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www.globaltimes.com.cn VOLUME 8 • NO. 2258 • THURSDAY APRIL 6, 2017 PRICE 2 YUAN Govt imposes strict ban on home sales in Xiongan zone

By Leng Shumei, Huang Ge and Zheng Ye Authorities have detained seven people as the Xiongan New Area in North China’s Hebei Province reiterated its ban on land and property purchases amid soaring home prices. Home prices in Rongcheng county, one of the three coun- ties comprising the Xiongan New Area, were between 5,000 yuan ($726) and 6,000 yuan per square meter a week ago and soared to 20,000 yuan within days, a Rongcheng resident told the Global Times on Wednesday. The Xiongan preparatory committee vowed Tuesday to crack down on the illegal construction of new houses and the second-hand housing trade, the Xinhua News Agency reported. The committee said “all forms of illegal trading of property are not protected by law,” adding that it would strictly im-  2 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Presidential Palace in plement the central Firms Helsinki on Wednesday. Photo: AFP  China, Finland eye ‘future-oriented’ partnership Inside Top News: Latest NK missile test further fuels tensions in region 3 Nation: New nuclear power Xi, Niinisto boost free trade deals with Kenya 4 World: Russia stands by Syria amid outcry 7 Asian Review: Democracy By Yang Sheng INFINLAND dent Donald Trump in both sides pledging to enhance political XI Florida, showed China’s mutual trust and deepen pragmatic coop- wrong reason to trap Chinese President Xi Jin- status in global governance eration, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Myitsone 15 ping met with his Finnish is rising as the new US Xi said that both countries’ develop- Forum: Stable Sino-US ties counterpart Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki on administration creates uncertainty among ments are highly complementa- can aid Trump presidency 16 Wednesday, with both leaders agreeing to globalization advocates.  2 ry, and should reinforce the po- advance free trade and fight protectionism. China and Finland agreed Wednesday China litical basis of bilateral ties and Business: Contract signed Experts said the meeting, which came a to establish and promote a future-oriented See also mutually support each other’s for Indonesia high-speed day ahead of Xi’s meeting with US Presi- “new type” cooperative partnership, with Pages B4-5 development, Xinhua reported. train B2

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地址：北京市朝阳区金台西路2号环球时报社英文版 ● 邮政编码：100026 ● 国内统一刊号：CN11-0272 ● 国际标准刊号：ISSN 2095-2678 ● 邮发代号：1-181 2 Thursday April 6, 2017 TOPNEWS Colossus container Firms, individuals rush to cash in on Xiongan New Area

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authorities’ guideline that states, “Houses are for residential purposes only.” The committee also announced that seven people had been arrested for real estate violations. By April 4, the committee had discovered 765 real estate violations, demolished 125 illegal buildings and shut down 106 real estate agencies, the Hebei Daily reported Wednesday. China announced on Saturday the establishment of the Xiongan New Area, a landmark new economic zone about 100 kilometers southwest of Beijing. The new zone is part of a more ambitious plan to jointly develop Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei to improve the region’s development, environment and public services, and bridge the gap between the capital and areas surrounding it, Xinhua said. “Hebei is the least developed area in the Bei- jing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jing-jin-ji) Region. The new strategy is aimed at making use of Hebei’s geo- graphical advantage to develop the province,” The world’s largest container ship, MOL Triumph, docks at the Dalian port, Liaoning Province on Wednesday. The Sheng Guangyao, a research fellow at the Insti- ship has been traveling between China and Europe, a route seen as part of the Maritime Silk Road. Photo: IC tute for Urban and Environmental Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Wednesday. Sheng said that “high home prices are very harmful to the new zone as they prevent people China to send a pair of pandas and companies from moving in.” He stressed that “Xiongan relies on industrial development.” “Most of the Jing-jin-ji region’s cooperation to Finland by the end of 2017 focuses on environmental protection. To develop the Xiongan New Area, measures should be taken to attract industries considered inappropri- ate in Beijing and Tianjin to the area, which has Xi, from Page 1 eration between the European Union ‘Learn from Finland’ more available land,” Sheng said. and China, he said. Xi also met with On Wednesday, Xi agreed to send Sheng added that “the housing trade restric- After meeting with Xi, Niinisto the Speaker of the Parliament of Fin- a pair of pandas to Finland. The ani- tions are temporary until Xiongan carries out its told media that “The Finnish and land Maria Lohela, and both agreed mals will be loaned for 15 years and own housing policy.” Chinese governments agreed to ad- to enhance communication and ex- are expected to arrive by the end of The Global Times has learned that the govern- vance free trade and fight protec- changes between legislative bodies of the year. ment of Rongcheng had sealed all local estate tionism,” and he also said the two the two countries. During the leaders’ meeting, coop- agencies and rental homes since Sunday, after countries are working on “combating The bilateral relationship shows eration on winter sports and prepara- thousands of people descended on the county to climate change, an area where China both economies are complementary, tions for the Winter Olympics were purchase homes. has shown great leadership,” Helsin- experts say. “After Finland’s prosper- also discussed. The local government also suspended real es- ki-based media Yle News reported on ous ‘Nokia era’ and the Eurozone According to Xinhua’s report on tate agencies in the Xushui district, about 20 kilo- Wednesday. Crisis, Finland’s economic potential Wednesday, both China and Finland meters from Rongcheng. “When the US withdraws from has been damaged, but simultane- have agreed to cooperate on winter The Rongcheng government has been gradu- supporting free trade and overthrew ously, the Chinese economy started sporting events and preparations for ally reducing the housing trade since May 2016, Obama administration’s promise on to connect with the world. In this the Winter Olympics, and make 2019 another local resident surnamed Wang told the climate change, other countries like process, both countries successfully “the year of China-Finland winter Global Times. Finland will turn to cooperation with established a pragmatic and mutually sports.” The government Wednesday announced on China. To some extent, the US un- trusted bilateral relationship,” said Ji- Finland has advantages in some its Wechat account that it had closed 35 real es- certainty will improve China’s image ang Shixue, a professor at Shanghai winter games such as cross-country tate agencies, demolished 48 illegal buildings and advantage in global governance,” University and deputy director of the skiing (for which the country holds and suspended operations at 41 enterprises since Chu Yin, an associate professor at the Institute for European Studies at the 20 Olympics gold medals) and ski March. University of International Relations, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. jumping (10 gold medals), while the told the Global Times on Wednesday. “Currently, both countries are fac- head coach of China’s national cross- Chain reaction According to Xinhua, the Finnish ing new opportunity. Xi’s visit to Fin- country skiing team is currently Fin- Besides home prices, Chinese bourses rallied side hopes to carry out more high- land would be a milestone for the two land’s Mikko Virtanen. Wednesday, with more than 20 shares related to level contacts and exchanges in all countries’ bilateral ties and even the “Beijing’s Winter Olympics will be the new national strategy, mainly in the property, areas with China, and deepen coop- Sino-EU relationship,” Jiang added. a huge opportunity for the Chinese cement, steel and construction sectors, surging to eration in economy and trade, invest- During the meeting between Xi team to build something new,” Vir- the daily limit immediately after trading opened ments, innovation, environmental and Niinisto, both sides also agreed tanen said to Xinhua on February 20, on Wednesday. protection, tourism, winter sports to increase communication and ex- adding that he hopes he could give Concept stocks on the Hong Kong Stock Ex- and Arctic affairs, as well as within changes between governments, leg- something to the team. He believes change also received a massive boost from Xion- the framework of the Belt and Road islative bodies, judicial organs, and China’s cross-country skiing has gan. For instance, BBMG Corp, a construction (B&R) Initiative, Niinisto said. the two countries’ political parties, huge potential. materials producer based in Beijing, surged 34.67 The B&R Initiative was put for- Xinhua reported. “As an Olympic event, cross-coun- percent, closing at HK$4.75 ($0.60) on Monday. ward by President Xi in 2013, aiming “Finland’s ranking on the Cor- try skiing needs more countries [to The price of domain name xiongan.com also to build a trade and infrastructure ruption Perceptions Index and hap- take part in], or it would only be for skyrocketed to 1.76 million yuan after Saturday, network connecting Asia with Europe piness index are very high, and cur- Norway, Sweden, Russia and Fin- according to Chinese domain name website do- and Africa along and beyond ancient rently Chinese people also have high land, and would not be an interesting main.cn. Silk Road trade routes. demand for the Chinese government sport,” he warned. “The news broke out without warning. It is Finland also wants to strengthen and Communist Party of China to in- understandable that people sought ways to get a communications and coordination crease happiness and anti-corruption, Page Editor: free ride,” Sheng said. with China on major international so China can learn from Finland’s ex- [email protected] “We have to wait for at least 10 years to see issues, and push for even closer coop- perience in these fields,” Jiang said. Xiongan’s outcome.” Thursday April 6, 2017 3 TOPNEWS  Six-Party Talks only solution: expert Testy meeting Latest NK missile test further fuels tensions in region

By Zhang Xin different from the Obama administration’s policy of strategic patience on North Korea tested another ballistic mis- North Korea. If North Korea takes its sile from its eastern port of Sinpo, which own course on nuclear and missile tests, fell into the Sea of Japan Wednesday it could provoke possible conflicts,” Lü morning. told the Global Times. South Korea said the missile flew In an unconventionally terse re- about 60 kilometers. sponse to North Korea’s latest missile The launch in a sensitive period will test, the US State Department cited Til- further intensify tensions on the Korean lerson as saying, “North Korea launched Peninsula and could lead to conflicts, yet another intermediate range ballistic Chinese analysts said. missile. The United States has spoken Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesper- enough about North Korea. We have no son Hua Chunying said on Wednesday further comment.” that all relevant parties should practice Lü said China has accelerated its eco- restraint and refrain from escalating the nomic sanctions against North Korea situation. since early 2016, after witnessing an “North Korea would say the launch is increase of military tests from the latter. to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the The sanctions include banning exports Flower Festival on April 15 (the late Kim of industrial chemicals and aviation fuel Il-sung’s birthday). But it’s clear that the to North Korea and stopping the coal country is demonstrating its uncompro- trade, as well as financial sanctions. mising attitude toward UN sanctions, at “The economic sanctions are effec- a time when joint military drills by the tive in the long term. But the US only US, South Korea and Japan are ongo- wants immediate results, which is not ing,” Lü Chao, an expert on Korean stud- pragmatic in dealing with the North Ko- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (right), welcomes European Council ies at the Liaoning Academy of Social rean issue,” Lü said. President Donald Tusk before their meeting in Athens, Wednesday. Rescue Sciences, said. The only way to resolve the Korean lenders from Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund are at Washington has intensified its rheto- Peninsula issue is to return to the Six- odds over the severity of future cuts being demanded of Athens and actions ric against North Korea, with President Party Talks, he said. needed to make Greece’s massive national debt sustainable. Photo: AP Donald Trump saying the US will act “Notwithstanding Trump’s tough alone on North Korea if necessary in an talk, the US has to consider the reaction interview with the Financial Times pub- of China and Russia if it plans to take lished on Sunday, and US Secretary of military action against North Korea. On China slams India for provoking State Rex Tillerson saying all options are the other hand, North Korea is holding on the table to resolve the North Korea back its nuclear test to leave room for border conflict with Dalai invite issue, including military action, when talks with the US,” Lü said. he visited South Korea last month. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi However, Hua said at the daily brief- has proposed a double suspension reso- China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday ure,” Zhu said. ing that a fundamental solution to the lution to the issue, which recommends criticized India for provoking a border “Since the Indian government ex- problem needs to comprehensively bal- that the US and South Korea halt their conflict by inviting the 14th Dalai Lama pressed its disappointment over the ance the needs of every party involved, joint military drills in exchange for a halt to the controversial eastern part of the recent strategic dialogue with China, in- and China is willing to cooperate. in nuclear tests by North Korea. But this China-India border which, the ministry viting the Dalai Lama could be seen as In retaliation, North Korea stepped was rejected by the US, which triggered said, will “bring no benefits to India.” a way to vent its grievance,” said Zhao up its missile tests, with the latest one a strong reaction from North Korea. The Dalai Lama’s visit to “Arunachal Gancheng, director of the Center for of several in recent months since Trump Pradesh,” called South Tibet in China, Asia-Pacific Studies of the Shanghai In- took office. Page Editor: severely damages China’s interests stitutes for International Studies. [email protected] “The Trump administration is prone and Sino-Indian relations, Hua Chu- India and China held a strategic dia- to taking risky actions, which is totally nying, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry logue in February, exchanging ideas on spokesperson, told a daily briefing. a number of issues, including India’s “China firmly opposes this and will application to the Nuclear Suppliers lodge solemn representations to In- Group. dia,” Hua said. “Well aware of the Dalai Because of the problems in bilateral Lama’s role, India reneged on its com- ties, India is using the Dalai Lama as a mitments to Tibet-related issues and bargaining chip, Zhao told the Global stirred up the border dispute by hosting Times. the Dalai Lama in the sensitive disputed However, in the long run, the Da- region,” Hua added. lai Lama is not the primary problem This is not the first time that the Dalai in Sino-Indian relations, and it’s not a Lama has visited South Tibet and called problem that cannot be solved, Mao Si- the region Indian territory, which means wei, China’s former consul-general in he is committed to separating the na- Kolkata, India and a South Asian expert, tion, Zhu Weiqun, head of the Ethnic told the Global Times. and Religious Affairs Committee of the The Dalai Lama had also been invited National Committee of the Chinese Peo- to a Buddhism conference in India in ple’s Political Consultative Conference, March, where he shared the stage with told the Global Times. Indian government officials. “India is losing its dignity as a big power by playing around with such a fig- Global Times 4 Thursday April 6, 2017 NATION  Plans follow expansion into 20 countries for Hualong One reactor New nuclear power deals with Kenya

By Liu Xin tically developed third-generation reac- plete and the cost to use other energy that the group has signed a series of pro- tor design, was jointly designed by two is high,” Han Xiaoping, chief analyst tocols with Electricity of France EDF and China General Nuclear Power Corpo- nuclear power giants, CGN and China at energy website china5e.com, told the the UK government and the Hualong ration (CGN) has inked protocols on National Nuclear Corporation. It passed Global Times. One reactor design would be able to nuclear power training with Kenya, a inspection by a national expert panel in Although China’s technology has enter the UK once it passes the Generic big step for China to export technologies August 2014, according to a press re- reached a high standard, safety is still a Design Assessment process. and equipment in the overseas market. lease of the State Council Information concern when nuclear power programs The People’s Daily commented in Chinese experts said that maintaining Office. are launched overseas. March that “exporting a nuclear power high safety standards in the local market Hualong One reactors are fully com- “Social security in some countries plant is equal to exporting 1 million cars” would be a big concern. pliant with all safety standards set by the may not be as stable as that in China, and the nuclear power program has be- “The cooperation and confidential International Atomic Energy Agency, which could affect the operation of nu- come “another business card for China’s protocols signed with Kenya have set making them suitable to be sold out- clear power plants,” said Han, noting high-end manufacturing industry” after the precondition for further cooperation side of China. More than 20 countries, that China could launch bases in places high-speed trains. on technology and commerce, and it is including Britain, Argentina, Egypt and as requested by local governments, in an “China will be a major player in the important for the Hualong One reac- Pakistan, have signed agreements with effort to ensure the safe operation of fa- nuclear power market, since there are tor design to step into Africa. It is also China to adopt Hualong One technol- cilities, as well as to train local staffers. few countries running the business a move for China to export a complete ogy, read the release. This is not the first time that China’s presently and programs in this field are set of technologies and program on nu- “The low cost and high safety of nuclear power cooperation has appeared capital intensive and involve compli- clear power,” according to a press release China’s nuclear-power programs makes in the overseas market. cated technologies,” said Lin Boqiang, from the CGN on March 28. them popular in many developing coun- He Yu, Board Chairman of CGN was director of China Center for Energy Eco- The Hualong One reactor, a domes- tries where infrastructures are incom- quoted by the People’s Daily as saying nomics Research at Xiamen University.

Wall of stars Salvage ship A nightscape shows the returns after shining stars above the lifting sunken Jinshanling Great Wall Sewol ferry area in North China’s Hebei The Chinese salvage ship Province. Dali returned to Shanghai Jinshanling, on Wednesday after 590 days one of spent hoisting the sunken Se- the best wol ferry in South Korea. preserved Sewol, was raised from sections of 44-meters-deep waters off the the Great southwest coast of South Korea Wall, has on March 25, some three years been a after it sank in April 2014 with popular site 476 people on board. for star- The State-run Shanghai Sal- gazing fans. vage Co won the bid to carry Photo: IC out the operation in an open tender issued by the South Ko- rean government in July 2015. Together with support vessels, the 2,500-ton floating crane Dali was sent in August 2015 to Surprise inspection busts cities’ polluting industries fulfill the salvage mission. More than 90 Chinese per- sonnel still remain in South A leading Beijing-based oil Meanwhile, a special inspec- in northern and central China, manually set its pollutant emis- Korea with another salvage ship company has run afoul of the tion in seven cities in northern including Tianjin Municipality sion data to a certain range, and Shenqian, which will return lat- head of China’s top environ- China organized by the MEP and Zhengzhou, capital of Cen- a printing company in Beijing er, company officials said. mental body during a surprise has caught businesses faking tral China’s Henan Province. produced fake records in order More than 300 people died inspection on Tuesday, which their monitoring data amid sus- This round of smog was to handle the inspection team, when Sewol capsized. A total came as China’s authorities pected opportunism. mainly produced by pollutants the statement said. of 295 bodies were recovered, mount efforts to crack down on Many industrial plants have emitted by businesses, the Bei- On Saturday, government while nine remain unaccount- pollution lawbreaker. been deceiving the authorities, jing Municipal Environmental authorities from Beijing, He- ed for. It took nearly 20 minutes for restoring cancelled production Protection Bureau said. bei, Tianjin and Shanxi Prov- Deputy director of Shang- staffers at the Sinopec Beijing lines after inspection, fabricat- According to the ministry, ince were called in for talks with hai Salvage Jiang Yan said it Yanshan Co to try, and fail, to ing real-time monitoring data, three cement plants in Tang- the MEP over the deteriorating was extremely difficult to lift provide data on environmental or refusing officials’ inspec- shan, North China’s Hebei air quality in North China, the the sunken ship, which fell on protection to the visiting head tion, according to a statement Province, failed to shut down first such move from the MEP, its left side, tilting 90 degrees. of the Ministry of Environmen- released on MEP’s website on their businesses during the Legal Daily reported Tuesday. Divers and workers were also tal Protection (MEP), Chen Jin- Monday. orange alert, and one of them In order to cope with the challenged by poor visibility ing, on Tuesday as he examined The inspection report comes closed a production line but most recent round of air pol- and unpredictable waters, he regional responsive measures as northern China has been restored it after the inspection lution, Beijing authorities have said. on coping with pollution. blanketed in heavy smog, and team left. also dispatched 77 inspection Chen noted that the com- Beijing upgraded its smog alert One materials company teams made up of 290 people Xinhua pany should pay more serious from yellow to orange on Mon- in Anyang, Central China’s since Saturday, The Beijing attention to environmental pro- day. Henan Province rigged their News reported. Page Editor: tection, and familiarize itself The smog is expected to last sulfur dioxide data, a heating [email protected] with the data-analyzing system. for a week, covering many cities company in Xingtai, Hebei Global Times 7 2 0 1

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A squirrel enjoys a meal at Huanglong National Park, Songpan County, Sichuan Province. The rodents are plaguing the region’s commercial forests. Photo: IC

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taring at Japa- commercial forests beset nese red cedars by tree-gnawing rodents Sthat had been they live on fruits, stripped bare by seeds, insects and hungry squirrels, bird eggs, Fu Yiq- Gao Shunfu started iang, a zoologist primary source of to regret spending at Leshan Nor- wood. his money on plant- mal University It’s normal to see animals ing so many of the said. attacking trees in such forests, trees on the hills of Bites are However, but there are regional differences, he his native Leshan, commercial for- noted. Forests in northern China, for Southwest China’s ests, which are example, usually face problems caused Sichuan Province. usually monocul- by rabbits, while squirrels are more Gao, 50, started to tures made up of prevalent in southern regions. grow Japanese red-ce- one kind of tree, do dars, a rapidly growing worse for not have a thriving Defending the business tree which produces wood ecosystem which can Hongya forestry farm has been suf- that is particularly prized provide squirrels with a fering from an imbalanced ecosystem for its use in construction, on diverse diet, which leads for more than 10 years, the employee the barren hills of his home- to them mainly eating bark of the farm said. town about eight years ago. for sustenance, Fu said. In order to stop squirrels damag- Following Gao’s lead, many other bark Fu added that these kinds of ing trees and to sustain their business local farmers also planted the trees forests also lack predators, so the model, the farm exterminated squir- around the village, hoping to see a squirrel population often explodes in rels through multiple methods such as healthy return on their investment. Ecosystem breakdown size. spreading poison bait, sterilizing them But in the first half of 2015, Gao Hongya forestry farm in Meishan, Inter-species competition among with drugs and setting lethal traps, he found that rodents had removed the Sichuan, which is known around plants is less effective in artificial for- said. bark from many of his trees. Since China as a cedar-growing region, did ests, as is the pressure animals exert “But the best way to solve the then, as the number of squirrels has not escape the rodent onslaught. on each other, Luo Liqun, a botanist at problem of excessive squirrels is to grown, so has the amount of damage “In the last 10 years, squirrels have Leshan Normal University said. fix the broken ecology,” the Hongya being done to his cedars. run rampant and made themselves Luo explained that the other plant employee said. Gao said nearly half of his cedars our biggest animal problem,” a Hon- species which were common in forests Forests that only contain one kind had been chewed on by the animals so gya employee said. before extensive human management of tree are able to produce a lot of re- far. “The trees might not survive the Nearly two thirds of the forest has always gradually die out and the new sources at a low cost, because they are summer, and if they do, they cannot been damaged by squirrels, costing dominant specie cannot provide suf- relatively easy to manage and main- be sold for a good price.” around 44 million yuan($6.4 million), ficient food and an appropriate habitat tain, said Bi, adding that mixed tree The villagers have planted over according to the employee. necessary for most animals, leading to populations are more complicated. 2,000 square kilometers of cedars, The squirrels are able to peel off one animal becoming dominant. Some areas of the Hongya farm Wang Quanyou, the village secretary strips of bark from a tree, which dam- Bi Jun, a professor at the Hebei Ag- have been turned over to other trees to noted, adding that thousands of square ages the plant’s structure and hinders ricultural Scientific Research Center, recreate a natural forest environment, kilometers of trees around the village nutrition delivery. This damage can told the Global Times that China has and they have also tried to reintroduce have been damaged by squirrels. also lead to fungal infections which the largest total area of artificial forests and nurture populations of predators Leshan is just one of many tree- can kill trees. in the world – over 600 million hect- to create a more complete food chain. growing areas that have been ravaged Squirrels rarely eat bark in this way ares as of 2009 according to official by hungry squirrels. in untouched, natural forests where statistics – which are the country’s Chengdu Business Daily and Global Times

Wa State hands 370 Chinese telecom fraud suspects over to Yunnan police

A total of 370 Chinese nation- Pu’er after a cooperation deal A crackdown campaign was in past years including one on March 30. als suspected of involvement in was signed by the judicial com- launched by the local authori- incident in which a professor A total of 22 criminal gangs telecom fraud were transferred mittee of Wa State and the city ties in cooperation with China at the prestigious Tsinghua were busted and a large num- to the public security bureau public security bureau of Pu’er, on Friday to bust the suspects. University was scammed out ber of electronic devices were of Southwest China’s Yunnan Yunnan, news portal md-zw. Over 500 local police- of 17.6 million yuan ($2.6 mil- seized in a March crackdown, Province by the local authori- com reported Tuesday. men and soldiers ambushed lion) in August 2016. with 98 pieces of equipment ties of Myanmar’s Wa State Wa State received reports on suspects staying in 41 hotels in Internet fraud cases re- confiscated, the statement said. on Sunday following a joint Thursday from Yunnan police Pangkham on Sunday and de- lated to the use of unlicensed crackdown. regarding gangs in the town of tained 370 Chinese cybercrime telecommunication devices Global Times The suspects were received Pangkham that were suspected suspects and seized a large account for 20 percent of the on Sunday by police officers of committing over a thousand number of electronic devices. total number of fraud cases, Page Editor: dengxiaoci@ at the Menglian Dai and Lagu crimes covering 17 provinces China has seen rising num- a statement released by the globaltimes.com.cn Autonomous County Port in and cities across China. bers of telecom fraud cases Ministry of Public Security said 7 WORLD Thursday April 6, 2017 Thousands call for justice in Chinese man’s death

About 6,000 protesters gath- ered in Paris on Sunday to mourn the death of Liu Sha- oyao, a Chinese national shot and killed by police at his apartment in northeast Paris a week ago, according to a AFP report. A spate of rallies, with each of them seeing sporadic skir- mishes between protesters and security forces, was organized by Chinese associations in France over the past week, to demand for justice and truth over the death of Liu, a 56-year- Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives for a weekly general audience at St Peter’s square on Wednesday at the Vatican. He old father of five. on Wednesday condemned a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town as an The incident also stirred the “unacceptable massacre.” “We watch horrified as the latest events in Syria unfold,”the Pope said.Photo AFP Chinese community outside of France. Representatives from  more than 30 Chinese associa- Moscow’s ‘position on Assad unchanged’ after gas attack tions in the Netherlands held a panel discussion to express their condolences to Liu’s fam- ily on Friday and support to the Russia stands by Syria amid outcry Chinese government for resort- ing to diplomatic channels to resolve the issue. The panel decided that the Russia stood by its ally Damas- for the attack. not do so in the future.” Washington also accused Chinese associations in the cus on Wednesday ahead of a But Moscow, which launched But its denials have done Assad’s government of respon- Netherlands would deliver a UN Security Council meeting a military intervention in 2015 little to quiet international sibility, but drew criticism from declaration to the EU to show to address accusations the Syr- in support of Assad’s forces, condemnation, with UN chief Syria’s opposition, which said their support to the Chinese ian government launched a said the deaths were caused Antonio Guterres on Wednes- an apparent softening of the community in France, partici- chemical weapons attack that when a Syrian air strike hit a day saying the “horrific events” US line on the embattled leader pants told the Global Times. killed scores of civilians. “terrorist warehouse” used for showed that “war crimes are had emboldened him. On behalf of all Chinese in At least 72 people, among making bombs containing “tox- going on in Syria.” Iran, another key Assad ally, the Netherlands, we express them 20 children, were killed ic substances.” Pope Francis said he was condemned “all use of chemi- strong indignation over the in Tuesday’s attack in rebel- It also said it would continue “horrified” by the “unaccept- cal weapons” in Syria, but sug- French police’s killing of the held Khan Sheikhun, and doz- its military campaign in sup- able massacre... where dozens gested the blame for the attack innocent and huge disappoint- ens more were left gasping for port of government forces. of defenseless people, includ- may lie with “terrorist groups.” ment toward French media’s air, convulsing, and foaming at The proposed UN resolu- ing many children, were killed.” If confirmed, the attack injustice in reporting the inci- the mouth, doctors said. tion on Syria is “unacceptable” Others blamed Damascus would be among the worst incident, the declaration reads. The World Health Organi- for Moscow, Russia’s foreign more directly for the attack, dents of chemical weapons use With an ongoing probe over zation said there was reason to ministry spokesperson Maria including British Foreign Sec- in Syria’s brutal civil war, which how the incident happened, suspect a chemical attack, with Zakharova was quoted by In- retary Boris Johnson, who said has killed over 320,000 people Beijing has urged Paris to pro- some victims displaying symp- terfax news agency as saying on “all the evidence I have seen since it began in March 2011. tect Chinese citizens. toms suggesting exposure to “a Wednesday. suggests this was the Assad It unfolded in the early hours Chinese Foreign Ministry category of chemicals that in- “We do not believe it is expe- government.” of Tuesday morning, with air- spokesperson Hua Chuny- cludes nerve agents.” dient to pass a resolution on the EU President Donald Tusk planes carrying out strikes that ing told a press conference on Britain, France and the US chemical weapons attack in its said Assad’s government bore released “toxic gas” on Khan March 28 that China called on have circulated a draft Security present form,” she added. “primary responsibility for the Sheikhun, in the northwestern France to “guarantee the safety Council resolution demand- Syria’s army has denied any atrocities,” adding “all those Province of Idlib, according to and legal rights and interests of ing a swift investigation, after use of chemical weapons, say- who support the regime share a monitoring group. Chinese citizens in France.” pointing the finger at President ing it “has never used them, the moral and political respon- Bashar al-Assad’s government anytime, anywhere, and will sibility.” AFP Global Times EU parliament overwhelmingly adopts negotiation ‘red lines’ for Brexit

The European Parliament on Wednes- told MEPs in Strasbourg, France, just cialists and Democrats alliance, as well mitments until it leaves the bloc and will day overwhelmingly adopted its “red before the vote. as the ALDE liberals, the Greens and the seek assurances over the border between lines” for tough Brexit negotiations, in- He said the message on phased ne- leftist parliamentary group GUE. EU member Ireland and Northern Ire- sisting Britain first agree divorce terms gotiations should be that “the sooner we “It’s key to have a united European land, which is part of the UK. before striking a new trade deal. agree the principles of an orderly with- parliament together with the EU nego- The guidelines, which Weber calls The parliament, which will have the drawal, the better we can prepare our tiator and the European Council,” Guy “red lines”, reinforce the draft guide- final say on any Brexit deal, became the future relations in trade.” Verhofstadt, the Liberal leader and par- lines unveiled last Friday by EU Presi- first EU body to take a formal stand on The EU has rejected May’s call in liament’s Brexit negotiator, told MEPs. dent Donald Tusk, who represents the the talks, just a week after British Prime her letter for talks on the terms of the The EPP’s German leader Manfred member states. Minister Theresa May formally triggered divorce and on a future trade deal to be Weber told the assembly “we want a the process for leaving the bloc. held in parallel. fair and constructive atmosphere,” but AFP The vote was 516 for, 133 against and The resolution won the backing of warned Britain cannot get a better deal 50 abstentions. all the major groups in the parliament, leaving than staying inside the bloc. Page Editor: “You will set the tone for Britain,” the from the conservative European People’s He also said the EU will insist Britain [email protected] bloc’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier Party (EPP), the biggest bloc, to the So- pay for its outstanding financial com- 8 Thursday April 6, 2017 WORLD  South African rand depreciates, bonds weaken ANC backs Zuma, rejects resignation calls

South Africa’s ruling African National policymaking stability for many for- the ruling party, with Deputy President shuffle had “created anxiety and undue Congress backed President Jacob Zuma eign investors, was criticized by unions, Cyril Ramaphosa, a leading candidate confusion as a result of the discordant after two key allies of the party called civil society groups and the opposition, to replace Zuma as ANC president, on views, in particular of the National Of- for his resignation following a cabinet and has revived pressure on Zuma to Friday describing Gordhan’s removal as ficials of the ANC,” Mantashe said, re- reshuffle that cost the country one of its quit. “totally, totally unacceptable.” ferring to the criticism directed at Zuma. investment-grade credit ratings. Since taking office in 2009, the The South African Communist Party “The officials ... have further -ac The rand fell more than 1 percent and 74-year-old president has repeatedly and the country’s biggest trade union, knowledged that their public dissonance bonds weakened after ANC Secretary denied accusations of corruption, Cosatu, both historic allies of the ANC, on the matter was a mistake that should General Gwede Mantashe told a media and senior ANC officials have backed have each called on Zuma to step down not be committed again.” briefing on Wednesday that the ANC him. following the sacking. Rating agency S&P Global Ratings would not be part of a movement to Mantashe said the ANC had accepted Mantashe had also openly criticized cited Gordhan’s dismissal as one rea- remove Zuma, whose time at the helm the “irretrievable breakdown of the rela- Zuma’s actions but on Wednesday, he son for its downgrade of South Africa of the party ends in December. Zuma’s tionship” between Zuma and Gordhan painted a different picture, saying the to “junk” in an unscheduled review on presidential term will finish in 2019. as the reason the finance minister was ANC would “close ranks” around the Monday. Last Thursday’s dismissal of finance sacked. president. minister Pravin Gordhan, a totem of That move deepened a rift within The events that unfolded after the re- Reuters

Ancient discovery Park’s friend to be moved to different location

A long-time friend of ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is to be transferred to a different location to prevent her from coming into contact with the detained leader, a prosecution official said on Wednes- day. Choi Soon-sil, the friend at the center of a corruption scandal that removed Park from power, is accused of conspiring with her to pressure big businesses to contribute funds to foundations controlled by Choi and take bribes from the giant Samsung Group in exchange for favors. Park and Choi are now locked in the women’s ward at the Seoul Detention Center in An undated photo made available on Monday by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities shows an alabaster block engraved with ten the South Korean capital, but vertical hieroglyphic lines, north of King Senefru’s bent pyramids in Dahshur necropolis, Egypt. The discovery is believed to be one Choi will be moved to a differ- of the first tries to build a smooth-sided pyramid.Photo: IC ent location. “It [her transfer] will happen this week...The women’s block at the Seoul Detention Center UK’s May open to free movement after Brexit: BBC is not big. Apparently the detention center is having difficulties to control,” a prosecution offi- Prime Minister Theresa May will have to accept the EU’s and so forth,” May told report- be able to complete a new trade cial told reporters. has not ruled out allowing the rules - the so-called four free- ers on a visit to Saudi Arabia. deal with the EU until after Park is being held in deten- free movement of people be- doms allowing the free move- Concern over immigration Brexit happens in 2019, saying tion for up to 20 days while tween Britain and the EU dur- ment of people, capital, goods from the EU was a major rea- that there was a “legal situation she is investigated and pos- ing “an implementation phase” and services. son behind Britain’s vote to in terms of how the EU can sibly indicted on charges that after Britain leaves the bloc, the Asked whether her govern- leave and May has said she will conduct trade negotiations.” could imprison her for at least BBC reported on Wednesday. ment would rule out the free respect those fears by not seek- However, May said that by 10 years. Others at the site in- May, who triggered the for- movement of people in any ing membership of Europe’s the time Britain leaves the EU, clude Samsung scion Jay Y.Lee, mal divorce procedure with the transitional period after the single market which would “it’s right that everybody should who is accused of giving bribes European Union last week, has terms of Britain’s departure mean allowing freedom of know what the future arrange- to Park for corporate favors, as said she expects some kind of from the European Union were movement of people. ments, the future relationship, well as top presidential aides implementation phase, or tran- agreed, May declined to do so, She added that Britain that future partnership be- who have been charged or im- sitional agreement, after two the BBC said. would have “control of our bor- tween us and the EU will be.” plicated in the scandal. years of talks with the bloc. “Once we’ve agreed what ders and control of our immi- Park will have another inter- She has offered few details the new relationship will be for gration”, the BBC reported. Reuters rogation session at the center on how an implementation the future, it will be necessary Citing the same conversa- on Thursday, the prosecution phase would operate, but if for there to be a period of time tion with reporters, the Finan- Page Editor: official added. wangbozun@ Britain wants to keep the status when businesses and govern- cial Times said May had sug- globaltimes.com.cn quo before finalizing a deal, it ments are adjusting systems gested that Britain would not Reuters Thursday April 6, 2017 9 WORLD State of emergency Marmite may be ‘brain food,’ study says

In a world bitterly divided into pro- and anti-Marmite fac- tions, lovers of the tangy Brit- ish spread have found support from an unexpected quarter: brain science. Experiments found that volunteers who ate a daily spoon- ful of the dark-brown yeast extract seemed to have higher levels of a vital neuron chemical associated with a healthy brain. The reason could lie in Mar- mite’s high levels of vitamin B12, the investigators say. In a study published on Wednesday, psychologists at the University of York in northern England recruited 28 volunteers and divided them into two groups. One group ate a teaspoon of Marmite each day for a month; A man attends his business with lit candles in Mocoa, Putumayo department, Colombia on Tuesday. The municipality of Mocoa the other ate a daily teaspoon of remains without electricity and water after the a mudslide caused by heavy rains. The Colombian government on Monday declared peanut butter. a state of economic emergency in the town of Mocoa, after mudslides left more than 270 people dead. Photo: AFP The volunteers wore non-in- vasive skullcaps fitted with elec- trodes to monitor brain activity  while they looked at a screen Prince Harry follows Diana’s legacy in new campaign with a visual stimulus – a large stripey pattern that flickered at a regular rate. The Marmite group showed Landmine-free world by 2025 a substantial reduction of around 30 percent in response to the stimulus compared with the peanut butter group. Britain’s Prince Harry threw maim rather than kill, land- impact that landmines were Priti Patel, minister for The work, published in the his support behind a campaign mines linger in the soil for de- having on incredibly vulnerable international development, Journal of Psychopharmacol- to rid the world of landmines cades. people ... she refused to accept said landmines were a “global ogy, sheds a powerful light on by 2025 on Tuesday, two de- The number of people re- that these destructive weap- scourge” as she announced how diet can affect brain activ- cades after his mother, Princess ported killed or injured by ons should be left where they DfiD’s plans to triple its sup- ity, the researchers say. Diana, walked through a mine- landmines rose by 75 percent were,” said Harry at an event in port for landmine clearance to How Marmite worked was field in Angola to highlight the in 2015 to nearly 6,500, largely Kensington Palace. 100 million pounds ($124 mil- not clinically investigated. plight of victims. due to conflicts in Libya, Syria, The prince, 32, said the lion) over the next three years. But the presumption is that Even though the produc- Ukraine and Yemen, according world “should celebrate the “It’s not just the fatalities it boosts levels of an impor- tion and use of landmines has to the Landmine Monitor. Most huge progress which has been and the terrible, immobilizing tant neurotransmitter called dropped since a 1997 treaty to of the casualties were civilians. made”, but added that more injuries landmines cause – it’s gamma-amino-butyric acid prohibit their use, more than Harry, who is third in line needed to be done. the destruction of opportunity (GABA). 60 million people are at risk of to the throne, used a speech “The sooner we are able to and hope, that has scarred so GABA acts as a kind of brake death or injury from landmines to mark International Mine clear all remaining landmines many families... more must be on over-excited brain cells. It globally, the UK Department Awareness to urge the interna- the less chance there is of inno- done and more will be done,” binds to neurons and reduces for International Development tional community to help end cent lives being lost or changed said Patel, who also spoke at their activity, helping to provide (DfID) says. the use of landmines. forever,” he said. “Let’s make the event. balance in the brain. Hard to detect, difficult to “My mother had been future generations proud and clear and often designed to shocked and appalled by the finish what we started.” Reuters AFP Germany threatens online giants with 50m euro hate-speech fines

Germany on Wednesday took the Euro- Merkel’s government in a statement. Maas said Twitter only took down Other offensive content would have pean lead in cracking down against hate Since the arrival of around one mil- one percent and Facebook 39 percent of to be deleted within seven days after it is speech and fake news, threatening social lion asylum seekers in Germany since the content reported by users deemed to reported and reviewed. media giants with fines of up to 50 mil- 2015, the volume of xenophobic hate flout Germany’s anti-hate speech laws. Executives of the social media groups lion euros if they failed to remove offen- speech has exploded online. Google’s YouTube video sharing also risk individual fines up to 5 million sive posts promptly. Alarmed by the incendiary nature of platform fared far better, with a rate of euros ($5.3 million) in case of non-com- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet the posts, the government has repeat- 90 percent according to a government pliance. approved the tough measure after as- edly warned the online behemoths to study cited by the minister. Under German law, Holocaust de- sessing that companies like Twitter and take action to better police the content Beyond hate speech and fake news, nial, incitement of hatred and racist Facebook were not doing enough to on their network. the draft legislation also covers other il- speech are illegal. erase content that ran afoul of German The web companies had pledged in legal content, including child pornogra- law. 2015 to examine and remove within 24 phy and terror-related activity. AFP “Hate crimes that are not effectively hours any hateful comments, but in a The companies would have 24 hours combatted and prosecuted pose a great recent report tracking progress on this to remove any posts that openly violate Page Editor: danger to the peaceful cohesion of a front, Justice Minister Heiko Maas said German law after they are flagged by us- [email protected] free, open and democratic society,” said not enough was done. ers. 10 Thursday April 6, 2017 WORLD

kbarzhon Jalilov, the man sped across an apartment in people involved in radical Islam say suspected of blowing up a Westminster  Russia faces a quiet, upscale the earlier generations of violent ARussian metro train, repre- Bridge in a car neighborhood Islamists are now largely out of the sents a new wave of radical Islamists in March, killing different Islamist of suburban St. picture. who blend into the local society, away three pedestrians Petersburg. Militant in the North Caucasus are from existing jihadist movements – and injuring threat with A person who hounded by security forces, pushed making it harder for security forces dozens more, said he was a into forest hideouts, and too pre- to stop their attacks. before stabbing metro bombing representative of occupied with staying alive to be able His pages on the Russian equiva- a policeman to the apartment’s to launch attacks on Russian cities. lent of Facebook show Jalilov’s inter- death. Shot dead owner said Jalilov Meanwhile, the thousands of est in Wahabbism, a conservative and by police, Masood also had no known had never lived there, but that he had people from Russia and ex-Soviet hard-line branch of Islam. links to jihadist groups. granted him with a temporary regis- republics who fought alongside IS But they give no indication that he tration at the flat as a favor to some in Syria and Iraq are on the radar of might resort to violence, presenting a The enemy within mutual acquaintances. Russian intelligence. Tipped off by picture of a typical young man lead- Jalilov is typical of millions of Jalilov’s page on VKontake, a Turkish intelligence, which tracks ing a largely secular life. young Muslim men living in Russia. Russian social media website, has jihadists’ movements into and out of Fourteen people were killed and There was nothing apparent from his photographs showing him wear- Syria, Russia arrests them when they 50 wounded in Monday’s suicide background and lifestyle that made ing stylish Western clothing, in a return home or prevents them from bomb attack on the metro carriage in him stand out for the authorities. restaurant with friends and smoking entering the country. St. Petersburg. Russian state inves- An ethnic Uzbek from the south- a hookah pipe. His interests included An attack near Moscow last year tigators said the suspected bomber ern Kyrgyzstan city of Osh, he moved a pop music radio station and mixed- may have sparked the emergence of was Jalilov, a 23-year-old born in the with his father to St. Petersburg for martial arts. the new generation of radicals. Muslim-majority ex-Soviet republic work several years ago, according to But he also had an interest in IS, its grip on territories in Syria of Kyrgyzstan. neighbors in Osh. religion: The page had links to a web- and Iraq weakening, has switched If radical Islamism was indeed his In Russia, he worked with site in Russian called “I love Islam” its focus to inspiring sympathizers motive, he will be distinct from two his father as a panel beater in a which features quotations from the elsewhere. Avenging Russia for its previous waves of attackers – those car repair shop, they said. An Koran, and another called islam- role in the Syria conflict has been from Russia’s North Caucasus region acquaintance from St. Peters- house.com, which said it aimed to a prominent theme on the group’s who fought successive rebellions burg said Jalilov had worked help people get to know Islam. social media sites. against Moscow; and a later group for about a year in a chain of Another VKontakte page, Shortly after Russia launched who went to Iraq and Syria to fight sushi restaurants. A second which belonged to Jalilov, in- its military operation in support of alongside the Islamic State (IS) acquaintance said he was cluded links to a site featuring Syrian President Bashar al-Assad group. a fan of sambo, a form of the sayings of Muhammad in 2015, the group released a video The new generation may take in- martial arts popular in ibn Abd al-Wahhab, an 18th where it threatened to attack Russia spiration or instruction from people Russia. century preacher on whose very soon, described Russians as kaf- involved in those previous fights, He owned a Dae- teaching Wahabbism is irs, or unbelievers, and said that “the and is drawn from the same Muslim woo car, according based. blood will spill like an ocean.” communities. to a source in the That propaganda finds fertile However, they are not directly Russian authori- Avenging Syria ground inside Russia among the mil- linked to those militant organiza- ties, and was Security lions of Muslims from Russia’s North tions and have not created the trail of registered at officials and Caucasus and Muslim migrants arrest warrants, tapped phone calls, from ex-Soviet states in Central Asia. travel documents and monitored Many do menial, low-paid jobs; they border crossings on which security are regularly stopped by police for forces usually rely to keep tabs on document checks, and they often face violent Islamist radicals. New racial discrimination. “It’s a completely different kind, a different level of terrorist threat from Reuters the one that Russian security services are used to dealing with,” said Andrei Soldatov, a Russian expert on intelligence services. Security services typically look for wave of an organization and financing network behind a terror attack, he said, but those may not exist in cases such as the metro bombing. British police have run into similar problems investigating the terrorists case of Khalid Masood, who

Women hold flowers and lit candles as they take part in a gathering in memory of victims of the blast in the St. Petersburg metro in Simferopol, Crimea, on Monday. Photo: AFP

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New spelling bee rules Exercise is the cure Serbia, Croatia leaders smooth over ‘chocolategate’ aim to prevent T-I-E-S After weeks of bitter accu- neighbor’s “incomprehensible Scripps National Spelling sations between the Balkan racism.” Bee winners in the US aced nations of Serbia and Croatia, But on Tuesday, Serbian “gesellschaft” and “feldenkrais” the leaders of both countries Prime Minister Aleksandar to be named co-champions of moved to smooth relations Vucic was all smiles as he last year’s competition, but it after a dispute sparked by the offered more of the chocolate was the word “tie” that gave offering of Serbian chocolate to to his Croatian counterpart organizers a headache. Croatian children. Andrej Plenkovic, along with On Tuesday, the contest Croatian President Kolinda other sweets and products revealed new rules aimed at Grabar-Kitarovic drew the ire of made by the confectionery preventing ties after the annual her fellow citizens in Decem- maker. competition ended in a dead ber after she gave the sweets to The two leaders met at a heat three years in a row, with delighted kids in the Adriatic regional economic forum in joint winners both getting city of Dubrovnik. the southern Bosiann town of $40,000 cash prizes in 2016. The city was the site of a Mostar. Organizers said they would deadly siege by Serbian forces Asked if he intended to prefer to see a clear-cut champi- during the 1991-95 war, and eat the chocolate, Plenkovic on, rather than a shared title. critics saw the chocolate as a replied, “Without problem,” The 290 young spelling insult to the memory of the Serbia’s Tanjug news agency whizzes from across the US Croats killed there. reported. and six countries in this year’s The give was particularly Ties between the two for- Bee will face a written tie-break- hard to swallow as it was made mer Yugoslav republics remain er when they square off from on December 6, the 25th an- fragile, however, as Belgrade May 30 to June 1 in a Washing- niversary of a crucial battle to and Zagreb continually trade ton suburb, organizers said. defend Dubrovnik from Serb accusations over war crimes Ahead of this year’s title forces. committed by their forces round, the finalists will be Grabar-Kitarovic publicly during the 1991-95 war but tested on 12 words, which they Jake Vella, 8, apologized a day later, but that also during World War II. will hand write, and 12 multi- regularly competes only soured relations further ple-choice vocabulary questions. in triathlons in after Belgrade denounced its AFP If it is impossible for one order to stay alive. champion to emerge through Vella, of Malta, 25 rounds, Bee officials will is diagnosed Court awards man paralyzed in crowded subway car declare the speller with the with ROHHAD, a A man who was left paralyzed still requires around-the-clock condition marked highest score the winner. by excessive hunger two years ago after being medical care. and rapid weight nightmarishly crushed in an Zhao filed a lawsuit against Reuters gain. Photo: IC overcrowded Beijing subway the capital’s subway operators, car was awarded 260,000 Beijing Metro Corporation, for yuan ($37,762) in compensa- 1.9 million yuan for his pain tion – a mere fraction of the and suffering, as well as lost Woman robs 2m yuan, buys lipstick amount he was asking for in wages and mounting medical his lawsuit, media reported on bills. Wednesday. However, a Changping A clerk who stole 2 million and cosmetics. tion to shopping. “It was that Zhao Qiang (pseudonym) district court judge found the yuan ($286,000) from her The 26-year-old said she feeling of satisfaction I’d get was taking the subway during subway operator only 20-per- employer to fund designer handed herself over to law when deliveries came, I can’t morning rush hour on January cent at fault despite its failure shopping sprees and flaunt enforcement after realizing figure out why I am so into 15, 2014 when the swelling to control the human wave that her purchases on social media she would never be able to buying things,” she told media. crowd of commuters squeezed led to Zhao’s paralysis. turned herself in on Friday. pay back the sum, Qianjiang The woman was known him against the carriage wall, The court claimed it was Since 2013, the woman, Evening News reported. to make impulse purchases crushing his spine. the “crowd that caused Zhao’s identified only as “Xiaowen” In their investigation, police and then brag about them on Zhao fell unconscious injury,” media reported. in reports, managed to slowly found a mountain of luxury mobile platform WeChat. and was rushed to a nearby It was not reported as to siphon a fortune from the goods, many of which were Xiaowen is currently in hospital. whether Zhao plans to appeal company in Wenzhou, Zhe- never used. Among them were police custody. The injury left Zhao a quad- the decision. jiang Province to pay for an more than 1,000 lipsticks. riplegic. He remained hospital- array of perfumes, handbags Xiaowen blames her addic- Qianjiang Evening News ized for nearly two years, and Beijing Youth Daily Ride into the sunset Woman seeking ‘bedmate’ rents out half her mattress with online ad A tourist mounted on As China’s sharing economy soars, almost every- horseback takes in a thing can be rented out, even half a bed. breathtaking sunset while A woman in East China’s Zhejiang Province trekking to the ancient successfully sublet half her twin bed to a female city of Patara in Turkey on roommate for 650 yuan ($94) a month – half Tuesday. Photo: IC the rent of her Hangzhou apartment, Qianjiang Evening News reported Tuesday. Xiao Ying (pseudonym), 25, said she found her ‘bedmate’ soon after posting her unusual ad on Xianyu, a flea market-type website. “It’s not like I can’t cover the rent,” Xiao told reporters. “Isn’t it just better to make a new friend?” said Xiao. Xiao’s roommate, also 25, described the decision to share the twin bed as “simple.”“I wanted to save money and be happy,” she said. Xiao said so far they’ve made good bedfel- lows. “She didn’t even come to see the place before sealing the deal,” said Xiao. “We celebrat- ed together the day she moved in.”

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TIES THAT MATTER TO THE WORLD $23.74 b Machinery $14.2 b Soybean $25.66 b Transportation equipment 2016 2015 US exports to 2015 China Sources: US Department of 23.16% Commerce, US Department of GDP and growth Agriculture, Ministry of 15.5% Editor’s Note: Commerce of China The People’s Republic of China and the US established diplomatic relations in 1979. They are both members of UN Security Council, G20, APEC and various other international groups and have agreed to work together on addressing their common interests such as the North Korean nuclear issue, the Syrian civil war, climate change and maintaining global economic stability. As President Xi Jinping visits the US this  week, the Global Times reviews different aspects of the bilateral ties. Exports and commerce Growth from 2015 Bilateral trade reached $519.6 billion in National Growth 2016, 207 times what it was in 1979, when GDP as from 2015 the People’s Republic of China and the US proportion 6.7% first established diplomatic relations. of world’s total 2.9%

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▶ “A sound China-US cooperation can serve as the ballast for global stability and the propeller for world peace.”

In a joint press conference with Obama in California on June 7, 2013.

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Xi Jinping’s quotes on the Sino-US relationship

▶ “A sound China-US cooperation can serve as the ballast for global stability and the propeller for world peace.”

In a joint press conference with Obama in California on June 7, 2013.

$1.24 trillion US national debt China owns (as of July, 2015)

he 14th Dalai Lama started his nal sent to China. els to the capital of its leverage in the bilateral ties with Chi- visit to “Arunachal Pradesh” Recently, India When India emphasizes a Western country, na. The two countries in recent years T(South Tibet of China) on Tues- has been strongly the relationship with who will meet him, have continuously strived to improve day. The Dalai Lama has been to the dissatisfied with when and where their relationship and the peace on the disputed region before, but what makes China for not China, it would place a would be carefully border area has been maintained. India this trip different is that he is received supporting its tight control on the Dalai. weighed. has benefited from the good momen- and accompanied by India’s Junior membership bid Before this trip, tum of bilateral relationship as much Home Minister Kiren Rijiju. When to the Nuclear the Dalai Lama was as China. If New Delhi ruins the Sino- China raised the concern over the visit, Suppliers Group. Its request to name received by Indian President Pranab India ties and the two countries turn Rijiju commented that China shouldn’t Masood Azhar, head of Pakistani mili- Mukherjee in December. At a time into open rivals, can India afford the intervene in their “internal affairs.” tant group, to a UN Security Council when the Dalai has been given a cold consequence? When the Dalai Lama clique fled blacklist was disapproved by China, shoulder in many places of the world, With a GDP several times higher from Tibet, he sought shelter at resulting in some Indians calling for a New Delhi is bucking the trend and than that of India, military capabilities Dharamsala of India, thus the Dalai boycott of Chinese goods. The Dalai’s treating him as a favorite. that can reach the Indian Ocean and question became one of the problems visit to Arunachal Pradesh this time It is worth mentioning that India is having good relations with India’s pe- that upset Sino-Indian relationship. is seen as New Delhi using the monk dissatisfied with China mainly in the ripheral nations, coupled with the fact New Delhi takes a stance that opposes as a diplomatic tool to put pressure on international multilateral field, while that India’s turbulent northern state the Dalai Lama engaging in anti-China China. But this is a clumsy and rude the Dalai Lama question is purely a borders China, if China engages in a activities on the soil of India; however, move. The Dalai is a highly politicized China’s domestic issue. China also suf- geopolitical game with India, will Bei- it has long attempted to use the Dalai symbol in China’s diplomacy. For any fered setbacks when applying for the jing lose to New Delhi? Lama as a card. country, its attitude toward the Dalai membership of international organi- China considers India as a friendly When India emphasizes the rela- Lama almost affects the entire relation- zations. Its proposal to blacklist some neighbor and partner. China has never tionship with China, it would place a ship with China. The West has fully terrorist group had also been refused. provoked bilateral disputes or made tight control on the Dalai. When it has recognized the nature of the Dalai as a However, as dissatisfied as China was, any pressing demand on India over the a grudge against China, it may prompt diplomatic card and is extremely pru- it didn’t make an issue of them. Dalai Lama. New Delhi should respond the Dalai to play certain tricks as a sig- dent in using it. When the Dalai trav- New Delhi probably overestimates to Beijing’s goodwill with goodwill.

Voices Elusive peace

“The Japanese side should face up to and reflect on history, and draw serious lessons from history.”

Hua Chunying, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, told a daily briefing in response to two Japanese cabinet members' support of using controversial prewar Imperial Rescript on Education as teaching material, quoted by Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday.

“Russia and its Armed Forces Illustration: Shen Lan/GT continue to support the anti- terrorist operation by the WH desisting regime change in Syria a welcome change Syrian Arab Republic’s army.”

By Wang Wenwen BSERVER support chaotic revolutions in these Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson O countries. At the beginning of the Speaking about Russia’s support of Assad after The White House acknowledged Syrian crisis, the US made it clear the chemical attack in Idlib, quoted by Sputnik on on Tuesday that the government of that it wanted Assad to relinquish Wednesday. President Bashar al-Assad remains a It’s a long-held policy of the US to power, and that it would never accept “political reality” in Syria. try to topple a regime it dislikes un- any role for Assad in Syria’s future. Last week, Nikki Haley, the US der the banner of humanitarianism Under this approach, it seems the Please send submissions to [email protected]. Pieces should ambassador to the UN, declared that or democracy. Regime change, or an Syrian conflict could not be resolved be no longer than 800 words. The opinion expressed in the published articles are those of the writer alone and do not necessarily reflect the the Trump administration does not attempt at, inevitably leads to bloody peacefully. position of the Global Times. The Global Times reserves the right to edit consider it a priority that Assad be war, be it in Syria, Afghanistan or The UN Security Council has the the articles for length and clarity. Inquiry: (8610) 65367563 removed from power. As Haley is Iraq. More people are dying or liv- obligation to maintain world peace, considered a weighty figure in artic- ing in chaos. In essence, this policy but neither the UN nor any country Check out our mobile apps for iPhone, iPad and Android ulating the Trump administration’s is motivated by geopolitical consider- has the right to topple the govern- foreign policy, her words signal a US ations. As Antoun Issa, senior editor ment of another country. This is the policy shift toward Syria. at the Middle East Institute, noted, principle that China has been stick- It is a change that should be en- the sad reality of international rela- ing to all the time. Follow us on couraged though it has come after a tions is that the interests trump hu- The Trump administration should Twitter long time. manitarianism. learn to change its proclivity to topple http://twitter.com/globaltimesnews The explicit call from the US for The Syrian crisis also created a a regime at will. An appropriate Mid- Assad to resign came from then pres- hotbed for the Islamic State, which dle East policy for the US should be Facebook ident Barack Obama in 2011 when dragged the West into further quan- to expand its alliance system and pro- http://facebook.com/globaltimesnews the Syrian civil war began. Since dary in the global fight against terror- mote progressive change rather than then, voices calling for more military ism. initiating on revolution by force. Sina Weibo action against the Syrian government It seems that Western countries, http://weibo.com/globaltimescn forces have become louder although especially the US, do not favor incre- Page Editor: [email protected] The Global Times is published six times a week the regime has much support domes- mental but orderly reforms in non- from Monday to Saturday. tically. Western countries and are prone to Thursday April 6, 2017 15 ASIANREVIEW Democracy wrong reason to trap Myitsone

he Myitsone Dam in gained power, the dam contro- slowly forgetting the signifi- discuss how much of the Myanmar has once versy has gradually been tied to cance of the project to Myan- DING GANG generated power should be Tagain made headlines in democracy due to the ma- mar people’s well-being and distributed to Myanmar, Western media outlets, but in nipulation of Western public the actual benefits it will bring and whether to build power a more nuanced context than opinions. It has now become a to them. electric generation the most transmission networks to reports of the past. symbol for whether the Myan- According to the original feasible way to provide power facilitate the electricity transfer- The New York Times carried mar government will hold fast contract, the Chinese side to local residents. ence to major cities. a piece on Friday entitled “A to democratic principles. will not only give hundreds of In recent years, the World They may also talk about Chinese-Backed Dam Project Last year, the Myanmar gov- millions of dollars to Myanmar Bank has changed its views how Chinese firms can provide Leaves Myanmar in a Bind,” ernment established an audit every year but also provide that hydroelectric generation more development opportuni- which mixes speculations on committee on the Irrawaddy- part of the generated electric- would undermine environ- ties for local people, such as whether the suspended project Myitsone river basin power ity to the country after the ment protection and restarted the establishment of more will be resumed with issues of stations, aimed at effectively dam is completed. The project some large-scale hydropower schools and training of techni- democracy. examining hydroelectric power is, in reality, a timely aid to projects in hope to ramp up cal workers. The Chinese side On September 30, 2011, plants, including the Myitsone Myanmar, which is blighted the economic development in could even consider transfer- then Myanmar president U Dam project. by a prolonged, severe lack of impoverished countries, while ring some training fees into Thein Sein made a startling At that time, some people electricity. Moreover, the proj- reducing carbon emissions. the special fund to help with policy reversal by announcing saw the halt of the project as a ect will likely become a vital Democracy is important Myanmar’s national recon- all construction on the dam victory of democracy because it foundation of the development to Myanmar. It is used to fuel ciliation in order to support its would be stopped for the rest was funded by China and ap- in north Myanmar. economic growth, not to halt government’s peace talks with of his tenure. The $3.6-billion, proved by then military govern- The so-called controversy it. Democracy is of no use if it armed ethnic groups. 6,000-megawatt hydroelectric ment and that its resumption encompassing democracy, as does not boost development. Now that the Myitsone project was financed by a Chi- would be anti-democracy. matter of fact, is an issue of When democracy becomes a project has become prominent nese enterprise. In the public opinion development rather than poli- pretense, populism will gain in the Western media, China The article in the New York bloated by Western media, the tics. North Myanmar boasts ground. and Myanmar should no lon- Times says “The decision” is international community is abundant water, making hydro- Many developing countries ger keep a low profile. Media “widely seen as a victory for have seen their develop- outlets and research institu- the forces of democracy.” ment encumbered by tions on both sides should hold Myanmar mainly claims the so-called democracy to symposiums of various kinds dam will damage the envi- various degrees. Some to publicly discuss Myanmar’s ronment and arouse public of them have even gone power demand and construc- concerns about ecology. backward. Myanmar is tion of hydroelectric stations as However, what actu- facing the same chal- well as come up with effective ally happened was that the lenge. From the perspec- ways to deal with the current dam had fallen prey to the tive of development, the bind. escalating confrontation Myitsone Dam project and contention between should be an issue of how The author is a senior editor with local interest groups in the to better adapt to Myan- People’s Daily, and currently a northern state of Kachin mar’s development. In senior fellow with the Chongyang and the Myanmar govern- that case, there should be Institute for Financial Studies ment. more room for communi- at Renmin University of China. Since the National cation on both sides. [email protected].

League for Democracy Illustration: Liu Rui/GT For instance, Beijing cn Follow him on Twitter at @ led by Aung San Suu Kyi and Nay Pyi Taw can dinggangchina Collaborative efforts needed to advance Sino-Myanmar cooperation

By Song Qingrun sumed power, becoming the first high- number of Myanmar citizens fleeing to should all focus on peace and develop- level foreign official to meet the nation’s Yunnan has also become a heavy burden ment, jointly safeguard security along At the invitation of Chinese President new government. It highlights the close on China. Meanwhile, border trade is the bilateral border and crack down on Xi Jinping, Myanmar President U Htin relationship between the two countries suspended every now and then. This has cross-border crimes. Kyaw kick started his first state visit to as well as Beijing’s support for the NLD become a major cause for the incredibly Beijing and Nay Pyi Taw should also China on Thursday. This tour is of great and Myanmar’s transformation and de- slow development in border areas. speed up their collaboration and achieve significance to bilateral ties. velopment. Suu Kyi also chose China as Unstable border regions are also fruitful results under the framework of Htin Kyaw’s father, Min Thu Wun, is her first diplomatic trip abroad outside influencing bilateral cross-border eco- the Belt and Road initiative. In terms of a crucial member of Myanmar’s Nation- of the Association of Southeast Asian nomic cooperation. Violence frequently communication over policies in this real League for Democracy (NLD), a well- Nations (ASEAN). breaks out in Myanmar’s Rakhine state gard, negotiations over more delicate de- regarded writer as well as a poet. Many Nevertheless, every relationship has due to long-term conflicts between lo- tails are needed to better connect the two of his works have been translated and its conflicts. The same goes for relations cal Buddhists and Muslims. However, countries’ strategies. As a major power, published in China. Min Thu Wun also between China and Myanmar, which Rakhine state is the starting point of the China needs to pay more attention to translated many Chinese poems into share a 2210-kilometer border line. China-Myanmar pipeline project as well other nation’s comfort zone in coopera- Burmese, introducing Chinese culture Challenges exist in their ties. as the location of Myanmar’s Kyaukpyu tion, take Myanmar’s pursuit, concerns to his country. He was an envoy of Sino- The thorniest issue between the two Special Economic Zone, over which Bei- and interests into account. Myanmar cultural exchanges. so far is the constant military clashes in jing and Nay Pyi Taw are having discus- It is believed that Htin Kyaw is seek- One year after the NLD assumes northern Myanmar. Myanmar and its sions for collaborations. ing to upgrade bilateral cooperation, power to lead Myanmar, the China- people in the nation’s northern region According to Xinhua News Agency, promote the two sides’ effort in build- Myanmar relationship has been devel- are not the only victims, China and Bei- China’s investment in Myanmar reached ing a community of common destiny of oping smoothly overall. Nay Pyi Taw jing-Nay Pyi Taw relations are also suf- $2.8 billion in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, joint development and prosperity on his welcomed the Beijing-led One Belt and fering from the turmoil. Myanmar has a sharp decrease of approximately $500 tour. One Road initiative and the Bangladesh- never actually had real peace in the 69 million from the previous fiscal year. A China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Eco- years after gaining independence. End- critical reason for this is Chinese com- The author is an associate professor nomic Corridor. Collaborations between less armed conflicts in northern Myan- panies are worried about investment seat China Institutes of Contemporary the two sides in a variety of fields have mar have been threatening the stability curity in Myanmar. International Relations. opinion@ been steadily promoted. For instance, of the Sino-Myanmar borders. Flames Therefore, maintaining peace and globaltimes.com.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi from the clashes and stray bullets have stability along the Sino-Myanmar bor- visited Myanmar at the invitation of jeopardized the lives and security of der is a pressing task for both sides. The Page Editor: Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San people in Southwest China’s Yunnan two nation’s governments and people, [email protected] Suu Kyi within a week after the NLD as- Province. Trying to settle the increasing and northern Myanmar’s ethnic forces 16 Thursday April 6, 2017 FORUM Stable Sino-US ties can aid Trump presidency

By Sun Xihui many occasions. But the US needs the US president of the connota- China’s involvement in handling a he projects himself I-TRUMPSUMMIT tion of the new hinese President Xi Jinping will variety of international affairs, given to be. X type of major- meet his US counterpart Donald the two countries’ intensive economic Trump also power relations. CTrump on Thursday and Friday. interaction. needs to properly tackle domestic is- Furthermore, some American schol- Given that the White House’s policy The Trump administration expects sues. Known for taking the unpredict- ars, media outlets and former govern- toward the Asia-Pacific region has not to bargain with China by meeting some able route, he probably intends to gain ment officials aired dissenting opinions yet taken shape, Sino-US relations are of Beijing’s demands for more coop- more domestic support by accepting the immediately after Tillerson declared confronting a myriad of uncertainties. eration or compromise on the North new type of major-power relations with his “pro-China” stance. Bonnie Glaser, Therefore, the upcoming meeting will Korean nuclear issue, the war on terror, China in an “all but Obama” manner. senior adviser for Asia and the direc- be of great strategic significance. trade deficit, currency exchange rate Common sense has it that the tor of the China Power Project at the Likewise, US Secretary of State Rex and investment in the US. Trump administration’s diversion to a Washington-based Center for Strategic Tillerson’s recent trip to China is also a Moreover, Trump attempts to create positive China policy will be conducive and International Studies, said Tillerson critical step in the development of the an image of a powerful president. Dur- to the stability and development of was dead wrong for endorsing China. bilateral ties between Beijing and Wash- ing his campaign, he described himself China-US ties. Nonetheless, the reality Daily Kos, a political analysis weblog, ington. He said Trump was willing to as the most “presidential” candidate will not be as sanguine as expected. questioned whether Tillerson knew meet with his Chinese counterpart and since Abraham Lincoln. In light of the If the White House has changed clearly that he was making concession visit China as soon as possible, and em- importance of Sino-US ties, his govern- its attitude based on the mentality of to China. Ely Ratner of the Council on phasized that Sino-US ties were built ment has recognized the new type “transactional policy,” Beijing and Foreign Relations, who served as the on “non-conflict, non-confrontation, of major-power relations Washington will hold negotia- deputy national security advisor to for- mutual respect, and win-win and even proposed a tions on a wide spectrum of areas mer US vice president Joe Biden from solutions.” 50-year development and some sensitive issues will 2015 to 2017, said “terms like ‘mutual Though Tillerson did blueprint for the inevitably be discussed. If respect’ and ‘non-confrontation’ are not directly mention the bilateral relations. the results do not meet the code in Beijing for US accommodation “new type of major-power This aims at add- expectations of the US side, of a Chinese sphere of influence in relations” in his public ing bonus points the Trump administration Asia.” speeches, he approved to his presi- will probably use scathing These comments are not necessarily of the phrase and used dency and helps words and draconian the views of the Trump government but it to describe Sino-US him become measures against China demonstrate that there is strong objec- ties over the past four once again. tion to China within the US, which will decades. Tillerson’s Although the affect the US’ public opinion and its stance on such an Trump adminis- strategic circle to some degree. important issue is tration may have If Trump wants to become a better unlikely a decision accepted the new president by stabilizing US-China rela- he made on his own. type of major- tions, he is unlikely to send the tensions It represents that the power relations, it spiraling. It is believed that Beijing- Trump government is no more than a Washington ties can stay healthy and has accepted the superficial gesture. stable thanks to the concerted effort of principle of a new When specific is- the two leaders. type of major-power sues come up, the relations. two countries will The author is associate professor with the Trump has likely witness more National Institute of International Strategy showed a tough rifts due to conflict- at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. stance on China on Illustration: Liu Rui/GT ing understandings [email protected] Protests herald political obstacles for Putin ahead of election

Thousands participated in An anti-corruption department linked to Russia’s presidential moil, to the country. happening or even escalat- demonstrations in Moscow on dedicated to verifying officials’ election to be held next March. Moscow has its political tra- ing into larger-scale conflicts. March 26 in protest against expense declarations and de- The opposition attempts to use dition, and it is impossible for Bloody incidents, if any, will be President Vladimir Putin and tecting possible corruption at- the demonstration as a tool to it to adopt a system that com- turned into excuses by exterior demanding Prime Minister tempts was established in 2013. attack the current administra- pletely resembles the model of forces to attack Russia’s current Dmitry Medvedev to step down. Russia ratified the Organiza- tion and swing the public opin- Western countries. Despite the regime and its political system, The rally in Moscow is the larg- tion for Economic Co-operation ion to their side for the election. fact that Russia is geographi- of which the Kremlin should be est since 2012. In fact, the clout and Development Convention With such a large scope, the cally close to the West and aware and cautious. of domestic opposition forces on Combating Bribery of For- rallies herald a number of ob- has been deeply influenced by In the meantime, it is quite in Russia has been decreasing eign Public Officials in 2012 stacles that the Putin’s admin- Western culture, the Russian common for a regime to have in recent years, and the Krem- to impose stricter supervision istration may face prior to the society wants the country to be oppositions. lin has tightened its control over officials. upcoming election. Activities of ruled by a political strongman In fact, Putin’s supporters over exterior forces attempting Taking anti-corruption as an this kind may occur from time like Putin. Complete Western- are much more powerful than to intervene in Russia’s domes- excuse, the goals of opposition to time for which Putin should ization in politics is not suitable the opposition forces. Putin tic affairs, and therefore, the forces are different than Pu- be well-prepared. for Russia’s development. should make full use of his demonstration on such a scale tin’s. They are using “anti-cor- Russia has a Western-style The Kremlin should ad- high approval rate to cope with is unexpected. ruption” as a propaganda tool multi-party system, but at the dress the current political chal- the current political challenges “Anti-corruption” was one of for next year’s presidential elec- same time, is considered by lenges in a comprehensive and prepare for next year’s elec- the main themes of the rallies. tion. Their primary target is the many as an authoritarian re- way. Improving the citizens’ tion. According to reports, protest- Putin administration, rather gime. Western countries and living standards is a priority at ers accused Medvedev of own- than corrupt officials. Putin, on the opposition forces, accusing the moment to soothe public The article is compiled by Global ing yachts, vineyards and lavish the contrary, has attached great Russia of being “autocratic,” dissatisfaction. Russia allows Times reporter Liu Jianxi based on mansions, which was later de- importance to fighting corrup- tend to promote the multi-par- and accepts orderly protests, an interview with Zhao Huasheng, nied by Medvedev’s spokesper- tion since the beginning of his ty system within the country. but the recent demonstration director of the Center for Russia son as “propagandistic attacks.” term in office and has talked This has triggered political un- was chaotic and has posed se- and Central Asia Studies with Objectively speaking, corrup- about combat measures on sev- certainties. In fact, in the first vere threats to public security. Fudan University. opinion@ tion is one of the most difficult eral occasions. He dismissed decade since the collapse of The arrest of unruly protesters globaltimes.com.cn issues facing Russia’s domestic over 20 high-level officials from the former Soviet Union, Rus- is legal according to Russian politics, but Putin’s efforts in their posts earlier this year, ac- sia had seen radical partisan law. The Putin administration Page Editor: liaixin@ combating corruption in recent cording to media reports. politics, which has not brought should put more efforts to pre- globaltimes.com.cn years are worthy of applause. The protests are closely stability, but more political tur- vent similar incidents from Thursday April 6, 2017 17 VIEWPOINT Media development spurs social progress

By Chen Yuan fierce debates among different classes. dents can enhance the public’s cogni- migration issues. Police brutality is one For example, in this case, public opin- tive level. More debates on controversial of the toughest and most widespread n Guanxian county, eastern China’s ions differ on Yu’s sentence, especially public incidents can contribute to the problems in the US. Recently, police Shandong province, an incident has about whether the killing is a justifiable enlightenment of the people. If a society brutality in the US sparked large scale Ibeen thrust into the spotlight. After act of self-defense. lacks channels for expressing opinions, protests, which contributed to resolving 23-year-old Yu Huan and his mother, Incidents such as this can stimulate it will not experience any social develop- grievances, standardizing law enforce- Su Yinxia, endured hours of repeated progress in areas such as law enforcement. ment, enhancing wisdom and promot- assault by 11 debt collectors, Yu took out ment and heighten awareness of social Almost all countries in the world, ing judicial fairness and justice. Police a fruit knife, stabbed and injured four issues. The optimal outcome is that the by undergoing social changes, have brutality has also affected law enforce- of the attackers, one of whom died later public’s ideological cognition has been matured and become wiser. The US is a ment in other countries. in hospital. This event has attracted improved by analyzing these events. country prone to public protests, public Among all the controversial public widespread attention and fierce public The birth and development of media discussion, public opinion polls and incidents in history, the most influential discussion. This could be a landmark has put all kinds of events and issues judicial trials, which reflect social prob- one is probably the Dreyfus Affair, a case in China’s public debate over con- in the public’s field of view, and thus, lems and conflicts within its society. political scandal that divided the Third troversial issues. attracted public discussion of these And due to a series of social move- French Republic from 1894 until its Throughout history, controversial events, which reflects the progress ments, the US’ food security, judicial resolution in 1906. This event, involv- public incidents, such as the above of society. Although not every event system, freedom of opinion and racial ing a Jewish artillery captain in the mentioned, have advanced societal de- can lead to societal advancement, the equality continue to improve. French army, Alfred Dreyfus, who was velopment. In most cases, they sparked discussion of controversial public inci- The US has complex race and im- falsely convicted of passing military secrets to the Germans, has been continuously written about in literature and made into a film. Anyone interested in public affairs can look into the Dreyfus Affair. It highlights the significance and role of public affairs. It’s an overall display of national interests, nationalism, patrio- tism, justice, spies and public opinion. In particular, the Dreyfus Affair shows the incomparable historical value of public intellectuals, conscience and truth. This event also makes us believe that although history is cruel, truth will always prevail. Nowadays, it has become easier to have access to news about incidents that affect our social conscience. Every time these events occur, it would arouse a national debate. Everyone in China, regardless of his or her views, will become more aware of the social injustices around them and this will motivate them to do what they can to improve their society.

The author is a senior reporter with People’s Illustration: Liu Rui/GT Daily. [email protected] Xi’s visit to create new blueprint for future of China-Finland partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s common prosperity has played ented partnership between the power in winter sports and visit to Finland will enhance an exemplary role in boosting two countries, which set out the Xi’s visit to Finland China will host the 2022 Win- bilateral relations, advance Chi- relations between China and direction for the development ter Olympic Games, creating na-Northern Europe coopera- Northern Europe, as well as Eu- of bilateral ties. is sure to usher in a golden opportunity for the tion and promote the building rope as a whole. In the economic and trade a new era of part- two countries to strengthen ex- of the Sino-European partner- Finland was one of the first sector, due to flagging interna- nership, and the change and cooperation in the ships for peace, growth, reform Western countries to establish tional trade and uncertainty for field. and civilization. diplomatic ties with China, and the global economic recovery, sound development Finland has responded posi- Xi’s visit to Finland, from the first Western nation to sign bilateral trade volume stood at of bilateral ties will tively to the China-initiated Tuesday to Thursday, will be his an inter-governmental trade $5.27 billion from January to serve as an example One Belt and One Road initia- first trip to a EU member state agreement with China. October in 2016, marking a de- tive, which aims to build a trade this year, and also his first visit Currently, as anti-globaliza- crease of 11.9 percent from the for China-Europe and infrastructure network to Northern Europe as China’s tion rears its head and Europe- same period in 2015. cooperation. connecting Asia with Europe head of state. an integration suffers setbacks, However, it was estimated and Africa. The trip will see the two China and Finland need to join that China would remain Fin- Xi’s visit to Finland is sure to states work out a new blueprint hands in promoting trade lib- land’s biggest trading partner nomic integration. usher in a new era of partner- for the development of bilateral eralization and economic glo- in Asia for 14 consecutive years Given the fact that Finland ship, and the sound develop- ties and sign a host of coopera- balization, as well as advancing in 2016, while Finland would is one of the most innovative ment of bilateral ties will serve tive deals, highlighting the two global governance and multilat- remain China’s major trading countries in the world and as an example for China-Eu- countries’ common wish to eralism. partner in Europe. China has decided to pursue an rope cooperation. build greater consensus and Bilateral ties have been pro- In 2015, Finland joined the innovation-driven development synergize more cooperation pelled forward by the exchange Asian Infrastructure Invest- strategy, the two countries have The article is a commentary efforts. Although China and of high-level visits. During ment Bank (AIIB) as a prospec- complementary advantages from the Xinhua News Agency. Finland are different in history Finnish President Sauli Niinis- tive founding member. and huge potential for coopera- [email protected] and culture, social systems and to’s visit to China in 2013, Xi The AIIB is an institution tion in many areas, including development stages, the devel- and Niinisto reached important that finances infrastructure advanced technology, clean en- Page Editor: liaixin@ opment of bilateral ties based consensus on building and pro- construction and promotes ergy, innovation and Arctic re- globaltimes.com.cn on mutual trust, equality and moting a new type of future-ori- regional connections and eco- search. Finland is a traditional 18 Thursday April 6, 2017 LIFE

A turtle shell used for divination ceremonies during the Shang Dynasty (1046-771BC) Inset: A visitor takes in an exhibition of newly discovered photographs in Beijing’s Palace Museum on Wednesday. UNCOVEREDBelow: Porcelain plates dating from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Photos: Li Jingjing/GT TREASURE

 Palace Museum discovers 55,000 items hidden between 1722 and 1798. lection neglected. within the Additionally, the museum plans to Best of the best open itself to donations from the pub- Forbidden City The Palace Museum houses one lic. To ensure quality, donations must of the largest collections of Chinese meet three requirements: They must antiques in the entire world. be from an outstanding contemporary uring a press conference on “Precious antiques account for artist, must be representative works March 29, Palace Museum Di- 90.3 percent of all the objects in our from said artist and must be limited to Drector Shan Jixiang announced collection,” Shan said at the press con- 10 works. that a massive inventory sweep of the ference, going on to explain that this is Forbidden City has revealed previously ing the old photographs that had been a staggering number for any museum Global Times unknown priceless artifacts. found during the inventory. worldwide. According to Shan, 55,132 items As part of cataloging efforts, experts The collection of most were discovered during an inventory try to determine the time and location museums can be seen as check of the museum grounds carried they were taken as well as identify any a pyramid, with the most out from 2014 to 2016, raising the people in them and their relationships precious items taking up total number of items in the collection to each other. a smaller space at the from 1,862,690 to 1,807,558 objects by Due to the unique nature of pho- tip of the pyramid. The the end of 2016. tographs, how to preserve them has Palace Museum’s col- The newly discovered items were been a constant topic of discussion lection, however, is an Palace Museum Collection mainly found covered in dust in hard for experts at the Palace Museum. inverted pyramid, Shan to find corners of storerooms. Some Currently photographs are stored in explained, with precious Pre-inventory highlights include manuscripts by specially designed frames that main- relics making up a ma- 1,807,558 the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing tain a specific constant temperature jority of the collection. Dynasty (1644-1911), oracle bones, and humidity. Shan explained that Post-inventory stone tablets and old photographs of After the inventory, the number the museum staff are 1,862,690 the Forbidden City taken during the of photographs in the collection has working to digitize the Qing Dynasty. increased from around 20,000 to collection in a database 1,683,336 Highly valuable relics Old photographs are key to under- 27,802. that will later be made standing the history and society of the Some of the newly found objects available to the public. late Qing Dynasty, including the life are currently on display at the mu- According to Shan, 163,969 Valuable relics of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing seum’s Yanxi Palace, where they will only 400,000 items in Dynasty. remain until April 15. These objects the collection have been Shan explained that the Palace include the Qianlong manuscripts, photographed, leaving 15,385 Specimens Museum has almost finished catalog- which were written by the emperor more than half the col-

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Spotify, the world’s largest have access to a new album by Since it was founded in Music Group, the world’s larg- better about their listeners’ music streaming company, a Universal artist for a period 2008, the online music listen- est record label, will also get habits and profiles based on and Universal Music Group of two weeks after its release, ing service has never been able unprecedented access to data, Spotify’s data. said Tuesday they have signed the two companies said in a to generate a net profit, with “creating the foundation for a new multi-year global licence joint statement. the majority of its turnover go- new tools for artists and labels AFP agreement. But “singles are available ing to the rights holders such to expand, engage and build Under the deal, the terms of on Spotify for all listeners,” its as artists, producers and record deeper connections with their Page Editor: xuliuliu@ which were not disclosed, Spo- chairman and CEO Daniel Ek majors. fans.” globaltimes.com.cn tify’s paying subscribers can said in the statement. For its part, the Universal The musicians will know Thursday April 6, 2017 19 LIFE

Modern-retro style hits Milan

ilan Design Week, bers have booked space to ers are still here, the major Tokujin Yoshioka, who and inspired by the lines of a one of the world’s ply their trendy wares in a publishers have the major revisits old glass pouring shark’s fin. Mlargest gatherings vast space of 200,000 square designers and the best distri- techniques for the Glas Italia Keeping with the same showcasing cutting-edge meters. bution.” brand. retro-inspired lines, Shinsaku furniture designs and other Attendance last year “Milan is still the design The Mineral Structures Miyamoto’s high and wing- exciting innovations in home topped 370,000 people from center,” he added. bookshelves by Arik Levy back Beatrix armchair for accessories, got under way 165 countries and regions, Contemporary elegance for Citco, fashioned from a Ritzwell has an escape-from- Tuesday in the trendy Italian including designers, buyers, is one of the big trends this single block of marble using the-world feel paired with business capital. journalists and others along year, according to organiz- state-of-the-art technologies the modernist lines of 1950s More than 300,000 people for the ride. ers, with the timeless skill and finished by artisanal Danish furniture. are expected to attend the “Some say the capital of of craftsmen blending with specialists, are another item event throughout the week, design is in the process of digital know-how and techno- to watch. People enter the Giro Giro which the locals love more shifting to elsewhere in the logical innovation. There are numerous nods Tondo exhibition during than the exclusive fashion world,” French designer Intriguing items this year to the 1950s, typified by the Milan Design Week. Photo: IC shows the city is known for. Philippe Starck told AFP. “It’s include the Fountain – Glass Aleta chair created by Jaime Over 2,000 trade mem- not true, the major publish- Table by Japanese designer Hayon for Viccarbe Habitat AFP

Indie band Hanggai to headline upcoming Water and Pear Blossoms World Music Festival in East China’s Shandong Province Sakamoto releases album as ‘imaginary soundtrack’ Well-known Chinese indie band Ryuichi Sakamoto, the pioneering ish art rock band Japan. Hanggai will headline the Water and Japanese electronic composer, has Sakamoto, who has broadly ex- Pear Blossoms World Music Festival, announced his first studio album in plored music from around the world, which will feature dozens of musicians eight years, which is inspired by the gained an international following from home and abroad from Friday Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. with his Yellow Magic Orchestra. to Saturday in Yangxin county, East The 65-year-old artist – who has His fusion of electronic instru- China’s Shandong Province. Accord- scored films includingThe Last Em- ments, Japanese and Western classi- ing to a press release from the event’s peror, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence cal form and rhythms of West Africa organizers, the music festival, a spin-off and more recently The Revenant – will helped shape the basis for synthpop of Hanggai’s own music tour, will see release the album, async, on April 28. in the 1980s. bands and singers perform next to a sea Sakamoto said in a statement by He announced in 2014 that he had of pear blossoms, one of the county’s his label that he had been working been diagnosed with cancer and last signature springtime scenic views. for several months on the music year he was shaken by the death of In addition to the six-member band until, one day in August, he decided his friend David Bowie, with whom Hanggai, Juan Carmona, known as the that the work would be “the original he co-starred in Merry Christmas, Mr. prince of the flamenco guitar, Uyghur soundtrack to an imaginary film by Lawrence. singer Perhat Khaliq and his band and Andrei Tarkovsky.” On a visit to Paris last year, Saka- the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous The composer set the music, moto told AFP that he wanted just Region-based Dastan Ensemble will composed on an analog synthesizer, one thing before death: “To record the also be part of the lineup for the three- to some of his favorite scenes from perfect album.” day festival. the Russian director’s films including Tickets run from 100 yuan ($15) for Stalker, Solaris and Mirror. AFP a single day ticket and 269 yuan for a The album also pays tribute to three-day ticket. A poster for the Water and Pear the director’s father, the poet Arseny Page Editor: Blossoms World Music Festival Tarkovsky, with his verses recited by [email protected] Global Times Photo: Courtesy of Yoko David Sylvian, frontman of the Brit- 20 Thursday April 6, 2017 LIFE

By Huang Tingting members were used to labeling relics according to their Chinese names, the n the southeastern part of the Fer- Uzbekistan experts preferred using ghana Valley in Uzbekistan – once Uzbek names. Ithe site of the ancient kingdom “At the end, we accepted a part known in Chinese as Dayuan – Chi- of their labeling system and they ac- nese and Uzbekistan archaeologists cepted a part of ours,” Zhu said. “It’s are busily working together to dig up all about communication and mutual the secrets hidden beneath the ruins of respect.” the ancient city of Mingtepa. The heads of the institutes of both Over the past five years, the joint countries act as team leaders on the archaeological team has made a num- brought up the subject of the ancient Working in Uzbekistan project. Team leader Zhu and his team ber of major discoveries, including the city during a trip to the Archaeology Zhu pointed out that as one of the of five experts and 10 technicians have discovery of the outer-city walls and Institute under the Academy of Sci- ancient foreign city ruins bordering worked in Uzbekistan for two months the remains of the inner city’s road ences of Uzbekistan. This was three Chinese territory, Mingtepa is an ideal in the late summer every year since system and workshops. These discov- years before Chinese President Xi place to study the integration of an- 2012, and will most likely continue eries have revealed that “Mingtepa Jinping first proposed the “Belt and cient Chinese and Western cultures. to do so for the next three years in was not simply a provisional garrison Road” initiative in 2013. The two insti- It is also a great opportunity for order to continue to explore the areas fort for nomads, but a fully functional tutes signed an official agreement in contemporary cultural exchange. between the interior and exterior walls castle, the largest in the Ferghana Val- 2011 and began excavation efforts the “We hope the excavation can help of the city. ley” over 2,000 years ago, according very next year. resolve some of the key issues involv- Facing the occasional breakdown of to a Xinhua News Agency report on Though the Mingtepa project ing Silk Road studies from the Han their heating system, difficult weather January 10. wasn’t initiated as part of the “Belt and (206BC-AD220) to the Jin (265-420) conditions and food that is foreign to Although this is not China’s only Road” initiative, the Chinese govern- dynasties. We also want to introduce them, the Chinese archaeological team joint archaeological excavation project ment regards the project as the perfect Chinese archaeological methods and has had a tough time adapting to local being carried out overseas, the project, example of how Chinese archaeol- technology to our Uzbekistan counter- life. However, thanks to their Uzbeki- started in 2012, is the first overseas ogy is now playing “an increasingly parts, which we feel will not only assist stan colleagues and friends, they have joint excavation project led by national- important role in China’s cultural the excavation, but more importantly, begun feeling more at home in the level institutions. diplomacy,” Zhu noted. help locals preserve and display any Central Asian country. Apart from the Mingtepa project, an discovered relics,” Zhu said. “Local residents have made nang [a Establishing a bond increasing number of archaeological Aside from the circular-shaped local sesame seed cake] for us, invited “Many people asked me if this teams from China have been par- Luoyang shovel, a traditional Chinese us to their weddings and greeted us by project was started due to the ‘Belt and ticipating in joint excavation projects archaeological tool that allows excava- saying ‘ni hao [hello],’” Zhu smiled. Road’ initiative. The answer is ‘no,’” overseas over the past decade. These tors to probe the soil without having “In return, we bring Chinese tea Zhu Yanshi, director of the Depart- projects range from a dig in Copán, a to dig large pits, more modern means and candy as gifts and sometimes ment of Han to Tang Studies at the Mayan archaeological site in western such as 3D modeling, laser mapping invite local middle school students to Institute of Archaeology under the Honduras, to the Precinct of Montu, a and cloud computing technology were visit the site.” China Academy of Social Sciences part of the ruins of the Karnak temple used by the Chinese team during the (CASS) and the project’s Chinese team complex in southern Egypt, and key excavation, and were soon embraced leader, told the Global Times on March sites at Sarnath in northeast India, the by their Uzbekistan counterparts. Two excavators work to unearth a city wall at the Mingtepa site in 24. “It’s just a coincidence.” place where the Buddha gave his first According to Zhu, cooperation Uzbekistan. According to Zhu, exploration of sermon. between the team members has gone Top left: Pottery jar discovered at the historical sites along the ancient Silk Zhu explained that this trend is the well despite differences in language Mingtepa site Road has always been a major focus result of China’s increasing economic and the way they work. Top right: Remains of the Mingtepa for Chinese archaeology. The Ming- strength and the country’s archeologi- “For instance, when we first started workshops tepa project in particular got its start cal circle’s growing interest in con- working together, we disagreed on Photos: Courtesy of the Central Asian in 2010 when Wang Wei, former head ducting exchanges with their foreign how to implement a labeling system,” Archaeological Team belonging to the CASS of the CASS Institute of Archaeology, counterparts. Zhu recalled. While Chinese team Institute of Archaeology

Page Editor: Chinese head of Uzbekistan Mingtepa [email protected]  excavation project discusses China’s archaeological teams working abroad SPIRIT OFSPIRIT COOPERATION Thursday April 6, 2017 21 TEABREAK Garfield Horoscope

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Yi Jianlian (right) of the Guangdong Boxing Southern Tigers competes for a rebound with Xinjiang Flying Tigers’ Pacquiao ‘to fight’ Horn Zhou Qi during Game 3 of their Chinese Basketball Association final on Philippine world boxing Wednesday in Dongguan, Guangdong champion Manny Pacquiao is Province. After a 104-91 victory, Xinjiang to fight undefeated Jeff Horn are now just one win away from winning on his home turf in Australia, the best-of-seven series. Photo: CFP the Filipino star’s camp said Wednesday. The announcement of the July bout ends months of speculation on who the 38-year- old Filipino dubbed “Pac-Man” would face next as he seeks to prolong a stellar career that saw him win world titles in eight different weight classes. “We signed the Jeff Horn contract this morning. Fight is July 2 in Brisbane, Australia,” Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz told AFP by text message. Pacquiao, who has been hailed as a virtual national hero in his home country, briefly retired early last year and then ran and won a seat in the Philippine senate. But the retirement was short-lived as Pacquiao, who said he missed the ring, made a successful comeback against Jessie Vargas  There’s logical explanation for sudden spike: spokesman in Las Vegas in November. Athletics Howman to head AIU LA blames Paris over ‘likes’ story Former senior World Anti- Doping Agency official David Howman was appointed on Wednesday as head of the Los Angeles on Wednesday ac- Facebook fans. 2024 Facebook page, increas- on February 3, 2017, permitting newly established Athletics cused rival Paris of being be- “All Facebook advertising ing from just over 200,000 at bids to promote internation- Integrity Unit (AIU) to battle hind reports that the US city has been purchased directly the end of 2016 to more than 1 ally, our promotion has been doping and corruption amid a bought Facebook “likes” to through Facebook. It’s no sur- million in April. directed primarily internation- drop in the sport’s popularity. artificially boost its bid to se- prise that this story originated At the start of the year most ally, including Facebook adver- International athletics cure the 2024 Olympic Games. from Paris,” LA 2024 spokes- of the LA “likes” had come from tising around the world.” federation (IAAF) President Campaigning by the two cit- man Jeff Millman told AFP in the US but fans from develop- Over the same period, Paris Sebastian Coe said Howman, ies is reaching a peak ahead of a statement. ing countries such as Pakistan also saw its fans grow threefold a lawyer who was director- an International Olympic Com- “LA 2024 is a global cam- have dramatically increased. but 80 percent of its new Face- general at WADA for 13 years mittee decision on September paign as the Olympic Move- Millman said there was a book “likes” came from France until 2016, was the perfect 13 on which of the two will host ment is global. There are logical explanation to the sud- with many of the rest from choice to chair the AIU. the 2024 Games. Olympic stakeholders in every den spike in “likes” from far-off francophone countries such as The AIU takes over from French radio station RTL country. countries. Algeria and Tunisia. the IAAF’s former anti-doping said Monday that the LA 2024 “Bids advertise on traditional “Facebook advertising is There is increasingly fierce department and will manage bid had used fringe Internet and social media, and all Face- more efficient in countries competition between the US testing, intelligence gather- companies to buy “likes,” so it book advertising has been pur- where there is less competition and French cities ahead of the ing and investigations among could announce that it had be- chased directly on Facebook.” from other brands,” he said. September 13 vote. other things. come the first Olympic bidder The report documented a “Since the IOC’s interna- to attract more than 1 million sudden boost in fans on the LA tional promotion period began AFP Agencies Golfers’ code of honor compromised by viewer input, modern technology

Professional golf values its history and during the ANA Inspiration tourna- There are times when technol- traditions perhaps more than any other TIMEOUT ment. The penalty came about when ogy makes sports better. Instant replay, sport. Part of this reverence includes the a viewer saw her incorrectly mark a while occasionally buggy, often helps expectation that players not only know ROB VOGT ball during Saturday’s third round, but officials in other sports reverse clearly the rules, but also that they enforce them waited to call tournament officials until incorrect calls. But when technology is – even if doing so hurts their scores. Players are expected to call violations on Thompson was playing the seventh hole used to effectively change a sport’s col- This is more than a little remarkable themselves, and they generally view this on Sunday. lective ethos, it needs to be restricted. in the context of high-stakes competi- understanding as a badge of honor. Al- Thompson, who eventually lost the Professional golf should go back to let- tive sports. Can anyone imagine LeBron legations of repeated cheating have kept tournament in a sudden-death play- ting players police themselves – as the James volunteering to give up a basket Patrick Reed at an arm’s distance from off, became understandably emotional game’s creators intended. because he got away with a traveling other PGA Tour players; Tiger Woods’ when she was informed of the penalty, violation? Or Bill Belichick telling a ref- refusal to call a penalty on himself at calling it “ridiculous” and fighting back The author is a Chicago-based freelance eree, “I know Tom Brady just threw an the 2013 BMW Championship sparked tears on the 13th tee. writer. [email protected] 80-yard [73-meter] touchdown pass, but a highly publicized spat with commenta- This isn’t the first time that golf tour- our right tackle was holding on the play. tor Brandel Chamblee. nament officials have used viewer input Page Editor: Take those points off the board.” On Sunday, LPGA star Lexi Thomp- to penalize participants, but it should [email protected] Golf is a more genteel pursuit. son was assessed a four-stroke penalty absolutely be the last. Thursday April 6, 2017 23 SPORTS  Ceferin warns top European clubs that ‘money does not rule’ UEFA boss says he will fight ‘blackmail’

UEFA President Aleksander and cut the number allocated to such as Euro 2016. UEFA should not be afraid of be considered a dirty word.” Ceferin told Europe’s top soc- smaller ones. “UEFA is not here to ac- stakeholders, Ceferin said, and The Congress later approved cer clubs on Wednesday that The changes were imple- cumulate wealth while [soccer issued stark warnings to clubs measures restricting the presi- “money does not rule” and mented after the biggest clubs associations] struggle to de- and leagues alike. dent and executive committee warned its biggest leagues that had discussed forming a break- velop football in the furthest “To some clubs I should members to a maximum of he would not give in to black- away Super League. reaches of [their] territories.” say ... there will be no closed three four-year terms each. mail as he promised to reshape European soccer faces a He said UEFA would sit league. It’s as simple as that. It also decided that venues the game in the region. huge disparity between the top down with the clubs, leagues That is not in line with our for the Champions League and The Slovenian also reiter- leagues such as England’s Pre- and players to develop a “strate- values and ideas,” he said. Europa League finals would be ated in his opening speech at mier League and Germany’s gic vision” for European soccer “We will never give in to the selected through what Ceferin the UEFA Congress that he Bundesliga and the smallest over the next five years. blackmail of those who think described as a “fully objective would not allow the creation of ones, which struggle with poor “This five-year plan will not they can manipulate small manner through a transparent a closed “Super League,” which revenues, falling attendances be forced on you, it will not leagues ... because they think bidding procedure.” some of the region’s biggest and financial difficulties. come out of the blue, as may they are all powerful because Six new members were clubs have discussed. Ceferin promised to dis- have happened in the past,” of the astronomical values they voted onto UEFA’s executive Ceferin was elected in Sep- tribute 1 million euros (107 he told the UEFA Congress. generate. committee, including former tember, shortly after UEFA million) to each of UEFA’s “It will not be drafted by some “We will work together to Poland forward Zbigniew Bon- announced changes to the 55 member associations as a anonymous bureaucrat and his rectify the imbalances as much iek and Football Association of flagship Champions League “solidarity payment” following paper-pushers hidden away on as possible – problems and im- Ireland chief John Delaney. competition to give more slots strong financial results from the shores of Lake Geneva.” balances for which you are also to clubs from bigger leagues national team competitions The Switzerland-based responsibly. Sharing must not AFP

United we fall RoundUp Everton defender Soccer Leighton Baines Chapecoense take lead (right) Chapecoense beat Atletico competes for Nacional 2-1 in the first leg the ball with of their South American Manchester United’s Supercup final on Tuesday Jesse Lingard as the game was marked by during their memorials to those killed in English an air crash before the teams’ Premier scheduled Copa Sudamericana League final in November. match on The match was the first Tuesday in between the sides since all but Manchester. three of the Brazilian team and United’s their staff perished as their struggle plane crashed on approach to to achieve Medellin last year. a top-four Only six of the 77 on board finish continued survived the crash. as Zlatan Organizers laid on pre- Ibrahimovic match shows and post-match came to their fireworks for Tuesday’s clash, rescue with which was billed as “The Grati- an added- tude Game.” time penalty to salvage Rooney could miss game a 1-1 draw. Manchester United striker Photo: CFP Wayne Rooney could miss Sun- day’s Premier League trip to basement side Sunderland due to an ankle problem, manager Spanish federation launches match-fixing investigation Jose Mourinho has said. Injuries have restricted Rooney, who missed Tuesday’s SOCCER The federation’s competi- Eldense player Cheikh Saad coach after an Italian investor 1-1 draw with his former club tion committee will “initiate was the first to point the finger took control of the club ear- Everton at Old Trafford due The Spanish Football Federa- an extraordinary disciplinary at a number of his teammates lier this season with suspicions to ankle pain, to just three tion (RFEF) launched a formal procedure on Club Deportivo and coach after their record- now raised over whether that appearances in the last two investigation on Wednesday Eldense, as well as on each equaling defeat in Spain’s investment was linked to illegal months. over suspicions of match-fixing and every one of the players, third-tier Segunda Division B betting patterns. United trio Chris Small- in third-division side Eldense’s coaches and delegates of the on Saturday. “At the very least we must ing, Phil Jones and Juan Mata 12-0 defeat to Barcelona B on club,” the statement continued. Saad told radio station Ca- investigate it because there are have already been ruled out Saturday. Five members of the club, dena Copa that certain players certain links to an Italian group of the Sunderland game after “This disciplinary body including coach Filippo di stood to make “huge sums” of that has the look of what may be sustaining long-term injuries considers the initiation of dis- Pierro, two players, another money from bets placed on the indications of an international last month. ciplinary actions pertinent to member of the coaching staff match. betting ring when it comes to discover the nature and scope and an Italian investor, who re- Club President David Agui- fixing matches,” president of Agencies of the events and, if necessary, cently became Eldense’s major lar then reported his suspicions the Spanish league Javier Tebas the corresponding sanctions if shareholder, have been arrested to police and Spanish soccer said Monday. Page Editor: wanghuayun@ justified,” the RFEF said in a by police on suspicion of cor- authorities. globaltimes.com.cn statement. ruption. Di Pierro was appointed AFP SPORTS 24 THURSDAY APRIL 6, 2017

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Russell Westbrook tied Oscar Robertson’s Cleveland, coming off a double- Westbrook drives in for a layup against the Milwaukee Bucks on record for most triple-doubles in an NBA overtime home victory over the Indiana Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Photo: IC season on Tuesday, his 41st triple-double Pacers on Sunday, got off to a slow start of the campaign fueling the Oklahoma and trailed 55-53 at halftime. City Thunder’s 110-79 victory over the Mil- The Cavaliers produced nine three- waukee Bucks. pointers as they seized control in the third Westbrook drained a three-pointer just quarter. before halftime to finish the first half with J.R. Smith made four of his five 12 points. three-pointers in the third and Kyle Kor- Minutes into the third ver made two of his three period he notched his 2016-17 from beyond the arc in 10th rebound and with- NBA the third. in seconds had delivered Kevin Love led Cleve- a 10th assist on Taj Gib- land with 28 points and son’s basket that put the Thunder up 67- 11 rebounds. Kyrie Irving added 24 points 42. and Smith scored 19. Korver, back in ac- Fans in Oklahoma City went wild, and tion after a four-game absence with a left chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” rang out for foot injury, scored 11 off the bench. Westbrook, who raised an arm in acknowl- There were wins for the top two teams edgment as the feat was recognized by the in the West as the Golden State War- arena announcer when play was stopped. riors cruised to a 121-107 victory over the Westbrook finished the game with 12 Minnesota Timberwolves while the San points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists and the Antonio Spurs battled to a 95-89 overtime playoff-bound Thunder snapped a two- victory over the Grizzlies. game skid. Klay Thompson poured in 41 points for “It was a special night,” Westbrook said. the Warriors, who won their 12th straight  2nd player to notch 41 “Something I’ll definitely neverforget.” game. With a seventh straight triple-double, Thompson’s second 40-point game of triple-doubles in a season Westbrook matched his career-high streak the season featured seven three-pointers fashioned earlier this season. in 14 attempts. Stephen Curry drained Westbrook’s 41 triple-doubles this sea- three three-pointers on his way to 19 son are more than 10 NBA teams have points and handed out a game-high nine amassed in their club histories. assists. Westbrook Cavaliers great LeBron James took his The Spurs and Grizzlies were tied 86- career tally of triple-doubles to 54 on Tues- 86 with 2:15 to play in overtime before Pau day with his 12th of the season, scoring Gasol and Patty Mills nailed three-point- 18 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists ers on back-to-back possessions to put the ties longtime in Cleveland’s 122-102 victory over the Spurs ahead for good. Orlando Magic. The reigning champions Cavs lim- AFP bered up for a Wednesday duel with the Boston Celtics for the Eastern Conference Page Editor: wanghuayun@ record lead. Their victory pulled them level with globaltimes.com.cn the Celtics atop the East.

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www.globaltimes.cn BUSINESSTHURSDAY APRIL 6, 2017 INVESTMENT I-TRUMPSUMMIT and China. The company told the on Wednesday that China’s economic By Xie Jun and Zhang Hongpei X Global Times on Wednesday that it transformation and structural update is planning to upgrade its services in has brought about growing market A number of US companies have rolled a number of Chinese cities this year. demands and enhanced consumption out plans recently on expanding their “China and US are US retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc an- ability. This has made China a favor- business in China in 2017. Experts not- nounced plans that it would open 15 able business destination for many US ed that this is due to China’s economic looking in the same new stores in Central China’s Hubei companies, which are market-oriented. transformation as well as common in- direction, which has Province over the next three years, But challenges also remain. Accord- terests shared by the two countries. providing 6,000 jobs, according to a ing to the AmCham China report, US Experts also noted that the Chinese laid the foundation for statement Wal-Mart sent to the Global companies still face a number of diffi- government has done a lot to improve Times on March 30. culties in doing business in China, in- its business environment, although economic cooperation US companies’ rising passion for cluding unclear laws, rising labor costs challenges still remain for overseas between the two the Chinese market grew after they saw and protectionism. companies. business improve in China in the past Tu Xinquan, deputy dean at the The growing interest US companies countries,” year. China Institute for WTO Studies at the have in the Chinese market arrives at According to a report published by Beijing-based University of Interna- a time when Chinese President Xi Jin- Tu Xinquan AmCham China in mid-March, out of tional Business and Economics, said ping is meeting US President Donald Deputy dean at the China Institute for WTO 462 companies interviewed, 58 percent it is undeniable that China’s economic Trump in Florida. Studies at the Beijing-based University of said that their business performance system is not mature enough and that William Zarit, chairman of the International Business and Economics improved in 2016 compared with the it takes time to improve the situation. American Chamber of Commerce in previous year, up from 55 percent in “However we should note that the China (AmCham China), told the Glob- to double its investment in the country 2015, while 16 percent said their busi- Chinese government has been mak- al Times on Friday that the meeting in 2017. ness deteriorated, compared with 23 ing efforts to tackle the problem by “will be an excellent opportunity for the The company also plans to increase percent in the previous year. strengthening opening up,” he told the two leaders to get to know each other its Chinese staff to 180 by the end of Only 5 percent of them forecast Global Times Wednesday. and discuss, in a relaxed atmosphere, 2017, up from about 60, the company that their business will have negative Tu noted that China and the US are some of the major issues facing the bi- told the Global Times on Wednesday. growth in China this year, it said. “looking in the same direction,” which lateral relationship and the world.” US beverage maker Coca-Cola told Investment from the US in China has laid the foundation for economic the Global Times on March 29 that the increased by 55.4 percent year-on-year cooperation between the two countries. Expanding business company will open two new plants in in the first 11 months of 2016, the Min- AmCham China chairman Zarit In March, a number of US compa- China in about three months. It also istry of Commerce noted in January. noted that when [AmCham China] met nies from various sectors beefed up ef- hopes to increase its sales volume in with senior Trump administration offi- forts to enlarge the scale of their busi- China by more than seven times in Remaining challenges cials in February, it was clear that they ness in China. For example, on March about 10 years. Sang Baichuan, director of the In- were very familiar with the issues faced 22, US hospitality service provider US logistics company UPS also an- stitute of International Business at the by US companies in China, “perhaps Airbnb Inc launched a new travel plat- nounced in late-March that it would en- University of International Business more so than previous administra- form in China and revealed ambitions large their rail service between Europe and Economics, told the Global Times tions.” Consumers try out devices at a new Apple store in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu Province in March 2017. Photo: IC US companies to expand in China  Economic transformation, structural update increasing demand: expert

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PROJECTS top economic planner. and drive the development of and Indonesia’s Presidential strengthening bilateral coop- A consortium of Chinese and The 142-kilometer line, the businesses and tourism along Chief of Staff Teten Masduki. eration. The discussions took Indonesian companies on nation’s first high-speed rail- the route, according to the Peo- Xie said that with the full place on the sidelines of the Tuesday signed a contract with way, is being developed by the ple’s Daily. support of the Chinese and G20 ministerial meeting in PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia Chi- China-Indonesia joint venture The railway is one of the ma- Indonesian governments and Bonn, Germany, the Xinhua na (KCIC), which will oversee a KCIC. jor early projects of the China- hard work of contractors, the News Agency reported. high-speed rail project linking Using full Chinese stan- proposed “One Belt, One Road” project can be finished on time. Wang said he hoped that Jakarta to Bandung. dards, the railway is expected initiative, said the People’s The project received con- both sides could work together The engineering, procure- to be built in three years, and Daily. The initiative was put for- struction permits for the en- to carry forward the Jakarta- ment and construction contract trains may run at 350 kilome- ward by President Xi Jinping in tire length on August 21, 2016, Bandung railway project, said was signed in the premises of ters per hour. 2013 to enhance connectivity, seven months after ground was the report. Retno said that her Indonesia’s state-run construc- After completion, the travel trade and investment among broken, according to media re- country is willing to better con- tion company Wijaya Karya, ac- time between Jakarta and Band- Asian, European and African ports. nect its national development cording to a statement posted ung is expected to be reduced countries. In February, Chinese For- strategy with China’s Belt and Wednesday on the website of to 40 minutes from more than The signing of the contract eign Minister Wang Yi talked Road initiative. the National Development and three hours, which will effec- was witnessed by Chinese Am- with his Indonesian coun- Reform Commission, China’s tively relieve traffic pressure bassador to Indonesia Xie Feng terpart Retno Marsudi over Global Times

Thirst for profit China to tighten rules for securities trading

MARKETS China’s stock exchanges and securities depository and clearing authority are soliciting public opinions on new trading rules for institutions, which are designed to prevent errors that could cause volatility and even threaten the whole market, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday. The new rules aim to fend off abnormal trans- action and settlement risks due to technical fail- ures or “fat finger” trading incidents, according to the China Securities Journal. Management of proprietary stock transactions of brokerages, fund companies and insurers will be improved, with a daily cap on buy orders to block abnormal transactions. Trading of A shares, preference shares, bonds, warrants and repurchase agreements will be subject to the new rules. Individual investors will not be affected, said a statement released by the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges and the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corp.

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A portrait of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett is seen on the bottle of Cherry Coca-Cola at a convenience store in Beijing on Wednesday. Coca-Cola announced that the image of the billionaire investor, who is RoundUp well-known in China, will appear on limited-edition versions of Cherry Coke products in the country following its official launch in March. The label on the bottle reads: “Warren Buffett’s beloved choice.”Photo: IC DATA March food prices drop The average prices of food in 50 Chinese cities continued to drop from March 21-30, official data showed Taiwan manufacturing PMI hits 5-year high in March Wednesday. Prices of pork, beef and mutton declined compared with the previous sampled period (March 11-20), ECONOMY est growth rates, up 22.9 and 14.1 of a higher PMI index,” he said. data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. Taiwan’s purchasing managers’ in- points to 72.8 and 72.3 respectively. Steve Lai, executive director of Weakening food prices are expected to drag down the dex (PMI) for the manufacturing The growth was largely on the the Supply Management Institute in March CPI, which may rose 0.8 percent year-on-year, sector in March reached the highest back of an increase in new orders Taiwan, noted that it remains to be according to a report by Bank of Communications. reading since July 2012, the Chung- and production, as well as the Spring seen whether the strong PMI perfor- Hua Institution for Economic Re- Festival holiday effect in February, ac- mance will be repeated in the next ECONOMY search (CIER), a Taipei-based think cording to Wu Chung-Shu, president few months given that the global Services sector forecast tank, said Wednesday. of the institution. economy still faces uncertainty and China should promote the development of the services The PMI rose by 9.4 points to 65.2 A good economic performance Taiwan’s own economy remains slug- sector, which will account for 72 percent of the GDP by in March from February. That was in the Chinese mainland and other gish. The non-manufacturing index, 2030, said a think tank report issued Wednesday. the 13th consecutive month of expan- major markets since the beginning an indicator for the service sector, Chinese economy has entered a new period in sion in the manufacturing sector. A of this year supported manufacturing rose 6.6 points to 55.1 in March. which development is led by the services sector, yet reading above 50 indicates expansion activity in the island, Wu said during the sector is still plagued by weak competitiveness and while one under 50 reflects contrac- a press conference. Xinhua an unbalanced industrial structure, according to the tion. He also stressed that the PMI is a National Academy of Economic Strategy under the Most of the major sub-indexes relative value and can’t be used as a Page Editor: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. expanded in March, with production proxy for economic activity. “You can- [email protected] and new orders registering the high- not say the economy is better because Xinhua – Global Times Thursday April 6, 2017 B3 BIZMARKETS Market-rates X-rates

Shanghai Composite SZSE Component CSI 300 SZSE ChiNext Hang Seng Index 1 US dollar = 6.8906 yuan 1.48% 1.90% 1.38% 1.88% 0.57% 1 euro = 3,270.31 10,627.13 3,503.89 1,943.16 24,400.80 7.3630 yuan

1 British pound = 3,254.37 10,561.19 3,488.02 1,931.22 24,354.36 8.5767 yuan

3,238.44 10,494.96 3,472.03 1,919.28 24,261.48 100 Japanese yen =

3,222.51 10,428.72 3,456.05 1,907.34 24,168.60 6.2221 yuan 1 Hong Kong dollar = 9:30 11:30/13:00 15:00 9:30 11:30/13:00 15:00 9:30 11:30/13:00 15:00 9:30 11:30/13:00 15:00 9:30 12:00/13:00 16:00 0.88671 yuan  Unscheduled outage at North Sea field boosts prices London copper rises, nickel Oil nears recent high on tighter supplies rallies as China traders return Oil climbed to a near one-month high on to the Forties crude stream that is a key 3,” said Vortexa chief executive Fabio Kuhn. Wednesday on signs of a gradual tightening component of the physical Brent oil price “These changes are a signal that the rebal- in global oil inventories and on concerns that the Brent futures contract settles ancing is happening faster than many in London copper rallied on about a supply outage at a field in the UK’s against. the market believe.” Wednesday as China returned North Sea that feeds into an international Traders also said that prices gained amid Trading data in Thomson Reuters Eikon from a two-day break to buy benchmark price. slowly tightening market conditions, with show that OPEC shipments to the rest of up metals following brighter Global benchmark Brent crude had ris- the Organization of the Petroleum Export- the world fell to 813.7 million barrels by the global manufacturing reports, en 50 cents to $54.67 a barrel by 4:37 pm ing Countries (OPEC) leading an effort to end of March from 796.6 million barrels while zinc and nickel tracked a Beijing time. It reached $54.80 intraday, cut output. in January. rally in steel. the highest since March 8. US crude was With most of OPEC’s crude exported on Still, a rise in output in the US – prompt- “Markets will be watch- up 47 cents at $51.50. tankers, tracking ships can be a good gauge ed in part by higher prices resulting from ing for signs of a pickup in “The immediate reason for the move of market conditions. the OPEC-led cut – is likely to provide head- physical activity in China,” said was an unplanned production outage in the Shipped oil supplies have fallen by as wind for prices, analysts said. Kingdom Futures in a report. North Sea,” said Sukrit Vijayakar, director much as 17 percent this year, according to US drillers added oil rigs for an 11th “People will look for evidence of energy consultancy Trifecta, referring oil analysis firm Vortexa. week in a row, energy services firm Baker of genuine buying for the much to an unplanned production outage at the “We have seen a significant reduction Hughes said on Friday, as energy compa- talked about infrastructure Buzzard oil field in the North Sea. in global oil supply since January, with oil nies boost spending on new production. projects.” Buzzard produces about 180,000 bar- on water going from 978 million barrels Three-month copper on rels per day. It is the largest contributor on January 1 to 812 million barrels on April Reuters the London Metal Exchange climbed 1.2 percent to $5,847.50 a ton by 1:54 pm Beijing time, Polo pulls out after ending the previous ses- Benchmark has best day in months sion with modest gains. Prices punched through re- sistance at the 100-day moving Chinese stocks rose on TOCKREVIEW average at $5,790, which trad- Wednesday led by the Shanghai S ers said improved its technical benchmark posting its best day picture. in eight months, as investors term liquidity tools in March, Shanghai Futures Exchange cheered the decision to launch up nearly 50 percent from the copper cut early losses to trade a new economic zone in North previous month. at 47,500 yuan ($6,898) a ton, China’s Hebei Province, send- Sectors rallied across the down 0.7 percent. ing shares of several related board, led by infrastructure and LME nickel and zinc both firms surging by the daily limit material stocks, seen benefiting rallied 2.2 percent, yanked up of 10 percent. greatly from the development by gains in the steel sector after The blue-chip CSI 300 index of the new Hebei zone. a cyclone in Australia damaged rose 1.38 percent to 3,503.89 Shares of more than 30 com- transport routes for coking points. panies related to the new zone coal, fueling a jump in prices. The benchmark Shanghai shot up by the maximum al- Escondida, the world’s big- Composite Index gained 1.48 lowed 10 percent, including de- gest copper mine, has restarted percent to 3,270.31 points. veloper BBMG Corp, Chinese production but is still some way China on Saturday approved cement maker Jidong Cement from a return to full capacity a new special economic zone and harbor operator Tianjin after a strike that ended in late in Hebei, to focus on building Port. March, a senior executive from clusters of high-tech and inno- Hong Kong stocks eked out mine owner BHP Billiton said. vative businesses. marginal gains on Wednesday, Factories across Europe An index tracking major de- drawing inspiration from a and much of Asia posted an- velopers added 1.6 percent, de- mainland rally. other month of solid growth in spite the ban on property sales The benchmark Hang Seng March, rounding off a strong to contain speculators after a index added 0.57 percent to quarter for manufacturers. sudden housing boom in the 24,400.80 points, Southern Copper should new economic zone. Most sectors gained ground share more of its profits with Concerns over a liquidity at the close, with services and workers in Peru to avoid an in- squeeze eased somewhat, as tech stocks leading the gains in definite strike at its Toquepala the country’s central bank said Hong Kong. and Cuajone mines, a union it would rely on a range of mon- Coal miners in the Hong leader said on Tuesday. etary policy tools to keep liquid- Kong market advanced after ity stable. coal prices hit their highest in Reuters – Global Times Traffic passes the Polo Ralph Lauren store on Fifth Avenue in The central bank injected four months on the mainland New York on Tuesday. Ralph Lauren Corp said that it will cut 618.99 billion yuan ($89.86 market. Page Editor: [email protected] jobs and shutter the flagship Fifth Avenue store as part of a billion) into the financial sys- cost-cutting plan. Photo: IC tem via short- and medium- Reuters – Global Times B4-5 Thursday April 6, 2017 BIZOVERVIEW Finland-China ties offer opportunities  ChemChina but the domestic ag- RoundUp Trump’s pro-business stance “Despite all the ricultural sector, according to Ma  Timeline Wenfeng, a senior analyst at Bei- Aug 2016 Apr 2017 may benefit both countries, talk about Trump’s jing Orient Agribusiness Consul- Oct 2016 TELECOMS tant. Feb 2016 Committee on Federal Trade Top ZTE executive resigns INFINLAND ChemChina was experts say as ChemChina bid for unreliability, I “ChemChina has been focusing ChemChina offers Foreign Investment Commission Zeng Xuezhong, vice president of Chinese XI ready to offer more on its ‘go global’ strategy for a long more than $43 in the US (CFIUS) approved telecommunication services provider ZTE Corp, think Trump is a concessions to Syngenta wins approval from US time, obviously this deal is a very billion for Syngenta cleared ChemChina’s ChemChina’s has announced his resignation, citing “personal win EU anti-trust takeover of Before Chinese President Xi significant step for the company takeover of Syngenta reasons,” the company said in a public filing on businessman, who approval for its bid Syngenta Jinping’s three-day visit to Finland, in this regard,” Ma told the Global for Syngenta Wednesday. which began Tuesday, Wang Yan- M&A China and Syngenta agreed to di- would try to create a Times on Wednesday. In recent years, ZTE’s smartphone business has yan (Wang), the trade commis- By Wang Cong vest three types of pesticides: the better environment He said through the deal, Chem- faced rising competition from domestic producers sioner of the Trade and Technol- herbicide paraquat, used to clear China would gain larger market and recently agreed to pay up to $2.1 billion for ogy Center at the Embassy of A decision by US antitrust regu- fields before growing season and for businesses and access in the US and Europe. “It violating US sanctions. Finland, Beijing, spoke with Global lators to approve the acquisition the insecticide abamectin and the would also gain Syngenta’s ad- Times reporter Li Xuanmin (GT) of Swiss agribusiness giant Syn- fungicide chlorothalonil used to that is good for vanced technologies and apply to ENTERTAINMENT in Beijing about the trade and genta AG by Chinese conglomer- protect crops, the FTC said in a Chinese companies the domestic industry,” Ma said, Q1 box office down 6.2% economic relationship between ate China National Chemical Corp press release. adding that the technology, despite Source: media reports Graphic: GT Domestic box office revenues fell 6.2 percent year- the two countries, as well as which (ChemChina) could offer a positive “Without the proposed divesti- as well.” concerns over genetically modified on-year to 13.57 billion yuan ($1.97 billion) in the areas the Finnish authority sees as path for future merger and acquisi- ture, the merger would eliminate products among some Chinese first quarter of 2017, domestic financial news site ripe for cooperation. Wang Yanyan Photo: Courtesy of tion deals involving Chinese com- the direct competition that exists consumers, could benefit China’s is a businessman, who would try Chinese Academy of Social Sci- cnstock.com reported on Wednesday. Finland Embassy, Beijing Ma Wenfeng, panies in the US under President today between ChemChina gener- a senior analyst at Beijing Orient agriculture sector. to create a better environment for ences, told the Global Times on The decline was mainly due to the weak quality GT: What is the current China- Donald Trump, Chinese experts ics subsidiary ADAMA and Syn- Agribusiness Consultant. More broadly, this offers a posi- businesses and that is good for Wednesday. of films and crackdowns on fake box office -num Finland trade relationship? What knowledge-intensive industries. said on Wednesday. genta’s branded products,” the tive signal for future Chinese busi- Chinese companies as well.” “The timing of the announce- bers, the report noted. is the status of Finnish compa- Prominent examples include The US Federal Trade Com- press release said. China’s Ministry of Commerce ness deals in the US under Trump, The approval, coming just ment is interesting … there might nies’ investment in China? Any technology giant Tencent’s mission (FTC) on Tuesday gave The move clears a critical hurdle has called the acquisition “normal experts said. days ahead of a scheduled meet- have been some political factors in Global Times difficulties? acquisition of 84 percent of the tentative approval of the $43 billion for the deal proposed in February business activity” and urged the “The deal was stalled under ing between Chinese President Xi play behind the deal,” he said, not- Wang: Bilateral trade has gaming company Supercell, in a acquisition said to be the largest 2016, which gained approval from US to treat Chinese companies the Obama administration but ap- Jinping and Trump on Thursday, ing such a move could help create expanded quickly in recent deal worth 8 billion euros. takeover by a Chinese company, European regulators in 2016 and fairly. proved under Trump in just a short could also be viewed as a signal of a better environment for the meet- decades, and China is now Finland’s population is quite which has been stalled by US gov- support from Chinese officials. Such a move from the US is a period,” Ma pointed out, adding US willingness to pursue pragmat- ing of the two leaders.  Figuratively Speaking Finland’s biggest trade part- small. Chinese investment in ernment scrutiny over potential an- positive development for not only “despite all the talk about Trump’s ic cooperation with China, Han ner in Asia. In 2016, imports Finland not only provides a titrust law violations. unreliability, I think Trump Bing, an expert at the Institute of R&D center of Syngenta in Beijing Proportion of new loans from China to Finland grew channel for Finnish counterparts To gain final approval, Chem- World Economics and Politics Photo: IC provided by listed banks that by 1 percent. Over 50 percent to communicate and approach went into mortgages. New was machinery and equipment the Chinese market, but also mortgages provided and 15 percent was clothes and necessary capital support. by four major banks shoes. (Finland’s) exports to reached 2.76 trillion China increased by 5 percent, GT: What are the areas where yuan ($400.24 billion). and about 25 percent of the you think China and Finland can 60% exports were pulp. cooperate more in the future? The challenges include the Wang: The first is transport, be- Potential projects proposed overall economic downtown, but cause we value the development by Southwest China’s Sichuan I think this situation not only of land and air transportation Province in the upcoming applies to Finnish companies, connections between Europe enterprise fair that will be but also all companies that and Asia. For instance, our held from Thursday to are operating in China. In the national carrier Finnair was the Saturday in Chengdu, long run, boosted by high-level first West European carrier to 3tr yuan capital of the province. annual visits between the two start a direct flight to Beijing. countries, China will still be one Another area is clean-energy of the largest markets for Finn- technology, bioenergy, advanced Companies that released ish companies. biofuels and waste-to-energy pre-IPO documents in the technologies, where countries first quarter of 2017, up 10.3 GT: What is the status of Chinese can cooperate in responding to percent year-on-year, domestic companies’ investment in Fin- global environmental challenges. financial news site land? The third one is the digital stcn.com reported on Wang: About 90 percent of economy, such as industrial Wednesday. Chinese investment happened Internet and related big data 118 in the past two years, with the analytics and fifth-generation Success of merger a positive sign majority of investment focused (5G) telecommunications tech- on the high-technology and nologies. Land transactions in the top 20 cities in China in the first quarter, up 51 percent year-on- Singapore is already Exxon- year, media reports Aroundtheworld ExxonMobil in talks to acquire Mobil’s biggest paraxylene pro- McDonald’s appoints three execs to senior roles said Wednesday, duction base in the world at 1 citing the China Index VEHICLES Mexico’s top railroad operators, Ferrocarril Singapore’s Jurong Aromatics million tons per year, according 420.1b yuan Academy. Auto plant in Mexico Mexicano, part of Grupo Mexico, as well as to its 2016 annual report. MANAGEMENT coffee company Starbucks. backed conglomerate CITIC Ltd Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co Kansas City Southern de Mexico, to evalu- The proposed acquisition will McDonald’s Corp’s US unit said McDonald’s Chief Executive and Carlyle Group LP for up to is considering building an auto plant in ate the states’ connectivity, according to DEALS frontrunner to buy JAC, which boost the US oil giant’s paraxy- it appointed Morgan Flatley as Officer Steve Easterbrook has $2.1 billion, seeking to expand two Mexican states hit by US President sources and documents got by Reuters. ExxonMobil said on Wednesday went into receivership in Sep- lene capacity to 1.8 million tons US chief marketing officer, Far- vowed to transform the 60-year- rapidly without using much of its US trade deficit with China in Donald Trump’s drive to make American One of the sources said that the com- it is in talks to buy a refining and tember 2015, Thomson Reuters annually and add another 2.5 mil- han Siddiqi to head US digital old chain into a “modern, pro- own capital. February, down 26.6 companies invest at home, sources said. pany is in direct talks with Nuevo Leon’s petrochemical complex in Singa- publication Project Finance In- lion tons annually of oil product operations and Linda VanGosen gressive burger company.” The 20-year deal caps months percent month- Great Wall Motor, which describes it- government. Another source said the au- pore that could boost its fuel and ternational reported on Tuesday. output. as the head of menus in the US. McDonald’s executives said of negotiations between the fast- on-month, media self as China’s largest sport utility vehicle tomaker is also considering a US-based chemical production in Asian Borelli Walsh was appointed JAC’s debt problems mount- Flatley, who will report to US last year the company was up- food chain, private equity firms reported on Tuesday. and pickup manufacturer, is interested in plant. countries. the receivers and managers of ed amid the global commodity President Chris Kempczinski, dating US restaurants with self- including Carlyle and TPG Capi- $23b building a plant in Nuevo Leon in north- A senior Great Wall Motor executive, “We can confirm that we are JAC by lender BNP Paribas. Lotte downturn and it stopped opera- previously worked with Pepsico service kiosk ordering, mobile tal Management LP as well as ern Mexico or the central state of San Luis speaking on condition of anonymity, said currently negotiating with the re- Chemical Corp said in March tions at the end of 2014 to fix a Inc in their global nutrition op- payments, “smart” menu boards, several Chinese suitors. Potosi, three people familiar with the mat- the choice between US and Mexican loca- ceiver for Jurong Aromatics Cor- that it had dropped out of the race technical issue. erations. custom sandwiches and table ser- The US fast food chain said Value of debt-equity swap deal ter said. tions would depend on trade issues involv- poration Pte Ltd (JAC) to acquire to buy JAC. The plant was restarted in July PepsiCo rival Coca-Cola Co vice. And its US restaurants have local partners will help speed up signed Wednesday between Under pressure from Trump to keep ing the US, Mexico and China. JAC’s assets on Jurong Island,” Costing $2.4 billion, JAC’s 2016 under agreements with BP has been a McDonald’s strategic had four straight years of traffic growth in China. the Industrial Bank Co and jobs in the US, Ford Motor Co in January A spokesman for Kansas City Southern an ExxonMobil spokeswoman condensate splitter and petro- and Glencore. partner since the 1950s. declines, resulting in 500 million Ansteel Group Corp, a canceled a $1.6 billion plant in San Luis de Mexico confirmed Great Wall Motor of- said. chemical units started operations ExxonMobil could take over Siddiqi has served as vice pres- lost transactions since 2012. Reuters major steel producer Potosi, while heating and air conditioning ficials met the company, but declined to “While progress is being in 2014 to produce paraxylene, the purchase of condensate for ident of global digital experience The US company has agreed in Northeast China’s producer Carrier in December scaled back provide further details. made, no agreement has been a raw material for textiles and JAC from July, sources noted. at the company. in January to sell the bulk of its Page Editor: Liaoning Province. [email protected] 10b yuan plans to move production to Nuevo Leon. reached yet,” she said. bottles, in order to meet China’s VanGosen most recently business in the Chinese main- Great Wall Motor officials met with Reuters The US oil company is the demand. Reuters served as vice president at US land and Hong Kong to State- B4-5 Thursday April 6, 2017 BIZOVERVIEW Finland-China ties offer opportunities  ChemChina but the domestic ag- RoundUp Trump’s pro-business stance “Despite all the ricultural sector, according to Ma  Timeline Wenfeng, a senior analyst at Bei- Aug 2016 Apr 2017 may benefit both countries, talk about Trump’s jing Orient Agribusiness Consul- Oct 2016 TELECOMS tant. Feb 2016 Committee on Federal Trade Top ZTE executive resigns INFINLAND ChemChina was experts say as ChemChina bid for unreliability, I “ChemChina has been focusing ChemChina offers Foreign Investment Commission Zeng Xuezhong, vice president of Chinese XI ready to offer more on its ‘go global’ strategy for a long more than $43 in the US (CFIUS) approved telecommunication services provider ZTE Corp, think Trump is a concessions to Syngenta wins approval from US time, obviously this deal is a very billion for Syngenta cleared ChemChina’s ChemChina’s has announced his resignation, citing “personal win EU anti-trust takeover of Before Chinese President Xi significant step for the company takeover of Syngenta reasons,” the company said in a public filing on businessman, who approval for its bid Syngenta Jinping’s three-day visit to Finland, in this regard,” Ma told the Global for Syngenta Wednesday. which began Tuesday, Wang Yan- M&A China and Syngenta agreed to di- would try to create a Times on Wednesday. In recent years, ZTE’s smartphone business has yan (Wang), the trade commis- By Wang Cong vest three types of pesticides: the better environment He said through the deal, Chem- faced rising competition from domestic producers sioner of the Trade and Technol- herbicide paraquat, used to clear China would gain larger market and recently agreed to pay up to $2.1 billion for ogy Center at the Embassy of A decision by US antitrust regu- fields before growing season and for businesses and access in the US and Europe. “It violating US sanctions. Finland, Beijing, spoke with Global lators to approve the acquisition the insecticide abamectin and the would also gain Syngenta’s ad- Times reporter Li Xuanmin (GT) of Swiss agribusiness giant Syn- fungicide chlorothalonil used to that is good for vanced technologies and apply to ENTERTAINMENT in Beijing about the trade and genta AG by Chinese conglomer- protect crops, the FTC said in a Chinese companies the domestic industry,” Ma said, Q1 box office down 6.2% economic relationship between ate China National Chemical Corp press release. adding that the technology, despite Source: media reports Graphic: GT Domestic box office revenues fell 6.2 percent year- the two countries, as well as which (ChemChina) could offer a positive “Without the proposed divesti- as well.” concerns over genetically modified on-year to 13.57 billion yuan ($1.97 billion) in the areas the Finnish authority sees as path for future merger and acquisi- ture, the merger would eliminate products among some Chinese first quarter of 2017, domestic financial news site ripe for cooperation. Wang Yanyan Photo: Courtesy of tion deals involving Chinese com- the direct competition that exists consumers, could benefit China’s is a businessman, who would try Chinese Academy of Social Sci- cnstock.com reported on Wednesday. Finland Embassy, Beijing Ma Wenfeng, panies in the US under President today between ChemChina gener- a senior analyst at Beijing Orient agriculture sector. to create a better environment for ences, told the Global Times on The decline was mainly due to the weak quality GT: What is the current China- Donald Trump, Chinese experts ics subsidiary ADAMA and Syn- Agribusiness Consultant. More broadly, this offers a posi- businesses and that is good for Wednesday. of films and crackdowns on fake box office -num Finland trade relationship? What knowledge-intensive industries. said on Wednesday. genta’s branded products,” the tive signal for future Chinese busi- Chinese companies as well.” “The timing of the announce- bers, the report noted. is the status of Finnish compa- Prominent examples include The US Federal Trade Com- press release said. China’s Ministry of Commerce ness deals in the US under Trump, The approval, coming just ment is interesting … there might nies’ investment in China? Any technology giant Tencent’s mission (FTC) on Tuesday gave The move clears a critical hurdle has called the acquisition “normal experts said. days ahead of a scheduled meet- have been some political factors in Global Times difficulties? acquisition of 84 percent of the tentative approval of the $43 billion for the deal proposed in February business activity” and urged the “The deal was stalled under ing between Chinese President Xi play behind the deal,” he said, not- Wang: Bilateral trade has gaming company Supercell, in a acquisition said to be the largest 2016, which gained approval from US to treat Chinese companies the Obama administration but ap- Jinping and Trump on Thursday, ing such a move could help create expanded quickly in recent deal worth 8 billion euros. takeover by a Chinese company, European regulators in 2016 and fairly. proved under Trump in just a short could also be viewed as a signal of a better environment for the meet- decades, and China is now Finland’s population is quite which has been stalled by US gov- support from Chinese officials. Such a move from the US is a period,” Ma pointed out, adding US willingness to pursue pragmat- ing of the two leaders.  Figuratively Speaking Finland’s biggest trade part- small. Chinese investment in ernment scrutiny over potential an- positive development for not only “despite all the talk about Trump’s ic cooperation with China, Han ner in Asia. In 2016, imports Finland not only provides a titrust law violations. unreliability, I think Trump Bing, an expert at the Institute of R&D center of Syngenta in Beijing Proportion of new loans from China to Finland grew channel for Finnish counterparts To gain final approval, Chem- World Economics and Politics Photo: IC provided by listed banks that by 1 percent. Over 50 percent to communicate and approach went into mortgages. New was machinery and equipment the Chinese market, but also mortgages provided and 15 percent was clothes and necessary capital support. by four major banks shoes. (Finland’s) exports to reached 2.76 trillion China increased by 5 percent, GT: What are the areas where yuan ($400.24 billion). and about 25 percent of the you think China and Finland can 60% exports were pulp. cooperate more in the future? The challenges include the Wang: The first is transport, be- Potential projects proposed overall economic downtown, but cause we value the development by Southwest China’s Sichuan I think this situation not only of land and air transportation Province in the upcoming applies to Finnish companies, connections between Europe enterprise fair that will be but also all companies that and Asia. For instance, our held from Thursday to are operating in China. In the national carrier Finnair was the Saturday in Chengdu, long run, boosted by high-level first West European carrier to 3tr yuan capital of the province. annual visits between the two start a direct flight to Beijing. countries, China will still be one Another area is clean-energy of the largest markets for Finn- technology, bioenergy, advanced Companies that released ish companies. biofuels and waste-to-energy pre-IPO documents in the technologies, where countries first quarter of 2017, up 10.3 GT: What is the status of Chinese can cooperate in responding to percent year-on-year, domestic companies’ investment in Fin- global environmental challenges. financial news site land? The third one is the digital stcn.com reported on Wang: About 90 percent of economy, such as industrial Wednesday. Chinese investment happened Internet and related big data 118 in the past two years, with the analytics and fifth-generation Success of merger a positive sign majority of investment focused (5G) telecommunications tech- on the high-technology and nologies. Land transactions in the top 20 cities in China in the first quarter, up 51 percent year-on- Singapore is already Exxon- year, media reports Aroundtheworld ExxonMobil in talks to acquire Mobil’s biggest paraxylene pro- McDonald’s appoints three execs to senior roles said Wednesday, duction base in the world at 1 citing the China Index VEHICLES Mexico’s top railroad operators, Ferrocarril Singapore’s Jurong Aromatics million tons per year, according 420.1b yuan Academy. Auto plant in Mexico Mexicano, part of Grupo Mexico, as well as to its 2016 annual report. MANAGEMENT coffee company Starbucks. backed conglomerate CITIC Ltd Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor Co Kansas City Southern de Mexico, to evalu- The proposed acquisition will McDonald’s Corp’s US unit said McDonald’s Chief Executive and Carlyle Group LP for up to is considering building an auto plant in ate the states’ connectivity, according to DEALS frontrunner to buy JAC, which boost the US oil giant’s paraxy- it appointed Morgan Flatley as Officer Steve Easterbrook has $2.1 billion, seeking to expand two Mexican states hit by US President sources and documents got by Reuters. ExxonMobil said on Wednesday went into receivership in Sep- lene capacity to 1.8 million tons US chief marketing officer, Far- vowed to transform the 60-year- rapidly without using much of its US trade deficit with China in Donald Trump’s drive to make American One of the sources said that the com- it is in talks to buy a refining and tember 2015, Thomson Reuters annually and add another 2.5 mil- han Siddiqi to head US digital old chain into a “modern, pro- own capital. February, down 26.6 companies invest at home, sources said. pany is in direct talks with Nuevo Leon’s petrochemical complex in Singa- publication Project Finance In- lion tons annually of oil product operations and Linda VanGosen gressive burger company.” The 20-year deal caps months percent month- Great Wall Motor, which describes it- government. Another source said the au- pore that could boost its fuel and ternational reported on Tuesday. output. as the head of menus in the US. McDonald’s executives said of negotiations between the fast- on-month, media self as China’s largest sport utility vehicle tomaker is also considering a US-based chemical production in Asian Borelli Walsh was appointed JAC’s debt problems mount- Flatley, who will report to US last year the company was up- food chain, private equity firms reported on Tuesday. and pickup manufacturer, is interested in plant. countries. the receivers and managers of ed amid the global commodity President Chris Kempczinski, dating US restaurants with self- including Carlyle and TPG Capi- $23b building a plant in Nuevo Leon in north- A senior Great Wall Motor executive, “We can confirm that we are JAC by lender BNP Paribas. Lotte downturn and it stopped opera- previously worked with Pepsico service kiosk ordering, mobile tal Management LP as well as ern Mexico or the central state of San Luis speaking on condition of anonymity, said currently negotiating with the re- Chemical Corp said in March tions at the end of 2014 to fix a Inc in their global nutrition op- payments, “smart” menu boards, several Chinese suitors. Potosi, three people familiar with the mat- the choice between US and Mexican loca- ceiver for Jurong Aromatics Cor- that it had dropped out of the race technical issue. erations. custom sandwiches and table ser- The US fast food chain said Value of debt-equity swap deal ter said. tions would depend on trade issues involv- poration Pte Ltd (JAC) to acquire to buy JAC. The plant was restarted in July PepsiCo rival Coca-Cola Co vice. And its US restaurants have local partners will help speed up signed Wednesday between Under pressure from Trump to keep ing the US, Mexico and China. JAC’s assets on Jurong Island,” Costing $2.4 billion, JAC’s 2016 under agreements with BP has been a McDonald’s strategic had four straight years of traffic growth in China. the Industrial Bank Co and jobs in the US, Ford Motor Co in January A spokesman for Kansas City Southern an ExxonMobil spokeswoman condensate splitter and petro- and Glencore. partner since the 1950s. declines, resulting in 500 million Ansteel Group Corp, a canceled a $1.6 billion plant in San Luis de Mexico confirmed Great Wall Motor of- said. chemical units started operations ExxonMobil could take over Siddiqi has served as vice pres- lost transactions since 2012. Reuters major steel producer Potosi, while heating and air conditioning ficials met the company, but declined to “While progress is being in 2014 to produce paraxylene, the purchase of condensate for ident of global digital experience The US company has agreed in Northeast China’s producer Carrier in December scaled back provide further details. made, no agreement has been a raw material for textiles and JAC from July, sources noted. at the company. in January to sell the bulk of its Page Editor: Liaoning Province. [email protected] 10b yuan plans to move production to Nuevo Leon. reached yet,” she said. bottles, in order to meet China’s VanGosen most recently business in the Chinese main- Great Wall Motor officials met with Reuters The US oil company is the demand. Reuters served as vice president at US land and Hong Kong to State- B6 Thursday April 6, 2017 BIZCOMMENT Mutual opening needed in Sino-US relation XI-TRUMPSUMMIT

For China, in addition to bilateral trade, the meeting will be crucial in forming the country’s strategy for dealing with the US.

hinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet US President CDonald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s resort in Florida on Thursday. The public has attached great attention to what the two leaders will talk about during their first summit, what kind of agreements they will reach and how the meeting will affect Sino-US relationship. structures. The two leaders are expected to dis- For China, cuss topics such as trade, North Korea’s in addition to nuclear program and the South China bilateral trade, Sea issue. Among them, the debate the meeting over trade already has a strong smell of will be crucial gunpowder. in forming the US Commerce Secretary Wilbur country’s strategy Illustration: Peter C. Espina/GT Ross said the US has been in a trade for dealing with the war for decades. “We didn’t end up with US. In our view, Sino-US relations will the US should become an important a trade deficit accidentally... If trade defi- be mainly characterized by balance with strategy for China in the future. China Furthermore, China needs to refine cits are good, why is China so pleased contentions in specific fields. Given needs to find the overlapping areas that the environment and service for US that they run a huge trade surplus? It’s the changes in the global landscape the Trump administration cares about investment in the country, especially in perfectly obvious that if China hadn’t brought by adjustments in the US’ geo- the most and continue to expand the terms of further opening the country’s been such a huge net-exporter it never political policies, the US is anticipated common-interest areas. market. We have noted that the US has would have grown at the rate that it to carry out strategic retrenchment Bilateral investment is another adopted a more complex national se- did,” he said during a program on and focus more on internal affairs, crucial area of common interest. In curity review over foreign investment, CNBC. providing a basis for China and the US fact, bilateral investment between the which may be because of a “recipro- Additionally, Trump signed two to maintain a general balance in the two countries has surged in recent cal relationship” consideration. Many executive orders on Friday to protect US geopolitical environment. Nevertheless, years, accumulating to more than $170 Americans believe that if the Chinese trade, claiming they would “defend our when it comes to specific and practical billion by the end of 2016, accord- market is not equally open to US com- industry and create a level playing field interests, such as trade, investment and ing to data from China’s Ministry of panies, then some US markets should for the American worker – finally.” employment, Trump, as a pragmatic Commerce. While China continues to also shut out Chinese companies. Such Chinese Vice Foreign Minister president, will strive for more benefits attract greenfield investment from the thinking is a dangerous trend, requir- Zheng Zeguang told a briefing on and will be unlikely to make conces- US, the country should also enhance ing attention if both countries hope to Friday that China has not deliberately sions. investment in the US, either through strengthen bilateral investment in the sought a trade surplus, noting that the Overall, such a bilateral relationship greenfield investment or mergers and future. Sino-US trade imbalance is mostly framework is beneficial to China, and acquisitions, so as to create employ- the result of the global distribution of the country should take measures to ment opportunities, which is exactly The article was compiled based on a report industries, division of labor and differ- maintain stability in Sino-US relations. what Trump promised during his cam- by Beijing-based private strategic think tank ences in the two countries’ economic Seeking more common interests with paign and what he would like to see. Anbound. [email protected] Trump should learn from China’s experience for his infrastructure overhaul

By Hu Weijia YEONTHEECONOMY els of the government faced by his predecessors. A US ly from service charges and E to accelerate approval infrastructure boom requires government subsidies. The US US President Donald Trump for projects that did not governments at all levels to may need to increase charges has proposed a $1 trillion pack- significantly impact the raise spending. However, the on highways and for other ser- age for rebuilding America’s istrative reforms. environment or ecology. country has to ensure that the vice facilities to attract invest- infrastructure, but making the China’s spending on infra- Additionally, the central gov- government debt is control- ment from the private sector. initiative a reality will not be an structure stood at 11.9 trillion ernment gave greater flexibility lable. China’s experience could China and the US share a easy thing. At the least, there is yuan ($1.7 trillion) in 2016, a to local authorities to deal with be used as a reference for US large potential for infrastruc- a need for deep institutional re- 17.4 percent increase from the rising local government debts. authorities to launch new fi- ture cooperation, and the forms to inject new vitality into previous year, and infrastruc- Trump’s initiative to rebuild nancial instruments to fund upcoming meeting between the US economy. ture investment now serves the US’ infrastructure is not a infrastructure projects. Chinese President Xi Jinping Speaking at a White House as a main growth engine for new political strategy. Former The public-private partner- and Trump offers an oppor- meeting for business leaders, China’s economy. How did US President Barack Obama ship model is vital to the de- tunity for the two countries to Trump vowed to speed up the China achieved that success? said in 2014 that “it makes no velopment of infrastructure in enhance cooperation. approval process for infrastruc- In the past decade, the central sense that we have a first-class China and has been promoted ture projects. Some approvals government ramped up efforts economy with second-class in- as a good way to ease financ- The author is a reporter with can take a decade, making in- to simplify the approval process frastructure,” but his plan was ing difficulties for local gov- the Global Times. bizopinion@ frastructure projects almost a for infrastructure investment, not implemented smoothly, ernments, as it allows govern- globaltimes.com.cn profitless endeavor in the US. It while the Ministry of Environ- partly due to fiscal issues. The ments and private enterprises will be impossible for the coun- mental Protection streamlined challenges faced by Trump in to work together to finance Page Editor: wangwei03@ try to witness an infrastructure administrative hurdles and rolling out infrastructure proj- infrastructure projects. Private globaltimes.com.cn boom without extensive admin- delegated power to lower lev- ects will be no less than those enterprises gain income main- Thursday April 6, 2017 B7 BIZCOMMENT Shadow-boxing ahead of Xi-Trump meeting

By Frank-Jürgen Richter embracing global- his meaning – which the those findings, will take neces- I-TRUMPSUMMIT ization, innovation 140-character limit on Twitter sary and lawful action to end hadow-boxing is a train- X and education. is often unable to do. those many abuses.” ing exercise used to Individually the Xi has been in office for The details of the meeting Sprepare one’s muscles, ferences in the two countries’ two leaders are quite differ- four years and we have become between Xi and Trump will but who can forecast how Chi- economic structures and noted ent. Trump appears to be more used to his character, remain confidential but I am nese President Xi Jinping and that China had a trade deficit flamboyant and strongly “for but Trump, having assumed sure new developments and US President Donald Trump in services. his people” as he constantly office only on January 20, has cooperation will be publicized. might prepare before they The nature of markets and affirms via his public Twitter only left his mark on us via No doubt, shadow-boxing will meet at the latter’s golf club in the stages of a nation’s growth account. He frequently uses his tweets before and after his be practiced by both sides – Florida. This is an important are interwoven. The US has Twitter to lambast injustice as inauguration. He has stated but it is better to shadow-box meeting between the leaders been defined as a mature he perceives it with phrases he is simply making America and be nimble than land real of the two most economically economy for years, and like like “fake news,” referring great again by bringing back blows, which would create a powerful nations on Thursday other mature nations its GDP to facts that may or may not jobs he thinks have been stolen global disaster. My hope is that and Friday when they will have growth has been steady and be true or which may have by China. Xi’s experience and diplomatic much to talk about and to get close to the global norm. The been simply misinterpreted (a On March 31, Trump finesse will leave an impact on to know each other face-to- global norm, though fluctuat- description often used by his signed an executive order com- Trump, and enable both na- face. Trump has avowed that ing, has slowly fallen from 4.3 official press secretary). On the manding a 90-day research tions to continue their strong he wishes to talk about trade percent per year in 1961 to 2.6 other hand, Xi is attentive to programme “to investigate all economic and political partner- and making it fair. percent in 2015, according to the words of others. He trade abuses, and, based on ship. Globalized trade, which Xi World Bank data. China, an voices his views clearly has rightly supported, involves emerging economy, has shown so his partners abroad The author is founder and complex trade in unfinished very high growth in some years and at home are left chairman of Horasis, a Swiss- goods. This trade often (14 percent in 2007) and now in no doubt as to based think tank. bizopinion@ involves a degree of circular is predicted to hit 6.5 percent globaltimes.com.cn movement. For instance, mo- in the coming year, much tor components from the US larger than the expected 2 move to Mexico and partially percent in the US. In mature finished components return economies many firms are to the US for re-work and slow to change production are subsequently exported to practices, especially if labor Mexico from which a car is policies protect jobs, whereas later exported to the US for in emerging economies labor sale. Similar round trips may markets are flexible, and man- be observed in components for agers buy the newest of ma- Apple products, with intellectu- chines, including robots which al core parts exported to several can greatly boost productivity. nations in Asia followed by It has not been a surprise to final assembly in China before find production moving from being imported into the US. the US and Europe to Asia as Academics and institutes like its managers invested in labor, the OECD, IMF and the World machines and modern pro- Bank are reviewing models to duction methods, embracing make unique trade gaps clear globalization supported by – this is to be a value added efficient supply chain man- concept, but it is not ready agement. It is probably for use. For now we will stick an error of judgement with the notion that globaliza- by Trump to categori- tion does create jobs for many cally state he wants people around the world. I “jobs returned” as noted that the globalized mar- US infrastruc- ketplace is complex – a point ture (labor, raised by Chinese Vice Foreign capital and Minister Zheng Zeguang on management March 31 when he said that ideas) are the China-US trade imbalance obsolescent was mostly the result of dif- while China is Illustration: Luo Xuan/GT Pegging Iceland’s crown to euro could make future financial crisis more painful

It’s hard to fault Iceland’s sense of hu- jumped by 19 percent in trade-weighted hot if a too-low currency caused a credit alties that were locked into a too-high mor. The North Atlantic state’s finance terms last year in advance of a lifting of boom. exchange rate – like Greece – Iceland’s minister chose April Fools’ Day to mull capital controls. Iceland’s GDP grew 7 Ideas are already circulating about currency acted as a pressure release the idea of pegging the domestic cur- percent in 2016, and tourist numbers how to square the circle. The number valve rather than a tightening noose. As rency, the crown, to the euro – reviving a jumped by two-fifths. of crown-inflating tourists could be con- of last June, the central bank already has short-lived policy from 2008. The theory Anchoring the crown to the euro trolled by slapping a quota on airline pas- powers to curb foreign inflows. Domes- is that this could help reduce volatility. It now might protect Icelandic fishing sengers permitted each year, according tic interest groups may not like it, but didn’t work very well then, and wouldn’t and mining exports from becoming less to economist Lars Christensen – with an surrendering flexibility could render any help much now either. competitive in international markets. independent panel judging the number future crisis even more painful. The peg proposed in October 2008 Assuming the euro itself were stable, to grant each year based on infrastruc- was a vain attempt to steady the crown it might check the Icelandic currency’s ture, pollution and congestion. The cen- The author is George Hay, a Reuters after one of Iceland’s biggest banks, appreciation. Iceland could live with a tral bank could target domestic wage Breakingviews columnist. The article was Landsbanki, hit the skids. It failed be- bit of inflation caused by an artificially growth more than it targets inflation. If first published on Reuters Breakingviews. cause Reykjavik lacked the reserves and cheap currency: the strong crown means Iceland really wants a peg, it could hitch [email protected] credibility to defend its plummeting cur- consumer prices are currently growing itself to the currency of a more similar, rency. more slowly than the central bank’s 2.5 resource-focused economy like Canada. Page Editor: However now in 2017, the country percent annual target. A pegged Iceland The least-bad option would be no [email protected] has the opposite problem – the crown could swiftly turn from frozen to red peg at all. Unlike other crisis-era casu- B8 Thursday April 6, 2017 BIZSPECIAL  iPhone maker aims for control as it doubles down on processor design Apple chips away at outside dependency

pple Inc’s decision to Corp. Apple once relied heavi- conventional suppliers and Qualcomm Inc and Nvidia and augmented reality. Apple stop licensing graphics ly on ARM to design the main replaced about five chips with Corp, which have developed CEO Tim Cook has indicated Achips from Imagina- processor for the iPhone, but one,” said Jim Morrison, vice core technologies for process- that Apple plans to integrate tion Technologies Group Plc it now licenses only the basic president of TechInsights, a ing, communications and augmented reality into its is the clearest example yet of ARM architecture and designs firm that examines the chips graphics that are used by products, which makes 3D the iPhone maker’s determi- most of the chip itself. inside electronics devices. scores of vendors. sensors and graphics chips nation to take greater control More recently, when Apple “Today we do much more Now, Apple is so big that like Imagination’s especially of the core technologies in its bought the headphone com- in-house development of it can economically create its important. products – both to guard its pany Beats Electronics, part fundamental technologies own designs, or license small Even before formally cut- hefty margins and to position of a $3 billion deal in 2014, than we used to,” Apple Chief pieces of others’ work and ting off Imagination, Apple it for future innova- it ripped out the existing, Financial Officer Luca Maestri build on it. As with ARM and had given hints that it was tions, especially in off-the-shelf communications said at a February conference. Qualcomm, the actual manu- preparing to design its own so-called augment- chips and replaced them with “Think of the work we do on facturing of the chips is still graphics processors. Specifi- ed reality. its own custom-designed W1 processors or sensors. We can contracted out to a semicon- cally, it introduced a piece of The strategy, Bluetooth chip. push the envelope on innova- ductor foundry, such as those its own code called Metal for analysts say, has “Apple clearly got rid of tion. We have better control run by Samsung Electronics. app developers. already reduced all the over timing, over cost and By putting a piece of Apple- Apple’s depen- over quality.” Move fast, save money designed code between app dence on critical Apple Most vendors of consumer Bringing more of the de- developers and the phone’s outside suppliers Inc has been electronics products rely on sign work in-house cuts com- chip, Apple has made it pos- like ARM Holdings reducing its depen- outside suppliers for chip plexity, people familiar with sible to swap out the chip dence on critical outside Plc, now owned by design and development, the processes say. Instead of without interrupting how suppliers that designed SoftBank many of the core technologies, primarily because it is ex- managing one or more design the developers work. That Group such as chip architecture, for its tremely expensive. That has teams and then a fabricator, could also make it easier to products. Recently, the consumer tech created huge opportuni- Apple has only to manage the bridge the gap for developers giant stopped licensing graphics chips from Imagination ties for companies fabricator. between the graphics chips Technologies Group Plc, deciding instead to design the crucial like ARM, It may also help the com- on Apple’s phones and its processors in house. By reducing its reliance on outside companies, pany move faster – and save desktop computers. Apple aims to both maintain its immense profit margins and better position money – as it focuses on new itself for future innovations. Photo: CFP technologies such as virtual Reuters – Global Times Coca-Cola China releases sixth sustainability report themed ‘We Care’

Coca-Cola China on March 29 released schools in 29 provinces and regions in also realize their that way, our suppli- its 2014-2016 sustainability report with China, provided 1,096 sets of water pu- development goals,” ers, our distributors, the theme “We Care.” The report, which rification equipment to 956 rural schools Ferguson said on our whole system is is the company’s sixth sustainability re- and provided training for 270,000 March 29. all energized by the port since its inception in 2006, shared women. Ferguson also em- concept of sustainabil- the company’s practices and achieve- According to Ferguson, the driving phasized that workers ity,” he said. ments in promoting sustainability over motivation behind Coca-Cola China’s in and related to the Ferguson also the past three years. commitment and sustainability efforts is company all share stressed that the idea According to the report, Coca-Cola’s “We Care,” as they always prioritize the the concept of giving of sustainability is sustainability projects in China include needs of their customers and communi- back. “built into everything supplying drinking water to disaster- ties. “When our people we do.” affected areas, training female retailers, “We need a sustainable country and heard there was an “We grade our protecting the finless porpoise through community in which we do business earthquake and cases factories by how much water conservation efforts in the Yangtze in. The business all starts with having of water were needed energy they use and River basin, helping treat polluted water a sustainable community, with people to be given to the save. We look at how at domestic farmhouse resorts as well as having jobs, the clean water and so victims, they never much water is used providing clean water and water purifica- forth. We can only achieve long-lasting flinched. Not only do and we have made tion equipment to rural schools. development when the communities our employees think Curt Ferguson a pledge that we are “As one of the world’s most admira- going to replenish every liter of water ble companies, The Coca-Cola Company we use,” he noted, adding that sustain- is committed to creating long-term sus- ability is not something that’s nice to do tainable value for everyone connected to at the end of the book. Instead, it’s built our business and in the communities we into the first chapter of how Coca-Cola proudly serve. We care about develop- does business. ment, but we care more about sustain- Coca-Cola has grown quickly in China able development. We have actively in recent years, but there is still plenty worked with our business partners, local of room for improvement. “China is the governments and social organizations to third-largest global market for the Coca- launch over 20 sustainability initiatives Cola global system as well as one of the in China,” said Curt Ferguson, president fastest-growing ones. We are confident of Coca-Cola Greater China and Korea, at in the huge potential of the Chinese mar- the report’s release event on March 29. ket. We will work with different partners The report’s statistics show that and leverage each party’s strengths and the sustainability projects have yielded Coca-Cola China joined hands with its partners to release the 2014-2016 abilities to continue our efforts in sus- outstanding results. For example, by the Sustainability Report. (From left: Zhang Huaying, vice-president of Coca-Cola tainability. We also call on more people end of 2016, Coco-Cola China had sent Greater China and Korea; Li Jin, secretary-general of One Foundation; Curt who ‘care about’ sustainability to join 13 million bottles of drinking water to Ferguson, president of Coca-Cola Greater China and Korea; Judy Takas, senior in these efforts in a bid to develop the 1.5 million victims of natural disasters, officer of WWF Global Water Practice; Ren Wenwei, head of WWF China Water sustainability ecological chain and create donated 170 million yuan ($24.7 million) Practice; Zhang Jiantao, vice-president of Coca-Cola Greater China and Korea) shared value, so that we can all live in to the Hope Project and established 121 Photos: Courtesy of Coca-Cola prosperity and good health,” he said.