit to France 20 years ago. “In But he soon realized that the wine in the way he looks after his wines But few dispute the quality of his “But the Americans learned how learn a lot about their aroma, tem- Tokyo I drank beer, I thought wine he wanted to make was not possible — he’s a real noninterventionist,” wine. Allemand describes it as “very to make wine from the French, so I perature and the speed of fermenta- was too snobby,” he says. amid the monoculture of villages says Thierry Allemand, one of the well made, fresh and long in the decided to go straight to France, tion,” he said. But his road to Damascus came given over totally to wine. pioneers of the vin naturel or vin mouth”, even if Ooka is still search- even through I didn’t speak French,” “I wear the harness because it’s with the opening of a bottle of claret He wanted his vines to benefit nature movement, with whom ing for the perfect equilibrium after he says. dangerous with all the carbon diox- he bought for his father. from the biodiversity of being next Ooka also trained. only five harvests at Cornas. “All the great wines are there and ide that escapes — it would only take He returned to France and to trees and vegetable patches. Some of the other local winemak- Half of the 30,000 bottles a year it is beautiful too.”

RECIPE Tomatillo salsa offers fresh approach to poaching salmon

By SARA MOULTON swim in a vat of the salsa. I made a removed if desired for 10 minutes. If the mixture gets too Associated Press modest batch and cooked the salm- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped dry, add 1/2 cup of water. Season on in a smallish skillet with the sal- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil with salt and pepper. Add the salmon The French love to cook fish by sa rising halfway up the sides of the 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion to the skillet, skin sides down, then poaching it in a flavored liquid, fillets. I covered the pan tightly to Kosher salt and ground black pepper cover the skillet tightly and simmer usually a combination of white trap the heat and flipped over the 1 1/2 pounds center-cut salmon fillet, gently for 5 minutes. wine and water, leeks or onions, salmon halfway through its cooking cut into 4 equal portions Turn the salmon over, cover tightly and some herbs. It’s a notably lean time to make sure it cooked evenly. and simmer gently until the salmon is way to roll because there’s no fat How do you know when the To make the tortilla strips, heat the almost cooked through, about anoth- involved. And the finished product salmon is finished cooking? If you oven to 400 F. er 5 minutes. Remove the pan from is reliably tender because it’s been slide a knife into it and the blade In a small bowl, stir together the the heat and let the salmon stand for cooked at a low temperature. sails through the fillet with no oil, chili powder and cumin. Brush the 3 minutes, covered, before serving. So, it’s lean, tender and ... quite resistance, it’s done. And be sure to oil mixture over both sides of each To serve, transfer a portion of salm- boring. I crave more flavor and tex- pull it off the heat when there’s still tortilla. Using a knife or pizza wheel, on to each of 4 plates, then top each ture. So here’s a recipe for poached a tiny bit of resistance left, which cut the tortillas into thin strips. with sauce and tortilla strips. salmon that adds the missing ele- will allow for carry-over cooking Arrange the strips in a single layer on ments. time. a rimmed baking sheet. Bake the Nutrition information per serving: Typically, poaching calls for a lot For crunch, I sprinkled tortilla strips on the oven’s middle shelf for 6 470 calories; 240 calories from fat (51 of liquid. The fish is supposed to be chips on top; they are salsa’s classic Salmon poached in green salsa and topped with baked chips. MATTHEW MEAD / AP to 8 minutes, or until crispy. Sprinkle percent of total calories); 27 g fat (3 g submerged as it cooks, after which partner. But these were my own with salt, let cool completely, then saturated;0gtransfats);110mg the liquid usually is tossed. I want- healthy baked tortilla chips, which break them up slightly. Set aside. cholesterol; 370 mg sodium; 18 g car- ed a way to poach the fish in a small take only 15 minutes to prepare. On SALMON POACHED Four 6-inch corn tortillas To prepare the salsa, in a food proc- bohydrate; 3 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 40 g amount of liquid, which then could the whole, this recipe is pretty IN GREEN SALSA AND Kosher salt essor, combine the tomatillos, scal- protein. do double duty as a sauce. Given quick and easy to make, but you TOPPED WITH BAKED CHIPS lions, cilantro, lime juice, chili and that fish generally requires a spritz can streamline it even further by For the salmon: garlic. Pulse until the ingredients are Sara Moulton is host of public tele- of acid to brighten it up, the ideal picking up green salsa and baked Start to finish: 40 minutes 8 ounces fresh tomatillos, husked, almost smooth with a few small vision’s Sara’s Weeknight Meals. liquid needed to be acidic and tortilla chips at the supermarket. Servings: 4 rinsed and quartered chunks. She was executive chef at Gourmet intensely flavored. Green salsa — By the way, there were leftovers 1/2 cup coarsely chopped scallions In a medium skillet over medium, magazine for nearly 25 years and that is, tomatillo salsa with chilies the second time we tested this win- For the tortilla strips: (white and light green parts) heat the oil. Add the onion and cook, spent a decade hosting several Food and lime juice — struck me as a ner. When we polished them off the 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro stirring, until softened, about 5 min- Network shows, including “Cooking likely candidate. next day, we discovered that this 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 tablespoon lime juice utes. Add the tomatillo mixture and Live.” Her latest cookbook is Home The salmon wouldn’t have to dish is just as delicious cold as hot. 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 jalapeno or serrano chili, seeds simmer gently, stirring occasionally, Cooking 101. Thursday, December 8, 2016 11 EDITORIAL • OPINION

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CHENGXIN PAN XIN ZHIMING Rule-based market can Is Trump the savior for US working class? end the up-and-down

n January Donald Trump finds that nearly half of them no nological advances and automa- complexity”.With such challen- cycle in stock market will be sworn in as the 45th longer believe in the American tion. No amount of punitive tariff ges, one wonders how Trump will president of the United Dream. The truth is, Trump’s on Chinese or Mexican imports balance the practical needs of his espite frequent corrections, States. Despite his unpre- In comes the self-appointed would likely bring the lost jobs massive infrastructure plan and China’s stock market indexes Idictability so far, his performance “greatest jobs president”,promis- “America First” agenda back soon. his staunch mercantilist stance, have unexpectedly kept mov- in governing might be a bit easier ing a sweeping shake-up to revi- is easier said than done. If Trump does follow through let alone how he will finance his ing up in recent months. The to speculate. And for his voters talize US manufacturing, create on his tariff threats, the prices of trillion-dollar plan with massive Dbenchmark Shanghai composite index who are eager to see him deliver- new jobs, rebuild infrastructure ... Soon enough his many imports will go up and a tax cuts. rose to 3,301 points in late November ing on his promises, disappoint- and change domestic regula- working class supporters trade war may ensue. And trans- The president-elect may have from as low as 2,638 points early this ment may be in store. tions. In keeping with these national corporations are likely to correctly sensed some of the year. Riding the high tide of popu- inward-looking objectives, will find out that Trump’s put up a good fight against American (and to some extent, Looking forward, the domestic stock lism to victory, Trump tapped into Trump has also promised to America will not be a Trump’s measures that would add global) ills, but he does not have market may become more turbulent in the anger and resentment of a renegotiate trade and alliance costs to their businesses and eat the necessary cures for them. So, 2017 given the many uncertainties posed growing number of disfranchised deals and tighten border control. working class’ paradise. into their profits. together with his backflips on by changes in both the domestic and American white working class. Which explains why many of His aspiration to rebuild US prosecuting Democratic presi- international economic and financial When US manufacturing enjoyed those people voted Trump on infrastructure is laudable, but he dential candidate Hillary Clinton, landscapes. comparative advantage world- election day. quick glance at his tax plan, for may quickly realize that such a building a wall on the US-Mexico The International Monetary Fund’s lat- wide, trade deals good for Ameri- But will Trump be their savior? instance, suggests otherwise. gigantic task needs to heavily rely border, and climate change, even est report says the world economy may can business were also good for The truth is, Trump’s “America Despite his campaign pledge to on foreign finance and materials, the most erratic US president grow by 3.4 percent in 2017, up from 3.1 American workers. But increas- First” agenda is easier said than provide tax relief for “the middle such as from China, the very tar- might turn out to be a lot more percent this year. Even if the forecast ingly outsourcing and off-shoring done. For a start, which America class” and “the forgotten people”, get of his 45 percent tariff threat. conventional than he appears to proves right, which is not often the case, have allowed transnational capi- should come first now that Ameri- his tax cuts overwhelmingly favor In 2013, the New York Metropoli- be. Soon enough his working the world economy will continue to strug- tal to move freely around the ca remains bitterly divided? the wealthiest few. tan Transportation Authority out- class supporters will find out that gle to come out of the low-rate growth globe in search of better returns. Despite some cautious optimism, Also, it is extremely difficult for sourced $34 million worth of steel Trump’s America will not be a cycle it has been trapped in for long. The promised better and higher uniting the country alone would the Trump administration to to China for the upper deck working class’ paradise. Domestically, some analysts have pre- paying jobs as a result of globali- be an uphill battle for the incom- implement the reforms he has replacement of the Verrazano- dicted that China’s annual year-on-year zation and trade liberalization do ing Trump administration, not promised while trying to wall off Narrows Bridge. Answering crit- The author is senior lecturer in GDP growth could fall to below 6.5 per- pop up, but they rarely trickle least because Trump himself has his country with protectionist ics, MTA Chairman Thomas International Relations at Deakin cent next year. Although policymakers down to the millions of blue-collar fanned the flames of hatred and measures. For example, the disap- Prendergast blamed an “absence University, Australia, and is cur- remain confident of keeping growth at a workers in the US’ Rust Belt xenophobia. Although he pledged pearance of US manufacturing of domestic steel fabricators capa- rently an Endeavour Research stable level, it will be more challenging states. The annual American Val- to be “president for all Ameri- jobs, and indeed many such jobs ble of satisfying the requirements Fellow at Peking University. The for the country to use fiscal and monetary ues Survey of 4,500 Americans cans” in his acceptance speech, a worldwide, is largely due to tech- for a project of this scope and views expressed here are his own. tools to keep the economy rolling. The stock market trend may not closely follow the changes in economic funda- mentals, but given the weak, low-rate STUART GIETEL-BASTEN growth prospects, the possibility is not high that the stock indexes will increase impressively. Worse, the global financial markets seem to have become more tur- Has two-child policy had the desired effect? bulent thanks to the frequent occurrence of “black swan” incidents.

s the two-child policy opportunities for women grow, it is just too soon to say whether icy alone will not be enough to to managing China’s aging popu- approaches its first childbearing tends to be post- or not these changes in family make a significant difference to lation. Indeed, in the short term, The regulatory authorities birthday, commenta- poned. As this has happened in planning are having the desired the fertility rate. As elsewhere in it would increase the burden on tors and the Chinese most low fertility countries, we effect. We will know more in a few East Asia, concerns about jobs, the working age population by should therefore focus on governmentA are looking for evi- can expect this to have happened more years when we have better social welfare, cost of living, hous- necessitating an increased num- dence to see whether it has had in China, too. The problem, how- period data with which we can ing, kindergarten access, gender ber school places and the with- maintaining a clean and rule- the desired effect: an increase in ever, is that this effect tends to identify a trend. In reality, though, equity and so on have as much drawal of parents from the labor based market. If that task can- the birth rate in order to miti- distort the total fertility rate, usu- it is only when the cohorts born in impact upon the decision to limit market to care for these children. gate some of the effects of aging ally exaggerating both baby busts the 1980s and 1990s have com- childbearing as family planning Rather, China needs to take a not be achieved, the domestic population. and baby booms. Also, simply pleted their childbearing will we policy. Alleviating these concerns holistic approach to this demo- stock market will hardly be At first glance, the evidence counting the number of births see the true demographic impact is critical to increasing China’s graphic challenge, and will have seems to be promising. It is esti- tells us very little about the birth of the policy change. low fertility rate. to deal with both the denomina- able to get out of the cycle of mated that there will be around rate, as this is going to be affected Two final notes of caution. The Secondly, it is critical to tor and the numerator. On the drastic ups and downs. 17.5 million births in 2016. At over by the number who are “at risk” of evidence seems to suggest that remember that raising the birth one hand, improving labor pro- one million more than in 2015 one having children. In China, of changing the family planning pol- rate alone is not the only answer ductivity, moving up the value might say the two-child policy has course, this is going to be related chain of innovation, increasing been a success. Without doubt, not just to being of reproductive labor force participation, further Donald Trump’s victory in the US presi- many couples have seized the age, but also to marital reforming the State-owned enter- dential election has unexpectedly boosted opportunity to have a second status. prises and developing the global the US stock market, but under his child, realizing both a personal Taking these ele- labor supply chain through the administration, the US economic policy dream and a favorable outcome ments together, Silk Road Economic Belt and may be quite different from that under for the country. However, there therefore, we the 21st Century Maritime incumbent President Barack Obama’s. are a few words of caution. have to con- Silk Road will be critical For example, Trump has vowed to use Firstly, as the Year of the Sheep, clude that to maximizing output. trade measures to protect US interests, 2015 was widely perceived to be a On the other hand, which, if implemented, will create a lot of not-so-good year to have children. reforming and devel- uncertainties in the global trade system, Numerous studies have said the oping better social possibly affecting global growth. influence of the zodiac is welfare systems for Besides, the possible interest rate hike still strong among the Chi- the elderly as well by the US Federal Reserve is a sword of nese. It is likely, then, that as making progress Damocles over the global financial mar- many would-be parents in active aging pol- kets. Although in recent months such may have simply post- icies will not only hikes have been priced in, global inves- poned having children in decrease the tors will have to remain alert over the 2015, choosing instead to dependence of the impact of capital flows as a result of the have babies in the more older population, strengthening of the US dollar after the favorable Year of the Mon- but could also free hikes. key. Indeed, if we look at up the monies The strengthening of the dollar has the longer-term trends, accrued as a result often been accompanied by a massive the number of of high personal flight of capital from the emerging mar- births in 2015 savings rates and, kets, triggering financial and economic actually fell from hence, spur domes- turmoil. The Asian financial crisis in the 2014. tic consumption. late 1990s, in which countries such as Secondly, we Thailand, the Republic of Korea and still do not know The author is Indonesia suffered the most, is widely the total impact of associate pro- attributed to their unrestrained financial what demogra- fessor of Social liberalization and the organized specula- phers call the “tempo effect”.As Policy at the tive attacks by some major international countries develop and, especially, LIU XINYI / FOR CHINA DAILY University of investors, but drastic international capi- as educational and employment Oxford. tal flows were also blamed for the crisis. Facing such uncertainties, the domestic A-share stock market may undergo severe fluctuations next year. But for China FRASER CAMERON Securities Regulatory Commission, the top priority should not be to keep the indexes stable — as it did last year. Instead, it should focus on systematic Simplistic slogans of no benefit to EU build-up to create a level playing field that rewards long-term investors. To be more specific, the commission nother referendum and Star Movement are pushing for moving steadily to the right and jobs” to the US. If Trump does should make more efforts to prevent dis- another shock for the new elections and calling for a stealing some of her policies. take the US down the protection- honest information disclosure and ensure European Union. By further referendum on whether But no one can predict In Germany the populist Alter- ist road this will have major impli- listed companies do not refuse to “split linking his political Italy should remain in the euro- how Italians would vote native for Germany will certainly cations for the rest of the world, dividends” among investors. futureA to a successful outcome of a zone. Most Italians dislike the make it into the Bundestag fol- including the EU and China. False information disclosure is like a plebiscite to amend the constitu- government’s austerity program ifthereweretobearef- lowing the September elections Most likely Italy will remain in cancer that has frequently damaged tion, Matteo Renzi was playing for which they see as being imposed but both major parties, the Chris- the eurozone and muddle through investor confidence in the domestic mar- high stakes. Perhaps if he had on Italy by German Chancellor erendum on keeping the tian Democratic Union and the as usual. With so many elections ket for many years. The regulators have waited to see the results of the Angela Merkel. They are also euro. This is what wor- Social Democratic Party, have in 2017 there is no prospect of any punished some wrongdoers, but the pun- Brexit referendum and the sur- angered at the lack of solidarity excluded the possibility of having major new initiatives by the EU. ishments are often criticized as being too prising Donald Trump election from other EU members in deal- ries other eurozone them as a coalition partner. The 28 will gather for muted cele- lenient to root out the problem. And most victory he might have taken a dif- ing with the massive inflow of ref- member states along Renzi’s defeat means that there brations in Rome at the end of listed companies have refused to share ferent course. Now Italy and the ugees in the past 18 months. are now only a handful of socialist March. There could hardly be a their dividends with investors, discourag- EU have to deal with the impact of Italians have always been with the huge debts of leaders in government in Europe. worse time to call such a celebra- ing long-term investment and contribut- his reckless gamble. among the most pro-European cit- Italian banks. Although millions of workers are tory gathering as British Prime ing to market fluctuations caused by On the plus side, fears of a izens of the EU but now attitudes calling for social protection Minister Theresa May plans to short-term speculation. sharp drop in the euro proved are changing. Italy is a founding against globalization, the tradi- trigger article 50 that same week Few stock market indexes in the world groundless. There was a slight fall member of the EU and in a differ- tional socialist parties are strug- thus setting Brexit in motion. remain constantly stable. The regulatory after the results then the euro ent category from the UK which ed by Renzi’s defeat. Marine Le gling to deliver winning policies. The EU will remain in a weak authorities should therefore focus on recovered. And Italians are used has always been Eurosceptic. But Pen, the leader of the French Indeed many working class voters situation until 2018 or 2019 maintaining a clean and rule-based mar- to short-lived governments. Presi- no one can predict how Italians National Front, said that the are moving to populist right-wing when the UK is due to leave. The ket. If that task cannot be achieved, the dent Sergio Mattarrela has asked would vote if there were to be a result was a blow to the “absurd parties such as UK Independence question then is whether EU domestic stock market will hardly be able Renzi to stay on until the budget referendum on keeping the euro. austerity policy of the EU”.She is Party in Britain and the National leaders can muster the political to get out of the cycle of drastic ups and is passed. Then he will either This is what worries other euro- likely to make it to the second Front in France. will to move the European downs. appoint a caretaker prime minis- zone member states along with round of the French presidential But these parties offer simplis- project forward. ter or call new elections. the huge debts of Italian banks. elections in May but is unlikely to tic slogans for dealing with global- The author is a senior writer with China The opposition parties includ- Elsewhere in Europe the popu- defeat Francois Fillon, the center- ization just like Trump’s campaign The author is director of the Daily. ing the Northern League and Five list forces will have been hearten- right candidate who has been promise to “bring back 25 million EU-Asia Centre in Brussels. [email protected] 13 BUSINESS Thursday, December 8, 2016

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PROJECTS POLICY Leung finds big Forex reserves decline HK role in Belt and by 2.2% in November Govt moves to rein in $69.1 billion to $3.05 trillion A string of measures on Ivan Chuang, vice-presi- Road plan in November. strengthened supervision for dent of Moody’s Investors risks associated with The monthly dollar-domi- outbound investment rolled Service Inc’s Asia-Pacific nated reserve drop came out by the central authorities Regional Management By ALFRED ROMANN overseas investments amid a strong US dollar rally, aroused concerns over the Group, regarded stricter in Hong Kong for China Daily Leung Chun-ying (center), Hong Kong chief executive, speaks at in hotels, real estate with a potential interest rate government’s strong inten- supervision as a necessary the China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable discussions in Hong hike in the United States tion to curb capital outflows. move as the nation steps up Three years after the official Kong on Wednesday. EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY expected to come in the near Four top regulatory bodies the opening of its economy. launch of the Belt and Road By WANG YANFEI future, according to Yan Ling, decided to tighten screening Chuang said that he did not Initiative, there is much great- [email protected] an economist with China of overseas investment pro- see the necessity for the gov- er understanding of the “Hong Kong can play a piv- team to help ‘Hong Kong Inc’ to Merchants Securities Co. jects earlier this month. The ernment to control only out- opportunities that it could otal role in the implementa- bring this connective force to The recent strengthening The yuan depreciated by 1.7 National Development and flows without regulating generate, Hong Kong Chief tion of the Belt and Road bear,” said Leung. of the US dollar played a key percent against the green- Reform Commission and inflows. Executive Leung Chun-ying Initiative,” Leung said. Other speakers at the lead- role in the drop in China’s back in November, during three other financial regula- “The government should said on Wednesday. At a time of slowing growth, ership roundtable agreed with dollar-dominated forex which the trading volume in tors on Tuesday said that Chi- be more willing to see bal- “People understand the Hong Kong can leverage its the importance of leveraging reserves last month, but capi- the foreign exchange market na will rein in risks in anced capital flows,” he said. whys and the whats… we are strength in financing, services, the Belt and Road Initiative to tal outflow pressure will not increased for the third con- outbound investment, target- “Although investors’ appe- now very much at the ‘how’ logistics and education to act as boost growth. persist for long because mar- secutive month, up by 9.3 per- ing speculative behavior try- tites do become uncertain as stage. How do we grab the a connector of the 60-plus Belt “Hong Kong’s own success ket speculation is expected to cent month-on-month. ing to move money out of weaker yuan leads them to opportunities for all?” said and Road countries and regions relies entirely on trade flows wane after the US Federal “But the decline in forex China. diversify their assets, it is Leung. “People who see oppor- and the rest of the world. and open markets. Hong Kong Reserve makes its interest reserves is expected to slow in Four fields of investment understandable to see the tunities under the Belt and A key area of focus is finan- has become too inward-look- rate decision, said analysts. December when the market will be strictly monitored, government tightening con- Road Initiative are probably in cial services, the openness of ing and less open in recent Official data on Wednesday is expected to calm down aft- including real estate and trol to fend off risks in out- the silent majority.” which has allowed Hong years. Almost protectionist, showed that the foreign er the US decision to raise its hotels, according to a Xinhua bound investment,” he “It is such a vast initiative Kong’s economy to be named sometimes,” said Stephen Ng, exchange reserves fell by interest rate or not,” said Yan. News Agency report. added. with such wide ramifications the freest in the world for 22 chairman of the Hong Kong and ample opportunities for years in a row, said Leung. General Chamber of Com- Hong Kong,” Leung said dur- In practical terms, Hong merce. ing the China Daily Asia Lead- Kong has been moving forward “The implementation of ership Roundtable in Hong in each of what Leung called the Belt and Road Initiative Kong. the “five connectivities” of poli- has caught the attention of The event focused on “Hong cy, infrastructure, trade and the business community in Kong Super-Connecting the investment, financial coopera- Hong Kong,” said Jonathan Belt and Road” and was tion and integration, and peo- Choi, chairman of the Chi- attended by around 270 execu- ple and culture. nese General Chamber of tives and opinion leaders. “Hong Kong could work as a Commerce.

BEVERAGES Moutai takes fiery spirit to Europe

By ANGUS MCNEICE Kweichow Moutai Group, tail we combined it with a in Hamburg, Germany with total annual sales on chocolate vodka and chocolate [email protected] course for $6.4 billion across bitters,” he said. “In another 60 countries and regions. The we looked for food pairing China’s iconic liquor brand brand is currently focusing on partners and we found that Moutai chose the northern Europe, taking out ads in blackberries were a good com- German port city of Hamburg, major publications, including bination.” famed for its bars, restaurants the Financial Times, and Moutai is in talks with a Par- and entertainment venues, to scheduling another gala for is-based cocktail manufactur- launch its campaign to bring early 2017 in Paris. er to sell pre-mixed drinks on the fiery spirit to Europe. the international market, and Chinese fans of the AC Milan soccer team sing during a friendly match in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. BOBBY YIP / REUTERS Tuesday’s launch was part of the company is scouting a a global campaign to make euros location in Frankfurt for its Moutai part of the world’s 149 own cocktail bar. drinking culture. price tag for a 500ml bottle Moutai’s European strategy AC Milan buyers given 3-month delay The event was touted as of Moutai in supermarkets in will also focus heavily on Chi- Moutai’s official entry into Europe nese restaurants, according to Europe. While Moutai is a An Huailun, managing direct- By BLOOMBERG of February in exchange of an The group, which made an initial deal negotiations. A mainstay at formal celebra- or of Moutai’s imports and additional, non-refundable initial deposit of 100 million spokesman for Sino-Europe tions across China, its expo- At the Grand Elysee hotel in exports company. Former Italian premier Sil- deposit of 100 million euros euros, didn’t have all the said Sept 23 that speculation sure among Westerners is Hamburg, 300 guests were The company is in talks vio Berlusconi granted a ($107 million), the people financing in place when it about fake documents is largely limited to businesspeo- served the sorghum-derived with European retailers and three-month delay to the Chi- said, asking not to be identi- agreed to purchase the Italian “groundless” and that the ple or foreign dignitaries on liquor in three cocktails the liquor will sell off the shelf nese investment group seek- fied because the talks are pri- club, people familiar with the group was considering legal trips to China. designed by a German bar for 149 euros ($160) per 500ml ing to buy his AC Milan soccer vate. The deposit will have to matter said in September. action. Moutai ramped up its inter- catering service. bottle. In the United Kingdom, team, after the buyers failed be paid by Dec 13, the original The group led by Chinese Sino-Europe would consid- national operations in earnest “We had a lot of fun, but it a good 750 ml bottle of single to get authorization for the closing date, otherwise the businessman Li Yonghong er building a new stadium as in 2014 when it held a banquet was the most difficult time malt Scotch whisky costs at deal from local authorities, deal falls apart, the people hasn’t revealed its full list of part of its expansion plans. in San Francisco and promo- we’ve had making a new cock- least 30 pounds ($38). according to people familiar said. investors. The consortium has been tell- tional efforts saw hip bars in tail because it’s such a differ- Yuan said it made strategic with the matter. The delay marks a new The purchase agreement ing potential partners they New York add Moutai cock- ent taste. It’s really complex sense to launch Moutai’s Euro- Advisers to Berlusconi’s twist in an odyssey that start- includes a requirement to could earn outsized returns if tails to their menus. and really strong,” said Alex- pean ambitions in Hamburg, Fininvest SpA holding com- ed in August, when Fininvest provide 350 million euros of AC Milan eventually lists on a Export revenue increased ander Brittnacher, founder of given Germany’s strong brew- pany and the Chinese group, agreed to sell AC Milan to a added funding to AC Milan Chinese stock exchange, by 69.46 percent in the first Next Level Cocktails. ing culture and the city’s sta- Sino-Europe Sports Invest- little-known group of Chinese over a three-year period. Li’s where companies trade at a half of this year, according to “Moutai has a smell and tus as one of the continent’s ment, agreed to delay the investors for 740 million group allegedly provided a premium to Western mar- Yuan Renguo, chairman of taste of cacao, so in one cock- major ports. closing until as late as the end euros including debt. false bank report during its kets.

TRADE Former WTO chief says EU likely to grant China market economy status soon

By CHEN YINGQUN China’s market economy sta- Lamy said that changing commitments it made. As glo- “Better service will come ism cannot guarantee people’s [email protected] tus, it will also probably anti-dumping regulations has balization has proceeded it from more competition in the livelihoods and social well-be- change its anti-dumping regu- long been a subject of debate in has also increased the value it services industry. And, more ing but is in fact destructive The European Union will lations in a non-discriminato- the EU, and changes that are adds to the goods it produces, competition in the services and will not make a return, he likely grant China recognition ry way. made are likely to affect not and that has been important industry will come with more said. as a market economy soon, As a condition for being only China but all other coun- in the country’s economic services being imported or for- “Trade remains open. If you former World Trade Organiza- admitted to the WTO, China tries that trade with the EU. growth, he said. eign service providers estab- look at trade today, it is more tion head Pascal Lamy said. agreed in 2001 that other “I think the EU will recog- Pascal Lamy, The country has pledged to lishing themselves within the open than yesterday, when it Chinese system.” was more open than the day He made the prediction as members could treat it as a nize (China’s market economy former director-general of the open up more and wants to The opening up of trade is before, so the direction is the 15th anniversary of Chi- “non-market economy” for 15 status), but in some way anti- World Trade Organization proceed with more economic na’s accession to the WTO years ending on Dec 11, 2016. dumping measures will be reform, and that is a good sig- still the main trend in the right,” he said. approaches on Sunday. This status has made it rela- reformulated.” nal, Lamy said. world, he said, even if there is Reducing obstacles to trade, Lamy, who was the WTO tively easy for aggrieved par- Lamy, who is now honorary ing China’s admission to the He said he hopes more opposition in the EU to Chi- whether multilaterally, bilat- director-general from 2005 to ties to prosecute anti- president of the Paris-based WTO. action will be taken soon, par- nese steel imports, and there is erally or regionally, should be 2013, said in Beijing that while dumping claims against think tank Notre Europe, Reviewing the past 15 years, ticularly regarding the servi- an anti-free trade backlash in the common goal for all orga- the EU is likely to recognize China. played a key role in negotiat- he said China has fulfilled the ces sector. the United States. Protection- nizations, he said. 14 BUSINESS Thursday, December 8, 2016 CHINA DAILY USA

Talking Business Treat yourself in festive spirit, but focus on value for money

By BAI PING travelers. I was dumbfounded by and try to get more bang for my buck. picture of them kissing their two how much they pay for their breaks. For longer leg room, I try to get a first- young children, under a giant statue m a platinum member of a While I shied away from an offer row seat or one near the emergency depicting a famous New York Times popular Chinese booking of more than 63,000 yuan ($9,150) exit. We don’t dine in luxury hotels Square kiss that celebrated the end site, spending the equivalent for a five-night family vacation on abroad. There are many serendipi- of World War II. of thousands of dollars on Bali Island during the holiday, a lux- tous discoveries in small restaurants, Yet, these costly experiences often I’travel for the past 11 months this ury four-night package would cost food courts or even deli shops. smack of ostentatious spending year alone. Yet I’ve been excluded almost four times more. But rich and young Chinese travel- common among China’s nouveau from its private club—Imaynotbe The perks for the wealthy include ers aged 18-36 can now go abroad riche. The Hurun Report says about able to join it in my lifetime. business-class flights, upscale hotels, every 3-4 months, mainly for leisure, half of rich Chinese Millennials’ Last week, I searched the site for bespoke activities and sweeteners with an annual spending of 420,000 tourism spending is still on luxury the best affordable package trip I like a massage or a welcome cocktail yuan and an average hotel budget at shopping, primarily clothing, bags, could buy for my family of five for the “Rock My World”.In comparison, the 3,100 yuan per night, according to watches and jewelry. coming Chinese New Year, a ritual my deal I was looking at featured red-eye findings by the Hurun Report better We’ve heard stories about how colleagues and friends do every year flights, stopovers in Manila and a known for its annual China Rich List. Chinese tourists abroad have around this time. Our destination is basic itinerary interspersed with Surely, such extravagant travel become more discerning and Southeast Asia where sun, beach and compulsory shopping tours arranged isn’t necessarily a rich man’s folly. sophisticated, with shifts from snap- tropical breeze beckon to people who between tour guides and stores. A tourist takes a photograph at a beach in Bali, Indonesia. BLOOMBERG And not all prestige-seeking travel- ping up bags to having a coffee or live in constant worry about smog. The eye-popping prices don’t ers ignore the intrinsic utility of stroll on the beach. Perhaps the lux- However, finding bargain deals seem to have deterred well-heeled their money. In many cases, privi- ury travel craze is a phase. was difficult. As a parent of two travelers with much of the inventory who make at least 1 million yuan per offering private tours to tens of leged travelers seek unique experi- Even the discounted Bali tour young children, aged 7 and 1, I’m sold out weeks before the tradition- year and spend more than 50,000 thousands who book five-star hotels ences that impress their friends and looks ridiculously costly to me, since picky about flights, connection times al Chinese holiday. In recent years, yuan on a single trip. and travel in business or first class colleagues on WeChat. I really don’t care what other people and hotels. So hoping against hope, I Chinese tourism operators and My booking site, of which I’ve several times a year. Two rich parents from my son’s think of us. clicked on the dingjiyou or “top- researchers have gone gaga over lux- been a loyal customer for more than As a frugal traveler, I’m not one of kindergarten class recently wowed class tour” button and was directed ury travel that caters to a niche dem- a decade, screens potential travelers them. Whether I go alone or with my us, with updates on their expensive Contact the writer at to a micro site devoted to the rich ographic, roughly defined as those from its massive member database, family, I’d put a lot of planning into it family tour in the US, including a [email protected]

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Australia’s economic growth, the Philippine inflation up nation’s tourism minister said on Wednesday. After releasing the 2.5 percent last month results of the latest International Philippine inflation rate rose to 2.5 Visitor Survey, Steve Ciobo said Chi- percent in November due to the nese visitor expenditure had exceed- increase in the prices of major non- GOVTS & POLICIES ed growth targets by almost four food commodities, the National Eco- years, while better-than-expected nomic and Development Authority Coal-rich province tourist numbers from other Asian said on Tuesday. Inflation in Novem- restructures mines markets such as Japan and South ber last year was at 1.1 percent, while Korea was fueling massive growth in in October, it was 2.3 percent. Year- Shanxi province, which supplies Australia’s tourism industry. “The to-date, inflation was at 1.9 percent, about a quarter of China’s coal, shut latest International Visitor Survey within the government’s official tar- down or restructured 25 coal mines shows growth across key Asian mar- get of 2.0 to 4.0 percent. “The this year, cutting 23.25 million tons kets has resulted in a $9.8 billion increase in inflation can be attribut- of coal production capacity. The contribution to the Australian econ- ed to the increase in domestic prices results surpassed the target of clos- omy in the last year,” Ciobo said. of petrol products, which comprise ing or restructuring 21 coal mines the bulk of the nonfood commodity and reducing 20 million tons of pro- basket usually purchased by the duction this year, set in August as Exchange rate hurts average Filipino household,” said part of a plan to cut overcapacity New Zealand exporters Socioeconomic Planning Secretary between 2016 and 2020, according An unfavorable currency exchange Ernesto M. Pernia. to local land and resources authori- rate caused a big drop in New Zea- ties. At the end of October, Shanxi’s land’s exports, which drove down Bulgarian gross coal enterprises had inventories of total sales of businesses in October, 30.84 million tons, 4.91 million tons the New Zealand Manufacturers domestic product up lower than a month previously. and Exporters Association said on Bulgaria’s gross domestic product Wednesday. Total sales were down grew by 3.4 percent year-on-year Goldman sees 2017 Robots serve manufacturing 6.81 percent from October last year, in the third quarter of 2016, offi- growth slowing with export sales down by 20.72 per- cial data showed. The GDP at cur- A manufacturing robot is demonstrated at the World Intelligent Manufacturing Summit on Tuesday in Nanjing, cent and domestic sales up by 20.14 rent prices was $14.465 billion, or Goldman Sachs expects China to capital of Jiangsu province. The three-day event attracted 285 exhibitors from home and abroad. percent, the NZMEA said. In the about $2,000 per person, accord- register lower annual growth in 2017 CUI XIAO/ FOR CHINA DAILY three months to October, export ing to preliminary data released as property and auto sales are likely sales fell an average of 7 percent and by the country’s National Statisti- to slow down. The bank forecasts a domestic sales rose 13.9 percent on cal Institute. Exports and imports slight slowing in China’s GDP e-commerce firm joined hands to on exchanging ideas with friends average. The survey sample covered of goods and services increased by growth to 6.5 percent in 2017, from a boost growth. Under the agreement, from all sectors of the community. NZ$288 million ($205.57 million) in 9.5 percent and 7.5 percent forecast of 6.7 percent in 2016. the two sides will work closely in It is devoted to the Belt and Road annualized sales with an export con- respectively compared with the Although Goldman Sachs only basic telecommunication services, Initiative and is looking forward to tent of 56 percent. A longer view same period of last year, the NSI expects a modest slowing in real information infrastructure, market- grasping the opportunities along showed export sales had been flat at figures showed. Bulgaria’s GDP estate investment in 2017, it sees ing and emerging sectors, China with entrepreneurs and financiers an average year-on-year monthly grew by 3 percent year-on-year in both price and transaction growth Mobile said in a statement. The from various countries. AROUND THE WORLD decrease of 0.3 percent over the last 2015, 1.6 percent in 2014, 1.3 per- slowing significantly, meaning a move came shortly after Alibaba 12 months, said Dieter Adam, CEO cent in 2013, and 0.2 percent in much lower contribution to China’s inked a similar deal with China Uni- Alipay teams up with Tax rise lowers auto of the NZMEA. 2012. GDP growth from the housing sec- com, the country’s second largest tor in 2017. In a report to clients, the European banks imports of Vietnam telecom carrier, last month. China Brazil retirement age Nation’s Q3 GDP bank noted auto sales growth may Mobile is stepping up efforts to Alipay, the most popular digital Vietnam imported around 97,000 slow sharply to 3 percent in 2017, expand presence in the internet payment tool run by China’s Ant automobiles in the first 11 months of may rise to 65 down by 0.5 percent from an estimated 15 percent this industry, and China Unicom also Financial Services Group, 2016, down 12.9 percent year-on-year, Brazil’s President Michel Temer on Australia has recorded its biggest year, as the government is likely to wants to arrest its continuing profit announced a partnership with due to tax rise, according to the Gen- Tuesday submitted a bill to Congress economic fall since the global cut tax rebates for auto purchases in decline by partnering with internet three European banks on Tuesday. eral Statistics Office. From January to that would raise the retirement age financial crisis and its first quar- half. giants. The payment service with 450 mil- November, the country spent $2.1 bil- to 65. The draft bill, part of a pen- ter of negative economic growth lion active users inked deals with lion on auto imports, down 19.6 per- sion reform plan, would apply to all in recent five years, the nation’s treasurer, Scott Morrison, con- BoC committed financial institutions BNP Paribas, cent year-on-year. The declines in men under 50 and women under 45, Barclays, UniCredit, and SIX Pay- auto imports were attributed to the following 25 years of contributing to firmed on Wednesday. The Austra- toBelt&Road ment Services, a major payment changes in Vietnam’s tax policy. Spe- social security. “Men over 50 and lian Bureau of Statistics figures Bank of China Ltd has held its New service company, in an aim to allow cifically, from Jan 1, 2016, a new spe- women over 45 will be included in a showed the economy slowed by Year’s Reception 2017 in Beijing. more European merchants to cial consumption tax on cars with 24 transitional system, under which 0.5 percent in the September COMPANIES & MARKETS Nearly 300 representatives from accept using Alipay as a payment seats and below has been imposed, they will be subjected to a 50 per- quarter and the annual growth foreign embassies, multinational tool in Europe. Ant Financial, based on the importers’ price, instead cent increase on their remaining rate had fallen to 1.8 percent, well China Mobile links companies and international which is the internet finance affili- of the previous calculation based on contribution time,” according to the below the already-pessimistic financial institutions in China and ate of Alibaba Group, has been cost, insurance, freight value and cur- government news website. Govern- expert predictions. In a statement up with Alibaba top executives from domestic gearing up in its global expansion. rent import tariff. ment figures show the average age accompanying the figures, the China Mobile and Alibaba Group financial institutions that are Making more Chinese outbound of retirement in Brazil is 58, among ABS attributed the decline mainly Holding Ltd inked a comprehensive closely affiliated with the Belt and travellers use Alipay in countries Tourists boost the lowest in the world. Those who to the lower output in the con- strategic partnership on Wednesday, Road Initiative attended the recep- outside China is one of the major have already retired and are receiv- struction industry. as the world’s largest telecom carrier tion. Tian Guoli, chairman of BOC, steps for the internet finance major Australian economy ing a pension will not be affected if by subscribers and China’s largest said the bank puts great emphasis to expand business overseas. Chinese tourists are helping boost the bill passes. CHINA DAILY-AGENCIES

POLICY China further opens auto batteries, electronics to foreign investment

By JING SHUIYU economic activity. Local battery up with policies much more preferen- In recent years, the growing strategic goal to fire up electric vehi- Ltd, a listed Chinese company, also [email protected] manufacturers will have more tial to foreign companies than local new energy vehicle industry has cles, aimed at improving air quality made inroads into the lithium-ion incentives to innovate and improve counterparts. Otherwise, it would been attracting the attention of but clearly also at lessening depend- automotive battery industry in China will further open up the the quality of their products,” said hamper the efforts toward creating a manufacturers both in China and ence on oil imports.” November by acquiring a 19.9 per- segments of batteries of new energy Wang Binggang, an expert working fair and competitive environment,” overseas. Carmakers from Volkswagen AG to cent stake in Altura Mining Ltd, an vehicles and automotive electronics on the new energy vehicle research Wang said. Mercedes-Benz, a unit of the Ger- General Motors Co are boosting pro- Australian supplier of lithium raw to foreign investment, to level the project led by the Ministry of Sci- The ministry of commerce is seek- man company Daimler AG, plans to duction in China as sales make up an materials, for A$41.6 million playing field in the world’s largest ence and Technology. ing public opinion until January build a battery plant and make elec- increasing share of their bottom line. ($30.69 million). auto market, according to a revised Wang also said local governments 2017 on the revised guidance on tric cars in China, Bloomberg Mercedes already builds most of its In China, the output of lithium- guidance by the National Develop- need to strike a proper balance when industries open to foreign invest- reported on Wednesday. vehicles sold in China locally, includ- ion automotive batteries was 16.9 ment and Reform Commission and implementing relevant policies. ment. Besides the manufacturing “It’s our strategy to localize pro- ing longer versions of the E-Class and GWh in 2015, while the demand is the Ministry of Commerce released “It’s a positive signal that the gov- sector, the guidance also offers more duction in China, and that goes for the C-Class that are popular among projected to reach 125 GWh in 2020, on Wednesday. ernment has gradually opened up the foreign investment access to the ser- electric cars too,” said Hubertus domestic buyers. It also makes a plug- according to data compiled by Sino- “Such a policy shows that the gov- industry. Local governments, howev- vices sector and the mining industry, Troska, head of Chinese operations in hybrid C-Class, using batteries link Securities Co. ernment is working to level the play- er, should avoid overreacting to such and reduces the number of restrict- at Mercedes parent Daimler AG on made by local suppliers. ing field and encourage fair an adjustment. They shouldn’t come ive measures from 93 to 62. Monday. “China’s government has a Shaanxi J&R Optimum Energy Co Bloomberg contributed to this story | CHINA DAILY USA Thursday, December 8, 2016 Focus BUSINESS 15

TECH state of the art

Vivo launches two HD smartphones for China Vivo has announced new smartphones Vivo X9 and X9Plus for the China market. The X9 features a 5.5-inch full-HD super AMOLED dis- play with a resolution of 1,080 pixels by 1,920 pixels, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, priced 2,798 yuan ($405). The Vivo X9 Plus is fired up by a Qual- comm Snapdragon 653 proc- essor with a larger 6GB of RAM inside as well as 64GB of internal storage. Both Vivo X9 and X9Plus have two selfie cameras, a 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 sensor and an 8-megapixel camera to be used for better depth and focus control. Both devices come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and Vivo’s Funtouch OS 3.0 on top of it, and feature a home button / fingerprint scanner below the display. UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH, WI-FI

An air hostess of China Eastern Airlines demonstrates how to use the in-flight Wi-Fi service to passengers. YIN LIQIN / FOR CHINA DAILY

New DJI drone can sense things in five directions Passengers' attitude to in flight Wi-Fi na Eastern has launched a tri- domestic routes, being attract- DJI Innovation Technology China Eastern Airlines al run of the service, which ive to its high-end passengers Co, China’s largest commer- 60% allows passengers to apply to as well as young travelers,” said cial drone manufacturer has charts a new course 84% of travelers would most use the service either through Zhang. launched a new drone called of travelers say it is likely feel disappointed reservations on its application “The Wi-Fi using habits Phantom 4 Pro. Equipped By WANG YING in Shanghai important to have internet or frustrated if they got and official website ahead of, monitored by us through the with a 1-inch sensor, the [email protected] access identical to what on a plane without or after, boarding. trial period will help decide the Phantom 4 Pro camera they have at home in-flight Wi-Fi. “First class, business class, rates. For example, text messa- shoots video at up to 4K 60 As the first Chinese carrier and in the office. golden and platinum card ges on social media such as frames per second and to offer in-flight internet In-flight Wi-Fi service preference holders, as well as the younger WeChat will be free of charge, 20-megapixel stills. With new access, China Eastern Airlines Chinese passengers Foreign passengers generation are the core cus- but passengers have to pay if 5.5-inch screen that is more Corp Ltd is poised to commer- tomers using the in-flight they want to send pictures or 1 Social media apps, such as WeChat and 1 Social media apps than twice as bright as most cialize the service in its wide- ． ZHLER ． Wi-Fi service,” Zhang said. video chat; meanwhile, brows- 2 Stock market, financial information 2 Email tablets, users can see images bodied aircraft next year once ． ． After nearly one year of test- ing financial news will be free, 3 News 4 Email 3 News in direct sunlight. A set of real they get the nod from aviation ． ． ． ing, the in-flight Wi-Fi service but transaction fees may be col- visual has also been added to authorities, a senior manager is ready for operation as prob- lected by the carrier if stock existing forward and down- from the Shanghai-based car- lems that arose have lowered deals are done,” said Zhang. ward sensors. Combining 90% 83% rier said. find it essential to from 2 to 3 percent to 0.1 per- According to Zhang, with two infrared sensors on expect fast streaming “Since launching the com- experience a reliable Cost for one aircraft equipped with on board cent, Zhang said. research reveals that both Chi- its sides, the drone can sense audio or video from mercial test on in-flight Wi-Fi connection throughout Wi-Fi service is between He is optimistic that the nese and foreign passengers things in five directions. If sites such as YouTube last November, China Eastern their flight anywhere $200,000 and $ 300,000, Wi-Fi service will become use social media apps the image signals are lost, it and Netflix. Airlines has brought Wi-Fi in the world. according to China Eastern Airlines. commercialized next year as most, but financial informa- returns home dynamically connectivity to 43 aircraft, Source: Honeywell survey all its wide-bodied aircraft will tion is the second most impor- avoiding obstacles, and even and the figure is expected to Source: China Eastern Airlines be available for in-flight Wi-Fi tant need for the Chinese. flies back along its original reach 54 by the year’s end, LIU LUNAN / CHINA DAILY in mid-2017. China Eastern is China Eastern is a pioneer flight path until signals are which will exceed the total projected to expand its wide- in in-flight Wi-Fi service in the regained. The product is number of all Wi-Fi installed body fleet to more than 110 by China aviation market. In July priced 9,999 yuan ($1450) planes in the Chinese main- 2020. 2014, the carrier had its first upward. land, Hong Kong, Macao and A detailed plan for onboard aircraft equipped with Taiwan currently,” said Zhang Wi-Fi costs is still under dis- onboard Wi-Fi services after Chi, deputy director of China cussion, but Zhang revealed $200,000 to $300,000 on pre- Eastern Airlines’ transforma- that China Eastern may raise fabrication was spent on air- tion office. special rates compared to craft to serve flights between According to Zhang, more international counterparts. Beijing and Shanghai. than 4,000 passengers per day “As a value-added service, The in-flight Wi-Fi also pro- Xiaomi unveils backpack with China Eastern used the in-flight Wi-Fi is designed to vides direct ground support to friendly Wi-Fi net speaker free Wi-Fi service as of Sep- retain high-end business pas- the cabin crew in emergency Xiaomi Corp, a Chinese tember, and by November, the sengers who believe internet such as first aid and special tech giant, unveiled its first carrier had expanded its connections are necessary,” conditions, and allows for vid- internet speaker, in a bid to onboard Wi-Fi service from said Li Lei, an industrial ana- eo conferences, diagnosis, and expand the business into the 2,500 flights to 3,000 per lyst from Minzu Securities Co information on various trans- market for Wi-Fi connected month. Ltd. portation options, according speakers. The speaker can China Eastern has been tak- A growing number of major to Zhang. stream more than 20 million ing the lead in in-flight Wi-Fi international airlines have Compared to their global online songs, covering over development in recent years, added such services in their counterparts, Chinese airlines 1,500 radio stations nation- and the company got approval long haul international flights, are latecomers in offering wide. Pressing the CH button, from the Ministry of Industry to meet rising demand for in-flight Wi-Fi services. But users can control it by voice. and Information Technology internet connectivity especially Zhang is extremely optimistic. Weighting only 1.6 kilograms, to use AsiaSat-6 satellite for for business travelers. “We will catch up soon, just it can be easily put into one’s Wi-Fi services on 21 airplanes “The in-flight Wi-Fi service like what China is doing in backpack. Besides Wi-Fi, it from May, 2015. A passenger accesses WeChat using the in-flight Wi-Fi service provided by China Eastern Airlines. will offer an edge for the carrier internet and mobile internet can also be connected to Since November 2015, Chi- YIN LIQIN / FOR CHINA DAILY in competing with its rivals in areas.’’ devices via Bluetooth, USB, auxiliary cable or DNLA. Priced 399 yuan ($57), it can be used as an alarm and LEISURE clock users can then set the song they like to wake them Thales confident in-flight entertainment systems set for takeoff up in the morning.

By ZHU WENQIAN market share of in-flight based market research and expected to be conducted later [email protected] entertainment systems for consulting agency. this year or in early 2017. Tha- wide-bodied aircraft in China. The company said consum- les said it is now closely coop- Thales Group, a leading “The market for in-flight ers will have increasingly erating with COMAC, and French aerospace company entertainment systems higher demand for in-flight advancing the in-flight enter- that produces in-flight enter- changes very fast. We will con- entertainment and commu- tainment system project tainment systems, said it is tinue to make innovations and nication systems, as it based on the timetable. Alienware small laptop to bullish on the growth potential enrich the multimedia contents becomes easier for passen- The project for the C919 will offer VR gaming experience of the China market, and plans of the systems,” Guyot said. gers to get more high-defini- localize R&D for in-flight Alienware, a Dell Inc sub- to increase its research and “Thales has been upgrading tion multimedia content on entertainment and communi- sidiary that sells high-end development in the country. the real-time customer experi- the planes. cation systems for large civil- gaming hardware products, “China provides us a lot of ences based on our big data In 2012, Thales and China ian jets, and the joint venture has released a new 13-inch new ideas, talented engineers analysis. We can control and Electronics Technology Group will also provide services for laptop designed to offer virtu- and innovated productions upgrade the in-flight entertain- Corp formed a joint venture, airlines worldwide. al reality experiences. Pow- A girl watches a cartoon movie while on board an Airbus A380 of and is a seedbed for innova- ment systems content from our and the China-based company “We plan to develop more ered by quadcore Intel Core China Southern Airlines. XU YING / FOR CHINA DAILY tion. We have long-term plans ground control center and sup- will produce a set of in-flight local strategic partnerships Processor H-Series, the new to establish innovation teams plement the content at any entertainment and communi- with Chinese companies and Alienware 13 drives up to 51 in China to provide services for time.” previous verification work for mentations,” he said. cation systems for the much- innovate with them. We are percent performance. Com- the country and other mar- When it comes to virtual those new technologies that By 2024, the market value of anticipated C919, a large committed to cooperation ing with the NVIDIA GeForce kets,” said Laurent Guyot, reality, or VR, Thales said this will be applied to the aviation global in-flight entertainment homegrown passenger jet with Aviation Industry Corp of GTX 10-Series family of GPUs, chairman and CEO of Thales option in the in-flight enter- industry, including the VR and communication systems manufactured by Commercial China and COMAC, and will it enables gamers to enjoy China. tainment systems still requires technology. Besides, it is expected to reach $9.82 bil- Aircraft Corp of China Ltd. continue to provide state-of- immersive VR experiences Currently, Thales accounts some time to be offered. requires the recognition of air- lion, according to Grand View COMAC earlier said that the the-art solutions to Chinese and PC gaming. for about 65 percent of the “It often requires a lot of lines before the specific imple- Research, a San Francisco- first test flight of the C919 is airlines,” Guyot said. 16 SPECIAL Thursday, December 8, 2016 CHINA DAILY USA

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