VOL. XXX No. 4 April 2018 Rs. 40.00 Chinese Embassy in India and Institute of Chinese Chinese Embassy in India and Institute of Chinese Studies co-hosted the Seminar “Wuhan Summit: Sino- Studies co-hosted the Seminar “Wuhan Summit: Sino- India Relations and Its Way Forward”. India Relations and Its Way Forward”.

Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and his wife Counselor Jiang Ambassador Luo Zhaohui and his wife Counselor Jiang Yili met with Mr. O. P. Kohli, Governor of Gujarat. Yili met with Mr. Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Ambassador Luo Zhaohui attended the Donation Ambassador Luo Zhaohui attended the 17th Chinese Ceremony by the Chinese Government to Asian-African Bridge Proficiency Competition. Legal Consultative Organization. Informal Wuhan Summit

1. Meets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India 4 2. Xi Jinping Holds Informal Meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in Wuhan 6 3. China, India Reach Broad Consensus in Informal Summit 9 4. Commentary: Xi-Modi Gathering to Guide China-India Cooperation 11 5. Xi-Modi Informal Meeting Underscores Mutual Trust, Cooperation 12 6. Wang Qishan Meets with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of India 14 7. Holds Talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of India 15 8. Holds Talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of India 15 9. Wang Yi: Take Leaders’ Informal Meeting as Opportunity to Promote Better and Faster Development 16 of China-India Relations 10. Wang Yi: Leaders of China and India Will Conduct Overall, Long-term and Strategic Communication 17 11. Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou Holds Media Briefing on China-India Leaders’ Informal Meeting 17 12. Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou Holds Consultation with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale of India 20 13. Co-writing the New Chapter of Dragon-Elephant Tango 21 14. China-India Cooperation Outweighs our Differences 25 15. Ambassador Luo Zhaohui Greets Followers on Twitter 26 16. Xi-Modi Meeting a New Milestone, Experts Say 27 17. Indian Media Positive on Xi-Modi ‘Heart-to-heart Summit’ 27

BOAO Forum for Asia 2018

1. Xi Jinping Attends Opening Ceremony of BFA Annual Conference 2018 28 2. Xi’s Speech Wins High Appreciation from World Leaders at Boao 32 3. Xi’s Boao Forum Speech Makes this Hainan Folk Song a Hit 33 4. New Chapter for “Xiplomacy” 35 5. BFA Annual Conference Concludes with Globalization Consensus 37

External Affairs

1. Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Kim Jong-un 39 2. Xi Jinping Holds Talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe 44 3. Xi Jinping Holds Talks with President Alexander Van der Bellen of Austria 46 4. Xi Jinping Meets with WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab 48 5. Xi Jinping Holds Group Meeting with Heads of Foreign Delegations of the Meeting of the Council of 50 Foreign Ministers of the SCO Member States 6. Holds Talks with Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh of Mongolia 51 7. Li Keqiang Holds Talks with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands 53 8. Wang Yi Presides Over the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the SCO 55 9. Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between The People's Republic of China 56 and The Dominican Republic

Culture & Life

1. Aerial Photos Show Cherry Blossoms at East Lake in Wuhan 57 2. Scenery of Three Gorges in Moonlight in China's Hubei 59

1. Freedom of Religious Belief in Xizang is Guaranteed: Expert 60 2. Xizang Antelope Well Protected in China 62 3. Xizang in Eyes of a Tibetan 63 4. 24-hour Self-help Library Available in Lhasa 66

Book Review - Xi Jinping - The Governance of China-II 67 Flights Between China and India 68 CRI-CIBN 70 Informal Wuhan Summit

Informal Wuhan Summit XI JINPING MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI OF INDIA

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On April 27, 2018, President Xi always proceed in the right direction. of both countries share many Jinping met in Wuhan with Prime We should constantly strengthen the similarities. China and India should Minister Narendra Modi of India, friendly relations between the two conduct exchanges in wider areas and who was in China for an informal countries to make the relations always at deeper levels, jointly devote to the meeting. President Xi Jinping and flow forward like the Yangtze and revival of Eastern civilizations and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also Ganges rivers. China stands ready to jointly advocate respect for diversity jointly visited an exhibition of fine work with India to establish a closer of civilizations, in a bid to push for cultural relics at Hubei Provincial partnership of development, in a bid harmonious coexistence of different Museum. to promote all-round progress in civilizations. Xi Jinping welcomed Narendra exchanges and cooperation between Narendra Modi expressed that Modi to visit Wuhan. Xi Jinping the two countries in various areas. India and China are both countries pointed out that in the past 3 years, I N a r e n d r a M o d i t h a n k e d with ancient civilizations, and share have achieved mutual visits with Mr. President Xi Jinping for inviting him many similarities in the historical Prime Minister, and we have met to Wuhan to hold this informal development of their civilizations. many times on multilateral occasions, meeting, which is of historic Cultural exchanges between the two established sound working relations, significance. The maintenance of countries enjoy a long-standing and reached much important frequent high-level exchanges and history. The two sides should increase consensus, which have sent positive strategic communication between mutual understanding, give play to signals of China-India friendship to India and China is conducive to the wisdom of the two countries and the outside world and demonstrated enhancing mutual understanding and work together to deal with global the strong willingness of developing deepening cooperation and conforms issues and challenges. mutually beneficial cooperation and to the common interests of Member of the Political Bureau achieving common development of development and prosperity of both of the Central Committee of the China and India, the two major countries and the region. The Indian Communist Party of China (CPC), emerging economies. The great side is willing to make joint efforts Member of the Secretariat of the cooperation conducted by our two with China in this regard. CPC Central Committee and great countries could produce global While visiting the exhibition of Director of the General Office of the influence. It is hoped that my meeting fine cultural relics, Xi Jinping pointed CPC Central Committee Ding here with Mr. Prime Minister will out that Jingchu Culture is an Xuexiang, Member of the Political open new chapters of China-India important part of the long-standing Bureau of the CPC Central relations. Chinese civilization and has a pivotal Committee Yang Jiechi, State Xi Jinping stressed that we should position in the development history Councilor and Foreign Minister grasp the general picture of bilateral of Chinese civilization. China and Wang Yi and others attended the relations from a strategic perspective India are countries with a splendid above activities. to ensure that bilateral relations history and culture, and the cultures

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On April 27 and 28, 2018, Xi Jinping pointed out that in the higher level. President Xi Jinping held an informal past three years, Mr. Prime Minister meeting with Prime Minister and I have achieved mutual visits, met Xi Jinping stressed that at Narendra Modi of India at the East with each other several times on present, the international situation is Lake Hotel in Wuhan. multilateral occasions, and reached a in a critical period of change and lot of important consensus, jointly adjustment, and countries around the The East Lake in April is leading China-India relations to world are now more inter-connected surrounded by rolling mountains and maintain a sound momentum of and rely on each other. The general faint haze. Leaders of the two development. The two sides have trend of peace and development is countries exchanged comprehensive established a closer development irreversible. As the two largest and in-depth views on China-India partnership and made positive developing countries and emerging relations and major international progress in communication and market economies each with a issues of common concern in a cooperation across all fields. Bilateral population of over 1 billion, China relaxed and friendly atmosphere. relations are moving forward at a and India are both important engines

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of world economic growth and stability, development and prosperity the comparison and change of global backbone forces for promoting in the 21st century and make positive power and take each side as a multipolarization and economic contributions to the world peace and cooperative partner for realizing own globalization. A sound relationship development. dream of development. Second, between China and India is an China and India are getting stronger important and positive factor for Xi Jinping pointed out that the and stronger, and this represents an maintaining world stability, and is of stability and development of China- ir resistible trend and offers great significance to promoting the India relations are based on mutual important opportunities to each development and progress of all trust. The two sides should grasp the other. Third, both China and India human beings. Socialism with Chinese China-India relations from a strategic pursue independent foreign policies, characteristics has entered a new era, perspective and continuously increase and the two sides should correctly and Mr. Prime Minister has also mutual understanding and trust so as analyze and view each other's proposed the goal of building a "New to promote all sectors and people of intentions with a positive, open and India." On the road of development the two countries to deepen mutual inclusive attitude. China and India and revitalization, China and India are understanding and foster friendly h ave m a n y s i m i l a r i d e a s i n facing similar tasks. We should firmly feelings. Both sides should well grasp international affairs. When dealing focus on development, and deepen three key points: first, China and India with relationship between major mutually beneficial cooperation, so as should be good neighbors and good countries, China insists on strategic t o j o i n t l y r e a l i z e n a t i o n a l friends. The two countries should autonomy, non-conflict and non- rejuvenation, create an Asia featuring regard each other as an active factor in c o n f r o n t a t i o n a n d u p h o l d s

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promoting the construction of a new extensive people-to-people and direction. type of international relations cultural exchanges, and well deal with featuring mutual respect, fairness and differences in a more mature manner. N a r e n d r a M o d i t h a n k e d justice and win-win cooperation, Both countries should strengthen President Xi Jinping for inviting him which are in the same vein with the coordination and cooperation in to Wuhan, and expressed that in the Five Principles of Peaceful Co- international and regional affairs, and past two days, had candid and in- existence jointly advocated by China p r o m o t e r e g i o n a l e c o n o m i c depth exchanges with President Xi and India in the 1950s. integration and the construction of Jinping and also learnt about the connectivity. The two sides should long-standing and profound Jing- Xi Jinping emphasized that in the uphold the global governance Chu culture, from which he further next stage, China and India should concept of extensive consultation, felt that President Xi Jinping has work together to well plan for all- joint contribution and shared attached great importance to and has round cooperation between the two benefits, promote the construction of guided personally the development countries, carry out closer strategic an open world economy, support the of India-China relations. Both India communication and conduct timely multilateral trading system, and and China are countries with ancient consultation on major issues of conduct more positive international civilizations, and are important common concern between both sides, cooperation to jointly cope with neighbors to each other. The two so as to firmly grasp the general global challenges. China is willing to sides should strengthen dialogue, direction of the development of make joint efforts with India to create exchanges and cooperation, live in bilateral relations and ensure the a n A s i a f e a t u r i n g s t a b i l i t y, harmony and maintain ever-lasting effective operation of dialogue development and prosperity in the friendship from generation to mechanism. The two countries need 21st century and promote the generation. Narendra Modi paid high to carry out more in-depth practical development of the international attention to the announcement at the cooperation and promote more order in a more fair and reasonable 19th National Congress of the

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Communist Party of China (CPC) world. Narendra Modi agreed that to join hands with China to promote that the construction of socialism India and China should maintain the common interests of the vast with Chinese characteristics has high-level strategic communication. developing countries. entered a new era, while India also has The two countries have common idea, its own goal of "New India". He common resolution and common Member of the Political Bureau totally agreed with what President Xi vision for the development of India- of the CPC Central Committee, Jinping has pointed out that as the two China relations. The two sides should Member of the Secretariat of the largest developing countries and two strengthen contacts and cooperation, CPC Central Committee and huge emerging market economies enhance mutual understanding and Director of the General Office of the with a combined population of 2.6 mutual trust, properly handle and CPC Central Committee Ding billion, India and China are stabilizing control differences, and facilitate non- Xuexiang, Member of the Political factors of the world, and their governmental friendship so as to Bureau of the CPC Central development has important influence elevate bilateral relations to a new Committee and Director of the on the world and has positive level. India firmly pursues an Office of the Foreign Affairs significance to the vast developing independent foreign policy, supports Commission of the CPC Central countries. In the 21st century, India the globalization, and supports Committee Yang Jiechi, State and China should join hands to make safeguarding the multilateral system Councilor and Foreign Minister greater contributions to peace, as well as the democratization of Wang Yi as well as others attended the stability and prosperity in Asia and the international relations. India is willing above activities. CHINA, INDIA REACH BROAD CONSENSUS IN INFORMAL SUMMIT

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and trend of history and offers important Both sides agree to properly Indian Prime Minister Narendra opportunities to each other. Both manage and control their differences. Modi reached broad consensus on the China and India stand for an Both sides have the maturity and overarching, long-term and strategic independent policy of peaceful wisdom to handle their differences issues of global and bilateral development. Both sides agree that through peaceful discussion and by importance after an informal summit the two countries will continuously respecting each other's concerns and in central China's Wuhan from April enhance mutual trust, carry forward aspirations. They agree to use the 27 to 28. the fine norms enshrined in the Five Special Representatives' Meeting on Principles of Peaceful Co-existence, a the Boundary Question to seek a fair, According to a press release stellar example of joint initiatives by reasonable and mutually acceptable issued on Saturday following the the two countries, and blaze a broad settlement. The two militaries will summit, the two leaders had in-depth path of friendly cooperation between strengthen confidence-building discussions in a friendly atmosphere. two great neighboring countries, a measures and enhance communi- They also reached consensus on their path that can best meet the needs of cation and cooperation to uphold respective visions for national the times. border peace and tranquility. development as well as domestic and foreign policies. Both sides agree to advance all- Both sides agree to promote round cooperation and strengthen the m o r e a c t i v e r e g i o n a l a n d Both sides share the view that the China-India Closer Developmental international cooperation. They international landscape is undergoing Partnership in an equal-footed, agree to join hands in offering profound changes, the relative power mutually beneficial and sustainable innovative and sustainable solutions of countries is heading towards manner to support their national to global challenges such as greater balance, and peace and modernization. Guided by the leaders epidemics, natural disasters, climate development represent an irreversible of the two countries, they will change and terrorism. As two major trend. One the other hand, the world strengthen dialogue in political, countries in Asia, China and India will is faced with rising instability and security and other areas to have full use their political influence and uncertainty. China and India, as and timely communication on major economic power to reinvigorate celebrated civilizations, the two issues of mutual interest to enhance regional economic development. The biggest developing countries and two understanding and expand consensus two countries will work together to emerging economies each with a so that the China-India relationship make international relations more population of over one billion, are will always keep to the right direction. d e m o c r a t i c , i n c r e a s e t h e important countries with strategic They will tap into the full potential of representation and say of developing autonomy. A peaceful, stable and business and investment cooperation, countries and emerging markets, balanced relationship between China set new targets, harness positive support the multilateral trading and India is an important positive forces, and explore new ways of regime, oppose protectionism and factor for the stability of the world. cooperation to achieve win-win work for an open, inclusive, balanced The two countries will work together results. Building on the profound and win-win economic globalization to enhance stable and balanced cultures of the two great oriental that benefits all. development of major-country civilizations and harnessing the rich r e l a t i o n s, a d va n c e s t a b i l i t y, human resources of their combined Both sides agree to instruct their development and prosperity of Asia population of 2.6 billion, the two competent departments to work out in the 21st century, promote the sides will work to create a new boom specific plans and measures to rejuvenation of the oriental in cultural exchanges by promoting implement the above consensus, and, civilization and make a positive p e o p l e - t o - p e o p l e l i n k s a n d building on the informal summit, contribution to global peace and unleashing the vitality of the two endeavor to open new prospects in development. emerging economies. For this to China-India relations. happen, the two sides agree to Both sides take the view that establish a high-level cultural and Both sides agree that the leaders China and India are neighbors, friends p e o p l e - t o - p e o p l e e x c h a n g e of the two countries will continue to and partners. The development of mechanism. maintain strategic communication in both China and India is a prevailing various forms.

10 News From China April 2018 Informal Wuhan Summit COMMENTARY: XI-MODI GATHERING TO GUIDE CHINA-INDIA COOPERATION

Beijing, April 26 (Xinhua) -- China is the largest trading bilateral trade ties have huge Chinese President Xi Jinping is going partner of India. Both are huge potentials for further development. to sit down in an informal meeting developing countries and the world's And it is necessary for China and with Indian Prime Minister Narendra major emerging economies which India to build closer partnership Modi in the central Chinese city of offer huge opportunities for each based on the principles of peaceful Wuhan over the next two days. other's trade market. coexistence and win-win cooperation to create a better environment for The tete-a-tete between the two In 2017, the bilateral trade trade and economic activities. leaders is going to set a stage for volume between China and India rose Beijing and New Delhi to further by 20.3 percent and hit a record high In recent years, the cultural and exchange views over long-term and of 84.44 billion U.S. dollars, according people-to-people exchanges between strategic issues and to initiate fresh to statistics of China's Ministry of China and India have been enhanced momentum for future bilateral Commerce. as well. The India-originated Yoga cooperation. and Indian films have gained large This has demonstrated that the popularity across China. Last year,

News From China April 2018 11 Informal Wuhan Summit visits that have been made between nationalism and trade protectionism Organization at the center. peoples of China and India surpassed is on the rise, while the combat against 1 million, with 42 flights coming back non-traditional security threats such Such multilateral frameworks as and forth between the two countries as climate change, trans-national B R I C S a n d t h e S h a n g h a i every week. crimes and terrorism have become Cooperation Organization are also increasingly demanding. No nation important platforms where the two But still, for the two big countries can face these challenges alone. countries can help improve the global with a total population of over 2.6 governance system. billion, there is huge potential to be On global trade issues, both Xi tapped in this area. and Modi have warned on different India is welcomed to play a more occasions of the dire threats of rising constructive role in these two On the world stage, the two trade barriers to the world economy. mechanisms, and together with other countries have more than enough China and India should firmly stick to members of these groupings, China reasons to work more closely. the spirit of free trade so as to help and India can help make more and maintain the current global free better contributions to Asia and Across the globe, economic trading system with the World Trade beyond. XI-MODI INFORMAL MEETING UNDERSCORES MUTUAL TRUST, COOPERATION

Wuhan, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that mutual trust is the basis for the stable development of Sino-Indian relations.

Xi made the remarks when holding an informal meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and Saturday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

Hailing the sound development of bilateral ties, Xi said that the two countries have forged a closer development partnership and made p r o g r e s s o n e xch a n g e s a n d cooperation in various fields.

"We have paid reciprocal visits, met on multiple occasions, and reached many important consensuses over the past three years, which acted as a guidance to the positive development momentum of bilateral ties," Xi said.

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China and India, as the two "China and India should be good exchang es, and handle their biggest developing countries and two neighbors and friends," Xi said. "The differences in a more mature manner. emerging economies each with a two countries should regard each population of over 1 billion, are both other as a positive factor in the He sug g ested both sides impor tant engines of global balance of global power and take each strengthen coordination and economic growth, as well as backbone other as partners for realizing the cooperation in international and f o r c e s f o r p r o m o t i n g dream of development." regional affairs, and jointly promote multipolarization and economic regional economic integration and globalization, Xi said. China and India are getting interconnectivity. stronger and stronger, and this The international situation is represents an irresistible trend and "The two sides should uphold undergoing a critical period of offers important opportunities to the global governance concept of changes and adjustment, and each other, Xi said. extensive consultation, joint countries around the world are now contribution and shared benefit to more inter-connected and rely on Both China and India stand for an promote the construction of an open each other, said Xi, noting that "the independent foreign policy, he said, world economy, suppor t the trend of peace and development is calling on the two sides to correctly multilateral trading system, actively irreversible." analyze and view each other's carry out international cooperation intentions with a positive, open and and jointly cope with global " A s o u n d C h i n a - I n d i a inclusive attitude. challenges," Xi said. relationship is an important, positive factor for safeguarding world stability, "China and India have many China is ready to make joint and means a lot to the development similar ideas in international affairs," efforts with India to create a stable and progress of all human beings," Xi said Xi. and prosperous Asia in the 21st said. c e n t u r y a n d p r o m o t e t h e He said, in developing relations development of the international China and India face similar tasks between major countries, China order in a more just and reasonable in their pursuit of development and upholds strategic autonomy as well as direction, Xi said. rejuvenation, as socialism with non-conflict and non-confrontation, Chinese characteristics has entered a and insists on building a new-type of Modi thanked President Xi for new era, and the goal of building a international relations featuring his invitation, saying he had a candid "new India" has been proposed, Xi mutual respect, fairness and justice, and in-depth exchanges with said. and win-win cooperation, which are in President Xi and learnt about the line with the Five Principles of profound Jing-Chu local culture He called on the two sides to Peaceful Co-existence jointly during his visit. focus on development and deepen advocated by China and India in the mutually beneficial cooperation, so as 1950s. Modi said he felt that President to achieve national rejuvenation, Xi has attached great importance to create an Asia featuring stability, Xi stressed that in the next stage, and has guided the development of development and prosperity in the China and India should jointly plan India-China relations. 21st century,and make a positive for all-round cooperation, carry out contribution to global peace and closer strategic communication, and India and China are countries development. timely conduct consultation on major with ancient civilizations and issues of common concern, so as to important neighbors, he said, calling Xi said that both sides should take a firm hold of the general on the two sides to strengthen develop Sino-Indian ties from a direction of bilateral relations and dialogue, exchanges and cooperation, strategic perspective, constantly ensure the effective operation of their and maintain peaceful co-existence enhance mutual understanding and dialogue mechanism. and ever-lasting friendship. trust, and promote all sectors and people of the two countries to deepen He said that the two sides should Modi said he paid high attention mutual understanding and cultivate carry out more in-depth pragmatic to the announcement at the 19th friendly feelings. cooperation and more extensive N a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s o f t h e cultural and people-to-people Communist Party of China (CPC)

News From China April 2018 13 Informal Wuhan Summit th a t so ci a l i sm wi th C h i n ese India and China should make handle and control their differences characteristics had entered a new era, joint efforts in making greater and boost people-to-people while India has its own goal of a "new contribution to peace, stability and friendship, so as to upgrade bilateral India." prosperity of Asia and the world in relations to a new level. the 21st century, Modi said, agreeing He agreed with Xi that as two to maintain high-level strategic I n d i a f i r m l y p u r s u e s a n largest developing countries with a communication with China. independent foreign policy and combined population of 2.6 billion s u p p o r t s t h e g l o b a l i z a t i o n , and two large emerging economies, The two countries have common multilateral system and democratic India and China are stabilizing factors concept, a common resolve and international relations, he said. of the world. common visions in developing bilateral ties, he said. Modi said India was ready to He said the development of India work with China to promote the and China has important influence on Modi suggested that the two sides common interests of all developing t h e wo r l d , a n d h a s p o s i t ive should strengthen contacts and countries. significance to the vast developing cooperation, enhance mutual countries. understanding and trust, properly WANG QISHAN MEETS WITH EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SUSHMA SWARAJ OF INDIA

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On April 23, 2018, Vice President Characteristics for a New Era, China maintain multilateral trade system. It Wang Qishan met in Zhongnanhai continues to give top priority to is hoped that the two countries will with External Affairs Minister development, and has been advancing march toward the goal of building Sushma Swaraj of India. the five-sphere integrated plan. closer development partnership. President Xi Jinping announced Wang Qishan expressed that several major measures at the Boao Sushma Swaraj expressed that President Xi Jinping will hold an Forum for Asia, aiming to promote India has always attached great informal meeting with Prime Minister cooperation and development, and importance to its relations with China Narendra Modi. It is believed that the safeguard peace and stability so as to and stands ready to, together with two leaders will reach more strategic build a community with a shared C h i n a , m a i n t a i n h i g h - l e v e l consensus on bilateral relations and future for mankind. China expects exchanges, increase strategic mutual major issues of common concern. India to play a greater role within the trust, and well implement the Under the guidance of Xi Jinping f r a m e wo r k o f t h e S h a n g h a i consensus of the meeting between Thought on Socialism with Chinese Cooperation Organization and jointly the leaders of the two countries. YANG JIECHI HOLDS TALKS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER AJIT DOVAL OF INDIA On April 13, 2018, Member of relations have once again gained new of Asia and the world. Both sides the Political Bureau of the Central progress after the meeting between should continuously follow the spirit Committee of the Communist Party President Xi Jinping and Prime of the consensus reached by the of China (CPC) and Director of the Minister Narendra Modi in leaders of the two countries, firmly Office of the Foreign Affairs last September. Promoting bilateral grasp the right direction of bilateral Commission of the CPC Central relations in a comprehensive and in- relations, accumulate more positive Committee Yang Jiechi held talks in depth manner is the expectation of energy, as well as expand new Shanghai with National Security the two peoples, conforms to the cooperation, in a bid to open up a Adviser Ajit Doval of fundamental interests of the two bright future for bilateral relations. sides, and is also conducive to the Both sides agreed that bilateral stability, development and prosperity WANG YI HOLDS TALKS WITH EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SUSHMA SWARAJ OF INDIA On April 22, 2018, State care and guidance of leaders of both sides should be active in preparations Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang countries, China-India relations have to ensure a complete success of the Yi held talks in Beijing with External maintained a positive development meeting, and take it as an opportunity Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of momentum since the beginning of to enhance strategic mutual trust, India. this year. President Xi Jinping is about deepen practical cooperation and to hold an informal meeting with properly handle differences, so as to Wang Yi expressed that under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both achieve common development and

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contribute to promoting peaceful embodies the common and strong elevate India-China strategic development in the region and the willingness of both sides to cooperative partnership to new highs. world. strengthen strategic communication. India is ready to, together with China, Both sides also exchanged views Sushma Swaraj noted that the advance the meeting to deepen on the current international and holding of the informal meeting leaders' friendship, enhance mutual regional situation. between leaders of India and China trust between the two countries and WANG YI: TAKE LEADERS’ INFORMAL MEETING AS OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE BETTER AND FASTER DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS On April 22, 2018, when jointly should take the upcoming informal Wang Yi pointed out that for meeting the press with visiting meeting between President Xi Jinping some time in the past, the relevant Minister of External Affairs Sushma and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as departments of China and India have Swaraj of India in Beijing, State an opportunity to promote better and wo r k e d t o g e t h e r a n d m a d e Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang faster development of bilateral considerable preparations for the Yi expressed that China and India relations. informal meeting of the leaders,

16 News From China April 2018 Informal Wuhan Summit achieving positive outcomes. For the Wang Yi noted that in the coming promote people-to-people and next step, both sides should continue period of time, both sides should take cultural exchanges, properly deal with intensifying cooperation and well the implementation of the results and differences, expand multilateral make various arrangements for the important consensus of the informal coordination, and take this important meeting to ensure the complete meeting between the leaders of the meeting as an opportunity, in a bid to success of this informal meeting and two countries as the mainline, push forward the realization of better make it a new milestone in the history enhance strategic communication, and faster development of bilateral of bilateral relations. deepen practical cooperation, relations at a new starting point. WANG YI: LEADERS OF CHINA AND INDIA WILL CONDUCT OVERALL, LONG-TERM AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION On April 22, 2018, when jointly time, which will promote the balance Wang Yi expressed that socialism meeting the press with visiting of international powers in a more with Chinese characteristics has Minister of External Affairs Sushma balanced direction as well as a more entered a new era, and India is at a Swaraj of India, State Councilor and robust momentum of peace. Both as crucial stage of development and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced ancient civilizations, China and India rejuvenation. Against such a that President Xi Jinping and Prime are important neighboring countries background, President Xi Jinping and Minister Narendra Modi of India will to each other and major developing Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold an informal meeting from April countries with more than 1 billion decided to hold this informal 27 to 28 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. people. The development of the two meeting. It will deepen mutual trust The leaders of the two countries will countries is not only the prosperity between the leaders of the two conduct strategic communication on and progress for the one third of the countries, make strategic judgment the great changes of the current world world population, but also the great on the world landscape and China- that have never been seen in the past process that has never been seen in India relations, guide bilateral hundred years, and exchange in-depth the history of human civilization. The relations to grasp the general views on the overall, long-term and two countries are natural cooperative direction, set new goals and break strategic issues regarding the future partners that share far more common new ground. It will not only benefit development of bilateral relations. interests than differences. Everlasting the two countries and the two Wang Yi pointed out that the friendship, mutually beneficial peoples, but also exert significant and world landscape has been undergoing c o o p e r a t i o n a n d c o m m o n positive influence on regional and profound evolution. China and India development are inevitable choices world peace and development. have developed rapidly at the same for the two countries. VICE FOREIGN MINISTER KONG XUANYOU HOLDS MEDIA BRIEFING ON CHINA-INDIA LEADERS’ INFORMAL MEETING

On April 24, 2018, Vice Foreign introducing relevant situation of Kong Xuanyou said that as Minister Kong Xuanyou held a media China-India leaders' infor mal agreed by China and India, President briefing at the Foreign Ministry, meeting. Xi Jinping and Prime Minister

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Narendra Modi will hold an informal as two staunch forces to promote countries, China-India relations have meeting in Wuhan, Hubei Province world multi-polarization and maintained the development from April 27 to 28. Both countries economic globalization, are the momentum, with institutional and the international community pay important pillars to advance the peace, exchanges being conducted in high attention to it and show positive stability and prosperity of the region succession and new progress being response to it. China and India are the and the world. The strategic and global achieved from cooperation in various two largest developing countries and significance of bilateral relations has areas. Meanwhile, with the changes emerging market economies in the become more prominent. of the international situation and world, and the only two major respective development of China and countries with one-billion-plus Kong Xuanyou expressed that at India, bilateral relations need further population. Against the backdrop that present, both China and India are at development and also face the the current world landscape has been an important stage of accelerating o p p o r t u n i t y f o r f u r t h e r undergoing profound evolutions, with development, and share similar improvement. the world multi-polarization and national conditions as well as embrace economic globalization enjoying in- similar dreams. The two ancient Kong Xuanyou introduced the depth development, the balance of civilizations are brimming with robust reason why Wuhan is chosen as the international powers becoming more vitality, as well as have shown bright, destination for this informal meeting. balanced and the general trend of brilliant and promising prospects. In As the biggest city in Central China, peaceful development showing a more recent years, under the strategic Wuhan enjoys profound historical robust momentum, China and India, guidance of the leaders of the two background, and has increasingly

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intensified exchanges and constantly the world has seen in a century and on preparations for this meeting and expanded economic and trade exchange in-depth views on the jointly promoted bilateral relations cooperation with India's local states. overall, long-term and strategic issues f o r a s o u n d d e v e l o p m e n t At the same time, Prime Minister of China-India relations in a relaxed momentum. It can be said that the Narendra Modi has visited Chinese and friendly atmosphere. It will leading and driving role of the cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, certainly deepen mutual trust between informal meeting in China-India Xi'an, Hangzhou and Xiamen, which the two countries, grasp the general relations has become evident. Both means he has been to Eastern, direction and set new goals for the sides agreed to, after the meeting, take Southern, Western and Northern development of bilateral relations, the implementation of the important China except Central China. It is and guide bilateral cooperation to consensus of the leaders' informal believed that the visit to Wuhan will break new ground. It will not only meeting as the mainline, maintain become a brand new experience of benefit the two countries and the two high-level exchanges and institutional Prime Minister Narendra Modi and peoples, but also exert significant and communication, deepen bilateral further increase his understanding of positive influence on regional and cooperation, properly deal with China. world peace and development. d i f f e r e n c e s a n d s t r e n g t h e n Kong Xuanyou emphasized that multilateral coordination, in a bid to during this informal meeting, the Kong Xuanyou expressed that promote bilateral relations for better leaders of the two countries will have for some period of time in the past, and more rapid development at a new strategic communication on the most relevant departments of China and starting point. profound and unprecedented changes India have had intensive interactions

News From China April 2018 19 Informal Wuhan Summit VICE FOREIGN MINISTER KONG XUANYOU HOLDS CONSULTATION WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY VIJAY GOKHALE OF INDIA

On April 6, 2018, Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou held consultation with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale of India in New Delhi.

Speaking highly of the current development momentum of China- India relations, both sides agreed to maintain high-level exchanges, carry out mechanism communication, expand practical cooperation and properly handle differences. Both sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.

During his stay in India, Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou paid a courtesy call on National Security Adviser Ajit Doval of India.

20 News From China April 2018 Informal Wuhan Summit CO-WRITING THE NEW CHAPTER OF DRAGON-ELEPHANT TAN —Remarks by Ambassador Luo Zhaohui at the Seminar “Wuhan Summit: Sino-India Relations and Its Way Forward” (May 4, 2018, Shangri-La Hotel, New Delhi)

I just came back from Wuhan on On 27th and 28th April, Wuhan was 1. Enhance chemistry and May 1st. Before going to Wuhan, I was in the limelight of the world. friendship between two leaders in Beijing participating in the Foreign Ministers’ bilateral meeting on 22 The informal summit between This was the 13th get-together of April where State Councilor and President Xi Jinping and Prime the two leaders, creating a new model Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks Minster Modi discussed the landscape of engagement. Our two peoples with Mdm. Sushma Swaraj, External of how the dragon and elephant enjoyed a long history of friendly Affairs Minister at the sidelines of the would dance together and the whole exchanges through the ancient silk SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. She picture of the world situation. It is of road, leaving a number of touching also called on Vice President Wang great significance, fruitful and a stories such as Xuanzang’s journey to Qishan. The two sides focused on the milestone in the history of bilateral learn Buddhism in India and last-minute preparation of the Wuhan relations. I want to use five words to Bodhidharma’s preaching in China. Summit. After that meeting, I flew to outline the outcomes, friendship, In 1942, Chiang kai-shek, then leader Wuhan. cooperation, development, of the nationalist government of coordination and management. China, visited India to coordinate

News From China April 2018 21 Informal Wuhan Summit with India for the anti-Fascism fight. Gorges Dam when he was Chief 2025”, employment, urbanization, In general, the two countries had Minister of Gujarat. Prime Minister environment protection, particularly more people-to-people exchanges Modi also recalled President Xi’s visit anti-cor r uption and pover ty than official exchanges. After the to Gujarat when he was presented a alleviation. Prime Minister Modi also establishment of diplomatic ties vegetarian birthday cake by President introduced achievements and between China and India in 1950, Xi. experience of his administration, Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier talked about the economic reform maintained close contacts 2. Strengthen mutual trust and measures and hoped that the two with Prime Minister Jawaharlal bilateral cooperation sides could share experience with Nehru. The two sides jointly initiated each other. the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. The two leaders agreed to The leaders’ strategic guidance and continue to maintain strategic Through the summit, the two top-level design to the bilateral communication in different forms leaders further deepened their relations are of great importance. such as phone conversation, writing understanding of each others’ letters, meetings etc. development strategies and reform PM Modi’s visit to Wuhan measures, and they shared similar received warm hospitality from the They discussed about strategic views on the historical position, host. The protocol arrangements autonomy, concerted efforts to realize development stage and development were to make the guest relaxed, Asian Century and reaffirmed that goals of the two countries. The two comfortable and feel at home. China and India are good neighbors, s i d e s v i e w e d e a c h o t h e r s ’ President Xi told Prime Minister good friends and good partners. developmental intentions in a Modi that he was happy to fulfill his positive way and decided to build a sincere promise to host Modi in The two sides agreed to promote Closer Developmental Partnership in Wuhan. He also told the guest that he trade and reduce trade deficit. They an equal, mutually beneficial and had only received foreign leader twice agreed to promote exchanges in the sustainable manner. They were also outside Beijing over the past five years fields of movie, sports, tourism, youth c o m m i t t e d t o s u p p o r t t h e of tenure and both were for Modiji. and local contacts. During the modernization of China and India. The First was in Xi’an in 2015. Wuhan meeting, President Xi mentioned that is the second. Modiji was deeply he had watched Bollywood movies 4. Reinforce coordination on touched. such as “Dangal”. The two sides international and regional issues agreed to establish high-level people- The two leaders spent 9 hours to-people exchange mechanism. The two sides agreed to carry out together in 7 events including 4 one- “China India plus” cooperation in on-one meetings, walking and tea- Modiji used the word of Afghanistan and speed up the tasting along the lakeside, boat ride, STRENGTH to identify priorities economic cooperation under the and museum tour. The first event of of bilateral cooperation, namely S for BCIM framework. The two leaders the two leaders was to visit Spirituality, T for Tradition, Trade and a l s o e x c h a n g e d v i e w s o n Bianzhong, an antique of musical Technology, R for Relationship, E for development on the Korean instrument which was unearthed in Entertainment such as Movies, Art, Peninsula, respective relations with Sui County in Hubei Province. The Dance, N for Nature conservation, G the United States and Russia, and talks started from friendly recalling of for Games, T for Tourism and H for how to coordinate in the WTO to home diplomacy and long time Health care and Healing. jointly deal trade frictions with the interaction between the two leaders. third party. T h e i r r e s p e c t ive p o l i t i c a l 3. Deepen synergy between experiences were also discussed. Then China and India’s developmental Prime Minister Modi briefed President Xi mentioned civilizations strategy P r e s i d e n t X i o n I n d i a ’ s of the Yellow River and the Yangtze “neighborhood first” policy and River in China. Prime Minister Modi The two leaders exchanged in- concept of “the world as one”, which touched upon civilizations of the depth views on governance. President coincide with President Xi’s idea of Indus River and the Ganges River, Xi introduced China’s “Two “neighborhood diplomacy as high and recalled his visit to the Three Centenary Goals”, “Made in China priority”, and “to build a community

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of shared future for mankind”. They economic integration, free trade and Modi proposed to hold an informal believed that China-India relations multilateralism. summit with President Xi. After the have influence far beyond the Donglang standoff, President Xi relationship itself and have global 5. M a n a g e d i f f e r e n c e s reciprocated a positive confirmation significance. As two larg est through friendly negotiations. to Modiji during the BRICS Summit developing countries and emerging in Xiamen last September. market economies each with a State Councilor and Foreign population of over one billion, China Minister Wang Yi has taken up the After the Xiamen Summit, both and India are important engines of post of the Special Representative of sides have been working very hard to world economic g rowth and China-India Boundary Question. The prepare for the informal summit. Our backbones of the world’s multi- two leaders were committed to Special Representatives of Boundary p o l a r i z a t i o n a n d e c o n o m i c finding solutions with regard to Question and Foreign Ministers globalization. border disputes through the Special exchanged visits in a short span of Representatives’ Meeting while time. The Chinese Vice Foreign The two leaders shared the similar adopting confidence building Minister and the Indian Foreign views on globalization and agreed that measures to maintain the peace and Secretary exchanged visits as well. China and India should join hands to tranquility along the border areas. The Chinese Commerce Minister was tackle global challenges such as in New Delhi in March. The Kailash- climate change, natural disasters and Friends, Mansorova Yatra, the trans-border terrorism, increase the representation and say of developing countries and I would like to further introduce river issue have been resolved. emerging markets economies, the background of the informal Particularly, upon the closing of promote a more just and equitable summit. During the SCO Astana China’s Two Sessions on 20 March, world order, in a bid to forge global Summit last June, Prime Minister President Xi received a phone call

News From China April 2018 23 Informal Wuhan Summit from Prime Minister Modi on his re- dollars. More than 800 Chinese practical cooperation and promote election. All the events served as companies are investing and starting broader cultural and people-to- warm-ups and preparations for the business in India, creating over one people exchanges. Both sides should informal summit. lakh employment opportunities for strengthen coordination and India. Practicing yoga, watching cooperation in the regional and I also want to share with you the Bollywood movies and tasting international affairs, promote background of Wuhan Summit in a Da r jeelin g tea h ave b eco me regional economic integration and bigger picture. fashionable among the Chinese connectivity and support the youth. We certainly have some multilateral trading regime. Both From the global perspective, in disputes such as boundary and Dalai sides should also manage differences recent years, the developing countries Lama issues, but we’ve been in a more mature manner. represented by China and India have committed to managing disputes. emerged as a group, contributing to Second, we should address the the evolving international structure How to coexist with each other, concrete issues. China does not of “the rise of the east and the decline h o w t o l o o k a t r e s p e c t i v e seek the imbalance of trade with of the west”. At the backdrop of the development and how to judge India. Although the trade deficit is inverse of globalization and rising intentions of China and India, are key largely caused by trade structure and protectionism, China and India as two issues that urgently call for the market factors, both sides can actively of the biggest developing country and strategic guidance from the leaders. study the solution. We will speed up the important emerging market the cooperation of Bangladesh, countries, are faced with the pressure Friends, C h i n a , I n d i a a n d M y a n m a r of established powers. The two Framework, identify the project in countries also need to explore the way What is the way forward after Afghanistan that China and India can to get along with each other as Wuhan Summit? I want to sum up cooperate on and establish a high- neighboring emerging powers. with implementation, transmission level cultural and people-to-people and action. exchange mechanism. From the respective development of China and India, our combined Strategic communications, Third, we need to accumulate population and GDP account for meetings, heart-to-heart dialogues are consensus for the following 40% and 20% of the world’s total. important. The equal importance is to meetings between the two leaders. Both countries are at the critical stage implement the consensus, transmit President Xi and Prime Minister Modi o f e c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n t , personal friendship between the two will meet soon during SCO Summit in deepening reform, and advancing leaders down to the people, and take Qingdao in June. They are likely to modernization. Socialism with more concrete actions. meet again during BRICS Summit in Chinese characteristics has entered a South Africa in July and G20 Summit new era. The Chinese people are F i r s t , w e s h o u l d f u l l y in Argentina in November this year. pursuing the Chinese dream. In the implement the consensus reached We need to grasp the opportunity meantime, India puts forward a vision by the two leaders. Wuhan Summit offered by Wuhan Summit, expand of “New India”. We should integrate was not a talk shop and we have a lot the depth and breadth of cooperation the developmental strategies and of follow-ups to accomplish in the and build consensus for leaders’ share governing experiences. future. The two leaders agreed to meetings in the near future. instruct their competent departments From the bilateral perspective, to work out specific plans and Although Wuhan Summit has the two leaders met 12 times on m e a s u r e s t o i m p l e m e n t t h e concluded, but its realistic and long- different occasions and the bilateral consensus. Both sides should firmly term historical significance will relations have maintained good keep the direction of bilateral become more apparent as time goes momentum. China is India’s largest relations, ensure the effective on. trading partner. Last year, the bilateral o p e r a t i o n o f t h e d i a l o g u e trade volume reached 84.4 billion US mechanisms, carry out more in-depth Thank you.

24 News From China April 2018 Informal Wuhan Summit CHINA-INDIA COOPERATION OUTWEIGHS OUR DIFFERENCES

On April 26, 2018, Indian Newspaper The Hindustan Times published the article "China-India c o o p e r a t i o n o u t w e i g h s o u r differences " of Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui. The full text is as follows:

President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi will have an informal summit in Wuhan city from April 27th to 28th. It is a major topic of our era for China and India to join hands and respond to the evolving international situation.

Global and strategic significance of China-India relations is rising. As the two largest developing countries and major emerging markets, China Action Agenda mentioned China 67 Boundary Question and Foreign and India need to explore ways to get times. Our development goals have Ministers exchanged visits. China- along with each other. With backlash overlapping time span and can learn India Joint Economic Groups, against globalization, heart-to-heart from each other. China-India Strategic Economic talks between Chinese and Indian Dialogue and other dialogue leaders will promote free trade, Since 18th National Congress of mechanisms have been activated. strengthen unity among developing CPC, President Xi and Prime Minister These efforts contribute to the countries and uphold world equity Modi have met 13 times. The positive atmosphere and consensus and justice. “hometown diplomacy” has become building for the informal summit. a popular topic. When Doklam The realistic and practical standoff broke out, the two leaders’ Economic and trade cooperation significance of China-India relations personal input and wisdom of is surging against all odds. Bilateral is more evident. Both countries are at diplomatic teams together ensured its trade volume in 2017 is $ 84.4 billion. the critical stage of economic proper resolution. In Xiamen summit, China remains India’s largest trading development, deepening reform and the two leaders agreed to look forward partner. India is China’s largest modernization. Socialism with and reached important consensus for market for projects contracting and Chinese characteristics has entered a holding the informal summit. s e c o n d l a r g e s t i n v e s t m e n t new era. The 19th National Congress destination. Chinese cellphones of CPC laid out the grand blueprint China-India relations are occupy half Indian market. for making China a great modern stabilizing and improving, laying a socialist country in every dimension. solid foundation for the informal C u l t u r a l a n d p e r s o n n e l India put forward 3-year Action summit. More than 30 dialogue exchanges are surging. There are 14 Agenda, blueprint for “New India” by mechanisms have covered all fields. pairs of sister city/province. 2022 and the 15-year National Since the end of last year, China and Personnel exchanges in 2017 exceed Development Agenda. The 3-year India’s Special Representatives on 1 million. Over 20,000 Indian

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students study in China. 42 flights Peaceful Coexistence (Panchshel), and competition. operate between the two countries making new contribution to modern every week. It’s a fashion for Chinese international relations. President Xi For China-India relations, we youth to practice yoga, drink and PM Modi’s discussions on world should bear in mind long term vision, Darjeeling tea and watch Bollywood trend and guidance on the dance h o l d r e a s o n a b l y o p t i m i s t i c movies. In my recent visits to Indian between dragon and elephant will expectations and give full play to five states and universities, many people make history and contribute to the magic tools, i.e. the “Navigator” of hoped that China could send teachers process of building a new type of leaders’ strategic guidance, the to teach Chinese here. Chinese i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s a n d “A c c e l e r a t o r ” o f p r a c t i c a l language education has promising community with a shared future for cooperation, the “Booster” of prospects in India. mankind. people to people exchanges, the “ E n h a n c e r ” o f mu l t i l a t e r a l Reality is rooted in history. No doubt that there are many cooperation, and the “Stabilizer” of History is full of touching stories facets to the complex China-India difference control. The ship of about eminent monks like Xuanzang relations. It’s natural for neighbors to China-India friendship is ready for and Bodhi dharma traveling over have differences. When differences sailing. Let us together look forward mountains and oceans between China can’t be solved for now, we should to a successful informal summit and India on lonely trips along ancient properly manage them and focus on between the two leaders in Wuhan. Silk Road. In the 1950s, China and cooperation. Our consensus and India co-proposed Five Principles of cooperation far outweigh differences AMBASSADOR LUO ZHAOHUI GREETS FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER

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26 News From China April 2018 Informal Wuhan Summit XI-MODI MEETING A NEW MILESTONE, EXPERTS SAY Chinese President Xi Jinping and would usher in a new world order of future, Mohanty said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra "equals," said Prof. Manoranjan Modi held an informal meeting Friday Mohanty, former chairperson of So this is a new framework that and Saturday in the central Chinese India's premier Institute of Chinese has emerged in the two countries' city of Wuhan, underscoring mutual Studies. understanding of each other, the trust and cooperation. expert said. This was a milestone like former The Xi-Modi meeting has Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's "The bilateral tete-a-tete may become a new milestone in the visit in 1988, Mohanty told Xinhua. well prove a game-changer," said development of China-India bilateral Alka Acharya, who teaches at the relations, said Russian expert Boris Being billed as an informal Center for East Asian Studies at Volkhonsky, associate professor of summit which did not focus on Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. the Institute of Asian and African specific issues, the meeting could be Acharya, along with many of the Studies, Moscow State University. an occasion for a frank exchange of Indian media and strategists, was views, said Mohanty, who is the upbeat about the Xi-Modi meeting. "The meeting is of great symbolic incumbent chairperson of the significance ... It will undoubtedly give Bhubaneswar-based Development Not that one informal summit impetus and new dynamics to China- Research Institute. between the two leaders would solve India relations," Volkhonsky told the major bilateral problems between Xinhua. The important thing was to India and China, she was quoted as recognize that it's a new framework saying by "The Daily Star," the largest Volkhonsky said addressing for the relationship that the two English-language newspaper in global development issues without countries want to develop, in which Bangladesh. the participation of China and India is three things have become important simply impossible. Building trust and apparent, said the Indian analyst Given their divergences on a host between the two largest countries in on China. of issues, the fact that Modi and Xi the region would contribute to global were meeting again is viewed in New peace and stability, he added. First, respecting each other as Delhi and Beijing as an indication that equals; second, it is a comprehensive bilateral ties are resilient, the daily said The historic "informal" summit framework, not issue-bound; third, it in an opinion piece published before between Xi and Modi would lead to is not about gains in a power- Xi and Modi met. consensus on many long-pending relationship in a particular sphere, but issues between India and China, and it about 2,000 years of history and the INDIAN MEDIA POSITIVE ON XI-MODI ‘HEART-TO-HEART SUMMIT’ New Delhi -- The Indian media Central Wuhan City Friday. India's most circulated English on Saturday presented a positive and daily The Times of India said in its encouraging coverage of the two-day Most of the dailies carried front- headline: "Modi and Xi set tone by informal meeting between President page reports with photographs of Xi focusing on positives, plan more Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister and Modi shaking hands, highlighting informal summits", and quoted the Narendra Modi, that began in China's the first-of-its-kind meeting. Chinese president as calling for

News From China April 2018 27 BOAO Forum for Asia 2018 continuous strengthening of friendly that President Xi has received the S o c i a l i s m w i t h C h i n e s e relations between the two countries so Indian prime minister twice out of the characteristics has entered a new era, that their friendship will continue to capital, the report quoted Modi as while India is at a critical period of its flow forward like the Yangtze and telling Xi. development and rejuvenation, Ganges rivers. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign One of the oldest English dailies Minister Wang Yi said in Beijing on "The meeting lasted more than of India, The Statesman, described April 22, after talks with visiting two hours instead of the scheduled 30 the meeting as a "heart-to-heart Indian External Affairs Minister minutes as Xi and Modi exhibited a summit". In a report titled "Modi, Xi Sushma Swaraj. desire to impart a new pace to ties and hold informal summit to solidify preventing disputes from holding India-China ties", it said "it is being Xi and Modi decided to hold relations to ransom," it reported. seen as an effort by both India and their informal meeting against this China to rebuild trust and improve background, and it will help deepen Another national daily, The ties." trust between the two leaders and Hindu, reported Modi as hoping to guide the two countries to set new hold such a meeting in India in 2019. The Indian Express said there is goals and open up new prospects for vast space for the two countries to bilateral ties, Wang said. The people of India feel proud take their ties to a new level.

BOAO Forum for Asia 2018 XI JINPING ATTENDS OPENING CEREMONY OF BFA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018 On the morning of April 10, world to jointly create a better Minister Lee Hsien Loong of 2018, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) tomorrow for Asia and the world. Singapore; Secretary-General of the Annual Conference 2018 was opened United Nations Antonio Guterres in Boao, Hainan Province. President Boao in April greets all people and Managing Director of the Xi Jinping attended the opening with gentle breeze, warm sunshine, International Monetary Fund ceremony and delivered a keynote blue ocean and green mountains. Christine Lagarde, receiving a speech themed with "Openness for Distinguished guests from various standing ovation and warm welcome Greater Prosperity, Innovation for a countries gathered here in the main from the whole audience. Better Future", stressing that all venue of the BFA International countries should conform to the Conference Center. At about 9:30 Xi Jinping walked onto the trend of the times, dedicate to a.m., Xi Jinping and his wife Mme. podium and delivered a keynote openness and win-win outcomes, Peng Liyuan walked into the venue speech amid warm applause. He brave to change and break new together with couples of foreign pointed out that the BFA has made ground and keep striving for a leaders including President Alexander positive contributions to building community with a shared future for Van der Bellen of Austria; President consensus in Asia, encouraging m a n k i n d ; C h i n a wi l l rem a i n Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines; cooperation, promoting economic unchanged its adherence to the P r i m e M i n i s t e r U k h n a a g i i n globalization and advancing the reform and opening up, continue to Khürelsükh of Mongolia; Prime building of a community with a launch new major measures to pursue M i n i s t e r M a r k Ru t t e o f t h e shared future for mankind since its further opening, and work with Netherlands; Prime Minister Shahid inception. The theme of this year's countries in Asia and the rest of the Khaqan Abbasi of Pakistan; Prime conference is "An Open and

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Innovative Asia for A World of Greater Prosperity", which is in line with the trend of the times and reflects the expectations of all parties.

Xi Jinping stressed that this year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up. Over the past four decades, with united and determined efforts, the Chinese people have added a glorious chapter to the development epic of the country and the nation. Over the last four decades, the Chinese people have significantly unleashed and enhanced productivity in China through hard work with an unyielding spirit, bringing enormous changes to the country. Over the last four decades, the Chinese people have moved forward through deter mined exploration with a pioneering spirit. The Chinese people have both a keen awareness of national realities and gl o b a l vi si o n . We ch a m p i o n independence and self-reliance while embracing openness and win-win cooperation. We uphold the socialist made opening up a fundamental peaceful, tranquil, prosperous, open system while sticking to the direction national policy, pursued development and beautiful. of reform to develop the socialist with an open door and accomplished Xi Jinping stressed that with the market economy. As we "cross the a great transition from seclusion and future in mind, we need to treat each river by feeling the stones", we have semi-seclusion to all-around openness. China has become a key other with respect and as equals, also strengthened top-level planning, follow a new approach to state-to- successfully blazing a path of anchor and driver for the world economy and a positive force in state relations featuring dialogue socialism with Chinese characteristics. rather than confrontation, and Over the last four decades, the advancing the noble cause of global peace and development. partnership instead of alliance to Chinese people have kept forging work together for enduring peace; We ahead through keeping pace with the need to promote dialogue and share Xi Jinping pointed out that for progress of the times. Ours is a truth- responsibility to lead us to universal any country or nation to achieve seeking nation with an open mind, and common security; We need to and a nation that has courageously rejuvenation, they must follow the engage in cooperation for win-win engaged in self-revolution and self- logic of the history and the trend of results, build an open global reform. Ours is an enterprising and the times in their pursuit of progress economy, uphold the multilateral pioneering nation. Such are the great and development. We live at a time trading system to make economic strengths of the guiding vision, with an overwhelming trend toward globalization more open, inclusive, institutional guarantee and 1.3 billion peace and cooperation, openness and balanced and beneficial to all; We Chinese people driving history connectivity, as well as reform and need to uphold inclusiveness and forward. Over the last four decades, innovation. People around the world seek harmony without uniformity, the Chinese people have always should work together toward a promote mutual learning among embraced the world with open arms, community with a shared future for civilizations as it will help us build mankind and make Asia and the world bridges of friendship, drive social

News From China April 2018 29 BOAO Forum for Asia 2018 progress, and safeguard peace for the stay committed to the strategy of First, we will significantly region and beyond; We need to treat opening up for win-win results; The broaden market access. We will nature with respect and treasure our Chinese people will continue to work ensure the implementation of planet, pursue progress along the path together with the rest of the world measures to raise foreign equity caps of sustainable development featuring and make greater contribution to in the banking, securities and increased production, higher living humanity. China will stick to the path insurance industries. At the same standards and healthy ecosystems so of peaceful development and firmly time, we will make more moves that our future generations can enjoy support multilateralism. toward further opening, including blue skies, clear water and lush accelerating the opening up of the mountains. Xi Jinping pointed out that what insurance industry, easing restrictions has happened proves that opening up on the establishment of foreign Xi Jinping stressed that socialism was key to China's economic growth financial institutions in China and with Chinese characteristics has over the past 40 years and in the same expanding their business scope, and entered a new era, marking a new vein, high-quality development of o p e n i n g u p m o r e a r e a s o f chapter in China's rejuvenation and its China's economy in the future can cooperation between Chinese and effort for shared prosperity with the only be achieved with greater foreign financial markets. We will rest of the world. In this new era, the openness. China's door of opening up ease as soon as possible foreign Chinese nation will continue to will not be closed and will only open equity restrictions in automobiles. improve itself through reform, stay even wider. It is a strategic decision committed to advancing reform in all made by China based on its need for Second, we will create a more respects; The Chinese people will development as well as a concrete attractive investment environment. continue to take bold steps in action taken by China to move We will enhance alignment with innovation to boost development, economic globalization forward in a international economic and trading and follow the people-centered way that benefits people across the r ules, increase transparency, d e ve l o p m e n t p h i l o s o p hy t o world. s t r e n g t h e n p r o p e r t y r i g h t s continuously promote to give our protection, uphold the rule of law, people a greater sense of fulfillment, Xi Jinping announced that China encourage competition and oppose happiness, and security; The Chinese will adopt a series of new major monopoly. In the first six months of people will continue to increase measures to pursue further opening. this year, we will finish the revision of openness and expand cooperation, the neg ative list on foreign

30 News From China April 2018 BOAO Forum for Asia 2018 investment and implement across the Xi Jinping stressed that the Belt f o r e i g n e n t r e p r e n e u r s , board the management system based and Road Initiative (BRI) may be representatives from Hong Kong, on pre-establishment national China's idea, but its opportunities and M a c a o , o v e r s e a s C h i n e s e treatment and negative list. outcomes are going to benefit the c o m m u n i t i e s a s w e l l a s world. As long as the parties embrace representatives of Cross-Straits Third, we will strengthen t h e p r i n c i p l e o f e x t e n s i v e Common Market Foundation. protection of intellectual property consultation, joint contribution and Afterwards, Xi Jinping and Peng rights (IPR). We are re-instituting the shared benefits, we can surely make Liyuan went to the welcome hall to State Intellectual Property Office to the BRI the broadest platform for greet couples of foreign leaders and strengthen the ranks of its officers, international cooperation in keeping posed for group photos. step up law enforcement, and with the trend of economic significantly raise the cost for globalization. Let us dedicate After the opening ceremony, Xi offenders. Protect the lawful IPR ourselves to openness and win-win Jinping and Peng Liyuan held a owned by foreign enterprises in outcomes, be brave to change and welcoming banquet for attending China. We hope foreign governments break new ground, and keep striving distinguished guests. will also improve protection of for a community with a shared future Chinese IPR. for mankind and a better tomorrow Member of the Political Bureau for Asia and the world. of the Central Committee of the Fourth, we will take the initiative Communist Party of China (CPC), to expand imports. China does not During the speech, the attendees Member of the Secretariat of the seek trade surplus; we have a genuine burst into warm applause many times. CPC Central Committee and desire to increase imports and achieve Director of the General Office of the greater balance of international At the opening ceremony, CPC Central Committee Ding payments under the current account. Director-General of BFA Yasuo Xuexiang; Member of the Political This year, we will significantly lower Fukuda delivered a welcoming Bureau of the CPC Central the import tariffs for automobiles and speech, and attending foreign political Committee and Vice Premier ; reduce import tariffs for some other heavyweights and entrepreneur Member of the Political Bureau of products. We will seek faster progress representatives also respectively the CPC Central Committee Yang toward joining the World Trade delivered speeches. They said that Jiechi; Member of the Political O r g a n i z a t i o n G o v e r n m e n t China's reform and opening up has Bureau of the CPC Central Procurement Agreement. We hope scored remarkable and g reat C o mmittee, Memb er o f th e developed countries will stop imposing achievements, which not only Secretariat of the CPC Central restrictions on normal and reasonable promotes the rapid development of Committee and Head of the Publicity trade of high-tech products and relax China's own economy and society, but Department of the CPC Central export controls on such trade with also brings great opportunities for the Committee Huang Kunming; State China. This November, we will hold development of various countries in Councilor and Foreign Minister the first China International Import the world. A series of policies and Wang Yi; Vice Chairman of the Expo in Shanghai. Friends from measures to pursue further opening National Committee of the Chinese around the world are welcome to launched by China exhilarate the People’s Political Consultative participate in the Expo. world, demonstrating that China will Conference as well as continue to firmly push forward others attended the above activities. Xi Jinping pointed out that with reform and opening up in the future. regard to all those major initiatives of This is a boon to the people of China The BFA Annual Conference opening up that I have just and the rest of the world and will 2018 was held from April 8 to 11, announced, we have every intention vigorously promote the common with the theme of “An Open and to translate them into reality, sooner development and prosperity of the Innovative Asia for a World of rather than later. We want the world. Greater Prosperity”. More than 2,000 outcomes of our opening up efforts people including leaders from several to deliver benefits as soon as possible Prior to the opening ceremony, Xi countries and regions, principals of to all enterprises and people in China Jinping respectively posed for group international organizations, people and around the world. I am confident photos with representatives from from political and business circles, that with these efforts, China will Media Leaders Summit for Asia, experts and scholars attended the enter a new phase of opening up. representatives of Chinese and BFA.

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Boao, China, April 10 (Xinhua) -- people's aspiration for development, must be a fair globalization that leaves Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged innovation and a better life. It also no one behind as the best way to to expand opening-up and promote meets the global trend toward p e a c e f u l a n d s u s t a i n a b l e global prosperity in a keynote speech development, cooperation and d e v e l o p m e n t f o r p e o p l e s , on Tuesday at this year's Boao Forum peace." communities and countries." for Asia (BFA) annual conference, winning praise from world leaders in United Nations Secretary- "But one thing must be very attendance. General Antonio Guterres said the clear: we won't make globalization past four decades saw changes not fair by isolationism, protectionism or The four-day annual meeting, only in China but also in its active exclusion," he added. which opened on Sunday in Boao, a relations with the world. resort in China's southern island Proposed by Xi in 2013, the Belt province of Hainan, is themed "An The Belt and Road Initiative, he and Road Initiative aims to achieve Open and Innovative Asia for a World said, "can contribute significantly to a policy, infrastructure, trade, financial of Greater Prosperity." more fair, peaceful and prosperous and people-to-people connectivity world." along and beyond the ancient Silk As this year marks the 40th Road trade routes, thus building a anniversary of China's reform and He also said that he agreed with p l a t f o r m f o r i n t e r n a t i o n a l opening-up, Xi stressed that "China's Xi on the irreversible trend of cooperation to create new drivers of reform and opening-up meets its globalization, saying "our destination growth.

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Austrian President Alexander beneficial to all and bringing equality efforts by China to contribute to the Van der Bellen said the past 40 years to an unequal world. This strategic regional structure and regional witnessed "the success of the Chinese initiative is a win-win proposition and prosperity." policy of economic reform and brings shared prosperity for all." opening-up," adding that "my talks Since 2013, more than 80 with the leadership, the government Singaporean Prime Minister Lee c o u n t r i e s a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l and circles of China confirmed my Hsien Loong said he is very glad to o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a v e s i g n e d impression that China is committed hear President Xi to announce further cooperation agreements with China. to continue along this road and this steps to open the financial sector, would be in interests of both China protecting intellectual property rights The Belt and Road Initiative may and global partners." and increasing imports, in order for be China's idea, but its opportunities China to go further in the direction. and outcomes will benefit the world, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Xi said in his speech, adding that Khaqan Abbasi said "President Xi's L e e a l s o s a i d t h e A s i a n China has no geopolitical calculations, historic Belt and Road Initiative has Infrastructure Investment Bank and the seeks no exclusionary blocs and become a global public good, Belt and Road Initiative are "two major imposes no business deals on others. XI’S BOAO FORUM SPEECH MAKES THIS HAINAN FOLK SONG A HIT "Long time no see! Although we greetings to global guests at the “Long Time No See", a love song are with each other right now, I know I opening ceremony of the 2018 Boao of the Li ethnic group in Hainan, is cannot wait to see you again," Chinese Forum for Asia held on April 10 in regarded as a window to Hainan President Xi Jinping borrowed words Boao, South China's Hainan music. The Li people are adept at from a local folk song to extend his Province. singing and dancing. As one of the

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original residents on the Hainan The Li folk songs are very touching, signifying the positive, Island, they have their own culture, in distinctive even regionally. They cover unsophisticated, straightforward and which music is the most splendid part. a wide range of themes, including firm character of the Li people. story-telling and feeling expression Folk songs are an important tool and they are sung at various occasions, One sentence of a song in the Li to pass on the ethnic culture and such as at workplaces and at happy language normally consists of five customs as the Li ethnic group doesn't ceremonies. words, while those found in the have its own written characters. In Hainan dialect generally consists of 2008, the Li folk songs were put onto The tunes of the Li songs are also seven words. Furthermore, locally the national intangible cultural rich. They are graceful and lyrical, four sentences are referred to as heritage list. resounding and bold, soft and chapters. NEW CHAPTER FOR “XIPLOMACY” Boao, Hainan, April 10 (Xinhua) - kind of future does humanity wish to results, upholding inclusiveness and - This year's Boao Forum for Asia create? seeking harmony without uniformity, (BFA) is the first since China's as well as treating nature with respect commitment to building a community In his keynote speech delivered and treasuring the planet. with a shared future for humanity was Tuesday at the opening ceremony of w r i t t e n i n t o t h e c o u n t r y ' s the BFA annual conference, Chinese He called for people around the Constitution last month. President Xi Jinping further explained world to work together toward a the concept of a community with a community with a shared future for The vision, together with China's shared future for humanity, which is humanity and make Asia and the proposal of building "a new type of characterized by treating each other world peaceful, tranquil, prosperous, international relations," represents with respect and as equals, promoting open and beautiful. the country's efforts to search for the dialogue and sharing responsibility, answer to a simple question: What engaging in cooperation for win-win This is Xi's first home-court

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diplomacy since he was unanimously China International Import Expo will Over the past five years, Xi has re-elected Chinese president in take place in Shanghai, where China visited 57 countries and received March. would reach out to show its market more than 110 foreign heads of state. potential. Apart from the BFA annual T h r o u g h h i s t r ave l s a n d conference, three other key global These events will demonstrate diplomatic meetings, Xi has helped events will be hosted by China this that China welcomes all countries to deepen the world's understanding of year and are all expected to be participate in and share the new a rising China, reshaped the Asian attended by Xi. opportunities that come along with its country's new role on the world stage development. and offered new ways forward in I n J u n e , t h e S h a n g h a i tackling the most pressing global Cooperation Organization (SCO) They will also exhibit the "major- problems. members will meet at the Qingdao country diplomacy with Chinese summit, the first since the SCO characteristics," which embodies At a time when the world is expanded to include India and championing peace, being non- undergoing a new round of major Pakistan as full members in 2017. threatening, standing up for the small development, great change and and weak, and sharing development profound readjustment, Xi said that In September, the Forum on opportunities. humanity has a major choice to make China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing between openness and isolation, and will propose feasible ways to Xi is the chief architect of the between progress and retrogression. encourage more African countries to major-country diplomacy concept become involved in the Belt and Road and has been personally involved in At the BFA annual conference, Initiative. planning and conducting head-of- the president unveiled new measures state diplomacy. for expanding reform and opening- Then in November, the first up, including significantly broadening

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market access, creating a more opening-up will not be closed and will recognition in the international attractive investment environment, only open even wider, showing its community. The speech added strengthening protection of resolve and sincerity to share certainty and hope to the world today, intellectual property rights, and taking opportunities with the rest of the and the world needs leadership like the initiative to expand imports. world and promote common China, said International Monetary development. Fund Managing Director Christine The initiatives sent a strong Lagarde. message that China's door of Xi's speech has received wide BFA ANNUAL CONFERENCE CONCLUDES WITH GLOBALIZATION CONSENSUS Boao Hainan, April 11 (Xinhua) - Wednesday afternoon. Road Initiative, opening-up, - The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) -- A more open and innovation- innovation and structural reform in annual conference 2018 concluded driven Asia is the ballast stone and 65 panel discussions and put forward Wednesday with major achievements inexhaustible source of impetus for proposals. made in promoting globalization world peace, prosperity and – Chinese President Xi Jinping's amid rising uncertainties in the world. development. speech was the keynote of the annual Zhou Wenzhong, secretary- In the past four days, more than conference. general of the BFA, elaborated on the 2,000 participants and over 1,000 X i ' s s p e e c h w a s a v i v i d consensus at a press conference on journalists talked about the Belt and e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e a n n u a l

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conference's theme. China's reform and opening-up achievements in the past four decades have offered Chinese experience and wisdom to Asia's opening-up and innovation. China's pledge to adhere to reform and opening-up and expand opening- u p i s a s t r o n g s u p p o r t f o r globalization and free trade. – T h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f globalization and free trade to world's prosperity and development was highlighted. Pa r t i c i p a n t s a g r e e d t h a t globalization is irreversible, and open, free and win-win trade conforms to the common interests of Asia, Europe and other parts of the world. They spoke positively of the Belt and Road Initiative.

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External Affairs XI JINPING HOLDS TALKS WITH KIM JONG-UN

At the invitation of General unofficial visit to China from March Mme. Ri Sol-ju and watched an art Secretary of the Central Committee 25 to 28, 2018. performance together. of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President Xi Jinping, During the visit, Xi Jinping held Member of the Standing Chairman of the Workers' Party of talks with Kim Jong-un at the Great Committee of the Political Bureau of Korea (WPK) and Chairman of the Hall of the People. General Secretary the CPC Central Committee and State Affairs Commission of the Xi Jinping and his wife Mme. Peng Premier Li Keqiang, Member of the Democratic People's Republic of Liyuan held a welcoming banquet for Standing Committee of the Political Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un paid an Chairman Kim Jong-un and his wife Bureau of the CPC Central

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Committee and Member of the congratulate Xi Jinping in person. At change because of any single event at Secretariat of the CPC Central present, the Korean Peninsula a particular time. Committee Wang Huning and Vice situation has been developing rapidly President Wang Qishan respectively and many important changes have Xi Jinping stressed that the CPC attended related activities. taken place. Kim Jong-un said that he and the Chinese government highly should also brief Comrade General value the China-DPRK friendly During the talks, Xi Jinping Secretary Xi Jinping in person and in cooperative relations. It has always expressed warm welcome on behalf time on the situation out of been an unswerving policy of the of the CPC Central Committee to comradeship and moral responsibility. CPC and the Chinese government to Kim Jong-un for his first visit to well maintain, consolidate and China. Xi Jinping expressed that you Xi Jinping pointed out that the develop the relations with the DPRK. sent me a congratulatory message China-DPRK traditional friendship, The Chinese side is willing to, after the 19th CPC National Congress established personally and cultivated together with comrades of the on my re-election as General meticulously by the elder generations DPRK, remain true to original Secretary of the CPC Central of leaders of both parties and both aspiration, jointly move forward, and Committee and the assumption of countries, is the precious wealth of promote long-term, sound and stable office as Chairman of the CPC both sides. Looking back into those development of the China-DPRK Central Military Commission (CMC), years, with common ideals and beliefs relations, in a bid to benefit the two and sent a congratulatory message to as well as profound revolutionary countries and the two peoples as well me again several days ago at the first friendship, the elder generations of as make new contributions to moment after my election as Chinese leaders of the two countries trusted regional peace, stability and President and Chairman of the CMC and supported each other, writing a development. Firstly, continue giving of China, for which I am grateful. Xi fine stor y in the histor y of play to the leading role of high-level Jinping said that Kim Jong-un's visit international relations. Several exchanges. High-level exchanges to China this time, which comes at a generations of the leaders of China have always played the most special time and is of g reat and the DPRK have maintained close important leading and promoting significance, fully embodies the great exchanges all the time and paid role in the development of the China- importance that Comrade Chairman frequent visits to each other like DPRK relations. Under the new and the WPK Central Committee relatives. The two parties and the two circumstances, I am willing to keep have attached to the relations between countries have supported each other frequent contacts with Comrade the two parties and the two countries. and coordinated with each other Chairman through various forms China speaks highly of this visit. during long-term practices, making including mutual visits, and sending important contributions to the special envoys and letters to each Kim Jong-un expressed that development of the socialist cause. other. Secondly, make full use of the major and happy events have taken Both Comrade Chairman and I have time-tested valuable practices of place consecutively in China recently, personally experienced and witnessed strategic communication. It is a as the 19th CPC National Congress the development of the China-DPRK splendid tradition of the two parties was held successfully last year, and the relationship. Both sides have stated to have frequent and in-depth Two Sessions were successfully held repeatedly that the China-DPRK exchanges of views on major issues. not long ago. Comrade Xi Jinping traditional friendship should be Both sides should give full play to the enjoyed the support of the CPC and passed on continuously and important role of party-to-party the people of the whole country, developed better. This is a strategic exchanges, promote exchanges and became the core of the leadership and choice and also the only right choice cooperation between the two was elected as Chinese President and both sides have made based on history countries in various areas, and Chairman of the CMC of China. Kim and reality, the international and strengthen communication and Jong-un said that according to the regional structure and the general mutual trust. Thirdly, actively DPRK-China friendly tradition, it is situation of the China-DPRK advance peaceful development. At his obligation to come to China to relations. This should not and will not present, socialism with Chinese

40 News From China April 2018 External Affairs characteristics has entered a new era, Kim Jong-un expressed that he is such means as sending special envoys a n d t h e D P R K ' s s o c i a l i s t greatly encouraged and inspired by and personal letters to each other, so construction has also ushered in a new General Secretary Xi Jinping's as to promote the guidance of high- historical period. The Chinese side important views on DPRK-China level meetings to the relations stands ready to make joint efforts with friendship and the development of between the two parties and the DPRK to conform to the trend of the relations between the two parties countries to a new level. the times, hold high the banner of and countries. The DPRK-China peace, development, cooperation and friendship, which was forged Both sides informed each other win-win results, continuously personally and nurtured together by of their respective domestic improve the well-beings of the two the elder generations of leaders of situations. Xi Jinping said that the p e o p l e s, a n d m a k e p o s i t i ve both countries, is unshakable. It is a 19th CPC National Congress has contributions to regional peace, strategic choice of the DPRK to pass drawn a grand blueprint for building stability and development. Fourthly, on and develop friendship with China China into a great modern socialist cement the public opinion foundation under the new situation, and it will country in all respects, namely, for the China-DPRK friendship. The remain unchanged under any building a moderately prosperous two sides should, through various circumstances. Kim Jong-un said that society in all respects by 2020, having ways, enhance exchanges and contacts he hopes to meet with Chinese b a s i c a l l y a ch i e ve d s o c i a l i s t between the two peoples, consolidate comrades, enhance strategic modernization by 2035 and building the public opinion foundation for co mmun ica tio n , a n d dee p en China into a great modern socialist bilateral friendly relations, especially traditional friendship during his visit country that is prosperous, strong, enhance youth exchanges between the this time. It is hoped to have democratic, culturally advanced, two countries, and inherit and carry opportunities to meet with Comrade harmonious, and beautiful by the forward the fine tradition of the General Secretary frequently, and middle of the century. The CPC will China-DPRK friendship. keep close communication through lead the Chinese people of all ethnic

News From China April 2018 41 External Affairs groups to forge ahead with great sincerely hoped that China will relationship of reconciliation and determination and work hard to continuously make new great cooperation and hold summit continuously strive for the realization achievements in the course of between the heads of the two sides. of the Chinese Dream of the great building a moderately prosperous The DPRK is willing to have dialogue rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. society in all respects and a great with the United States (US) and hold China has noticed that Comrade modern socialist country. a summit between the heads of the Chairman has led the WPK and the two countries. If the ROK and the people of the DPRK in taking a series The two leaders exchanged in- US respond to the DPRK's efforts of active measures and scoring many depth views on the international and with goodwill, and create an achievements in developing economy the Korean Peninsula situation. atmosphere of peace and stability and improving people's livelihood in wh i l e ta k i n g p eri o d i ca l a n d recent years. China expects political Xi Jinping pointed out that there synchronous measures for the stability, economic development and have been positive changes in the realization of peace, the issue of people's happiness in the DPRK, and situation of the Korean Peninsula denuclearization of the Korean supports the WPK, led by Comrade since this year, and the DPRK has Peninsula can be resolved. The Chairman, in leading the people of made the important efforts to this DPRK hopes to enhance strategic the DPRK to continuously move end. China expresses appreciation in communication with China during forward along the path of socialism, this regard. On the Korean Peninsula the process, and jointly safeguard the as well as the positive endeavors by issue, China sticks to the goal of momentum of consultation and comrades of the DPRK in developing denuclearization of the Peninsula, dialogue as well as peace and stability economy and improving people's safeguarding peace and stability on on the Peninsula. livelihood. the Peninsula and solving problems through dialogue and consultation. Prior to the talks, Xi Jinping held Kim Jong-un expressed that since China calls on all parties to support a welcoming ceremony for Kim Jong- the 18th CPC National Congress, the the improvement of the relations un at the North Hall of the Great CPC Central Committee with between the DPRK and the Republic Hall of the People. Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has, of Korea (ROK), and jointly make with tremendous political courage concrete efforts to facilitate peace After the talks, Xi Jinping and his and a strong sense of responsibility, talks. China is willing to continue wife Mme. Peng Liyuan held a put forward new thinking and new playing a constructive role in the welcoming banquet for Kim Jong-un ideas, put them into action, and solved Peninsula issue and work with all and his wife Mme. Ri Sol-ju. While many tough problems and major parties, including the DPRK, to delivering an address, Xi Jinping events that were never resolved for a jointly promote the situation on the expressed that in the beautiful season long time. These achievements fully Peninsula toward easing. of spring when everything comes proved that the lines of the CPC are Kim Jong-un expressed that the back to life, the unofficial visit of correct lines that conform to the current situation on the Korean Comrade Kim Jong-un and Mme. Ri national conditions. In particular, Peninsula is starting to get better, as So l-ju to C h in a is o f g rea t Comrade General Secretary has put the DPRK has taken the measures significance for the two countries to forward that the Party should exercise proactively to ease tensions and put deepen communication, strengthen effective self-supervision and practice forward proposals for peace talks. It is c o o r d i n a t i o n a n d p r o m o t e strict self-governance in every the DPRK's consistent stand to be cooperation, and will push the r e s p e c t , w h i c h h a s g r e a t l y committed to the realization of relations between the two parties and strengthened the Party building and denuclearization on the Peninsula, the two countries to new highs in the realized the overall Party leadership which is in accordance with the will of new historical phase, as well as make over all work. At present, the WPK late President Kim Il-sung and late important contributions to pushing has also been intensifying its efforts in General Secretary Kim Jong-il. The forward the peace, stability and f i g h t i n g a g a i n s t a r r o g a n c e , DPRK is determined to transform the development in the region. Just now, I bureaucracy and corruption. He DPRK-ROK relations into a had candid and friendly talks with

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Chairman Kim Jong-un. We agreed Korean Peninsula. of the CPC Central Committee, that inheriting and carrying forward Member of the Secretariat of the the traditional friendship between During the visit, Xi Jinping CPC Central Committee and China and the DPRK conform to the and his wife Mme. Peng Liyuan Director of the General Office of the common interests of both sides, and also held a luncheon for Kim CPC Central Committee Ding are the common strategic choices of Jong-un and his wife Mme. Ri Sol- Xuexiang; Member of the Political both sides. No matter how the ju in the Yangyuanzhai Room of Bureau of the CPC Central international and regional situation the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Committee Yang Jiechi; Member of changes, both sides will firmly grasp Xi Jinping said that the Diaoyutai the Political Bureau of the CPC t h e g e n e r a l t r e n d o f g l o b a l State Guesthouse has witnessed Central Committee, Member of the development and the overall situation t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e Secretariat of the CPC Central of the China-DPRK relationship, traditional friendship between Committee and Head of the strengthen high-level exchanges, the two countries, and the close Commission for Political and Legal deepen strategic communication, and relations between leaders of the Affairs of the CPC Central expand exchanges and cooperation, elder generations of the two Committee ; Member so as to benefit the people of both parties and two countries have set of the Political Bureau of the CPC countries and the people of all an example for both sides. China Central Committee, Member of the countries. welcomes Chairman Kim Jong- Secretariat of the CPC Central un and Mme. Ri Sol-ju to visit Committee and Head of the Publicity Kim Jong-un said in his address China frequently. Department of the CPC Central that under the situation of the Korean Committee Huang Kunming; Peninsula which is undergoing Kim Jong-un expressed that the Member of the Political Bureau of unprecedented great changes, he pays DPRK-China friendship is especially the CPC Central Committee and a swift visit to China out of good precious. He would like to join hands Secretary of the CPC Beijing wishes for promoting peace and with Comrade General Secretary to Municipal Committee Cai Qi; State stability on the Peninsula, and follow the noble will of leaders of the Councilor and Foreign Minister carrying on and developing the elder generations, carry on and Wang Yi and others attended the DPRK-China friendship. He chose develop the DPRK-China friendship relevant activities. China as the destination of his first that remains unchanged despite winds overseas visit, which shows his will to and rains, and elevate it to new highs Vice Chairman of the WPK inherit the tradition of the DPRK- under new circumstances. Central Committee and Director of China friendship, and how he values the Organization and Guidance the friendship between the two Kim Jong-un also visited an Department Choe Ryong-hae; Vice countries. Kim Jong-un has had e x h i b i t i o n s h o w c a s i n g t h e Chairman of the WPK Central successful talks with General Innovation Achievements of the Committee and Director of the Secretary Xi Jinping on developing Chinese Academy of Sciences since P r o p a g a n d a a n d A g i t a t i o n the relations between the two parties the 18th CPC National Congress Department Pak Kwang-ho; Vice and the two countries, respective themed on Taking the Lead and Chairman of the WPK Central domestic situations, maintaining of Forging ahead. He showed his Committee and Director of the peace and stability on the Korean a d m i r a t i o n f o r C h i n a ' s International Department Ri Su- Peninsula and other topics. Kim Jong- a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s i n t h e yong; Vice Chairman of the WPK un believed that in this fresh spring development and innovation of Central Committee and Director of full of happiness and hopes, his first science and technology, and wrote an the United Front Department Kim meeting with General Secretary Xi inscription to mark the visit after the Yong-chol; DPRK Foreign Minister Jinping will yield abundant fruits of activity. Ri Yong-ho and others accompanied the DPRK-China friendship, and Kim Jong-un on his visit to China and promote peace and stability on the Member of the Political Bureau attended related activities.

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On April 3, 2018, President Xi comprehensive strategic cooperative office last November. As a good Jinping held talks with President partnership to promote bilateral friend, good partner and good E m m e r s o n M n a n g a g w a o f relations for better development. brother of Zimbabwe, we are Zimbabwe at the Great Hall of the Xi Jinping pointed out that the sincerely glad to see that. For a long People. The two heads of state jointly Zimbabwean people have embarked time, China and Zimbabwe have agreed to elevate position of China- on a new journey in building their witnessed close relations between Z i m b a b w e r e l a t i o n s t o t h e country since Mr. President took each other and the two parties. Both

44 News From China April 2018 External Affairs sides have always enjoyed mutual China supports Zimbabwe in enhance people-to-people and respect and equal treatment, exploring a development path in line cultural exchanges. Zimbabwe maintained high-level political mutual with its own national conditions. The commits itself to deepening Africa- trust, achieved fruitful results from two countries should enhance people- China friendly relations, speaks highly economic and trade cooperation, and to-people and cultural cooperation so of China's great "Belt and Road" witnessed various highlights of as to continuously consolidate the initiative, and supports cooperation people-to-people and cultural public opinion and social foundation under the FOCAC framework and exchanges. The development of of bilateral friendship. China is willing Africa to take an active part in China-Zimbabwe relations is facing to strengthen coordination and cooperation under the "Belt and new opportunities under the new cooperation in regional and Road" construction. situation. China stands ready to work international affairs with Zimbabwe. Xi Jinping pointed out that with Zimbabwe to jointly plan a new The Chinese side calls on related China-Africa friendship is deeply blueprint for bilateral cooperation western countries and organizations rooted in the hearts of the two and continue writing a new chapter of to improve relations with Zimbabwe peoples and is the precious wealth of China-Zimbabwe relations, so as to at an early date, and do more practical both sides. The 19th CPC National better benefit the two countries and things for the development of Congress has put forward that China their peoples. Zimbabwe. will commit to working with all Xi Jinping stressed that Mr. E m m e r s o n M n a n g a g w a countries to build a new type of President is an old friend of the congratulated Xi Jinping once again on international relations and a Chinese people who has been long his election as Chinese President. community with a shared future for committed to the cause of China- Speaking highly of Xi Jinping's mankind, as well as enhance unity and Zimbabwe friendship. You chose foresight and sagacity on state cooperation with developing China as the first country outside governance and administration, countries including Africa. No matter Africa to visit, fully demonstrating the Emmerson Mnangagwa pointed out how the international landscape may high importance you attach to China- that Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism change and to what stage China Zimbabwe relations. China and with Chinese Characteristics for a New develops, China will, as always, stand Zimbabwe have always been "all- Era is of great enlightenment for with vast number of developing weather" friends. No matter how the Zimbabwe to follow a development countries including African international landscape changes, the path with its own characteristics. He countries, and be a sincere friend and two countries have always stood noted that he remembered clearly his a reliable partner of Africa forever. together through thick and thin and study in China in the 1960s, expressing After the talks, the two heads of sharing weal and woe. Bilateral great admiration for the development state jointly witnessed the signing of friendship will emerge even fresher achievements the Communist Party of bilateral cooperation documents in and remain unshakable and become China (CPC) and the country have such areas as economic technology, even firmer as time goes by. Both scored in past decades. Zimbabwe- agriculture, science and technology sides should maintain the momentum China traditional friendship has and human resources development. of high-level exchanges, cement endured the test of time and change of Prior to the talks, Xi Jinping held exchanges at all levels, well carry out s i t u a t i o n . T h e Z i m b a b we a n a w e l c o m i n g c e r e m o n y f o r top-level design and plan for government and the people will never Emmerson Mnangagwa at the North cooperation in various fields and forget China's long-term support, and Hall of the Great Hall of the People. continue to understand and support thank China for its assistance to President Xi Jinping's wife, Mme. each other on issues regarding improve people's livelihood of the Peng Liyuan; Member of the Political respective core interests and major country for many years. Zimbabwe will Bureau of the CPC Central concerns. The two sides need to always adhere to the one-China policy, Committee Yang Jiechi; Vice e n h a n c e t h e a l i g n m e n t o f and stands ready to, together with C h a i r m a n o f t h e S t a n d i n g development strategies, deepen China, promote the comprehensive Committee of the National People's cooperation within the frameworks strategic cooperative partnership, Congress Eligen Imibakhi; State of the "Belt and Road" and the Forum enhance communication on state Councilor and Foreign Minister on China-Africa Cooperation governance and administration, Wang Yi; Vice Chairmen of the (FOCAC), and continue to orderly expand all-round practical cooperation National Committee of the Chinese promote cooperation in such areas as in such areas as trade, investment, People's Political Consultative i n f r a s t r u c t u r e c o n s t r u c t i o n , s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y , Conference and He agriculture, investment and financing. telecommunication, infrastructure and Lifeng as well as others were present.

News From China April 2018 45 External Affairs XI JINPING HOLDS TALKS WITH PRESIDENT ALEXANDER VAN DER BELLEN OF AUSTRIA – THE TWO HEADS OF STATE JOINTLY AGREE TO ESTABLISH CHINA-AUSTRIA FRIENDLY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND PROMOTE CHINA-AUSTRIA PRACTICAL COOPERATION TO NEW HIGHS

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On April 8, 2018, President Xi enjoy a long-standing history and enforcement, anti-corruption, Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of splendid culture, and the two peoples fugitive repatriation and asset the People with President Alexander hold friendly feelings towards each r e c o v e r y a n d s t r e n g t h e n Van der Bellen of Austria. The two other. China appreciates that the new communication on multilateral heads of state jointly agreed to Austrian g over nment led by affairs, in a bid to jointly safeguard establish China-Austria friendly Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has for the world peace and stability. The two strategic partnership and promote first time written into its ruling countries should expand new China-Austria practical cooperation programme the contents of actively dimensions of bilateral practical to new highs. Chancellor Sebastian developing relations with China as cooperation and new channels of Kurz of Austria was present. well as the "Belt and Road" initiative. trade. China appreciates Austria's China is willing to, together with open attitude towards Chinese Xi Jinping welcomed Alexander Austria, jointly tap and release the investment, and will continue Van der Bellen to pay a state visit to potential for bilateral cooperation and expanding the opening up of the China for the first time and attend sow more seeds of friendship and market. China welcomes more Boao Forum for Asia Annual cooperation, so as to better benefit Austrian enterprises to invest in Conference. Xi Jinping pointed out the two peoples. China. Both sides need to jointly push that it is the first time in the history of forward Asia-Europe connectivity to China-Austria exchanges that Mr. Xi Jinping stressed that China and share huge market opportunities. President headed a large high-level Austria enjoy high economic China welcomes Austria to take an in- delegation composing of Chancellor complementarities, many converging depth participation in cooperation Sebastian Kurz and several ministers points of interests, and broad fields, between China and Central and to visit China, fully demonstrating the large space and great potential for Eastern European countries, and great importance President himself cooperation. Both sides should take stands ready to enhance the and the Austrian government attach the establishment of friendly strategic alignment of respective development to developing relations with China. partnership as an opportunity to strategies with the Austrian side. Mr. President will also lay a wreath at enhance political guidance and top- C h i n a a n d A u s t r i a s h o u l d the Monument to the People's level design, maintain the momentum continuously strengthen cooperation Heroes, which shows his respect of high-level exchanges, carry out in joint research on giant pandas, towards and friendship with the more extensive communication and tourism and other people-to-people Chinese people. Austria is an dialogue in various fields, upgrade the and cultural areas, in a bid to make important cooperative partner of level of bilateral cooperation in such bilateral friendship get deeper into China in Europe. Both countries areas as judiciary, security and law the hearts of the people.

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Xi Jinping pointed out that this environmental protection, clean cooperation documents in such areas year marks the 15th anniversary of the energy, culture and sports. Austria as the "Belt and Road" cooperation, establishment of the comprehensive speaks highly of China's positive role judiciary, innovation, transportation, strategic partnership between China in global affairs including countering modern distribution, culture, sports and the European Union (EU). climate change, and stands ready to and intellectual property rights. China-EU relations enjoy an overall c e m e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d sound development momentum. The coordination with China. Austria will Prior to the talks, Xi Jinping held EU's maintenance of unity, stability, take over the rotating presidency of a welcoming ceremony for Alexander openness and prosperity conforms to the EU this July, and the country is Van der Bellen at the North Hall of China's interests. China's consistent willing to play a positive role in the Great Hall of the People. stance of supporting the European deepening EU-China cooperation. President Xi Jinping's wife Mme. integration remains unchanged. It is Sebastian Kurz congratulated China Peng Liyuan; Member of the Political hoped that Austria will actively play a o n i t s p r o u d d e v e l o p m e n t Bureau of the Central Committee of constructive role in cementing China- achievements. Austria is very glad to the Communist Party of China EU strategic mutual trust and be a par tner of China. It is (CPC), Member of the Secretariat of promoting China-EU all-round unprecedented that President of the CPC Central Committee and cooperation. Austria headed such a large delegation Director of the General Office of the during his visit, which fully shows the CPC Central Committee Ding Alexander Van der Bellen enthusiasm of various circles in Xuexiang; Member of the Political expressed that he is very pleased to Austria for developing relations with Bureau of the CPC Central visit China. Since the reform and China. Austria is full of expectation Committee and Vice Premier Liu He; opening up, China has made for pushing forward fr uitful Member of the Political Bureau of u n p r e c e d e n t e d e c o n o m i c cooperation with China, and stands the CPC Central Committee Yang achievements and also provided ready to facilitate closer Austria-China Jiechi; Vice Chairman of the important opportunities for the relations. Standing Committee of the National cooperation between Austria and People's Congress Chen Zhu; State China. It is delightful to see the After the talks, both sides issued Councilor and Foreign Minister sustained and in-depth development the Joint Declaration on Establishing Wang Yi; Vice Chairmen of the of bilateral relations. Austria is Friendly Strategic Partnership National Committee of the Chinese c o m m i t t e d t o d e e p e n i n g Between the People's Republic of People's Political Consultative communication and cooperation with China and the Republic of Austria. Conference and He China in such areas as economy and The two heads of state jointly Lifeng as well as others were present. trade, investment, scientific research, witnessed the signing of bilateral XI JINPING MEETS WITH WEF CHAIRMAN KLAUS SCHWAB On April 16, 2018, President Xi t h r e e m a j o r f u n d a m e n t a l implies many risks and challenges. Jinping met with Chairman of the contradictions, namely lack of kinetic There are so many problems and World Economic Forum (WEF) energy for global growth, inadequate challenges in the world, and it is still Klaus Schwab at the Great Hall of the global economic governance and necessary to respond through equal People. uneven global development, which as consultation and enhancement of I pointed out in Davos last year, are multilateral cooperation. History has Xi Jinping pointed out that, at still prominent. Recently, the de- repeatedly proved that isolation can present, the world economy has globalization trend and protectionism only lead to a dead-end alley, and that showed some positive and sound sentiment are on the rise, aggravating the path will become wider and wider momentum, but many problems risks and uncertainties in world o n l y t h r o u g h o p e n n e s s a n d facing the world economy have not economy. The fourth industrial cooperation. Major countries bear been fundamentally addressed. The revolution is thriving, yet it also important and special responsibilities

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in this regard. As a responsible major opening up. Both sides should keep development of various countries in country, China is willing to, together u p w i t h t h e t i m e s, e n h a n c e the world against the backdrop that with the international community, cooperation, jointly strive to seek new eco n o mic glo b a liz a tio n a n d conduct cooperation in opening up driving forces for the world economic multilateral trade system are facing and pursue win-win results through growth, and find out realistic and challenges. The WEF advocates cooperation, in a bid to play a positive feasible solutions to address global promoting economic globalization role in bringing bright, stable and challenges. and multilateralism, and opposes beautiful prospects to the world and protectionism and unilateralism. The m a k e m o r e c o n s t r u c t i v e Klaus Schwab expressed that WEF is proud of the cooperation contributions. At the just-concluded President Xi Jinping's splendid speech with China over the past four Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual at the WEF Annual Meeting last year decades. It stands ready to reinforce Conference several days ago, I was unforgettable and widely long-term cooperation with China in announced a series of major measures applauded by the world today. such aspects as supporting the of China to expand opening up. President Xi Jinping's speech at the advancement of the "Belt and Road" Words must be followed by actions opening ceremony of the BFA constr uction and promoting and actions must be taken with Annual Conference 2018 has once innovative development, and make resolve. It is China's solemn promise again drawn attention of the world joint efforts to enhance the global to the Chinese people and the people and gained extensive praise. The governance system and push forward of the world. proposals of President Xi Jinping on the settlement of global issues. building a community with a shared Xi Jinping expressed that the future for mankind and building an Yang Jiechi, He Lifeng and cooperation between China and the open world economy have charted the others attended the meeting. WEF has almost synchronized with course for and injected strong the process of China's reform and impetus into the cooperation and

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On April 23, 2018, President Xi of Pakistan, Foreign Minister attendance at the meeting of the Jinping held a group meeting at the Sirojiddin Aslov of Tajikistan, Council of Foreign Ministers of the Great Hall of the People with Foreign Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov SCO Member States. Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia, of Uzbekistan, Secretary-General of External Affairs Minister Sushma t h e S h a n g h a i C o o p e r a t i o n Xi Jinping pointed out that since Swaraj of India, Minister of Foreign Organization (SCO) Rashid Alimov, the establishment of the SCO nearly Affairs Kairat Abdrakhmanov of and Director of the Executive 17 years ago, it has gone through an Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Erlan Committee of the SCO Regional extraordinary development process, Abdyldaev of Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Anti-Terrorist Structure Yevgeniy becoming a comprehensive regional Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif Sysoyev, who were in China for the org anization with extensive

50 News From China April 2018 External Affairs influence. The member states have cooperation. China is willing to, foreign representatives. They said c o m p r e h e n s i v e l y p r o m o t e d together with all the other member that the leaders of all countries attach cooperation in various fields, and states, continuously support each great importance to and look forward actively played constructive roles in other in politics to contribute “SCO to attending the SCO Qingdao international and regional affairs, wisdom” and “SCO solutions”; Summit, as well as speak highly of the setting an example of a new type of safeguard regional security and work China has done as the international relations featuring stability in security to improve the presidency. The SCO after expansion mutual respect, fairness, justice, and level of coordination and the should stick to the “Shanghai Spirit”, win-win cooperation. At present, the capability to act; deepen the “Belt and adapt to the development of SCO cooperation in the six major Road” cooperation in economy to situation, and intensify closer areas, including politics, economy, gradually establish institutional coordination and cooperation in security, people-to-people and arrangements for regional economic international and regional affairs. All cultural engagement, external cooperation; and expand personnel parties support the positive proposals e x c h a n g e s , a n d m e c h a n i s m exchanges as well as people-to-people put forward by China in promoting construction has been steadily and cultural exchanges to promote the SCO development and enhancing advanced, with the overall level of people-to-people bonds. the cooperation in various fields cooperation being constantly among the member states. All parties elevated. Xi Jinping pointed out that are willing to work with China closely leaders of the SCO member states will to jointly well make various Xi Jinping stressed that China has gather in Qingdao, China in over one preparatory work for the SCO consistently taken the promotion of month. It is believed that the SCO Qingdao Summit, so as to ensure the the SCO’s development as one of its Qingdao Summit will surely be a Summit a complete success. diplomatic priorities. Under the new success under the joint efforts of all circumstances, firstly, we should stay parties. Member of the Political Bureau true to our original aspiration and of the Central Committee of the firmly carry forward the “Shanghai Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Communist Party of China (CPC) Spirit”; secondly, we should give play of Russia, Foreign Minister Erlan and Director of the Office of the to our advantages and fully release the Abdyldaev of Kyrgyzstan, External Foreign Affairs Commission of the p o t e n t i a l a f t e r m e m b e r s h i p Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of CPC Central Committee Yang Jiechi, expansion; thirdly, we should forge India, and Foreign Minister Khawaja State Councilor and Foreign Minister ahead and make progress, and Muhammad Asif of Pakistan Wang Yi, and others attended the determine to promote comprehensive delivered speeches successively as meeting. LI KEQIANG HOLDS TALKS WITH PRIME MINISTER UKHNAAGIIN KHÜRELSÜKH OF MONGOLIA On the morning of April 9, 2018, neighboring countries to each other, together with Mongolia, always grasp Premier Li Keqiang held talks at the and good friends and good partners. the development direction of Great Hall of the People with Prime In 2014, President Xi Jinping visited bilateral relations from a strategic Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh of Mongolia, during which China- height and long-term perspective, Mongolia, who was in China for an Mongolia comprehensive strategic constantly consolidate political official visit. par tnership was established. mutual trust, earnestly respect each Appreciating the Mong olian other's core interests and major Li Keqiang expressed that China government's firm adherence to the concerns, maintain the momentum and Mong olia are impor tant one-China policy, China is willing to, of high-level mutual visits,

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strengthen governmental and implementation of China's Belt and Li Keqiang stressed that next parliamentar y exchanges and Road Initiative and Mongolia's year marks the 70th anniversary of exchanges between political parties, "Prairie Road Development" the establishment of China- and intensify communication in initiative, initiate the joint feasibility Mongolia diplomatic relations. China international and regional affairs, so study on free trade agreement at an is willing to seize the opportunity that the development of China- early date and speed up the building with Mongolia and promote bilateral Mongolia relations will not only of a cross-border economic relations for greater development. benefit the two countries, but also be cooperation zone. Both sides should Both sides should make innovation in conducive to regional peace, stability, reinforce cooperation in such areas as forms, enrich contents and well hold development and prosperity. production capacity, investment, deep the commemorative and exchange processing in agriculture and animal events for the establishment of Li Keqiang pointed out that both husbandry, energy and minerals and diplomatic relations. Both countries China and Mongolia face important transit transport, as well as steadily should strengthen people-to-people missions to develop respective push ahead with cooperation in and cultural exchanges in such areas economies and improve people's livelihood projects including as youth, culture, media, and tourism, livelihood. China is ready to, together shantytown transformation, pollution facilitate personnel exchanges and with Mongolia, give play to the control, and urban and por t consolidate the public opinion a d v a n t a g e s o f e c o n o m i c infrastructure, in a bid to benefit the foundation for China-Mongolia complementarities and geographical two peoples. friendship. adjacency, cement the integration and

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U k h n a a g i i n K h ü r e l s ü k h together with China, strengthen Great Hall of the People. expressed that developing good- political mutual trust, maintain high- neighborly and friendly relations with level exchanges, deepen cooperation After the talks, Chinese Premier China is the primary principle of in economy and trade, cement the and Mongolian Prime Minister jointly Mongolia's foreign policy. The new integration of strategies, initiate the witnessed the signing of multiple M o n g o l i a n g ove r n m e n t w i l l feasibility study on bilateral free trade bilateral cooperation documents in continuously adhere to this policy to agreement within this year, and such fields as economy and trade, enrich and deepen Mongolia-China expand practical cooperation in areas people-to-people and cultural comprehensive strategic partnership. including trade, tourism, production engagement, production capacity, Mongolia firmly adheres to the one- capacity, minerals, agriculture and and environmental protection. China policy, and supports that animal husbandry and transportation, Taiwan and Xi Zang are inalienable in a bid to push for the improvement State Councilor and Foreign parts of the Chinese territory, and and upgrade of Mongolia-China Minister Wang Yi; Vice Chairman of issues concerning Xi Zang and comprehensive strategic partnership. the National Committee of the Taiwan are China's internal affairs. C h i n e s e P e o p l e ' s Po l i t i c a l This policy will remain unchanged. Both sides also exchanged views Consultative Conference (CPPCC) China's neighborhood policy on international and regional issues of and Director of the National featuring amity, sincerity, mutual common concern. D e v e l o p m e n t a n d R e f o r m benefit and inclusiveness provides Commission He Lifeng; Vice n e w o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t h e Prior to the talks, Li Keqiang held Chairman of the CPPCC National development of Mongolia-China a welcome ceremony for Ukhnaagiin Committee and relations. Mongolia stands ready to, Khürelsükh at the North Hall of the others attended relevant activities. LI KEQIANG HOLDS TALKS WITH PRIME MINISTER MARK RUTTE OF THE NETHERLANDS On the afternoon of April 12, Boao the other day. China is willing to, high-quality agricultural products and 2018, Premier Li Keqiang held talks at together with the Netherlands, high-tech products from the the Great Hall of the People with strengthen high-level exchanges, Netherlands and welcomes Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the expand all-round cooperation, and enterprises to invest and establish Netherlands, who was in China for an promote greater development of business in China. China expects the official visit and the attendance at the China-Netherlands relations and Netherlands to make full use of its Boao Forum for Asia Annual cooperation. geographical advantages and actively Conference. participate in the "Belt and Road" Li Keqiang pointed out that cooperation, in a bid to benefit Li Keqiang said that the China is ready to, together with the people of both countries. Netherlands is an impor tant N e t h e r l a n d s , g i v e p l a y t o cooperative partner of China in the complementary advantages, deepen Li Keqiang emphasized that the European Union (EU) and bilateral cooperation in such fields as current international political and relations have maintained a sound agriculture, finance, science and economic situation still faces momentum of development. During technology, foster new growth points uncertain and unstable factors. China President Xi Jinping's state visit to the for cooperation, strengthen people- hopes that the EU will maintain unity Netherlands in 2014, the two to-people and cultural exchanges, and development, and is ready to countries established an open and jointly tackle climate change, and work with the Netherlands and the practical comprehensive cooperative constantly make a bigger cake of EU to jointly safeguard the partnership. President Xi Jinping also mutually beneficial cooperation. multilateral trade system with the held a friendly meeting with you in China is willing to expand imports of World Trade Organization (WTO) as

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its core, support multilateralism and Mark Rutte expressed that the w i t h C h i n a t o a d va n c e t h e free trade, and promote economic current Netherlands-China relations implementation of the Paris globalization towards a more open, have maintained a high level of Agreement on Climate Change. inclusive, universally beneficial, development. The Netherlands is balanced and win-win direction. It is willing to, together with China, The two sides also exchanged hoped that the Netherlands will play f u r t h e r s t r e n g t h e n s t r a t e g i c views on international and regional the role as a "bridgehead" for China- communication and dialogue, and topics of common interest. EU economic and trade cooperation, deepen practical cooperation, so as to push forward the negotiation process promote bilateral relations and EU- Prior to the talks, Li Keqiang held of the China-EU investment China relations to new stages. The a welcoming ceremony for Mark agreement and promote the balanced Netherlands firmly supports free Rutte at the North Hall of the Great development of China-EU economic trade and is willing to cooperate with Hall of the People. and trade relations. China will open its China in resisting protectionism and door wider, hoping that the level of safeguarding the multilateral trade State Councilor and Foreign mutual openness between China and system with the WTO as its core. The Minister Wang Yi, Vice Chairman of the Netherlands, between China and Netherlands is ready to actively the National Committee of the the EU, and even among various strengthen the integration of C h i n e s e P e o p l e ' s Po l i t i c a l countries in the world will be higher development strategies with China, Consultative Conference Liu and higher, so as to better achieve supports the early negotiation on Xincheng and the others participated mutual benefit and win-win and reaching the EU-China investment in related activities. multi-win results. agreement, and stands ready to work

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On April 24, 2018, State always adhered to the "Shanghai suggestions on how to deepen the Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Spirit" since its establishment 17 years SCO cooperation under new Yi presided over the Meeting of the ago, which vigorously promoted circumstances. Council of Foreign Ministers of the regional security and stability and the Member States of the Shanghai development and prosperity of the F i r s t , c a r r y f o r wa r d t h e Cooperation Organization (SCO) in member states. At present, the SCO "Shanghai Spirit", deepen unity and Beijing. Foreign Ministers of eight faces the new situation and enters a mutual trust and deal with various c o u n t r i e s i n c l u d i n g I n d i a , key stage of development. All risks and challenges together so as to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, member states should take firm and forge a community with a shared Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan strong measures to well build our future for the SCO sharing weal and attended the meeting. common home. woe as well as shouldering safety and danger together. Wang Yi stated that the SCO has W a n g Y i p r o p o s e d s i x

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S e c o n d , d e e p e n s e c u r i t y synergy, market linkage, and technical O th er Fo rei g n Mi n i s ters cooperation, foster a sound environment exchanges among the member states so participating in the meeting spoke and address both the symptoms and root as to promote the improvement and highly of the efforts made by China causes of the various violence and upgrade of cooperation. as the rotating presidency to promote terrorism forces to become a reliable the process of the SCO. They guarantee for maintaining regional Fifth, enhance people-to-people expressed their willingness to security and stability. and cultural exchanges, consolidate coordinate and cooperate with China the public opinion foundation, to jointly push for positive outcomes Third, insist on joint contribution deepen the friendly exchanges among of the Qingdao Summit and to make and shared benefits and promote all circles of the member states and contributions to the good-neighborly integrated development so as to enhance mutual understanding and and friendly relations, unity and enable the SCO to play a better role as friendship among the people of all mutual trust, and mutually beneficial a platfor m in promoting the member states. cooperation among all member states integration of regional cooperation as well as the promotion of the initiatives and the development Sixth, safeguard fairness and influence of the SCO. strategies of the member states. justice, expand inter national influence, utter the SCO's voice and Foreign Ministers have also Fourth, fully tap into potentials and provide its solutions, so as to co- signed 14 documents including the promote practical cooperation. Greater construct a new type of international meeting resolutions. strides should be made in industrial relations. JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The People's Republic of China T h e G ove r n m e n t o f t h e Republic have agreed to exchange and the Dominican Republic, in Dominican Republic recognizes that Ambassadors as soon as practicable keeping with the interests and desire there is but one China in the world, that and to provide each other with all the of the two peoples, have decided to the Government of the People's necessar y assistance for the recognize each other and establish Republic of China is the sole legal establishment and performance of d i p l o m a t i c r e l a t i o n s a t t h e government representing the whole of the functions of diplomatic missions ambassadorial level effective from the China, and that Taiwan is an inalienable in their respective capitals in d a t e o f s i g n a t u r e o f t h i s part of China's territory. Hence the accordance with the Vienna communiqué. Government of the Dominican Convention on Diplomatic Relations The two Governments agree to Republic severs "diplomatic relations" of 1961 and international practice as develop friendly relations between the with Taiwan as of this day. The well as on a reciprocal basis. two countries on the basis of the Government of the People's Republic The undersigned, being duly principles of mutual respect for of China appreciates this position of authorized by their respective sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Government of the Dominican Governments, have signed this mutual non-ag g ression, non- Republic. communiqué. Done in duplicate in interference in each other's internal The Government of the People's Beijing on May 1st in the Chinese and affairs, equality, mutual benefit and Re p u b l i c o f C h i n a a n d t h e Spanish languages, both texts being peaceful coexistence. Government of the Dominican equally authentic.

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Culture & Life AERIAL PHOTOS SHOW CHERRY BLOSSOMS AT EAST LAKE IN WUHAN

Aerial photo taken on March 26, 2018 shows cherry blossoms at the East Lake in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

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Aerial photo taken on March 26, 2018 shows cherry blossoms at the East Lake in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

Aerial photo taken on March 26, 2018 shows cherry blossoms at the East Lake in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

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Aerial photo taken on March 26, 2018 shows cherry blossoms at the East Lake in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi) SCENERY OF THREE GORGES IN MOONLIGHT IN CHINA’S HUBEI

Photo taken on April 29, 2018 shows the Three Gorges in moonlight in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Lei Yong)

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Photo taken on April 29, 2018 shows the Three Gorges in moonlight in Yichang City, central China’s Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Lei Yong)

Xizang Today FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF IN XIZANG IS GUARANTEED: EXPERT The State Council Information brothers to the local monastery when Tsechung to assist him in making Office recently released a white paper they were not yet five years old. records of the historical data on the titled "China's Policies and Practices In 1959, Xizang underwent outer walls of Mindroling's Great on Protecting Freedom of Religious democratic reforms, and millions of Prayer Hall. "I didn't expect that he Belief". serfs became liberated and gained would be able to write, but his letters Puchong, director of the Institute personal freedom. Puchong's three were beautiful. As we talked, I learned of Religious Studies at the Xizang uncles also left their monastery and that this young monk entered the Autonomous Region Academy of returned to secular life. Rendan, a monastery after he graduated from Social Sciences, is an expert studying monk who had entered monastery in junior high school." he said. Xizang Buddhism for more than 30 the same year as Puchong's uncles, left Today, Gyurmey Tsechung is an years. As a descendant of Xizang the monastery as well and went back expert on the preservation of ancient monks who left monastic life, he said to school. Later, he was sent to texts at the world cultural heritage that in the 1940s, in order to dodge Tsinghua University for further Norbulingka. Because of his work debts to their landlord, his father's studies and became a public official. for many years in the monastery three brothers and their parents fled In 1988, Puchong went to copying and engraving scriptures, he one hundred kilometers from Lhasa Mindroling Monastery (one of the six has already been recognized as an to Lhoka. "It was very difficult for a major Nyingma monasteries in Xizang inheritor of "Latse Method Xizang family of five to make a living at that Buddhism) to conduct research on Calligraphy", a Xizang Autonomous time. Under that circumstances, my religious history. The monastery sent a Region-level intangible cultural grandfather sent my father's three 15-year-old monk named Gyurmey heritage, and was recognized as part

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of the first group of "Xizang craftsmen". During his research, Puchong lear ned that many monks in monasteries throughout Xizang are enthusiastic about public welfare. For the past two years, Samye Monastery, the first monastery in Xizang, has donated 200,000 yuan towards students and the elderly each year. Puchong believes that compassion towards all beings is the original inspiration for becoming a monk. 10 years ago, Xizang published the "Measures for the Administration of the Reincarnation of Xizang Buddhist Tulkus" and implemented the "Education Program for Training Tulkus Under 16 Years Old". In this regard, Puchong said that this series of measures embodies the concept of law-based governance. It is an important measure for protecting citizens' freedom of religious belief, respecting the succession method of tulkus in Xizang Buddhism, and regulating the management of the reincarnation of tulkus.

News From China April 2018 61 Xizang Today XIZANG ANTELOPE WELL PROTECTED IN CHINA

Xizang antelopes, which are one more and more secure. In September Being rich in forest, wetland, and of China's top ten most endangered 2016, the International Union for grassland resources along with good species, are now well protected, said the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) management, the province has official on the International Day of lowered the Xizang antelope from provided a good habitat for Xizang Endangered Animals on April 8. " e n d a n g e r e d " s t a t u s t o antelopes. The population of Xizang "threatened". antelope in Hoh Xil has been The Xizang antelope, mostly gradually recovering and is currently living in Hoh Xil, is a unique species At present, the g rassland at more than 60,000. of China, and it is a typical vegetation coverage in Qinghai representative of the fauna on the province has increased to 69.3 percent Ma Ji'en, who has run the Xizang Plateau. In recent years, as and nomadic pastureland increased by Qinghai-Xizang freight route for Qinghai province has continued to 26 percent. Water conservation for many years, told reporters that in the strengthen its protection efforts for the ecosystem on the grassland past, Xizang antelopes would Xizang antelope and local ecological increased by 2.84 billion cubic meters. immediately run away when seeing a environment, Xizang antelope's Besides, Qinghai has incorporated 64 car or people. Now, they are no longer protection is also enhanced. Thanks percent of its plateau wetland scared. In particular, groups of to the all-out effor ts, living ecosystems and 30.7 percent of Xizang antelopes can be seen during environment for Xizang antelope is forests into nature preservation areas. the migration period.

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In order to prevent poaching and other emerging cross-regional crimes against animals, in September 2009, three adjacent nature reserves, the Altun Mountains in Xinjiang, Changthang in Xizang, and Hoh Xil in Qinghai, signed a joint defense and cooperation agreement, which completely broke the limits on the boundaries of law enforcement and formed a force to combat illegal poaching activity. At the same time, with continuous public attention from both domestic and international communities, the bloody scenes of poachers hunting Xizang antelopes have disappeared. XIZANG IN EYES OF A TIBETAN

News From China April 2018 63 Xizang Today

W h e n h e a r i n g t h e w o r d more and more white-collar workers created during the western imperialist "Xizang", some people think it as a characterizing themselves as 'literary era. This undoubtedly hinders our "mysterious paradise", while some youths' visit Xizang and write series understanding and knowledge of a "nostalgic" Tibetans are struck by of articles that 'unveil the mystery' of realistic Xizang and Tibetan culture change and believe change means Xizang. However, both are bound to and creates new challenges for us in destruction. be subjective and prejudiced in order building a New Xizang and for to attract a targ et audience, preserving traditional Tibetan Then, let's try to get a glimpse of intentionally overstating or belittling culture." what Xizang looking like in the eyes the real situation. All are obvious, of Wensang Jigya, a young Tibetan intentionally or otherwise continuing The current Xizang is the most born during the 1990s. to 'deify' or 'demonize' Xizang. This authentic Xizang. gives off an illusion to people who do Xizang is not mysterious, nor is it not have a thorough understanding of “Of course, any ethnic group has a paradise. Xizang, and even leads people astray." its own unique folk customs and traditional cultural heritage, which is "I believe Xizang is a most In response to this problem, precisely the value and historical and authentic 'mortal world'. People here Professor Shen Weirong of Tsinghua cultural background of the ethnic need to face all kinds of life problems University says, "Today, Xizang is group. But no ethnic group has ever as others do, experience all kinds of increasingly being regarded by some avoided change; they all advance with emotions, and aspire to live a better people as a Pure Land on which the the times, adapt to the developmental life. Xizang, like other regions, has a dreams of the world are placed. laws of human society and change r i c h h i s t o r i c a l a n d c u l t u r a l Tibetan Buddhist culture has also themselves in order to survive. The background. In the past, secret been mythically transformed into a same is true of the Tibetan people. It foreign travelers would try to explore miraculous cure-all, and Xizang has is inevitable to make change on the Xizang and give an account of their even become a 'Utopia', the synonym basis of traditions. travels and its history. Today there are for which is Shangri-La, a word

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“In this regard, I will give you my own personal experience. In recent years, many young people from my hometown, some of whom are my friends, has developed an interest in photography. Once, a friend of mine shared a photo on his friend circle on the social media platform WeChat of a kind, elderly man wearing a rather shabby sheepskin coat. The caption reads: 'A real Tibetan.' Later we discussed this picture over tea. I told him that his photograph was indeed very good, but I really could not understand the caption. Why is it that Tibetans must have this image of wearing thick clothes even in the hottest weather and of having dirty f a c e s a n d u n w a s h e d h a i r ? Appreciating hygiene, maintaining the bare minimum of one's appearance, were probably only very few people and only pay attention to one surely is a common trend of all who looked like that. I believe that the particular person." mankind. In the past this wasn't real Tibetans are the majority of those possible, and a high standard of living at the festival who were neatly "Ultimately, Xizang is not as was limited in every aspect. But there dressed, who had cleaned themselves unique as is imagined. It is not a is no need to be like that anymore. Out up and looked comfortable, and who 'paradise', nor is it a Utopia. It is a real of the tens of thousands of Tibetan are no different from other people, world that is both remote and poetic people there that day (and it happened because this is the reality. We cannot and where people strive to make a to be a horse racing festival), there ignore tens of thousands of people living."

News From China April 2018 65 Xizang Today 24-HOUR SELF-HELP LIBRARY AVAILABLE IN LHASA

The Library of Xizang has opened its 24-hour self-help library kiosk, according to information from the library, which collects over 400 thousand books in all subjects. According to the library, any resident could borrow books from the Library with a resident ID. There's currently two formats of book- lending: 1, A 100-yuan deposit ensures one month of lending, three books at a time, and can renew for a month; 2. A 300-yuan deposit ensures one month and half of lending, up to six books at a time and can renew for a month and half. The 24-hour self-help library model is a new service, which has been made popular in public library systems in recent years. The machine works like a bank ATM, with the user able to borrow and return books at any time, and meets all readers' needs.

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Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held in 2012, the Central Committee with Xi Jinping as general secretary has led the whole party and the people of China in the drive to realize the Two Centenary Goals and the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. In pursuit of these goals the country has upheld and developed socialism with Chinese characteristics, advanced the Five- point Strategy and the Four-pronged Strategy in a coordinated and integrated manner, and achieved historic progress in reform and opening up and socialist modernization. We have braved new challenges, blazed new trails, resolved long- standing and complex problems, realized long sought objectives, championed the causes of the CPC and the country, and brought Chinese socialism to the threshold of a new era.

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