NEWS FROM CHINA /JANUARY 2013 3 CONTENTS I. CHINA-INDIA RELATIONS 1. Hu Jintao Appoints Wei Wei as New Ambassador to India 4 2. Indian PM Meets with Chinese State Councilor on Bilateral Ties 4 3. China Calls for Reinforcement of Cooperation among BRICS Countries 5 4. China, India Agree to Strengthen Military Ties 6 5. Partners in Cooperation, not Rivals in Competition 6 6. Let’s Get Real about China 8 7. China to Host First South Asia Expo to Boost Trade 10 8. “Made in China” Indian Doctors Now in High Demand 11 II. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 1. China Is Ready to Work with Russia to Develop Bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of 13 Coordination, Xi Jinping Emphasizes during the Meeting with United Russia Party Delegation 2. China, Russia Pledge Closer Security Cooperation 13 3. U.S. President Obama Meets with Wang Qishan 14 4. China Closely Monitoring Japanese Encroachment on Diaoyu Islands 15 5. China Urges Dialogue After India-Pakistan Kashmir Violence 16 6. Why Is It Important for China to Strive for a New Type of Relations of Long-term Stability and 16 Sound Growth with Other Major Countries? 7. What will China Do to Remain a Reliable Friend and Sincere Partner of Other Developing Countries? 18 III. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS 1. More Proactive? 19 2. A Stable 2012, a Promising 2013 21 3. China Builds Nuclear Power Plant with 4th-Generation Features 24 4. Show and Tell 25 5. Justice Through Internet 28 6. Talk of the Township 30 IV. TIBET TODAY 1. Self-immolation against Buddhist Values, Say Monk 32 2. Tibet Releases 2012 Economic Data 33 3. All-China Women’s Federation Donated Books to Tibet 33 4. World First Yak Museum to be Born in 2014 34 5. Ta’er Monastery Named National 5A Tourist Attraction 34 6. Lhasa’s Old City Zone Gets Face-Lift 35 7. Tibet Holds 600-Year-Old Fire Offering Ceremony 36 8. Tibet Opera to Return to Center Stage 37 9. An Abiding Love for the Land 38 10. Rainbow—— on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway 39 11. The Holy Place Drak Yerpa Monastery 43 4 NEWS FROM CHINA /JANUARY 2013 I. CHINA INDIA RELATIONS Hu Jintao Appoints Wei Wei as New Ambassador to India Chinese President Hu Jintao has appointed a Congress (NPC) on January 16, 2013. new ambassador to India in line with the decision Wei Wei has been appointed Ambassador to by Standing Committee of the National People’s India, replacing Zhang Yan. Indian PM Meets with Chinese State Councilor on Bilateral Ties On January 10, 2013, Indian Prime Minister India have seen great development in their bilateral Manmohan Singh met with visiting Chinese State relations. The two countries have efficiently Councilor Dai Bingguo, who was attending the controlled their disputes and differences and have Third Meeting of BRICS High Representatives for pushed forward development of bilateral relations, Security Issues in the Indian capital New Delhi. while gradually finding a pragmatic way of Dai conveyed to the Indian Prime Minister maintaining friendly relationship of co-existence cordial greetings and good wishes from Chinese between them. He said that in the next five to 10 President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, and years, China and India will see a strategically delivered a letter from Xi Jinping, General Secretary important period of opportunities to develop their of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central relations. Dai expressed his hope that the two Committee, to Prime Minister Singh. Xi said in the countries will highly cherish, maintain and develop letter that China-India relations have maintained the momentum of good relationship while stable development in the past few years, which expressing confidence that China-India relations has brought about substantial benefits to the two will see greater and better development with the countries and the two peoples. Xi said that the care and guidance of the leaders of the two world has enough space for China and India to countries. achieve common development, and the world also Prime Minister Singh asked Dai to convey his needs their common development. He said that cordial greetings to Chinese leaders and expressed China will, as it has been doing, attach great his appreciation of the view of General Secretary importance to developing relations with India and Xi Jinping on the future development of bilateral expects to carry out close cooperation with India ties. Singh emphasized that it is a priority of the to create a brighter future of their bilateral Indian government to maintain good relations with relations. China and that India is willing to work with China Dai said during his meeting with Prime to grasp the opportunity in enhancing pragmatic Minister Singh that in the past 10 years, China and cooperation in all areas as well as communication NEWS FROM CHINA /JANUARY 2013 5 and coordination in international issues and in Dai also met with Indian National Security deepening India-China strategic cooperative Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon on January 11. partnership. China Calls for Reinforcement of Cooperation among BRICS Countries On January 10, 2013, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo attended the Third Meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues in the Indian capital New Delhi. During the meeting, Dai said the world is undergoing major and fundamental changes, which are marked by the fast resurgence of newly emerging market economies and developing countries on all continents across the world. These new emerging economies and developing countries have become a major force in pushing forward the formation of a multi-polar world structure and transformation of international structure and the democratization of international relations, as relations and in pulling ahead the growth of world well as the change of world political and economic economy, he said. They are also exerting maps, said the senior Chinese official. Dai increasingly wider and more important impact on suggested that BRICS countries establish more confidence in their own ways and prospects of development and in cooperation among themselves by promoting the ideas of solidarity, cooperation and win-win situation. He called for deepening, consolidating and strengthening cooperation of mutual benefits, better coordination in international and regional affairs for seeking international justice, promoting world peace and development and setting up a new model of state-to-state relations in the era of globalization. 6 NEWS FROM CHINA /JANUARY 2013 The meeting was chaired by Indian National many consensuses. Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon and was In the afternoon, Indian Prime Minister attended by senior officials from Russia, Brazil and Manmohan Singh met with participating heads South Africa. The attendants of the meeting made of national delegations and Dai attended the in-depth exchange of views on international meeting. Dai also met with South African Minister situation and BRICS cooperation and reached of State Security Siyabonga Cwele. China, India Agree to Strengthen Military Ties Chinese and Indian senior military officials met in Beijing on Jan.14, 2013 and agreed to strengthen ties. Xu Qiliang, Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, met with Indian Defense Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma. Xu said China and India, being the biggest developing countries in the world, are important neighbors for each other. He noted that the two countries have extensive common interests and developing friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation is in line with the common aspiration of the two peoples as well as global development. He said that he believes that the two countries cooperation in order to promote the strategic have enough wisdom and ability to handle their partnership for peace and prosperity and make a relationship and are able to pave a healthy and positive contribution to world and regional peace stable development path for it. and stability. Xu said China attaches great importance in Sharma said India attaches great importance developing military ties with India and hopes to to developing its relationship with China and he increase mutual strategic trust, enhance friendly is confident in the future progress of military communication and deepen pragmatic relations between the two countries. Partners in Cooperation, not Rivals in Competition On December 26, 2012, the Indian English on its Editorial Page and website. The content is Newspaper The Hindu published the article of Mr. about the 18th CPC National Congress and China- Deng Xijun, Chargé d’ Affaires of Chinese Embassy India relations. The full text is as follows: NEWS FROM CHINA /JANUARY 2013 7 Leading a large developing country with 1.3 people’s democracy, uphold the rule of law and billion people to modernisation and national respect and protect human rights. It will improve renewal is the cherished “China Dream” of the civic morality all-round. It will fully inspire cultural world’s biggest ruling party. The just-concluded creativity and enhance cultural soft power. It will 18th National Congress of the Communist Party tackle problems in the fields of education, of China (CPC) wrought a blueprint to realise that employment, social security, health care, housing dream. and so on, so as to raise people’s living standards. The path decides destiny. As the report at the It will promote ecological progress, resource 18th Party Congress has stated, China will hold conservation and environment protection. high the banner of socialism with Chinese On the path of pursuing the “China Dream,” characteristics. It will free up the mind and the nation has made a commitment that it would implement reform policies. It will open up, pool continue to hold high the banner of peace, strengths, overcome difficulties, and strive to development, cooperation and mutual benefit. It complete the building of a moderately prosperous will promote equality, mutual trust, inclusiveness, society.