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BIODIVERSITY Concerns Mount Over the Preservation of Wetlands BEI GREYIE ,\* /' Page 16 t ADVERSITY AND BIODIVERSITY Concerns mount over the preservation of wetlands ll llilill[Ill[ill[illl il l]tr WTXHE HUALIAN MALL v 1- rl' LH ulunbeir Hualian Mall J A modern Mall in a rich land is here to be your cash machine, ready to take it? -The only Mall in Hailar East Lake District, opposite the Genghis Khan Square and surrounded by dozens of newly built residential buildings -The best location ever in the heart of.Hailar, with double digit year on year growth -A market with no competition yet, and the city is booming & rising with rich resources: oil, coal, the grassland.,. -Ipts of other unique features to make it a highly profitable commercial real estate project in an untapped market Invest here to unlock the potential of a virgin market... BBUING RBYIEW voL.52 No.32 Aucusrls,2ooe EDITOR'S DESK 20 Keeping Swamp as Treasures 35 Crisis Focus: Blowing Bubbles 2 Redeeming the Weeping Laws shore up endangered 36 MarketWatch Wetland wetlands LIFESTYLE 22 Sanctuary in the Marsh PEOPLE & POINTS 40 Earthen Army Up-close look at Zhalongwetland Guards WEEKLY WATCH Mysteries ?AThe World Outside Fresh findings amid ancient WORLD Anthropologists and ethnologists terracotta sculptures l0 The End of a Market hold dialogue 42Ott of the Mountains China and Russia tackle market 25 Family Condernnations A documentary follows the lives dispute Family members of separatist of the Kucong minoriry 12 Never Too Late apologize to Urumqi victims Belated apology for U.S. Chinese FORUM BUSINESS Exclusion Act makes history 46 Where Do We Draw the Line 28 Recovering Confidence With 13 A Seal of Promise OnlineManhunts? Questions surround economic UN chief sees Chinese climate recovery amid global crisis EXPAT'S EYE change cooperation 48 The Rise of Metal 30 Rising Waters China's heavy metal scene 14 A kelude to Military Expansion Water price hcreases flood China Japan's military to see significant rocks on 32 TourismBoom future changes Post-Olympics Beijing still draws NATION visitors from all over 16 For the Birds 34 French Automotive Arrival Sanctuary for threatened species Irading European carmaker seeks in nature reserve a partner in China EDITOR'S DESK - Redeeming the Weeping Wetland ByZHANG ZHIPING Renowned as the "Kidneys of the Earth," wetlands are one of the three major ecosystems of the planet, along with forests and seas. With l0 percent of the world's wetlands, China ranks number one in terms of the area of wetlands in Asia, and fourth in the world. China's wetlands are abundant in type (contain- ing all-natural and man-made types listed in the Convention on Wetlands of lntemational Importance) and large in number, with a wide coverage, dramatic regional differences and notable biodiversity. So finding ways to protect and properly use them is a tough and urgent job for China, a country still in the begin- ning stages of wetland protection. Since the 1950s, due to a lack of knowledge of functions and values of wetland ecosystems, the area of China's wetlands has decreased dramatically owing to all kinds of irrational ex- ploitation and utilization activities. With the continuous increase in population and rapid economic development, the reclamation and overuse become even more ravishing. According to official statistics, the area of wetlands has dwindled by more than 50 percent. Many of them keep degrading so badly that they re- sult in soil erosion-and desertification. Forty percent of them are polluted to different degrees by agricultural and industrial wastes. The Chinese Govemment attaches great importance to wet- land preservation. Since joining the Convention on Wetlands in 7992,Chrna has taken many measures to sffengthen the protec- tion of existing wetland resources. Meanwhile, international cooperation for this purpose has also been intensified. After 10 years of implementation, the Project of the Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands in China was completed in late June. The project, which totaled $12 million, was the largest of its kind in the history of the country. Due to its large population and booming economy, China's ecological environment has become rather fragile. In this regard, more efforts are required. Fortunately, the Chinese Government and the public have established a consensus in re- storing and protecting wetlands, and are willing to invest large amounts of labor and money in it. Therefore hopefully our land, as well as the environment as a whole, can be allowed some breathing space to recover from the heavy pressures of industri- alization. r 2 BEIJINGREVIEW AUGUST13,2OO9 I PEOPTE/POINTS Ailing Worker Defends Rights "There will be no major break- Zhang Haichao, one of China's more than through with his trip alone but I 600,000 (an sufferers of pneumoconiosis occupa- believe it will provide a fresh momen- tional lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust), has resorted to extreme measures to make his condi- fum for nuclear disarmament talks." tion known to the public. Kim Yong Hyun, a North Koreiur profbssor at Zhang, a 28-year-old migrant worker from cen- Dongguk University of South Korca. saying that for- tral China's Henan Province, a underwent biopsy mer U.S. Bill President Clinton's visit to $,ongyzurg to in June to prove he was suffering from the disease fi'ee hvo U.S. joun-ralists may signal rvamer rclations after having worked at a local brick factory for three benveen the longtime frrs years until 2007. According to Chinese laws, sufferers of occu- pational diseases are entitled to compensation and 'Demccracy might be regarded those who are exposed to the risk of occupational as desirable during takeoffbut in diseases are also entitled to subsidies. However, Zhang fuled to receive compensation from his former employer practice it has not provd to be a because the Henan Occupational Disease Prevention Institute had never con- realistic option for most countries. firmed his disease. In order to justify his claim, Zhang finally decided to go under ffwe choose to ignore this historical the knife. Media exposure of the surgery immediately drew public concern and contextrwe stand guilty of being prompted a govemmentJed probe. After medical experts confirmed Zhang's hypocrites: requiring of others what disease as an occupational injury on July 27, the Henan local govemment sacked we did not practice ourselves." two officials involved, and also suspended a third official and three doctors for Miutin Jacques. a columnist rvith British newspapr dereliction of duty. Guodiott. in his cornmentiuy "Don't Judgc China by First Female Division Our Stimdards" Commander tr C "Waiting for the [global financial] Cheng Xiaojian, a veteran pilot, has recently 2 crisis to disappear to conclude the been appointed a division commander of the Chinese Io armed forces. c Doha Round would mean depriving According to national TV broadcaster CCTV, the world economy of a powerfrrl Senior Colonel Cheng now commands an airlift divi- sion based at Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan engine for recovery." Province. Pascal [,amy, Director Generirl of the World Tradc Cheng, 46, joined the Air Force of the Chinese Organization, callin-c fbr a srvift conclusion to a new People's Liberation Army in 1981 as a trainee pilot. rvorld t'ade pact in im intervierv rvith the Indian nervs- She is one of the country's fifth-generation female palrr Brrsr)les.s Stu t t rl t u'rl pilots. In the past 28 years, Cheng has flown six types of warplanes logging up more than 3,240 hours. After an 8.0-magnitude earthquake jolted "Just as we affirm our endorsement Sichuan last May, Cheng was assigned to direct the airlift of emergency relief of the option of peace,we maintain supplies for affected areas. She successfully performed the mission. our right to resort to legitimate resis- Swimming lnto History tance as guarantd by international Zhang Lin now ranks among China's greatest athletes after he won the law.tt country's first ever men's gold medal at a major international swimming compe- Piilestiniiur President Mahrnoud Abba-s, in his policy tition. speoch at the fint Generzrl Assembly of the Faah party Zhangbeat Australian sensation swim Grant Hackett to take first prize in the in 20 ye;us in the Wcst Brurk ciry of Bethlehern on men's 800-meter freestyle at the World on Aquatics Championships in Rome, August 4 Jlly 29. His world-record-breaking speed, which was 6 .5 seconds faster than the previous mark of 7 : 3 8 .65 , added to his achievement. Before that. he clinched 'oWe were under fire from the start. a bronze meal in the men's 400-meter freestyle on The ayatollahs of the Lisbon Treaty Jrly 27 . The 22-year-old Zhang began his swimming in Brussels and Paris wantd us to career at 6. After being recruited in the national fail inorder to prove their argument swimming team in 2OO2,he rose to be one of that the rotating EU presidency China's fastest freestyle swimmers. Last August, Zhangbecame the first male didn't work and that the EU couldn't Chinese Olympic swimming medalist at the Beijing fnnction without a new treaty J' Games. He took a silver medal in the men's 400- Alexardr Vondra, fbnner Czcch Depury Prime meter freestyle w ith 3 :52.44. Minister for Europczm Affairs. The Czech Republic Since late 2OOT,Zhang has been coached by held the EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2009 Denis Cotterell, who is the former coach of Hackett. http://wws.bjreview.com AUGUST13,2OO9 BEIJINGREVIEW 3 IWEEKLY WATCH OPINION ers. 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