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REMARKABLE 70 YEARS NATIONAL HONOR

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s “’s experience Republic of China, President Xi Jinping signed orders on September 17 on awarding national medals and honorary titles according to the decision of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC). is very important to all mankind” Forty-two people were awarded national medals and honorary titles. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri of was awarded a Medal of Friendship.

Editor’s note: Over the XI'S REMARKS past 70 years, China has grown from poverty into the world's second-largest economy and created a Chinese miracle that has attracted the attention of the world. China's development has not only “The Chinese people will will stick to the path of peaceful benefited its own people, but also has had stay committed to the strategy of development, actively pursue far-reaching implications for the world. opening-up for win-win results. We global partnerships, firmly support China is moving closer to the centre will pay equal attention to ‘bringing multilateralism, and take an of the world stage and is committed to from a piece of blank paper, we can draw and development, a representative of the of the development of human rights, and the building world peace and contributing a magnificent picture of high-speed trains Democratic Republic of Congo held a book right to subsistence and development as the in’and ‘going global’, and break active part in reforming the global to global development and upholding the running, giant ships sailing and aircraft flying from China,“Up and Out of Poverty”, in his primary basic human right. China coordinate new ground in opening China governance system. By doing so, international order. Starting today, we will over long bridges. For 70 years, the Chinese hand and said that the book was not only for and enhance the economic, political, social, further through links running we will be able to build a new launch a series of commentaries to discuss people have been working hard to advance Chinese readers, but also for all Africans and cultural and environmental rights of all eastward and westward, across type of international relations and all countries and people who are committed people, and make great contributions to with readers the significance of China's towards a great modern socialist country, and land and over sea. We will adopt promote a community with a shared development in the past 70 years. making constant contributions to China’s to breaking away from poverty. enriching the diversity of human civilisations wisdom, solutions and strength to world As the series micro-video“China in and advancing the cause of human rights policies to promote high-standard future for mankind. Smiling faces from different ethnic groups peace and development. a Minute”shows, in just one minute the worldwide. In the economic field, China has liberalisation and facilitation of of different ages and different skin colours “I am deeply aware that China has a Fuxinghao train advanced 5,833 metres; contributed more than 30 per cent to world trade and investment, and explore —— Excerpt from the keynote come together to form an outline of a map great future and China's endeavour is the China’s GDP increased 157 million ; economic growth for many years in a row, the opening of free-trade ports with speech by Chinese President Xi mobile payments totalled 379 million yuan becoming a major stabiliser and driving of the world; a painting named “Colourful endeavour of all mankind. China's experience Chinese characteristics. We will Jinping at the opening ceremony world with endless life”reflects a common is very important to all mankind.” The words and 23.707 million yuan of commodities force for world economic growth. A country aspiration of mankind for a better life. At the of the economist Ronald Coase express the entered into China. The emergence of the committed to building a community with a continue to work together with the of the Boao Forum for Asia exhibition in the National Art Museum of significance of China's development to the Chinese miracle in various fields gives the shared future for mankind will surely make rest of the world and make greater Annual Conference held on April China, 595 artists from 113 countries use their world. Today, China is the first country in world a glimpse into the future of China. new and greater contributions to mankind. contribution to humanity. China 10, 2018 paint brushes to paint a colourful world with the world to achieve the UN millennium Today's China, with its own development, Some scholars conclude that an important common destiny themes. At the time node development goals. Since reforming and is making its contribution to solving world experience of China's development lies in of 70 years since the founding of People's opening up, China has lifted more than 700 problems and demonstrating its responsibility sharing. This is not just about its people Republic of New China, each painting is like million people out of poverty, contributing as a large country. In the field of ecology, sharing the fruits of development. It also a window reflecting the vicissitudes of China over 70 per cent to global poverty reduction. facing global problems such as environmental means that people of all countries are and the world in the past 70 years. The achievement is enough to be recorded pollution and climate warming, China welcome to ride on the fast train of China's Chinese enterprises increasingly For the past 70 years, Chinese President in the history of human social development. has vigorously promoted environmental development. Today, from the shores of the Xi Jinping said, “It is an uplifting epic of Ningde of East China's Fujian province protection and ecological progress. The desert Black Sea to the tip of Africa, from Eurasia integrated into global market struggle in the history of the Chinese nation where President Xi Jinping used to work management model of Kubuqi Desert at the to the shores of the sea, China's development and the world.” Indeed, in 70 years, China from, now has a GDP of nearly 200 billion bend of the Yellow River has been constantly is continuing to propel the wheels of world The first magnesium aluminium Belarus, and other countries has gone from being a poor country with yuan. The per capita annual income of its innovated for decades, which has been development forward. It has proved that curved plate made in China, the first with product sales and service networks more than half of rural households making a farmers is more than 16,000 yuan, which is a praised as a textbook of global desertification China's struggle is the struggle of all mankind, luxury pedal motorcycle and the first all over the world. Geely also has five living by tenanting land to a well-off society; just a glimpse of China's miracle of poverty control by the international community. In and China's development is an opportunity privately owned car enterprise…… In reduction. In June 2017, at the China-Africa the field of human rights, China has made for the whole world. engineering R&D centres and five from importing matches and iron nails to 1986, Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang the world's second largest economy; starting high-level dialogue on poverty reduction people-centred development the core concept (People's Daily) design and styling centres—in Goth- Geely Holding Group, started his busi- enburg, Sweden; Coventry, England; ness with refrigerator accessories. After Barcelona, ; California, US; and years of development, as a local private COOPERATION IN PICS Frankfurt, Germany—with over 20,000 brand, Geely has been selling more and R&D staff. more products. “There is no future for someone who China,Thailand “The reform and opening-up policy goes alone. We are willing to cooperate allowed Geely to be born and devel- with all excellent enterprises including jointly establish oped. In 2001, China’s entry into the Daimler. On the premise of fairness and WTO gave us more opportunities to transparency in accordance with the law latex products compete with our global counterparts,” and taking into account interests of all Li Shufu said. He said March 28, 2010 partners, we are seeking more extensive R & D center An exhibition marking was a particularly memorable in his life. cooperation opportunities to jointly the 70th anniversary On that day, Geely bought a 100 per The China-Thai latex products technology of the founding of the promote transformation of the global research and development cooperation cent stake in Volvo from Ford. The deal People’s Republic automobile industry and make due exchanges and signing ceremony was held in of China opened in included intellectual property rights for Kunming on September 19. The R&D Centre Yunnan on September three of Volvo’s latest platforms in 10 contributions to a more convenient and of Latex Products in Southeast Asia was 25 and will last to product lines, more than 10,000 patents comfortable transportation experience,” jointly established by Yunnan Yunmanganese December 5. and proprietary intellectual property Li said in the company’s 2019 New Group Co Ltd, Kunming University of Year’s address, describing Geely auto’s Science and Technology and Prince Songkla Photo by Yang Zheng rights at four plants, a fully automated University of Thailand, and was officially production-line component supply chain concept of open development. opened in Kunming. with a highly automated R&D system, The door has been opened to the In order to further develop the latex and 2,325 sales and service networks outside world, and more Chinese en- industry and latex products, China and around the world. This is also a classic terprises are making strides abroad. In Thailand will both set up rubber research and 2018, China’s non-financial outward development centres in Kunming, Yunnan milestone for Chinese autos. province, and in Prince Songkla University, Today, Geely Holdings Group has direct investment totalled US$120.5 Thailand, to introduce Thai latex production established world-class modern vehicle billion. China is the second-larg- technology to China, share latex market and powertrain manufacturing plants in est outbound investor in the world. and industry information between China the , Sweden, Belgium, (People’s Daily) and Thailand, cooperate in research and Chinese benefits the world development of new production technology This Hybrid Rice Research In 1979, the Chinese Ministry of with a hybrid-rice acreage of two million and latex products, and support and organise Centre is located in a courtyard by a small Agriculture presented 1.5 kilograms regular exchange visits and research activities hectares,” said Yuan. path in Mapoling, , in central of hybrid rice seeds to the Occidental In recent years, southwestern China’s Rare monkeys in Deqin between latex enterprises of the two countries. China’s Hunan province. Despite its Petroleum Corp of the as a At the signing ceremony, led by Thai Yunnan province has also increased in the world and inconspicuous appearance, it has given birth gift, marking the first step in distributing cooperation with Southeast Asia in terms Deputy Interior Minister Niphon Bunyamani, to a series of super hybrid rice varieties and Chinese hybrid rice abroad. When these is currently under the ministry delegation and five provinces breeding materials that are up to the world’s seeds were grown in the United States, they of agricultural science and technology. China's top-class of the South held exchanges and discussions highest standards. The facility’s hybrid-rice proved to be 33 per cent more productive The province has collaborated with state protection. In with representatives from enterprises in technology, with completely independent than the best local varieties. Over the , Vietnam, and other a village in Baima Yunnan. intellectual property rights, has contributed past four decades, hybrid rice technology countries in setting up demonstration Snow Mountain At the same time, the Health Industry greatly to the grain security of both China has been spread to more countries and parks for agricultural science and National Nature Service Centre of Five Southern Provinces and the world. regions. The Hunan Hybrid Rice Research of Thailand jointly established by Yunnan technology, effectively promoting the Reserve in northwest Since Hunan province began Centre and the Yuan Longping High-Tech commercialisation of Yunnan’s agricultural Yunnan's Deqin Yunmanganese Group Co Ltd and the researching hybrid rice in 1964, rice- Agriculture Co Ltd have jointly offered Administrative Management Centre of achievements. Many two-line hybrid-rice county, an estimated breeding scientists and technicians nearly 100 hybrid-rice training sessions varieties cultivated in Yunnan, including the five southern provinces of Thailand represented by Yuan Longping, an and educated more than 10,000 technicians 3,000 members of a also opened. It aims to establish a mega- academician of the Chinese Academy of from 80 developing countries in Asia, the 'Yunguang series', are now widely golden snub-nosed health town in Chenggong New District Engineering and the father of hybrid rice, Africa and Latin America. grown in Vietnam, , Laos, Golden snub-nosed monkey is one monkey subspecies live here, according of Kunming to introduce health-related have achieved many breakthroughs in “Today, hybrid-rice acreage has and other South and Southeast of the most endangered animal species to local government. enterprises and products from Thailand and hybrid-rice research and ensured adequate increased to seven million hectares in Asian countries. conduct joint research and development and food supplies for the Chinese people. other countries. tops these countries (Guangming Daily) promotion of Thai food culture. By Wu Ping THAI PEOPLE IN YUNNAN

COMMUNICATION Kunming is my second hometown:Sutarat “I love my home country—Thai- pares Chinese culture with Thai culture. land. I also take Kunming as my second “Thai people are fond of beauty and Thai “national soup” enriches Yunnan people’s dining table hometown,”says Sutarat Phayakham, a their life pace is slow while Chinese family. Now, Yunnan people can buy Tom Yum people’s have a very open attitude towards Thai-Chinese from Bangkok. With full people are pragmatic and live at a fast Food is an important medium for commu- Kung soup base in the market and make their eating and this promotes the development support from her parents, she success- pace. Both languages are difficult. For nication between different cultures. “Yunnan own Tom Yum Kung soup at home. Huang and integration of foreign food. We can also fully completed her MBA from Yunnan example, it is difficult for Thai people to brings together flavours from around the Ke, general manager of Yunnan Manqiao find traces of continuous integration from Normal University and now works as pronounce ‘z, c, s, zhi, chi, shi’ correctly world, such as French food, Indian food and Import and Export Trading Co Ltd, who has traditional Yunnan dishes. a Thai language teacher at the Yunnan in Chinese. And it’s difficult for Chinese Korean food. But the most familiar for every- been doing business between Yunnan and Weeratan Bunprasongkij, consul of University of Finance and Economics. students to pronounce the slurping sound Sutarat has been studying and teach- in the Thai language.” one is Thai food. There are many similarities Thailand for 10 years, said that their annual the consulate-general of Thailand in Kun- ing in Kunming for seven years. She is between Thai food and Yunnan food. Gener- sales of Tom Yum Kung soup base is close ming, who came to work in Kunming last Sutarat recounts that she made a fool a winner in life: she has had academic of herself several times. For example, ally, everyone can accept its taste. Therefore, to 3,000 boxes weighing about 26 tonnes. December, said that he goes to Clound 18 success, a career she loves, and she has Thai food has occupied a very important po- In addition, Tom Yum Kung Soup Base is Thai Restaurant every Friday, where he can also found love. she pronounced “Huaiyi [doubt]” as sition in the restaurant industry in Yunnan,” one of the products that Thai exhibitors must experience the feeling of being at home. “I “When I first arrived in Kunming, I “huaiyun [pregnant]” and “shuji [secre- tary]” as “siji [driver]”. Because of these said Fengzhi Moduan, an expert on Yunnan bring to the expos held in Yunnan. They are hope more Thai restaurants in China will be did not eat spicy food. Now I eat more experiences, Sutarat has a lot of empathy Tom Yum Kung soup is the epitome of folk culture. often sold out before the event is over. authorised with the Thai select in the future,” and more delicious food and I feel no taste without chilli,” she says. After for Chinese students. “I love my job. I Thai food in Yunnan and is known as the “Some 1,900 to 2,200 Tom Yum Kung In addition to Tom Yum Kung soup, other said Nitivadee Manitkul, consul-general of am very happy when I see my students bowls of soups are sold every month. Nearly Thai foods are also very popular. Due to the Thailand in Kunming. struggling to adjust initially, Sutarat has Thai “national soup”. The First Thailand fallen deeply in love with Kunming. making progress and I see smiles on everyone who comes to the restaurant orders geographical advantage, many materials of Thai cuisine represented by Tom Yum Food Festival was recently held in Kunming. When she goes to Thailand on vacations, their faces.” Tom Yum Kung soup. Even if they don’t Thai food can be obtained in Yunnan. For Kung soup in Yunnan not only adds delicious During the festival, three of the four restau- she starts to miss Yunnan’s barbecue, Sutarat has a special affinity for China order it, they will order something similar example, the green lime for making papaya food to the dining table of Yunnan people, smelly tofu and rice noodles. because her husband is Chinese.“In Chi- rants in Kunming that won the “Thai Select” to the taste of Tom Yum Kung soup, “ says salad and long beans. Green papaya salad has but also builds a bridge of friendship for food Sutarat teaches Chinese students the nese, this is destiny.” “Now I feel that showed the cuisine of Tom Yum Kung soup. Chong Yu, manager of the Thaishuang•Gold become a common dish on the dining table in cultural exchanges between Chinese and Thai language and is spreading Thai Kunming is my second hometown,”says They said that the soup shows the love of a Kunming Restaurant. Yunnan. Fengzhi Moduan said that Yunnan Thai people. By Liu Yanqin culture. In her teachings, she often com- Sutarat. By Cai Meng

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