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President: Country to stay on path of rule of law
By CAO YIN [email protected]
President Xi Jinping has called for staying on the path of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics and upholding the Constitution as the fundamental guide for all activities. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Cen tral Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, said President Xi Jinping addresses the virtual 12th BRICS Summit via video link in Beijing on Tuesday. Chinese officials participated in the meeting at the Great Hall of the governing the country by the Consti People in Beijing. PHOTOS BY LI XUEREN AND DING LIN / XINHUA tution means firmly following the leadership of the CPC and upholding the State system and political system stipulated in the Constitution. He stressed that to promote the modernization of China’s governance Xi stresses unity, reason in virus fight system and capacity along the path of the rule of law, it is necessary to require that every entity, including BRICS members urged to safeguard ‘political virus’. In this way, we will He expressed opposition to inter cooperate with South Africa and government agencies, Party organs, pool the maximum global synergy ference in the internal affairs of other India in this regard. social organizations and enterprises, peace, stability, uphold multilateralism to beat the virus.” countries, as well as unilateral sanc He proposed that the five BRICS shoulder the responsibility of main He called on the BRICS countries tions and “longarm jurisdiction”. countries hold a symposium on taining the dignity of the Constitution By CAO DESHENG Summit via video link. BRICS to uphold multilateralism to safe Xi underlined the need to sup traditional medicines to explore and ensuring its implementation. [email protected] groups the emerging markets of guard world peace and stability. port the World Health Organiza their role in preventing and treat Xi made the remarks while Brazil, Russia, India, China and It is against the universal aspi tion in playing a leading role in the ing COVID19. addressing the central conference President Xi Jinping called on South Africa. ration of people around the world fight against the pandemic, and “China has joined the COVAX on work related to overall law Tuesday for wiping out the “polit “What has happened shows that to ignore rules and the rule of law, called on the BRICS countries to facility, a platform on which we will based governance held in Beijing on ical virus” in the world’s fight acts of politicization, stigmatiza engage in unilateralism and bully strengthen cooperation in vaccine share vaccines with other countries, Monday and Tuesday. against the COVID19 pandemic tion, blameshifting and scapegoat ing, and keep withdrawing from research and development. developing countries in particular. The twoday meeting agreed that and promoting global economic ing only serve to disrupt overall multilateral groups and reneging Noting that Chinese companies We will actively consider providing Xi Jinping Thought on Rule of Law, recovery by upholding openness global cooperation against the on agreements, Xi said, adding are carrying out Phase III clinical vaccines to BRICS countries where a key part of Xi Jinping Thought on and innovation. virus,” Xi said. “We need to over that such acts trample on the trials of COVID19 vaccines with there is a need,” Xi said. Socialism with Chinese Characteris Xi made the remarks in Beijing come division with unity, replace legitimate rights and dignity of all Russian and Brazilian partners, tics for a New Era, includes pro when addressing the 12th BRICS bias with reason and stamp out the countries. Xi said China is also willing to See BRICS, page 5 found content and resolves a series of major issues, such as why China should comprehensively advance the rule of law in the new era and Scientist decorated how to move it forward. HK patriotism rule set to fix fallacies The meeting also considered Xi Jinping Thought on Rule of Law a By GANG WEN in Hong Kong vention in Hong Kong affairs. values treasured by Hong Kong, theoretical innovation in complying [email protected] It is only natural to require he said. with the requirements of the times to those governing the city to love In his opinion, Hong Kong will realize the great rejuvenation of the Those who govern Hong Kong the nation, as the HKSAR is an have more political room to Chinese nation and a new develop must be patriots as it is a political inalienable part of the country, maneuver if it holds tight to the ment in adapting Marxist theory on requirement under the “one Zhang said, adding that the bottom line of patriotism. the rule of law to China’s conditions. country, two systems” principle, requirement is also in line with Zhang said he is delighted to The Party has always valued law as well as now being a legal the original intent of the “one see the SAR government making based governance and has made the requirement, a senior official of country, two systems” principle. efforts to improve systems in are overall rule of law a priority since the China’s top agency in charge of The NPC Standing Committee’s as like oathtaking by civil ser 18th CPC National Congress in 2012. Hong Kong affairs stressed on decision also serves as a good ref vants, national education and the Xi said more importance should Tuesday. erence for future handling of sim qualification of lawmakers. He be attached to the rule of law amid a The decision by the country’s ilar cases, Zhang said. also noted there have been heated complicated environment at home top legislature regarding Hong Over the years, the lack of a cor discussions on judicial reforms. and abroad as well as bigger tasks in Kong lawmakers’ qualification rect understanding of “one coun Chief Executive of Hong Kong promoting reform and openingup offers a solid legal basis for the try, two systems” has led to some Carrie Lam Cheng Yuetngor said and socialist modernization. Yuan Longping (left), a renowned agricultural expert known as the rule, Zhang Xiaoming, deputy fallacies and a bumpy ride for at the same event that late Chi He said that to advance overall law “father of hybrid rice”, is presented with the 500th Discovery of the director of the State Council’s Hong Kong, he said. nese leader Deng Xiaoping, who based governance is to protect peo Strait of Magellan Award, which honors innovation and exploration Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Zhang said he was referring to formulated the “one country, two ple’s rights, meet their demands and with global impact, by Chilean Ambassador to China Luis Schmidt Office, said in a video speech at a the mistaken idea that the NPC systems” principle, had pointed constantly enhance their sense of ful Montes on Monday in Changsha, Hunan province. ZHOU MIAN / XINHUA law summit marking the 30th Standing Committee’s decision out as far back as 1984 that Hong fillment, happiness and security. anniversary of the promulgation undermines Hong Kong’s judicial Kong must be governed by patri of the Basic Law of the Hong independence or that requiring ots. See Rule of law, page 5 Kong Special Administrative civil servants to pledge allegiance The oneday summit had panel Region. to the city violates the political discussions focusing on interpre Inside COMPANIES REMAIN BUOYANT On Nov 11, the Standing Com neutrality of civil servants. Other tation of the Basic Law, responsi mittee of the National People’s examples, he said, were the illegal bility for maintaining national Editorial, page 9 ABOUT INVESTING IN EUROPE Congress adopted a decision stip “Occupy Central” movement in security under the “one country, ◆ ulating that lawmakers in the city 2011 and the prolonged street vio two systems” principle and the Pandemic fails to blunt nation’s enthusiasm will be stripped of their position if lence over the nowwithdrawn benefits of implementing the © 2020 China Daily they are found to have broken extradition bill in 2019. principle in the HKSAR. All Rights Reserved By CHEN YINGQUN their pledge of allegiance to the It’s time to set the record Vol.24 — No. 7344 A member of the [email protected] city. Based on this, the Hong Kong straight and right such wrong Inside Asia News Network government disqualified four ideas, Zhang said. Patriotism hinese companies’ enthu Hong Kong opposition lawmak should come before democracy, • See more, page 4 siasm for investing in ers who had sought foreign inter freedom and human rights, core • To the point, page 8 Europe remains high, despite the coronavirus Lenovo is among the top three Cpandemic’s devastating impact on companies in terms of personal the global economy, according to computer sales in nearly all Euro Lunar mission ready for launch this month industry insiders and analysts. pean countries and the leading A stable, secure environment in vendor in key markets such as Europe and favorable political Germany and Italy, according to By ZHAO LEI decades to bring lunar samples said, adding that when the final conditions are attractive factors data on its performance in the [email protected] back to Earth. checks are done, propellants will for investors, the experts said. second quarter of this year. Its findings will facilitate scien be pumped into it. Gina Qiao, senior vicepresident Qiao said that as working, Chang’e 5, the next mission in tists’ research on the moon’s origin The 8.2metric ton Chang’e 5 has and chief strategy and marketing learning and spending more lei China’s lunar exploration pro and evolution, the administration four components — an orbiter, officer for technology giant Lenovo sure time at home have become gram, will be launched from the said in a statement on Tuesday lander, ascender and a reentry mod Group, said the company has been the global norm during the pan Wenchang Space Launch Center in morning, when the Long March 5 ule. After the probe reaches lunar investing in Europe to help drive demic, the company has seen Hainan province before the end of heavylift carrier rocket, which orbit, the components will separate sales and boost efficiency. strong growth in demand for this month, according to the China will be used to lift the robotic into two parts, with the orbiter and “Two recent examples of this are devices and games, along with National Space Administration. probe, was moved to its launch reentry module remaining in orbit the opening of Spazio Lenovo — our rising cloud and infrastructure Chang’e 5 — the sixth mission in pad at the Wenchang center. while the lander and ascender first European flagship store, which business. the Chang’e program, as there was The rocket was transported to a descend toward the lunar surface. launched in Milan, Italy, in Septem She added that Lenovo will an unnumbered experimental port in Wenchang by ships in late ber — and our plan to open a new continue to serve customers in mission — will be one of the most September and was then carried by See Mission, page 3 inhouse manufacturing facility in Europe and provide them with difficult and challenging space special trucks to the launch center. A Long March 5 carrier rocket is to Hungary in the spring to increase our smarter technology. endeavors China has embarked on Over the past two months, it Inside put the Chang’e5 lunar probe on production capacity and better serve and will become the world’s first was assembled and examined at course for the moon this month. our European customers,” she said. See Europe, page 2 space operation in more than four the center, the administration See more, page 6 SHI XIAO / FOR CHINA DAILY