1 VOL. XXVIII No. 4 April 2016 Rs. 20.00 CHINA'S BULLET TRAIN CRH380 2 Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Sushma Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Sonia Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of India Gandhi, the President of Congress Party Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Ajit Ambassador Le Yucheng pays a farewell call to Doval,Indian National Security Adviser Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary of India Liu Jinsong,Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy, visits Ambassador Le Yucheng attends the Sichuan Tourism O.P. Jindal Global University promotion in India About Qingdao, Hyderabad’s Sister City ABOUT QINGDAO, HYDERABAD'S SISTER CITY Qingdao, China’s Sailing City, continues to attract tourists and international businesses from around the world. The abundance of natural beauty, talented human resources, three central business districts, and the new Blue Silicon Valley continue to lure foreign investment. In 2008, Qingdao hosted the Sailing Regattas of the 29th Olympic Games as well as the 13th Paralympic Games at the Olympic Sailing Centre & International Marina. In 2009, China’s Sailing City welcomed sailors from the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR 2008-2009). In 2014, Qingdao hosted the Inter national Hor ticultural News From China April 2016 3 About Qingdao, Hyderabad’s Sister City Exposition in Baiguo Mountain Park of Licang District. Qingdao annually hosts the International Sailing Week , SINO CES, and International Beer Festival. The Clipper Round The World Yacht Race is hosted bi-annually. The coastal waters of Jiaonan, now part of Qingdao’s Huangdao District, are home to China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning. The naval base, home to China’s North Sea Fleet, extends into the mountains behind the seaport and has extensive underground facilities that house a compliment of nuclear missiles and ammunition. In April 2014, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the carrier Liaoning at the naval base during his first official in Jiaozhou Bay. Qingdao has eight second-largest in China. It handles visit to China. urban districts (Shinan, Laoshan, more imports of natural rubber, Huangdao, Shibei, Licang, Hongdao, cotton and crude oil than any other Qingdao Geography, Jimo, and Jiaozhou) and jurisdiction port in the country. Demographics, Economy, & over four county level cities (Jimo, The Qingdao Economic & Tourism Jiaozhou, Pingdu, Laixi). Facing the Technological Development Zone As of November 16th 2015, Yellow Sea, Qingdao occupies (QETDZ), Sino-German High- Qingdao implemented a 72-hour 10,645 square kilometers of land Tech Ecology Park, and three visa-free transit policy to facilitate with a population of more than 8.7 Central Business Districts combine business and tourism. Visitors can million. to form Shandong’s premier enjoy a 72 hour visa-free stay while As one of China’s most international business Mecca and taking an international transfer via important independent coastal Blue Silicon Valley. Qingdao’s major Liuting International Airport. regions with state planning and industries include trade, light Also know as the Switzerland of budgeting powers, the city has industr y, home appliances, the east, Qingdao lies on the experienced rapid growth over the petrochemicals, vehicles, textile southern tip of Shandong Peninsula last decade. Qingdao’s Port is the processing, food processing, machinery, pharmaceuticals, tourism and oceanography research. Qingdao is well known for its European architecture, attractive coastal landscapes, and local folklore. Popular attractions include mystical Mount Lao, Badaguan, Tsingtao Brewery Museum, and Zhongshan Park. With its abundance of natural beauty, the year-round schedule of international events and seasonal tourist attractions make China¡¯s Sailing City an ideal tourist destination for both domestic and international travelers. 4 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit 1. Strengthen Global Nuclear Security Architecture and Promote Global 6 Nuclear Security Governance 2. Xi Jinping Attends Leaders' Meeting of Six Countries on Iranian Nuclear Issue 10 S 3. Actively Expand Mutually Beneficial and Win-win Cooperation and Firmly 12 Push Forward Global Security Governance 2016 Boao Forum for Asia 1. Li Keqiang Holds Dialogue with Representatives from Sectors of Industry and 17 Commerce, Finance, Think Tank and Media Attending the 2016 Annual Conference of Boao Forum for Asia T 2. Li Keqiang Meets with Members of Board of Directors of the Boao Forum for Asia 20 China-India Relations 1. Remarks by Ambassador Le Yucheng at VIF 22 2. Remarks by Ambassador Le Yucheng at the Reception to Mark First Anniversary 25 of New Kailash Manasarovar Yatra Route via Nathula Pass 3. Written Interview with Chinese Ambassador Le Yucheng (Deccan Herald) 28 4. Minister Liu Jinsong visits Delhi University 31 N 5. Liu Jinsong, Charge d'Affaires of Chinese Embassy, Turned Over the Letters of 33 Consolation to Pradeep Kumar Rawat 6. China-India Cooperation on Production Capacity—the New Supporting 34 of the World Economy Growth External Affairs 1. China-U.S. Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change 36 E 2. Xi Jinping Meets with Duke of York Prince Andrew of the UK 38 3. Li Keqiang Meets with President Johann N. Schneider-Ammann of the 39 Swiss Confederation 4. Yang Jiechi meets German FM in Beijing 41 5. Wang Yi Meets with President U Htin Kyaw of Myanmar 41 China's Economy T 1. Chinese Economy Improving Amid Pro-growth Measures 43 2. China's Economic Reform Deserves Objective, Comprehensive Evaluation 44 3. Baidu Ryes Mass Production of Driverless Cars in Five Years 46 4. Samsung Pay Launched in China in Partnership with China UnionPay 47 5. Huawei 2015 Profits up 33 Pct 47 6. Chinese High-speed: An Evaluation of Traffic 49 Chinese Culture & Films 1. Chinese Films Become Highlight of 49th Houston Int'l Film Festival 54 N 2. Huang Lei Plays Lead Role in "Midnight Diner" 55 3. Nepali Edition of "My Father Deng Xiaoping: The War Years" Released 56 4. Xinhua Insight: Chinese Film Industry Takes Lessons from Hollywood 57 Tibet Today 1. Free WiFi on Buses in Tibet's Lhasa 59 2. Tibet Plans for Duty-free Shops 60 O 3. Tibetan IPO Rush Continues with New Shanghai Listing 61 Book Review – Contemporary China's Diplomacy 61 Instructions for Chinese Visa Application 62 Flights Between China and India 71 CCTV 73 CRI 74 C The 4th Nuclear Security Summit The 4th Nuclear Security Summit STRENGTHEN GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ARCHITECTURE AND PROMOTE GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY GOVERNANCE Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China At the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington D.C. Washington D.C., 1 April 2016 President Obama, to thank President Obama and the strengthen nuclear security. Over the Dear Colleagues, US government for the thoughtful past 60 years, thanks to the arrangements. c o n c e r t e d e f f o r t s o f t h e It gives me great pleasure to join international community, the public you in Washington D.C. for this Sixty years ago, humanity started awareness of nuclear security has i m p o r t a n t d i s c u s s i o n o n the peaceful use of nuclear energy been greatly enhanced, nuclear international nuclear security. I want and embarked on a path to security cooperation has yielded 6 News From China April 2016 The 4th Nuclear Security Summit fruitful results, and the nuclear improving world order. The wanted to find a solution that security capability of countries has conclusion of the Nuclear Security addresses the root cause of the markedly improved. Summit will not be the end of our problem. We must bear in mind the endeavor, rather it will be the well-being of humanity, build a new The Nuclear Security Summit beginning of a new journey. type of international relations process, which started in 2010, has featuring win-win cooperation, provided a major boost to Dear Colleagues, steadfastly advance global security international nuclear security. Six governance, uphold a peaceful and years on, from developing common At the Summit in The Hague, I stable international environment, goals, establishing key priorities to called for the building of a global promote common development and mapping out the blueprint for the nuclear security architecture prosperity of all countries, and future, we have made our solid featuring fairness and win-win facilitate mutual learning and contribution to this great cause. cooperation. The principle of exchanges between different fairness secures a strong foundation, civilizations. Only in this way can we Two years ago, at the Third a cooperative approach generates remove the breeding ground of Nuclear Security Summit in The momentum for development, while nuclear terrorism at an early date. Hague, I suggested that countries a win-win prospect gives us greater s h o u l d f o l l ow a s e n s i b l e, confidence. Together, they will -Stepping up national coordinated and balanced approach provide strong and sustainable responsibility and tightening up to nuclear security, and put it on the institutional guarantee for mankind a line of defense that is track of sound and sustainable to benefit from nuclear energy with sustainable. Just as a country makes development. I am pleased to note security. We should work together its own choice to develop nuclear that new progress has been made in and make fresh efforts to realize this energy, it bears unshirkable improving global nuclear security grand objective. responsibility to ensure nuclear over the past two years. security. Taking into account -Stepping up political input national conditions, we must, at the That being said, we have no and sticking to the direction of national level, plan and implement reason to be self-complacent and addressing both symptoms and nuclear security strategy, formulate slacken our efforts.