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REMARKS BY H.E. XI JINPING AT THE WORKING LUNCH OF THE G20 SUMMIT

Colleagues, There is a Chinese saying, "Up in 2016 Summit as "Towards an heaven, there is paradise; down on I n n o v a t i v e , I n v i g o r a t e d , Let me begin by congratulating earth, there are Suzhou and Interconnected and Inclusive World President Erdogan on the full Hangzhou." It means that the cities Economy". We hope to take forward success of the Antalya Summit. It of Hangzhou and Suzhou have the preparatory work for the Summit has sent an encouraging signal of the beautiful sceneries that make them in the following four key areas. G20 working together to boost the comparable to paradise on earth. global economy and improve Hangzhou is not only a renowned First, we need to transform people's well-being all over the city of history and culture, but also a growth patterns in innovative ways world. leader in innovation. I trust that the with particular focus on pursuing 2016 Summit will present to us a reform and innovation. We must China will host the 11th G20 unique setting where history meets create and seize new opportunities Summit from September 4th to 5th modernity. to raise the potential of global next year in Hangzhou, Zhejiang economic growth. Province. I wish to take this T h r o u g h o u r p r e v i o u s opportunity to express my conversations with various G20 Second, we need to improve appreciation to countries and members, we have got a keen sense global economic and financial international organizations for their of people's expectations for next g o v e r n a n c e , i n c r e a s e t h e support. I look forward to year's Summit. Based on an representation and voice of welcoming you to the Hangzhou assessment of the current situation emerging markets and developing Summit. and the expectations of all parties, countries, and enhance the capacity we have formulated the theme of the of the global economy to ward off

4 News From China November 2015 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit risks. and enhanced cooperation among Second, reform of the global G20 members have both increased. Third, we need to promote economic governance in recent years We need to act in the spirit of global trade and investment to has hit a rough patch and partnership to work for the smooth generate growth and build an open international economic and trade transformation of G20 and the world economy. rules have been fast evolving. The consolidation of its role as the UN Sustainable Development premier forum for global economic Fourth, we need to promote Summit, the 10th WTO Ministerial governance. inclusive and interconnected Conference and the Paris Climate development, strive to implement Conference are all on this year's Colleagues, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable global agenda, where new plans are Development, eliminate poverty, being made for international G20 belongs to each and every and achieve common development. development cooperation, the one of its members. In preparing for multilateral trading regime and the the Hangzhou Summit, China will Our proposal on the above global campaign against climate consistently follow an open, theme and key areas is based on the chang e. We need to make transparent and inclusive approach, following three observations. coordinated and concerted efforts to and strengthen communication and guide international economic coordination with all other members First, although the global cooperation. to jointly uphold, strengthen and economy is no longer mired in crisis, develop G20. the recovery remains weak and Third, G20 is now facing a fragile for lack of growth engines. transformation from a mechanism I look forward to seeing you at And the performances and policies of crisis response to one of long- the shore of the West Lake in of major economies continue to term governance. As its agenda Hangzhou next September. diverge. We are in an urgent need of items shift from short-term issues to new sources of growth to take the deep-seated and longer-term ones, Thank you. global economy to a new round of the necessity for and difficulty of prosperity. macroeconomic policy coordination

EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING

Chinese President Xi Jinping according to foreign ministry Britain, and how do you intend to arrives in Britain on Monday for a officials. ensure that it is mutually beneficial? state visit at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II, the first state visit to the The questions and answers A: I visited London, Oxford, United Kingdom by a Chinese leader follow in full. For a story on Xi’s Glasgow and Edinburgh in 1994. I since 2005. comments, click on. was deeply impressed by the visit, particularly Britain’s long history, In advance of the trip, President Q: Britain says it wants to be unique culture, friendly people and Xi conducted a written interview China’s best partner in the West, and its beautiful environment. with Reuters, providing written that its economy is wide open to answers to questions posed in Chinese investment. At the same During my upcoming state visit writing by Reuters. time, many in Britain fear China’s to the UK at the invitation of Her intentions and think the British Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I look The answers, given in English, government is too eager to please forward to having discussions with were prepared by Chinese officials China. What are China’s aims in British leaders and engaging the but reviewed and approved by Xi, fostering a stronger relationship with British public on our bilateral ties. I

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hope this will chart the course for the people have some misgivings about In recent years, while global future growth of China-UK China-UK cooperation. What I want growth has slowed down, China-UK relations, inject new impetus in to stress is that in today’s world, no i n v e s t m e n t a n d b u s i n e s s practical cooperation between our country can afford to pursue cooperation has kept growing. The two countries in all fields and enable development with its door closed. UK has become the EU’s second us to jointly usher in a “golden time” One should open the door, warmly largest investor in China as well as for China-UK comprehensive welcome friends and be hospitable China’s second largest trading strategic partnership. to them. This is recognized partner and investment destination international practice. The UK has in the EU. China has been the UK’s Public opinion sur veys stated that it will be the Western second largest non-EU trading conducted in Britain show that views country that is most open to China. partner. In 2014, China-UK trade of China are largely favorable among This is a visionary and strategic volume for the first time exceeded the British people. Our two peoples choice that fully meets Britain’s own US$80 billion, and China’s import appreciate each other’s time- long-term interest. China looks from the UK has doubled in five honored and unique cultures. This is forward to engaging with the UK in a years. Two-way investment between an important foundation and wider range, at a higher level and in China and the UK has grown rapidly. favorable condition for growing greater depth. China’s investment in the UK has bilateral ties. It is true that some risen at an annual rate of 71.7% over

6 News From China November 2015 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit the past three years. Last year, the having a trading link between the the first Western country to issue UK investment in China increased London and Shanghai stock RMB-denominated sovereign bond by 87.6% year-on-year, the fastest exchanges. What role do you and the first major developed among major EU countries. envision London playing in the country to include RMB into its modernization and globalization of foreign exchange reserves. This is a The British government has the Chinese currency and stock h i g h l i g h t i n o u r b i l a t e r a l introduced ambitious plans on markets? cooperation. upgrading infrastructure, building the Northern Powerhouse in the Back in 2012, London officially north of England and implementing China-UK financial launched the plan of Centre of RMB the strategy of UK Industry 2050. cooperation started Business. London has since then These plans and the “Road and Belt early. It has enjoyed become one of the most dynamic Initiative” and the initiatives of and most important RMB trading “Made in China 2025” and “Internet rapid growth, has centers and offshore RMB markets. Plus” undertaken by China tremendous potential In 2014, RMB trading in London complement each other in many and leads China-UK grew by 143% year-on-year and its ways. China is ready to partner with cooperation in various RMB deposits reached 20 billion the UK in the spirit of inclusiveness, yuan, a year-on-year increase of opening up and seeking win-win areas. 37%. progress through cooperation to upgrade and expand cooperation to When conditions are in place, A: The reform and opening up deliver more benefits to our two China is ready to consider of China’s financial sector has made peoples. strengthening the connectivity of remarkable progress since China the financial markets of the two embarked on the path of reform and This year marks the beginning countries. London can leverage its opening up 37 years ago. This has of the second decade of the China- unique strengths in the financial field been especially obvious in the past UK comprehensive strategic to get actively involved in the several years. China will continue to partnership and the 40th anniversary modernization and globalization of adopt multiple measures to advance of China-EU diplomatic ties. Both China’s financial market. the reform and opening up of its China-UK relationship and China- financial sector so that its financial EU relationship face important Q: Two Chinese companies are market can better adapt to financial opportunities to build on past expected to take a stake in the modernization and globalization. success for new progress. Since the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in UK is an important member of the southwest England. This is in line As one of the global financial EU, China-UK relationship and with plans announced by your centers, London is an important China-EU relationship reinforce government earlier this year to help pump station in the world economic each other. During my visit to the Chinese firms in areas such as high- lifeline, so to speak. Strengthened EU Headquarters last year, EU speed rail and nuclear power to financial cooperation with London leaders and I agreed to build China- expand overseas, including support is definitely a win-win choice for EU partnership of peace, growth, such as subsidies and government- both countries. China-UK financial reform and civilization. I believe new backed financing. What role do you cooperation started early. It has progress in China-UK relationship hope to see Chinese companies enjoyed rapid g rowth, has will inject new momentum into the playing in the global markets for tremendous potential and leads growth of China-EU relationship such technology over the next China-UK cooperation in various across the board and make new decade? Do you think that areas. We have accomplished much contribution to the building of opposition could derail China’s in recent years. Our two countries China-EU partnership as a whole. participation in such projects signed the bilateral currency swap overseas? Will such opposition lead agreement. China set up an RMB Q: London is one of the world’s to fresh trade frictions? Is such state- clearing bank in London. The UK financial centers, and is keen to play subsidized, state-directed expansion became the first country outside an important role in China’s financial of Chinese industry abroad fair to Asia to obtain the RQFII (Renminbi development, whether by serving as other market players and in line with Qualified Foreign Institutional an offshore trading hub for the China’s professed desire for a more Investor) initial investment quota, renminbi or by possibly one day market-driven economy?

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Competition is necessary for a social functions, which are hard to A: China is intensifying its business to grow, and no one will measure with a simple arithmetic reform and opening-up drive, which give away a market to its rivals. We formula. means both opening up its economy hope that such competition is benign further to attract foreign investment and market-based. There should be In the coming decade, China’s and encourage Chinese firms to no swing doors or glass doors which overseas investment will continue to make overseas investment. This is are placed as non-economic or non- grow and is forecast to reach natural when a country reaches a market-based barriers. Unlike US$1.25 trillion. This will provide particular stage of development and e s t a b l i s h e d m u l t i n a t i o n a l more opportunities for China-UK when a company grows bigger, and companies, Chinese companies still cooperation. The Chinese and this is what all big companies in the lack experience in making British companies may also engage world are doing. investment overseas. They need to in tripartite cooperation in Having benefited from the better adapt to local laws and developing countries to integrate the world economy, Chinese companies regulations, technological standards, upper stream, middle stream and should contribute their share to marketing, human resources lower stream of the global value world economic development. management rules, local cultures, chain and share development China has grown into a global etc. Chinese companies will learn a opportunities. manufacturing power, with lot and emerge successful in fierce Q: Britain was the first particular strengths at the middle international competition. European country to sign up for rung of the global industrial chain. membership of the new Asian Many Chinese industrial sectors and The Chinese government Infrastructure Investment Bank equipment making capacity, supports Chinese companies in (AIIB). China has promised that the including the building of high-speed going global. But we believe that this new bank will be transparent and railway and nuclear power stations as process should be market-oriented, have high governance standards. well as automobiles making, are with companies being the main However, China still struggles with a d va n c e d a n d c o m p e t i t ive driver. The role of the Chinese i t s ow n t r a n s p a r e n c y a n d internationally, and meet the government is to secure and create a governance issues, and is also facing demand and absorbing capacity of favorable political environment and a protracted battle against many countries. China is ready to a fair legal framework for Chinese corruption. How will China ensure pursue cooperation of various companies. This is what all that the AIIB really will be forms with the UK and other governments are doing, and I think transparent and have world-class c o u n t r i e s i n i n t e r n a t i o n a l the Western countries are doing governance? production capacity and equipment better than us. Even under market manufacturing to synergize our conditions, countries support the A: China’s initiative to establish respective strengths and promote growth of their companies in the Asian Infrastructure Investment each other’s development. The various ways, and such measures Bank aims to promote infrastructure Hinkley Point is the product of should not be all labeled as development and connectivity in tripartite cooperation among China, government subsidy. China’s system Asia and boost regional cooperation. the UK and France. I hope that the is different from that of Western companies of the three countries countries. Due to historical reasons, The AIIB is an international will fully leverage their respective Chinese companies perform many financial institution whose rules of strengths to ensure the successful operation are decided by its launch of this project and deliver members through consultation, not benefits to the British people. In the coming decade, by China alone. We agree that the AIIB should fully draw on the It is normal for a company to C h i n a ’ s o v e r s e a s experience and practices of other encounter various problems when investment will continue multilateral development banks, making investment, whether to grow and is forecast to observe high international standards domestically or overseas. When reach US$1.25 trillion. in terms of governance structure, doing business, one should focus on operation guidelines, and human business. Problems that occur in This will provide more resources management, and ensure business operations should not be opportunities for China- its professional and efficient politicized, and Chinese companies UK cooperation. operation as well as transparency and should not be viewed with bias. integrity. During the negotiation

8 News From China November 2015 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit over the AIIB agreement, 57 ready to work with the UK and all principles of the UN Charter. It prospective founding members other prospective founding pursues common, comprehensive, acted on the principle of openness, members to build the AIIB into a cooperative and sustainable security. inclusion, professionalism and p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d e f f i c i e n t China follows the principle of non- transparency, and concluded a high- infrastructure financing platform to interference in other country’s quality agreement text. A total of 53 contribute to the development of internal affairs and believes that prospective founding members have Asia and beyond. international and regional hot spots signed the agreement. should be resolved by peaceful Q: China is playing an means. China has declared many I know that this agreement has increasingly active role as a member times that it pursues a defense policy drawn on the practices of existing of the international community, defensive in nature and will never multilateral development banks in whether by helping bring peace to seek hegemony, engage in expansion many ways. It has also made some South Sudan or evacuating or impose its own will on others. breakthroughs and explored new foreigners, including Britons, from ways of operation. For example, in the civil war in Yemen. As China’s Q: China, the world’s biggest terms of governance structure, AIIB economy and influence in the world greenhouse gas emitter, has pledged has, with reference to the common continue to grow, it will increasingly to bring its emissions to a peak by practice of multilateral development have to protect its legitimate “around 2030” and has also said it banks, set up a three-tiered structure, interests around the globe. How do would cut carbon intensity ¨C the consisting of a board of governors, a you see China’s role in global affairs amount emitted per unit of board of directors and a changing in the coming decade? Will economic output ¨C by 60 to 65 management team. It has also put in it play a greater role in mediating percent below the 2005 level. As a place an oversight mechanism in line conflicts? Will China one day replace developing country, China has stuck with the principle of transparency, the United States as the world’s firmly to the principle that openness, independence and policeman? Will China one day have industrialized nations should bear accountability. It is specified in the to build military bases around the most of the burden when it comes to agreement that the management world to protect its interests? cutting carbon emissions. Is China team will be selected through an prepared to change any of its open, transparent and merit-based A: China was, is and will negotiating positions or offer process. This is a new principle not continue to be a force for world further compromises in order to included in the constitution of peace, common development and make sure that a new global climate existing major multilateral international cooperation. With the change deal is secured in Paris later development banks. Another increase of its overall strength, this year? example is that the AIIB places no China will be able to play a more restriction on the procurement of active role in international and A: Climate change is a global goods and services from any regional affairs. challenge at which no country can country, and again this is not the case stand on their own. Developed and in the other regional multilateral At the summits commemo- developing countries have different development banks. rating the 70th anniversary of the historical responsibilities for climate UN this September, I announced on change, and different development The AIIB prospective founding behalf of the Chinese government a needs and capabilities. Just like in a members are working on the specific series of initiatives, which include: car race: it would be neither operation guidelines in accordance reasonable nor fair to apply the same with the agreement. The relationship China has been stepping up speed requirements to cars which between the AIIB and existing efforts for world peace and have run far ahead and those which multilateral development banks is a development not because it wants to have only just left the starting point. cooperative and complementary become a “world cop”, even less to Developed countries should do one. The AIIB will engage in take anyone’s place. We are always of more and lead the way in addressing cooperation with them in terms of the view that a country’s affairs climate change. This is in keeping sharing expertise, capacity building should be decided by its own people, with the important principles laid and joint financing. and the world’s affairs should be down in the UNFCCC (United managed through consultation Nations Framework Convention on China commends and welcomes among the peoples of all countries. Climate Change), such as “common the UK joining into the AIIB. We are China upholds the purposes and but differentiated responsibilities”,

News From China November 2015 9 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit equity and respective capabilities. to infringe on China’s sovereignty This is also the hope of all China’s submission to and related rights and interests in the developing countries. the UN of its nationally South China Sea. The actions China has taken in the South China Sea are Having said that, the principle intended contributions is legitimate reactions to safeguard its of “common but differentiated aimed at facilitating t e r r i t o r i a l s o v e r e i g n t y . responsibilities” does not exempt g l o b a l c l i m a t e Expansionism refers to laying claims developing countries from governance, and also for to land outside one’s own territory. contributing their share to global China has never done anything like response to climate change. It is only the sake of China’s own that, so such doubts or accusations that such contribution should be in development. are unwarranted. line with their capabilities and needs. China is now the world’s biggest With the joint efforts of all country in energy conservation and and Britain, too. China also says it parties, the situation in the South utilization of new and renewable will not pursue hegemony and will China Sea has on the whole been energy. In 2014, China’s per unit unswervingly stick to the path of stable. The South China Sea GDP energy consumption and CO2 peaceful development. Do you provides important waterways for emission were cut by 29.9% and understand why so many of China’s China’s international commercial 33.8% respectively from the 2005 neighbors doubt these claims? How exchanges. China needs peace, level. China’s submission to the UN do you respond to accusations that security and stability in the South of its nationally intended China’s activities in the South China China Sea more than any other contributions is aimed at facilitating Sea could be worsening the security country. China would not want any global climate governance, and also situation in the region? What is turbulence there, still less would it be for the sake of China’s own China’s ultimate aim with its current the party to stir up chaos. It is development. It represents China’s activities in the South China Sea? working hard to take forward very best effort to help achieve the consultations on a code of conduct goals set in the UNFCCC. China has A: To follow the path of in the South China Sea within the announced the setting up of an peaceful development serves China’s framework of fully and effectively RMB20 billion South-South fundamental interests, and is also implementing the Declaration on cooperation fund on climate change what regional countries and peoples the Conduct of Parties in the South to help other developing countries. expect from us. It is a strategic choice China Sea. China will continue to made by China that has not changed work with its neighbors in the South The Paris Conference coming and will not change. For many years, China Sea to manage disputes up at the end of this year is a China’s active efforts for win-win through institutionalized dialogue, significant milestone in the cooperation with its neighbors have peacefully resolve disputes through multilateral process on climate brought real benefits to countries negotiation and consultation, change, as it will set up post-2020 and peoples in the region. Under the actively explore win-win results international regimes to tackle this new circumstances, China will strive through cooperation and joint challenge. Progress in negotiations to deliver more benefits of its development, and safeguard the requires flexibility of all parties, yet development to neighboring freedom of navigation and the basic principles of the UNFCCC countries and peoples. China will overflight enjoyed by countries in need to be observed. Parties should continue to pursue friendship and accordance with international law. demonstrate sincerity as much as partnership with its neighbors, build We will together endeavor to make they can, build up consensus and a har monious, secure and the South China Sea a sea of peace, work toward the same goal. China is prosperous neighborhood and friendship and cooperation. And the ready to play a constructive role and follow through on its policy of amity, efforts of countries in the region to work for the timely conclusion of a sincerity, mutual-benefit and maintain peace and stability there comprehensive, balanced and strong inclusiveness towards its neighbors. deserve more respect. agreement at the Paris conference. The islands and reefs in the Q: China has asked for Q: China is being increasingly South China Sea are Chinese international help from countries assertive in pushing its territorial territory since ancient times. They including Britain to return claims in the South China Sea, which are left to us by our ancestors. The corruption suspects who have fled has worried many of its neighbors, Chinese people will not allow anyone overseas. Some of these countries

10 News From China November 2015 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit have complained that China is s t r e n g t h e n c o o p e r a t i o n i n growth without any slowing down. reluctant to hand over the evidence investigation and information The 7% growth in the first half of needed for them to be able to sharing on individual cases. I am this year was achieved on the basis of process deportation orders in court, convinced that as long as we have the an economy of over US$10 trillion. and that China has illegally sent political will to fight corruption, The increment is already equivalent agents to try and induce these people international cooperation in this to the annual GDP of a medium- to return. How will China improve field will surely yield more results. sized country and still exceeds what its cooperation with foreign was generated by double-digit countries to get these suspects back? Q: Your government has set a growth several years ago. target of growing the economy by A: China’s judicial departments around 7 percent this year. However, As an economy closely linked to would readily provide solid evidence the economic situation appears to international markets, China cannot on specific cases in international have deteriorated in the last several stay immune to the lackluster anti-corruption cooperation. China months, and many investors and performance of the global economy. is a country with rule of law. It acts economists now see this target as We do have concerns about the according to law and on the basis of highly unlikely to be reached, Chinese economy, and we are facts both in fighting corruption creating great concern in global working hard to address them. We within the country and carrying out financial and commodity markets. also worry about the sluggish world international anti-corruption economy, which affects all countries, cooperation. especially developing ones.

In any country, corruption is C h i n a ’ s e c o n o m i c Historian Dr. Arnold Toynbee most detested by the people. development is adjusting believes that “challenge and International cooperation in this ‘to the new normal and response” is an important factor area is aimed at bringing criminal experiencing growing underpinning the development of suspects who have committed acts human civilization. China’s of corruption and absconded pains of shifting from old economic development is adjusting overseas back to China to face drivers of growth to new to the new normal and experiencing justice. China and the UK have ones. growing pains of shifting from old maintained sound cooperation in drivers of growth to new ones. Yet jointly fighting corruption and the fundamentals of a steadily concluded the treaty for mutual legal Do you expect’ to meet this target? growing economy have remained assistance in criminal matters, which What further measures do you stand unchanged. The new type of has laid the legal foundation for ready to take in order to keep growth industrialization, IT application, jointly fighting corruption. from slowing too much? Will that urbanization and agricultural In today’s world, no country or include more fiscal spending, and if modernization that is in full swing place should provide shelter or even so, will those moves derail your has generated strong domestic safe haven for corrupt elements and government’s stated aim of forging demand and great potential for their proceeds of crime. What ahead with reforms aimed at giving future growth. It has also made the baffles the Chinese people the most the market more of a role in economy more resilient and is that some corrupt elements for allocating capital and bringing the adaptable. All this, coupled with whose crimes there are solid economy to rely more on deepening structural reforms, means evidence should be able to stay at consumption? that China will have very promising large in some countries and escape economic prospects. the punishment of the law by citing A: The Chinese economy grew all kinds of excuses. Due to by 7% in the first half of this year, We are making coordinated differences in legal systems between which is consistent with the growth efforts to promote steady growth, countries, some technical legal target of the whole year and is the continued reform, structural matters need to be worked through fastest growth rate among major adjustments, and higher living in international cooperation against economies around the world. It is standards, and forestall economic corruption. This requires various normal that an economy may grow risks. We will enhance macro parties to explore solutions together. at different speeds in different regulation in creative ways to In particular, anti-corruption and periods. It would be against the law improve the quality and efficiency of law enforcement agencies need to of economics to aim for ever higher economic development and address

News From China November 2015 11 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit the lack of balance, coordination private capital to operate in the cooperation and boosting the and sustainability in the economy. financial sector to better support the football industry. We will put more emphasis on real economy. innovation and consumption-driven The UK has a long and proud growth. The policy on utilizing Q: You have said that you hope history of football and a wealth of foreign investment remains one day China will be able to host the experience in this sport. The Premier unchanged. We will improve the rule World Cup, and that one day China League is one of the most influential of law in the commercial field, could win it. You care about the and successful professional football protect intellectual property rights, sport enough that you announced leagues in the world. China and the and promote fair competition. We big reform plans for Chinese UK have had good cooperation on will continue to promote the football earlier this year. Britain is the football in recent years. In 2012, a development of the Silk Road birthplace of modern football. Is cooperation program was launched Economic Belt and the 21st Century there anything China can learn from to promote football in schools and Maritime Silk Road and carry out Britain in raising the level of Chinese the UK started to train Chinese international cooperation on football, and making the Chinese football coaches at the grassroots production capacity. Both the football industry as successful as level. In 2013, the Premier League Chinese economy and the world Britain’s? What is your biggest hope and the Chinese Super League economy stand to benefit in this for Chinese football? signed a letter of intent on process. cooperation, and David Beckham A: Football is the most popular was named “ambassador for the In the face of changes in the sport in the world and there are over youth football program in China and domestic and international financial 100 million football fans in China the Chinese Super League”. Last markets, we have taken a number of alone. My greatest expectation on month, the two countries signed an steps including lowering the required Chinese football is for the Chinese MOU to produce future stars in reserve ratio and interest rates and team to be one of the best in the football. In the next five years, improving the RMB exchange rate world and for football to play an football training will be introduced regime. These measures have helped important role in making people to 20,000 Chinese schools, which to largely defuse risks and restore stronger in body and mind. We will m e a n s h u g e p o t e n t i a l o f stability in the markets. Going find a new way forward for the sport cooperation between China and the forward, we will deepen market- to flourish in China that is both UK in the training of players, oriented financial reforms according consistent with the general pattern coaches and referees. to law to cultivate an open and of football development and fits transparent capital market that well with Chinese conditions. We will I am confident that Chinese enjoys long-term, stable and sound pursue the goals of strengthening football will do better and make its development. We will improve risk football training for the youth, own contribution to world football. management, stabilize market reforming the professional football expectations and make it easier for system, enhancing international XI’S APEC REMARKS HERALD BETTER FUTURE OF REGIONAL COMMON DEVELOPMENT Against the backdrop of fragile growth and expressed confidence in global recovery and potential China’s economy. challenges facing Asia-Pacific In a keynote speech addressing development, Chinese President Xi a n A s i a - Pa c i f i c E c o n o m i c Jinping on Wednesday expounded Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit, on his suggestion for regional Xi briefed business leaders on

12 News From China November 2015 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit

China’s current economic situation performance has always been in the rate of 6.9 percent in the first three and direction of reform. limelight. quarters this year and contributing about 30 percent to global economic Noting some current and “With global growth slowing growth. potential difficulties and challenges down, China is working vigorously Xi’s address conveyed China’s in the region, the Chinese president to overcome difficulties and meet confidence in its economy, especially urged to accelerate regional challenges by strengthening macro at a time when the global economy is economic integration and enhance regulation and effectively advancing confronted with some difficulties connectivity in the Asia-Pacific. reforms,” said the Chinese president. and challenges, said Huang Wei, a researcher with the Chinese CONFIDENCE IN CHINESE Xi said the overall economy has Academy of Social Sciences. ECONOMY operated within the reasonable range As the world’s second largest and maintained steady and fairly The slowdown in China’s economy, China’s economic rapid growth, achieving a growth economic growth is not out of

News From China November 2015 13 President Xi Jinping Attends G20, APEC Summit control, Huang said, adding that the economic and social development, country is focusing more on Xi recalled that the APEC members economic structure optimization inked last year in Beijing an and sustainable development. agreement on enhancing physical, Referring to the proposal on institutional and people-to-people China’s 13th Five-Year Plan (2016- connections by 2025. 2020) recently adopted, Xi said China will step up reform and The connectivity blueprint, Xi innovation, accelerate the shift of stressed, needs to be earnestly growth model and economic carried out in order to achieve restructuring, address the difficult tangible results. issues in development, cultivate new drivers and new edges for The Silk Road Economic Belt development. and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative, proposed by Tang Guoqiang, chairman of Liu Chenyang, director of the APEC Xi two years ago, has received the China National Committee for research center of Nankai warm responses from and active Pacific Economic Cooperation University, suggested that the Asia- p a r t i c i p a t i o n b y o v e r 6 0 Council, said the CEOs spoke highly Pacific economies need more countries and international of Xi’s remarks on China’s economic coordination among the existing free organizations. proposals and believed the Chinese trade arrangements and promotion government can promote a healthy of the construction of FTAAP. That has inspired the business development of the country’s community in the Asia-Pacific, Tang economy, which would bring more Huang echoed Liu’s comments, said, adding that the Belt and Road opportunities to the Asia-Pacific saying that FTAAP is a blessing to Initiative is not only in line with region. enterprises of all kinds in the region regional connectivity target but also as they can operate and compete in a will create huge opportunities for CONSTRUCTION OF FTAAP more fair and just framework. Asia-Pacific economies.

With various new regional free The accelerated construction of “China has established and put trade arrangements cropping up, FTAAP would be undoubtedly into operation the Silk Road Fund, worries about fragmentation are on conducive to regional economic and is now working actively with the increase. recovery, Huang added. more than 50 countries to prepare the launching of the Asian In his speech, Xi urged relative Wilson Lee Flores, columnist of Infrastructure Investment Bank parties to speed up the realization of local newspaper the Philippine Star, (AIIB),” Xi said in his speech. the Free Trade Area of the Asia- said FTAAP has good prospects Pacific (FTAAP) and strengthen the because it is big in scale and Referring to the AIIB, Huang openness and inclusiveness of free comprehensive in scope. said China has provided much trade arrangements to the greatest support and public goods to the extent. “Many Asians look forward to region, and the AIIB is a good China’s dynamic leadership of illustration. Recalling that APEC leaders FTAAP, and hope this plan could be made a historic step in 2014 in realized as soon as possible despite The poor infrastructure in many Beijing by launching FTAAP some obstacles. FTAAP is more Asian countries has hindered their process, he called for concerted win-win and inclusive,” Flores said. development and the AIIB, if efforts to boost the openness of the established officially by the end of Asia-Pacific economy and safeguard REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY this year, would facilitate financing multilateral trade systems. of infrastructure construction for Noting that better connectivity these countries, Huang said. In order to avoid fragmentation, will increase the potential in

14 News From China November 2015 Xi-Ma Meeting Xi-Ma Meeting INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAILS XI-MA MEETING AS INSPIRING EVENT

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Ma Ying-jeou during their meeting at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Nov. 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Beijing, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) — the high-level dialogue will be a experts said. The historic meeting between Xi powerful boost to relations between Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Amid intensive attention from Singapore is an inspiring event and foreign government agencies and across the globe, Xi and Ma met on

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Saturday afternoon in the first direction. nation, said Zheng Yongnian, meeting between leaders of the two The EU’s diplomatic service director of the East Asia Institute of sides of the Taiwan Strait since 1949. EEAS also released a statement, National University of Singapore saying Saturday’s first-ever meeting (NUS). During the meeting, the two in Singapore between the leaders leaders acknowledged major from the two sides of the Taiwan The meeting reaffirmed both achievements made in peaceful Strait is an encouraging step, sides’ adherence to the 1992 development of cross-Strait demonstrating the level of trust that Consensus, Zheng said, adding that relations since 2008. Both sides has been built through the ongoing the two sides have achieved agreed to continue to stick to the process of rapprochement. remarkable progress in the 1992 Consensus, consolidate development of their relations in the common political ground, promote The EU looks forward to the past several years and these peaceful development of cross- continuation of the peaceful achievements are possible only Strait relations and safeguard peace development of cross-Strait because both sides have adhered to and stability of the Taiwan Strait. relations, to the benefit of the people the 1992 Consensus. on both sides of the Strait, the A statement by the French statement said. The 1992 Consensus serves as Foreign Ministry said France the political fundamental for the welcomes the historic meeting and The meeting is an important cross-Strait ties and no matter which supports cross-Strait peace, dialogue milestone in the development of political party comes to power in and cooperation, and believes the cross-Strait relations, and also for the Taiwan, it should act with caution meeting is a positive step toward this great rejuvenation of the Chinese regarding the consensus, said Tseng

Xi Jinping (1st R) meets with Ma Ying-jeou (1st L) at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, Nov. 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

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Hui-yi, a research associate from the definitely be written into text books, Robert Daly, director of the same NUS institute. said Brazilian expert Ronnie Lins, Kissinger Institute on China and the director of the Brazil-China Center. United States. A key message from the Xi-Ma meeting is that the Chinese people While the two sides of the Relations across the Taiwan have enough wisdom to sort out Taiwan Strait still have many Strait has been moving forward in a their own problems, said Oh Ei Sun, differences to work on, they have slow but steady pace, with economic senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam overcome various challenges to cooperation being a major driver, School of International Studies of make the top-level meeting a reality, said Martin Jacques, a British Singapore Nanyang Technological Lins said, adding that the meeting academic and the author of the University. creates new opportunities for the global best-seller “When China peaceful development of ties across Rules the World: the End of the “Hopefully the two sides could the Taiwan Strait. Western World and the Birth of a make such high-level contacts a New Global Order.” regular thing in their future The meeting was a wholly interactions,” Oh said. positive exercise, in which both sides Jacques said that he expects took a pragmatic, constructive there will be further improvements The Singapore meeting between approach regarding their ties, said in the cross-Strait relations. Xi and Ma is a historic event that will

PEACEFUL MESSAGE FROM XI-MA MEETING ENCOURAGES CROSS-STRAIT TRAVEL

Thousands of locals crowded from Taiwan and the weather is very in her fifties collected a bag full of the 10th Taipei Cross-Strait Travel mild throughout the year. In travel leaflets from the mainland Fair on Monday after leaders from addition, we do not have a problem delegation’s main desk. both sides of the Taiwan Strait with languag e and culture pledged to promote peace and differences,” said Ciou, who himself “I have made several trips to the prosperity at a historic meeting in has been to Guizhou at least eight mainland but I still plan to go. I Singapore Saturday. times. would like to visit Xinjiang (in northwest China) and Hainan (in the Ciou Jyu-syong, a marketing Only about a third of his flyers very south),” she said, adding she manager with Pro-Tour Express Inc, were left by the time noon rolled visited central China’s Hunan a Taipei-based travel agency, has around. “The weekend was even Province in September. been busy handing out leaflets for more crowded than today,” he told the company’s travel package to Xinhua. It used to be very difficult, if not southwest China’s Guizhou impossible, for ordinary residents to Province throughout Monday About 270,000 people attended travel across the Strait since the morning. the fair from Friday to Sunday, Kuomintang, led by Chiang Kai- organizers said. shek, fled to Taiwan in 1949 after “Taiwanese like Guizhou. The being defeated in a civil war. landscape is very much different A Taipei woman surnamed Yu

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Business and personnel jeou in Singapore, Xi Jinping said exchanges resumed in the late 1980s that there are still many Taiwan At this travel fair, the mainland but free travel, especially from the people who have never been to the sent a large delegation of 820 people, mainland to Taiwan, remained mainland and he welcomes their including travel agencies and difficult. The two sides lifted the ban visit. government tourism officials, and on mainland tourists in package installed booths with a total area of tours to Taiwan in 2008 and on Hsu Chin-jui, head of the 3,800 square meters. independent tourists in 2011. Taiwan Travel Quality Assurance Association, told Xinhua that the Zheng Weirong, deputy head of Cross-Strait tourism has been meeting between the two leaders the tourism department of east one of the most prosperous sent a message of peace and stability China’s Fujian Province, told Xinhua businesses since 2008, an across the Strait, which is exactly that the Xi-Ma meeting is definitely outstanding indicator of improving what tourism business needs. good news for tourism. ties. Tourism business from both “I hope that, with the leaders In the first nine months of this sides should take advantage of this meeting each other, more detailed year, about 4 million Taiwan people favorable situation and work policies will follow to simplify visited the mainland while 3.11 together to provide people with paperwork and other procedures for million mainland tourists went to the more quality products and services, cross-Strait travel,” he said. Taiwan is island. Hsu said, adding that their efforts a major source of tourists for Fujian, will contribute to cross-Strait peace which is directly across the Strait. At the meeting with Ma Ying- and exchanges as well.

China-India Relations TO RENEW THE FRIENDSHIP ACROSS HIGH MOUNTAINS AND CONTRIBUTE ASIAN WISDOM TO WORLD PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT LI YUANCHAO

It is my pleasure to pay an As an ancient civilization, India influential position in the future of official visit to India at the invitation has been world-renowned for its the world. Past and present glories of H.E. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, profound philosophy and splendid have come together to lend strength Vice President of the Republic of culture, which made g reat to India’s ambitious march towards India and Chairman of the Rajya c o n t r i b u t i o n t o h u m a n national prosperity and renewal. On Sabha. I would like to take the development. As an emerging the other side of the Himalayas, the opportunity to extend sincere country, India’s widely-acclaimed Chinese nation has also written its greetings and best wishes to the economic growth and social vitality own chapter in the history of human great people of India. has secured this country an civilization and created thriving

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miracles of the East. Throughout Monk Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to the world map of the colonial era once history, the Chinese and Indian west, and expedition of the Chinese and for all, and strengthened the civilizations have maintained navigator Zheng He. All these are unity of the Third World countries, exchanges and learned from each testament to our friendship as good In the 1950s, China and India, other. With unique wisdom and neighbors. The ancient Silk Road together with other Asian countries, charm of the East, the two nations bustling with merchants and coaches jointly initiated the Five Principles have jointly erected powerful pillars brought such Chinese and Indian of Peaceful Co-existence and turned for the civilization of the East and inventions as paper making, sugar them into basic norms governing contributed their share to world making and numbers to the wider international relations, thus making peace and development. world. Chinese and Indians learned historic contribution to building a from each other, and together drove new type of international relations China-India friendship dates Asia’s progress, setting a fine based on equality. back to ancient times. As the Indian example of inter-civilizational poet Rabindranath Tagore put it, exchanges. Simultaneous development of “China and India are very old and China and India is a blessing to the beloved brothers”. Over the past Since modem times, China and world. In recent decades, inspired by 2,000 years and more, there have India had gone through similar the dream of a strong and been numerous tales and legends sufferings and supported each other. prosperous nation, China and India about the friendly exchanges We realized national independence have seized the opportunities of between our two countries, such as and liberation, pioneered the economic globalization and the white horse carrying Buddhist liberation movement of Asia Africa technological revolution and scriptures from India to China, and Latin America, changing the embarked on the fast track of

News From China November 2015 19 China-India Relations development driven by reform and need to become closer cooperation increase strategic mutual trust, innovation. Not only have we partners for development, for deepen traditional friendship, improved the livelihood of 2.5 growth and for global strategic expand win-win cooperation and billion people, but we have also coordination. Prime Minister Modi work for faster and greater become twin engines propelling the said that China and India are “two development of China-India economic development of Asia and bodies, one spirit”. The Chinese relations. the world beyond. Since the turn of people now are striving to achieve this century, China and India have the two centenary goals and the — We are ready to synergize our established and developed the Chinese dream of great national development strategy with that of s t r a t e g i c a n d c o o p e r a t i v e renewal, while the Indian people are India, expand win-win cooperation, partnership for peace and prosperity, working hard to realize the objective take forward our respective national and explored a way to achieve of national revitalization. The development, and facilitate regional harmonious co-existence by actively Chinese dream and Indian dream are and world development and expanding cooperation and closely connected and complement p r o s p e r i t y w i t h o u r o w n effectively managing differences at each other. As the second and ninth development. the same time. China-India relations largest economies respectively, have become an anchor of regional China and India have a combined — We are ready to renew our peace and stability. In recent years, as GDP of over US$12 trillion and a friendly exchanges with India to the two largest developing countries huge market with one third of the encourage affinity between the two and major emerging economies, our world’s population. The Chinese civilizations and create a new boom two countries have maintained close economy has been steadily upgraded in learning about each other’s communication and coordination, while the Indian economy has culture. This will help revive our taken an active part in global entered a phase of fast growth. The ancient inter-civilizational exchanges governance, firmly upheld the two countries enjoy significant and mutual learning between China common interests of developing mutual complementarity and huge and India on a larger scale and in countries in major global issues, and potential for cooperation. more areas and contribute more to made common appeals for building a the progress of human civilization. m o r e j u s t a n d e q u i t a b l e China is committed to peace, Going forward, China and India will international order, d e ve l o p m e n t a n d w i n - w i n continue to be two major forces cooperation and adheres to the calling for a multi-polar world and C h i n a - I n d i a w i n - w i n policies of building friendly relations main engines driving Asian and cooperation has broad prospects, and partnerships and amity, sincerity, world economic growth. China and President Xi Jinping, Premier Li mutual benefit and inclusiveness India should carry forward oriental Keqiang and other Chinese leaders with its neighbors. We advocate wisdom and traditional friendship have met with Prime Minister Modi fostering a community of shared for closer cooperation. I am and other Indian leaders on many future with neighboring countries. convinced that with our joint efforts, occasions, during which they In this context, we regard China- both countries will embrace an even reached important consensus on India relationship as one of the most brighter future and that we will forging an even closer partnership important bilateral relationships for renew our friendship across the for development between China and us. Himalayas, and contribute more India. This has charted the course Asian wisdom to peace and f o r g r o w i n g t h e b i l a t e r a l — We are ready to work development of the region and the relationship. President Xi Jinping together with India in line with the whole world. pointed out that China and India consensus between our leaders to INDIAN PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE MET WITH LI YUANCHAO Indian President Pranab Li Yuanchao at his residence in New Li Yuanchao sent President Xi Mukherjee met with Vice President Delhi on November 6 local time. Jinping’s best regards and wishes to

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President Mukherjee. Li Yuanchao Peaceful Co-existence jointly put Minister Modi and President Xi said that China and India are forward by China, India and Jinping have secured an important important and close neighbors that Myanmar have become the basic consensus on building a closer India- enjoy thousands of years of friendly norm governing international China partnership of cooperation. exchanges. The Chinese dream and relations. Bilateral cooperation in politics, the Indian dream are closely related Li Yuanchao said that China and trade, culture and other areas has with each other. Both China and India, as two largest developing made all-round progress. A stronger India are sources of human countries and fast rising emerging India-China strategic partnership for civilizations. Exchanges and mutual market states, have become two cooperation and development will learning has made the two cultures a major forces in world multi- have a major influence in the world pair of gems in the history of human polarization. A stronger strategic and create more benefits for the vast civilization. In the modern times, the partnership of cooperation and a developing countries. India is ready two countries sympathized with and closer partnership of development t o e n h a n c e m a nu f a c t u r i n g supported each other, and walked will not only bring enormous cooperation with China, scale up hand in hand toward national benefits to the 2.5 billion people of two-way trade and mutual liberation and state independence. the two countries, but also usher in investment, and strengthen India was one of the first countries the century of Asia at an early date. coordination and cooperation in to establish diplomatic ties with the President Mukherjee said that multilateral institutions. New China. The Five Principles of successful mutual visits by Prime INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI MET WITH LI YUANCHAOA

I n d i a n P r i m e M i n i s t e r greetings and best wishes from political and economic reform and Narendra Modi met with Vice President Xi Jinping and Premier Li gives priority to development. It is President Li Yuanchao at his Keqiang to Prime Minister Modi. Li believed that under the leadership of residence in New Delhi on Yuanchao said that remarkable Prime Minister Modi, India will November 6 local time. achievements have been made since perform even better in state building Prime Minister Modi took office as and economic development. Li Yuanchao conveyed cordial he goes full steam ahead with

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Li Yuanchao said that China and India are world¡¯s largest developing countries and most dynamic emerging market economies. During President Xi Jinping’s visit to India last year and Prime Minister Modi’s visit to China this year, the two sides agreed to deepen China-India strategic partnership of cooperation and put the bilateral relationship on a new upward trajectory. China regards India as an important part in its neighborhood diplomacy and gives priority to the China-India relationship in its foreign policy. At bilateral, regional and global levels, India is China¡¯s long-term partner for strategic cooperation and India¡¯s development is an to become each other’s development friendship with President Xi Jinping important opportunity for China. partners of closer cooperation, and Premier Li Keqiang. The long- We are ready to work together with cooperative partners leading growth lasting amity between India and the Indian side to enhance political and global partners of strategic China is a treasure for both the two dialogues, align development coordination, and realize peaceful, countries. By carrying forward the strategies, increase cultural and c o o p e r a t i ve a n d i n c l u s i ve friendship and stepping up people-to-people exchanges, development. cooperation, the two countries will strengthen multilateral coordination bring more benefits to the two and properly mange differences so as Modi said that he cherishes his peoples, make greater contributions to the renewal of Asia and developing countries, and drive forward world economic growth.

Modi stated that since important consensus was reached during mutual visits by leaders of the two countries, there has been a rapid increase of Chinese investment and tourists in India. India-China relations have entered a golden era. India is willing to draw upon China¡¯s experience and cooperate with China in railways, smart cities, housing construction and other areas, attract more business from China, have more interactions in tourism and culture and bring the bilateral relationship to a new high.

22 News From China November 2015 China-India Relations LI YUANCHAO HELD TALKS WITH INDIAN VICE PRESIDENT HAMID ANSARI

Vice President Li Yuanchao held of bilateral friendship. shall be made to implement talks with Indian Vice President consensus reached by leaders of the Hamid Ansari at Hyderabad House Li Yuanchao said that recent two countries and take the bilateral in New Delhi on November 6 local years has witnessed the heartening relationship to a new high. Efforts time. growth of China-India relationship. shall be made to maintain the During President Xi Jinping’s visit to momentum of high-level exchanges Li Yuanchao said that ten years India and Prime Minister Modi’s visit so as to lead the bilateral relationship. after his previous visit to India, India to China, leaders of the two Efforts shall be made to enhance has impressed him with great vitality countries reached broad consensus strategic and economic dialogues of the society, remarkable on developing China-India relations and financial talks, speed up achievements of development and The China-India relationship enjoys cooperation in major projects such full confidence of the people. Indian great potential for development and as railways and industrial parks, and people are full of expectation for broad space of cooperation, and scale up two-way trade and China-India relations which is quite deserves the unremitting devotion investment. Efforts shall be made to inspiring for us in the development of the two sides. Concrete efforts expand cultural exchanges, and

News From China November 2015 23 China-India Relations encourage personnel exchanges as UN and G20, and strive for positive century. The two sides forged a more the two countries choose each other outcomes of the Paris Climate closely-knit partnership of as destinations of the year of Conference. development during President Xi tourism. Efforts shall be made to J i n p i n g ’s v i s i t t o I n d i a , properly manage differences, Vice President Ansari said that demonstrating the great potential of maintain the momentum of mutual visits by Prime Minister Modi bilateral relations and meeting the boundar y negotiations, and and President Xi Jinping have needs of India and China as major safeguard peace and tranquility of brought India and China closer. Vice developing countries. The Indian the border areas. Efforts shall be President Li Yuanchao came to India side will press ahead with its made to promote development of with the amity of the Chinese on the cooperation with China in industrial the region, align the Belt and Road occasion of the 65th anniversary of parks, railways and other areas, initiative with India’s Act East policy, bilateral ties. increase two-way trade and cultural and boost mutual trust and exchanges, enhance communication cooperation at the regional level. Ansari said that closer and coordination in multilateral Efforts shall be made to strengthen cooperation between such major institutions and properly manage China-India cooperation under countries as India and China will differences by accommodating each multilateral frameworks such as the help realize the dream of an Asian other’s wishes and concerns.

INDIAN PM WISHES TO DEEPEN MILITARY EXCHANGES WITH CHINA

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra authorities of the two countries and effective cooperation within Modi Tuesday expressed his wish for should continuously increase international and multilateral deepening military exchanges with strategic trust, increase personnel frameworks, he said. China to help develop bilateral ties exchanges, develop new areas for and safeguard peace and stability in development and make joint efforts Fan said the Chinese and Indian border area between the two to safeguard peace and stability of defense officials had agreed to uplift neighbors. the border areas. the level of cooperation between armed forces of the two countries, At his meeting with visiting Vice Fan said that over the past year, properly handle differences and take Chairman of China’s Central Chinese President Xi Jinping and effective measures in maintaining M i l i t a r y C o m m i s s i o n Fa n Prime Minister Modi had met several peace and stability in their border Changlong, Modi said he was times to draw up a blueprint and give areas. satisfied with the implementation by direction for the development of the two militaries of the consensus bilateral relations. Fan arrived here on Sunday for a reached by the leaders of India and three-day visit. During his stay, he China on maintaining border peace Under the guidance of the held talks with Indian Defense and stability. leaders of the two countries, both Minister Manohar Parrikar and other sides were witnessing a dynamic Indian defense and military leaders. He said defense and military momentum in bilateral exchange CHINESE, INDIAN SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIALS CALL FOR COOPERATION IN FIGHTING TERRORISM

The Chinese and Indian senior Modi have met several times, and the mechanism, expand cooperation in defense officials on Monday called two leaders have reached consensus specific fields, and enrich the for cooperation in fighting to build a tighter partnership for contents and meaning of the terrorism. development to push the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership relations to a new stage. between the two sides. The call came after the dealy terror attacks in Paris on Friday. He said that the Sino-Indian He also expressed his hope that relations are showing good the two sides could properly handle Visiting Vice Chairman of momentum of development and the their disputes, strengthen border C h i n a ’s C e n t r a l M i l i t a r y two countries are carrying out defense cooperation and take Commission Fan Changlong said pragmatic cooperation with good efficient measures to safeguard during his meeting with Indian results. peace and stability in the border Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar areas between the two countries. that China opposes all forms of Fan said China attaches great terrorism and is ready to work with importance to developing ties with For his part, Parrikar said that the international community to fight India and the Chinese military is both India and China are victims of it. willing to cooperate with its Indian terrorism and India hopes to stage counterpart to actively implement common fight against international Fan said in about one year’s time, the consensus reached by the leaders terrorism with China. Chinese President Xi Jinping and of the two countries to build a Indian Prime Minister Narendra c o m p r e h e n s i v e e x c h a n g e He said that since last year, the

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Indian and Chinese leaders have between the two countries has great i n c r e a s i n g d i a l o g u e a n d exchanged frequent visits to each importance for realizing the vision coordination with China and other’s country while the two of the Asian Century, he said. enhancing exchanges between the militaries are also seeing an border troops of the two countries apparently upswing of relations. Parrikar said India is ready to so that the relations between the two strengthen defense cooperation with militaries can also move forward India regards developing China and work hard to maintain continuously, said the Indian defense relations with China as a priority in border peace and stability. minister. its diplomacy as good relationship India also looks forward to “IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT CHINA'S GONNA DO, BEST PAY ATTENTION TO THE 13.5”

On November 6, 2015, Indian Best pay attention to the 13.5” of “If you wanna know what English Newspaper The Indian Chinese Ambassador Le Yucheng. China’s gonna do, best pay attention Express published the article “If you The full text is as follows: to the 13.5.”This animated film wanna know what China’s gonna do, introducing China’s 13th five-year

26 News From China November 2015 China-India Relations plan has captured popular mood around the world recently. It got over 5 million hits in just five hours after published on the internet, attracting young people everywhere and was widely covered by the media, including New York Times, Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. Its popularity shows that China’s development plan is closely watched by the world, as the link between the two gets closer. The fifth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee has just concluded. What tone has it set for China’s 13th five-year plan? I would like to point out three key words.

Development. This word can be found 95 times in the 6000-word communique of the Session. After 30 years of rapid growth, China’s economy has already joined the $10 trillion club. It is unrealistic to maintain the high speed growth for an economy such size. However, as the world’s largest developing country, China still has 70 million poverty population, and need to create 10 million new jobs every year, thus the growth rate cannot be too low. In tune with its capability and needs, China is adapting to the “New Normal”, and sets the target for economic growth at medium-to- high speed, which is 6%-7%, indeed an ambitious goal for the world’s second largest economy. To achieve this goal, China will promote innovation, greater coordination, green growth, open development and sharing economy, boost domestic consumption and speed up urbanization. Besides, in response to its aging population, China will abandon its decades-long one-child policy and allow all couples to have two children. By 2050, the labour force in China will increase by about 30 million, and the rate of the aging will decrease 1.5%.

Innovation. China’s rapid development of past thirty years

News From China November 2015 27 External Affairs mainly relies on its reform and among the biggest solar power have met five times within one year, innovation, which remains the main producers. Development of new and all top 3 leaders of China have drive in future. In next 5 years, China energy industries makes Chinese visited India in the past 3 years. Trade will adopt vigorous measures to economy not only stronger, but also and industrial cooperation is both promote mass entrepreneurship and more “green”. the highlight and ballast of bilateral innovation and the “Internet Plus” relations. Business giants like Wanda plan to encourage new technologies, Openness. China and the world Group have settled in India, and b u s i n e s s e s a n d i n d u s t r i e s. are closely linked. China grows in SANY Group plans to invest $3 Innovation has become a cradle of tandem with the world and vice billion in India in the next 5 years. newly emerged company and versa. China is the biggest trading Prime Minister Modi met quite a few products in China. China’s UC country in the world. Last year, the Chinese business leaders during their Browser, launched in India in 2010, trade volume between China and visits to India. Chinese high-tech currently occupies the biggest share Germany was over $200 billion and companies are showing increasing (40%) of Indian mobile phone that between China and U.S. interest in the Indian market. After browser market. Many Indians are amounted to $555 billion. From Huawei, Xiaomi, and a number of using “Wechat” to keep in touch 2011 to 2014, China attracted paid-in Chinese smartphone producers, with their friends, from both India FDI of about $500 billion. And its LeTV, will launch its new and China. Recently, Chinese investment overseas reached $116 smartphone in India early next year. Premier Li Keqiang repeatedly billion in 2014, almost doubling the With deepening engagement, China mentioned new energy vehicles, and 2011 figure. In the 13th five-year and India will have a bigger platform even experienced one new energy plan, more external resources will be to cooperate. The upcoming 13th vehicle when he visited JAC Group. invited into China and at the same five-year plan is not only about According to UNEP report, China time, the “Going Out” strategy will China’s reform and innovation, but invested over $83 billion in be enhanced. China’s investment also about close integration and renewable energy in 2014, ranking overseas is likely to grow at an annual shared development of China and number one in the world. The share rate of 15% and reach 1.5 trillion the world. China welcomes all of renewable energy in China will dollars cumulatively. country to board its fast train of reach 15% by 2020, and 20% by development, in pursuit of the 2030. China produces two-thirds of China-India relations have s h a r e d d r e a m o f w i n - w i n the world’s solar panels, tops the enjoyed fast growth over the years. cooperation. global solar power growth list, and is President Xi Jinping and PM Modi

External Affairs XI JINPING DELIVERS SPEECH IN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

On November 7 local time, We stand ready to connect more the lecture hall together with Prime President Xi Jinping delivered an closely our own development with Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy important speech titled “Deepen that of our neighboring countries, Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean of Cooperative Partnership and Co- and jointly open up a new dimension Singapore, President of the NUS build Beautiful Homeland of Asia” in all-round cooperation and co- and others. He received a standing in the “Singapore Lecture” at the build a beautiful homeland of Asia ovation from the audience and National University of Singapore with Singapore, other neighboring started his address in the warm (NUS). Xi Jinping stressed that countries and the rest of the world. applause. China has always given top priority to its relations with the neighboring At around 9:35 am, Xi Jinping Xi Jinping pointed out that countries in the overall diplomacy. arrived at the NUS. He walked into China and Singapore are close and

28 News From China November 2015 News From China November 2015 29 External Affairs friendly neighbors connected by the in the face of severe crises and country is, it is sure to fall for being same water, enjoying time-honored challenges. By the end of this year, too bellicose”. China’s adherence to friendly exchanges. Mr. Deng the construction of the first sub- the path of peaceful development is Xiaoping’s visit to Singapore in 1978 regional community in Asia will be its strategic choice and solemn launched China-Singapore friendly completed by the Association of promise. China stands ready to cooperation in the new age. Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). c o n n e c t m o r e c l o s e l y i t s Singapore’s practice in creating China will firmly develop friendly development with that of its economic miracles offers valuable cooperation with the ASEAN, back neighboring countries and welcomes references to China in cracking hard the development and growth of the its neighbors to take the”high-speed nuts in reform and development, ASEAN, support the construction train” and “free-ride train” of while China’s development also of the ASEAN community and China’s development and live an p r o v i d e s S i n g a p o r e w i t h uphold ASEAN’s leading role in abundant life together. Neighboring t r e m e n d o u s d e v e l o p m e n t regional cooperation in East Asia. countries are welcomed to join the opportunities. Currently, China- “Belt and Road” cooperation so as to Singapore political mutual trust and Xi Jinping emphasized that jointly realize the outlook of peace, p r a c t i c a l c o o p e r a t i o n a r e China always gives top priority to its development and cooperation. continuously deepening and relations with the neighboring expanding. The development of countries in overall diplomacy and Xi Jinping raised a four-point China-Singapore relations in the past regards the promotion of peace, proposal on China’s deepening 25 years has closely tallied with the stability and development of cooperation and joint planning of development strategies of both neighboring areas as its own duty. co-development with the Southeast countries and with development China persists in building a good- Asian countries and other direction of China and unique neighborly relationship and neighboring countries in the new advantages of Singapore, which has partnership with its neighbors and situation. First, jointly uphold peace led to a cooperative path keeping up insists on the foreign policy of and tranquility. People of Asian with the times. On the occasion of bringing harmony, security and countries should never be enemy of the 25th anniversary of the prosperity to neighbors. China sticks one another. Instead, we should establishment of diplomatic to the diplomatic notion featuring enhance mutual trust and create relations between both countries, we amity, sincerity, mutual benefits and favorable conditions for Asian have agreed to define China- inclusiveness, adheres to the security countries to develop and peoples to Singapore relations as all-round o u t l o o k o f a c o m m o n , live and work in peace and cooperative partnership keeping comprehensive, cooperative and contentment. Second, dovetail abreast of the times. I believe that sustainable Asia, strives to construct development strategies in an in- under the joint efforts of the two a closer China-ASEAN community depth way. People of Asian peoples, China-Singapore relations of common destiny and promotes countries should focus on advancing are sure to embrace new and greater the constr uction of Asian development, improving the well- development. community of common destiny. The being of people and offering mutual thought of peaceful development is help so as to inject more energy into Xi Jinping emphasized that an innate gene in the Chinese culture economic growth of one another. China and the Southeast Asia are while honoring promises and living Third, actively conduct security linked by mountains and rivers and in harmony with all others far and cooperation. Asian people should are bonded by blood. The near are fundamental connotations practice the outlook of Asian civilization of China and those of of Chinese diplomacy towards security, promote regional security the Southeast Asia have been co- neighboring countries. The boom management in a coordinating way, existing and learning from each and prosperity of China is an jointly undertake and tackle other for thousands of years. Since irresistible trend, but the idea that traditional and nontraditional the modern times, China and the strong will bully is not in security issues and pursue a way of Southeast Asian countries have accordance with the law of history. interactions among neighbors supported each other throughout Since the ancient times China has featuring mutual respect and trust, the process of respective state long been advocating the thoughts seeking common ground while independence and national like “the strong should not tyrannize shelving differences, openness, liberation, made concerted efforts in the weak while the rich should not i n c l u s ive n e s s a n d w i n - w i n economic and social development bully the poor”and known well the cooperation. Fourth, continuously and offered timely help to each other ideas such as “however powerful a consolidate amity among the

30 News From China November 2015 External Affairs peoples. Asian people should environment to realize continuous as to create a bright future of Asia expand people-to-people and and rapid development. Extra- together. cultural exchanges and cooperation regional nations should understand and put traditional concepts like and respect this and play a Xi Jinping noted that the cause “harmony” and “cooperation” into constructive role. of China-Singapore friendly practice while interacting with each cooperation calls for the youths to other and pass down the good Xi Jinping pointed out that the carry on and promote it. It is hoped neighborly, harmonious and 5th plenary session of the 18th that youths of China and Singapore cooperative relations to future Central Committee of the learn from and refer to each other, generations. Communist Party of China has enhance friendship, co-serve as the drawn the development blueprint of loyal inheritors, active players and Xi Jinping underlined that the China in the coming 5 years. enthusiastic contributors of China- South China Sea islands are China’s According to the planning, by 2020 Singapore friendship, and become territory since the ancient times. China will build itself into a well-off the new force in the development of Both the starting point and foothold society at all aspects and realize the China-Singapore relations. of China’s policy on the South China first one-hundred-year objective of Sea are to maintain the peace and the “two centenary goals” already Xi Jinping highlighted at last that stability in this area. The general defined. We will stick to the strategic looking into the future, Asia once situation in the South China Sea is layout of building a well-off society again stands at the forefront to lead peaceful, without any navigation and at all aspects, deepening reform the development of history. China is overflight problems in the past or comprehensively, administrating the willing to work with Singapore, with any in the future. China will persist in state by rule of law in an all-round other neighbors, and with the rest solving relevant disputes with way and governing the party with parts of the world to jointly open up directly concerned countries on the strict disciplines, and promote the a new dimension for all-round basis of respect for historical facts, construction of economy, politics, cooperation and build a beautiful in accordance with the international culture, society and ecological homeland of Asia. law and through negotiation and civilization as well as the party- consultation. We are fully capable of building as a whole. We will firmly set On the morning of that day, Xi and confident in maintaining the up a development notion of J i n p i n g a l s o a t t e n d e d t h e peace and stability of the South innovation, coordination, green inauguration ceremony of the China Sea region with ASEAN development, openness and sharing. Chinese Culture Center in countries. We welcome extra- We will strengthen cooperation with Singapore. regional countries to participate in countries around the world, the cause of peace and development especially with the neighboring Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, in Asia and to play a positive role to countries, and stand ready and Yang Jiechi and others attended the this end. At present, countries in expect to share development above activities. Asia require a peaceful and stable opportunities with other nations so LI'S MALAYSIA TRIP TO INITIATE UPGRADING OF CHINA-ASEAN COOPERATION AT NEW PROMISING JUNCTURE

Premier Li Keqiang will be in Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, an Southeast Asian nations. “The Malaysia from Nov. 20-23, he will important platform to map out Association of Southeast Asian attend attend the East Asia Leaders’ cooperation between China and Nations, ASEAN, and its relations

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with China are at a key juncture. regional community in Asia. community, which can be more With a proven history of smooth efficient in allocating resources and cooperation, both sides should map “China-ASEAN relations are planning cooperation programs. out a new plan for the coming five facing new opportunities [...] at this This will be good for the China- years,” said Jiang Ruiping, deputy new starting point,” Vice Foreign ASEAN cooperation. director of China Foreign Affairs Minister Liu Zhenmin told a press University. briefing Tuesday. China was the first country to establish a strategic partnership with The China-ASEAN dialogue During the 18th China-ASEAN ASEAN, and the first non-ASEAN partnership will celebrate its 25th (10+1) leaders’ meeting, Li will signatory to ink the ASEAN Treaty year in 2016. The regional discuss China’s ASEAN policy and of Amity and Cooperation. organization was founded in 1967 by propose measures to promote Altogether, seven ASEAN members its 10 member states — Indonesia, cooperation in areas including are continental or maritime Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, production capacity, as well as inter- neighbors of China. Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, connectivity, according to Liu. Myanmar and Vietnam. Besides the close historical and Song Junying, a researcher with cultural bonds between the two An ASEAN community is the China Institute of International sides, China and ASEAN have also expected to take shape by the end of Studies, said ASEAN will become witnessed fast-growing economic this year, it will be the first sub- more united after forming the cooperation.

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“ Tr a d e a n d e c o n o m i c the Regional Comprehensive Song said cooperation between China and Economic Partnership (RCEP), ASEAN nations are the most speed up the construction of the Besides the 10+1 meeting, Li substantial among East Asian 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and will also attend the 18th ASEAN- countries,” said Vice Commerce promote East Asia’s economic China, Japan and Republic of Korea Minister Gao Yan at the press growth. (ROK) (10+3) leaders’ meeting; and conference. the 10th East Asia Summit, The China-ASEAN FTA is the according to Liu. China was ASEAN’s biggest largest among developing countries. trading partner for six-consecutive The two sides are striving to finish The resumption of the China- years while ASEAN was China’s negotiations on the upgrade before Japan-ROK trilateral leaders’ third largest trading partner for three the end of this year. meeting after three years of deadlock years. Bilateral trade in the first ten and the launch of the Lancang- months of this year reached 397.2 The 21st Century Maritime Silk Mekong Cooperation Framework billion U.S. dollars. Road was a part of the Belt and Road one week before are also positive, initiative, proposed by President Xi analysts said. “Closer trade and economic ties Jinping in 2013 with an aim of among East Asian countries will reviving the ancient trade routes and “The premier will promote the help the region cope with challenges strengthening regional inter- 10+3 to implement a cooperation and promote the stable and sound communication. plan for 2013 to 2017, deepen development of the world cooperation in areas including inter- economy,” Gao said. “ASEAN, especially the five communication, maritime, poverty Indo-China continental countries, reduction and disaster relief, and She added that China hoped the are comparatively underdeveloped in speed up negotiation on a trilateral meetings will push forward terms of infrastructure [...] this will FTA and the RCEP to build up the negotiations on the upgrading of the be an important part of the Belt and East Asia economic community,” China-ASEAN free trade area Road initiative [...] and strengthen Liu said. (FTA), promote the negotiation of the region’s inter-communication,”

YANG JIECHI MEETS WITH CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SOUTH CENTRE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA BENJAMIN MKAPA

On November 10, 2015, State of developing countries, plays a to maintain close communication Councilor Yang Jiechi met at the significant role in boosting South- and coordination on major issues Great Hall of the People with South cooperation and South-North c o n c e r n i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l Chairman of the Board of the South cooperation. China values the great development such as the 2030 Centre and former President of support the South Centre provides A g e n d a f o r S u s t a i n a b l e Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa. for the participation of developing Development and help developing nations in international development n a t i o n s r e a l i z e c o m m o n Yang Jiechi noted that the South cooperation, and is ready to advance development and prosperity. Centre, as an important think-tank cooperation with the South Centre

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Benjamin Mkapa said that the deepen South-South cooperation realization of the 2030 Agenda for South Centre is ready to constantly with China, contributing to the Sustainable Development.

WANG YI ELABORATES ON FIVE PRIORITIES AND THREE IMPORTANT SUPPORTS IN LANCANG-MEKONG RIVER COOPERATION

On November 12, 2015, capacity, trans-border economy, Expressway has opened to traffic. Foreign Minister Wang Yi noted at water resources, agriculture and China and the five nations along the the first foreign ministers’ meeting poverty reduction, and important Mekong River have all carried out on Lancang-Mekong River supports should be provided in three cooperation in roads, railways, fiber- cooperation held in Jinghong of aspects including policy, finance and optic communication and other Yunnan Province that to promote intelligence. sectors. The six nations should map the Lancang-Mekong River out the overall plan for sub-regional cooperation, priorities should be With regards to connectivity, connectivity along the “four routes” given in five directions including Wang Yi expressed that the of the border lines, the Mekong connectivity and production Kunming-Bangkok International River, roads and the railways, focus

34 News From China November 2015 External Affairs on promoting the upgrading and construction of the Pan-Asia railway network, push forward the construction of the transportation network including the railways linking China and Thailand as well as China and Laos, and the land and water corridor linking China and Myanmar, and improve the connectivity of the power network and the cable. The two sides should also discuss on the signing of the agreement on transportation facilitation in the sub-region, and intensify communication on the rules and systems.

On the production capacity cooperation, Wang Yi noted that most nations along the Mekong Southeast Asian Nations) Free Trade in agriculture and poverty reduction, River, which are in the early stage of Area. China is also willing to actively Wang Yi expressed that China stands industrialization, have a strong participate in the construction of the ready to continue carrying out demand for infrastr ucture trans-border economic cooperation exchanges in agricultural technology c o n s t r u c t i o n . C h i n a h a s zones under preparation among the with countries along the Mekong accumulated rich experience in countries along the Mekong River. River, establish more centers related infrastructure construction and to agricultural cooperation, enjoys advanced industrial With respect to the cooperation construct quality demonstration equipment and surplus mature in water resources, Wang Yi said that fields with high production and production capacity with high cost- the cooperation among the six demonstration farmland for performance in steel, cement, countries is originated from the agricultural products with good electricity, transportation, ship- water, and therefore all parties quality, and help relevant countries building and other fields. China is should well protect and utilize the i m p r ove t h e i r a g r i c u l t u r a l ready to carry out targeted valuable resources and promote development. China is ready to production capacity cooperation development and benefit the peoples earnestly implement the ¡°East Asia with sub-regional countries in through cooperation. China is ready Cooperation Initiative on Poverty accordance with the development to, together with the countries along Reduction¡± and establish plans of respective countries and the Mekong River, boost experience exemplary bases on cooperation in help relevant nations promote their and technical exchanges, build a poverty reduction in Cambodia, industrialization process with lower- cooperation center for Lancang- Laos, Myanmar and other countries. cost and in faster speed. Mekong River water resources, help In the meantime, China will make relevant nations formulate plans on more efforts to jointly prevent and On trans-border economic utilization of water resources, flood control the trans-border infectious cooperation, Wang Yi expressed that control and disaster relief, diseases, improve the sanitary all sides should bring the unique strengthen the capacity-building on conditions in impoverished regions resources along the common border exploration and management of the and cultivate more talents specialized into full play to enhance economic water resources and thus build the in public health for the nations along and technological cooperation and cooperation in water resources into the Mekong River. construct trans-border economic an exemplary field in Lancang- cooperation zones and industrial Mekong River cooperation. On the policy support, Wang Yi parks within the framework of the pointed out that to achieve the China-ASEAN (Association of With regards to the cooperation sustainable development of

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L a n c a n g - M e k o n g R i v e r L a n c a n g - M e k o n g R i v e r Infrastructure Investment Bank cooperation, the six countries cooperation. The six countries (AIIB) and Silk Road Fund. should demonstrate common should put more emphasis on and political will, establish inter- increase their input in the Lancang- On the intellectual support, g overnmental dialogue and Mekong River cooperation, take Wang Yi indicated that the Lancang- cooperation mechanisms, formulate advantage of all resources, and bring Mekong River cooperation is a new relevant policies and plans, bring the respective advantages into full play. type of sub-regional cooperation guiding role of the governments China will provide support for the mechanism. The six nations should into full play and provide political projects related to Lancang-Mekong pool their wisdom and strength, support and policy guidance for River cooperation through non- pioneer and innovate, enhance L a n c a n g - M e k o n g R i v e r r e i m b u r s a b l e a s s i s t a n c e , cooperation in talent training, cooperation. concessional loan, regional constantly improve the capacity- cooperation fund and other means, building and do more to mobilize the With regards to financial a n d a c t ive l y p r o m o t e t h e role of the think-tanks to provide support, Wang Yi expressed that the participation of the international intellectual guarantee for Lancang- project cooperation is the financial systems and development Mekong River cooperation. foundation and driving force for funds including the Asian

Created in China and India C-919 AIMS TO END DUOPOLY China’s national aircraft its first large passenger jet at an air markets. manufacturer has launched its show in Zhuhai, as it vies to break challenge to Boeing and Airbus, by the duopoly’s dominance of both China’s big four domestic announcing a raft of 100 orders for domestic and global aviation airlines, Air China, China Southern,

36 News From China November 2015 China Eastern and Hainan Airlines, consideration, Li Jiang, director of plane leaser, had ordered 25 China- as well as US-owned GE Capital communications with the company, made ARJ-21 regional aircraft at Aviation Service (GECAS), were told the Global Times. the last Zhuhai air show back in among the customers for the C-919, 2008. Commercial Aircraft Cooperation Wang Guoliang, an assistant of China (Comac) announced vice president of business Jin Zhuanglong, the general Tuesday at the Airshow China. development with GECAS, director of Comac, told the Global revealed to the Global Times that Times that the C-919 has been China Eastern ordered five the company would be leasing five designed to appeal to the market by planes with 15 more under planes. GECAS, the world’s largest being safer, more economical and

News From China November 2015 37 Created in China and India more environmentally friendly. He obliged to support the sales of Derek Sadubin, chief operating added that sales of the C-919 over homegrown planes. officer at industry consultants, the next 20 years were expected to Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation in top 2,000 planes. Despite Liu predicting that the Sydney, said the first batch of C-919 market price of the C-919 would be orders would keep Comac and its The single-aisle, 150-seater is 20 percent cheaper than its foreign partners busy, but whether the seen as a prospective competitor to competitors, the president of Airbus aircraft would sell overseas remained the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320, China, Laurence Barron, laughed off to be seen. particularly in the Chinese market, the threat. which is the second-biggest in the Experts predicted that the world behind the US. Comac “We were born into competition involvement of GECAS, which will estimates that 4,439 airplanes will be 40 years ago, and now we’re No. 1,” supply the C-919 engines together needed to meet domestic market Barron said. with French partner Safran SA, demand by 2029. This represents would help lobby the US Federal about 13 percent of the world Chinese President Hu Jintao’s Aviation Administration to approve aircraft total, and a commercial value visit to Paris earlier this month the certification of the aircraft. of over $500 billion, giving the C- confirmed that Airbus sales to China 919 a wide margin for growth. remain healthy, with the European “GE will want to back up their giant receiving an order for 102 engines and their commitment by Zhang Hongying, a senior planes. This order will cover 50 leveraging the Federal Aviation Ad- official at the Civil Aviation A320s, half of which will be ministration for certification,” Administration, said that the assembled near Tianjin, at Airbus’ Bradley Perrett, Asia-Pacific bureau government is prioritizing the only production line outside Europe, chief of specialist magazine purchase of homemade aircraft by Bloomberg reported. Furthermore, Aviation Week, said. “The FAA’s Chinese airlines to raise the current Boeing is currently working on support will be critical for selling the total above its sluggish 2 percent Chinese orders for 71 of its planes, aircraft to airlines in developed market share. Yang Defeng, a representing 15 percent of its yearly economies.” spokesperson with China Southern, output. commented that national airlines are (Source: Global Times)

CHINA'S RAILWAY INDUSTRY: A MEANS OF DIPLOMACY

Beijing, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Peking University, said “high-speed cost-effective projects without The Chinese railway industry has trains mark China’s rising power and sacrificing quality. become a means of diplomacy as influence globally.” China’s bullet trains and high-speed In October 2013, Li’s speech at rail have become buzzwords in the As an advocate of the Chinese the Thai parliament was widely news coverage of meetings between high-speed railway, Premier Li reported by global media outlets, Chinese leaders and their overseas Keqiang has made all-out efforts with many focusing on his “sales counterparts. during many foreign trips to pitch” on behalf of China’s railway highlight the country’s high-speed industry. Zhang Yiwu, a professor at rail technology, saying it ensures

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One month later, he stressed the America in May. cooperation will facilitate China’s advantage of Chinese railway endeavor to upgrade its national equipment and technologies in The purpose of Chinese leaders’ economy and allow partner addressing a trade forum between promotion of China’s railway countries to enjoy all the benefits of China and Central and Eastern projects abroad is to boost these projects at lower costs. European (CEE) countries in cooperation, and achieve common Bucharest, Romania. development and prosperity. Chinese companies and those in developed nations may work In May 2014, Li said at the With Chinese high-speed together to produce high-quality, headquarters of the African Union railways and standards globally inexpensive equipment and develop in Ethiopia that China would recognized, related projects have huge markets in third-party actively participate in infrastructure become a highlight in production countries, Li recently told the annual projects in Africa and build a high- capacity cooperation between China meeting of the Summer Davos speed rail research center in the and other countries, according to Forum in China’s northeast port city continent. experts. of Dalian.

He has pushed for bilateral Building railways abroad and China is ready to buy advanced cooperation in the railway sector exporting related equipment and technology and equipment from during his other overseas trips, technologies lead to all-win developed countries and combine including that to Britain in June 2014 situations for both China and its them with its mid-range equipment and the four-nation tour in Latin f o r e i g n p a r t n e r s, a s s u ch to satisfy the needs of developing

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Created in China and India nations, serving as a bridge for balanced and inclusive global economy. international cooperation in industrial chain. production capacity, he said. “Furthermore, Thailand’s Huang Bin, a China expert with railways will lead all the way to China’s proposal of building the the Thai think tank Kasikorn Europe via China’s railway network, “One Belt and One Road” and Research Center, noted that the making the country the real ASEAN e x p a n d i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l railway project between Thailand transport hub,” he said. “Time will cooperation in production capacity, and China, once completed, could prove that the Thai government has said Li, would further open up serve as a model for China’s “Belt made a wise decision by cooperating China’s economy, allow each a n d Ro a d ” i n i t i a t i v e a n d with China.” country to display its comparative demonstrate to the world how strengths and help forge a more projects of its kind can promote the

A CRH train arrives at Jiaohe West Railway Station of Jilin-Tumen-Huichun high-speed railway line, northeast China's Jilin Province, Sept. 20, 2015. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

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PARAPLEGIC'S MISSION CHINA FOR AFFORDABLE MOBILITY TO INDIAN DISABLED

When Jignesh Shah (44), who is paralyzed from the waist down, embarked on a 22-day trip to China in July this year, he was a man on a mission.

Shah boarded a plane for the first time and travelled 7,000 km in China— sometimes travelling sitting on the footboard of cramped buses—to meet vendors who would help him change the way paraplegics move in India.

His mission was to make a motorized wheelchair akin to those available abroad which allow the disabled to navigate life at the touch of a joystick but at a cost which even a poor handicapped person in India can afford.

Three months later, Shah, a video editor by profession, assembles motorized wheelchairs using spare parts imported from China at Rs 40,000 against the average price of Rs 1.25 lakh.

For Shah, the drive was independent mobility. Having

News From China November 2015 43 Tibet Today become a paraplegic at nine months the chair apart and found most wants to gift himself freedom of following an adverse reaction to an components were from China. This movement”, says Shah. He adds that injection, his life was mostly inspired the China trip”, says Shah. mobility for disabled is directly confined to his house. At 14 years, he linked to the person’s employability. started his career in video and film Shah visited manufacturers editing which allowed him to work scattered in hubs such as Tianjin and Shah is now battling red-tape. sitting at home. Guangzhou and even got a specific His fight is against government red mechanism designed that enables tape to procure aid for disabled. He Things changed when his disabled to scale stairs. Shah says the is also struggling to get bank loans mother brought a wheelchair worth response from fellow disabled is sanctioned for these chairs. Rs 1.5 lakh from the US in 2012. overwhelming with orders from far- “Currently, only Made-in-India aid is flung places in states like Jammu and covered for bank loans. I am “It opened new vistas in my Kashmir and Jharkhand. negotiating with nationalized banks life— I could go on morning chair- to give loans for these wheelchairs walks, navigate road traffic be my “Santosh Kumar does not have that are assembled here.” own person. Acutely aware that the both legs and one hand. He wants wheelchair was expensive, I broke the wheelchair before Diwali as he

Tibet Today BELGIAN EXPERT SEES WILLINGNESS TO PROTECT TIBETAN CULTURE By WU CHANGRONG

Over the past 50 years, the living standards of the Tibetan people has improved a lot with huge progress being made, Belgian Tibetolo-gist Andre Lacroix said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

Having translated the memoirs of Tibetan historian Tashi Tsering, Lacroix said he gained an insight into historic Tibetan society and the modernization of the region.

During his many visits to China, Lacroix has met twice his hero Tsering, who wrote the book My Fight for a Modern Tibet.

The Tibetologist met Tsering for the first time in 2009 and explored the region with him. Lacroix recalled the region being “in the process of Belgian Tibetologist Andre Lacroix modernization” at the time.

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When Tsering was young in the building of the Qinghai-Tibet He said, Tibetan culture is early 1930s, he wanted to learn to railway. “much less” threatened than many read and write. But there was no other minority cultures in the world. school in his village, Lacroix said. “This is a win-win project, with Illiteracy was rampant and there which Tibet further develops and “The Tibetan language is were severe problems in society. improves its economy, strengthens mandatory in primary schools. I external exchanges, and raises its believe there is a real will-ingness by “If you were born poor and as a living standards,” he said. the Chinese government to protect peasant, you would normally stay Tibetan culture,” he said. poor all your life,” Lacroix said. The railway has opened up areas isolated for centuries and helped Lacroix noted a lot of effort has But living standards today are promote responsible tourism as well, also gone into preserving the improving, especially since the rapid Lacroix added. environment in the region. development that followed the

TIBETAN OPERA GETS A FACE LIFT By CHEN BEI

Residents perform the Tibetan Guozhuang folk dance during the Horse Racing Festival in Nagqu prefecture, Tibet.

Sitting in an office at the wolves in the wilderness. Tang, a vast 16,000-foot-high ecological institute she founded 30 plateau in the Tibet autonomous years ago, Xu Fengxiang recalled the It was 1993, and the ecologist region. night she unwittingly found herself was leading a seven-strong team of surrounded by a pack of hungry researchers in an area called Chang The team had covered about

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8,700 miles, and their monthlong research trip was almost at an end as their vehicles, an SUV and a supply truck, drove through a wilderness of rolling alpine steppes studded with sand dunes, saline lakes, and wetland.

“Night was falling. As we drove we suddenly saw flickers of light, red and green, a few hundred meters ahead. We thought they indicated human activity,” Xu recalled during a recent visit to the Tibetan Plateau Ecolo-gy Institute in Nyingchi prefecture, which she founded in 1995.

The red-green flashes turned out to be the eyes of more than a dozen adult wolves. By the time ecologists realized the danger, the howling pack had already surrounded them. Palden Wangchuk “The moment my driver rolled down the window and aimed a gun at plants — in the so-called lifeless est ecology university teacher bid the wolves, I stopped him and zone,” Xu said. farewell to her family in Nanjing, in shouted three instructions — turn the eastern province of Jiangsu, and on both rear and front lights, sound A year later, at Xu’s urging, the headed for the Tibetan plateau to the horn, and drive forward at a slow vast area was designated as nature begin research into what she calls the speed,” said Xu, who was the team’s reserve, with an area covering 61 four high-altitude ecosystems — only female member. million acres, the second-largest in glaciers, water, grasses and forests, the world. which are all effected by the harsh Thankfully, the wolves backed conditions, high altitudes, extreme away, and Xu and her team were able As an ecologist, Xu insists that winter cold, and low oxygen levels to continue on their journey. human beings are simply part of the that can result in aridity and deserti- ecosystem and their status is no fication. Proving a point higher or lower than that of the other plants and animals with which In the 18 years that followed Recalling the incident after 23 they coexist. until her retirement, Xu covered years, the 84-year-old, who is a leg- 80,000 miles and more than 20 virgin end in Chinese ecological circles, “Man is nothing but one tiny for-ests in Tibet as she conducted said it had been memorable, not com-ponent in the entire ecosystem, field research. because of the fear the wolves and should place himself at the inspired, but the fact that the pack mercy of nature rather than seek ‘China’s Jane Goodall’ had been seen in an area that had power over it at its source,” she said. been classified as being devoid of Located in Nyingchi’s Bome life. Her love affair with nature coun-ty, the Gangxiang Spruce started in early childhood and has Forest cov-ers an area of 11,300 “It proved a point I was trying to been cen-tral to her life. acres, more than 61 percent of which make — that there are active lives, is covered by spruce trees. including wolves, Tibetan gazelles, Love turned into obsession in snow leopards and various types of 1978 when the then-47-year-old for-

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Without a seven-year field study Xu spent more than 60 years on “It is really so hard to say goodbye,” that Xu conducted in the ’80s, the ecological studies, and in her later she said, as tears welled in her eyes. forest would not have been mea- years she has specialized in Tibetan sured and designated a nature ecology and has helped to establish a “I have bid farewell to the reserve as a protection measure. In number of nature reserves.” plateau many times since my 2005, it was ranked by China retirement in 1995, but I flew back National Geography magazine as In the past 12 or so years, Xu has from Beijing again and again because one of the country’s “top 10 most published 11 academic books, intro- of my love of nature and this beautiful forests.” ductions to the distribution of wild landscape.” flowers, mountains, valleys, rivers “She is China’s Jane Goodall,” and forests in Tibet. Xu Fengxiang, 84, introduces to said Yang Ling, an environmental her students a type of spruce trees enthu-siast in Beijing. Xu’s recent trip to Nyingchi was on a visit to Nyingchi city, where she her last because the low level of founded China’s first high-altitude “Like Goodall, who devoted her oxygen at high altitude can be detri- ecology research institute 30 years life to the study of wild chimpan- mental to the health of seniors, and ago, on Aug 8, 2015. zees and the environmental cause, she has reluctantly conceded defeat. A LIFE IN THE SO-CALLED LIFELESS ZONE By CHEN BEI

Sitting in an office at the ecological institute she founded 30 years ago, Xu Fengxiang recalled the night she unwittingly found herself surrounded by a pack of hungry wolves in the wilderness. It was 1993, and the ecologist was leading a seven-strong team of researchers in an area called Chang Tang, a vast 16,000-foot-high plateau in the Tibet autonomous region. The team had covered about 8,700 miles, and their monthlong research trip was almost at an end as their vehicles, an SUV and a supply truck, drove through a wilderness of rolling alpine steppes studded with sand dunes, saline lakes, and wetland. “Night was falling. As we drove Xu Fengxiang, 84, introduces to her students a type of spruce trees on a visit to we suddenly saw flickers of light, red Nyingchi city, where she founded China's first high-altitude ecology research and green, a few hundred meters institute 30 years ago, on Aug 8, 2015. PHOTO BY CHEN BEI / CHINA DAILY ahead. We thought they indicated human activity,” Xu recalled during a 1995. ecologists realized the danger, the recent visit to the Tibetan Plateau The red-green flashes turned h ow l i n g p a ck h a d a l r e a d y Ecolo-gy Institute in Nyingchi out to be the eyes of more than a surrounded them. prefecture, which she founded in dozen adult wolves. By the time “The moment my driver rolled

News From China November 2015 47 Tibet Today

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Source: China National Geography TIAN CHI / CHINA DAILY down the window and aimed a gun at make — that there are active lives, Her love affair with nature the wolves, I stopped him and including wolves, Tibetan gazelles, started in early childhood and has shouted three instructions — turn snow leopards and various types of been cen-tral to her life. on both rear and front lights, sound plants — in the so-called lifeless Love turned into obsession in the horn, and drive forward at a slow zone,” Xu said. 1978 when the then-47-year-old for- speed,” said Xu, who was the team’s A year later, at Xu’s urging, the est ecology university teacher bid only female member. vast area was designated as nature farewell to her family in Nanjing, in Thankfully, the wolves backed reserve, with an area covering 61 the eastern province of Jiangsu, and away, and Xu and her team were able million acres, the second-largest in headed for the Tibetan plateau to to continue on their journey. the world. begin research into what she calls the Proving a point As an ecologist, Xu insists that four high-altitude ecosystems — Recalling the incident after 23 human beings are simply part of the glaciers, water, grasses and forests, years, the 84-year-old, who is a leg- ecosystem and their status is no which are all effected by the harsh end in Chinese ecological circles, higher or lower than that of the conditions, high altitudes, extreme said it had been memorable, not other plants and animals with which winter cold, and low oxygen levels because of the fear the wolves they coexist. that can result in aridity and deserti- inspired, but the fact that the pack “Man is nothing but one tiny fication. had been seen in an area that had com-ponent in the entire ecosystem, In the 18 years that followed been classified as being devoid of and should place himself at the until her retirement, Xu covered life. mercy of nature rather than seek 80,000 miles and more than 20 virgin “It proved a point I was trying to power over it at its source,” she said. for-ests in Tibet as she conducted

48 News From China November 2015 Tibet Today field research. beautiful forests.” flowers, mountains, valleys, rivers ‘China’s Jane Goodall’ “She is China’s Jane Goodall,” and forests in Tibet. Located in Nyingchi’s Bome said Yang Ling, an environmental Xu’s recent trip to Nyingchi was coun-ty, the Gangxiang Spruce enthu-siast in Beijing. her last because the low level of Forest cov-ers an area of 11,300 “Like Goodall, who devoted her oxygen at high altitude can be detri- acres, more than 61 percent of life to the study of wild chimpan- mental to the health of seniors, and which is covered by spruce trees. zees and the environmental cause, she has reluctantly conceded defeat. Without a seven-year field study Xu spent more than 60 years on “It is really so hard to say goodbye,” that Xu conducted in the ’80s, the ecological studies, and in her later she said, as tears welled in her eyes. forest would not have been mea- years she has specialized in Tibetan “I have bid farewell to the sured and designated a nature ecology and has helped to establish a plateau many times since my reserve as a protection measure. In number of nature reserves.” retirement in 1995, but I flew back 2005, it was ranked by China In the past 12 or so years, Xu has from Beijing again and again because National Geography magazine as published 11 academic books, intro- of my love of nature and this one of the country’s “top 10 most ductions to the distribution of wild landscape.”

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News From China November 2015 49 Instructions for Chinese Visa Application Instructions for Chinese Visa Application

(Effective from September 1, 2013)

What is the main purpose of your visit to China and which is the most appropriate visa category for your application?

Visa Description of Visa Categories C Issued to foreign crew members of means of international transportation, including aircraft, trains and ships, or motor vehicle drivers engaged in cross-bordertransport activities, or to the accompanying family members of the crew members of the above- mentioned ships.

D Issued to those who intend to reside in China permanently.

F Issued to those who intend to go to China for exchanges, visits, study tours and other activities.

G Issued to those who intend to transit through China.

J1 Issued to resident foreign journalists of foreign news organizations stationed inChina. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.

J2 Issued to foreign journalists who intend to go to China for short-term news coverage. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.

L Issued to those who intend to go to China as a tourist.

M Issued to those who intend to go to China for commercial and trade activities.

Q1 Issued to those who are family members of Chinese citizens or of foreigners with Chinese permanent residence and intend to go to China for family reunion, or to those who intend to go to China for the purpose of foster care. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days. “Family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

Q2 Issued to those who intend to visit their relatives who are Chinese citizens residing in China or foreigners with permanent residence in China. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.

R Issued to those who are high-level talents or whose skills are urgently needed in China.

S1 Issued to those who intend to go to China to visit the foreigners working or studying in China to whom they are spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18 or parents-in-law, or to those who intend to go to China for other private affairs. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.

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Visa Description of Visa Categories S2 Issued to those who intend to visit their family members who are foreigners working or studying in China, or to those who intend to go to China for other private matters. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.”family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

X1 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of more than 180 days.

X2 Issued to those who intend to study in China for a period of no more than 180 days.

Z Issued to those who intend to work in China.

Here are the documents you shall prepare before submission of visa application:

1. Basic Documents and Reminders

(1) Passport

Original passport with at least six months of remaining validity, at least 2 blank visa pages, a photocopy of the passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate. For multiple-visa application, the remaining validity of the passport must cover the validity of visa and the duration of stay. For example, if applying for a visa with 6 months validity, multiple entries, and 30 days of each stay, the remaining validity of the passport should be at least 7 months.

(2) Visa Application Form and Photo

One completed Visa Application Form (2013) with a recently-taken color passport photo (bare-head, full face) against a light background attached

(3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those who are not of Indian citizenship).

The applicant from a third country should provide valid Indian visa or valid Residence Permit in India and its copy, and fill up the Additional Application Form. In case the applicant from a third country staying in India with a short-term visa, a note verbale (with details as follows: applicant’s name, passport number, occupation, purpose to go to China, duration of stay in China) by the Embassy or Consulate-General of his / her own country is required.

(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable to those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship).

If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you should provide your previous Chinese passport and a photocopy of its data page.

If you have obtained Chinese visas before and want to apply for a Chinese visa with a renewed foreign passport that does not contain any Chinese visa, you should present the photocopy of the previous passport’s data page and the photo page if it is separate, as well as the previous Chinese visa page. (If your name on the current passport differs from that on the previous one, you must provide an official document of name change.)

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(5) The Visa Application Form shall be signed by the applicant. In case the applicant is a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct, the application form should be signed by his / her guardian on his / her behalf. If the form is filled out by entrusted travel / visa agent, both the applicant’s signature and the stamp of the agent are required.

(6) Child of Chinese descent born either in China or in India applies for a Chinese visa for the first time, the Birth Certificate with his / her parents’ names on, the original certificate for renunciation of Chinese nationality and its copy, and the statement written by his / her parents or guardian are required.

(7) Child of Chinese descent born in a third country should make his / her Chinese visa application in his / her resident country if the Birth Certificate and the certificate for renunciation of Chinese nationality cannot be submitted.

(8) The applicant must be in India while making the application for a Chinese Visa. Otherwise, the applicant should take full consequences.

(9) Different types of visas will be issued according to applicants’ identities, purposes and activities. The applicant should not engage in activities not conform to the type of visa he / she is holding in China. Application should be made in line with the purpose of activity in China. Otherwise, the applicant should take full consequences.

(10) Fraud documents or false information provided by the applicant will result in rejection of individual application and disqualification of travel / visa agency to apply for Chinese visa.

(11) Ordinary passport holders are required to submit applications to the Chinese Visa Application Service Centre (CVASC) where CVASC is available.

(12) The Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General do not accept applications by post.

(13) The normal processing of Chinese visa takes about one to two weeks. The applicant should plan ahead. Any applicant who attempts to interfere with the office of Chinese Embassy or Consulates by using “my air ticket has been confirmed” as a pretext may likely result in the rejection of his / her visa application.

(14) In case of urgent service is provided at the approval of the Chinese Embassy or the Consulates- General, the applicant should pay extra fee accordingly.

(15) Applicants residing within consular district of Chinese Consulate-General in Kolkata and Mumbai are required to submit their applications to the respective Chinese Consulate-General in Kolkata and Mumbai. The consular district of the Chinese Consulate-General in Kolkata covers Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. The consular district of the Chinese Consulate-General in Mumbai covers Maharashtra and Karnataka.

2. Supporting Documents

C Visa

(1) A letter of guarantee issued by a foreign transport company or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity in China.

(2) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

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Note:

Non-regular scheduled flight, chartered flight, private plane must get the Aviation Permit before departure.

D Visa

(1) The original and photocopy of the Confirmation Form for Foreigners Permanent Residence Status issued by the Ministry of Public Security of China.

(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place of destination in China, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company / person).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of D Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

F Visa

(1) An invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China. The invitation should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)

(2) Personal or Company’s written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(3) For a multiple entry visa application, copies of previous Chinese visas (on one A4 paper) are required.

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

G Visa

(1) An onward air (train or ship) ticket with confirmed date and seat to the destination country or region.

(2) Personal or company’s written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

J1 Visa

(1) Visa Notification Letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and an official letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works.

(2) Applicants are required to contact the Press Section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in advance and complete relevant formalities.

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We kindly remind you that:

Holders of J1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

J2 Visa

(1) Visa Notification Letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China or other authorized units in China and an official letter issued by the media organization for which the journalist works.

(2) Applicants should contact the press section of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General in advance and complete the relevant formalities.

L Visa

(1) Documents showing the itinerary including air ticket booking record (round trip) and proof of a hotel reservation, etc. or an invitation letter issued by a relevant entity or individual in China. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the planned visit (arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, etc.)

c. Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual)

(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company / person); Certification letter from the working unit of the applicant (with details as follows: name and contact number of the working unit, the applicant’s income statement), or Original copy of recent 6-month bank statement of the applicant.

(3) If applicant repeatedly applies for tourist visa to China, the following information shall be covered in the personal statement: reasons for revisit, the places the applicant plans to visit this time and places he/ she visited before.

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

(5) If the applicants travel in China on a group basis, the invitation letter issued by the travel agency is required.

M Visa

(1) Documents on the commercial activity issued by a trade partner in China, or trade fair invitation relevant entity or individual. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the planned visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting entity or individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting entity or individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of the legal representative or the inviting individual).

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(2) For application of a multiple entry visa: copy of all previous Chinese visas (on one A-4 sized paper) should be attached.

(3) Personal or company’s written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

Q1 Visa

For family reunion, the following documents are required:

(1) An invitation letter issued by a Chinese citizen or a foreign with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit ( purpose of visit, intended arrival date, place(s) of intended residence, intended duration of residence, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, official stamp, signature of legal representative or the inviting individual, etc.)

(2) Photocopy of Chinese ID of the inviting individual or foreign passport and permanent residence permit.

(3) Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between applicant and inviting individual.

“Family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

For foster care, the following documents are required:

(1) Foster entrustment notarization issued by Chinese Embassies/Consulates General in foreign countries or Foster Care Power of Attorney notarized and authenticated in the country of residence or in China.

(2) Original and photocopy of the consignor’s passport(s), as well as the original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship between parents and children.

(3) A letter of consent on foster care issued by the trustee living in China who has agreed to provide foster care services and a photocopy of the ID of the trustee.

(4) A photocopy of the certificate indicating the permanent residence status abroad of the parent(s) when the child was born, provided that either or both parents of the child are Chinese citizens.

(5) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

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Holders of Q1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits. Q2 Visa

(1) An invitation letter issued by a Chinese citizen or a foreign citizen with a Chinese permanent residence permit who lives in China. The invitation letter should contain:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact number, address, signature etc.)

(2) Photocopy of Chinese ID or foreign passport and permanent residence permit of the inviting individual.

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General. R Visa

(1) The applicant should submit relevant certification in accordance with relevent regulations, and meet the relevant requirements of the competent authorities of the Chinese government on high-level talents and individual personnel with special skills urgently needed by China.

(2) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General. S1 Visa

(1) An invitation letter from the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work or studies) which contains:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place of intended residence, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures, etc.)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, signature, etc.)

(2) A photocopy of the inviting individual’s passport and residence permit.

(3) Original and photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of immediate family members between applicants and inviting individual.

“Immediate family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons or daughters under the age of 18, parents-in- law.

(4) For private affairs, documentation identifying the nature of the private affairs such as marriage, inheritance, adoption, etc. should be provided as required by the consular officer.

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(6) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of S1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

S2-Visa

For visiting family members for a short period, the following documents are required:

(1) An invitation letter issued by the inviting individual (a foreigner who stays or resides in China for work or studies) which contains:

a. Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth, etc.)

b. Information on the visit (purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures, etc.)

c. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact telephone number, address, signature, etc.)

(2) A photocopy of the inviting individual’s (a foreigner who stays or lives in China for work or studies) passport and residence permit

(3) Photocopy of certification (marriage certificate, birth certificate or notarized certification of kinship) showing the relationship of family members between the applicant and the inviting individual.

“Family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

(4) For private affairs, documentation identifying the nature of the private affairs such as marriage, inheritance, adoption, should be provided as required by the consular officer.

X1-Visa

(1) Original and photocopy of the Admission Letter issued by a school or other entities in China.

(2) Original and photocopy of “Visa Application for Study in China” (Form JW201 or Form JW202).

(3) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the school or entity of admission).

(4) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of X1 Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

X2-Visa

(1) Original and photocopy of Admission Notice issued by a school or other entities in China.

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(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the school or entity of admission).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General.

Z-Visa

(1 ) One of the following documents:

a. Foreigners Employment Permit of the People’s Republic of China issued by Chinese government authorities for Human Resources and Social Security, as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities.

b. Permit for Foreign Experts Working in China issued by the State Bureau of Foreign Experts as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities.

c. Registration Certificate of Resident Representative Offices of enterprises of foreign countries(regions) issued by Chinese authorities of industrial and commercial administration, as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities as well as Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Chinese entities.

d. An approval document for commercial performances issued by the Chinese government authorities for cultural affairs or Invitation Letter of Duly Authorized Entity or Confirmation Letter of Invitation issued by relevant Foreign Affairs Office of provincial governments of China.

e. Letter of Invitation to Foreigners for Offshore Petroleum Operations in China issued by China National Offshore Oil Corporation;

(2) Personal written statement (covering letter with details as follows: place to visit, name, address and contact number of the inviting / contact company or person).

(3) Other documents required by the Chinese Embassy and Consulate-General.

We kindly remind you that:

Holders of Z Visa shall, within 30 days from the date of their entry, apply to the exit/entry administrations of public security organs under local people’s governments at or above the county level in the proposed places of residence for foreigners’ residence permits.

3. Special Reminder

(1) The invitation letter may be in the form of fax, photocopy or computer printout, but the consular officer may require the applicant to submit the original of the invitation letter..

(2) If necessary, the consular officer may require the applicant to provide other documents or supplementary materials, or require an interview with the applicant.

(3) The consular officer will decide on whether or not to issue the visa and on its validity, duration of stay and number of entries in light of specific conditions of the applicant.

58 News From China November 2015 Flights Between China and India

ROUTING FLIGHT NO. DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME FLIGHT DATES

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ3028 12:45 19:50 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ3027 7:30 11:30 Daily

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ360 23:40 6:50+1 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ359 18:50 22:30 Daily

Schedule of China Southern Airlines Flights (Summer Season)

ROUTING FLIGHT NO. DEPARTURE TIME ARRIVAL TIME FLIGHT DATES

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ3028 11:50 19:30 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ3027 7:30 11:50 Daily

New Delhi-Guangzhou CZ360 23:10 6:50+1 Daily

Guangzhou - NewDelhi CZ359 18:50 22:10 Daily

China Eastern Time Table

Delhi-Shanghai(Pudong) Flight Number Dep\ Arr Frequency Aircraft Remarks

1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU564 0230 1100 Daily Airbus 330-200

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