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Disciplinary watchdogs to investigate vaccine scandals

By YANG WANLI Inside supervision and those who [email protected] may have benefited illegally. • Editorial > p9 Help was offered to parents Jilin and Shandong provin­ • Comment > p10 concerned about whether the cial anti­corruption watch­ vaccines their children received dogs announced on Tuesday are involved in the scandals. that they will launch investiga­ department in Changchun, Ali Health, Alibaba’s medi­ tions on the recent vaccine the provincial capital, and the cal health division, released an scandals. Special teams have disciplinary team of the pro­ online app on Tuesday to trace been set up in the two provin­ vincial drug administration to a vaccine’s identity code, pro­ ces to conduct inspections see whether there was derelic­ duction information and expi­ regarding any possible corrup­ tion or neglect of duty. ration date. tion problems. The State Drug Administra­ Users can find the app with Changchun Changsheng tion announced last week that the key words “vaccine check” Bio­tech Co, a major vaccine Changchun Changsheng Bio­ in Alibaba’s Taobao online producer based in Jilin prov­ tech also had fudged produc­ shopping platform or Alipay ince, sold more than 252,600 tion records for rabies system. doses of substandard diphthe­ vaccines for human use. Detailed information about ria, tetanus and pertussis The administration vowed the dose will be shown after (DTaP) vaccines for infants in on Monday that it will launch entering the vaccine informa­ Shandong province. a thorough investigation of tion. If a dose is on the vaccine Police in Changchun said 15 the whole process of vaccine recall list, the app will show suspects including the compa­ production and sales of the users a red alarm symbol with ny’s chairwoman, surnamed Changsheng company to get the recall information. President Xi Jinping meets with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, in Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday. They are Gao, were placed under crimi­ to the bottom of the matter “I hope more positive accompanied by Xi’s wife, Peng Liyuan, and Ramaphosa’s wife, Tshepo Motsepe. XIE HUANCHI / XINHUA nal detention as the investiga­ and secure evidence. changes will be witnessed to tion continued. On Monday, President Xi improve vaccine safety in Chi­ “Anyone or any department Jinping ordered a thorough na. Apart from a more strict that is responsible for the case investigation into illegal vac­ inspection system and tough­ will be punished resolutely in cine production and serious er punishment, transparency accordance with discipline punishment of those found of inspection results is also Xi unveils plans to increase and laws,” said the statement responsible. needed,” said Tao Lina, a med­ posted on the Central Com­ Shandong provincial disci­ ical expert from the Shanghai mission for Discipline Inspec­ plinary and supervisory com­ Center for Disease Control tion of the Communist Party of missions said on Tuesday that and Prevention. China and National Supervi­ they have established a team “If the quality inspection imports from South Africa sory Commission. for an investigation of people data is available for the public The provincial commission is and departments involved. and helps people make their now examining leads and It will investigate potential own choice among different President, counterpart oversee signing of multiple cooperative documents reports on the case, according problems that occurred in the companies, it will boost healthy to the statement. process of obtaining and use of competition in the market,” Tao By AN BAIJIE ential developing countries Both sides agreed that Chi­ lateral issues. It ordered the disciplinary the vaccines, including lack of said. in Pretoria, South Africa and emerging markets, and na­South Africa cooperation “This year we celebrate 20 [email protected] they have agreed to enhance should be people­centered, he years of a very close relation­ strategic coordination, sup­ said, and the people of the ship between China and Freshly minted China would like to take port multilateralism and safe­ two countries should benefit South Africa,” Ramaphosa proactive measures to expand guard the multilateral trade from the cooperation. said, adding that relations imports from South Africa system, Xi said. Xi said that Ramaphosa have developed consistently amid the two countries’ They should enhance coop­ has accepted his invitation to in that time. efforts to boost strategic coor­ eration in such areas as infra­ make a state visit to China in On Monday evening, Xi dination, President Xi Jin­ structure, trade, investment, September, when the South and his wife, Peng Liyuan, ping said on Tuesday. finance and the Belt and African president will attend were greeted by high­ranking Xi made the remark while Road Initiative, Xi said. the Beijing Summit of the South African government meeting the media with his Saying that the China­ Forum on China­Africa Coop­ officials at the airport in Pre­ South African counterpart, South Africa relationship is at eration. toria. Cyril Ramaphosa, in Pretoria a new historical juncture, Xi Xi said China supports China is South Africa’s larg­ during his third state visit to added that the two nations South Africa in making the est trading partner and South South Africa. are confident in developing a 10th BRICS Summit, held in Africa is China’s largest trad­ China and South Africa brighter future for bilateral Johannesburg from Wednes­ ing partner in Africa. South signed a number of coopera­ relations. day to Friday, a successful Africa is the fourth stop of Xi’s tion documents covering During the meeting, the one. five­nation Middle East and such areas as trade, invest­ presidents reached important Ramaphosa called the Africa tour, which has taken ment, finance and visa simpli­ consensus on developing the meeting with Xi a success him to the United Arab Emir­ fication with the two leaders China­South Africa compre­ and said they had a wide ates, Senegal and Rwanda. He as witnesses. hensive strategic partnership range of discussions covering will also visit Mauritius dur­ The two nations are influ­ in the new period, Xi said. bilateral relations and multi­ ing a stopover.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo­po (third right); Norman Chan Tak­lam (second left), chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and chief executives of the three note­issuing banks — HSBC, Trade war’s effect on manufacturing ‘limited’ Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Standard Chartered Bank — display new HK$1,000 banknotes on Tues­ day. These HK$1,000 notes will go into circulation in the last quarter of this year. New HK$500 notes will be released early next year, while fresh HK$100, HK$50 and HK$20 notes will be issued in batches By MA SI Inside “We will gear up the steps Year-on-year growth between next year and 2020. ROY LIU / CHINA DAILY [email protected] to build China into an rate of industrial advanced manufacturing Editorial > p9 output in 2018 China’s efforts to upgrade its power … and we sincerely manufacturing sector are welcome foreign companies (Unit: percent) totally inclusive and open­ the Ministry of Industry and to take part in such efforts,” Jan- Feb 7.2 Lam to focus on cultural ties in visit ended, and ongoing Sino­US Information Technology, said Huang said. March 6 trade frictions have “limited China’s strategy to upgrade The spokesman said the By LI BINGCUN in Hong Kong Kong­based non­profit arts ment last year. April 7 impacts” on its sprawling manufacturing is based on the trade spat with the United [email protected] group dedicated to promoting According to media reports, industrial economy, the coun­ philosophy of openness and States will not derail China’s May 6.8 Cantonese Opera to the young­ up to 10,000 people participat­ try’s top industry regulator win­win cooperation. It is industrial growth. June 6 Chief Executive Carrie Lam er generation. ed in 750 cultural communica­ said on Tuesday. absolutely in line with interna­ Source: National Bureau of Statistics Cheng Yuet­ngor will highlight The association offers regu­ tion projects between Hong Huang Libin, spokesman for tional practices, he said. See Trade, page 5 CHINA DAILY closer cultural relations lar training classes and occa­ Kong and the mainland every between Hong Kong and the sional workshops for youths year since 2012. mainland during her Beijing and children in the city. Since During her four­day visit, visit, which starts today 2004, it has held annual Can­ Lam will also visit central gov­ Access sought for single women to (Wednesday). tonese Opera performances, ernment ministries and other Lam will watch a Cantonese starring child actors, in Hong organizations. The CE will meet Opera performance by 30 Kong theaters. young participants from Hong assisted reproductive technology Hong Kong actors aged from 6 Cantonese Opera became Kong who have joined intern­ to 20 on Friday — one of the Hong Kong’s first contribution ship programs on the mainland. outcomes of an agreement to the world’s intangible cultur­ Director of the CE’s Office By WANG XIAODONG out of wedlock have the same reality few single women between the special adminis­ al heritage when the art form Eric Chan Kwok­ki will accom­ and SHAN JUAN rights as those born of married have done so, it said. trative region government and was inscribed onto the UNES­ pany Lam during the visit. Sec­ couples, the National Health In June, Li Jun, a lawyer at central government on deep­ CO Representative List of the retary for Innovation and China will intensify Commission said in a state­ the Dehehantong Law Firm ening cultural ties — the CE’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Technology Nicholas Yang research to improve laws and ment provided to China Daily. in Shanghai, sent an applica­ Office said on Tuesday. Humanity in 2009. Wei­hsiung, Secretary for regulations to ensure the However, it is against tradi­ tion to the commission by The performance, sponsored To give Hong Kong art orga­ Home Affairs Lau Kong­wah INSIDE right of unmarried women to tion that single women give express mail requesting it to by the Ministry of Culture and nizations more chances to per­ and Secretary for Constitu­ give birth, the top health birth, and the lawful rights of revise regulations that forbid Tourism, was organized by form on the mainland, the SAR tional and Mainland Affairs Summer authority said in response to children should also be con­ single women to use assisted Sing Fai Cantonese Opera Pro­ government and the Ministry Patrick Nip Tak­kuen will join appeals to give single women sidered in making related reproductive technology. motion Association, a Hong of Culture signed the agree­ parts of the visit. camp time access to assisted reproduc­ regulations, the commission Li said on Tuesday she had for culture tive technologies. said. Although there have yet to receive a reply from the The law does not ban been public appeals to allow commission. A member of © 2018 China Daily YOUTH, p20 unmarried women from giv­ single women to use assisted the Asia News All Rights Reserved ing birth, and children born reproductive technology, in See Birth, page 5 Network Vol. 22 — No. 6625