March 2019 March Vol. 849 On Top of the World 60 Years of Transformation in Tibet 国内零售价： 10元 USA $5.10 UK ₤3.20 42-47 56-63 70-75 Australia $9.10 Europe €5.20 Canada $7.80 Turkey TL.10.00 Paleontologist Xu Xing: 1949 to 1959: Laying the Cross-Continental China’s Dinosaur King Foundation for a New China Craftsmanship 2-903 CN11-1429/Z 邮发代号 可绕地球赤道栽种树木按已达塞罕坝机械林场的森林覆盖率寒来暑往，沙地变林海，荒原成绿洲。半个多世纪，三代人耕耘。牢记使命 80% ， 1 米株距排开， 艰苦创业 12 圈。 绿色发展 Saihanba is a cold alpine area in northern Hebei Province bordering the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It was once a barren land but is now home to 75,000 hectares of forest, thanks to the labor of generations of forestry workers in the past 55 years. Every year the forest purifies 137 million cubic meters of water and absorbs 747,000 tons of carbon dioxide. The forest produces 12 billion yuan (around US$1.8 bil- lion) of ecological value annually, according to the Chinese Academy of Forestry. 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The museum extended its opening hours into the evening on February 19 and 20 in celebration of this year’s Lantern Festival. It was the first time the museum was open to the public for free at night in its 94-year history, and the first time the ancient buildings in the Forbidden City were decorated with lights on a large scale at night, the museum said. VCG China Clones Gene-edited Monkeys January 22, Shanghai: Cloned monkeys with circadian rhythm disorder at the Institute of Neuroscience under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. China cloned five monkeys from a by Li Xueren/Xinhua gene-edited macaque with circadian rhythm Important Progress in Trade Talks disorder, the first time that multiple monkeys have been cloned from a gene-edited monkey February 15, Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) meets U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for biomedical research. Scientists made the and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who made the trip to Beijing for a new round of China-U.S. high-level announcement on January 24, with two articles economic and trade consultations, at the Great Hall of the People. President Xi revealed that “important progress published in ational Science Review, a top for the current stage” was made during the two-day talks. English-language scientific journal in China. by Jin Liwang/Xinhua Joint Global Efforts Chinese Wisdom at WEF February 16, Munich, Germany: German January 23, Davos, Switzerland: “Dalian Night” recep- Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the 55th tion during the 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual Munich Security Conference. In a passionate meeting, highlights Chinese culture with its decorations. speech, Merkel said the international politi- From January 22 to 25, this year’s forum attracted global elites cal structure built after World War II could not to discuss Globalization 4.0.” Chinese wisdom was again be smashed but instead reformed in a multi- featured prominently at the meeting. Chinese Vice President lateral way. She also suggested Germany learn Wang Qishan called on countries to work together to shape the from China about its practices in development global architecture in the age of the fourth industrial revolu- tion with the vision to create a better future for all mankind. IC cooperation with African countries. VCG 04 VOLUME 849 CHINA PICTORIAL 05 EXPRESS | COMMENT BUZZWORDS MAR · 2O19 regulating institutions and crack- burden on local enterprises. For the performers. In 2018, several provinces ing down on violations of laws and future, it is necessary to intensify and cities in China bestowed the “Snail regulations, China has effectively efforts to rectify and change fiscal Award” on government departments Snail Award that were hesitant and inefficient in their China’s Economy protected the legitimate rights and revenues and earnestly reduce taxes Edited by Li Zhuoxi work, to hold them accountable. After the interests of small and medium inves- and fees for enterprises. success of the “Snail Award,” some other Keeping Steam tors. On marketization, China has The second is improving admin- awards were created such as the “Hedge- The “Snail Award” is not an honor but hog Award” for those with bad attitude Text by Wan Zhe maintained normal issuance of new istrative efficiency. In the past a crown of shame—a specially designed in service and the “Ostrich Award” for shares, regulated refinancing of few years, “streamlined adminis- punishment to draw attention to poor leaders with little sense of responsibility. China’s economy has not lost momentum considering that the listed companies, curbed excessive tration and decentralization” and country’s reforms have been orderly and unceasing. Only more financing, supported mergers and “reduction of approval affairs” proactive reforms can bridge to a better future. acquisitions with industrial integra- have achieved good results, but tion as the focus, and streamlined better administration will happen examination and approval proce- not only through decentraliza- dures, all of which give the capital tion but also with the provision of market more power in its role in better services. We must work hard hina’s economy in 2018 can doing business has been improved. serving the real economy. in administrative process design be characterized by three China has urther removed obstacles It should be noted that the and management, reduce institu- features: relatively strong impeding trade and become more reform of the capital market tional costs of doing business and resilience, steady reform of open to the world. has achieved early results while improve the abilities of adminis- Cthe capital market and increasingly Facing a complicated and volatile withstanding tremendous pressure. trators at all levels, so government lower institutional costs. external situation, China should Although the capital market is affairs are more open, procedures Amid an increasingly compli- harness more domestic fuel and temporarily at a low valuation due are reasonable, and management and cated situation at home and abroad dynamism in its economy. China’s to changes in internal and exter- supervision are effectie. and fiercer disputes in trade, China reform has entered a deep-water zone, nal environments, the prospects The third is promoting the rule On April 18, 2018, Bichuan Primary School in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province was granted a has generally fulfilled its main and mountainous pressure lies ahead. for value investment and long-term of law. Marketization and legaliza- “Snail Award” for a five-month delay on its playground construction. VCG targets in economic development in However, the reform is still ongoing investment remain promising. tion are key to reducing institutional 2018: The growth rate of its GDP and more potential for China’s Considering the progress of costs. The Central Economic Work reached 6.6 percent, the urban economy has yet to be tapped. the five major tasks (cutting exces- Conference released requirements surveyed unemployment rate stayed The capital market has always sie industrial capacity, destocking, of “marketization and legalization.” A recent survey of over 2,000 partici- at around five percent, foreign trade been a focus of the government’s de-leeraging, lowering corporate Marketization must be guaranteed pants showed that 51.3 percent had fallen volume hit a new high, economic work in economic development.