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China to Xi stresses stronger anti-monopoly efforts enhance Meeting also calls for stricter measures, improving the market access mech- the antitrust system and reinforce ment, enforcement and assessment anism, the review mechanism for the strength of oversight bodies, the of pollution control and carbon cooperation greater intensity in nation’s pollution fight fair competition, the oversight sys- policymakers said. emissions control, saying that the tem for fair competition in the digi- The meeting called for unrelent- protection and restoration of key By XU WEI the meeting, including one to step tal economy sector, and the ing efforts and greater intensity in ecological systems must be moved with Cuba, [email protected] up antitrust efforts, a guideline to mechanism that prevents or stops moving forward with the nation’s forward. move forward the battle against pol- administrative behavior that pollution fight, focusing closely on It is important to adjust struc- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the lution, and a guideline for bolstering excludes or limits competition. key areas and procedures of pollu- tures of industries, energy, transpor- Ecuador Communist Party of China Central the nation’s strategic and emergency The nation will unwaveringly tant control and prevention and tation and land use and to impose Committee, called on Monday for response reserves. push forward high-level opening- issues that concern the public most. stricter thresholds for the approval By XU WEI stronger anti-monopoly efforts and In enhancing the nation’s anti- up, protect property rights and intel- It is important to bolster the coor- of projects with high energy con- further enforcement of fair competi- trust efforts, the meeting called for lectual property rights and increase dinated control of multiple pollu- sumption and high pollution, they President Xi Jinping reaffirmed on tion policies to create more room for parallel efforts in supervising, stan- the transparency and the predicta- tants, coordinate the treatment of said. Monday China’s long-term commit- growth of smaller companies and dardizing the behavior of, and pro- bility of policies, they said. water resources, environment and The policymakers also vowed to ment to maintain friendship and better protect consumer rights. moting the growth of businesses, The meeting also required acceler- ecology, and move forward with the reinforce systemic and whole-proce- deepen cooperation in various fields Speaking at a meeting of the Cen- with measures to make clear the ated steps in establishing an all- containment of soil pollution, poli- dure supervision, saying that with Cuba, saying that Beijing will tral Committee for Deepening Over- rules as well as what is and is not around, tiered and multidimensional cymakers said. actions that damage the ecology and continue to uphold fairness and jus- all Reform, Xi, who is head of the permitted. oversight system to enable across-the- The nation will carry out stronger environment will be subject to reso- tice for the nation in both words and committee, highlighted the impor- Businesses will be urged to follow board supervision and to close loop- treatment measures on solid waste lute punishment and violators will actions on the global stage. tance of creating a market environ- the Party’s leadership and encour- holes and improve the efficiency of and new pollutants, enforce across- face high penalties. Xi made the remarks when speak- ment of fair competition as the aged to be proactive in spurring sci- supervision. the-board bans on imported waste, The meeting also underlined ing over the phone with Cuban Presi- nation fosters a new development entific and technological progress, The nation will prioritize the plat- and enable new breakthroughs in the need to amplify the role of the dent Miguel Diaz-Canel. paradigm, pushes forward high- enabling the blossoming of the mar- form economy, scientific and tech- the treatment of key areas and nation’s strategic reserves in sta- The president commended the quality development and promotes ket economy, making people’s lives nological innovation, information regions, they said. bilizing the market and the need Cuban people, under the leadership common prosperity. easier and competing globally, poli- security and the ensuring of public They emphasized the need to to enhance the reserve of bulk of the Communist Party of Cuba, for Policymakers reviewed and cymakers said. well-being in law enforcement establish a mechanism that allows commodities and the capacity to effectively defending the outcomes of adopted four policy documents at They pledged quicker strides in efforts, with measures to improve for the integrated planning, deploy- adjust. its revolution after fighting unyield- ingly in defiance of power politics. From the perspective of history, the cause of socialism has never been Cities set Back in business plain sailing, and Communists have their sights always managed to survive, thrive and prevail in the struggle, he said. on best talent China has always maintained that ◆ it is important to respect the rights of different nations in choosing their Series of preferential own paths of social development and measures introduced to oppose unilateral sanctions to attract graduates imposed by other nations or interfer- ence in domestic affairs by external By DU JUAN forces, he said. [email protected] Beijing will, as always, support Cuba in following a path of development very year, graduates across that suits its national conditions as China go to great lengths to well as in its just fight to safeguard find an ideal city to live and national sovereignty and oppose inter- work in to fulfill their ference from power politics, he said. Edreams. At the same time, cities Xi pledged continuous support and compete to attract talent. aid measures within China’s capacity Beijing used to be on top of the to help Cuba fight COVID-19 and list, according to Dong Xiaobing, 36, improve public well-being, saying who was born in Taiyuan, capital of that he believes the nation’s socialist Shanxi province, some 500 kilome- cause will secure new progress. ters west of the capital. China is ready to work with Cuba in jointly practicing socialism, and be good partners in common growth, good models in jointly fighting COV- ID and comrades-in-arms in strate- gic coordination, he said. Diaz-Canel expressed apprecia- “People like myself who were born tion for China’s long-term support, in the 1980s were brought up to including medical supplies for its believe that Beijing was the ‘heart’ fight against the pandemic. of China and only the best people An airport in Zhangjiajie, a renowned tourist city in Hunan province, reopens on Monday after the recent resurgence of COVID-19 was Cuba firmly follows a path of could live and work there. So I stud- subdued. Zhangjiajie closed all of its tourist sites and upgraded its risk level for COVID-19 on July 30 after the city reported one con- socialism, and the nation is willing to ied diligently and now work hard to firmed locally transmitted case. ZHANG LENGGE / FOR CHINA DAILY deepen multilateral coordination make a living in the city,” said Dong, with China to jointly stand up to an administrative employee for a hegemony and power politics and property management company. oppose the politicization and stigma- However, many other cities have tization of the pandemic, said the developed rapidly in recent decades Former IOC president Jacques Rogge passes away at 79 Cuban leader. — and not just first-tier destinations Xi also talked with Ecuadorian Pres- such as Shanghai and Shenzhen, ident Guillermo Lasso on Monday, Guangdong province. By Zhang Yangfei president from 2001 to 2013 before leader of the Olympic movement Yi Siling, a gold medalist in during which he highlighted the need For example, Chengdu, capital of [email protected] becoming its honorary president. and an old friend of the Chinese shooting at the 2012 Olympics, for the two sides, as all-around strate- Sichuan province, and Hangzhou, Chinese people people. He made distinctive con- was presented the award by Rog- gic partners, to continue supporting capital of Zhejiang province, have People in China are mourning Inside paid tribute to him tributions to the development of ge. She said on Weibo that Rogge and collaborating with each other in attracted an increasing number of the death of Jacques Rogge, on social media, the Olympics, the deepening of was always full of smiles when she order to make their bilateral relation- See more, former president of the Interna- friendly cooperation between the professionals due to job opportuni- page 19 hailing his devotion met him. He loved to be around ship everlasting and a model for coop- ties at leading companies and a tional Olympic Committee, who to the Olympic IOC and China and the successful athletes, and it was thanks to his eration between developing nations. pleasant natural environment. had close connections with Chi- movement as well as his help for hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olym- efforts that the world witnessed Beijing will continue to provide na’s sports community. sports in China. pic Games. the birth of the Youth Olympic support and help for Ecuador’s fight See Careers, page 2 The IOC announced on Sunday Foreign Ministry spokesman “We express our deepest condo- Games. against COVID-19 and conduct the passing of Rogge at the age of Wang Wenbin said on Monday lences on his unfortunate passing diversified cooperation in epidemic 79. He served as the eighth IOC that Rogge was an outstanding and to his family,” he said. See Support, page 3 containment and vaccines, Xi said. The Chinese economy will be more open and vigorous after entering a Deadly attack new development phase, which will Washington urged to stop bring about new opportunities for countries like Ecuador, a key partner in the Belt and Road Initiative, Xi said. trying to smear Beijing China is willing to scale up imports from the Latin American nation, raise the level of trade and invest- INSIDE By ZHANG YUNBI due respect to China is missing, ment facilitation and liberalization [email protected] experts and officials said. between the two sides and foster new Exhibition It also should stop trying to dis- growth engines in areas such as highlights art work In the latest high-level diplomatic credit China on a wide range of top- health, the digital sector and the contact, Beijing has emphasized ics, from COVID-19 origin tracing green Silk Road, he said. of Andy Warhol that the United States must stop its and Hong Kong to human rights, to Xi also stressed the need for Life, p16 “relentless smearing and attacks pave the way for advancing key glob- stronger bilateral dialogue and coor- Inside against China” as a al and bilateral agendas, they added. dination on multilateral affairs, condition for Wash- The US should quit “violating upholding international fairness, • Editorial, ington to put the China’s sovereignty, security and justice and the legitimate rights of © 2021 China Daily page 8 bilateral ties back on development interests”, State developing nations and pushing for- All Rights Reserved •Comment, track. Councilor and Foreign Minister ward the building of a community Vol.25 — No. 7586 A member of the page 9 Top US policymak- Wang Yi said on Sunday during a Locals view a vehicle damaged by a rocket attack in Kabul, with a shared future for mankind. Asia News Network ers should not harbor phone call with US Secretary of Afghanistan, on Monday. Rockets struck a neighborhood near Lasso hailed China’s support in any unrealistic hope that Beijing State Antony Blinken. Kabul’s international airport on Monday amid the ongoing US vaccines to Ecuador as critically would engage in substantive collab- withdrawal from Afghanistan. KHWAJA TAWFIQ SEDIQI / AP important, saying that the Ecuadori- oration with it on global issues when See Talk, page 4 See story, page 12 an people will be forever grateful.