CHINA DAILY HONG KONG EDITION Thursday, July 12, 2018
TOP NEWS 3 580,000 Li calls for cooperation with Germany evacuated, Nation welcomes more investment in The exhibition was a fol analyses of traffic big data. try the new technology. After ment with market promotion lowup of German Chancel After hearing that German that, Li invited Merkel to to realize winwin outcomes, as typhoon automaking, selfdriving technologies lor Angela Merkel’s visit to automakers have started experience such a car in Chi Li said. China welcomes Ger Beijing in May, when she said comprehensive cooperation na next time. many’s selfdriving technolo Germany would like to work with Chinese universities in He said German compa gies, he said, adding that hits land By HU YONGQI in Beijing heading back to China. with China in technologies selfdriving technologies, nies started joint ventures China will strengthen intel [email protected] By doing that, both coun related to new energy and urban traffic big data with Chinese firms 40 years lectual property rights pro By HOU LIQIANG in Beijing tries can promote their coop selfdriving vehicles. research and innovation, Li ago and have earned consid tections. and HUANG ZHILING China will further reduce eration in automaking from Three selfdriving vehicles, encouraged both sides to be erable profits in the Chinese On the new selfdriving in Chengdu the market access threshold traditional to smart manu developed by six companies more open to exchanges in market. Selfdriving vehicles technologies, China will in automaking and wel facturing and enjoy advanta and research institutes from the future. He said German represent a key point for work with Germany to A total of 580,000 people comes German companies to ges in the future, the premier the two countries, were dis companies should integrate automaking technologies research standards, laws and have been evacuated as expand investments in high said. played at the exhibition. Li with China’s national condi and have great potential, he regulations in the field, Li typhoon Maria stormed into tech sectors, including self Li arrived in Beijing on inquired about the compa tion, considering China’s said. said. The two countries southeastern China on driving cars, Premier Li Wednesday morning, con nies’ cooperation, the owner huge population and dispari China and Germany signed should build cooperation in Wednesday, paralyzing rail Keqiang said at a selfdriving cluding his sixday European ship share and technical ties among regions. agreements in selfdriving selfdriving vehicles as a new way and air transportation in exhibition on Tuesday in trip, which took him to Bul details such as the sensor sys Li and Merkel stepped into and will integrate technologi engine for bilateral ties, he some areas, authorities said. Berlin, his last stop before garia and Germany. tem and the collection and one automaticdriving car to cal research and develop added. The typhoon, the eighth in China this year, made landfall about 9 am on Wednesday in Lianjiang county, Fujian province, bringing gales of up IPR: Brands shift to 151 kilometers per hour at its center. All those evacuated are from Fujian and neigh focus from low price boring Zhejiang province, according to the State Flood to more added value Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. Maria is the first typhoon From page 1 quickly about madeinChina this year to trigger a red alert brands, particularly about from the National Meteoro Guided by these principles, Anta, which is the world’s logical Center, the highest in Jinjiang has seen an econom thirdbiggest sportswear China's fourtier system for ic model based on intensive company by market value, severe weather. labor and resource consump Chen said. As of 4 pm, the typhoon tion changed to one based on “Chinese companies such caused a direct economic loss innovation and sustainabili as Anta are pushing innova of at least 490 million yuan ty. Last year, Jinjiang tion and Western companies ($73.4 million). achieved GDP of 198.1 billion have no choice but to join in The strong gales uprooted yuan. The figure is 1,366 or lose,” Wardlaw said. “I many trees, broke fishing times that of 1978. came to China because I am boats and caused hazards on Innovation and selfdevel an innovator and the next roads in Lianjiang, a fishing oped technology have played generation of innovation will county. Chen Zuliang, a mem a crucial part in elevating come from China. ber of the county's flood con local companies into global “It is a lot easier to con trol office, said that more than players that attract interna vince global talent from the 8,000 residents had been evac tional talent. major brands to move to uated in the county. Ding Shizhong, CEO and Anta because of this chang Fujian ordered all fishing chairman of Anta Sports, ing perception,” he said. boats to return to harbor by said, “To gain a foothold in Zhao, the professor, said Editors and reporters from 12 countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative receive certificates for a media training program that noon on Tuesday and workers global markets, Chinese even small and medium concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. The program included trips to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing and journalism classes and cultural at offshore fish farms were brands should shift focus to sized companies in Jinjiang exchanges. It was jointly hosted by China Daily, Shanghai International Studies University and the University of International Business required to return to land by 6 product quality and brand have set up innovation hubs and Economics, and was sponsored by China Eastern Airlines. ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY pm. value, rather than merely that benefit all companies in relying on low prices.” an industrial chain. Anta has become a global As Anta has shown, China sportswear player with multi has been encouraging selfin $73.4 ple brands. The company had novation and paying atten Foreign journalists learn about China million net profit of 3 billion yuan tion to intellectual property based on revenue of 16.7 bil rights protection, experts said. By ZOU SHUO ists’ professional develop international media commu answers to their queries on Estimated economic loss lion yuan last year, Ding said. Significant measures have [email protected] ment and eventually to nication since China Daily, as the country. caused by typhoon Maria as Spending on research and produced recognized results, promote the common devel China’s global English news Leonid Kovachich, a partic of 4 pm Wednesday development, representing according to ViceMinister of Thirteen senior editors and opment of China and all other paper, has been committed to ipant in the fellowship pro 5.7 percent of Anta’s overall Commerce Wang Shouwen. reporters from 12 countries countries and regions. facilitating international gram and an editor at Russia’s revenue, has been a key fac “China has never stopped involved in the Belt and Road Jiang Jianguo, deputy head communication. Sputnik News Agency, said The headquarters also said tor in its fast growth. The promoting IPR protection,” Initiative have gained a deep of the Publicity Department of He said China Daily will the program offers him a the typhoon brought torren company has registered Wang said, adding that for er understanding of China’s the Central Committee of the work with other cohosts to unique opportunity to see tial rains in the two provinces, more than 600 patents. Anta eign enterprises have spoken development in the new era Communist Party of China, make the program play a big China with his own eyes. with precipitation of up to 238 has set up innovation and highly of the measures. after a training program that said the program is an exam ger role in promoting connec “In the modern world of millimeters from 2 am to 1 pm. design studios and centers in Since 2001, intellectual concluded in Beijing on ple of the inclusiveness of the tivity of people under the Belt media, it is very difficult to fig The sea level in Shacheng the United States, Japan, property royalties paid by Wednesday. Belt and Road Initiative. and Road Initiative. ure out what is really going on monitoring station in Fujian South Korea and Hong China to foreign rights hold Funded by the Dongfang This year marks the fifth Jiang Qingzhe, Party chief in China, relying only on avail at 7:20 am on Wednesday Kong. With operations and ers have registered annual Fellowship Program, which anniversary of the Belt and of the University of Interna able thirdparty sources,” he reached 4.4 meters, the high stores in Southeast Asian growth of 17 percent, reach took the foreign journalists to Road Initiative, which was tional Business and Econom said. est on record since 1956. The markets and Russia, Anta ing $28.6 billion in 2017, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Bei proposed by President Xi ics, said journalists should Vu Thu Ha, another partici speed of the gale at the has plans to raise its overseas according to China and the jing, the classes and cultural Jinping in 2013, Jiang said. acknowledge the diversity of pant and an editor at Viet typhoon’s center decreased to sales to 20 percent of its total World Trade Organization, a exchanges began on June 20. He said the foreign journal different cultures and pro nam’s Viet Nam News, said 83 k/h by 1 pm, the headquar sales by 2025. At present, white paper released on June They were taught about the ists could spread the Silk Road mote exchange and dialogue that on her return flight her ters said. about 25 percent of its execu 29 by the State Council Infor country’s profound changes spirit to the world through among different civilizations. luggage will be overweight Hundreds of trains from tives are foreigners. mation Office. in the economic, political, cul their stories and pictures, with The fellowship program is because it will be filled with or going to Fujian were Angus Wardlaw from Last year, China’s inven tural and ecological areas peace and cooperation, open of great significance and it goods bought in China and halted, and 178 flights have Edinburgh, United Kingdom, tion patent applications since its reform and opening ness and inclusiveness, mutu will contribute to more cultur wisdom gained after nearly a been canceled at Fuzhou who has worked with Anta ranked first in the world for up 40 years ago. al learning and mutual benefit al exchanges between the month in the country. Changle International Air for about six months as head the seventh consecutive year, The training program was at its core. countries and regions “We all agreed that what we port, according to transpor of innovation, said he fre Chen said. jointly hosted by China Daily, “We welcome more reports involved in the initiative, he have gained through this pro tation authorities. quently travels on business. Wang called it another Shanghai International Stud on the important and practi said. gram has gone beyond our Fujian fire authorities He meets with producers of example of China’s sound IPR ies University and the Univer cal cooperation among coun Li Yansong, president of expectation,” she said. “For us, entered “combat readiness” worldleading materials for protection. “China will con sity of International Business tries and regions involved in Shanghai International Stud especially those coming from mode at 8 am on Tuesday. sporting goods and equip tinue to work hard in and Economics in Beijing. It the initiative,” he said. ies University, said the pro distant countries, this is really While establishing 144 six ment and with university strengthening IPR protection was sponsored by China East Zhou Shuchun, China Dai gram offers a rare opportunity a mindopening trip, which member rescue teams, it has research teams to discuss in the interest of not only Chi ern Airlines. ly’s publisher and editorin for the participants to have a helps answer the many ques also mobilized abundant res innovative developments. nese but also foreign enter The goal of the program is chief, said he hoped to make firsthand understanding of tions that we had about China cue equipment and disaster Perceptions are changing prises,” he said. to contribute to the journal the program a branded one of China and help them find the before.” relief materials, including boats and life vests, accord ing to the Ministry of Emer gency Management. Trade: US actions ‘unseat global supply chain’ The ministry also said more It’s a record! than 5,800 technicians with expertise in geological disaster From page 1 trade are expressing serious to unseat global supply billion of Chinese goods, control have been in positions concerns on the latest protec chain arrangements and including medical devices and to deal with resulting prob The US is seeking public tionist tariffs introduced by destroy existing trade part airplane parts, took effect. lems. opinion regarding the latest the US against China, the nerships that have promot Douglas Morton, head of The typhoon was expected proposed modification of tar European Union, Mexico and ed economic growth and Asia research at Northern to enter Jiangxi province on iffs on Chinese goods. The Canada. employment in many parts Trust Capital Markets, con Wednesday night as it weaken public comment period ends Such tariffs, they say, severe of the world.” tended that the tariffs, which ed into a tropical depression. on Aug 30. ly affect the global supply Hans Uszkoreit, an acade also impact exchange rates, Sichuan province was also Uncertainties may still exist chain and put an extra burden mician with the European will create challenges for mul troubled by torrential rains on about whether the whole list on multinationals, including Academy of Sciences, said tinationals that take out loans Wednesday that resulted in will finally take effect and US companies sourcing com against the backdrop of China in one market to pay for their causalities. what kinds of goods will be ponents from the rest of the US trade tensions, economic, expansion in another. Three people from one fam targeted, said Ma Jun, a mem world. scientific and technological Airlines and property com ily in Nianzi village in Qing ber of the People’s Bank of Chi “With regret from many cooperation between China panies are also especially vul chuan county, Sichuan, were na’s monetary policy (countries) around the and the European Union are nerable to exchange rate found dead from a rainin committee. world, the US has departed expected to be put on a fast fluctuations, Morton added. duced landslide on Wednes China is busy studying the from the principle of free track. day morning, according to impact of an escalating trade trade and has embarked on a Uszkoreit expected that the Zhao Huanxin in Washington Wang Wei, an information war on affected companies fullblown trade war,” said trade spat can, to some extent, and Ren Xiaojin in Beijing officer from the Qingchuan Thomas Wong Tszhang of La Salle College, who made history and industries, and might Christopher Bovis, a profes “bring China (and the) EU contributed to this story. county government. by scoring 5** in nine subjects for the Diploma of Secondary consider adopting new meas sor of international business closer”, as the two already Education examinations, jumps for joy in school playground on ures to minimize negative law at the University of Hull share long historical links and Contact the writers at Contact the writers at Wednesday. Wong, whose marks are unprecedented in DSE his impacts, according to Ma. in England. manufacturing connections. zhongnan@ houliqiang@ tory, plans to become a doctor. CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY More global experts on “The US actions threaten On July 6, US tariffs on $34 chinadaily.com.cn chinadaily.com.cn