Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (R), Liu Wang (C) and Liu Yang (female) attended the setting-out ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province on June 16, 2012. They took the Shenzhou-9 manned spacecraft into space and entered the Tiangong-1 space lab module which has been in the orbit for nine months on June 18. They will stay in the space lab for more than one week before returning to the Earth. The leaders of BRICS nations met in Los Cabos, Mexico on Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met with Indian External June 18, 2012 before G20 Summit and agreed to boost Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna at the Great Hall of the People cooperation within the group of five major emerging in Beijing on June 6, 2012. Mr. Krishna was in Beijing for the economies. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Indian An Indian Navy fleet consisting of the Guided Missile External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna at the Great Hall of Stealth Frigate Shivalik, the Guided Missile Destroyer the People in Beijing on June 7, 2012. Rana, the Guided Missile Corvette Karmuk and the versatile Fleet Tanker Shakti under the command of Rear Admiral P. Ajit Kumar arrived at Shanghai for a 5-day friendly visit on June 13. There are 1225 Indian officials and soldiers on board. Mr. Deng Xijun (second from left), Charge d' Affairs of Mr. Wang Xuefeng, Minister of the Chinese Embassy, Chinese Embassy in India, visited Dish TV control room on presented the gift to Disha, a Class X student from June 16. Chandigarh after listening and watching her creative and vivid multimedia China information demonstration with other diplomats and their families. NEWS FROM CHINA /JUNE 2012 3 CONTENTS I. G20 & Rio+20 1. BRICS Leaders Meet in Los Cabos for Closer BRICS Cooperation, G20 Coordination 4 2. President Hu Jintao Attends the Seventh G20 Summit and Delivers an Important Speech 5 3. G20 Leaders Seek to Boost Global Growth in Los Cabos Summit 7 4. G20 Los Cabos Leaders’ Summit Closes, With New Agreements Reached 8 5. Tackling Challenges for Sustainable Development 9 6. China Looks Forward to Rio+20 Summit with Six-point Proposal 12 7. Chinese Premier Leaves for Rio+20 Conference, Four-nation Latin America Tour 13 8. Chinese Premier Arrives in Rio de Janeiro to Kick Off Latin America Tour 13 9. Chinese Premier Urges Joint Efforts to Promote Sustainable Development 14 II. Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Beijing 1. SCO Summit Opens in Beijing 15 2. Upholding Lasting Peace, Promoting Common Prosperity 19 3. SCO Beijing Summit Holds Small-Scale Meeting 21 4. Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan Addresses the Opening Ceremony of the SCO Business Forum 23 5. Declaration of the Heads of State of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation 24 Organization on Building a Region of Lasting Peace and Common Prosperity 6. Press Communiqué of the Meeting of the Council of The Heads of the Member States 29 of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 7. Chinese Vice Premier Meets India’s Foreign Minister, Pledging Closer Cooperation 32 III. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS 1. China Successfully Launches Spaceship with First Female Astronaut 33 2. Chinese Space Station to Benefit World 34 3. China’s Manned Submersible Reaches 6,965 Meters under Sea 35 4. National College Entrance Examination: A Nerve-wracking Experience for Parents 36 5. China to Help 13 Million Disable People Obtain Rehabilitation 37 6. China Plans to Accelerate Internet Construction 38 7. A New Green Plan 38 8. Operable Democracy 41 9. Tasting China 44 IV. SOUTH CHINA SEA 1. Ten Questions Regarding Huangyan Island 47 V. TIBET TODAY 1. Great Progress in Tibet after Democratic Reforms: Western Sociologists 51 2. Panchen Lama’s Guru Offers Grand Buddhist Ritual 52 3. Environmental Protection Stressed in Railway Construction 53 4. Tibet Receives 26 Percent More Tourists in Jan.-May Period 53 5. Foreign Tourists in Tibet 54 4 NEWS FROM CHINA /JUNE 2012 I. G20 & Rio+20 BRICS Leaders Meet in Los Cabos for Closer BRICS Cooperation, G20 Coordination Chinese President Hu Jintao attended the meeting, held on the sidelines of a G20 summit in this Mexican resort city, along with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma. Hu urged the G20 summit, which will start later in the day, to pick up the all-in-the-same-boat spirit and buoy up the international community’s confidence in the global economic On June 18, 2012, the leaders of BRICS nations met in LOS CABOS, Mexico and agreed to boost cooperation within the group of five major recovery. emerging economies. Noting that BRICS members have departments. boosted coordination and cooperation in a variety They should also step up coordination and of areas, Hu said the BRICS nations should next cooperation in a bid to play an active role in the commit themselves to promoting economic growth international community’s effort to resolve the and improving the people’s livelihood. European debt crisis, he added. The five countries should “manage their own As regards the G20 meeting, Hu said the Los things well, maintain the momentum of Cabos summit is held against the background of a development and contribute to the recovery of the world economy beset with instability and world economy,” he said. uncertainty, and thus has drawn great attention The BRICS nations, Hu added, should firmly worldwide. push forward the reforms in international China supports the BRICS nations to economy and financing so as to increase the coordinate their stances and jointly push for presence and say of emerging economies and positive results at the summit, which should reflect developing countries, improve global economic the all-in-the-same-boat spirit and a commitment governance, and create an institutional framework to mutual benefit, said the president. conducive to long-term, healthy growth of the The G20 conference, he said, should focus on world economy. coordinating macro-economic policies, reinforcing The president also said the BRICS nations the international community’s confidence in the should jointly work to deepen pragmatic global economic recovery and demonstrating the cooperation in various areas and strengthen group’s spirit of cooperative partnership in jointly consultations among their fiscal and finance NEWS FROM CHINA /JUNE 2012 5 addressing major risks and challenges in global The BRICS leaders agreed that ensuring economy and financing. sufficient resources for the IMF is conducive to the In addition, Hu called on the G20 summit to international community’s efforts to tackle the adopt a development-oriented perspective, pay due current major challenges in global economy and attention to the opinions of emerging economies financing. and developing countries, and guarantee their The BRICS nations are ready to help, they said, rights of and space for development. while stressing that the IMF should implement the While discussing the issue of boosting funds 2010 reform plan on its quotas and governance in for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Hu a comprehensive and timely manner. emphasized that the G20 members have to take The leaders also discussed the possibility of the global economic stability and growth into setting up a currency swap arrangement and a account and encourage and support euro-zone foreign exchange reserve pool within the five- nations to adopt due measures to lift market member framework. confidence. President Hu Jintao Attends the Seventh G20 Summit and Delivers an Important Speech On June 18, 2012, the Seventh G20 Summit accumulated. In such a circumstance, the was held in Los Cabos, Mexico. President Hu Jintao international community must consolidate the attended the summit and delivered an important outcome of addressing the international financial speech entitled “Seeking Progress while crisis and maintain economic and social stability Maintaining Stability and Working Together to and development. At the same time, the Promote Development”. He stressed that the world international community must seek progress, economy is in a critical transitional period. There explore new ideas, take new initiatives, solve new is a long way to go to improve global economic problems, and promote the strong, sustainable and governance. the international community should balanced growth of global economy. greatly cherish the role and impact of G20 and First, the international community should firmly grasp the trend of world economic unswervingly promote the stabilization and development. the international community should recovery of world economy. At present, the main work together in a spirit of solidarity, coordination tasks of the members of G20 remain to maintain and cooperation to jointly overcome the risks and growth, promote employment, and ensure challenges on the road ahead and promote the stability. The international community should, in development and prosperity of the world. a spirit of helping each other and seeking win-win In his speech, Hu pointed out that since the cooperation, consolidate and strengthen the hard- Cannes Summit, the global economy has won recovery; the international community should maintained the momentum of recovery; however continue to support some European countries to unstable and uncertain factors are still outstanding; solve the debt problems in a constructive and the deep-rooted contradictions resulting in the cooperative manner and strive to get these international