CHINA DAILY HONG KONG EDITION Thursday, July 12, 2018 TOP NEWS 3 580,000 Li calls for cooperation with Germany evacuated, Nation welcomes more investment in The exhibition was a fol- analyses of traffic big data. try the new technology. After ment with market promotion low-up of German Chancel- After hearing that German that, Li invited Merkel to to realize win-win outcomes, as typhoon automaking, self-driving technologies lor Angela Merkel’s visit to automakers have started experience such a car in Chi- Li said. China welcomes Ger- Beijing in May, when she said comprehensive cooperation na next time. many’s self-driving technolo- Germany would like to work with Chinese universities in He said German compa- gies, he said, adding that hits land By HU YONGQI in Beijing heading back to China. with China in technologies self-driving technologies, nies started joint ventures China will strengthen intel- [email protected] By doing that, both coun- related to new energy and urban traffic big data with Chinese firms 40 years lectual property rights pro- By HOU LIQIANG in Beijing tries can promote their coop- self-driving vehicles. research and innovation, Li ago and have earned consid- tections. and HUANG ZHILING China will further reduce eration in automaking from Three self-driving vehicles, encouraged both sides to be erable profits in the Chinese On the new self-driving in Chengdu the market access threshold traditional to smart manu- developed by six companies more open to exchanges in market. Self-driving vehicles technologies, China will in automaking and wel- facturing and enjoy advanta- and research institutes from the future. He said German represent a key point for work with Germany to A total of 580,000 people comes German companies to ges in the future, the premier the two countries, were dis- companies should integrate automaking technologies research standards, laws and have been evacuated as expand investments in high- said. played at the exhibition. Li with China’s national condi- and have great potential, he regulations in the field, Li typhoon Maria stormed into tech sectors, including self- Li arrived in Beijing on inquired about the compa- tion, considering China’s said. said. The two countries southeastern China on driving cars, Premier Li Wednesday morning, con- nies’ cooperation, the owner- huge population and dispari- China and Germany signed should build cooperation in Wednesday, paralyzing rail- Keqiang said at a self-driving cluding his six-day European ship share and technical ties among regions. agreements in self-driving self-driving vehicles as a new way and air transportation in exhibition on Tuesday in trip, which took him to Bul- details such as the sensor sys- Li and Merkel stepped into and will integrate technologi- engine for bilateral ties, he some areas, authorities said. Berlin, his last stop before garia and Germany. tem and the collection and one automatic-driving car to cal research and develop- added. The typhoon, the eighth in China this year, made landfall about 9 am on Wednesday in Lianjiang county, Fujian province, bringing gales of up IPR: Brands shift to 151 kilometers per hour at its center. All those evacuated are from Fujian and neigh- focus from low price boring Zhejiang province, according to the State Flood to more added value Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. Maria is the first typhoon From page 1 quickly about made-in-China this year to trigger a red alert brands, particularly about from the National Meteoro- Guided by these principles, Anta, which is the world’s logical Center, the highest in Jinjiang has seen an econom- third-biggest sportswear China's four-tier system for ic model based on intensive company by market value, severe weather. labor and resource consump- Chen said. As of 4 pm, the typhoon tion changed to one based on “Chinese companies such caused a direct economic loss innovation and sustainabili- as Anta are pushing innova- of at least 490 million yuan ty. Last year, Jinjiang tion and Western companies ($73.4 million). achieved GDP of 198.1 billion have no choice but to join in The strong gales uprooted yuan. The figure is 1,366 or lose,” Wardlaw said. “I many trees, broke fishing times that of 1978. came to China because I am boats and caused hazards on Innovation and self-devel- an innovator and the next roads in Lianjiang, a fishing oped technology have played generation of innovation will county. Chen Zuliang, a mem- a crucial part in elevating come from China. ber of the county's flood con- local companies into global “It is a lot easier to con- trol office, said that more than players that attract interna- vince global talent from the 8,000 residents had been evac- tional talent. major brands to move to uated in the county. Ding Shizhong, CEO and Anta because of this chang- Fujian ordered all fishing chairman of Anta Sports, ing perception,” he said. boats to return to harbor by said, “To gain a foothold in Zhao, the professor, said Editors and reporters from 12 countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative receive certificates for a media training program that noon on Tuesday and workers global markets, Chinese even small and medium- concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. The program included trips to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing and journalism classes and cultural at offshore fish farms were brands should shift focus to sized companies in Jinjiang exchanges. It was jointly hosted by China Daily, Shanghai International Studies University and the University of International Business required to return to land by 6 product quality and brand have set up innovation hubs and Economics, and was sponsored by China Eastern Airlines. ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY pm. value, rather than merely that benefit all companies in relying on low prices.” an industrial chain. Anta has become a global As Anta has shown, China sportswear player with multi- has been encouraging self-in- $73.4 ple brands. The company had novation and paying atten- Foreign journalists learn about China million net profit of 3 billion yuan tion to intellectual property based on revenue of 16.7 bil- rights protection, experts said. By ZOU SHUO ists’ professional develop- international media commu- answers to their queries on Estimated economic loss lion yuan last year, Ding said. Significant measures have [email protected] ment and eventually to nication since China Daily, as the country. caused by typhoon Maria as Spending on research and produced recognized results, promote the common devel- China’s global English news- Leonid Kovachich, a partic- of 4 pm Wednesday development, representing according to Vice-Minister of Thirteen senior editors and opment of China and all other paper, has been committed to ipant in the fellowship pro- 5.7 percent of Anta’s overall Commerce Wang Shouwen. reporters from 12 countries countries and regions. facilitating international gram and an editor at Russia’s revenue, has been a key fac- “China has never stopped involved in the Belt and Road Jiang Jianguo, deputy head communication. Sputnik News Agency, said The headquarters also said tor in its fast growth. The promoting IPR protection,” Initiative have gained a deep- of the Publicity Department of He said China Daily will the program offers him a the typhoon brought torren- company has registered Wang said, adding that for- er understanding of China’s the Central Committee of the work with other co-hosts to unique opportunity to see tial rains in the two provinces, more than 600 patents. Anta eign enterprises have spoken development in the new era Communist Party of China, make the program play a big- China with his own eyes. with precipitation of up to 238 has set up innovation and highly of the measures. after a training program that said the program is an exam- ger role in promoting connec- “In the modern world of millimeters from 2 am to 1 pm. design studios and centers in Since 2001, intellectual concluded in Beijing on ple of the inclusiveness of the tivity of people under the Belt media, it is very difficult to fig- The sea level in Shacheng the United States, Japan, property royalties paid by Wednesday. Belt and Road Initiative. and Road Initiative. ure out what is really going on monitoring station in Fujian South Korea and Hong China to foreign rights hold- Funded by the Dongfang This year marks the fifth Jiang Qingzhe, Party chief in China, relying only on avail- at 7:20 am on Wednesday Kong. With operations and ers have registered annual Fellowship Program, which anniversary of the Belt and of the University of Interna- able third-party sources,” he reached 4.4 meters, the high- stores in Southeast Asian growth of 17 percent, reach- took the foreign journalists to Road Initiative, which was tional Business and Econom- said. est on record since 1956. The markets and Russia, Anta ing $28.6 billion in 2017, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Bei- proposed by President Xi ics, said journalists should Vu Thu Ha, another partici- speed of the gale at the has plans to raise its overseas according to China and the jing, the classes and cultural Jinping in 2013, Jiang said. acknowledge the diversity of pant and an editor at Viet- typhoon’s center decreased to sales to 20 percent of its total World Trade Organization, a exchanges began on June 20. He said the foreign journal- different cultures and pro- nam’s Viet Nam News, said 83 k/h by 1 pm, the headquar- sales by 2025. At present, white paper released on June They were taught about the ists could spread the Silk Road mote exchange and dialogue that on her return flight her ters said.