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COMMERCE China to keep watch on TPP

Such trade deals can disrupt non-signatories: offi cial

By ZHONG NAN highly unlikely that the TPP would in lead to the creation of a trade bloc [email protected] that excludes China. “The economic development China will conduct comprehensive mode in China has already changed and systematic assessments of the from low-end product trade to ‘going fallout from the Trans-Pacifi c Part- global’ strategies like setting up or nership, a broad agreement between moving manufacturing facilities and 12 Pacifi c Rim countries, including to more direct investment in over- Japan and the United States, since it seas markets,” said Fan. believes that such deals have disrup- Besides the US, other signatories tive eff ects on non-signatory nations, to the TPP are Australia, Brunei, a top government offi cial said. Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mex- Commerce Minister ico, New Zealand, Peru, said China is of the view that changes and Vietnam. in the global trade pattern should be China has to date signed bilateral decided by adjustments in the indus- and multilateral free trade agree- trial structure and through product ments with seven TPP members. competitiveness in global markets. China hopes to complete negotia- “China hopes that the TPP and tions on the Regional Comprehen- Musical selfi e other free trade arrangements in sive Economic Partnership by the the region will boost each other and end of this year, which would link Cuban pianist and Grammy winner Chucho Valdes (right), Chinese pianist Lang Lang (left) and American conductor and violinist Marin Alsop pose for a selfi e after a contribute to trade, investment and the Association of Southeast Asian concert at the Cathedral Square in Havana, Cuba, on Oct 9. The concert was dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the Cuban capital. Lang and Valdes played pieces economic growth in the Asia-Pacifi c Nations with China, Australia, India, by Cuban master Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963) and other composers from Russia, the UK and the US. The US company Steinway & Sons donated a grand piano region,” the minister said in a state- Japan, New Zealand and South valued at over $148,000, which was given to the Cuban Institute of Music after the concert. “It will be a historic concert as two piano greats performing on the same ment posted on the ministry’s web- Korea, accounting for one-third of stage is not an everyday event,” said Enrique Perez Mesathe, director of Cuba’s National Symphony Orchestra, before the concert. ALEXANDRE MENEGHINI / REUTERS site on Oct 8. the global gross domestic product. “We will go ahead with our reform According to Gao, China believes and opening-up policy. At the same that the World Trade Organization time, we will also support global eco- members will not abandon the TOURISM nomic integration and the creation existing multilateral trading sys- of a multilateral trading system,” tem, since it brings benefi ts to the Gao said. global economy. The minister said The minister’s comments come it was imperative to have an early Chinese overseas spending to soar against the backdrop of claims that conclusion for the Doha round of the United States and other TPP WTO negotiations. members are using the TPP to tar- Ma Jun, chief economist with By LIA ZHU consider their strategy for reaching get China, despite statements to the People’s Bank of China, and Xiao in San Francisco Total overseas retail spend ( $ billions ) Chinese travelers, she said. contrary. In addition, the remarks Mingzhi, an economist based in [email protected] by Chinese tourists, 2015F-2020F The luxury goods market has ben- also clear the air on whether the TPP , said in a report published $422 efi tted greatly by the growing affl u- $391 would aff ect China’s foreign trade on Oct 9 that China would lose 2.2 Retailers are advised to revise their $355 ence in China. An estimated 77 per- and two-way investment and if it percent of its GDP if all other 15 international marketing plans for $314 cent of $66 billion of Chinese luxury would be used to contain China’s potential members joined the Trans- Chinese tourists, who are projected $272 purchases are made outside China, economic infl uence in the Asia-Pacif- Pacific Partnership but China did to spend $229 billion overseas this $229 and the clampdown on corruption ic region. not. year and $422 billion by 2020, pro- is likely to push this number up as Fan Jishe, a researcher at the Chi- viding a huge potential market for domestic luxury demand stagnates, nese Academy of Social Sciences who Zheng Yangpeng contributed to this global brands and retailers, accord- according to the report. specializes in US affairs, said it is story. ing to a recent report. “Active brand management is This year, around 136 million crucial to capture the global Chi- international passenger journeys — 2015F2015F 20162016FF 20172017F F 20182018F F 20192019F F 20202020FF nese shopper’s attention and pro- ECONOMY the most in the word — are expected jected spend,” Sage Brennan, CLA co- to originate in China, up 16 percent Includes business and leisure travel; excludes day trips. founder, said in a press release. “This year on year, and the number is esti- Source: UNWTO/Statista/FBIC Global Retail & Technology means that the retailers and brands mated to reach approximately 234 with the highest consumer aware- million in 2020 despite concerns ness will be the long-term winners IMF favorable about over China’s economic growth, says year ending May 21. However, the impact brought by of the hearts and wallets of the all- the report published by Fung Busi- The typical Chinese traveler cur- the growing middle-income travel- powerful Chinese traveling shopper.” ness Intelligence Centre (FBIC), a rently spends an average of $1,678 ers cannot be ignored, as more of A number of retailers and shop- -based retail and technol- on retail purchases per overseas trip, them gain confi dence about travel- ping centers in the US have begun yuan SDR inclusion ogy think tank, and China Luxury while the US sees the highest retail ing independently, according to the marketing to this growing audience Advisors (CLA), a US consulting fi rm. spend from Chinese travelers. retail tech analyst. by creating Chinese-language web- By MAO PENGFEI in Mexico City and The SDR, an international “The Chinese consumer has In the US, the average retail spend Tour groups will make up a dimin- sites, launching Chinese New Year PAUL WELITZKIN in New York reserve asset created by the IMF emerged as the most powerful per Chinese traveler is estimated at ishing proportion of the total, which campaigns, offering discounts to in 1969 to supplement the exist- and motivated in the world, espe- $2,555 this year, followed by Europe’s means those retailers that have tra- Chinese tourists and hiring Manda- International Monetary Fund ing official reserves of member cially in the luxury sector,” Deborah $2,548, much higher than in closer ditionally relied on funneling tour rin-speaking sales staff . (IMF) offi cials expressed support countries, is a basket of key inter- Weinswig, head of the Global Retail destinations such as Hong Kong. groups to their stores will have to “These retailers and shopping cen- for the Chinese currency’s inter- national currencies, including the and Technology team of FBIC, writes “The greater the distance, the work harder to attract tourist shop- ters are at the forefront of appeal to nationalization and confidence euro, Japanese yen, British pound in the report. more he or she spends,” explained pers, she said. the next great consumer market,” in China’s economy, pointing out sterling, and US dollar. It is based on a survey conducted Weinswig. “Spending in some high- The impact of this coming growth Weinswig said. “No company wish- structural transformation and The move, he added, would by FBIC and CLA on more than 1,000 profi le, long-haul destinations, such will be felt most keenly by higher- ing to remain a vital international labor productivity growth as keys greatly increase the status of RMB Chinese Internet consumers regard- as the US, will grow at an even faster end retailers, and it is imperative force can aff ord to ignore the Chi- to its economic growth, during the in the international arena, allow- ing their travel and spending for the pace.” for high-end companies to carefully nese visitor.” World Bank Group and IMF annual ing the voices of emerging markets meeting in Lima. to draw more attention and would The IMF will complete an assess- advance the reform of the IMF as a ment of the Chinese yuan’s status as more inclusive organization. In the news AUTO SAFETY a new currency for Special Drawing Also in Lima, Yi Gang, deputy Rights (SDRs) before the end of governor of the People’s Bank of 2015, said the organization’s Man- China, said that China will continue CHINA aging Director Christine Lagarde to push ahead financial reforms Killer blast Drivers warned to stay off phones on Oct 9. with the hope that its currency can “The review will determine be included in the SDR basket later Seventeen people, including By XIAODONG phones while driving has become implementation from September this year. 14 students, die in a fi re and in Beijing 20 percent the second most popular bad habit 2016 to allow time for central banks China has opened its interbank explosion at a restaurant in wangxiaodong@ chinadaily.com.cn of drivers use their phones while among drivers after failing to wear to adjust, including their comput- bond market and forex market to province caused by a gas driving, according to the Ministry safety belts, the bureau said. ers,” said Lagarde. overseas fi nancial institutions and cylinder. > p3 A 24-year-old man in , of Public Security’s Traffi c Its warning was prompted by the In November, the IMF will decide has been promoting data transpar- the capital of Zhejiang province, Management Bureau. obsession for using smartphones whether to extend the current valu- ency, following SDR requirements. LIFE drove his car into West Lake after while ignoring the surrounding ation of the SDR or whether to add The central bank has recently fur- Musical mission accidentally stepping on the accel- environment. the RMB to this basket for fi ve years ther freed the RMB exchange rate erator while searching for his phone management authorities to warn The bureau said that looking (2016-2021). through changes to the central par- Every summer, opera lovers, in the vehicle. that drivers risk death or injury if for mobile phones while driving “Whether the RMB can be ity rate mechanism to make the especially fans of German com- The man said he had been play- they use their smartphones while increases the chances of a traffic included in the SDR basket is an exchange rate more fl exible, Yi said. poser Richard Wagner, fl ock to ing with his mobile phone while on the road. accident nine times, while sending a important implication concerning The relationship between Latin a small village in the Austrian driving last month but suddenly About 20 percent of drivers use text message increases the chances the status of the RMB in the global America and China is entering a Tyrol for a festival. > p7 dropped the handset, according to their phones while driving to make 23 times. community, which will promote new phase where China is increas- the Ministry of Public Security’s calls, send text messages or check Zhang Lei, a doctor at Beijing the wide use of the RMB in inter- ing its funding for infrastructure Traffi c Management Bureau. their social media accounts, the Emergency Medical Center, said the national trade, adding the RMB to development in the region even He escaped from the car through bureau said on its micro blog dur- number of injuries caused by the foreign reserves and strengthening as it consumes fewer of the area’s a window and swam back to shore, ing the National Day holiday. obsession with mobile phone use China’s fi nance and economy,” said natural resources. the bureau said. With the number of smartphone has risen in the city in recent years. Zhu Min, deputy managing director The incident was just one users in China estimated at about of the IMF. SEE “YUAN” PAGE 2 example that has prompted traffi c 500 million and rising, using the SEE “PHONE” PAGE 3 Monday, October 12, 2015 USA

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INVESTMENT BANKING BUSINESS Rising FDI behind bank’s foray

China Merchants Bank sees increasing demand “Chinese companies have they go overseas,” he said. cancer,” Barbera said. gone from operating in neigh- Jiao said sectors in the US Nanobeak, which employs 24 By PAUL WELITZKIN an audience in New York on Oct boring areas like Hong Kong that look attractive for Chinese at its New York headquarters in New York 9 at the bank’s China-US Cross- to more competitive markets investment include agricul- and at a laboratory in Califor- [email protected] Border M&A Forum. like the US and Europe,” noted ture, energy, healthcare, and nia, is looking to China Mer- CMB is also eager to earn the Shanqing , counselor of manufacturing. chants Bank to help the com- As China’s economy contin- business of overseas companies the Chinese Consulate General CMB is also ready to provide pany expand into China. ues to transition and the coun- that want to establish opera- in New York. investment banking services “We hope to take our com- try increases its foreign direct tions or expand their footprint Jiao said Chinese companies to foreign companies like US- pany into China next year,” said investment (FDI) , financial in China, said Chengyue Jiao, now have the confi dence to par- based Nanobeak LLC. Accord- Barbera. “CMB is helping us to institutions will be asked to pro- the general manager of CMB’s ticipate in other markets, par- ing to Chairman and CEO Jer- raise capital for clinical trials vide more investment-banking New York branch. ticularly in the US. He said CMB emy Barbera, Nanobeak is uti- and to set up important rela- services, according to execu- He noted that investment is not only increasing its off er- lizing technology developed by tionships for us in China.” Workers install the logo of China Resources Corp in Nantong, tives with China Merchants banking is becoming a rising ings in M&A through its cross- NASA to advance breath testing Barbera said it was impor- province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Bank. priority for Chinese companies. border Yunex M&A platform; which can reveal the presence tant for Nanobeak to work with “We at China Merchants “As the Chinese economy transi- the bank is also bolstering its of cancer and other diseases a Chinese bank. “They know the Bank (CMB) will continue to tions into its next phase which asset-management and private- earlier than traditional testing area and more importantly they leverage a favorable environ- will involve more foreign invest- banking operations. “Chinese procedures. know the strategic players that China Resources ment to move forward in invest- ment, Chinese companies will businesses and individuals will “About 55 percent of cancer we need to know in China. It’s ment banking,” Ju Zhao, execu- need help and we can provide require advice in managing patients die because they found important to have local repre- tive vice-president of CMB, told that,” Jiao said. their money especially when out too late that they have sentation,” he said. unit to sell 35% Yuan: Wal-Mart stake By WANG ZHUOQIONG Plays key in Beijing wangzhuoqiong@chinadaily. com.cn role in China Resources SZITIC More Trust Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China Resources Corp, is to hypermarket LatAm sell its 35 percent stake in 21 FROM PAGE 1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s outlets players are actively in China, worth 3.35 billion “Even though China’s yuan ($523.4million). experimenting commodities trade with “Transfer of the minority with new Latin America has peaked interest in our joint venture at least for the time being, partner will not aff ect Wal- formats ... to China’s development Mart’s operation and devel- banks continue to provide opment in China,” Wal-Mart cater to changes fi nancing for infrastructure China said in a statement. projects. This has helped “Wal-Mart respects the in shopping to replace private-sector investment decision of its funding,” Kevin Gallagher, partner in the proposed behavior.” a professor of global devel- transfer of its minority inter- opment policy at Boston ests and creditor’s rights in Jason Yu, general manager of University’s Pardee School the joint ventures.” market research fi rm Kantar for Global Studies said in As the controlling share- World panel China an interview. holder in joint-venture com- Latin America’s econom- panies in charge of the man- ic struggles were among agement and daily operation Tesco-branded operations it the topics discussed last of the stores, Wal-Mart said runs jointly with Tesco Plc week as Lima hosted the Superheroes to rescue at Comic Con it would continue to develop — the United Kingdom’s larg- 2015 annual meetings of business opportunities, and est retailer which this week the boards of governors of People dressed as (from left) Thor, Black Widow, Hulkbuster, Scarlet Witch and Captain America pose for photos on day two of New York Comic implement stringent corpo- announced a 55 percent the World Bank Group and Con in Manhattan, which concluded Sunday. The event drew thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and featured rate governance and internal plunge in half-year profi t. the International Monetary a sprawling fl oor of vendors in a space equivalent to more than three football fi elds at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Shanghai had a controls, in compliance with “We expect more Tesco Fund from October 6-10. Comic Con in May, and next year both Beijing and Shanghai will host versions of the increasingly popular event. ANDREW KELLY / REUTERS the country’s laws. stores to either close or be The last time the annual Jason Yu, general manager converted into CRVanguard- meetings were held in Latin of market research fi rm Kan- branded sites in the coming America was 1967 in Rio de tar World panel China, said year,” said Yu. Janeiro. DIPLOMACY the selling of the stake by the According to the China “I think the World Bank investment branch of China Shopper Report, the coun- did want to send a signal Resources makes clear that try’s hypermarket sector to the region that they are Ex-ambassador to teach about confl ict the move is largely an invest- remains weak, with smaller interested,” said Gallagher. ment decision. supermarkets, convenience “World Bank lending (in He said potentially the pro- stores and e-commerce chan- Latin America) has gone By AMY HE in New York crisis, the them some tools and equip International Exchange of ceeds could help fund fur- nels growing faster. down.” [email protected] war in Bos- them in a way where they can Personnel. The program is ther development by CRVan- “We expect that trend to Gallagher said Latin nia Herze- approach conflict situations expanding to provide profes- guard, the company’s retail continue,” said Yu. “More America is experiencing an A former US diplomat will govina, and in a way that you don’t always sional and practical training unit, especially store expan- hypermarket players are economic downturn now be training Chinese students in the Day- have to go to war. You can to Chinese students in higher sions and e-commerce. actively experimenting with that the economic model Beijing in post-confl ict resolu- ton Peace resolve things,” he said. education, the IESC said. Both Wal-Mart and CRVan- new formats and O2O appli- between China and the tion as part of a program that Accords, The assignment is part of “It’s not just sitting up guard are experiencing sales cations to cater to changes in region has changed. “China pairs US technical experts with which end- a volunteer program admin- there and lecturing, there’s slowdowns, as e-commerce shopping behavior.” doesn’t need as much cop- students in China and teaches ed the war istered by the International a lot of stuff we’ll be doing. competition rises. According Angela Wang, partner and per, oil and other commodi- them best practices in a num- Thomas Miller in Bosnia. Executive Service Corps (IESC) We Americans don’t have a to Kantar figures, CRVan- managing director of The ties as it did for a 10-year ber of fi elds. “The in China. The IESC, of which monopoly on how to do it guard claimed a 6.6 percent Boston Consulting Group, period,” he said. Thomas Miller, three-time more people you expose to Miller is president and CEO, is right, so I see this as a more market share during the sec- said it is now time for retail- Gallagher said Latin US ambassador to Greece, alternative ways of resolving a Washington-based non-profi t interactive type of encounter ond quarter of 2015, slightly ers to reconsider hypermar- America is expected to pro- Bosnia and Herzegovina and disputes, the better the world organization founded by David than just sitting up there like behind Sun Art Retail Group kets as their key formats. duce very little economic Cyprus, and his wife Bonnie will be, and that’s not a nation- Rockefeller that works to a traditional professor lectur- Ltd, which leads the China “Hypermarkets have been growth this year. “It will Miller, a social worker and ality thing — that’s clearly strengthen private enterprises ing,” Miller said. market with 6.9 percent. on the decline in recent come in at around 0.3 to 0.5 educator, will be in China this around the world. There’s around the world. China has been expand- CRVanguard’s overall years due to their weakening percent. That compares to week to teach students at the enough confl icts in the world It’s partnering with AARP ing its peacekeeping eff orts growth remains strong, attraction to consumers in growth rates of about 4 per- Beijing Foreign Studies Univer- right now,” Miller told China (the American Association abroad, with President Xi fueled by store expansion and fi rst-tier cities, where shop- cent from 2003 until 2013.” sity theory and skill-building. Daily. for Retired Persons), the Chi- Jinping recently announcing the development of a multi- pers are demanding more China’s demand for They will teach courses that “I’d rather focus my time on nese State Administration of at the UN General Assembly format portfolio, Yu said. convenience and a variety iron ore and other natural draw from examples from the next generation who are Foreign Experts Affairs, and that it would expand its aid This is being off set, how- of merchandise from online resources helped fuel much Greece’s current economic students now and perhaps give the China Association for on peacekeeping operations. ever, by a weakening of the competitors,” said Wang. of the growth. China has shifted its economic priori- ties from building up cities and factories to bolstering its consumers and this had ECONOMY led to a decline in commod- ity prices that greatly ben- efi tted Latin America, said Forex-reserves drop may be from investment diversifi cation Gallagher. “China will remain a key source of commod- By PAUL WELITZKIN billion in September to for domestic Chinese Chinese households to of the relaxed capital indicating that the PBOC the Chinese economy,” ity exports for China for at in New York $3.51 trillion represent- households to diversify invest a fraction of their controls. China is likely has been intervening less said Tailan Chi, a professor least the next 20 years,” said paulwelitzkin@ ing the fi fth consecutive their investment portfo- savings abroad,” Xiong to further relax its capi- to prevent the yuan value at the University of Kansas Gallagher. “There just won’t chinadailyusa.com monthly drop. However lios. Due to the stringent wrote in an e-mail. tal controls in pushing for from falling too far and School of Business. be as much growth as there the decrease was far less capital controls in China, Xiong added that while the internationalization too fast. More impor- The PBOC has taken was in the past.” A desire on the part than the record $93.9 bil- most households have China has not fully lifted of RMB. Consequently, tantly, the discrepancy steps to increase economic Last week the US and of Chinese households lion plunge in August. kept their savings inside capital controls, it has its foreign reserve will between the off shore and liquidity. 11 other countries reached to diversify their invest- Wei Xiong, a professor China, mostly parked in gradually relaxed the con- become more volatile with onshore yuan rate, which “The question is agreement on the Trans- ments may in part of economics at Princeton bank deposit, stocks, and trols such as by allowing the likely infl ow and out- indicates how much the whether the PBOC sees Pacific Partnership (TPP) be behind the recent University in Princeton, housing. each family to exchange fl ow of investment capital global market, thinks the an accelerated slowdown pact which is designed to declines in China’s for- New Jersey, said many fac- “Bank deposit pays very $50,000 each year, and by both domestic house- yuan is overvalued, has and whether the previ- encourage trade between eign exchange reserves, tors may have contributed low yield; Chinese stocks the opening of the direct holds and foreign inves- disappeared over the past ous monetary easing is the US and Australia, Bru- according to an econom- to the declining reserves have been highly volatile link between the Shang- tors across its border,” he month. expanding lending suf- nei, Canada, Chile, Japan, ics professor. including concerns from this year; there is also hai and Hong Kong stock added. “This signals that the fi ciently. I think that the Malaysia, Mexico, New The People’s Bank foreign investors about growing concern about exchanges. “Even though the $43.3 market has gained confi - PBOC is cautious about Zealand, Peru, Singapore, of China (PBOC), the the Chinese economy. whether the high housing “The declining foreign billion fall in reserves dence in the current yuan excessive credit expansion and Vietnam. The countries nation’s central bank, “Another important valuation across China is reserve reflects some seems large, it is less than value, reflecting dimin- that can create round of account for about 40 per- on Wednesday said cur- factor is the increas- sustainable,” Xiong said. domestic Chinese house- half of the $93.9 billion ished concern about an growth in asset bubbles,” cent of the world’s economy. rency reserves fell $43.3 ingly strong motive “These forces all motivate holds taking advantage fall in the previous month, accelerated slowdown in Chi said. CHINA DAILY USA Monday, October 12, 2015

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WAR ARCHIVES ENGLISH PROFICIENCY China to establish Examiners Nanjing Massacre get tough database

By XINHUA in Nanjing on students China will set up a spe- cial database and upgrade the protection of docu- ments regarding the Nan- who cheat jing Massacre after files relating to the atrocities were listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Reg- Experts say test takers should stop memorizing ister. A number of domestic answers and polish their language skills instead archives will jointly estab- lish the database, which By ZHAO XINYING will be open to the public at zhaoxinying@ home and abroad, a source Opening up chinadaily.com.cn with the Second Historical Archives of China, who Tourists visit a newly opened area inside the Palace Museum in Beijing that runs from the Meridian Gate to the Donghua Gate. A number of Some students who took This may reflect asked not to be named, said areas in the museum, also known as the , including the Hall of Consolation of Mothers, opened to the public for the first the International English on Sunday. time on Sunday. This increased the area available to visitors from 52 percent of the historic site to 65 percent. JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY Language Testing System the IELTS The database can help exam in August and Septem- people learn more about ber have had their results authorities’ reso- the historical calamity “withheld permanently”, caused by the war, the TEACHER SHORTAGE sending a strong signal that lution to stamp source said. the examiners intend to out rule-breach- Lasting more than six stamp out cheating, some weeks, from Dec 13, 1937, senior language tutors said. ing actions.” until January 1938, the Demand for soars Yang Yuting, chief lan- massacre perpetrated by guage training tutor at Yang Yuting, chief language Japanese troops resulted in By HU MEIDONG in , more companies from the two language is really worrying,” for three years, and more than Amber Education, an over- training tutor at Amber the deaths of 300,000 Chi- and HE NA in Beijing countries have established said Jimmy Cheng, president 25,000 people are taking seas studies consulting Education nese civilians and unarmed joint-ventures or liaison offices. of the United Fujianese Ameri- courses. In 15 schools, Chinese agency, said there have been soldiers, by some counts, A shortage of Chinese lan- These new companies and insti- can Association. has become compulsory. a few cases in which candi- after the city fell into the guage teachers has become an tutes need a large amount of tal- According to Cheng, the Data from the headquarters dates’ IELTS results were Results are only withheld in hands of the Japanese. increasingly urgent problem ent skilled in Chinese,” he said. United States government also of the canceled in recent years, cases where there is strong worldwide, as more and more “With Chinese language noticed the importance of the show that the number of leaving the students with no evidence to suggest that the countries and regions have playing an increasingly impor- Chinese language, and in such teachers of Chinese overseas is qualification. candidates have not com- established frequent and close tant role in employment, populous places as New York increasing yearly. By the end of But this is the first time he plied with IELTS regula- trade and personnel many local high schools and and California many high 2012, China had sent a total of has heard that results, tions. exchanges with China, accord- universities have started Chi- schools have launched Chinese 18,000 teachers abroad. The including those of some of “In these cases, we are China will ing to participants at the nese courses. And we estimat- courses. It has become the sec- number is expected to reach his students, were “withheld unable to guarantee that Eighth Global Fujian Fellow ed that we still need some ond language of many stu- 50,000 by 2020. permanently”, meaning their result is a true reflec- ensure these val- Convention. 80,000 Chinese teachers.” dents. China is working out many IELTS will not give the stu- tion of their English lan- The convention, held in Xia- Didi Dawis hoped that Chi- “In the future, more and ways to meet surging global dents their results, nor will guage skills,”they said in the uable documents men, Fujian province, on Friday na would take Indonesia’s more schools and communi- demand. President they give them to others. e-mail, although they gave attracted around 640 business- language needs into consider- ties will open Chinese courses, said during his visit to the US “This may reflect the no figures of how many stu- are protected ... people, along with scholars and ation and send more Chinese so we also are in urgent need in September that in the next IELTS authorities’ resolu- dents were involved. safeguarding professionals from 54 countries teachers. of high-level Chinese teach- three years, China will sup- tion to stamp out rule- “We regret any inconven- and regions whose ancestral In recent years, the Chinese ers,” he said. port the studies of 50,000 Chi- breaching actions like ience this may cause, but human dignity.” home is Fujian. language has become increas- He also pointed out that nese and US students in both memorizing questions and these measures are essential Didi Dawis, president of the ingly popular worldwide. Con- many overseas Chinese are countries, and the US will pro- reciting essays,” Yang said. to protect the value of the Hua Chunying, Foreign Minis- Indonesia Fujian Association, vention participants from eager to establish their own vide opportunities for as Wang Xin, a senior stu- results for more than 2.5 try spokeswoman said Indonesia has only about other countries echoed Indo- businesses in China, so they many as 1 million students to dent at the Communication million test takers every 1,000 Chinese teachers, far too nesia’s assessment. want to improve their lan- learn Chinese by 2020. University of China in Bei- year. Hundreds of thou- On Friday, 11 sets of Nan- few to meet demand. “The first-generation Chi- guage skills. jing, took an IELTS test on sands of people take IELTS jing Massacre files, includ- “With increasing trade and nese overseas are still fluent, In Spain, the number of peo- Contact the writer at humei- Aug 1 and the results were in China every year and the ing film, photographs and communication between Chi- but for our second and third ple taking Chinese language [email protected] due within 10 working days. number of results which are text created between 1937 na and Indonesia, more and generations, command of the tests has ranked first in Europe [email protected] But she was then notified permanently withheld is a and 1948, were listed in the that her results were under- tiny proportion,” they UNESCO register, despite going routine checks. said. Japan’s protests. Soon after that, she Hu Min, president of New There are large amounts TRAGEDY received an e-mail inform- Channel International Edu- of material on the slaughter, ing her that “a decision has cation Group, an English- including from the aggres- been made to withhold this language tutorial agency in sor, the victims and third result permanently” and China, said a major cause of parties, said Guo Biqiang, a Most victims of restaurant blast were students alleging that Wang had results being withheld might researcher with the Second “breached IELTS test rules be an extreme imbalance in Historical Archives of China. By LUO WANGSHU More than 30 firefighters and regulations”, without performance levels in the The amount and variety of [email protected] participated in the rescue elaborating which rules four sections of the test. the documents were work. An investigation into the Wang allegedly had violat- “For example, if a student unmatched compared with Among the 17 dead in an incident continues. ed. scores very high in the read- similarheritageevents,hesaid. explosion and fire at a restau- Two videos purporting to A number of students ing and listening sections Nanjing Massacre docu- rant in East China’s Anhui show the tragedy went viral who took the test during the while performing poorly in ments are mainly housed at province at around noon on online, showing that many past two months in cities writing and speaking, the Second Historical Saturday, 14 were students ages people tried to extinguish the that include Nanjing, IELTS authorities may sus- Archives of China, the Nan- 15 to 20, local authorities said. fire but were unsuccessful. and , pect that the test taker has jing Municipal Archives The Jinghu fire Flames climbed to the second have had the same experi- memorized the reading and and at the Nanjing Massa- department in Wuhu said that floor quickly. ence. Many test takers said listening questions — a cre Memorial Hall. nine females and eight males The restaurant is near Wuhu they were confused because practice that is very popular On Saturday, China wel- died, mostly students from a Vocational Middle School. they didn’t know how they among Chinese test takers,” comed UNESCO’s inscrip- nearby school. Three other After the blast, the Wuhu had breached the rules and he said. tion of the documents. men, including a father and his education bureau’s micro blog regulations. “IELTS authorities dis- “China will ensure these son, were also killed. Firefighters put out the blaze at a restaurant in Wuhu in East Chi- account posted an alert requir- IELTS authorities said in courage such a practice and valuable documents are An initial investigation indi- na’s Anhui province on Saturday. The fire killed 17 people, among ing all education institutions an e-mail to China Daily would determine that the protected and circulated, cated a gas cylinder exploded which 14 were students aged 15 to 20. XINHUA to conduct safety drills. that IELTS takes the respon- scores can’t reflect the real and make them play a posi- and started a fire at the restau- The bureau also asked parents sibility of providing test English level if test takers do tive role in remembering rant at 11:57 am. to warn students, hoping to keep results very seriously. so.” history, cherishing peace, According to State broad- two explosions. The fire was slightly injured in the blast. them away from small diners looking into the future and caster CCTV, the restaurant put out in half an hour, and the Zhang said he and his wife with potential safety hazards. safeguarding human digni- opened on Aug 18 and did not 17 bodies were recovered. rented the restaurant more More than 30 students from ty,”Foreign Ministry spokes- have a business license. Restaurant owner Zhang than two months ago to sell the school flocked to a medical woman Hua Chunying said. A gas cylinder at the restau- Baoping, 38, from Hanshan snacks, including fried noo- facility in the city to donate The inscription was met rant caught fire, and the explo- county, Anhui province, is dles. When the fire broke out, blood on Saturday. with criticism by Japan, sion followed six minutes later, under investigation. Zhang Zhang told authorities, he with the Japanese Foreign according to investigators. A and his wife ran the restau- tried to put it out with water Xinhua contributed to this Ministry questioning the witness said he heard at least rant, and both of them were and a fire extinguisher. story. authenticity of the docu- ments. It called on UNES- CO to be neutral and fair and for changes to be made to the process. Phone: ‘Lives are more valuable than gadgets’ Hua dismissed Japan’s protest, saying, “The Nan- FROM PAGE 1 stuck under a heavy truck, was things in our lives than elec- The report, based on a sur- jing Massacre was a severe already dead. tronic products, and we vey of more than 11,000 peo- crime committed by the Cases include pedestrians “We found he was still should not become slaves to ple of various age groups, Japanese military during bumping into other people, clutching his mobile phone,” them,” he said. found that 75.5 percent of World War II and is a histor- falling over and breaking their Zhang said. According to a report by those born after 1995 said ical fact recognized by the bones while walking and He added that as more peo- Internet search giant Baidu in mobile phone-based chat apps First snow international community.” using their smartphones. ple become reliant on or May, the mobile Internet has were the most common Zhang said he once arrived addicted to using smart- become the main means of means of communication A mother and a daughter play in the snow in Dashanbao county, Inside at the scene of a car accident phones, safety has become an communication and informa- with others, followed by Zhaotong, in Southwest China’s Yunnan province. Dashanbao on a highway in the capital, increasing problem. tion source for young people phone calls and face-to-face Mountain had its first snowfall of the year after the National Day Editorial >p8> p11 but the car driver, who was “There are more valuable in China. conversations. holiday. 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EDUCATION Briefly Bazaar helps BEIJING 10,000 companies launched per day China sees more than teachers in 10,000 companies launched every day amid government support for entrepreneur- ship, a vice-minister said on Saturday. Most are small remote areas enterprises. Data was col- lected from March last year through the end of August this year, when about 6 mil- lion companies were regis- Embassies participate in charity event outside tered, said Xin Guobin, Bird’s Nest hosted by foreign minister’s wife vice-minister of Industry and Information Technolo- gy. By WANG XU ina, Madagascar’s ambassa- [email protected] dor to China, said at the opening ceremony. Fugitive back The seventh Love Knows “The charity sale is great in from Malaysia No Borders international that it is attached to assisting A Chinese corruption sus- charity bazaar opened out- education in disadvantaged, pect who fled to Malaysia in side National Stadium, also mountainous areas,” said 2012 has been repatriated known as the Bird’s Nest, in Filip Vandenbroeke, counsel- Robo-lion to China, the top anti-graft Beijing on Sunday. The or for the economic section body said on Sunday. Zhan event, with the theme “A of the Belgian embassy. A small robot performs a lion dance during a robot competition at the University of Science and Technology of China in , Anhui prov- Zaisheng was on a list Tribute to Rural Teachers in The Belgian embassy’s ince, on Sunday. The annual event attracts many students. DOU NIU / FOR CHINA DAILY released in April of the 100 Yunnan”, was hosted by Qian stall provided copies of The most-wanted Chinese fugi- Wei, the wife of Foreign Min- Adventures of Tintin, a com- tives abroad. He was cap- ister . ic series created by Belgian tured by Chinese police in “The funds raised will go cartoonist Georges Remi in CRIME PREVENTION Malaysia and was trans- to helping teachers working 1929. The series features Tin- ferred home during the under harsh conditions at tin, a young Belgian reporter National Day holiday, said primary and secondary exploring the world aided by the Central Commission for schools in Jinping and Mali- his faithful fox terrier dog, Sanya creates police unit to aid tourists Discipline Inspection. po counties of Yunnan prov- Snowy. ince,” Qian said. The charity sale was also By HUANG YIMING and dish, but was later told that the maintaining order in the tour- The tourist police unit is “Such assistance will help an occasion for cultural dem- XIAOLI in Sanya, Hainan price was per prawn. ist sector in Sanya. also expected to help to estab- to ease the pressure on teach- onstrations and exchanges. It was not an isolated case. Tourists visiting Sanya can lish a mechanism for institu- ers working in remote, poor “Selling our artifacts and Sanya, a coastal resort city Scandals have been reported ask the police for help if they tions and businesses to work CHINA DAILY USA and mountainous areas and food is a way to introduce in Hainan province, has estab- from time to time in Sanya by have been the victims of fraud, together in developing Sanya’s encourage them to continue Chinese people to our cul- lished a special police force media for the past decade, but have discovered their guide is tourist industry. NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS their contribution to the ture,” said Dhanushka Kar- targeting irregularities in the tourists had nowhere to com- unlicensed, have been offered Yang Zhekun, professor of 1500 Broadway, Suite 2800, cause of education for all.” unaratne, the third secretary tourism industry. plain. tickets to tourist attractions at Hainan tourism research and New York, NY 10036 More than 60 foreign for tea promotion with the The move came after a Over the years, this has black market prices or for oth- director of the Hainan Tour- Telephone: 212-537-8888 Fax: 212-537-8898 embassies, representative Sri Lankan embassy. series of scandals elsewhere in resulted in a loss of trust, er tourism-related crimes. ism Research Institute of [email protected] offices of international orga- “My kid grows up in Bei- China were exposed by the which has affected the resort’s The team is in charge of Hainan Career Technology [email protected] nizations and companies jing and gets to experience media during the National development. supervision and inspection of College, said that the police Subscription: 212-537-8899 from both home and abroad different cultures today, but Day holiday from Oct 1 to 7. The newly founded tourism security at tourist attractions, team demonstrates the Sanya Advertising: 212-537-8916 participated in the event. children in the poverty- A tourist’s complaint of police unit, the first of its kind as well as providing sugges- government’s determination Follow us on: “Many embassies in Bei- stricken areas in Yunnan being overcharged for a sea- in the country, will be in tions for improvements. to build the city into an inter- twitter.com/chinadailyusa jing gather today at the province don’t,” said Hua food dinner at a restaurant in charge of tourists’ security and More than 30 cases involv- national tourist city. facebook.com/chinadailyusa National Stadium, which rep- Ning, a Beijing resident. , province, safety. ing crimes against tourists It will help the city further Website: www.chinadailyusa.com resents the spirit of the Olym- “I believe that it is of great triggered public concerns. The unit was first proposed have been investigated since improve tourism while bene- These materials are distributed pics and harmony, to call for importance to break the cir- The tourist was asked to pay in November last year by the the team formed, and officers fiting tourists and setting an by China Daily Distribution Corp. our entire society to offer cle of generations of poverty, 1,520 yuan ($240) for a dish of Sanya government, which have arrested 32 offenders. example for other tourist des- on behalf of China Daily Beijing, tinations, he said. China. Additional information is on compassion and support for so that children in different prawns. went on to form the team a Thirty people have been pun- fi le with the Department of Justice, social relief and welfare pro- parts of the country can He had been assured by a month ago. 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LOS ANGELES CPC expels media 350 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 509 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: 213-232-0130 exec for ‘green card’ Fax: 212-537-8898 SAN FRANCISCO By HU YONGQI 575 Market Street, Suite 1875 Alternate realities [email protected] San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415-348-8288 Visitors try virtual-reality headsets at the A State newspaper man- Fax: 415-348-8388 International 3D Virtual Reality, Industrial ager has been found to have Simulation Technology and Products permanent residence in the SEATTLE United Kingdom along with 1700 Seventh Ave., Suite 2100 Exhibition in Beijing on Friday. About Seattle, WA 98101 50 businesses displayed their newest his family, violating China’s Tel: 206-357-8514 intelligence products at the event. regulation that offi cial media Tang Dongning, former Fax: 212-537-8898 CHEN XIAOGEN / FOR CHINA DAILY management are not allowed deputy president of Science to obtain such status in other and Technology Daily HOUSTON countries. 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 805 Tang Dongning, former information about their Houston, TX 77042 WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING deputy president of the Bei- families. Moreover, Tang Tel: 832-767-0779 jing-based newspaper Sci- did not get permission to go ence and Technology Daily, abroad on several occasions. CANADA Arrest of China’s ‘Queen of Ivory’ welcomed has been expelled from the The CCDI has sent disci- Communist Party of China pline offi cials to ministries Suite 1013, 8 King Street East, By JACK FREIFELDER report by the Associated Press. and removed from his post, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1B5 President Obama and Presi- driving the global poaching cri- and departments under the Tel: (416)363-6686 in New York Andrea Crosta, executive dent Xi’s joint pledge to stem sis. Law enforcement agencies according to the CPC Cen- State Council in an anti-graft Fax: (416)363-6616 jackfreifelder@ director and co-founder of the the ivory trade underscores that are now targeting the kingpins tral Commission for Disci- campaign that has cracked chinadailyusa.com Elephant Action League, said realization.” behind the illegal wildlife trade, pline Inspection. The paper down on a large number of this arrest is very important, In September, US President not just the foot soldiers.” is affiliated to and admin- corrupt offi cials during the Wildlife activist groups but it’s also important to stress Barack Obama and President Hua Chunying, a spokes- istered by the Ministry of past two and a half years. around the world are applaud- that ivory is not just pulled out Xi Jinping agreed to end com- woman for China’s Ministry of Science and Technology. Tang had an offi cial status ing the arrest of a Chinese of Africa by Chinese consumers mercial ivory sales in both the Foreign Aff airs, reiterated the He was found by disci- and enjoyed treatment simi- woman by Tanzanian authori- and traders. US and China. The move also Chinese government’s stance pline officials to illegally lar to government offi cials. CHINA DAILY (ISSN 0748- ties in connection with a notori- “It’s also actively pushed out was seen as a way to bolster’s on fi ghting the ivory trade. have gained permanent His case was discovered 6154) is published daily except ous ivory-traffi cking ring. by African traffi ckers, business- China’s promise to crack down “We believe that it is the com- residence in the UK. He has by the discipline author- A 66-year-old Chinese wom- men and corrupted govern- on the domestic ivory trade. mon responsibility of all coun- also helped his spouse and ity the CCDI dispatched to weekends by China Daily USA, an named Yang Fenglan was ment offi cials,” she said. Amani Ngusaru, the WWF tries to protect endangered wild children obtain residential the Ministry of Science and 1500 Broadway, Suite 2800, charged Wednesday in Dar es Iris Ho, wildlife program country director in Tanzania, species, including elephants, status. Technology. New York, NY 10036. Periodical Salaam, Tanzania, along with a manager at the Humane Soci- said “Tanzania’s elephants have and the international commu- The CCDI, China’s top China doesn’t recognize postage paid at New York, NY pair of Tanzanian men — Salvi- ety International, told China long been an easy target for nity needs to tackle the problem graft-buster, revealed the dual citizenship for its resi- and additional mailing offi ces. us Matembo and Manase Phile- Daily that activists around the poachers and traffi ckers.” with concerted efforts,” Hua case on Friday on its website. dents and the CPC prohibits POSTMASTER: Send address mon. All face charges of involve- globe support the high-profi le Tanzania’s elephant popula- said. “The Chinese government The case will be investigated its members from dual citi- changes to CHINA DAILY USA, ment in organized crime. arrest. She added that the devel- tion has dropped from a total underscores the importance further, the website said. zenship to show loyalty to Yang, known colloquially opment sends a clear warning of nearly 110,000 in 2009 to of preserving wildlife, and will The statement said Tang the Party and the country. 1500 Broadway, Suite 2800, New as the “Queen of Ivory”, has that the “days are numbered” slightly more than 43,000 in earnestly fulfi ll its international had seriously violated Party “Maybe Tang is the first York, NY 10036. been accused of traffi cking 706 for poachers and traffi ckers. 2014, according to fi gures from obligation by stepping up legis- discipline for not reporting one to be found having © 2015 China Daily ivory tusks totaling nearly 2 The illegal ivory trade is a the Tanzanian government. lation and education to clamp his UK status to his supervi- residential status although All Rights Reserved tons between 2000 and 2014, public relations disaster, not Elisabeth McLellan, co-head down the smuggling of related sor and the ministry. In addi- many other officials have Vol. 34 — No. 10724 the World Wildlife Foundation only for China but also for Afri- of the WWF’s Wildlife Crime items.” tion, he concealed the resi- helped their families get (WWF) said in a release on Oct ca, Ho said. “More importantly, Initiative, said: “The arrest of In January, China destroyed dential status of his spouse overseas IDs in previous cas- 8. It’s worth $2.7 million in total. combating wildlife traffi cking the ‘queen of ivory’ will send 6.1 metric tons of illegal ivo- and children even though es,” said Xia Xueluan, a visit- The case was postponed until is as much a national inter- shockwaves through the ry seized over the years in the newspaper requires its ing professor at Sanya Uni- A member of Monday, according to an Oct 8 est to the US as it is to China. organized criminal networks province. management to report all versity in Hainan province. the Asia News Network CHINA DAILY USA Monday, October 12, 2015 CHINA 5

JUDICIAL SYSTEM FIRST PERSON Reforms spark legal brain drain Life was too tough, Judges and officials are stepping down in some of China’s largest cities as changes designed to streamline the courts prompt concerns about long hours, low pay and the pressures of work. Cao Yin reports. so I quit

iang Yangbing was a judge He Wei, 33, a former court official who at an intermediate peo- faced an uphill battle to become a judge, ple’s court in , resigned in June. Guangdong province, untilJ June last year, when he quit n 2011, along his post because of stressful work- with seven other ing conditions and concerns about law graduates, I new guidelines related to inde- was excited to pendent verdicts. Istart work at the The 33-year-old lawyer said a court. I had to pass a number of cases related to admin- civil service exam and istrative procedures or property then a judicial exam. He Wei now disputes had left him with the They are two of the runs his own double challenge of trying to quell toughest tests in the legal practice dissent that could have sparked a country and many mass incident, such as public pro- people fail them several times. tests, while also combating inter- Newcomers are required to undertake ference from the government a one-year qualification period and then departments involved. a further year of training. “I was so worried when the liti- Before the judicial reforms, potential gants argued or even fought in judges were required to work as front of me. It always upset me. I engrossment clerks, who are responsi- was desperate to escape,” he said. ble for recording the details of trials, Jiang resigned just a month for more than three years before they before the July implementation were deemed qualified to hear cases. of a series of pilot programs to Even then, they still had to be named reform the judiciary, initiated by as a judge by the president of the the central leadership in 2013. court. He is the tip of an iceberg: Since Under the reforms, that decision will January, 50 judges have voluntari- be taken by the local legislature, but it ly left the Shanghai judicial sys- seems that it will be harder to become tem, according to reports in A judge helps a primary school student to use a gavel at an open day event at the No 1 People's Court in Fengjie county, , in May. a judge and will take longer to reach Yangcheng Evening News. The RAO GUOJUN / FOR CHINA DAILY that level. resignations followed the depar- Now, the position of legal assistant has tures of 105 judicial officers, been created. The assistants will help including 86 judges, in the city judges research materials, prepare trials last year, a rise of 90 percent from and draft judgments, but they will not 2013. have the right to decide verdicts. Mu Ping, president of the Bei- I’ll carry on, and I I often worked overtime. I spent a lot jing High People’s Court, con- of time studying complicated cases and firmed the talent drain, saying hope the reforms will even gave advice in court, but I was not that more than 500 legal officers a judge and I had no real status. in the capital have resigned in the prove positive and Even more annoying, seniority was a past five years. key factor in the appointment of judges Some insiders accepted that successful.” at grassroots courts. Before the reforms, more judges will resign as the judges could be promoted to chief judge Zhang Xiaojin, a judge at the reform process deepens, but Beijing Intellectual Property Court or president as a result of seniority, and insisted that the changes will that’s still the case. prove beneficial in the long run. I can understand why the reforms He Xiaorong, director of the state that the best qualified or most Judicial Reform Office under the conclude disputes more quickly,” experienced people will be the first to be Supreme People’s Court, China’s she said. appointed as judges, but I cannot accept top court, said the pain caused by “The burdens imposed by the that some people — officials, for exam- the process will be temporary, rapid rise in the number of cases ple — will get the same employment sta- and urged judicial officials to view will be temporary,” she added. tus because of their long service in the the reforms through a long lens. “I’d like to see the new mode of court. In September, President Xi Jin- working result in more-efficient I had no idea how long it would take ping ratified higher salaries for resolution of cases.” before I became a judge, even though I court officials and prosecutors, was qualified to be one. I had to spend and also signed off on new The Supreme People’s Court’s No 1 circuit court hears the first case in , Guangdong province, on March 2 High expectations, low pay time maintaining links and good rela- administrative procedures to after it started operations in February. MAO SIQIAN / XINHUA Last year, Zhang Wei resigned tions with the court’s leaders and those ensure greater independence for his post as a judge in Beijing. He who were allowed to appoint judges. I judges and legal officers and chal- was unhappy with new rules that was exhausted and my career was foun- lenge the widely held misconcep- The changing face of China’s legal system require judges to accept lifelong dering. tion that they are little more than responsibility for the verdicts Before I began at the court, I believed low-level civil servants. they hand down. The changes — I would simply pronounce verdicts in An overview of some of the the regions and areas under and some current judges may Zhang Xiaojin, a judge at the intended to ensure that judges line with the law, but the reality shook reforms undertaken since pilot the courts’ jurisdiction can be reassigned to work as Beijing Intellectual Property consider cases from every legal me and led me to an employment cross- programs were introduced last lodge appeals with them assistants, helping judges with Court, said reform always instead of traveling to Beijing, legal research and administra- angle to avoid miscarriages of road. impinges on someone’s interests, year: justice — have left many of his I’m sure that the reforms are aimed at In November, the Beijing where the country’s top court tion, but will not be allowed to “but I strongly feel that the aim is former colleagues uneasy. solving the problems in China’s judicial Intellectual Property Court is located. The new courts will decide verdicts. to provide us (legal officials) with “I have some sympathy with system, especially by ensuring that the was established. One month also help to spread the work- Since May, all courts have more protection and benefits. the requirement, but it is far too best judges hear cases and by prevent- later, IP courts were also load for top judges. been obliged to file and proc- That’s why I intend to stay in my harsh,” he said. “After all, we are ing local authorities or government post. established in Shanghai and In March, a pilot program ess cases without delay. More- only human. Sometimes mis- departments from interfering in the “I’ve witnessed the achieve- Guangzhou, the capital of signaled the start of a program over, under the new case- takes occur.” process or verdict, but I couldn’t wait to ments fostered by the reforms, Guangdong province. to reduce the number of judges registration system all appeals Some judges have expressed see how they would pan out. including the setting up of the IP In late January, two circuit serving at Shanghai’s courts. that fulfill legal and evidenci- concerns about facing retrospec- The economic pressure and other fac- court last year, which has made courts were opened under the The program aims to stream- ary requirements must be tive legal action if a verdict is tors didn’t allow me to wait. I was paid the conduct of cases more profes- Supreme People’s Court — line the judicial process and accepted immediately, with- shown to be incorrect, even many about 3,000 yuan ($472) a month, and sional,” he said. “I’ll carry on, and one in , improve the quality of deci- out prior review. years after the decision was made that’s not enough to get married on. I hope the reforms will prove pos- province, the other in Shenz- sions handed down. The num- and when the laws and public Life was too tough. That’s why I left itive and successful.” hen, Guangdong. Residents of ber of judges will be lowered CAO YIN attitudes may have changed, my dream job. according to the former judge. Independent oversight “If we’re retired and such a sit- He Wei spoke with Cao Yin. In 2009, Jiang, who is quitting, uation arises, will we still be was excited to be appointed as a expected to shoulder the blame?” full judge, qualified to oversee dis- Guangdong Provincial High Peo- Jiang Ying, a chief judge at the Beijing has 25 judges, but by Aug he asked, pointing out that judg- Salaries of judges putes independently. The promo- ple’s Court, said that he was Beijing IP court, said the large 20, it had accepted 6,595 cases. es’ salaries are not commensurate tion meant he was freed from the pleased to see that measures to number of new cases means her Zhang Xiaojin, a chief judge at with the pressures they are Average monthly salaries of constraints of the “judicial panel” eliminate outside interference working day has been extended, the court, said the seemingly end- expected to shoulder. officials at grassroots courts in Beijing system, under which a team of are among the top priorities of and she often works in her cham- less number of cases has “I earned less than 5,000 yuan Engrossment clerk: judges who may not have even the reform. bers until after midnight. The increased the judges’ workloads, ($788) a month as a judge. In Bei- less than 3,000 yuan ($472) been present in court presided The top court now requires workload has left her exhausted resulting in delays and leaving lit- jing, that made it really hard to Assistant to the judge: over verdicts and sentencing. every court to collate and record and concerned about the accura- igants in legal limbo as they feed my two sons. Making a living 4,000 yuan However, a year later he found all evidence and legal advice sub- cy of her judgments. “Working await verdicts. “I’m 45. It’s hard must come first,” he said. himself deeply depressed because mitted during cases as a means overtime adds an element of pot- for me to stay up to work late,” He welcomed the news that the Judge: of interference by litigants, who of maintaining impartiality and luck for me,” she said. she said. central leadership passed propos- 4,000 yuan - 6,000 yuan often refused to accept his ver- ensuring independent verdicts. “Before the reforms, I heard 60 She has been heartened by the als in September to raise the sala- dicts and lobbied against them, “It is progress, but outside cases a year, but this year I’ve creation of a new post — legal ries of judicial officers, saying the Chief judge and deputy chief judge: 5,000 to 7,000 yuan and, occasionally, from govern- interference is a stubborn dis- already ruled on more than 50 assistant — which will see junior development would encourage mental departments that pushed ease in our courts. It will be diffi- disputes. It’s an honor to hear lawyers, many of them prospec- people still working in the system. President and deputy president: for retrials if they were dissatis- cult to cure, but we’ll just have to cases in the court because it was tive judges, shouldering some of In September, the SPC issued a 7,000 to 9,000 yuan fied with the outcomes of cases. follow developments and see if set up in November to make IP the burden. They will prepare guideline clarifying judicial offi- “That interference made it the new rules are effective. After trials more professional, but the case notes, conduct research, cers’ responsibilities, and stipu- Average monthly salaries hard for me to do my job proper- all, independent assessment of number of disputes is beyond offer legal advice and draft, but lating that judges will be offered of officials at grassroots ly,” he said. “Some litigants didn’t cases is the key to ensuring fair expectation. That’s making life a not decide on, verdicts. protection if they are threatened, courts in Guangdong province understand the law and attempt- verdicts,” Lin said. struggle for the limited number “Assistants will improve the slandered or libeled. Engrossment clerk: ed to overturn my verdicts by of judges employed by the court,” efficiency of court hearings The guideline also pledged that less than 3,000 yuan threatening and harassing me. More cases, fewer judges she said. because they will handle adminis- judges will face heavy punish- “I was concerned that the liti- In May, China’s courts adopted The reforms established a quo- trative and related matters, and ments if they are found to have Assistant to the judge: 3,000 yuan gants’ extreme behavior could a new system of accepting ta for top judges to ensure they that will take the pressure off the accepted bribes, acted corruptly spark a mass incident, but the appeals. Before the reforms, receive assistance that frees them judges to some extent,” Zhang or handed down intentionally Judge: worst thing was that I didn’t appeals were assessed by a panel from administrative and research Xiaojin said. incorrect verdicts. 3,500 yuan - 4,000 yuan know what to do,” he said. “I was that then either accepted or work, and helps them to produce “In the long run, the assistants’ “Better protection and a more- deeply concerned about my per- rejected the case, but now liti- impartial, well-considered judg- work will be invaluable to the transparent approach will set the Chief judge and deputy chief judge: sonal security, and I was also gants can register their suits ments. Some critics have com- court, and it’s good for young minds of judicial officials at rest,” 4,000 to 4,500 yuan being pressured by some govern- without prior review. The result plained that the quota has judicial officials to gain experi- Zhang Wei said. President and deputy president: ment departments that were has been an explosion in the drastically reduced the number of ence before they are given the about 6,000 yuan unhappy with my rulings.” number of cases, further increas- judges on the bench, while case right to hear cases themselves. Contact the writer at Lin Jinbiao, a judge at the ing the pressures on judges. numbers soar. The IP court in The move will help the judges [email protected] Source: China Daily LIU CHEN / CHINA DAILY 6 CHINA Monday, October 12, 2015 CHINA DAILY USA

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HUBEI only 100 yuan at a time — 16 Cigarette put in times — to “let the bank pay Targeting fake goods for profits baby’s mouth the price for wasting my time”,he was quoted as say- A baby attracted attention ing. After Sun made 16 among netizens when a withdrawals of 100 yuan, he heard,” he said. “Trade unions photo showing the withdrew the rest money at An industry built over representing the interests of 8-month-old holding a ciga- one time after he was per- 20 years focuses on companies are drafting laws rette between his lips was suaded by the bank clerk and regulations that ignore posted online. The mother, not to continue. When Sun making producers pay consumer rights.” surnamed Tao, said her son left the bank, he found he Meanwhile, there are few was given the cigarette by had been given an extra for counterfeiting independent agencies that test his uncle as a joke on Sept 5,000 yuan due to the products and can present objec- 15. The photo was also put clerk’s carelessness. Sun By XU WEI tive and impartial test results online by the uncle. Tao, returned the extra money to [email protected] for consumer goods, he said. who was not with her son the bank. “It is increasingly difficult to that day, was angry. Experts YANGTZE EVENING NEWS Wang Hai shies away from get the products tested by on young children say such family gatherings, wears sun- third-party agencies. Many jokes are misplaced. CHONGQING glasses as often as possible, agencies are bankrolled by WUHAN EVENING NEWS Wasp stings hurt and avoids appearing in front companies and present fake of cameras. test reports for them,” he said. LIAONING the pocketbook The 42-year-old consumer Two decades later, Wang is Widow paid in A man suffered serious inju- activist is well aware of the risks not the only one in the game. 1 yuan notes ries after being stung by involved with his trade — pur- There are now hundreds of wasps in a hotel room in chasing brand name products other companies doing the A traffic victim’s widow was Beibei district. An Yongwen, he knows to be counterfeit then same, trying to make a profit angered when she received who found a big wasp nest going after the manufacturers through the purchase of coun- sacks filled with 1 yuan in the window of his hotel to seek financial compensation. terfeit products. But Wang ($0.16) notes as compensa- room, was stung on his head He also helps companies pick said he has never felt the pres- tion from a bus company and arms and had to be sent on their competitors. Wang Hai often wears sunglasses in an effort to protect his identity and reduce the risks associated sures of competition. responsible for the accident to a nearby hospital for “This is all about risk man- with his career of profiting from exposing the producers and sellers of counterfeit goods. TONG YIBO / FOR “It is a good thing. They are in which her husband died. treatment. An said he had agement. The more compa- CHINA DAILY virtually supervisors of con- Li Sufen, from Shenyang, spent more than 3,000 yuan nies I target, the more risks I sumer rights for free. They can lost her husband in June ($470) on his treatment, but am faced with. I need to mini- spur the enterprise to expand and the local court ruled the the hotel boss refused to see mize the risks to me and my nies because they can be more troversial and critics have their business through inno- bus company should pay her An or pay his medical bills. family,” he said. deceitful to the consumers, and accused him of choosing tar- vation, rather than unfair 200,000 yuan in compensa- Relevant departments and Wang currently has four the harm of their counterfeit- gets that provide big revenue competition,” he said. tion. The bus company paid local lawyers said the hotel companies based in Beijing, ing behaviors could be more potential while deliberately China’s legislators have the money in installments, should bear the responsibili- , Nanjing and Shen- The more compa- far-reaching,” Wang said. ignoring small counterfeiters. stepped up efforts to protect always in 1 yuan notes. ty for An’s injuries. zhen, all of which specialize in A native of Qingdao, Shand- In 2009, an online post in consumer rights, including a Recently, Li received the last CHONGQING MORNING turning a profit through com- nies I target, the ong province, Wang started the Tianya Club forum newly amended consumer 40,000 yuan, which POST pensation from counterfeit his professional career accused him of blackmailing rights protection law and weighed 20 kg and was product producers. more risks I am against counterfeit products major industry brands. Wang advertisement law. delivered in two sacks. SHANDONG His company also buys and in March 1995, when he file a libel lawsuit against the Wu Jingming, an associate HUASHANG MORNING 3 men detained for tests products, and matches faced with. I need sought to purchase two head- forum in the Beijing Chaoyang professor of consumer rights NEWS poaching lizards product details with advertise- sets at a shopping mall in Bei- court, but the court rejected law at China University of ments to find discrepancies. to minimize the jing before he realized they his claim, ruling the post was Political Science and Law, said JIANGSU Three men have been In 2014, his four companies risks to me and were counterfeits. removed in a timely manner, the establishment of a nongov- Bank ‘pays’ for detained by police for illegal spent 2.02 million yuan He went on to purchase the Beijing-based Legal Mirror ernmental consumer rights slow service poaching after they caught ($317,800) to purchase 1,444 my family.” another 10 headsets, and later newspaper reported. group in China remained a and sold more than 1,000 batches of fake goods, and with tried to get double what he Wang has lost at least a doz- remote possibility. A senior citizen surnamed geckos. The three farmers, that made a profit of more than Wang Hai, consumer activist paid from the shopping mall en lawsuits over the years, Wu said there is still much Sun decided to make things in their 20s, went to Liang- 4 million yuan. under the consumer rights pro- including some filed against to do legislatively and in law difficult for a bank after he shan county to catch the The fight against counterfeit tection law. industry giants P&G, Coca enforcement procedures to had waited more than 40 wall lizards in June and products “has nothing to do “I am the sort of person who Cola and China Mobile. crack down on counterfeit minutes for his turn to were seized by police recent- with justice. It is a noble act always wants to see things After two decades, he said products. The gaps in the law withdraw money in Shu- ly. They told police they did only because you can make 4 million yuan through. The process is filled there has been barely any have enabled individuals such yang county. Sun, in his 60s, not know the geckos were money. The more money you with challenges, and I enjoy improvement in the country’s as Wang to flourish. planned to withdraw 25,000 State-protected animals. can, the better job you are The profit Wang Hai’s those challenges,” he said. consumer rights protection. “Their actions are protected yuan ($3,900) from the The case is under investiga- doing,” he said. four companies made in 2014 Wang’s profit-driven “Consumer rights groups by the law as long as they are bank last week. But when it tion. “I like targeting big compa- by challenging fake goods. motives have long been con- still barely make their voices not violating the law,” he said. was his turn he withdrew DZWWW.COM 7 LIFE Monday, October 12, 2015

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WAR ON DRUGS HEADLINE EVENT Thai temple fi ghting addiction Festival gift for Wagner fans in China

By CHEN NAN [email protected]

Erl is a small village in the northern part of Tyrol, Aus- tria, which is more renowned for its cows than for double bass. But every summer, opera lovers — especially fans Gustav Kuhn, the Austrian of the German composer conductor Richard Wagner — from all over the world flock to the vil- lage for its Tyrol Festival, which is conducted by mae- If you go stro Gustav Kuhn. “It’s my personal dream to The Ring of the Nibe- launch my own festival. My lung credo is to create a produc- 7:30 pm, Oct 16; 5 pm tion from the music, from and 11 pm, Oct 17; 11 the musical idea of the com- am, Oct 18. poser, respecting his work Shanghai Symphony and dealing with it to fulfill Hall, 1380 Middle Fuxing the composer’s wish,” says Lu (Road), Shanghai. the 70-year-old Austrian con- 400-821-0522 ductor, adding that audien- ces return every year to the distinctive Alpine surround- “Every time I conduct ings of the small village with Wagner’s pieces, I feel like I 1,500 inhabitants, some am having a conversation cows and two festival halls. with him. If I could have a The “Wagnerians” in China real talk with him, I think I can savor the festival’s essence would ask many detailed By MARION THIBAUT mountain in the kingdom’s because Kuhn is in China this technique questions about in Mae Chan, northernmost Chiang Rai month with the whole cast, his works,” says Kuhn. Agence France-Presse province, the temple sits in the 280 members in total featur- “Music is the voice of the heart of the so-called Golden ing orchestras, singers and composer. I think that Wag- Every morning in Thai- Triangle — an area compris- chorus. ner and I share some simi- land’s far north, a convoy of ing parts of northern Thailand From Oct 9-11, they per- larities. For example, we go orange-robed Buddhist monks and neighboring Myanmar formed at the 18th Beijing through similar inner strug- and novices riding on horse- and Laos. Music Festival, in the Chinese gles about making music, back leave their mountaintop The temple’s monks have capital’s premiere of two the tears and the laughter. It temple in the kingdom’s noto- become social workers of a sort Wagner operas: the only com- takes years to finish a work rious Golden Triangle region in the isolated region where ic opera piece of the compos- and because sometimes the to collect alms. few government services reach. er, The Master-Singers of idea goes left or right, we At fi rst glance these eques- With a Thai boxing cham- Nuremberg and a love trage- always have to stay focused.” trian ascetics look like a pion to provide instruction and dy, Tristan and Isolde. From Kuhn came to China in throwback to a forgotten a stable of horses to be cared Oct 16-18, he will stage Wag- 1996 for the first time and he era—but they are in fact part for and exercised, the mon- ner’s four-opera cycle The was invited by Chinese con- of an innovative drive to help astery aims to stimulate the Ring of the Nibelung in ductor Yu Long to conduct young boys in this drug-rav- young boys who come from Shanghai. Wagner’s last opera, Parsifal, aged region escape addiction local families hit by drug addic- In 2014, Kuhn and the fes- during the Beijing Music Fes- through horses, Thai boxing tion, alongside the more main- tival made headlines by giv- tival two years ago with the and meditation. stream classes provided by the ing that entire four-opera China Philharmonic. He was Once famed for its opium temple. From top: Monks riding horses collect alms along the steep slopes surrounding the ‘Temple of the cycle within 24 hours, which impressed by the Chinese and heroin, now the main sub- “Without this temple, I Golden Horse’ in Mae Chan, in Thailand’s northernmost Chiang Rai province; Buddhist novices cultivate the conductor says chal- musicians, noting that music stance manufactured and traf- wouldn’t have seen how vegetables. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP lenged both the orchestra is a bridge that bonds two cul- fi cked through the Golden Tri- vibrant life can be...my small and the audience. tures together. angle—and the main source village is full of drug problems,” mobile laboratories in isolated problems in my home,” he said, monastery. Based on characters from “Twenty years ago when I of addiction in the area—is said 19 year old Tawan. jungle areas in Shanstate in adding he would like to help The ultimate goal of the pro- the Norse sagas and the Ger- was in China, I could never methamphetamine. The majority of novices, who neighboring Myanmar. local children avoid falling into gram, temple monks say, is to man epic poem, The Song of imagine the country would “I barely had food to eat often suffer from malnutri- Ever-younger customers the drug trap. provide a sense of discipline the Nibelungs, the libretto develop so fast and have so because my dad was a drug tion when they arrive at the “Drugs are the big problem “There are still not many and help the children see they and music were written by many great musicians today,” addict and didn’t work,” said temple, are orphans or were in the northern region of Thai- alternative jobs. Most people are responsible for their own Wagner over the course of 26 he says. “I think opera will Ponsakorn Mayer, know by his abandoned there by their drug- land... there are not enough sell and traffi c drugs,” he said. lives. years, from 1848 onward. become an important part of nickname Tawan, one of the taking parents. rehab centres,” said Apisak Tawan says that tending And the local community During the upcoming per- a new Chinese culture.” novices who rides along the “Hill tribe people have tough Wittayanookulluk, deputy the animals and Thai boxing seems to approve of the results. formances, the four operas, A native of Salzburg, Kuhn steep slopes surrounding the lives, it’s partly why they often director of Thanyarak rehab helped keep the kids happy “The temple helps and sup- including The Rhine Gold began his musical career by monastery every day. take drugs and struggle to care centre in Chiang Mai. and engaged, in a way that ports poor children,” said Suk and The Valkyrie, will be studying the violin and Like many young boys in for their kids,” said Pra Suti- “Prevention needs to be traditional classroom learning Namsaeng, 39,who lives in a presented on four consecu- piano. He says that he was a this mountainous region pong, the principal monk at developed especially in schools alone might not have. village just a few kilometers tive days. born music producer but where rampant drug-traffi ck- the temple. as nowadays users and deal- At the temple, the novices from the complex where the Kuhn adds that this is the “people told me that con- ing has decimated successive The United Nations Office ers are getting younger and spend much of their time on monks come every morning to only festival in the world pre- ducting is my best talent”. generations, Tawan sought on Drugs and Crime (UNO- younger,” he said. routine daily tasks: feeding ask for alms. senting Wagner the way the With teachers such as refuge at the “Temple of the DC) estimates that each year in Many kids who emerge from and caring for the animals, “Most of the villagers don’t German master had envi- Hans Swarowsky and Bruno Golden Horse”. this area more than 1.5 billion the temple’s education system, especially the horses. know how severe and harmful sioned it — by having the Maderna, Kuhn studied at Now, his days are packed yaba pills — the Thai name for like Tawan, want to take what They also study the basics drugs are. Their parents have orchestra on stage and the universities in Salzburg and with meditation, horse riding a tablet containing metham- they have learned back to their of agriculture and cultivation, been drug addicts, so their singers acting in front of it. Vienna, earning degrees in and traditional “” phetamine and caff eine — are communities. and help manage several hect- children in the next genera- “For the audiences, the composition and conduct- boxing. manufactured in the vicinity. “At first I just wanted to ares of cultivated vegetables tion think that it is normal,” he easy way to understand the ing. He was awarded a doc- Perched on a lush, green This happens mostly in small stay here, but there are many that feed the residents of the added. mysteries of Wagner’s torate in philosophy and incredible works is to listen psychopathology in 1970. more,” says Kuhn, who Besides Wagner, one of staged Wagner’s 10 greatest Kuhn’s biggest obsessions is BREAD BOOM operas at the same festival in riding his motorcycle: He 2012. bought his first Harley 45 “He is just a genius. He is a years ago and now owns four man who had to struggle a of them. “I enjoy the speed Bagels are suddenly on a roll as France’s latest foodie trend lot with his social and politi- and the freedom. The sound cal environment, but a real of the motorcycle, for me, is as By AGENCE FRANCE- to 500,000 or 600,000 euros restaurant industry council offered by bagels —onion or genius. That’s it. great as Wagner’s music.” PRESSE ($675,000) this year. Gira, Bernard Boutboul, said plain, studded with poppy or in “The bagel is really appreci- that five years ago the bagel sesame seeds, and so on — ated as a high-quality alterna- was “virtually nonexistent”. helps explain the trend. The bagel is rolling into the tive to street food,” he said. “It’s The French are Some 100 million were “The French are big bread hearts of French foodies who healthier and fresher than the sold in 2013, and the fi gure is lovers and appreciate the see the New York culinary icon burger, for example.” big bread-lovers expected to rise to as many as chance to choose their bread,” as a healthy alternative to pizza Ilan Wegh of the fast food 250 million this year, he said. he said. and burgers. chain Bagel Bagels, which has and appreciate the Four chains currently domi- Michael and Carole Benchi- And what could be a more two outlets in Paris, recalling nate the French bagel market, moun, who opened a bagel natural showcase for the bread the bagel’s roots in eastern chance to choose led by Bagelstein with around bakery in 2011 called Authentic with a whole in the middle Europe, said: “It’s coming back 60 outlets across the country. Bagels, today supply around than the food truck— itself a across the Atlantic.” their bread.” Sales are brisk, with Bagel- 150 supermarkets in the Paris Johnny-come-lately to French Wegh also touted the nutri- stein’s 284 employees bak- region and around 40 restau- eating habits? tious upside of his bagel sand- Bernard Boutboul, head of ing and serving some 18,000 rants, with a clientele that has Arnaud Peyrolles, who owns wiches, noting that women the French restaurant industry bagels a day. The company’s doubled in the past year. three food trucks dubbed Le make up the bulk of his clien- council Gira website says it will add some “With a fresh bagel, a good Bagel Qui Roule (The Rolling tele—80 percent—“because the 40 shops by 2017. product, customers come of Bagel), expects his turnover bagel enjoys a ‘lite’ image.” Gira’s Boutboul says the their own accord,” says Michael Wagner’s operatic piece The Master-Singers of Nuremberg high- to treble or even quadruple The head of the French freshness and sheer variety Benchimoun. lighted the 18th Beijing Music Festival. JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY 8 LIFE | Travel Monday, October 12, 2015 CHINA DAILY USA

THEMATIC VACATIONS TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE China’s northern neighbor is cashing in on ‘red routes’ as the Middle Kingdom becomes central to its inbound tourism. Yang Feiyue reports.

ussia is turning red into gold, as its revolutionary- tourism pitch tapping Chinese nostalgia for the Rformer Soviet Union has proven its Midas touch. Revolution and the In the recent past, Chinese visi- people’s fight for tors have surged making it the top source of inbound tourism to Rus- independence, and sia. That’s following the recent devel- even the Great opment of “red routes” catering to Chinese, relaxed visa policies and Patriotic War are the yuan’s surge against the rouble. Bookings via China’s biggest important themes for online travel agency, Ctrip, to Russia over the weeklong National Day the Chinese, just as holiday more than doubled over the they are for us.” same period last year. More Chinese booked earlier than Sergei Lakovsky, tourism department in previous years, Ctrip’s publicity head, Ulyanovsk city manager Yan Xin says. Over 200,000 visited Russia in the first six months of this year, the Items Lenin used when he stud- Agence France-Presse reports. ied in Kazan have been preserved About 410,000 arrived in 2014, and are worth viewing, says the Rus- according to Russia’s tourism sian tourism agency’s head, Safonov authority. Oleg Petrovich. Tour groups with more than five “Revolution and the people’s members don’t need travel visas. fight for independence, and even Russia is planning to decrease the the Great Patriotic War (World War minimum numbers of people to II as fought by the Soviets from three, say media reports. 1941), are important themes for the Visitors must merely submit a Chinese, just as they are for us,” the copy of their passport’s first page AFP quotes Ulyanovsk’s tourism before departure, Yan says. Chinese visitors pose for a group photo in ’s Red Square. The Chinese have become the No 1 source of inbound tourism to Russia. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY department head, Sergei Lakovsky, Also, more Russian hotels and as saying. restaurants are enabling Chinese The China National Tourism tourists to use UnionPay — China’s Administration and Russia’s tour- only domestic banking-card indus- ism authority have signed an agree- try network — and provide such ment to jointly promote red tourism Chinese-language materials as for the 2015-17 period. maps and newspapers, Russian Liu’s tour was part of such an media reports say. exchange program between the two Russia’s currency has plunged countries. nearly 50 percent against China’s Travel agencies on both sides are compared to its strongest period developing routes, says Hunan tour- last year. This makes consumer ism bureau’s deputy director Wang products at least 30 percent cheap- Chaoxiang. er, according to Ctrip. Russia will design five popular Liu Dan went on a shopping spree revolutionary itineraries, according during her eight-day trip to Russia to Luo Dihui, deputy director of Chi- in July. na’s coordination office for red tour- The 40-year-old from Hunan ism. province’s capital, Changsha, The country may also construct bought beeswax, gold and choco- leisure zones around Soviet-themed lates in Russia. museum clusters. “They were really cheap,”she says. Classic routes take about a week. Liu’s trip was organized by Chi- Trips from Beijing cost roughly na’s national red tourism coordina- 5,000 yuan ($790) off-season — tion office and the Hunan tourism from November to April — and are bureau. usually just shy of 10,000 yuan in the Russian tourism officials say most peak season, Yan says. Chinese come to visit sites related to Liu says she made the trip revolutionary history, especially in St because she’s fascinated by Soviet Petersburg. Other draws include shop- history, and other dimensions of ping, ballets and natural landscapes. Russia also impress her. Over 40,000 Chinese may visit St She adored the “extravagant” old Petersburg by the year’s end, the churches festooned with real gold. Russian tourism industry union Gifts from other countries displayed estimates. at the Winter and Summer palaces Many Chinese feel particularly also intrigued her, and ballet per- sentimental about the Soviet formances delighted her. Union this year when the 70th Clockwise from above: Staff members of the tourism department in Lenin’s hometown of Ulyanovsk welcome Chinese travelers. Visitors wait in lines to enter the She describes St Petersburg’s anniversary of victory in the War of Kremlin in the heart of Moscow. Among the top tourist destinations is Moscow State University. Novodevichy Cemetery as “breath- Resistance against Japanese taking”. The abode of the dead in Aggression (1937-45) is being cele- Russia reminded her of life at home. brated, Yan says. older than 60 until last year, but Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golo- ending in St Petersburg. mausoleum in Moscow’s Red “It was spectacular to see the While such wistfulness has tradi- travelers in the age group 30-50 dets told media earlier. The journey enables Chinese to Square, while St Petersburg hosts tombs of 26,000 historical figures,” tionally been ardent among older have overtaken them as a “major One of the best-developed red learn about the Soviet Union while the Winter Palace, the opulent abode she says. “Including some Chinese.” generations, Chinese visitors are force”,Yan says. tourism routes stretches from experiencing contemporary Russia, of the czars before the revolution. getting younger. Russia hopes to draw 1 million Moscow to Vladimir Lenin’s Ulyanovsk’s government says. Nearly all Ctrip packages include Contact the writer at Most Chinese visiting Russia were Chinese over the next two years, hometown Ulyanovsk and Kazan, Lenin’s body is preserved in a St Petersburg, Yan says. [email protected]

PASTORAL PLEASURES Rural tourism gives economic boost to villages

By XINHUA Wang began to advertise his hotel and raises on the seaside property on the weekends are now made to on a tourist website earlier this year, surrounded by coconut trees and the countryside around cities,” says While most Chinese were relaxing and visitor numbers are rapidly bamboo fences. CNTA director . during the recent weeklong Nation- increasing. He calls his hotel “a Wang and 35 fellow villagers In China, agriculture is becoming al Day holiday, Wang Zaolin was see- small example of ‘Internet Plus’ recouped their investment of 1.2 increasingly mechanized, requiring ing his busiest time of the year. tourism”, referring to a government million yuan in May and have begun less manual labor. Young farmers The peak travel week brings plan to link traditional industries to to turn a profit. move to cities to become migrant hordes of city dwellers to his hotel to the Internet to fuel growth. “We are embracing a golden workers or stay in villages to seek seek pastoral pleasures. The rustic Wang earned 200,000 yuan chance to shift from traditional jobs with higher returns. hotel in Hongcun, an ancient village ($31,500) last year, and he is expect- farming to the modern service sec- “Through rural tourism, farmers in East China’s Anhui province, has ing “a better harvest” this year. tor with much higher returns,” says can reinvigorate their idle agricul- 20 beds and can accommodate 100 In China’s southern island prov- Wang. tural resources. The economic struc- people. ince of Hainan, Wang Liqiang, a According to data released by the ture in the countryside will also “Both visitors and revenue have newcomer to the village hotel busi- China National Tourism Adminis- improve,” says Li. surged nearly 50 percent this year,” ness, is also benefiting from blos- tration, China has more than 1.9 International hotel giants, includ- Road signs for hotels in Tangkou township near the rural areas of scenic says Wang, adding that he is seeing soming rural tourism. million village hotels, where city ing Hilton, Four Seasons and Ban- Huangshan Mountains in Anhui province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY the best business since the hotel Wang’s village, Beireng, became dwellers can have a taste of rural yan Tree, have entered China’s rural opened in 2000. famous after it was visited by the life, such as feeding livestock, pick- tourism market to grab a share of Wang attributes the boom mainly wives of state leaders during the ing pumpkins, or just enjoying the the lucrative business. cent of China’s 128,000 impoverish- people out of poverty every year, to a nearby high-speed railway line, annual Boao Forum for Asia in fresh air and the chirping of birds. “Rural tourism has helped to ed villages have the potential to according to guidelines released by which started operation in June, March. He sensed a business oppor- Last year, 1.2 billion trips were change the backwardness of many develop rural tourism, and the the central government in August. and the Internet. tunity and opened a hotel called made to village hotels, accounting remote rural areas,” says Li, add- industry will be “one of the govern- “Rural tourism can provide new The Hefei-Fuzhou high-speed rail Nostalgia. for about one-third of China’s total ing that over 10 million people ment’s main approaches for poverty business opportunities, help pre- line stretches for about 800 kilome- During the National Day holiday, tourism. Revenue from the sector have emerged from poverty in the alleviation”. serve beautiful scenery and push ters through southeastern China known as the “golden week” for surged 15 percent to 320 billion last five years thanks to rural tour- China aims to increase the num- forward urbanization,” says Dai Bin, and has substantially cut travel time travel in China, Wang served visitors yuan. ism. ber of village hotels nationwide to 3 head of the China Tourism Acade- in the mountainous region. vegetables and fowl that he grows “About 70 percent of tourist trips According to him, at least 50 per- million by 2020, and lift 2 million my. CHINA DAILY USA Monday, October 12, 2015 LIFE 9

CHEFS ON CALL Farewell to the drudgery of the industrial kitchen

Mobile app Idachu helps chefs break free of es or for a party. The app has a total of more than in my career path seemed to be very Apps such as Idachu, based in Bei- 1,600 chefs in Beijing, Shanghai, predictable, and there was no routine by connecting them to families directly jing — another well known one is Guangzhou and Shenzhen in excitement. Working through Haochushi, based in Shanghai — are Guangdong province, and more Idachu has a completely different very user-friendly, Yan says. He can than 500,000 users, he says. feel. I’m able to look after various By LIU ZHIHUA only as Mr Yan, says he used an app choose a chef from listings based on People can also book Idachu chefs people, including celebrities, and called Idachu (literally love great ratings and distance in different cui- through its website, WeChat or by can deal with them directly, so I amilies are enjoying the chefs) to book a chef to cook for his sine categories. phone. know what they like and don’t like treat of having their own family for the first time, and that has The location-based service can “There is huge, unmet market in my cooking.” chef, and chefs are enjoying grown into a once-a-week ritual. also assign a chef automatically to demand,” Hou says. “Chefs are also He gets great satisfaction from the freedom of being their “Using such an app to reserve a fulfil the task, if Yan tells the app the keen to make money through the customers complimenting him on Fown bosses. chef is just as convenient as using service address, time, numbers of kinds of apps.” Hou says. his cooking and thanking him — a First it was the Internet service to call for a car,” Yan says. expected courses and other require- Chefs in China are usually poorly direct human touch that was impos- that delivered fresh food to your “It feels great to have a chef work- ments. The cost is reasonable, espe- paid, even if they work for big res- sible when he worked in a restau- door; then came the taxi app that ing in your own home because the cially compared with fancy taurants or hotels, he says. rant kitchen. got you home quickly so you use that whole cooking process takes place restaurants, Yan says. Many of the chefs who make their However, the thing he values most food to cook a great dinner for your before your very eyes, and you don’t Users can buy ingredients them- services available through the app about his new life is the freedom to family; now you can simply forget need to worry about kitchen selves or ask chefs to buy them and also work in restaurants or hotels, manage his own time. the first two and have a chef come hygiene or food safety issues.” then reimburse them. he says, and about 10 percent work He often needs to use public over and whip up a taste sensation Good restaurants are either too Usually you will pay a chef 69 yuan Xue Jiao, one of the founders of full time using the app. transport to get to his places of that makes you wonder why this pricey or are too crammed and noisy, ($15.60) to cook a four-course dinner, Idachu. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Qin Zhanwen, 28, of Guangdong work, which can sometimes be kind of thing was not invented years but dining at home means a cozy and 99 yuan for a six-course dinner, and province, says he has been a full-time time-consuming and tiring, but he ago. quiet environment, he says. 129 yuan for a 12-course dinner. Each chef using Idachu for about a year. prefers that to staying in a kitchen Welcome to the world of chefs for Yan, who likes cooking, says it also additional dish costs 15 yuan. 1,600 yuan and 10,000 yuan. He specializes in and all day, as he used to. hire, something families in big cities means he can get a few pointers After submitting an order, users Hou Pengfei, co-founder of cuisine, and has more than Hou says the company has yet to all across China are latching on to as from an expert. can communicate with chefs direct- Idachu, believed to be the first app 12 years’ kitchen experience, he says. make a profit but hopes eventually an alternative to heading out to He is one among many people ly by e-mail or phone about their in China to provide such a service, The app not only gives him to do so by selling food ingredients, packed and noisy restaurants. using such online-offline apps that preferences or dislikes. There are says the startup was established in income but has opened up a new cooking education and personalized Two months ago, a Beijing resi- allow people to hire professional also set menus, which often are for late 2012, and the app went online world for him, he says. set menus, instead of just being a dent, who wanted to be identified chefs to cook a dinner in their hous- eight to 12 diners, that cost between about a year later. “Working in a hotel, everything chef service agency. HOME-TO-HOME DELIVERY COOKINGHome chefs: Enjoying Thethe adulation strangers I invite

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Celebrating Xinjiang

1955 – 2015 Marking the 60th anniversary of the autonomous region’s founding

hen amateur boxer Kur- Kazaks, Mongols and Tajik, though 40 banjan Samat bought his pecent of its population is Han. first camera, he never Kurbanjan then decided to do some- expected that he would thing using his lens. oneW day use photos to fight the stigma “Pictures and real stories are the most surrounding people from his native eloquent way to talk about Xinjiangers,” Xinjiang, his fellow Uygurs in particu- he says. lar. The terrorist attack at Rail- “You’re thought of first and foremost way Station in March 2014 boosted his as a barbecue operator, nut cake vendor, resolve. He traveled to 20 cities to photo- thief or terrorist if you’re from Xinjiang,” graph and interview about 500 Xinjian- the 33-year-old photographer and docu- gers including doctors, celebrities, street mentary filmmaker says, referring to Photographer and documentary filmmaker vendors and thieves. perceptions of people from this restive Kurbanjan Samat. WEN CHIHUA / FOR CHINA DAILY In one of the more striking stories in northwest corner of China. the photo essay, a Uygur thief told Kur- Following a number of terrorist atroci- banjan how, aged nine, he was sold by his ties in Xinjiang and some perpetrated by father to a modern-day Chinese Fagin in Xinjiangers elsewhere, people like Kur- the southern city of Guangzhou. His banjan are trying to address these stereo- FIGHTING owner beat him on one occasion after he types. took pity on a female victim and gave her “If you don’t stand up to fight the labels, back the money he had stolen from her. they may stick to you sooner or later. “I tried to make my photo essay objec- What happened to 10 years ago STEREOTYPES tive, covering different types of people (when the province came to be thought of from Xinjiang and their stories,”Kurban- as the center of Chinese counterfeiting) is jan says. “We are all Chinese no matter now happening to Xinjiangers,” he says. where we are from — Xinjiang, Beijing or “Applying labels to whole groups of peo- WITH A CAMERA Guangdong.” ple reinforces irrational behavior.” Kurbanjan’s name means “sacrifice”.It We meet Kurbanjan, dressed like a typ- As Xinjiang marks the 60th anniversary of its founding as an autonomous was chosen as he was born during Islam- ical young stylish Chinese man in a fitted ic festival called the Feast of Sacrifice. black shirt, cream rayon pants and black region this month, one Uygur is using photography to paint a different picture He needs plenty of this spirit to face up sneakers, as he is giving interviews about to the bias that he encounters. his photo essay, I Am from Xinjiang, of the place, report Cheng Lu and Wen Chihua from China Features which tells the stories of 100 Xinjiangers Misconceptions of various ethnicities and professions He finds misconceptions about Xinji- across China. ang and China exist abroad too. Last Its Chinese and English versions have year, he visited the Indonesian island of been well received, and Arabic, Turkish, Bali. An immigration officer at the air- and Japanese translations are on the way. port questioned his Chinese identity due Kurbanjan is now raising money to to his Uygur appearance. turn the work into a documentary film. “The officer thought I was either from Explaining his motivation for the Turkey, India, Iran or Mexico, but not project, he points to an online comment from China,” Kurbanjan says. “I cannot by a child from Henan who wrote that speak English. The officer tried to speak he has never been to Xinjiang but sup- Chinese, but it was very bad and I ports what Kurbanjan is doing because couldn’t understand him. He took this as he knows what it is like to combat ster- evidence that I was not Chinese.” eotypes — in his case, that the people of Fortunately, a Chinese tourist behind Henan are liars. Kurbanjan in the line intervened. “People are often biased and have a “He told the officer that China has 56 tendency to label a certain group after ethnic groups with diverse cultures. No a certain incident,” he says. “The sto- single group alone can represent China.” ries I told have nothing to do with eth- It is these kinds of misunderstandings nicity, religion and region. We are the same.” Critics have said that besides Kurban- jan’s images what impressed them were the stories behind the pictures. While each image is accompanied by a biogra- People are often biased phy of the subject, Kurbanjan’s backstory is no less interesting. and have a tendency to He was born in Hotan prefecture, the source of a type of jade known for its soft label a certain group aft- and warm characteristics. However, Kurbanjan’s character is just er a certain incident. The the opposite. Even from a young age, he would stories I told have noth- stand up for his principles, often with ing to do with ethnicity, violence. He believed then that fists could conquer all. religion and region. We Kurbanjan started learning to box at 16. “I trained for four months and beat up a are the same.” guy who had slapped me in front of some girls,” he says laughing. Kurbanjan Samat, photographer and amateur boxer Love at first buy His love of photography began in 1999, “accidentally”. abroad that have encouraged Kurbanjan Planning to spend his savings of 3,000 to accept invitations from overseas Chi- yuan ($484) on a guitar to charm the girls nese students and academics to do a lec- at school, he was instead captivated by a ture tour at US universities. camera shop’s display on his way to the He plans to speak on “Promoting guitar store. exchange with love: I am from Xinjiang.” Kurbanjan went in and bought his first “Love” was the first Chinese character SLR. he learnt to write at school. He has been obsessed with taking pic- Love and its usefulness in countering tures of beautiful landscapes and the xenophobia stands in contrast to other diverse cultures in Xinjiang ever since. things Kurbanjan remembers learning In 2006, he came to Beijing, in search about Xinjiang at school. He believes of a job and a better life. that the Chinese education system puts Here he met his wife, a Beijing-born too much emphasis on the differences Uygur, held a number of award-win- between ethnic groups. ning photo exhibitions and participat- One textbook used by Kurbanjan as a ed in the shooting of documentary youngster depicted Han people as wear- films, but he was troubled by one thing ing white towels tied around their — people’s lack of understanding of heads and a with drum hanging from Xinjiangers. their waists, and Uygurs as dancers When he first arrived in Beijing, the with flowery hats. quick-tempered Kurbanjan preferred Kurbanjan says he has never seen any to use his fists when he heard anyone of his Han friends don a white towel. His speaking ill of people. Uygur friend Perhat Halik, a Chinese But he was shocked by the rioting in celebrity who won second place in the the regional capital Urumqi on July 5, reality show Voice of China 2014, is not 2009. good at dancing. “I came to realize that fists cannot Kurbanjan is no a paragon of virtue. solve all problems,” Kurbanjan says. He has how own prejudices. Several months after the July 5 inci- He seems to have a romanticized view dent, as mistrust of Xinjiangers grew, his of Uygur thieves, claiming they have landlord kicked him out of his rented “professional ethics” and those plying apartment in Beijing. Standing in the their illicit trade outside of Xinjiang street, he was angry but helpless. won’t steal from other Uygurs. He had no place to go, no friend to turn He talks in a roundabout way when to for the night. asked why he thinks he has found suc- He bought his first pack of cigarettes cess despite many professionals hav- and puffed away through the depressing ing shot photos and films about night. Xinjiang. “Why can’t people understand that a Some would say his ethnic identity few bad apples cannot represent all makes him stand out, but Kurbanjan Uygurs, and Uygurs cannot represent all says: “I don’t represent any group or of Xinjiang?” he asks. region. I represent myself. Xinjiang, which just celebrated the “When I take pictures and shoot films, 60th anniversary of its founding as an I’m trying to make myself better and autonomous region on Oct 1, is home to Kurbanjan Samat believes pictures and real stories are the most eloquent way to talk about Xinjiangers. The pictures above are some of the understand the real nature of human various ethnic groups including Uygurs, Xinjiangners he has taken photos of, and they are active in all walks of life across the nation. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY beings,” he said. Monday, October 12, 2015 11 EDITORIAL • OPINION

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LOUIS KUIJS TPP a key component of Japan’s deepening China at the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan alliance with the US

oving to the end of a unconvincing. However, the already seen significant rebalan- straints, improve the allocation of difficult year for Chi- 5 Oxford Economics bottom up cing of its economic structure, capital and increase the role of na’s economy and Review of 5-year plan indicator on growth in industry with a rise in the share of services markets and the interest rate in the end of China’s 2011-2015 suggests that overall GDP growth from 44.2 percent of GDP in 2010 the financial system, reform the M12th Five- Year Plan (2011-15), in the first half of 2015 could pos- to 48.2 percent in 2014. governance of SOEs and level the three questions are on many peo- it has exposed major excess capac- sibly have been overestimated by 1 However, there is a catch. A playing field between them and CAI HONG ple’s minds:What is the outlook ity and weak sales growth, falling percentage point. Fortunately this major proportion of this shift has other companies, raise SOE divi- The author is China Daily’s for economic growth, what has output prices and the financial does not really change the picture been because of heavy declines in dends, and reform the fiscal sys- bureau chief. been the performance in terms of strain on highly indebted compa- on growth as much as some output prices in industry, which tem. Also, local governments [email protected] the objectives of the 12th Five- nies. observers have concluded. are at least in part due to major should be incentivized to stop Year Plan and what does this Fortunately there is another Looking ahead, the growth out- excess capacity in heavy industry. supporting unviable loss-making hen US Commodore mean for economic policy? side to China’s economy. Robust look remains subdued, with The price falls have made it local industries. Matthew Perry steamed China’s stock market volatility consumption growth is an impor- growth likely to soften further in increasingly unattractive to invest Meanwhile, there has been a into Japan’s Edo (now and the August exchange rate tant cushion, supported by still 2016. Thus, further macroeco- in industry. However, too many promising increase in the share of Tokyo) Bay with his move scared financial markets solid wage growth. The labor mar- nomic easing is likely to follow, firms in heavy industry have consumption in GDP, although “blackW ships of evil mien” on July 8, globally. However, changes in the ket is not immune to the slow- although we do not expect major ignored these price signals and the share of investment has not 1853, he forced open Japan, which the dynamics in the real economy in down but the labor demand- stimulus plans. Measures are like- have continued to expand capaci- come down much, which poses Tokugawa shoguns had run for 250 recent months have been less supply situation remains ly to continue to be focused on ty, often with local government challenges as China’s trend years as a reclusive feudal state. drastic than the financial turbu- favorable to employees. supporting domestic demand, involvement and support from growth is decelerating. The country is opening up again 162 lence suggests. The current pattern of growth while the role of fiscal policy banks. As noted, the overcapacity, More progress with raising the years later, this time to another 11 coun- Nonetheless, downward pres- has ramifications for the rest of expansion should grow. price pressure and weakened share of consumption in GDP tries, with an agreement reached on the sures on growth persist as the real the world, since the weakness in China’s five-year plans are very profitability have become major calls for making more headway Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade ini- estate downturn continues to real estate and corporate invest- broad. However, the 12th had two problems, not just for these firms with reforms, particularly the tiative. weigh on China’s economy. Hous- ment has depressed imports while main objectives: First, rebalancing themselves but also for the sectors ones noted above, but also reform For some of the countries, though, ing sales have recovered. But, the strength of consumption does the pattern of growth towards overall and the financial system. of the rural land arrangements the TPP is more than just a trade deal. amid still high inventories of not support imports much, as more consumption and services, This points to the need to speed and the fiscal system, to support The United States and Japan have unsold housing, housing construc- most of the domestic consump- away from the traditional empha- up reforms to improve the respon- improvement in the quality of made no secret of its geopolitical impli- tion remains in the doldrums. tion is produced in China. sis on investment and industry, siveness of companies and the urbanization. cations for competing with, if not con- The impact of the real estate There has been a lot of scrutiny and second, upgrading the indus- financial system to price sig- fronting, China. downturn is particularly severe in of China’s data lately. Often the trial structure. nals.Specifically, reforms are The author is head of Asia eco- Shortly after the broad agreement on mining and heavy industry, where criticism is ill-informed and From 2010 to 2015, China has needed to harden budget con- nomics at Oxford Economics the TPP was reached, the White House declared that the US does not want competitors, such as China, who don’t share its values, to write the rules of the MEI XINYU global economy. The US wants to ensure that Wash- ington, not Beijing, has the leadership in the development of trade rules gov- TPP no better than ‘imperial preference’ erning the Asia-Pacific region. he US and 11 other coun- sessing all industrial gic perspective, consid- tries in the Pacific Rim sectors categorized by ering the circumstances reached a basic agree- the United Nations, in initiating them has The US wants to ensure that Wash- ment on the Trans-Pacif- the size of the 11 coun- been the global econom- ington, not Beijing, has the leader- Tic Partnership on Oct 5. tries involved in the ic downturn that origi- The motive of some decision- TPP, excluding the US, nated from US subprime ship in the development of trade makers involved in the TPP is to determines they can- crisis, which weakened rules governing the Asia-Pacific. seek political gains by writing not drain China’s both its soft and hard new global trade rules. Since US industrial chain. Also, power. Other countries, President Barack Obama might China rather than the including China, that become one of the US presidents US is the biggest trade have been less affected Japanese minister of economic revi- with least political legacy, no won- partner of most of the and experienced a rela- talization Akira Amari, who took charge der he is in urgent need of politi- TPP member coun- tive rise on the interna- of the country’s TPP negotiations cal achievements. tries. tional stage. These emphasized the significance of the trade Moreover, the latest poll in Apart from integrat- countries are mostly deal to keep the US pegged to East Asia Canada shows that as the Oct 19 ing the domestic mar- located in Asia. They are so that its continued presence will pre- election approaches, the ratings ket and launching the viewed as “alien” to the vent China’s military buildup from for the Conservatives, the New Belt and Road Initia- US in terms of political destabilizing the region. Democratic Party and the Liberal tive, China has also ini- systems, cultural tradi- Participants in the TPP talks account Party are all close. Given the tiated and deepened tions and ethnic compo- for a combined 40 percent of the world’s increasing pressure Prime Minis- negotiations on sition. gross domestic product. Joining a free ter Stephen Harper and his Con- regional free trade. Because of this, the trade regime of such a scale would be servative government have faced These include the Chi- TPP is to a considerable significant for Japan. Japan’s govern- over the past nine years, it is no na-ASEAN Free Trade extent similar to the ment estimates the economy will wonder it hopes to reach a basic Area, the China-South “Imperial Preference” expand by 0.66 percent as a result of the agreement on the TPP before the Korea Free Trade Area, established by the UK. elimination of tariffs. When non-tariff election to bolster its support. the Regional Compre- However, the TPP, if it deregulation is included, the economic There is no chance of the TPP hensive Economic LI FENG / CHINA DAILY doesn’t violate the cur- benefits would be larger, probably to the isolating China from internation- Partnership and the rent WTO rules, will tune of 2 percent of GDP. al trade and blocking its economy Free Trade Area of the only have slight impact This requires a long-overdue opening as some have stated. Not only Asia-Pacific. It has also established One thing that should be noted Be it launching the negotiations on China if any, and China will and restructuring of Japan’s protected because there will be long legisla- domestic free-trade zones in is whether the TPP is a new form on the TPP, or reaching agree- certainly hold an open attitude to but lackluster economy. tive procedures in the countries Shanghai and Tianjin, and Guang- of “imperial preference”,which ment on the Transatlantic Trade it. If it is designed with the pur- To stoke its economic growth and concerned to ratify the agree- dong and Fujian provinces. For the was established by the United and Investment Partnership with pose of edging China out, it will promote the interests of domestic con- ment, but also because there is a aforementioned reasons, it is the Kingdom in the 1930s when it lost Europe, all the US’ moves have end up no better than the “imperi- sumers, Japan needs to liberalize trade long interim period before the mainstream proposition of the Chi- its ambition to maintain global the intention of maintaining its al preference”. and investment to capitalize on the eco- zero tariff in the agreement comes nese government to adopt an open free trade and resorted to regional hegemony in international trade nomic vigor of other nations, especially into effect. attitude and respect the co-exis- economic integration and prefer- rule making while excluding Chi- The author is a researcher at the those in the fast-growing Asian region. As China has become the tence of the TPP and other regional ential trading arrangements with- na. But while they are attacks in Ministry of Commerce’s Interna- For Abe, the TPP provides a geopoliti- world’s largest manufacturing free trade arrangements under in the Commonwealth. Although tactics they are contractions in tional Trade and Economic Coop- cal counterweight to a rising China. The country and the only country pos- WTO rules. this eventually failed. strategy from a long-term strate- eration Institute. Abe administration, which plays up Chi- na’s growing threat in East Asia, views the TPP as a key component of deepen- ing Japan’s alliance with the US along- XIN ZHIMING side closer bilateral security ties. It is obvious that the pact is an alli- ance in which some nations build to iso- late two Asian powers — China and Tu’s Nobel not an achievement of the TCM Russia. Japan’s Diet or parliament has approved the new security-related bills hinese scientist Tu Youy- would consider using artemisinin. Some people may have attempt- modern medicine, such a method- try has spent a lot of money on giving the cabinet the authority to send ou, together with Irish- However, TCM methodology ed to promote the role of TCM by ology is hard to understand. They that drive in the past decades, troops overseas despite Article 9 of the born William Campbell certainly contributed to Tu’s find- attributing Tu’s findings to it and often shrug it as a proof of the which mainly involves the explo- country’s pacifist Constitution banning and Japan’s Satoshi Omu- ings. Tu said she drew inspiration portraying her winning of the irrationality and even absurdity of ration and extraction of effective the settlement of international conflicts Cra, won the 2015 Nobel Prize for from the fourth-century Chinese Nobel Prize as a sign of its interna- the TCM. ingredients from the various herbs by force. physiology or medicine. While it pharmacist Ge Hong, who suggest- tional recognition. While it is But for patients, it is always a and the standardization of TCM On top of economic interests, the Abe marks the international recogni- ed in a book that drinking the juice understandable, such a stance will treatment’s effectiveness that mat- prescriptions so that TCM can be administration has pursued the TPP tion of the country’s scientific obtained from sweet wormwood only backfire and do harm to the ters the most. There have been utilized in a “scientific” way. The deal with an eye on aligning Japan’s accomplishments, some people soaked in water can treat malaria. healthy growth of TCM. reports and medical records of idea sounds attractive, but it has position with the US strategy vis-a-vis have wrongfully attributed Tu’s feat “It occurred to me that high TCM is starkly different from cases in which some experienced turned out to be largely ineffective China. to Traditional Chinese Medicine. temperatures could have modern medicine in terms of both TCM practitioners have success- in curing diseases. The American nuclear-powered aircraft Admittedly, Tu won the prize destroyed the (anti-malaria) activ- analytical methodology and medi- fully cured some chronic diseases If Tu’s winning of the Nobel carrier USS Ronald Reagan docked at its mainly for her success in obtain- ity,” Tu told the Associated Press. cines used for treatment. Primari- and even fatal diseases, such as Prize is taken as an achievement of new home in Japan’s Yokosuka naval port ing the pure substance of qing- Before Tu, researchers had tried ly, it aims to restore the inner cancer, that are seen as incurable the TCM, as some have recklessly on Oct 1 just as Tokyo is seeking to deepen haosu, later known as artemisinin to extract something from the physical balance of a patient using modern medicine. interpreted, it may do more harm defense ties with the US under new securi- (now a standard drug for malaria) same herb to treat malaria, but instead of killing any specific How can TCM practitioners than good to TCM, since there ty laws. With a crew of 5,000 and up to 90 from sweet wormwood, a tradi- failed since they had done that at viruses or illnesses (the modern achieve this? It is a consensus would be more people pushing for aircrafts on board, the largest vessel in the tional Chinese herbal medicine. high temperatures. Tu switched to way of treatment). For patients among TCM practitioners that it is modernizing the TCM, possibly US Navy replaced the USS George Wash- But since its extraction method is using ether at lower temperatures with the same illnesses, TCM prac- not because of any single magical leading to the loss of its unique ington, which was the first US nuclear- poles apart from the typical TCM and succeeded in extracting arte- titioners may prescribe very differ- herb, but because of the proper analytical and treatment method- powered warship based in Japan. The US methodology of mixing various misinin. ent medicines because the causes, mixing of herbs in accordance ologies, without which TCM Navy plans to deploy 60 percent of its 300 herbals, it can hardly be seen as Despite this, extracting artemis- according to the TCM theories, with classical TCM theories. would no longer be as effective in vessels in the Pacific by 2020. an achievement of TCM. inin is purely modern pharmaceu- may differ. Generally, a group of There are many advocates in curing diseases. The TPP, the US economic pivot to In other words, TCM practition- tical method and the product is herbs are used in TCM treatment China for the modernization of the Asia, will be a shot in the arm for Japan. ers may still use dried sweet no different from other chemical to bring out the combined force of TCM. They argue that TCM should The author is a senior writer The country, however, will cause ten- wormwood to treat malaria medicines in terms of production the mixture. be reformed by using modern with China Daily. sion in the region if it overplays its patients today, but few of them methodology. For many trained physicians of medicine methodology. The coun- [email protected] hand geopolitically. 13 BUSINESS Monday, October 12, 2015

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FOOD Companies cash in Bakers cater to changing tastes on the trend for Major international said. “They are produced spe- cifically for the Chinese mar- Western cooking groups are beefing up ket.” The group has three facto- their operations here ries here in Shanghai, Suzhou, By WANG ZHUOQIONG as consumer demand a major city in Jiangsu prov- ince, and Tianjin, which bor- Liu Nan plans to quit her in the bread and cake ders province, job as a secretary at a public employing 10,000 workers. institution in the Jiangsu In the past two sector expands rapidly Rich’s product line has been provincial capital of Nanjing expanded to 150 brands, and open a bakery business years, baking By WANG ZHUOQIONG including a variety of dessert later this year. wangzhuoqiong@ toppings and doughs, to cater The 35-year-old mother has taken off in chinadaily.com.cn for the booming bakery mar- and budding entrepreneur ket. It is also recognized as has taken cooking courses, Chinese homes.” You have to whip up some- a food service provider to and has spent 70,000 yuan Liu Yanyan, general manager thing extra special to make retailers. ($11,290) to deck out a prof- of Pantry Beijing an impact in China’s bakery “We believe there are great essional kitchen with a state- business. opportunities for growth, of-the-art oven and mixer. When Rich Products Corp although it’s difficult to pre- She will also use only Beijing, said. “Now most arrived here 25 years ago, the dict what that growth will be. imported ingredients from families in big cities bake at multinational firm based in But we will be increasing our established local retailers. home.” the United States was sur- investment here,” Gisel said, “I want more people to Nearly 90 percent of the prised by one suggestion from without disclosing detailed taste handmade fresh kitchen equipment, such as a Chinese company. financial figures, revenue or bread,” Liu said. mixers, blenders and ovens, Specializing in providing sales numbers in China as the “Safe food with a novel are imported from overseas, varieties of dough, whipped company is privately owned. twist is what my friends are and are used mainly in toppings and non-dairy fro- Fueling that growth will looking for.” Western cooking. zen food products to retailers, rest with the country’s middle Liu will run the fledgling A mixer retails for 6,980 bakeries and stores, Rich was class shoppers and their pas- business from her home and yuan, while a blender costs asked to roll out a different sion for tasty treats. pick up orders online. But 349 yuan. range of ingredients for the In a survey released in then, she is part of a grow- The privately owned com- “mix-and-whip” process here. August by Mintel Group Ltd, ing group of fresh bakery pany has yet to release In the US, bakery groups the privately owned market fans in China who have been detailed sale figures, reve- tend to blend their food prod- research firm in the United enticed by Western culinary nue or profit. ucts by using medium-speed Kingdom, China’s bakery recipes, ingredients and “Chinese customers have mixers. In China, some baker- market was worth 113.3 bil- even kitchen equipment. higher incomes and they are ies are used to a faster tech- lion yuan ($17.81 billion) last This trend has created looking to make something nique. A woman shows off a newly baked cake at her home in Beijing. More and more Chinese people, espe- year, an increase of 23.6 per- business opportunities for exotic, which looks good in “One bakery turned to me cially those from the middle class, are willing to try Western culinary recipes. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY cent compared to 2013. local companies that spe- the kitchen,” Liu, at Pantry and said, ‘I don’t want medi- Mintel has also predicted cialize in the market. Beijing, said. “Baking offers um speed, I want high speed’,” that the sector will reach 139 Pantry (Beijing) Invest- them such opportunities.” William Gisel, now president Shopping trips understand our customers’ billion yuan by the end of this ment Management Ltd is In addition to kitchen and CEO of Rich, recalled. 82 percent of 3,000 Chinese consumers surveyed by Mintel, tastes and everything about year and top 253 billion yuan one of them. The small but equipment, the homemade “They felt high speed pro- aged between 20 and 29, visit bakeries on a regular basis. them in different parts of the in 2020. select kitchen equipment bakery trend has generated duced better products.” (January-March, 2015) world.” As the industry increases, firm has three stores in Bei- traffic online. 24% 29% Taking onboard the advice, 16% The group has come a long bakeries and suppliers are jing and Tianjin, and is Xiachufang.com, a mobile the Rich team went back to 13% way since branching out into rolling out new products to growing fast because of the app launched in 2011, focus- the US and worked on “high international markets back in tempt customers. boom in Western-style es on recipes and baking speed” techniques to produce 1988. It now operates in 100 “Chinese consumers are breads and cakes. techniques, and has 100,000 food ingredients for the Chi- countries from Asia to Africa, willing to try new ideas and Known as Pin Chu in active users every day. nese market. 2-6 times a 2-6 times a week, Once a week, 2-6 times a week, and Europe to Latin America. that is what the food industry Mandarin, Pantry Beijing “Recipes are naturally “We wanted to get the quali- week, bakery section in bakery chains bakery chains During the decades that needs,” Gisel said. “It keeps started trading in 2011 and commercialized,” Wang ty just right,” Gisel said. “We independent a hypermarket/ have followed, Rich has honed customers coming back to the originally targeted the expa- Xusheng, founder of Xiachu- are a global company, but we shops supermarket its business model. “Our prod- stores.” triate community. fang.com, said, referring to need to be very local in differ- ucts here are not just the same But it quickly realized that the different brands of ingre- ent countries. We also need to Source: QQSurvey / Mintel SU JINGBO / CHINA DAILY as those sold in the US,” Gisel SEE “BAKING” PAGE 14 white-collar Chinese cus- dients that are used. tomers, many with an over- Another major element of seas education, were eager the app is an online market, Do-it-yourself bakery equipment to buy culinary equipment which shows different bak- from major Western brands. ing ingredients and where to “In the past two years, buy them. baking has taken off in Chi- One collaborator is Wal- nese homes,” Liu Yanyan, Mart China’s high-end general manager of Pantry retailer, Sam’s Club.

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AGRO Dairy farmers in New Zealand hit by China’s slowing economy

By ASSOCIATED PRESS China’s thirst for premium down by 50 percent. Many last year, then plunging to peaked mountains, said. New Zealand’s dairy farmers, The forecast is for 7 percent or in Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand infant formula, farmers are borrowing to stay NZ$2.3 billion this year. Engel, who has been farm- and the economy they help less this year. especially after a tainted milk afloat and rural suicides have “We saw it happening on ing with his wife Jude for more power, underscores that Chi- Australia, which boomed When China’s economy was powder scandal made Chinese increased. the cash-flows way back in than three decades, said there na’s quarter century of super- for a decade on Chinese growing in double digits, dairy shoppers wary of domestic Dairy exports in the year April-May, and could see well have been droughts and other charged growth has given it demand for its vast reserves of farmers more than 9,600 kilo- brands. that ended June totaled NZ$12 ahead that there was going to challenges in the past, but nev- enough global weight to create iron ore and coal, is grappling meters away in New Zealand Now, it’s as if farmers have billion ($7.6 billion), down be just massive deficits,” er such bleak pay days. “We not only winners, but losers with a painful transition after felt like they had won the discovered the lottery ticket from nearly NZ$16 billion a Chris Engel, a farmer with just had to be in constant con- too. those sources of growth shriv- lottery. was not valid. A world milk year earlier. Dairy trade to Chi- 400 cows in Wairarapa, a tact with the bank, updating China’s growth last year of eled. They were getting record glut and a decline in Chinese na has proved particularly vol- region of quaint towns, roll- them regularly, to get their 7.4 percent was its slowest in Last month, Tony Abbott prices for their milk and it demand for imported dairy atile, rising from NZ$2.8 ing green pastures and a support to pay the bills.” more than two decades, send- seemed there was no slaking products have sent prices billion in 2013 to NZ$6 billion striking backdrop of snow- The financial dilemma for ing ripples around the world. SEE “RURAL” PAGE 14 14 BUSINESS Monday, October 12, 2015 CHINA DAILY USA

GOING GLOBAL Baking: Market AVIC works to make Africa soar demand The Chinese giant with roots in aviation swelling is looking to help FROM PAGE 13 the continent with its Bread is still the most pop- technology advantages ular product in bakeries and supermarkets, with upmar- By HOU LIQIANG ket chains such as Paris in Libreville, Gabon Baguette and Tous Les Jours [email protected] expanding their operations in tier-one and tier-two cities Energy shortages and the such as Shanghai, Beijing, lack of technical training in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Africa are two problems that “Consumers see bread are dragging down the conti- and sweet bakery products nent’s ability to take off as an increasingly common industrially. Both areas are treat, while closely tied to being addressed by China’s the desire for a healthier AVIC International Holding choice,” Esther Lau, a Corp. research analyst at Mintel, Liu Jun, executive vice- said. president of the State-owned Tous Les Jours arrived firm, talked about the compa- here in 2005 and now has 46 ny’s plans in an interview stores and 30 licensed out- with China Daily at the New lets. Paris Baguette set up York Forum Africa, which shop in China in 2003 and was held in Libreville, Gabon, has 118 stores. in August. Still, bread remains a Liu said that the company snack product in Asia with will make it a priority to help afternoon tea, unlike in the the African countries better West, where it is a staple prepare to receive industrial food item. capacity transfers from Chi- For the market in China, na, which is seen as an impor- A MA700 jet model at a civil aviation fair in Shanghai. AVIC International Holding Corp has been in Africa for 30 years and has diversified its businesses there to include perfecting a range of sweet tant way to boost growth in infrastructure and livelihood projects. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY bread products, such as choc- Africa. olate-flavored loaves, has AVIC International is well- proved popular. equipped to handle the chal- excellent opportunities to ented employees for their These variations are entic- lenges ahead. develop,” Liu added. infrastructure projects, Liu ing younger shoppers into It has more than 80,000 The competitiveness of said. bakeries. employees in more than 180 China’s power generation In Kenya, the company has About 43 percent of Chi- countries and regions, and is industry is shown by AVIC If our capability is launched Africa Technical nese consumers in their late controlled by the giant Avia- Inter-national’s participation Challenge, which aims to cul- 20s visit a bakery between tion Industry Corp of China, in an engineering, procure- used in Africa, tivate a spirit of entrepre- two and six times a week, an aerospace and defense ment and construction neurship and facilitate self- Mintel research highlighted company. project in Turkey to build two it would have a employment among young in its report. AVIC has been in Africa for 600,000 kilowatt power people. “We see a lot of young con- 30 years and has diversified units, he said. good opportunity Winners were awarded sumers in bakeries and cafes,” its businesses there to include The two units are now up to develop.” cash last year, but the three Gisel, president and CEO of infrastructure and livelihood and running and have yield- outstanding participants also Rich, said. “The Chinese sec- projects. ed excellent profit for the Liu Jun, executive vice-president received scholarships to tor is heavily influenced by China has gained experi- owner. of AVIC International Holding study at engineering univer- markets in Japan and South ence and developed high-end The company is now pre- Corp. sities in China. Korea. So what we focus on technology, Liu said. paring to invest in the energy As for the top two teams, here is to look at what’s hap- However, considering the industry in Turkey instead of Liu Jun, executive vice-president of AVIC International, said his they signed a spare parts pening in those markets.” high cost and the lack of sup- being involved only in an EPC company is ready to help the African countries develop their pow- “We have training con- manufacturing contract As bakery groups and cafe port from African govern- project. er generation industry. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY tracts in about six African worth $100,000. chains scramble to attract ments, he said it is still With approval from Tur- countries, including Kenya, Liu said the spare parts the customers, store design has challenging to promote new key’s government, the compa- Gabon, Zambia and Uganda. top two teams made will be become important. Relaxing energy in the continent. ny plans to work with China for those projects because of the market. New energy We bring into consideration used in the company’s equip- in a cool environment Major power cuts are still Power Investment Corp and a good design and economic could be quite prosperous if both different countries’ ment in Kenya, so as to appeals to younger custom- happening in some African Turkish partner to build two feasibility, the company can African governments had developmental orientation encourage young people to ers, while comfort has nations due to shortages, but 600,000 kW power units. The also obtain strong support clear policies.” and the skilled labor Chinese obtain more skills and find become a major priority. power is a must for the devel- total amount of investment from China Exim Bank’s con- While energy can be a companies there need, and their professional directions. Data from the Mintel opment of these countries, may reach $1.4 billion, he cessional loan and preferen- problem for many Chinese design different training pro- “We have gained some report showed that 57 per- and making industry trans- said. tial export buyer’s credit. companies in Africa, a lack of grams accordingly.” experience from Africa Tech- cent of those people polled fers from China is a practica- The company is now hop- Liu pointed out that the talent can be another hin- In Gabon, for example, nical Challenge and would preferred to visit bakers ble solution. ing to replicate this experi- development of new energy drance. There is a large popu- AVIC International has set up like to promote the experi- with seating areas. Only 26 “Power to those countries is ence in Africa. “We tried in Africa is still restricted by lation in Africa, but very not only machining and elec- ence to more African coun- percent opted for the self- just like blood to human bod- several times in Kenya to bid cost, though his company is limited talent, making tech- tronic training programs, but tries,” Liu said. service format. ies. It will make those coun- for coal-fired and gas power prepared for that. nical and vocational educa- also training programs for “While equipping young Looking ahead, the move tries energetic,” he said. generation projects two years “Actually, we have done tion and training urgent as the country’s petroleum and people with skills, which can toward healthier bakery “Not only does China have ago,” Liu said. some new-energy projects in well as necessary. timber industries. be used in their work and pro- products will help drive advanced technology in the “The bids are still in proc- Europe and the United States. “The population in Africa is The company also rolled mote their countries’ devel- growth. energy industry, including ess. We have done market It’s government subsidies increasing, but there is a big out aeronautical maintenance opment, our (training) “Gourmet bakery chains coal-fired and gas power gen- research into hydropower that make those new-energy problem as many youths are training programs to fuel the program can also help the are using the effective mar- eration, but it also has lots of and coal-fired power in Zam- projects there practicable,” he unemployed and lack skills to country’s hope of becoming a young lead a better life. keting mix of innovation and experience and great capabil- bia, gas power in Gabon and said. make a living,” said Liu. regional aviation hub. “This can sometimes be social media to develop con- ity in manufacturing and Egypt, and oil-fired power “In Africa, however, many “Since (vocational training) Civil engineering programs even more significant than venient and healthy food operations. and gas power in Ghana.” governments are still drafting is seriously needed … this are expected to help relieve the upgrading of the coun- choices for modern Chinese “If our capability is used While many banks are will- a subsidy policy for new ener- offers a good business oppor- Chinese companies’ prob- tries’ hardware facilities,” he consumers,” Lau, from Mint- here in Africa, it would have ing to offer financial support gy, so we are still observing tunity to AVIC International. lems with the shortage of tal- said. el, said. Rural: Recovery in China’s milk industry hurts dairy imports

FROM PAGE 13 growth in the market of 1.4 bil- China’s Agriculture Ministry sells most of the country’s milk, lion people. figures showed a recovery in 19 kilograms said China is very serious was toppled as Australia’s The government is encour- milk production last year from about developing its own sup- prime minister by a challenger aging many Chinese dairy pro- 2013 and a substantial drop in per capita consumption of dairy ply. from his ruling Liberal Party, in ducers to combine into total dairy imports in the first products in China last year, But Spierings does not part reflecting dissatisfaction financially stronger entities. half of 2015. according to Euromonitor believe China will be able to with waning economic growth. Domestic dairies struggled to In August, South Korea International produce enough on its own to Abbott’s inability to success- recapture market share after reported its biggest monthly meet the rising demand, and fully articulate a new strategy the 2008 scandal over tainted drop in exports for six years there will still be a place for for- for the $1.5 trillion economy milk and prompted many that was both a sign of weak “South Korea exports are eign suppliers. just increased his problems. shoppers to switch to expen- global demand and a shift in mostly intermediate goods to Chinese dairy consumption But the challenge from Chi- sive imported products. the type of goods China needs China (such as computer chips per person nearly tripled from na is not only its slowing econ- But they have recently been to import. and auto components),” Jung 7 kilograms in 2004 to 19 kilo- omy. successful in launching new Chinese leaders are trying to Kyu-chul, a fellow at Korea grams last year, according to In some industries, its brands, including yogurt prod- give consumer spending a big- Development Institute, said. Euromonitor International, a domestic companies are ucts by Mengniu and Yili, two ger role in the economy, wean- “If China reduces investment research firm based in the becoming more effective com- leading dairies, according to ing it from overreliance on and boosts consumption, that’s United Kingdom. Sales should petitors to foreign exporters Euromonitor food analyst trade and investment in real not good for us.” rise by at least 10 percent a year who had visions of unlimited Lianne van den Bos. estate and heavy industry. Experts also believe Chinese A woman with a baby selects imported infant formula in a Beijing in the long term, Euromonitor companies are gaining com- supermarket. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY predicted. petitiveness against South Tohelp keep farmers solvent, Korean exporters partly Fonterra has offered hundreds because of strong support from year, as it seeks to give farmers farmers and farm workers of millions of dollars in inter- the government. and other exporters a boost by committed suicide during the est-free loans, repayable only “Televisions, communica- lowering the value of the coun- past year, the most in five when the price of milk rises. tions devices and components try’s currency. years. The rate of suicide Engel, the Wairarapa farmer are the areas of strength for Reserve Bank Governor tends to be higher in rural are- who is also local chairman for South Korea but China is likely Graeme Wheeler said last as than in cities, even during advocacy group Federated to catch up,” Jung said. month that if drought condi- prosperous times. The isola- Farmers, is among many who In New Zealand, the coun- tions develop this summer, as tion of farm life may be one are operating at a financial loss try’s central bank is trying to some forecasts predict, it could factor. this year. “Do you buy food for prevent a farming-led reces- prompt further rate cuts. Theo Spierings, the chief that cow? Or, you have to fix sion. It has cut benchmark Statistics released last executive of New Zealand’s the tractor. Do you just not fix interest rates three times this month show 27 New Zealand Fonterra, which collects and it?” said Engel. CHINA DAILY USA Monday, October 12, 2015 BUSINESS 15

PEOPLE On the move

Xie Ping to leave du’s vice-president Zeng Amazon’s global approach has China Investment Liang, Chief Financial Officer Xie Ping has Wei Fang and He Yuming, stepped director of the strategic down as investment department. The deputy changes reflect Baidu’s manager of strengthening control of the helped entice local shoppers China Invest- online travel operator, and it ment Corpo- will accelerate the integration ration, the of its group-buying business country’s sovereign wealth Nuomi.com and Qunar, fund, according to a state- experts said. Company’s president in China talks ment from CIC’s official web- Chris Delaney to run site. Born in 1955, Xie Goodyear’s Asia unit about his strategy to expand brand previously worked for the People’s Bank of China, or the Goodyear By MENG JING when the company celebrated central bank. In 2003, Xie Tire & Rub- [email protected] its 11th birthday in the market served as a director of the ber Co has here, Gurr introduced a new If you are the PBOC financial stability board announced Doug Gurr shops almost concept, “Cross-border 2.0”. and president of Central Hui- that Chris entirely online. During the last The term describes Amazon largest player, if jin Investment Ltd. In 2007, he Delaney will Black Friday and Christmas China’s updated cross-border became deputy manager of take over as holiday seasons, the president online shopping service, which you have scale, CIC, in charge of the overseas president of of Amazon China set himself includes faster delivery, a bet- investment business. Ju its Asia Pacific business unit. the target of trying to buy ter experience for customers people will come to Weimin will take over Xie’s job He joined the company on everything on the Internet. and a greater selection of over- you because you at CIC. Aug 24, and will assume full Naturally, it had to be pur- seas products for Internet con- responsibility for the unit on Huang Guobin joins chased through Amazon.com sumers. Other major e-com- are the biggest.” JPMorgan Chase Jan 1 next year. Daniel L. Inc, the largest Web-based merce players have been quick Smytka, president of the retailer in the United States. to follow, fueled by growing Doug Gurr, president of Amazon JPMorgan company’s Asia Pacific busi- Gurr nearly succeeded. demand from the country’s China Chase & Co ness since 2011, will work In the end, two items proved affluent middle class. has hired closely with Delaney on the difficult to find on Amazon — “China will become the larg- Huang Guo- transition before moving to a bottle of Tomasello wine and est cross-border business-to- bin from another leadership role, a hiking jacket. Immediately, customer, or B2C, market by Goldman reporting to Goodyear Chair- he sent his team out to search 2020, with the transaction vol- Sachs Group man and CEO Richard J. Kra- for the products. ume of imported goods pur- Inc to run its mer. Delaney comes to After all, Amazon has built chased online reaching $245 China investment banking Goodyear with more than 30 its reputation on being the billion,” a report released in operations, people familiar years of global leadership “everything store” and is seen June by global consulting firm with the matter said. Huang, experience in Asia Pacific, as the original model for online Accenture and AliResearch, 45, who was head of the Chi- North America, Europe and sales across the world. “That’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s na industrial group at Gold- the Middle East. why I sent the team out to look research division, said. man Sachs, resigned last for the items,” Gurr, who was With those sort of numbers, month after more than four Beijing airport chief born in the United Kingdom China’s leading e-commerce years with the United States- Shi Boli steps down and is married with two chil- companies Alibaba and based firm, sources said. He Beijing Capi- dren, recalled. JD.com Inc have been quick to will start in his new role at tal Interna- It is this attention to detail roll out cross-border e-com- JPMorgan toward the end of tional Airport that has made him successful. merce services. Smaller Inter- the year, the sources added. Co has At Amazon China, his biggest net firms have also jumped on Huang resigned after Gold- reported that achievement since taking over the bandwagon. man Sachs appointed Zhu Shi Boli has a year ago has been to “refocus But Gurr is unfazed by the Hansong and Hong Ning as resigned as the business” as a cross-border competition. He pointed out BIO co-heads of China investment general man- e-commerce site as well as that Amazon runs 14 online banking. ager and executive director. helping Chinese brands gain shopping sites across the world The announcement from the Chen Xuefeng is new global exposure. and has the edge in cross-bor- Doug Gurr Jaguar vice-president Hong Kong Stock Exchange “There are two parts,” he der e-commerce. President of Amazon China on Sept 24 came after a com- said in Beijing. “One is helping “If you are the largest player, Born: Leeds, England, United Kingdom Chery Jag- pany statement saying it was customers in China get access if you have scale, people will Education uar Land verifying media reports that to the very best products come to you simply because 1983-1986: Bachelor degree in mathematics from University of Cambridge, England, UK Rover Auto- Shi was being investigated as around the world. The other is you are the biggest,” he said. 1986-1987: Master degree in mathematics from University of Cambridge, England, UK mobile Co part of the government’s anti- helping businesses in China “But if you are not the largest, 1987-1990: PhD in Theoretical computing, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Ltd has corruption drive. The compa- become global brands through you have to do something that Career announced ny denied that Shi had fallen Amazon’s platforms.” is different. September 2014 to present: President of Amazon China that Murray out with the board of direct- As the Chinese economy “It has to be something that December 2011-August 2014: Vice-president of hardlines at Amazon.co.uk, the company’s UK division Dietsch will ors. Chairman Liu Xuesong enters a slower but more sus- only you can do. The thing we 2006-December 2011: Senior executive and board member at Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s UK operation, Asda succeed Chris Bryant as pres- will take over as acting gener- tainable growth phase, e-com- can do that is different is the Stores Ltd ident. Chen Xuefeng will al manager until a replace- merce will play a crucial role. relationship we have with hun- April 2001-July 2006: CEO and founder of Internet startup Blueheath replace Zhu Guohua as execu- ment for Shi is appointed, This in turn will open up dreds of thousands of vendors 1995-2001: Partner with McKinsey & Co, a multinational management consulting firm in the US tive vice-president of the according to the company. opportunities for global com- around the world.” SOURCE: DOUG’S LINKEDIN PROFILE company. They will move into panies such as Amazon. To illustrate the point, he these roles later this year Lin Zhan resigns as “We see a lot of opportuni- highlighted Amazon’s “rela- when the former leadership Soho China CFO ties in e-commerce, particular- tionship” with Manhattan Toy finishes its terms. According Lin Zhan, ly cross-border e-commerce, as Co, a toy manufacturer based business here, the company market share,” Gurr said. “We Understanding what cus- to the notification in the com- executive the Chinese economy moves in the US. did report that orders from have no problems at all saying tomers want is crucial in this pany’s official website, Bryant director and from low-cost manufacturing “We are their biggest cus- Chinese customers hungry for the business isn’t working ... market, so Gurr is improving will return to the United King- chief finance to creating brands,” he said. tomer in the US, but they were high-quality foreign products we will simply move to other his Mandarin. Yet, he does not dom to take up a senior posi- officer of “The new economic trend not available in China,” Gurr topped 5 million during the businesses. In the areas we believe there is a great deal of tion at the company. Zhu will Soho China actually fits our agenda.” said. “Then we worked to bring past nine months. genuinely want to play, we will difference between online move to the role of vice-presi- LtdinBei- Dressed in a plaid shirt and a them here, initially through the But then, Amazon China has see triple digit growth.” shoppers here and those in dent of business alliance, jing, has pair of jeans, Gurr looks like a Amazon Global Store service. a solid infrastructure system. This style of management Western countries. Chery Automotive. resigned a year after taking typical Chinese tech entrepre- Now through direct imports, Employing 5,000 staff and will be key to the company’s “They care about getting the up the position, according to a neur. But away from the office, Chinese customers can get based in Beijing, the online success although there will be products they want at fair pri- statement released by the Baidu’s Zeng Liang he is very much the outdoors- products faster and cheaper.” giant has 13 centers scattered challenges ahead. One is the ces,”he said. “They are all look- joins Qunar’s board company last month. He is type, having competed in 12 tri- Enticing one foreign brand across major cities in the coun- length of time it takes to make ing for a good shopping the fourth CFO to resign from athlons, which involve swim- to China might not be a big try that deal with quality con- a decision here. “Sometimes, experience. Those things don’t Three sen- the largest prime office prop- ming, cycling and running. deal, but attracting 36,000 trol issues, shipping and you just need to make one and really change.” ior execu- erty developer in China since Endurance and innovation labels to the country in six delivery services. move on,” Gurr said. As for the future, Gurr does tives from the company was listed nine are part of his makeup, and months underlines the pull of Still, data from iResearch Indeed, under his manage- not see Amazon China becom- Baidu Inc years ago. The board of this came to the fore when he Amazon, Gurr added. “That is Consulting Group, a market ment, Amazon China’s global ing a totally localized version have directors will now look for a took over Amazon in China. what we can do,” research and consulting firm, sales business has taken off and of the parent company here. joined the replacement. Until the post is Last November, the company Since Amazon China launch- showed that the company it will expand even further after “I think for our organiza- board of filled, Soho China President made its first foray into cross- ed its cross-border e-commerce accounted for just 1.1 percent clinching deals to bring more tion, if you launch a purely Beijing Yan Yan will serve as CFO. border e-commerce by launch- service, there are now more of China’s B2C market in US labels here, such as Rebacca local version, you can move Qunar Information Technolo- Soho China is still in a transi- ing its global store service. than 3 million different over- terms of revenue in the first Minkoff handbags and Enfa- fast, but you will throw away gy Co Ltd, according to an tional period after a series of By doing this, Chinese cus- seas products available to quarter of this year. During grow baby products. “This will your advantages in scale and official statement published staff changes. tomers were able to buy goods shoppers on its site, an increase the same period in 2014, the ensure Chinese customers can technology,” he said. “It would by the company last month. directly from Amazon’s online of 40 fold. figure was 2.1 percent. buy authentic overseas prod- be a mistake for us to run a The three executives are Bai- — CHINA DAILY, BLOOMBERG shopping platforms from other While the company declined “I am genuinely not worried ucts that are delivered to their completely isolated business countries. Then in August, to reveal revenue figures for its because we are not chasing doors,” he said. in China.”

NEWSMAKER Liu stays on at Didi Kuaidi despite battling breast cancer

By MA SI be malignant, namely, breast helped the Beijing-based com- Kuaidi), and everyone in the hailing market, and 82 per- work ethic. When the Har- [email protected] cancer.” pany raise $3 billion from company. Like the brightest cent of the country’s vard graduate was at Gold- Liu has since been dis- investors in the latest round star in the night, I will contin- chauffeur-booking service. It man Sachs, she worked up to Liu Qing, one of the most charged from hospital and of financing. ue to shine — we will all con- is also rapidly expanding 140 hours a week. powerful businesswomen in will continue to serve as presi- “In the near future, I will tinue to shine.” abroad through investments She once said: “I looked like China, has been diagnosed dent of Didi Kuaidi. have to work at home, espe- Didi Kuaidi claims to have and global partnerships. 42 years old when I was only with breast cancer. “I am now feeling good,” she cially when I’m having treat- 99 percent of China’s taxi- Liu is well-known for her 24.” The president of Didi said in the message. “The doc- ment,” she said. Kuaidi, a mobile car-hailing tors and I are optimistic. The After the e-mail was made platform, will continue to cancer won’t have too much public, Didi Kuaidi that senior work at the company after impact on my life and work.” executives will visit her to dis- having a tumor removed. Liu underlined that point cuss important business Liu, 37, was ranked last by attending a US-China issues. month as one of the most Internet forum in Seattle a “I have been at Didi Kuaidi influential business people in Liu Qing, president of Didi week before she sent out the for 14 months,” Liu said in the the world under the age of 40 Kuaidi. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY e-mail. e-mail. “Even though I have by Fortune magazine. Just After working for Goldman cancer, it will not stop me days later, she revealed she Sachs Group Inc for 12 years, from leading what I consider was being treated for breast surgery several days ago and a she joined Didi Kuaidi in to be a great company. cancer in an internal e-mail to tumor was removed,” she said 2014. By using her experience “I will continue to support staff on Sept 30. “I had a small in the e-mail. “It turned out to in investment banking, she Cheng Wei (CEO of Didi 16 BUSINESS Monday, October 12, 2015 CHINA DAILY USA

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A deal could year Beijing-based China The banker gave up tickets be signed as soon as this Renaissance, which has to the Singapore Formula month, the people said, asking focused on Internet deals One Grand Prix race, cancel- Workers install the logo of China Resources Corp in Nantong, Jiangsu province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY not to be identified as the since its 2004 founding, has ing his plans at the last min- MEDICAL information is private. worked both sides in a mul- ute to lead the deal China Reform’s investment tibillion-dollar transaction. negotiations, he said. would help China Towerpay for Such dual mandates leave Bao’s advisory firm had to construction of a network of less room for the bulge- help the two competitors, electric-car charging stations, bracket investment banks in locked in a costly battle to China Resources unit to the people said. 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It is “We are investing $300 important now to grow the data center million in Hangzhou, the big- product’s penetration and Marks & Spencer gest investment we have ever introduce more usage occa- By BLOOMBERG made. The shift from ‘sold in sions,” Yu said. China’ to ‘made in China’ will Ferrero marketing of its to launch flagship Alibaba Group Holding Ltd be a turning point in the next flagship ball-shaped choco- opened its second data center five-year plan,” he said. lates typically targets middle- in Silicon Valley in the United The manufacturer of a class shoppers, who can States as it invests $1 billion in range of products including afford quality products and store in Beijing its cloud computing business the popular Nutella choco- who have strong aspiration globally to compete with Ama- late spread and Kinder Sur- for Western lifestyles, said Yu. zon.com Inc for clients. prise brands, Luxembourg- “We see strong growth By WANG ZHUOQIONG neighboring cities earlier The facility will target cus- based Ferrero currently momentum in third-to-fifth- this year tomers on the US West Coast claims an commanding 24 tier cities, indicating huge British retailer Marks & Marks & Spencer launched in the next three to five years, percent of the Chinese choc- white space to grow business Spencer Plc is setting up a its online store on Tmall in said Ethan Yu, who is leading olate confectionery market, if a brand is closer to con- new flagship store in Beijing January 2013 offering cloth- Customers stop for clothes in a Marks & Spencer store in Brus- the AliCloud unit’s interna- employing 300 staff in the sumers in those cities. this winter to further expand ing and food products. This sels, Belgium. REUTERS tional expansion. Alibaba is country, according to The “They usually buy Ferrero its presence in China. was followed by the launch of planning its first data center in Nielsen Co, the global mar- chocolate for gifts, during The store, expected to be its wine e-shop on JD in May Europe in the first half of 2016. keting research firm. wedding occasions and holi- located at The Place, a lead- 2014. of research, Asia-Pacific at in-store marketing.” Alibaba is betting on Inter- But the domestic choco- days, he said. ing shopping mall in the Earlier this March, Marks Mintel Consulting, said Angela Wang, partner and net-based computing and big late market is still seen as “The competition for gifts capital, will spread over & Spencer announced its M&S has struggled in the managing director of the data to boost growth in the having significant room for is fierce. Foreign chocolate more than 1,500 square plan to enter key cities such past to get its message Boston Consulting Group, next decade, tapping into growth, with consumption brands are not just compet- meters and include women- as Beijing and Guangzhou across, and to establish its said hardly any foreign demand for processing and falling well behind the global ing with one another, but swear, menswear, lingerie this year and the next. Plans brand as a distinct experi- department store has sur- storage from governments, average. also with other players for and kids wear. The Food Hall also include continuous ence for Chinese consumers, vived in China so far due to finance and online gaming Consumers here eat 40-70 gifting occasions, for exam- will include Marks & Spen- investment in its existing despite the good quality of the difficulties in getting a companies. AliCloud could grams of chocolate annually ple premium wine, biscuits cer’s unrivaled quality food stores on West Nanjing Road its products. good location, which mat- account for more than $1 bil- per capita, compared with and snacks. and wines, as well as an in Shanghai during the “The opening of the Bei- ters significantly for the lion of Alibaba’s revenue by 4.3 kilograms in the United Bert Alfonso, the president in-store bakery and coffee- autumn. jing store does make sense development of the store in 2018 and public cloud States and 9 kg in Switzer- of US confectionary industry to-go station. It had closed five of its sup- in that the capital is a good a saturating market. But the presents a $120 billion global land, the highest in the giant Hershey’s Internation- “The move is in line with porting stores in Shanghai by potential market for M&S, diversity of the department market opportunity, accord- world, according to research al Inc, forecast at the Con- Marks & Spencer’s growth August and reviewed its head given that there are plenty stores in China is still low, ing to research by SunTrust company Euromonitor sumer Analyst Group of New plans for its China business office resource structure in of well-off consumers,” said creating room for those who Robinson Humphrey Inc. International. York conference earlier this and builds on the growing line with growth plans. Crabbe. “I like the idea of are unique and specialized, “In our expansion we run Zhang Hongming, the year that chocolate sales in popularity in Beijing for The retailer, which opened incorporating an in-store she said. into Amazon Web Services fre- mayor of Hangzhou, said the China are expected to Marks & Spencer products its first store in the Chinese bakery and coffee-to-go In addition, strong pur- quently as we both are city offers rich potential to expand to $4.3 billion by through its online sites on mainland in 2008, has more station. This gives consum- chasing power of the Chi- addressing a fast-growing foreign investors such as the 2019, about 60 percent leading Chinese websites like than 840 outlets in the Unit- ers more of an incentive to nese middle class is boosting market,” Yu said. “As a compet- famous chocolatier, as does increase from $2.7 billion in Tmall and JD,” the company ed Kingdom and more than venture in, and once in sales of quality food and itor there are a lot of things we the wider Yangtze River Del- 2014, lifted by strong said in a statement. The Brit- 480 in other countries and store, for the retailer to apparel products, despite could learn from them, but ta area and the Asian market. demand from the growing ish retailer had closed some regions. grab consumer attention the economic slowdown, there’s also a lot of ways we can Jason Yu, general manager urban population. stores in Shanghai and other Matthew Crabbe, director with well-conceived said Wang. differentiate ourselves.”