2 | Monday,February February 4­8, 2019 4, 2019 HONG KONG EDITION | CHINA DAILY NATION 48 officials People’s welfare focus of Li’s trip punished

More measures to reduce taxes and fees over defective for small businesses expected this year vaccine case

By HU YONGQI The premier also asked about A total of 48 officials have been [email protected] preschool education and elder care. punished following the discovery of He asked about which kindergar­ defective vaccines produced by Premier Li Keqiang called for fur­ ten local children are going to and Changchun Changsheng Life Scien­ ther improvement in people’s liveli­ how much they pay. He said the ces Ltd, said the Communist Party of hood, including employment, government will support all kinder­ China Central Commission for Disci­ education, heating and transport, gartens that offer good and afforda­ pline Inspection and the National during a two­day inspection tour to ble preschool education, no matter Supervisory Commission in a state­ Ulaanqab city in the Inner Mongo­ public or private. ment over the weekend. lia autonomous region on Friday The premier checked the Spring Wu Zhen, former deputy head of and Saturday. Festival travel rush at a railway sta­ the now defunct China Food and Li presented New Year gifts and tion in Jining district. He stepped Drug Administration and a former his best wishes to a poverty­strick­ into an old­fashioned green train member of the agency’s leading Party en family in the village of Shierzhou and asked some passengers wheth­ members’ group, was expelled from in Qahar Right Wing Front Banner. er they had received their wages the CPC and transferred to the proc­ He sat on a heatable brick bed with and their prospects of employment uratorate for investigation and pros­ local families and had some roasted after the festival. When hearing ecution for suspected duty crime. potatoes. that the train stops at 26 stations, Li Wu failed to follow important The premier spoke highly of the said that diverse demands should instructions made by the CPC Cen­ taste and encouraged the locals to be met by running the low­cost tral Committee regarding medical grow high­quality potatoes and trains and as well as bullet trains. security, according to an earlier help lift economically disadvan­ Local officials reported to Li on investigation. taged families out of poverty. Inner Mongolia’s plan to develop a Being “ruthless to the people”, Wu At a marketplace in downtown high­speed rail network. The pre­ allegedly abused his power in drug Ulaanqab, the premier stopped at mier urged relevant departments regulation, severely jeopardizing the booths selling couplets, bread and to offer their support to boost bal­ national supervision over drugs, the other products and talked with ven­ anced regional development and Premier Li Keqiang visits a poverty­stricken family in the village of Shierzhou on Saturday during statement said. dors. He asked about supplies, con­ improve people’s livelihood. a two­day inspection tour to Ulaanqab city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region starting Friday. An investigation found him to sumption and food safety. Li said At the Wolongshan shantytown YAO DAWEI / XINHUA have appeared in private clubs, as the State Council had released sup­ in downtown Ulaanqab, locals well as at banquets and on trips portive measures to reduce bur­ expressed their willingness to move cozy and safe apartments as early At his last stop, Li visited the living in the north, and thanked offered by others, which may have dens for small businesses, and this into new buildings. Li said shanty­ as possible. Li also told local offi­ Jingning Thermal Power Compa­ workers on duty during the festival resulted in unfairness. year would move to further reduce town renovation should be acceler­ cials to ensure the basic necessities ny. He stressed that a heating sys­ for ensuring safe and stable heat­ The statement said Wu took taxes and fees. ated to relocate poor families to for all residents in the shantytown. tem is basic but key for people ing services. advantage of his position to help his relatives in recruitment, took bribes and benefited his relatives through FROM THE FRONTLINE business. INF: Ministry Wu was among six high­ranking officials who were fired or asked to calls withdrawal Taiwan residents dream of bridge to offshore islands resign as a result of the CCDI and National Supervisory Commission investigations. ‘regrettable’ By ZHANG YI in Xiamen, Fujian largest since the route’s inception ties, and proposed connecting Fu­ In August, a 28­kilometer pipe­ A total of 42 lower­level officials, and HU MEIDONG in Fuzhou in January 2001. jian to the islands of Jinmen and line — delivering 34,000 cubic who had worked with the CFDA, A total of 1,420 vessel trips are Matsu via water and gas pipelines, meters of water from Fujian to National Medical Products Adminis­ From page 1 For years, Taiwan resident Wu scheduled between Xiamen and an electricity grid and road bridge. Jinmen — went into operation to tration, drug administration agen­ Chia­ying has hoped to see a bridge Jinmen during this year’s Spring Wu said that Taiwan compatriots alleviate a water shortage on Jin­ cies of various levels in Jilin province, Less than a day after the US connecting the bustling mainland Festival travel rush, transporting are hoping that these proposals men. Changchun city government and announcement, Russian President to Jinmen, an islet attached to Tai­ 180,000 passengers, up 4.7 percent could get realized “because they Yu said the province is explor­ Changchun high­tech industries Vladimir Putin expressed Russia’s wan but lying off the coast of Xia­ year­on­year, local authorities have really benefit our lives”. ing the potential for better cross­ development area, were also pun­ strong reaction in a televised men, Fujian province. estimated. A bridge will make up for the Straits connectivity in trade, ished. meeting with his foreign and “When the weather is fine, stand­ However, although boats come deficiencies of water transport, infrastructure, resources and Among the 42 were three duty defense ministers. “The US part­ ing on the seaside of Xiamen, you back and forth every day, the but also promote the economic industry standards. He hoped crime suspects who formerly served ners have declared that they sus­ can even see every inch of Jinmen, waterway traffic is often suspend­ development of Jinmen and ena­ that with joint efforts, a flow of with the Jilin Provincial Medical pend their participation in the as if you could reach the other side ed once typhoons and fog occur, ble Taiwan compatriots to fully electricity and gas, as well as a Products Administration and were deal, we suspend it as well,” Putin by lifting your foot,” said the said Wu, who is also president of enjoy the dividends of the main­ bridge to Jinmen and Matsu from expelled from the CPC and trans­ said, according to a Reuters 56­year­old, who started a trading the Taiwan Businessmen Associa­ land’s development, he said. Fujian, could be realized as soon ferred to procuratorial agencies for report. business in Xiamen 20 years ago. tion in Xiamen. From Jan 27 to 30, a Jinmen as possible. investigation and prosecution for Putin said Russia will start work Xiamen and Jinmen — separated “It greatly affects people’s com­ delegation led by county head “Building a bridge has been the suspected duty crimes. on creating new missiles, includ­ by a narrow stretch of water — muting and also restricts the devel­ Yang Cheng­wu paid a visit to wishes of generations of Taiwan ing hypersonic ones, and told min­ share geographical ties, dialect and opment of Jinmen and exchanges Fujian to discuss the potential businessmen,” Wu said, “It will XINHUA — CHINA DAILY isters not to initiate disarmament customs. “Residents feel at home between the two places,” said Wu, a cooperation with the mainland. not only shorten the distance talks with Washington, accusing when visiting the other city,” he frequent commuter due to business. Fujian’s Party chief Yu Weiguo between the two cities, but also the US of being slow to respond to said. While addressing a gathering in said at a meeting with the delega­ bring the hearts of compatriots Briefly such moves. Shipping is now the only mode of Beijing to commemorate the 40th tion that Fujian aspires to con­ on both sides closer.” “We have repeatedly, during a transportation between them. In anniversary of the Message to Com­ tribute to peaceful cross­Straits number of years, and constantly 2018, passengers made 1.75 million patriots in Taiwan, President Xi Jin­ reunification by leveraging its Contact the writers at BEIJING raised a question about substanti­ trips between the two places, the ping called for closer cross­Straits unique advantages with Taiwan. [email protected] Institute established to ative talks on the disarmament issue,” Putin said. “We see that in prevent financial risk the past few years the partners Ready to go China’s central bank has set up an have not supported our initia­ institute to improve financial regu­ tives.” lation and risk prevention, the office The INF Treaty was signed in Staff at a restaurant in Suz­ of public sectors reform commission 1987 by US president Ronald Rea­ hou, Jiangsu province, are said in a statement on Saturday. gan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gor­ busy packing semi­prepared The People’s Bank of China has bachev. It bans the development meals on Sunday so they can established a macro­prudential and deployment of ground­ be delivered to families management bureau to replace the launched nuclear missiles with around the city that wish to previous foreign exchange depart­ ranges of 500 to 5,500 kilometers. enjoy restaurant quality ment, according to the statement. After Pompeo’s announcement, Spring Festival feasts on The bureau will be responsible for Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Monday. WANG JIANKANG/ FOR formulating macro­prudential poli­ Shuang called the US withdrawal CHINA DAILY cies, assess financial agencies, draft “regrettable”. He said China urges rules and regulations, and monitor the US and Russia to properly financial risks. resolve differences through con­ structive dialogue. HEBEI Geng voiced China’s opposition Company misleads to the multilateralization of the treaty. “What is imperative at the investigation into blast moment is to uphold and imple­ The chemical company responsible ment the existing treaty instead of for the blast that claimed the lives of creating a new one,” he said on Sat­ 24 people in Zhangjiakou, Hebei urday. province, last year had failed to The withdrawal from the treaty accurately report the incident to rel­ has sparked concerns among evant authorities and misled investi­ experts. gators, an official investigation Axel Goethals, CEO of Brussels­ report said on Sunday. On Nov 28, a based European Institute for 2 former vice­chairmen expelled for corruption chemical storage facility owned by Asian Studies, said it is clear that Hebei Shenghua Chemical Industry the US, in withdrawing from this By ZHANG ZHIHAO mission for Discipline Inspection sonal information and conducted profits, took bribes and abused his Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China treaty, wants to have its hands [email protected] in two statements on Sunday. other illegal acts while in office, power to promote and appoint cad­ National Chemical Corporation, was more free to deal with the new Jin, once Party chief of Anyang according to CCDI statements. res to benefit others. He even con­ leaking highly flammable vinyl chlo­ multilateral world order. Two former vice­ministerial offi­ city, is the fifth high­ranking offi­ Therefore, both officials have been ducted superstitious activities to ride gas. The gas exploded at around “Let us not forget that this with­ cials have been expelled from the cials to fall from grace in Henan expelled from the Party, and their advance his political career, accord­ 12:40 am, triggering a chain of drawing is also part of the US Communist Party of China for seri­ since 2012. His former colleagues in suspected crimes and illicit gains ing to the CCDI. explosions and waves of flames. strengthening its negotiating posi­ ous discipline violations, and their Anyang — Zhang Xiaodong and have been transferred to the procu­ Born in 1954, Jin was appointed tion in the proxy games of the new cases have been transferred to Dong Yong’an — have been sen­ ratorate for review and prosecution. vice­chairman of the Henan Pro­ GUANGDONG multilateral world order,” he told prosecuting authorities for graft tenced to life in prison for graft. Jin is known as an official willing vincial Committee of the CPPCC in More wetland parks to China Daily on Sunday. charges, as the country continues Li, who served as executive depu­ to be corrupted by external influen­ 2008. He left the post in 2017, and be built by end of 2020 “The loss of the treaty creates a its fight against corruption. ty mayor of Beijing before moving ces, the statement said. Apart from was placed under investigation in real possibility of an unpredictable The two officials are Jin Suidong, to the CPPCC, is the second high­ being morally bankrupt by having September last year. Guangdong province will build 39 and unconstrained US­Russian former vice­chairman of the Henan ranking official from the capital to illicit sexual relations, he also took Li, born in 1958, had spent his wetland parks in the next two years, arms race in Europe and, poten­ Provincial Committee of the Chi­ have fallen, following former depu­ money from others in the promo­ entire political career in Beijing, bringing the total to 280, according to tially, in Northeast Asia as well,” nese People’s Political Consultative ty Party chief of Beijing Lyu Xiwen tion and appointment of cadres, reaching the position of vice­chair­ the provincial forestry department. said Alexander Vershbow, a distin­ Conference — the local political in 2015. tried obstructing investigations man of the Beijing Municipal Com­ The provincial government plans to guished fellow at the Atlantic advisory body — and Li Shixiang, Both Jin and Li have lost their into his violations and crimes, and mittee of the CPPCC in January build 20 wetland parks and set up a Council and a former US ambassa­ former vice­chairman of the Bei­ faith and abused their powers for sold his calligraphy at high prices. 2017. He left the post a year later few model parks in 2019. dor to Russia, in an article posted jing Municipal Committee of the personal gains, and were found to Li took advantage of the politics­ and was placed under investigation on the council’s website on Friday. CPPCC, said the CPC Central Com­ have accepted bribes, hid key per­ business relation to earn massive in September last year. CHINA DAILY ­ XINHUA