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LEISURE INVESTMENT Chinese FDI into Canada slowing down By NA LI in Toronto electrical products [email protected] and machinery and, to a lesser extent, Chinese foreign direct investment consumer goods. (FDI) into Canada has decreased China’s relative over the past year, said Paul Ferley, importance as a assistant chief economist at the Roy- trading partner al Bank of Canada (RBC), the largest Paul Ferley, varies significantly bank in Canada. assistant chief across the prov- Ferley spoke on Wednesday at a economist of inces, though the briefi ng on the outlook for the US the Royal Bank largest two-way and Canadian economies, and the of Canada fl ow remains British impact of China, with a group of Columbia. Chinese-Canadian media represen- Regarding the tatives and real estate professionals. RMB vs the Canadian dollar, Ferley A cast of colorful characters takes part in a parade at the Shanghai Disney Resort on Wednesday, a day ahead of its grand opening. GEO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY “Over the past fi ve years, Chinese said that Canadian interest rates are foreign direct investment fl ows into expected to rise slightly in contrast Canada have increased by over $10 with a projected cut in China. billion,” said Ferley. “We are now see- The projected change in interest ing a softening of that, with a slight rates is expected to result in the Chi- Disney Shanghai poised to lure millions decrease from this time last years.” nese yuan depreciating relative to the While Chinese FDI into Canada US dollar, while the Canadian dollar is By WANG ZHUOQIONG and Officer Bob Iger said on Wednes- Tuesday night. start in this regard. has leveled off in dollar terms, Cana- expected to appreciate modestly next SHI JING in Shanghai day that Disney’s fi rst theme park on Iger said the new park has enor- Kelly Ryner, president of Think- dian FDI into China continues to year, which implies sizable deprecia- the Chinese mainland and the sixth mous potential, as it had received well Asia, a US-based theme park rise, Ferley said. tion of the Chinese yuan relative to the Shanghai Disney Resort, which worldwide is designed to be “authen- more than 600,000 visitors during a design company, said, “China is a Ferley also addressed Canada’s Canadian dollar. opens on Thursday, will attract up to tically Disney’’ but also “distinctly month’s trial period ahead of Thurs- huge part of this modern world, and soaring housing market, especially Donna O’Reilly, RBC regional vice- 50 million visitors every year, accord- Chinese”. day’s grand opening. it makes complete sense to import foreign ownership of newly con- president of commercial banking for ing to analysts. Iger said it is important that the “We have plenty of space to quality entertainment. structed condominiums in Toronto Greater Toronto, said that the spe- The influx will result in annual Shanghai park offers “authentic expand, and we will do that sooner “The quality of this park will raise and Vancouver, which have risen cial economic briefing is a way to sales revenue of 40 billion yuan Disney” but ensures that this is done rather than later,” Iger said. the bar and encourage local parks to by 7.4 percent and 6 percent respec- celebrate the strong economic and ($6.06 billion), the analysts from in a way that respects the local cul- The 7 square kilometers that the become better and stronger in their tively since 2010. social bonds between Canada and the Changjiang Securities wrote in a ture and creates a sense of owner- resort occupies has allowed it to own ways.” According to Ferley, China is by Chinese community. report. ship in terms of language, food and invest in more attractions, including Addressing the possibility of long far Canada’s second-largest partner “Our country is shaped by the According to the Shanghai Munici- entertainment. additional facilities. waits for rides at the Shanghai park, in bilateral trade, and is second only more than 1 million people of Chinese pal People’s Government Research He cited the example of Chinese Teng Bingsheng, associate dean she said slow lines during a soft open- to the US in both imports from and descent who have made Canada home Center, the $5.5 billion theme park is acrobats performing in the Disney and associate professor of strate- ing are to be expected at any park exports to China. The volume of over the years,” O’Reilly said. “Wheth- expected to contribute about 0.8 per- musical Tarzan: Call of the Jungle gic management at Cheung Kong and during major holiday periods. trade increased in 2015, due to ris- er it’s serving new Canadians or mem- cent of the city’s GDP this year, which and the fi rst Chinese production of Graduate School of Business, said ing Canadian imports from China. bers of the community who’ve been is estimated to rise by 6.5 percent the Broadway musical The Lion King, Chinese consumers want the best Contact the writer at The top Canadian exports to Chi- here for generations, we’re honoured from 2.5 trillion yuan in 2015. which premiered at the Walt Disney entertainment products, and com- [email protected]. na are resource-based goods, such to have provided fi nancial advice to Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Grand Theatre at the new park on panies such as Disney have a head cn as machinery and equipment. The the Chinese-Canadian community for top Chinese exports to Canada are almost 90 years.”

E-COMMERCE In the news Online market fast-tracks seafood to China

By EDDY LOK world’s largest seafood market. He said that now China’s customs for China Daily Last year, Gfresh recorded $100 agents detain and inspect 25 to 50 million in trade, Wan said on the per cent of fresh seafood entering Gfresh, one of the world’s largest second day of the 11-day BC Shellfi sh China, which can take up to five online trade platforms, has signed The quickest and and Seafood Festival in Comox, on days and cause fi nancial loss and an agreement with an inspection Vancouver Island. The festival start- reduce the freshness and quality of company to fast track seafood easiest trade route ed on June 9 and ends on June 19. the product when released. exports to China. “When we first thought about China imported about $8.4 bil- The agreement with Certifica- into China yet [for the venture, we wondered why it lion worth of fi sh and seafood from tion and Inspection Group Canada was that there was no online plat- around the world over the last few (CCIC) was signed on June 10 at the Canadian seafood form for buying and selling live sea- years, and an increasing amount 2016 BC Seafood Expo Tradeshow food. It is ridiculous you can move comes from Canada, the sixth-larg- in Courtenay, Vancouver, British exporters].” almost any other type of commodity est supplier of seafood to China, TIBET BUSINESS Columbia. between countries and it just arrives including live oysters, prawns, lob- Tourist boom Takeover looms Gfresh’s CEO and co-founder, Anthony Wan, CEO, Gfresh but you can’t do that with live sea- sters and both fresh and smoked Anthony Wan, said the agree- food,” he said. salmon and other species, according Horseback riding, family inns, shop- Midea Group, one of the leading ment would give Canadian export- CCIC is headquartered in Van- to Statistics Canada. ping for ethnic handicrafts, Tibet has industrial groups in China in consumer ers using the online platform the couver and has offi ces in Toronto, China is British Columbia’s sec- amenities for tourists that are starting appliances, heating, ventilation and “quickest and easiest trade route by reducing the time it takes to get Montreal and Calgary, and it spe- ond most-important seafood market to take off . > p5 air conditioning systems, will likely into China yet’’. seafood from suppliers into China’s cializes in providing inspection and after the US, which has historically announce on Thursday a voluntary The agreement means suppliers booming market. certifi cation services to customers. been the sector’s primary export SHANGHAI takeover bid for Kuka AG, a leading on Gfresh will be given assurances Gfresh was launched in 2014 to Wan said CCIC Canada will market. In 2014, BC exported $981 Nannies to go global supplier of intelligent automa- that their products are passable by connect Canadian sellers of live sea- work with Gfresh to develop pre- million in seafood products to 74 tion solutions, reports say. > p19 customs before leaving their Cana- food directly to more than 2,500 shipment inspection for seafood markets, many in Asia, an increase English-speaking nannies from China dian departure port. It also gives wholesale Asian buyers, mostly in exports, which would expedite and of 10 percent from 2013. are in huge demand, not just at home, Chinese trade partners the quickest China, which has surpassed the lower customs inspection charges but also in foreign countries where Chi- and most direct trade route possible US and the European Union as the in China. SEE “SEAFOOD” PAGE 2 nese families have emigrated to. > p9

ANTI-CORRUPTION

wife and Zhou Bin’s stepmother, was to place Zhou Yongkang under investi- corruption. Ex-security chief’s wife, son jailed imprisoned for nine years for taking gation. He was expelled from the Party Zhou Yongkang was reported to bribes, according to a verdict issued in December that year. have formed several networks in the By TANG YUE in Bejing verdict said. Zhou Bin also used his father’s infl u- by the same court. On June 11 last year, he was sen- sectors he was in charge of, including [email protected] He was fined 350.2 million yuan ence to obtain advantages for others Jia, Zhou Yongkang’s second wife, tenced to life imprisonment for law enforcement organs and State- ($53 million) and all of his illegally through offi cials,and accepted prop- was also fi ned 1 million yuan. accepting bribes, abuse of power owned enterprises such as China The son and the wife of former secu- obtained assets were ordered to be erty worth 124 million yuan. Earlier reports said Jia, a former edi- and deliberately disclosing State National Petroleum Corp. rity chief Zhou Yongkang were sen- confi scated. Zhou Yongkang was a member of tor at China Central Television, mar- secrets. tenced to prison terms on Wednesday, Zhou Bin and Zhou Yongkang the Standing Committee of the Politi- ried Zhou Yongkang “around 2001”. Wednesday’s verdicts came six Reuters and Xinhua contributed to according to verdicts issued by a court sought benefi ts for others by taking cal Bureau of the Communist Party of Neither Zhou Bin nor Jia will appeal, months after President Xi Jinping this story. in Hubei province. advantage of Zhou Yongkang’s posts, China Central Committee from 2007 according to a statement issued by the issued a warning of “cabals and The son, Zhou Bin, 44, was sen- and accepted property worth 98 mil- to 2012. court after the trial. cliques” in the Party, and reiter- Inside tenced to 18 years for taking bribes lion yuan, said the verdict issued by Hours before the verdict on Zhou In July 2014, the CPC Central Com- ated the nation’s determination to and for illegal business operations, the Yichang Intermediate People’s Court. Bin, Jia Xiaoye, 48, Zhou Yongkang’s mittee announced that it had decided press ahead with the fight against See more > p3 Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA

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RESTRUCTURING IMF cautions on corporate debt increases China ‘making progress’ in transition, but corporate borrowing still worrisome

By WANG YANFEI in Beijing [email protected]

China is making progress on its The economic rebalancing, but rising corporate debt could pose risks to corporate growth in the medium and long term if the debt problem isn’t solved, debt load, a senior offi cial at the International Monetary Fund suggested in Beijing which is at 145 percent on Tuesday. of GDP, though still “China is making progress in many dimensions on its transition to a sus- manageable, is high tainable growth path, and the near- term outlook has turned more buoy- and rising fast.” A fan livestreams her participation during China’s premiere of the fi lm Warcraft at a theatre in Shanghai on June 7. REUTERS ant due to recent policy support,” said David Lipton, the IMF’s fi rst deputy David Lipton, IMF’s fi rst deputy managing director, after a discussion managing director CINEMA with top Chinese offi cials and regula- tors in the fi nancial sector. Lipton said the moderate slow- those of Chinese authorities who Warcraft down in China’s growth in the fi rst have been aware of the challenges. 1st Hollywood mega-hit in China quarter is a natural result of the An unidentifi ed “authoritative fi gure” country’s necessary transition, and it’s who published an article in People’s good enough compared with many Daily earlier in May said that soaring By AMY HE in New York acquisition to be viewed as suc- Papish, a writer at China Film other economies. debt levels could trigger a “systemic” [email protected] cessful. So Wanda is pulling out Insider. “It makes sense given that Addressing recent deprecia- fi nancial crisis if eff orts are too weak. all the stops to make sure the fi rst demographic,” he said. tion pressure on the renminbi that China has since launched a series Hollywood’s recent slump at movie released in China under the On the film’s performance in sparked concerns of global inves- of initiatives to whittle back the bad the Chinese box office has been Warcraft made 600 acquisition should not surprise China, fi lm star Jackie Chan said tors, Lipton said the exchange rate is debt sitting on bank balance sheets, reversed by the unexpected per- anyone,” he said. Warcraft’s earnings should worry becoming “more fl exible and market- including securitization and debt-for- formance of Warcraft, which was million yuan in two The Warcraft games are already Hollywood executives. based” as there has been substantial equity swaps. critically panned in the US but has popular in China, but the studio “Warcraft made 600 million liberalization of fi nancial markets. Facing possible vulnerabilities, offi - made more than $150 million in days. This has scared promoted the fi lm heavily, partner- yuan in two days,” Chan said this Lipton said the government should cials have adopted plans designed to China since its release last week. ing with Tencent and Huayi Broth- past weekend at a Shanghai fi lm achieve an effective floating range settle growth at a sustainable level. The fi lm, a live-action version of Americans.” ers Media, creating brand spon- festival. “This has scared Ameri- within the next couple of years. Zhang Tao, deputy governor of the the World of Warcraft video games, sorship deals and merchandising cans. If we can make a fi lm that What it needs to be concerned People’s Bank of China, speaking at made more money in its opening Film star Jackie Chan around the movie. It worked with earns $10 billion, then people from about to ensure long-term medium- a financial forum in Shanghai on weekend than other major Hol- brands like Jeep, Lenovo, Intel and all over the world who study fi lm to-high growth is the risk of rising Sunday, signaled a willingness to let lywood fi lms out this year made an herbal tea maker to market the will learn Chinese, instead of us debt, he said. zombie companies die and let the in their entire runs, including the into marketing the fi lm. fi lm, according to the Los Angeles learning English.” “The corporate debt load, which market decide which ones should be much-hyped Star Wars: The Force “This is the first movie being Times. China’s videogame-playing is at 145 percent of GDP, though shut down. Awakens and the third installment released in China since Legend- It helped that decision-makers population may be giving rise still manageable, is high and rising Li Pumin, spokesman for the of Kung Fu Panda. ary’s acquisition by Wanda,” said at those brands were Warcraft to a trend. During a Monday fast,” Lipton said, adding that China National Development and Reform Warcraft was produced by Leg- Marc Ganis, co-founder of Jiafl ix, players themselves, Peter Loehr, announcement of his new pro- needed a comprehensive plan and Commission, pledged on Tuesday to endary Entertainment, which was which distributes American fi lms CEO of Legendary East, the com- duction company in China, Hol- concrete action — especially for SOEs take more steps to address excess acquired by Dalian-based Wanda in China. pany’s China arm, told the Times. lywood director Renny Harlin said — to avoid serious problems in the capacity in the coal and steel sectors Group earlier this year for $3.5 “It is obviously very important Warcraft’s success doesn’t come he is set to direct anadaptation long run. in an eff ort to spur restructuring. billion — one of the reasons, some for the whole public relations spin as a surprise, given the fandom of Legend of the Ancient Sword, a His observations were in line with say, Legendary put so much eff ort and perception for the Legendary around the game, said Jonathan popular Chinese video game.

Seafood: Farm-raised salmon fancied Festival brings Northwest seafood

FROM PAGE 1 industry to explore new growth According to Statistics Canada, Chi- na is showing an increasing appetite By EDDY LOK who gave up his job as a pilot for farm-raised salmon, with exports for China Daily years ago to go into the seafood from BC now more than doubling business. over the previous high in 2012. The British Columbia Shellfi sh The economic impact of salm- BC set a record for exports of farm- and Seafood Festival now under- on farming to the BC economy raised salmon last year, and demand way in Comox, on Vancouver As long as they are is $1.4 billion, generating 5,000 for salmon raised in BC has never Island, has evolved for the Pacifi c jobs. Industry publication Sea- been higher, according to Jeremy Northwest seafood industry into willing to pay good foodSource has reported that the Dunn, executive director of BC Salm- a gathering of leading aquacul- price of Canada-farmed salmon is on Farmers Association. “If we had ture businesses and suppliers, prices, we are willing expected to increase again in the more fi sh to sell, I believe that mar- seafood and shellfi sh producers, second half of 2016, partly due keters would be selling more to China chefs, exporters and educators to to ship to them on a to the Chile’s massive toxic algae because of the improving Chinese discuss and explore innovations, daily basis.” bloom. economy,” Dunn said. challenges and opportunities. “As long as they are willing to BC also is on track to increase The 11-day festival that started Sandy Moreland, president, pay good prices, we are willing to exports this year with its shellfish on June 9 and ends on June 19 Moreland Group ship to them on a daily basis. We farming industry, which produces off ers a wide range of opportuni- want to broaden our market base scallops, oysters, mussels, geoduck, Gang Yang (right), president of China Certifi cation and Inspection Group ties to invest and participate in as our products are reputed to be Manila and other clams, currently Canada (CCIC), signs a strategic cooperative agreement with Anthony Wan, the growth of the local shellfi sh companies is to produce enough of quality,” Moreland said. a $37 million industry, according to co-founder of Gfresh, the fi rst seafood e-commerce platform and one of aquaculture industry, according and meet the growing demands He said China is also the big- Lara Greasley of Comox Valley Eco- the world’s largest online marketplaces, to fast track seafood exports to the to John Watson, executive direc- especially from China. gest buyer of live crabs, prawns, nomic Development and Tourism. Chinese market during BC Shellfi sh and Seafood Festival in the Comox Valley. tor of Comox Valley Economic “As we approach the Chinese oysters and other marine produce. BC is the leading oyster-producing SARAH SMITH / FOR CHINA DAILY Development. market, we want to carefully make Moreland sees a growing busi- province. It produces 87 per cent of This year’s festival is being sure we go into that market with ness not only for the Chinese clams cultured in Canada, and fi sh held in the middle of the aborigi- quality and standards ... we don’t mainland, but in Hong Kong, farmers using hatcheries, marine He said Gfresh is an independent that guarantee product delivery with- nal heartland of the Komoks in want to disappoint them by not Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia farms and land-based aquaculture third party to a transaction, and when in seven hours of its arrival. With a Comox Valley. It is showcasing having enough or having issues and the Philippines where the systems produce Atlantic salmon, the buyer and seller come together, staff of more than 150, Gfresh plans to award-winning and internation- with the supply chain,” he said. emergence of an increasing num- Chinook and Coho salmon, sable fi sh, they agree on an acceptable mor- expand to 20 Chinese cities and focus ally renowned chef Hidekazu Tojo Large buying missions also ber of middle and upper class of trout, steelhead and sturgeon. tality threshold for their seafood of on increasing sales from Canada. of Tojo’s Restaurant, chef Quang are coming in from Japan, South people with greater disposable The online seafood marketplace between fi ve and 25 percent. Wan and Gang were among inves- Dang and his acclaimed West Res- Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, incomes buy what they want, designed specifi cally for cross-border “Our goal is to be the dominant tors, businessmen and offi cials and taurant and chef Nathan Fong, Europe and the US, according to including quality seafood. business-to-business seafood sales marketplace for live seafood globally. other invited guests to the BC Shell- award-winning food-stylist and Ives. Apart from trade, another sig- has caught on with buyers and sell- It is all about growth for us,” Wan fi sh Festival, marked by non-stop food media personality representing Sandy Moreland, president of nifi cant area for Chinese investors ers of lobsters, Dungeness crab and said, adding that Gfresh has ground tours, tastings, demonstrations and BC Seafood. Moreland Group, which exports has been Comox real estate. abalone, according to Wan, who said inspectors around when boxes of live competitions. Comox Valley produces the most BC seafood products to most “We welcome Chinese investors. the company is working to expand seafood are opened on delivery. At the opening of the festival, BC’s shellfi sh in British Columbia, and Asian countries, said the bulk of There has been investment in a listings of other species. He said that if a delivery does not agriculture minister, Norm Letnick, the most oysters in Canada, with seafood from Vancouver includes pulp paper mill nearby but has “With seafood, the seller wants to arrive on time, Gfresh is penalised. told China Daily he was pleased with the aboriginal Comox Valley’s live prawns. Shipments must go since been suspended as the mar- see the payment upfront, but the buy- “The penalty keeps us honest and the great amount of interest shown lakes and rivers having been har- overnight in a hurry, then put in ket isn’t there right now. Chinese er wants to see the product fi rst. Gpay effi cient, we are there to receive it as by Chinese for Canadian products vested for millennia to provide a holding tanks so that customers are always open to opportunities. (a service facilitating payments from soon as the cargo lands,” Wan said. when he was in China. He said his great variety of fi sh and shellfi sh. at restaurants in Asia can see live They are now talking about open- its customers’ bank accounts to inter- Gfresh has limited its operations ministry has responded by taking Comox Mayor Paul Ives said seafood. “Chinese are willing to ing a hotel down here. It is a mat- net merchants) eff ectively eliminates to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, steps to improve trade between the during a tour of the local wharf pay high premium for good sea- ter of time whether market can the risk for both parties,” Wan said. where it has set up tracking systems two countries. that the challenge for local seafood food products,” said Moreland, support it,” Ives said. CHINA DAILY CANADA Friday, June 17, 2016

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Changing hands AP said. lished will play a key role in Although that is a high lev- Obama made a high-profile resolving the debt problems el of debt, it is not as intimi- Chinese dancers perform the Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva dance in Melaka, Malaysia, on Tuesday. They are currently touring the South- public appearance with the that no single major regula- dating as some investors had east Asian country. WANG DAWEI / XINHUA Dalai Lama last year at a tor or financial governor thought, Li said. prayer breakfast in Washing- could tackle in the public, “The debt level remains ton, calling him “a powerful corporate and banking sec- controllable, and the possi- BROADCASTING example of what it means to tors,” he said. bility of a debt crisis in China practiceCHINA DAILY compassion.” (ISSN 0748- Three Li echoed the words of is rather small,” he said. previous meetings were held David Lipton, first deputy “China’s savings rate is Graft: New series to feature ‘tigers and flies’ privately.6154) is published daily except managing director of the close to 50 percent,” said Li. 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Yongkang,poised to challenge the former the popu- secu- prosecutingly faded from authorities TV screens and in notseries, astruggle which has for completed power, as JuneFrom last year January for graft, 2015 abuse to University, noted that the China has relied on debt- Additionally, China has ritylarity chief,of the US who hit was House sen- of prisonsChina after to the conduct media watch- inter- depictedfilming and in the is USat series.the post- Marchof power this and disclosing year, applica- State meeting1500 Broadway, was arranged Suite 2800, on the fueled stimulus for years, introduced methods to deal tencedCards. to life in prison in views.dog ordered He also a reduction had discus- in productionWang Qishan, stage. headIt will ofbegin the tionssecrets. to produce seven TV heelsNew of York, the NY China-US 10036. Strate- leading to rapid economic with debt problems, he said. JuneThe new last series, year In for the Name graft, sionsthe number with prosecutorsof such shows and in Communistairing later this Party year. of China seriesBesides about the anti-corruption “tigers”, corrup- gic and© Economic 2016 China Daily Dialogue, growth, and debt problems In response to concern abuse of power and disclos- corrupt officials serving Central Commission for Dis- measures were filed with the which ended last week in Bei- of the People, is produced by 2004. Fan said it is being shown to tion among offi cials at lower All Rights Reserved did not become apparent over the limited effect of ingthe StateSupreme secrets. People’s Procu- prisonZhou sentences. Meisen, screenwriter ciplinerefl ect the Inspection, central leadership’s the coun- Statelevel, or Administration“fl ies”, will feature ofin jing and had positive effects Vol. 36 — No. 10903 until economic pressure debt-for-equity swaps that ratorate’sBesides Film the and “tigers”, Television cor- forHe the applaudednew series, thesaid such firm try’sdetermination top and disciplinary the mea- Press,the series. Publication, Radio, on the two countries’ rela- appeared, Li said. are supposed to keep bad ruptionCenter. It among features officials about 100 at stepsproductions taken tohave fight not graft,been watchdog,sures taken has to fight recommend- corrup- Film“For and example, Television. a fi gure that tions. 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GOVERNANCE Outdated documents dropped to promote efficiency

By ZHANG YUE hood were announced to be will improve government and HU YONGQI invalid after Wednesday's Our goal ... is to get rid of out- credibility, they said. meeting. All had been issued Wang Manchuan, secre- The State Council has between 1978 and 2013, dur- dated regulations that hinder tary-general of the China Soci- decided to invalidate hun- ing which time China started ety of Administrative Reform, dreds of outdated documents and carried out its reform and market potential.” said the move to invalidate to tackle conflicts in regula- opening-up strategy. Some of outdated documents will Li Keqiang, premier tions and improve adminis- the documents were issued eliminate conflicting regula- trative efficiency. for a particular social or eco- tions and spur market vitality, The decision was made on nomic context. enterprises’ operations, pric- called for all related govern- motivating more investment Wednesday at a State Council Over the decades, many ing and fund management. ments to clean out outdated domestically. executive meeting that was regulations covering similar Documents related to documents to further In the past, many regulative presided over by Premier Li areas were issued to better workplace safety and food streamline administration documents didn’t have an Keqiang. suit the country’s evolving sit- security were not affected. and to delegate power to low- expiration date, often causing “Our goal, by invalidating uation. This caused possible In December, 489 outdated er tiers. conflicts with new regula- these outdated documents, is overlaps with older regula- documents were announced Experts said the move is in tions announced by the cen- to get rid of outdated regula- tions, which were still legally as being invalid in the first line with government efforts tral government, Wang said. tions that hinder market effective but hadn’t been over- stage of the effort to overhaul to transform government This confused local govern- potential, entrepreneurial hauled. documents. An office set up functions. It will help govern- ments when it came to imple- spirit and innovation,” Li said. Major documents that were under the State Council to ments at all levels to work menting reforms, according Lasting impression More than 500 documents invalidated include those that work on the task consulted more effectively, with fewer to Wang. that affect the country’s sus- were obviously not adapted to departments, experts and institutional costs that arise A visitor experiences the Meet Vincent Van Gogh exhibition, which tainable growth, structural the market economy or were netizens. from regulations that have Contact the writers at zhang- opened on Wednesday in Beijing. The audio-visual exhibition will reform and people’s liveli- unnecessarily restrictive of During the meeting, Li outlived their usefulness, and [email protected] travel around China. AKASH GHAI / FOR CHINA DAILY 4 ANALYSIS Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA

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Experts share their supports the Leave campaign, pointed to an absence of free- views on what trade deals with some of the world’s largest economies as a Britain leaving the strike against a remain vote in terms of trade. EU could mean for “It is just startling that the China-UK relations, EU does not have trade deals with three of the biggest or Angus McNeice in fastest growing economies in the world — China, India and London reports. the United States. I believe, post-Brexit, we have the oppor- ritain’s trade rela- tunity to forge new alliances, tions with China, to forge new trade deals, and celebrated as a key I think China will be very high B part of a golden era on the shopping list.” during President Xi Jinping’s Evans believes Britain state visit in October, are likely would be more dynamic in the to be affected if Britons vote to absence of what he identifies leave the European Union in a as stifling levels of bureaucracy referendum on June 23. inherent to the EU. Analysts and policy experts “The UK without all of this contacted by China Daily unnecessary red tape will forge believe the United Kingdom deals more quickly, speed- would be at a disadvantage in ily and reorientate those areas any trade negotiations in the where we do have strength event of a “leave” vote. toward the Chinese market in Attention here is already a much better way,” he said. focusing on the effects of the “Post-Brexit, where the doors referendum’s result, which will of the EU have been firmly shut be known early on June 24, toward China, Britain will be London time, including what open for business with China it would mean for the so-called on a much greater basis.” golden age heralded by Prime However, Kerry Brown, Minister David Cameron and director of the Lau China Insti- President Xi. tute at King’s College London, China has cautiously implied believes the Chinese govern- it would favor the status quo. Students gather at the launch of the “Brighter Future In” campaign bus at Exeter University in Devon. Prime Minister David Cameron attends the activity. DAN KITWOOD / FOR CHINA DAILY ment has signaled that it sees On his visit in October, Xi a decision to leave the EU as a reportedly indicated to Cam- reckless one. eron that China would prefer “They would think the logi- the UK to remain in the EU — cal thing to do for any country a position later confirmed in of any size is to make friends a Foreign Ministry statement. and groups around itself, opti- Last month, Yao Ling, dep- mize its influence and impact, uty director of a research cen- SHOULD I STAY, and that it is extremely per- ter under China’s Ministry of verse to walk away from the Commerce, warned in a minis- world’s largest trading group,” try-run paper that those invest- he said. Brown added that a ing in Britain as a way into the Brexit would remove Britain’s EU would see the “bridgehead status as a “launch pad” for curtailed” if the country exits Chinese investment in Europe. the EU. OR SHOULD I GO? These comments are some- In May, Ipsos MORI sur- what at odds with remarks veyed 667 international busi- bilateral relations to flourish. for Chinese investment in mies) are on several levels, and China. What is interesting for made in 2014 by Wang Hong- nesses with operations in Brit- Chinese investment has European companies. within that lie both an oppor- China is the whole of the EU.” zhang, chairman of China ain. Of the 26 Chinese busi- flooded into Britain over the Cocoon’s business includes tunity and a challenge,” he said, Fredrik Erixon, an econo- Construction Bank, in a BBC nesses included, 29 percent past decade, and UK exports buying equity stakes in Euro- explaining that negotiations mist and former adviser to interview. said a Brexit (a name coined by to China have more than dou- pean businesses that market would inevitably be one-sided. China’s commerce and finance “Whether the UK will stay in the British media) would have bled since 2010. Cameron led a their activities through Lon- Whether the UK “Typically, the nature of ministries, said the idea that the EU or not will not do any a very negative impact on their business delegation to China in don-based networks to attract will stay in the EU FTAs is that they reflect the Britain would be able to lever- harm to trade and economic company’s future investment 2013 when he spoke of lifting international investors. relative strengths and weak- age market access reforms in ties or financial relations decisions, 21 percent said the the “bamboo curtain” of Euro- “This process may become or not will not do nesses of the two economies, China in any trade agreement between the UK and China.” impact would be fairly nega- pean trade barriers to China. more difficult if London stops and I think the opportunity for as a standalone nation is a Lord Clement-Jones believes tive, 39 percent said it would President Xi’s visit heralded being seen as the deal nego- any harm to trade Britain is to somehow leverage “naive proposition”. that these competing narra- have no effect and 11 percent deals worth £40 billion ($57 tiation center for mergers and our position in the financial “The opportunities are tives from leading Chinese did not know. billion). acquisition activity for Euro- and economic services.” scarce (in the event of a leave figures, and the diplomatic Not one company said it As of November, the last set pean firms,” Zai said. ties or financial Those who support the vote). What I recommend if phrasing of the Chinese For- expected a very positive or of official figures available, UK In addition, he added, the Remain campaign, however, (Britain) did leave is to become eign Ministry’s statement on fairly positive effect. exports to China were worth lack of a free flow of resources relations between fear that China’s interest in the Hong Kong of Europe,” the EU referendum, are born Opinion polls show the two £18.7 billion, with Chinese between Europe and Britain Britain would cool, as the Chi- he said. Erixon added that it of a dual impetus to both make sides neck and neck in the run- imports running at £38.3 bil- will reduce the UK’s competi- the UK and China.” nese seek out an alternative would be “extraordinarily dif- clear that China would prefer up to the vote, although book- lion. Although Britain had a tiveness, which in turn would Wang Hongzhang, gateway into the European ficult” for Britain to reach a Britain to remain in the EU makers are giving odds favor- surplus with China in the make British firms less attrac- chairman of China Construction Bank single market. “We would be reciprocal exchange in trade and to emphasize that rela- ing a vote to remain in the EU. services sector, this was coun- tive as equity investment tar- immeasurably weakened,” opportunities with China given tions would not be damaged Already, the campaign by tered by a deficit in the trade gets for Chinese companies. argued Lord Clement-Jones, the disparity in size between beyond repair in the event of a the Remain group, headed of goods. Others hold a different view. as the biggest trading center a Liberal Democrat peer and the two economies. vote to leave. by Cameron, and Vote Leave Both sides offer competing “I think we would do a good outside Beijing for the renmin- deputy chair or the All Party Clifton-Brown brushed this “What Wang is trying to do supporters, headed by a gov- narratives on what will happen deal with China in a relatively bi as an example of the kind of Parliamentary China Group. line of reasoning aside. “This is reassure people that life will ernment minister, a former to the Britain-China “special short amount of time,” said moves Britain would be able to “There’s an element of sus- is an argument often put by not end, and of course life will cabinet minister and, crucially, relationship” should the public Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, a make as a standalone nation. pended disbelief — the idea the (Remain campaign). It not end, but it will be much former London mayor Boris vote to leave the EU. legislator who is chair of the “This had nothing whatso- that we are going to leave a is absolute nonsense. I think more difficult,” he said. Johnson, has become increas- The line from the Leave Conservative Friends of the ever to do with the EU,” he said. trading bloc of 500 million it is an awful lot easier to do Jiang Jiaxi, a senior part- ingly bitter. camp is that Britain would Chinese. “If we can do colossal deals like people is a little bit incred- (deals) between two countries ner with Jursino Law Group Many political observers greatly benefit from a bilateral “Rather than EU bureaucra- that, there is no reason why we ible as far as (the Chinese) are that have got their individual in Beijing, said Chinese busi- believe Johnson is using the free trade agreement with Chi- cy getting in the way, I think should not go on doing other concerned. They think of us as interests to look after rather nesses would prefer Britain campaign to boost his chances na, something the European our trade with China is likely to deals.” being firmly rooted in the EU. than one country like China to remain in the EU, to allow of taking over from Cameron Commission has so far been go from strength to strength.” Andy Clayton, chief execu- They talk about Europe a heck doing it with 28 countries, all them to benefit from using the as leader of the Conservative unable to reach. “I actually think it would be tive of LNP China, which helps of a lot of the time, not about with 28 different interests, all country as a bridge for their Party. Britain faces a general John Zai, founder and CEO both in China’s interests and companies do business with Britain.” with 28 different vetoes. So you products and services to enter election in 2020 and Cameron of Cocoon Networks, a China- the UK’s interest if we came China, said if Britain were to Philippe Le Corre, a policy are actually driving the thing the European market. has previously said he would funded private equity company out of the EU. We should do a leave the EU, then the country analyst in China-Europe rela- down to the lowest common not serve a third term. in London, is among the Chi- trade deal that suits both of us, would have to rely on finan- tions and a fellow at the Brook- denominator to try and make Cecily Liu in London British politicians linked to nese businesspeople who said and suits our businesses.” cial services as its most potent ings Institution think tank, sure that all 28 agree.” contributed to this story. the Leave campaign predict they believe the idea of Britain Clifton-Brown pointed to leveraging tool. echoes this sentiment. “The UK Nigel Evans, an MP and vice- that a UK unencumbered by leaving the EU is bad. He said China and Britain working “The disparities (between market is just not big enough chairman of the All Party Par- Contact the writer at angus@ EU bureaucracy would allow it would harm the prospects together to establish London the British and Chinese econo- or interesting enough for liamentary China Group, who mail.chinadailyuk.com

CHRIS PETERSON European Union vote leaves a profound mark on British politics

UK Prime Minister David Union, has now come back to Yes, it is true that Cameron sort of early leadership battle former Justice Secretary, have I suspect that sanity will of waiting game, hoping Cameron’s election pledge haunt Cameron with a ven- vowed he would only serve for the Conservatives post- made a huge error in jump- prevail, and the Great British the Conservatives will self- was made before the 2015 geance. one more term as Prime Min- Cameron. ing on the Leave bandwagon, public, as Winston Churchill destruct and allow him and general election as a means of Although it achieved its ister until 2020, thus becom- Indeed, many people I have thus aligning themselves with once called the electorate, will his former colleagues to take uniting the Conservative Party short-term goal — a clear ing in modern political ter- spoken to are angry that the Nigel Farage and George Gal- opt to remain. over. Corbyn’s critics rightly in order to gain a clear victory working majority for the Con- minology a lame-duck leader, real issue of whether or not loway. But it still leaves Cameron point out that he has never over Labour’s Ed Miliband servative Party in the House but by pledging a referendum the UK should remain in the Johnson in particular is with the major headache of been in charge of anything and rid itself of the increasing of Commons, and crushing he has managed, in the eyes EU has been drowned in the seen by many as having taken repairing the huge schism that until now, not even a local fractious Liberal Democrats, UKIP’s chances of a serious of many, to shoot himself in ever-increasing yelling match an opportunistic and cyni- has reopened in the Conserva- party committee. with whom his party had presence in Parliament, plus the foot, if you don’t mind me over who is to become the cal leap onto the bandwagon tives over Europe, to enable So Cameron’s high-flown been in an uneasy ruling the annihilation of the Labour mixing my metaphors. next leader of the Conserva- to enhance what he sees are them to continue in office. ideal of allowing the people a coalition since failing to gain Party — it has raised other, far Much of the population are tive Party. his chances for a crack at the There is another scary pros- democratic right to have their a majority at the polls in 2010. more serious issues. angry that this referendum, Many, and I include myself leadership of both the Conser- pect — much-reviled Labour say on Europe has opened up Well, that decision, also It does not matter whether which Cameron and his col- in this, feel Boris Johnson, the vative Party and the country. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn a huge can of worms. aimed at keeping at bay the it is a yes or no vote to June leagues, perhaps naively, former London Mayor, as well So the smoke from the has been at best lukewarm Buckle up, because it is then perceived threat of Nigel 23’s simple question, the dam- believed would be carried as Iain Duncan-Smith, failed burning bonfire that is a de in leading his party’s support going to be a bumpy ride. Farage’s UKIP party, which age to British politics and in out with reserve and British leader of the Conservatives facto leadership battle has, for for the Remain campaign. was seeking to curb immigra- particular the Conservative phlegm, has developed into a when they were in opposi- many, obscured the real rea- This has led many to believe The author is the managing tion and quit the European Party has been done. bitter shouting match, and a tion and Chris Grayling, the son for the referendum. that he is playing some sort editor at China Daily Europe. CHINA DAILY CANADA Friday, June 17, 2016

TIBET 5

TOURISM BOOM OFFERS VILLAGERS NEW SOURCE OF INCOME Horse riding businesses, pose for pictures with them. he said. increase in tourists in recent years By offering horse rides to one “Horses give me the greatest plea- has also provided other opportuni- family inns, ethnic of the region’s most recogniz- sure in life — and indeed, it is not ties for villagers to supplement their able landmarks, alongside the just me, but most of our villagers income. handicraft sellers benefi t sale of ethnic handicrafts such as who are now engaged with the Beside horse rides, many villagers prayer beads, Tibetan farmers can business.” run family inns, and some sell local By PALDEN NYIMA improve their incomes and living Since 1999, Kalsang Dorje has tourism products near the palace. in Lhokha, Tibet standards. encouraged more than 40 villagers “On one hand, tourism has wid- [email protected] Today, there are about 70 villag- to start off ering horse rides, sharing ened the job opportunities of the ers engaged in the area’s horse- his experiences with them. villagers, and on the other hand, it As the fi rst rays of morning sun- riding business, but Kalsang Dorje They have set up two teams to has injected a new source of income shine crest the snow-capped moun- was the fi rst to start hiring out his serve tourists, ensuring that all get for the rural residents,” said Luo tains of the Tibetan plateau, Kalsang horse. His wrinkled, sun-tanned a fair chance to make money. Yun, head of the tourism bureau in Dorje makes his way to the sacred face stands testament to the dif- One such villager is Gesang Tser- Lhokha, the closest city to Yumbu palace of Yumbu Lakhar with his fi culties of making a living at an ing, who has been engaged in the Lakhar. beloved horse. attitude of almost 3,600 meters. horse-riding business for four years. Tourism has been a major con- Built around 200 BC atop Jomo “Horses have supported me. With- “Kalsang Dorje is our trailblazer tributor to economic development Tashi Tsering Hill in Nedong county, out horses, my life would not be as in this business, thanks to him, I and has helped Mondrolgang vil- Yumbu Lakhar is held to be the Tibet rich as it is today,” said the 61-year-old, have found a good way to earn a lagers improve their quality of life, autonomous region’s fi rst palace. with a grin. living for my family,” he said. Luo added. According to legend, it was the When asked how he came up with “So far this year, we have had Khedrub, vice-chairman of home of the fi rst Tibetan king Nyatri the idea of offering horse rides to fewer tourists than last year, but I Lhokha’s Chinese People’s Political Tsanpo, and its name literally trans- tourists, Kalsang Dorje said it all hope more will arrive in June.” Consultative Conference commit- lates as “palace built on the thigh of a began one day 20 years ago, when The 40-year-old said he could tee, said the city and surrounding female deer”, because of the shape of he was transporting water near the Yumbu Lakhar Palace (top), standing on the Jomo Tashi Tsering Hill, is the fi rst earn about 200 ($30) to 300 yuan area were enriched with historical the hill on which it stands. palace on donkey back. palace of Tibet with a history of more than 2,000 years. PALDEN NYIMA / CHINA DAILY per day when business was good, as and cultural resources. Like many of his fellow farmers At the time, a tourist had joked More than 70 residents (above) iving at the foot of the Jomo Tashi Tsering Hill are a ride costs 30 yuan. “Many cultural scenes in the living near the palace, Kalsang Dorje that he would pay for a ride on the making a living by providing horse-riding service to tourists. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY This has helped his family’s annu- city are still being discovered by runs a horse-riding business at the donkey, and the farmer was so taken al income to increase from 10,000 tourists, and this can become a foot of the hill during the peak sum- by this idea that he could not get it fi tted it with a decorative harness and “I treat my horses as I would my yuan it was four years ago to more driving force of the city’s tour- mer tourist season, earning a living by out of his head. within a year he was earning good own children. I have had fi ve diff er- than 20,000 yuan today. ism in the near future,” said the allowing visitors to ride his horses or The next month he bought a horse, money from his new business. ent horses in the past two decades,” According to local offi cials, the 58-year-old. Locals have high hopes for new city By PALDEN NYIMA in Lhokha, Tibet

Natives of Lhokha prefec- ture in the Tibet autonomous region are hoping its elevation to city status will bring with it more tourists and be a boon to the local economy. Lhokha was raised to it current status by the State Council in January, and the elevation ceremony was held on May 27 — making it the Sanjiangyuan, on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and fifth prefecture-level city in Lancang-Mekong rivers. WU GANG / XINHUA the region. Khedrub, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Offi ce opened for upcoming Consultative Conference who serves as vice-chairman of Lhokha’s CPPCC committee, national park in Northwest said the new city’s proximity to the administrative capital Tourists enjoy the scenery at the Yardrok Yutso Lake, a famous attraction in the newly elevated city of By XINHUA China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, administrative bureau. of Lhasa would only help it to Lhokha in the Tibet autonomous region. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY in Xi’an is home to the headwaters of However, there are still grow. the Yangtze, Yellow and Lan- problems, such as overlapping “Its economics, transporta- Tourism and organic farm- cang-Mekong rivers. authorities, weak law enforce- tion, education, and culture also be able to find jobs on prefecture-level city govern- at the Social Economical Strat- ing will be piloted in select Over the past decade, the ment, a lack of public aware- are all ranked at the forefront construction sites such as ment would be able to push egy Institute of the Tibet Acad- areas of Sanjiangyuan, known reserve has received 9 billion ness and a conflict between of the region’s prefectures,” the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway, ahead with infrastructure con- emy of Social Sciences, said as “Asia’s water tower”, follow- yuan ($137 million) of govern- ecological protection and peo- said the 58-year-old, adding which will cut through the city, struction projects at Lhokha’s Lhokha being upgraded to ing the launch of the adminis- ment funding to rehabilitate ple’s need for higher incomes, that with this move Lhokha as well as road and bridge proj- many cultural and religious city status was a good news trative offi ce for the country’s its fragile ecosystem. Around he said. “will get more chances to pro- ects,” Khedrub said. sites, “which will attract more for all. newest national park. 700,000 herdsmen and farm- Li said the administration pose projects to higher govern- Other tourism projects, tourists in the future”. “A city means a concentra- The administrative bureau ers have received compensa- bureau would develop tour- ments” and will be able to “pro- including new restaurants, Wang Youhua, a member of tion of residents, it has more of Sanjiangyuan National Park tion for loss of earnings due to ism, organic farming and vide more job opportunities to guesthouses and shops, are the Lhokha City Committee, authority to make it own opened last week in Xining, ongoing ecological protection stockbreeding in certain local residents”. expected to provide jobs and said under the old arrange- decisions, and it is a new capital of Northwest China’s eff orts. areas to create employment As a city, Lhokha will also be generate income. ments, the government had no starting point,” Zhou said. Qinghai province. “Over the years, ecological opportunities. granted greater autonomy over “I hope the elevation of the local legislative authority and Located at an average alti- It will take fi ve years for the degradation has been basi- To this end, test schemes will its own affairs and have the city will bring more tourists to was hindered in carrying out tude of 3,700 meters, Lhokha 123,000-square-km nature cally curbed, which has helped be carried out in four counties right to make its own bylaws, our hometown, and I hope it its executive functions, which is known as the birthplace of reserve, which was estab- conserve some 8 billion cubic in Golog and Yushu prefectures Khedrub said, which will sim- will increase my income,” said in turn affected the prefec- Tibetan culture and is home lished in 2000, to be elevated meters of water and increased as well as Hol Xil, covering a plify approval processes and Dobgyal, a 49-year-old stall ture’s economic development. to many fi rsts, such as Tibet’s to national park level. grass land by 30 percent,” said total of 123,000 square km, or result in better work effi ciency. owner in Lhokha. Zhou Yong, an associate pro- fi rst palace, fi rst monastery, Sanjiangyuan, on Southwest Li Xiaonan, director of the 30 percent of the reserve. “Many local residents will Khedrub said the new fessor and doctor of economics fi rst castle and fi rst village. Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA

6 HONG KONG Stand up to the meanies

Workplace bullying may be more commonplace in HK than is usually imagined. Evelyn Yu fi nds out possible ways of dealing with suchsuch crisis situations.

ll grown up now, the Service Consultancy, an off shoot school bullies of days of the Christian Family Service gone by wear suits and Centre, said they had ties and work in offi c- been victims of at least es.A Their tactics have changed. one type of workplace They don’t punch, kick, or throw bullying. Verbal abuse, people to the floor, but they assignment to tasks haven’t changed their ways. They no one wanted, and still push other people into pits being shunned by colleagues are of despair. They are just more among the top complaints. Most subtle. of those viewed as bullies were Chow Wai, a 28-year-old insur- people of superior stature in the Victims of workplace bul- ance manager, recalled what she workplace. lies suff er in their private now describes as the worst three A survey revealed how some years of her life, when she was Hong Kong employees, who and social lives. Their self-esteem is a sales assistant for a tobacco were not especially favored by company where three coworkers their supervisors or their work- dented, their faith in interpersonal ganged up to make her life like mates, were assigned to sit at a relationships sinks. Those who suf- hell. She was new and the only workstation opposite the toilet; one from the Chinese mainland asked to buy things for those fer from chronic bullying might de- working in the company. higher up the ladder; given new Coworkers condemned her assignments just before the end velop depression or post-traumatic every mistake and when she did of the work day; found them- extra work, her coworkers took selves never receiving invitations stress disorder.” the credit. She was never invited to after-work social gatherings; Suen Lap-man, principal consultant, Vital Employee to social gatherings. She was the become targets of innuendoes Service Consultancy only one not given souvenirs and rumors. when the bullies handed out gifts Victims share several traits in one by one in the office. They common, said Suen Lap-man, told her she was trash. Rumors principal consultant for Vital spread that her family had close Employee Service Consultancy. ties with company management, Employees who tend to be shy, and that she was given the job awkward socially and in entry- because of luxury gifts handed level positions are the most likely to bosses. When chatting online victims. If they are overweight, with friends and family, cowork- disabled or physically awkward, ers stood behind her, gleaning they are more likely to be picked every snippet of information to on as well. turn against her, and then they Bullies themselves often prove went to the boss and complained to be below the average in their about her online social network- own emotional intelligence ing in working time. The boss and tend to express themselves coming to berate her again. number of countries, we esti- told her the job might not be through uncontrolled outbursts. mate that stress and violence suitable for her. They see bullying as a way to The price fi rms have to pay in work may have lost 1 to 3.5 Close to tears, she worked all increase personal power, Suen These practices, left percent of GDP,” said Suen. night preparing a report, backed said. unchecked, can aff ect the com- Efforts to ameliorate office by figures supporting that she pany’s bottom line. Employees disharmony are becoming more handled 70 percent of the team’s Benign neglect who are bullied take more sick and more common, as employ- workload. Chow could not iden- Employers and those they the hope that the problem will leave than normal. They will ers seek guidance from outside tify any reason for the animus of appoint as supervisors usually simply go away. That seldom quit their jobs as soon as they sources to put an end to offi ce her coworkers. Then she learned bear ultimate responsibility. happens. can fi nd a way out. Many will bullying. there had been other victims, Over half of employees surveyed Offi ce bullying poses a risk to take revenge by sabotaging Vital Employee Service who had come and gone before said their bosses were fully an employee’s mental health, property and company interests. Consultancy now serves more her. aware of how weaker employ- ultimately affecting the com- Choi, a residential property than 150 entities in Hong Kong. There is no statutory defi nition ees were treated. Only 4 per- pany. Workplace bullying can manager, said his office took Clients include banks, hotels, of workplace bullying in Hong cent said senior staff member aff ect the community at large a hit because of office bully- food retailers, and government Kong. A wide body of researches would speak to the offender as well. ing, resulting in a serious staff departments. back the view that it is a repeat- to address the problem, while “Victims of workplace bul- shortage. He said the company Usually, the enquiry begins ed, unreasonable behavior pos- only 2.7 percent said supervisors lies suff er in their private and kept posting job ads, because with the affected company’s ing a risk to health and safety, would open an enquiry into the social lives. Their self-esteem is few new recruits lasted three human resources department. directed toward coworkers, or a situation. dented, their faith in interper- months. HR managers are advised to try group of coworkers. Suen noted that managers sonal relationships sinks. Those He didn’t understand why, to persuade bullies to desist, The Hong Kong Fire Services usually are too busy or just don’t who suff er from chronic bully- until he started paying careful letters of warning may be placed Department was shamed by a bother to interfere. Collecting ing might develop depression or attention to what was going on. on personnel files. Some are sexual assault scandal, when a information and undertaking post-traumatic stress disorder,” There was a company director fi red, like the bully who threat- If the bully happens to be victim was pinned by other fi re enquiries can be very “costly”. said Suen. who would assemble her syco- ened a fellow employee with a a senior manager, and the fi ghters, some half naked, others Most senior company staff have Suen explained that the men- phants, and then rant her con- letter opener. employee is the sole victim, the in uniform, while the assailants no expertise for resolving staff tal stress caused by bullying cor- demnation at the new employ- Suen advised that victims situation becomes awkward. were seen attempting to insert disputes, which may range from relates to physical harm, citing ees, exaggerating their mistakes. of bullying should retain abu- Legal protection for employees an object into the victim’s rec- sexual harassment to physical an example of a woman in her At lunch time, new workers sat sive emails, take notes on what is lacking in Hong Kong, except tum. The off enders were fired, abuse. 40s. Her boss scolds her in front alone, isolated. When he or she bullies say, seek the aid of col- in cases like sexual harassment, but only after a photograph of Suen added that most man- of other staff. The boss sends asked questions of more senior leagues to serve as witnesses, or physical threats. In most situ- the incident appeared on the agers simply separate people her abusive emails, belittling staff, the answer would come and then go to the boss. ations, it is all but impossible to internet, setting off a public involved in conflicts, assign- her work, she shares the emails framed, something like, “I have He said the best choice is to prove that the boss is breaking outrage. ing them to different depart- with her colleagues. told you many times. Why don’t unite with colleagues if the bully the law. “I would suggest vic- Office bullying is more fre- ments. For small and -medium The victim breaks out in a you ever learn?” is a senior employee. Manage- tims to quit. No job is worth put- quent than is commonly size enterprises, however, this sweat every time she gets an The medical costs and dam- ment may protect its own, Suen ting yourself at risk,” said Suen. believed. About 53 percent of 509 is more diffi cult to accomplish. email. The sound of high heels age to overall productivity are said, but the employers may lis- people randomly polled in a sur- Most employers will pretend clacking on the fl oor makes her refl ected in society as a whole. ten more carefully if approached Contact the writer at vey conducted by Vital Employee not to notice, and carry on in tremble. She’s afraid the boss is “On the basis of fi gures from a by a group of employees. [email protected] CHINA DAILY CANADA Friday, June 17, 2016

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BUSINESS LEADER Briefl y

Disneyland consumer relations offi ce opened The Shanghai Consum- WHO DARES WINS er Council on June 12 set up an offi ce in Shanghai Disneyland to deal with Zhang Yunlan, the president of menswear manufacturer Red Collar, says that her company’s success is down to her father’s consumer complaints from the seven major impeccable foresight and the willingness to embrace technology at a time when only a few were willing to theme parks in the city. A survey conducted by the By YU RAN in Shanghai cloud computing and big data. Council in May stated that [email protected] This platform enables us to 39.5 percent of consumers better understand the unique in Shanghai said they will Unlike many others who demands of each client and defi nitely visit the newly have insisted that their chil- tailor our products according- opened Disneyland while dren take over the reins of the ly,” she added. She also plans 63 percent of the respon- family business, Zhang Daili to set up an R&D center in dents from outside Shang- was supportive of his chil- Shanghai to further upgrade hai indicated likewise. dren’s wishes to pursue their the products. own interests in life. Red Collar currently has a Souvenir design But when he struggled to database with information on contest kicks off fi nd a professional manager in dressing style preferences for The 15th Tourism Sou- his menswear manufacturing more than 2.2 million people. venir Design Contest, company Red Collar in 2006, It has also developed its own which welcomes people he tried his luck by approach- Source Data Engineering (SDE) from China and overseas ing his daughter Zhang Yun- application which speeds up the to contribute design ideas lan, who had just a year ago manufacturing process, using it for commercially-viable completed a joint bachelor’s alongside 3D printing technol- products, has begun. The degree in Economics and Inter- ogy and hi-tech machinery in theme of this year’s con- national Business in Canada. its four factories to better cater test is “Shanghai memo- The latter, who was at that to increasingly individualized ries” and contestants time already working for a demands from its global clients. must upload their works Shanghai-based company, Today, Red Collar hires about through shijue.me before willingly took up the challenge 3,000 employees and has an July 28 to qualify. The and has since witnessed how annual sales volume of 1 mil- winner of the contest will Red Collar has undergone a lion sets of clothing. The com- be awarded 20,000 yuan stunning transformation from pany also makes more than ($3,033). a traditional manufacturer to 3,000 tailored garments daily a modern platform for cus- for its clients in New York and Oldest living person in tomized menswear. plans to double such custom- Shanghai dies “I didn’t hesitate at all and ized productions in the future. Li Suqing, the city’s oldest immediately said yes to my Earlier this year, Red Collar living person died at the age father, who rarely asks me for took another big step forward of 117 on June 11, reported help. I have the responsibility when it inked agreements eastday.com. Born in Janu- to support my father and his with more than 30 enterprises, ary 1899, Li was the only business to which he has given Zhang Yunlan, president of Red Collar, says that she was compelled by her duty as a daughter to help her father run the business. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY allowing them to use the com- living person in Shanghai his all for decades,” said Zhang. pany’s SDE tool which will help who was born in the 19th Located in Qingdao, Shan- its operations and keep up Things into manufacturing. breakthroughs across a num- to upgrade the traditional them to produce customized century. The next oldest per- dong province, Red Collar has with the constantly changing Internet Plus was one of the ber of emerging industries in structure of our company to goods that will be sold on Red son in the city is now Zhu been one of China’s leading trends in the global market. elements in the “Made in China order to produce value-added catch up with the emerging Collar’s platform. Xiaohua. She was born in producers of menswear since It has since 2003 ploughed 2025” plan that was unveiled in goods. trends in tailor-made products “We have reaped a bountiful 1904 and currently resides the country began its econom- more than 30 billion yuan 2015. The plan aims to trans- Zhang said that much of Red 13 years ago,” said Zhang, who harvest from our investments in Jiading district. Next on ic reform and opened up to ($4.57 billion) in a move to form China’s manufacturing Collar’s success today is down had worked in diff erent depart- in technology and we would the list is Sun Fengying, the world in the early 1980s. embrace what Chinese Pre- sector into a high-tech and to her father’s foresight to invest ments within Red Collar before now like to share it with other who lives in Yangpu district While many of China’s man- mier Li Keqiang had in 2015 effi cient one that has a lower heavily in research and design. becoming its president in 2015. companies and expand the and was born in 1905, and ufacturers are still focused on dubbed the Internet Plus environmental impact. One “My father had accurately “Our online platform, called platform, which is expected 110-year-old Chen Caizhao producing large quantities strategy — the integration of of the strategies in the plan predicted the future of the Magic Factory, demonstrates to receive orders valued more from Xuhui district. of goods for cheap, Red Col- cloud computing technology, is for domestic manufactur- manufacturing sector and how one of the oldest profes- than 10 billion yuan within two lar had decided to upgrade big data and the Internet of ers to achieve technological decided to make investments sions can be transformed by to three years,” said Zhang. CHINA DAILY

INSURANCE DISNEYLAND C-ROSS a boon for insurance sector Older citizens the most

By WU YIYAO in Shanghai scientifi cally and comprehen- Taiping Insurance Group Ltd, [email protected] sively, ensures the solvency said that China’s insurers now excited about Disneyland of China’s insurance industry have more saying in the global The China Risk-Oriented while improving its overall market as the new regulation Solvency System (C-ROSS), The implementation competitiveness and promotes brings about policies and infra- By XU JUNQIAN in Shanghai which was implemented at risk management ability across structure that enable domestic [email protected]. the beginning of this year, of C-ROSS is the sector. and foreign players to cooper- cn has already played a part in According to the data from ate, which in turn facilitates improving the development of particularly China Insurance Regulatory capital exchanges. People aged above 45, product off erings, the opening Commission, total assets of “The implementation of instead of those from the up of the market and trans- beneficial to insurers China's insurance industry C-ROSS is particularly ben- younger generations, are the parency in China’s insurance have more than doubled from eficial to insurers which are most eager to visit the new- market, said market players which are aiming to 5 trillion yuan ($760 billion) aiming to expand overseas,” ly-opened Shanghai Disney- and analysts. in 2010 to 12 trillion yuan in said Li. land, according to a recent C-ROSS, also known as expand overseas.” 2015, and the fast-expanding C-ROSS will also help to survey by the Shanghai Con- China’s second generation sol- Li Jinfu, vice chairman and general market is expected to grow improve the transparency of sumer Council. vency regulation system, was manager at China Taiping Insurance further due to economic product off erings as the frame- The survey polled some one of the major topics at the Group Ltd growth pattern shifts and work will push forward disclo- 5,400 people from 288 cities June 12 to 13 Lujiazui Forum, nationwide urbanization. sure of products and how they across China, of which one- an annual two-day meet- measures the risks that insur- Li Jinfu, vice chairman and are traded, said Zeng Yujin, third are regular residents in ing in Shanghai. The system ance companies undertake general manager at China chairman of Shanghai Insur- Shanghai. Up to 60 percent ance Exchange. of the interviewees who are “As trading data accumulates aged above 45 responded Elderly females are seen as a major consumption power in the and disclosures become more the most positively to the newly opened Shanghai Disneyland. GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY complete and mature, regula- question about whether they tors will be able to better moni- are ready to visit Shanghai tor risk trends,” said Zeng. Disneyland, topping other 4,215 yuan per capita, exclud- Kai Zhang, president and age groups. The survey also ing transportation costs. This CEO of Manulife-Sinochem, found that shopping for 4,215 translates to an additional noted that C-ROSS also cre- stuffed toys remains the yuan revenue of 60 billion yuan for ates opportunities for foreign most popular activity among the average expenditure of Shanghai’s tourism industry capital insurers worldwide all interviewees. a Chinese consumer during every year. because the market will natu- “We were quite surprised a trip to Shanghai to visit According to the National rally open up further as the with the survey fi ndings. We Disneyland Statistics Bureau, there were regulation and management of expected Disneyland to be a more than 400 million Chi- the overall Chinese insurance destination for youngsters,” have already visited other nese aged between 40 and industry reaches international said Yang Xiong, a member Disneyland parks during 60 as of 2014, with another standards. of the standing committee of their travels, while the one 200 million in the above-60 Foreign capital insurers Shanghai Consumer Coun- in Shanghai is the most population, meaning that believe that the opening up of cil and director of the soci- accessible and affordable half of China’s population China’s insurance market will ology research institute of destination for people from could be considered “senior help to bring more benefi ts to Shanghai Academy of Social lower income groups. citizens”. consumers and corporations Sciences. “I’ve watched many car- Sun Lijian, a senior econ- which require protection from There were other “unex- toons and films with my omist at Fudan University various risks. Mark Tucker, pected fi ndings” in the sur- daughter when she was a in Shanghai, noted that the CEO and president with AIA vey, too. Those who fall under child. To see princesses in consumption power of the Group Ltd, likened the estab- the lowest income bracket reality and how they are liv- elderly, or damas (elderly lishment of an insurance com- (annual income of no more ing ‘happily ever after’ could females) in particular, can- pany to the world of football. than 50,000 yuan) showed be something appealing to not be neglected, as they are “New teams, players and the strongest interest in visit- us seniors as well,” said Ge the ones with the most spare Silver screen stars gather in Shanghai managers can now come into ing the theme park, and those Jingzhen, 56, a Shanghai time and have considerable the football league and the from outside of Shanghai native who visited Disney- disposable incomes. Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan and the cast of his new movie Railroad Tigers walk on the red carpet whole sport is opening up. This were actually more inclined land in May during its trial Dubbed as the “nuclear during the opening ceremony of the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 11. The nine-day helps to improve the general to make a trip as compared operations. weapon” of the Chinese econ- festival features several special sections such as Oscar Film Panorama, Tribute to Masters, 4K Renovated standard of Chinese football,” to the city’s residents. It is estimated that Disney- omy, Chinese damas have in Films, Classic 007 Films Screening and Jackie Chan Action Movie Week. During the festival, award- said Tucker. Yang believes that the land visitors from outside recent times been known for winning fi lms from the Venice Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival and new works by “We see this as a good thing fi ndings could be attributed Shanghai are likely to spend snapping up gold bars and American, European, Korean and Japanese directors are also showcased. Movies are being screened in 45 and we hope that this will con- to the fact that the more three to fi ve days in the city bit coins, and treating them- cinemas as well as in universities and communities. CHENG LIANG / FOR CHINA DAILY tinue,” said Tucker. wealthy individuals might and spend an average of selves to nice trips. | 8 SHANGHAI Focus Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA

LGBT Championing equality in the workplace

An increasing number of foreign and domestic companies in China are becoming more inclusive places for LGBT people as employers begin to realize the importance of retaining talent, regardless of their sexual orientation

By WANG ZHENGHUA in Shanghai [email protected]

orkplace dis- crimination against lesbian, W gay, bisexual or transgender people can be prevalent in some parts of Chi- na, but advocates and business leaders say that those in big cit- ies and certain industries are becoming increasingly accept- ing of these individuals. “The work environment for LGBT employees is slowly improving in first-tier cities, though the overall situation is still one of overwhelming stigma and silence for tens of millions of LGBT workers in China,” said Steven Paul Bie- linski, an American expat in Shanghai who founded the nonprofit business network called WorkForLGBT. Bielinski is also the organiz- er of the Annual China LGBT Talent Job Fair, which was held in Shanghai at the end of May. Representatives from Edelman China, a US-headquartered public relations company, were one of the 34 companies that showed up in support of the Annual China LGBT Talent Job Fair in Shanghai on May 29. Right: Job The event this year attracted seekers talk to their potential employers at the job fair. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY 34 companies — double the number of last year’s fair — way they can give their best “I always dress in a mas- and more than 500 job seekers. LGBT social climate survey in China performance and ignite more culine style, but when I walk Among the companies were Workplace cultures should welcome all employees, In general, homosexuals should have equal rights sparks of creativity,” said Edel- along a street in Shanghai I do 12 a number of big names from regardless of sexual orientation in terms of job opportunities man in a statement. not feel that people are looking percent the United States, including 2% 3% There are no official fig- at me in a strange way,” said Li, Chinese gay men reveal their Starbucks, Edelman, Ford, somewhat disagree somewhat disagree ures for the size of the LGBT who had applied for the posi- 2% 21% 3% sexual orientation to close PwC, 3M, Gap, Citi and Mor- 18% completely disagree neither agree completely disagree population in China. However, tion of an accounting specialist neither agree nor disagree colleagues gan Stanley. There were also nor disagree based on overseas surveys that at the job fair. large multinational organiza- suggest the LGBT population Domestic companies in Chi- 39% tions from other countries as completely in a country is usually 3 to 5 na too have been jumping in well as a handful of Chinese agree percent of the total population, on the action in recent years. 5 companies. 1% 1% there would be between 40 and E-commerce giant Alibaba “All 34 companies that reg- don’t know don’t know 70 million such individuals in and its shopping site Taobao, percent istered for our job fair this China. along with China’s largest gay LGBT employees in China year pledged their support for dating app Blued, sent seven tell their bosses their sexual inclusive policies for LGBT Coming out at the workplace same-sex couples from China orientation employees, including prohibit- Many LGBT people choose to West Hollywood last June to ing LGBT workplace discrimi- 32% 45% 33% to conceal their sexual orien- get married. “There was some contro- somewhat agree completely agree somewhat agree nation,” said Bielinski. tation at the workplace for a These people were selected versy in the beginning over Experts said that an increas- variety of reasons, including from more than 2,000 same- whether it was appropriate to ing number of international Types of companies LGBT people work in the fear of damaging relation- sex couples who had submit- have an entrepreneur from a and local fi rms have realized ships with colleagues and ted videos describing their love company that specializes in that attracting and retaining Nationwide Shanghai customers, impeding career stories in a contest called “We the same-sex sector. But the LGBT people in their com- prospects, and being fi red sim- Do”. Internet users then voted producer believed it was a posi- panies can be the difference 50% 21% 13% 16% 41% 35% 17% 7% ply because the employer or for their favorite pairs. tive thing to do as the show is between failure and success manager disagrees with their Critics said that the cam- dedicated to building an equal given today’s highly competi- sexual orientation. paign created considerable platform for employers and Private firms State-owned Foreign Others Private firms Foreign State-owned Others tive labor and talent market. companies companies companies companies In the US, about half of buzz because it is unusual for employees,” he said. In China’s first-tier cities, LGBT employees “come out” a Chinese company to publicly Words and expressions namely Beijing, Shanghai, at the workplace. support gay rights. containing the Chinese term Shenzhen and Guangzhou, The employment of LGBT population The ratio is much lower in Geng Le, CEO of Blued, tongxinglian, which means human resource departments 19% China, according to a report told China Daily USA that he homosexuality, were not used and business leaders have by WorkForLGBT — only 12 Ad/PR/Marketing 15% was pleased to see that China throughout the show. Instead, started to realize that when 13% percent of men and 20 percent has become a more inclusive IT 12% it was substituted with implicit they serve the interests of Tech/IT/Internet Ad/PR/Marketing of women reveal their sexual country in recent years. He terms such as “same-sex social their LGBT employees, they orientation to close colleagues, noted that fi rst-tier cities, for- network”. The show had also are at the same time advancing while only about 5 percent eign companies, technological omitted the segments in which the business interests of the of LGBT employees tell their fi rms and the fashion industry the job seekers reveal their gay company. Shanghai Beijing bosses. were generally very tolerant identity when broadcasting. Edelman China, a public SOURCE: WORKFORLGBT, LU PING / CHINA DAILY Li Liang, 38, a gay man from of LGBT culture, though dis- Nevertheless, the show relations company that has Northwest China’s Gansu prov- crimination still exists within encouraged some LGBT job headquarters in New York and ince, said that he has to make many companies in traditional seekers to share their sexual Chicago, was one of the par- SHOULD I “COME OUT” AT THE WORKPLACE? up stories about having rela- sectors. orientations and correct the ticipants at this year’s job fair, tionships with women when- “In terms of working capa- stereotypes held by the poten- off ering jobs from internship ever his colleagues talk about bilities, LGBT people are no tial employers on the program. positions to senior manage- I hope more people could Take it easy and follow your It depends on whether marriage or girlfriends in the diff erent from straight people. Geng said: “I was very come out. But whenever gay heart. Your obligations at the being openly gay can do you ment roles in brand planning, workplace. He added that he In fact, gay people tend to have impressed when other bosses idols in the entertainment workplace might be creating good and even become your creative roles as well as digital industry ask me if they should values for your company, for unique advantage. Because always feels very uncomfort- a special talent in the arts, on the show keep their lights and social media management. reveal their orientation to the which you get paid. So some- of my special identity, I have able in the offi ce because there design and technological sec- on for a talented gay man It received about 40 resumes at public, I would always stop times you have to sacrifi ce connections with many elite is no one he can talk to. tors because of their diff erent even though they knew he the end of the fair. them from doing so. They the part of “being yourself”. persons who are also gay. I “I am an honest man and perspective from heterosexual was determined to choose my “We have an initiative called have not undergone what I But remember, you will keep use it to my advantage when I hate making up lies,” said Li, males and females,” he said. company.” Edelman Equal, aimed at have. I am not sure if they can changing jobs and improving apply for a job. who works as an IT operator Geng was also one of the incorporating inclusiveness, handle the same diffi culties. your capability during the pro- Vense (not his real name), a in Shanghai. bosses looking for employees equality and diversity in the Kevin Tsai, an openly gay cess. Try to fi nd a company gay man in his early 20s from Li Na, a 28-year-old lesbian, on a reality TV show for job company. As a company in the writer and television host with a corporate culture that Chengdu, Sichuan province said China’s fi rst-tier cities are seekers broadcast by Tianjin communications and creativity from Taiwan welcomes and celebrates more accepting of diversifi ed Satellite TV. He said his par- Scan it! sector, we hope our employ- diversity. cultures as she has not encoun- ticipation in the program Watch a video ees could be their true selves Geng Le, CEO of China's larg- ted any homophobic reactions showed how traditional TV has of interview instead of being framed by all est gay dating app Blued whenever she reveals her sexu- changed when dealing with with Steven kinds of stereotypes. In that al orientation. the LGBT community. Paul Bielinski

COURT Transgender to sue former employer for discrimination

By WANG ZHENGHUA China’s Guizhou province, at a The company had agreed to on the law-making agenda of culture of minority groups, sexual orientation and gender in Shanghai regional arbitration panel ear- pay Chen for the seven days of the National People’ Congress. Huang said, noting that most identity. [email protected] lier this year. employment but rejected the A number of experts have schools do not contain pro- “Many companies have such This case has been dubbed requested compensation and already drawn up a draft of grams about such subcultures. guidelines included in their A transgender man who as China’s fi rst-ever workplace written apology. this proposed law. “Horror usually comes from labor contracts or employee Horror usually claimed that he was fired discrimination incident involv- Ciming Checkup could not Advocates said that, in addi- something we are unfamiliar handbooks, but do little or noth- because of his gender identity is ing a transgender person. be reached for comment, but a tion to the potential protection with. It’s human nature,” he ing to discuss or actually enact comes from determined to take the company Ciming Checkup fi red Chen manager at the company told such individuals can receive added. these statues in China,” he said. to court, according to his lawyer. for wearing men’s clothes on the Guiyang Evening News in from the legal framework, edu- Steven Paul Bielinski, the “LGBT employees need to something we are The litigant, a 28-year-old the job seven days after he March that “Chen’s appearance cation in schools and companies founder of the nonprofi t busi- know they can be open and hon- surnamed Chen, failed to reach was hired as a salesperson really did not fi t our standards”. about diversifi ed cultures is cru- ness network WorkForLGBT, est at work. People spend one unfamiliar with. It’s an agreement with his former last April, said Chen’s lawyer Chen’s case comes amid cial to dispelling prejudice and said that an important first third of their lives at work. No employer Ciming Checkup, a Huang Sha, who works for eff orts by some national legis- discrimination in society. step would be to enact clear one should have to waste all that human nature.” health services firm in Gui- Guangdong Jinzhuoyue Law- lators to include a law against There needs to be a deep- policies that prohibit dis- time pretending to be someone Huang Sha, a lawyer of Guangdong yang, capital of Southwestern yers Firm. employment discrimination er understanding about the crimination at work based on else out of fear of ridicule.” Jinzhuoyue Lawyers Firm | CHINA DAILY CANADA Friday, June 17, 2016 The Bund SHANGHAI 9

SOCIETY

Maternity matrons, domestic helpers who specialize in childcare duties, are coveted by Chinese families home and abroad. Those who can speak English command salaries upwards of 10,000 yuan. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY

By YU RAN in Shanghai speak English are commanding [email protected] good salaries too. Following years of self learn- hanks to the surging ing the language and working demands for domes- with expatriate families in China, tic helpers around the CROSS-BORDER Yang Xiaorong is now so profi - T world and her special- cient in English that she even ization as an English-speaking teaches part-time at a commu- maternity matron, or yuesao, nity school in Shanghai every Shanghai native Li Jie com- Saturday. She earns 10,000 yuan mands an impressive monthly a month as a nanny. salary that is several times high- NANNYING The 44-year-old, who graduat- er than the average wage in her ed from a middle school in Anhui hometown. province and came to Shanghai in According to Zhaopin.com, English-speaking nannies from China are in huge demand, not just at home, but also in foreign 2005 in search of a job, said that it one of China’s largest recruit- is now common to see local Eng- ment sites, the average month- countries where Chinese families have emigrated to lish-speaking nannies working ly wage in Shanghai as of the for foreign families in Shanghai, fourth quarter of 2015 stood at especially so in the more affl uent 8,664 yuan ($1,320). Li, in con- Service, said that the demand While she mostly works for expa- neighborhoods in the city. trast, earned about 18,000 yuan for domestic helpers is expect- triate families in Shanghai, she “More and more nannies who per month during the fi ve years ed to increase by 30 percent has also been hired overseas used to work for local families she worked in Shanghai, and she this year, and is in part driven before, usually because her cur- are now learning English so earns upwards of 20,000 yuan by the growing number of Chi- rent employers move abroad and that they can work for foreign when she undertakes overseas nese families that have emi- bring her along to help out in the families as they off er better pay, assignments. grated overseas. interim period while they fi nd more respect and more fl exible Unlike normal domestic help- Yang added that the company local helpers. working hours,” said Yang, who ers, who are usually called ayis started offering its services to “It is extremely diffi cult for us currently works for a Canadian and earn between 5,000 to 6,000 overseas clients in 2012 after nannies to apply for a work per- family and helps take care of yuan a month, Li’s only duty is it noticed that many Chinese mit as the US government doesn’t their baby, in addition to house- childcare. She does not usually immigrants in foreign lands view it as an essential job. Also, hold chores. perform household chores. were in need of such profes- the interview procedures for a Yang has not looked back ever Li, who has seven years sionals. About 10 percent of the tourist visa have been getting since making the switch to work of experience as a maternity company’s business is from these stricter, too,” said the 46-year-old. for foreign families, saying she matron, has worked in several overseas clients. “If the visa application regula- prefers the open-mindedness and countries over the past couple “We’ve seen obvious growth in tions are relaxed, I will probably warmth of the Western culture. of years, including the United demand for nannying services Yang Xiaorong, a nanny and part-time English teacher, prefers working accept more short-term job off ers According to statistics from States, the United Kingdom, from overseas, where both Chi- for Western families because of their open-mindness and warmth. from abroad to see the world and the Association of Shanghai Belgium and Australia. Her nese and Western families are broaden my horizons.” Family Service Trade, there are overseas clients are mainly looking for experienced workers, CCShanghai currently has more than 2,400 registered Chinese families that have emi- especially maternity matrons, I prefer to work abroad with clients about 5,000 regular clients and companies supplying domestic grated or families in which a who can speak English and Chi- as they tend to treat me like a a network of 8,000 domestic services to families in the city. Chinese married a foreigner. For nese and take care of their chil- helpers all over the world. The Many of the association’s mem- such jobs, Li stays in the homes dren,” said Yang. member of their families, rather company off ers regular language bers have in recent times added of her clients. Jason Zheng is one such cus- and skills training courses for services for expats. When asked about her prefer- tomer. The 36-year-old Chinese than just an employee.” their workers so that they will be “The demands for domestic ence between working in China regularly hires domestic helpers ready for deployment as soon as services by expats have grown and overseas, the 46-year-old from Xinmu International to Li Jie, an English-speaking maternity matron in Shanghai a job off er arrives. rapidly in the past three to fi ve Shanghai native was quick to work in his home in Seattle, Unit- “Our next step is to follow the years and this is expected to choose the latter, and not just ed States where he and his family local help costs as much but is nanny can stay abroad is lim- market changes closely. These continue,” said Zhang Fang, the because she gets to earn more. are based for most of the year. less productive. ited as they hold tourist visas days, more and more local and secretary general of Associa- “I prefer to work abroad with “I think it was a wise decision But hanging onto good help is which last between three and overseas clients are requesting tion of Shanghai Family Service clients as they tend to treat me like to hire a nanny when we moved diffi cult for these overseas fami- six months. As such, we have to for those who have been trained Trade. a member of their families, rather to the US in 2014, as we’ve got- lies. According to Cindy Xu, a change nannies for our overseas as private butlers,” said Xu. “As a result, domestic help- than just an employee,” said Li. ten used to life with two nannies marketing manager at CCShang- clients regularly if they specifi - ers will be given more train- at our home in Zhejiang prov- hai, a domestic services company cally request for those who are The perks of speaking English ing to help them level up their A booming demand ince,” said Zheng, who noted that that caters mainly to wealthy from China,” said Xu. But apart from the domes- language abilities and service Iris Yang, a customer ser- many Chinese families in the US families, most of these profession- Wu Yanqin, for example, once tic helpers who are being sent standards so that they can vices manager at Shanghai also prefer to hire helpers from als can only obtain tourist visas. had her two applications for a abroad, some of their China- help expat families settle down Xinmu International Domestic their homeland, claiming that “The period of time that a work permit in the US rejected. based counterparts who can seamlessly in the city.” Families say good domestic help is hard to come by

By YU RAN in Shanghai for more than a year tend to necessary to outstripped the a number of complaints about services companies had exceed- [email protected] become lazier and ask for an maintain a supply of quali- her current ayi, such as how she ed 338 billion yuan. increase in their wages. level of qual- 20 fi ed helpers. has become lazy and refuses to “It is a natural result from the In cities such as Beijing and Since she got married six years ity service and million “I have to perform certain tasks. higher consumption levels of Chi- Shanghai, about 40 percent of ago, Jiang Jing has not gone minimize wage The number of people working increase my ayi’s “Hopefully there will be more nese families. Working parents families rely on domestic helpers through a day without her ayi increments. in the housekeeping industry monthly pay by companies providing well- who are busy with work and have to perform a variety of house- helping out in her home. The “I normally in China at least 300 yuan trained workers who don’t cost more than one child will usually hold chores, according to fi gures white collar worker has hired raise their wag- ($46) every year. too much to hire. This will help need to pay someone to tidy the released by China’s home service more than 10 ayis in recent years. es every six months but some of After working for my family for with the job retention of the reli- home, prepare meals and take association. Jiang’s current helper cleans the them will still leave for better three years, she now earns 7,000 able helpers,” said Hu. care of the family,” said Gu Xiaom- But though it is relatively apartment, cooks breakfast and off ers or spend less time doing yuan. I also have to pay her for The latest statistics released by ing, a professor from Shanghai’s easy to secure the services of a dinner, as well as brings her four- the chores if they are not satis- working extra shifts as well as buy China’s home service association Fudan University. domestic helper, or ayi, many year-old son home after his kin- fi ed with the pay,” said Jiang. train tickets for her to go home,” show that there are currently “The new second-child policy people still find it difficult to dergarten classes. The biggest concern now for said Hu Yichun, a 34-year-old over 20 million people working is expected to introduce 60,000 find skilled and experienced But though Jiang agrees that employers like Jiang is that the mother of two children. in the housekeeping industry, more babies from now to 2018, ones. Some clients have also it is troublesome to constantly salaries of ayis have been steadily Just like Jiang, Hu cannot which was estimated to be worth and this will help maintain the said that most helpers who have change her domestic helpers growing in the past three to fi ve imagine life without a domestic 2 trillion yuan last year. The com- high demand for nannies who worked with a particular family every year, she believes this is years as the huge demand has helper. However, she also has bined revenues of these domestic can off er childcare services.” 10 PEOPLE Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UK decision to quit EU foreseen as ‘unpleasant’ Former chancellor Kenneth Clarke says UK could be of great value to the Chinese in advanced and community healthcare, Andrew Moody reports.

ormer UK chancel- lor of the exchequer Kenneth Clarke said BIO F Britain could only hope for an unequal treaty with China if it leaves the KENNETH CLARKE European Union. Former UK chancellor of the exchequer One of the central argu- ments of those arguing for a Age: 75 %2'%78)6ì%2(ì1-2-78)6ì*36ì Brexit vote in the referendum trade and industry, 1987-88 Education: on June 23 has been that the eì%=1%78)6O+)2)6%0ì%2(ì UK would be able to strike eì ì%2(ì Aì32:-00)ì%2(ì )1403=1)28ì1-2-78)6Aì Caius College, Cambridge, better trade deals with the 1985-87 1962 world’s second-largest econo- eì)1&)6ì3*ì%60-%1)28ì*36ì my as well as the United States Career: Rushcliffe, since 1970 and India. eì%()ì%ì 314%2-32ì3*ì eìì %00)(ì83ì8,)ì&%6Aì6%=T7ì “The idea of the British sit- Honour, 2014 22Aì-2ì ì%2(ì%443-28)(ì ting down and negotiating a eì-2-78)6ì;-8,398ì4368*30-3Aì 9))2T7ì 3927)0ì
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I think eì ,%2')0036ì3*ì8,)ì9',=ì3*ì 197,=ì4)%7 these things are much better tackled on the scale of an EU agreement.” Kenneth Clarke, former UK chancellor of the exchequer, thinks Britain should stay in the EU. NIKOLA SOLIC / REUTERS Clarke, who was speaking in his office in Portcullis House in Westminster, has had a long collapsed you would have a cliffe in Nottingham since hai late last year. Sino-UK relations that were it clings to rocks. It is quite involvement with China and significant increase in inter- 1970 and he revealed that he “China is going to invest often mired in the past over hard to find.” was the UK’s envoy at the 70th est rates.” will be stepping down at the huge sums of money in devel- issues relating to Hong Kong. Clarke is now writing his anniversary commemoration He also insists it will not be next general election, due to oping its healthcare systems “I did the eulogy at the memoirs, which are due to be of the end of World War II in straightforward for a govern- be held in 2020, after by then and I think British expertise funeral of Geoffrey Howe (the published in the autumn. He September in Beijing. I will have a great ment to implement a leave spending 50 years in the Com- in healthcare is of very high UK foreign secretary who has been the subject of two He is also one of the most sigh of relief if vote, given the overwhelming mons. quality. negotiated the 1984 Joint previous biographies. high-profile pro-European fig- majority within parliament “I have told the officers of “I think we could be of Declaration) and I thought his “They were both published ures in the Conservative Party, we vote to remain for Britain remaining. my constituency association great value to the Chinese handling of the negotiations when I was standing for the now deeply divided over the “Any government that that once we have finished the from the design and build and over Hong Kong were one of leadership (of the Conser- referendum. because the short- implements a leave vote will boundary changes they had operation of hospitals to the the high points of his career, vative Party) in 1997. I have “I think the Brexit cam- actually be a minority govern- better start choosing my suc- establishment of community although under appreciated. not read either but I am told paigners have no understand- term consequences ment in parliament so far as cessor. I will not stand again. healthcare.” “I think we should endeavor they are perfectly friendly so ing of how trade is organized will be quite actual political principles and This is my last parliament.” Clarke also recently inter- at being on the best possible I might do so now to jog my in the modern world. Trade beliefs are concerned. They Clarke made his first visit to vened in the debate as to terms with the People’s Repub- memory,” he said, laughing. deals tend to be extremely unpleasant.” are hoping that enough MPs China shortly after the “cul- whether to impose tariffs on lic. The more we get to know “I am doing my memoirs will have committed them- tural revolution” (1966-76) imported Chinese steel to each other, the more we get with a modern dictaphone, complex and involve long Kenneth Clarke, negotiations in which you Former UK chancellor of selves to vote regardless of and has been a regular visitor save Port Talbot steelworks in slightly economically interde- which you plug in and it types address the problem of tariffs the exchequer their own beliefs and princi- ever since. South Wales, which is threat- pendent and the greater the what you say. I have a couple but much more importantly ples and to vote, as instructed, “It has been completely ened with closure. prospects of my children and of young women who are bul- mutual recognition of regula- by the referendum.” transformed as a country. It “I pointed out to some of grandchildren maintaining a lying me and editing it and tory and other requirements.” should be instructed to fol- Clarke, who came to promi- is obviously the most power- the more left-wing advocates good and friendly relationship.” sorting it all out.” The 75-year-old also does low whatever the poll on a nence as a cabinet minister in ful, emerging country in the of simple solutions to save The former chancellor has The outcome of the referen- not believe the issue of the certain day said is, I think, a Margaret Thatcher’s admin- world. Its political system is Port Talbot — that you can- even had time on a recent trip dum may provide the material UK’s membership should have very curious way of governing istrations of the 1980s, went dramatically different from not really say you are going to China to indulge his pas- for the final chapter. been put to a referendum in a modern and sophisticated on to be Home Secretary and our own and as a lifelong poli- to put huge tariffs against the sion for birdwatching. “Everybody would have to the first place. country.” chancellor of the exchequer tician, I just find it fascinating Chinese, nationalize the steel- “We drove to the mountains be on their toes if we decide “I strongly believe in par- He said he will be relieved under her successor, John and intriguing.” works and dump our products northwest of Beijing and came to leave. I am sure it will liamentary democracy. You if voters do, after all, deliver a Major. Apart from his attendance on the rest of the world using across a group of Chinese make this country a much less elect people who are going remain verdict in the poll. He held the positions of at the 70th anniversary com- tax payers’ money to allow carrying a fantastic amount attractive place for investment to be responsible for the gov- “I will have a great sigh of both justice secretary and memoration, he led a UK them to sell at less than the of photographic equipment. from China and elsewhere in ernance of the country. The relief if we vote to remain minister without portfolio healthcare trade mission to cost of production.” They were looking at a wall- the longer term.” idea of putting enormous all- because the short-term conse- in David Cameron’s coalition China in 2014 and a parlia- He believes that President creeper and we strolled over embracing questions of this quences will be quite unpleas- government before finally mentary delegation to the 8th Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK and joined them. It sounds a Contact the writer at kind to an opinion poll and ant. I can not tell you how leaving office in 2014. annual UK-China Leadership last October was an important dull bird but it is very beauti- andrewmoody@ saying that all the politicians severe but if the currency He has been MP for Rush- Forum in Beijing and Shang- staging post in building solid ful, very brightly colored and chinadaily.com.cn

ART The genius behind the ’85 wave

By LI JING could be called art.” artist’s former long-time assis- [email protected] Contemporary artist Li tant, said, “It is a very journal- Xinjian added that Rauschen- istic record of Rauschenberg’s In 1985 American artist berg’s work inspired an emerg- involvement with the world, in Robert Rauschenberg trav- ing generation of Chinese art- all kinds of material.” eled to Beijing to held a solo Reviewing ists that would later come to He described the artist as exhibition, ROCI China, at the Rauschenberg be known as the ’85 new wave. outgoing, upbeat and gener- institution now known as the “Visiting the retrospective ous, adding, “It shows in his National Art Museum of Chi- is equivalent to exhibition now, you find he is art (in terms of) the openness na. More than three decades very different from 30 years and welcoming of all kinds of on, his work has returned to reviewing the ago,” he said. experiences.” the Chinese capital for a sec- Rauschenberg in China at Susan Davidson, his fellow ond major show. development UCCA is the first major exhibi- curator, recalled the artist as a Rauschenberg in China, a of Chinese tion since the artist’s death in terrific cook: “He cooked like retrospective of the late art- Florida in 2008. Among the he painted; he just kept adding ist’s work, opened at the Ullens contemporary art.” works on display is The 1/4 more materials.” Center for Contemporary Art Mile or 2 Furlong Piece, which Rauschenberg kept add- Li Xianting, art critic on June 12 and runs until Aug is regarded as one of his most ing and revising The 1/4 Mile 21. important creations. over the years. The first major “Reviewing Rauschenberg marily on collage and embrace Stretching 305 meters and display for the work was in is equivalent to reviewing the materials traditionally outside made up of 190 parts, the piece 1987 when it went on show Part of ,)ì^ì-0)ì%68ì4-)')ì'6)%8)(ì&=ì3&)68ì%97',)2&)6+@ì,)ì)<,-&-8-32ì;-00ì692ì8-00ì 9+ì@ì development of Chinese con- the reach of artists. He would was completed over a period for a year at the Metropolitan LI JING / CHINA DAILY temporary art,” said art critic cover a canvas with house of 17 years, from 1981 to 1998, Museum of Art in New York. Li Xianting. paint, or ink the wheel of a car and reflects the major themes Yet the artist continuously In the 1980s, he said, Chi- and use it to create a drawing throughout his career, from his added more material, and in In addition to The 1/4 Mile, ments and archived material inspired him to found the na’s exposure to Western art on paper. white paintings, “combines”, keeping with his ideology of visitors can also see Study from the 1985 exhibition. Rauschenberg Overseas Cul- was limited to reproductions The 1985 exhibition received cardboards and “gluts” to col- “nonintention” the work has for Chinese Summerhall, two Rauschenberg’s interactions ture Interchange, a serial proj- in catalogues, and the under- more than 300,000 visitors lages composed with found been presented in various con- portfolios of images taken dur- with China started in 1982 ect of international exhibitions standing of art was largely over three weeks. images as well as the artist’s figurations over the years. ing Rauschenberg’s first trip to when he made a trip to one of held between 1984 and 1991 confined to academic painting, “He brought great excite- own photographs. UCCA director Philip Tinari China in the summer of 1982. the world’s oldest paper mills in countries including Mexico, sculpture and printmaking. ment and stimulation to There are also some Chinese said the exhibition marks the These rare images were in Jingxian, Anhui province, to Chile, Venezuela, Japan, Cuba, In contrast, Rauschenberg’s Chinese contemporary art, elements, such as the inclusion first time the full piece has made as studies for the collaborate on an art project. the then-Soviet Union, Ger- enthusiasm for popular cul- especially to nonartists,” Li of photos he took while in the gone on show since 1999, when 30-meter scroll-like work, That trip resulted in his many and Malaysia. ture and rejection of the seri- recalled. Tibet autonomous region. it appeared at the Massachu- which was also one of the cen- 1985 exhibitions in Beijing The series culminated in a ousness of abstract expression- “He challenged Chinese David White, one of the exhi- setts Museum of Contempo- terpieces of the ROCI China and Lhasa, capital of the Tibet retrospective at the National ists led him to concentrate pri- audiences — that stuff like that bition’s two curators and the rary Art in North Adams. show. On show are also docu- autonomous region. It also Gallery in Washington in 1991. CHINA DAILY CANADA Friday, June 17, 2016 ACROSS CANADA 11

People James Wang: passionate about Burnaby

When looking to Burnaby’s The Burnaby City Council member strives to future, Wang said he hopes to see more Chinese Canadians with tal- make all voices heard in the community ent and ideas letting their voices By XUETING ZHAO but also kids of other cultures and be heard. in Vancouver races getting to be exposed to this “My wish (as a city councillor) is For China Daily great culture,” Wang said. to see all the members in our com- Wang also finds himself get- munity willing to share their talents I don’t want to From the Royal Canadian Air ting involved in various civic mat- and respect each other’s identities,” passively live in Cadets march to the Vancouver ters, from education to sports to Wang said. “I want to work hard Sun Run, from city job fairs to local community-building. to make sure all cultures and races a community as business-opening ceremonies, if Wang believes that the respon- can survive and thrive on this land you live in Metro Vancouver, you’ve sibility to build a community because that’s what made Canada a an observer or an probably seen City Councillor James falls on the shoulders of every great country.” Wang out and about. newcomer. Unlike two decades ago when outsider. I want to Once an established archi- “I don’t want to passively live Wang first landed with few fel- tect working for one of the most in a community as an observer or low immigrants from the Chinese grow together with it.” prominent construction design and an outsider,” Wang said. “I want mainland, the population of Chi- research institutes in China, Wang to grow together with it. I think nese Canadians has been booming James Wang, brought his passion for building now that we’ve made the decision in recent years. Burnaby City Council into constructing a community in to start a new life here, it is only “I understand that getting which residents could fi nd a sense fair that we take this country as involved in politics is not in our of belonging. our homeland and build it with nature as Chinese,” Wang said. “But In the process, he became the endeavors, especially in a country I truly hope my experience can fi rst elected municipal politician in like Canada. encourage more immigrants here Canada from the Chinese mainland. “What I love about this coun- of Chinese background to get them- “There are about 700,000 to try the most is that it off ers equal selves out and integrate our culture 800,000 Chinese immigrants living opportunities to people who are in diff erent communities. And once in Canada, yet we don’t see as many willing to venture and to build a you’re out there, you’d discover how representatives in local communi- community of their own,” Wang diverse and colorful a country we ties speaking on behalf of them, said. “Canada is like a piece of col- are living in. whether in politics or education,” orful tapestry; each culture and race “There are so many ways that Wang said. has a fare share to contribute their new immigrants can feel isolated Concerned by that fact, Wang own color to it, and all together we or trapped when adapting to a new started his career as a trustee of make this country beautiful.” society — language barriers, culture the Burnaby Board of Education, Of the nearly 240,000 residents in shocks, lifestyles, culture norms and hoping to better connect the city’s the city, close to half of the residents so forth,” he said. “But what made Chinese community with the public speak a mother tongue other than us diff erent also made us capable education system. English or French. With more than of contributing to the society from A father of two, Wang identifi ed 100 different languages spoken, a unique way that no one else can. with the desire of many fi rst-gen- Burnaby, the third most populous That’s what made building a new eration immigrants to create a bet- city in BC, is one of the province’s life here exciting to me.” ter environment for their children most diverse. Wang said that “the idea of and to provide them with a decent Wang also has worked tirelessly exploring the outside world and education. as a liaison between Canada and building a life from scratch is per- “I wanted to become a medium China. haps something comes with my through which voices from the Chi- Inspired by the Korean Cultural blood. Growing up, my family was nese community can be heard by Heritage Festival, Wang proposed constantly on the move. It is per- schools, and updates from the edu- the Chinese Cultural Heritage haps also why I am able to call any cation scene can be shared within Festival, which was first held in new land I’m settling in home and the community,” Wang said. Swangard Stadium of Burnaby in immerse myself into local commu- During his time as a trustee, the summer of 2015, hosted by the nities quite naturally.” Wang succeeded in the introduction Canadian Community Service Asso- Wang’s efforts have been fre- of a Mandarin-language program in ciation’s (CCSA) Burnaby chapter. quently recognized, including as local elementary schools. The event welcomed more than a winner of a Top 25 Canadian “It is absolutely a delight to see 10,000 visitors in its debut. Wang Immigrant Award in 2014 and as a not only children of Chinese descent is excited about this year’s event nominee for the British Columbia James Wang, a City Council member in Burnaby, British Columbia, is the fi rst elected municipal offi cial in Canada from the picking up this traditional language, on July 31. Multicultural Awards in 2015. Chinese mainland. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY 12 NEWS CAPSULE Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA News Friday, June 10 into Thursday, review June 16

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Safety checks ordered for Beijing playgrounds China uses fi rst high-orbit remote sensing satellite Beijing bars display ‘All-gender toilet’ signs

A third school in Beijing has playground surface may be China’s fi rst high-orbit remote collect images of fl ood-hit areas Some bars in Beijing are dis- people of all sexes, including reported potential problems linked to the symptoms. sensing satellite, Gaofen-4, went in south China and monitor playing a sign on their restrooms transgenders. The initiative with its synthetic playground According to a product testing into use after six months of in- fi res that occurred in southwest to show their open attitude to all was launched by Beijing Gen- surface as the capital’s educa- report released by the school, the orbit testing, the State Admin- China’s Sichuan province and genders, according to qdaily.com. der Health Education Institute, tion authority ordered citywide playground was made mainly istration of Science, Technol- in Russia. The “All-gender toilet” sign a nongovernmental organiza- safety checks on all synthetic of polyurethane, widely used in ogy and Industry for National China started the Gaofen shows three figures: one wear- tion, on May 17, which marked playgrounds. the making of outdoor sports Defense announced. project with the launch of ing a dress, one in trousers and International Day Against Children allegedly developed surfaces in China. Gaofen-4 is China’s first Gaofen-1 in April 2013. It aims one wearing half dress and half Homophobia. symptoms such as nose bleeds, Industry insiders said quality geosynchronous orbit high- to launch seven high-defi nition trousers. More than 30 organizations, coughing, drowsiness, hair loss, products don’t smell or cause definition optical imaging observation satellites before The All-gender toilets, or mostly cafes, bars and NGOs, and skin irritation in the past health hazards but some produc- satellite and the world’s most 2020, designed for disaster pre- gender-neutral toilets, welcome have joined the initiative. two months at north Beijing’s ers might add materials like tolu- sophisticated. vention, surveillance of geologi- Shangdi Experimental Primary ene, lead, and plasticizer, which During the in-orbit test, cal disasters and forest disasters Top 350 universities in Asia are ranked School, parents said. They said could cost health problems after Gaofen-4 has been used to and weather forecast. they believe the man-made prolonged exposure. A ranking of the 350 top uni- Dr Zhang Yan, QS’ director Beijing No 1 in housing unaff ordability: study versities in Asia puts National for China operations notes that Great Wall section re-emerges from reservoir University of Singapore as No in regards to higher education, Rising property prices released by real estate services 1, followed by the University of China takes the lead in academic A section of the Great Wall, than 500 years ago during the in China’s major cities have fi rm E-House China. Hong Kong. research, innovation and talent submerged in a reservoir for Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). scared off many young peo- The average monthly rent in Tsinghua University from the cultivation. Further, he believes nearly four decades has re- It served as an important ple and the situation is only Beijing has already hit $10.86 Chinese mainland placed within the government should put more emerged after growing water pass to the northern and becoming worse as rent in per square meter per month. To the top 10, ranking fi fth and sur- eff ort into encouraging invest- use downstream lowered northeastern frontiers. A mas- those cities is becoming rent a 100-square meter house passing Peking University, which ment in the area and carry on water levels in the reservoir. sive reservoir was built in the unaff ordable. in Beijing, it would cost $1,067. ranks ninth. reforms in education to attract The section of the Great Wall region in 1975. The section Statistics for rent in 42 major The price is much higher in A total of 124 universities more young talent to come to the in Kuancheng Man autono- of wall was eventually sub- cities show that Beijing, Shang- regions closer to the city center. from China including 82 from country to study and work. mous county was built more merged as the water level rose. hai and Shenzhen — cities in Beijing was at the bottom of the Chinese mainland, 7 from The ranking is made by Quac- the first tier — take the lead another list: China’s most liv- Hong Kong, 34 from Taiwan and quarelli Symonds, a British in housing rent nationwide. able cities. 1 from Macao made the list of company founded in 1990, spe- Beijing is at the top of the list The city of Qingdao was “QS University Rankings: Asia cializing in education and study Monday June 13 of housing unaffordability in the most livable city among 2016”. abroad programs. China for the third straight of 40 cities surveyed by the year, according to a report Chinese Academy of Sciences. Job preferences of graduates changing Thursday June 16 Preferences of Chinese col- The survey polled more than lege graduates for employment 250,000 college students who have been changing in recent graduated in 2015. Adopted children in China for a discovery mission years as the country undergoes The report, in its eighth year, transformations in its econom- also found that small and medi- More than 90 Chinese chil- They are aimed at helping Chi- ic and industrial structure, a um-sized private companies dren, accompanied by their nese adoptees living overseas recent survey found. and enterprises, as employ- adoptive families from the to understand how they were Knowledge-intensive indus- ers, are gaining increasing United States, have returned adopted, recapture their child- tries such as information, favor from college graduates, to China to locate their hood, and learn more about education and healthcare are compared with State-owned birthplaces. traditional Chinese culture. hiring more college graduates, enterprises or transnational Most of them were return- More than 4,000 Chinese while labor-intensive ones such counterparts. ing to China for the fi rst time. adoptees have been invited to as architecture and manufac- The report also said that the They will review their adop- visit the country since 2006. turing, are losing their appeal employment rate of college tion fi les, take traditional Chi- The US tops the list of coun- to job hunters, according to graduates has remained com- nese cultural classes, return tries where Chinese orphans the College Graduates’ Employ- paratively stable despite the to the orphanages where they have been adopted. Julie Kava- ment Annual Report. slowing economy. (Photo 1) lived before being adopted and nagh, minister counselor at travel to tourist destinations. the US embassy in Beijing, Dormant SOEs to be regulated or shut down The heritage tours have said more than 90,000 Chi- been organized by the China nese children have been China will regulate dor- and the State Administration of Center for Children’s Welfare adopted by US families since mant state-owned companies Taxation. and Adoption since 2006. 1979. (Photo 3) to ensure they either re-start The move will force non- operation or file for liquida- performing “zombie enterpris- China’s fi rst passenger plane may debut this year tion, according to an official es,” which waste resources, to statement. shut down as they distort the China’s fi rst domestically pro- tested, and its maiden fl ight could Dormant companies that have general economic picture, the duced large passenger aircraft, be postponed until next year. failed to submit annual opera- statement said. the C919, is to make its maiden The C919 is expected to tion reports or tax declarations The reduction of overcapac- fl ight in the second half of this strengthen China’s capac- for at least two consecutive years ity in sectors such as steel and year, according to the Chinese ity in high-end equipment must do so or they will have coal is high on China’s reform Flight Test Establishment. manufacturing. their business licenses revoked, agenda this year and plans have However the Commercial Air- Twenty-one foreign and according to a statement jointly been announced to shut down A fl amingo chick is seen at the Nanning Zoo in South China’s craft Cooperation of China, the domestic customers have released by the State Administra- non-performing plants and re- Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Wednesday. The baby bird maker of the C919, told the media already placed 517 orders for the tion for Industry & Commerce employ laid-off workers. was hatched on June 4. XINHUA later that the jet is still being jet. (Photo 4)

NUMBERS Quote 66.63 million The decrease in the number of people living in poverty in China’s China is making rural areas from 2012 to 2015 progress in many dimensions on $6 billion its transition to The amount in TV sales in China in 2015, a 13 percent increase a sustainable over the previous year growth path, and the near-term $8.9 billion The amount of foreign direct outlook has turned investment into the Chinese more buoyant due mainland in May, a 1 percent decrease year-on-year to recent policy support.” David Lipton $236 million , fi rst deputy managing director, International Monetary Fund The value of the Chinese virtual reality market in 2015, which is expected to rise to more than Tourists taste crayfi sh at the International Crayfi sh Fair held at Huai’an city in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Monday. More than 30,000 people $759 million in 2016 (Photo 5) attended the event where 30 tons of crayfi sh were served by 76 restaurants. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY CHINA DAILY CANADA Friday, June 17, 2016 ACROSS CANADA 13

Photo gift — RICHMOND HILL

Andy Truong (left), executive director of Beijing Concord College of Sino-Canada, along with some of China’s Focus on Canada photographers, presents pictures to Rev Dayi Shi (second from left), president of the Buddhist Association of Canada, at the Second Canadian Chinese Buddhist Cultural Exchange Week on June 11 in Richmond Hill. NA LI / CHINA DAILY

Solid exchange — RICHMOND HILL

China’s Ambassador to Canada Luo Zhaohui speaks at the Second Canadian Chinese Buddhist Cultural Exchange Week on June 11 in Richmond Hill. Luo applauded the contribution made by the Buddhist Association of Canada and Cham Shan Temple to prompting cultural exchange between Canada and China. NA LI / CHINA DAILY

Publishing fi rst — RICHMOND HILL

Senator Victor Oh (second from left) and China’s Ambassador to Canada Luo Zhaohui congratulate Rev Cutting the ribbon — RICHMOND HILL Dayi Shi (right) and Elder Master Sing Hung (second from right) on the launch of Dayi’s book Living a Life of Freedom, the fi rst publication of the Wisdom of Life series, on June 11 in Richmond Hill. NA LI / CHINA DAILY Guests cut the ribbon at the opening of the Second Canadian Chinese Buddhist Cultural Exchange Week and Dharma Ceremony of Water and Land on June 11 in Richmond Hill. NA LI / CHINA DAILY

Rare collection — RICHMOND HILL

Rev Dayi Shi presents the collection of Guanyin statues to guests at the Second Canadian Chinese Buddhist Cultural Exchange Week on June 11 in Richmond Hill. NA LI / CHINA DAILY

Master strokes — RICHMOND HILL

Guests admire the calligraphy of 93-year-old elder master Sing Hung (fi fth from left) at the Calligraphy Exhibition of Three Contemporary Elder Masters on June 11 in Richmond Hill. NA LI / CHINA DAILY

Working together — TORONTO

Lu Zhongqiu, director of China Daily’s Focus Program, vice-secretary general of the Photojournalist Association of China, discusses the program at a welcome banquet hosted by the Can-Chin Innovative Canada in focus — TORONTO Education Alliance on Sunday in Toronto. As part of China Daily’s series, Focus Canada will invite Chinese and Canadian photographers to jointly contribute to an album that explores all walks of life in Canada and Xue Bing (centre), Chinese consul general in Toronto, joins Chinese photographers at a welcome banquet hosted by the Can-Chin Innovative highlights the friendship between Canada and China. NA LI / CHINA DAILY Education Alliance on Sunday in Toronto. The photographers, led by Wang Wenlan (left of the banner), assistant editor-in-chief of China Daily and vice-president of the China Photographers’ Association, will create China Daily’s Focus Canada album in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of China-Canada diplomatic relations. NA LI / CHINA DAILY 14 TORONTO Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA

Goings On

Charity on the way — RICHMOND HILL Grand opening — SCARBOROUGH

Judy San (third from left, front row), president of the Fu Hui Education Foundation (FHEF), along with Stanley Kwon (to Guests cut the ribbon at the official opening of Americo Mall on June 9 in Scarborough. With Polar Bear Nutrition, Americo San’s right), chair of FHEF, announce on June 9 at a press conference in Richmond Hill, that the Fu Hui fundraising gala will Express, Warket.com and others, Americo Mall is one of the first complexes to feature online and offline services and cross- be held on June 24 in support of high school and university students from needy families and orphans of the Yi minority border e-commerce trading. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY from the Liangshan mountains of Sichuan. NA LI / CHINA DAILY

Sharing sucess — TORONTO Winners all — TORONTO

Award-winner Joe Ng (right), president of JNE Consulting Inc, and the other winners of the 2016 Association of Chinese The winners of the Project Boyz Power Toronto Audition pose at the finals organized by Fairchild Television and Hong Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACCE) Awards, share their success stories with the audience at the ACCE’s business forum Kong TVB on June 11 in Toronto. From left: First runner-up Christian Yeung, champion Freeyon Chung and second runner- “Learning from the Achievers” on June 11 in Toronto. NA LI / CHINA DAILY up Jason Liang. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY

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SPECIAL CAMEO PRODUCTION Translation woes LEE BRINGS GLEE plague Chinese films abroad A much-heralded director draws By WANG KAIHAO “When you spend so eager crowds with a wangkaihao@ much money to shoot a film, But filmmaking is chinadaily.com.cn it is equally important to rare appearance — spend money on dubbing a matter of culture. The Chinese film and TV for overseas promotion,” he and unconventional industry wants better “for- says. Youhavetobe eign voices” on overseas “In the past, we’ve seen words — at the patient and give it screens. that China is a place full of Shanghai Translation is still a prob- technology and cultural cre- time.” lem, though. At least, that is ativity, but the efficiency of International the consensus of a recent our cooperation can be Ang Lee, director symposium co-organized by improved.” Film Festival, the Ministry of Culture and NYAV Post’s most recent the State Administration of project has been to dub for Xu Fan reports. them and relate to them emo- Press, Publication, Radio, last year’s Chinese hit anima- tionally.” Film and Television. tion Monkey King: Hero Is As a prestigious filmmaker During a 10-day Sino-For- Back, which soon will be t’s no surprise: Ang Lee who has worked with such eign Audiovisual Translation screened in the United has become the biggest stars as Kate Winslet and and Dubbing Cooperation States. sensation of the ongoing Hugh Grant, Lee says that film Workshop and Symposium Deanna Gao, founder of 19th Shanghai Interna- studios should not worry if a in both Beijing and Shang- the China Film Festival in Itional Film Festival. quality film cannot afford hai, which ended on Paris, says: “In most cases, As the first and only Chinese A-listers. Wednesday, nearly 60 film- dubbing is replaced by subti- to claim an Oscar for best “I know many big stars want makers, translators and film tles to save money and time. director, Lee is widely hailed to make quality films. They company managers from 30 But subtitles are difficult to as an unrivaled master bridg- would compromise on the pay countries shared their read for many people, like ing the East and West. for a good story. It’s a very insights on how to better children.” Despite that acclaim, he common phenomenon that promote Chinese produc- Nevertheless, in China, hasn’t appeared on the Chi- most of the A-list actors pur- tions in their home countries dubbed foreign films have nese mainland for a couple of sue artistic reputation as well with more approachable become rarer in cinemas, years, and the low-profile as money from big-budget channels for audiences. and that may partially director turned down all inter- titles,” he says. Nussipzhanov Yertay, a explain why Chinese films view requests during the festi- From the CGI magic of Life symposium attendee and a rely more on subtitles than val. of Pi to his latest drama, Billy major promoter of Chinese dubbing when they are So it’s easy to understand Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, films and TV series in exported. how a two-hour forum on Lee is known for his persist- Kazakhstan, says he Meanwhile, a report Monday, featuring Lee as a ence in pursuing the state-of- watched last year’s popu- released by Beijing Normal presenter, turned into some- art technology. lar 48-eposide spy thriller University in March shows thing of a pilgrimage for movie Most of present-day films The Disguiser within five 70 percent of overseas film- enthusiasts. are shot using the industry- days. goers are unsatisfied with An hour before the event, standard of 24 frames per sec- “I was looking for some- subtitles in Chinese films. hundreds of people were lin- ond. But Billy Lynn’s Long one to translate it into Gong Lanwei, president of ing up outside the door. Many Halftime Walk is the first fea- Kazakh, but it has to be the Australian International were left outside, standing or ture film shot at 120 frames someone savvy in history Chinese Film Festival, says sitting on the ground, to watch per second — technology with a wide international that ticket holders for award- the live television broadcast which will offer better-quality horizon rather than some- winning Chinese films some- once the room was full. imagery. one who does only direct times leave the cinema Lee didn’t disappoint the “I’m a curious guy when it translation,” he says. before the end due to poor crowd. comes to the image world. I “When I went to a film stu- translation of subtitles. His candid words captivat- just have a bit of ambition to dio in Beijing, I was shown Veteran Chinese film pro- ed those with a love of the big do something that has never some clips of Chinese films, ducer Yue Xiaomei says screen, but interestingly con- been done.” which are dubbed in Rus- making a dubbed version is flict with most of today’s con- While asked how newbie sian,” Yertay recalls. like re-creating a film, and ventional wisdom. filmmakers can become quick- “Frankly speaking, I don’t thus demands more atten- Noting that Hollywood has ly established or qualified, quite understand some tion. a globally dominating influ- Lee’s suggestion is to do the parts. “We don’t encourage for- ence thanks to its century- opposite. “The quality of dubbing eigners to translate Chinese old movie industry, Lee says “Don’t let them go too fast. and translation needs to be films. It’s difficult for them to that Chinese filmmakers I started my career at 36. So improved. A good work capture some cultural mean- should not hurry to “over- no worries for you young shouldn’t be dragged back by ings,” says Zhang Shufang, take” them. guys,” says the director, who dubbing.” president of China Broad- “It’s now a golden era for began to shoot his first fea- This is not a singular case. casting Media. Chinese filmmakers. But ture, Pushing Hands, in 1990, Michael Sinterniklaas, “However, the dubbed filmmaking is a matter of cul- after being jobless for six founder of NYAV Post, a voice must come from a ture. You have to be patient years. New York-based recording native speaker of foreign lan- and give it time,” the 61-year- “A heartwarming project studio, says Chinese and guages and the postproduc- old says. needs to wait until it’s mature. English translations in cin- tion needs to be completed China’s movie market has Time has the power to polish ema can be better. in their home countries.” seen an unprecedented boom skills and experience. Be over the past few years. Last patient,” says Lee. year, the world’s second-larg- He also fears that Chinese est movie market’s box-office financers’ eagerness to earn tally hit a record 44.1 billion money will damage the Chi- yuan ($6.68 billion), rising 48 nese film industry. percent from the previous Ang Lee (top) shares his opinions on the booming Chinese film market at the Shanghai International A number of similar stories, year. Film Festival. He won an Oscar for best director for his magical epic, LifeofPi(above). sequences and characters will Meanwhile, Zeng Maojun, PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY bore audiences and exhaust president of the country’s larg- talent, he says. est cinema chain, Wanda Cine- “If the audiences are getting ma Line, says China will of 21 screens a day last year. nese filmmakers should set heart,” says Lee. tired, it’s not a matter of which overtake the United States in Industry sources say the such a goal. “Celebrities and gossip easily genre to shoot but about the total number of screens astounding figures indicate “The most important thing dominate headlines. But a whether cinemas will still next year. China will replace the US at as a human being is to be faith- movie is not like a several- draw people,” he says. The latest figures show that the top of the world’s movie ful to your heart. No matter minute music video. The audi- China boasts around 32,000 industry next year. how the market expands, film ences want to see a Contact the writer at The Chinese animated film Monkey King: Hero Is Back is set screens — adding an average But Lee doesn’t believe Chi- is still something close to your production that can touch [email protected] to be screened in the United States. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY

PHOTOGRAPHY Popular TV actor Hu Ge finds new passion behind camera lens

By LIU JING in London London’s sister city. very lucky and honored to be a living example of British and However, a year later, Hu [email protected] Hu is one of the most popu- the ambassador. I love the city Western architecture — and suffered a severe injury and lar stars in China with more and it is an opportunity for me top-class restaurants and lei- disfigurement in a car acci- Hu Ge is no stranger to cam- than 48 million followers on to further understand my sure, we also have the old town dent, which killed his assist- eras. China’s Sina Weibo social net- hometown,” Hu tells China with Shanghai-style Shikum- ant. It took him about one year The popular actor has work. He is also among the Daily. “It also means responsi- en houses adorned with beau- to recover and return to the starred in more than 14 TV highest-paid stars in the coun- bility since I am not only repre- tiful stone arches, and many industry. series and two movies. Now the try. Last year, his three TV senting myself but also the city.” interesting alleyways full of In 2015, Hu had another 34-year-old, who also released series attracted more than 19 It has long been a tradition arts and culture that make my career boost thanks to the three albums during the past billion online clicks. for Shanghai to polish its hometown dynamic,” Hu says. mega-hit TV drama Nirvana two years, has discovered a He is reported to have brand with the help of celebri- Chen Jingxi, deputy director in Fire. He won many awards new role — behind the camera. signed up for more than 30 ties from various fields. of the Shanghai Information at home and abroad for this Hu’s photographs, featuring advertisement campaigns in Former NBA star Yao Ming Office, says Hu was appointed role, among which is the Mag- his home city, Shanghai, in 2015 with a total endorsement and Olympic champion hur- as the city’s ambassador for nolia Award for best actor at East China, are being dis- fee of more than 200 million dler Liu Xiang, both Shanghai being an example of “positive the 22nd Shanghai TV Festi- played at an exhibition in Lon- yuan ($30 million). natives, have been the city’s energy”. val. don through Saturday. The exhibition showcases faces before. Born in Shanghai’s Xuhui The TV series has been As Shanghai’s tourism artworks from invited artists Hu Ge (left) is designated as “Visit Britain’s Goodwill Ambassador “If Yao Ming (2.29 meters district in 1982, he was admit- exported to many countries, ambassador and a passionate from China and abroad. To for China” at the opening ceremony of the “Amazing Shanghai” tall) is Shanghai’s height (gao- ted to the Shanghai Theater including South Korea and amateur photographer, Hu capture some panoramic campaign in London on Monday. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY du in Chinese) and Liu Xiang Academy in 2001 and immedi- Japan. was invited to take part in the views of the city, Hu climbed to is Shanghai’s speed (sudu in ately skyrocketed to stardom When asked about the pos- Home·Town exhibition at the top of Shanghai Tower, Chinese), then I am Shanghai’s in 2005 after playing the lead sibility of cooperating with London’s Alfred Dunhill more than 600 meters above construction,” says Hu. “But I Hu was appointed as the Baidu (the top search engine actor in Chinese Paladin,aTV foreign directors, he jokingly Bourdon House. It is one of a the ground. was very glad to capture a tourism ambassador of Shang- in China),” Hu quips. series based on a popular role- says that he wishes to have series of initiatives to pro- “The weather was not ideal moment of Shanghai’s devel- hai in January. “So while in Shanghai we do playing game of the same such opportunities but needs mote the image of Shanghai, and the tower was still under opment process.” “As a Shanghai native, I feel have the picturesque Bund — name. to improve his English first. 16 Friday, June 17, 2016 EDITORIAL • OPINION

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CHRIS WHOMERSLEY ZHU QIWEN A healthy bourse Tribunal proceedings on Manila’s claims flawed needed to drive long-term growth s is now well known, State is obliged to accept that a the maritime area being delimit- to judicial procedures, and in this the Philippines has dispute with another State can be ed. This is because, as we have respect it points to the Declara- A brought arbitration put to arbitration, but there are a The question here is ulti- seen, low-tide elevations do not tion on the Conduct of Parties in or Chinese investors who have proceedings against significant number of exceptions mately whether the Tribunal generate maritime zones at all the South China Sea, signed by been expecting introduction of China under the United Nations and limitations to this obligation, and “rocks” only generate a terri- China and ASEAN (including the F more international institutional Convention on the Law of the Sea some of which are exercisable at applied this high standard torial sea. So, deciding upon the Philippines) in 2002, which states investors to boost the domestic relating to the South China Sea, the option of the State concerned. in deciding that it had juris- status of maritime features is an this explicitly. A document like stock market, it is disappointing that Mor- and the Tribunal has recently giv- In other words, when it is said indispensable component in the Declaration may not be for- gan Stanley Capital International has en its decision on whether it has that under UNCLOS the States diction to hear the Philippi- effecting a maritime delimitation. mally legally binding in itself, but again delayed adding Chinese shares to its jurisdiction over the claims made party have consented to arbitra- In other words, delimiting a mar- to international lawyers it would benchmark emerging markets index. by the Philippines. It found that it tion, this is true only in a very nes’ claims. itime boundary necessarily normally be regarded as giving One year after last summer’s stock crash, had jurisdiction, although uncon- qualified way: they have only con- involves also considering the sta- rise to what is called an estoppel. Chinese shares are still struggling to have a ditionally only over three of the 15 sented to arbitration subject to tus of maritime features. There is This is where State A makes a solid foothold. But the poor performance of submissions made by the Philip- the exceptions and limitations set over land territory. a strong argument therefore that representation to State B, which the Chinese stock market should not be made pines. The Tribunal has since out in UNCLOS. This is impor- Despite this, the Tribunal took the Chinese exception for mari- State B relies upon to its detri- an excuse to deny its long-term significance to heard argument on the merits of tant because the provisions in the view that it can decide upon time delimitation should also ment; in such circumstances, both the Chinese economy and investors at the various claims, and is likely to UNCLOS on the settlement of dis- the status of features in the South have been held to cover the ques- State A cannot go back on its rep- home and abroad. give its ruling on them later this putes were accepted as part of a China Sea (ie whether they are tion of the status of the maritime resentation. But in this case the In retrospect, it seems wise for Morgan year. But looked at critically the package deal at the UN Confer- “rocks” or low-tide elevations), features which are an indispensa- Tribunal held that the Declara- Stanley to have deferred inclusion of Chinese decision of the Tribunal that it ence which adopted UNCLOS; it even though it cannot rule on ble part of effecting a maritime tion did not amount to a repre- A-shares in one of its key indices last June just has jurisdiction has a number of is obviously important to all par- which State the feature belongs delimitation. sentation by the Philippines. This as the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index weaknesses. ties to UNCLOS that the package to. I have described this else- Furthermore, there is a well- is very difficult to understand: peaked at 5,178.19. With the Shanghai index As background, UNCLOS deal is not disturbed. where as putting the status cart known legal dictum that “the the Declaration was a jointly still struggling below 3,000 nowadays, an ear- emphasizes that the States bor- When the Philippines com- before the sovereignty horse, and land dominates the sea”.In other negotiated document, which was ly Morgan Stanley nod would have done little dering a semi-enclosed sea, like menced arbitration proceedings there appears to be no precedent words, a State’s entitlements to signed at a high level, so to say to China’s integration into the global market the South China Sea, should under UNCLOS, China declined for an international tribunal pro- maritime zones depends upon that it does not constitute a rep- by prematurely exposing global investors to cooperate together in dealing to appear, arguing that the pro- ceeding in such circumstances. the territory owned by that resentation seems odd. But the the tumult of China’s stock market. with common issues, even when ceedings were covered by one of In reaching this conclusion, the State. Thus, the International result was that the Tribunal Yet a move to make Chinese stocks a there is no agreement about the the exceptions in UNCLOS. Non- Tribunal asked itself what was the Court of Justice in its case-law allowed the Philippines to resile bigger part of the global portfolio is inevi- maritime boundaries between appearance by a State in interna- “real issue” in the case brought by has always decided upon dis- from what had been said in the table. them. tional proceedings is actually not the Philippines, and decided that putes over land territory before Declaration and to proceed with In addition, UNCLOS sets out so unusual. Most famously, the it was not about the sovereignty proceeding to prescribe a mari- the arbitration. This may be an what maritime zones it is permis- United States declined to partici- over the features, but about their time boundary. So, there are unfortunate precedent: there are Instead, it should be seen as an sible for a coastal State to claim: a pate in the proceedings brought status; thus, it said that it could three interdependent elements: many tens of thousands of simi- territorial sea of twelve nautical by Nicaragua in the International rule on the latter question with- the status of features, maritime lar documents negotiated urgent call for greater efforts to miles, an exclusive economic Court of Justice in the 1980s after out touching on the former. This delimitation and sovereignty between States, which may not repair and revive the Chinese stock zone of 200 nautical miles, and a the Court had held that it had jur- is despite the recent precedent of over land territory. But even be legally binding, but which continental shelf stretching at isdiction. the case brought by Mauritius though the Tribunal accepted States feel they ought to abide market. least to 200 nautical miles, but So, on what basis did the Tribu- against the United Kingdom, in that it has no jurisdiction over by; the Tribunal’s decision is potentially extending beyond that nal find that it had jurisdiction? which by bringing proceedings the latter two elements, it has therefore potentially destabiliz- if the geological conditions are The first point to note is that the under UNCLOS questioning the decided to proceed with the case ing in international relations gen- Morgan Stanley’s decision to delay the right. These maritime zones can- Tribunal does not have jurisdic- validity of the marine protected on the basis that it has jurisdic- erally. inclusion of Chinese shares in a key index not be claimed from “low-tide ele- tion to adjudicate upon the terri- area declared around the Chagos tion over the first element. Finally, under UNCLOS, the tracked by international institutional inves- vations”,that is features which are torial sovereignty over the various Archipelago, Mauritius sought to One wonders whether it was Tribunal is obliged to ensure that tors who may inject tens of billions of dollars underwater at high tide. All of land features in the South China dispute the sovereignty over the right for the Tribunal to proceed a case is “well founded” before into the world’s second-largest stock market these maritime zones can be Sea – even though it is common islands. The Tribunal in that case in this way. The International proceeding. One of the arbitra- should therefore not be interpreted as a vote claimed from islands, except that knowledge that this issue is hotly rightly saw through that device Court of Justice has emphasized tors in the Philippines case, of no confidence. Instead, it should be seen as “rocks which cannot sustain disputed, not only by China and and declined to accept Mauri- in several cases that it must pro- speaking in an earlier case, lik- an urgent call for greater efforts to repair and human habitation or economic the Philippines, but also by Viet tius’s argument on this point. It is tect the integrity of its judicial ened this to the standard revive the Chinese stock market. life of their own” can only gener- Nam, Malaysia and Brunei. In perhaps surprising that the Tri- function. In the same way, it is “beyond reasonable doubt” A well-functioning stock market is needed ate a territorial sea. This defini- other words, the Tribunal cannot bunal in the Philippines case did legitimate to ask whether the Tri- applied in criminal cases in com- more than ever to help revitalize domestic tion of “rocks” is not easy to say that a particular feature not follow this precedent. bunal can be said to be acting mon law countries – which is of private investment, a key growth engine for interpret and so far there has belongs to China or the Philippi- It is also important to note that with due judicial integrity when it course an exacting standard. The consumer-oriented innovation and service. been little international case-law nes. This is because the Tribunal one of the exceptions in UNCLOS seeks to exercise jurisdiction on question here is ultimately As growth of private investment in this on what it might mean. However, only has jurisdiction to decide on which China has made use of the basis that it can rule on one whether the Tribunal applied country drastically slowed to 3.9 percent in it is critical to many of the argu- disputes over the “interpretation relates to maritime delimitation. element of a case, but not on two this high standard in deciding the January-May period from an already ments of the Philippines that they or application” of UNCLOS, and Thus, there can be no compulsory prior and indispensable elements that it had jurisdiction to hear weak 5.2 percent in the first four months, poli- allege that a large number of the UNCLOS of course is not con- recourse to arbitration in a case of that case. the Philippines’ claims. cymakers should reconsider developing a features in the South China Sea cerned with resolving disputes about maritime delimitation China has always maintained healthy stock market that can effectively raise are either low-tide elevations or over land territory. The Philippi- involving China. But actually one that any disputes concerning the The author is former Deputy funds for future innovators. “rocks”. nes recognized the difficulty here of the key questions in any mari- South China Sea should be settled Legal Adviser of the United King- The country’s over-reliance on loans from Under UNCLOS there are cer- and expressly denied that it was time delimitation is: what is the by negotiation between the par- dom’s Foreign and Common- banks, which favor State enterprises over pri- tain circumstances in which a seeking a decision on sovereignty status of the various features in ties, rather than through recourse wealth Office. vate companies, has unfortunately increased over the past year as the rout of the Chinese stock market has suppressed initial public offering. CHEN FENGYING The domestic stock market is a useful channel for Chinese companies, especially private ones, to raise funds for their expan- US rail deal termination a valuable lesson sion and therefore it cannot be allowed to dysfunction any longer, especially because private investment that accounted for 62 percent of the country’s total investment in pressWest Enterprises, little progress overseas, especially the first five months is cooling off at an a private US railway in North America, while facing alarming pace. In the short term, moderate X company, unilaterally fierce competition from Tokyo, a investment growth is crucial to China’s terminated a deal with global leader in building and run- attempt to arrest the ongoing economic China Railway International on ning high-speed trains, in Asia. slowdown. In the medium and long run, Jun 8 to build a high-speed rail- Chinese railway companies are robust investment growth in the private way line from Los Angeles, Cali- still learning how to “go global” sector will largely determine the speed and fornia, to Las Vegas, Nevada. and efficiently integrate into the success of China’s economic transforma- Just nine months ago, Xpress- country’s Belt and Road Initia- tion to embrace consumption-led and West had announced that CRI, tive. Many of their offers were innovation-driven growth. the Chinese consortium made up either turned down or temporari- Besides, as the Chinese economy is set of several State-owned railway ly stalled because some countries to overcome the daunting challenges of equipment subsidiaries and ser- had certain concerns over Chi- “middle-income trap”,a healthy stock vice providers, would build the nese investments or for the lack market for Chinese people to invest and 370-kilometer railway. The work of long-term planning for over- make profits has become a necessity. on the project was scheduled to seas railway projects. Admittedly, the current regulation and start in September and total To avoid repeating such mis- performance of the domestic stock mar- investment was estimated to be takes, all companies promoting ket is far from satisfactory. By causing $12.7 billion. China’s high-speed railway pro- huge losses to tens of millions of domes- China Railway Corp, CRI’s jects overseas should base their tic investors, the stock crash last summer main shareholder and the coun- investment on feasibility and has more or less complicated China’s try’s railway service provider, will the real market demand, progress toward a high-income society. take all necessary measures to instead of blindly seeking to The increasing concentration of house- ensure that its interests in the reduce their overcapacity. hold wealth in the red-hot housing mar- United States are protected, a In particular, they have to ket also highlighted the rising risk of lack consortium official has said. abide by other countries’ laws of alternative investment channels for The US railway company’s and regulations on foreign Chinese families. It is quite apparent that action came at a time when investment while seeking clos- more investments in the housing market Donald Trump and Hilary Clin- er cooperation with local gov- will only make it harder for innovators ton seem set to win the Republi- ernments and enterprises, as and manufacturers to survive, let alone can and Democratic nomination well as take precautions to deal thrive. race to face off in the November with foreseeable institutional These domestic reasons are enough for presidential election, prompting WANG XIAOYING/ CHINA DAILY frictions, even though the Chi- policymakers to launch a comprehensive some to see a link between the nese government is obligated overhaul of the domestic stock market. two events. to provide the necessary diplo- The higher demand international institu- The truth, however, is that CRI al government’s requirement that lacks the sincerity to cooperate less competitive Chinese enter- matic protection for the com- tional investors place for the openness will face similar speed bumps high-speed trains must be manu- with a Chinese enterprise in a prises, like those in the service panies’ legal interests and and transparency of the Chinese stock with or without the elections. It is factured in the United States”. promising railway project, even if and agricultural industries, eas- rights. market is just another nudge for deep- its competitiveness in running No high-speed trains are “man- the latter has the capability and ier entry into its market. ened reforms to build a healthy stock high-speed trains that US trade ufactured” in the US, at least capacity to provide sound tech- Although the termination of The author is a researcher at the market in China, a global growth engine protectionists are afraid of. And until now. XpressWest should nological support at relatively the railway project is unlikely to China Institutes of Contemporary that no one can afford to bypass. that is also the reason why have acknowledged the “funda- low costs. deal a blow to China-US International Relations. The arti- XpressWest suddenly backed out mental barrier” at home when it The US does need Chinese exchanges, it is worth noting that cle is an excerpt from her inter- The author is a senior writer with China of the deal, although it said its signed the agreement with CRI. investments to create more jobs Beijing’s promotion of its high- view with China Daily’s Cui Daily. decision was based on “the feder- Apparently, the US company for its people, and it has granted speed railway business has made Shoufeng. [email protected] 18BUSINESS Friday, June 17, 2016

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DEALS MACHINERY Midea set to launch Shanghai takeover offer for Zhenhua Kuka AG bets on

By QIU QUANLIN in Guangzhou [email protected] automation China’s biggest maker of home appliances Midea Group will likely announce on ZPMC sees high-tech Thursday a full takeover bid for German industrial robot port terminals as the maker Kuka AG. key to its long-term Midea will launch the take- over offer to all shareholders growth prospects of the leading global supplier of intelligent automation solu- By WANG YING in Shanghai tions, according to a Reuters wang_ying@ report, which cited sources in chinadaily.com.cn Kuka. Spokesmen for the Chinese Visitors try Kuka’s Robocoaster at an expo in Shanghai. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY In less than 24 years, group would not comment on Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Song Hailiang, chairman of the report, saying a statement Industry Co Ltd has devel- ZPMC would be made after a take- Kuka to above 30 percent. seeking a 49 percent stake in devices, said Midea Chairman appliances maker Toshiba oped into the world’s largest over bid is formally That would make it the big- Kuka. That paper cited and CEO Paul Fang. Corp’s white goods business. port machinery manufac- announced. gest shareholder, ahead of Ger- unnamed sources in the Ger- “We believe that a larger The German industrial turer. Its plan for the next automated terminals from “Up till now, preparations many’s Voith GmbH, a maker man government. shareholding strikes the right robot maker will assess a pos- decade is to make automat- Rotterdam World Gateway for the bid have been well con- of industrial equipment. Midea sources reportedly balance between us and Kuka, sible takeover bid from a Euro- ed container terminals a in the Netherlands and the ducted in accordance with rel- Currently, Midea indirectly said that the company decided while also putting both com- pean company, but it would be new growth engine of the Italian port of Vado Ligure, evant regulations and laws of owns 13.5 percent of Kuka’s mount the takeover bid for panies in a position to drive wrong to assume such an offer company. while 36 sets of port equip- China and Germany,” said the shares. The voluntary take- Kuka during a board general further growth through col- would take priority over the “ZPMC is now trying to ment went into service at a spokesman, who declined to over offer will reportedly be meeting on June 6. laboration, especially in the bid from Midea, according to focus a great amount of the automated Long Beach be named. conducted by Midea’s affiliate The increased shareholding Chinese market,” said Fang. earlier Reuters reports, citing resources on automatic ter- Container Terminal in Cali- Sources in Midea said earli- MECCA International Ltd, at in Kuka was made in line with Fang also said the takeover sources close to Kuka chief minals, and we expect this fornia in the United States in er that the company, based in 115 euros ($129) in cash per Midea’s “smart” strategy. was in line with the company’s executive. sector to bolster our devel- April. Foshan, Guangdong province, share. Launched in 2015, it aimed to expansion in the international Industrial giant Siemens AG opment in the coming dec- “All the lifting equipment an industrial and economic However, according to Ger- upgrade the group’s manufac- investment market, after the has no interest in becoming a ade,” said Song Hailiang, of the $1.2 billion invest- powerhouse in South China, man business newspaper turing competencies and company bought an 80.1 per- white knight for Kuka, accord- chairman of ZPMC and vice- ment LBCT automated port, planned to expand its stake in Handelsblatt, Midea is only develop more smart home cent stake in Japanese home ing to the Reuters report. president of China Commu- including 14 quay cranes nications Construction Co (shore bridges), 70 automat- Ltd. ed rail cranes, and five auto- According to Song, the mated railway crane, will be INVESTMENT future of terminals lies in delivered by ZPMC around unmanned technology. 2019,” said Song. Through remote control, The firm’s first order from Local groups line up to bid for McDonald’s China franchise intelligent container termi- Hamburg terminal CTA in nals will have better per- 2000 for four cranes is formance and lower regarded by Song as a land- By LYU CHANG food and catering at China equipment — is not a new operational costs than tradi- mark of the company. [email protected] Investment Corp, said foreign comer to the food market. tional ones. All the achievements were fast-food chain operators are The state-owned company “ZPMC won’t miss this made through persistent Two Chinese companies are being forced to invite more created a fast-food chain, great revolution. The devel- research and development. considering making a joint bid investment in the world’s Malan Noodle, to solve the opment of automated termi- For more than two decades, with the US buyout firm KKR most populous country due to employment problem for the nals will be able to combine ZPMC has kept allotting & Co LP for McDonald’s Corp’s fierce competition. company’s employee’s fami- ZPMC’s existing core busi- more than 3 percent of its franchise rights in China, in “The rise of Chinese chain lies. ness of steel cranes and revenue to its R&D depart- what would be a big bet on the restaurants is why McDo- Ren Jianxin, chairman of related services with more ment which now has future of the country’s fast nald’s wants participation of the Beijing-based company, diversified development,” he expanded to more than food sector. strategic investors to adapt to said the name Malan com- said. 2,000. China National Chemical changes in the local market,” memorated the untimely The Shanghai-listed com- ZPMC’s reputation hit a Corp (ChemChina) and New he said, predicting that more death of his mother, surnamed pany has already made its peak during Premier Li Hope Group Co Ltd are among capital will flow into the rising Ma. mark in the automated ter- Keqiang’s trip to the China the potential suitors, and have food industry. ChemChina is deep in an minal sector as it is current- (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade asked to turn in their first- In 2015 total sales from Chi- overseas shopping frenzy, with ly constructing the Zone in November 2015. round offers by next week, nese food companies hit 3 tril- several planned acquisitions automated terminal project The premier encouraged people familiar with the mat- Children visit a McDonald’s Corp toy display in Beijing. lion yuan ($456 billion), up in the current year. of Qingdao Port and the the group to realize break- JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY ter said. 11.7 percent from a year earlier, It announced in February fourth phase of the Yang- throughs and marketing China Resources Enterprise and the figure is expected to that it would to pay more than shan Deep-water Port in promotion in automated Ltd and the investment firm declined to comment, calling burger chain is overhauling its expand to 5 trillion yuan by $43 billion to acquire Swiss Shanghai. port technology and grasp Bain Capital LLC are also it a “speculation”. shareholding structure in Asia 2020 with a growth rate of 10 agrochemical and seed pro- In addition, the nation’s the opportunity of the showing interest in bids which McDonald’s is understood to to achieve an international percent each year. ducer Syngenta AG, the big- first automated container national plan “Made in would total $2 billion, said the have been looking since March turnaround plan rolled out ChemChina — a chemical gest ever deal made by a terminal built by ZPMC at China 2025” issued to sources, who preferred to be for partners of its franchise last year. The company has giant which focuses on six Chinese company. Xiamen Ocean Gate Con- upgrade the country’s anonymous. rights to localize itself more in targeted adding another 1,500 major sectors such as chemi- tainer Terminal is under tri- industry. ChemChina and New Hope the Chinese mainland, Hong outlets in the three regions cal materials, crude oil proc- Zhong Nan, Wang Zhuoqiong al operation. In 1992, ZPMC was found- did not answer emails and the Kong and South Korea. over the next five years. essing, rubber products, and Bloomberg contributed to Furthermore, the compa- ed in Shanghai as a heavy-du- US fast-food company also The globe’s biggest ham- Xiao Yujia, an expert on agricultural and chemical this story ny also received orders for ty equipment manufacturer.

ELECTRONICS Xiaomi teams up with China Unicom to push offline phone sales

By MA SI Xiaomi launched a custom- company’s official website. point, a number of vendors are ticket to enter into low-tier cit- According to Counterpoint [email protected] made smartphone Redmi 3X “The proportion of online 899 yuan banking on bricks-and-mortar ies, which are dominated by its Technology Market Research, on Wednesday. Equipped sales is too big,” Lei said. “To retailers to spur their growth. rivals Oppo Electronics Corp telecom operators’ retail chan- Chinese smartphone ven- with a large battery and a maintain the rapid growth we price of Xiaomi’s new Xiaomi said earlier this year and vivo Mobile Communica- nels account for 30 percent of dor Xiaomi Corp has teamed 13-megapixel rear-camera, have seen in the past four smartphone Redmi 3X it will open 200 to 300 retail tion Technology Co Ltd. China’s total smartphone up with the country’s second- the new phone will go on sale years, expanding offline retail- stores to bolster sales. Its In the first quarter of this sales, while e-commerce sites largest telecom carrier, China for 899 yuan ($136) through ing channels becomes the key.” major rival Lenovo Group Ltd year, Oppo and vivo made their contribute another 30 per- United Network Communica- China Unicom’s 30,000 off- Xiaomi and China Unicom manager at China Unicom. also pledged more efforts to way into the world’s top-five cent, with the rest managed by tions Group Co, to expand its line stores and more than will also expand their coopera- The move fits into China expand its offline retailing ranking of smartphone ven- professional electronic retail offline retailing channels. 230,000 bricks-and-mortar tion beyond handsets to a Unicom’s broad efforts to presence, which its senior dors for the first time, pushing stores. The move came as the coun- retailing partners. wide range of products, such transform its abundant Vice-President Chen Xudong out Xiaomi and Lenovo. James Yan, a Beijing-based try’s online smartphone sales Lei Jun, CEO and founder as Xiaomi TV, routers and air bricks-and-mortar assets into called the key to surviving “Xiaomi is an expert in analyst at Counterpoint, said has hit a ceiling and as Xiaomi of Xiaomi, said so far more purifiers. a big retailing platform of var- intense competition. online marketing, but lacks partnering with China Uni- grapples with declining ship- than two-thirds of the com- “Allof these Xiaomi electronic ious electronic products, CK Lu, principal analyst at experience and talent to run com will help Xiaomi quickly ments and mounting competi- pany’s smartphones have products will be available at our Xiong added. consulting firm Gartner Inc, offline stores. So it makes tons boost smartphone sales, but tion from rivals such as Oppo been sold through e-com- nationwide offline retail stores,” As China’s smartphone said China Unicom’s sprawling of sense to partner with China won’t necessarily deliver good Electronics Corp. merce platforms and the said Xiong Yu, deputy general market is reaching saturation offline resources gave Xiaomi a Unicom,” Lu said. profits. CHINA DAILY CANADA Friday, June 17, 2016 BUSINESS 19

Talking business Woman Vblogger’s success may be one-of-a-kind

By BAI PING the booming Chinese internet ics to their fans on social media the crowd. While many wanghong celebrity economy. and their blogs. eventually end up as shop owners ver the last weekend, I For a start, Jiang is opinionated, There is a general pattern for on a major e-commerce site, Jiang binge watched the most funny, smart and resonates with wanghong to cultivate a following has announced that she will launch O famous Chinese video urban young people. In a self-dep- and become opinion leaders of PapiTube that like YouTube, allows blogger Jiang Yilei who recating manner, she pokes fun at consumers. Some start by sharing users to upload and share video has reportedly turned her short everyday topics ranging from dat- selfies and posting or re-posting clips online. videos into a business worth hun- ing woes to family relationships to witty comments that appeal to like- Investors have already treated dreds of millions of yuan, in just a social trends. minded readers. Some publicize Jiang’s low-cost show as another matter of several months. If these qualities are not salient their luxurious lifestyle that others tech startup, with projections on Of course, there has been market enough, think about Jiang as a want to emulate. Advertisers love its business model, markets and talk about plans to replicate her skilled and resilient director with them as powerful marketing profitability. But everybody is modus operandi and there could undergraduate and graduate stud- agents to tap niche markets. most concerned about the sustain- be hundreds of Papi Jiang, her ies completed at the prestigious The rise of the e-commerce ability of Jiang’s satirical and spicy online moniker, soon. Central Academy of Drama. While celebrity marketing, to the tune of videos, which could be a key com- While I watched Jiang talking Jiang chose a messy living room as 58 billion yuan ($8.81 billion) in petitive strength of her proposed in rapid-fire Mandarin and the setting of her videos, she is said 2016, has also spawned advertising video site. Shanghainese occasionally pep- to be meticulous about her produc- companies that specialize in the Audiences have considered it a pered with English phrases and tion, with lots of time spent on training and promotion of wan- self-parody when Jiang ends every vulgarities, I began to see her script writing and rehearsal. In ear- A netizen in Yichang, Hubei province, watches videos of Jiang Yilei, the most ghong who aspire for lucrative video by saying “I’m Papi Jiang, a business potential that has ly April, media regulators ordered famous Chinese video blogger. LIU JUNFEN / FOR CHINA DAILY advertising and sales deals. woman who combines beauty and attracted millions in venture capi- her videos to be taken offline As the grooming process is stan- talent”.Now they might take it tal and advertising. because of her use of “swearing dardized, some such companies more as battle cry of a determined, But I doubt if the wildly popular and insulting language”.She came compelling content. But Jiang Most Chinese internet stars, bet- boast they can launch a full-fledged entrepreneurial young woman who one-woman show, followed by back days later with her modified appears to be the only one of her ter known as wanghong, are mod- wanghong, complete with a reason- wants to take the wanghong busi- close to 12 million fans on Sina videos available for viewing again. kind. Many other famous internet els, former beauty pageant ably sized fan base and marketing ness to next level. Weibo alone, could be mass pro- I wish there could be more inter- bloggers have taken the path of a winners or nice-looking rich young capabilities, in three months. duced like a blogger cum shopping net hosts like Jiang who accumu- shopping guide to monetize their women who promote consumer Besides her content, the end- Contact the writer at guide, a hot occupation created by lated fans by producing original, fans’ love. products like clothes and cosmet- game has also set Jiang apart from [email protected]

What’s news

China remains Dubai’s inched up 0.4 percent in May month-on-month, according to esti- top trading partner mates released by Singapore Real China topped Dubai’s trading part- Estate Exchange on Tuesday. On a ners with bilateral trade totaling 39 year-on-year basis, resale prices billion dirham ($10.6 billion) in the increased by 0.2 percent in May. As GOVTS & POLICIES first quarter of 2016, Dubai Customs for individual sectors, resale prices Entertainment, media said. India followed second with 24 in downtown and fringe areas billion dirham worth of trade. The growth to continue increase of 4.7 percent and 0.6 per- United States came third with 22 cent year-on-year, respectively, China is likely to maintain its billion dirham. China became while the suburban area recorded a growth in the entertainment and Dubai’s biggest trading partner in year-on-year price decrease of 2.0 media industries, a report from 2014, when it surpassed India for percent. On resale volume, an esti- accounting firm PwC showed. Chi- the first time with bilateral trade mated 840 non-landed private resi- na’s E&M revenue will amount to hitting 175 billion dirham. More dential units were resold in May, up $258 billion by 2020, with a com- than 4,000 Chinese firms run bran- 35.7 percent compared with the 619 pound annual growth rate of 8.9 ches in the UAE. units resold last month. percent, markedly higher than the world average of 4.4 percent, it Argentine fish exports said. Internet advertising, cinema Tourist spending drives and video games are projected to catch big market down NZ trade deficit see CAGRs of 13.9 percent, 18.9 China was the second-largest desti- New Zealand’s current account percent and 7.4 percent, respec- nation for Argentina’s fish and sea- deficit shrank in the quarter end- tively, over the 2015-20 period. food exports in the first quarter of ing March as overseas visitors E&M has become a significant seg- 2016. Argentina’s fish and seafood upped their spending and foreign ment of China’s tertiary sector, a exports to China in this period were investors saw smaller returns, the new economic driver that has been worth $77 million, accounting for 16 government statistics agency said on the rise. percent of the total, the report by on Wednesday. The deficit of Argentine consulting firm Sectorial NZ$1.49 billion ($1.04 billion) was Coal output plummets Economic Research said. Spain was down by NZ$665 million from the the top export destination, account- previous quarter, and was the 15 percent in May ing for $112 million and 23 percent smallest quarterly deficit since the Coal production declined sharply in of the total exports. March 2014 quarter, according to May as measures to cut capacity Statistics New Zealand. Less began to take effect, official data Tech display income earned from foreign invest- showed. Total output of coal mining ment in New Zealand was the companies with annual revenue of Visitors look at an interactive experience technology product at a retail sales expo in Hong Kong. The three-day main driver in the fall in the pri- more than 20 million yuan ($3.04 show, due to close on Thursday, highlights the latest retail sales technology, design and equipment. mary income deficit, with falls in million) dropped 15.5 percent year- WU YONGJIAN / XINHUA both direct and portfolio invest- on-year in May, according to the ment income. National Development and Reform COMPANIES & MARKETS Commission. Output cumulatively Brazilian bank chief decreased by 8.4 percent in the first Yuan weakens to five months compared with the 6.6001 against dollar as much as 8.9 percent in extended The automaker said the locking vehicle, then mixed with oxygen in ready to fight inflation same period last year. The central parity rate of the Chi- trading after the announcement. device may become loose when atmosphere to produce electricity. The new president of Brazil’s central nese currency renminbi, or the The company said it projects sales of moving at high speed, which could “Bio-ethanol fuels, including those bank, Ilan Goldfajn, said that he will Market slowdown to yuan, weakened 210 basis points to 18.1 billion yuan ($2.81 billion) to cause the vehicle’s hood to open. sourced from sugarcane and corn, seek to fight inflation and focus on 6.6001 against the dollar on the “macroeconomic tripod,” name- squeeze automakers 18.2 billion yuan compared with its are widely available in countries in Wednesday, according to the China previous forecast of 20.1 billion to Nissan develops the North and South Americas, and ly fluctuating exchange rates, fiscal Automakers in China will face Foreign Exchange Trading System. 20.6 billion yuan. Asia,” said the Japanese multina- responsibility and controlled infla- greater pressure on their profit In China’s spot foreign exchange bio-ethanol fuel system tional automobile manufacturer. tion. In a ceremony at the central margins as the market slows and market, the yuan is allowed to rise Mercedes-Benz to Japan’s major automaker Nissan bank headquarters in Brazil, Gold- competition increases, ratings or fall by 2 percent from the central Motor Co Ltd announced on Tues- fajn officially took up the post and agency Fitch Ratings Ltd said on parity rate each trading day. recall 6,302 vehicles day that it is developing a fuel cell said that the institution’s main mis- Tuesday. China will see annual German carmaker Mercedes-Benz system for vehicles to run on bio- sion was to ensure stability by growth in passenger vehicle sales Baidu reduces revenue will recall 6,302 vehicles in the Chi- ethanol electric power, the first time bringing inflation under control. “It slow to 5 percent over the next five nese mainland over defective hood for the fuel to be used in motor vehi- is important to highlight that the years, due to the economic slow- forecast, shares fall locks, China’s quality watchdog said cles. The “e-Bio Fuel-Cell” generates efficiency of our monetary policy down and restrictive policies on car Baidu Inc, China’s biggest internet on Tuesday. The affected vehicles are electricity through the solid oxide AROUND THE WORLD will be greater, depending on the purchases and usage in big cities. search engine, cut its revenue fore- the imported Smart series, manufac- fuel cell power generator using bio- Singapore private success of reforms and on the Demand from smaller cities will be cast for the second quarter, saying tured between May 12, 2015 and Oct ethanol stored in the vehicle, said return of fiscal responsibility,” he the major growth catalyst, while regulatory restrictions cut advertis- 2, 2015, the General Administration Nissan. Hydrogen is produced from homes up 0.4 percent said in a speech. sport utility vehicles will continue ing from drug companies and other of Quality Supervision, Inspection 100 percent ethanol or ethanol- Resale prices for Singapore’s non- to gain market share from sedans. healthcare groups. Shares declined and Quarantine said in a statement. blended water in the fuel tank of landed private residential flats CHINA DAILY-AGENCIES

MEDICINE Tianjin pharmaceutical company emphasizes medical wearables

By FAN FEIFEI oping medical wearables. In 2014, it implemented an equity cals has established industry clus- of financing methods. and ZHANG MIN in Tianjin Established in 1996, the compa- incentive plan for 70 key members 4.5 billion yuan ters in a number of fields, including For instance, in 2012 it purchased ny’s sales revenue reached 4.5 bil- engaged in scientific research, to raw materials production, Chinese Beijing TcmagesPharmaceutical Co. Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceuti- lion yuan ($680 million) in 2015. As stimulate their creativity and vigor. sales revenue of Tianjin Chase Sun herbal medicine planting, modern- Ltd., which specializes in research cal Co Ltd, a high-tech medicine and of the beginning of this year, it had Ten percent of its annual sales reve- Pharmaceutical Co in 2015 ized TCM preparation, TCM formu- and production of TCM herbal gran- health industry group, has extended total assets valued at 6.4 billion nue is used for supporting the inno- la granules, synthetic drugs, ules. its lines of business from manufac- yuan and a market value of 15 bil- vation team and for hiring senior medical apparatus, wearable medi- Last year, it bought Beijing Choice turing traditional Chinese medici- lion yuan, with more than 5,400 talent. The State Council, China’s cabi- cal products, and internet-based Electronic Tech Co Ltd, a medical nes to making wearable medical employees. Sales revenue is expect- “We always pay attention to the net, issued in February a guideline therapy. monitoring equipment manufac- equipment. ed to reach 5 billion yuan in 2016, up need to motivate talent to be innova- on developing the TCM during the Moreover, since the company was turer, for 1.57 billion yuan, to tap These devices, such as pulse from 260 million yuan in 2009, tive. We have attracted a batch of top period of 2016-2030. According to listed on the Shenzhen Stock into the wearable medical equip- oximeters, sleep monitors and according to Wu. talent to join our company through the plan, the output of the TCM Exchange in 2009, it has stepped up ment field. blood pressure monitors, are The company’s business strategy this mechanism,” Wu added. industry will account for 30 percent the pace of mergers and acquisi- designed for family use. Wu Fen, focuses on technical innovation and By 2020, the scale of our talent will of the nation’s overall pharmaceuti- tions to enter into more fields. Contact the writers at fanfei- president of the company, said that continuing to strengthen research double, and the core members will cal industry. It has acquired and reorga- [email protected] and future focus will be on further devel- and development capabilities. increase to 800 or 1,000,” he said. Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceuti- nized 28 enterprises by a variety [email protected] Friday, June 17, 2016 CHINA DAILY CANADA

20IN DEPTH A THRIVING KIND OF CHINATOWN, CHICAGO HAS

o Soo Lon Moy, it was on South Wentworth. only natural that Chicago The city’s second Chinatown has endured on the South Side since 1912, and with a new Chinatown is proud of Ping Tom have a museum that cel- Memorial Park on the banks of the ebrated the Chinese immi- public library and strong civic associations, the neighborhood shows no signs of fading, Chicago River. The 17-acre park is T grant experience in the US named in memory of a Chinatown Midwest. WILLIAM HENNELLY in New York and JIAN PING in Chicago report. businessman who pushed for the “We have Chinese-American muse- park’s dedication. Chinatown had lost ums on the East Coast and on the open in one year. We opened in May of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana has its only parks in 1962, with the con- West Coast. We’re the only one … to 2005 with the fi rst exhibition, Paper the largest overseas Chinese student struction of the Dan Ryan Expressway. tell the immigration story in the Mid- Sons!” Moy exclaimed. “And the rest population in the US. In 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel offi - west,” said Moy, the interim execu- is history.” “You can tell by the restaurants that cially opened the Ping Tom Memorial tive director of the Chinese-American Moy told how a group of young opened up, used to be mostly Canton- Park Fieldhouse, a 30,000 square-foot Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) and its people from the neighborhood were ese. Now it’s a mix, more Northern facility with a gymnasium, natato- board chairwoman. trained to conduct an excavation of style.” rium, fitness center, and meeting Moy, who said her surname is what is now the museum’s parking lot. One restaurant that hasn’t rooms. That same year, the park also prominent in Chicago but rare in Chi- “We were afraid that they may have changed is Won Kow (pictured) on saw the opening of the fi rst of three na, witnessed life in the neighborhood unearthed something that Al Capone Wentoworth. boathouses on the Chicago River. for decades as a bilingual teacher. left,” she joked. “They found coins, pot- Won Kow was built in 1928 by a “The Park District fi eldhouse, the She was born in the Taishan region tery, pork bones, so we had an exhibi- restaurateur also named Moy. story behind that is back when the of Guangdong province, but Moy has tion about that.” As the Tribune described it: “Guard- Dan Ryan Expressway was built in the unmistakably earnest accent of “We’re very small potatoes com- ian lions, also known as fu dogs, are the 1960s, there used to be a park the Windy City. She spent some time pared to the Field Museum. In fact, carved into the building’s facade. But and a fieldhouse that was used by as a child in Hong Kong before the my husband and I are docents for the nowadays, a dragon perched atop a Chinatown residents. Since then, family relocated in stages to Chicago. Terracotta Warriors exhibit (at the nearby lamppost looks as if it’s taunt- the community has asked for a new The museum opened to the public Field until January 2017),” where Moy ing them with a red ball.” fi eldhouse.” on May 21, 2005. After a devastating is a volunteer. The restaurant has changed hands When Chinatown Square, a two- fi re in September 2008, the source of “I’ve been to Xi’an, and we were in twice, says proprietor David Hoy, story outdoor mall, was built, the com- which Moy said was undetermined, the pits where the excavation (of the whose family took it over in 1991. munity was astir about the possibility the museum was closed for a gut reno- Terracotta Soldiers) was,” Moy told Longtime customers still favor the of gentrification, Bernie Wong, the vation and reopened in 2010. China Daily. chow mein and chop suey. president of Chinese-American Ser- The museum is located on West The museum is a mainstay in a Peter Huey, Hoy’s uncle, worked at vice League, told the Tribune. 23rd Street, in a building that was neighborhood that saw its population the restaurant as a waiter not long “But I still don’t see gentrifi cation; formerly the Quong Yick Co grocery increase 24 percent between 2000 after he came to the US in 1950. it’s mostly Chinese,” Wong said. “And store. It is named for Raymond B and and 2010. Asians make up nearly 90 The Chinese-American Museum of Chicago in Chinatown opened in 2005 but Legend has it that Capone liked it’s not just about having a Chinese Jean T. Lee Center. percent of Chinatown’s population, had to close after a fi re in 2008. The museum reopened in 2010. DAVID K. LEE to sit at a table in the restaurant’s far neighbor. In Chinatown, you belong Lee is a local neighborhood leader according to 2010 US Census data. northwest corner, Hoy said. to organizations. You belong to social and successful businessman who Between 2009 and 2013, the Bridge- In 2015, the Chicago Metropolitan groups.” moved to Chinatown in 1950. He also port neighborhood’s Asian-American Chinese began arriving in Chicago association headquarters. Agency for Planning released its Chi- Moy, who as a teacher instructed helped build the popular Chinatown population grew from 26 percent to 35 in 1869 after the Transcontinental “Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. natown Community Vision Plan to Cantonese-speaking students, said Square, an outdoor mall that opened percent; McKinley Park’s went from Railroad was built. They settled along … Chinatown has somehow survived,” preserve Chinatown’s cultural identity that later in her tenure (after Nixon’s in 1993, under 8 percent to 17 percent, accord- Clark Street between Van Buren and Darryl Tom, the president of the Chi- by improving public education and 1972 trip, she joked) “we had Chinese “Make sure, when you walk down ing to an analysis of Census data, the Harrison streets. cago Chinatown Chamber of Com- senior care, bolstering transit infra- students who came from Brazil and Wentworth, to turn left, not right. Chicago Tribune reported. In 1912, the Chinese living in that merce, told China Daily. structure and creating more parks. Burma Chinese communities”. And Because right is a (non-Chinese) The heart of Chicago Chinatown area began moving south to Armour Tom said the Chinatown Cham- The 112-page report, the result of she began hearing more dialects: neighborhood, and they pick on us. sits between West Cermak Road and Square. Besides rents and discrimi- ber of Commerce represents “roughly a survey (in English and Chinese) of Mandarin, Fujianese, Shanghaiese, Go left and that’s China, basically,” Lee South Wentworth Avenue on the nation, historians have argued that around 300 diff erent organizations in 1,300 residents, detailed eight areas Taiwanese. said, in describing the fi rst advice he South Side. Formed in 1912, it is con- a high non-Chinese crime rate and the Chicago Chinatown commercial of focus for improving Chinatown: Despite any political differences received in the neighborhood, accord- sidered the United States’ second-old- disagreements between the two asso- district. We have 180 members … 60 safety, transportation and circulation, some of the immigrants may have ing to a 2013 Chicago Tribune story. est Chinatown after San Francisco’s. ciations (“tongs”) in the community, to 70 restaurants. Ten banks, a few residential community, economic had, Moy said that in Chinatown there Lee once lived with his father on The current Chinatown emerged the Hip Sing Tong and the On Leong grocery stores, a few shops. development, education and work- is now “big national pride over how the third fl oor of the current museum after the original Chinatown on the Tong, were behind the migration. “My grandfather came to Chi- force, parks and public spaces, future much progress” China has made on building when it was a grocery, the South Loop, which dated to the 1860s, The move was led by the On cago in about 1910,” said Tom, at a development and long-term capacity the world stage. paper said. literally picked up and moved due to Leong Merchants Association, which time when most of the immigrants building. “Raymond Lee bought the build- rising rents and discrimination. in 1912 constructed a building on were Cantonese-speaking. But that is In August, the city opened a two- Contact the writer at ing for $660,000 and gave it to the In an eff ort to escape anti-Chinese Cermak Avenue that would house changing. story, $19.1 million branch of the Chi- williamhennelly@chinadailyusa. museum with the stipulation that we violence on the West Coast, the fi rst 15 stores, 30 apartments and the Tom also noted that the University cago Public Library (see story below) com New public library ‘at center of community’

By JIAN PING in Chicago was dedicated on Sept 28, 1990. The a large space is designated as the “We also have a local group playing For China Daily branch serves as a cultural and infor- children’s area and is equipped Chinese opera here twice a week, a mation center for those seeking infor- with woodblocks, toys, and picture tai chi group practicing every Satur- Chicago’s new public library branch mation about the Chinatown com- books in both Chinese and English. day morning, and a book discussion in Chinatown, a contemporary glass- munity and Chinese culture. As many small children gathered to group that meets once a month.” and-steel building with many energy- Early in the morning, soon after play, their parents socialized nearby. On the second fl oor, an area with conserving features, stands out amid the library opened its doors, a num- Next to the children’s area is a sec- roundtables and chairs bustled with brick structures that host numerous ber of strollers were lined up beside tion for teens, also called “YOUme- people. Chen said some seniors come Chinese restaurants, hair salons and the winding staircase leading to the dia”. It is partitioned by an acoustic to play chess here every day. other small businesses. It has been second fl oor. A dozen or so toddlers green curtain that can be pulled to “With opera performance, chess buzzing with activities and patrons gathered for storytelling in a com- the side. playing and children’s activities, our since its opening last August. munity room, with their parents or “Many teenagers come here after library is not the traditional quiet “Our new library connects the older grandparents sat around and listened school to do homework, explore and place,” Chen said, smiling. “Additional section of Chinatown on Wentworth as well. learn digital technology,” said Chen, group rooms are provided for those The Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch opened in August 2015. The Avenue and the new Chinatown “We come once a week,” said Tam- pointing to the cabinets where the who want to read or have meetings.” building’s architect, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, recently won national design Square along Archer,” said Si Chen, my Ngai, 35. She brought her 3-year- equipment is stored, including a 3-D About 1,000 patrons visit the awards from the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Chinatown library branch manager. old daughter, Katie, and mother. printer. Chen said the library pro- library each day, an increase of Association. JIAN PING / FOR CHINA DAILY “We are the center of the community.” Ngai said they moved to Chicago vides a certifi ed teacher to help the 25 percent compared with the old The 16,000-square-foot, two-story from Hong Kong last year and have students. library. library features a partially covered attended activities at the library ever On the other side of the building, Chen said that the Chinatown unique design and use the computers embracing the Chinese courtyard “living” roof, feng shui-influenced since. there is an adult area that conjures library had been the busiest branch and other services we provide.” tradition, and a rooftop garden vis- interior design and expansive views “The stories are told in Mandarin an atmosphere of a casual café. It’s in the Chicago Library System in the Designed by architect Brian Lee ible from the nearby elevated CTA of the city. or English,” continued Ngai. “I want fl ooded with natural light and com- past and is even busier now because of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Station. Library service to the Chinatown Katie exposed to both languages.” plete with bilingual magazines and more people are drawn to the open Chicago, recently won a national Chen said that Chicago’s China- community began in 1972 in a small They speak Cantonese at home. three computers. space and user-friendly setting. design award from the American town is booming with new life and storefront on Wentworth Avenue, Katie extended three fi gures with “We off er ESL (English as a Sec- “Even tour buses to Chinatown are Institute of Architects and the Amer- business, and the library has become according to the library’s website. her right hand, indicating her age. ond Language), Chinese beginner making a stop here now,” Chen added. ican Library Association. The library and will continue to be a community An 11,000-square-foot rental facility On the library’s ground floor, and computer classes,” Chen said. “Tourists come to see the library’s provides open space in the middle, center.