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VOL. XXVIII No. 4 April 2016 Rs. 20.00

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Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Sushma Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Sonia Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of India Gandhi, the President of Congress Party

Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Ajit Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Doval,Indian National Security Adviser Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary of India

Liu Jinsong,Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy, visits Ambassador Le Yucheng attends the Tourism O.P. Jindal Global University promotion in India About Qingdao, Hyderabad’s Sister City ABOUT QINGDAO, HYDERABAD'S SISTER CITY

Qingdao, ’s Sailing City, continues to attract tourists and international businesses from around the world. The abundance of natural beauty, talented human resources, three central business districts, and the new Blue Silicon Valley continue to lure foreign investment. In 2008, Qingdao hosted the Sailing Regattas of the 29th Olympic Games as well as the 13th Paralympic Games at the Olympic Sailing Centre & International Marina. In 2009, China’s Sailing City welcomed sailors from the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR 2008-2009). In 2014, Qingdao hosted the Inter national Hor ticultural

News From China April 2016 3 About Qingdao, Hyderabad’s Sister City

Exposition in Baiguo Mountain Park of Licang . Qingdao annually hosts the International Sailing Week , SINO CES, and International Beer Festival. The Clipper Round The World Yacht Race is hosted bi-annually. The coastal waters of , now part of Qingdao’s , are home to China’s first . The naval base, home to China’s , extends into the mountains behind the seaport and has extensive underground facilities that house a compliment of nuclear missiles and ammunition. In April 2014, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the carrier Liaoning at the naval base during his first official in . Qingdao has eight second-largest in China. It handles visit to China. urban districts (Shinan, Laoshan, more imports of natural rubber, Huangdao, Shibei, Licang, Hongdao, cotton and crude oil than any other Qingdao Geography, Jimo, and Jiaozhou) and jurisdiction in the country. Demographics, Economy, & over four county level cities (Jimo, The Qingdao Economic & Tourism Jiaozhou, , ). Facing the Technological Development Zone As of November 16th 2015, , Qingdao occupies (QETDZ), Sino-German High- Qingdao implemented a 72-hour 10,645 square kilometers of land Tech Ecology Park, and three visa-free transit policy to facilitate with a population of more than 8.7 Central Business Districts combine business and tourism. Visitors can million. to form ’s premier enjoy a 72 hour visa-free stay while As one of China’s most international business Mecca and taking an international transfer via important independent coastal Blue Silicon Valley. Qingdao’s major Liuting International Airport. regions with state planning and industries include trade, light Also know as the Switzerland of budgeting powers, the city has industr y, home appliances, the east, Qingdao lies on the experienced rapid growth over the petrochemicals, vehicles, textile southern tip of last decade. Qingdao’s Port is the processing, food processing, machinery, pharmaceuticals, tourism and oceanography research. Qingdao is well known for its European architecture, attractive coastal landscapes, and local folklore. Popular attractions include mystical , Badaguan, Museum, and Park. With its abundance of natural beauty, the year-round schedule of international events and seasonal tourist attractions make China¡¯s Sailing City an ideal tourist destination for both domestic and international travelers.

4 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit

1. Strengthen Global Nuclear Security Architecture and Promote Global 6 Nuclear Security Governance

2. Xi Jinping Attends Leaders' Meeting of Six Countries on Iranian Nuclear Issue 10 S 3. Actively Expand Mutually Beneficial and Win-win Cooperation and Firmly 12 Push Forward Global Security Governance

2016 Boao Forum for

1. Li Keqiang Holds Dialogue with Representatives from Sectors of and 17 Commerce, Finance, Think Tank and Media Attending the 2016 Annual

Conference of Boao Forum for Asia T 2. Li Keqiang Meets with Members of Board of Directors of the Boao Forum for Asia 20

China-India Relations

1. Remarks by Ambassador Le Yucheng at VIF 22 2. Remarks by Ambassador Le Yucheng at the Reception to Mark First Anniversary 25 of New Kailash Manasarovar Yatra Route via Nathula Pass 3. Written Interview with Chinese Ambassador Le Yucheng (Deccan Herald) 28

4. Minister Liu Jinsong visits Delhi University 31 N 5. Liu Jinsong, Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy, Turned Over the Letters of 33 Consolation to Pradeep Kumar Rawat 6. China-India Cooperation on Production Capacity—the New Supporting 34 of the World Economy Growth

External Affairs

1. China-U.S. Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change 36 E 2. Xi Jinping Meets with Duke of York Prince Andrew of the UK 38 3. Li Keqiang Meets with President Johann N. Schneider-Ammann of the 39 Swiss Confederation 4. Yang Jiechi meets German FM in 41 5. Wang Yi Meets with President U Htin Kyaw of Myanmar 41

China's Economy T

1. Chinese Economy Improving Amid Pro-growth Measures 43 2. China's Economic Reform Deserves Objective, Comprehensive Evaluation 44 3. Baidu Ryes Mass Production of Driverless Cars in Five Years 46 4. Samsung Pay Launched in China in Partnership with China UnionPay 47 5. Huawei 2015 Profits up 33 Pct 47 6. Chinese High-speed: An Evaluation of Traffic 49

Chinese Culture & Films

1. Chinese Films Become Highlight of 49th Houston Int'l Film Festival 54 N 2. Huang Lei Plays Lead Role in "Midnight Diner" 55 3. Nepali Edition of "My Father : The War Years" Released 56 4. Xinhua Insight: Chinese Film Industry Takes Lessons from Hollywood 57

Tibet Today

1. Free WiFi on Buses in Tibet's Lhasa 59

2. Tibet Plans for Duty-free Shops 60 O 3. Tibetan IPO Rush Continues with New Listing 61 Book Review – Contemporary China's Diplomacy 61 Instructions for Chinese Visa Application 62 Flights Between China and India 71 CCTV 73 CRI 74 C The 4th Nuclear Security Summit The 4th Nuclear Security Summit STRENGTHEN GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND PROMOTE GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY GOVERNANCE Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China At the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington D.C. Washington D.C., 1 April 2016

President Obama, to thank President Obama and the strengthen nuclear security. Over the Dear Colleagues, US government for the thoughtful past 60 years, thanks to the arrangements. c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t s o f t h e It gives me great pleasure to join international community, the public you in Washington D.C. for this Sixty years ago, humanity started awareness of nuclear security has i m p o r t a n t d i s c u s s i o n o n the peaceful use of nuclear energy been greatly enhanced, nuclear international nuclear security. I want and embarked on a path to security cooperation has yielded

6 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit fruitful results, and the nuclear improving world order. The wanted to find a solution that security capability of countries has conclusion of the Nuclear Security addresses the root cause of the markedly improved. Summit will not be the end of our problem. We must bear in mind the endeavor, rather it will be the well-being of humanity, build a new The Nuclear Security Summit beginning of a new journey. type of international relations process, which started in 2010, has featuring win-win cooperation, provided a major boost to Dear Colleagues, steadfastly advance global security international nuclear security. Six governance, uphold a peaceful and years on, from developing common At the Summit in The Hague, I stable international environment, goals, establishing key priorities to called for the building of a global promote common development and mapping out the blueprint for the nuclear security architecture prosperity of all countries, and future, we have made our solid featuring fairness and win-win facilitate mutual learning and contribution to this great cause. cooperation. The principle of exchanges between different fairness secures a strong foundation, civilizations. Only in this way can we Two years ago, at the Third a cooperative approach generates remove the breeding ground of Nuclear Security Summit in The momentum for development, while nuclear terrorism at an early date. Hague, I suggested that countries a win-win prospect gives us greater s h o u l d f o l l ow a s e n s i b l e, confidence. Together, they will -Stepping up national coordinated and balanced approach provide strong and sustainable responsibility and tightening up to nuclear security, and put it on the institutional guarantee for mankind a line of defense that is track of sound and sustainable to benefit from nuclear energy with sustainable. Just as a country makes development. I am pleased to note security. We should work together its own choice to develop nuclear that new progress has been made in and make fresh efforts to realize this energy, it bears unshirkable improving global nuclear security grand objective. responsibility to ensure nuclear over the past two years. security. Taking into account -Stepping up political input national conditions, we must, at the That being said, we have no and sticking to the direction of national level, plan and implement reason to be self-complacent and addressing both symptoms and nuclear security strategy, formulate slacken our efforts. Looking around root causes. As national leaders, we mid-and-long term development the world, the global landscape is have the responsibility to ensure that plans for nuclear security, improve going through profound changes nuclear security gets adequate nuclear security legislation and unseen in the past. New threats and attention, and it is necessary to assess monitoring mechanism, and ensure challenges keep emerging in the the international nuclear terrorism that relevant work receives sufficient security field. The root causes of situation on a regular basis. We must input and support. terrorism are far from being build international consensus on removed. Nuclear terrorism remains enhanced nuclear security, have Strategic layout will get nowhere a grave threat to international zero-tolerance for nuclear terrorism without support of concrete security. with no discrimination, push for the measures. The threat posed by full implementation of the legal nuclear terrorism is highly Looking ahead, a more robust o b l i g a t i o n s a n d p o l i t i c a l asymmetrical and unpredictable. global nuclear security architecture is commitments on nuclear security, Day-to-day prevention and crisis the prerequisite for the sound and give an effective response to new response must go together. It is development of nuclear energy. It is challenges and threats. important to detect and nip such also an important step for threats in the bud before they p r o m o t i n g g l o b a l s e c u r i t y As a Chinese saying goes, for a become real and turn into crisis, governance, building a new type of tree to grow tall, it needs to have build a basic line of defense, and inter national relations and deep roots. And we have always prevent new risks whereby terrorists

News From China April 2016 7 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit manipulate international network legitimate demand of developing ensuring security in the first place. and financial system to stir up countries and provide them with This is to bridge the gap in energy trouble. Moreover, it is important to assistance. supply, and address the challenges work out crisis response plan which posed by climate change. China is is comprehensive and stage-specific, -Stepping up the culture of the country with the fastest growth accurately assess risks, decisively nuclear security and creating an of nuclear power. At the same time, handle incidents, and timely put the atmosphere of joint efforts and it has kept a good record of nuclear situation under control. shared benefits. The human factor security. Since the Summit in The is the most important element in the Hague, China has made new -Stepping up international strengthening of global nuclear progress in the field of nuclear cooperation and enhancing the security architecture. The awareness security. momentum of coordination for of the rule of law, the sense of common progress. Nuclear urgency, and the spirit of self- -In pursuit of excellence terrorism is the common enemy of discipline and coordination are through constant improvement, all mankind. Nuclear security central to the nuclear security culture. China has strived to explore incidents will have impacts that go As such, every one working in this effective ways to strengthen beyond national borders. In the age field must follow their guidance in nuclear security. We have already of connectivity, no country can deal thinking and action so that they will incorporated nuclear security in with such problems alone, and no r e a d i l y u n d e r s t a n d t h e i r China’s national security system, country can stay immune from their responsibilities and fulfill their duties. written it into the National Security impacts. Under the precondition of Law and defined its strategic nature. respect for national sovereignty, all It is equally important that the We are constantly improving the countries should participate in academic community and the national legal framework concerning nuclear security affairs, and adopt an general public also foster the nuclear security and studying the open and inclusive spirit to forge a awareness of nuclear security. We promulgation of law on atomic community of shared future on must encourage think tanks of all energy and law on nuclear security. nuclear security. countries to closely follow the We h a v e f o r m u l a t e d a n d developments of international implemented the mid-to-long term E x i s t i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l efforts against nuclear terrorism, work plan on nuclear security, and organizations and mechanisms can actively carry out studies in nuclear we are making efforts to improve serve as solid platforms for security and put forth more valuable monitoring and law-enforcement international cooperation on nuclear recommendations on work to mechanisms,carry out capacity security in the future. The IAEA can strengthen global nuclear security building for all personnel in this play a central role to coordinate and architecture and enhance all industry and organize various kinds consolidate global resources for countries’ nuclear security. In of mock exercises to raise the ability nuclear security, and use its addition, we must do a good job to of emergency response. professional expertise to serve all spread the knowledge of nuclear countries. As the most universal security and increase the public -Keeping its promise on international organization, the understanding of and attention to nuclear security, China has United Nations can continue to play nuclear security. fulfilled its inter national a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e. O t h e r obligations and political organizations and mechanisms can Dear Colleagues, commitment. China has ratified all also play a useful,complementary the international legal instruments in role and promote practical As the largest developing the field of nuclear security, cooperation in law-enforcement and country, China has always been consistently and strictly implemented other fields. In this process, it is committed to development and related Security Council resolutions, necessary to accommodate the utilization of nuclear energy while and actively supported and

8 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit participated in international initiatives existing platforms including the enhance the security monitoring of on nuclear security. The Center of Center of Excellence on Nuclear radioactive sources. Excellence on Nuclear Security I Security and the China Customs promised at the Summit in The Radiation Detection Training Center Fourth, China will launch the Hague has been completed a year to carry out training of nuclear technological support initiative ahead of schedule and is now security professionals, exercises and against crisis of nuclear operational in Beijing; the HEU- exchanges regarding nuclear security terrorism. We will, together with fueled Miniature Neutron Source technologies and other activities. We like-minded countries and Reactor (MNSR) of the China welcome the participation of Asia organizations, carry out scientific Institute of Atomic Energy has been Pacific countries, countries along the research in the fields of civilian smoothly converted to start using Belt and Road and other developing nuclear material analysis and tracing, safer LEU fuels; and positive progress countries in relevant projects and actively organize mock exercises and has been made in the Chinese-assisted will stay in close cooperation with jointly enhance our capacity for program to convert a HEU-fueled the IAEA. addressing crisis. research reactor in Ghana. Second, China will promote Fifth, China will promote its -Aspiring for win-win cooperation model for less use of national security monitoring cooperation, China is vigorously HEU. We support all countries in system for nuclear power. China p r o m o t i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l minimizing the use of HEU applies the most stringent security exchanges and cooperation. China according to their needs as long as it monitoring to ensure the safety and firmly supports the IAEA in is economically and technologically security of the nuclear power implementing the Action Plan on viable. We are willing to build on the stations within China and those Nuclear Safety and will increase Ghana model and help countries exported to other parts of the donations to the Nuclear Security convert HEU-fueled MNSR world. Nothing is left to chance. Fund. China and the IAEA have imported from China under the Relying on the National Research a g r e e d t o o f f i c i a l l y s t a r t principle of voluntarism and and Development Center for implementing the first International pragmatism. We will present to other Nuclear and Radiation Safety and Physical Protection Advisory Service interested countries the multi-party Security Monitoring Technologies, this year. This February, China and cooperation model for converting we will help others enhance their the US successfully held the first HEU-fueled MNSR for their capacity in security monitoring and annual Nuclear Security Dialogue. We reference. contribute our share to enhancing will also deepen our exchanges and nuclear power safety and security cooperation with other countries, the Third, China will implement worldwide. UN and the Global Initiative to the action plan on strengthening Combat Nuclear Terrorism. security of radioactive sources. Dear Colleagues, To prevent the large amount of While stepping up its own radioactive sources from falling into What we plant in spring will nuclear security, China will actively the hands of terrorists, we will, in the blossom in summer, come to advance related international coming five years, review the fruition in autumn and sustain us cooperation, share its technologies radioactive sources within China, throughout the winter. The more and expertise and contribute improve the security system and give we plough, the more we will gain. As resources and platforms. I hereby priority to conducting real-time long as we cooperate in good faith announce: monitoring of high-risk mobile and continue to step up nuclear radioactive sources. We stand ready security, nuclear energy will First, China will build a to share our experience with other certainly deliver a brighter future to network for capacity building on countries and work with them to mankind. nuclear security. We will use

News From China April 2016 9 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit XI JINPING ATTENDS LEADERS' MEETING OF SIX COUNTRIES ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR ISSUE

On April 1, 2016 local time, great milestone, but much remains conflicts triggered by other issues President Xi Jinping attended the to be done to implement it. The will not affect the implementation of leaders’ meeting of six countries on JCPOA, as the result of successful the JCPOA. the Iranian nuclear issue in negotiations, also calls for earnest Washington D.C. , and delivered an implementation. We should stick to Xi Jinping stressed that today’s important speech. the political commitment and make world is still permeated with sure implementation of the the deal u n s t a b l e e l e m e n t s . W i t h Xi Jinping pointed out that the will not derail from its original international hotspot issues keeping Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action intention. Any external interference emerging, it allows no delay in (JCPOA) on Iranian nuclear issue is a should be eliminated so that strengthening global security

10 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit governance. The settlement of the should be properly handled. General of the International Atomic Iranian nuclear issue has provided International disputes should be Energy Agency, reported on the many inspirations for us. First, settled in a fair manner and double implementation of the Joint dialogue and negotiation are the standard will lead nowhere. Fourth, Comprehensive Plan of Action on best choice when resolving hotspot political decisiveness is the key Iranian nuclear issue. issues. Though dialogues and factor for breakthrough in consultations take more time and negotiations. All parties should Other leaders present at the energy, the outcomes are reliable. focus on the major conflicts and meeting, including President Barack S e c o n d , c o o p e r a t i o n a n d make resolute decisions at crucial Obama of the US, Prime Minister coordination among major moments. David Cameron of the UK, countries proves to be an effective President François Hollande of channel when settling major Xi Jinping emphasized that , Federal Minister of Defence disputes. As the international China has always been an active Ursula von der Leyen of , community is a community of p a r t i c i p a n t , p r o m o t e r a n d Russian Ambassador to the US common destiny, major countries contributor in the process of solving Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak and should play a mainstay role in the Iranian nuclear issue. China is President Donald Tusk of the coping with issues, just as the six ready to, together with all other European Council, also expressed countries in addressing the Iranian parties, make unremitting efforts in their views respectively. nuclear issue. Third, justice and the follow-up implementation of the equality should be the basic JCPOA and make new contributions Yang Jiechi and others attended principle for reaching any to pushing forward global security the meeting. international agreement, and governance. legitimate concerns of all countries Yukiya Amano, Director

News From China April 2016 11 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit ACTIVELY EXPAND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL AND WIN-WIN COOPERATION AND FIRMLY PUSH FORWARD GLOBAL SECURITY GOVERNANCE

– Foreign Minister Wang Yi Talks About President Xi Jinping’s Visit to the Czech Republic and Attendance at the 4th Nuclear Security Summit

From March 28 to April 1, 2016, journalists on the visit. society. Just after the conclusion of President Xi Jinping paid a state visit the annual sessions of the National to the Czech Republic and attended Wang Yi said that this year is the People’s Congress (NPC) and the the 4th Nuclear Security Summit beginning year of the “13th Five- C h i n e s e Pe o p l e ’s Po l i t i c a l (NSS) held in Washington D.C. of Year Plan” and also the first year of Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the US. At the end of the trip, the decisive stage in finishing President Xi Jinping started his visit Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed building a moderately prosperous to Europe and the US at the

12 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit beginning of spring, attracting wide visit to a Central and Eastern and other Czech leaders all agreed attention from the global European country as Chinese with him. community. This visit is featured by President, which is of landmark the combination of bilateral and significance in the history of China- The visit promoted the new multilateral activities with a well- Czech relations, and injects new strategy alignment between China organized schedule, rich contents momentum into the practical and the Czech Republic. Located in and fruitful results. During the five- cooperation between China and the heart of Europe, the Czech day visit, President Xi Jinping Central and Eastern Europe and Republic, with a strong industrial attended more than 20 events, met even China-Europe cooperation at base, is an important country in with leaders of many countries, large. Central and Eastern Europe and extensively engaged with people along the Silk Road Economic Belt. from various circles, and proposed The new positioning for China- Last November, China and the important policies and initiatives, Czech relations was identified during Czech Republic signed the inter- which has promoted bilateral the visit. Long distance can never governmental Memorandum of relations, guided multilateral process separate bosom friends. The visit of Understanding on jointly building and jointly pursued cooperative President Xi Jinping was warmly the Belt and Road. The Czech security. The visit has reached the welcomed by all sectors of the Czech Republic is also one of the active expected goals of expanding society. The Czech Republic participants and front runners of the cooperation and influence and attached great importance to the cooperation between China and the achieved a full success. visit and treated him with the highest Central and Eastern European standard of courtesy. President Xi countries (16+1 cooperation). I. Lifting the positioning of Jinping became the first foreign During the visit, the two heads of China-Czech relations and leader invited to the rural residence state reached important consensus promoting win-win cooperation of President Miloš Zeman. The two on promoting the docking between between China and Europe. heads of state jointly signed the Joint the and Declaration on Building a Strategic development strategy of the Czech Wang Yi said that the Czech Partnership between People’s Republic, between international Republic is among the first countries Republic of China and Czech production capacity cooperation that recognized and established Republic so as to push the China- and competitive industries of the diplomatic relations with the Czech relations to a new stage, which Czech Republic, as well as between People’s Republic of China. After 67 is the most important political result the “16 + 1 cooperation” and China- years of trials and hardships, the of the visit. Both heads of state Czech cooperation. The two sides China-Czech relations have stepped guided and planned the China- signed the Memorandum of into the fast lane of development. Czech relations from a strategic Understanding on the planning Both sides maintain close high-level perspective, ushering the bilateral outline of cooperation on e x c h a n g e s a n d c o n d u c t relations into a new era. During his implementing the Belt and Road comprehensive cooperation in all visit, President Xi Jinping construction, and agreed to establish fields. The Czech Republic has emphasized on many occasions that comprehensive connectivity with become an important partner of the China-Czech relations have the opening of direct flights China in Central and Eastern entered the best period of between the two countries as the Europe, and is one of the most development. Both sides should first step, promote production active European countries in view the bilateral relations from a capacity cooperation on the basis of developing relations with China. strategic height and long-term manufacturing industry, and President Xi Jinping’s state visit to perspective, consolidate the strengthen communication between the Czech Republic is not only the traditional friendship, deepen the both peoples by promoting first visit to the Czech Republic by political mutual trust and ensure the traditional Chinese medicine, so as Chinese President since the long-term, sound and stable to plan and carry out deeper e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f b i l a t e r a l development of China-Czech cooperation between the two diplomatic relations, but also his first relations. President Miloš Zeman countries. President Xi Jinping

News From China April 2016 13 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit pointed out that upholding the spirit Chinese enterprises. During the visit, when people meet, it’s important to of mutual respect and assistance, the two countries signed 10 inter- know each other, and when people mutual benefits and win-win results, governmental documents and 15 know each other, it’s important to openness and inclusiveness, cooperation agreements between understand each other. China and cooperation between China and the enterprises, covering a host of areas the Czech Republic, both boasting Central and Eastern European such as infrastructure, machinery, profound history and splendid countries should ,realize the docking automobile, aviation, finance, culture, enjoy deep traditional between the “16+1 cooperation” nuclear energy, science and friendship with each other. Famous and the construction of Belt and technology, people-to-people and artists such as Bedrich Smetana, Road as well as the development of cultural exchange, local affairs, Antonín Leopold Dvoøák, Zdenek China-Europe relations to make medicine and health, and industrial Sklenar and Jaroslav Hašek and their contributions to regional and world park cooperation. Both sides agreed works are popular in China. During development. This is the important to push forward innovation this visit, President Xi Jinping initiative and guideline proposed by cooperation in emerging fields such interacted and communicated with President Xi Jinping for the “16+1 as e-commerce, telecommunication, the Czech people from all walks of cooperation” at a macro and smart industry, nanotechnology, and life and discussed the traditional strategic level, and it has been environmental protection, creating friendship between the two actively echoed by the Czech side. new growth points for bilateral countries with them. He showed the The Czech side expressed that it is economic and trade cooperation. At wise and amicable image of Chinese willing to fully participate in the present, both countries are facing leaders through practicing public “16+1 cooperation” and actively s t r u c t u r a l a d j u s t m e n t a n d diplomacy by himself, which won p u s h f o r w a r d t h e “ 1 6 + 1 transformation, with technology active responses from all circles of cooperation” and the construction industry highly complementary to the Czech society. Xi Jinping and of four major partnerships between each other. The economic and trade President Milos Zeman together the EU and China so that the Czech outcomes of this visit will planted a ginkgo sapling, a symbol Republic can become a safe harbor c o m p r e h e n s i v e l y e x p a n d of the China-Czech friendship, in a n d d o o r f o r E U - C h i n a cooperation in the area for better the hope that the bilateral friendship cooperation. r e a l i z a t i o n o f b i l a t e r a l can be nourished with great care and complementary advantages as well grow sturdily. When meeting with in economic and as mutual benefit and win-win young ice hockey and football trade cooperation were expanded. In results, which will be welcomed by players of the two countries, Xi recent years, economic and trade both peoples. Jinping sent his wishes to them, cooperation between China and the hoping them to make contributions Czech Republic has enjoyed rapid New people-to-people and to the China-Czech sports development. The Czech Republic cultural exchange results were exchanges. The two heads of state has been the second largest trading fostered. With picturesque agreed to expand people-to people partner of China in Central and landscape, rich cultural heritages and and cultural exchanges in all fields, Eastern Europe for years in a row, talented people, the Czech Republic carry out projects that can enhance and China is the largest trading has bred the unique Bohemian people-to-people bonds, forge partner of the Czech Republic civilization and made great tourism cooperation into a “name outside the EU. In 2015, against contribution to the progress of card” for China-Czech exchanges economic slowdown, bilateral trade human civilization in such fields as and cooperation, and send more volume exceeded 11 billion dollars. philosophy, music, literature and overseas students to each other, so as Great progress has been made in arts. The Chinese civilization has to pass down the China-Czech investment by both countries, and undergone 5,000 years of historical friendship from generation to the manufacturing, finance, aviation changes, during which it has been generation. transportation industry and other making constant exchanges and fields of the Czech Republic have mutual learning with other Wang Yi said that this historic become hot investment areas for civilizations. A Chinese saying goes, visit of President Xi Jinping to the

14 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit

Czech Republic is a visit that governance. capabilities. Based on China’s enhances friendship, deepens capabilities and needs, these cooperation and consolidates China’s proposition of initiatives provide the international strategy docking. This visit is strengthening nuclear security was community with public goods, push another vivid interpretation of the elaborated. In last NSS held in The all countries for common benefits, concept of a new type of Hague, President Xi Jinping put and have won universal support international relations with win-win forward for the first time China’s from participating countries. cooperation as the core, and will lay a rational, coordinated and balanced solid foundation and open up a vast “approach to nuclear security” and China’s achievements in nuclear space for future development of advocated to establish a global security were introduced. In bilateral relations, thus exerting a nuclear security architecture combination with the commitments positive and profound impact on the featuring fairness and win-win made in last summit, President Xi advance of the Belt and Road cooperation, which gained praise Jinping gave a comprehensive initiative and mutually beneficial from all parties. In this summit, introduction to China’s new cooperation between China and regarding how to reinforce the measures and new achievements in Central and Eastern Europe as well international nuclear security the field of nuclear security, which as the whole European region at system, President Xi Jinping include continuously strengthened large. proposed that we should strengthen construction of mechanisms and political input, step up state capabilities at the country level, II. Promoting construction responsibility, beef up international approval of all international legal of nuclear security architecture cooperation and enhance nuclear instruments on nuclear security and and playing the r ole of security culture. The four-point active promotion of international responsible major country proposal was widely agreed by exchanges and cooperation. We also participating countries and served as submitted the National Progress Wang Yi expressed that the a significant guidance for the summit Report on Nuclear Security to the international security situation is process. summit and set up a state exhibition undergoing profound changes and booth for nuclear security global terrorist activities occur China’s initiatives on nuclear achievements and a Chinese frequently. The recent terrorist security cooperation were put delegation press center to actively attacks hitting Lahore of forward. President Xi Jinping put carry out introduction and publicity and Brussels of Belgium sounded forward five initiatives on promoting during the summit. It can be said that the alarm for the world once again. international cooperation in nuclear C h i n a ’s n u c l e a r s e c u r i t y Meanwhile, the development of security, which include to establish achievements are “visible and nuclear energy is still in the the “network of nuclear security tangible”, which is so practical that ascendant and nuclear security risks capability building”, make use of they can stand the test of history and cannot be ignored. Against this platforms such as the center of time, presenting China’s open, background, it is increasingly excellence (COE) on nuclear confident and responsible important to protect global nuclear security to carry out activities like international image. security and prevent nuclear personnel training, technical practice terrorism. President Xi Jinping’s and exchanges, promote the China’s ideas were incorporated attendance at the fourth NSS in “cooperation model for less use of into the summit outcomes. China’s Washington D.C. upon invitation is highly-enriched uranium (HEU)” to nuclear security concept put forward China’s major diplomatic move in assist relevant countries to modify by President Xi Jinping was the field of international security in existing miniature neutron source supported by all participating the new situation, which presents reactor (MNSR) running on HEU, countries in the summit. The China’s close attention to nuclear and promote the “national security communiqué adopted by the summit security issue and reflects China’s monitoring system for nuclear incorporates China’s major sense of responsibility as a major power” to help countries in need to principles and propositions country for global security improve security supervision including “approach to nuclear

News From China April 2016 15 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit security” and establishment of wide range of issues of common cooperation and laying a sound international nuclear security concern and reached a series of foundation for healthy and stable architecture. We also promoted the important consensus. Both sides development of China-US relations summit outcome documents to thought positively of and highly in the coming period. reiterate the core role of the affirmed China-US cooperation in International Atomic Energy areas such as nuclear security and President Xi Jinping also Agency (IAEA) in the international climate change, issued joint extensively contacted other foreign nuclear security system. The issuing statements on nuclear security leaders attending the summit and of the China-US Joint Statement on cooperation and climate change and met respectively with leaders such as Nuclear Security Cooperation agreed that the cooperation between President Park Geun-hye of the during the summit turned out a China and the US has played an Republic of Korea (ROK), Prime highlight. The Center of Excellence important demonstration role in Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of on Nuclear Security in China co- coping with global challenges. Both Denmark and President Mauricio built by the two countries has been s i d e s a g r e e d t o e n h a n c e Macri of Argentina, reaching new successfully completed and put into coordination in macroeconomic consensus on enhancing bilateral operation, popping up as the most policies, and work together with the r e l a t i o n s a n d c o n d u c t i n g advanced nuclear security exchanges rest of the international community inter national and regional and training center in the Asia- to promote world economy for cooperation. Pacific and even the world. All these robust, sustainable and balanced reflect that cooperation between growth. Both sides agreed to arrange III. Introducing China’s China and the US in global contacts and institutional dialogues Domestic and Foreign Policies governance issues such as nuclear at various levels between the two and Demonstrating Bright security is effective, which has countries in the next stage, continue P r o s p e c t s f o r F u t u r e provided a crucial driving force for deepening practical cooperation in Development the success of the summit. various sectors and managing and controlling disparities in a Wang Yi said that China’s During the summit, a leaders’ constructive way, and constantly development draws increasing meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue push forward the construction of attention of the whole world. Prior among the six parties was specifically the new model of major-country to President Xi Jinping’s trip, the held to summarize implementation relationship between China and the annual sessions of the NPC and the of the comprehensive agreement on US. President Xi Jinping expounded CPPCC had just adopted the outline the Iranian nuclear issue. President China’s position on issues of the “13th Five-Year Plan”, Xi Jinping gave a speech in the concerning China’s core interests drawing a blueprint for China’s meeting, elaborating on China’s such as the issue. Both sides economic and social development in principles and propositions on exchanged in-depth views on the the coming five years. One issues related to Iran’s nuclear Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, important reason for the focus of programs and providing political maritime situations and other issues. the international community and g u i d a n c e f o r f o l l o w - u p Barack Obama reaffirmed that the public opinion on this trip is their i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e US welcomes the rise of a peaceful, hope to explore China’s future comprehensive agreement. stable and successful China and development trend through this considered enhancing cooperation diplomatic move of China’s top During the summit, President between the two countries a vital leader. Xi Jinping met with President factor to solve global hotspot and Barack Obama of the US. This was thorny issues. This meeting was During his trip, in response to the first meeting between the positively-toned and constructive, the outside world’s concerns, Chinese and US heads of state this releasing positive signals to the rest President Xi Jinping took advantage year and has attracted wide attention. of the world that China and the US of various occasions including talks, Both heads of state had a candid and a r e c o m m i t t e d t o b e t t e r meetings, conferences, visits and in-depth exchange of views on a communication, coordination and roundtables to elaborate on China’s

16 News From China April 2016 2016 Boao Forum for Asia development concept in plain forward goals, missions and improve China’s diplomatic layout, language with full and accurate facts measures in combination with the promote China’s international and data, showing the world China’s Plan. He emphasized that China will status, and draw up a new charter of bright prospects of economic and make great efforts to adjust itself to major-country diplomacy with social development, passing on and get hold of the economy’s new Chinese characteristics. This year we confidence and hope and boosting normal, and transform development will further study and carry out the understanding of all parties. pattern under the guidance of important diplomatic ideas of d e v e l o p m e n t c o n c e p t General Secretary Xi Jinping, In terms of China’s economic transformation. He pointed out that actively put the concept of major- situation, President Xi Jinping the “13th Five-Year Plan” will create country diplomacy with Chinese emphasized that China’s economic more favorable conditions, a characteristics into practice under structure enjoys continuous broader market and more diverse the guidance of the Central optimization and upgrading, and business opportunities for other Committee of the Communist Party economic development constantly countries to participate in China’s of China (CPC) and centering on the accumulates new momenta. He economic and social construction. big picture of the CPC and the state, pointed out that China’s economy The media said that President Xi promote the “Belt and Road” to will remain positive in a long run, Jinping’s introduction makes China’s yield more fruits and spare no effort and China will still make great future development direction and to hold successfully the home-court contributions to world economic path clear to the world. China, like a diplomatic event of the G20 growth. President Xi Jinping’s giant ship, will surely sail to the Summit, so as to offer confident statement has enhanced bright other shore with dream and forceful guarantee for the smooth the outside world’s positive hope. startup of the “13th Five-Year Plan” expectation on China’s economy. and create a better external Wang Yi concluded that environment for building a Regarding the “13th Five-Year President Xi Jinping’s visit and comprehensively well-off society. Plan”, President Xi Jinping put attendance at the summit further

2016 Boao Forum for Asia LI KEQIANG HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM SECTORS OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE, FINANCE, THINK TANK AND MEDIA ATTENDING THE 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA

On the afternoon of March 24, representatives from sectors of 2016 annual conference of Boao 2016, Premier Li Keqiang held a industry and commerce, finance, Forum for Asia (BFA). More than dialogue with Chinese and foreign think tank and media attending the 150 personages from all sectors

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18 News From China April 2016 2016 Boao Forum for Asia around the world were present.

Global Chairman of Deloitte To u c h e To h m a t s u D a v i d Cruickshank of the US, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. Takeshi Uchiyamada of , Chaiman of Geely Holding Group Li Shufu, Chairman of Eurasian Resources Group Alexander Masbkevitch of Kazakhstan, Founder of Headlines Today Zhang Yiming and Chief Editor of Bloomberg News Agency John Micklethwait of the US respectively expressed their views on the issues of the reform of Chinese state- o w n e d e n t e r p r i s e s , C h i n e s e g o v e r n m e n t w i l l Nevertheless, delegating powers to entrepreneurship and innovation, unswervingly push forward reforms, lower levels does not mean allowing the transition from old to new actively promote the development unrestrained freedom. The driving force of Chinese economy, of enterprises of different government will resolutely fight foreign economic cooperation, and ownership, and create a market a c c o r d i n g t o l a w a g a i n s t h o w t o v i e w t h e c u r r e n t environment for fair competition, infringement of intellectual international system. Li Keqiang including streamlining the state- property rights, forged and fake responded to their questions one by owned enterprises to improve their commodities, and particularly those one. competence in the market unlawful activities damaging public competition as well as relaxing the health and security. As for the recent Li Keqiang expressed that restrictions on private enterprises illegal vaccine incident in some parts reform is the fundamental driving and foreign-owned enterprises to of China, we have made strict order force for China’s development. The enter the Chinese market. to investigate thoroughly, and will take strong law-based actions to punish those committing crimes and illegal activities, and seriously punish the relevant liable parties. This, in fact, is providing opportunities of fair competition for those honest and law-abiding enterprises. There is no doubt that reforms will affect the interests of certain parties. But with the resolution of cutting arms to save the body, we will not hesitate to carry out actions that are conducive to the welfare of the people. We must stand by our words and must not stop our action until success is achieved.

Li Keqiang pointed out that currently the Chinese economy is

News From China April 2016 19 2016 Boao Forum for Asia standing at the turning point where such transition, the industry will within the current international the new growth impetus is replacing “reborn on wings of fire”. And the system rather than setting up a new the old one. Once we choose our Chinese economy will also pass the framework. China’s development is direction, we will hold on to that threshold and stride forward to the an important force in maintaining path. Through implementation of medium-to-high end. the world peace and promoting the the strategy of innovation-driven world economic recovery. China is development, we promote mass Li Keqiang stressed that as ready to make joint efforts with all entrepreneurship and innovation, China has been deeply integrated countries around the world to create and develop new economic growth into the world economy, it is not only an international environment of impetus. This has encouraged the beneficiary of the international peace, harmony and common creativity of millions of people, political and economic system, but development. boosted the emergence of new also its participant and constructor. technologies, new industries and We hope that the world can achieve Representatives attending the new type of business, and balanced development and increase conference expressed that China’s meanwhile rebuilt and improved the the voice of developing countries at economic development has made traditional growth impetus. Through the same time, but it should be LI KEQIANG MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA

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On the afternoon of March 24, can only be achieved through opening-up over 30 years ago, but it 2016, Premier Li Keqiang met in consensus. remains the biggest developing Boao, Province with country and has a long way to go in Director-general of Boao Forum for Li Keqiang pointed out that the realization of the comprehensive Asia (BFA) Yasuo Fukuda and some cur rent world economy is modernization. As a beneficiary of other members of BFA Boards of undergoing new changes and the reform and opening up, China Directors. nurturing a new industrial will open its door of opening up revolution. Asia’s development wider to the outside world. China is Li Keqiang noted that as the needs more vitality, and its ready to draw on the wisdom of continent gathering world’s largest c i v i l i z a t i o n d i v e r s i t y a n d other Asian nations, intensify population, Asia is featured with inclusiveness could inject new cooperation with all other countries prominent civilization diversity. For energy when pooling consensus. in the world, and persist in realizing a long time, all the Asian countries The BFA provides a platform for all development and prosperity though have been seeking common ground countries to open their minds and opening up. and shelving differences on the basis conduct discussions. It is hoped that of mutual respect and equal the forum will continue to lead Yasuo Fukuda and other treatment. It is the harmonious and thoughts and ideas, assist Asian members of BFA Boards of peaceful environment in the region countries to draw on each others’ Directors, including former Prime that contributes to development of strength and help them join efforts Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin of China and other regional countries. to spearhead innovation and France and former Prime Minister All countries should promote industrial revolution. Goh Chok Tong of Singapore, understanding and reach consensus expressed that the keynote speech through dialogue and consultation, Li Keqiang stressed that China delivered by Premier Li Keqiang at as harmony, which contributes to a has accomplished tremendous the annual meeting of the BFA is better development environment, achievements since its reform and clear-cut and encouraging and will

News From China April 2016 21 China India Relations help boost the outside’s confidence maintain growth and continue to Yang Jing, Zhou Xiaochuan, in China’s economic prospect. They inject vitality to world economic and Vice Chairman of BFA Zeng believed that China’s economy will development. Peiyan attended the meeting.

China-India Relations REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LE YUCHENG AT VIF

Gen. NC Viji outgoing ambassador, it's really not I'm a lucky ambassador. I'm Ambassadors and Generals, an easy thing to say goodbye to many privileged to have experienced a Dear Friends, old friends, with whom we have so special period of great significance Ladies and Gentlemen, closely worked and interacted. These both in the history of India and of days while packing luggage, I’m also China-India relations. Namaste! instinctively packing my thoughts, so I'm very grateful to you for giving me I witnessed India's rapid Time flies fast! I have already this opportunity to make my last changes and progresses under PM been in India exactly 19 months, and public appearance and share with Modi's leadership. I arrived in India now I’m finishing my term and you some of my feelings and on 10th of September 2014, just 100 leaving this weekend. For an observations. days after PM Modi assumed office.

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I'm impressed by India's fast injected strong dynamism to and in Haryana and Sanny group has growing economy, dynamic reform, ushered in a new era in China-India committed $3 billion in renewable vigorous society, booming business, relations. Now interaction between energy. Despite sluggish global improving infrastructure, attractive the two leadership has become a trade, China-India trade surged to i n v e s t m e n t e n v i r o n m e n t , regularity. Our leaders met at least 8 $71 billion last year, a highlight increasingly opening up to the world, times in the past one year and half, amidst the bad news of flagging etc. setting direction and drawing blue global economy. print for this important relationship. I witnessed unprecedented I witnessed dynamic people-to- chang es and breakthrough I witnessed growing industrial people exchanges, which is a bright development in China-India cooperation between our two spot in our relations. The opening of relations from estrangement to countries. A few years back, few Nathula pass for Indian pilgrims and engagement and from divergence to Chinese companies invested in the launch of e-visa for Chinese convergence. India. But now Chinese business tourists are two milestones. Last chamber in Delhi alone has more year, for the first time in history, two- I witnessed close and frequent than 300 members. Accumulative way visits exceeded 1 million. This interaction between our leaders in Chinese investment in India has year the number is growing at 25%, the past one year and half. I am reached $4 billion, and last year, the highest growth ever seen in honored to receive president Xi investment agreement worth $30 history. Dialogue and exchanges Jinping in his first state visit to India billion were signed. Wanda group, between think tanks, media and local a few days after assuming one of the largest real estate governments are flourishing. And I ambassadorship and accompany PM companies in China plans to invest can't wait to see the 4 movies of our Modi in his China visit. The visits $10 billion to develop industrial park joint production.

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I witnessed close cooperation India's National Security Adviser. I friendship and cooperation. between China and India on regional am the first Chinese ambassador to and global issues. The BRICS and be officially invited to deliver Second is the story of learning AIIB are recent examples of our remarks in Indian parliament and Chinese. I know a retired Indian cooperation. I learned that AIIB defense/military colleges. I am the diplomat in her 70s, who is very plans to provide India with $300 first Chinese passport holder to go interested in China¡¯s development million loan in solar power. From through Nathula Pass and the first and wants to have more in-depth climate change to counter-terrorism, Chinese ambassador to visit study on China, She told me that she from connectivity to regional Manipur in Northeast India, a region plans to go to China again especially cooperation, we have a big part to never before opened to Chinese to learn Chinese, as that is her play in shaping a new world order diplomats, not to say Chinese biggest wish. I also learnt that a that is more fair and equitable. ambassador. These many "first mother in Mumbai hired a Chinese experiences" also illustrate the language tutor for her 19-month old T h e s e c h a n g e s a n d unprecedented growth and changes baby, saying that the language of the development show that China-India in our relations. fast growing country is the best gift relations are at the best time in half a for her daughter. The passion of century. As our two countries The past 19 months here have learning Chinese, from one-year-old continue to develop and our roles in left me not only memorable to 70-year-old, is a vivid example of the world continue to grow, the huge moments of official contacts, but the "China fever" in India and attest potential in out relations will be also many touching stories of to the growing desire of our people increasingly brought out. Like all encounters and interactions with to learn more about each other relations, we may have some ordinary Indian friends, which across language and culture. sensitive issues and differences, but reaffirms my belief that, in the final the direction of China-India analysis, it is people who are driving Third is the story of ordinary relations is set, and the growth is forward state-to-state relations. Let volunteers of friendship. I was told irreversible, because this is the call of me share with you some of the that China Central Radio has a loyal the times. We must work to add more stories. listener in West Bengal, who has building blocks and remove been tuning in to its Hindi and stumbling blocks, and drive our First is the story of Nathula Bengal programs for 30 years since relations forward. Pass. Last June, I attended the 1985. He also organized a opening ceremony of the new route community club to promote China- I am privileged to witness and be to Kailash Manasarovar through India friendship and introduce part of these changes and Nathula Pass on behalf of Chinese China's development, which now developments. And I am proud to do Foreign Ministry, and received the has more than 60 members. I also my humble part in this noble cause first batch of India yatris there. I saw know many members of India- and even have set a few records in how they crossed the Pass with China Friendship Association, who promoting our bilateral relations. excitement and satisfaction despite have been working voluntarily and the altitude reaction. Some said that tirelessly for China-India friendship I was honored to present by making this yatra, their dreams of for decades. Among them is the credentials to President Mukherjee generations had come true. Upon honorary chairman of its Tamil just 2 days after my arrival and had a completing the 2,000 km journey Nadu chamber, who is 94 years old. one-on-one meeting with PM Modi myself and after accompanying When I went to Tamil Nadu last year 7 days upon arrival, both speed are these devoted and grateful Indian for a speech on China-India unprecedented. I am the first foreign yatris, I had a better understanding relations, he chanted with all ambassador to call on Foreign of the spiritual significance of emotion and passion, "Hindi, Chini, Secretary Jaishankar on the 2nd day Kailash Manasarovar and the Bai bai!" At that moment, something after his taking office and the first political significance of the new special touched my heart. Chinese ambassador to have mutual route. This is not only a route of home visits with Mr. Ajit Doval, pilgrimage, but also a route of Fourth is the story of blood

24 News From China April 2016 China India Relations donation. In 2014, about 100 India friendship. Ladies and gentlemen, Chinese people in Zhejiang province, China, queued up to These are all ordinary people, In the past one and half years, I donate blood for an Indian they are not after fame or fortune. w a l k e d m a n y s t r e e t s a n d businessman who suddenly fell ill. A All they want to see is lasting countryside across India. I've been few months later, 100 Indian friendship between our two to 15 states, and everywhere I go, I businessmen in China donated countries. There are many such am overwhelmed by the hospitality blood for a local girl suffering from people in our societies, we may not and friendship of the Indian leukemia. In 2015, a Chinese news know their names, but what they are people. editor donated stem cells for an doing every day is the best footprint unknown Indian boy. Moved by the of amity between people and Nineteen months is not long, stories, I wrote an article in the constitutes the most solid but I realize no matter how long I'm Economic Times—"Dear boy, Aal foundation and reliable driving force here, it's always difficult to say Izz Well!”. Upon reading my article, for our relations. goodbye. This may be my last an 11-year-old girl from Mumbai public speech in India, but certainly wrote me a letter, saying that "China Whenever I think of those not my last engagement with India. and India should keep the past touching stories and those lovely Here I would like to assure you, behind and move ahead", as "we are people, my heart is swelling with wherever I go, my commitment to living in a time of collaboration and emotions and filled with hope. I am China-India relations will remain not confrontation". I invited her to optimistic, because the growth of unchanged. our National Day Reception and China-India relations is not only the encouraged her to continue to call of the times, but also the Thank you! follow, support and work for China- aspiration of the people. REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LE YUCHENG AT THE RECEPTION TO MARK FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF NEW KAILASH MANASAROVAR YATRA ROUTE VIA NATHULA PASS

Shri Mr. Tarun Vijay, Member of Gentlemen, As you all know, in the Ali area Rajya Sabha of India, Namaste! of , lie a Mr. Pradeep Rawat, Joint Secretary holy mountain Kailash and a sacred of East Asia Division, Ministry of With the smell of colorful Holi lake Manasarovar. K ailash External Affairs of India, festival still in air, we gather here in Manasarovar is believed to be the Mr. Venu Rajamony, Press Secretary the Chinese Embassy to celebrate residence of Lord Shiva, where he to President of India, the first Anniversary of new Kailash sits in a state of perpetual meditation Mr. Taer Ga, Deputy Director of Manasarovar Yatra route via and takes the stairway to heaven. Foreign Affairs Office of Tibet NathuLa pass. I’d like to extend my Positioned at the very center of the Autonomous Region, sincere thanks and warm welcome Universe, it is acclaimed as King of Distinguished Guests, Ladies and for your presence. Mountains and Mother of all Rivers.

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Since ancient times, it has been the witness that historic moment. Right journey to Nathula pass through Holy Mountain and Sacred Lake in upon that moment, countless work Sikkim to pave the way for the Yatris, the minds of Hindus. For many has been done for the opening of becoming the first Chinese years, Indian Yatris climb up hills new route by Chinese Ministry of passport-holder to go through and wade over waters through Foreign Affairs and Indian Ministry Nathula pass. The new route from Qiangla Pass to Kailash Manasavoar, of External Affairs as well as local N a t h u l a p a s s t o K a i l a s h which is not only inconvenient but governments. Authorities in Tibet Manasarovar spans about 2000km, also unsafe. In this sense, opening a Autonomous Region put in great but the Yatris needn’t risk their lives more comfortable and safer Yatra efforts to build hotels, reception on the way as before. Sitting route via Nathula Pass becomes an centers and washrooms, to prepare comfortable in air-conditioned aspiration of all Indian Yatris. Yatra bus and to train guides and so buses by a maximum speed of 120 on. On June 22, 2015, after 9-month km per hour, they can take the In September 2014, Chinese tireless preparation, a grand opening pleasure of enjoying the heavenly President Xi Jinping and Indian ceremony was held on the Chinese beauty and grace of the splendid Prime Minister Narendra Modi side of Nathula pass. The first batch landscapes. The trip to Kailash reached an important consensus on of 50 Yatris walked through the pass, Manasarovar is no longer tough, but opening a new pilgrimage route of setting foot on their long-expected more pleasant and convenient, full Kailash Manasarovar Yatra through new Yatra route. of happiness and enjoyment. Nathula Pass. With media’s blanket coverage, Nathula pass became well- On behalf of Chinese Ministry I’d like to note that my good known overnight. I was honored to of Foreign Affairs, I took the friend Mr. Tarun Vijay also joined

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the first batch of Yatris through route of pilgrimage, but also a route mark of Kailash Manasarovar, Nathula pass. In his book “An of friendship and cooperation which will be later unveiled. Tibet Odyssey in Tibet: A Pilgrimage to between China and India. Crossing and India are connected by Kailash Manasarovar”, he vividly the Himalayas, this “Sky Path” will mountains and rivers. Beautiful describes his previous experience of go down in history as another Tibet beckons more Indian Yatris Yatra and mentions that the trip to milestone in the people-to-people and tourists to explore the numerous Kailash Manasarovar is not a pure exchanges and friendship between amazing scenic spots apart from pilgrimage, but a dream of our two countries. Kailash Manasarovar. generations and highest life ideal to come true. Life would be far from Ladies and Gentlemen, my dear The new Yatra route through meaningful without one such Yatra. friends, Nathula Pass has been operated for Having covered the journey from one year, in which I can sense that Nathula pass to Kailash Manasaroar, This year’s Kailash Manasarovar b e t we e n o u r t wo p e o p l e s I personally felt that my mind was Yatra will see an increased quota of 7 communication is being enhanced purified and my soul sublimed. I batches and 350 Yatris via Nathula and perception gap being narrowed. have gathered deeper understanding pass, and we will expect more in the The year of 2015 witnessed an towards the Indian Yatris’ persistent coming years. The Yatra has been so increase of 21% Chinese tourists spirit of devotion, and the political popular among Indian people that visiting India after Prime Minister significance of the consensus not every applicant could make it. Modi announced issuing e-visa for reached by the leaders of two For people who cannot join the Chinese nationals, and the number countries to open the new Yatra Yatra, the government of Tibet of bilateral exchanges exceeds 1 route through Nathula pass. Yes, the Autonomous Region has made million for the first time ever. At the Nathula pass serves as not only a several kinds of souvenirs with the beginning of 2016, China attended

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Delhi International Book Fair as As we gather here tonight to foundation between our two Guest of Honor and launched a mark the first Anniversary of the peoples. grand ceremony of “Visit China new Yatra route via Nathula Pass, we Year” in Delhi, which created a are committed to enhancing cultural To conclude, let us join hands strong wave of China Wind. All of and people-to-people exchanges, to together to build a better future for these attest to the bright future of injecting stronger and much more China-India relations. people-to-people exchanges energy into China-India relations, between two countries. and to laying more solid social Dhanyavaad!

WRITTEN INTERVIEW WITH CHINESE AMBASSADOR LE YUCHENG (Deccan Herald)

1. You took over as China’s could you please give us an Time flies fast! I have already ambassador to India just before update on the progress in India- been in India exactly 19 months. I’m September 2014 visit of Chinese China relations over the past 19 privileged to have experienced a President Xi Jinping to India. As months of your tenure? (Deccan special period of great significance you are now set to leave India, Herald) both in the history of India and of

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China-India relations, and witness relations are at the best time in half a unprecedented changes and I witnessed dynamic people-to- century. As our two countries breakthrough development in people exchanges, which is a bright continue to develop and our roles in China-India relations from spot in our relations. The opening of the world continue to grow, the huge estrangement to engagement and Nathula pass for Indian pilgrims and potential in out relations will be from divergence to convergence. the launch of e-visa for Chinese increasingly brought out. Like all tourists are two milestones. Last relations, we may have some I witnessed close and frequent year, for the first time in history, two- sensitive issues and differences, but interaction between our leaders in way visits exceeded 1 million. This the direction of China-India the past one year and half. I am year the number is growing at 25%, relations is set, and the growth is honored to receive president Xi the highest growth ever seen in irreversible, because this is the call of Jinping in his first state visit to India history. Dialogue and exchanges the times. We must work to add more a few days after assuming between think tanks, media and local building blocks and remove ambassadorship and accompany governments are flourishing. And I stumbling blocks, and drive our PM Modi in his China visit. The can’t wait to see the 4 movies of our relations forward. visits injected strong dynamism to joint production. I witnessed close and ushered in a new era in China- cooperation between China and 2. What’s the latest situation India relations. Now interaction India on regional and global issues. of China-India economic between the two leadership has The BRICS and AIIB are recent engagement? (PTI) become a regularity. Our leaders met examples of our cooperation. I at least 8 times in the past one year learned that AIIB plans to provide Both China and India are big and half, setting direction and India with $300 to 400 million loan developing countries, which have drawing blue print for this in solar power. From climate change maintained rapid economic growth important relationship. to financial cooperation, from and become important engines of regional connectivity to BRICS world economy. The economic I witnessed the investing boom cooperation, we have a big part to structures of our two countries are from China to India. A few years play in shaping a new world order more complementar y than back, there were few Chinese that is more fair and equitable. competitive. In the context of the companies investing India, but now sluggish demand and weak growth many rush to India, with the Indian T h e s e c h a n g e s a n d of the world economy, our bilateral market becoming more attractive. development show that China-India trade continued to grow in 2015, and

News From China April 2016 29 China India Relations reached $71.6 billion. China’s proposed to construct industrial with all countries. investment in India is also growing park by public-private partnership rapidly and the investment stock has model. In addition, there are about Countries may have different reached nearly $4 billion. In 2015, 100 small or medium-sized Chinese history, culture and social system, investment agreements worth $40 companies plan to invest $1 billion but their interests are intertwined. billion were signed. A large number to India. Mutual respect is especially of well-known Chinese enterprises, important in our relationships. We such as Alibaba, Wanda Group, Industrial cooperation between must respect each other’s core Xiaomi smartphone, LeEco, VIVO, China and India has developed interests and concerns, and choice etc., are optimistic about the Indian substantially, especially in the railway of development path, not interfere market and rush to invest in India. sector, construction machinery, in each other’s internal affairs, not Many Indian friends are concerned mobile phone, new energy. By the engage in military and political about the construction of industrial e n d o f 2 0 1 5 , C h i n a h a d alliances against third parties, and parks invested by China so hereby I implemented around 100 projects in remain committed to promoting would like to focus on it. India, worth nearly $10 billion. peace, stability and development of Apart from traditional areas such as the region and beyond. In September of 2014, power and telecommunications, President Xi Jinping announced the cooperation projects in steel, 4. What is your take on the establishment of two industrial transport, energy and many other future of ties between India and parks in India during his visit. Now fields keep emerging. Chinese China, two Asian giants? (PTI) the plan has been developed in technologies and equipment have progress. Some manufacturers such won growing recognition from the The bilateral relations cannot as Tebian Electric Apparatus have Indian market. develop without the guidance of the formally started operation in the leaders. This year, the G20 summit industry park in Gujarat. And the 3. India has over the past one and BRICS Leaders’ Meeting will be investment of automobile industrial year moved into a closer strategic held in China and India respectively, park in Maharashtra has been partnership with , setting the stage for our leaders to expanded. These two industrial Japan and . How does meet again. With more interaction parks amount to $6.8 billion in C h i n a v i e w a l l t h e s e of our leaders, there will be a investment. developments? Do you think brighter future of China-India these developments could have relations unfolding. Since 2015, Chinese companies an impact on India-China significantly accelerate the relations? (Deccan Herald) The bilateral relations cannot construction of industrial parks, and develop without a solid base of continue to make positive progress. China hopes to see cooperation popular support. I have many Wanda Group plans to invest $10 and friendship of all countries, not touching stories to share with you. billion in constructing industrial conflict and tension. With the First is the story of blood donation. park in Haryana. The MOU of this expansion of national development In 2014, about 100 Chinese people project was signed in January 2016 and interests, both China and India in Zhejiang province, China, queued and construction will start this year. are destined to reach out and deeply up to donate blood for an Indian C h i n a S m a l l a n d M e d i u m integrate into the world, which is the businessman who suddenly fell ill. A Enterprises Investment Group has inevitable trend. China has no few months later, 100 Indian also signed a MOU with Gujarat on objection to India developing businessmen in China donated the establishment of industrial park, normal relations with other blood for a local girl suffering from with a total investment of about $1 countries that are not against any leukemia. In 2015, a Chinese news billion. China Fortune Land third country. China is also playing editor donated stem cells for an Development Co. has reached a an increasingly important role on the unknown Indian boy. Moved by the preliminary cooperation intention international society, and pursues stories, I wrote an article in the with Haryana government, and friendly and cooperative relations Economic Times—”Dear boy, Aal

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Izz Well!”. Upon reading my article, promote China-India friendship and times, but also the aspiration of the an 11-year-old girl from Mumbai introduce China’s development, people. wrote me a letter, saying that “China which now has more than 60 and India should keep the past members. I also learnt that a mother In the past one and half years, I behind and move ahead”, as “we are in Mumbai hired a walked many streets and countryside living in a time of collaboration and tutor for her 19-month old baby, across India. I’ve been to 15 states, not confrontation”. I invited her to saying that the language of the fast and everywhere I go, I am our National Day Reception and growing country is the best gift for overwhelmed by the hospitality and encouraged her to continue to her daughter. There are many such friendship of the Indian people. follow, support and work for China- people in our societies, we may not Nineteen months is not long, but I India friendship. Second is the story know their names, but what they are realize no matter how long I’m here, of ordinar y volunteers of doing every day is the best footprint it’s always difficult to say goodbye. friendship. I was told that China of amity between people and Here I would like to assure you, Central Radio has a loyal listener in constitutes the most solid wherever I go, my commitment to West Bengal, who has been tuning in foundation and reliable driving force China-India relations will remain to its Hindi and Bengal programs for for our relations. I am optimistic, unchanged. The way of China-India 30 years since 1985. He also because the growth of China-India relations is still long but promising. organized a community club to relations is not only the call of the MINISTER LIU JINSONG VISITS DELHI UNIVERSITY Liu Jinsong, Minister and DCM of China Embassy in India, Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Special Representative for Climate Change of China and Dr. Ruan Zongze, Executive Vice President and senior fellow at CIIS visited Delhi University and give a speech on Chinese Foreign Policy on 6 April, 2016.

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32 News From China April 2016 China India Relations LIU JINSONG, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES OF CHINESE EMBASSY, TURNED OVER THE LETTERS OF CONSOLATION TO PRADEEP KUMAR RAWAT

Liu Jinsong, Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy, turned over the letters of consolation from Chinese leasers to Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Joint Secretary of Indian Ministry of External Affairs, to express grief over the deadly temple fire in Kerala.

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CHINA-INDIA COOPERATION ON PRODUCTION CAPACITY— THE NEW SUPPORTING OF THE WORLD ECONOMY GROWTH Li Baijun, Economic and Commercial Counselor, Chinese Embassy in India

I n D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 , I of 22 Indian states. Its production of VIVO India gave a simple answer, accompanied Mr. Le Yucheng, the center in Noida will have a monthly “We have technologies and Chinese Ambassador to India, to the output of 1 million phones by the equipment, while India has talents Opening Ceremony of VIVO India. end of 2016. In addition, VIVO is and market. This is a perfect match. That was the first commercial event the key sponsor of Indian Premier India will be a key market for us in I participated in as Economic and League, the popular local game. The the future.” Several days later, at the Commercial Counselor. I asked the model X5 VIVO tailored for the China-India matchmaking fair for head of VIVO India about the Indian market was also popular mobile phone industry joined by company. He said that VIVO came among young people. Hearing these, nearly 200 mobile phone companies to India in December, 2014. It has I was a bit puzzled: why has VIVO from both countries, I heard the nearly 10,000 employees in 300 cities invested so much in India? The head

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same message many times. traditional areas such as power and telecommunications, cooperation In the meantime, as the world’s The mobile phone industry is projects in steel, transport, energy factory and world’s back office, only an epitome of production and many other fields keep China and India enjoy great potential capacity cooperation between China emerging. Chinese technologies and in cooperation on production and India. Photovoltaic, IT, the equipment have won growing capacity. China is the world’s biggest Internet, construction machinery recognition from the Indian market. producer of over 220 industrial and other sectors also share similar One thing worth noting is that goods, notably steel, cement and stories. In recent years, especially China’s investment in India achieved automobile. It also represents 38%, after Prime Minister Modi took leapfrog growth in the past two 41% and 60% of the world’s office in 2014 and President Xi years. According to Chinese machine tool production, ship Jinping paid a visit to India, statistics, in 2013 and 2014, the direct completions and power generation production capacity cooperation investment stock from China to equipment. Such green, low-carbon, between China and India has India soared from USD 1.117 billion q u a l i t y a n d wo r l d - l e a d i n g increased substantially both in to USD 3.4 billion, a near-double production capacity is precisely what quantity and quality. We have fruitful increase. The investment grew even India needs for its infrastructure cooperation in the railway sector, further again in 2015. Many famous development; while India’s construction machinery, industrial enterprises in China, such Alibaba, competitiveness and creativity in IT, parks, mobile phone, new energy Wanda Group, Xiaomi, Letv and pharmacy and the services sector and other fields of production VIVO are all optimistic about the also attract China’s interest for capacity cooperation. By the end of Indian market and choose to invest exchanges and cooperation. China 2015, China follows and implements there. “Chinese brands made in and India’s capacity cooperation will around 100 projects in India, worth India” have become a new normal be complementary and turn India nearly USD 10 billion. Apart from and “Make in Chindia” a new trend. into world’s most competitive

News From China April 2016 35 External Affairs production base, most appealing oppor tunities for capacity tangible benefits for the two peoples, consumer market, and most cooperation, “Make in Chindia” will and deliver win-win results for powerful growth engine. surely become a shining brand and pragmatic cooperation between the dominant trend of manufacturing two countries. It can be foreseen that going industry in the future. This will bring forward Asia’s share in the global economy will continue to grow. As two important forces in the process of multi-polarization, China and India will be the principal drivers of growth in Asia and beyond. Their cooperation on production capacity will be the new point of the world. Mahatma Gandhi once observed that “China and India are fellow travelers sharing weal and woe in a common journey.” We have every reason to believe that as long as the f e l l ow t r ave l e r s s e i z e t h e

External Affairs CHINA-U.S. JOINT PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

1. Over the past three years, outcome during President Xi’s State Framework Convention on Climate climate change has become a pillar Visit to Washington and also Change to do the same, with a view of the China-U.S. bilateral announced major domestic policy to bringing the Paris Agreement into relationship. Both countries have measures and cooperative initiatives force as early as possible. The taken strong measures at home to to combat climate change, as well as Presidents further express their build green, low-carbon and climate- significant progress on climate commitment to work together and resilient economies, helping finance. In Paris, China and the with others to promote the full galvanize global action to combat United States, working together and implementation of the Paris climate change and culminating in with others, played a critical role in Agreement to win the fight against the Paris Agreement reached last crafting a historic, ambitious global the climate threat. December. With their joint climate change agreement. announcement of ambitious climate 3. The Presidents recognize that actions in November 2014, 2. Today, the two Presidents the Paris Agreement marks a global President Xi Jinping and President announce another significant step in commitment to tackling climate Barack Obama sought to lead by their joint climate efforts. China and change and a strong signal of the example, and by the time the Paris the United States will sign the Paris need for a swift transition to low- conference opened a year later, some Agreement on April 22nd and take carbon, climate-resilient economies. 186 countries had put forward their their respective domestic steps in In this regard, the Presidents are also own climate actions. In September order to join the Agreement as early committed to working bilaterally and 2015, the two leaders laid out a as possible this year. They encourage with other countries to achieve common vision for the Paris other Parties to the United Nations successful outcomes this year in

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related multilateral fora, including and call on the G-20 countries to OECD to successfully adopt the on an HFC amendment under the e n g a g e c o n s t r u c t i v e l y i n first-ever set of multilateral Montreal Protocol pursuant to the international cooperation on energy standards for support of coal-fired Dubai Pathway and on a global and climate change. And they will power plants using export credit, m a r ke t - b a s e d m e a s u r e f o r continue to deepen and broaden and China has been strengthening its addressing g reenhouse g as bilateral cooperation through the green and low-carbon policies and emissions from international China-U.S. Climate Change Working regulations with a view to strictly aviation at the International Civil Group, the China-U.S. Clean Energy controlling public investment Aviation Organization Assembly. To Research Center, and other efforts. flowing into projects with high accelerate clean energy innovation pollution and carbon emissions both and deployment, they will work 4. Finally, the Presidents commit domestically and internationally. together to implement the goals of to taking concrete steps to the Mission Innovation initiative implement the commitments they 5. The joint efforts by China and announced at the Paris conference made in their September 2015 Joint the United States on climate change and carry forward the work of the Statement to use public resources to will serve as an enduring legacy of Clean Energy Ministerial. They finance and encourage the transition the partnership between our two support a successful G-20 Summit in toward low carbon technologies as a countries. Hangzhou this year, including strong priority. Since the Joint Statement, climate and clean energy outcomes, the United States led an effort in the

News From China April 2016 37 External Affairs XI JINPING MEETS WITH DUKE OF YORK PRINCE ANDREW OF THE UK

On April 5, 2016, President Xi the government of the UK. The Jinping met at the Great Hall of the friendly interactions I had with Xi Jinping stressed that this year People with Duke of York Prince Queen Elizabeth II and the wider marks the first year of the “golden Andrew of the UK. royal family impressed me a lot and era” of China-UK relations. We are remained refreshed in my memory. willing to make joint efforts with the Xi Jinping pointed out that last China appreciates the royal family’s UK in further enhancing bilateral October, I paid a successful state l o n g - t e r m c o n t r i b u t i o n t o friendly exchanges at all levels and visit to the UK and received warm enhancing mutual understanding enriching the connotation of hospitality from the royal family and and friendship between both cooperation in various areas peoples.

38 News From China April 2016 External Affairs between both countries. Both sides the UK to continue to play an active family and the people of the UK. should further increase high-level r o l e i n p r o m o t i n g mu t u a l The UK side is willing to, together exchanges, run well the bilateral understanding and friendship with the Chinese side, maintain close institutional dialogues, constantly between the Chinese and British contact, constantly promote people- deepen practical cooperation in people so as to lay a solid public to-people and cultural exchanges to order to bring more benefits to both opinion foundation for the promote mutual understanding peoples. As major countries with sustainable and sound development between both peoples and advance time-honored civilizations and rich of China-UK relations. bilateral practical cooperation so as culture, China and the UK should to make the “golden era” of UK- further strengthen people-to-people Prince Andrew said that China relations truly shine. and cultural exchanges, mutual President Xi Jinping¡¯s successful learning and bilateral cooperation in state visit to the UK last October has State Councilor Yang Jiechi and the area. I expect the royal family of left a deep impression to the royal others attended the meeting.

LI KEQIANG MEETS WITH PRESIDENT JOHANN N. SCHNEIDER-AMMANN OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION

On the afternoon of April 7, Switzerland to carry forward the cooperation. China will continue to 2016, Premier Li Keqiang met at the traditional friendship, deepen play a leading and exemplary role in Great Hall of the People with practical cooperation, and take trade relations between China and President Johann N. Schneider- and finance as the two-wheel drive, European countries. A m m a n n o f t h e S w i s s and innovation cooperation as a new Confederation, who was in China growth point to accelerate and Li Keqiang pointed out that for a state visit. upg rade China-Switzerland innovation is the only road to transformation and upgrading of Li Keqiang expressed that China China is deeply carrying the Chinese economy. China is attaches great importance to deeply carrying out the innovation- d e ve l o p i n g r e l a t i o n s w i t h out the innovation-driven driven development strategy, and Switzerland. President Xi Jinping development strategy, and promoting mass entrepreneurship will hold talks with you tomorrow. p r o m o t i n g m a s s and innovation so as to turn the The two countries have effectively entrepreneurship and economic growth pattern from boosted economic and trade innovation so as to turn the excessive dependence on natural cooperation since the free trade resources to more reliance on agreement (FTA) took effect about economic growth pattern human resources. Switzerland is not two years ago. In 2015, the bilateral f r o m e x c e s s i v e only a country of innovation, but trade maintained a growing trend dependence on natural renowned for its craftsmanship. against the background of overall resources to more reliance Both sides have broad prospect for decline in China-Europe trade. on human resources. innovation cooperation. It is hoped China stands ready to work with that the two countries could create

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mechanisms for bilateral innovation higher level of mutual benefits and e c o n o m i c c o o p e r a t i o n . cooperation between businesses, win-win results. Switzerland is willing to work with colleges, research institutes and China to continuously expand others. Meanwhile, the two sides Johann N. Schneider-Ammann cooperation in areas including should strengthen the alignment of expressed that the operation of the finance, tourism and sports, and is “Made in China 2025” and Switzerland-China FTA is doing willing to actively discuss with Switzerland’s “Industry 4.0” well, which has vigorously China on creating corresponding strategy, so as to help the two promoted bilateral economic and p l a t f o r m s f o r d e v e l o p i n g countries lead the pack in the trend trade exchanges. The two countries cooperation in such key areas as of digitization and “Industry 4.0”, are real cooperative partners of innovation, high technology and go beyond traditional trade and mutual benefit and win-win result, high-end manufacturing. investment relations and achieve a and enjoy great potential for

40 News From China April 2016 External Affairs CHINESE STATE COUNCILOR MEETS GERMAN FM IN BEIJING

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hands with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing, China, April 8, 2016. WANG YI MEETS WITH PRESIDENT U HTIN KYAW OF MYANMAR

On April 6, 2016, Foreign to U Htin Kyaw. Wang Yi expressed with all parties to open up a new Minister Wang Yi met in Naypyidaw that Myanmar has achieved the future for the country. China will with President U Htin Kyaw of smooth transfer of the government, always pursue good neighborly Myanmar. Chairperson of the and the Chinese leadership entrusted policy towards Myanmar, and stands National League for Democracy me with visiting this country at the ready to carry forward the traditional (NLD) and Foreign Minister Ms. first moment, highlighting the friendship with Myanmar's new Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar was importance China attaches to and government, enhance high-level present. the support China offers to the new exchanges, strengthen political government of Myanmar. China mutual trust and further deepen the Wang Yi firstly conveyed hopes and believes that the NLD will comprehensive strategic cooperative greetings from President Xi Jinping sincerely cooperate and join hands partnership between the two

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countries. China and Myanmar, convey his greetings to President Xi Myanmar will never forget China's which are adjoined by mountains Jinping. U Htin Kyaw expressed that supports and assistance in various a n d r i v e r s a n d h i g h l y President Xi Jinping sent a aspects. At present, Myanmar's new complementary in economy, are congratulatory message to him soon government has a lot of work to do natural cooperation partners. China, after he was elected as the president in developing economy and based on Myanmar's development of Myanmar and the Chinese improving people's livelihood, and requirements, is willing to step up Foreign Minister visited Myanmar the two countries can cooperate in efforts to dovetail its development immediately after the formation of many fields. Myanmar's new strategies with those of Myanmar, Myanmar's new government. This government is willing to work and actively explore further showed China's support for together with China to further cooperation in people's livelihood, Myanmar's new government, and promote the bilateral friendship, production capacity, infrastructure Myanmar appreciates that. Just now deepen cooperation in all fields, and and other fields. China, in the Chinese Foreign Minister put strengthen communication and accordance with Myanmar's forward many good proposals on cooperation in international and willingness, also stands ready to play enhancing practical cooperation regional affairs. Myanmar also a positive role in promoting peace between the two countries, s t a n d s r e a d y t o c o n t i n u e and facilitating talks in northern demonstrating China's sincerity to cooperating with China to safeguard Myanmar. further develop Myanmar-China peace and stability at the border relations. Myanmar and China enjoy areas between the two countries. U Htin Kyaw asked Wang Yi to time-honored friendship and

42 News From China April 2016 China’s Economy China’s Economy CHINESE ECONOMY IMPROVING AMID PRO-GROWTH MEASURES

Beijing, April 5 (Xinhua) — The According to the data released on in February was 2.3 percent, up from Chinese economy is showing signs Friday, the index for non- January’s 1.8 percent. of warming as observers eagerly manufacturing business activity await the release of first-quarter stood at 53.8, up from 52.7 in The improvement came after GDP data next week. February, reversing a downward the government took a number of trend since December. pro-growth measures. With fiscal and credit policy support beginning to take effect, the A reading above 50 indicates China has cut benchmark official purchasing managers’ index expansion, while a reading below 50 interest rates and banks’ reserve for the manufacturing sector came in represents contraction. requirement ratio (RRR) multiple at 50.2 in March, up from February’s times since 2014, and has been 49 to its highest level since August. Meanwhile, consumer inflation driven to make more such moves by

News From China April 2016 43 China’s Economy the economy logging its lowest helped, boosting demand for related with the Chinese Academy of Social annual expansion in a quarter of a industries in both the manufacturing Sciences also suggested that the century at 6.9 percent in 2015. and services sectors. government cut tax to reduce corporate costs and maintain an In early March, the central bank China’s real estate investment appropriate growth in money supply announced another RRR cut of 0.5 rose 3 percent in the first two to reduce financing costs for the real percentage points for commercial months of 2016 year on year, up economy. banks, the first such cut this year. from an increase of just 1 percent in the whole of 2015, official data B u t o t h e r s e x p e c t t h e At a press briefing last month, a showed. government to take a break from central bank spokesperson policy easing. described its monetary policies as Analysts are divided about what “prudent with a slight easing bias.” policy direction China could and “ G i v e n t h e u p c o m i n g should take from here. stabilization of real economic According to the government activity, ongoing rebound in work report unveiled last month, “Considering that current property sales and prices, and the China is aiming for a deficit-to-GDP conditions remain uncertain, the recent jump in headline consumer ratio of 3 percent for this year, up government needs to continue with price index, we think policy easing from 2.3 percent in 2015. The moderate stimulus measures to momentum has likely peaked in the government deficit for 2016 is reinforce market confidence,” said near term,” said UBS chief China projected to be 2.18 trillion yuan Caixin chief economist He Fan. economist Wang Tao. (335 billion U.S. dollars), a rise of 560 billion yuan over last year and Further monetary and fiscal “As such, we no longer expect a giving the government more money policy expansion can help stabilize benchmark interest rate cut this to spend. property investment and support year,” Wang said. urbanization-related infrastructure Continued strong home sales spending, said an HSBC report. China is due to release the first- and more efforts to destock in third- quarter GDP data on April 15. and fourth-tier cities have also An economic research team CHINA'S ECONOMIC REFORM DESERVES OBJECTIVE, COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

China’s economic restructuring, Chinese economy has produced Official data also showed that which is seeing the coexistence of some encouraging numbers. profits of China’s major industrial the upgrade of traditional industries firms rose 4.8 percent year on year in and the booming development of China’s purchasing managers’ the first two months of 2016, emerging sectors, deserves an index came in at 50.2 in March, up reversing last year’s downward trend. objective and comprehensive from February’s 49, above the 50- evaluation. point mark that separates growth Besides, in January and from contraction for the first time February, power consumption, a key Just days after rating agency since August. It indicates an barometer of economic activity, Standard & Poor’s cut the outlook expansion of manufacturing activity stood at 876 billion kilowatt hours, on China to negative from stable, the in the country. up 2 percent from one year earlier.

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Electricity consumption in the development, Tsugami said, adding financial service models and tertiary or service sector rose by 11.9 that China has been successful in simplifying foreign investment rules. percent and use by the secondary cultivating emerging enterprises in sector fell by 2.1 percent. such areas as ser vices and Now, China’s economy has information technology. entered a new era which sees a fusion Those numbers showed that of emerging and traditional while a series of government With the stimulation of Beijing’s industries, industrial differentiation policies to sustain growth have “Internet Plus” drive and other and change of driving forces. started to take effect in China, the measures encouraging innovation Asian giant is already optimizing and and business start-up activities, the However, a change of driving upgrading its economic structure. Chinese economy is embarking on forces for the economy requires an innovation-driven path while time. Upgrading traditional The new normal of the Chinese maintaining stability. industries to eliminate those with economy requires that it should not overcapacity cannot be achieved be simply measured by its growth China’s State Council on overnight, while developing rate, but be assessed in an all-round Wednesday announced a series of emerging industries with an manner with the coexistence of both new policies to encourage innovation-friendly environment the new and old industrial sectors, innovation, including setting up needs time for reform policies to said Toshiya Tsugami, a China three new “national innovation take effect. China has demonstrated expert and former official at Japan’s demonstration zones” in the that it has policy room to keep its Ministry of International Trade and provinces of , Shandong and economy stable. Industry. Liaoning, bringing the number of such areas to 14. Therefore, it is advisable to One major issue China faces is adopt a long-term perspective when how to eliminate “zombie The State Council will also test analyzing China’s economic reform companies” that can only survive on innovative reforms in China’s as a partial analysis may lead to government or bank aid, while financial hub of Shanghai over three biased conclusions. c r e a t i n g n e w e n g i n e s f o r years, including exploring new

News From China April 2016 45 China’s Economy BAIDU EYES MASS PRODUCTION OF DRIVERLESS CARS IN FIVE YEARS

Beijing, April 1 (Xinhua) — In cities to try out driverless cars this disrupt the future of traveling, and the race for driverless cars, Chinese year, making the technology safer delivering. tech giant Baidu is no slow gamer. In based on data and analytics. In three the next five years, the company aims years, Baidu aims to commercialize There are concerns, however, to bring the technology to ordinary the technology and mass production such as road safety, information citizens, according to Wang Jing, will be achieved in five years. security, and regulatory uncertainty, Baidu senior vice president. w h i c h a r e h i n d e r i n g t h e By launching the project on commercialization of the segment. “In three to five years, we’ll autonomous cars in 2013, Baidu bring down the cost of radar sensors joined the race with Internet giants Despite the uncertainties, Baidu to below 20,000 yuan (about 3,100 and car makers in a crowded market. is putting a lot of time and effort on U.S. dollars),” said Wang. Companies such as Google and driverless cars, and investment is Tesla Motors are investing big in the flowing in. The company will choose 10 field, hoping that the technology will

46 News From China April 2016 China’s Economy SAMSUNG PAY LAUNCHED IN CHINA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA UNIONPAY Seoul, March 29 (Xinhua) — Samsung Electronics’ mobile payment service Samsung Pay was launched in China on Tuesday in partnership with China UnionPay, the South Korean company said.

Samsung said in a statement that its mobile payment service will be available from Tuesday to swipe your card anywhere in China.

Samsung Pay is currently available on Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6 edge-plus and Galaxy Note5 in China. The mobile payment service in the China, so that everyone can have the service will be supported by mid- future. opportunity to enjoy the simplicity, range models in the future. safety and convenience of this “In compliance with national mobile payment solution,” said The users of those Samsung laws and regulations, thanks to Injong Rhee, head of R&D, software smartphones can select credit and cooperating with China UnionPay a n d s e r v i c e s o f m o b i l e debit cards from nine Chinese and many banks, we ultimately want communications at Samsung. banks, while six more Chinese to make Samsung Pay available to as banks will support the Samsung many consumers as possible in HUAWEI 2015 PROFITS UP 33 PCT

C h i n a ’s l e a d i n g t e l e - communications company, Huawei Technologies, reported Friday that its profits leapt 33 percent last year, driven by smartphone sales.

The company said in its annual report that net profits rose to 36.9 billion yuan (6.13 billion U.S. dollars) in 2015 and global revenue grew to 395 billion yuan, up 37 percent year on year.

The growth was fueled by a striking expansion of consumer

News From China April 2016 47 China’s Economy business, which hit 129 billion yuan ten years. school. In 2015, R&D in last year, up 73 percent. took up 2.5 percent of The 59.6 billion yuan Huawei GDP. The province is encouraging The success was down to the spent on R&D in 2015 accounted its thousands of companies to brand’s increasing reputation, said for 15.1 percent of the company’s increase direct investment overseas Huawei CEO Guo Ping. The total income and the 79,000 a n d e x p a n d t r a n s n a t i o n a l company’s terminal products, technical staff comprise 45 percent businesses. including smartphones, are sold in of total employees. 170 countries and regions. The province is planning to Huawei is investing 1 billion expand the number of companies in In addition, thanks to wider dollars in a technology research the whose main global use of fourth-generation platform open to the global market, business income is over 10 billion mobile services, sales of Huawei’s and the company has joined 300 yuan to 255, and those with main network gear increased 21 percent to standards organizations, industry business income more than 100 232 billion yuan. alliances and open source billion yuan to about 30, more than The company’s revenue in communities, becoming an double the current number. overseas markets accounted for 58 international standard maker, percent of the total, said CFO Meng according to Guo. “What can be expected is that as Wanzhou. the innovation drive deepens, more “A g r o u p o f l e a d i n g transnational companies will emerge Huawei’s annual report is more international companies have in Guangdong and in the country at striking for investment in R&D than emerged in Guangdong Province, large. They will play a vital part in the record-breaking profits. Huawei and one thing they have in common global market and become leaders in spent 59.6 billion yuan on R&D in is that they all own their own core their fields,” Li said. 2015 and has invested more than 240 technology,” said Li Xinchun of Sun billion yuan in R&D over the past Yat-Sen University, management

48 News From China April 2016 China’s Economy CHINESE HIGH-SPEED: AN EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC

In terms of high-speed rail 500,000 people with services of at questions can now be answered. (HSR) network length, no country least 160km/h by this year. Since What is the traffic level and how comes close to China, whose system China’s first truly high-speed line does it compare with air traffic? Who had reached 12,183km by October only opened in 2008, this represents is travelling on CRH services? Has 2014. To put this in context, China a radical change in the provision of high-speed rail benefited ordinary has constructed almost four times as passenger services by CRC in a very citizens? These answers are much high-speed railway as , short time. important for informing policy and which has the world’s second largest regulations, as well as optimising network. Today most of the However, building new train services. metropolitan regions in China are infrastructure or providing services either connected, or in the process is not an end in itself and when the By October 1 2014, CRH had of being connected, to lines with a high-speed prog ramme was carried more than 2.9 billion maximum speed of 200km/h or announced there was much debate passengers since its launch. Traffic above. over whether the projected traffic increased from 128 million in 2008 By July 2014, China Railways would materialise and whether the to 672 million in 2013 with annual Corporation (CRC) was operating cost of constructing such a system growth of around 39% during this more than 1330 China Rail High could be justified. period. Speed (CRH) services a day on both the high-speed network and Nearly seven years after the In 2013, Chinese high-speed upgraded conventional lines. More opening of the first high-speed line, traffic reached 214 billion passenger- lines are being built and upgraded to insights into usage have begun to km, slightly more traffic than the rest connect all cities of more than emerge and many important of the world’s high-speed networks

News From China April 2016 49 China’s Economy combined and around 2.5 times the prime objective for the government, 5.5% per year during this period volume carried in Japan, which has with improved connectivity reaching 2.1 billion passengers or the second-busiest network. These expected to play a central role in this 1060 billion passenger-km in 2013. are substantial numbers for a system rebalancing. The completion of Railfreight grew by 6% per year to that is still in its early days. high-speed links to in the 3.6 billion tonnes, or 2633 billion west and in central China at tonne-km in 2013. These are large China is unique in many of its the end of 2014 demonstrates this volumes compared with the size of characteristics, be it for its sheer land policy in action. the network (103,100km in 2013). area (9.6 million km²), the long distances between north and south, As these changes occur, China-HSThe combination of east and west, its current stage of international benchmarks show that rapidly growing traffic and of high economic development (GDP of the average distance travelled is likely existing traffic density meant that $US 6807 per capita in 2013) and its to increase significantly as China’s major investment would be needed p o p u l a t i o n d e n s i t y ( 1 4 1 per capita GDP increases. If the if rail continues to play a key role in people/km²), particularly in central average Chinese citizen were to the economy. and eastern provinces. It has many travel as much as the average well-dispersed large cities of more Japanese, European or American, The government’s Mid-to-Long than 500,000 inhabitants located the distance they travel would be Term Railway Network Plan 200-900km apart, ideal territory for multiplied by four, five or 10 adopted in 2004, and updated in high-speed rail. respectively by 2030, compared with 2008, laid out a development 2012 levels. As the Chinese economy strategy for the network for the China is also at a turning point in grows in sophistication and the period up to 2020, including the its urbanisation, a strategic time to population becomes more affluent, connection of all provincial capitals put in place the transport backbone service levels will also need to be and cities above 500,000 people to a that will stimulate the overall raised. rapid rail network of 45,000km, competitiveness of cities. In 2013, including about 16,000km of high- 53% of the population was While new transport demands speed lines. The programme was urbanised but by 2030 this will are emerging and existing transport later accelerated to achieve most of increase to 70% or around 1 billion needs are growing, the CRC network these objectives by 2015. people. is already one of the most densely used in the world, with robust T he CRH network was According to the 2010 census growth between 2009 and 2013. launched in April 2007 with a new 221 cities have a population of more Overall passenger traffic grew by generation of trains capable of than 500,000 and 81 cities are home to more than a million inhabitants and more are expected to join their ranks as urbanisation continues. Those cities will seek to develop their service industries and play a major role in the growing domestic economy. Competitiveness will be influenced by the quality of their transport links to innovation networks and to supply chains, both national and international.

China is also seeking to rebalance economic growth geographically, and after 30 years of rapid development in the eastern provinces, development of central and western provinces has become a

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operating at up to 250km/h, By December 2012, both the schedule enabled a shift towards although initially most mileage was 1318km Beijing - Shanghai and the more high-speed services and an covered on upgraded conventional 2281km Beijing West - increase in freight traffic on routes. The need to share track with high-speed lines had been conventional lines, which was one of freight trains meant average station- completed, connecting the three the original goals of developing the to-station speeds remained most vibrant economic clusters in high-speed network. moderate, even if maximum speeds China. By international standards had improved substantially. With a these lines offer extremely N e v e r t h e l e s s, t h e n e w 10-hour trip, the average speed competitive journey times, with the timetables raised some concerns. between Beijing and Shanghai had caveat that many stations are located Service levels did not differentiate reached 132km/h. outside central areas, and thus between peak and off-peak periods require additional connection time. and few discounts were offered for In 2008, the first of a new For example the Beijing West - services with lower demand. This generation of high-speed lines East CRH service offers may result in lower occupancy rates began operating. The Beijing - an average station-to-station speed on off-peak trains, while tickets for high-speed line opened in of 289km/h with a journey time of peak trains will remain difficult to August 2008, with a maximum 2h 24min for the 693km trip. The obtain. A number of conventional operating speed of 350km/h and an average speed for Beijing - Shanghai services were also replaced by CRH, average station-to-station speed of is 275km/h and the 1318km journey reducing options for low or middle- 240km/h. It quickly established takes just 4h 48min. income passengers who may be less itself as a competitive form of time sensitive but more price transport, carrying over 16 million On July 1 2014, CRC introduced sensitive. These concerns could be passengers in its first year of a new summer timetable with 1330 addressed in part by introducing operation. CRH services per day. Aside from additional flexibility in pricing with increasing CRH capacity, the new discounted tickets during off-peak

News From China April 2016 51 China’s Economy periods. By October 1 2014, CRH had CRH growth has been substantially carried an estimated 2.9 billion faster, averaging 39% per year. All CRH trains are formed of passengers, an estimated 1.9 billion However, the average air trip was eight or 16 cars with capacity ranging of whom travelled over the substantially longer at 1363km in from 494 to 1299 seats. The busiest dedicated high-speed network for at 2012 and is getting longer, routes can be served by up to 101 least part of their journey. presumably as flights covering services per direction per day, with distances of less than 800km tend to up to eight trains per hour at peak In 2013, CRH services carried be withdrawn when faced with high- times. Traffic density on such routes an estimated 672 million passengers speed rail competition. is estimated at about 30-40 million equivalent to 32% of all rail journeys passengers. Two types of services in China, and CRH passenger For short trips (less than are provided; express trains stopping volume reached 221.7 billion 150km), car and bus often remain only at major cities while other trains passenger-km. The average distance competitive, especially if the high- stop at intermediate stations. On travelled reached 330km and average speed station is located far from the medium density routes, 40-50 trains distances are increasing steadily as , while for journeys of operate daily. the network expands. The large more than 1000km air is still an number of passengers on short- attractive option. Nevertheless, the Fares vary depending on the distance CRH services lowers the reliability, frequency and comfort of speed of the services. Second class average. CRH services make rail competitive fares for 200 to 250km/h HSR for most middle-distance trips and in services are about $US 0.045 per km, The two busiest lines are Beijing some cities, such as , CRH similar to intercity bus fares. Second - Shanghai and Beijing - Guangzhou, has even become a commuting class fares for 300 to 350km/h HSR each estimated to carry more than option. services are $US 0.077 per km, lower 100 million passengers in 2014. Few than or comparable with discounted of these passengers travelled end-to- While the high-speed network in air fares. This is three to four times end and the average trip length on China will quickly reach maturity, the fare for conventional express both corridors is about 500km. The traffic is still in its early days as the trains, but tickets for these services first long-distance line, the 969km experience of Japan and France, the are often difficult to obtain and the - Guangzhou line carried two leaders in high-speed traffic level of service is significantly lower. around 50 million passengers in outside China, has shown. Judging The low-cost of high-speed fares 2013, about 14 million of whom from both of these examples, and compared with other countries came from interline traffic, from the forecast increase in reflects the substantial traffic illustrating network effects. Around mobility in China, the current level densities and occupancy rates, and half of the ridership on this route of traffic is relatively strong. In 2013 the lower cost base for construction came from conventional services after five years of CRH operations, and operation. with the remaining traffic being new- high-speed passenger density to-rail. According to a report in the (defined as passenger-km divided by During 2008-2013, total rail People’s Railway Post in January the average length of high-speed passenger volume continued to 2014, the average seat occupancy on lines in operation) had reached 22.5 grow at 7.6% annually, but with a CRH services was 70% in 2013. million, close to the level reached in change in traffic composition. While France (25 million) after 32 years of conventional rail traffic grew 1.5% While HSR has experienced operation. While it will take longer to annually, CRH traffic has increased stronger growth than air transport, reach the current level in Japan (36 39% per annum since 2008. The the two modes remain quite million), China’s current level of introduction of CRH services has different in their features. In 2013, traffic compares favourably with not caused a reduction in ridership twice as many passengers travelled Japan at the same stage of on the conventional network, but on CRH services (672 million) as development. has instead fuelled accelerated domestic flights (327 million) and growth, which the previous while domestic air traffic increased Considering the overall network, close to its full capacity, continuously at an average of 13% development context in China, rapid was unable to achieve. per year between 2008 and 2013, traffic growth looks set to continue

52 News From China April 2016 China’s Economy over the next two decades, with Tianjin - route - belong to the As the network develops, there levels closely related to the pace of 25-55 age group. Many of these will be a clear need to pay careful economic development. This passengers were travelling for attention to the overall door-to-door network also offers high transport business, with high-speed rail trip experience for travellers. This capacity, a feature particularly facilitating an increase in trip includes dealing with aspects that relevant during the peak traffic frequency for businesses. sometimes extend beyond the remit periods. Experience in France The research found that a broad of the railway, for example by indicates traffic could be further range of travellers from different improving station access, and, in expanded by offering differentiated income levels choose CRH for its particular, reducing the waiting times pricing strategies based on comfort, safety and punctuality over for taxis or ensuring high frequency occupancy rates. existing alternatives. Users perceive local public transport services. It also it as facilitating reunions with family includes optimising train frequencies The level of demand seen so far and friends, tourism, and access to and stops based on emerging trip confirms a strong need for such a job opportunities. patterns and user sur veys, service along core corridors, and introducing flexible ticket prices passengers’ willingness to pay higher The self-reported income levels reflecting peak/off-peak periods, fares. from the on-train survey suggests and introducing convenient e- that the majority of passengers had ticketing. In May 2013 CRC, the World monthly income of less than Yuan Bank and China’s Third Railway 5000 ($US 805) per month (50-70% By focusing on these aspects, Survey and Design Institute of users in the two case studies). The and on the efficient operation of the surveyed 1001 passengers on high-speed passengers’ average network, high-speed rail in China conventional and high-speed trains income was 35-50% higher than that can be expected to continue to on the Tianjin - Jinan and - of passengers on conventional experience substantial growth for routes. This showed that trains. High-speed appears to have years to come. a large proportion of high-speed filled a gap in the type of services passengers - 62% based on the previously offered.

News From China April 2016 53 Chinese Culture & Films Chinese Culture & Films CHINESE FILMS BECOME HIGHLIGHT OF 49TH HOUSTON INT’L FILM FESTIVAL

The 49th WorldFest Houston International Film Festival began here on Friday with the premiere of 20 Chinese films becoming the highlight of the oldest independent film festival in the world.

Last year, five Chinese films were presented at the festival with “Walking to School” winning the Special Jury Remi Award. Another film “China Women” won Musical Platinum Remi Award and Best Art Direction Gold Remi Award.

This year, Chinese film “Compact Density of Stone,” a film about late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, became the opening film for Panorama China, a program of the festival that was initiated last year.

Hunter Todd, founder and president of WorldFest, said that they expanded the program to be a major spotlight of Chinese cinema for all of North America this year and these films will open a window to the world of the incredible capabilities of China filmmaking.

Both Chinese Consul of Culture in Houston Yang Song and Panorama China Chairman Ray Jiang spoke highly of the festival and China through film-watching, “I enjoy films from all over the the Chinese films. they hope that Panorama China world but this year is going to be will become a regular program different because we have awesome Seeing the festival as an and the largest platform for Chinese films,” an American girl told i m p o r t a n t p l a t f o r m f o r Chinese films to be premiered in Xinhua. foreigners to understand today’s North America.

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HUANG LEI PLAYS LEAD ROLE IN "MIDNIGHT DINER"

It’s been confirmed that Chinese actor Huang Lei is playing the lead character in the Chinese adaptation of hit Japanese manga series “Midnight Diner.”

The TV series’ official weibo account has released a set of photos showing Huang Lei’s portrait, playing the protagonist in the drama.

Shooting of the 34-episode TV series began in mid-January.

However, the cast had been kept a close secret.

Midnight Diner follows the life

News From China April 2016 55 Chinese Culture & Films of a lone chef who opens a “Black &White”. restaurant that runs from midnight to sunrise. It’s being reported that Lin Chi- ling, and Mark Zhao The restaurant has only one dish have cameo roles in the series. on the menu, but the chef cooks anything his clients ask with the Midnight Diner has already been ingredients he has on hand. made into television series in Japan and . The Chinese adaptation is directed by Taiwan director-Tsai The two series are both very Yueh-hsun, who’s also behind hit popular in China. series such as “” and NEPALI EDITION OF "MY FATHER DENG XIAOPING: THE WAR YEARS" RELEASED

Nepali edition of the book “My here in Kathmandu on Sunday. his youngest daughter Deng Rong Father Deng Xiaoping: The War was released by Nepal’s Deputy Years”, was released amid a function The biography of Chinese late Prime Minister Chandra Prakash organized by China Study Center leader Deng Xiaoping authored by Mainali and Chinese Ambassador to

56 News From China April 2016 Chinese Culture & Films

Nepal Wu Chuntai. “The relationship between The ambassador emphasised on China and Nepal has turned to a the implementation of major While unveiling the book, strategic partnership from the bilateral agreements signed between Deputy Prime Minister Mainali said Comprehensive Partnership thanks China and Nepal during Prime that the book is very much useful for to the prime minister for making Minister Oli’s visit. those Nepali readers who are keen to such a landmark visit to China,” he know about the late Chinese leader said. Nepal’s Former Ambassador to Deng and his key role in formation United Nations Shambhuram of new China. Mainali said that the Transit Simkhada was of the view that the Transport Agreement signed book will be interesting for the “It is a great matter of pleasure between China and Nepal during the Nepali readers as it talks about the for the Nepali readers to get a new prime minister’s visit to Beijing is great Chinese leader Deng’s book about Chinese leader Deng landmark for Nepal as it gives access contribution in creation of new Xioping in their native language. to Nepal to conduct trade and China. This book will be extremely relevant commerce with third countries via to know about the economic Chinese sea . The former ambassador said reforms and economic policy taken that Nepal and China should work up by leader Deng during his time in On the occasion, Chinese closely for implementation of 10 China as China is becoming the Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai major bilateral deals signed in Beijing world’s largest economy in near said that the book is very much last month during Prime Minister future,” Deputy Prime Minister said important for the Nepali readers to Oli’s visit. on the occasion. know the history of new China. While delivering the speech, Talking about the China-Nepal While talking about the recent General Secretary of the China relationship, the Deputy Prime visit of the Nepali prime minister to Study Center Upendra Gautam Minister mentioned that Prime China, the ambassador said that the highlighted that the book was Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma visit boosted the historical and released in view of giving more Oli’s recent visit to China has friendly relationship between the information to the Nepali native boosted the bilateral ties to a new two countries. readers regarding the history of new height. China. XINHUA INSIGHT: CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY TAKES LESSONS FROM HOLLYWOOD Film industry watchers have first time, according to statistics 48.7 percent from 2014. speculated that China’s annual box from the film bureau of the State office sales could surpass North A d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f P r e s s, However, there is still a huge gap America’s as soon as 2017. Publication, Radio, Film and between China’s film industry and Television (SAPPRFT). Hollywood. In February, Chinese cinemas pulled in a record 6.87 billion yuan China has become the second “It is evident Chinese movies (1.06 billion U.S. dollars) in ticket largest film market with its box still lag far behind their Hollywood sales, with monthly box office sales office sales reaching 44 billion yuan peers,” said Luan Guozhi, deputy overtaking North America’s for the (6.8 billion U.S.dollars) in 2015, up director of the film bureau of

News From China April 2016 57 Chinese Culture & Films

SAPPRFT. U.S. industry leaders and investors. combine Chinese stories and Hollywood techniques. Domestic films dominated last Chinese conglomerate year, earning 27.1 billion yuan in Wanda Group announced it had CITIC announced last month ticket sales, or 61.58 percent of the acquired leading Hollywood film that it is the sole investor in a country’s total, but they still faced production company Legendary Hollywood film, which will be fierce competition from Hollywood. Entertainment for 3.5 billion U.S. directed by Oscar winner Paul dollars in January. Haggis and begin filming this year in Imported films are capped at 64 Britain. each year to protect the domestic Mammoth state-run enterprise movie industry, and 35 American CITIC Group established the first The film, a screen adaptation of movies accounted for 85 percent of China-U.S. joint film venture last t h e b e s t - s e l l i n g “ R a n g e r ’s revenues of foreign films. April by working with Dick Cook, Apprentice” series by Australian president and CEO of Dick Cook author John Flanagan, is expected to “Our films have yet to make a Studios (DCS). rival the Harry Potter series in its breakthrough in ter ms of success, the joint venture said. s t o r y t e l l i n g a n d t e ch n i c a l CITIC plans to invest 150 competitiveness,” said Luan. million U.S. dollars in the studio and “The years 2016 and 2017 will become one of the largest be crucial if our film industry wants CO-PRODUCTIONS BRING shareholders, while also setting up a to blend into the international PROGRESS branch in Beijing. market,” said Guo Xiaoxian, chairman of Beijing Times Films One bright spot for the The joint venture plans to make Company, Ltd. d o m e s t i c f i l m i n d u s t r y i s three films in the next three years at cooperation between Chinese and its Beijing studio, which will In addition to investment and

58 News From China April 2016 Tibet Today new technology, including 3D and modes of storytelling, said Paul productions received administrative high frame rates, a persistent pursuit Haggis. approval, with seven of them already of perfection is also crucial for having completed filming. Among China’s movie industry to catch up, The most effective way to learn the most successful was Kung Fu said Hollywood producer Don from Hollywood’s experience is still Panda 3, which grossed nearly 1 Hahn. through co-production, said Hou billion yuan in the domestic market Guangming, president of the and did well in North America. Success only comes after trial administrative council of the Beijing and failure, and film crews must Film Academy. China and the U.S. film harness their emotions to produce administration launched a talent genuine and moving films, Hahn In 2013, Chinese authorities exchange program in 2015, and so said. doubled the number of foreign films far China has sent two delegations to for import and allowed foreign study at Paramount Pictures and Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president enterprises to invest in Chinese film Walt Disney Pictures. of the Academy of Motion Picture production companies. China’s film Arts and Sciences, said the core of professionals have since learned a lot Chinese film companies are also filmmaking is exploring and f r o m U. S. p r o d u c e r s a n d cooperating on other projects with expressing human nature. distributors, and the market posted Hollywood to build an entire average annual growth of 30 industrial chain, covering film and Filmmakers should regard percent. T V e d u c a t i o n , d e r iva t ive s themselves as artists, break with development, movie theme parks traditional thinking and use different In 2015, 12 China-US co- and an international filmmaking base.

Tibet Today FREE WIFI ON BUSES IN TIBET'S LHASA

Free WiFi will be available on all city buses and tour buses in Lhasa, c a p i t a l o f C h i n a ’s T i b e t Autonomous Region, this year, a local operator said.

The service will be provided after a new traffic command center is put into use, Cao Zhiming, chairman of the city’s public transport company, told Xinhua.

Passengers can also use a mobile app to check nearby bus stations and the arrival time of buses.

Lhasa authorities have pledged to spend 100 billion yuan (15.5 billion U.S. dollars) improving

News From China April 2016 59 Tibet Today infrastructure, including roads, the Tourism revenue in Lhasa has yuan last year, with tourist numbers airport and tourist destinations, in an more than tripled in the past five rising an average of 23.3 percent attempt to double tourism revenue years to an estimated 15.5 billion each year. by 2020. TIBET PLANS FOR DUTY-FREE SHOPS

Lhasa - China’s Tibet autonomous reached about 76 billion yuan ($11.7 and trade routes in April. The Jilong region is applying to establish duty-free billion) between 2011 and 2015, port was reopened in October 2015 shops at selected entry ports to boost more than 60 percent of which were while the other major port Zhangmu border trade and tourism, Lhasa achieved in border areas. is still under reconstruction. Customs said Wednesday. Wang did not specify in which Opening duty-free shops will Lhasa Customs is working ports the duty-free shops will be help improve Tibet’s status as a c l o s e l y w i t h t h e r e g i o n a l established. However, ports major tourist destination in the government to apply for the central bordering Nepal like Jilong are more world, , deputy head of government’s approval to the likely candidates as trade with Nepal the region’s tourism promotion opening of such shops, said Wang accounts for most of Tibet’s overall committee. Wenxi, chief of Lhasa Customs. foreign trade. Tibet received about 67.9 Bordering India and Nepal, The region’s trade with Nepal million visitors between 2011 and Tibet has become a gateway of trade dropped 59.2 percent in 2015 after a 2015, raking in 87.4 billion yuan. between China and south Asian strong earthquake devastated ports countries. The region’s foreign trade

60 News From China April 2016 Tibet Today TIBETAN IPO RUSH CONTINUES WITH NEW SHANGHAI LISTING Lhasa - The number of listed companies in southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region has risen to 13 after Tibet Huayu Mining Co Ltd joined their ranks. W i t h t h e g o v e r n m e n t encouraging Tibetan IPOs to boost the region’s economy, Huayu’s shares on the Shanghai stock exchange jumped by the maximum allowance of 44 percent on Wednesday’s first day of trading and by the daily limit of 10 percent to 11.37 yuan ($1.75) per share on Thursday. Established in 2002 in Lhasa with a registered capital of 468 million yuan, the company is engaged in exploitation, processing, sales and prospecting of non- indicates the capital market is smaller firms. ferrous metal. It has two mining becoming an increasingly important Tibet’s 12 listed companies projects for production and four for part of the regional economy. reported a total market value of prospecting, with total assets In March last year, the CSRC 140.76 billion yuan at the end of exceeding 1 billion yuan. vowed to prioritize IPOs by Tibetan 2015, about 1.37 times as much as The China Securities Regulatory companies zand create a “multi-layer the region’s GDP for that year, Commission (CSRC) approved equity market” in the region. according to the regional securities Huayu’s IPO application in It said it would help Tibet’s regulator. November. businesses to issue corporate bonds Another 33 Tibetan businesses Chen Manjiang, deputy director on the Shanghai and stock are planning to go public. of the regional government’s exchanges as well as through the new finance office, said the listing national stock transfer system for BOOK REVIEW Contemporary China's Diplomacy

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News From China April 2016 61 Instructions for Chinese Visa Application Instructions for Chinese Visa Application

(Effective from September 1, 2013)

What is the main purpose of your visit to China and which is the most appropriate visa category for your application?

Visa Description of Visa Categories C Issued to foreign crew members of means of international transportation, including aircraft, trains and ships, or motor vehicle drivers engaged in cross-bordertransport activities, or to the accompanying family members of the crew members of the above- mentioned ships.

D Issued to those who intend to reside in China permanently.

F Issued to those who intend to go to China for exchanges, visits, study tours and other activities.

G Issued to those who intend to transit through China.

J1 Issued to resident foreign journalists of foreign news organizations stationed inChina. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.

J2 Issued to foreign journalists who intend to go to China for short-term news coverage. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.

L Issued to those who intend to go to China as a tourist.

M Issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and trade activities.

Q1 Issued to those who are family members of Chinese citizens or of foreigners with Chinese permanent residence and intend to go to China for family reunion, or to those who intend to go to China for the purpose of foster care. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. “Family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

Q2 Issued to those who intend to visit their relatives who are Chinese citizens residing in China or foreigners with permanent residence in China. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.

R Issued to those who are high-level talents or whose skills are urgently needed in China.

S1 Issued to those who intend to go to China to visit the foreigners working or studying in China to whom they are spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18 or parents-in-law, or to those who intend to go to China for other private affairs. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.

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Visa Description of Visa Categories S2 Issued to those who intend to visit their family members who are foreigners working or studying in China, or to those who intend to go to China for other private matters. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.”family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

X1 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of more than 180 days.

X2 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of no more than 180 days.

Z Issued to those who intend to work in China.

Here are the documents you shall prepare before submission of visa application:

1. Basic Documents and Reminders

(1) Passport

Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity, at least 2 blank visa pages, a photocopy of the passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate. For multiple-visa application, the remaining validity of the passport must cover the validity of visa and the duration of stay. For example, if applying for a visa with 6 months validity, multiple entries, and 30 days of each stay, the remaining validity of the passport should be at least 7 months.

(2) Visa Application Form and Photo

One completed Visa Application Form (2013) with a recently-taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached

(3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those who are not of Indian citizenship).

The applicant from a third country should provide valid Indian visa or valid Residence Permit in India and its copy, and fill up the Additional Application Form. In case the applicant from a third country staying in India with a short-term visa, a note verbale (with details as follows: applicant’s name, passport number, occupation, purpose to go to China, duration of stay in China) by the Embassy or Consulate-General of his / her own country is required.

(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship).

If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide your previous Chinese passport and a photocopy of its data page.

If you have obtained Chinese visas before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page. (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change.)

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(5) The Visa Application Form shall be signed by the applicant. In case the applicant is a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct, the application form should be signed by his / her guardian on his / her behalf. If the form is filled out by entrusted travel / visa agent, both the applicant’s signature and the stamp of the agent are required.

(6) Child of Chinese descent born either in China or in India applies for a Chinese visa for the first time, the Birth Certificate with his / her parents’ names on, the original certificate for renunciation of Chinese nationality and its copy, and the statement written by his / her parents or guardian are required.

(7) Child of Chinese descent born in a third country should make his / her Chinese visa application in his / her resident country if the Birth Certificate and the certificate for renunciation of Chinese nationality cannot be submitted.

(8) The applicant must be in India while making the application for a Chinese Visa. Otherwise, the applicant should take full consequences.

(9) Different types of visas will be issued according to applicants’ identities, purposes and activities. The applicant should not engage in activities not conform to the type of visa he / she is holding in China. Application should be made in line with the purpose of activity in China. Otherwise, the applicant should take full consequences.

(10) Fraud documents or false information provided by the applicant will result in rejection of individual application and disqualification of travel / visa agency to apply for Chinese visa.

(11) Ordinary passport holders are required to submit applications to the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre (CVASC) where CVASC is available.

(12) The Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General do not accept applications by post.

(13) The normal processing of Chinese visa takes about one to two weeks. The applicant should plan ahead. Any applicant who attempts to interfere with the office of Chinese Embassy or Consulates by using “my air ticket has been confirmed” as a pretext may likely result in the rejection of his / her visa application.

(14) In case of urgent service is provided at the approval of the Chinese Embassy or the Consulates- General, the applicant should pay extra fee accordingly.

(15) Applicants residing within consular district of Chinese Consulate-General in Kolkata and Mumbai are required to submit their applications to the respective Chinese Consulate-General in Kolkata and Mumbai. The consular district of the Chinese Consulate-General in Kolkata covers Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. The consular district of the Chinese Consulate-General in Mumbai covers Maharashtra and Karnataka.

2. Supporting Documents

C Visa

(1) A letter of guarantee issued by a foreign transport company or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity in China.

(2) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

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Note:

Non-regular scheduled flight, chartered flight, private plane must get the Aviation Permit before departure.

D Visa

(1) The original and photocopy of the Confirmation Form for Foreigners Permanent Residence Status issued by the Ministry of Public Security of China.

(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place of destination in China, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company / person).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of D Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

F Visa

(1) An invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China. The invitation should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)

(2) Personal or Company’s written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(3) For a multiple entry visa application, copies of previous Chinese visas (on one A4 paper) are required.

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

G Visa

(1) An onward air (train or ship) ticket with confirmed date and seat to the destination country or region.

(2) Personal or company’s written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

J1 Visa

(1) Visa Notification Letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and an official letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works.

(2) Applicants are required to contact the Press Section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in advance and complete relevant formalities.

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We kindly remind you that:

Holders of J1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

J2 Visa

(1) Visa Notification Letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China or other authorized units in China and an official letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works.

(2) Applicants should contact the press section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in advance and complete the relevant formalities.

L Visa

(1) Documents showing the itinerary including air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of a hotel reservation, etc. or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the planned visit (arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, etc.)

c. Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)

(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company / person); Certification letter from the working unit of the applicant (with details as follows: name and contact number of the working unit, the applicant’s income statement), or Original copy of recent 6-month bank statement of the applicant.

(3) If applicant repeatedly applies for tourist visa to China, the following information shall be covered in the personal statement: reasons for revisit, the places the applicant plans to visit this time and places he/ she visited before.

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

(5) If the applicants travel in China on a group basis, the invitation letter issued by the travel agency is required.

M Visa

(1) Documents on the commercial activity issued by a trade partner in China, or trade fair invitation relevant entity or individual. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual).

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(2) For application of a multiple entry visa: copy of all previous Chinese visas (on one A-4 sized paper) should be attached.

(3) Personal or company’s written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

Q1 Visa

For family reunion, the following documents are required:

(1) An invitation letter issued by a Chinese citizen or a foreign with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit ( purpose of visit, intended arrival date, place(s) of intended residence, intended duration of residence, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of legal representative or the inviting individual, etc.)

(2) Photocopy of Chinese ID of the inviting individual or foreign passport and permanent residence permit.

(3) Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between applicant and inviting individual.

“Family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

For foster care, the following documents are required:

(1) Foster entrustment notarization issued by Chinese Embassies/Consulates General in foreign countries or Foster Care Power of Attorney notarized and authenticated in the country of residence or in China.

(2) Original and photocopy of the consignor’s passport(s), as well as the original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship between parents and children.

(3) A letter of consent on foster care issued by the trustee living in China who has agreed to provide foster care services and a photocopy of the ID of the trustee.

(4) A photocopy of the certificate indicating the permanent residence status abroad of the parent(s) when the child was born, provided that either or both parents of the child are Chinese citizens.

(5) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

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Holders of Q1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits. Q2 Visa

(1) An invitation letter issued by a Chinese citizen or a foreign citizen with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact number, address, signature etc.)

(2) Photocopy of Chinese ID or foreign passport and permanent residence permit of the inviting individual.

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General. R Visa

(1) The applicant should submit relevant certification in accordance with relevent regulations, and meet the relevant requirements of the competent authorities of the Chinese government on high-level talents and individual personnel with special skills urgently needed by China.

(2) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General. S1 Visa

(1) An invitation letter from the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work or studies) which contains:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place of intended residence, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures, etc.)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, signature, etc.)

(2) A photocopy of the inviting individual’s passport and residence permit.

(3) Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of immediate family members between applicants and inviting individual.

“Immediate family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18, parents-in- law.

(4) For private affairs, documentation identifying the nature of the private affairs such as marriage, inheritance, adoption, etc. should be provided as required by the consular officer.

(5) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting person).

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(6) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of S1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

S2-Visa

For visiting family members for a short period, the following documents are required:

(1) An invitation letter issued by the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work or studies) which contains:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures, etc.)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, signature, etc.)

(2) A photocopy of the inviting individual’s (a foreigner who stays or lives in China for work or studies) passport and residence permit

(3) Photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between the applicant and the inviting individual.

“Family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

(4) For private affairs, documentation identifying the nature of the private affairs such as marriage, inheritance, adoption, should be provided as required by the consular officer.

X1-Visa

(1) Original and photocopy of the Admission Letter issued by a school or other entities in China.

(2) Original and photocopy of “Visa Application for Study in China” (Form JW201 or Form JW202).

(3) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the school or entity of admission).

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of X1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

X2-Visa

(1) Original and photocopy of Admission Notice issued by a school or other entities in China.

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(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the school or entity of admission).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

Z-Visa

(1 ) One of the following documents:

a. Foreigners Employment Permit of the People’s Republic of China issued by Chinese government authorities for Human Resources and Social Security, as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities.

b. Permit for Foreign Experts Working in China issued by the State Bureau of Foreign Experts as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities.

c. Registration Certificate of Resident Representative Offices of enterprises of foreign countries(regions) issued by Chinese authorities of industrial and commercial administration, as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities.

d. An approval document for commercial performances issued by the Chinese government authorities for cultural affairs or Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Foreign Affairs Office of provincial governments of China.

e. Letter of Invitation to Foreigners for Offshore Petroleum Operations in China issued by China National Offshore Oil Corporation;

(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy and Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of Z Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

3. Special Reminder

(1) The invitation letter may be in the form of fax, photocopy or computer printout, but the consular officer may require the applicant to submit the original of the invitation letter..

(2) If necessary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other documents or supplementary materials, or require an interview with the applicant.

(3) The consular officer will decide on whether or not to issue the visa and on its validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific conditions of the applicant.

70 News From China April 2016 Flights Between China and India FLIGHTS BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA

ROUTING FLIGHT NO. DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME FLIGHT DATES

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ3028 12:45 19:50 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ3027 7:30 11:30 Daily

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ360 23:40 6:50+1 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ359 18:50 22:30 Daily

Schedule of China Southern Flights (Summer Season)

ROUTING FLIGHT NO. DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME FLIGHT DATES

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ3028 11:50 19:30 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ3027 7:30 11:50 Daily

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ360 23:10 6:50+1 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ359 18:50 22:10 Daily

China Eastern Time Table

Delhi-Shanghai() Flight Number Dep. Arr. Frequency Aircraft Remarks

1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU564 0230 1100 Daily Airbus 330-200

Shanghai(Pudong)-Delhi Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Shanghai 31MAR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU563 2110 0125+1 Daily Airbus Pudong: 330-200 Terminal-1

Kolkata- Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Delhi IGI: Terminal-3 1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU556 0035 0510 Daily Boeing 737 Kolkata NSCBI: Kunming-Kolkata Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Terminal-2

1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU555 2355 2345 Daily Boeing 737

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BOM-PEK CA 890 0230 1120 MON/WED/FRI/ MON/WED/FRI/ MON/WED/FRI/ SUN SUN SUN

PEK-BOM CA 889 1940 0100+1 TUE/THUR/SAT/ TUE/THUR/SAT/ TUE/THUR/SAT/ SUN SUN SUN

Address and Contact Numbers of Chinese Airlines

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