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VOL. XXV No. 3 March 2013 Rs. 10.00 The first session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China on March 5, 2013. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) Chinese Ambassador to India Mr. Wei Wei meets Indian Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping , on behalf Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi on of State Councilor Dai Bingguo, attends the dialogue on February 25, 2013. During the meeting the two sides Afghanistan issue held in Moscow,together with Russian exchange views on high-level interactions between the two Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Indian countries, economic and trade cooperation and issues of National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on February common concern. 20, 2013. Chinese Ambassador to India Mr.Wei Wei and other VIP Chinese Ambassador to India Mr. Wei Wei and Indian guests are having a group picture with actors at the 2013 Minister of Culture Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch enjoy Happy Spring Festival organized by the Chinese Embassy “China in the Spring Festival” exhibition at the 2013 Happy and FICCI in New Delhi on February 25,2013. Artists from Spring Festival. The exhibition introduces cultures, Jilin Province, China and Punjab Pradesh, India are warmly customs and traditions of Chinese Spring Festival. welcomed by the audience. Chinese Ambassador to India Mr. Wei Wei(third from left) Chinese Ambassador to India Mr. Wei Wei visits the participates in the “Happy New Year “ party organized by Chinese Visa Application Service Centre based in the Chinese Language Department of Jawaharlal Nehru Southern Delhi on March 6, 2013. The Centre was University on February 28, 2013. The party is held annually established in August 2008. During the past five years the to celebrate Chinese Spring Festival. Centre has already accepted 6.6 lakh visa applications. NEWS FROM CHINA /MARCH 2013 3 CONTENTS I. CHINESE PRESIDENT GIVES A JOINT INTERVIEW TO BRICS COUNTRIES’ MEDIA 1. President Xi Jinping Gives Joint Interview To Media from BRICS Countries 4 2. Chinese President Says BRICS Cooperation Benefits World Economy 5 3. Chinese President Reiterates Policy of Peaceful Development 6 II. NPC AND CPPCC 2013 ANNUAL SESSIONS 1. Xi Elected Chinese President, Chairman of PRC Central Military Commission 6 2. Li Keqiang Endorsed as Chinese Premier 7 3. Zhang Dejiang Elected Chairman of NPC Standing Committee 8 4. Yu Zhengsheng Elected Chairman of China’s Top Political Advisory Body 9 5. President Vows to Press Ahead with “Chinese Dream” 10 6. President Xi Pledges Resolute Fight against Corruption 10 7. China’s New Premier Presses Reforms as “Biggest Dividend” 11 8. More Opportunities for Sino-U.S. Trade, Investment: Premier 12 9. China’s Parliament Endorses New Cabinet Lineup 13 10. China’s Growth Target Set at 7.5% 14 III. CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS 1. Enhanced China-India Cooperation to Increase Common Interests: Chinese PM 15 2. Dai Bingguo Holds Telephone Conversation with India’s National Security Advisor Menon 16 3. Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei Visits Press Trust of India 16 IV. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1. Xi Jinping Holds Telephone Conversation with His U.S. Counterpart Barack Obama 17 2. China More Active in International Affairs 18 3. Japan Should not Escalate Tension over Diaoyu Islands 21 4. Russian Far East Eyes Closer Cooperation with China 22 5. China Proposes Cyber Security Talks with U.S. 23 6. Chinese Media Lambaste U.S. Hacking Allegations 23 7. Interpreting the Second Wave of Cyber Security Threats to China 24 V. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS 1. An Upcoming Spring for Reform 26 2. Clean Your Plates! 29 3. Chinese Leadership Grips Future 32 4. National Treasure 35 VI. TIBET TODAY 1. Tibet Ranks Top of Residents’ Happiness List 37 2. Tibet Sees Sharp Poverty Reduction in 2012 38 3. “Self-Immolation Guide”: Desperate Insanity of the Dalai Clique 38 4. First Arrival in Yerpa 41 5. Yadong Revisited 44 4 NEWS FROM CHINA /MARCH 2013 I. CHINESE PRESIDENT GIVES A JOINT INTERVIEW TO BRICS COUNTRIES’ MEDIA President Xi Jinping Gives Joint Interview To Media from BRICS Countries Before paying a state visit to Russia, countries and push the BRICS cooperation Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of the mechanism to a new level. I believe that with Congo and attends the Fifth BRICS Leaders the joint efforts of all sides, my visit and the Fifth Meeting, President Xi Jinping gave a joint BRICS Leaders Meeting will be a success. interview to ITAR-TASS and RTR of Russia, e.Sat Press Trust of India: China and India have TV of South Africa, Press Trust of India, Valor had long-standing exchanges. What policy will Economico of Brazil and Xinhua News Agency of the new Chinese leadership pursue towards China in the Great Hall of the People on 19 India? Will there be any change in China’s March. During the interview, he talked about position on the China-India boundary question? China’s policies and positions on China’s How will China and India enhance cooperation bilateral relations with relevant countries, China- both bilaterally and in international affairs? Africa relations, BRICS cooperation and China’s Xi Jinping: China and India enjoy a reform and opening-up. The following is a part traditional friendship. They are the two largest of the interview. developing countries in the world, and their Xi Jinping: I will soon pay a state visit to combined population exceeds 2.5 billion. To Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic jointly follow a path of peaceful development of the Congo and attend the Fifth BRICS Leaders and development through cooperation meets the Meeting in South Africa. common interests of the two countries. It will I am delighted to give this joint interview to also do a great service to Asia and the world at the media from BRICS countries before the trip. large. Let me take this opportunity to extend, through In May 2010, I had a very good meeting with you, my sincere greetings to the people of your President Patil during her visit to China. We respective countries. agreed that we need to fully tap the huge This will be my first foreign visit as Chinese potential of China-India cooperation and raise President. During the visit and the BRICS China-India relations to a higher level. In recent meeting, I will exchange views with leaders of years, with concerted efforts of the two sides, the aforementioned countries and other BRICS China-India relations have made important countries on developing bilateral ties, headway. We have strengthened our friendly international and regional issues of mutual interactions by properly handling differences interest and strengthening BRICS cooperation. I and seeking common development. China sees hope that this visit will contribute to the its relations with India as one of the most friendship between the Chinese people and important bilateral relationships, and is people of these countries as well as the mutually committed to pushing forward the China-India beneficial cooperation between China and these strategic and cooperative partnership. NEWS FROM CHINA /MARCH 2013 5 At present, both China and India are the overall development of bilateral relations. pursuing development at a faster pace. This has Press Trust of India: How do you see the offered more opportunities for the two countries impact of rising emerging markets and to boost mutually beneficial cooperation. We developing countries represented by the BRICS should seize these opportunities and take solid countries on the existing world architecture and steps to bolster cooperation and exchanges in all global governance system? fields and take China-India relations to a new Xi Jinping: A great number of emerging height. First, we should maintain strategic markets and developing countries, including the communication and keep our bilateral relations BRICS countries, have enjoyed fast economic on the right track. Second, we should harness growth. They have become an important force each other’s comparative strengths and expand for world peace and common development, and win-win cooperation in infrastructure, mutual played an important role in tackling the investment and other areas. Third, we should international financial crisis and boosting global strengthen cultural ties and increase the mutual economic growth. This is in keeping with the understanding and friendship between our trend of our time towards peace, development, peoples. Fourth, we should expand coordination cooperation and mutual benefit. and collaboration in multilateral affairs to jointly The global economic governance system must safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of reflect the profound changes in the global developing countries and tackle global economic landscape, and the representation and challenges. Fifth, we should accommodate each voice of emerging markets and developing other’s core concerns and properly handle countries should be increased. In recent years, problems and differences existing between the the G20 summits have played a prominent role two countries. and the International Monetary Fund and the The boundary question is a complex issue left World Bank have carried out quota reforms. from history, and solving the issue won’t be easy. These are important steps in moving forward However, as long as we keep up our friendly reform of the global economic governance system consultations, we can eventually arrive at a fair, in the right direction. Emerging markets and reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement. developing countries hope to see an improved Pending
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