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Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, delivered a speech at a Dialogue on Hangzhou G-20 held a talk with Prof. Lokesh Chandra, Chairman of ICCR Summit in Mumbai. about the Silk Road.

Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, met with Indian president Pranab Mukherjee before his attended a briefing about Indo-China relations. departure for China visit.

Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, The Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, Cheng paid tribute to the Chinese soldiers’ tomb of World War Guangzhong, met with Indian economist Prof. Sudipto Two in Assam. Mundle. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China

1. China, India Pledge to Boost Partnership 4 2. Premier Li Calls for Further Cooperation with India 6 S

China-India Relations

1. Chinese participation in Make in India Welcome 9 2. President of India Speaks at Peking University about Sino-Indian 11 Cooperation During China-India University Presidents Roundtable 3. New Perspectives, New Relations 13 T

External Affairs

1. President Xi Urges China, U.S. to Manage Differences, Deepen Trust 16 2. China, Germany Pledge Stronger Cooperation 18 3. China to Bolster Representativeness of Developing Countries at 21

G20 Summit N 4. China-ASEAN Joint Stance Adopted on Sea Dispute 22

South China Sea

1. Win-Win: China and India Can be Maritime Partners 23

2. All China Lawyers Association Issues Statement on South China Sea 26 E Arbitration Initiated by the Philippines 3. Philippines' Arbitration Case Built on False Pretext 27 4. Singapore Paper Carries Article Taking Dig at Uncle Sam 30 Over South China Sea 5. Old Map Shows the Philippines' Claim Over South China Sea 33 Islands Groundless T

Indians in China

1. Historic Liquor Helps Ancient Town Prosper 34 2. Old Town Breathes with Antiquity 37

Culture & Life N

1. Dragon Boat Festival's Colorful Customs 40 2. Classical Chinese Paintings Stand out at Beijing Auction 42

Tibet Today

1. New City Inaugurated in Tibet 45 O 2. Tourists Visit Potala Palace in Lhasa, China's Tibet 47 3. Quake Evacuees Settle into New Life in Xigaze 49 Book Review – Ma Yun’s Unorthodox Innovation 50 Flights Between China and India 51 CCTV 53 CRI 54 C Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China CHINA, INDIA PLEDGE TO BOOST PARTNERSHIP

Beijing, May 26 (Xinhua) — said the two sides should stick to communication between state Chinese President Xi Jinping held the theme of neighborly friendship leaders and making use of various talks with visiting Indian President and reciprocal cooperation to bilateral dialogue mechanisms, and Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday, c e m e n t t h e C h i n a - I n d i a n tap the potential for practical pledging to boost the strategic and relationship and benefit the people cooperation on railways, industrial cooperative partnership between of the two countries. park, smart city, new energy, the two nations. environmental protection, Xi proposed the two sides information technology, human Hailing the development of consolidate political trust by resources, industrial capacity, the bilateral ties in recent years, Xi m a i n t a i n i n g s t r a t e g i c investment, tourism and services.

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The Chinese president looked The Chinese president called Mukherjee said the co- forward to closer cultural and for joint efforts to join their operation between India and people-to-people exchanges as development strategies, advance China, both as growing economies well as law-enforcement and t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e and major powers, can benefit the security cooperation between the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar people of the two countries and two countries. economic corridor, make the Asian the entire humanity. Infrastructure Investment Bank a “The two sides should professional and efficient financing Echoing Xi, Mukherjee said appropriately address our platform and conclude the the Indian side stands ready to differences,” Xi said, adding that the negotiations on the Regional expand trade and investment Chinese side is appreciative of India’s Comprehensive Economic cooperation, increase people-to- adherence to the one-China policy. Partnership at an early date. people exchanges and enhance communication in international Xi suggested China and India Mukherjee, who is making a affairs with China. He also voiced support each other in regional and state visit to China at Xi’s the gratitude to the Chinese side international affairs and work invitation, said that all political for supporting India and Pakistan’s together to make successes of this parties in India support developing accession to the Shanghai year’s Group of Twenty summit relations with China. Cooperation Organization. and BRICS summit.

News From China June 2016 5 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China PREMIER LI CALLS FOR FURTHER COOPERATION WITH INDIA

Premier Li Keqiang met with in the world. Both countries adhere visits," the Premier said. China is Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, to an independent diplomatic policy, willing to maintain high-level who was paying a state visit to China, and will provide each other with exchanges with India, enhance at the Great Hall of the People on opportunities for development, he strategic mutual trust, and deepen May 26. said. pragmatic cooperation in all fields, he added. Premier Li said that China and "You and President Xi Jinping India both are ancient civilizations have promoted the relationship of The Premier urged enhancing and the largest developing countries the two countries through mutual people-to-people exchanges,

6 News From China June 2016 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China addressing differences, and beefing China will cooperate with India Mukherjee said, “I have come to up coordination in big international in production capacity and railways, visit China several times, and seen and regional issues in order to and promote the construction of remarkable and fast economic promote the China-India relations major projects, including the growth in China. India and China are toward Asian prosperity and economic cor ridor linking important neighbors, and it is of progress as well as world peace and Bangladesh, China, India and great importance to develop bilateral stability. Myanmar, the Premier said. relations.”

Premier Li noted that despite China will look for new growth The two countries should the sluggish development of the points for pragmatic cooperation further tap the potential for world economy, both China and a n d p r o m o t e a b a l a n c e d cooperation in the fields of economy India have maintained a medium-to- development of bilateral trade with a n d t r a d e , i n v e s t m e n t , high speed of economic growth. India, he said. manufacturing, infor mation technology, and intelligent cities, "We are willing to tap the "The cooperation and common Mukherjee said. “We will make more potential for mutual cooperation development of China and India will efforts to enhance people-to-people and promote the meeting of benefit over one-third of the world exchanges, expand consensus, strategies such as Made in China population and will effectively reduce differences and develop 2025 and Internet Plus with Made in promote the recovery of world closer friendship,” he added. India and Digital India," he said. economy," said the Premier.

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China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang met with Indian president Pranab Mukherjee

Chinese vice president Li Yuanchao met with Indian president Pranab Mukherjee

8 News From China June 2016 China India Relations China-India Relations CHINESE PARTICIPATION IN MAKE IN INDIA WELCOME

(Edited version of President Pranab Mukherjee's address at the India-China Business Forum in Guangzhou, China, on May 25)

I thank you for your kind words century BCE, Chinese silk is announced between Shenzhen and of welcome. I am delighted to begin mentioned in Kautilya’s treatise, the the Gujarat International Finance my state visit to China here in Arthashastra. It is noteworthy that Tec-City in Gujarat in 2015. As I Guangzhou. This historic city has the age-old commercial contacts stand before you today, I would, at always been an important port of between our peoples - through land the very outset, like to say that this is call for Indian business. It is here and sea routes - have so successfully an exciting time for India and China that we find the ancient foundations evolved, flourished and expanded - to reinforce the old linkages and join of the thriving trade and economic and spanned the centuries without hands for new. ties that exist between India and interruption. In 2014, an agreement China today. Han Shu (Book of for a sister-province relationship was Ladies and gentlemen! India is a Han) of second century BCE talks signed between Gujarat state in India young nation. Our primary goal is to about a direct sea route from and the Guangdong province of build a modern economy that puts a Guangdong to Kanchipuram in China. A pilot Smart City p r e m i u m o n s u s t a i n a b l e south India. As early as the fourth cooperation project has been development. We are steadily

News From China June 2016 9 China India Relations moving towards this objective and a C h i n e s e i n v e s t m e n t s a n d renewed the interest of global p r o f o u n d s o c i o - e c o n o m i c entrepreneurs to participate in Make investors in India. In 2014, there was transformation is taking place in our in India and other flagship initiatives a 32 per cent growth in investments countr y. China’s economic of our government. We will facilitate and in 2015, India emerged as one of achievements are a source of your efforts to make your the biggest global investment inspiration for us. We believe that investments in India profitable. We destinations. stepping up our two-way trade and must take advantage of the investment flows will be of mutual opportunities that abound in the Ladies and gentlemen! China’s benefit to both our nations. Our growth of both our economies. overseas direct investment has bilateral trade has grown steadily crossed the $100-billion mark - we since the turn of this century. From India has recorded a steady would like more of it to reach India. $2.91 billion in the year 2000, it growth at the rate of 7.6 per cent As you are aware, India, today, reached the level of $71 billion last each year for over a decade now. We presents a promising demographic year. Although the trade balance believe that India cannot grow in scenario. The average age of its continues to be in favour of China, isolation. In an increasingly population will reach 29 years by we look forward to expanding our interconnected world, India would 2020. To convert this young commerce to make it more like to benefit from technology population into an asset, we have equitable. India would like to see a advances and best practices of introduced the Skill India initiative to greater market for our products in d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s . T h e skill 400 million young men and China - particularly in sectors where comprehensive reforms introduced women by the year 2022. At the same we have natural complementarities - in key areas of our economy have time, to ensure growth sustainability, as in the areas of drugs and enhanced the ease of doing business it is important to ignite the spirit of pharmaceuticals, IT and IT-related in India. Our foreign investment innovation and entrepreneurship in services and agro-products. It is a regime has been liberalised through all sectors of our economy. The matter of satisfaction that there is simplified procedures and removal Start-Up India initiative will aid job emerging focus on two-way of restrictions on foreign creation through innovation and investment flows. We welcome investments. These reforms have entrepreneurship. Simultaneously, a

10 News From China June 2016 China India Relations high priority has been to develop start has been made by Chinese facilitate many more collaborations world-class infrastructure in a time- businesses who are investing in between the industry and businesses bound and cost-efficient manner. infrastructure projects and industrial of our two countries across different My government is establishing parks in India. Bilateral cooperation sectors. India invites investors from industrial corridors, national in India’s railway sector is also China to be partners in India’s investment and manufacturing progressing well. A good number of growth story. zones and dedicated freight premier Indian IT firms and other corridors to stimulate investment in manufacturers are present in China. Ladies and gentlemen, I am this sector. Its 100 Smart Cities Our people are also considering the aware of the significant numbers of initiative will transform a hundred prospects of jointly exploring Indian business visitors to of our cities and towns into engines opportunities in other countries. Guangdong province and those who of growth. The Digital India have chosen to live and work here. I programme aims to transform India To sum up, ladies and take this opportunity to thank His into a digitally empowered society gentlemen, India believes that there Excellency, Mr Zhu Xiaodan, and knowledge economy. India is great potential for economic and governor of the Guangdong welcomes your participation in these commercial cooperation among our province, and its residents for programmes. Chinese companies, two nations, which face similar making the people of India feel so with inherent strengths in opportunities and challenges. The welcome and comfortable among infrastructure and manufacturing, stability of our relationship in recent you. can look towards India as an years provides an enabling basis for important destination in their Going utilising these opportunities and With these words, I would like to Global strategy. On their part, coming together. To realise the full once again thank the India-China Indian companies can partner with potential of our economic Business Forum for its contribution Chinese enterprises in the new partnership, it is important to bridge in strengthening the economic domain of Internet of Things, the information gap between our relations between India and China. I which underlines the Made in China business communities. We are wish this forum great success in its 2025 strategy. committed to providing a conducive deliberations today and look forward environment for more investments to the positive outcome of its work I am happy to note that a good from China. We stand ready to and initiatives.

PRESIDENT OF INDIA SPEAKS AT PEKING UNIVERSITY ABOUT SINO-INDIAN COOPERATION DURING CHINA-INDIA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS ROUNDTABLE

On May 26, 2016, President of highlighted commonalities between President Gao Song gave the India Pranab Mukherjee addressed the two civilizations’ history, culture, opening remarks and welcomed the an audience of students and and modern development, and he president and other distinguished professors during the China-India outlined his hopes for the future of guests, including the Indian Minister University Presidents Roundtable China-India relations. of Textiles Santosh Kumar event at the Yingjie Overseas Center Gangwar, the Chinese Minster of of Peking University. His speech Pe k i n g U n ive r s i t y V i c e Education Yuan Guiren, and the

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Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affiars Liu Zhenmin. Peking University President Lin Jianhua then took the podium and introduced President Mukherjee, commenting that he is in fact an old friend of Peking University, as he had previously visited in 2008 when he was the Foreign Minister of India. President Lin expressed his hopes for increased academic exchanges between their two countries, and he welcomed President Mukherjee to the podium.

President Mukherjee began his speech highlighting the historical ties between the two ancient civilizations, including an ancient Buddhist heritage and a common struggle against imperialist powers. As the two most populous countries, India and China also face similar developmental issues, and the President expressed his confidence that the two great Asian nations would join hands to face these problems in the new “Asian Century”.

To enhance cooperation between the two nations, President Mukerjee first stressed the i m p o r t a n c e o f p o l i t i c a l understanding. Despite differences

like the border dispute that has challenged the two countries’ relations in the past, the President is confident that both nations will “draw upon civilizational wisdom” and solve these problems to the satisfaction of both sides. The president then stressed the importance of building a “people- centric partnership” and emphasized that to build this kind of partnership, “we must have mutual trust built on the mutual respect and the mutual appreciation of our respected political and social systems.”

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The president spoke of intellectual exchanges. The president china will cooperate together in increasing cooperation in different remarked, “joint research and friendship and brotherhood for their fields as the pillars of this people- scholarship programs can help dispel own good and for the good of Asia centric partnership. He called for the notion that we have to look to the and the world.” The president called more political contact on both the west and not to each other to make on the people of India and China to national and provincial levels, the progress in education, science, and work towards this objective, and he continued cooperation in improving technology.” Finally, President expressed his confidence that this the two nations’ tourist industries, Mukerjee recited a 1942 quotation of vision could be achieved. more technological cooperation in Mahatma Gandhi: “I look forward to the digital age, and more frequent the day when a free India and a free NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW RELATIONS

At a recent briefing about was warm and friendly. The core Committee and India’s entry to the China-India relations, Liu Jinsong, information Liu intended to convey Nuclear Suppliers Group, sections Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese was that Sino-Indian relations could of Indian media believed it was Embassy in India, answered over 20 be different from a new perspective. China which stopped India from questions raised by those from moving towards its objectives. Indian media, colleges and think We Never Hinder India’s Entry to Actually, the two issues are not tanks. Nuclear Suppliers Group bilateral but involve India’s relations with other countries as well as the Despite some sharp and About the listing matter of the constitutions of those multilateral sensitive questions, the atmosphere UN Security Council’s 1267 institutions. We hope Indian people

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could look at the problem from a development of bilateral relations. critical phase for the adjustment of new perspective: to discuss with the This is an uncommon outcome in regional and global patterns. India nations concerned more and study the history of international relations, and China should transcend further the constitutions of related which shows the wisdom of the concrete problems; and, from an organizations. leaders and of the peoples of the two overall and strategic perspective, countries. guide the direction of India-China Boundary Issue: Mutual Trust relations and focus on global and High-level Reciprocal Visits: regional cooperation. I think such a Some Indian friends believe that Good Neighbors Visit Each viewpoint is of great value. the talks on the boundary dispute are Other Often not going smoothly, which they Bilateral Trade: Highlights of think will affect the mutual trust and Lately, Indian President Pranab Rapid Growths cooperation between two countries. Mukherjee visited China. This is an But, from another perspective, important visit. In recent years, With regard to the trade although the boundary issue cannot leaders of the two countries often imbalance between China and India, be solved in a short time, over the met during either bilateral visits or in if only commodity trade between the past decades, the two nations have multilateral mechanisms, which Chinese mainland and India is taken not fired a single shot on the border guided and promoted the mutual into consideration, China enjoys a and the occasional incidents have cooperation and helped resolve or trade surplus. But, if we take into been quickly brought under control; control some problems. account service trade and direct and which proves that measures to transit trades between India and establish mutual trust have worked Indian friends say it is a critical Hong Kong, you will find the and that the boundary problem has time for the rise of Asia and for volume of India’s trade deficit not impacted the all-around emerging economies; and, also a decreases greatly. In addition,

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China’s direct investment into India others as enemies. Indian Prime Indian friends ought to find such grows rapidly, which not only offsets Minister Narendra Modi and first-hand material worthy of more India’s trade deficit but also creates a Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz attention and trust. large number of jobs and high Sharif met at the end of last year. amount of tax revenues. And, the foreign secretaries of the Democracy and Human Rights: two countries met in New Delhi We Both Have An Oriental In the opinion of some Indian recently. Such contacts are of great Understanding and Chinese experts and scholars, significance. If the relations between considering the two countries’ China, India and Pakistan can Dalai Lama and some Western industries and product mix, it is hard develop healthily, regional peace and countries always make an issue of to expand the scale of mutual prosperity can certainly be better democracy and human rights to commodity trade. But some smart guaranteed. The starting point of criticize China. Some Indian people Chinese and Indian businessmen China-Pakistan relationship is not also show concern about China’s have taken advantage of a new trend. higher than that of China-India democracy and the rule of law as Chinese white-collar section likes relations. But the relationship well as the human rights situation in red tea. The export value of between China and Pakistan has China’s Tibet. Actually, India is also Darjeeling and Assam red tea to withstood many tests of time and often accused groundlessly by the China exceeded US$ 100 million in fluctuating international situations; West in respect of human rights and 2015; and in the first quarter of this They support each other on the religion. Some Western countries do year alone, the value increased 26 issues involving the two nations’ core not clean their own house but go to percent. Also, the e-business trade interest; and, in difficult times, help others’ house to make a mess. How between the two countries is each other as best they can. Indian can they have the right to lecture flourishing more. So, from a friends seem to have ignored this other nations’ human rights! different perspective, traditional point. trade can be expanded and From a different perspective, upgraded. China’s Military Strength: China and India both have a Information Released by China recorded history of some 5,000 China, India and Pakistan: We Itself Is More Reliable years and are among the most Are Not Enemies populous countries. We have our Indian media and scholars like own understanding, experience and Some Indian friends always citing the statistics about Chinese standards for democracy and human complain or even criticize the military strength reported by rights. Western models, concepts relations between China and Wester n news ag encies to and rankings do not necessarily fit us. Pakistan, which, to them, seems to demonstrate that China has obstruct the relations between increased its military presence on the India has a political and China and India. Actually, from a China-India border as well as in the democratic structure with your own different perspective, one of the Indian Ocean, which can raise characteristics. Similarly, China has most important neighbors of India, security pressure on or even threaten its own socialist democracy Pakistan has made great sacrifice in India. From a different perspective, including the people’s congress the anti-terrorist cause. Pakistan and there is a great number of this kind system, the system of multi-party India once were one family. So, India of reports in the West. Some of c o o p e r a t i o n a n d p o l i t i c a l should have better understanding of them are sheer guess work and some consultation under the leadership of Pakistan and should attach more have dubious motives. Even true the Communist Party of China importance to its relationship with Western scholars do not take the (CPC), community-level self- Pakistan. reports seriously. Why do Indian governance system and the system friends take them seriously? Chinese of regional ethnic autonomy. The Mahatma Gandhi once said if leaders and scholars have presented CPC also has its own internal we remember everyone lives just many talks and reports about China’s democratic system. China has once, we have no reason to treat national defense and military reform. created and implemented the system

News From China June 2016 15 External Affairs of regional ethnic autonomy within that prohibited the Tibetan people about economic cooperation. The the nation. Tibet is one of China’s from engaging in anti-China political talks also covered exchange of autonomous regions. Tibetan activities? Since he believes himself governance experience, tax reform, people now have full right to to be a “pacifist,” why did he urbanization, family planning autonomy and in every sense conspire with some Western system, smart city, big data, artificial democracy and human rights — a countries to instigate violent rainfall and socialism with Chinese status that is far more progressive activities? The answers are disclosed characteristics. than their lives in the serf system in the books written by his relatives that prevailed in Tibet before its and insiders. Having similar national peaceful liberation. conditions, China and India can C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d C o - learn from each other’s experience. Dalai Lama: Please See His True operation: The Dreams of China We share so many common interests; Colors and India Can Come True Hand we need each other for so many in Hand in the “Century of Asia” things; we desire to know much As for the Dalai Lama, some more about each other; and, we Indian friends believe in him and Some sections of Indian media welcome the opportunities for think he is a “nice man” or even a always like talking competitions and cooperation in large areas. Thus, we “saint.” They, therefore, doubt thorny problems between the two are expected to keep development as China’s policies related to Tibet. countries and can barely walk out of our priority. Against the backdrop of From a new perspective, since Dalai the historical shadow and Western making the “Century of Asia,” “the is a lama, why is he so much keener geopolitical theories. But, from a Chinese Dream” and “the Indian on politics than religion? Since he different perspective, during recent Dream” come true, we should be was “exiled” and is “living abroad” visits to India, Chinese leaders at all optimistic, confident and have in India, why has he challenged the levels had good talks with their mutual trust. policy of the Indian government Indian counterparts, particularly

External Affairs PRESIDENT XI URGES CHINA, U.S. TO MANAGE DIFFERENCES, DEEPEN TRUST

On June 6, 2016, President Xi (S&ED) and the seventh round of Asia-Pacific affairs. Jinping urged China and the United China-U.S. High-Level Consultation States to properly manage on People-to-People Exchange The broad Pacific Ocean, Xi differences and sensitive issues and (CPE) in Beijing. said, should not become an arena for deepen strategic mutual trust and rivalry, but a big platform for cooperation at a high-level bilateral As long as the two sides tackle inclusive cooperation. dialogue. differences and sensitive issues in the principle of mutual respect and China and the United States The differences between China equality, major disturbances in have extensive common interests in and the United States are normal, Xi bilateral relations can be avoided, Xi the region and should maintain said at the joint opening ceremony said, adding that China and the frequent dialogues, cooperate more, of the eighth round of China-U.S. United States should strengthen tackle challenges, jointly maintain Strategic and Economic Dialogues communication and cooperation on prosperity and stability in the region,

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and “cultivate common circles of through regular communication in China and the United States friends” rather than “cultivate o r d e r t o a v o i d s t r a t e g i c should also deepen cooperation in exclusive circles of friends,” Xi said. misjudgment, he said. the areas of climate change, d e v e l o p m e n t , I n t e r n e t , He reaffirmed that China The Chinese president also nonproliferation, military and law pursues neighborhood diplomacy called on the two sides to expand enforcement, and enhance featuring amity, sincerity, mutual mutually beneficial cooperation, communication and coordination on benefit and inclusiveness, and has uphold the win-win principle, and major global and regional issues, Xi always been committed to bolstering raise the level of bilateral added. peace, stability and development of cooperation. the Asia-Pacific region. The president stressed that He urged both countries to China will unswervingly pursue the He said all countries share strengthen coordination on their path of peaceful development and intertwined interests amid multi- macroeconomic polices, jointly work promote the building of a new polarization, economic globalization toward positive outcomes at the G20 model of international relations with and social informatization. Hangzhou summit, and reach a win-win cooperation at its core. reciprocal bilateral investment treaty China and the United States at an early date. C h i n a s t a n d s r e a d y t o should strengthen their mutual trust strengthen cooperation with all

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countries to safeguard the more opportunities to the world and The S&ED is co-chaired by international order and global cooperate more closely with all Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang system built on the UN Charter, and countries, including the United and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, make the international order more States. with U.S. Secretary of State John just and reasonable, he said. Kerry and Treasury Secretary O n p e o p l e - t o - p e o p l e Jacob Lew on Monday and China is confident about exchanges, Xi called on both sides to Tuesday, while Chinese Vice meeting its fixed goals for economic deepen the friendship between the Premier Liu Yandong co-chairs the and social development, Xi said, two peoples and facilitate bilateral CPE with Kerry. adding that the country will provide interactions in various sectors. CHINA, GERMANY PLEDGE STRONGER COOPERATION On June 13, 2016, Chinese cooperative progress in their fields. countries will work on a political Premier Li Keqiang and Merkel co- settlement in Syria, strengthen chaired the consultation in Beijing , STRATEGIC COOPERATION dialogue on Afghanistan issue, work in which officials from 26 under the G20 framework on governmental departments of both According to a joint statement sustainable and balanced growth of countries reported on the latest for the consultation, the two the world economy, and continue to

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promote China-EU relations. prevention and relief. China’s Li said China-Ger many cooperation with the European relations are important to China-EU Cooperation will be expanded in Union on the Belt and Road and an relations. He called on the upcoming education, tourism and media, with Asia-Europe transportation corridor leaders’ talks between China and the more youth exchanges focused on will support high-speed railway EU overcome obstacles to trade and soccer. cooperation in third-country investment. markets. The two sides will create a fair Merkel echoed Li saying she and open environment for two-way Li said the two sides should raise hoped the China-EU leaders’ investment, and work more closely China-Germany comprehensive meeting would achieve new results. in intelligent manufacturing, strategic relations to a new high and finance, automobile manufacture, create sound environment for the China’s top legislator Zhang information technology and recovery of the world economy. Dejiang also met Merkel on Monday aviation. afternoon. After the consultation, Li and They will explore cooperation in Merkel witnessed the signing of Zhang, chairman of the third countries, such as Afghanistan more than 20 cooperation deals, Standing Committee of the National where they plan to help train mining covering areas including trade, People’s Congress (NPC), China’s engineers and work on disaster energy, education, and agriculture. top legislature, called on legislative

News From China June 2016 19 External Affairs bodies of the two countries to learn M e r k e l , L i s a i d i t i s t h e dumping investigations against from each other and provide a good responsibility of all WTO China. legal environment for cooperation. m e m b e r s t o d e f e n d t h e international trade system. China- “The crux of the issue is to Merkel expressed willingness to EU trade with its massive honor an agreement,” said Li when promote the exchanges between the employment opportunities is meeting the press with Merkel. NPC and Germany’s Federal essential to both sides, he said. Assembly. China has kept the promises He encouraged the EU to bear made when entering the WTO, and TRADE CONCERNS in mind the overall situation of the EU and other parties need to China-EU cooperation and long- keep theirs, said Li. China-EU trade was top of the term development, address Article agenda. On Monday, Chinese 15 and drop the Surrogate Country “I believe that both China and President Xi Jinping said he hoped approach as scheduled. the EU have the wisdom to handle Germany and the EU would view In accordance with Article 15 of the issue,” Li told reporters. competition and cooperation the accession protocol signed when objectively and solve China-EU China joined the WTO in 2001, the Merkel, for her part, said trade disputes. He called on Surrogate Country approach expires Germany clearly understood the Germany and the EU to carry out on December 11, 2016. Yet there are obligations of Article 15. She said their obligations in the Article 15 of voices in Europe that China is yet to Germany expects the European the protocol on China’s accession to meet the standard set by the EU for Commission to consult with China the WTO as scheduled. market economy status, and that the on the issue as soon as possible, to EU should continue with its use of a seek a solution that both accords In his one-hour meeting with non-standard approach in anti- with WTO rules and will solve trade

20 News From China June 2016 External Affairs disputes. investors from home and abroad, order on the basis of international including German businesses,” the law including the UN Convention on On the issue of Chinese premier said. the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and e n t e r p r i s e s ’ m e r g e r s a n d on freedom of navigation and acquisitions in Germany, Li said China supports Chinese overflight as stipulated in the China and Germany are supportive businesses in finding German UNCLOS. It is in both sides’ and open on all legal, mutually partners to explore international interests to keep order and regional beneficial cooperation, in line with markets, said Li. stability. market rules and international practice. Merkel said her government is Both sides support peaceful China’s development is a open to Chinese enterprises’ settlement of territorial disputes and process of continual opening up to investment in Germany, calling for maritime interest issues in the outside world, Li said. more mutual investment. accordance with international law, regional consensus and bilateral “We will take more measures to MARITIME ISSUE agreements, and welcome trust- expand opening up and create an building measures conducive to equal, transparent and attractive The joint statement said the two easing a tense situation. investment environment for sides insist on maintaining maritime CHINA TO BOLSTER REPRESENTATIVENESS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AT G20 SUMMIT

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Beijing, May 26 (Xinhua) — the top of the macro policy agenda, “China will host an inclusive and While there will be the old Wang said. open summit. We have had discussions about global economic conversations with almost all UN growth at the Hangzhou G20 The G20 will make an action members, including more than 130 summit, China plans to mix things plan on implementing the 2030 developing countries, and listened to up a little by inviting representatives A g e n d a f o r S u s t a i n a b l e their aspirations,” he said. from more developing countries. Development and launch an i n i t i a t i v e t o s u p p o r t t h e China wants coordinated macro “The Hangzhou summit will be industrialization of Africa and the policy among all G20 members and the most representative of least developed countries, the robust, sustainable, balanced growth developing countries in G20 foreign minister said. through innovation and reform, history,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wang said. told a press briefing on preparations “China expects G20 members to for the meeting. help these countries industrialize in a China expects improvements to sustainable way and reduce poverty global economic governance and Holder of the G20 presidency through capacity building, international financial stability and this year, China plans to steer the i nve s t m e n t a n d i m p r ov i n g to see revitalization of trade and g r o u p t o i n v e s t m o r e i n infrastructure,” Wang said. investment through an open global development and put the matter at economy. CHINA-ASEAN JOINT STANCE ADOPTED ON SEA DISPUTE

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Top diplomats from China and He added that it had achieved its difficult issues … frankly, the 10 ASEAN countries agreed on expected goals. China is committed constructively and openly”. June 14, that the South China Sea to future meetings to build trust and issue should be handled properly, dispel misunderstandings, he added. Ruan Zongze, vice-president of reaffirming the need to “jointly the China Institute of International ensure peace and stability” in the On the sidelines of the Studies, said the meeting shows that area. convention, Wang embarked on a most ASEAN members will not be whirlwind series of meetings with “hijacked” by the South China Sea The 11 countries also called for his counterparts from ASEAN issue and related problems. “maritime practical cooperation” countries. and for early completion of the China has played a proactive role Code of Conduct in the South China Vietnamese Deputy Prime in boosting integration and Sea. Minister and Foreign Minister Pham development within the ASEAN Binh Minh told Wang on Monday Community, and such a role has won The China-ASEAN Special that his country is ready to tackle support from the ASEAN members, Foreign Ministers Meeting in Yuxi, maritime differences properly based Ruan said. Yunnan province, was the first of its on the consensus of the party leaders kind in three years. of China and Vietnam. Wei Ling, a professor of Asian studies at China Foreign Affairs Briefing reporters after the Wang said, “Both sides (China University, said China has provided meeting, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and ASEAN) should tackle f i r m s u p p o r t t o A S E A N said the region “should not become differences properly and jointly continuously, with this year marking another place of turbulence” as the safeguard regional peace and the 25th anniversary of the China- world has already witnessed stability. They should cherish the ASEAN dialogue. considerable chaos. hard-won peaceful and stable situation in this region.” “The strategic mutual trust and Wang said the closed-door cooperation between China and meeting, which was first proposed Singaporean Foreign Minister ASEAN is a cornerstone of the by members of the Association of Vivian Balakrishnan, who co-chaired region’s peace and development,” Southeast Asian Nations, was timely, the meeting with Wang on Tuesday, Wei said. significant and involved strategic said it demonstrates that “ASEAN communication. and China are even able to discuss

South China Sea WIN-WIN: CHINA AND INDIA CAN BE MARITIME PARTNERS Liu Jinsong

A few days ago, several Assistant Foreign Minister Kong between China and India. prominent maritime experts and Xuanyou and India’s Joint Secretary scholars from China and India met of Disarmament and International These latest developments in Delhi for a Track II Seminar on Security Affairs of MEA, Amandeep signal a new stage in China-India China-India maritime cooperation. Singh Gill, co-chaired the first round maritime dialogue and cooperation. Earlier on February 4, 2016, Chinese of dialogue on maritime cooperation It’s fitting for us to step up such

News From China June 2016 23 External Affairs cooperation as we have at least three working together to defend and commonalities. improve the international maritime order to make it more First, both China and India were fair and equitable, and prevent maritime powers for more than one the abuse of arbitration under thousand years before the Age of UNCLOS. Sail. As pioneers of the ancient Silk Road, Tea Route and Spice Route, G i v e n t h e t h r e e and major players of merchant commonalities, China and shipping in the South China Sea, India have three major tasks on Indian Ocean and Arabian sea, we maritime cooperation. were trail-blazers of economic globalization more than one First, we must build trust thousand years ago. In the modern and dispel misgivings. China period, we both suffered from has no intention whatsoever to colonialism. The invasions and encircle India, either from land occupation on sea taught us a hard or sea. There’s simply no such lesson: a country would be thing as “string of pears” in our vulnerable without maritime dictionary. And the fact is, defense. India as a big power cannot and will not be encircled by anyone. Second, both China and India India is our partner, not rival, need to develop maritime economy. still less enemy. On India’s part, It’s not by coincidence that coastal geo-security focus, it’s mainly about we believe India will continue to dominance, military use, big power areas are at the forefront of a follow an independent foreign countr y’s opening up and interests and gunpowder diplomacy policy, and will not gang up with at sea. Now that time has changed, development, and are home to some other countries to form a metropolis and advanced cities. As these concept are outdated. What we “Cold-War” military alliance against need to focus on is peaceful use of China and India work to develop China. bonded ports, free trade zones, sea, economic cooperation and coastal infrastructure and port mutual benefit in this multi-polar We see in India an important world. economy, we have much to offer and cooperation partner as China learn from each other. In April this promotes the “Belt and Road year, China participated in India Third, maritime disputes must initiative”, especially the 21st be properly addressed through Maritime Summit in Mumbai, and a Century Maritime Silk Road. The Chinese company signed 25 million peaceful means by parties directly English Philosopher Lord Francis concerned. The Joint Communiqué USD contract with Jawaharlal Bacon wrote, “There be three things Nehru Port to provide cranes. of the 14th Meeting of the Foreign which make a nation great and Ministers of Russian, India and prosperous; a fertile soil, busy Third, both China and India are China is a good example in this workshops and easy conveyance of regard. It stated that “Russia, India builders and contributors to the men and things from one place to international maritime order. We and China are committed to another.” His words are even more maintaining a legal order for the seas took an active part in the UNCLOS relevant today. negotiations, and were on the same and oceans based on the principles page on most issues, such as the of international law, as reflected Second, we must reflect and notably in the UN Convention on s t a t u s o f t e r r i t o r i a l s e a shape a new maritime outlook in the administration, historical titles, the Law of Sea (UNCLOS). All new era. The old maritime outlook related disputes should be addressed a r c h i p e l a g i c s t a t e s, E E Z , was based on the Sea Power theory Continental Shelf, etc. Today, we are t h r o u g h n e g o t i a t i o n s a n d by Alfred Thayer Mahan. With a agreements between the parties

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concerned. In this regard the with China. Second, India and For instance, the English word Ministers called for full respect of all Bangladesh made no reservation “governance” is from Latin and provisions of UNCLOS, as well as statement upon ratifying UNCLOS, Greek, which originally means to the Declaration on the Conduct of whereas China made a clear rule. The similar Hindi word Parties in the South China Sea statement upon ratification, “Shaasen” has punishment in its (DOC) and the Guidelines for the excluding compulsory measures. original Sanskrit meaning. But the implementation of the DOC.” It Third, the dispute between India and Chinese word “Zhili” include such reflects the shared position of the Bangladesh is mainly maritime meanings as fitting, just and orderly three countries, and can serve as a delimitation, with land demarcation governance. By drawing upon the reference for addressing maritime drawn in the Radcliff Line published philosophical wisdom of all our disputes. in 1947, whereas the dispute ancestors, we can better reflect on between China and the Philippines the issue today. We are happy to note that India involve territorial dispute, which is and Bangladesh resolved the not even the mandate of UNCLOS. Maritime governance is based maritime delimitation through So that case is totally different from on some basic principles, such as the international maritime tribunal in the arbitration unilaterally initiated Five principles of Peaceful 2014. But it must be pointed out that by the Philippines on the South Coexistence that China and India first, India and Bangladesh agreed China Sea. jointly initiated, international law beforehand through bilateral including the UNCLOS, the negotiation to bring the matter to When it comes to maritime principle of occupation, effective the tribunal, whereas the Philippines governance, its connotation may jurisdiction, the land dominating the unilaterally forced arbitration differ according to the cultural sea, respecting historical titles of without negotiating or consulting background of different countries. relevant countries, peaceful

News From China June 2016 25 South China Sea settlement of disputes, direct work together on many fronts. For delegation of meteorologists from negotiation by parties directly instance, we can better align India’s Shanghai will visit Maharashtra to concerned, estopple, and not “Sagar Mala” strategy and China’s d i s c u s s w e a t h e r f o r e c a s t abusing international arbitration 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. We cooperation. With these exchanges, mechanism, etc. Asian countries can join hands in shaping a more fair more cooperation will unfold. have gained some experience in this and equitable international maritime regard that reflect both the cultural order. We can work together in the China and India have every will tradition of our continent and the North Pole and South Pole. We can and capability to step up maritime doctrines of independence, equality, have more maritime CBMs such as cooperation and build a maritime openness and cooperation. We must joint exercise and combating piracy. partnership. Together, we can turn stay on the right track and not allow In February this year, China the oceans in the region and the ourselves to get distracted or astray. participated in India’s International world into oceans of peace, Fleet Review. And in the face of h a r mo n y, co o p era tio n a n d China and India have much serious drought in central and South prosperity. common ground on maritime issues. India, we can do joint monsoon and Going forward, as we work to marine research. A scientific (The author is the Chargé d’Affaires of the enhance maritime capabilities, we research delegation from Chennai Chinese embassy) can do so in a cooperative spirit and will soon visit China, and a ALL CHINA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION ISSUES STATEMENT ON SOUTH CHINA SEA ARBITRATION INITIATED BY THE PHILIPPINES

On June 7 ,2016 , The All China the South China Sea arbitration case South China Sea. Lawyers Association issued on unilaterally initiated by the Republic Tuesday a statement on the South of the Philippines: 2. The Philippines unilaterally China Sea arbitration case initiated the South China Sea unilaterally initiated by the 1. ACLA firmly supports the arbitration, disregarding the fact that Philippines. Following is the full text stance of the Chinese Government the disputes between China and the of the statement’s English version: on the South China Sea issue, and the Philippines in the South China Sea positions clearly stated in the are in essence about territory and All China Lawyers Association Position Paper of the Government form an integral part of maritime of the People’s Republic of China on delimitation, denying the consensus Statement on the South China the Matter of Jurisdiction in the of the two countries that they have Sea Arbitration Case Unilaterally South China Sea Arbitration chosen to settle relevant disputes Initiated by the Republic of the Initiated by the Republic of the through bilateral negotiations, and Philippines Philippines dated December 7, 2014. denying the optional exceptions No country, organization or declaration China made in 2006 The All China Lawyers individual is in a position to deny pursuant to the United Nations Association (ACLA) hereby makes China’s territorial sovereignty and Convention on the Law of the Sea the following solemn statement on maritime rights and interests in the (UNCLOS). The Philippines’

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conduct violates relevant provisions has wantonly expanded and impartial. of the Declaration on the Conduct exceeded its power, and made of Parties in the South China Sea serious mistakes in areas such as 4. China’s non-acceptance and (DOC), abuses the UNCLOS verification of facts and application non-recognition of and non- arbitration procedures, and infringes of law. Its conduct goes completely participation in the arbitration upon China’s right to choose means against the principles and purposes unilaterally initiated by the of dispute settlement on its own will, of UNCLOS, erodes the integrity Philippines is a justifiable act aimed and is thus illegal. and authority of UNCLOS, runs at defending state sovereignty and counter to international judicial maritime rights and interests, 3. The Arbitral Tribunal justice, violates the spirit and goals upholding international rule of law, established at the unilateral request of international rule of law on and protecting the authority and of the Philippines, while having no peaceful settlement of international integrity of UNCLOS. jurisdiction over the arbitration case, disputes, and is by no means PHILIPPINES' ARBITRATION CASE BUILT ON FALSE PRETEXT May 27, 2016 By Jiang Wei

In its compulsory arbitration and jurisdiction in its territorial continental shelf. proceedings with respect to its waters. The Philippines claims that disputes with China in the South the region extending 200 nautical It also claims that China’s claim China Sea, the Philippines has miles from its coast, except the 12- of historical rights within the nine- accused China of interfering in the nautical miles of high-tide land, is its dash line in the South China Sea Philippines exercising sovereignty exclusive economic zone and violate its sovereignty and

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jurisdiction over the non-biological rights of Islands that are considered The fact is, China issued a resources in the seabed and ocean by customary international law as a statement opposing oil exploration bottom. group. at Liyue Tan, which is part of Nansha Islands, as early as 1976. But there are mistakes in its Therefore, the Nansha Islands claims, as well as in its proving of as a whole have the right to claim The Philippines also claims that them. territorial sea, economic exclusive China has deprived Philippine zone and continental shelf. Besides, fisherpersons of their traditional The Philippines’ claims are UNCLOS does not exclude livelihood, which is against based on a false pretext. China has continental countries from U N C L O S. B y “ t r a d i t i o n a l indisputable sovereignty over the exercising the system in their livelihood” they mean fishing rights; Nansha Islands and the domestic overseas islands and many countries they even quoted a 1734 map, drawn laws of China quoted by the govern their overseas islands as a by Spanish colonialists, to prove that Philippines make it clear that China’s whole. Philippine fishing there can be dated territory includes the Nansha back to the colonial era. They also Islands. The Philippines is also distorting quoted two documents, one in 1953 the facts by saying that China did not and one in 1973, to support their Before the United Nations claim historical rights within the claim. Convention on the Law of the Sea, nine-dashed line until 2009. On that the Institute of International Law basis, it claims exclusive jurisdiction The problem is, they quoted the raised the concept of the regime of over the resources in the said zones map from an academic essay in 2014, islands as early as 1924; this was later and claims China has opposed it which in itself does not prove included in the Convention. Even exploring for oil at Liyue Tan (Reed anything. The two documents they the regime of islands defined by the Bank). cited only have conclusions such as Convention does not exclude the Huangyan Island being a main reef

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fishing area for the Philippines, about the fishing staff, as well as right to chase away Philippine fishing without any actual support. They what fish products they have. vessels that intrude in the said lack supportive materials such as maritime zones. By doing so China what kinds of fishing vessels they China has sovereignty over acts in accordance with international use, their maritime charts, materials Huangyan Island; therefore it has the laws, and the actions it takes are common practice.

Therefore, the Philippines has committed several mistakes in trying to prove China “interfered” its exercising sovereignty and jurisdiction, and in the livelihoods of Philippine people fishing around the Huangyan Island.

Its arbitration proceedings is on the wrong pretext, distorted facts and is self-contradictory.

(The author is an associate researcher at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies)

News From China June 2016 29 South China Sea SINGAPORE PAPER CARRIES ARTICLE TAKING DIG AT UNCLE SAM OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA

Singapore, June 4 (Xinhua) — fisherman’s daughter in China’s themselves, I reproduce here the e- The Straits Times, a daily newspaper Taiwan region, to Harry B. Harris, mail in its entirety,” he wrote. in Singapore, recently carried a commander of the U.S. Pacific signed article that takes a dig at Command. The letter by Ms. Oh, which was Uncle Sam over the South China Sea also copied to U.S. Secretary of Navy issue by exposing the nature of its “I would like to make it clear that Ray Mabus and U.S. Secretary of so-called freedom of navigation I have not the faintest idea who Ms. Defense Ashton Carter as well as operations in the South China Sea. Oh is but I do think she has a sharp Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo elbow,” Fong wrote in the article, Abe, begins by “congratulating” The article was signed by Leslie saying that the letter somehow found Harris over the recent freedom of Fong, a senior executive vice- its way into his mailbox. navigation operations by USS president of Singapore Press William P. Lawrence. Holdings and former editor of the “From the little that I know, Straits Times, imaging an open letter what she has written is accurate but In a clear violation of China’s from a Ms. Oh Beigong, a just so readers can judge for sovereignty, the United States sent

30 News From China June 2016 South China Sea the USS William P. Lawrence, an political masters,” the letter says. says. Arleigh Burke class missile destroyer, to within 12 nautical miles It goes on to say that such a It also points out that Harris of China’s Yongshu Jiao in the move by the United States, just like “must know better than most on this Nansha Islands without Chinese similar moves it made last year and planet that the U.S. has not been able permission on May 10 to assert what earlier this year, risks collision just to cite one instance when China the world’s only super power says its like the mid-air collision in 2001 in actually denied anyone the freedom “right to freedom of navigation.” which a Chinese pilot lost his life. of navigation or point to any statement by Beijing threatening that But the Ms. Oh says that some “But displaying testicular right.” of her friends are of the view that fortitude is one thing and pushing the destroyer made just a single pass, your luck too far is another,” the “Of course Washington will which would qualify the sail-through letter says. sidestep that — why let facts spoil a as innocent passage under Article 18 good excuse — and say instead that it of the United Nations Convention “Let me get serious. The U.S. is cannot allow China’s claim to waters on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). playing with fire by repeatedly bound by that famous or infamous poking China in the eye. We in this nine-dash line that it has drawn in the “In other words, they were region are going to be the collateral S o u t h C h i n a S e a t o g o telling me, the U.S. had made a big damage if this spins out of control. unchallenged,” it says. deal out of it as there was no real risk And why should we pay the price of the Chinese responding and when the U.S. does not really have The Ms. Oh says that the then g oing ballistic, literally or right on its side? As a thinking man, government of China in 1948 went metaphorically. They also said you did you not feel discomfort deep to the United Nations to lodge a didn’t need guts, or even brains, to inside you when the U.S. kept claim using a map of the South dispatch the destroyer as you were singling out the Chinese as the bad China Sea with the dotted line and just carrying out the orders of your guys in the maritime disputes?” it that it was not challenged till recently.

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It also takes note of the U.S. supremacy. She advises the United States to finger pointing at China by alleging send vessels to assert the freedom of that the country is going to militarize The U.S. has ignored the navigation within 12 nautical miles the airstrips and other facilities to “inconvenient truth” that other of an atoll in the Philippine Sea project force, thus threatening the claimant states have engaged in which the Japanese call Okinotori region. activities in violation of multilateral Island and claim as their territory. agreements. “Er, coming from a senior naval Japan used the atoll — not an officer of a country that operates “I know, I know, the U.S. is not in island — to claim the usual 200 some 800 bases or military facilities the habit of admitting that it is or can nautical mile exclusive economic in more than 60 countries around be wrong. Thus not a word of zone that is larger than the entire the world, several of them virtually apology for invading Iraq under the Japan, but its claim is not recognized at China’s doorstep, that, sir, is a bit pretext of rooting out the non- by others in the region. rich!” the letter says. existent weapons of mass destruction ...” it says. “So, please, dear admiral, send It points out that the United the William P. Lawrence there and States, with 11 carrier battle groups The Ms. Oh sees U.S. moves as have some of its crew go fishing near circling the globe, “each with efforts to stymie the rise of China. the atoll. All who look askance at enough firepower to send four-fifths your dubious freedom of navigation of the world’s countries back to the “We get that. So do us a favor, expeditions in the South China Sea Stone Age,” has openly declared please stop talking about high thus far will applaud you,” says the intention of not allowing any other principles and international law,” it letter. nation to challenge U.S. power and says.

32 News From China June 2016 South China Sea OLD MAP SHOWS THE PHILIPPINES' CLAIM OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLANDS GROUNDLESS

New York, May 29 (Xinhua) — in New York in 2015. An old map published in 1899 by Zeng believed that the map is geographer J. Martin Miller shows The map shows the boundary of highly credible given its elaborate that islands in the South China Sea the U.S. possession in the Philippines mapping and detailed introduction have never been Philippine territory, agreed by the United States and to countries around the world. Zeng Yingjing, the owner of the Spanish Peace Commissioner at the map, has told Xinhua. Treaty of Paris in 1898. The map, he said, provides T he boundaries of the concrete evidence against the The map was included in a book Philippines on the map were marked Philippines’ claim over the South titled “The Twentieth Century by a red line, which the South China China Sea islands. ATLAS and Illustrated World,” Sea islands, including the Nansha which was purchased by Zeng, a Islands and the Huangyan Island, “All the islands that the Chinese-American, at a flea market clearly lie out of. Philippines claims are not within the

News From China June 2016 33 South China Sea boundaries that were mapped out in maritime disputes in the South China have defended China’s stance of this book. They have no right to say Sea at the Permanent Court of n o n - a c c e p t a n c e a n d n o n - that the South China Sea islands Arbitration in The Hague in early participation in the case, saying the belong to them,” Zeng said. 2013. The decision will probably be Philippines’ unilateral initiation of announced in May or June. the arbitration violates international Manila unilaterally initiated an law. arbitration case against China over Chinese officials and experts

Indians in China HISTORIC LIQUOR HELPS ANCIENT TOWN PROSPER Traditional brewing process A visit to the Moutai sorghum distills the essence of the country, processing plant is an unexpected Akhil Parashar reports. experience in today’s machine- driven processing world. One is Moutai, known as the national struck by the mix of traditional liquor of China, is 53 percent methods and state-of-the-art alcohol by volume. But the drink is technology that is used in the far from rough - it is renowned for its production. rich, mellow taste and “sauce- scented” bouquet. “Today Moutai’s daily output is about 2.7 million bottles and more Normally, it is enjoyed during than 300 varieties produced by 12 family celebrations, business assembly lines,” said Liu Qinglang, Akhil Parashar negotiations and holidays. It is also manag er of the packaging offered when foreign guests are department. Sorghum is the main ingredient used present. to make Moutai. The workers at the At the factory, women in white distillery, and the farmers that supply Du Kang, the god of liquor who uniforms intently observe the red- raw ingredients, certainly embody was said to teach people how to on-white bottles that pass through many of the hallmark characteristics make baijiu, is highly respected by four assembly lines. Each of the of the nation. the locals in the town of Maotai - women, like most workers at the where the liquor is produced - in plant, average a six-hour shift each Yang Daiyong, deputy general Guizhou province. As the story day, five days a week. Their wage is manager of Kweichou Moutai goes, Du Kang stored cooked about 100,000 yuan ($15,420) per Group, said, “Moutai is the pride of sorghum beans in a hollow tree year, more than the average starting the nation because of the stump one winter day. Rain filled the salary in big cities of China. environment where it is produced, stump, and in the spring he noticed a Home to dozens of other liquor its special techniques and the assured fragrant aroma coming from the brands, Guizhou also serves as a hub quality.” stump. He discovered the process of for liquor traders across China. fermenting the beans to form an There are some 157 villages He said the local economy is alcoholic drink, now known as baijiu surrounding Renhuai city, where dependent to a large extent on or white spirit. sorghum for Moutai is cultivated. Kweichow Moutai, which employs

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about 70,000 farmers in the province it to make sure everything is right. It Moutai during the US president’s in addition to more than 20,000 takes up to five years to produce the state visit in June 2013. workers in its production facilities. liquor. It is a long process, but it is About 70 to 80 percent of the needed to get the best Moutai “Moutai is looking abroad to population’s income is derived according to our own standards.” expand its export market,” said An directly or indirectly from the baijiu Huailun, general manager for industry. Moutai has been an important exports at Kweichou Moutai. He part of the country’s politics in past explained Moutai has been stepping Unique Techniques decades. Chinese leaders have played up efforts to go global in recent an important role in promoting the years. It already has a growing According to Deng Qingqing, a beverage. Mao Zedong and Zhou network extending from Asia to certified wine taster and plant Enlai, founding fathers of the new North America, Europe and manager at Moutai, the brand stands China, helped nurture the brand to Australia. There are increasingly out because of its unique processing its present-day popularity. In 1949, encouraging signs on Moutai’s way techniques. Zhou proposed Moutai be the main to international recognition. In liquor served at state banquets. 2015, it won a gold medal at the San She explained the process of F r a n c i s c o Wo r l d S p i r i t s making Moutai: “The workers steam It was poured during visits by Competition, placing it among the the sorghum, and let it dry for a while US President Richard Nixon and best liquors globally. and then put it in the pits where they Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei mix it with yeast. Afterwards, they Tanaka, as well as at Sino-British Moutai in foreigner’s eyes is not leave it in the pits for 30 days, take it negotiations on Hong Kong when just a beverage but something that out and repeat the process twice. Deng Xiaoping and Margaret represents a nation and has a history. After that they put it in the distilling Thatcher toasted. Chinese leaders After spending a long time in machines to get the liquor. It is then continue to serve Moutai to guests Guizhou province, I can certainly put in barrels, where it stays for three from around the world. President Xi say this national drink holds a special years. After this period, experts test Jinping toasted Barack Obama with place in the hearts of Chinese

36 News From China June 2016 Indians in China people. After hearing so much of its home without a bottle of Moutai. I buying four bottles. appreciation and surrounded by the was not previously a big fan of irresistible aroma of the white spirit, Chinese liquor but Moutai created a Writer: AKHIL PARASHAR (working in it was simply not possible to return very different impact and I ended up China Radio International, Beijing) OLD TOWN BREATHES WITH ANTIQUITY

Expatriate Akhil Parashar shares financial center of its day, with up to perhaps as a defense against the rare his travel experiences in Pingyao, Shanxi 22 exchanges. Visitors today can see sandstorm. province. the historical business shops and traditional dwellings that bear I was astonished to see how The Old Town of Pingyao is an witnesses to success. well-preserved it all is. The town outstanding example of well- positively breathes with antiquity. Its preserved Chinese history, spanning The first thing that caught my layout reflects perfectly the two great periods, the Ming Dynasty eye was the architecture. The Old development in architectural style (1368-1644) and the Qing Dynasty Town of Pingyao is a compact and urban planning of Han cities (1644-1911). complex of buildings that includes over more than five centuries. old fortress walls, streets and lanes, Pingyao developed rapidly and shops, dwellings and temples. The While walking the streets, became unusually prosperous during houses are half-covered, with many visitors will repeatedly catch the 19th century as a prototype of roofs built as single slopes. Windows themselves imagining that they have Wall Street. Pingyao was the premier facing the street were not opened, somehow been transported to 17th

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38 News From China June 2016 Indians in China century. Many regular buildings in number of themed bars and The people of Pingyao are Pingyao are two or three centuries restaurants and the noticeably polite friendly. You can always count on old. The town retains all of its Han and affable people. help, even if you don’t know features and is of great value for Chinese. A surprising number speak studying the development of social The many cafes can be English well — at least enough to structures, economics, military considered a hallmark. A foreign direct me where to go and what to defense, religious beliefs, traditional visitor might be surprised by the see. Even those who didn’t speak any thinking, ethics and daily life. number of well-kept bars and English (mostly older people) still massage parlors. Most eating and tried to help, using gestures, loud On this trip, one of my first drinking establishments are articulation and laughter. It was bright impressions came almost individually owned, each with its funny both for me and for them. immediately upon my arrival with a own unique style and service. group of other foreigners as we But the townspeople of Pingyao walked the town’s main streets in the The atmosphere of Pingyao’s don’t seem to need any particular afternoon. The weather was bright main streets is cozy, though there are reason to smile. Their friendly, open and sunny. Atop the fortress wall lots of tourists like me dropping in countenances made this visitor feel that guards the town I could take in a simply to snap a picture. relaxed and at home. grand view of this amazing community. Streets and lanes, shops, My advice: If you want to enjoy This was my second visit to dwellings and temples could be seen a beautiful cityscape, climb the wall Pingyao, but I experienced new and clearly, almost glowing with their at sunset. Sitting there with a glass of amazing feelings. I would like to visit ancient and mysterious past. wine and watching the sun roll again and again. behind ancient roofs was a Beyond the architecture, two remarkable experience for me. Writer: AKHIL PARASHAR (working in other things caught my attention: the China Radio International, Beijing)

News From China June 2016 39 Indians in China Culture & Life DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL'S COLORFUL CUSTOMS

International students learn to wrap zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings, using bamboo leaves at Siping county in Jinhua city, Zhejiang province on May 28, 2016. Eating Zongzi has become a custom during the Dragon Boat Festival, symbolizing the rice offerings to Qu Yuan.

As the Dragon Boat Festival, rice dumplings) and racing dragon It could be traced back to 2000 years also known as Duanwu, draws near, boats among other colorful customs. ago when Qu Yuan, an honest people start to commemorate the The traditional festival is celebrated minister, was said to have committed death of ancient Chinese poet Qu on the fifth of May in the lunar suicide by drowning himself in a Yuan by eating zong zi (glutinous calendar. This year it falls on June 9. river.

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Participants busily prepare for this year’s dragon boat race on the Yangtze River, Xiangyang city, Hubei province on June 3, 2016. A total of 37 teams will compete for the dragon boat competition held in Hubei province during the traditional festival. The dragon boat race symbolizes people’s attempts to rescue and recover Qu Yuan’s body from the river.

In a local custom observed during the dragon boat festival, residents buy scent sachets to protect from illness in Suzhou city, Jiangsu province on June 2, 2016.

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Teachers use leaves of acorus calamus to wash the hair of kindergarten kids as a custom of the dragon boat festival in Kwangju, South Korea on June 2, 2016. The dragon boat festival is also celebrated in other countries across Asia including South Korea and Indonesia.

CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS STAND OUT AT BEIJING AUCTION by Lin Qi (from China Daily)

Rare classical paintings dated to recently by scooping up huge prices. Shouping was sold for 81.6 million Song (960-1279), Yuan (1271-1368) yuan ($12.4 million). He produced and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties An ink painting album of 10 the paintings as a tribute to earlier stood out at a Beijing auction held landscapes by early Ming painter Yun master painters who greatly

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influenced him in techniques and styles.

Chinese retailer Suning Commerce Group made two big purchases in the sale staged by Beijing Poly International Auction on Sunday night.

A bamboo painting of Wu Zhen, one of the Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty, fetched 77.6 million yuan. The work is considered a fine example of China’s literati painting.

It used to be a collection of famed connoisseur Zhang Congyu. It was later acquired by antique dealer C.T. Loo who exported it abroad, and then transferred to the New York-based Chinese collector Chi-Chien Wang.

A landscape of court painter Xia Gui, hailed among the Four Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty, sold 27 million yuan. It portrays a poetic snowy scene of late autumn and early winter, in southern China.

Another big transaction of the auction was an album of 12 landscapes by Wang Hui, a master of late Ming and early Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. It went for 33 million yuan, and Wang executed the pictures in his 70s, copying previous works of precedent painters.

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44 News From China June 2016 Culture & Life Tibet Today NEW CITY INAUGURATED IN TIBET

Shannan in southwest China’s Party of China, government, Shannan had a GDP of 11.36 billion Tibet Autonomous Region was people’s cong ress standing yuan(1.73 billion U.S. dollars) in officially reclassified as a city on May committee, and political advisory 2015. 27 ,2016.. body. Phurbu Dondrup, mayor of China’s State Council, or the Located in southeastern Tibet S h a n n a n C i t y, s a i d t h a t cabinet, approved Shannan’s with an average altitude of 3,700 conversion from a prefecture to a application to be upgraded from a meters, Shannan is the fifth c i t y m e a n s a s i m p l i f i e d prefecture to a prefecture-level city prefecture-level city in Tibet after a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a p p r o v a l in January. regional capital Lhasa, Qamdo, procedure, which will be helpful Xigaze and Nyingchi. for the economic development of Shannan will now get its own the area due to higher efficiency. city committee of the Communist With a population of 360,000,

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46 News From China June 2016 Tibet Today TOURISTS VISIT POTALA PALACE IN LHASA, CHINA'S TIBET

Tourists queue up to visit the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Tourists queue up to visit the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

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POTALA PALACE

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Tourists pose for photos on the square of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, May 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi) QUAKE EVACUEES SETTLE INTO NEW LIFE IN XIGAZE by Daqiong and Palden Nyima

Before last year's Nepal The family lived in a tent at first, The community is equipped with earthquake, Phurbu Butri and her then moved into a house, which they services such as public toilets,ATMs, husband ran a guesthouse with a find safer, cleaner and more banks, restaurants, shops, a post restaurant in Dram, the Tibet comfortable. The government office and a hospital, he said. autonomous region's biggest border provided each family with household Data indicate the city government crossing. appliances, and basic necessities such has spent 11.31 billion yuan ($1.75 Today, they run a shop in a mall in as bedding, pots and pans. billion) for reconstruction work in Xigaze, Tibet's second largest city, “Before we were moved to the quake-affected areas. The work about 800 kilometres from home, new houses, we lived in temporary includes 15,957 residential houses and live in a settlement along with houses and tents for several months, and 163 village public sites. 505 households relocated from and the location was very dusty,”said The government has provided areas severely damaged after the Phurbu's husband, Phurba. “They free bus service from the new suburb magnitude- 8.1 earthquake hit on have provided us free water,Wi-Fi to the city. It takes about 20 minutes April 25, 2015. a c c e s s , a n d f r e e p u b l i c for Phurbu, 49, to reach the shop in transportation.”

News From China June 2016 49 Tibet Today the Dram Shopping Mall, which was built exclusively for the evacuees and provided business opportunities for 146 households. They mostly sell imported products and Nepalese handicrafts, and products such as Indian rice, Nepali skin care products, which have gained popularity in Tibet. “We do not need to pay rent, and stocking goods is more convenient since the Gyirong Port started full operation several months ago,” Phurba said. Tseyang works in a restaurant she opened soon after her family was relocated from a quake-hit In the last eight months, they village in Dram to the downtown of Xigaze have been making an average monthly income of about 3,000 boards at school and returns home She had big worries about yuan, but expect a boom with the o v e r t h e w e e k e n d , h e r relocatingto a strange city, but has arrival of the tourism season. accommodation and food covered gotten used to the place over time. Xigaze received 3.2 million tourists by the government. “With a job, I have something to last year, generating revenue of 2.8 A fellow villager, Nyima Dorje, do, and I no longer worry much,” billion yuan. also has begun to make a new living she said. As a poverty alleviation Besides the present business, the in the settlement. Nyima Dorje has project, the Xigaze Poverty family has secured a shop in a newly been working on a construction site Alleviation Office will invest 1.55 built tourism service centre in for two months for a daily wage of million yuan to build a Sherpa style Xigaze. It also doesn't require rent 150 yuan, while his wife Ngakwang holiday village, a project that is for several years. Drolma gets 2,400 yuan monthly by expected to provide 12 jobs. “As it is Phurba's younger daughter, working at a hotel. a Sherpa style leisure centre, I think it Gesang Choedron, goes to a A Nepali Sherpa, Ngakwang will attract many people, especially primary school in Xigaze. She Drolma, 22,was brought up in Dram. tourists,” Phurba said. BOOK REVIEW Ma Yun’s Unorthodox Innovation

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50 News From China June 2016 Flights Between China and India 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

Shanghai(Pudong)-Delhi Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Shanghai 31MAR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU563 2110 0125+1 Daily Airbus Pudong: 330-200 Terminal-1

Kolkata-Kunming Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Delhi IGI: Terminal-3 1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU556 0035 0510 Daily Boeing 737 Kolkata NSCBI: Kunming-Kolkata Flight Number Dep Arr Frequency Aircraft Terminal-2

1APR,2015-31OCT, 2015 MU555 2355 2345 Daily Boeing 737

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CA 429

BOM-PEK CA 890 0230 1120 MON/WED/FRI/ MON/WED/FRI/ MON/WED/FRI/ SUN SUN SUN

PEK-BOM CA 889 1940 0100+1 TUE/THUR/SAT/ TUE/THUR/SAT/ TUE/THUR/SAT/ SUN SUN SUN

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