1 VOL. XXVIII No. 6 June 2016 Rs. 20.00 2 Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, delivered a speech at a Dialogue on Hangzhou G-20 held a talk with Prof. Lokesh Chandra, Chairman of ICCR Summit in Mumbai. about the Silk Road. Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, met with Indian president Pranab Mukherjee before his attended a briefing about Indo-China relations. departure for China visit. Mr. Liu Jinsong, Charge d’Affaires of Chinese Embassy, The Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, Cheng paid tribute to the Chinese soldiers’ tomb of World War Guangzhong, met with Indian economist Prof. Sudipto Two in Assam. Mundle. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China 1. China, India Pledge to Boost Partnership 4 2. Premier Li Calls for Further Cooperation with India 6 S China-India Relations 1. Chinese participation in Make in India Welcome 9 2. President of India Speaks at Peking University about Sino-Indian 11 Cooperation During China-India University Presidents Roundtable 3. New Perspectives, New Relations 13 T External Affairs 1. President Xi Urges China, U.S. to Manage Differences, Deepen Trust 16 2. China, Germany Pledge Stronger Cooperation 18 3. China to Bolster Representativeness of Developing Countries at 21 G20 Summit N 4. China-ASEAN Joint Stance Adopted on Sea Dispute 22 South China Sea 1. Win-Win: China and India Can be Maritime Partners 23 2. All China Lawyers Association Issues Statement on South China Sea 26 E Arbitration Initiated by the Philippines 3. Philippines' Arbitration Case Built on False Pretext 27 4. Singapore Paper Carries Article Taking Dig at Uncle Sam 30 Over South China Sea 5. Old Map Shows the Philippines' Claim Over South China Sea 33 Islands Groundless T Indians in China 1. Historic Liquor Helps Ancient Town Prosper 34 2. Old Town Breathes with Antiquity 37 Culture & Life N 1. Dragon Boat Festival's Colorful Customs 40 2. Classical Chinese Paintings Stand out at Beijing Auction 42 Tibet Today 1. New City Inaugurated in Tibet 45 O 2. Tourists Visit Potala Palace in Lhasa, China's Tibet 47 3. Quake Evacuees Settle into New Life in Xigaze 49 Book Review – Ma Yun’s Unorthodox Innovation 50 Flights Between China and India 51 CCTV 53 CRI 54 C Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China CHINA, INDIA PLEDGE TO BOOST PARTNERSHIP Beijing, May 26 (Xinhua) — said the two sides should stick to communication between state Chinese President Xi Jinping held the theme of neighborly friendship leaders and making use of various talks with visiting Indian President and reciprocal cooperation to bilateral dialogue mechanisms, and Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday, c e m e n t t h e C h i n a - I n d i a n tap the potential for practical pledging to boost the strategic and relationship and benefit the people cooperation on railways, industrial cooperative partnership between of the two countries. park, smart city, new energy, the two nations. environmental protection, Xi proposed the two sides information technology, human Hailing the development of consolidate political trust by resources, industrial capacity, the bilateral ties in recent years, Xi m a i n t a i n i n g s t r a t e g i c investment, tourism and services. 4 News From China June 2016 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China The Chinese president looked The Chinese president called Mukherjee said the co- forward to closer cultural and for joint efforts to join their operation between India and people-to-people exchanges as development strategies, advance China, both as growing economies well as law-enforcement and t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e and major powers, can benefit the security cooperation between the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar people of the two countries and two countries. economic corridor, make the Asian the entire humanity. Infrastructure Investment Bank a “The two sides should professional and efficient financing Echoing Xi, Mukherjee said appropriately address our platform and conclude the the Indian side stands ready to differences,” Xi said, adding that the negotiations on the Regional expand trade and investment Chinese side is appreciative of India’s Comprehensive Economic cooperation, increase people-to- adherence to the one-China policy. Partnership at an early date. people exchanges and enhance communication in international Xi suggested China and India Mukherjee, who is making a affairs with China. He also voiced support each other in regional and state visit to China at Xi’s the gratitude to the Chinese side international affairs and work invitation, said that all political for supporting India and Pakistan’s together to make successes of this parties in India support developing accession to the Shanghai year’s Group of Twenty summit relations with China. Cooperation Organization. and BRICS summit. News From China June 2016 5 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China PREMIER LI CALLS FOR FURTHER COOPERATION WITH INDIA Premier Li Keqiang met with in the world. Both countries adhere visits," the Premier said. China is Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, to an independent diplomatic policy, willing to maintain high-level who was paying a state visit to China, and will provide each other with exchanges with India, enhance at the Great Hall of the People on opportunities for development, he strategic mutual trust, and deepen May 26. said. pragmatic cooperation in all fields, he added. Premier Li said that China and "You and President Xi Jinping India both are ancient civilizations have promoted the relationship of The Premier urged enhancing and the largest developing countries the two countries through mutual people-to-people exchanges, 6 News From China June 2016 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China addressing differences, and beefing China will cooperate with India Mukherjee said, “I have come to up coordination in big international in production capacity and railways, visit China several times, and seen and regional issues in order to and promote the construction of remarkable and fast economic promote the China-India relations major projects, including the growth in China. India and China are toward Asian prosperity and economic cor ridor linking important neighbors, and it is of progress as well as world peace and Bangladesh, China, India and great importance to develop bilateral stability. Myanmar, the Premier said. relations.” Premier Li noted that despite China will look for new growth The two countries should the sluggish development of the points for pragmatic cooperation further tap the potential for world economy, both China and a n d p r o m o t e a b a l a n c e d cooperation in the fields of economy India have maintained a medium-to- development of bilateral trade with a n d t r a d e , i n v e s t m e n t , high speed of economic growth. India, he said. manufacturing, infor mation technology, and intelligent cities, "We are willing to tap the "The cooperation and common Mukherjee said. “We will make more potential for mutual cooperation development of China and India will efforts to enhance people-to-people and promote the meeting of benefit over one-third of the world exchanges, expand consensus, strategies such as Made in China population and will effectively reduce differences and develop 2025 and Internet Plus with Made in promote the recovery of world closer friendship,” he added. India and Digital India," he said. economy," said the Premier. News From China June 2016 7 Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to China China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang met with Indian president Pranab Mukherjee Chinese vice president Li Yuanchao met with Indian president Pranab Mukherjee 8 News From China June 2016 China India Relations China-India Relations CHINESE PARTICIPATION IN MAKE IN INDIA WELCOME (Edited version of President Pranab Mukherjee's address at the India-China Business Forum in Guangzhou, China, on May 25) I thank you for your kind words century BCE, Chinese silk is announced between Shenzhen and of welcome. I am delighted to begin mentioned in Kautilya’s treatise, the the Gujarat International Finance my state visit to China here in Arthashastra. It is noteworthy that Tec-City in Gujarat in 2015. As I Guangzhou. This historic city has the age-old commercial contacts stand before you today, I would, at always been an important port of between our peoples - through land the very outset, like to say that this is call for Indian business. It is here and sea routes - have so successfully an exciting time for India and China that we find the ancient foundations evolved, flourished and expanded - to reinforce the old linkages and join of the thriving trade and economic and spanned the centuries without hands for new. ties that exist between India and interruption. In 2014, an agreement China today. Han Shu (Book of for a sister-province relationship was Ladies and gentlemen! India is a Han) of second century BCE talks signed between Gujarat state in India young nation. Our primary goal is to about a direct sea route from and the Guangdong province of build a modern economy that puts a Guangdong to Kanchipuram in China. A pilot Smart City p r e m i u m o n s u s t a i n a b l e south India. As early as the fourth cooperation project has been development.